Popular Easter tradition in Flora



Thirty-five thousand candy-filled eggs covered the Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School football field Saturday for New Hope Community Church’s annual Easter Egg Drop. After Indiana Sky Divers dropped eggs on the field, it was time for the children to fill their baskets and sacks. The younger kids were confined to the north end of the field while the older kids had […]

County roads – the good, the bad and the ugly




Carroll County Highway Engineer Paul Couts had no words of wisdom about the state of the county roads for Commissioners at their Monday morning meeting. Couts said the phenomenon happening to area roads is being experienced across the State, catching every county off-guard. “Some roads are holding and some are falling apart, in varying degrees,” he said. Couts said he […]

Unrestrained dogs cause problems in Flora



At Monday night’s Flora Town Council meeting, East Columbia Street resident Sheryl Long related a harrowing story about two unrestrained dogs that jumped her backyard fence and attacked her Lab pup. Long said as she tried to get into her kitchen to get her dog away from the two other dogs and before she could shut the door, they followed […]

CJSHS athlete to receive ‘Comeback Award’



A Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School girls’ basketball player who was severely injured in an automobile accident and returned to play after several weeks of rehabilitation will receive the Brady Sports Achievement Comeback Award. Abigayle Burns overcame a brain injury and other injuries that required surgery to return to the classroom and competition. Burns and three other studentathletes across Indiana will […]

Delphi purchases land for Well #6




There was not complete agreement Monday when Delphi Board of Works members Dick Traeger, Carolyn Pearson and Mayor Randy Strasser voted two-to-one to purchase roughly 11 acres near Dollar General from the Underhill family with just three hours until the scheduled closing. The cost for the land is $239,000, plus $1,463 for closing and $120.46 for county taxes. Pearson was […]

Absentee voting begins April 13



The Carroll County Election Board will begin absentee voting April 13 at 8 a.m. and continuing to May 4 at noon. Voting will be in the Carroll County Courthouse lounge every Monday, Wednesday and Friday during regular courthouse hours. Early voting will be offered in the courthouse the last two Saturdays before the election, which are April 25 and May […]

HOOSIER HOME COOKIN’



I’ve told the story more than once in the many years I’ve written this column, but I just can’t resist sharing it again. The year was 1992 and my then five-yearold son, Blake, was about to turn six years old. Over the years, I had baked elaborate decorated cakes to celebrate his special occasions. There was a buried treasure cake […]

Calhoun 50th anniversary



Bill and Pat Calhoun, 11011 N. Lower Lake Shore Dr., Monticello, formerly of Flora, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family trip last month to Disney World in Orlando, Fla. Calhoun and the former Pat Thomson were married April 11, 1965, at the Delphi Presbyterian Church. He is a farmer and she owns and operates The Cut ‘N Curl […]

What’s Happening Elsewhere



The MID-YEAR WOMAN’S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION (WCTU) will meet April 11 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Russiaville Friends Church in Russiaville. There will be a brunch, fellowship and guest speakers. For information contact Carolyn Poer at (765) 969-5869. The public is invited. The INDIANA ARCHEAOLOGICAL SOCIETY will sponsor the 14th annual exhibition of prehistoric to historic artifacts at the […]

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Meandering Melodies

Our 34th wedding anniversary was on Sunday. We were married on Philip’s 28th birthday. I was not quite 18. Some folks said he robbed the cradle. Some folks thought he was quite a catch. There were several girls who had their eye on this handsome bachelor before we started dating. I remember telling my mom I wanted to have a […]