Cass County Info December 2010

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INfo: is a monthly newspaper serving Logansport and Cass County, Indiana and the surrounding areas.

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AND ) DONmT HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT HOW THERE ARE BIG THINGS IN THE WORKS FOR NEXT YEAR /F COURSE THERE ARE BUT ) DONmT HAVE TO WRITE THEM TO REMIND MYSELF MAKE IT HAPPENĂ˜ -ANY TIMES PEOPLE WILL COMMENT ON OUR &ACEBOOK PAGE AND THANK ME )TmS TRUE THAT )mM OFTEN THE FACE PEOPLE SEE BEHIND #ASS #OUNTY #OMMUNICATION .ETWORK BUT ) COULDNmT DO IT MYSELF )mD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO THANK -ELISSA ,AIRD

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HELPING ME TO DO WHAT ) DO EVERY DAY AND MAKING IT FUN 7E CAN ALL ADMIT THAT HASNmT BEEN THE BEST YEAR FOR ANYONE

BUT WEmRE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO SPEND OUR DAYS BEING ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THE GREAT THINGS THAT DO HAPPEN HERE ) REALIZED THE OTHER DAY THAT ALL OF THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF A NEED PEOPLE WERE EXPRESSING r n4HEREmS NOTHING TO DO AROUND HERE o 7ITH JUST SHY OF EVENTS LISTED ON #ASS#OUNTY#ALENDAR ITmS OBVIOUS THAT THAT ISNmT TRUE -AYBE WAS THE YEAR WE NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AND REALIZE THAT THINGS ARENmT ALL THAT GREAT ANYWHERE RIGHT NOW ,OOK AT THE THINGS LISTED ON THE RIGHT AND YOUmLL SEE THAT THERE 7!3 GOOD NEWS IN #ASS #OUNTY LAST YEAR 7EmRE LOOKING FORWARD TO SHARING MORE GREAT THINGS WITH YOU IN &ROM THE #ASS #OUNTY #OMMUNICATION .ETWORK FAMILY TO YOURS

WE WISH YOU THE HAPPIEST OF HOLIDAY SEASONS AND WE LOOK FOWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT YEARĂ˜ — Michelle Laird Dials

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GOOD NEWS

Huston Park has liftoff Gifts from McTaggart Trust, Logansport Savings Bank lead way for Phase 1

Cheer for Logansport 7EmVE ALL GOT A CHANCE TO HELP OUR COMMUNITYØ 6ISIT WWW WEHEARYOUAMERICA READERSDIGEST com AND ENTER OUR ZIP CODE TO CHEER FOR YOUR COMMUNITY !T PRESS TIME

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TO BE USED FOR A COMMUNITY PROJECT 9OU CAN CHEER TEN TIMES PER DAY AND WHEN YOU DO SO YOUmRE ALSO ENTERED TO WIN A ROAD TRIP ACROSS THE 5 3 +EEP CHEERING THROUGH &EBRUARY Ø New Superintendent ,OGANSPORT (IGH 3CHOOL GRADUATE -ICHELE 3TARKEY WILL BE THE NEXT LEADER OF THE ,OGANSPORT #OMMUNITY 3CHOOL #ORPORATION 4HE SCHOOL BOARD ANNOUNCED $ECEMBER THAT 3TARKEY WAS THEIR CHOICE FOR SUPERINTENDENT 3TARKEY BEGAN HER CAREER WITH ,OGANSPORT SCHOOLS IN AND MOST RECENTLY SERVED AS CURRICULUM DIRECTOR (ER ÚRST DAY AS SUPERINTENDENT IS *ANUARY #ONGRATULATIONS -RS 3TARKEYØ Holiday schedules #ITY OFÚCES

INCLUDING ,OGANSPORT -UNICIPAL 5TILITIES WILL BE CLOSED FOR #HRISTMAS AND .EW 9EARmS LATER THIS MONTH AND TRASH PICKUP WILL ALSO LIKELY BE AFFECTED 7EmLL POST DETAILS ON #ASS#OUNTY/NLINE SO BE SURE TO CHECK IT OUT

#HRISTMAS CAME EARLY FOR THE ,OGANSPORT 0ARKS $EPARTMENT AS GIFTS TOTALING MORE THAN HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WERE ANNOUNCED LAST MONTH !

CONTRIBUTION FROM THE -C4AGGART #HARITABLE 4RUST AND A

CONTRIBUTION FROM ,OGANSPORT 3AVINGS "ANK WILL BE USED TO ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF (USTON 0ARK ON THE CITYmS NORTH SIDE 4HE PARK WILL BE LOCATED OFF OF 3MITH 3TREET EAST OF (ERVEY 0RESERVE 0HASE ) WILL INCLUDE A MILE TRAIL SIX SOCCER AND FOOTBALL ÚELDS A PLAYGROUND

RESTROOMS AND A PAVED PARKING LOT %VENTUALLY 2IVERSIDE 0ARK 2IVER "LUFF 4RAIL (ERVEY 0RESERVE AND (USTON 0ARK WILL BE CONNECTED AND TOTAL NEARLY ACRES 4HE LAND FOR THE PARK WAS DONATED BY THE (USTON FAMILY IN n)mM SURE THE GENERATIONS WHICH FOLLOW US WILL APPRECIATE (USTONmS DEVELOPMENT AS MUCH AS WE APPRECIATE SPACES LIKE $YKEMAN 0ARK AND 3PENCER 0ARK THAT WERE DEVELOPED IN THE mS o SAID 0ARKS ADMINISTRATOR *AN &AWLEY &AWLEY SAYS CONSTRUCTION DATES DEPEND ON THE BIDS AND FUNDRAISING EFFORTS BUT SHE IS HOPEFUL THAT DEVELOPMENT COULD BEGIN IN THE SPRING OF

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HOLIDAY GIFTS

Home Made Unique holiday gifts highlight our community treasures 7E THINK ,OGANSPORT AND #ASS #OUNTY HAVE SOME PRETTY GREAT PLACES TO SHOP 4HESE ARE THREE PRODUCTS THAT WE THINK WOULD MAKE GREAT #HRISTMAS GIFTS FOR SOMEONE WHO LOVES OUR COMMUNITY

AND WE THINK ITmS EVEN BETTER THAT THEY CAN BE PURCHASED LOCALLY

SUPPORTING BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS OWNED AND OPERATED

BY OUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS FRAMED: "ICKELmS

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4HE 'OLDEN 2ULE r 7HETHER YOU REMEMBER THEM PERSONALLY OR NOT CHANCES ARE YOUmVE HEARD ABOUT THEM 7E LOVE THIS VINTAGE LOOK AT ,OGANSPORTmS HISTORYÃ&#x2DC; Available at the Pear Tree Gallery, 331 E. Market.

DRINK UP 7HEN WE HAPPENED INTO (APmS FOR LUNCH WE KNEW THAT ANYONE WHO LOVES ,OGANSPORT WOULD LOVE THESE COLLECTOR EDITION BOTTLES OF 2OOT "EER 6ANILLA #REAM AND $IET 2OOT "EER FEATURING -R (APPY "URGER HIMSELFÃ&#x2DC; Available at Hapâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East, 3131 E. Market.

HISTORY REPEATS: 4HE LONG AWAITED SEQUEL TO THE HISTORIC PHOTO BOOK n7HERE 4WO 2IVERS -EETo IS AVAILABLE FROM THE #ASS #OUNTY (ISTORICAL 3OCIETY 4HE NEW BOOK IS TITLED n7HERE 4WO 2IVERS

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-EET 4HE (ARRINGTON #OLLECTIONo AND FEATURES ABOUT IMAGES OF ,OGANSPORTmS DOWNTOWN AND RURAL AREA TAKEN IN THE S S AND S Available at the museum, 1004 E. Market, or call (574) 753-3866 for mail order instructions. Personal check or cash only.

-- Michelle Dials If your business has a locally available product that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like us to feature in an upcoming issue of Cass County INfo, e-mail michelle@existentialmedia.com.

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December 13

HOLIDAY: Celebrate Christmas at the YMCA! Enjoy visits with Santa, games, snacks, crafts and faceb painting! This event is free to everyone!

6:30-8:30 p.m. on December 20 at the Civic Players Building on Erie Avenue. Contact Bryan Bertoline at (765) 434-9054 for more information.

December 18 - 20

LIVE MUSIC: Acoustic December 18 - 20

AUDITIONS: Civic Players will hold auditions for their March 4-6 production of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lost in Yonkersâ&#x20AC;? from 1-3 p.m. on December 18, from 6-8 p.m. on December 19 and from

Round Robin at the Logansport Library. This is a gathering of local musicians who enjoy music and also getting together to share their talent. Each musician has an opportunity to share their choice of song

while the others join-in. Come and listen to the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s talent starting at 1p.m.

December 28-30

meet 10 .a.m - 12 p.m. Kids 8 - 12 years old meet 1 - 3 p.m.

LAA Youth Members: $20 for Logansport Art Association the entire camp will have a three-day winter art December 20-January 3 Non-Members: $25 for the camp. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t waste your winter entire camp - Or KIDS CA MP: Christmas vacation sitting around! Come $10 a day Cost includes maBreak Camp at the Cass get warm by creating art and terials and a snack. Space is County Family YMCA. Swimhaving fun! Kids 4 - 7 years old limited! Call or e-mail ming, gym the LAA before Dec games, crafts, 22 to reserve a place CHECK OUT movies, snacks for your child! & more! $15/ CASS COUNTY CALENDAR Phone: 574-735-2915 Day $70/week - Y or loganart@laa.

Members comcastbiz.net $25/Day $95/ Week - Non BABYSITTING Members 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 CLASS: Memorial p.m.

Hospital is sponsoring a sixDecember 21 hour class to certify NEW babysitters. 9 a.m.

YEARâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S EVE to 3 p.m. in ConferDINNER/ ence Room D/E at the hospital. Participants DANCE: Bring must be at least 11 in the New Year years of age. Cost is with Counter. $15. Pizza and drinks Point @ The Lowill be provided for gansport Moose lunch. To register, call Lodge, 900 E. 753-1462. Class size Main. Lasagna is limited. Topics to dinner and dance be included in the all for $10. Dinclasses are child dener starts at 5. velopment, safety and Dinner only $7 security, basic firstCounter.Point aid, planning activistarts at 9. Band ties, hands-on experionly $5 Children ence, babysitting as 5 and under $4 a business, and other Great time for general areas of intera great price. est. Participants will Ticket available receive a certificate at the Moose or upon completion of Band members. the class. Instructors Submit events at include a nursing educasscountycalendar. cator, a paramedic, a com. fireman and a police officer.

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MITTEN TREE: Logansport Memorial Hospital will display a special tree in its lobby to collect mittens and hats for Cass County school children. Donations from the public are welcome. The collected mittens and hats will be distributed to Cass County schools after the holiday season.

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