Area briefs April 7

April 19, 2009 04:48 pm

— Relay for Life breakfast set
TWELVE MILE — The annual Relay for Life breakfast is planned from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday in the Twelve Mile Community Building.
The menu includes biscuits and gravy, egg casserole, pancakes, grits, fruit cups and drinks.
A bake sale also is planned with Easter items available.
Donations will be accepted at the breakfast.
Donnelly to visit retirement facility
U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly will be visiting Miller’s Merry Manor at 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the main dining room to meet residents, family and staff.
Anyone interested in meeting Donnelly is encouraged to attend. Cookies and punch will be offered.
Tire Amnesty Day slated this month
Tire Amnesty Day will be held from 9 a.m. to noon April 18 at the Cass County 4-H Fairgrounds. Donations will be taken to offset the cost.
This event is sponsored by the Cass County Solid Waste District and is for Cass County residents only, not for business, industry or junk dealers.
Those going to the fairgrounds should enter only at Gate A and drive around to the staging area. Those who have more than 10 tires are asked to call the solid waste district office at (574) 732-9253.
All sizes of tires will be accepted, but they must be off the rims. For the convenience of Logansport residents, the Logansport Street Department will pick up rimless tires in the city the week of April 13-17. The tires must be placed where normal trash pickup occurs on Monday, though pick up might be any day that week.
Galveston residents may drop off their tires at the Galveston wastewater plant during regular office hours the week of April 13.
Dance classes start this month
Sign up is now being accepted for another five-week session of ballroom dancing at the Cass County Family Y.
Classes start April 19 and will be held on Sundays. Advanced class will be at 2 p.m. and beginners at 3:30 p.m.
For more information, call Ellen Kuker at (574) 753-5141.
Society to mark 50th anniversary
The Logansport Rose Society will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its local organization.
Charter, previous, current and prospective members are invited to celebrate this event at 6:30 p.m. April 25 at the Country View Inn, 1411 N. U.S. 35.
The buffet menu will include fried chicken, baked steak, mixed vegetables, tossed salad, mashed potatoes with brown chicken gravy, rolls, coffee and iced tea.
The cost is $15, which also includes anniversary cake and entertainment. Reservations can be made by calling Jean Tyler at (574) 722-2720 or e-mailing Diana Crump at crumpybear@comcast.net. The deadline is April 14.
Stillwater Academy enrolling students
Stillwater Academy, a nonprofit preschool, is accepting enrollment for children ages 2 to 5 years.
Classes fill up quickly due to low student to teacher ratio. Parents may visit the preschool at 500 Helm St. from 3 to 5 p.m. April 14 and from 6 to 8 p.m. April 15.
Fire chief gives monthly report
Logansport Fire Chief Bob McMinn delivered his monthly fire report at last week’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.
In March, the department answered a total of 255 alarms and calls.
Of those, 188 were in the city, 148 of them being residential, 21 business, one government property, five were factories, three were schools, two were churches, one was at a nursing home, one at a hospital and six were accidents.
The remaining 67 calls were outside the city. Of those calls, 60 were residential and seven were accidents.
The department also had five calls to Logansport State Hospital. One call was a structure fire, two were service calls and two were false alarms.
Republican Women to meet next week
The Cass County Republican Women’s Club will meet at noon April 14 at the Elks.
Ladies are to take any picture of themselves from the ages 5 years to 20 years old to share.
No reservations are necessary. Lunch will be one of the specials that day.
For more information, call President Sharon Kain at (574) 753-2461.
Relay for Life sets meetings
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Cass County has scheduled team captain meetings at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Logansport Regional Cancer Center on Smith Street.
Teams currently registered for the local Relay for Life event or anyone interested in learning more about participating should attend.
Additional team captain meetings are scheduled for May 12, May 26 and June 9.
Relay for Life of Cass County will be held June 12-13 at the Logansport High School track. Donations can be made to the event by visiting www.relayforlife.org/casscountyin. Community members can also start a team or join a team by following the links at www.relayforlife.org/casscountyin.
Donnelly schedules session at library
U.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly has scheduled a town hall meeting at 6:30 p.m. today at the Logansport-Cass County Public Library, 616 E. Broadway.
The public is invited.
LPD sets meeting on grant application
The Logansport Police Department will hold a public meeting immediately after Wednesday’s Board of Public Works and Safety meeting on a prospective application for a $14,000 Edward Byrne Memorial Grant.
Chief A.J. Rozzi said the meeting was a requirement of the grant application process, and he said he hoped the public might have some ideas on where the money should be spent.
“We would probably use it for purchasing another police squad car, or video equipment for the interview room,” Rozzi said. “But if the public has a better idea of how we should spend it, we would be more than happy to listen.”
The board of works meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. in the city council chambers on the third floor of the City Building.
Legion auxiliary meets Thursday
The American Legion Auxiliary will be meeting at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Legion Home.
Annual reports will be filled out during this meeting.