Published: April 29, 2009 11:07 am      

Area briefs April 29

Cass Y starting softball league

The Cass County Family YMCA is beginning a co-ed softball league that will start in early June. 

Games will be played on Sunday afternoons at Riverside Park. 

For more information, call Dave Hardin at (574) 753-5141.

Meeting slated on application

A public meeting is planned to allow for input regarding the recovery act grant that the Cass County Sheriff’s Department is seeking.

The meeting will take place at 3:30 p.m. May 15 on the second floor of the sheriff’s department at 100 Court Park in Logansport.

Tickets on sale for chicken bash

WALTON — Lewis Cass Junior-Senior High School is hosting a Happy Burger chicken bash and choir concert on May 15.

Dinner is from 4:30 to 7 p.m. and the concert begins at 7 p.m.

The meal includes broasted chicken, baked potato, cole slaw, roll, butter, cookie and beverage. Carry-out will be available.

All meals are presale only. Tickets will be sold until May 7 when all money must be turned in so chicken can be ordered.

Concert tickets will be available at the door.

Prices are $10 for adult combo, which includes dinner and concert; $8 for adult dinner only; and $5.50 for a child combo, for ages kindergarten through 8 years of age, which includes dinner and concert.

The cost for child dinner only is $4 and concert only is $4.

Children under school age get into the concert for free.

State police issue 1,419 citations

Lafayette — Indiana State Police at the Lafayette Post recently released statistics for March.

Troopers issued 1,419 traffic citations and wrote 1,272 traffic warnings. Troopers also arrested 29 alleged drunk drivers and made 160 criminal arrests.

With spring weather approaching, farmers will be out on the roads moving machinery from field to field. Farm machinery only travels at 15 to 25 miles per hour. State police want motorists to be sure to give themselves plenty of room to slow down or even stop for machinery turning into fields. Also, motorists need to give them extra room to maneuver around corners and into driveways.

Coffee with mayor set for Saturday

Mayor Mike Fincher will be holding his monthly “Coffee with the Mayor” at 10 a.m. Saturday.

This month he will be at Tommy P’s Boardwalk Café at 501 E. Broadway. The public is welcome to join him.

Booths available for rummage sale

ROYAL CENTER — The Pioneer Elementary PTO is still renting out booths for a schoolwide rummage sale.

The sale is planned from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the elementary school gym.

Booth rental is $20 and each participant will receive a 12x12 booth with one table and two chairs. Booths will be rented out on a first-come basis.

To rent a booth or for more information, call Teresa Montgomery at (574) 722-1381.