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December 2, 2008

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Local sorority wrapping gifts

Delta Chi Sigma sorority will have its annual gift wrap in the Logansport Mall at the main entrance.

Gift wrappers will be available from Dec. 12 to 24.

Items can be of any size and can have been purchased anywhere. Part of the proceeds will go to a local charity.

North Pole Wonderland set

The Logansport Parks and Recreation Department has announced the second annual North Pole Wonderland will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Dykeman Park.

Ride the North Pole Carriage Express starting at the Dykeman Park clubhouse as it carries individuals and families to the North Pole Wonderland.

The North Pole Wonderland will give families an opportunity to have photos taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus for $2. For a $1 ticket, participants can make their own Christmas tree ornament, listen to holiday stories with the Reading Railroad, have a treat of hot chocolate and cookies and ride the North Pole Carriage Express.

Questions can be directed to the activities director, Vicki Ward, at (574) 753-7388 or e-mail at vickiw.logansportparks@verizon.net

Post receives new memorial stone

Lafayette — The Lafayette District recently received a new monument to replace the one that had stood vigil near the front entrance of the post for 15 years.

The new monument is carved from a 2,200-pound piece of black granite. The face is etched with the Indiana State Police shield and the words: “As we that are left behind grow old, they shall not grow old, age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn at the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.”

The opposite side is etched with an Indiana State Police badge, Indiana State Police Alliance logo and the names of the 45 department personnel whose sacrifice will continue to be immortalized. The top of the monument is etched with a trooper’s campaign hat and the words: “The strength of the Indiana State Police Department lies in the character of its people.”

The Indiana State Police Alliance has adopted and funded the $40,000 project to replace the monuments, after the previous limestone monuments became weathered. Each of the 18 state police posts and the Alliance offices will receive a new monument.

Anyone interested in assisting the alliance with the cost of the project can call (800) 382-1104.

Pearl Harbor Day remembrance set

The Cass County Veterans Council invites the community to attend its annual Pearl Harbor Day remembrance service.

The event will be held at 12:55 p.m. Sunday at Little Turtle Waterway Plaza. The service is intended to remember those who gave their lives in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Kokomo driver crashes into bar

A Kokomo man believed to be intoxicated crashed his vehicle into a bar on Erie Avenue Monday night.

At 10:59 p.m., Logansport police witnessed 23-year-old Daniel S. Sommer stagger from a vehicle that had just struck the front of the Club Rehab building at 1201 Erie Ave.

A motorist who had been following Sommer south on 12th Street from Market Street called 9-1-1 about a suspected drunk driver. An officer responding from nearby saw Sommer being helped from the vehicle.

Sommer reportedly stated he had lost control of his vehicle on the icy road.

Sommer was arrested on charges of operating while intoxicated-refusal and public intoxication. Sommer also received several citations.

There were at least six people in the bar at the time the vehicle crashed into the building, but no one was injured.

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