Thorns & Roses, Aug. 7

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August 7, 2009

Anonymous Pharos-Tribune Fri Aug 07, 2009, 09:01 AM EDT

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• To the Indiana Department of Transportation and Cass County Highway Department for the planned project to rebuild 300S near its intersection with Ind. 25. INDOT awarded the county $1.6 million to widen the road and accommodate a higher volume of semitrailer traffic. The county highway department pursued the project because of the number of semis using the road to reach The Andersons ethanol plant and ADM. As highway superintendent Steve Easley noted, “The way the road is constructed today is just not built for that kind of everyday traffic.” The county also helped its own cause by having the planning and other portions of the project complete.

• To the Eel River Tribe of Indiana, which raised money for Riley Children’s Hospital of Indianapolis with its third annual “Sinipiongi,” or canoe-a-thon. Funds raised from entry fees, a concert, the feast and donations were given to the children’s hospital. A total of 27 canoe teams, 13 kayakers and a river boat traveled an 11.2-mile stretch of the Wabash River from French Post Park near Burrows to the Veterans Memorial Bridge near Pittsburg in Camden. The event brought in a number of people from outside the state for the canoeing and other festivities.

• To officers of the Cass County Drug Task Force, Logansport Police Department, Cass County Sheriff’s Department, Indiana State Police and Kokomo Police Department for their success with Operation Summer Heat. The investigation, which started in the fall, resulted in the arrests of 22 of the 28 people being sought on charges of dealing in cocaine or selling prescription drugs. At one home, the officers found what they believed to be an active meth lab.

• To the Logansport Parks and Recreation Department and Logansport Jaycees for putting on the belated Fourth of July fireworks at Fairview Park. An activity members of the community look forward to each year, the fireworks had to be postponed due to rain on the holiday. The sponsors knew the importance, according to Parks Administrator Jan Fawley. “It is a tradition, and I think the community plans on it and looks forward to it each year,” she said. And a rose to Mix 102 for adding a new twist to the celebration by playing music synchronized to the show.

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