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people talking about the great things that

seem that’s happening right now. In early

a “casual conversation about Logansport

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Cass County Red Cross staff members Karen LaTourette and Rocky Buffum smiled for the camera as they posed for a photo at the Taste of Cass County last summer, but the two, along with Red Cross volunteers, are always ready to spring into action when an emergency happens.

DID YOU KNOW? Rocky Buffum, executive director for the Cass County Chapter of the American Red Cross is one of only six certified disaster program managers in the nation and the first to be certified in Indiana. He is also the first chapter executive director to earn the certification.

Responding to Disaster

“For over a century, the American Red Cross has harnessed the generosity of the American people, mobilizing us to offer assistance in the wake of disaster ... During American Red Cross Month, we celebrate our Nation’s humanitarian spirit, and we recommit to providing relief and hope in times of crisis.”

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townships will serve on the task force

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those who may have grown up here but now

New fund will offer support for rural townships

Another chance to cheer!Cass County communities have another

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CLASS: A

Crochet

Class will

be offered

for anyone interested in

learning how to crochet.

Experienced crocheters

to be mentors are also

please call the library

1

p.m., Logansport- Cass

County Public Library,

Grade 3- Adult.

MEMO-RIAL: Mandy

and

Jeremy Hall are organiz-

ing a community balloon

release for all parents

who have lost a child.

To receive a balloon to

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loonrelease@yahoo.com

with the nam and date of

loss of the child. The bal-

loon release will be held

from 3-6 p.m. at Little

Turtle Waterway Plaza.

MUSIC:

Jazz Caba-

ret concert

featur-

Swing Choir & Middle

Schools Jazz Band. 7;30

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ing Arts Center.

FOR KIDS: .Welcome

Spring

with a great art project

using colorful beads dur-

ing the LAA Art Club for

children K – 5th Grade

5:30 - 6:30pm,

424 Front St. Cost is $5

for a Non-LAA Member

and $4 for LAA Mem-

bers.Please register your

child before March 25th

by calling the LAA: 574-

735-2915.

CANDY SALE: The Mary

Dykeman Guild’s South

Bend Chocolate Candy

Sale features many

varieties of chocolate

candy and more. All

are welcome to attend.

Proceeds from the sale

of Memorial Hospital.

Conference Room A/B

at the hospital. 7 a.m. –

5 p.m.

AGENCY TOUR: Take

a tour of Peak Com-

munity Services. Call

FOR KIDS: .Welcome

Spring

with a

great art project using

colorful beads during

the LAA Art Club for

children K – 5th Grade

5:30 - 6:30pm,

424 Front St. Cost is $5

for a Non-LAA Member

and $4 for LAA Mem-

bers.Please register your

child before March 25th

by calling the LAA: 574-

735-2915.

CANDY SALE: The Mary

Dykeman Guild’s South

Bend Chocolate Candy

Sale features many

varieties of chocolate

candy and more. All

are welcome to attend.

Proceeds from the sale

of Memorial Hospital.

Conference Room A/B

at the hospital. 7 a.m. –

4 p.m.

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are more than 600 local

events listed on

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MEET & GREET:Peak

Community

Services invites the

community to meet

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ist Dr. Greg Bell. 4-:530

p.m., 240 E. 50 N,

Winamac.

INFORMATIONAL MEETING: Learn more

about Indiana’s foster

care program and the

great need our area has

for foster parents. Meet

& Greet information

meeting hosted by the

foster care team for the

Indiana Department of

Child Services - Region 6.

5-6 p.m. at The Church of

Jesus Christ of Latter-day

Saints building at 4121

High Street, (corner of

High Street and York-

town Road). Call Amy

Rowbury at 765-473-6611

or 574-223-3413 for more

information.

BLOOD DRIVE: The

American

Red Cross will hold a

blood drive from 10

a.m. - 3 p.m. at Ivy Tech

Logansport.

FILM SCREENING: Peak

Community Services

presents a free screen-

Samuel.” Photojournalist

Dan Habib rarely thought

about the inclusion of

children with disabilities

before he had his son

Samuel eight years ago.

Now he thinks about

inclusion every day.

Habib documented his

family’s efforts to include

Samuel in every facet of

transforms each of them.

6:30 p.m., Logansport

High School Room D007

(next to cafeteria).

MUSIC: The

Logan-

sport High

School Fret Club will

sponsor a concert on

fundraiser. Tickets are $5

at-the-door. There will be

6:30

p.m., McHale Performing

Arts Center.

BABYSITTER’S TRAIN-ING: The

Cass County Chapter of

the American Red Cross

offers the chance to learn

basic child development

with child & infant CPR

Class runs

from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lunch is included. Cost is

$15. Call 574-753-6154 to

reserve a spot. .

CHILDBIRTH CLASS:The Family Birth Center

at Memorial Hospital will

hold a one-day Pre-

pared Childbirth Class in

Conference Room D/E.

This class is similar to

the three-week prepared

but offered in a con-

densed format. Classes

limited. For more infor-

mation about this class

or others, call the Family

Birth Center at 753-1395.

To register, call 753-1488.

CalendarEaster’s on its way!We can’t wait to see events like Ash Wednesday services, Lenten Breakfasts, visits with the Easter Bunny and Easter Egg Hunts on CassCountyCalendar.com. Just head to our website, click submit and enter the details! It’s FREE!

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>> Some of Logansport’s favorite local bands will

perform at the Flame of Hope Special Olympics on . Catch -

starting at 7 p.m. All ages are invited and the cover

charge is just $5!

>> The will

host a . Events throughout the

week include the Cass County Reading Railroad

more. Check casscountycalendar.com

event details.

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from Cass County elementary and middle schools.

11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and

11 a.m. to 3 p.m Saturday. Admission is free.

snacks & more at the

. $15/day or $70/week for

members. Visit the Y for details.

>> Sign up for text messages from the

to get deals and special

offers from local businesses. Just text the word

>> Explore Cass County! Visit the

to learn about our community’s

past. Get outdoors and take a hike through

out neighboring and relax at the

. Grab a bite to eat at one of our unique

local restaurants. Park your car and -

and more!

>> ! There are dozens of local organiza-

tions that could use your help. Give one a call!

9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Logan-

sport Memorial Hospital.

LIVE MUSIC: Join local

musicians for an Acoustic

Round Robin. This is a

gathering of local musi-

cians who enjoy music

and also getting together

to share

their tal-

ent. Each

musician

has an

oppor-

tunity

to share

their

choice

of song

while the

others

join-in.

Come

and

listen

to the area’s talent. 1

p.m., Meeting Room at

Logansport-Cass County

Public Library.

AUDI-TIONS: Civic

Players will

hold auditions for

Ralph Anderson and Tony

Dyer. Show dates are

Audition times 3-6 p.m.,

1115 Erie Avenue.

AUDI-TIONS:

Civic

Players will

hold auditions for

Ralph Anderson and Tony

Dyer. Show dates are

1115 Erie Avenue.

BENEFIT CONCERT: Flame of Hope Special

featuring Twisted Rid-

and Kevin Bean’s 3 Ring

Ultimate Sound and

Light. All ages welcome.

$5 cover charge. 7 -11:30

CLASS: The Logan-

sport Art

Association

will offer an adult class on

Iris Paper folding. Cost:

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als included). 5:30-6:30

p.m. Call the LAA to

MOVIE: Join the Royal

Center United Methodist

Church in the Family Life

Center at 6:30 p.m. for a

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tors” is a Christian movie

whose goal is to teach

the truth about creation

and evolution!

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featured here? We

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and let the

community know what’s

going on with your

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VARIETY SHOW: Logansport

HS Speech

Team’s 6th

annual variety show.

7 p.m., McHale PAC. Cost

is $5 for age 5+.

FUNDRAISER/MUSIC:

featuring a silent auc-

the Jamie Rouch Arts

award presented to Cass

County graduates purs-

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vi’s. $5 cover charge. Age

HEALTH FAIR: Mark your

Fool around with Your

1st. Get answers to your

health related questions

at the annual health fair

vendors and provide free

health screens for blood

Beyond receiving health

screens and educational

fun for the whole family

child ID’s and carousel

rides from 3:30 p.m. to

5:30 p.m. Door prizes

will be given away which

include food baskets and

to local restaurants and

businesses. Riverside

Park, 1212 Riverside

Drive, Logansport, and

will be open to the public

from 3 to 6 p.m.

FUND-RAISER/MUSIC:

for Schol-

event featuring a silent

for the Jamie Rouch

cover charge. Entertain-

Carbuncle and the New

Twisted Riddlers.

DINNER:

First United

Methodist

Church’s

Monthly

Pork Chop Suppers are

back for the season.

Grilled outdoors and

served with baked

dessert and drink. Tickets

available from church

members or at the door

4:30-7 p.m. ,

800 E. Broadway.

DINNER: All-you-

can-eat

Broasted

Chicken

Dinner. Carryouts avail-

VFW

Post 3790. 1023 Erie Ave.

5-7 p.m.,

FUNDRAISER: Join the

Cass County Arts Alliance

for ARTrageous! Many

silent and live auction art

and moreTickets $15

each or a corporate table

lasagna dinner. Cash

Bar available. Music by

Kevin Bean and his 3

RING CIRCUS. Proceeds

Arts Council-

Junior Civic

Logansport and the Cass

County Arts Alliance. 6

p.m., Logansport Moose,

900 E. Main. For more

information phone

574-735-ARTS

FUNDRAISER: Join the

Cass County Community

Foundation for A D’Vine

Evening — A Spirited

from Indy’s Mass Ave

tasting from The People’s

Winery & Indian Trails

Great food from Dessert

First. Enjoy live music &

dancing from the The

also available. No previ-

ous tasting experience

necessary. Just bring

your enthusiasm & love

of beer & wine! Must be

Cass County Community

6:30

p.m., Dessert First, 516 E.

Broadway.

EGG HUNT:The Lo-

gansport

Parks &

Recreation Dept.will

be partnering with the

the Cass County Carousel

the Easter Bunny”/Easter

Egg Hunt to boys &

from 10-11:30 a.m. at

Riverside Park. Families

are encouraged to bring

their own cameras to take

photos with the Easter

Bunny. Face Painting with

the Berryettes $1

Free Carousel Rides will

begin at 10 a.m. and

close at 11 a.m.

Millers Merry Manor will

provide sack lunches

for the kids.The Easter

Egg Hunt will begin at

11:15 a.m. Prizes will be

awarded immediately

following the Easter Egg

Hunt.

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Milestones

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