Cambridge City News

William A. and Karol K. Taylor will be cele-brating their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 12, 2009, with an open house at Bethel Christian Church , 10825 State Road 227 N., Fountain City, Ind., from 2-4 p.m. The couple was married July 17, 1959, at Spartanburg Christian Church by Rev.

Mother Nature has interrupted some plans for fireworks shows around the area tonight.

The Richmond fireworks will shoot off as planned this weekend despite a struggle for American Legion Harry Ray Post 65 to raise enough money to cover the event.

Twenty-one entries were submitted for the Cambridge City Public Library's Summer Reading Program bookmark design contest.

CAMBRIDGE, CITY, Ind. -- The nation's economic downturn has had at least one positive impact on the local economy.

W. E. "Jack" and Lewanna "Lee" Copeland of Cambridge City will celebrate their 60th anniversary July 4 with a family celebration planned by their four daughters.

This weekend, and the coming week, offers concerts of all kinds, from piano to Christian, from rock to jazz.

These local students earned their diplomas from this West-Lafayette-based school at 6:30 p.m. May 15 at Vivian Auditorium in Indiana University East's Whitewater Hall, Richmond: Bachelor of Science: Industrial Technology: Gregory James Furtaw, Dayton, Ohio; James Evan Hamilton, Cambridge City, Ind.; Andrew Thomas Johnson, Richmond; David M.

One way to save money during a rough financial period is to become a more savings-conscious and frugal shopper.

Sarah Drake of Cambridge City was named 2009 Wayne County 4-H Fair Queen tonight at the pageant at Hagerstown High School.

The sixth graduation of the Historic National Road Yard Sale has come and gone and what a resounding success! Restaurants running out of food; the hiring of double staff; churches and civic groups netting numerous dollars; the Subway in Cambridge City making sandwiches at the rate of one per minute; Brian Wallen playing guitar music under a shady ...

Charles 'Lex' Bartlett, Erika Keasling, Amy Nocton and Nicholas Ringwald will each receive an education grant under the provisions of the Merton W. Grills Student Aid Fund administered by the department of the Wyane Bank and Trust Co.

One year after the skeletal remains of a Kentucky soldier were found in the woods on a South Mississippi military base just days before his unit left for Iraq, his death is still a mystery.

Wayne and Carolyn Doty of Pershing will celebrate their 50th anniversary Friday, June 5. Wayne and the former Carolyn Harvey were married June 5, 1959, at the Milton Christian Church by Rev.

Mary 'Dolly' Sweet of Cambridge City is the 2009 Hoosier Lifetime Award winner for Area 9. The award recognizes a person age 60 or older for his or her lifetime of service to the community and for helping improve the quality of life for others.

Armstrong, Eula, of rural Cambridge City, Ind., died May 27. Arrangements will be announced by Marshall & Erlewein Funeral Home, Dublin, Ind.

During the recent Senior Prom Dinner-Dance sponsored by the Preble County Council on Aging, Elmer and Dorothea 'Dot' Christensen were crowned the king and queen.

Unless otherwise noted, listed below are Memorial Day services around the area: Cambridge City, Ind.: 10 a.m. May 25 at Capitol Hill 11:30 a.m. May 25 at Riverside Dublin, Ind.: 9:45 a.m. May 25 Eaton, Ohio: 10 a.m. May 25, Parade starts at National Guard Armory and concludes at Mound Hill Cemetery.

Holt, Jason, of Winchester, Ind., died May 10. Arrangements will be announced by Walker Funeral Home, Winchester.

The family of Eugene Minton would like to thank all who sent cards, food, flowers, came to the calling and funeral or just said a prayer.