Manilla News

For Pam Vogel, of Henderson Road, this has been a year for celebrating 30s: her 30th wedding anniversary, the 30th year she and her husband have lived in their home and 30 years as an employee of the Rushville Public Library.

One arrest to report from the Decatur County Jail. 34-year old Sasha Stevens of 4589 South 975 West Manilla, Indiana was picked up on a bench warrant.

Manilla property to be cleaned Frank Denzler Rush County Commissioners Tom Barnes, Marvin Cole and Ken Masters met earlier this week and addressed a few items of concern.

Doris Drake is hostess and Teola Carmony will give devotions. The lesson, "Cooking with Sweeteners" will be given by Donna Kuhn.

The independent volunteer organization known as the Manilla Community Fire Department has been a fixture in the rural part of west-central Rush County since 1948.

Roll call response will be favorite Easter candy. Inspiration by Linda Murphy. There will be a seed exchange.

The Common Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers. Both meetings open to all interested persons.

Come share your love of quilts. Lesson will be on quilt binding. Guests are always welcome.

Republican photo by Frank Denzler Firefighters are pictured at the scene of a multi-alarm fire that destroyed an unoccupied residential trailer south of Manilla Saturday night.

Faith Community Church will host an Easter egg hunt for the community of Manilla from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Manilla Lions Club.

WEDNESDAY n The Manilla Town & Country Homemakers Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Teola Carmony in Shelbyville with Phyllis White as co-hostess. Barbara Kuhn will give devotions.

There will be screening for weight, blood pressure, pulse, respiration, hemoglobin, blood sugar and hemocult testing.

Please note the change in meeting place. FRIDAY n Deadline for the Rush County Community Foundation scholarships is 4 p.m. Friday.

Please note change of time and location. Presentation of the chapter Community Service Award will take place, and reservations should be made.

Guests are always welcome. For more information call Kate O'Halloran at 812-375-1127. THURSDAY n Rush County Relay for Life will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and on the first Thursday of each month through June.

Marjorie Carmony and Virginia Rogers are co-hostesses. Evonne Kuhn will give devotions.

Meeting is open to any individuals, civic groups and churches interested in finding out more information or participating in the Workcamp to be held in Rush County during the summer of 2010 where we will be ...

Free-will offering will be accepted with all donations going to Manilla Street Light Fund.

Several volunteer emergency responders recently gained in-class and hands-on training that is frequently put to use when their services are called upon: Emergency Vehicle Operating training.

While most people were enjoying their time away from work Saturday and Sunday, 24 department heads and others from area emergency response units attended a National Incident Management System training in the ...