Firefighters rescue raccoon as they quell tree fire
Allendale Rural Fire Protection District crews responded to a tree fire at 8618 Highway 11 near Lancaster. A red oak fire spread into upper branches. after felling the tree with chain saws the team extinguished hotspots and unexpectedly freed a raccoon found nesting high in the branches. The animal was unharmed. Five firefighters operated the brush truck and new tanker, which supplied water for the effort.
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Allendale
Highway 11
Lancaster
Brooks
Christmas lights go up at Market and Sun Streets
Mount Carmel Streets Department workers David Easter and Chris Dunkel erect a Christmas tree above Market and Sun Streets intersection on November 23. The street department installs annual decorations owned by the Chamber of Commerce each year.
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David Easter
Chris Dunkel
Mount Carmel
Market and
Sun Streets
Chamber of Commerce
Sth Streets
Mount Carmel DAR seeks unused Christmas cards and veteran support
Mount Carmel Chapter NSDAR reports on the November meeting hosted by Marcia Hudson with Mary Susan Wood and Marylin Lee Wallar Henegar. Members noted educational talks, a tour of a Wabash County museum exhibit, and a plea to contribute new unused Christmas cards for local and veteran groups.
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Mount Carmel
National Society
Marcia Hudson
Mary Susan Wood
Marylin Lee Wallar Henegar
Sharon Pyle
Dar” Pyle
Wabash County
Ed Freeman
USAF
Boise
Idaho
Marilyn Pinkstaff Baker
Anna
Marion
Marilyn
Donna Wills Sigler
Daughters of the
United States Army
Veterans Health Care System
Audrey Lock
Hinderliter
Register
Washington DC
Mount Carrie
Dara Steckler Caddell
Cherry Street
Parthenia French
DAR Good Citizen
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