Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: Girl Scout Troops 1734 and 3700 are working on their annual Easter basket service project. Our troops started this project three years ago; when they decided as a group to provide Easter baskets for homeless and less-fortunate children that may not otherwise get anything. We started out with a goal of 35 baskets and ended up making over 100...

To the Editor: “Agriculture: Food for Life” was the theme celebrated at the 2019 Putnam County Ag Day event on Saturday, March 9, where families came together to learn about a farmer’s everyday life. Ag Day kicked off its festivities with an Ag Day breakfast followed by a short program by Keegan Poe celebrating Indiana Farm Bureau’s 100th Anniversary...

To the Editor: I wanted to thank everyone for the time and effort in making our participation in the Give Kids a Smile program very successful. The program has now been in effect for the children of Putnam County 17 years and through the efforts of many individuals, we were able to treat 18 children. Several will require additional visits to complete the necessary treatment to gain complete dental health before the school year ends...

To the Editor: The year 2018 was a busy year for the Roachdale Public Library. The library staff and board of trustees strive to offer services beyond typical services of circulating books and movies. A grant from Indiana Humanities enabled the library to share an author visit with the North Putnam Community. ...

To the Editor: The Putnam County Horse and Pony Club had another great auction on Feb. 9, 2019. We would like to say thank you to everyone who came out to support our club. We could not hold our auction without supporters like you, so thank you very much. Also, thank you to everyone who donated items and/or their time to our club...

To the Editor: I am writing to thank Greencastle residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Greencastle and across the United States, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 8.8 million shoeboxes in 2018. ...

To the Editor In October 2018, while visiting our son, Andrew, who is the head swimming coach at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Mary and I heard about some changes being made at Washington and Lee University (also located in Lexington, Va., right next door to VMI)...

Throughout the decades, school shootings have become more and more common. Starting in the 1990s, you can find all sorts of news reports on school and university shootings. The shooting of West Paducah, Ky., in 1997. Three students killed, five wounded. The shooting of Jonesboro, Ark., in 1998. Four students and one teacher killed, 10 injured. The shooting of Littleton, Colo., in 1999. Fourteen students and one teacher killed, 23 were hospitalized...