Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that participated in our Community Shred Event on Saturday, May 11. The event was sponsored by Earl & Co, CPA and Daniel Builders, enabling us to provide the shred service for free to the community...

To the Editor: Now that spring is here and various spring and summer activities will be starting throughout the community, I would like to take this opportunity to remind citizens and businesses regarding the prohibition of placing signs in street and highway right-of-way...

To the Editor: On behalf of the Putnam County Board of Realtors, I would like to thank everyone that attended our 10-Year Anniversary Bingo Event on Saturday, April 13. This bingo surpassed all of our previous events, with 200 players and record prize giveaways. To celebrate our 10-year anniversary, we gave away fifty $10 cash door prizes donated by our Realtor and Affiliate members, as well as other door, game and pull tab prizes totaling close to $9,000...

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. ...