An event to remember

Mark your calendar for Sunday.
The Jay County Historical Society has put together the kind of event one usually sees in communities twice our size.
Several Portland homes and gardens will be open for public tours. The homes and gardens of Hugh and Sabrina Kelly, Don and Jane Spencer, Barry and Elizabeth Hudson, and Darlene Schell will be open, along with Randy and Ramonda Fisher’s renovated old school house.
In addition, the gardens of Fred and Virginia DeHoff, Larry and Alice Paxson, and Dale and Ruth Ann Widman and the orchid greenhouse of John Elwood will be open for the public to tour.
What it adds up to is a very cool community event, one that promotes beautification, horticulture, and green living.
On top of that, the admission proceeds go to help the Jay County Historical Society preserve our county’s genealogy and history.
In short, it’s the kind of event that makes life in small town Midwestern America something special.
Many thanks to the historical society, volunteer Sandy Bubp, and Plant, Hoe, and Hope Garden Club for having the vision to make it happen.
Enjoy. — J.R.[[In-content Ad]]