Last market date set for today

To the editor: Thanks to weekly support from a group of up to 16 loyal vendors and to many loyal local customers, the farmers’ market that moved from Arts Place to the courthouse square in Portland has witnessed a successful summer.  
Thanks also goes to Jay County Commissioners and the City of Portland for support of this venture.  
Since the growing season is coming to an end, today (Oct. 15) will be the last scheduled day for this farmers’ market in 2011.  
If you haven’t experienced the great products that have been made available, be sure to stop by the south side of the courthouse from 8:30 a.m. to noon.
Thanks again to all,
Lola Joy and John Young, farmers’ market committee   

FD thanks
To the editor:
The Portland Fire Department would like to thank the following sponsors for donating to the fire prevention education of students during fire prevention week:
Gold members: Delta Theta Tau sorority, FCC (Indiana) and Waste Management.
Silver members: Buffalo Wings and Rings, Moser Motors of Portland, POET Biorefining — Portland.
Bronze members: Aker-Taylor Plumbing and Heating, Baird-Freeman Funeral Home, Coldren and Frantz Attorneys at Law, Crossroads Financial Federal Credit Union, Edward Jones, First Merchants Bank, Fisher Packing Company, Hapner Furniture, Jay County Beverage, Jay County REMC, MainSource Bank, Moser Engineering, Northside Carryout, Ohio Valley Gas, Pacesetter Bank, Stoneridge Electronics and The Tire Center.
The Portland Fire Department hands out nearly 10,000 pieces of educational material to our local elementary schools during fire prevention week. This would not be possible without our sponsors.
Sincerely,
Chad Aker, chief, Portland Fire Department

JCC thanks
To the editor:
Thank you to our sponsors, volunteers, staff, board members and runners for making our second annual Hudson Family Park Half Marathon and 5K a success.
This year’s sponsors included Barry and Elizabeth Hudson, First Bank of Berne, McDonald’s, BBSN Sports, Pak-A-Sak, Racster, Jacks and Associates and MainSource Bank, which sponsored the kids’ fun runs.
A special thanks to Jeff Bailey and Tim Poole for their hard work on designing a fast, flat race course that highlighted beautiful Hudson Family Park, rural Jay County, and the city of Portland.
We also appreciate the efforts of Mayor Bruce Hosier, Jay County EMS, Jay County Sheriff’s Department, city of Portland Street Department and the Portland Police Department for helping to keep the runners safe. The runners noticed your presence.
A sincere thank you to Jay County Hospital, which as part of its commitment to an employee wellness plan, sponsored hospital employees’ participation. There was a very nice turnout of runners and walkers representing the hospital.
We had many compliments about the course, police presence, Hudson Family Park and the race in general. Please mark your calendars to join us again on Saturday, Oct. 6, 2012 for another great Hudson Family Park race.
Sincerely,
Jack Houck, executive director, Jay Community Center[[In-content Ad]]