No end yet for market

To the editor:
At the Jay County Farmers’ Market, it’s not over until it’s over.
While recent frosts have just about killed off the garden produce, fall decorations such as apples, pumpkins, Indian corn, gourds, etc. will be plentiful on courthouse square as long as they last. 
If you stopped by last Saturday you found lots of those items in addition to baked goods, jellies and crafts. Thanks to a total of 25 vendors who showed up at one time or another and a longer list of loyal customers, this has been a successful “farm to table” summer — in spite of weeks without rain at a critical time.
Thanks go also to Jay County Commissioners and to the City of Portland for providing a home for the market each Saturday morning.
Sincerely,
Lola Joy, Michael Peterson, Emily Roberts, and John Young

CU Day
To the editor:
Today (Thursday, Oct. 18) credit unions in Indiana and worldwide will come together to celebrate International Credit Union Day and the role that financial cooperatives play in improving the communities they serve and the lives of their members the world over. The theme of the event, “Members Matter Most,” represents what has long been the credit unions’ principal mission – creating value through member service.
In an era of economic and financial challenges for people around the world, this theme honors credit unions’ principle of putting people before profits. It is the goal of all credit unions to offer access to affordable financial services to all their members and provide the tools and the opportunity to be financially self-sufficient.
Credit unions are unique because they are not-for-profit, democratically controlled, member-owned cooperatives. Credit unions pool their members’ assets to provide low-cost loans and other financial services in the best interest of the members, not to earn shareholder profits.
The credit union movement’s cooperative spirit is embraced by more than 196 million members served by 51,000 credit unions in 100 countries worldwide, working together to achieve economic progress. Credit unions play a vital role in the economic development and stability of the communities they serve, helping people improve their lives through access to affordable financial services and making the world a better place to live.
This year’s theme also recognizes other types of cooperative businesses and serves to highlight their contributions to poverty alleviation, job creation and social integration. Cooperatives and credit unions are founded on community service, a principle that has distinguished them for more than 150 years.   The United Nations has designated 2012 as the International Year of Cooperatives, an event that’s being celebrated by credit unions and other cooperatives, like Jay County REMC, worldwide.  Help make our voice be heard.    
This International Credit Union Day, we hope everyone will join us in celebrating the credit union difference, our cooperative heritage and the wonderful opportunities credit unions and cooperatives offer consumers in Jay County and the surrounding community every day.
Sincerely,
Janet E. Bantz, President/CEO, CrossRoads Financial Federal Credit Union[[In-content Ad]]