Plans for homecoming parade underway

To the editor:
The planning process for the 2011 Jay County High School Homecoming, “Heroes vs. Villains,” is underway. The JCHS student council homecoming committee is now compiling a parade lineup and would like to welcome parade participants.
The parade will be held on Friday, Sept. 30 at 5 p.m., with line-up starting at the Jay County Fairgrounds at 3:30 p.m. To help with traffic flow, those lining up should enter through the east gate on East Votaw Street/Division Road. We will no longer fax entry forms to businesses, clubs, etc. If you would like to be entered into the parade, please sign up for the lineup as soon as possible. You will be placed in the lineup when your entry is received.
Instructions to enter the parade: Email Ben Dues at [email protected]; put “Homecoming parade” in the subject line; include your group/club name in the body of the email.
You will receive a prompt response. If you have any questions, contact Ben Dues at (260) 726-9306. The deadline to enter is Wednesday, Sept. 28, at noon. On Thursday, Sept. 29, parade participants will receive an email confirming their lineup placement.
For everyone’s safety, no ATVs will be permitted to enter the parade.
We have a great community and hope to make this year’s homecoming one to remember.
The JCHS student council homecoming committee — Matt Shrack, Aaron Loy, Nikka Chaney, Alex Dunn, Jill Dirksen, Brennen Krieg and Alexis Loy.
Confusing signs
To the editor:
There is major bridge work underway on U.S. 27 between Bryant and Geneva, with both directions using a single lane controlled by a temporary traffic light. Approaching the bridge from the south a sign states “no load wider than 11 feet.” If traveling from the north the sign reads “loads no wider than 16 feet.”
I’m a bit confused as to the 5-foot difference in allowed load width, depending on which direction you cross the bridge. If there’s a logical solution for this, I fail to comprehend it. Do any of you readers have an explanation or is this in the same category as the 47th problem of Euclid? Hmmm.
Roy Leverich
Portland

The problem
To the editor:
The problem: Soaring budget deficits, run away government spending. The solution: Increase revenue and cut spending (Simpson-Bowles Commission 2010).
The United States Congress: Clueless, incompetent and overpaid. The American taxpayer: Fed up and disgusted.
Michael S. Kinser
Portland[[In-content Ad]]