Thanks given for conservation efforts

To the editor:
Thank you!
Recently Jay County fourth and fifth grade students experienced “conservation learning” opportunities at a local level.
The fifth grade students visited/learned about the benefits of wetlands with a visit to the Loblolly Marsh Wetland Preserve on May 24 and the fourth grade students learned the value of conservation on a local level at a “Conservation Field Day” on May 26th.
The Jay Soil & Water Conservation District has been organizing these two conservation field days since 2003 and due to economic circumstances, the field days were being threatened for 2011.  Through the generosity of The Portland Foundation and the Portland Morning Optimist, once again, Jay County youth experienced the benefits of knowledgeable conservation experts.
Of course, in addition to The Portland Foundation and Portland Morning Optimists, a BIG thanks goes out to the experts who voluntarily shared their knowledge and expertise to include: DNR, Friends of the Limberlost, USDA/FSA, Purdue Extension Service, Upper Wabash Watershed Coordinator, Critter Control and local concerned conservationists.  Without their willingness to share their knowledge, these events could not occur.
The youth hold our future; the aim of the Jay SWCD is to expose them to the necessary information to make good decisions.
Bettie Jacobs, district
coordinator/educator,
Jay County Soil & Water
Conservation District

Benefit thanks
To the editor:
The family of Justin Fennig would like to thank everyone for their kindness and compassion for participating in the benefit dinner.
Thank you to the businesses that donated items to the silent auction and those who donated chairs, covered dishes and time for the event.
It went very well thanks to all who donated and attended.
Donations were given by: A&W Root Beer, Advanced Auto Parts, Arbys, AutoZone, Beyond the Gilded Willow, Buffalo Wings and Rings, Fisher Packing, Gerald Burkholder, Classic Cuts (Krissa), Classic Nails, Country Creek Primitives, Cute As A Button, CVS, Display Craft, First Merchants Bank, Florist Shop in Fort Recovery, The Flower Nook, Great Wall, Greazy Pickle, Heads-Up Hair Studio, IGA Fort Recovery, Jay County High School and El Camino Real.
Also, Jay County Pawn Brokers, Koffee Cup Diner, Locker’s Touch of Country, McAfee’s, Steve McDowell, Marsh, Meinerding’s, North End Bar and Grill, North Side Carryout, Oasis, Osgood Bank (Ohio), PC Eaze, Patriot Fitness and Sportswear, Pizza Hut, Ponderosa, Portland Motor Parts, Radiant Reflections, Richards, Kevin Sills Farms, Thomas Stewart MD, Subway of Fort Recovery, Summer Breeze Tanning, Tin Cupboard, Thienman’s, Williamson-Spencer Funeral Home and WPGW.
Thank you so much for all the support given to Justin and his family.
Ryan and Danielle Hardymon and the family of Justin Fennig[[In-content Ad]]