Fire department offers its thanks

To the editor:

Portland Fire Department would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended our seventh annual chili lunch.

We are very grateful for the continued support the community shows toward us. With your generosity, we will again be able to have our annual awards banquet; this year is a special year with one of our members reaching the 50-year milestone.

The excess money raised will be donated to local charities as it has been in the past years.

The following is a list of businesses and individuals that help to make this day possible, without their support this event would not have taken place:

•Richard’s Restaurant – Carla Loy

•Asbury United Methodist Church

•Vicki’s Playhouse

•Razor’s Edge Beauty Salon

•Missy Putterbaugh

•Jay County Drug Prevention Coalition

•Jay County Fairgrounds

A special thank you goes out to all the Portland firefighters and their families who donated chili, supplies and their time to make this day a huge success.

Sincerely,

Mike Weitzel

Portland Fire Chief