Turkey barns top September building permits (10/06/07)

Two turkey confined feeding buildings located at 8013 S. Como Road, Portland, worth $720,000 and owned by Jim Hess top the list of building permits issued by the Jay/Portland Building and Planning Department for September. The total value of permits for the month equaled $1,512,898.

Other building permits include:

John Howell, 2210 S. U.S. 27, Portland, new home/garage, $250,000; Reuben H. Hilty, 3494 North 300 East, Portland, barn lean-To, $600; Jim Hess, 8013 S. Como Road, Portland, storage/compost building, $10,000; Chris Neuenschwander and James M. Hilty, 6614 North 550 West, Bryant, intent to build one calf confined feeding building; Joseph T. bihn, 1102 East 400 South, Portland, intent to build one turkey confined feeding building; Trent Paxson, 5664 North 500 West. Pennville, residential addition, $8,000; Ginger Denney, 142 North Hawkins Ave., Portland, fence, $300; Stephen Malinowski, 709 W. North St., Portland, fence, $1,148; Jason Lawrence, 5830 South 200 West, Portland, intent-mobile home Type 3/permanent; Robert J. Byrley, 2035 South 425 East, Portland, intent-mobile home Type 2.

Marsh Supermarkets, 218 W. Lincoln St., Portland, sign, $11,000; Wanda Barcus and Aloenia Pursley, 10889 West 800 South, Redkey, special exception; Stanley and Victoria Gamble and Youth Services Bureau of Jay County, 422 W. Race St., Portland, special exception; Chris Neuenschwander and James M. Hilty, 6614 North 500 West, Bryant, variance; Martin K. Wickey, 737 East 800 North, Bryant, new home, $20,000; John Lawrence, 2815 West 600 South, Portland, new home/garage and pond, $80,000; Paul Grogg, 7166 North 375 West, Bryant, storage building, $400; James and Carolyn Hartwig, 3715 West 650 North, Bryant, pole building, $13,000; Ivan R. Riddlebarger, 9915 West 600 South, Redkey, pole building, $15,000; Reuben B. Hilty, 4839 N. U.S. 27, Portland, residential addition, $7,000; Larry and Diana Stults, 894 West 550 North, Bryant, residential addition and garage, $30,000.

Sylvester Sell, 11143 West 450 North, Pennville, residential addition, $2,000; Eric Reynolds, 3362 East 700 South, Portland, residential addition, $20,000; Aloenia Pursley, 11067 West 800 South, Redkey, residential addition and garage, $33,500; Ruth Stephenson, 601 Blaine Pike, Portland, residential addition, $77,000; Angela Jetmore, 210 W. Penn St., Portland, residential addition, $15,000; Gary Elkins, Paradise Pointe lot 332, Portland, deck roof, $250; Chris Butcher 821 E. Walnut St., Portland, front porch, $2,500; Bill Gibson, 216 W. McNeil St., Portland, storage building; $7,500; Donald Sutton, North Pierce St., Portland, pole building, $3,700; Joel and Connie Roberts, 510 W. North St., Portland, garage, $27,000.

Halloween event

The Portland Area Chamber of Commerce is again sponsoring "Trick or Treat Night" in downtown Portland.

On Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m., Portland businesses will be passing out treats, wearing costumes, and participating in a pumpkin carving contest.

The event is not limited to downtown businesses, but those not located in the central business district are urged to set up in the parking lot adjacent to the Community Resource Center on South Meridian Street. For more information, call (260) 726-4481.

Cancer fundraiser

Curves of Portland, part of a fitness franchise club, is teaming up with the American Cancer Society's Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser during October.

New members who join between Oct. 8 and 20 will pay a $25 service fee when they make a minimum $25 donation to the American Cancer Society or show proof of a current mammogram.

Current members who make a minimum $25 donation to the cancer society will receive a certificate that will hang at Curves. The certificates can be filled out in honor of or in memory of a person selected by the patron. This also entitles the donator the chance to receive prizes in weekly drawings held throughout the month.

Curves founders Diane and Gary Heavin will donate 10 percent of wholesale sales of all diane fragrance products to Making Strides Against Breast Cancer. Curves members who purchase the fragrances also will be eligible to receive prizes.

Nominated for award

Denice Theurer, a Jay County resident, has been nominated for the Danielle Shook Patient Care Assistant of the Year Award for her work at Riley Hospital for children in Indianapolis.

Theurer, who has worked as a patient care assistant at Riley for nearly three years, was selected for nomination from a field of more than 200 employees. Criteria for nomination include commitment to patients and staff, development of expertise in field of work, building relationships and excellence in service.

Nominations must come from patients, families or staff. Theurer was nominated by the co-worker in her unit at Riley and a patient's family.The award is given in memory of a Riley certified patient care assistant that passed away.

A new era?

A page one article in The Wall Street Journal this week speculated that the Wal-Mart era of retailing is "drawing to a close."

The journal said rival retailers are chipping away at Wal-Mart's business by offering "greater convenience, more selection, higher quality, or better service."[[In-content Ad]]