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A Growing Success By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
Don’t miss the 2013 Putnam County Fair The 2013 Putnam County Fair is set to be filled with 8-big days of fun, fun and even more fun! Every year, the Putnam County Fair Board adds more and more exciting events to an already ‘stuffed schedule.” And every year, fairgoers are even more pleased than the year before – if that’s possible. Concerts during this year’s fair include: July 13th: Henningsens July 14th: Offering Gospel Concert July 15th: Will Price and Hominy Falls July 16th: Daniel Harrison & 51 Band July 17th: Bluegrass Night Bruce Hill July 19th: Charlie Abstein & the Distant Thunder July 20th: Love & Theft 4-H/FFA Livestock, ‘Fair’ Food, a Carnival, Chain-saw Carving, 'Fair' Food, Bull Riding, MoFAIR ON PAGE 6
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HURRICANE - Ding... ding... ding. A cowbell echoes in City Park. Vegetables and fruits cover tables. The parking lot fills and people walk toward area farmers to get something they cannot find anywhere else. Into the 5th season of the Putnam County Farmers Market, success is growing. Market manager Michael Null watched people crowd toward vendors at 10 a.m. Saturday June 29. "We're starting to pick up our customer base," he said. Managing the farmers market is more a passion than a job, Null explained. The young man loves to see people connect around what Putnam County's history is based upon: farming. "You get a lot of people coming in, saying 'I use to raise this' - it gives them a nostalgic feel - like being a kid again," he said. "We
A farming team - Susan and Bob Maslowski enjoy selling vegetables, jam, pottery and gourmet garlic at the Putnam County Farmers Market. Photo by Justin Waybright have several customers come every time we're open - it's nice to have that kind of community." Susan and Bob Maslowski
make up the some of the glue that holds that community together. The husband-and-wife farming duo offer pottery, jam,
vegetables and an array of gourmet garlic. For them, it's a type SEE SUCCESS ON PAGE 22
Annual Senior Picnic held at Valley Park By Justin Waybright justin@theputnamstandard.com
HURRICANE - More than 300 poured into Valley Park during the annual Putnam County Senior Picnic. Under the bright sun, music echoed while conversations and friendships flourished. It was a special day for Hometown Senior Center Director Debby Easter. "They enjoy the music, door prizes and conversing with one another," she said. One of those door prizes included a free pass to the upcom-
A rockin' good time - Seniors enjoy live music at Valley Park during the annual Putnam County Senior Picnic. Photo by Justin Waybright ing Greenbrier Classic Golf Tournament.
Behind Easter, area businesses spoke to seniors and offered serv-
ices. Men and women were also given free blood pressure tests. The day offered them something new as well: farmers market vouchers that can be spent across the state. During the past few years, Putnam Aging Nutrition Director Drema Sizemore has watched the Senior Picnic's success spread. "It started out in Eleanor with 50 or 60 people and has grown to more than 300 people here," she said. Putnam Aging Executive Director Joyce Arthur enjoys coming to SEE PICNIC ON PAGE 5
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