Letters to the Editor must be submitted by local readers via email, with name, address and phone. We reserve the right not to print all letters. Letters should be 200 words or less.
Dear Editor,
The Golden Ticket
Take a moment to picture the beautiful “doormat” Kendallville Heritage Mural welcoming every passing car and person to our community and downtown Main Street. As our community, tourists and generations of years to come walk up to this mural and a possible sitting park in front of it someday, they will view the Golden Ticket placards with the names of donors who made it all possible.
This community project has been in the planning stages now for four years and this year we want to make it happen. This project will showcase the city’s railroad history and its influence on the heritage of the community. The project – known as the Kendallville Heritage Mural project was developed through a partnership between the Main Street Business Association, the Kendallville Heritage Association and the Kendallville Redevelopment Association.
The mural was appropriately named after the trains that first made Kendallville a regular stop on their route; securing it on the map as an important hub of activity, as well as a prosperous place for settlers to call home. The mural will include various historical reference and landmarks, including
Bixler Lake Park, the Mid-American Windmill Museum and McCray Refrigeration to name a few.
Please take a moment to consider having your family’s name, affiliated organization, group, family foundation or business being listed on a “Golden Ticket Placard” for lasting years of viewing, appreciation and recognition. Please consider a tax deductible contribution to this project and help us complete this historical project and mission. Please call me for an information and sponsorship form. With your help, we will continue to make Kendallville the “hidden diamond” for many more to discover.
Don Gura, President
Main Street Business Association
260-347-3276
To the NooZ,
Keep up the good work on the Avilla newspaper.
Of course I am partial, as Phil is my brother and he likes to write. Once in awhile he will ask,,,,do you remember such and such??? I always have liked writing and wish I had some of the stories we had to write in Miss Miller's English class.
My writing now mostly consists of my past years of where we lived and where I went to school. We moved around a lot during WWII and right after until the folks settled west of Avilla and Phil and I finished school there.
With the state of the Kendallville News newspaper, I hope you will keep up on the obits column. When one moves far away, as Phil and I have, it is interesting to be aware of the updates of those persons we knew and/or grew up with.
Email is great in keeping in touch with classmates and old friends but does not do it all. I believe in today's world, newspapers are still an important part of our world,,,,either on paper or on line, but online news must still have complete stories to hold the public's interest. One question, are you equipped to publish photos, like class reunions, etc.
Thank you and good luck with all you do.
Carol A. Detwiler, Greens Fork, IN
(Editor's note: Thanks, and yes, we can print photos on our website. Photos may be submitted via email or snail mail. Please include a caption identifying all classmates pictured, and your name, address and phone.)
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