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Story Time is Not Just About the Stories
The Unionville
REPUBLICAN & Putnam County Journal
“157 years of continuous service to Putnam County” www.unionvillerepublicanonline.com
Volume One Hundred Fifty-eight, Issue Number 8
Church on a Mission -- Omaha Baptist Church in Jordan, MT
Jill Payne from the Putnam County Health Dept. read and spoke to the children about back to school safety. Afterward, she helped the kids assemble a school bus picture frame. Photo credit: Christy Allen
(L to R) Raylene Ray, from the MU Extension, and Ashlyn Buford, the 4H Educator, spoke to the children who attended story time about raising rabbits. They both shared information on the different breeds and overall health and care. Raylene also brought two of her own rabbits that she raises for the children to see. Photo credi: Christy Allen Submitted by Christy Allen, Director, Putnam County Public Library The Putnam County Public Library’s Summer Reading Program and the regular Story Time have provided attendees with a variety of experieces and helpful information. The Summer Reading Program Week 8 attendance winners are as follows: Lyndi Payne T-shirt
Zebulun Houf T-shirt Sadie Rogers backpack Lena Dooley water bottle Russell Couchman compass Kaspin Anders compass Audra Couchman book A big thank you to all who presented, attended and supported the Summer Reading Program. Story Time is every Wednesday at 10 AM.
The Omaha Baptist Church mission team with members of the Jordan Community Bible Church Sixteen people from ing work at both their it’s replacement. Omaha Baptist Church church and their parson“I felt a calling to go left the church parking age. To say the group felt on this mission trip, lot Monday, August 5 for overwhelmed when they but I wasn’t sure Jordan, Montana. Four met in Jordan to divide what I could do to other members would the list would be an unhelp. Then paster Kevin sent an email derstatement. However, join them in Montana. saying they needed a They went equipped with the help of God and welder. Then I knew with every carpenter tool members of Jordan Comwhy I was going.” they thought they might munity Bible Church, - John Tennell need, scrapers, brushes, every item on their list paint rollers and trays, was completed. Paint was scraped and Everyone had a doors and windows were chainsaws, shovels and rakes filled the church’s task and they went to caulked before the job of enclosed trailer along work. Using a bor- painting began. with an inflatable Bounce rowed Tele-handler dead There were electrical House they set up for the branches and a large tree issues and a ceiling fan in the parsonage yard didn’t work. The church Garfield County Fair. came down. A 20-foot saw a need to broadcast “What was actrailer was used to make their services to the small complished was the ten trips to the city population spread out amazing! We were dump necessary to get over hundreds of square Christian people rid of the limbs. miles, but they couldn’t able to do something Carpet and linoleum get their video and audio for others. Harley was pulled up and lamto connect properly with (Collins) connected inate flooring was put the internet. with the kids is a remarkable way.” back down in the parsonMission Trip… - Evelyn Morgan age. A wood fence was reThe 20 had been given a list of needed ser- moved and a continuous continued to vices by a small church pipe fence, constructed page 7 of 25 attendees includ- by Omaha Church, was
August 21, 2024
Journal Notes Unionville Lodge No. 210 and Hartford Lodge No. 171 invites everybody to attend the rededication ceremony in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the construction of the Putnam County Courthouse. The event starts at 3:00 PM on the northeast corner of the courthouse. In case of inclement weather, we will move inside. We invite everyone to attend this rare event. Football & Softball Jamborees --On Friday, August 23, at 7:00 PM, Putnam County will host a football jamboree. In addition to the Midgets, teams participating will be Brookfield, South Harrison and Kirksville. PC Lady Midgets will be in Trenton on Saturday, August 24, for their Softball Jamboree, which starts at 9:00 AM. In additon to Trenton and Putnam County, the Brookfield Lady Bulldogs will be featured.
City Council Addresses Short Agenda The Unionville City Council was called to order by Mayor Charley Bill Pittman at 5 PM on Thursday, August 15, 2024, with all aldermen (Gary Davis, Kellie Purdy, Eric Lutz and Ja-
City Council ... Cont. to pg. 3