Letters to the Editor
      Your letters are welcomed and encouraged. We would appreciate typewritten letters of 250 words or less. All letters must be signed and include your name, address, and a daytime phone number where we can reach you for confirmation purposes. All letters published will include the writer's name and community. Addresses and phone numbers will not be published.
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Bowling Green 'watchdog' impressed with Hart
      Editor: Last Monday (August 11), I attended the Licking Township Board of Trustees special meeting. I decided to go to the meeting after reading a Beacon story about the special meeting. It was about placing an additional tax levy on the November 4 ballot for fire and EMS services.
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$20,000 raised so far for Millersport track renovation
      Editor: This letter is to update the residents of the Walnut Township School District on the efforts of the Millersport Schools Track/Athletic Facilities Renovation Committee. Thanks to alumni, residents and businesses, we have now received $20,000 in donations.
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More thanks for help with BLASST
      Editor: I would like to thank the following businesses that supported BLASST by selling the 2008 T-shirts: Buckeye Lake Marina, Copper Penny, Hometown Hotdogs, Harbor Hills Country Club, Island House, Millersport Hardware, Millersport General Store, Pizza Cottage, and T.C. Market.
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Lakewood needs help with Sweet Corn Festival donut booth
      Editor: It is that time of year again...time for the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival and the Lancer Band Boosters' donut booth. Band boosters are asking 6th - 12th grade band students, parents, grandparents, alumni, and the community to volunteer to work in the donut booth during the festival, which runs Wednesday,Aug. 27 through Saturday, Aug. 30. Shifts begin at 9:30 a.
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One more letter: Thornville joining crackdown on impaired drivers
      Editor: A nationwide crackdown on impaired driving is set to start August 15 to September 1. Anyone who is caught driving drunk will be arrested — no exceptions. The Thornville Police Department will be joining with other police agencies across the country in response to this year's crackdown, known as "Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest.
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