Porter worked on a farm and his shoes were constantly muddy and "cow pie" covered and Ray kept on him about wearing them to work. At his retirement he gifted the shoes to Ray.
Penny Parmeter, Harold Staller and guests.
Kathy Jones, Alan Anderson, Pam Woodard and guest.
Ray Eddington, Postmaster and Porter with some guests.
Porter Hayes, with his "retirement" shirt and Kay Richardson.
Mike and Pat
Lynn Stephenson, Sienna Deeds and "Auggie."
RD, Russell, Ollie Goodwin, Ron Sanders.
Pat Robison, Jake, Tony, Julie, Steve Atkinson, RD Betzner, Russell Miller.
From L-R, Pete Rice, Jim Sharp, Sherry Jones, John Woodard, Mike McCauslin and Frank Davis.
Across the street from the post office is a row of bars, one of them caught fire, unfortunately it turned deadly. We had to look at this burnt out building for quite some time before they rebuilt.
On one Saturday every May, the National Association of Letter Carriers, the mail carriers union, holds a nationwide food drive. Approximately 70 million pounds of food are collected nationally and all foods stay in the local area where the donations were made. I believe Peru collects between 5 and 8000 pounds each year. Mail carriers collect the donations while on their mail routes. Customers set bags of food out by their mail boxes for the mailman to pick up. Others bring donations into the post office. Here is a photo that ran in the Peru Tribune.