We would like to recognize our neighbor as a hometown hero

TO THE EDITOR:

We would like to recognize someone as a hometown hero. On Sept. 4, in the very early hours of the morning, we were awakened by a knock at the door. When we answered the door, we found our neighbor Darryl Puller, owner and operator of Kings Garden Center, and his son at the door. They told us our barn, in which we store hay, was on fire.

With the help of our neighbor, son and brother-in-law, we managed to put the fire out without much damage to the building.

In this barn we park two trucks, a car, four-wheeler, plus numerous tools. If this had caught on fire it would have been close enough to ignite our house.

Therefore, we would like to thank our neighbors for what they did and recognize Darryl Puller as our hometown hero.

Bobby and Billie Panter

Hills Creek Road

McMinnville