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Fall FunDay: Hey, kids! Join us for our fourth annual Fall FunDay with lots of fun games, crafts, free lunches and goody bags for children in grades K through 12. Each year this event gets bigger and better, and we want you there! (Photo: Baxter children had loads of fun at last year’s Fall FunDay.) Hey, parents! Your child can visit at any location closest to them. Just drop your child off and pick them up later.

Fall FunDay will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the following sites:

• (Cookeville) TNT center/Police substation, 706 Pine Ave. • Monday, Oct. 6
• (Cookeville) HRS main office, 235 W. Jackson St. • Tuesday, Oct. 7
• (Monterey) Community room, 819 Jackson St. • Wednesday, Oct. 8
• (Baxter) Community room, 318 Alexander St. • Thursday, Oct. 9
• (Gainesboro) Old manager’s office, 509 N. Murray St. • Tuesday, Oct. 14
• (Celina) Soil conservation office, 301 Green St. • Wednesday, Oct. 15

Youth Lunch Program: The summer lunch program was such a big hit with the kids and parents that we are doing it again! During the Putnam County school system’s fall break, free lunches will be available at the 706 Pine Ave. TNT Center/police substation for any Putnam County children through age 18 (must be able to eat a school lunch meal) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, beginning Oct. 6 through 17, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Kids can look forward to fun, games and fellowship. This event is sponsored by University Heights Baptist Church and several other area church volunteers, Cookeville Police Department, HRS and the Putnam County school system.