WINFIELD -- The Putnam County Courthouse will be the first county location to participate in the Quilt Trail program that is extending into the area.

County commissioners on Tuesday approved a request from Jackie Byars of the Great Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development office to put the 8-foot-by-8-foot quilt square on the courthouse's front lawn.

Commissioners also approved a request for $250 to make the square.

The painted square is an extension of Quilt Trail from Mason County. The program is also in effect in about 21 other states and is used as a tool to pull residents and visitors off the highway and into more rural parts of a county.

Also Tuesday, commissioners announced the opening date of the outdoor ice skating rink at Valley Park in Hurricane. The rink will open Nov. 27. Admission is $5. Lessons are also available. A six-week package is $65.

For more information, contact the county Parks and Recreation at 304-562-0518. For more information about the Quilt Trail Program, call 304-776-5256.

WINFIELD -- The Putnam County Courthouse will be the first county location to participate in the Quilt Trail program that is extending into the area.

County commissioners on Tuesday approved a request from Jackie Byars of the Great Kanawha Resource Conservation and Development office to put the 8-foot-by-8-foot quilt square on the courthouse's front lawn.

Commissioners also approved a request for $250 to make the square.

The painted square is an extension of Quilt Trail from Mason County. The program is also in effect in about 21 other states and is used as a tool to pull residents and visitors off the highway and into more rural parts of a county.

Also Tuesday, commissioners announced the opening date of the outdoor ice skating rink at Valley Park in Hurricane. The rink will open Nov. 27. Admission is $5. Lessons are also available. A six-week package is $65.

For more information, contact the county Parks and Recreation at 304-562-0518. For more information about the Quilt Trail Program, call 304-776-5256.