INDIANAPOLIS, IN — Spencer, the county seat of Owen County, has achieved a number of notable distinctions since the town was founded in 1820. Named after soldier George Spencer who died at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811, Spencer is the birthplace of the mother of former British Prime Minister Harold McMillan and recently passed Indianapolis as the town with the most married couples with children per capita in Indiana.
On Friday, August 16, 2013, Spencer will make its mark once again when the 49th Village Post Office (VPO) in the Greater Indiana District opens at the Junction Mart, 4517 Estes Road, Spencer, IN 47460.
The Junction Mart is open from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The new postal center will be officially opened by Bloomington Postmaster Rick Minton and several USPS executives and local officials will be present at the event. The ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 1 p.m. and an open house will follow from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
In 2011, the Postal Service introduced the VPO model as an alternate retail location for postal products and services, especially in rural communities.
VPOs are operated by local businesses contracting with the Postal Service, and offer a range of popular postal products and services including stamps and flat-rate packaging.
The Postal Service will open the 50th VPO in the Greater Indiana District at the Follett Purdue Book Store in West Lafayette on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.
Additional information about the Village Post Office is available at www.uspsvillagepostoffice.com.
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