Letters to the Editor 03-13-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Likes Triton Coverage - Bully Law - Cornea Transplants - Habitat For Humanity - Thanks For Prayers - Fire Thanks - Silver Lake School - New Salvation Army Store
Likes Triton Coverage
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to thank your sports writer, Jen Gibson, for her coverage of the area sporting events. As an out-of-town reader of your paper, it is refreshing to read Jen's articles. I can count on the quality of her work as to a clear account of the event.
You should be proud to have her on your staff.
Mike Zeider
Triton
via e-mail
Bully Law
Editor, Times-Union:I think it is time to pass a bully law. These kids are taking guns to school to get back at bullies and kids who are picking on them. We need a bully law that says anyone caught picking on another student will be expelled for three days, and the next time that it happens, they will be expelled for life. We have all heard of aggravated assault, you get arrested for assault, but you don't get arrested for aggravating another person, maybe if people got arrested for aggravating other people, kids wouldn't be taking guns to school to get even. Have a nice day.
Michael L. Stevens
Pierceton
via e-mail
Cornea Transplants
Editor, Times-Union:Miss Lisa Pregon, a teacher at the Museum Elementary School in Yonkers, N.Y., had to hold her students' papers up close to her eyes to read them. She was losing her sight because the corneas of her eyes were becoming coned. The cornea has been called the front window of the eye - a clear, thin piece of tissue through which light must pass.
Her eye surgeon replaced the defective cornea of her left eye with a healthy cornea taken from a deceased donor's eyes. Almost immediately she had improved vision in this eye. The same procedure, a cornea transplant, will be done to her right eye in a few months.
Lisa is grateful for her restored sight made possible by the eye surgeon stitching into place a healthy cornea taken from a deceased donor's eye.
You, too, can give the gift of sight when you no longer have need for your eyes. Informing your next-of-kin of your desire to do so will make it more likely to happen. Physicians are reluctant to remove tissue or organs without consent of next of kin.
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
Habitat For Humanity
Editor, Times-Union:The directors of the Kosciusko County Habitat for Humanity affiliate would like to thank you for your great advance coverage of our recent public meeting. Thanks to your articles we had a record turnout at the meeting of not only interested Partner Families but persons interested in joining the program in other ways!
Thanks for your help with this great program to provide simple, decent housing for persons within the county that are in need.
Anyone wanting more information on either becoming a Partner Family or a member of the board can write to: Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 1913, Warsaw, IN 46581-1913.
Kay S. Young
Secretary, Habitat for Humanity
Syracuse
Thanks For Prayers
Editor, Times-Union:To our friends in the Warsaw area:
Last April 26th, our son, Ken Keener, was near death with multiple fractures and internal injuries following a car crash in St. Louis. Our Christian friends were alerted and prayer chains from coast to coast were activated. This year on March 1st, Ken was able to resume his work as an educator in Vandalia, Ill., and is a walking miracle. On behalf of the Keener family, Del and I sincerely thank you for your prayers and your expressions of loving care and concern. We give God the glory for all that has been accomplished in the healing process for Ken through the power of prayer and the excellent medical staff at St. Louis University Hospital.
"Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:6,7.
Del and Alice Keener
Warsaw
Fire Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the good neighbor who stopped to tell us we had a fire. We were sound asleep so it was essential that we be awakened.
Also, a big "thank-you" to all the North Webster Fire Department for their fast response and getting the fire out so quickly.
Thanks again.
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Coverstone
North Webster
Silver Lake School
Editor, Times-Union:I recently received a letter from Bill Ruppel, our state representative, in response to my comments on a legislative survey about saving Silver Lake School. He stated that personally he could do nothing to save our school and urged me to contact the board members and superintendent.
The Silver Lake community has made it evident that it is very interested in saving its school by attending support meetings, providing signed petitions and posting signs and banners requesting that Silver Lake School not be closed. Community support and interest in our students can only assist our school systems in providing better students.
As we try to understand the violence in our schools today, more school systems are asking for assistance from their communities, churches and civic organizations.
The community of Silver Lake is behind its school. Is the Warsaw School Board in favor of this type of support? Your decision on the future of our school will tell the story.
Carolyn Montel
Silver Lake
New Salvation Army Store
Editor, Times-Union:This letter is to inform the public that The Salvation Army will be opening a new thrift store in Warsaw. The store, which is currently at 622 Ellsworth St., will be closing and the new location will be 326 N. Detroit St. The planned opening date is March 19. Hours of operation will be Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Because of the larger facility, more visible location and expanded hours, we hope the store will better serve our community. All other Salvation Army services will remain at the current office at 501 E. Arthur St. However, any thrift store donations of usable items should be taken to the back of the new location, or deposited in other Salvation Army drop boxes in the parking lots of Wal-Mart and the Washington Street Owen's store. We appreciate the support of those who donate items and will continue to be able to provide emergency clothing assistance to those in need through the new store. Questions regarding the opening of this new facility can be directed to me by calling The Salvation Army at 267-5361.
Lt. Michael Schneider
The Salvation Army
Warsaw
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Likes Triton Coverage
Editor, Times-Union:I would like to thank your sports writer, Jen Gibson, for her coverage of the area sporting events. As an out-of-town reader of your paper, it is refreshing to read Jen's articles. I can count on the quality of her work as to a clear account of the event.
You should be proud to have her on your staff.
Mike Zeider
Triton
via e-mail
Bully Law
Editor, Times-Union:I think it is time to pass a bully law. These kids are taking guns to school to get back at bullies and kids who are picking on them. We need a bully law that says anyone caught picking on another student will be expelled for three days, and the next time that it happens, they will be expelled for life. We have all heard of aggravated assault, you get arrested for assault, but you don't get arrested for aggravating another person, maybe if people got arrested for aggravating other people, kids wouldn't be taking guns to school to get even. Have a nice day.
Michael L. Stevens
Pierceton
via e-mail
Cornea Transplants
Editor, Times-Union:Miss Lisa Pregon, a teacher at the Museum Elementary School in Yonkers, N.Y., had to hold her students' papers up close to her eyes to read them. She was losing her sight because the corneas of her eyes were becoming coned. The cornea has been called the front window of the eye - a clear, thin piece of tissue through which light must pass.
Her eye surgeon replaced the defective cornea of her left eye with a healthy cornea taken from a deceased donor's eyes. Almost immediately she had improved vision in this eye. The same procedure, a cornea transplant, will be done to her right eye in a few months.
Lisa is grateful for her restored sight made possible by the eye surgeon stitching into place a healthy cornea taken from a deceased donor's eye.
You, too, can give the gift of sight when you no longer have need for your eyes. Informing your next-of-kin of your desire to do so will make it more likely to happen. Physicians are reluctant to remove tissue or organs without consent of next of kin.
Berniece H. Dwyer
Milford
Habitat For Humanity
Editor, Times-Union:The directors of the Kosciusko County Habitat for Humanity affiliate would like to thank you for your great advance coverage of our recent public meeting. Thanks to your articles we had a record turnout at the meeting of not only interested Partner Families but persons interested in joining the program in other ways!
Thanks for your help with this great program to provide simple, decent housing for persons within the county that are in need.
Anyone wanting more information on either becoming a Partner Family or a member of the board can write to: Habitat for Humanity, P.O. Box 1913, Warsaw, IN 46581-1913.
Kay S. Young
Secretary, Habitat for Humanity
Syracuse
Thanks For Prayers
Editor, Times-Union:To our friends in the Warsaw area:
Last April 26th, our son, Ken Keener, was near death with multiple fractures and internal injuries following a car crash in St. Louis. Our Christian friends were alerted and prayer chains from coast to coast were activated. This year on March 1st, Ken was able to resume his work as an educator in Vandalia, Ill., and is a walking miracle. On behalf of the Keener family, Del and I sincerely thank you for your prayers and your expressions of loving care and concern. We give God the glory for all that has been accomplished in the healing process for Ken through the power of prayer and the excellent medical staff at St. Louis University Hospital.
"Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God. And the peace of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 3:6,7.
Del and Alice Keener
Warsaw
Fire Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to the good neighbor who stopped to tell us we had a fire. We were sound asleep so it was essential that we be awakened.
Also, a big "thank-you" to all the North Webster Fire Department for their fast response and getting the fire out so quickly.
Thanks again.
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Coverstone
North Webster
Silver Lake School
Editor, Times-Union:I recently received a letter from Bill Ruppel, our state representative, in response to my comments on a legislative survey about saving Silver Lake School. He stated that personally he could do nothing to save our school and urged me to contact the board members and superintendent.
The Silver Lake community has made it evident that it is very interested in saving its school by attending support meetings, providing signed petitions and posting signs and banners requesting that Silver Lake School not be closed. Community support and interest in our students can only assist our school systems in providing better students.
As we try to understand the violence in our schools today, more school systems are asking for assistance from their communities, churches and civic organizations.
The community of Silver Lake is behind its school. Is the Warsaw School Board in favor of this type of support? Your decision on the future of our school will tell the story.
Carolyn Montel
Silver Lake
New Salvation Army Store
Editor, Times-Union:This letter is to inform the public that The Salvation Army will be opening a new thrift store in Warsaw. The store, which is currently at 622 Ellsworth St., will be closing and the new location will be 326 N. Detroit St. The planned opening date is March 19. Hours of operation will be Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Because of the larger facility, more visible location and expanded hours, we hope the store will better serve our community. All other Salvation Army services will remain at the current office at 501 E. Arthur St. However, any thrift store donations of usable items should be taken to the back of the new location, or deposited in other Salvation Army drop boxes in the parking lots of Wal-Mart and the Washington Street Owen's store. We appreciate the support of those who donate items and will continue to be able to provide emergency clothing assistance to those in need through the new store. Questions regarding the opening of this new facility can be directed to me by calling The Salvation Army at 267-5361.
Lt. Michael Schneider
The Salvation Army
Warsaw
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