Letters to the Editor 05-18-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Community Successes - Lovely Town - Spring Break Skate - The Beat Goes On
Community Successes
Editor, Times-Union:It is virtually impossible for me to thank all the people who helped make two recent events in our community great successes.
April 29th, the "African Children's Choir" was in Winona Lake for two concerts. About 900 people thoroughly enjoyed these energetic children as they sang to us. Over $2,800 was joyously given for their ministry. Numerous businesses let us display posters and/or fliers. Thank you! Special thanks to the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church, as over 50 volunteers and nine host homes made their ministry and stay a great experience. Extra special thanks to Wilma Fought, the host home coordinator.
The second event was the "National Day of Prayer" at the Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw. Again, area businesses, churches, schools and government officials worked together to spread the word about this important event. Thank you. There were 230 in attendance for the 35-minute service. Special thanks to Sue Bendorf for all her behind-the-scenes preparation for the event. Six local pastors or community leaders prayed for different needs in our community and nation. And all in attendance were blessed by 7-year-old Rebecca Benjamin as she played "America the Beautiful" on her violin and by Warsaw Police Officer Brad Kellar for singing "Shine On Us." Next year's observance is set for May 2, 2002. May God bless our community.
Pastor Douglas W. Vogel
Winona Lake Free Methodist Church
National Day of Prayer local promoter
Lovely Town
Editor, Times-Union:You sure have a very lovely town, may I say. I come to Warsaw every few years to visit my mother's grave and just to take it easy. This visit was a little different than the other visits in previous years. Saturday morning I visited the graveyard there by the lake and admired how well it is kept up. Well, after I left the graveyard, I went to a park beside Mickey D's. As I pulled into the park I noticed one of the shelters had this banner on the front of it. The banner was very well done and it had "HOT LZ CHILI" on it. I know what a "HOT LZ" is because I had a few choppers shot out from under me in Vietnam. So I parked my rental and walked around the sidewalk approaching the shelter from the rear. The wind was blowing the aroma in my direction and it smelled so good. This guy had prepared enough food to feed a platoon-plus of officers. We're talking a full meal deal. He told me this was for the city, county and state law enforcement officers, the fire department and the EMTs and it was "just because."
I got to sample what was in the pots, and I want to tell you, being from California I thought that I had eaten the best chili on Earth until I ate his. I cannot put in writing how great his red chili was, and the chili verde - the flavor was speechless.
The fire and police chief plus sheriff had to be dumbfounded to have someone kind enough or caring enough to fix their people such a wonderful meal.
They ate like royalty, because it doesn't get any better. I still can't get over how one person could put this all together. He must really care for his fellow man.
Jerry W. Simmons (LTC U.S. Army Ret.)
San Diego, Calif.
Spring Break Skate
Editor, Times-Union:On behalf of the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club, I would like to thank Joe and Carol Chester of the Eastlake Skate Center for co-sponsoring the Spring Break Skate. Over 6,000 children in kindergarten through sixth grade were invited to participate. This year invitations were sent to children in the Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley School systems, as well as homeschoolers and local private schools. All children skated free and for many it was the high point of their spring break. We look forward to repeating the fun in 2002 and hope to break attendance records once again.
Thanks again, Joe and Carol, for your support and generosity in helping us sponsor this project.
Art Gakstatter, chairman
Spring Break Skate
Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club
The Beat Goes On
Editor, Times-Union:The government has millions of surplus which is our money. Bless their hearts, the Congress will find a way to spend it. If it was their money, their wives and husbands wouldn't allow them to throw it around like they do.
They still haven't taken care of notch babies born 1917-1926 who are getting gypped on their Social Security. Don't they know how to correct this mistake?
The average funeral today is at least $6,000. Our Social Security death benefit for many years is still $255. It probably costs that much to dispose of cattle with hoof and mouth disease.
Oh, well. So the beat goes on!
Dick Kehoe
Warsaw
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Community Successes
Editor, Times-Union:It is virtually impossible for me to thank all the people who helped make two recent events in our community great successes.
April 29th, the "African Children's Choir" was in Winona Lake for two concerts. About 900 people thoroughly enjoyed these energetic children as they sang to us. Over $2,800 was joyously given for their ministry. Numerous businesses let us display posters and/or fliers. Thank you! Special thanks to the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church, as over 50 volunteers and nine host homes made their ministry and stay a great experience. Extra special thanks to Wilma Fought, the host home coordinator.
The second event was the "National Day of Prayer" at the Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw. Again, area businesses, churches, schools and government officials worked together to spread the word about this important event. Thank you. There were 230 in attendance for the 35-minute service. Special thanks to Sue Bendorf for all her behind-the-scenes preparation for the event. Six local pastors or community leaders prayed for different needs in our community and nation. And all in attendance were blessed by 7-year-old Rebecca Benjamin as she played "America the Beautiful" on her violin and by Warsaw Police Officer Brad Kellar for singing "Shine On Us." Next year's observance is set for May 2, 2002. May God bless our community.
Pastor Douglas W. Vogel
Winona Lake Free Methodist Church
National Day of Prayer local promoter
Lovely Town
Editor, Times-Union:You sure have a very lovely town, may I say. I come to Warsaw every few years to visit my mother's grave and just to take it easy. This visit was a little different than the other visits in previous years. Saturday morning I visited the graveyard there by the lake and admired how well it is kept up. Well, after I left the graveyard, I went to a park beside Mickey D's. As I pulled into the park I noticed one of the shelters had this banner on the front of it. The banner was very well done and it had "HOT LZ CHILI" on it. I know what a "HOT LZ" is because I had a few choppers shot out from under me in Vietnam. So I parked my rental and walked around the sidewalk approaching the shelter from the rear. The wind was blowing the aroma in my direction and it smelled so good. This guy had prepared enough food to feed a platoon-plus of officers. We're talking a full meal deal. He told me this was for the city, county and state law enforcement officers, the fire department and the EMTs and it was "just because."
I got to sample what was in the pots, and I want to tell you, being from California I thought that I had eaten the best chili on Earth until I ate his. I cannot put in writing how great his red chili was, and the chili verde - the flavor was speechless.
The fire and police chief plus sheriff had to be dumbfounded to have someone kind enough or caring enough to fix their people such a wonderful meal.
They ate like royalty, because it doesn't get any better. I still can't get over how one person could put this all together. He must really care for his fellow man.
Jerry W. Simmons (LTC U.S. Army Ret.)
San Diego, Calif.
Spring Break Skate
Editor, Times-Union:On behalf of the Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club, I would like to thank Joe and Carol Chester of the Eastlake Skate Center for co-sponsoring the Spring Break Skate. Over 6,000 children in kindergarten through sixth grade were invited to participate. This year invitations were sent to children in the Warsaw and Tippecanoe Valley School systems, as well as homeschoolers and local private schools. All children skated free and for many it was the high point of their spring break. We look forward to repeating the fun in 2002 and hope to break attendance records once again.
Thanks again, Joe and Carol, for your support and generosity in helping us sponsor this project.
Art Gakstatter, chairman
Spring Break Skate
Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club
The Beat Goes On
Editor, Times-Union:The government has millions of surplus which is our money. Bless their hearts, the Congress will find a way to spend it. If it was their money, their wives and husbands wouldn't allow them to throw it around like they do.
They still haven't taken care of notch babies born 1917-1926 who are getting gypped on their Social Security. Don't they know how to correct this mistake?
The average funeral today is at least $6,000. Our Social Security death benefit for many years is still $255. It probably costs that much to dispose of cattle with hoof and mouth disease.
Oh, well. So the beat goes on!
Dick Kehoe
Warsaw
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