Letters to the Editor 06-23-1998
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Government Spending - Thanks - Hats Off - Tornado - Teen Driver - Mason's Health Care - Tootsie Roll Drive - Girl Scouting - Drunk Driving - Dr. Cross - Deadbeat Dad - Cross Remembered
Government Spending
Now that is seems possible that the government may for once take in as much as it spends, the Congress wonders how to spend the "surplus." This is tantamount to saying that we never expect to pay our enormous debt, only to pay the interest on it, and we haven't kept that up. Each year the unpaid interest adds to the debt, even in the best of times. This is serious.David Gast
Thanks
Joy's dad, Paul Hainline, came here to live last fall, very feeble and in declining health. He died recently in Kosciusko Community Hospital. During his time here he was treated with love and care, respect and sensitivity by the many people he had contact with.We want to thank all who made his last months bearable. We think fondly of Jim Close and Doreen Rosbrugh, the staff at Grace Village Health Care, Multi-Township EMS, and the members of the First Baptist Church of Pierceton, for the loving concern they showed. And in his final days there was an outpouring of love and care from the associates at Kosciusko Community Hospital - physicians, nurses, aides, housekeeping, maintenance and especially Chaplain Randy Packer.
Dad was a quiet man who loved the Lord, loved his family, was faithful to his church, and always had a ready smile. We thank God for all who ministered to Dad in like spirit.
Ken and Joy McGarvey
Pierceton
Hats Off
Tuesday evening, May 28, 120 Warsaw Community High School students from the class of 1998 were honored through various awards and many, many community-based scholarships, more are added each year.We have a wonderful community that cares about young people and excellence. I often joke about our local fanaticism with sports, (in my case fanaticism begins at home,) but the more I think about it I believe that Warsaw and the surrounding communities simply believe in their young people, and want to provide the best opportunities possible in sports, academics and many other areas as well.
Recently I spoke with a local banker and he estimated that $250,000 in scholarships and interest-free loans are provided to Kosciusko County residents each year. This is a mind-boggling figure and I take my hat off to this community. Thank you, Warsaw, I am proud to be a member of such an outstanding team.
Rick Swaim, WCHS
Awards Night Coordinator
Tornado
Last Thursday we lost our home and everything we own in the tornado that struck Mikel's Trailer Park. I would like to take the time to say thank you to everyone who helped us. While I can't list everyone individually, I would like to say a special thank you to the American Red Cross, Mount Tabor Church and especially the Kosciusko Animal Shelter. Words alone cannot begin to express the gratitude we feel. I speak for myself, my husband and all of our friends and neighbors when I say thank you to everyone who helped us in our time of need. Again, thank you.Shari and Richard Klingshirn
Etna Green
Teen Driver
I'm writing in regards to the article "Teen Driver Faces Multiple Charges" in the June 18 edition. I'd just like to ask Mr. David C. Kolbe how eight years in prison could possibly equal three deaths and two bodily injuries? Especially when arson of a church can equal 20-50 years. I've heard that a law was passed stating that if a person gets three felonies they automatically get life in prison. So why is it that Robinson is being charged with eight felonies, yet only faces up to eight years in prison. That's one year per felony! That's telling the youth of America that it's OK to drink and drive, and if you cause a death or three the punishment isn't that stiff, just never set a church on fire. What kind of message is that? Honestly I don't care how much Robinson cries or how remorseful he feels, he deserves life in prison for what he's done to the victims of his carelessness and their family and friends.Tammy Marcum
Palestine
Mason's Health Care
This letter is a little late in coming, but I want to give a big beautiful bouquet of roses to the staff at Mason's Health Care. I believe you should praise people for a job well done while they are still living.In April and May I had the privilege of being a patient as Mason's, as I was in rehabilitation following knee surgery. I was on the 300 floor. I would recommend this health care facility to anyone.
Please let me say a big thank you to the hard-working nurses, aides and support staff who were so kind, loving and caring. Another special thanks to the people working in physical therapy - boy, they were great.
My only negative remark would be aimed at the top management. The facility is very short-staffed, which I believe is because of low pay. I sincerely wish they could be paid more for the wonderful care they give residents.
God bless each of you - thanks so very much for all the care you gave me.
Lois Hammel
North Webster
Tootsie Roll Drive
Once again, Warsaw's Knights Of Columbus Council 4511 will be able to stand proudly among Indiana's councils when results from our Tootsie Roll campaign for developmentally disabled youth are tallied. Over the years we have been consistently at or near the top of the state rankings.Just over a month ago Knights, their families and volunteers from Cardinal Center and Kosciusko County Special Olympics were at intersections and storefronts with our yellow vests and plastic pitchers. In only two days we were able to raise $13,400 that will be distributed to these two organizations. All of the money stays here in our county, helping those of us who need the help.
Ask any of these volunteers and they will tell you that one of the most repeated responses we get on the street is, "All I have is some change." We want to assure you that those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters do add up. Or you can ask the nice lady at the bank who ran heavy bag after heavy bag through their coin counting machine!
All of this is simply a prelude to the real purpose of this letter, which is to express our heartfelt thanks once more to the generous citizens of Warsaw and Kosciusko County. Over the years no city in the state has been able to come close to duplicating your donations. As I put it to some fellows at our state meeting: "We make ourselves visible and hold out the pitchers; Warsaw does the rest." That we live and work among such caring and giving people is a matter of pride for Council 4511. Proud of you, and humbled by such kindness, we can only thank you.
Martin Pfister
Winona Lake
KofC Council 4511
Girl Scouting
It's summertime. That means picnics, swimming, family reunions and camping for many of us. And, when we think of camping, how many of us fondly remember days gone by, and the campfires, songs and s'mores of those lazy summer days? I remember all those experiences and more because as a young Girl Scout, I was able to spend time at Camp Ella J. Logan, the beautiful camp maintained by the Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council on Dewart Lake in Kosciusko County.This summer, Limberlost Council is ensuring our memories stay alive by planning an August 8-9 reunion celebration for the 70th anniversary of Camp Logan. As we search for the alumni, both campers and staff, from these years of Camp Logan, it is heartwarming to read the stories others are sharing about their camping experiences. It has been exciting to discover that the Camp Logan experience was so important to these women that after decades they have kept their souvenirs from their days at camp.
As we search for the alumni, both campers and staff, from these years of Camp Logan, it is heartwarming to read the stories others are sharing about their camping experiences. It has been exciting to discover that the Camp Logan experience was so important to these women that after decades they have kept their souvenirs from their days at camp. We've read letters from alumni who still remember their tentmates' names. We have received a copy of a diary from the 1930s that was written while at camp. Many of these letters, photos and newspaper clippings will be displayed during the reunion, so that all of us can share in the fun of remembering.
Others who are alumni of Camp Logan can receive an invitation to the reunion, call the Girl Scouts of Limberlost, Fort Wayne, 800-283-4812. Together, we'll keep the experiences of camping fresh in our minds, paving the way for another generation of young campers each summer.
Christine Myers
Fort Wayne
Drunk Driving
On the night of June 12, my niece and nephew were treated to McDonald's by their friends, Aaron Hatfield and Heather Florey, as payment for babysitting for them. They weren't hurting anybody, just minding their own business.Brandon Robinson thought it would be fun to drink and drive at a high rate of speed. He must have thought it would be fun to run a stop sign, too, because that's what he did.
I hope he had fun because he ruined the lives of three families. He killed my nephew, Tyler. He seriously injured my niece, Tiffany.
Never again will I be outside and hear "Hey,0 Aunt Bren, what are you doing?" as he rides his bike past my house. Never again will I hear his carefree laugh as he begs me to stop tickling him.
Tyler was such a beautiful boy. He had such a love for sports. He had a love for life.
Tyler's life was cut short because of a DRUNK DRIVER.
Please let justice be served! Make them pay for what they did.
Tyler, baby, we love you forever. You will always be in our hearts. All we have left are memories, but we will cherish these memories for as long as we live.
Brenda Bartley Wadkins
Claypool
Dr. Cross
Dr. Richard Cross was killed in a freak accident last night. When I heard this news I was shocked and stricken with a loss that is hard to describe.Dr. Cross was a gynecologist and a specialist in cancer in women.
Twenty-two years ago he told me that my premature baby, according to X-rays, would weigh approximately five pounds at birth. Specialists in Fort Wayne told me two to three pounds at birth. She weighed a healthy five pounds exactly.
Later, I again needed his services. A spot was found in my cervix that could lead to cancer. Dr. Cross had a new, at that time, technique that would freeze those cells and kill them, thus saving me from having a hysterectomy and any other treatments.
Twenty years later I went to him after a lump was found in my breast. He did the usual tests and told me I had breast cancer, and that I would need surgery. He had to do two surgeries before I was free of cancer.
He was a very straightforward doctor, he didn't mince words, he told you up front how it was. He had the hardest job I could ever imagine. Telling someone that they had cancer and then to have to tell them that the first surgery wasn't successful and he had to perform a second. He told me what he was going to do and what I was to go through in the future treatment-wise. He told me that I would lose my hair, but at least I'd grow it back, not like himself, his hair loss was permanent. He was a very serious straightforward doctor, but he also knew how to be kind, understanding and throw in some humor to help.
I know the confidence that I and many women in this town had in him. I know that due to his knowledge, he save my life.
Good doctors are hard to find. You see, he cared about the patient first. He did not care just for money. I was on Medicare, and he doesn't usually deal with Medicare patients because of all the hassle government programs are. But he told me that he would take me on as a patient because I needed him as a doctor.
He helped to sponsor and support a support group for women who had cancer, and had a staff that was also very supportive and understanding. He did everything he could to help me through the most difficult thing a person could have, cancer.
When I told him I didn't want to die, he said he'd do everything in his power to see that I didn't. And that cancer doesn't always mean death, and that I had too much to live for. He was remarkable, and there aren't enough words to describe all he did for me alone.
He may have died last night, but he still lives on in people like me.
Goodbye, Dr. Cross, I for one will surely miss you.
God bless you.
Susan Jones
Deadbeat Dad
I would like to know where all the new laws are on child support when you need them.My daughter has a baby eight months old. The dad has never paid a cent and says he never will. We have done everything we can with the courts and the child support enforcement people. They say they can't do anything because he is a self-employed carpenter.
He also has two kids by his first wife he doesn't support and one by a young girl he doesn't support. He did work a regular job and paid no support then.
Also I think someone should make this deadbeat pay his share or put him in jail. He apparently has no self-respect or no heart. Anyone who would abandon a small child could not have a heart. The taxpayers, my daughter and I pay for all four kids. Where's the law now? My daughter's name is Heather Robinson. His name is Ronnie Baldridge.
Frances Stambaugh
Burket
Cross Remembered
I feel so lost and I know there are many other women that feel as lost as I do. I have never had so much confidence in any one doctor as I had in Dr. Richard Cross. I have never been treated like one of the family, as I did when I walked through that office door. I really felt that everyone in that office truly cared about me and my health. All the smiles, laughter, kindness and helpfulness made me look forward to my appointments there. I'll always remember the kind, concerned way he told me that I had cancer, but not to worry because he was going to be there for me and take care of it, and he did all that, just as he promised. I always felt in such good caring hands with him and all his staff. I'm going to miss them all more than they could ever imagine. And I wonder ... does he know what a scary world it is without him to be there for us?Sally Goon
Leesburg
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- Government Spending - Thanks - Hats Off - Tornado - Teen Driver - Mason's Health Care - Tootsie Roll Drive - Girl Scouting - Drunk Driving - Dr. Cross - Deadbeat Dad - Cross Remembered
Government Spending
Now that is seems possible that the government may for once take in as much as it spends, the Congress wonders how to spend the "surplus." This is tantamount to saying that we never expect to pay our enormous debt, only to pay the interest on it, and we haven't kept that up. Each year the unpaid interest adds to the debt, even in the best of times. This is serious.David Gast
Thanks
Joy's dad, Paul Hainline, came here to live last fall, very feeble and in declining health. He died recently in Kosciusko Community Hospital. During his time here he was treated with love and care, respect and sensitivity by the many people he had contact with.We want to thank all who made his last months bearable. We think fondly of Jim Close and Doreen Rosbrugh, the staff at Grace Village Health Care, Multi-Township EMS, and the members of the First Baptist Church of Pierceton, for the loving concern they showed. And in his final days there was an outpouring of love and care from the associates at Kosciusko Community Hospital - physicians, nurses, aides, housekeeping, maintenance and especially Chaplain Randy Packer.
Dad was a quiet man who loved the Lord, loved his family, was faithful to his church, and always had a ready smile. We thank God for all who ministered to Dad in like spirit.
Ken and Joy McGarvey
Pierceton
Hats Off
Tuesday evening, May 28, 120 Warsaw Community High School students from the class of 1998 were honored through various awards and many, many community-based scholarships, more are added each year.We have a wonderful community that cares about young people and excellence. I often joke about our local fanaticism with sports, (in my case fanaticism begins at home,) but the more I think about it I believe that Warsaw and the surrounding communities simply believe in their young people, and want to provide the best opportunities possible in sports, academics and many other areas as well.
Recently I spoke with a local banker and he estimated that $250,000 in scholarships and interest-free loans are provided to Kosciusko County residents each year. This is a mind-boggling figure and I take my hat off to this community. Thank you, Warsaw, I am proud to be a member of such an outstanding team.
Rick Swaim, WCHS
Awards Night Coordinator
Tornado
Last Thursday we lost our home and everything we own in the tornado that struck Mikel's Trailer Park. I would like to take the time to say thank you to everyone who helped us. While I can't list everyone individually, I would like to say a special thank you to the American Red Cross, Mount Tabor Church and especially the Kosciusko Animal Shelter. Words alone cannot begin to express the gratitude we feel. I speak for myself, my husband and all of our friends and neighbors when I say thank you to everyone who helped us in our time of need. Again, thank you.Shari and Richard Klingshirn
Etna Green
Teen Driver
I'm writing in regards to the article "Teen Driver Faces Multiple Charges" in the June 18 edition. I'd just like to ask Mr. David C. Kolbe how eight years in prison could possibly equal three deaths and two bodily injuries? Especially when arson of a church can equal 20-50 years. I've heard that a law was passed stating that if a person gets three felonies they automatically get life in prison. So why is it that Robinson is being charged with eight felonies, yet only faces up to eight years in prison. That's one year per felony! That's telling the youth of America that it's OK to drink and drive, and if you cause a death or three the punishment isn't that stiff, just never set a church on fire. What kind of message is that? Honestly I don't care how much Robinson cries or how remorseful he feels, he deserves life in prison for what he's done to the victims of his carelessness and their family and friends.Tammy Marcum
Palestine
Mason's Health Care
This letter is a little late in coming, but I want to give a big beautiful bouquet of roses to the staff at Mason's Health Care. I believe you should praise people for a job well done while they are still living.In April and May I had the privilege of being a patient as Mason's, as I was in rehabilitation following knee surgery. I was on the 300 floor. I would recommend this health care facility to anyone.
Please let me say a big thank you to the hard-working nurses, aides and support staff who were so kind, loving and caring. Another special thanks to the people working in physical therapy - boy, they were great.
My only negative remark would be aimed at the top management. The facility is very short-staffed, which I believe is because of low pay. I sincerely wish they could be paid more for the wonderful care they give residents.
God bless each of you - thanks so very much for all the care you gave me.
Lois Hammel
North Webster
Tootsie Roll Drive
Once again, Warsaw's Knights Of Columbus Council 4511 will be able to stand proudly among Indiana's councils when results from our Tootsie Roll campaign for developmentally disabled youth are tallied. Over the years we have been consistently at or near the top of the state rankings.Just over a month ago Knights, their families and volunteers from Cardinal Center and Kosciusko County Special Olympics were at intersections and storefronts with our yellow vests and plastic pitchers. In only two days we were able to raise $13,400 that will be distributed to these two organizations. All of the money stays here in our county, helping those of us who need the help.
Ask any of these volunteers and they will tell you that one of the most repeated responses we get on the street is, "All I have is some change." We want to assure you that those pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters do add up. Or you can ask the nice lady at the bank who ran heavy bag after heavy bag through their coin counting machine!
All of this is simply a prelude to the real purpose of this letter, which is to express our heartfelt thanks once more to the generous citizens of Warsaw and Kosciusko County. Over the years no city in the state has been able to come close to duplicating your donations. As I put it to some fellows at our state meeting: "We make ourselves visible and hold out the pitchers; Warsaw does the rest." That we live and work among such caring and giving people is a matter of pride for Council 4511. Proud of you, and humbled by such kindness, we can only thank you.
Martin Pfister
Winona Lake
KofC Council 4511
Girl Scouting
It's summertime. That means picnics, swimming, family reunions and camping for many of us. And, when we think of camping, how many of us fondly remember days gone by, and the campfires, songs and s'mores of those lazy summer days? I remember all those experiences and more because as a young Girl Scout, I was able to spend time at Camp Ella J. Logan, the beautiful camp maintained by the Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council on Dewart Lake in Kosciusko County.This summer, Limberlost Council is ensuring our memories stay alive by planning an August 8-9 reunion celebration for the 70th anniversary of Camp Logan. As we search for the alumni, both campers and staff, from these years of Camp Logan, it is heartwarming to read the stories others are sharing about their camping experiences. It has been exciting to discover that the Camp Logan experience was so important to these women that after decades they have kept their souvenirs from their days at camp.
As we search for the alumni, both campers and staff, from these years of Camp Logan, it is heartwarming to read the stories others are sharing about their camping experiences. It has been exciting to discover that the Camp Logan experience was so important to these women that after decades they have kept their souvenirs from their days at camp. We've read letters from alumni who still remember their tentmates' names. We have received a copy of a diary from the 1930s that was written while at camp. Many of these letters, photos and newspaper clippings will be displayed during the reunion, so that all of us can share in the fun of remembering.
Others who are alumni of Camp Logan can receive an invitation to the reunion, call the Girl Scouts of Limberlost, Fort Wayne, 800-283-4812. Together, we'll keep the experiences of camping fresh in our minds, paving the way for another generation of young campers each summer.
Christine Myers
Fort Wayne
Drunk Driving
On the night of June 12, my niece and nephew were treated to McDonald's by their friends, Aaron Hatfield and Heather Florey, as payment for babysitting for them. They weren't hurting anybody, just minding their own business.Brandon Robinson thought it would be fun to drink and drive at a high rate of speed. He must have thought it would be fun to run a stop sign, too, because that's what he did.
I hope he had fun because he ruined the lives of three families. He killed my nephew, Tyler. He seriously injured my niece, Tiffany.
Never again will I be outside and hear "Hey,0 Aunt Bren, what are you doing?" as he rides his bike past my house. Never again will I hear his carefree laugh as he begs me to stop tickling him.
Tyler was such a beautiful boy. He had such a love for sports. He had a love for life.
Tyler's life was cut short because of a DRUNK DRIVER.
Please let justice be served! Make them pay for what they did.
Tyler, baby, we love you forever. You will always be in our hearts. All we have left are memories, but we will cherish these memories for as long as we live.
Brenda Bartley Wadkins
Claypool
Dr. Cross
Dr. Richard Cross was killed in a freak accident last night. When I heard this news I was shocked and stricken with a loss that is hard to describe.Dr. Cross was a gynecologist and a specialist in cancer in women.
Twenty-two years ago he told me that my premature baby, according to X-rays, would weigh approximately five pounds at birth. Specialists in Fort Wayne told me two to three pounds at birth. She weighed a healthy five pounds exactly.
Later, I again needed his services. A spot was found in my cervix that could lead to cancer. Dr. Cross had a new, at that time, technique that would freeze those cells and kill them, thus saving me from having a hysterectomy and any other treatments.
Twenty years later I went to him after a lump was found in my breast. He did the usual tests and told me I had breast cancer, and that I would need surgery. He had to do two surgeries before I was free of cancer.
He was a very straightforward doctor, he didn't mince words, he told you up front how it was. He had the hardest job I could ever imagine. Telling someone that they had cancer and then to have to tell them that the first surgery wasn't successful and he had to perform a second. He told me what he was going to do and what I was to go through in the future treatment-wise. He told me that I would lose my hair, but at least I'd grow it back, not like himself, his hair loss was permanent. He was a very serious straightforward doctor, but he also knew how to be kind, understanding and throw in some humor to help.
I know the confidence that I and many women in this town had in him. I know that due to his knowledge, he save my life.
Good doctors are hard to find. You see, he cared about the patient first. He did not care just for money. I was on Medicare, and he doesn't usually deal with Medicare patients because of all the hassle government programs are. But he told me that he would take me on as a patient because I needed him as a doctor.
He helped to sponsor and support a support group for women who had cancer, and had a staff that was also very supportive and understanding. He did everything he could to help me through the most difficult thing a person could have, cancer.
When I told him I didn't want to die, he said he'd do everything in his power to see that I didn't. And that cancer doesn't always mean death, and that I had too much to live for. He was remarkable, and there aren't enough words to describe all he did for me alone.
He may have died last night, but he still lives on in people like me.
Goodbye, Dr. Cross, I for one will surely miss you.
God bless you.
Susan Jones
Deadbeat Dad
I would like to know where all the new laws are on child support when you need them.My daughter has a baby eight months old. The dad has never paid a cent and says he never will. We have done everything we can with the courts and the child support enforcement people. They say they can't do anything because he is a self-employed carpenter.
He also has two kids by his first wife he doesn't support and one by a young girl he doesn't support. He did work a regular job and paid no support then.
Also I think someone should make this deadbeat pay his share or put him in jail. He apparently has no self-respect or no heart. Anyone who would abandon a small child could not have a heart. The taxpayers, my daughter and I pay for all four kids. Where's the law now? My daughter's name is Heather Robinson. His name is Ronnie Baldridge.
Frances Stambaugh
Burket
Cross Remembered
I feel so lost and I know there are many other women that feel as lost as I do. I have never had so much confidence in any one doctor as I had in Dr. Richard Cross. I have never been treated like one of the family, as I did when I walked through that office door. I really felt that everyone in that office truly cared about me and my health. All the smiles, laughter, kindness and helpfulness made me look forward to my appointments there. I'll always remember the kind, concerned way he told me that I had cancer, but not to worry because he was going to be there for me and take care of it, and he did all that, just as he promised. I always felt in such good caring hands with him and all his staff. I'm going to miss them all more than they could ever imagine. And I wonder ... does he know what a scary world it is without him to be there for us?Sally Goon
Leesburg
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