Letters to the Editor 07-02-2004
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- World War II - Sesquicentennial - Artificial Flowers - Sesqui Success - Depositions Available - Road Safety - CCS Says Thanks - Parade Success - Left Wing
World War II
Editor, Times-Union:World War II was a very long one - the word "world" is pertinent in this statement. But we had good reason for that war - a despot named Hitler who wanted to take over the world.
Even then, our then President Roosevelt was reluctant to involve the United States since he found upon his election - people with no jobs, many starving and men selling apples on the corner of many cities. My husband sold doughnuts for 10 cents a dozen door to door made by his mother.
President Roosevelt had managed to form several programs to put many men to work - on the bridges, roads, etc. PTA, WPA and for the older young men - CCC camps with "three squares a day!"
This at least restored a little dignity to honest hard-working men without jobs and gave them a little money to jingle in their pockets and food on their families' table.
But Churchill and President Roosevelt had spoken by phone for at least a year and our president knew he spoke the truth when he was told by Churchill that war was on their doorstep and that it was headed in our direction.
Then Pearl Harbor happened and President Roosevelt had no choice, we went to war.
Young men in those days were truly patriotic in every sense of the word, loved their country and many had already joined many branches of the service but every able-bodied man was needed and so the draft was started.
Our husbands, sons, fathers left to save our country and the question never came up as to when they would return if they lived through it, we all knew it would be after this war was finally won.
My daughter was 2 when she finally met her father - but she knew him. He was the man in the photo she kissed each night after our prayers and that uniform was so much a part of that picture that she called every soldier she saw "Daddy" until her own returned.
Many millions of men never lived to return home to their families and many families never heard exactly what had happened to them.
My mother thanked God every day that the war was finally over and the former president named Hoover who had preceded president Roosevelt as president was a forgotten man. Her question all during the misnamed "Great Depression" was, "Where are the two chickens in every pot he promised us?"
Donna Butche
Syracuse
Sesquicentennial
Editor, Times-Union:I didn't get out of the Entertainment Tent much last weekend during the Sesquicentennial Celebration because I was handling wall-to-wall performers' staging needs, but I could see the parade and people enjoying themselves as they walked by and watched the performances. This is due to months of thankless preparation by many people who came together to make last weekend possible. The Steering Committee, headed by Sally Hogan, consisted of Michelle Bormet, Carmen Lock, Jennifer Whitaker and Cindy Dobbins, were the ones who made it all happen while working through the committees that took care of all the details. Special thanks are in order for the Steering Committee and all those who worked tirelessly for months on many details to make the Sesquicentennial Celebration a great event.
On a personal note, I would like to thank the people who participated in the success of the Entertainment Tent. We had an exciting and entertaining schedule of performers that kept the tent filled with satisfied spectators and the stage filled with diverse performers, from 9-year-old violinists to leggy line dancers to seasoned vaudevillian imitators. All in all it was a great time.
Thanks to Carmen Lock, Lois Tucker, Melody Barker, Teresa Smith, and Linda Dilling who were the people that did all the planning and secured the performers for the Entertainment Tent. Special thanks go to Classic Arts Programs and Mountain Music for the use of their equipment, and the guys from the city and the trusties who helped with the tent and stage. And we could not have gotten through the weekend without the energy and good nature of our sound technicians; Jeff, Chris, Kyle and Shelly Prater, as well as Jessica Anderson, all of Paradise Music. Thank you for making my job so enjoyable, and thank you, Joe Ousley!
Thanks to all for a great weekend!
Trina Hoy
Entertainment Committee Chairwoman
via e-mail
Artificial Flowers
Editor, Times-Union:I am very, very disappointed. The display of artificial flowers along the Warsaw city streets is embarrassing and disgraceful in this farming and agricultural area. We don't live in the desert.
I drive through Cromwell and Ligonier regularly and enjoy their very attractive hanging and stationary planters filled with living flowers. You can hardly compare those smaller communities to our thriving and economically growing area.
When I traveled through Canada with family and friends in the summer of 2002, we marveled, as tourists, over the beautiful flowers in every city, town and village. We have never before, nor since, seen such natural beauty.
With all the efforts made to beautify the downtown area, this surely is a downgrade.
Carol Carlin
Warsaw
Sesqui Success
Editor, Times-Union:To all who had a part in the Warsaw Sesquicentennial Celebration - so many who worked so hard to put on a super event - a special thank-you for a job well done.
Dot Harris
Warsaw
Depositions Available
Editor, Times-Union:For those of you who are interested in the school situation and I hope most of you are. Depositions were taken on May 28 by attorney John Price of Dr. McGuire, Randy Thorpe and Jim Folk, also affidavits from two board members Gene England and Ron Yeiter were submitted. These deposition and affidavits are public documents and have now been posted on the Web site of the Concerned Citizens for Quality Education. You may review them at: www.educatethechildrenfirst.org
I encourage everyone to read these, they prove to be very interesting reading in my opinion. It's time we all became more interested in what is taking place in our school system, our children's education and how our tax dollars are being spent.
Kathy Lokotar
Silver Lake
via e-mail
Road Safety
Editor, Times-Union:To the ladies concerned about the safety of their farming families getting to and from the fields safely. ... Well, ladies, let me reassure you that you are not the only ones concerned about safety on the road or women in minivans. Over the past several weeks of nice riding weather, I've had a few instances of reckless, inconsiderate or incompetent drivers (to put it gently). If you think it's something else pulling implements and farm equipment ... take up riding a motorcycle. You ain't seen nothing yet! I've had people ride my fender so close I could turn around and tell what color their eyes were. I'd like to take the opportunity to remind everyone to be careful while driving because no matter how late you are to that soccer game, or late to pick up the kids, it's nowhere near as important as our fellow human being's life you're messing with. It's amazing what you can see in the rear view mirror of a bike. Let alone what's coming right at you. I've had women in minivans, young girls in small cars on cell phones and hot rod racers in beat-up trucks as well as the stand-by blue-haired angels. ... After years of riding, I thought I'd seen it all. ... But it just keeps on getting better everyday! Please pay attention to everyone on the road! It may be on of your loved ones' life you're saving, let alone your own!
Tisha A. Galloway
Leesburg
via e-mail
CCS Says Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:Combined Community Services would like to thank Sprint and all its area employees for their recent donation of food and funds. Weekly they had "cook-outs" and charged food or funds to enjoy the excellent food. Through their efforts, they filled the pantry shelves at CCS and raised over $1,200 in funding (with Sprint Corporation match) to assist those in need in Kosciusko County. Thank you for your continued support and caring.
Daniel Clay
Combined Community Services
Parade Success
Editor, Times-Union:As the Sesquicentennial festivities draw to a close, I wish to take this time to say a huge thank-you to all of those who helped to make the Sesquicentennial parade a success. I wish to extend my sincerest thank-you to the parade committee members, the drafted parade line-up crew and all the volunteers who gave their time to help make the parade a success. I enjoyed working with all the committee members and all 122 parade participants.
Stephanie Salyer
Sesquicentennial Parade Coordinator
Left Wing
Editor, Times-Union:Matt Perry:
When I talk to people about left wing screaming morons such as yourself, they don't seem to believe me.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Harold L. Kitson
Warsaw
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World War II
Editor, Times-Union:World War II was a very long one - the word "world" is pertinent in this statement. But we had good reason for that war - a despot named Hitler who wanted to take over the world.
Even then, our then President Roosevelt was reluctant to involve the United States since he found upon his election - people with no jobs, many starving and men selling apples on the corner of many cities. My husband sold doughnuts for 10 cents a dozen door to door made by his mother.
President Roosevelt had managed to form several programs to put many men to work - on the bridges, roads, etc. PTA, WPA and for the older young men - CCC camps with "three squares a day!"
This at least restored a little dignity to honest hard-working men without jobs and gave them a little money to jingle in their pockets and food on their families' table.
But Churchill and President Roosevelt had spoken by phone for at least a year and our president knew he spoke the truth when he was told by Churchill that war was on their doorstep and that it was headed in our direction.
Then Pearl Harbor happened and President Roosevelt had no choice, we went to war.
Young men in those days were truly patriotic in every sense of the word, loved their country and many had already joined many branches of the service but every able-bodied man was needed and so the draft was started.
Our husbands, sons, fathers left to save our country and the question never came up as to when they would return if they lived through it, we all knew it would be after this war was finally won.
My daughter was 2 when she finally met her father - but she knew him. He was the man in the photo she kissed each night after our prayers and that uniform was so much a part of that picture that she called every soldier she saw "Daddy" until her own returned.
Many millions of men never lived to return home to their families and many families never heard exactly what had happened to them.
My mother thanked God every day that the war was finally over and the former president named Hoover who had preceded president Roosevelt as president was a forgotten man. Her question all during the misnamed "Great Depression" was, "Where are the two chickens in every pot he promised us?"
Donna Butche
Syracuse
Sesquicentennial
Editor, Times-Union:I didn't get out of the Entertainment Tent much last weekend during the Sesquicentennial Celebration because I was handling wall-to-wall performers' staging needs, but I could see the parade and people enjoying themselves as they walked by and watched the performances. This is due to months of thankless preparation by many people who came together to make last weekend possible. The Steering Committee, headed by Sally Hogan, consisted of Michelle Bormet, Carmen Lock, Jennifer Whitaker and Cindy Dobbins, were the ones who made it all happen while working through the committees that took care of all the details. Special thanks are in order for the Steering Committee and all those who worked tirelessly for months on many details to make the Sesquicentennial Celebration a great event.
On a personal note, I would like to thank the people who participated in the success of the Entertainment Tent. We had an exciting and entertaining schedule of performers that kept the tent filled with satisfied spectators and the stage filled with diverse performers, from 9-year-old violinists to leggy line dancers to seasoned vaudevillian imitators. All in all it was a great time.
Thanks to Carmen Lock, Lois Tucker, Melody Barker, Teresa Smith, and Linda Dilling who were the people that did all the planning and secured the performers for the Entertainment Tent. Special thanks go to Classic Arts Programs and Mountain Music for the use of their equipment, and the guys from the city and the trusties who helped with the tent and stage. And we could not have gotten through the weekend without the energy and good nature of our sound technicians; Jeff, Chris, Kyle and Shelly Prater, as well as Jessica Anderson, all of Paradise Music. Thank you for making my job so enjoyable, and thank you, Joe Ousley!
Thanks to all for a great weekend!
Trina Hoy
Entertainment Committee Chairwoman
via e-mail
Artificial Flowers
Editor, Times-Union:I am very, very disappointed. The display of artificial flowers along the Warsaw city streets is embarrassing and disgraceful in this farming and agricultural area. We don't live in the desert.
I drive through Cromwell and Ligonier regularly and enjoy their very attractive hanging and stationary planters filled with living flowers. You can hardly compare those smaller communities to our thriving and economically growing area.
When I traveled through Canada with family and friends in the summer of 2002, we marveled, as tourists, over the beautiful flowers in every city, town and village. We have never before, nor since, seen such natural beauty.
With all the efforts made to beautify the downtown area, this surely is a downgrade.
Carol Carlin
Warsaw
Sesqui Success
Editor, Times-Union:To all who had a part in the Warsaw Sesquicentennial Celebration - so many who worked so hard to put on a super event - a special thank-you for a job well done.
Dot Harris
Warsaw
Depositions Available
Editor, Times-Union:For those of you who are interested in the school situation and I hope most of you are. Depositions were taken on May 28 by attorney John Price of Dr. McGuire, Randy Thorpe and Jim Folk, also affidavits from two board members Gene England and Ron Yeiter were submitted. These deposition and affidavits are public documents and have now been posted on the Web site of the Concerned Citizens for Quality Education. You may review them at: www.educatethechildrenfirst.org
I encourage everyone to read these, they prove to be very interesting reading in my opinion. It's time we all became more interested in what is taking place in our school system, our children's education and how our tax dollars are being spent.
Kathy Lokotar
Silver Lake
via e-mail
Road Safety
Editor, Times-Union:To the ladies concerned about the safety of their farming families getting to and from the fields safely. ... Well, ladies, let me reassure you that you are not the only ones concerned about safety on the road or women in minivans. Over the past several weeks of nice riding weather, I've had a few instances of reckless, inconsiderate or incompetent drivers (to put it gently). If you think it's something else pulling implements and farm equipment ... take up riding a motorcycle. You ain't seen nothing yet! I've had people ride my fender so close I could turn around and tell what color their eyes were. I'd like to take the opportunity to remind everyone to be careful while driving because no matter how late you are to that soccer game, or late to pick up the kids, it's nowhere near as important as our fellow human being's life you're messing with. It's amazing what you can see in the rear view mirror of a bike. Let alone what's coming right at you. I've had women in minivans, young girls in small cars on cell phones and hot rod racers in beat-up trucks as well as the stand-by blue-haired angels. ... After years of riding, I thought I'd seen it all. ... But it just keeps on getting better everyday! Please pay attention to everyone on the road! It may be on of your loved ones' life you're saving, let alone your own!
Tisha A. Galloway
Leesburg
via e-mail
CCS Says Thanks
Editor, Times-Union:Combined Community Services would like to thank Sprint and all its area employees for their recent donation of food and funds. Weekly they had "cook-outs" and charged food or funds to enjoy the excellent food. Through their efforts, they filled the pantry shelves at CCS and raised over $1,200 in funding (with Sprint Corporation match) to assist those in need in Kosciusko County. Thank you for your continued support and caring.
Daniel Clay
Combined Community Services
Parade Success
Editor, Times-Union:As the Sesquicentennial festivities draw to a close, I wish to take this time to say a huge thank-you to all of those who helped to make the Sesquicentennial parade a success. I wish to extend my sincerest thank-you to the parade committee members, the drafted parade line-up crew and all the volunteers who gave their time to help make the parade a success. I enjoyed working with all the committee members and all 122 parade participants.
Stephanie Salyer
Sesquicentennial Parade Coordinator
Left Wing
Editor, Times-Union:Matt Perry:
When I talk to people about left wing screaming morons such as yourself, they don't seem to believe me.
Thanks for clearing that up for me.
Harold L. Kitson
Warsaw
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