Letters to the Editor 07-06-2001
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Gas Prices - Paying The Bills - Special Olympics - Guns Are Guns - Winona Celebrates - Whitko History - Winona
Gas Prices
Editor, Times-Union:The people of Warsaw need to be congratulated on helping keep the gas prices down in Warsaw. The gas stations are having a hard time keeping up changing the prices daily. The fight is still on and the more we know as consumers the more we will save our hard earned dollars in the long run. I went to each gas station locally to find out how much each charges and what kind of fuel they have to offer. I found that there is every octane imaginable and how can you compare apples to apples when some stations want you to think you are getting what the others are charging when you are getting a lesser grade of gas. I found octanes of 86, 87, 89, 92, 93, 94 and diesel at Warsaw gas stations. Most cars manufacturers recommend 87 octane to keep it in good working condition. Now I wonder what is considered regular, mid-grade and premium? The consumer needs to know this when shopping for gas otherwise you are lining the pockets of the gas stations. I found one gas station charges diesel at $1.32 where another charges $1.56 so there is no competition in the diesel fuel in Warsaw.
Maybe that is the reason Joe Thallemer was so concerned about diesel pumps for Meijer gas station at the city council meeting. For people with Internet access, there is a Web site called www.gaspricewatch.com that lets you key in your zip code and help input gas prices when you go to fill up your tank. This can help solve driving all over Warsaw for the lowest prices.
The more volunteers from Warsaw on helping update gas prices on this site will make shopping for gas easier. Don't be fooled by some gas stations' pricing that considers 86 octane as (87) regular when it is really (86) economy grade. This can be confusing and I feel it was intended to be confusing but armed with this information you won't be taken the next time you are at the pump.
Jeff Bridge
Warsaw
via e-mail
Paying The Bills
Editor, Times-Union:Handshake and a promise. If ya can remember, that's all it took to pay a bill. I have always lived by that and it hasn't failed me yet. I am glad to see KCH has hired a new administrator. Mr. Mullins may want to start looking for weaknesses in the billing department first. I have never had a problem with KCH till now. I was taught to pay my bills not dodge them, and to this day have done so. I've had to make payments on some but have always paid them. I was in the ER a few months ago. My insurance took care of most, but I still owed KCH somewhere in the amount of 700 bucks. I spoke with the billing department and told them I could only afford 10 bucks a month for now. My support obligation was coming up soon to terminate it. That was in about 4 months. They said fine I told them that I would increase it to 25 bucks a month. They accepted that for the time being. I never missed a payment for the last 7 months when this first started. Monday the 2nd of July this week I received a collection notice in the mail from a local collection agency. I called KCH to straighten this out. Gotta give them some credit here, they tried and so did I. They told me they had left 2 messages on my voice mail for me to get back with them. I never received them, that's why they turned it over to the collection agency. KCH told me that if I could start paying a hundred bucks a month it would be OK. I told them I couldn't afford it. KCH told me they couldn't pull it back. I said OK. Kinda funny, though, I set up the same payment plan with the collection agency. Heck, I always thought that if ya made the effort to pay your bills, that most places would accept that. Guess I was wrong. I guess my money is good with the collection agency, but not by KCH. Well, Mr. Mullins, I guess you have your job cut out for you and you might want to check out my past history with KCH. You might just see that I have always paid KCH. It may have took some time but have always paid my bill off. Now I am wondering how many this has happened to that haven't spoken up? Ahhhhhhh shucks, I forgot it's a profit hospital now. Can any one remember house calls from the Doc? They use to trade a couple of chickens and a dozen eggs just for the Doc to see them. I guess KCH thought I gave them to dead chickens and some rotten eggs. Like I said, a handshake and a promise. We live in a complicated world but just think for just that one second. Just a handshake and a promise. Oh, by the way, I still live by that.
Stephen Burgh
Warsaw
via e-mail
Special Olympics
Editor, Times-Union:The theme for this year's Indiana Special Olympic Games was "A Kaleidoscope of Opportunities." The athletes from Kosciusko Countycertainly rose to the challenge and took full advantage of their opportunities. The opening ceremonies were spectacular with a parade of over 2,000 athletes, 700 chaperones and 900 volunteers. We were all entertained by a dazzling display of bicycle tricks, impressive presentation of basketball acrobatics and a fantastic performance of jumping rope that included many tricks in the dark.
Over 300 Fraternal Order of Police volunteers gathered in Indianapolis and ran legs of the 74-mile trip to Terre Haute carrying the Special Olympic torch. This is part of their annual fund-raiser to help out Special Olympics Indiana. This year they raised over $200,000.
Each of the 28 athletes that attended came home with no worse than a sixth-place ribbon. Many brought home gleaming gold, silver and bronze medals. Special recognition should go to each member of the four-person Bocce teams as they brought home a gold medal and a fourth-place ribbon in their first year of competition. If you know any of the athletes that participated in the Summer Games, please congratulate them on a job well done.
Many of the athletes have now shifted gears and are practicing their skills in either softball or golf. Some of the athletes are taking the summer off and waiting until fall to start basketball, bowling or football. If you would like to know more about Special Olympics in Kosciusko County, contact Becky Walls at 594-2962.
Gene Hughes
On behalf of the board of directors
Special Olympics Kosciusko County
Guns Are Guns
Editor, Times-Union:Ever hear the term "divide and conquer?" In the old days of massed armies it was imperative to keep your forces concentrated. If your opponent could catch you divided or lure you into dividing your forces, he could then destroy the segments in detail.
We have that very situation today in the firearms community. We seem to be divided into two groups: hunters and shooters. It appears that shooters are being attacked by anti-gunners and hunters by animal rights activists. In truth, however, the anti groups are combining forces. The anti-gunners' ultimate goal is to eliminate all firearms from this society, which is impossible as long as hunting is allowed.
The strategy at this time appears to be for the anti-gunners to make an all-out assault on the shooters while the animal rights groups distract the hunters. Once the shooters have been eliminated, both groups can combine to destroy the hunters.
The problem is it's working. Although most shooters seem to get the picture, many hunters do not. Many hunters don't seem to be able to get it through their heads that their recreation is just as jeopardized as sport shooting.
The only way the firearms community is going to survive these assaults is to stand together shoulder to shoulder. I don't care if you have no interest in handguns. I don't care if you have no interest in semi-automatic military rifles. If we don't stand together in this, the Second Amendment and more than 200 years of tradition will go down the tubes.
Harold Kitson
Warsaw
Winona Celebrates
Editor, Times-Union:The Fourth of July activities at Winona Lake Park this holiday were super! I want to thank all those who worked so hard to make this day such a success. All the activities were so well organized. It was wonderful to see all the families out and enjoying the day.
And the Saturday evening fireworks were the best ever!
And the great finish was the wonderful concert in the Winona Lake Park Sunday. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic was too good!
Thanks to all.
Karol Piecuch
Winona Lake
Whitko History
Editor, Times-Union:As a first-year graduate of Whitko High School in 1972, I beg to differ with the staff writer on page 3B, in your paper of Friday, June 29th. True that Mr. Patrick was the head basketball coach from day one ... , BUT as I've stated: Whitko's first year in existence was school year 1971-1972. Therefore, with a little math, anyone can see that is only 29 years. There is no way the school could have changed coaches four times in the last six years AND STILL be 29 years with Patrick as coach. Mr. Patrick started at South Whitley High School before Pierceton, Larwill and South Whitley consolidated into one school. Those of us from Pierceton and Larwill wish someone would get the facts straight for once. Check it out and you'll find that I'm correct.
Cathy Lundgren
Warsaw
Winona
Editor, Times-Union:What a wonderful day in the park! Winona Lake celebrated the Fourth of July in grand style. A huge thanks goes to the co-chairmen, Kirk and Lori McCutcheon, and their team of coordinators, Amy Stephenson, Denny Duncan, Angie and Carolyn Gakstatter and Jan Illingworth. Your hard work paid off. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
Willa Henry
Winona Lake Park Board
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- Gas Prices - Paying The Bills - Special Olympics - Guns Are Guns - Winona Celebrates - Whitko History - Winona
Gas Prices
Editor, Times-Union:The people of Warsaw need to be congratulated on helping keep the gas prices down in Warsaw. The gas stations are having a hard time keeping up changing the prices daily. The fight is still on and the more we know as consumers the more we will save our hard earned dollars in the long run. I went to each gas station locally to find out how much each charges and what kind of fuel they have to offer. I found that there is every octane imaginable and how can you compare apples to apples when some stations want you to think you are getting what the others are charging when you are getting a lesser grade of gas. I found octanes of 86, 87, 89, 92, 93, 94 and diesel at Warsaw gas stations. Most cars manufacturers recommend 87 octane to keep it in good working condition. Now I wonder what is considered regular, mid-grade and premium? The consumer needs to know this when shopping for gas otherwise you are lining the pockets of the gas stations. I found one gas station charges diesel at $1.32 where another charges $1.56 so there is no competition in the diesel fuel in Warsaw.
Maybe that is the reason Joe Thallemer was so concerned about diesel pumps for Meijer gas station at the city council meeting. For people with Internet access, there is a Web site called www.gaspricewatch.com that lets you key in your zip code and help input gas prices when you go to fill up your tank. This can help solve driving all over Warsaw for the lowest prices.
The more volunteers from Warsaw on helping update gas prices on this site will make shopping for gas easier. Don't be fooled by some gas stations' pricing that considers 86 octane as (87) regular when it is really (86) economy grade. This can be confusing and I feel it was intended to be confusing but armed with this information you won't be taken the next time you are at the pump.
Jeff Bridge
Warsaw
via e-mail
Paying The Bills
Editor, Times-Union:Handshake and a promise. If ya can remember, that's all it took to pay a bill. I have always lived by that and it hasn't failed me yet. I am glad to see KCH has hired a new administrator. Mr. Mullins may want to start looking for weaknesses in the billing department first. I have never had a problem with KCH till now. I was taught to pay my bills not dodge them, and to this day have done so. I've had to make payments on some but have always paid them. I was in the ER a few months ago. My insurance took care of most, but I still owed KCH somewhere in the amount of 700 bucks. I spoke with the billing department and told them I could only afford 10 bucks a month for now. My support obligation was coming up soon to terminate it. That was in about 4 months. They said fine I told them that I would increase it to 25 bucks a month. They accepted that for the time being. I never missed a payment for the last 7 months when this first started. Monday the 2nd of July this week I received a collection notice in the mail from a local collection agency. I called KCH to straighten this out. Gotta give them some credit here, they tried and so did I. They told me they had left 2 messages on my voice mail for me to get back with them. I never received them, that's why they turned it over to the collection agency. KCH told me that if I could start paying a hundred bucks a month it would be OK. I told them I couldn't afford it. KCH told me they couldn't pull it back. I said OK. Kinda funny, though, I set up the same payment plan with the collection agency. Heck, I always thought that if ya made the effort to pay your bills, that most places would accept that. Guess I was wrong. I guess my money is good with the collection agency, but not by KCH. Well, Mr. Mullins, I guess you have your job cut out for you and you might want to check out my past history with KCH. You might just see that I have always paid KCH. It may have took some time but have always paid my bill off. Now I am wondering how many this has happened to that haven't spoken up? Ahhhhhhh shucks, I forgot it's a profit hospital now. Can any one remember house calls from the Doc? They use to trade a couple of chickens and a dozen eggs just for the Doc to see them. I guess KCH thought I gave them to dead chickens and some rotten eggs. Like I said, a handshake and a promise. We live in a complicated world but just think for just that one second. Just a handshake and a promise. Oh, by the way, I still live by that.
Stephen Burgh
Warsaw
via e-mail
Special Olympics
Editor, Times-Union:The theme for this year's Indiana Special Olympic Games was "A Kaleidoscope of Opportunities." The athletes from Kosciusko Countycertainly rose to the challenge and took full advantage of their opportunities. The opening ceremonies were spectacular with a parade of over 2,000 athletes, 700 chaperones and 900 volunteers. We were all entertained by a dazzling display of bicycle tricks, impressive presentation of basketball acrobatics and a fantastic performance of jumping rope that included many tricks in the dark.
Over 300 Fraternal Order of Police volunteers gathered in Indianapolis and ran legs of the 74-mile trip to Terre Haute carrying the Special Olympic torch. This is part of their annual fund-raiser to help out Special Olympics Indiana. This year they raised over $200,000.
Each of the 28 athletes that attended came home with no worse than a sixth-place ribbon. Many brought home gleaming gold, silver and bronze medals. Special recognition should go to each member of the four-person Bocce teams as they brought home a gold medal and a fourth-place ribbon in their first year of competition. If you know any of the athletes that participated in the Summer Games, please congratulate them on a job well done.
Many of the athletes have now shifted gears and are practicing their skills in either softball or golf. Some of the athletes are taking the summer off and waiting until fall to start basketball, bowling or football. If you would like to know more about Special Olympics in Kosciusko County, contact Becky Walls at 594-2962.
Gene Hughes
On behalf of the board of directors
Special Olympics Kosciusko County
Guns Are Guns
Editor, Times-Union:Ever hear the term "divide and conquer?" In the old days of massed armies it was imperative to keep your forces concentrated. If your opponent could catch you divided or lure you into dividing your forces, he could then destroy the segments in detail.
We have that very situation today in the firearms community. We seem to be divided into two groups: hunters and shooters. It appears that shooters are being attacked by anti-gunners and hunters by animal rights activists. In truth, however, the anti groups are combining forces. The anti-gunners' ultimate goal is to eliminate all firearms from this society, which is impossible as long as hunting is allowed.
The strategy at this time appears to be for the anti-gunners to make an all-out assault on the shooters while the animal rights groups distract the hunters. Once the shooters have been eliminated, both groups can combine to destroy the hunters.
The problem is it's working. Although most shooters seem to get the picture, many hunters do not. Many hunters don't seem to be able to get it through their heads that their recreation is just as jeopardized as sport shooting.
The only way the firearms community is going to survive these assaults is to stand together shoulder to shoulder. I don't care if you have no interest in handguns. I don't care if you have no interest in semi-automatic military rifles. If we don't stand together in this, the Second Amendment and more than 200 years of tradition will go down the tubes.
Harold Kitson
Warsaw
Winona Celebrates
Editor, Times-Union:The Fourth of July activities at Winona Lake Park this holiday were super! I want to thank all those who worked so hard to make this day such a success. All the activities were so well organized. It was wonderful to see all the families out and enjoying the day.
And the Saturday evening fireworks were the best ever!
And the great finish was the wonderful concert in the Winona Lake Park Sunday. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic was too good!
Thanks to all.
Karol Piecuch
Winona Lake
Whitko History
Editor, Times-Union:As a first-year graduate of Whitko High School in 1972, I beg to differ with the staff writer on page 3B, in your paper of Friday, June 29th. True that Mr. Patrick was the head basketball coach from day one ... , BUT as I've stated: Whitko's first year in existence was school year 1971-1972. Therefore, with a little math, anyone can see that is only 29 years. There is no way the school could have changed coaches four times in the last six years AND STILL be 29 years with Patrick as coach. Mr. Patrick started at South Whitley High School before Pierceton, Larwill and South Whitley consolidated into one school. Those of us from Pierceton and Larwill wish someone would get the facts straight for once. Check it out and you'll find that I'm correct.
Cathy Lundgren
Warsaw
Winona
Editor, Times-Union:What a wonderful day in the park! Winona Lake celebrated the Fourth of July in grand style. A huge thanks goes to the co-chairmen, Kirk and Lori McCutcheon, and their team of coordinators, Amy Stephenson, Denny Duncan, Angie and Carolyn Gakstatter and Jan Illingworth. Your hard work paid off. Your efforts are truly appreciated.
Willa Henry
Winona Lake Park Board
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