Letters to the Editor 10-21-2003
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Roving Chef - Lady Tiger Golf - Thomas Hall Concert - Have Pets Neutered - Taxpayers - Lose Mike Reagan - School Issues - Welcome Home - Blind Man
Roving Chef
Editor, Times-Union:It's that time of year when the Roving Chef is gearing up its hot meal program, starting the first Monday in November to the first of April. This year the truck will sit at Village Pantry by Marsh each Monday and Wednesday, and at Kmart each Friday. Serving time is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until people stop coming.
Last winter the Roving Chef served almost 6,000 hot meals as well as 29 family Christmas dinners. It could not have been done without your help and prayers. This year is going to be harder than ever, as Charlie has had to deal with a lot of medical problems that started with the death of her son and kept snowballing from one thing to another. She has not been able to do any fund-raising at all to generate funds for the winter program, except for one yard sale and the donation truck banks around town, so this year the program is starting out with a whole lot of prayer and all the support the community can give in prayer and monetary help.
The new phone number is 260-348-1156, and the mailing address is still P.O. Box 705, Pierceton, IN 46562.
Thanks to the Saint Anne's men's group, the truck is fully equipped with all gas appliances and the public is welcome to stop by the truck anytime and take a tour to see just how so many meals can come out of such a small place. Thank you again for your prayers and support. Don't forget to keep the Roving Chef in your prayers.
The Roving Chef
Pierceton
Lady Tiger Golf
Editor, Times-Union:The 2003-04 Warsaw Community High School Lady Tiger Golf team would like to say thank-you to the many people who all, in many ways, were an integral part of our success this golf season.
First of all, thank you to Coach LaLonde for helping us to believe in ourselves and for all of your encouragement throughout the season; to Mike LaLonde for watching the LaLonde children so that coach could be there for all of us; to Coach LaLonde's parents for the excellent pre-state meal at Chippendale in Kokomo; to our bus driver, Jack Town, for not only driving us around the state throughout the season as we played many matches, invitations and tournaments, but also for taking an interest in how we were playing by being a great fan and encouraging us throughout our rounds; to Dave and Jeff Schumaker at Stonehenge; to the Times-Union's Jen Gibson and Gary Nieter for coming down to Franklin to cover the state finals; to Dale Hubler of the Times-Union for the coverage during the 2003 season; to the local police department for the escort that you provided for us that made us feel really special; to Grandpa and Grandma Sadler for the flowers; to Mr. Fulkerson, the WCHS director of athletics, for his support; to Dianne Wulliman and all of the WCHS administrative team for the warm and encouraging send-off we received; to the athletic department for the sweatshirts; to all the businesses who displayed signs and showed their support; to everyone who sent us notes of encouragement and congratulations; to Don and Sondra Dicken for being our most special and loyal Tiger fans; and last, but certainly not least, to our parents: Mike and Lisa Bonahoom, Denny and Cindy Hepler, Dennis and Pat Manning, John and Deb Sadler and Tom and Deb Johnson for all of the snacks, balloons, love and encouragement you provided.
Again, thanks to everyone who made this possible. Please join us again next golf season as we look to "soar in 2004."
2003 Warsaw Community High School Lady Tigers Golf Team
Thomas Hall Concert
Editor, Times-Union:All too often we read about the negative things in life and not much about the good and positive things. Or sometimes we are guilty of just taking the good things for granted. Not so for me in this instance. It is time to speak out.
Last Saturday evening at the Warsaw Wesleyan Church here in Warsaw, Thomas Hall presented a wonderful concert. To all that did not attend the concert, you certainly missed out on getting your hearts blessed. Especially in this day and age to be with young talented adults who are sharing their gifts, talents and love freely with all that do attend.
To Thomas Hall, our sincere thanks for a very memorable evening. Thomas, your musical gifts in song and piano, your inspiring witness and your love for our God were a shining example for all of us who did attend. Also a challenge for all of us to be bolder with our testimonies and to strive to be more like Christ. Readers, if you ever get the opportunity to attend a Thomas Hall concert, please don't miss it!
Thomas, we are so proud of you and your walk with God.
Carolyn Nelson and friends
Warsaw
Have Pets Neutered
Editor, Times-Union:Last Friday, walking, I found a half starved little kitten east of South Barbee Drive. Shame on you! Brought it home and it drank water, saucer of milk and bowl of adult cat food. With its tummy full it played and played. Made a makeshift potty and put in rec. room. But it wanted in with me and my cats, so left it in. It was so cute!
Finally examined it and sure enough, it had fleas. So, carried food, water and potty to garage, made it a bed and put night light for it.
Made phone calls, knocked on doors Saturday. I couldn't keep little guy as have two indoor cats and couldn't afford another.
It bonded with you, and you dumped it like a piece of garbage. Shame on you, as that's cruel!
We took it to animal shelter, maybe will find a decent home next time. Have your pet altered, so won't see ads, "free kittens."
Barbara J. Hawn
Pierceton
Taxpayers
Editor, Times-Union:Attention all taxpayers: Would someone please print in the Times-Union, letter to the editor, the law that says we have to pay taxes? Thank you. Have a nice day.
Michael L. Stevens
Pierceton
via e-mail
Lose Mike Reagan
Editor, Times-Union:Would you consider giving the Times-Union readers a break and finding a replacement for Mike Reagan. One has to wonder were he not the offspring of Ronald Reagan would he even be in print. I find his writing about on par with high school sophomore English class assignments to write political essays. To make matters worse, we are forced to look at his smirking pose.
With today's vast pool of political pundits surely the editorial board of the Times-Union can come up with a suitably "righteous" political writer, sans the illogic, the whine and the smirk.
Tam Vogel
Winona Lake
via e-mail
School Issues
Editor, Times-Union:Your News Views in the Oct. 11 paper covered a multitude of if's, and's and but's in the past, present and future. I agree with you about 75 percent. I attended the Sept. 15 school board meeting. It made me ill to sit there and watch the cold, vindictive, uninterested expressions on the faces of the four board members. It was such a farce. Those people were standing there pleading for them not to close their schools. Oh, they sat through their comments but they did not hear them. These people from Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood had actual figures with back-up papers for proof.
They asked Mr. McGuire if he had any figures to substantiate a savings of $300,000 a year if they closed these three elementary schools, and he said, "No." Well, how can that be? He has no figures to close those schools but he and his five school board members, namely Allebach, Chamberlain, Cathy Folk, Jim Folk and Minatel, borrowed $30 million and have no figures to show for it? They are closing three schools because they cannot afford "the luxury" of them but they can afford to borrow $30 million for a $7 million sports complex, an addition to the Administration Building and an auditorium.
Now, I ask you, are these more important than keeping our elementary schools? These schools were the subject of this whole matter, not all this building. Why are we closing these schools, then having to bus these little K- to sixth-graders more than an hour in the dark so they can go to an overcrowded classroom or be shoved into a "chicken coop" and in the same breath borrow $30 million for unnecessary building?
If they do close these schools and they save $300,000 the first year then over $600,000 the subsequent years, maybe they could apply these savings toward the $30 million debt. It would cancel out the debt in approximately 50 years. This is the mess our new superintendent and his five school board members have gotten us into. We had two members who voted against closing these schools but that was not enough. This whole mess is ludicrous and I think we should have a recall on these five board members. If you don't believe me, Warsaw taxpayers, just wait until we start paying taxes on the $30 million payback.
Bill and Jeannette Sadler
Warsaw
Welcome Home
Editor, Times-Union:The Warsaw Community Development Corp., The American Legion and the Salvation Army would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank-you to all of those who helped to prepare and set up for Operation Welcome Home on Oct. 17. We would also like to thank everyone who came out to Welcome Home our National Guard troops. Most of all, we would like to thank all of the members of Company A, 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry for their service and protection of our country and our community. Warsaw appreciates you!
Carmen Lock
WCDC
via e-mail
Blind Man
Editor, Times-Union:Since I've reacquired "The Blind Man," I've located several blinds that had previously been sent to the distributor for repairs.
I've been able to find some of the owners, and had their blinds repaired and returned. If you are missing a blind, please call me. I may have found it.
Dennis Lundgren
The original "Blind Man"
Warsaw
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- Roving Chef - Lady Tiger Golf - Thomas Hall Concert - Have Pets Neutered - Taxpayers - Lose Mike Reagan - School Issues - Welcome Home - Blind Man
Roving Chef
Editor, Times-Union:It's that time of year when the Roving Chef is gearing up its hot meal program, starting the first Monday in November to the first of April. This year the truck will sit at Village Pantry by Marsh each Monday and Wednesday, and at Kmart each Friday. Serving time is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. or until people stop coming.
Last winter the Roving Chef served almost 6,000 hot meals as well as 29 family Christmas dinners. It could not have been done without your help and prayers. This year is going to be harder than ever, as Charlie has had to deal with a lot of medical problems that started with the death of her son and kept snowballing from one thing to another. She has not been able to do any fund-raising at all to generate funds for the winter program, except for one yard sale and the donation truck banks around town, so this year the program is starting out with a whole lot of prayer and all the support the community can give in prayer and monetary help.
The new phone number is 260-348-1156, and the mailing address is still P.O. Box 705, Pierceton, IN 46562.
Thanks to the Saint Anne's men's group, the truck is fully equipped with all gas appliances and the public is welcome to stop by the truck anytime and take a tour to see just how so many meals can come out of such a small place. Thank you again for your prayers and support. Don't forget to keep the Roving Chef in your prayers.
The Roving Chef
Pierceton
Lady Tiger Golf
Editor, Times-Union:The 2003-04 Warsaw Community High School Lady Tiger Golf team would like to say thank-you to the many people who all, in many ways, were an integral part of our success this golf season.
First of all, thank you to Coach LaLonde for helping us to believe in ourselves and for all of your encouragement throughout the season; to Mike LaLonde for watching the LaLonde children so that coach could be there for all of us; to Coach LaLonde's parents for the excellent pre-state meal at Chippendale in Kokomo; to our bus driver, Jack Town, for not only driving us around the state throughout the season as we played many matches, invitations and tournaments, but also for taking an interest in how we were playing by being a great fan and encouraging us throughout our rounds; to Dave and Jeff Schumaker at Stonehenge; to the Times-Union's Jen Gibson and Gary Nieter for coming down to Franklin to cover the state finals; to Dale Hubler of the Times-Union for the coverage during the 2003 season; to the local police department for the escort that you provided for us that made us feel really special; to Grandpa and Grandma Sadler for the flowers; to Mr. Fulkerson, the WCHS director of athletics, for his support; to Dianne Wulliman and all of the WCHS administrative team for the warm and encouraging send-off we received; to the athletic department for the sweatshirts; to all the businesses who displayed signs and showed their support; to everyone who sent us notes of encouragement and congratulations; to Don and Sondra Dicken for being our most special and loyal Tiger fans; and last, but certainly not least, to our parents: Mike and Lisa Bonahoom, Denny and Cindy Hepler, Dennis and Pat Manning, John and Deb Sadler and Tom and Deb Johnson for all of the snacks, balloons, love and encouragement you provided.
Again, thanks to everyone who made this possible. Please join us again next golf season as we look to "soar in 2004."
2003 Warsaw Community High School Lady Tigers Golf Team
Thomas Hall Concert
Editor, Times-Union:All too often we read about the negative things in life and not much about the good and positive things. Or sometimes we are guilty of just taking the good things for granted. Not so for me in this instance. It is time to speak out.
Last Saturday evening at the Warsaw Wesleyan Church here in Warsaw, Thomas Hall presented a wonderful concert. To all that did not attend the concert, you certainly missed out on getting your hearts blessed. Especially in this day and age to be with young talented adults who are sharing their gifts, talents and love freely with all that do attend.
To Thomas Hall, our sincere thanks for a very memorable evening. Thomas, your musical gifts in song and piano, your inspiring witness and your love for our God were a shining example for all of us who did attend. Also a challenge for all of us to be bolder with our testimonies and to strive to be more like Christ. Readers, if you ever get the opportunity to attend a Thomas Hall concert, please don't miss it!
Thomas, we are so proud of you and your walk with God.
Carolyn Nelson and friends
Warsaw
Have Pets Neutered
Editor, Times-Union:Last Friday, walking, I found a half starved little kitten east of South Barbee Drive. Shame on you! Brought it home and it drank water, saucer of milk and bowl of adult cat food. With its tummy full it played and played. Made a makeshift potty and put in rec. room. But it wanted in with me and my cats, so left it in. It was so cute!
Finally examined it and sure enough, it had fleas. So, carried food, water and potty to garage, made it a bed and put night light for it.
Made phone calls, knocked on doors Saturday. I couldn't keep little guy as have two indoor cats and couldn't afford another.
It bonded with you, and you dumped it like a piece of garbage. Shame on you, as that's cruel!
We took it to animal shelter, maybe will find a decent home next time. Have your pet altered, so won't see ads, "free kittens."
Barbara J. Hawn
Pierceton
Taxpayers
Editor, Times-Union:Attention all taxpayers: Would someone please print in the Times-Union, letter to the editor, the law that says we have to pay taxes? Thank you. Have a nice day.
Michael L. Stevens
Pierceton
via e-mail
Lose Mike Reagan
Editor, Times-Union:Would you consider giving the Times-Union readers a break and finding a replacement for Mike Reagan. One has to wonder were he not the offspring of Ronald Reagan would he even be in print. I find his writing about on par with high school sophomore English class assignments to write political essays. To make matters worse, we are forced to look at his smirking pose.
With today's vast pool of political pundits surely the editorial board of the Times-Union can come up with a suitably "righteous" political writer, sans the illogic, the whine and the smirk.
Tam Vogel
Winona Lake
via e-mail
School Issues
Editor, Times-Union:Your News Views in the Oct. 11 paper covered a multitude of if's, and's and but's in the past, present and future. I agree with you about 75 percent. I attended the Sept. 15 school board meeting. It made me ill to sit there and watch the cold, vindictive, uninterested expressions on the faces of the four board members. It was such a farce. Those people were standing there pleading for them not to close their schools. Oh, they sat through their comments but they did not hear them. These people from Claypool, Silver Lake and Atwood had actual figures with back-up papers for proof.
They asked Mr. McGuire if he had any figures to substantiate a savings of $300,000 a year if they closed these three elementary schools, and he said, "No." Well, how can that be? He has no figures to close those schools but he and his five school board members, namely Allebach, Chamberlain, Cathy Folk, Jim Folk and Minatel, borrowed $30 million and have no figures to show for it? They are closing three schools because they cannot afford "the luxury" of them but they can afford to borrow $30 million for a $7 million sports complex, an addition to the Administration Building and an auditorium.
Now, I ask you, are these more important than keeping our elementary schools? These schools were the subject of this whole matter, not all this building. Why are we closing these schools, then having to bus these little K- to sixth-graders more than an hour in the dark so they can go to an overcrowded classroom or be shoved into a "chicken coop" and in the same breath borrow $30 million for unnecessary building?
If they do close these schools and they save $300,000 the first year then over $600,000 the subsequent years, maybe they could apply these savings toward the $30 million debt. It would cancel out the debt in approximately 50 years. This is the mess our new superintendent and his five school board members have gotten us into. We had two members who voted against closing these schools but that was not enough. This whole mess is ludicrous and I think we should have a recall on these five board members. If you don't believe me, Warsaw taxpayers, just wait until we start paying taxes on the $30 million payback.
Bill and Jeannette Sadler
Warsaw
Welcome Home
Editor, Times-Union:The Warsaw Community Development Corp., The American Legion and the Salvation Army would like to extend a sincere and heartfelt thank-you to all of those who helped to prepare and set up for Operation Welcome Home on Oct. 17. We would also like to thank everyone who came out to Welcome Home our National Guard troops. Most of all, we would like to thank all of the members of Company A, 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry for their service and protection of our country and our community. Warsaw appreciates you!
Carmen Lock
WCDC
via e-mail
Blind Man
Editor, Times-Union:Since I've reacquired "The Blind Man," I've located several blinds that had previously been sent to the distributor for repairs.
I've been able to find some of the owners, and had their blinds repaired and returned. If you are missing a blind, please call me. I may have found it.
Dennis Lundgren
The original "Blind Man"
Warsaw
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