Letters to the Editor 12-01-1997
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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- Animal Welfare - Winona Issue - Rails To Trails - Juvenile Problems
Animal Welfare
Editor, Times-Union:Being animal lovers, we are delighted to know that the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County is active and pressing forward actively.
Its primary concerns are education of the public of the animal problems, spaying and neutering, and keeping all inoculations current.
It is our hope that you, the caring people of Kosciusko County, will get behind the AWL 120 percent, helping us to achieve the high AWL goals. Why not write to Box 1906, Warsaw, or call 267-8566 for more information and membership?
Also, we are planning a meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in city council chambers. The public is invited.
We're going to do all we can - how about all of you?
Margaret F. Scott
Warsaw
Winona Issue
Editor, Times-Union:Your editorial in the Nov. 22 edition of the Times-Union, "For Some People Change Is A Difficult Thing," was most helpful. While a number of the letters you have printed on the issue of the Winona Lake project were well written and attempted to clearly state the issue at hand, your recent column seemed to state it quite well.
The inability to grasp the significance of the work of the Winona Restoration Corporation and the potential it brings to what has been a seriously decaying community has been beyond my capability to understand. The perspective held by some regarding an anti-alcohol position in Christian scripture, while believed by some, is not the issue. No one, and especially Dr. Miller and Mr. Wilcoxson, is forcing anyone to do anything against his or her principles. From my point of view, their foundational objective is to restore and make new what a community, over time, allowed to atrophy to the brink of no return. No one without the respect of Winona's history and a vision for its future would be interested in developing such a plan that will, in the end, benefit an entire community rather than a fortunate few. A full service hotel and lakeside eatery will do far more than serve welcomed guests to Winona Lake. These facilities, and the others to come, will be extraordinary gifts that will be ours to enjoy as well! I also find it difficult to believe they will do anything but help us to regain what short-sighted leadership caused us to lose.
Let's wake up and realize the extraordinary gift that will be ours to enjoy and share with others, and let's take responsibility as residents of Winona Lake by offering support, encouragement and gratitude to Winona Restoration Corporation.
Lyle Shenefield
Winona Lake
Rails To Trails
Editor, Times-Union:I'm an IPFW writing student and I recently wrote a research paper on the significance of railway conversion under the Rails to Trails Act. While analyzing sources for my paper, I noticed a great many benefits of such conversion.
In a recent conversation with one of my co-workers he described a bicycle trip he took with his wife, son and daughter (age 6) who had just learned to ride a bike. The trip consisted of a pleasant ride on a nice path. The family visited the local bicycle shop to purchase an accessory for the young girl's bike and also a nearby strawberry patch. The disturbing fact about this particular trip was that the family had to travel some 50 miles to Goshen to enjoy such a trail.
As I understand, Warsaw is planning the construction of a bicycle path on the west side of town. I would like to encourage and commend the people directly involved with this project. If completed, the statistics from my research show that the path would provide safe, healthy recreation for people of all ages, as well as attracting customers to local business.
Michael Mourfield
Columbia City
Juvenile Problems
Editor, Times-Union:In February of 1997 I was invited to attend a conference in Seattle, Washington, hosted by the American Prosecutor's Research Institute. Fifty prosecutors from the United States received an invitation and part of the costs were paid by the American Prosecutor's Research Institute. The point of the conference was to learn and share better ways to combat juvenile delinquency.
I returned from Seattle with a number of ideas for programs that we hope to begin over the next few years. One we have already started and it is taking off. It is called Courtrooms to Classrooms,
Courtrooms to Classrooms is an educational program where our office goes into the schools and presents a nine-week program to fifth-graders. All of the materials are fully funded by an anonymous multinational corporation. In the program we teach kids about the legal system, police, judges and many other people in the juvenile process. Our goal is not only to teach about the system but also to teach values, respect for the law, and respect for one another.
Rob Reneker, with the help of Deb Pennington (both from our office), put on the program. This semester our pilot project was in Madison Elementary School in Warsaw. Next semester we will be expanding to four elementary schools, and we expect by the fall of 1998 to expand to a number of other schools.
We believe one of the best ways to help the youth of our county is to work with them before they have a delinquency problem. If we can show them values count and that we really care about them, they may never have a delinquency problem. We hope you will support us in this effort.
If you have any questions or comments about this program or any other, write me at 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, or call me at 372-2419.
David Kolbe
Prosecuting Attorney
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- Animal Welfare - Winona Issue - Rails To Trails - Juvenile Problems
Animal Welfare
Editor, Times-Union:Being animal lovers, we are delighted to know that the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County is active and pressing forward actively.
Its primary concerns are education of the public of the animal problems, spaying and neutering, and keeping all inoculations current.
It is our hope that you, the caring people of Kosciusko County, will get behind the AWL 120 percent, helping us to achieve the high AWL goals. Why not write to Box 1906, Warsaw, or call 267-8566 for more information and membership?
Also, we are planning a meeting for 7 p.m. Jan. 22 in city council chambers. The public is invited.
We're going to do all we can - how about all of you?
Margaret F. Scott
Warsaw
Winona Issue
Editor, Times-Union:Your editorial in the Nov. 22 edition of the Times-Union, "For Some People Change Is A Difficult Thing," was most helpful. While a number of the letters you have printed on the issue of the Winona Lake project were well written and attempted to clearly state the issue at hand, your recent column seemed to state it quite well.
The inability to grasp the significance of the work of the Winona Restoration Corporation and the potential it brings to what has been a seriously decaying community has been beyond my capability to understand. The perspective held by some regarding an anti-alcohol position in Christian scripture, while believed by some, is not the issue. No one, and especially Dr. Miller and Mr. Wilcoxson, is forcing anyone to do anything against his or her principles. From my point of view, their foundational objective is to restore and make new what a community, over time, allowed to atrophy to the brink of no return. No one without the respect of Winona's history and a vision for its future would be interested in developing such a plan that will, in the end, benefit an entire community rather than a fortunate few. A full service hotel and lakeside eatery will do far more than serve welcomed guests to Winona Lake. These facilities, and the others to come, will be extraordinary gifts that will be ours to enjoy as well! I also find it difficult to believe they will do anything but help us to regain what short-sighted leadership caused us to lose.
Let's wake up and realize the extraordinary gift that will be ours to enjoy and share with others, and let's take responsibility as residents of Winona Lake by offering support, encouragement and gratitude to Winona Restoration Corporation.
Lyle Shenefield
Winona Lake
Rails To Trails
Editor, Times-Union:I'm an IPFW writing student and I recently wrote a research paper on the significance of railway conversion under the Rails to Trails Act. While analyzing sources for my paper, I noticed a great many benefits of such conversion.
In a recent conversation with one of my co-workers he described a bicycle trip he took with his wife, son and daughter (age 6) who had just learned to ride a bike. The trip consisted of a pleasant ride on a nice path. The family visited the local bicycle shop to purchase an accessory for the young girl's bike and also a nearby strawberry patch. The disturbing fact about this particular trip was that the family had to travel some 50 miles to Goshen to enjoy such a trail.
As I understand, Warsaw is planning the construction of a bicycle path on the west side of town. I would like to encourage and commend the people directly involved with this project. If completed, the statistics from my research show that the path would provide safe, healthy recreation for people of all ages, as well as attracting customers to local business.
Michael Mourfield
Columbia City
Juvenile Problems
Editor, Times-Union:In February of 1997 I was invited to attend a conference in Seattle, Washington, hosted by the American Prosecutor's Research Institute. Fifty prosecutors from the United States received an invitation and part of the costs were paid by the American Prosecutor's Research Institute. The point of the conference was to learn and share better ways to combat juvenile delinquency.
I returned from Seattle with a number of ideas for programs that we hope to begin over the next few years. One we have already started and it is taking off. It is called Courtrooms to Classrooms,
Courtrooms to Classrooms is an educational program where our office goes into the schools and presents a nine-week program to fifth-graders. All of the materials are fully funded by an anonymous multinational corporation. In the program we teach kids about the legal system, police, judges and many other people in the juvenile process. Our goal is not only to teach about the system but also to teach values, respect for the law, and respect for one another.
Rob Reneker, with the help of Deb Pennington (both from our office), put on the program. This semester our pilot project was in Madison Elementary School in Warsaw. Next semester we will be expanding to four elementary schools, and we expect by the fall of 1998 to expand to a number of other schools.
We believe one of the best ways to help the youth of our county is to work with them before they have a delinquency problem. If we can show them values count and that we really care about them, they may never have a delinquency problem. We hope you will support us in this effort.
If you have any questions or comments about this program or any other, write me at 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, or call me at 372-2419.
David Kolbe
Prosecuting Attorney
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