Editor, Times-Union: I'm so thankful for computers! My husband and I moved our family to El Salvador in February. Thankfully, we are adjusting very well, and our daughters are quickly becoming bilingual. However, they miss their Grandpa and Grandma Conley very, very much.
ÊMonday, April 24 is Peggy Conley's birthday. My girls aren't there to help her celebrate, so I'm writing to ask my Mom's faithful friends to make it a special day for her. She's faithfully delivered the Times-Union for over 30 years now and has many special customers. She also delivers smiles every day at the fabulous McDonald's on U.S. 30E in Warsaw. Please be sure to see PeggyÊand make her feel as special as we know she is!
We sure miss you, Mom! (And you too, Dad....)Ê
ÊErnesto and Carmen (Conley) Flores
Victoria and Veronica Flores
Santa Tecla, Nueva San Salvador, El Salvador
Senior Woes
Editor, Times-Union: We are wondering why three people have been dismissed from managing the Senior Center under Jack?
Why was Jim dismissed, as he was a number one worker and could see future things that needed to be done and saw that they were done? He and his volunteers were very pleasing to our members. I never heard one word against Jim.
Three years ago, there was a petition signed by most every member, wanting to get rid of Jack. His office staff was afraid to sign, and also drivers for fear they would get fired too.
Even the Steering Committee signed to get rid of Jack. When we had fish fries and other money-raising events, he said he'd help, but we never saw him.
Why do we have so many board members and never see any one of them, or Jack, enter the Center? Our mayor has never taken any interest in the Center. Mr. Plank came to almost all our events.
Now our director of meals for our drivers is resigning. Something soon should be done about this situation. If our people eating at the Center isn't increased, there soon will be no meals.
Pauline Kinzie Warsaw
Campaign Vandalism
Editor, Times-Union: I cannot believe how childish some people can be! My husband and his committee have been working very hard on an honest campaign for County Commissioner. They have been placing signs all over the county, as the other candidates have, only to have some immature adults tear his down, some as many as three times. They were seen doing this in the Chapman Lake, Oswego, CR 450N area. Also along Ind. 15/Detroit Street in Warsaw.
It seems they have nothing better to do with their lives. I feel sorry for them. They need to grow up and get a life. Fear plays a funny part in peoples' lives. Are they afraid he is going to win?
My husband is running a clean campaign. He only wants to keep Kosciusko County a great place to live.
Louise Rainwater Warsaw
Thank You
Editor, Times-Union: On behalf of the family of Porter Polston, I would like to take a moment to express our most sincere appreciation. We were overwhelmed with the love, support and prayer offered by so many people that knew our father and our family. He touched the lives of hundreds of people during the years that he lived in Warsaw. He loved our Lord, his family, his church, his community, his state and his nation. Thank you again for being there for us during his Homecoming. It was a very emotional time for all of us but a celebration as well because he is now with the Lord.
Randy Polston Warsaw
Tee-Pee Troubles
Editor, Times-Union: This past Easter, as our family was leaving for church, we received a phone call at 7:51 a.m. from our son's friend's father. The previous night he had been tee-peed. He was told our son was one of many who did this. He wanted them to clean up the mess.
My son admitted his guilt, apologized and said he would clean it up. This man became hostile, cursing at my minor son. He said if our son and his friends were not there immediately, he would call the cops. I got on the phone and told him our son would be right over but this man was hostile, cursing at me as well. Remaining calm, I reminded him that his son, just weeks before, drove numerous teenagers to tee-pee another classmate. He continued his belligerence and to show his toughness, he called the sheriff. My husband and I thought, for the safety of our son and his out-of-town friend staying with us, we should be there.
This is what we witnessed: The man verbally abusing our son's guest with a lot of the F-ing word; our son running to the home where he has been a guest many times to get the man's wife; the man running after our son, grabbing his arm and pushing him backwards out the door across the front sidewalk.
What a wonderful impression this man has bestowed upon these kids? Also, both families have young children. This Easter was ruined for them, and the rest of our families. As a teenager, my mother took myself and some friends tee-peeing. While there, the family pulled in the driveway. The girl getting tee-peed ended up staying the night with us. Also, recently we were coming home around midnight from a week-long vacation. As we pulled in the drive, we noticed we were getting tee-peed. The kids fled. We told them it was all right and stood in our garage laughing with them. They told us welcome home. If throwing toilet paper into trees is the worst thing our youth does, compared to shooting each other, stealing, etc., we all have it made!
We told our son it was time to go after he and the other kids involved cleaned for 2-1/2 hours on top of 8-foot ladders, taking 12-foot boards to knock the paper out of the trees. We hoped to make the morning's second Easter service. We missed this as well. The man told our son he was too lazy to finish the job and that he would still press charges if every last piece wasn't gone. I reminded him that his son never cleaned up any of his messes. He said too bad since his son never got caught. I guess it's OK for his son to do unto others, but don't do unto his son? My son pointed out that if they tried to go higher someone might fall and break their neck. His response was "too bad, they shouldn't have picked on me." This must be the attitude of the father who chased his teenage daughter's friends after getting tee-peed. The girls lost control of their car and all died. How far will people go and who are the real kids? To sum this up, some view tee-peeing as criminal mischief, vandalism or an annoying mess to clean up. Some view it as kids out having innocent, harmless fun, playing jokes on friends. However you view it, the bottom line is this man decided, Easter or no Easter status-wise, no one was going to tarnish his palace.
Hey, let's save the big emotional distressing moments for the important stuff, like a boy getting third degree burns over 80 percent of his body, not knowing if he is going to live or die for weeks, and watching him for three years go through numerous operations and unbearable anguish and misery. This is important, not toilet paper in trees! So, let us pray that on this man's judgment day God overlooks his non-Christian-like behavior on this sacred day. The day God's son rose from the dead after giving his life for our sins! And that he takes mercy on his soul and doesn't have St. Peter at the Pearly Gates hand him a roll of toilet paper, telling him not to use the whole thing as he finds the exit to the nearest "Hell-evator."
