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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The Editor:
Flo’s fantasy: Feeling frightfully frail, Flo fought off
the idea to flee, focused her attention on the females in front
moving forward toward the forest.
Fifth in the single file of females, followed by the fellows,
she found herself falling behind. Jim’s dog Pfeffer and
her four-legged friends frolicked fore and aft. Feathered creatures
flitted, fluttered and flew.
The fellows, framing functional facts in forceful terms, filed
past, drifted on - all but four following a fair distance after.
Enveloped by flora and fauna, Flo felt suddenly faint and fell
to her knees.
Fingers fanned out before her for safeguard, she faltered; fear
held her fast. She felt alone.
From behind, frantic and fearful, the four fellows appeared,
fighting to be first to help. Lifting her fallen form, they fussed
about her, flicking the dirt from her outfit. Uplifted by their
fussing and fretting, Flo’s feebleness was fairly transformed
to a sense of the fantastically fabulous.
Fortunately for all, fine friends can be found in the forest.
Join the Wackie Walkers Tuesday mornings at 0800 hours sharp
at Lighthouse Park for surefooted fitness. Call Jim at 945-1938
or Sally at 945-1804 to find the fun.
Annette and Len Hamm
Point Roberts
The Editor:
Calling all Point Roberts primary school alumni! Please join
us at Baker Field and Point Roberts primary school on Friday,
June 1 for an all-school reunion and retirement celebration
for Ms. Rita.
If you would like to participate in the entertainment or recognition
portions of the celebration, we’d like to hear from you.
Please contact Linda Hughes at Linda@northarm.com or 945-0812
for details.
This invitation is for everyone! Our school is terrific and we
would like you all to come join the festivities at the heart
of our community. Mark the date for June 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. See
you there!
Linda Hughes, PTO
Point Roberts
The Editor:
The current water board is playing “mushroom factory” with
the citizens of Point Roberts and the consulting engineer is
providing the feed.
He states that there are innovative systems of collecting rain
barrels for irrigation use, a vast understatement of the state
of the art. At the same time he is trying to steer the community
to desalination.
First of all, cities throughout the world are demanding that
all new buildings and residential developments incorporate rainwater
harvesting as part of their design.
Uses range from flushing toilets up to and including drinking
water and everything in between. This is happening in areas that
do not have the abundance of rain that we have here.
Desalination is a colossal waste of money, now and in the future.
Besides the enormous capital costs, what will the energy cost
of running a desalination plant be in five years, how about five
months?
And what type of energy are we going to use? Fossil fuels?
Electricity, get your wallet out folks – this is going
to be quite a ride.
Let me get this straight, we have this huge desalination plant
going overhead daily and we are being asked to spend millions
upon millions to build one.
There’s this fancy new thing called the internet, get on
it and see what is happening beyond the mushrooms. And then speak
to the water board members!
Tom Miller
Point Roberts
The Editor:
I am “one of those” – a southern California
transplant. I grew up there for over 50 years and watched southern
California grow with me, and grow, and grow, and grow – to
where it got to the point that nothing is more than six inches
away from you; the dirt in the air, your neighbors, the car behind
and in front of you in traffic, the person behind and definitely
in front of you in line.
There are lines for everything, long lines for shopping, banking,
post office visits, the doctor’s office, the D.O.L., the
movies, the restaurants … everything. And the true tragedy
is that in all this closeness, there is very little true “closeness.” You
don’t know your neighbors’ names, let alone the people
in all those lines and all that traffic. You are all so busy
getting through the crowds and lines each day that you have little
if any time for one another, perhaps a scant nod or half smile.
So, from this land of crowds and isolation, I moved to Point
Roberts four and a half years ago. I found space, clean air,
tap water that tasted good, short if any lines, and people
who wave to me on the road with more than just one finger.
And I slowly but steadily fell in love, not only with the serenity
of this place, the quietness, the easy pace, but the real beauty
of Point Roberts, all of you.
I’m a single woman of significant years, oh, what the heck,
I’m 56. At 56 I found myself with a worn out hip that caused
me a fair amount of misery every day. This past month I was able
to have a total hip replacement surgery. This is where you all
come in. You good people, who have known me less than five years,
have surrounded me with your hearts and generosity.
There are so many of you who have helped that it is difficult
to list you all, but I would like to thank some of you here.
My great friend, Patti, who I simply would not have been able
to do this without her tremendous sacrifice of time and love,
filling in for me at my job and loving my babies, Butch & Cassidy,
for me while surgery and rehab held me captive for two weeks.
Bud, Neil, and Al, who donated all the materials so Big John
could volunteer his time and talent to build a ramp up to my
home so I would not have to navigate stairs. Marg, Jan, Snider,
Darcy, and Big John & Karen, who kept me well visited and
gifted with their time to help those long rehab days shorten.
Brian, who showed up on my front door step with a brand new walker
and, be still my heart, a toilet seat riser ring (and I don’t
care what you say Brian, a ring is a ring!).
That big grumble bear Ron who we all know has a huge not so
well hidden heart of pure gold. Fred, for your daily generosity.
All my coffee club boys, Alberto, Frank, Fred, Paul, Bruno,
Jeff, Jim, Scott, Scottie, and Freddy, who have asked after
me, and to all of you who have asked after and contributed
so richly to me. To Sue J., Karen, Michelle, and Mandy, who
have called me and shared deep laughter and the best sort of
tears with me.
Finally, to Heather, Marg, Leanne, Theresa and Jan who have
made sure Butch & Cassidy got plenty of walks and love.
I am blessed and humbled to live amongst you. I am honored
to call you friends. I hope I can give a small piece back to
you all should you have a time of need. In the meantime, know
that I am smiling as I write this, just as I will be when I
see you. Thanks, neighbors and friends, who in this rare and
special place are truly one and the same.
Sue Longo-Colson
Point Roberts
The Editor:
It’s lucky for the local parks board that the electro-sensitive
Reynolds wrap-wearing anti-cell phone wackos didn’t know
about the recent study showing cell phone radiation disorients
bees and they can’t find their way home. Imagine that argument.
This tower would absolutely kill off the bee industry in Point
Roberts, putting untold amounts of people out of work besides
leaving millions of bees homeless. Ain’t technology wonderful?
I think it is incumbent on government, especially Homeland Security
to pass a law forbidding bees from using their cell phones while
flying. This law would serve two purposes. It would get the bees
home to the hive and give the government something useful to
pursue.
Ron Calder
Point Roberts
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