Veteran thankful for Coupeville's appreciation | Letters
Saturday my dad, Walter Nelson, participated in the annual Memorial Day Parade for the first time.
He was so impressed with the appreciation and countless “thank you Walters” he received from the crowd as his car preceded through the parade.
Dad looked at me with a tear in his eye said, “thank you for bringing me, I’ve never felt so appreciated.”
Whidbey need not be Alcatraz for animals
Recently I attended a conference where a fellow attendee joked that I live on Alcatraz for animals because, “You don’t have any model programs in place.”
His region qualified for Maddie’s Funds after adopting the Asilomar Accords, a nationally recognized system of animal data reporting. “Since 1999, Maddie’s Fund has awarded animal welfare organizations and universities $118 million to save animal lives,” according to their site. But no one qualifies without adopting the Asilomar Accords and developing formal collaborations among shelters, rescues, government entities, and the veterinary community in a defined region.
The Whidbey Examiner was wrong to run cartoon | Letters
I wish to express my outrage at the Arlene’s Flowers political cartoon illustrated by Milt Priggee of Oak Harbor in last week’s Whidbey Examiner. Mr. Priggee depicted Jesus as an evil horned thug. I have noticed that, more and more, it is seemingly becoming acceptable to mock Jesus Christ.
Sadly, it is somewhat expected to come from the main-stream media these days.
Not only is it despicable and insulting when this is done in the larger publications, but when it happens right here in our small-town community and approved by our local newspaper editors and their publisher, well what gives?
Blankenship leaving is a loss to the port
Editor,
We’ve lost a naturally gifted leader.
I was so sorry to see the resignation of Laura Blankenship from the Port. And for there to be a subtle insinuation of negative motives shows only that you don’t really know Laura.
Letter: Port commissioners should repay funds
Editor,
Port of Coupeville commissioners Marshall Bronson and Benye Weber should repay the public funds spent and wasted as a result of the false statements they made at the port’s Feb. 13 public meeting.
Letter: Commissioners right to rescind accusation
Editor,
Port of Coupeville Commissioners Marshall Bronson and Benye Weber finally signed letter of apology and retraction after they publicly accused me, behind my back, of an illegal and unethical review of public records.
Letter: There was no ‘backroom scheming’
Editor,
I was very surprised to read the accusation of “backroom scheming” in your piece in Thursday 11 edition. I am aware that Laura Blankenship was once in charge at Greenbank Farm and that she was removed by the management group.
Letter: Thankful for Ebey Forever Fund support
Editor,
On behalf of the Ebey’s Forever Fund, I want to thank our community for your ongoing commitment to preserving the rural working landscape and community of Ebey’s Reserve.
Letter: Fundraiser a success due to community
Editor,
On behalf of the Community Foundation for Coupeville Public Schools, I would like to thank the Front Street Grill and their wonderful staff for a very rewarding day.
Letter: Excited for Class of 2013’s future
Editor,
I would just like to give a shout out to the all seniors at Coupeville high school. You all are so awesome and I’m going to miss each and every one of you when our time comes to go our separate ways.
Thankful for help of Coupeville seniors
Editor,
I’m writing to make an attempt at thanking a group of Coupeville High School seniors who helped me and my two children on Saturday, March 30. I didn’t get their names, but in the course of conversation, I learned that they had helped out at a mountain bike race at Fort Ebey, one was a participant in Science Olympiad, they were dropping a friend off on an early Saturday evening.
