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Letters to the editor for February 26, 2010
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Relay for Life kickoff Saturday To the editor: Wondering about the purple ribbons flying on Main Street? Purple is the official color used by the American Cancer Society to honor cancer survivors. Relay for Life is the American Cancer Society’s premier event to celebrate those who have survived cancer, to remember our loved ones who have not survived, and to fight back against this horrible disease. This Saturday, Feb. 27, Baker City will kick off its sixth Relay For Life Season with a rally from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Court Avenue between Main and Resort streets. At 2 p.m. top fundraising teams from our 2009 Relay For Life will be recognized and congratulated, and our 2009 corporate sponsors will be acknowledged and thanked. Kickoff is also an opportunity for teams to sign up to participate in the 2010 Relay For Life Event, which is set for July 24-25 at the Baker High School track. At kickoff you will also have an opportunity to purchase and decorate one of the hundreds of luminaria that will illuminate the track after dark at our Relay For Life Event in July, honoring and remembering those who have been diagnosed with cancer. There will be a special treat at kickoff for all cancer survivors because the American Cancer Society and its volunteers are so happy to help survivors celebrate another birthday. Everyone is invited, so come on down and roast a hot dog, have a bowl of chili, listen to music, visit with your friends and neighbors, celebrate as a survivor, and remember those we have loved and lost as we fight back against cancer. After all, it’s about being a community that takes up the fight! Hope to see you on Saturday. Kelly Hardy 2010 Event Chair, Baker City Relay for Life
To the editor: I’d just like to say that this has been the longest, saddest, loneliest year of my life, and that’s only because my husband has been in prison there in Baker City, and we live on the other side of the state. Then to add insult to injury, we’ve been forbidden to communicate with each other since Thanksgiving and it’s killing me, not to mention what it’s most likely doing to my man. Sure, he did something wrong, and he’s paying for it, but to tear him from the ones who love him, and whom he loves is not only crazy, but it’s wrong! Some of those men are actually trying to better their lives, and learn something, and the love and support of their family is a positive thing! I love that man more than life itself, and I’ll still be standing beside him when he returns no matter what. Even if I have to wait forever, true love never leaves you. Beth Blain Eugene
To the editor: As a resident of Baker I read with interest the letter from Gail Duman and the response from Milo Pope concerning former city manager Mr. Brocato. To Mrs. Duman I say “thank you for saying what a lot of us are thinking.” Mr. Pope, please, please stop bringing up Mr. Brocato and stating it was a mistake as a fact. According to whom? Majority rules and according to your recall attempt most of us feel with all the facts presented before us that it was not a mistake. Mr. Pope, please focus on the issues at hand and stop obsessing over an event that happened seven months ago. Move on. ... please. Candice McKim Baker City |
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