LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
- May 5, 2008
Dear Editor:
RE: Princeton clean up and painting
I hope it will be a little less frosty at night the next few weeks that we can go on painting the downtown core completely.
I hope I will be done with our storefront by the time you read this paper (by the way in my case it adds up to just over 75 dollars in paint and brushes which I find a tiny investment to help give this town a jumpstart!)
If we ALL do that paint job without exception you will see what it will do for our self esteem and pride never mind the awesome look of this downtown! You will feel the difference instantly. Even if you have brick walls or plastic siding there is the right paint for you at our local stores and GREAT DEALS as well!
Even if you think of renovating completely in 2 or 3 years get at least a coat of nice paint on your building NOW.
Maybe someone can donate a nice 6-foot fence beside the old Curves?? I personally think that it would be a huge step if the town could talk to Jim Pattison (or still Steve?) about leveling out the old hotel area and temporarily top it up with some nice gravel to give additional parking for busses, campers and cars who always have trouble to find parking all Summer long I can't see why they wouldn't agree to temporarily donating the land until the new food store is built.
The other day I walked my dog along the river coming from the silver bridge and walking towards the brown bridge...when I arrived at the bridge I was basically running against the concrete foundation of the bridge no idea why there is NO stairs to walk straight up, cross the street and be able to follow the trail further.
- Stefan Dietz, Princeton
To The Editor;
The high price of gas triggers the mind for solutions which are opportune. Drive only on the 31st of the month and return to the wonderful joy of walking and focusing on the forgotten sole/soul after all it's going to take you to your final destination.
A good time to create a rickshaw industry. When's the last time you've allowed your Sweetie to rickshaw you through a drive-thru?
Ladies like to pull their own weight keeping themselves ever more beautiful enhancing their unencumbered mystical disposition thus doing their share in alleviating the pressure on the health care system.
Retire the auto to the museum. Convert the sidewalk and parking lane into three divided lanes - 1) senior electric-powered scooters and golf carts, etc. 2) bicycles, roller blades, etc. 3) wheelchair, walker and foot traffic.
Can't revert to the horse and buggy days. As with cattle their manure is greenhouse gas unfriendly and hay is used in agri-fuels but we are considering the little Middle East burro. It eats next to nothing of anything and Sweetie says me and the little donkey should be quite compatible.
She cautions however, the burro might contravene a city bylaw that might even be enforced.
After all, what area wants to be known as the home of the jackass?
There are other alternatives to the world oil, greenhouse gas and food crises. Become a sardine rancher rather than cattle. The sardine provides both oil and food. Can be raised in any fish bowl or body of water. Princeton could become world famous for it's memorable 'Sauerkraut - Sardine Sandwich' replacing the McDonald burger.
Imagine the priceless publicity during the Olympics.
Future housing development units will require a food growing balcony or window box and include a bicycle, rickshaw and roller blades. All lawns and golf courses will be plowed under for food or agri-fuels. Every auto fuel fill up will require a donation of a cob of corn towards agri-fuel and also a food product for the world food bank.
The times call for a radical mind set change and bold new initiatives.
Just need the incentive.
Regards,
Joe Schwarz, Princeton
Dear Readers,
This year's MS Walk in Penticton was the best in recent memory. The weather, while slightly cool, was perfect for people with MS and those who chose to run the route. Gyro Park was set up with a village theme and each town in the South Okanagan Similkameen had its own tent and seating area.
The music was loud, the food was good, and the air was full of excitement. This year there were more than 200 registered walkers and over 20 registered teams. Princeton was well represented by walkers, runners, and wheelers.
This year approximately $68,000 was raised to support programs and services in the South Okanagan-Similkameen, and to fund national research programs. Research is the key to ending Multiple Sclerosis. In my fund raising efforts, I asked supporters to designate their contribution to research. As a result, I raised over $15,000 that will be dedicated to research, as well as $500 for local programs and services.
On behalf of everyone with Multiple Sclerosis and their families, thank you for your support. Your encouragement and your generosity have put us one step closer to finding a cure and when that day comes, we will all be able to proudly say that we set a goal, worked together, and played a role in ending Multiple Sclerosis.
Yours truly,
Ken Carlson, Princeton
