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Letters to the Editor November 12, 2009  RSS feed

Unsigned letter a new low
      I know that Jamestown has changed a great deal since I first came to the island 60 or more years ago.
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Watson fundraiser a huge success
      I would like to thank everyone who attended and contributed to the concert on Nov. 6 for the Sergeant Watson Medical Fund. Detective Sergeant Frank Watson is currently battling non-hodgkin’s lymphoma. The support from the community has been overwhelming!
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Thanks for a great soccer season
      This was my first year as the recreation soccer coordinator, and it was a great experience. I thoroughly enjoyed Saturday mornings on the soccer field watching the kids running around in brightly colored shirts. It brought back great memories of my childhood, and I was glad to see everyone having a good time.
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Tactics don’t belong in Jamestown
      Thank you to John Murphy for saying what a lot of us are thinking. The “anonymous letter” tactics do not belong in the Jamestown we know and love. May they never be repeated. Anna Templeton-Cotill Jamestown
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Keep sight lines clear
      This fall, the town of Jamestown received a number of complaints about trees and shrubs blocking the sight line of drivers at road intersections. All intersections must have clear visibility on all corners, even if there are no traffic signs or signals. If trees or shrubs block sight lines, drivers are forced to inch into the roadway to see oncoming traffi c, which can be extremely dangerous.
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Thanks for sailing support
      We would like to thank the following groups that recently made generous contributions towards our fall fundraising efforts. Our immediate need was travel funds for sending our coach and some sailors to the Great Oaks national regatta in New Orleans, La.
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Town Hall to host holiday mitten basket
      With the expectation of a cold and long winter ahead of us, the staff at the Town Hall will start collecting mittens, scarves, hats and gloves for the annual holiday Mitten Basket.
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Corruption in Jamestown?
      A sad day in Jamestown! You think of corruption in Washington, but not in a beautiful town like Jamestown. It makes you lose the desire to vote. Barbara West Jamestown
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Town statue brings joy
      Now that the town’s statue, “Swing High,” at the community center has been successfully repaired, I hope that it will bring a happy smile to all who pass by. As for those who vandalized it, I hope that they, too, will now respect it and find joy in it. Kay Worden Jamestown
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