Dinner Show means concept is ours
To The Editor:
Last Friday night 40 Goldendalians crowded into Pine Springs Resort and created the first ever Singer/Songwriter Dinner Show. Combining the attendance from the summer concerts, 200 of us now have shared this unique musical experience.
Just four months ago, I started up a concert concept to simply share the music within me. Suddenly there's a venue with what seems to have a life of its own. With all the continuing ideas friends are coming up with, we've created a way, here in Goldendale, to foster, inspire, even re-inspire music writing and performing.
Experiencing all the smiles, laughter, and community from the shows, I realize my little show idea is not mine anymore. It's ours.
Rainier Billingsley
Goldendale
Bullying is always unacceptable
To the Editor:
Our 17-year-old son was jumped and beaten recently by four adult males and a woman, in Wishram. We have been here all of one month. We have been terrorized.
Last night my husband was jumped by another man who was enjoying the entertainment of watching another mob fight.
What was the reason for this terrible beating down of a 17-year-old? "We are the new people in town"-that was their reason. Excuse me for being homeless, without a job, without a car, almost starving, and still pressing on looking for work everyday. They ridicule my son because he needs to use their shower first at school; he walks in with joy because he gets to go to school, only to leave in tears, because the person in charge of the facility belittled him.
Two of my sons just obtained jobs yesterday. In addition, I've just started a new job.
We called the police here in Wishram. They showed up, they checked over our son, and we let them know that we were taking him to the hospital. The police took our reports, then tried to investigate the neighbors next door and some of the young men, who were all adults, involved in the beating of our son. We did not see any one go to jail.
Please let others know that being a bully is unacceptable.
Leah Martinho
Wishram
Putting deer issue to rest?
To the Editor:
"Don't feed the deer!" you proclaim in your Java Talk report. So what do I do, pull up all the grass, shrubs, and trees on my property that the deer like to eat? That will do it, right? Take away their food source, no more deer. Or should I get some deer birth control pills and let them feed on that so the deer population would diminish over time? Starvation or birth control-which seems more humane?
Don't laugh or be shocked at such a suggestion. We feed birth control pills to millions of humans everyday. What makes these deer less controllable than humans? It has already worked in Maryland, where the deer became an uncontrollable problem for the wealthy neighborhoods where people have a large investment in their landscapes. It worked-and every year the population got smaller along with the problems. I would suggest the city try this method, either that or have a city-wide barbecue and eliminate them with some mashed potatoes and gravy and some good local wine. I prefer this solution; these deer may help keep us alive if the grocery stores can't stock their shelves for some yet unforeseen reason.
I love deer, too; they taste good and just might keep you alive when the cupboards are bare. My favorite way to eat venison is the dried jerky my friends, the local Rock Creek tribe prepare. It is delicious. Is there a business opportunity here? I'd pay cash for a chunk right now!
So there you have it, my solution to the deer problem-eat them or eliminate them with birth control. I hope this helps put the deer issue to rest.
Ken McKune
Goldendale
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