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Hospice thanks
I have been following the recent articles and letters to the editor
regarding Hospice.
I was so sad to hear of the Hospice staff who resigned. I am so
grateful that Pam Chandler, Chris Nielson and Lou DeSitter did not
leave.
They have been so caring to my grandmother, Eva Streff, who had been
on Hospice for four and a half years.
They have also been very supportive to me. I believe that the reason
my grandmother lived until her death on Nov. 7 was because of the care
that Hospice provided her.
I think about the other families whose lives were disrupted when their
nurses left and how devastating that must be.
These nurses and staff are dedicated to the patients and their
families and whatever or whoever is behind the reason for many to
leave needs to be addressed and corrected immediately.
Thank you, Hospice, from me and my grandma.
Kari Avelar
Odell
Work party thanks
Here is the report on the most recent KTC work party. I am so
impressed with the determination of this group of volunteers to
press ahead with necessary work, totally based on volunteers and
the budget afforded us by our paying members.
If you feel like supporting these efforts but cannot appear in
person, please know that any contributions may be sent to
Klickitat Trail Conservancy, P.O. Box 512, Lyle, WA 98635. It may
be time to make your end of the year, tax deductible contribution.
On Oct. 29 Jim Denton, KTC work committee chair, led an
enthusiastic work party of eight KTC members to create pedestrian
bypasses around two gates just north of Pitt. The gates and many
illegal signs had been put in by a nearby land owner last year.
State Parks staff removed the signs, but the gates still were a
barrier to people using the trail. Sometimes, for instance, the
south gate was unlocked but looked locked, so presented a
psychological barrier. But at other times it actually was locked.
When Jim Denton looked at it a week or so before the work party,
it was locked and the only way to access the trail was to climb
over the gate. Locked gates across the trail with no way around
obviously are not acceptable.
On the other hand we did not want to remove the gates, because
gates are in fact very useful in those two locations to prevent
illegal vehicle access and trashing. This was the area where the
abandoned car, two engine blocks, and much other debris were
removed by a KTC work party last winter.
Starting long before the time of KTC, people had been driving into
this area and using it as an illegal dumping ground. KTC and State
Parks were planning to put up locked gates in these locations, but
the nearby land owner did it first. So we simply made openings in
the fences next to the gates for people to walk or take their
bikes around the gates, and now the gates can hopefully be kept
locked to prevent more large scale trash dumping. We also picked
up trash from the Pitt trailhead north a half mile.
Thank you, Andy Kallinen, head ranger at Columbia Hills State
Park, for being with us. And much thanks to all of you who turned
out for another great work party! For those of you who weren’t
there, you missed a lot of fun, exercise, and good company, and we
hope you will join us soon.
Jim Minick
White Salmon
Turkey alternative
Many historians believe the pilgrims in 1620 were unable to put
meat on their Thanksgiving table and instead feasted on a bounty
of harvested fruit, grains, nuts, and vegetables.
Today, many willingly choose a healthy vegetarian feast to make
Thanksgiving something all can be thankful for — turkeys included.
And these days it’s even easier than ever before, thanks to a
product made in Hood River: Tofurky. Left wild, turkeys are
amazing animals who have been clocked running at 25 miles per hour
and who can fly up to 55 miles per hour. Not so the poor
“domesticated” or genetically engineered factory-farmed bird who
cannot walk more than a few steps because of an unnaturally
enlarged breast and close confinement.
Tofurky is a meaty but meat-free, deliciously textured and
flavored roast made from tofu and wheat protein, complete with
wild rice stuffing. You can buy just the roast or the whole
holiday meal, complete with faux “giblet” gravy and light, fluffy
dumplings made with northwest potatoes and sweetly tangy
cranberries, at major supermarkets and at natural foods stores
throughout the state.
To learn more, visit www.GoVeg.com.
Ingrid E. Newkirk, president,
People for the Ethical Treatment
of Animals
Norfolk, Va.
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