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• THE CREEMORE ECHO • Friday, June 5, 2020
OPINION EDITORIAL Thank you!
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THE WAY WE WERE
A big thanks to this week's boosters, champions, and patrons. We thank you for the extra support.
Patrons Anna Hobbs and Byron Beeler David Bracken and Vivienne Bent Dr. Lawrence and Ida Boulter Keith Boulter and Nancy Johnston Patti and Gordon Cunningham Anne and Bruce Godwin Norm and Ginny MacEachern John and Amy MacFarlane Frances MacFarlane Bonnie MacPherson and Rick Schubert Kate and Walt MacNee Bob and Marlene McLean Gayle Millsap Mary Lou and Ted Morgan Candace Watson-Hiscox
Champions Joan Ball Betty Belfry Brian and Charlotte Carter Marilyn and Robert Chenier Heather and Peter Cumming Helen and Joe Feldman Mary Fisher Barb and Peter Halsall Shanna and Walter Lucas Christine and Ron March Bill and Gail Martens Denise and Bryon McCay Linda and Art McIlwain Maureen McLeod Norah and Doug Mills Wade Morrell Bill and June Phelps Deirdre Pringle and John Shore Doug and Liz Quanbury Phil Richmond & Hayley AvRuskin Gail and Doug Todgham Barbara and Hilton Tudhope Mary Stewart Tim and Carrie Stinson Sharon Streigel Margaret Wente and Ian McLeod Valley Auto & Tech - Colleen and Garry Stamp Don and Sandra Webster Nanci White
Boosters
Creemore Citizens Band, 1890. Read all about it in Helen Blackburn's history column on page 5.
LETTERS
Time has come to give our big hearts a voice Editor: I moved to Creemore many years ago to raise my young family. I have always been very grateful for the good fortune I had ending up in such a beautiful town with such a big heart. I think the time has come for us to give our big hearts a voice. Not a loud voice but a firm one. It is time for us to share our kindness in ways that may have been uncomfortable in the past. When we hear someone say something that is racist or generalizes anyone, we must ask the person not to speak that way in our presence. We must set healthy
Applause for Tim Armour's poem Editor: Re: Pieces of String by Tim Armour, May 22 edition, p. 5. Nice to read a poem with that nice easy cadence. Like riding a pony. But, oh, when I got to the part where your memory fails, I lean a little closer because you are going to tell a story with necessary hyperbole and embellishment. To try to convey the immensity of your mother’s assignment and her distress as she tries to unravel
Judy and John Alexander Gary and Lois Cauthers Mk Lynde and John Gordon Stephen and Dianne Haist Marianne and Steve Hare Bob and Cathy Hyland John and Evelyn Knappett Victor and Anna Narusis Joan and Bill Crysdale
boundaries and kindly speak our truth when we had been quiet in the past. Also, we are all responsible for the conditions in which our seniors live in our village. We must come together as a community to ensure that our seniors, here in Creemore, have the care that they deserve and breathe clean air that has been tested appropriately. We can send our politicians communications and require action. Our silence has come at a great cost it seems! Together, we can open minds and heal hearts. Kristen Engel, Creemore.
her sister’s legacy. But “felt as far as Goderich’s salt mine...” really. Thanks for the moral, a necessary tying together of loose ends. The box will store your memories, entangled dimensions of Pearl mending, repairing, preparing and caring for those that inhabited her life, unfolding and connecting. A bit of string theory. Ted McGovern, Stayner.
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