Letters to the Editor

Covered recycling bins would be improvement

To The Editor:

Today is the day my recycleables are picked up. Fortunately for me they don't get here at the crack of dawn or before so I don't have to put them out the night before, but a few minutes is too long on a windy day.

Today is a windy day, as is the case on many pickup days. I just spent 30 minutes out in the rain, picking up the papers, bottles and cans that have blown all over the neighborhood. This happens to be a day when I didn't leave home early so I was here to do that. Obviously this is not the first time this has happened. Why don't we have covered recycle bins? I have been told that they are too expensive. I would be happy to pay for the covered bin if they were available. Don't you think it would be worth having our city not look like the garbage heap?

Lou Ann Colvin

Marshall

Face up to real issues

To The Editor:

This is in response to Al Zender's letter of May 1 regarding "trying to right the wrongs of an earlier time on Lake Maria." I would like to dispel the notion that Mr. Zender knows me, which he intimates by saying that I haven't changed a bit since I left Heron Lake.

I do not know Mr. Zender, but I have met him when, some years ago, he showed up at Heron Lake as an officer of one of the "make me feel good" non-profit organizations in the in the company of another officer of another "make me feel good' non-profit organization.

As soon as the two of them found out which way the winds of power and influence blew from around Heron Lake they could not join forces fast enough with that power and influence to prevent anything from being done that might have been of real value to restoring the health of Heron Lake. The similarity between Heron Lake and Lake Maria is that large amounts of public money have been spent in each instance without ever confronting the real problem and affecting a cure that Mr. Zender seems to feel would have worked on Lake Maria and restored the water level back "to what the Creator intended."

Now, if he is so fond of water levels "that the Creator intended," how could he live on the Lake Shetek chain of lakes and not be "informed" about the artificial levels on those lakes which have certainly not been "what the Creator intended." This becomes real irony when he accuses Hiram Southwick of not being well enough "informed" about the closeness of the water levels between Lake Sarah, Lake Maria and Mud Slough and therefore being the cause of the of the problem there He then states that Wendy Krueger may be only trying to right the right the wrongs of an earlier time. As to this, I would say that if Wendy's job is correcting Hiram Southwick's mistakes that the job will be of very short duration. Hiram Southwick, as most knowledgeable persons are aware, did not make many mistakes in his years of faithful service in caring for the natural resources of this area and this state. I would suggest that Mr. Zender promote his own theory on handling "mistakes" in his very cost effective manner of using explosives and forget about defending Rube Goldberg projects like Lake Maria, which exist only to help people avoid facing up to the real problems.

LeRoy K. Peterson

Slayton

CTC touring theater in Marshall

Editor’s note: The Children’s Theater Company production of “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie,” was in Marshall May 6-11.

To The Editor:

Throughout my involvement with theater, I have always loved asking people about their first experience with live theater. The responses vary widely depending on their age and where they grew up, but a few things are always the same. They always know the name of the show, the theater and who they were with. Even at the age of six or eight a child can walk out of a performance completely captivated by the magic and possibility of live theater. It can be life altering. Theater has the ability to change our lives, to allow us to look at the world through a different lens, and perhaps to question and change our own perspective.

Wherever they go in their lives, whatever they become, the magic of the theater in their childhood stays with them forever. Whether they want to be doctors, cowboys, scientists or rock stars, every dream benefits from the ability to be imaginative, to tell stories and to approach situations with a fresh perspective. The theater gives children the tools and inspiration they need to go out and embrace this amazing world.

Creativity and collaboration, enhanced communication skills, and self-understanding are some of the by-products of this experience. Sharing the arts with your children helps them to see and understand their universe, deepen their dreams, and believe that anything is possible.

CTC created a touring program so that we can take the No. 1 Children’s Theatre Company in the country on the road so that every child can experience live theater. CTC’s Tour is made possible because of the generous support of our corporate partner the Schwan Food Co.with additional support from 3M and The Minnesota State Arts Board. Together we share the commitment to making theater and theater arts education workshops available to families across our communities because we, like our corporate partners, value and understand the impact that exposure to theater has on all of our young people.

Gabriella C. Calicchio

Managing Director

The Children’s Theatre Company