Letters to the Editor 7-16-15

Get those crochet hooks ready
Editor:
While taking my husband (WWII veteran) through the halls of the San Francisco Medical Clinic, I observed many of the patients were in wheelchairs or on gurneys covered with sheets and summer blankets. With temperatures kept so low in those facilities, that is hardly enough for patient comfort or well-being. Thus, needed now is for ladies with crocheting ability to come forth. If you crochet, we can use you today. Only simple pattern stitching is necessary – along with concern and desire to help these veterans be comfortable while waiting for medical attention. The ability to catch 40 winks is a must. These veterans have helped this greatest nation ever known to mankind. Helping me make lap rugs for these sick and recovering veterans – lap rugs which can be thrown over their laps, shoulders and body while sleeping – will be a godsend indeed. Please call me, Lill, at 280-3029 or Colleen (Cloverdale Senior Center) at 894-4826.
Lillian Wohlfarth
Cloverdale
Over her shoulder
Editor:
When Pamela Tinnin writes about her life on the farm, I feel I am there, looking over her shoulder and wishing I too lived on such a place. When I was very young, my parents sent me to Shady Lawn Farm outside of Oakdale in the valley, for my somewhat frail health at the time. I have very fond memories, learning about farm life, swimming in the irrigation ditch, sleeping in a screened porch and listening to the night noises at the farm. I later sent my two children to a summer farm camp at Planation in the hills east of salt Point State Park. They still talk about the experience. Please keep publishing Pam’s articles about a life away from the hustle and bustle of Cloverdale.
Kay Wells
Cloverdale