Letters

Thanks, PPE group Dear Editor: For three months, Room One has placed requests for masks with the Methow Valley PPE group, a collective of volunteer sewers, who by one account have sewed and distributed 9,000 masks. We are so fortunate to have this group of community members who were dedicated from the beginning to assuring […]

Our better hearts Dear Editor: “I wanted people to come here with a good heart, and I really wanted them to leave with a better heart.” These were Mark Miller’s words as he reflected back on his role in leading us in the “Coming Home” grand opening celebration of Homestream Park last October. Mark’s family […]

No mistake Dear Editor: Commissioner Hover has forgotten that he was voted into office — he did not “sign up,” as he stated in last week’s article, “Outrage over DeTro’s Facebook post sparks recall movement.” As commissioners, they have to be careful; “we signed up for this job — nobody put us here,” he said. I imagine that the […]

Lifesavers Dear Editor: Misuk and I deeply appreciate the quick and effective mobilization of firefighting units in tamping down an out-of-control burn pile on an adjoining parcel at Twin Lakes on Saturday (May 30). Another neighbor and a close-by responding volunteer used the tools at hand to beat back the blaze until Fire District 6 […]

Thanks, Dr. Charles Dear Editor: Dr. Jesse Charles, Thank you for sharing your experience working on the front lines of the coronavirus with us in the recent edition of the Methow Valley News. Though I’ve followed the news regarding COVID-19 and read the daily local stats with slowly climbing case numbers, your candid stories really made […]

Wear the mask Dear Editor: Y’know, this mask thing is getting a little silly. Here’s the deal: Wearing a mask is not about protecting yourself. It’s also not about politics or toughness or shame. I wear a mask when I’m around people for the same reason that, when I have the flu or a cold, I stay away […]

Help the library Dear Editor: How many times in this two-and -half-month “shutdown” have you missed going to the library? Or have you said, “I need a good book.” In normal times, perhaps you have read an “out of town” newspaper while your youngsters listened to a volunteer read them a story. These are just […]

Inconsistent argument Dear Editor: In his letter (May 6) Vern Herrst, on one hand, claims the guidelines of Gov. Inslee’s coronavirus response are a violation of First Amendment rights. On the other hand, he claims, “It is up to the people to be responsible for their own safety as to whether they follow his recommendations […]

Defend your rights Dear Editor: Yes we are in a serious outbreak of a previously unknown virus, and yes drastic precautions must be taken by everyone, these precautions might include social distancing, wearing a mask when in public, washing hands more frequently than normal and postponing an event. However, even with the “crisis” there is no […]

Missing Mary Dear Editor: Karen and I have joined a number of Mary Kiesau’s scenic flower identification hikes. The most memorable was a couple of years ago going out Windy Pass up off Harts Pass. By happenstance and good fortune the eight of us, who mostly did not know each other, included an astrophysicist, a […]