As one of the Memorial Day Parade Committee Co-Chairs I would
like to send out a BIG THANKS!
Dear Editor,
As one of the Memorial Day Parade Committee Co-Chairs I would like to send out a BIG THANKS!
I would like to thank this wonderful community for stepping up and helping us put on a successful Memorial Day event. It truly was a team effort of many community members.
There were so many donations given, too many to list here: monetary, in-kind donations, and people’s time. Everyone helped to make this event successful. We should all be glad to live in such a great community and country.
The day was full, starting with the Remembrance Ceremony at the cemetery, then the parade and onto the Family Fun Day. The turnout at the cemetery was a success, parade participants were many, and the activities at the park were memorable.
There was a moment of silence at 3 p.m., which is practiced nationwide, followed by one of our veterans playing taps on the bugle. We then had another of our veterans read the history of Memorial Day and the story of the Red Poppies, as 50 white doves were released. After this the Star Spangled Banner was sung. All this was followed by two skydivers landing, one with the American Flag as his parachute. We also had many fun activities for the kids.
When the veterans turn to you and say THANK YOU, you know that this event has been a success. They are what this day is really all about, the service men and women who give their time, efforts, and sometimes their lives for us to live in freedom.
So I say, thank you to everyone who helped make this a day to honor those who are serving or have served for the freedoms of others. And especially to those families who have given the ultimate sacrifice, the life of a family member. Thank you.
Gilroy Community Organization President and Memorial Day Parade Co-Chair, Christy Bracco
Fancy bullet train won’t solve a thing, but it will amass huge debt
Dear Editor,
Building a fancy train that won’t solve any of California’s problems the train’s promoters claim it will? If all this risk is placed on the taxpayers of this and future generations, and if it is so risky, then why should we do it?
Florida’s voters revoked their consent to build bullet trains in their state. We should, too, before we make the biggest boondoggle mistake for which future generations will condemn us.
Joe Thompson, Gilroy
Let go of the stereotypes and approve medical marijuana joint
Dear Editor,
This is regarding your “Medical marijuana for sale?” article published on May 14 written by Chris Bone. I worked for and with both Batzi Kuburovich and Neil Forrest at Century 21 in Morgan Hill, first in administration and then as a Realtor, so my perspective was unique and penetrating.
I can’t imagine two people more suited to establishing a well-run, tightly managed enterprise such as they are interested in undertaking in Gilroy, one that would elevate the dispersion of medical marijuana to those legally entitled and in need of its benefits. And it is a no-brainer that a business of this kind, if successful, brings needed revenue to the host city and puts a big dent in the profits realized by the rampant illegal peddlers whose criminal mission is to “up-sell” clients to more potent and deadly drugs.
Let’s get real and get past the mentality that the many people qualified to purchase from such clinics end up shooting heroin or holding up banks. If you want to see a real drug problem, then check out the Gilroy Safeway after 10 p.m.
Sarah Whitely, Gilroy
