I was wondering if you had any idea what went on Monday night
with the beautiful orange skies.
Why is the sky not blue?
Dear Red Phone:
I was wondering if you had any idea what went on Monday night with the beautiful orange skies. A lot of people have their own ideas about it. Some say it was the rainbow effect. Other people said it was humidity. Just wanted to see if you could give us some answers.
Red Phone:
Dear Why in the Sky:
Boy that sky was pretty, wasn’t it? Red Phone had to put calls on hold to gaze at the sunset. Red Phone called the National Weather Service with your question. As far as reasons for the orange skies, the possibilities are endless, according to forecaster Diane Henderson. When the sky looks orange or red, it’s probably from particles such as smoke, dust or moisture. Most likely the particles in the air that caused the bright colors that night were smog. But, Red Phone believes it’s from all the garlic coming from prep kitchens in anticipation of this weekend’s festival in the air that everyone is talking about.
In the gym
Dear Red Phone:
I read the article in the paper on Saturday about AAC Gymnastics and was wondering about all of the equipment now that the program is being terminated. Who owns it and what are they planning to do with all of it?
Red Phone:
Dear Equipped:
The majority of the equipment belongs to the city, but some of it belongs to AAC. Both entities are doing inventory that will determine what exactly belongs to whom. (See “Gym Program Faces Perilous Future,” July 14). Regardless, the AAC will be responsible for removing its own equipment, and the city will need to decide if it can lend its remaining equipment to another contractor if it decides to continue a gymnastics program. But any new program will obviously not be at the Wheeler Community Center. If the city does not continue a program and does not find a gymnastics contractor, then “we will need to decide how to sell (the equipment) off, how to donate it, or how to get rid of it” since a lot of the equipment is older, said Susan Andrade-Wax, Gilroy’s community services director.
Keeping a leash on calls
Dear Red Phone:
I’m responding to the story in the Dispatch about barking dogs. That’s what dogs do when there are people around. In fact, the barking protects other neighbors. But, kids tease dogs and make them bark. These issues should be handled by each neighbor. There are a lot of different things that have to do with barking of the dogs and I don’t think it should be handled as a problem for our police department at all or by any civil service entity.
Red Phone:
Dear Barky Bark:
You’re referring to “Barks Could Bite Pocketbook,” July 26. Red Phone agrees with you: Disputes should be settled at the lowest level possible – neighbor to neighbor. If dog owners and neighbors can learn to communicate without involving law enforcement it allows police to focus on things that take a bigger bite out of our community’s well-being than barking dogs.
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