Letters to the editor

AUTUMN IN SCHELL CITY

Dear editor:

As our community today celebrates

With our Fall Festival here in town

Please don't forget that on this date

The twin towers had tumbled down

Stealing the innocence of the nation

Our four airliners hijacked that day

Taking terrorists to their destination

Which left a great nation in disarray

In horror all watched on our screen

As the smoke rolled from each site

It was such a terrible horrific scene

On peoples faces we seen the fright

Into the pentagon one plane crashed

There many more had died that day

With the heros the terrorists clashed

When flight ninety three went astray

So while we all enjoy our festivities

I ask for survivors we'll say a prayer

We shall enjoy all our fun activities

Knowing they are in Our Lord's care 

So on the eleventh day of September

In the year of two thousand and four

Three years ago today we remember

As the day our nation went into war

Gathered today our little town cries

While we honor those heros in Iraq

There a thousand four soldiers died

Since the dreadful day of the attack

Fun, games, and musicians will sing

Put together by our town committee

In our home town our freedom rings

Celebrating "Autumn In Schell City"

-- Thelma Shutters

Schell City

In appreciation of Cottey picnic

Dear editor:

We brought our daughter to Cottey to start her college career and appreciated the welcoming picnic put on by the city of Nevada and the area churches for the students and their families. The food and music were good. It was a nice opportunity to meet city officials and other folks in Nevada in a relaxing fun environment. Please let those, who were responsible for planning and conducting the event, know that their support was appreciated. It was a great welcome to the city.

-- Ed Jones

Renton, Wash.