Published: November 08, 2009 09:53 pm         

Letters to the editor 11/9/09

First class basketball facility

is needed for Enid students



I found the preservation article by Mr. Robert Barron very interesting and straight-forward. The comments by the architect, Mr. Ken Corbin, also were interesting and honest regarding his involvement. The drawings presented seem very good and would improve the facility. The only thing I noticed was a limited amount of restrooms for the public.

I was truly surprised that the city of Enid or Enid High School does not have a first class basketball arena for the high school students. The city has such great facilities for other sports here in Enid and most city facilities are well maintained (city streets are the exception).

I believe Mr. Corbin is correct in the location of this facility being very good. I too enjoy old structures and hate to see them disappear.

Hopefully, the cost to renovate/preserve the Convention Center will not be prohibitive.

However, if the cost is prohibitive their needs to be a first class basketball facility constructed in Enid for the students. Thanks.

Charley Rasp

Enid



Seniors are the ones who suffer

when Wheatheart takes a hit



As many of you have recently read, Wheatheart Nutrition Project has taken a 38 percent cut in budget.

As a solution to this financial crunch, the director and board decided to close the kitchen in Enid, which is housed in the Booker T. Washington building.

The Wheatheart Nutrition Project pays $1,100 a month rent plus utilities. This is almost as much as the other 15 sites combined, which comes out to be approximately $1,300 dollars.

This kitchen provides food for Enid, Kingfisher, Waukomis, Meadow Point Apartments, La Mesa Apartments, Pond Creek, Billings and Garber and approximately 300 senior citizens.

In addition to closing the Enid kitchen and Perry kitchen, we will be closed every Friday and no longer getting paid holidays. This adds up to 44 days starting in November through the end of the June 2010.

Not only does this effect the economy in the city of Enid, because we will no longer have the spending power, but our seniors will not be getting a hot meal for the days closed.

This doesn’t seem fair to the senior citizens who are the voters.

It is our understanding only the governor or the legislators can solve this problem at this time. So, please call the governor or legislators — don’t let senior citizens suffer.

Enid Wheatheart Nutrition

kitchen staff,

Verna Johns, Kathy Piper and Sherry Berdahl