Letters to the Editor

A thanks to the teachers and staff at Ocean Beach School for the help they gave to the Read-A-Thon last month and a special thanks to Jennifer Guzel from the AAUW for organizing the event.

Now more than ever, those who habitually throw their garbage onto the roadway need to stop it! Keep it in your “litter bag” and take it home with you. Those of us who routinely pick up road li…

Although we are under a state mandated “stay-at-home” order, I am asking for your support in an initiative to help our merchants in a unique time.

The Ocean Park Food Bank wants to thank those that have been supporting us with checks and food and Okie's that gave us a generous credit to use.

The Food4Kids Backpack Program received a big surprise! Thanks to Girl Scout Troop 46847 and the wonderful Peninsula community, 49 cases, not boxes, of cookies were donated to the backpack pro…

Some advice to our Gov. Jay Inslee — people out of work, people sick and dying, economy in the tank, no money coming in. You shut down schools, bars, restaurants, parks and businesses, people …

It is my understanding that the Ilwaco and Chinook Food Banks are still only open twice a month for several hours. The Ocean Park Food Bank is open Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 2:45 …

I have a novel idea. How about we all get on board and send a message to our elected officials? My plan is simple:

There is a saying: "Divide and Conquer." It means that one strategy in a fight is to divide the enemy and they will be easier to defeat. Another saying: "United we stand. Divided we fall." It …

I am associated with the local CCAP Senior Nutrition Center. I want to applaud the hard work that continues to assure that seniors in our community are able to meet their nutritional needs as …

Community Hope Dinner

There is a spring miracle in the Ocean Park area that you might want to see before it leaves us. A community group two falls ago planted hundreds of daffodil bulbs that bloomed beautifully las…

I sit in dismay on my porch with the following headlines staring back at me: “Feds reject breaching Snake River Dams,” (Chinook Observer, 3/4/20), “Wild salmon likely doomed by more talk,” (th…

Once again Carolyn Long is pushing her socialist agenda after failing in 2018. She is supporting the socialist proposal of Medicare for all including illegal aliens in our state. This of cours…

The end of February I found myself requiring an unexpected surgery and I’d like to thank a few people. Thank you to Dr. Gerald Weaver and his excellent surgical team for getting me through the…

Peninsula residents with nothing to do in our present situation, now is the time to dream up new ideas and activities for the young and the old.

The Ocean Park Food Bank is committed to remaining open for business until such time as the virus actually makes an impact on the peninsula. We serve 500 families a month who greatly appreciat…

Monday, March 9, on Surfside beach our longhair dachshund puppy, Cricket, wandered off and became lost in the dunes. We searched for hours on Monday evening and Tuesday morning without luck. A…

We in Southwest Pacific County, as in other parts of the country, are facing uncertain times. As we see and read news of the spread of coronavirus, and the precautions we must take for somethi…

One hundred years ago, the temperance movement forced Congress to pass the 18th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. This prohibited alcoholic beverages. It was a mon…

To the county: Why are you trimming the laurel hedge on Sandridge Road that is on private property? It is not in the power lines, as they are on the other side of the road. It is not in the ro…

A few weeks ago, I wrote a letter because Democrat congressional candidate Carolyn Long has been promising accessibility to voters but in my experience, she’s been doing the opposite. Since th…

Southwest Washington deserves an accessible, hard-working, problem-solving representative. That person is clearly Carolyn Long.

Dr. Thaller:

I mostly blame our schools for our flourishing stupidity. We learn facts, but not how to think and evaluate.

The Sherry Wiss Heart Transplant Fundraiser Crab and Oyster Dinner and Silent Auction was a tremendous success.

If you haven't already, you will soon be getting the Washington primary election ballot in the mail. This is your chance to tell our Congress people what you think, what direction you want our…

I’m writing this letter with the hopes that our nation will wake up.

Goodbye Tweety

I would like to take this time to thank the person or individuals who removed the garbage and junk pile that some really nice and thoughtful person(s) unloaded along the roadside on Chinook Va…

Many thanks to all the following businesses and donors who supported the McGowan Restoration Chili Cookoff Fundraiser which was a huge success. They included: Jean Nitzel/The Picture Gallery, …

Long Beach Elementary would like to extend our sincere thanks to Ocean Beach Hospital in Ilwaco  for their generous donation of 15 rocking chairs; one for each classroom and library, and three…

A couple of quick points about two items in the Feb. 12 Chinook Observer:

I've decided that due to the political conditions that exist in the United States at the moment, I am seriously considering leaving the country — but I will leave the door open to a possible r…

Mr. Ahrens’ letter to the Feb. 5 Observer and multiple other newspapers to complain about a request for audience members to refrain from filming a Democratic candidate forum is an obvious atte…

Regarding Janet Butler’s letter on the increase for swimming at the pool:

In a recent work by Nelson DeMille, the author observes, “In a broken country … the regime wanted everyone on the government dole to ensure their loyalty. It was the men and women with princip…

An open letter to state Sen. Dean Takko:

Long Beach Elementary

I expected to see a rebuttal to my “Time to separate lies from truth” letter but was surprised to see Mr. Bonney chose not to refute my contentions. He offered no competing narrative, gave no …

This is in response to the open letter to Sheriff R. Souvenir in the Feb. 5, 2020 edition, “Surfside officer bolsters North Peninsula law enforcement.”

Thank you very much to Southwest Pacific County Peninsula Rotary for your generous monetary donation making it possible for Project Community Connect to purchase toiletries, tents, tarps, slee…

I feel compelled to respond to a letter that appeared in the January 28 Chinook Observer. The reason that this person alluded to what he calls the term ‘muddy truth,’ is that he is listening t…