Letters

I want to apologize for not being able to attend the “Meet the Candidates” at Killefer Park on May 15.
I unfortunately had obligations at work that I had to attend to.
I am part of the working class, which I am sure that most of Harriman can relate with. However, just because I had obligations at work, I don’t want the people of Harriman to think that I don’t care.
I have a plan for Harriman that I want the people of Harriman to be aware of before the main election, which is June 7.

We loved a solid gray cat named Smoky. Just a cat, you may say, just another cat. But he became a family member about nine years ago.
He’d been in a fight for his life. His left eye was swollen with infection. He was a mess and skinny.
Doug, my husband, took him to the vet and had him fixed up and “fixed.”
On May 11, Smoky wanted out, and as usual, Doug called out to me, “‘Smokes’ is out.”

I recently had a vehicle accident on Interstate 40 around the area of the Roane County Industrial Park. My car was towed to a local wrecker and used car sales company.
I asked the tow-truck driver about paying him then. He stated “Don’t worry about it; the insurance company will pay for it.”
 I sent another wrecker service to pick up the car at the request of my car insurance rep to have the car towed to my house.

Heart and soul.
This is what I call our school here at Walnut Hill — our heart and soul.
It has been the heart of our community, our teachers, our children and our families for many, many years.
At the end of this month, it will be closing for good, and all the wonderful children who have passed through her doors will be a thing of the past.
The wonderful memories we all have shared, the backbone of our community, and one of the best educational institutions in Roane County will be gone.
It has devastated our family here at school.