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Dear Vesta,The people who were arrested forthrowing starfish and tiny crabs on hotcoals at Doran Park should be thrownon hot coals themselves.I’ll bring the coals.Buddy HackettGuernevilleVesta,I want to send out thanks toyour community of readers for thewonderful response to our appealfor help for the Interchurch Pantry ofSebastopol as we struggled to meetthe needs of the hungry in Graton,Occidental, and Sebastopol.We received upwards of $2000 fromindividual donors, $500 from theSebastopol Kiwanis Club, another $500from Evergreen Sebastopol IOOF. Weare further delighted by the generousgift of $5000 from the Semilla Fundof the Community Foundation ofSonoma.At the time this letter goes to presswe have very little information aboutthe history of the Semilla Fund orthe identity of its donors, other thanthey have established a great trackrecord of contributing money to nonprofitsand local charities through theCommunity Foundation, particularlyto school projects and food distributionagencies.We at the Interchurch Pantry doknow that by August 23, 2010 we havereceived the help we asked for in Julyand August. Thank you, West County!!Cecile Lusby and all theVolunteers of Interchurch PantryHello Fellow Soccer Players, Parentsand Coaches:I just received an email from a goodfriend of mine in Belize, he is thechairman of the Cayo Sports Councilin Belize. He is trying to put togetherteams to keep these kids out of troublein this very poor country that has beenhit hard by the lack of tourists the lastfew years.I was fortunate to visit Belize severalyears ago while my son played soccerthere. There are so many kids thatwant to play the game but they are indesperate need of equipment, shoes,shin guards, uniforms, balls etc.I am putting together as muchequipment as possible and will sendto him ASAP. If you have ANYTHINGthat you would like to donate, pleasesend me an email and I will add it tothe boxes. If there is soccer club thathas sets of old uniforms that can bedonated, they will all be put to gooduse!You can reach me at lizs@bauergeotech.com, or 292-1584.Thank you very much!!!Liz SchallertDear Editor,Wine country was on our list ofupcoming vacations and we werelooking forward to planning a trip nextspring. However after discovering andreviewing information regarding thelawsuit of Clay Green and the Estateof Harold Scull vs Sonoma County,and realizing that you people had tobe hauled into court and forced intodoing the right thing, we are takingyou off our list of places to visit. Wedo this because if, by some tragicaccident, something were to happento one or the other of us, we have nofaith in your system recognizing and/or supporting our needs.Disappointed, Stephanie Bader &Cathy HemlerTucson, AZDear Disappointed,Well - “you people” is a broad term -we have a larger homosexual populationthan most states and plenty of people whoreside here in comfort. The Clay Greencase involved domestic abuse and even thecounty said they could have done a betterjob. Some lessons are learned the hard way- but they are learned nonetheless. So Claygoes home with $600,000. for abusing hiselderly life partner. He came out OK andthe system learned a lesson.Dear Vesta,I read the article, “Hereos & Villians”in your August Gazette and feelinspired to share my point of viewon the subject of environmental careand maintenance. I have owned andrun a farm-stay since 1999, so havehad the opportunity to meet manyvisiting tourists who are excited toexplore Sonoma County. Whereas Iam invested in offering them “a goodtime”, I also feel a deep commitmentto maintaining the well-being ofmyself, my land and houses, andthe surrounding countryside andcommunity I consider my home andfamily. I balance the desire to be agood host with the well-being of thewhole in mind. Interestingly, whenI fail to do this I find I am spoken torudely, or my house is treated poorly,or the maintained-for-visitors gardenis damaged unnecessarily. I cannotknow if those same people went outand also left their trash along the riveror roasted starfish on an open fire,LETTERS cont’d on page 59/2/10 - www.sonomacountygazette.com - 3