Letters to the Editor
Friends of the Library Appreciates Support
Dear Editor,
I'm writing to say thank you, greater community of Dayton, for your donations, gifts and memorials given to the Friends of the Library to help our Dayton Memorial Library.
Some of your funds have recently been used to purchase a copy machine that will replace the one you bought nearly nine years ago. A growing number of you are already coming to make use of your new copier; perhaps because it will not only make black and white copies, but in color too. Come use it to believe all that it does to help you get the job done!
Future planning by the Friends may help refurbish the "shabby" Delany Room being used by many groups in the community. Another possibility will be to help the city (they still own the building) fund a new electrical system, since the existing is the original and outdated. Of course, many other things are on the list of "to-dos", but these are presently a priority.
So please continue your generous support, thereby enabling the Friends who help provide funds for special library projects and programs.
Donna Helsius, Vice President
Friends of the Library
Dayton
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Great Job, City Crew
Dear Editor,
I would like to take this opportunity to commend City Superintendant Jim Costello and the Dayton Public Works Department for their hard work and dedication during the recent winter storms.
As a dispatcher with the Sheriff's Office, I know first-hand the difficulties these men faced. With only six men on the crew and three plows at their disposal, they worked 14-hour days in order to keep the streets open for the residents of Dayton. Yes, there were a few complaints with regard to plowing driveways or alleys shut. However, given the sheer volume of snow involved, and having no place to put the snow except down the middle of the streets, this inconvenience was a small price to pay for being able to get around in town.
These men also went above and beyond their assigned duties by aiding motorists when they became stuck in snow banks, on the railroad tracks on the north side of town, and aiding Sheriff's deputies when needed.
The crew was again called upon after the storms during the threat of high water and flooding. Mr. Costello and his crew worked hard and put in long hours helping to stockpile sand bags, monitor stream levels, and respond to calls for assistance by local citizens.
Mr. Costello and the members of the Dayton Public Works Department are a valuable resource that the City of Dayton should be proud of!
Tim Quigg
Dayton