The Editor:
As the assistant director of MoreSmiles Learning Center located in Blaine, I am writing to inform the community of a food drive being held by our learning center. Our goal is to support our local food bank while also teaching the children in our care about fundraising, volunteering, supporting community, and most of all compassion.
Donations may be dropped off at 738 Adelia Street.
The staff has also decided to have a friendly competition to see which class can bring in the most donations so please be sure to specify which class you are donating for so that class can receive credit for the donations.
Classrooms include infants, toddlers, early preschool, preschool and pre-kindergarten.
Some of the most needed items are: canned meats, canned fish, beans, lentils, nuts, grains, canned meals, peanut butter, diapers, wipes, feminine hygiene products, flour, sugar, salt, etc.
We will be running our drive from Monday, February 24 through Friday, March 7. For any questions, or if your company would like to donate, please email toddlers.mslc@gmail.com or infants.mslc@gmail.com.
As a local business we are excited to share this information with the community and get the children involved and excited about community support!
Kassandra Cain
Blaine
The Editor:
My husband and I just got home from seeing the Ferndale High School Theatre production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Students have worked on the actual production since November, but discussions about characters and themes sparked many thought-provoking conversations among the students. The message is certainly pertinent right now.
The production continues to run Thursday, February 27 through Saturday, March 1. It should not be missed. 80 students performed in orchestra and cast, but the scenery and staging were amazing too. Please see this, its message is important.
Ferndale School District theatre, orchestra and drama should really stand tall. What a learning experience for everyone participating! It certainly delighted this retired Ferndale school teacher.
Donna Starr
Blaine
The Editor:
The emperor has no clothes.
I am reminded of this children’s fable frequently when listening to the daily news.
President Trump and his tool, Elon Musk (or is it the other way around?) make statements daily that defy logic or truth, fail to offer evidence of the fraud and abuse they claim to have found, and as of recently, seem to think that they can re-write the history of Russia’s war on Ukraine as if the American people and indeed the world don’t know that Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago and annexed Crimea in 2014.
Who do they think they are fooling? Surely the American public does not go along with this view or the assault on science, scientists, and common sense.
I am embarrassed by our president. He must be stopped before our status in the world is completely destroyed, before world dictators take advantage of his weaknesses, and before any more starving children are denied life-saving food in order to fund a billionaire’s dream of travelling to Mars and other such schemes.
Nancy Sheng
Bellingham
The Editor:
We have seen the kind invitation of the mayor of Blaine inviting Canadians to come back to visit and shop. She said that what we hear is not what they think and we should come back.
Well, I felt it necessary to respond to your invitation. My husband and I make it a weekend to visit Blaine and Bellingham for a shopping trip maybe four times a year. We have a lovely time. We stay in a hotel, eat at restaurants and shop. That isn’t going to happen again for the next four years.
We heard your kind invitation but we hear Trump and Musk running your country and threatening Canadians and the rest of the world. It is so sad. What we don’t hear is anyone saying “No, that’s not what we want.” You are letting him bully you and we’re watching. Sadly, the world is watching.
Canadians are polite but we have no problem saying that we’ll just stay home. We won’t go to the U.S. and we won’t buy U.S. products. No one has to lead us, it is just happening. Our grocery stores are only carrying produce from Mexico, Chile and other countries. Nothing from U.S. in Costco this morning. We’re reading labels on other groceries. Made in Canada is selling out while U.S. products are sitting on the shelves. We don’t protest with guns, we protest with our wallets.
We’re sorry but you voted them in and you got what you asked for. We’ll watch in disgust but won’t be returning until Trump is out of your government.
I used to shop in Blaine.
Kathy Brown
Nanaimo, B.C.
The Editor:
The time to stop Trump is now. He is a typical bully. Say boo, and he is already running. 25 percent tariff yesterday becomes 10 percent today and zero tomorrow.
Put some feet (soldiers) on the ground in Ukraine today, and he will be running, hiding behind Putin’s back.
Trump’s rampage is the result of 30 years of grievances being played out, having been denied his lifetime righteous claim for the Presidency. Not because he wanted to be a politician, he just wanted to be the President of the United States.
His father selected him as the child he wanted to succeed him as the owner and director of his huge real estate business. Since he was born, his father has mercilessly beaten into his brains, the world was his oyster, never to accept defeat, and never let anybody take anything away from him.
He has had many business failures during his lifetime, and his father kept bailing him out. Over the years those bailouts amount to about $400 million, while his siblings never collected a dime.
He has conducted a lot of business with Russian president Vladimir Putin, who obviously has a lot of control over him. It would be easy to believe Elon Musk has even more control.
Trump hijacked the American government, and has become a non-stop social, economic and political wrecking ball. His destructive rampage has become a formidable threat to local and global stability.
Now he is threatening Republican members of Congress who do not support him, and harassing their family members. They no longer feel safe in their homes. He has become a very sick man, and must be stopped.
Andy Thomsen
Kelowna, B.C.
