Letters to the Editor 06/25/2008

To the Editor:

Yes, it's summertime - school's out and the kids are coming now to swim at the dam behind my house. I enjoy watching them have a good time; what I don't understand is why someone felt it necessary to come on my deck while I was gone and steal my horse skull that I've had for 14 years, and jump over my fence (which I witnessed) and break some of the boards.

Come on parents, teach your kids what private property means.

I leave my gate open so the tiny fawns don't have to try and jump the fence and get injured. That's not an open invitation to come and steal.

Sylvia Cara

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To the Editor:

My oldest son was out driving around some of the Forest Service roads in the Three Creeks area. He called me this afternoon and said he was parked out in front of my office and he wanted me to see something.

He opened the passenger door and requested that I look in the taped up box sitting on the seat. I could tell he was angry about something so I immediately hesitated and asked if there was a dead animal in it.

He promised me there was not so I peeked inside the end flap that was able to be lifted up less than an inch. Inside was a healthy (but very sad looking) little black cat with white markings on its face. Unbelievable that any human being could leave a cat taped up in a box in the remote forest on a hot day!

I called a couple of local vets who were very sympathetic but said they could not take the cat. Broken Top Vet suggested that I call the Bend Veterinary Clinic and contact Brian Moss who is known for taking in animals found in such desperate conditions. A nice vet tech told me to bring the cat to the Bend Veterinary Clinic as soon as we could and they will take it in. We already have too many of our own cats or we would give it a home.

The box was new looking, white one about 20 inches tall by 30 inches long and 20 inches wide with Port Authority markings in blue on the outside.

If anyone knows about how this little cat could have been left in a box on the side of a Forest Service road on a hot day with no food and no water, they should contact the Sheriff's Office.

Marcy Edwards

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To the Editor:

I was sent the article about Bob Bridgeford owning Don Adams' Sunbeam Tiger ("Get Smart" opens with unique Sisters connection, The Nugget, June 18, page 13) and he was quoted in the article with this statement, "Don Adams was a very talented and much loved actor who was also famous for being a kind of a flake. A philanderer and gambler, he had three wives and seven children and is rumored to have eventually lost this car in a poker game."

What gives Mr. Bridgeford the right to call Mr. Adams a "flake"? Mr. Bridgeford did not even know Don Adams and for him to assume that he was a flake is judgmental on Mr. Bridgeford's part.

I was contacted by Mr. Bridgeford because of my knowledge with the Sunbeam Tigers and Alpines used in the "Get Smart" series and I gave him some back story about Don's personal car.

I am a personal friend of the Adams' family and I am sure they would not have appreciated such a statement. Bridgeford sent me a copy of Adams' original California title and I confirmed that it was indeed the actor's registration and not someone else's.

I think his showing of the car in conjunction with the film is something everyone will enjoy but he should not make assumptions on the personal life of someone he never met.

Sue Kesler