Letters To The E

ditor We welcome your letters. All letters must be signed and must include a phone number for verification (it will not be printed). Mail letters to P.O. Box 38, Tecumseh; e-mail to editor@countywidenews.com, or bring them by our office at 101 N. Broadway.

Charter Change Votes, Yes or No

Changes to the City of Shawnee’s Charter are on the ballot for Tuesday, June 13, 2023. The Countywide & Sun has spent some time reviewing the information provided by the City and researching information currently included in the Charter and State Statutes referenced by the City information sheets.

Ain’t Nobody Here, ‘Cept Us Chickens

Glenn Peck The skyrocketing cost of beef has caused chickens to be a less expensive alternative. This is now, but what I will be writing about is the role of chickens in my past.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

We welcome your letters. All letters must be signed and must include a phone number for verification (it will not be printed). Mail letters to P.O. Box 38, Tecumseh; e-mail to editor@countywidenews.com, or bring them by our office at 101 N. Broadway.

Sounds of Living All Around Us

My refrigerator sounds like a tree frog. Every 13 seconds it lets out a tiny, soft croak. The sound doesn’t bother me, but it did take a couple of weeks to figure out where it originated. Mr. Right finally told me.

Tecumseh Golden Age Center

Several of us are graduates of THS at the Golden Age Center. We want to congratulate the 2023 grads and wish them much success in the future, whether it is college, military, job, or even marriage. I love to travel, so my family has a trip planned this summer.

You Will Be Missed

May has been filled with celebrations as the end of the school year comes to a close. But between the awards banquets, baccalaureates, and graduations, two community leaders were lost.

California Was Crazy, Part 2

In Part 1, I described the weird, bizarre, out of this world, convoluted, craziness that I encountered when I was assigned to So.Cal in 1963. This was my first USAF assignment.

Letters to the Editor

Beware of unintended consequences. On June 13, Shawnee voters will decide whether or not to remove Shawnee Twin Lakes recreation from the city charter.

Night Sky Report

Well, Mother Nature did it to us again with rain, cloudy skies, with a tornado thrown in, for good measure, here and there. Not only forcing the cancellation of a number of viewing sessions but delaying construction of the observatory’s building that will house the 20” Starmaster Telescope.