Letters to the Editor
Please help
save Crane Chapel
To the Editor:
At an information meeting held in the Bloomfield Library a small group of people were given a presentation on what the Navy plans to do with the Crane Chapel if no one speaks up to stop the wrecking ball.
The group was told the Navy has exhausted all its efforts to find another use for the building. If by some miracle no one comes forth to save the structure the Chapel will be demolished in the next year or two.
The Crane Chapel was built when the Navy Base came into being and was used by Catholic and Protestants services on a regular basis until recently with the decline in navy personnel and the Chapel has also suffered from the limited access for civilians to get on the base especially since 9-11.
The Crane Chapel was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 but this will not stop the wrecking crew from taking the Chapel down.
Crane Naval Base is in the process of taking input from interested individuals from now until Dec. 11. Your comment does not have to be lengthy but merely express your viewpoint on whether Crane should keep the Chapel intact or if you agree it's time has come to an end. You can make you comments know by mail:
Attention: Nancy Albertson,
NAVFACMW, Crane,
Bldg. 2516, 300 Highway 361,
Crane, Ind., 47522-5001.
You can also e-mail your comments to: nancy.albertson@navy.mil
They would like for your comments to be in writing but if you have questions or want to comment verbally you can call Nancy Albertson at (812) 854-6162.
In a notice that appeared in only one area newspaper, it appears to this writer that Crane was only asking for your input on how the building can be used for other functions and not if the Chapel should be spared. But I think you should be free to express your opinion and let them know let them know your feelings pro or con on this matter.
If I may be so bold as to say, it will be a sad day if this Chapel at Crane is demolished as it is a monument to our Creator and should be preserved. I know in today's world it may not be "politically correct" to Praise God but if we do this how can we expect Almighty God to bless Crane when we are destroying our only monument to him.
We need to find ways to preserve it, not destroy it. Comments need to be sent no later than Dec. 11, 2008.
Louis Kavanaugh Jr.
Montgomery
WRV Lyons PTO says thanks for the support
To the Editor:
The WRV Lyons PTBO would like to take this time to thank the following merchants that helped make our WRV Lyons Elementary Fall Festival in October a success this year.
Thank you all very much and have a happy holiday season.
ABBOTT FARMS
LAMAR IMAGING
ADVANCED AUTO
GREENE COUNTY DAILY WORLD
BENDER LUMBER
LINTON GLASS
BLOOMFIELD DAIRY QUEEN
LINTON PIZZA HUT
C&F VARIETY
LIVING ROOM CENTER
CINCO DE MAYO
LONG JOHN SILVERS
COUNTY MUFFLER
LYONS AMERICAN LEGION
CVS
LYONS POST OFFICE
DIANA'S PAINT/WALLPAPER
LYONS VALUE MART
DR GORDON GREEN
MAY'S FLOWERS
DR. SCOTT POWERS
MOCHA TANNING
FLOORING AMERICA
MOVIE GALLERY
FRANCIS JEWELRY BOX
NAPA
GIBCO MOTOR EXPRESS
POWERS ORTHODONTICS
HAIR SCRIPTS
RIGHTEOUS APPAREL
HALLMARK
SAVE A LOT
HASLER OIL
SMITH'S FLOOR COVERING
HICOM
SOUTHSIDE
HOTSCLAWS
SUBWAY
HUNTERS
TIEMAN TIRE
JIFFY TREAT
TJ'S VIDEO
KFC
TOM STEEL PHOTOGRAPHY
LA FIESTA
We would also like to thank our PTBO nembers, parents, relatives, and the staff at WRV Lyons Elementary that helped make this year a success.
If I have forgotten someone, without all of you, we could not have had a successful Fall Festival. Thank you all for your time and effort at making my last year at the elementary a success.
Lynnette Carmichael
WRV Lyons PTBO President