Fifth graders for fields

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

I am a fifth grader and attend the Meadow Pond Elementary School. My family, my friends, and I are very excited to hear that we will have additional playing fields soon after the vote that will take place on Dec. 8.

Loves ThistleWaithe

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

I’ve been a fan of Maria Fitzgerald’s from the first time I met her in 1997. She has been a champion of better education for many years. When I heard that she was planning to open a new Montessori school in Katonah several years ago, I wanted to be a part of that experience.

Support fields proposal

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

If you take a close look at the John Jay High School baseball field, the outfield is a joke. Not only is it too short, but the grass contains craters and divots due to poor drainage. Best of all, center field is seven feet below home plate. You can’t see the bat making contact with the ball if you are seven feet below in the outfield.

Thanks for supporting LVAC

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

It takes an enormous team effort to organize our annual country auction, and this year was no exception. On behalf of the board and members of the Lewisboro Volunteer Ambulance Corps (LVAC), I’d like to say a special thank-you to our auction committee as well as the many members and volunteers, both old and new, who worked so hard to plan and organize this year’s event. I extend our sincere gratitude to each and every one of you for making this annual fund-raiser such a tremendous success.

Vote yes for fields

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

Please vote yes for fields on Dec. 8. I am a fourth grade student who plays travel soccer, lacrosse, basketball and wrestling. Playing sports is very important for me, my friends, and many other students in our town.

It’s ‘We the people’

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

I’m happy to read that a few subscribers to The Ledger are reading my letters to the editors. I would like to thank them because down deep in their hearts they agree with me. How do I know this? Because they always write about Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, and our little old tea parties.

Fields proposal is right for district

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

The Katonah-Lewisboro Parent Council is a group of PTA/PTO presidents working together to advocate on various issues affecting all students in the school district. On Dec. 8, the community will have an opportunity to vote yes on the expenditure of the capital reserve fund for, among other things, renovations to existing fields, construction of new fields at AP Farm Fields, and improvements to the high school’s cultural arts facilities.

Many agree with Semenetz’s views

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

The Alinsky style assault against Charles Semenetz, a Lewisboro citizen, for daring to express views against the Obama administration continues apace in the letters to the editors (Nov. 12 edition).

Need more information about fields

Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

To the Editors:

With the vote on the fields approaching, we should be mindful of costs incurred and future costs. This is not an attempt to question if we need the fields — they would be an asset to the district — but it is a question of the “transparency” of the process our school district and board took to get here.

Guest Column: New fields benefit all students

Written by Christian McCarthy
Thursday, 19 November 2009 00:00

The athletic facilities in Katonah-Lewisboro and how we utilize and maintain them impacts the degree to which we can involve all students in healthy physical activity. The upcoming referendum, which would provide more and better fields, is a step in expanding and improving our physical fitness and wellness program. In order to maximize our program, we must also maximize our existing facilities. For this reason, one of my first priorities when I arrived at John Jay was to study the use and maintenance of all athletic space in the district.