Letters to the Editor

Rib Fest supportssenior center

I just want to give a very big thank you to my staff, who donated their time, to my board of directors of the Ramona Senior Center and, especially, to the best volunteers anywhere.

This 11th Annual Rib & Chicken Fest would have never happened if it wasn’t for the idea that Pete Bakarich, the president of the board of directors of Ramona Senior Center, had 10 years ago. Out first Rib Fest netted us $1,400.

We outgrew the senior center by the sixth year. We went across to the Ramona Outdoor Community Center for three years. The only trouble with that, we were fighting with the Ramona National Bird — flies.

We found our home at the Charles R. Nunn Performing Arts Center at Olive Peirce Middle School, and our thanks to the Ramona Unified School District: Kim Lasley, Beverly Singleton, Nancy Profancik and to all the other great staff members who helped us.

Another huge part of this Rib Fest is all of you who donated opportunity drawing prizes, the table sponsors and those who baked those super yummy treats for our Bake Sale, and Marty Springsten, as always, a great job.

You can find the list of all of the generous sponsors and donors to our fundraiser on ramonaseniorcenter.com.

The Highway 67 billboard was sponsored by our great Ramona Rotary Club.

In closing, I am humbled by the way our/my community came out to support the Ramona Senior Center Nutrition Program.

And again, the dozens and dozens of those who volunteered to make our fundraiser a huge success.

Ray Cardona

Executive director

Ramona Senior Center

Ramona Meals on Wheels

Could worry have another meaning?

I was mentally exhausted after reading Bryan Golden’s commentary (7-28-2016), “Stop Worrying.” There was such a heavy emphasis on the worry word, I began to worry that I might be worrying — but then I was reminded of an old Aesop’s fable telling of the silly grasshopper and the industrious ant. Could worry have another meaning?

All summer long the industrious ant worked in the hot sun putting away food for the winter, while all the time, the silly grasshopper pranced around singing and mocking the ant for spending all his time working and preparing for winter.

The grasshopper said to the ant, “Why put up food? We have plenty right now.” And to that the ant replied, “It is best to prepare for the days of necessity, for to work today, is to eat tomorrow.”

The silly grasshopper then went on his merry way — “what, me worry?” But soon winter came and while the ant was comfortable in his storehouse, the silly grasshopper was shivering and starving outside in the snow.

Could it be that ants prepare for tomorrow because that’s what ants do, or do you suppose ants, by nature, are worrywarts?

Darrell Beck

Ramona