Dear finder: You returned more than a necklace

Dear finder: You returned more than a necklace
EDITOR:
This is a message to a special person out there: Thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. You found and returned the most valued possession I have. Although you are an unknown friend, I can never thank you enough.
On a shopping trip, I lost a most treasured possession in the parking lot of the local Giant Eagle supermarket. This lost treasure was a necklace specially created for me using my dear husband's wedding band. It was and is a possession that never could be recreated.
After my husband's death, I used his wedding band to have a necklace created so that part of him was with me every day. So, this very precious piece of jewelry, although of sentimental rather than monetary value, has a meaning only for me. I wore it everyday, and somehow this particular day the clasp slipped without my being aware and the necklace just fell off in the parking lot. Not until I arrived home did I realize it was gone.
Realizing it was probably futile, I called the store office and prayed for a positive answer. I got it! Yes my necklace was there. It was mine again in a few minutes travel time. I am ever grateful to my unknown special person.
Thank you for the return of my dearest possession and showing that genuine honesty and special people do still exist.
BETTY GIRTS
Poland
Jackson-Milton schools need support to succeed
EDITOR:
I am responding to your article "Defeat of school issues unfortunate, disturbing." I am a freshman at the Jackson-Milton High School and to me not passing our levy is very upsetting. Our schools might not be the best they can be, but the community needs to look inside the walls of our schools. Inside these buildings are hundreds of students wanting to learn. It takes money to run a school system, taxing our citizens is the only way to accomplish this.
Our report card is improving. Teachers are trying their hardest to teach us with the materials that we have. Last year the school district bought a program called Amath, which was a program to help the kids who were struggling with the math section of the proficiencies. The people who don't have kids that go to our schools and who don't know this might think that we are doing nothing, but this program, as well as several others, is a small example of how money is being spent to improve the learning quality in our schools. We are doing our best.
The citizens may think that combining with others such as Western Reserve will help us to decrease the taxes. Well, it won't. They'll still have to pay for the taxes for Western Reserve and pay extra for the busing system to come out to Lake Milton and Craig Beach.
Reserve is our biggest rival. We would lose the trophy basketball game, the exciting football games, and most of all our schools. We don't want this to happen. We will be Jackson-Milton School District not Western Reserve's.
These votes are very important to us and we need them. We really like our schools and they have a big impact on our lives. Please, whether you have children in school or not, vote "yes" for us. It means a lot. Thank you.
JESSICA CREQUE
Lake Milton
Can't dance, don't ask 'em
EDITOR:
The Mahoning Valley has proven itself to be & quot;out of step & quot; with the state and the country. With the & quot;Godfather & quot; in prison (and still getting votes) they have elected to send the & quot;Godson & quot; to Washington.
It takes a lot of skill and experience to learn to & quot;dance & quot; in Congress. This Valley does not know the steps. There is a good chance they will not be invited to any parties to receive favors.
PATRICIA NIGHTINGALE
North Jackson