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Show Our readers write Dear Sam: I would like to take this opportunity to write a few words in regards to vandalism. vandal-ism. It certainly is a shame that a person or persons see fit to destroy other peoples properties. What I am referring refer-ring to is the breaking of the windows in the Triangle house the other night. Anon. Dear Sam: Pearl Baker, in your "Green River News" column, has written several inaccurate and misleading statements regarding re-garding the Young Adult Conservation Con-servation Corps (YACC) program. pro-gram. She has been an outspoken opponent of the YACC camp proposal and I have no quarrel with her right to express her opinion in a by-line column. I do object to her effort to contrive the YACC program as a BLM vs the community and Senator Gam issue. The program is administered by the Labor Department to provide employment to unemployed unem-ployed young people between the ages of 16 and 23. BLM is a host agency or one that can provide a source of work. Cities and other governmental government-al agencies in other parts of the country are also acting as hosts. We investigated the Green River Missile Base because it is a vacant federal facility that is made to order for YACC. When the citizens expressed concern, we decided to delete it. Senator Garn did not contact any of our offices and certainly did not ask us to drop consideration of the site. I would be very much sur- prised if Senator Garn would oppose the use of an idle federal facility, however, he like BLM is concerned with the opinions of the people of Green River and thus I am sure he endorses our decision. Pearl Baker can be pleased with the elimination of the site but the citizens of Green River may well be losers because the YACC work force will not be in the area to provide free labor to the city, county and federal projects. I did appreciate the opportunity oppor-tunity to meet with the citizens citi-zens of Green River in the public meeting and was able to learn their feelings on a wide range of other issues facing all of us. I look forward to future chances to discuss items of mutual interest with them. Sincerely Yours S. Gene Day District Manager Dear Sam, I would like to direct my remarks to those hunters who were camped in the Quakies by the road, below tin roof pasture for three days. Hunters, who ever you are, please be advised that the two plastic garbage bags you left behind, and the rest of the garbage and beer cans you scattered for one half acre around your camp, after you enjoyed your three day stay in our lovely mountains, were picked up and properly disposed dis-posed of by three other hunters hunt-ers who care enough so that others may also enjoy their stay in the mountains. The least you can do is haul your own garbage home. Thanks name withheld |