Postby Tomahawk Leader » Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:59 pm
A letter in the July 21, 2009 Tomahawk Leader:
To Mark and Lani Nelson
A Disgrace to Tomahawk for allowing an 81-year-old female to enter the Pow-Wow Queen contest for the 4th of July? Where do you get the gall to judge such a perfect lady in every way, to represent her town in a fun activity and help her many, many friends at the same time? As there were no age requirements, she was urged, even begged, by the huge majority of elder citizens in our fair town to enter. My goodness, at what age are we expected to sit back and stop having fun?
The Senior Center is a godsend to our community but it is not just a place to have a great meal, chat a while and go home for a nap. Many learning programs are offered by the County Extension as well as bus trips for shopping and special events around the area. These things cost money too and contrary to some uninformed people, senior citizens don’t have money to burn. Our Queen, Dolores, worked very hard garnering votes for her Title of Pow-Wow Queen. She donated every penny of her “scholarship” to the Senior Center.
It is an insult to have you or any other close-minded citizen to believe that Dolores kept some deserving young maiden from getting a scholarship. Why didn’t she, or they, work a little harder at selling tickets? Thank God for the Lions counting committee, they were honest. The money raised by the tremendous amount of votes helped in their endeavors too.
Here’s to next year’s Pow-Wow Queen, may she be treated with the dignity she deserves.
Vivian Postl, Tomahawk – Bette Deavers, Clarice Krueger, Mary P. Foster, Tom and Penny Runkle, Rich and Marie Hoffman, Helen Baacke, Jan and Don Chamberlain, Audrey Pedersen