We get letters.
One rolled in from the Snohomish County Jail, apparently signed by 36 inmates.
They had a complaint: They got a sack meal on Thanksgiving with a sandwich made from what looked and tasted like “cat food.”
Funny how many knew the taste of cat food.
And “Waaaaah.”
They also got soggy corn chips.
The meal amounted to “cruel and unusual punishment” according to the letter.
Not so fast, says Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Rebecca Hover.
A little something was left out of the note.
“I guess your letter writers forgot to mention they got a hot turkey dinner with the fixins’ (including cranberry sauce, dressing and pumpkin cake) at noon on Thanksgiving Day,” Hover says. “They were served a sack supper which included turkey-salad sandwiches, fruit, cookies and chips.”
The main meal was served at noon so the cooks could go home early and spend at least part of the holiday with their families, she added.
Hover says she doesn’t think the writers will find many sympathetic ears amongst the taxpayers of Snohomish County.
“Given these tough economic times, I’m sure there were many in our community who couldn’t afford a hot turkey dinner at all.”
They are filled with holiday spirit in Mountlake Terrace, on a budget.
The tree on top of the city water tower is a frame constructed with more than 1,800 lights.
They were able to use twice as many lights, compared with previous years, because the LED bulbs use only 25 percent of the electricity of incandescent bulbs.
Join a Project Linus Make-a-Blanket event from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Super Supplements, 19925 44th Ave. W., Lynnwood.
“I work at Super Sups, and one of our customers asked for a donation for Project Linus,” says Lynne Ludlum. “The store event is a one-time fundraiser.”
Project Linus groups make quilts, fleece blankets and afghans for ill or traumatized children in Snohomish County. Project Linus volunteers will be at the store collecting new, homemade, quilted or tied, knit or crocheted machine-washable blankets.
Others will be sewing blankets.
They are also seeking volunteers to donate time at work parties or Make-a-Blanket days. They also need batting, fabric, thread, yarn, sewing notions, sewing machines and cash.
For more information, go to www.projectlinus.org.
Merry Haven Care Center needs stuffed animals and teddy bears by Dec. 18.
Please take donations to 800 10th St., Snohomish.
Activity director Connie Ennis says they hope to deliver the presents, from Santa Claus, to elderly residents at Christmas.
Kristi O’Harran: 425-339-3451, oharran@heraldnet.com.
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