Letters to the Editor
There has to be an easier way to vote
Editor:
It’s difficult for me to attend the co-op meetings as they are usually held at night. A vote by absentee ballot and/or ballot boxes in a district would be helpful. This is the Internet age … why can’t we vote with our keyboards or touchscreen?
A vote by show of hands is “VOTER INTIMIDATION”! Many of us live far from where the meetings are held. Fuel prices are high. Misappropriation of member-owners funds is not to be taken lightly.
VOTE THE BUGGERS OUT!
Philip Dooley, Hop Canyon
We’re all Irish — at least one day out of the year
That’s right! We’re all Irish on St. Patrick’s Day.
Apparently this only happens in our country. Anybody in America who wants to be can be Irish on March 17, regardless of culture, race or gender. And, we do it with gusto!
We celebrate by wearin’ the green, drinking green beverages, put up Irish decorations, think about leprechauns, eat copious quantities of lamb stew or corn beef and cabbage, as well as other tidbits, and listen to an assortment of skilled players with their instruments, and sometimes sprinkled with the delight of a singer or more.
Old Town Bistro was awash with a variety of excellent appetizers and main course selections, including mashed potatoes with flecks of green vegetables. I asked J.P. about the recipe for the Irish stew served with each meal as a side dish. He said it was how his mother made it. It was delicious. Cooked on a stove, yet it captured the flavor essence of the old pot over the fire.
St. Patrick’s was a special event there. It was comfortably jammed with folks in various Irish dress. At a table across the way were two seniors dressed in very short Irish dresses and petticoats with their hair done in Irish-maid style. They and their date were having fun.
J.P. had another attraction — that of the Socorro Celtic Band — who played many Irish songs that most of us remember spiced with several old jigs. The band’s energetic members included Al playing his recorder or accordion along with Amy, from Albuquerque, and John fiddling, Jeanne with her hand drum or guitar, Joyce with her guitar and Martha either playing her accordion or hammered dolcin, which is an interesting instrument that she played well. All were excellent musicians and some of the melodies teared many an eye.
During their intermission, Beth provided an impromptu performance of songs, as she gracefully captured her attentive audience using her guitar and clear voice with a touch of an Irish brogue. With Beth, we wandered Ireland in peace and fun. She was a blessing. Folks enjoyed all her songs.
The Irish food, instruments, singing and merriment ushered out St. Patrick’s Day. We all had a good time at Socorro’s Old Town Bistro.
What fun!
Herb Anderson, Socorro