Letters to the editor

I would like to extend a huge thank you to all who helped make the Sauk Prairie Volleyball Season another successful year.  We could not do it without your help…the Sauk Prairie Sports Boosters, Julie in the office, Josh, Jeff, Chad, Aaron, Shane, Marcia, Joleen, Marsha and Angie and Todd at the table, Mary for your assistance and unending support, all line judges, Brad and all of our bus drivers, Rob for the great write-ups and stories in the paper, Ellen and the staff at the middle school, and the guys who set up and take down for us at the high school: Scott G., Ron, Jason, Kevin, David, Scott C., and Dan.  We sure appreciate you all!  I would also like to thank all of the alumni from Sauk Prairie and Heights that reached out with well wishes for this season’s team.  Your support means a lot to us all! Thank you all so very much!   Amy Schlimgen Varsity Volleyball Coach Sauk Prairie High School   Go Eagles!!!   Dear Dane County and the rest of the United States, I attended the meeting regarding Dane County Health Face Covering Emergency Order #5 at the Berry Town Hall on Monday, December 13th. It was sponsored by County Supervisors Tim Rockwell and Jeff Weigand, neither of whom represent the Town of Berry. First, a couple of observations that are not the main point of my letter, but are relevant. There were only 13 people with masks on which left 87 people in violation of the order including the two hosts, our elected representatives. The opening remarks by the hosts were incendiary and devoid of any scientific or medical facts. Why did they choose to have this meeting while we are again reaching record numbers of new cases per day? The argument that Supervisor Weigand made that such a rule should not be made by an unelected official is moot. The Health Department, by law, has the authority to issue the order. My mother passed away last November. Not of Covid but of a failing heart and old age. She suffered a fall and was taken to UW Hospital where those wonderful people tried to get the fluid out from around her heart. They were unsuccessful and Mom chose to be taken off her medications and was ready to meet her maker. She was moved to the Palliative Care Unit where my brother and I were allowed to be with her 24/7. After 2 days we were told that Mom would have to be moved elsewhere because UWHC needed her room due to the spike in admissions of Covid patients. We made arrangements to have her moved to Agrace Hospice. Mom could have passed away in a hospital room with her two sons at her side. Instead she died alone in the back of an ambulance on her way to Agrace. Simply because too many people won’t wear a mask. My main point is that it eats at me that people don’t have more compassion and empathy for their fellow human beings. Follow the science. Follow the medical research. Wear a mask and get the vaccination. Sincerely yours,   David Boyer Town of Mazomanie