THUMBS UP to the Hickory Police Department for its excellent support of Special Olympics. Officers conduct several fundraising efforts every year to provide money for Special Olympics and the athletes. Today is Pluck a Duck day at Oktoberfest. Buy a ticket, and you get a rubber ducky with your number on it put in the fountain at City Hall. At 6 p.m. a Special Olympic athlete will choose a duck. If the duck plucked from the cement pond has your number on it (they're written on the bottom of the duck, so it's a mystery until the duck is plucked), pack your bags, you're going to the Bahamas. It should be a fun event, and the money goes to a most worthy cause. Our cops are tops.
THUMBS UP to everyone who participated in the annual Child Abuse Vigil. Conducted by the Children's Protection Council of Catawba County, the vigil is a somber reminder of the children who died in the past year from abuse. This year, the 33 children whose lives were cut short because of abuse in 2008 were remembered in the ceremony. This year, Hickory High art students designed and painted the shirts hung in remembrance of the slain children. We cannot tolerate these murderous assaults on our children. The Children's Protection Council does a fine job championing the welfare of children, but it needs the support of all of us if child abuse is to be eradicated. Join the fight, please.
THUMBS DOWN to whoever vandalized St. Stephens High School. The sheriff's offices of Catawba and Caldwell counties are investigating the incident. Officers have not concluded beyond doubt who did the deed, but they know when it was done, on St. Stephens' homecoming night. The vandals trashed the area in the gym provided for the visiting football team. Of course, there have been allegations, but investigators had not reported their findings as of Friday. We'll wait for the report, but we can say now that this sort of conduct is reprehensible and the culprits should be punished.
THUMBS UP to the people who participated in early voting in the Hickory primary and those who voted on primary election day. We are disappointed, however, with the total number of voters. In Ward 4, where three candidates vied for two spots on the municipal ballot, only 289 people voted out of a possible 4,046. This is democracy at work, but barely. We need more voters in November. Even in the uncontested races, a good turnout speaks volumes to candidates.
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