Dear Editor:

Just read your story about the old American Base. I was stationed there from 1963 to 1970, and married a Greek from Iraklion. My family members have been back many times. I was there in 2006 and spent time on the old base and noticed the changes and the work going on trying to fix it up. I do feel the base should stay with the people of Gouves, and the people around that area. I would hate to see every thing closed off to everyone around there. I fell in love with Crete and the people there as well. It was so sad to see how bad the base looked in 2006 (compared to when I was stationed there) but it was nice to see the work being done. Thank you, Khronicles…keep fighting to keep the base property for the people there.

Gary McPherson

Dear Editor:

As a resident of Gouves, I’m happy to see that local people and officials are speaking out against the base property being sold for commercial development. My only question is, what took them so long to react? Everyone knew from the day the Americans left that developers would be after that prime property. It should have been stopped then.  I just hope it’s not too late!

A Concerned Citizen

Dear Gary and Concerned:

The Khronicles is the first newspaper to express outrage over the base’s terrible deterioration, and has been a long-time advocate for its rehabilitation. We will continue to watch the situation closely, and report on any and all activity.

The Editor:

Dear Editor:

Your story in the December issue about the Help at Home was very interesting and I applaud the wonderful work those ladies are doing. You mentioned in your story that they could always use donations of food and clothing, but you failed to give a contact phone number.  Could you please tell me where to call, as I have quite a bit of almost-new clothing which I would like to donate.

Ellie Cassese

Dear Ellie:

Sorry about that, and thanks for bringing it to our attention. We should have included the number in the story, as we have had several calls from other people interested in donating to this worthy program. The phone number to call for all donations is 28970-41789.

The Editor