By John Gallup
Commentary Contribution
An open letter to those who use the river access next to the library for bonfires and parties:
The bonfire by the river is a Girdwood tradition going back to at least 1972. For all I know, there are Girdwood couples with grandkids that met around some long ago fire down there, perhaps a local or two that were conceived in the surrounding bushes.
I would love to see this fine old tradition continue, but the latest edition’s organizers left quite a mess down there. I nice splat of vomit amongst the beer cans testifies to how much fun it was! Additionally, they chose to use palettes as fuel, which are notorious for their high nail content.
I’m asking in the nicest, most non-judgmental way for you to go down there and clean it up, and please for the future use real firewood or non-treated building scraps as fuel.
It will be a shame if it becomes a problem we have to involve the constabulary with. Total buzzkill!
Thank you in advance!
