Apology is needed
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Editor,
I believe the person responsible for the disgusting anti-Biden float in this year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in Ronan owes the float committee, the other float participants, the Irish American community (tribal and non-tribal) and the community at large — especially the parents and children who were there to have a good time — a sincere apology.
It’s sad that this event, held together by generous volunteers and fun-loving participants, was tainted by the foul language and mean spirit of the float. I am told that the committee, upon seeing the float, asked the owner to not participate, and he refused. I’ve also heard that they called the police, and that no action was taken.
I feel for the volunteers who did the work of getting the parade together only to face the thoughtless belligerence of this person.
As always, it takes one person to make written rules and regulations necessary for folks who just want to get together and have fun. I hope the Ronan City Council and the float committee will take that action if that’s what is needed to prevent this kind of behavior and worse in future parades.
Mary Herak Sand
Missoula, formerly Charlo
