It's up to us; vote yes on recall

"If it's to be, it's up to me."

That's a quote that I read a long time ago that has always stuck with me. I don't know the author, so I can't give credit, but I feel it really applies to all of us now. Meaning we have to get out to vote Aug. 29. We can't depend on the other person to do it. We have to do it ourselves. This is so very critical.

If you need a ride to the polls, make a call; arrangements will be made to accommodate you. If you're not mobile enough to get into the polling place, a poll worker can come out and hand you a ballot and take it back in for you. Two people will work together to do that. Your vote remains secret as you put it in the sleeve and they slide it into the ballot box for you.

Some of you may remember when I used to announce the football games, which I did for over 25 years. At each game, I asked that everyone stand up for the kickoff. It was kind of a rally cry to support the team.

Same thing here: get up and go vote; no excuses. Do it. We have approximately 2,200 registered voters in Zone 2 and 1600 in Zone 4. My earlier challenge of 90% turnout would be about 1,980 votes in Zone 2 and 1,440 votes in Zone 4.

Let's go for it. "If it's to be, it's up to me."

ERNIE SCHOEFFEL

Priest River