All right, show of hands! How many believe global warming is not happening?

Well, try this on for size: East Grand Lake ice-out was April 6 this year, the earliest in more than 50 years of record-keeping.

Dr. Bob Ellis, who is continuing his father, Dr. Don Ellis’, excellent records, reports that this is accurate and amazing for this large lake famed for its land-locked salmon.

So, let’s write our elected officials for action on legislation to reduce and ban emissions.

We need to do something.

Torrey A. Sylvester

New Limerick