Orchids to …
• Dave Pogue for his spot-on letter, echoing the opinions of many others.
• any Democrat filing for City Council or mayor, giving the people of Columbus a choice.
• the nice couple who offered their assistance Tuesday night at the library when our mother fell, from a grateful son and daughter.
• Raine at Hilliard Lyons for doing an exemplary job in helping my husband and me in the purchase of our new home, from Shaun and Amy Baker.
• everyone at Ono Brothers Contractors for an excellent job on our home-restoration project, from the Oswalts.
• the woman who found our baby doll at Sam’s Club and returned her to us.
• the lady who paid for my groceries Tuesday afternoon at Kroger, from Vera Meredith.
• Alexis Hamilton for a great job in the skating competition, from Nana.
• Marvin Hamilton for all the hard work you have done on fundraisers for Jason.
• the guy that helped my daughter and me Wednesday evening when our car broke down.
• the Kroger employee who found and turned in my cellphone, from Pat.
• the dismantled Columbus Downtown Inc. for always making sure rent was collected and leases were renewed on time.
Onions to …
• greedy fisheries and state lawmakers for allowing the slaughter of river otters that were just reintroduced in our state after being trapped to extinction four years ago.
• the couple who left the church and are still causing trouble.
• the younger generation for being so rude to the older generation, especially when we are walking with a cane.
• the local retailer for selling New England Patriots jerseys, which is disgusting and shameful.
• the woman at the drive-thru window who spent excessive time making other customers wait.
• to the Redevelopment Commission leader who skipped Monday’s meeting, apparently to post campaign photos on Facebook, from an Ordinary Joe.
• the police officer for stopping me for not having a light on my license plate, as police should have more important things to do.
• jurors handing out the verdict for the Hope town marshal.
• the city leader who uses some small businesses for catering, but not others.
• the company that makes employees remove articles of clothing before going through scanners as they leave the property.
• Columbus gas stations that are above the national average of $2.03 per gallon again.
• Governor Pence for trying to remove a democratically elected official.
• drivers on East County Road 50N who drive too fast and create safety problems.
• the scooter operator on Gladstone Avenue on Monday afternoon for having a passenger and weaving dangerously in and out of traffic.
• families that claim to be religious but go to bars and drink.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jeff Oakes.
• Lloyd Bannister, from your wife and all the family.
• Linda Bell, from Lloyd and Mary Bannister.
• Beverly Hewitt, from Rodney and Rhonda Hewitt.
• Mary Lou Estes, from Sonja.
• Steven West on No. 4, from Pa Steve, Nana, Nakia, Isabel, Dawson, Mommy, Uncle T., Aunt Jennifer, Uncle Jeremy, Uncle Klint, Maggie, Brad, Luke and Cole.
• Tim Shoaf, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Justin Harvey, from Aunt Elsie.
• Maya Smith, from Aunt Elsie.
• Drew Sterett.
• Mattie Shoaf.
• Lila Rain Fox on No. 7, from Momma, Daddy, Keegan, Grayson, Jackson.
• Rhonda Day.
• Bruce Luzier.
• Pat Blanton, from Josh, Amanda, Mya, Tressa, Bree, Tonya, Julie and Donna.
• Mya Blanton, from Grandma Pat, Dad, Mom, Aunt Tressa and Bree.
• Sally Simmonds, from Shirley, Janet, Donna and your neighbors.
Belated Wishes to …
• Dexter Shields, from Daddy and Mommy.