Orchids to …
• Amy Chandler for sharing her wonderful wildlife photos, from Sheila D.
• The Republic for acknowledging several of Mayor Brown’s accomplishments.
• Eric at Burt’s Laundry/Cleaners for the wonderful job with my laundry, from Mary G.
• St. Bartholomew PTO for your hard work all year for our students, teachers and staff, from St. Bartholomew parents.
• Mrs. Pittman for all the long nights you spent grading papers, the hours you spent planning lessons, the sweltering summer afternoons you spent preparing your classroom and the hours each day you spent nurturing our children, from the first-grade parents.
• Miss Solik for making a difference in our children’s lives as they have learned so much and are better for having been in your class, from the third-grade parents.
• Mrs. Brown and the Southside sixth-grade class for the wonderful production of “Shrek the Musical” as it was an outstanding performance by all, from the Millers.
• Hope Community Center pre-k school for another wonderful graduation, from Derek Mack and kids.
• Hope Elementary teachers and staff for your many hours of teaching our children, from the Mack family.
• The Commons for providing a beautiful space and lots of assistance for the Titan Community Service Fair, from the Northside Titan teachers.
• Jordy’s, Savory Swine, Subway and Yats for taking such great care of our students at lunchtime during their Community Service Fair, from Northside Titan teachers.
• Ben for ordering us lunch on a busy day, from Melanie and Tori.
• Morales Mexican Restaurant for providing such an amazing lunch to our very grateful students, from the Northside Titan teachers.
• people in the post office and those who deliver the mail for doing an excellent job.
• The Republic for bringing back the entertainment sections.
• the Lasting Impressions cast for a marvelous tribute to the troops and USO show as you were terrific and Sadie’s provided a great buffet.
• the nurses on the third floor at CRH for taking fantastic care of my husband Kenny as you are all the very best.
• Tyler Jines for helping me out on Thursday and being a good neighbor, from Brenda.
• The Republic for bringing back Ask Amy and Dr. K, from Cheryl.
Onions to …
• the person implying one can’t enjoy Ask Amy and still be well informed on national and world news.
• The Republic for deleting the television guide and becoming a newspaper full of pictures.
• the middle school that did not acknowledge seventh-graders who made the gold honor roll all year and gave all seventh-graders silver honor roll awards instead, but acknowledged eighth-grade gold honor rolls.
• scholarship recipients who can’t be bothered to show even the slightest appreciation by attending the awards ceremony
• the factory that treats its employees unprofessionally.
• the family who gets on the computer and says they pray for people and aren’t even saved themselves but need to be.
• the company for continual mistreatment of its employees.
• the person driving the Ford F-150 pickup truck on Interstate 65 and letting garbage blow out of his truck, hitting our windshield and littering up the highway.
Happy Birthday to …
• Ian McGriff.
• Rick Ryan, from Trish.
• Sasha, from Mom.
• Jason Strahl, from Grandma and Grandpa.
• Joslin Perry, from Grandma, Tricia, Lee, Grandma Roberts and Uncle Mikel.
• Iva on No. 84, from Bill.
• Sydney Schoen on No. 15, from your family.
• Happy Belated Birthday to …
• Michael Peterson, from the OutReach and Pastor Carl Greene
• Happy Belated Anniversary to…
• Ronald and Nancy Murphy-Speer.
