Orchids to …
• Dad for bringing my keys to me at work after I’d forgotten them, from your thankful daughter.
• the staff at Columbus Regional Hospital Lung Institute for all of their hard work the past few weeks.
• the gentleman in a white car in front of me at Burger King who paid for my breakfast, and I paid it forward to the person behind me.
• Sara Beth and Tim at QMIX for coming into our class and reading a story and for gifting us with a Kindle Fire, from Miss Lewis’s first-grade class at Parkside Elementary.
• Erin at Texas Roadhouse for being such a good manager and always taking care of customers, from some thankful customers.
• JoAnn Ferguson for making our annual auction so much fun, from Evening Star Quilters.
• fifth-grade students at St. Peter’s School for a very nice Veterans Day Chapel Service.
• those who attended the Veterans Day balloon release and all the volunteers, participants and providers (Dave and Naomi Pyle from Flowers from the Woods and Bianca and Lance Snyder from Honeymoon Haulers) for their assistance in making it another memorable event.
• the many veterans who attended the St. Peter’s Veterans Day service, and thank you for your service to our country.
• Mrs. Dell and everyone involved in the wonderful Veterans Day program at Parkside Elementary School, from Janet Owen.
• all my workout buddies at Metabolic Research Center for the going away party and to Rita for putting it together, I will miss you all terribly, from Beth.
• to Access-Ability for giving my husband, Roger, a wheelchair and a walker.
• Sara and Stephanie at Bartholomew County REMC customer service for their kindness to a grateful customer.
• Terri and Michelle for taking my place for a few days the first week in November as it’s hard to get someone to fill in on day jobs, from Betsy.
• Alyssa, whose tough love style of nursing helped me greatly at Miller’s Merry Manor, from Brent.
• all the people on Central Avenue during Wednesday afternoon rush hour who stopped for the dog in the street and especially to the man who got out of his car and tried to catch the dog.
• Shirley and Tom Brown for the lovely Veterans Day card, from a grateful veteran.
• Ted Schultz, for his coverage of local sports.
• the fifth-grade students and their teachers at St. Peter’s School for the beautiful Veterans Day Chapel Service, from a proud grandmother.
• Doug Bradley for your beautiful letter Wednesday and I gave my dogs big hugs after reading it.
• Hayden Elementary School for its special tribute to veterans during the Veterans Day program, a great job by everyone, from Ron Briner.
• Chris, Alex and the staff at Amazing Joe’s for honoring veterans on Wednesday, from Sandy Taulman.
• Johnny Carino’s for the free dinner and Hair Unlimited for the free haircut on Veterans Day, from Dean Smith.
• the Columbus North Men’s soccer team for another great season, from Andy, Chris, all the players and parents and your driver Charlene Bryant.
• the local restaurants for having the nice gesture of providing lunches and dinners for veterans, from a thankful veteran.
• Julie Odell for the nice Veterans Day presentation at Northside Middle School on Wednesday, from a staff member.
• Emily Sipes, Janie Gordon, Young Marines, Scott Riley and all the veterans for making our Veterans Day program great, from the Moose Family Center in Columbus #398.
• John Tinkey for buying my breakfast at McDonald’s, you are such a good friend, from John Cain.
• Miller’s Merry Manor nurses, aides, kitchen, housekeeping, rehab and activity staff for all you do, from Brent.
• St. Bartholomew Catholic School Cookie Dough volunteers who helped make our fundraiser a success and to our school parents and families as we couldn’t have done it without your support, from the cookie dough chairperson.
• Dee for buying our dinner at First United Methodist Church in Petersville on Friday night, from Jan and Rick.
• the city garage workers, Vince and Ray, for the wonderful sidewalks put in at the corner of 18th and Maple streets, from Toni Rowe.
Onions to …
• the doctor who left his Columbus practice and will not return patient calls.
• the newspaper for allowing one person to take up space in the Orchids column four times in one day.
• the neighbors who have not taken down their Halloween decorations even though a week and a half have passed.
• those responsible for post office parking because there is no parking available for post office patrons.
• executives for sticking with a terrible health care company and putting the hardship on employees.
• a local business for delaying refunding money for work not done, from an unhappy customer.
• shady furnace salesmen who try to scam the elderly.
• those responsible for the annoying fireworks that occur so often near the high school.
• the hair salon that won’t honor its mistakes.
• supervisors who don’t realize that those who run and tattle to you often talk bad about you.
• gas stations in Columbus because gas is now $1.88 on the south side of Indianapolis.
• those not giving part-time employees a bonus or a raise, especially since they do not receive any benefits, but still are expected to do full-time work.
• men who are not aware that if they had good manners they would remove their caps while dining in a restaurant.
• the newspaper’s coverage of the four suspects and the killing of the Austin shopkeeper for being on page A6 instead of the front page.
• educators who feel it is unsafe for students to go to school on snow days but expect that it’s safe for parents to get them to three designated schools for internet access.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jeffrey Niebrugge, from your family and the Sealing’s team.
• Ernie Davis, from your family and Donna.
• Brenda Goss, from Ronnie, Rita, Bonnie and Donna.
• Nathan Levenhagen, from your family and Donna.
• Sara E. Dorgan.
• Bertrand A. Weyerstrahs.
• Jim Richards from Kelli, Danny, Rylee, Lexie and Kloey.
• Dustie Sharp, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Vanessa Bryant, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Joe McFall, from Browns Corner Chapel Church.
• Anthony Miller, from Aunt Sue.
• Timothy C. Baker on No. 15, from your family.
• Dustie Sharpe, from Steve.
• Paige Burton on No. 14, from Marian.
Belated Wishes to …
• Avery Spencer, from G.G.
• Ashley Norman, from John Tinkey.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Ryan and Mechelle Ritchison, from Mom.
