Around Town – March 11

Orchids to …

• Frank Anderson Tire, especially Nate, for awesome customer service, from Suzanne.

• great customer service along with great food at Panera Bread on Thursday morning.

• many thanks to the Schmidt Cabinet Company for replacing a broken part from a 27-year old kitchen.

• the young woman who paid for my lunch Tuesday afternoon, many thanks and God bless you.

• Bill Gelfius for his letter to the editor concerning the CAFOs.

• those giving Donald Trump credit even though he is tough, and we need tough right now for America.

• AT&T for the best ever service from a person who needed a part for her phone on Wednesday.

• the Bartholomew County Public Library for making a safe place for me to come for many years and I will miss it now that I am moving.

• the lady and her son who were behind me at Walmart when I had my nieces as they helped me unload my cart and helped me get all my things to my truck, and we were just so happy to have the help as I am forever grateful for your help last weekend.

• Harry McCawley for the very nice article on Fred Allman, known as the “The Old Prophet.”

• Amazing Joe’s for your generosity and support of the Columbus North wrestling team and providing an amazing meal for our banquet, from North High School wrestlers and families.

Onions to …

• those who are always whistling and singing.

• people who sit around thinking up Onions every single day.

• people who don’t understand that residents of Columbus should not have to worry about flooding and yet administrations since 2008 do as little as possible to prevent it.

• the two women in the office who talk loudly non-stop and disrupt everyone around them.

• the elected city official who is wasting our money.

• anyone who supports Hillary Clinton.

• the anti-drunken driving organization for not fighting for extra taxing on alcohol, which kills daily.

• people who do wrong things and think they won’t answer to God for it.

• people who think God doesn’t see when they do things against Christian people.

• servers who are on their cellphones all the time and don’t give their customers good service and then wonder why they don’t make good tips.

• people who overuse the words awesome and amazing.

• anyone who thinks either Ted Cruz or Donald Trump is a credible candidate for president of the United States.

• The Republic for using nearly an entire page of Thursday’s edition to inform readers about a crude, rude and violent R-rated movie, and we wonder what is wrong with our society.

• the homeowner north of town who is putting trash out in their front yard and is a real eyesore to the entire community.

• the county for not doing anything about feral cats on Dellasburg Road even though I have called animal control.

• parents who are teaching their young children an immoral and promiscuous lifestyle instead of teaching them about salvation and eternal life.

Happy Birthday to …

• Don Weddle Jr., from the family.

• Doris Bedell, from your family, the retiree gang and Donna.

• Bev Johnson, from Donna.

• Jim Guilfoyle, from your family, co-workers and Donna.

• Vicki Kerns, from Pastor Carl and The OutReach.

• Dorothy Brown, from Nancy and Janet Weidman.

• Brooks McNicholas.

• Michah Smiley.

• Cody Stone.

• Sue Henderson, from a friend.