Orchids to …
• the St. Bartholomew PTO and event committee for doing a wonderful job on the No Tie Affair.
• Mark and Dave at USPS bulk mail for all your help and patience with me through the bulk mailings as I continue to learn the process and you all are wonderful, from DSI.
• Donna, Suzanne, Shelley and Vanessa for all of your hard work, support and pleasant attitudes, from an appreciative Steve.
• the high school girl Thursday at Dairy Queen who stayed to clean up the mess when the rest of the group left.
• W.D. Richards Elementary Student Council for the wonderful staff breakfast on Tuesday, from Richards’ staff.
• Kyle at the Columbus Post Office for being especially helpful on a busy Monday tax day afternoon, from an appreciative woman.
• the couple in the white van Saturday at Walmart who returned my cellphone, from Judy.
• Angie Fischvogt at Verizon for always being so kind and helpful, from the Hills.
• the man from Honda who was passing by and saw me fall on State Road 46 East and stopped to help me get up and made sure I was OK on Monday.
• all those Monday at McDonald’s drive-thru on National Road who paid ahead for the person behind them.
• my aunt Mary McFarlane of Jonesville for the beautiful cross and sea shells from Florida, from Patty.
• Jacki and Dave Pardick for the fantastic reunion, from Ruth Ann Holland.
• Judy and Kenny for the good turkey and dressing as it was very much appreciated, from Hazel and Roger.
• Patty and Gary for spraying for the ants, from Roger.
• the honest person who returned the money I dropped Saturday evening at Fazoli’s.
• people who work hard for a living to make ends meet and don’t look for handouts.
• the staff at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home for going above and beyond to make sure a family’s needs and wants are taken care of.
• Laura Anderson Herron for being a treasure to the Warfield family.
• the law officers who participated in the DARE event Friday evening at Foundation For Youth as we all had a good time, from Jackson Cheek.
Onions to …
• people paying a consultant who then just tells people to design the road themselves.
• self-centered people who have places to go and who choose to speed instead of properly planning to leave early enough to arrive at their destination in a timely manner.
• the teenager driving the white pickup, now with driver’s-side mirror damage, which hit our vehicle Saturday on South County Road 525E near the park entrance and then fled when he found out we called the cops.
• neighbors who start mowing at 8:30 p.m. when we are trying to get our children to bed.
• whoever thinks drivers should disobey the speed limit just because they have places to go.
• the owner of the restaurant who is rude to her staff.
• those who do not realize that sidewalks are not intended for bicycles but for people who are walking.
• those who are still complaining about the size of the newspaper because you are as bad as the pink paper complainers.
• the operators of a store who won’t get rid of the rude person who is making all the new cashiers quit.
• women carrying huge shoulder bags who can’t control them and hit people without so much as an “excuse me.”
• those responsible for not getting all these dead trees along the roads cleaned up.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jadin Boone, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Linda Martin, from Charlotte and all the Martins.
• Jennifer Wiwi, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Stacy Huffman, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Mac Trotter, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Tony R. Whittington.
• Linda Clark, from Kathy Mellis.
• Brian Sturgeon.
• Kristen Mellis, from Uncle Jerry and Aunt Kathy.
• Diane Spurgeon, from Browns Corner Chapel Church.
• Hazel Lee, from Pastor Kenneth Lee and the Sixth Street General Baptist Church.
• Aiden Miller on No. 8.
• Lorraine Chandler, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Pat Parks, from Dove Ministries.
Belated Wishes to …
• Melanie Wisler, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• David Holtke, from your grandkids Alec and Brook Holtke.
• Alex S. Patton, from your sister Carlyn, Kim and Jodie.
• Catherine Grott, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Bobby Jeffries, from Dove Ministries.
• Melanie Wisler, from your family.
