Orchids to …
• Nina at Centra for being so patient and kind, from Diana and Rita.
• William McCullough for his letter to the editor.
• Katie Hamilton for taking a stand against discrimination.
• Nick Hogan for your wonderful, common-sense letter in Sunday’s Republic.
• cashier Cassandra at the west side Walmart for running after me Wednesday afternoon with my forgotten grocery bag, from a grateful customer.
• Bartholomew County REMC for speedy service getting our power turned back on from the Browns on County Road 100W.
• Sam Simmermaker for all he does for the Columbus community.
• Chad and all the Otter Creek staff for your help in making our DSI Golf Classic great this year.
• the local food pantry for handing out donated pet food.
• to Dr. Barrett for your care and concern, from Eleanor.
• everyone on Caldwell Place for making our street beautiful.
• the wonderful handymen at Turning Point, Todd, Greg, Dennis, Daryl, Dale, Steve, Mike, Bob, John and Matt.
Onions to …
• the local business owner who made repeated derogatory comments to a customer.
• the city that can afford to do traffic control and doesn’t.
• the newspaper for publishing the same stories about the same incidents all the time.
• the neighbor who sits on the porch and watches her cat climb all over a neighbor’s vehicle while talking on the phone.
• the apartment complex for not turning the air conditioning on in the laundry room when it’s 80 degrees outside.
• those who don’t realize the road in front of the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department is owned by the state and the city has nothing to do with re-striping it.
• those who hire incompetent spring sports coaches.
• the narrow-minded who refuse to see the great things President Barack Obama has done for this nation.
• those who think food pantries need to be grocery stores, ignoring that they operate with items that are donated.
• the newspaper for only printing negative articles.
• the office that doesn’t know what’s going on with people’s appointments.
• people who do not realize that protected and confined pets do occasionally escape.
• the singer at the Salute! program who failed to realize that the event is about veterans, not about her.
• the local newspaper and the singer for their ignorance.
• the individual slated to sing at a Memorial Day gathering who, because of self-proclaimed moral standards, was obviously unfit to fulfill such an honor.
• the singer who is entitled to her own opinion, but turned her back on the thousands who gave their lives to provide that freedom.
• the person who put her own beliefs in front of honoring our dead veterans.
• the people who have to learn the hard way that even if you boycott an event, life will go on without you.
• anyone who confuses conscientious objection with outright discrimination.
Happy Birthday to …
• Gary Morrow, from Mary, Michael and Danny.
• Irma Ramsey from Margie.
• Mollie Clark, from Mom, Dad, Ginger, Reid and Natalie.
• Max D. Perdue, from Janet, Arthur, Kevin, Angie and grandchildren.
• Judy Wood from Sandy and Lily.
• Ken Sein, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Zoie Garrison.
• David Maddy.
• Belated birthday wishes to …
• Abby Grider on No. 10
• Elaine Pavone from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Elijah Mann on No. 1 from Daddy, Mommy, Abby, Nicholas and Maddie.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Stacy and Shanna Tucker, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Josh and Katie Burnett, from friends at the Moravian Church
• Ed and Lois Kellar, on No. 28, from Mom and Dad.
• Belated Anniversary to …
• Roger and Susi Robbins on their 27th
