Orchids to …
• Karen and Kathy at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church for planning another fantastic Vacation Bible School week and to all the volunteers who helped bless more than 300 children.
• friends and family who came to celebrate Dad’s birthday, from Annette.
• the nurses on Towers 2 and 3 for making my four-day stay in the hospital great, from Ray Phelps.
• the parking attendants at the hospital who are always there, smiling, to get your car and help those who aren’t feeling well.
• Beth Dilly for all the sweet treats she brings us, from the Dairy Queen staff.
• Columbus Moose Lodge for hosting an awesome Henry Lee summer concert, from John Tinkey.
• Ron Rice for being such an awesome friend over the years.
• the Carson family for an awesome friendship over the years.
• the Speer family for being awesome friends over the years.
• young people who are mannerly and friendly to the older generation of Columbus.
• McDonald’s on Third Street for the awesome hot fudge sundae.
• Columbus Salvation Army for an awesome pitch-in dinner Sunday.
• Nancy Johnson for an awesome gooseberry pie.
Onions to …
• the company that didn’t invite its entire workforce to the company picnic.
• those who throw the karma word around for no particular reason.
• the city for having sewer fees several times as much as the water usage fee.
• parents who don’t come to the neighborhood party, yet let their kids play in the bounce house unsupervised and take food prepared for party goers, making the parents present be babysitters for your children.
• the newspaper for not covering the Euro Cup.
• the irresponsible man in the Nissan Maxima who left his dog in the car with no windows open Saturday at 25th Street and Taylor Road.
• those who would only offer transitional housing to those who are religious.
• those using an alternate route, due to the closure of U.S. 31 at County Road 400S, and do not go the speed limit.
• people who decided to pour junk in their yard and are accumulating more.
• people who park their cars up in their yard.
• the city for not mowing overgrown grass and weeds on an abandoned property on Regency Drive.
• anyone thinking the president has taken a stance on terrorism.
• the rude and obnoxious people at the bingo game Saturday.
• the trailer park that allows empty containers filled with grass to stand open, causing more mosquitoes.
• the trailer park that uses weed poisoning to kill weeds when they could use salt water for the same thing without killing the birds.
• whoever is responsible for the speed bumps on County Road 800S.
• high school football coaches who only play certain kids.
Happy Birthday to …
• Terry Sweasy, from your family, Jan, Marilyn and Donna.
• Christopher Parsley, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Phyllis Johnson, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• my dad, Ray Shireman, on No. 95, love Annette.
• Vince Gardiner.
• Colin Newman.
• Greg Halstead.
• Kevin Nading.
• Stephanie Shoaf.
• Betty Jones, from Kay.
• Barb, from the Florida Gals.
• Barbara Matlock, from Jon, Teresa and kids.
• Happy Belated Birthday to …
• Julia Schuette.
• Ryan Seim, from friends at the Moravian Church.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Jay and Traci Brown on No.13.
• Sam and Angela Allison, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Chad and Nicole Miller.
• Merrill and Irene Johnson on No. 78.
• Bill and Karen Moore, from Edna and Frank.
• Happy Belated Anniversary to …
• John and Loli Shaw, from friends at the Moravian Church.
