Around Town – July 26

Orchids to …

• Nurse Sandy at Dr. Helen Kinsey’s office for being so kind when giving me my test results.

• Ronnie’s Body Shop for assistance with my flat tire at end of day last week.

• Daniel Dailey at Complete Sealcoating Services for an excellent job on our driveway, from Barbara Hewitt and Holly Brown.

• Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center for having a free place to pick your vegetables.

• Sixth Street General Baptist Church for an excellent service Sunday night.

• Harold Snider for his kindness, from a disabled person.

• Dr. Helen Kinsey and Nurse Midge for being so kind to me recently with my two office visits.

• to the nice lady who traded a short table for a tall table for us Sunday at Mancino’s, from an elderly couple.

• the ladies group at Ogilville United Methodist for the great spa retreat day.

• Bob Campbell for mowing our grass in 95-degree weather, from your neighbors Bob and June.

• Kim and the produce crew at JayC for the moving boxes for my mother-in-law, from Vicki.

• the gentleman for returning and smoothing out the ruts and hole in my field.

Onions to …

• those who demand restroom monitors, censorship bureaus and border walls to be built and maintained while calling for ethnic cleansing.

• people who keep their young dog outside in a chain link kennel in the extreme heat.

• those who think having 94 million workers out of the workforce is a “good economy” and that the unemployment rate is actually 5 percent.

• the person who hit our small dog in front of our house and didn’t even stop — another reason why people need to slow down on Legal Tender Road.

• the business that ran out of dessert at the ticketed event Thursday.

• the woman in the white van who was speeding and tailgating me on National Road when I was going the speed limit as she went to the fast-food restaurant Saturday morning.

• my neighbor for mowing her grass at 7 a.m. Saturday.

• the parent who is manipulating their children into going to their wedding.

• the two law enforcement officers sitting in the hospital’s back parking lot instead of being out on the streets.

• renters who complain about bed bugs and then do nothing to prepare for the professionals to treat.

Happy Birthday to …

• Nicole Hamilton, from your family and Donna.

• KC Carman, from your family and Donna.

• Jim Henderson, from your family.

• Brenda Freeman, from Jerry and Judy.

• Edna Appel, from Jean Patrick.

• Joyce Piercefield, from Ellen, Ariel and Caleb.

• Joe Moody, from Dad, Mary, Christeen, Isabelle and Gram.

• David Clouse, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Justin Wallace, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Jacqueline Crowder.

• Roy Ice, from your bride.

• Happy Belated Birthday to…

• Libby Hamilton, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Linda Bragg, from Paulette.

• George Ferguson.

Happy Anniversary to …

• Larry and Brenda Lucas, from your family and Donna.

• Lynn and Bonnie Artis.

ANOTHER beautiful morning