Orchids to …
• Dr. Aaron Strickland and staff for doing a great job on my daughter’s root canal, from the out-of-town mother and daughter.
• Joe of the Department of Natural Resources for helping to bail out my sunken boat on Grandview Lake.
• The Andrews family for volunteering to tow my distressed boat to the Grandview Lake Marina.
• Kevin Bishop, watercraft repair guru, for giving me advice on how to restore my waterlogged outboard motor.
• the kind person who turned in the wallet I accidentally left on the table at Applebee’s last week.
• the very young men and entrepreneurs selling bottled, ice-cold water on Washington Street.
• the nice woman in the silver car who paid for my drive-thru breakfast order Sunday morning.
• Tim Jarnigan at Kroger for consistently and enthusiastically going the extra mile, from Eric and Sara Cave.
• Marvin Truex for his kindness, from a disabled person.
• Whipker’s, Hackman’s and Bush’s markets for an awesome harvest, from a consumer.
• First United Methodist Church for an excellent picnic on Sunday.
• Elizabeth Kestler for talking about Love Chapel and letting us know how we can help people in our area.
• Sally for her explanation of how our brain works and how her belief in faith and prayer helped her to recover.
• the Gilland family and all of the music they have shared with the Moravian Church for many years.
• Ed Settle for filling in for our minister for the worship service Sunday morning.
• Wanda Hunter for the delicious bread, from Ray and Sharon.
• Trinity Baptist Church and the Rev. Marvin Brown for an awesome service Sunday evening.
• City Garage, County Highway, Milestone, Tony London Co. and Right Implement of Seymour for your assistance with parking at the 4-H Fair, from the Fraternal Order of Police.
• Owens Communication for your assistance with the walkie-talkies at the 4-H Fair parking, from the Fraternal Order of Police.
• ICU unit, Dr. Roese, nurses Robin, Mary, Regan and Jordan for the wonderful care, from Shirley Mitchell.
• Kathy and Mike Sanders for a very delightful evening with pulled pork and for all who brought dishes for the gathering of Mike’s trucking.
• Rosa Deal for all of her help in our yard, from Dick and Betty.
Onions to …
• people who take new flowers and name plates off of the graves at Daugherty Cemetery.
• the woman who entered the movie theater and disrupted the documentary by shouting political opinions to a paying audience who wanted to be there to hear the truth.
• the fire station that allows its grounds to be overgrown by weeds up to six feet tall.
• doctors who have become so calloused that they do not answer questions asked by the family.
• drivers who do not know the speed limit or consider the heavy traffic flow on National Road and cut in between lanes of traffic.
• the fans at softball games who complain and don’t know the rules.
• the chain-smoking trio in the drive-thru bank line who wanted a bank statement of the past six months.
• people who complain about Benghazi without looking up what really happened.
• doctors offices that won’t let you choose which doctor you see.
• the people who do not mow their grass and make an eyesore in a very nice neighborhood.
• the city for not having a speed limit sign on Midway between 17th and 22nd streets.
• the medical office that doesn’t provide service quickly.
• The Republic carrier for not following instructions or requests.
• whoever set the traffic lights in and around the city of Columbus.
• the man in the park walking his dog on a cordless remote leash, allowing his dog to approach mine and cause problems.
Happy Birthday to …
• Billie Stewart, from your family and Donna.
• Mark Allamanno, from your family and Donna.
• Riel on No. 1.
• Harriet Dillman.
• Lindsey Thompson-England, from your family.
• Pat Herron and Marva Ponder, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Christina Gross.
• Harriet Dillman, from the Welches.
• Ray Rouse, from Brown’s Corner Chapel Church.
• Sarah Bartlett, from Paul.
• Shirley Bay, from your family.
• Brianna Stroup.
• Maliah Swick.
• Lindsay Justus.
• Molly Wilson.
• Emery Lou Mize.
• Loretta Lucas, from Kaitlyn, Michaela, Susanne and Stefanie.
• Happy Belated Birthday to…
• Linda Napier.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Josh and Holly Burton, from Pastor Lewis and the Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• our daughter Jolinda and Dane Whitlock on No. 30, from Mom and Dad.
• Cathy Simmons, from your husband Brian.
• Don and Eloise Golden, from your family.
• Happy Belated Anniversary to…
• Michael and Sandi Lovelace, from John Tinkey.
