Orchids to …
• John and Helen West for their awesome help, from a disabled person.
• Sean and Jessica Pendleton of Guardian K9 for your patience, expertise and work with our dog Maggie.
• Elaine Wagner and all organizers of the fabulous inaugural Columbus Craft Beerfest.
• John White for fixing my storm door.
• Gloria Skalski for the wonderful chicken soup and chocolate cake delivered Sunday.
• the good folks at Applied Laboratories for being so generous and kind to Sarah and her expanding family.
• the gentleman who returned my wallet, from Noah Sandefur.
• Assisted Living at Silver Oaks for great care of my mother.
• Gertrude Wood for her beautiful song at the VFW Pork Roast on Saturday night.
• Kathy Turner for her help with takeout dinners Saturday at the pork roast for my son who just had knee replacement surgery.
• the Eastside Hope Veterinary Clinic for the understanding and help, from the Spurgin family.
• the Ogilville Church of Christ for the wonderful dinner, from a grateful resident at The Villas.
• the person who was kind and turned in the iPhone at the football game.
Onions to …
• managers who don’t watch over new customer-contact representatives when they don’t even know what questions to ask and do nothing to reassure the customer.
• grown men and women who post weekly close-up selfies on social media to garner compliments.
• those responsible for canceling the North-East soccer games Saturday.
• rude restaurant patrons who mistakenly believe it is acceptable behavior to be abusive toward servers and bartenders.
• people who advertise to give away baby kittens as it breaks their mother’s heart.
• the highway department for allowing the grass to grow so tall that drivers can’t safely pull out onto the street.
• the person who keeps posting how good the Missouri tomatoes are in comparison to Indiana tomatoes.
Happy Birthday to …
• Carol Wisler, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Jamie Young, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Joan Chelton, from your family and Donna.
• Yvonne Franz, from your family and Donna.
• Cathy Hadley, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Jeffrey Bailey from your wife and kids.
• Dana Debaun, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Brenda Carman, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Cathy Lovins.
• Scarlett Toole.
• Courtney Galbraith.
• Thelma Fiesbeck, from Elsie.
• Pat Emerson, from Jean Patrick.
• Joe Calandro, from your family.
• Austin Rollins on No. 3, from Mommy, Daddy, Kayden, Daniel and Grandma.
• Shirley Schaffer, from Charlotte and Ed Williams.
• Amanda Miller Brown, from Dad and Brenda.
• Happy Belated Birthday …
• Pastor Mike Newlin, from Dove Ministries.
