Orchids to …
• Bud Herndon for his hard work volunteering at the America and Roby Anderson Community Center.
• Columbus East freshmen basketball coach Steve Todd for your hard work and dedication to the boys and for helping them become better young men, from proud parents.
• the staff at Keepsake Village for a wonderful Christmas party for residents and their family members.
• Dr. Sanders and the folks at the surgery center for their awesome, personalized care.
• Richards Elementary PTO and members Ashley Newman, Tracy Nay and Tammy Johannesen for providing and delivering pastries and hot cocoa to each staff member, from the school staff.
• the woman from Trafalgar who took me to my car one day when I was shopping.
• Erik at Columbus Chevrolet for being so nice and patient with the two people you sold the new truck to.
• the person who bought my breakfast at the McDonald’s in Taylorsville on Monday.
• East Columbus Christian Church for the Sunday evening service and play.
• Tom and Judy Murphy for thinking of me during the holiday season, from your brother Bill.
• the bargain store at Orinoco and 17th streets for being well organized and nice.
• Chuck and Virginia Houser for their past years of leadership at Mill Race Center on Tuesday mornings.
• the ingenious and endearing young woman who paid forward and backward at Walmart on Monday.
• the Columbus Area Visitors Center for hosting a wonderful birthday party and taking our group on a marvelous holiday tour of the Miller house.
• the guy at Taylorsville Tire for helping me make sure I had the right tire pressure.
• all the BCSC crossing guards and teachers participating in car-bus duty for braving cold temperatures to keep our children safe.
Onions to …
• people who are too lazy to remove their trash totes from the front of their house after collection day.
• basketball guards who do not pass the ball, causing multiple turnovers and losing games.
• school officials for not having a two-hour delay when bus drivers and student drivers can navigate more easily in the daylight with less traffic.
• the administration that invited only some retirees to the luncheon.
Happy Birthday to …
• Wendy Joslin, from family and friends.
• Dave Shaw, from your family, Jan and Donna.
• Badri, from your co-workers and Donna.
• Charles Whittington, on No. 95, from Mary, Maxine, Dee and Elsie.
• Nora Birkenstock and Andrew Harker from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Cindy Gosney.
• Floyd Ritz.
• Carrie Harris.
• Robert D. Stroup.
• Paul Jaggers, from Kenny.
• David Ray, from Rebecca.
• Kelley Waggoner, from Mom and Pappy.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Steve and Barb Hewitt, from Allyson, Caleb, Holly and Darrin.
• David and Dorothea Bragg.
• Sean and Rebecca Eberhart.
• Joe and Cindy Burney.
• Tim and Tammy Shepherd.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning