Orchids to …
• nurses Jessica, Kelly, Tina, Elizabeth and Brittany who were so wonderful to me on my recent stay in the hospital, from Maxine.
• the Hartsville Fire Department for rescuing my dog from the pond behind my house.
• Beth and John Stroh for letting the Bartholomew County Indivisible Group use the basement at Viewpoint Books as a meeting place.
• Officer Stevens and Officer Quesenbery, along with the other empowering women and men of the Columbus Police Department, for organizing the SAFE event for North senior girls.
• Columbus East students who drive responsibly at lunch period and follow traffic laws.
• citizens who stand up for the Bill of Rights and the First Amendment.
• Larry Boxler for his letter on why Indiana does not need hate crime legislation.
• the America and Roby Anderson Community Center for an awesome pancake breakfast Saturday.
• the Indiana state legislature for keeping the position of state superintendent of public education as an elected position.
Happy Birthday to …
• Rita Wheeler, from the family, Bonnie, Sheryl and Donna.
• Jim Sturgeon, from the family and Donna.
• Kari Kerns, from Mom and Dad Willis.
• Barry Miller, from Diego and Lilly.
• Teresa Crossland, from Russ, Terry and Linda.
• Sidney Thompson, from Mom, Joe, Trace and Thor.
• Lauren Gross.
• Ruth Wilson.
• Susan Ziegler.
• Shermiah Elkins.
• Blaine Harold Sims.
• Natasha Pike, from Mamaw McClintic, Bailey, Benny, Mom, Dan, Jason, Tony, Brian, Aurora, Torrie, Tom and Kayleigh.
Happy Birthday to …
• Belinda Harpring, from Karen Ward-Carroll.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Charlotte and Ron Webber on No. 46, from Janet and Susan.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
