Orchids to …
• Nathan Shockley for his kindness to a disabled person.
• Debbie and Tiffany Ortega for the great job on the 2017 Relay for Life Euchre Tournament.
• sponsors for the nice gift given at the 2017 Relay For Life Euchre Tournament.
• Brandon Andress for his compassion for doubters, from a lifelong seeker.
• the Rev. Howard Boles for returning a telephone call.
• Dr. Michael Dorenbusch and all the staff who assisted in my surgery, from Betty.
• my daughter, Alexis Crabtree, on making the eighth grade honor roll at Hauser, from Dad and the whole Crabtree family.
• Shipley’s Window Cleaning for their kindness in paying for my breakfast at the drive-thru.
Onions to …
• whoever thinks we need to waste taxpayer money on anymore studies when there is nothing that will derail the railroad project since it’s already in Bartholomew County.
• people who use any nonsense to get their name in the paper.
• transit employees who are nosy.
• the young man who threw all his senior project papers out on Lowell Road behind Princeton Park instead of using a trashcan.
• people who don’t realize driver education used to be taught in schools and that safety on the roads is worth far more than any silly budget expense.
• people who don’t understand that parents caused the drug problems of the ’60s and ’70s.
• those not paying attention to the upcoming national debt crisis.
• people who love to see their own name in print in the newspaper.
• the engineer mentor who does not let the team use its own ideas and insists everything be done his way.
• Columbus for truly losing all common sense when we worry that a parking lot doesn’t “look good enough.”
• the city of Columbus for trying to take its silliness into small towns that are obviously too close for comfort.
• the small faction of elites that don’t realize the town of Hope is happy just the way it is.
• all the drivers of 18-wheelers and big dump trucks that drive on Lowell Road and County Road 350W and run other cars off the road.
• supporters of the past administration.
• the group of supporters of the current administration which has no results to show after two years in office, so they keep bringing up a two-year-old election victory.
• the group of city administration supporters for their behavior in the Orchids and Onions.
• the unhappy former administration that can’t move on and find a new life.
Happy Birthday to …
• Brenda Olmstead, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Brooke Whaley, from your family and Donna.
• Fred Dickmann, from your family and Donna.
• Elaina Major, from Mrs. Erickson.
• Shane Kirby, from Mom, Tiara, Imogene, the Millers and the Kirbys.
• Wayne Freeman, from Aunt Marian and Aunt Imogene.
• Elaina Major on No. 11, from Marian.
• Tyreese Johnson on No. 14, from Aunt Marian and Aunt Imogene.
• Brantley Ballman on No. 1, from Great Aunt Marian and Great Aunt Imogene.
• Dave Walp, from Marian.
• Marilu Carr, from your loving family.
• Marilu Carr, from your friends.
• Sally Scrogham and Jordan Magner, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Alycia Robertson.
• Peter Norberg.
• Richelle Shrum on No. 17, with love from Mommy, Tommy, Keith Allen and Cody.
• Marilu Carr, a.k.a. Mom, with love from your children.
• Felicia Hoover, from Mamaw and Papaw.
• Sally Scrogham, with love from Daryl and Kathy Scrogham.
Happy Belated Birthday to …
• Catherine Grott, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Rhonda Bolner, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
