Orchids to …
• Parkside Baptist Church for an awesome pitch-in and evening service Wednesday night.
• all the students who will protest Friday.
• teenagers who realize that one child is worth more than all the guns on Earth.
• Bartholomew County REMC for the outstanding job in removing trees and cleaning the site, from Barbara Minor.
• our courageous young people who are advocating sensible change in our gun laws to make schools and all of us safer.
• Tamara Kiel for bringing in my trash can, from Peggy.
• Debbie Z. for all your help with Dad regarding appointments and running around to get his medicine, and taking care of him during his eye surgery, from your out-of-state sister, Cathy.
• Vanessa and Stephen Haworth’s office for the prompt service, from Dave and Naomi Pyle.
• Dave Miller, for mowing my yard and hauling off our garbage.
• Mary Brown for all your years of tax service to us, we hope you enjoy your retirement, from Frank and Marla Reed.
• Chasidy Aldrich for being a wonderful neighbor and helping my husband and me, as we’ve had health problems, from Melody Harmon.
Onions to …
• all those that hate when they should be worrying about keeping their own doorstep clean.
• anyone still supporting the current president.
• Trump for not only failing to drain the swamp but for creating a tar pit and dragging us all into it.
• the EPA chief wanting a $3,000 soundproof phone booth.
• the school corporation for allowing a student to hold a Gay Pride Festival as a senior project.
• the nonprofit organization that does not post in-house positions that are available.
• people who don’t buy local or invest in our local community.
• the parks department for allowing political campaign signs on the People Trail west of town.
• government officials planning to spend $2 million on unneeded turnarounds instead of fixing West State Road 46 and other roads.
• the man who walks his beagles on Lafayette Avenue and does not clean up after the dog goes in peoples’ yard.
• the people who didn’t have enough courtesy to pull over Tuesday for a funeral procession.
Happy Birthday to …
• Adam Schumm, from your family and Donna.
• Melanie Sanders, from family and friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Rhonda Bolner and Catherine Grott, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Rick Wininger, from Connie Wininger.
• Brandon Reeves, from everyone in the Reeves, Machino and Allman families
• Doretta Trent, from Elsie.
• Kristin Harker Toole.
• Catheryn Deweese.
• Jackson Lee Walker.
• Brandy Houser, love, Mom, Roger, Grandma Arvella and your family.
• Alex Shawn Patton on No. 39, from his Mom and family.
• Bubby Bryant, from pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Melanie Sanders, much love, from your family.
• Irene Pitney, love, from your family.
