Orchids to …
• Columbus Salvation Army, for having a Gleaner’s food truck on Tuesdays at Cummins Fuel Systems.
• Sandy Hammons for her well-stated letter.
• the kind gentleman who paid my bill at Kroger.
• Caleb Tennis, for his letter to the editor about the city’s salary ordinance.
• John at Walgreens Pharmacy, for going out of his way to resolve the lost prescriptions issue for my father.
• Richard Gold and Brainstorm Print for their longtime support of the Columbus North men’s soccer team.
• the vendors and organizers of the Farmers’ Market for another great season.
• all the United Way volunteer project coordinators for making Day of Service a great success.
• Lee Swanson, for stepping up to do all the job site pre-work and for being an all-around great guy.
• Jim Kahlenbeck and the Faurecia Day of Service teams for making the nicest ramp I’ve ever seen.
• Mary Mathew, our outstanding volunteer, for her patience, kindness and understanding what it takes to be a great team member, from the Volunteer Action Center.
• Barry Czachura, Yamileth Martinez and Doyle Barrentine for coordinating a successful Tannehill Day of Service for their residents.
• Jim R. and Jim H. from United Way for removing a tree from my front yard.
• United Way volunteers, Anil and Mike, for all their work cleaning out gutters and building a garden box.
• the crew who are repaving Flintwood drive, it looks beautiful.
Happy Birthday to …
• Mark Smith.
• Karen Hudson.
• Amy Gilmore.
• Tenna Combs.
• David Carman.
• Martha Smock, from Sue.
• Martha Smock, from Joseph Hart chapter, DAR.
• Sam Allison, from friends at the Moravian Church.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Gary and Susie Dodd from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Aaron and Cori Thayer from friends at the Moravian Church.
