Around Town – September 18

Orchids to …

• Peggy W. at All Saint’s Apartments for your labor of love with the plants and bushes.

• America and Roby Anderson Community Center for a great block party Saturday.

• the teachers, firefighters and police who let the Smith School students visit the 25th Street fire station.

• Roger Lang, Mike Brinker and J.T. Doane for pulling off a successful Hope Town Day of Service.

• Jim Reifenberg and Killian Prather for being wonderful, fun and getting the job done at the Columbus Day of Service sites.

• Fred Barnett, Bryan Burton and Keith Huff for their support and awesome service.

• the wonderful United Way volunteers for cleaning up and fixing up my yard Friday, which was greatly appreciated, from Ms. Burdine.

• the young girl who cheered and provided music for Seeds of Love 5K participants along 29th Street on Saturday and also the family who decorated their drive.

• Lauren Martinez for an outstanding Walk A Mile In Her Shoes senior project Saturday, raising more than $2,600 in support of Turning Point’s programming and sharing important education to more than 30 participants on the walk.

• The editorial cartoonist who Sunday compared Colin Kaepernick’s ‘sacrifice’ to that of the U.S military.

• the Parkside group for wonderful music Sunday morning.

• the Woodsmen Quartet for the beautiful, uplifting gospel concert at Parkside Baptist Church on Sunday evening.

• the Milestone crew on Lafayette Avenue for the construction hat.

• Ogleville men and women for good fellowship and lunch on the fourth Saturday of the month.

• Barb Harmon for 58 years service to Columbus Regional Hospital, from Sharon Long.

• the driver of the silver Honda Civic that bought my breakfast Monday, from the grateful orange Dodge Charger driver.

Onions to …

• the county for creating a dangerous situation and not putting yellow lines on the repaved Marr Road.

• the person driving the red Impala who almost hit my car in the North parking lot Saturday afternoon.

• Democrats, for being mendacious, hypocritical and just generally not likeable.

• people who disregard road-closed signs.

Happy Birthday to …

• Nancy Conner, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Larry Thayer.

• Rachael Thayer.

• Karaline Jayne Dickey.

• Claire Rhoades, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Joey Fox on No. 19, love ya, from Mandy.

• Kenneth Jaggers, from Paul Jaggers.

• Belated Happy Birthday to…

• Martha Smock, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• Martha Smock, from Jean Patrick.

ANOTHER beautiful morning