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