Orchids & Onions (July 13, 2012)

Darryl McIntyre for all your help, from Don and Tammy Tungate.
Fisher's Flower Basket for the help with the calla lilies.
the IHSAA for finally putting to rest one-class basketball, from Kenneth Vanliew.
manager and Ash at Texas Roadhouse for being so nice about our steak problem.
Bill Scarbrough for his excellent Letter to the Editor.
families that do not bring their dogs to the farmers market, from the ladies on a walker.
the young man working the First Christian booth at the fair who helped us on Kiddie Day when my son got sick.
Nick Grams and Amazing Joe's for donating and providing a fabulous meal to our club which made our officer installation a great success, from members of the American Legion.
The Republic Free Classifieds for offering such a great service, from Traci Montwheler.
Mady Brown for being a big, brave girl, from Aunt Regina, Uncle Richie, R.J., Ralyssa, Radyn, Grandma and Grandpa.
Bartholomew County 4-H Fair Board for closing the midway to the public on Tuesday afternoon and opening it up for free to the disabled so they could have some fun, from a grateful mother.
security at Ceraland Park and Brent Remey for helping my grandmother at the park, from Jeremiah Johnson.
the kind ladies at the yard sale who refunded me $10 for an item I mistakenly placed with what I was buying.
the person who saw a cat by a Dumpster looking for food and went and bought food for the cat.
Roberta Brougher for taking good care of Daisy and Destiny when their masters were away.
Nick Guernsey for having such a good work ethic at such a young age, from a satisfied customer.
the girls at Sparkle Car Wash Thursday morning who did an excellent job cleaning my car, found my long-lost ring and left it in the cup holder, from a customer.
Marilyn at Jay C West Hill for understanding my situation and her assistance with groceries, from J.G.
Jack and Rhonda Sinclair for all their help at Ladies Auxiliary Post 24 American Legion.
Adele Vincent for your great Letter to the Editor, from Sheila Deiwert.
Dr. Deena Stoner and her staff at Columbus Animal Hospital for the awesome care of my cat, from Mrs. A.
The Republic for not littering the front page with news about the fair.

Onions to

the newspaper for the bad selection of picture in the sunglasses article.
local union for agreeing to a voluntary layoff while working on a new contract.
Bartholomew County 4-H Fair for allowing the sugary, fattening, fried food booths when Americans have a problem with obesity.
people who are too cheap to pay $3 to park at the fair and park along the crowded county roads creating unsafe driving conditions.
the driver of the white vehicle who was going to the fair and clearly did not have his child buckled in because the child was standing up in the back seat.
the silver car that ran the red light at Third and California streets and nearly hit a small silver van that had the right-of-way on Wednesday evening.
the police who direct traffic during fair week on State Road 11 and are very difficult to see.
The Republic for always being at least a day late on the latest news and accidents.
people who attack The Republic for allowing free speech and claim that opinions they don't agree with are hate speech.
the person at the fair who dropped her money and didn't even say "thank you" when I picked it up and gave it back.