Orchids & Onions (September 6, 2012)

• Updated: September 06, 2012 at 8:35 am

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 Orchids to

• home-schooling parents who are accepting the challenge and succeeding with their students, from an informed teacher.

• Jennifer and Sheila at Hobby Lobby for doing a great job on framing my old family photo, from a happy customer.

• The Republic for all the great local football coverage.

• the folks who stopped for the funeral procession last Saturday on National Road.

• family and friends for all the 40th wedding anniversary greetings, from Dan and Wanda Lunsford.

• the nice lady in Walmart who helped me pay for food for some stray cats and little animals I am feeding.

• Jessica at Dr. Gonzenbach's office for her extra thoughtfulness and help with my car, from Jean.

• Patty Hittle for the beautiful Take Your Best Shot in Tuesday's Republic.

• Dale and Pam Langferman for the home-grown fruits and vegetables, from the Halls.

• Dereck Stewart and the lady bus driver for finding the lost wallet.

• Bev and Herb Behrman for the delicious supper they brought us Monday night, from George and Barb Lehman.

• Debbie Gooldy for all the things you do for me, from a grateful aunt.

• Schmitt principal for giving the cafeteria ladies Schmitt Rocket shirts.

• all Hauser coaches and staff for all their hard work, from a grateful parent.

• Cleo Sparks for mowing and trimming my yard, from a grateful neighbor.

• Dave Hayward and staff for marking loading zones on Fifth Street for daily deliveries, from The Savory Swine and our delivery truck drivers.

• Onions to

• person who allowed a young child on the altar before the service was over.

• The Republic for not putting the Sharon Randall column in the paper.

• customer at the drugstore Monday night who allowed a child to chew on two packs of gum and did not pay for them.

• city for worrying more about the arts district than trying to fill empty buildings with new business.

• employee at local supermarket for coughing all over the packaged meat products.

• whoever is responsible for not putting a stoplight at Two Mile House Road and State Road 46.

• city official who has bragged about putting derogatory comments on a website and in the newspaper.

• former presidents who make speeches at the conventions.

• local bank for transferring mortgages to an out-of-state company.

• those responsible for the despicable behavior of stealing the bronze statue from the school administration building.