Orchids to …
• Becky at the westside Walmart bakery for making things right with my cake, from Darcie.
• Matt Freudenthaler for being the best team captain for the Columbus North boys swim team, from Jennifer Brinegar.
• Kyle Huckaby for the time, effort and hours you put in for the baseball team, from appreciative parents.
• Dennis Overshiner for always bringing us goodies, from the girls at Dr. K’s office.
• Country Chevrolet in North Vernon for putting in my new radio and great customer service.
• Columbus North cheerleaders for their awesome support during the girls basketball team’s regular season and journey to a state championship.
• Jim Lienhoop for giving the city a chance, from a city employee.
• Ashley at Sans Souci for helping me recover the cane I had left in the cart.
• Paul, Jan and Mary from AARP for coming out to figure the taxes for the residents of Fairington Apartments.
• Lisa Shafran, Darla McKeeman, Melanie Rasmussen and Ursula Williams from Turning Point, Greg Long from the prosecutor’s office and Mike Ward from the Columbus Police for serving on the panel at Monday’s domestic violence program, from Zonta of Columbus.
• Noel Knifley, Glenn Petri and Noel Taylor for your excellent letters, from an interested reader.
• Peggy Sallee for the well-written letter about Mayor Brown.
• Jim Lienhoop for being the most transparent, best candidate to unify and lead Columbus forward.
• Garden City Church of Christ for the wonderful packages you donated to Southside teachers and staff.
• the business that donated Kelly-Miller Circus tickets to the Columbus Lions Club and BCSC for distribution to needy children so they can attend, and to the customer at Donuts & Coffee for the cash contribution, from Jerry Simo.
• Jenny, the server at Bob Evans, who works hard and keeps up with everything I need when I’m there.
• the elected official who is helping a grieving family get closure, from someone who is praying for the family.
Onions to …
• the dog groomer who trimmed my dog’s nails too short.
• local law enforcement who don’t use headlights in dense fog.
• people who don’t realize they live in Indiana and complain about basketball coverage.
• newspaper readers who complain about a team winning a state championship.
• the person who does not think a large charity event with lots of cash on hand does not need an officer for security.
• community-oriented police officers working out of the county, from a taxpayer.
• rude people in apartments who have no respect for other residents.
• the flower shop that will not let you pick the flowers you want to send in a bouquet.
• the elderly lady who crowded me at the register Tuesday.
• people who strive to add to their list of community accomplishments but overlook quality family time.
• any public businesses that allow adults to openly carry guns.
• people who support fake propaganda during campaigns.
• the silver Chevy truck running through a red stoplight at 17th and Hawcreek.
• high school teachers giving large packets of work for students to do over spring break as it defeats the purpose of the break, from an aggravated parent.
• the person responsible for their many neon missing-dog posters up for months, allowing them to deteriorate and litter southwestern county roads.
Happy Birthday to …
• John and Mike Shireman, from the Spencers.
• Jayden Burton, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Ron Trotter, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Wyatt Pate.
• Trey Hoover.
• Daniel Wasson.
• David Nading.
• Josie Heslop.
• Kathryn Knouse.
• Jay McCracken, from Greg, Angie, Elizabeth, Paul, Kim and family.
• Kim Milligan, from Greg, Angie, Mom, Paul and all of your family.
• Melanie Chalut, from your family.
• Nellie Thomson, from Bob, Jeri, Janet and your family.
• Brian Wilhite, from Pastor Lewis and The Who So Ever Will Community Church.
• Alice Baker, from Bethel Baptist Church.
• Kim Milligan, from your husband, family and friends.