Orchids to …
• Sandy Hammons for her letter to the editor Saturday regarding who is really to blame for the horrible shooting at a Florida high school as she spells it out perfectly.
• the sales lady who signed me up, found items for me and checked me out with all the benefits at Harbor Freight on Sunday afternoon from a handicapped, first-time shopper.
• the generous man who paid for the two Columbus North students’ meals at Dairy Queen on Sunday night when they least expected it.
• Dave Kromphardt and all of the folks at First Lutheran Church who made the two presentations of “The Living Last Supper” possible.
• the men at Memorial Baptist Church who helped the lady with the rock stuck under the van.
• Dell Brothers, Lockett’s Ladies Shop, Kohl’s, Kroger and First United Methodist Church for their help with the senior project that made a difference for five different nonprofits.
• all my family and friends for my cards and gift and grandchildren for my wonderful 100th birthday party, from Mary Perry.
Onions to …
• those who control the Indiana General Assembly with a super majority and still couldn’t pass key legislative necessities.
• folks who keep saying we should honor the Second Amendment when it was written when black people were considered worth only three-fifths the value of white people.
• those running the stop signs in Mineral Springs and turning out onto County Road 250E in front of other cars.
• those using young children to push anti-gun agenda when the goal is to take away our rights.
• protesters for trying to convince us it’s about safety when it’s really about confiscating all guns.
• a certain political party for using those with little life experience to advance their agenda.
• the person who turned their tame rabbit loose.
• people whining for stricter gun laws, who might be happier in Cuba where the government took guns from all the citizens.
• the driver of a black pick-up truck using his emergency flashers, recklessly endangering motorists on West State Road 46 at rush hour.
• those who don’t realize that little snow event was worth at least 4 inches of wet slushy snow, which made roads absolutely treacherous at only 35 mile per hour roads, even the main roads.
Happy Birthday to …
• Henry Blanchard, from your family and Donna.
• Roxanne Huff, from Mrs. Erickson.
• Mary Perry, our mom, Mamaw, great-grandma and great-great-grandma, on No. 100, from your family.
• Parker Moss, from all the family that love you.
• Emma Schuette, on No. 10 from your family and friends.
• Evelyn Smith, from Janet and Donald.
• Jean Ann Washler.
• Don Gilham, from Penny and Carolyn.
• Jamie Joyner, from Mamaw and Papw, Grammy and Pappy.
• Joseph Gibson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Jim Meier, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Emma Schuette on No. 10, from Aunt Mary and Aunt Elsie.
• Sue Ann Vandergriff, from Clifford Order of the Eastern Star.
Belated Happy Birthday to …
• Marvin Truex.
• Dorothy Setser Shireman, from John Tinkey.
