Orchids to …
• participants in First Baptist Church’s 5K race, to businesses that provided prizes and contributions and to the planning committee and volunteers who helped raise more than $11,000 for Love Chapel.
• President Trump for agreeing to a new NAFTA agreement.
• Don Strietelmeier for the excellent letter to the editor regarding the circus around the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh and how easily a well-qualified and respectable individual can be denigrated.
• Don Stretelmeier for the excellent, truthful letter on the Kavanaugh nomination.
• Mike Wallace for the tasty sweet corn sold through Swiss Maid Market in Hope.
• Justin at REMC for the free light bulbs last Friday.
• John for the reflective vests for two women.
• Stephanie at Walgreens for her help with my photos and collages on Monday evening.
• CSA Lincoln Campus, Central Middle School and Rachel Deak for helping out Enkei America, Inc., loaning student artwork for display during our Oct. 1 owner visit.
• Don Strietelmeier for the thoughtful and well-written letter to the editor in Sunday’s paper
• people responsible for repairing the pavement going in and out of the county landfill on East County Road 450 South.
• Hope Heritage Days on such a wonderful, big crowd.
Onions to …
• Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh who in 2004 said he was not involved in handling of the nomination of federal Judge William Pryor, which some accounts say is false.
• people who can’t see the crime involved in the confirmation hearings of Judge Kavanaugh for Supreme Court.
• the letter writer who played identity politics with the Supreme Court nomination and forgot who the real victim was in this case.
• the local radio station that no longer carries Purdue football.
• the woman texting all through the school choir program.
• thieves who cause long-term pain to their victims.
Happy Birthday to …
• Doug Burker, from your family and Donna.
• Helen Miller, from your family and Donna.
• Carl Brown, from the retiree lunch group and co-workers.
• Ada England, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Sharon Jarrett, we love you, from your friends and family.
• Chloe Mead Jorgensen on her 21st birthday, we love you — Mommy, Cade, Lou, Hayden and Mitzi.
• Gloria Taylor, from Steve and Char.
• Melissa McNealy, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Tony Flack.
• Donna Sigman.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…
• Kristy Hall, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Jan Aunt.
• Kimberly Waltz.
• Roxann Maley.
• Tyler Ross Dailey.
• Scott Andrew Dailey.
• Ayden Stroup.
• Noah Shipley.
• Carol Gardner.
• Elijah Phares.
• Henry Hartwell.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Junior and Sandy Wall on No. 37, from your family.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
