Around Town – May 8

Orchids to …

• to the prom attendee in the dark blue dress who gave me the Winnie-the-Pooh pin — thank you and I love it! from Nora.

• Nick and Maria Kartis for your very generous donation to the Keepsake Village fundraiser event for Walk to End Alzheimer’s, from Meena Maharjan.

• whoever has already started building an ark — it looks like we’re going to need one.

• a beautiful “Spring Extravaganza” at St. Peter’s — fun music and lots of great young talent, beautiful job to all involved.

• Carl at Turner’s barbershop, from Loren.

Onions to …

• the school corporation for wasting taxpayer dollars on Universal Design for Learning materials, travel, and trainings for administrators only.

• school administrators pushing agendas and not stepping foot into our classrooms.

• not seeing the unintended consequences of the HAWK crossing system as there will now be an increase in rear-end collisions from distracted drivers.

• county officials who show that money can buy anything and the community’s thoughts don’t count.

• the leader of Russia giving the U.S. president orders to stay out of Venezuela and to get the leader of the Ukraine to play ball.

• the individual in the green station wagon who stole the chainsaw out of the driveway on State Road 58.

Happy Birthday to …

• Dave Munt, from your family and Donna.

• Makena McCord, from family and friends.

• Jayde Vincent, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

• Edna Spiehler on no. 95, love your family and friends.

• Belated birthday to

• Zoe Nading.

ANOTHER beautiful morning