Orchids to …
• the woman at the Salute concert who was kind enough to help stabilize our chair as we stood up.
• To Shane Hankins and Stever Prosser for helping with my emergency plumbing issue, from a soaking wet neighbor.
• Dr. Mike Dorenbusch for taking care of my child on Memorial Day and being so kind and professional.
• Batteries and Bulbs for their kind service on the scooter battery.
• Vicki Murphy for winning teacher of the year award, from Karen and Allen.
• Jeanne Lienhoop, Columbus Regional Hospital physical therapist, for your awesome help with my back problem, from Beth.
• Scott Keen for his letter to the editor telling it like it is and the way it should be.
• WISH-TV for its 500 Festival Memorial Service and Veterans Voices, a beautiful and inspirational Memorial Day program.
Onions to …
• the planners who can’t grasp that water will seek its own level, and if a channel remains open, the river will run right through it.
• the event organizers for not doing enough publicity to let everyone know the event is coming up soon!
• the school that keeps the coach who has no clue what he’s doing.
• the river park design that will invite some people to walk out to the middle of the river.
• the people who are mean to their dog.
• the people who put my grandson down, he’s a very good dad.
• the continued, baseless, unfounded witchhunt of the president.
• parents in east Columbus who let their kids run wild and destroy the neighbors’ property that they work hard for.
• the people who disregard the road-closed signs and drive through the repaving efforts on Cessna Drive.
• customers who visit retail stores and drop their merchandise everywhere to make the employees have to pick it up and put it away.
• a local church who let employees go with no warning who have put in more than two decades of selfless service.
• the letter writer who blamed liberals for abortion when it’s the majority of women in this country who demand to have control over their health and reproductive rights.
Happy Birthday to …
• Gabrielle Ryan, from your family, Patsy and Donna.
• Pearl Wagner, from your family and Donna.
• Melissa Hill from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.
• Abby Grider on No. 13, love Mom, Justin, Nicholas, Maddie and Eli.
• Pam May, from Elsie.
• Pat May, from Elsie.
• Conner Wilson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Clayton Wilson, from friends at the Moravian Church.
• Grace Broderick.
• Allyson Broderick.
• Blake Roth.
• Larry Simmons.
• Troy Wilson.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Alan and Rayetta Mize.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
