Around Town – June 19

Orchids to …

• Texas Roadhouse manager Cidnee for her generous courtesy of the foursome who got their food late on Saturday night.

• Jay at Eastern Bartholomew Water for the best customer service ever.

• the person or persons at Texas Roadhouse on Father’s Day evening who paid for our meal.

• Tim of Bob Evans for treating his employees as employees should be treated.

• the fire department for helping me when I couldn’t use my nebulizer because my electricity was out, and to Chelsey and Celina from the ambulance who supplied oxygen so I wouldn’t have to spend the night at the hospital.

• the new tire company in Columbus that did a great job on my Subaru.

• the nice man in the gray shirt for helping us two ladies carry a heavy box into Sophia’s Bridal, and to Viewpoint, for their kindness and help.

• Julie Schuette, for always thinking of others, from Aunt Elsie.

• the person who left the beautiful orange lily on our front porch, from Mary.

• the Democratic caucus for continuing to deliver on the commitment they made to drive down the price of health care and prescription drugs, develop a bold infrastructure plan and get the government working for the people.

• the Democrats for helping to pass legislation, including those for health care, equal pay for equal work, tax cuts for Gold Star families and universal background checks.

• Brother and sister Aaron Ferguson for the bright light on Father’s Day because it was appreciated, from the men of the Apostolic Hope Tabernacle.

Onions to …

• the current administration for falsely painting Democrats as socialists, while their leader continues to support communist dictators.

• whoever is in charge of setting off the sirens on Saturday night, making it difficult to know when to pay attention to them and when to ignore them.

• those responsible for so many sirens on a stormy evening because no one seems to know that they mean.

• landlords who want an arm and a leg for rent.

• the presidential administration changing and scrapping regulations for for-profit colleges.

• those who are not paying attention to the devastating things the Trump administration is doing behind the scenes.

• the president for saying he wants to halt immigrants but then slashes aid to South American countries so they have no choice but to try to get here.

• the medical facility that has an elevator that was out of service for days.

• Senate majority leader for not doing anything with bills that had bipartisan passing in the house.

• the Senate majority leader and attorney general not understanding they work for the people and not the president.

Happy Birthday to …

• Jane Grott, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

• D’Metri Bailey, from your family and Donna

• Jeff Sturgeon, from your family, Pat and Donna

• B. Parker Newsom.

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

• Kaye Schaeffer from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist church.

• Julie Schuette, from Aunt Mary and Aunt Elsie.

• Alexandra Ashbrook

• Oran Konastka

• Ryan Sein from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Belated Happy Birthday to…

• John Ziegler, from friends at the Moravian Church.

Happy Anniversary to …

• Mark and Angie Thayer from friends at Moravian Church.

• Susan and Dan Christophel, from Mom.

• Stacee and Peggy Pedigo on No. 27.

• Belated Happy Anniversary to…

• Max and Becky Goecker, from Dad, Jeri, AJ, Emma, Kayla, and your family and friends.

• Jim and Diane Stafford from friends at Moravian Church.

ANOTHER beautiful morning