Orchids to …
• Santa’s elves at the library for accepting letters to Santa and penning personalized responses.
• Franklin Street residents for the Christmas lights.
• Chevrolet of Columbus for the nice treats on Sunday for our kids, from thankful parents.
• Andrei and Mirabella Minut and Elizabeth Kirkpatrick for the memorable online service, from Fairlawn Presbyterian Members.
• the Christmas angel who embellished my wreath on Mockernut Court.
• the person who paid for my friend and I’s coffee at IHOP last Friday.
• the Columbus Elks Lodge for providing Christmas gifts to 90 children this year.
• The kind person who paid for my order in the drive thru at Wendy’s on Sunday.
• Columbus Animal Care officers for their professionalism and responsiveness.
• my pain doctor for doing such a great job for me with my medication, from Jeff Bailey.
• India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Madagascar and other diverse countries for seeing the wisdom of an Electoral College.
• the house in Woodland Farms for the incredible Christmas lights and music display.
• Rob Gaskill, Dennis Prior, Beth Cordes, and Heather Mings for going above and beyond for us girls at the WRAP program.
• Kathy at Walmart on Woodfield Drive for quick service.
• the firefighters and police for the Christmas parade through our addition.
• Taulman Farms for bringing the spirit of Christmas to our community.
• our first responders’ parade of hope, from the residents of Mineral Springs.
• those who organized the first responders’ Christmas parade.
• Lee Hamilton for his editorial in Sunday’s newspaper.
• Mikala and Reggie at Hubler Honda for excellent customer service, from Jerry and Debbie.
• all of the first responders for the holiday parade on Saturday night.
• two great neighbors on Dacia Street for their support and help, from a grateful elderly woman.
• Kevin Butler, Erik Matson, the octet violinist and soloist for the most remarkable music at First United Methodist Church.
• Tiffany and family for the very good raisin cake.
• Onion to
• school administrators who put community members at risk.
• those still supporting the federal elected official.
• to anyone thinking they have a right to know why people ended an annual event abruptly.
• people who thinks COVID-19 rules should be voted on.
• the federal elected official who has not followed the advice of our experts.
• the former elected official and cronies that continue to create havoc.
• the communications group that takes a yearly membership due and then turns their equipment off.
• all the local and state self-declared experts.
• the federal elected official who thinks that the way to convince people of a lie is with volume and repetition.
• the former leader of a so-called civil rights organization who supports draconian actions by the executive branch.
• the big box store that keeps running out of carts every day.
• the elected official who refused to set good examples during the pandemic, but is first to receive the vaccine.
Happy Birthday to …
• Charity Ayers, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.
• Phil Hanner, from your family and Donna.
• Alexia Marie JoAnn Reinbold, love Dad, Granny, Granddad, uncle Bradlee, Jessica and Mas.
• Sherry Dettmer, love Cindy.
• Sue Miller, from Kay, Jim, and Susan.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
