Around Town – June 20

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June 20

Orchids to

Dale Moore’s Corner Store.

Pastor John, Pastor Adam, Desiree, Kyla, Katey and all of the volunteers and children who made St. Peter’s Lutheran Church’s VBS stellar!

another great article by Bud Herron in Sunday’s paper.

John Krull for his column about the representative because he was right on the money.

Logan at Best One Tire for great customer service, from a regular customer with the 2011 silver Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Onions to

the club president for dropping the pickleball groups like a hot potato over a minor complaint.

grocery self-checkouts that are not designed to handle a cartload of groceries.

those who believe that three large ornamental crosses left standing in the middle of a city absolutely devastated by a flood is a message of love from God.

a beer ad on the front page of the newspaper.

the resident at the end of Flat Rock Drive who continues to harass fishermen day and night when they are just trying to fish Flat Rock River.

people who set off fireworks not on the Fourth of July and the city and administration that allows it.

people who still haven’t figured out Grand Theft Auto (pick a version) is teaching your kids way more than parents do.

the editorial statement he “needs to focus on himself.” He is very focused on himself, no one else, it’s all about him.

the militant vegans downtown on Saturday. There are better ways of getting people on your side than telling them that what they’re doing isn’t good enough.

high school coaches that “invite” middle school players and their parents to high school practices as a way to recruit them.

the other guy and his followers that profess to the philosophy that hate is patriotism.

the government that does a better job of protecting waterfowl than it does protecting children and teachers when it comes to gun rounds.

the disconnect that citizens have toward gun ownership and gun violence.

the women of Rocky Ford Crossing who spend all of their free time being catty and do their best to make the neighbors feel unwelcome.

drivers who use the bike lane on Rocky Ford as a passing lane.

Happy Birthday to

Christi Irvin, from friends at Bethel Baptist Church.

Krystal Devers, from your family, Linda and Donna.

Aubree Walker, from your family and Donna.

Eunice Low, from Joseph Hart Chapter DAR.

Jerry Barnhart.

Pokie Crawhorn, from family.