Around Town – June 2

June 2

Orchids to

• my amazing girlfriend for everything she does for me.

• Trina Rudicel, “Miss Trina”, on your retirement of 30 years at First Presbyterian Preschool, from your preschoolers past and present, co-workers, parents, friends and family.

• Grams on your retirement from First Presbyterian Preschool, from Eayon, Sydney and Tannor.

• Megan Imel at Centra for fantastic service, from Debbie.

• our neighbor, Connie Coy, for helping us clean up our big tree limb that fell during the storm, from Victor and Amy.

• Ashlynn Dunham for your reading award at Hope Elementary School fourth grade, from your Pappy and family.

• Bob Niemoeller, for his hilarious letter to the editor.

• the county highway department for the fast response in cleaning up a fallen tree on Sunland Road.

• great-grandson Caleb Addison Spencer for graduating from Columbus North High School, from G.G.

• Dave Goodner Heating and Cooling for your prompt and courteous service on Friday when our electricity was out.

Onions to

• whoever can’t understand a student has the right to protest the national anthem because school isn’t their job, and owners of football teams can tell players what to do because it’s their job.

• the city using taxpayer money to attract and retain and improve this imaginary quality of life.

• rude neighbors that park in front of other people’s homes.

• the family that is celebrating their college graduate and high school graduate with a party on the same day instead of letting the high school graduate have her own day of celebration.

• officials and others in the downtown historic district who are turning their backs on the owner/occupiers who are trying to improve the downtown historical district.

• the Columbus Redevelopment Commission for voting to give IU $1 million to repair a building they purchased when taxpayers are paying extra taxes to clean out Sloan Branch, but nothing is being done about the flooding of the neighborhood.

Happy Birthday to

• Kenzie Steinke, from Who So Ever Will Community Church.

• Alexis Freeman on her fourth birthday, with love from Mommy, Daddy, Kinsley, Diamond, Bentley, Nana, Papaw and all your family.

• Kennedi Helton.

• Bryan Dailey.

• Carter Henry West.

• Danielle Mize, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Michele Seim, from friends a the Moravian Church.

• Steve Willis, from Mom and Dad Willis.

• Kim Harris, from Evelyn and Charisse.

• Muggsy Lynch, from David, Mom, Dale, Butch, Kyla, Sarah, Zoe, Ethan, and grandkids Flynn and Josie.

Belated Happy Birthday to

• John Ruble on June 1.

Happy Anniversary to

• Justin and Emily Burge, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• Tom and Vicky Flora, from friends at the Moravian Church.