Orchids to …
• CSA Fodrea for the great Walk to School Day on Friday.
• employees who have the opportunity to vacation with their bosses and create good relationships.
• Dawn Bieberle for the excellent job she does assisting individuals to stay on the road to self-sufficiency.
• Lawrence and Orawan Dale, for the wonderful lunch, from everyone at Johnny’s Columbus Muffler.
• Bryan and Crystal Green for all your help, from Grandma Gladys.
• Laura White, Bill Rankin, Candy Towsley, Kevin and Judy Kirkpatrick, Ana Paula Marimoto, Sharla LaVelle, Amy Sinkhorn, Zach Schwab and all friends at Cummins General Office Building for the meals you shared as we recovered from our surgeries, from Paula, Art and Dorothy Winkler,
• Tim and Sandie Goodwin for helping me out while I was healing from my surgery, from Paula Winkler.
• John Finke for the persimmon pudding and your friendship, from Dorothy, Art and Paula Winkler.
• Alison and Leigh Vandergriff for the beautiful lion picture and for taking me to my doctor’s appointment when I couldn’t drive, from Paula Winkler.
• Joe Cole for an enlightening letter to the editor.
• Dr. Evan Russell of Southern Indiana Heart and Vascular for excellent care and spending time talking to me.
• the woman in the light blue van who paid for my McDonald’s breakfast.
• Charles Doup for his letter to the editor in Friday’s paper.
• Kelsie for going above and beyond for showing up for work on such short notice.
• David Russell for helping me get my pool closed this summer.
• Mr. Pope and Columbus Sanitation for taking our yard waste outside the normal pickup day.
Onions to …
• people who cannot tell the difference between a criminal court and a job interview.
• people who do not understand that Jesus died a long time ago.
• anyone who believes a person is guilty before he has his day in court strictly based on sexual orientation.
• people who don’t realize that sworn testimony is evidence.
• the high price of insulin for Type 1 diabetics and that we give free Naraon and needles to drug addicts.
Happy Birthday to …
• Carolina Hales, from Mrs. Erickson
• Rhonda Brown, we love you, from your family and all her grandchildren.
• Emily Duke, from your Daughters of Isabella sisters.
• Art Shafer, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Shari Christman, from Ann Miller.
• my amazing, wonderful husband and father of our sons, Brian Elkins on No. 49, love, Annie, Josh, Austin and Bella.
• Belated Happy Birthday to…:
• Jennifer Jane on Oct. 5, from Jill.
Happy Anniversary to …
• Art and Kay Shafer, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.
• Jim and Marge Bott, from your St. Bartholomew Catholic Parish friends.
• ANOTHER beautiful morning
