Around Town – March 5

March 5

Orchids to …

• Tim and his WHR Cummins team for their extraordinary help in loading the Latvia container with boxes of clothes and donated church pews, from Orphan Grain Train.

• Loesch Heating and Air for the prompt response to a weekend emergency call, from M. Davidson.

• the Bartholomew County Public Library Reference Department librarians, who searched for (and found) an obscure 1991 technical paper for me from the Library of Congress.

• Don and Carolyn Beamis for being superb friends.

• Nichols Body Shop for the great service in handling my fender issue quickly, professionally and inexpensively.

• Noble Roman’s at Westhill for making the order right — good customer service does still exist, from the lady with the pizza mix-up on Friday night.

• Michelle and Tracy at Columbus Regional Prompt Med for going above what I expected and for your great personalities.

• Richard Pitman for his letter dealing with everyone accepting responsibility.

• Sherry Grimes for speaking the truth in her letter.

• Harry working in the Walmart cereal department on Whitfield Drive for his help in finding the sodium- and sugar-free cereal.

Onions to …

• major networks for not mentioning the infanticide issue.

• those who believe that democratic socialism is inherently corrupt and capitalism is immune from corruption.

• the national news media for not reporting on the infanticide vote in Congress.

• the local company that panders to political correctness by pushing for an unneeded hate crimes law.

• Senate Democrats for supporting infanticide.

• those who hate Trump more then they love America.

• people who keep driving their cars and trucks on the edge of yards on County Road 1000 East.

• reports that said we were going to get 6 to 10 inches of snow.

• the word "ironic" — a cliche that never seems to die.

• the big box store for allowing employees to wear earbuds while working in the evening as customers can’t communicate with your employees.

• the elected official for saying he is a Christian yet overwhelmingly supporting the president.

• the restaurant that did not give the two police officers a discount.

• the Democrats for spending their time on useless investigation.

Happy Birthday to …

• Karen Patrick from Mom, Mark, Kim, Kathy, Uncle George and Joan.

Belated Happy Birthday to

• Adley Runion, from friends a the Moravian Church.

• Charles Baker, from friends at the Moravian Church.

• JT Hull.

• Harold Sims.

• John Benjamin Harker.

• John E. Harker.

• Casey Miller.

• Anna Sneed.