Around Town — Sept. 27

Orchids to…

all the adults that teach their children that someone else’s poor behavior does not excuse theirs.

the employees that order delivery for lunch each day and include their tips with the online purchase.

Doug Showalter for his hilarious column about his cat because I am always glad to read about his adventures, from Sandy.

Bill Ray, Pam Isom, Leslie Trowhouph, Jessie Hill, Sue Gerber, Kim Miller, Kathy Thompson and Lydia Davidson on their good presentation of “Born to Lead.”

Bob Pitman for his very well-written letter.

cable news on Thursday for showing the 2016 video of Mike Pence stating foreign donors and foreign governments cannot participate in the American political process.

Dave Bevis and crew of My Tree Man for the exceptional removal of several trees on Tuesday at a great price, from the Cody family.

Congressman Greg Pence for attending the Beirut memorial dedication for Marines in Chesterton, Indiana, and helping and being with the families.

the person who praised Barack Obama for demonstrating class.

HK Auto and Scott and Kelsey, for the great service, from the Adams family.

the city for scheduling added police for security for the Mill Race Marathon.

Onions to…

anyone who believes anything a certain national newspaper says about our president.

anyone who believes our 44th president did anything good for our nation.

the Democrats in Washington, D.C., and the national news media for allowing their hatred of our president to cause irreparable damage to the confidence of world leaders.

anyone who doesn’t think Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg doesn’t deserve the Nobel Prize, because children everywhere could learn a great lesson from her.

the lady in the blue Jeep who constantly looked down at her phone while driving Thursday morning.

those who are having all the beautiful trees cut down all over town.

this president who desperately tries but can’t hold a candle to the legacy of President Obama.

the president for asking the Ukraine president to investigate Trump’s political opponent.

the administrator who needs to be replaced.

insurance companies that don’t want to pay for senior citizens when they’ve paid all their lives and worked all their lives.

homeowners that choose to park on the neighborhood streets, cluttering lovely neighborhoods instead of parking in their driveways.

the city for cancelling ColumBUS service on all routes Saturday during the Mill Race Marathon.

Happy Birthday to…

Tammy Baker, from your family, co-workers, Patsy, Missy and Donna.

David Alexander, from your family and Donna.

Linda Moss, from Luretta.

Patty Goodin, from Paul, and the Huff family.

Belated Happy Birthday to…

Raven Shafer on Sept. 26, from Grandpa Mark and Grandma Kim, Grandma Jean, and Grandma Joan.

Happy Anniversary to…

Jamie and Cheryl Spurgeon, from Pastor Marvin Brown and Trinity Baptist Church.

ANOTHER beautiful morning