• June 19
Orchids to …
• Otter Creek Golf Course staff for working so hard to make the Chamber’s golf outing such a resounding success! from Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce.
• Michael E. Day on his very well put letter.
• Benny at Walmart for being so very helpful in finding my candy for me.
• Candy and April for all the hard work you do at Edinburgh Subway, and always with a smile!
• David and Betty Gates, God bless you and a big thank you for mowing our lawn, from Jon and Judy Tekulve.
• those standing up for freedom to make their own medical decisions without government interference — welcome to the pro-choice movement.
• Community Church of Columbus children’s ministry leaders for all the energy, passion, and love you poured into our children at VBS making it a special event.
• the hard-working city workers picking up yard waste for the positive attitude and work ethic the past two weeks, you helped start my day with a smile, from a grateful resident of Old Field Lane.
• the firefighters who rescued the woman from the burning house.
• the kind gentleman who stopped, cut up, and removed a large tree branch that had fallen in our yard on Friday morning.
• John Brooks’ beautiful heartfelt letter from his soul.
• Thomas at Chrysler of Columbus and Angie at Hyundai of Columbus for great customer service provided to two satisfied customers.
• the kind gentleman who paid for my order at Dairy Queen on Thursday, I paid it forward, from the lady in the red blouse.
• Dana Weisner for helping me with my pictures and always being such a good neighbor, from Yvonne Pruitt.
• the guest columnist Abdul Hakim-Shabazz, for grat graduation advice and the reminder that learning is a life-long process.
Onions to …
• all the so-called vaccine experts out there, it’s a choice.
• the health care monopoly that doesn’t have a Level 1 trauma center.
• comparing stopping at a stop sign to injecting a chemical in my body that has only been approved for emergency use, where is your outrage for flu and pneumonia shots?
• those who can’t grasp if you’ve been vaccinated you don’t need to worry what I do, unless you really don’t trust the vaccine?
• the arrogant and inconsiderate public official who publicly refused a request from the widow of a beloved local citizen to wear a mask at his visitation and funeral.
• adults who assume mask mandates are not a big deal to students.
• the political party that has broken into two parties.
• the politicians who ended up sharing Russian far-right propaganda to attack the U.S. military.
• the federal elected official for promising Mexico $130 million for labor reforms and economic aid, adding to an already $6 trillion increase in our national debt.
• church constriction in allowing and presenting one side of the story, canceling the whole of the truth.
• a family member that constantly calls and complains about work upon hours every evening and all weekend long.
Happy Birthday to …
• Jeff Sturgeon, from your family and Donna.
• Bubba a.k.a. Steve Miller, love your family.
• Jean Kerkhoff Long, from Jay Baker.
• Josie Mae Vincent, love family.
