Orchids to

Brenda Showalter at The Republic for her prompt reply to my question and her help in solving it, from Dotty Hill.
anyone involved in bringing Smoke on the Square to the town of Hope.
Sandy, Barb, Sara, Kevin and all others who work so hard to make our annual garage sale possible and fun, from Marcia Linn.
Allie for helping me after my bike accident, from Debbie.
Stacey and Tyler for the nice Father's Day gift, from Dad Gerbig.
city street cleaners for cleaning off most of the streets, from a grateful bicycle rider.
Gretchen Loman for her Best Shot photo.
Jess Vandeventer and all his office staff and always being kind and caring and helping me out, from Melanie.
BCSC for finally building a baseball field for the North baseball players to be proud of.

Onions to

drivers who continue to run the yellow and red lights at Second and Washington streets.
big store that has 30 checkout lanes but only three of them open at 6 p.m.
dog in the Flintwood addition that starts barking every morning at 4 a.m.
meal site that only served chips and dip.
the town that has not yet arrested the people dealing in illegal substances.
temporary services and companies that will not hire anyone without a high school education.
those who compare a high school baseball field to prekindergarten for BCSC.