Orchids to

Friday lunch crew at Chipotle for making two ladies feel special.

my parents, Howard and Clora Mize, for everything you have done during my recovery from surgery, from Karen.

Sheriff's department for monitoring traffic on North County Road 325W on Sunday and to the kind driver who alerted me to it from a city resident.

Tom and Marilyn Herold, great-aunt and uncle, and great-grandma Barb Herold for the use of your house for my first birthday party, from Lily Otte and Regina.

Robbie Amos for 38 years at the Bartholomew County Sheriff's Department, from Hallie Amos.

Bob Hayes for his Letter to the Editor of July 13.

Bethany Feller for receiving the Heroes Aim High award at work, from Mom and family.

The Republic for the excellent article on Monday by John Tess.

the wonderful person who gave me the gift card at Marsh today.

Brandi Staley for her Take Your Best Shot in Monday's Republic.

Onions to

people who continually try to push their opinions about smoking, same-sex marriage and other issues on others, then call them closed-minded for wanting to have an opinion.

the person who drove on the People Trail near the airport.

person in silver car who drove on the People Trails Saturday night.

boys basketball league for having the most biased referees in Indiana.

churches that chose to use Communion bread rather than Communion wafers.

reporter who substituted closed-door meetings with executive sessions.