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Thanks & Spanks

The East Liverpool-Calcutta Area Garden Club extends a THANKS to the East Liverpool Fire Department for its assistance in burning the tall grass at the Serpentine Garden.THANKS, writes a reader, to the alert neighbors in my apartment building. There was a lot of smoke, but no fire. With their help, I am OK. How blessed I am my Easter came a little early. God made them special.THANKS, writes a reader, to the church on St. Clair Avenue for the title of the sermon sign that read "I Am He." Whomever chose those particular words is close to enlightenment indeed.THANKS, writes a reader, to the ...

Thanks Spanks

SPANKS, writes a reader, to the company that trimmed trees and brush in the Glenmoor area, for the power company, and didn't clean it up.SPANKS, writes a reader, to a local pizza delivery driver who came to my door smoking a cigarette and blew smoke in my child's face while delivering an order to my house.Calcutta Elementary staff and students send a THANKS to our special guest readers who volunteered their time to read Dr. Seuss books in honor of our Read Across America/Dr. Seuss celebration. Thanks for displaying a love of reading to our students.SPANKS, writes a reader, to the Oak ...

Thanks & Spanks

SPANKS, writes a reader, to the woman who received a package addressed to someone else yet refuses to return it to the postal service.THANKS, writes a reader, to Chief Hyatt, St. Clair Township law enforcement officers and our elected officials for the excellent combined effort they have shown which resulted in the township being recognized as one of the safest communities in Ohio. Makes us proud to be a property owner and resident of this community.SPANKS, writes a reader, to management for sending home health workers to areas farther away when they should be servicing people in our ...

Thanks Spanks

THANKS, writes a reader, to the gentleman who shoveled my front sidewalk the past couple snows on Commerce Street in Wellsville. It was greatly appreciated.SPANKS, writes a reader, to a local cab company for leaving a child to wait 45 minutes after her scheduled pickup time.The Lisbon Board of Education and the school district's athletic department sends a THANKS to the following organizations for the beautiful motorized flag utilized in the gym this past winter sports season: Lisbon VFW, Lisbon Eagles, Lisbon Lions Club, Lisbon Ruritan, Lisbon American Legion, and the Bill Mundy ...

In the garden of life

Dear Editor:Spring is just around the corner. The farmer thinks about sowing seed for a new crop in his field.As Christians in the Garden of Life can we sow seeds of love.So many people don't know they can be like a flower in God's garden and not just a weed to be pulled up and tossed aside.When planted in the Garden of Life we can grow stronger and healthier because the Lord Jesus will be with us in the storms of life.The fields are white to harvest, the workers are few.We all have a choice, a flower or a weed.Donald ShawEast Liverpool

Unite, defeat, weed out

Dear Editor:Governor Kasich's call for unity and that we are all part of the American team is from an AP article March 11, 2015. Honestly, I cannot agree more that the American citizen needs to unite and vote out the Democrat.It is the Democrat Party whose soul narrative is that "America is Racist, America was unjustly founded, and America must be fundamentally transformed."From the White House, the floor of the Senate, and House of Representatives elected Democrats have maligned and chastened the American citizens they are sworn to represent. Add insult to injury these same Democrats ...