Thumbs Down: To eating establishments who serve chunky potatoes and call them hash browns. That’s a misnomer.
Thumbs Up: To the landfill for accepting plastic bags of Hoary Alyssum free of charge.
Thumbs Up: To the extra effort our city workers have put in to the beautification of our city with hanging baskets, flower pots and the restoration of our Welcome to Grand Forks sign at the east side of town.
Thumbs Down: To people who can find something negative in everything.
Thumbs Up: For the recent on-and-off rain and sun. It is fabulous for farmers (no moving irrigation pipes) and the population in general. The grass and veggies grow without our using our water supply. Thanks Mother Nature.
Thumbs Up: Maxine Ruzicka and Michael Strukoff for their years of service to the school district.
Thumbs Up: To organizers and volunteers of the recent triathlon at Christina Lake.
Thumbs Up: To the Grand Forks Rotary Club, for supplying potatoes and chili for triathlon participants.
– Would you like to give a thumb up or a thumb down? Email editor@grandforksgazette.ca with Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down as a subject. We could publish your anonymous submission. Attacks on specific businesses and people will not be published. Editor’s discretion will always be exercised. Please keep it tasteful.