Cheers and Jeers/July 3

Cheers: To WFAA/Channel 8 for broadcasting the NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat, especially Game 6 when Marc Anthony sang the best rendition of the national anthem I've heard in a long time!

-- Dale Zimmerman, Fort Worth

Jeers: To the person who abandoned four kittens in a box on my doorstep. Cheers to Louisa Bennett from Shelter 2 Rescue Coalition for helping me find the right food and safe homes for them.

-- Connie K. San Miguel,

Fort Worth

Jeers: To the woman who refuses to pay me for pet- and housesitting while she was in Thailand for two weeks. Blaming me for something she did wrong is not very Zen-like. What happened to all the "spiritual enlightenment" she experienced? I guess it was all for naught.

-- Susan Stone, Arlington

Jeers: To the owner of a large white dog that bit my son as he was jogging. We still do not know if your dog has had its shots. Animal control has been notified. I guess some people are more worried about being sued than about doing the right thing.

-- Fred Gregory, Arlington

Jeers: To the Mansfield school district for not including a prayer as part of the 2011 graduation ceremony at Potter's House. The state fought for Medina Valley High School to allow prayer at graduations. Thanks to Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, Gov. Rick Perry and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn for your support.

-- Ellie French, Arlington

Cheers: To the gentleman who overheard the June 9 conversation with my military grandson and other family members at Blue Mesa Grill and paid our check. My grandson will be leaving soon for his second deployment to the Middle East.

-- Elizabeth Armstrong,

Richland Hills

Cheers: To Mary, a retired nurse, who began CPR on our 2-year-old grandson, Jackson, after a fall. He was unconscious, not breathing and in full seizure. Mary kept him alive until paramedics arrived. Cheers also to neighbors Mike and Julie who assisted so much. God bless all of you.

-- Dale and Suzanne Greene,

Fort Worth

Jeers: To a national bank with a corporate policy that discourages bank employees from becoming involved in a civil matter regarding a bank customer. Because of the bank's disregard for a customer, I had $10,000 taken and do not have a legal case since the bank chose not to assist me.

-- Dean Hollis, Haltom City

Cheers: To our neighbor, Bill, who opted out of removing a tree from his back yard that was clogging one of his sprinkler heads in favor of hand-watering that area of his yard. Thanks to his thoughtfulness, the only shade our back yard has will remain intact! You rock!

-- Carole Peddy, Hurst

Cheers: To Carol and the staff at Panera Bakery on South University Drive. One evening, after ordering, I was told the computer was down. Unable to process payments, everyone's food was on the house. They could have closed for the night, but instead chose to serve their customers.

-- Laura Wilson, Fort Worth

Cheers: To the Fort Worth Parks and Community Services Department. Despite budget cuts, it maintains Capps Park in South Hemphill Heights beautifully with regular mowing, edging and cleaning. The Capps Park neighborhood appreciates these efforts to keep our front porch city park welcoming.

-- Larry and Mary Ann Nelon,

Fort Worth

Cheers: To Keever S., a glass installer who came to our home to replace our car's windshield. He came exactly when scheduled, was informative with a great attitude -- a real professional.

-- Bill Moses, Arlington

Cheers: To NBA commissioner David Stern by proving he and the league are bigger than three players and making sure an undeserving team doesn't win the championship of the new Never Believe Again league. He has proved the "Black Sox" aren't the only ones who can fix a series.

-- Lee McAfee, Fort Worth

Jeers: To a retail customer service department for not calling to tell me the repair crew wasn't coming after I took vacation to be home. Later, I was given two different excuses and was offered a $25 gift certificate. Real customer service would waive the service call on the rescheduled appointment.

-- Dale Hargrove, Alvardo

Jeers: To the Arlington Animal Control for taking its time in picking up my deceased pet. I don't know what priorities there were at the beginning of the morning when I called, but I could have done a quicker and more humane job of disposing her body than you.

-- Mark Langfeldt, Arlington

Cheers: To Scott Martinez of Pflugerville who found and returned the iPhone I dropped in the dark by the side of Texas 45 toll road north of Austin. I offered a reward and he said, "The reward is in doing the right thing." Let's have more Scotts in this world.

-- Kaki Simons, Fort Worth

Cheers: To Arwine Lawn & Landscape for a fabulous job! Our expectations were greatly exceeded and the creative design will have an amazing aesthetic impact on our property for years to come. It's simply picture perfect.

-- Frank and Carol Giles,

Fort Worth

Cheers: To the TCU baseball and women's golf teams for winning the 2011 Mountain West Conference titles. TCU coaches Angie Larkin and Jim Schlossnagle were named MWC Coaches of the Year. Cheers also to coach Karen Monez for being named National Coach of the Year by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association.

-- Richard Sybesma, Fort Worth

Cheers: To the folks in the Fort Worth Transportation and Public Works Department for quickly making repairs to potholes once they've been notified of the problem locations. Try it; all you have to do is ask!

-- Roger Tuttle, Fort Worth

Cheers: To Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth and its fantastic baby nurses. Alicia, Amen, Suzi, Irene and both Theresas were wonderful and helpful through the whole stay. Cheers also to Dr. Robbins and Dr. Wiley, who once again performed a miracle and brought our beautiful child into the world.

-- Adrienne and Josh Lacy,

Burleson

Cheers: To the honest person who found my debit card in the parking lot of Jerry's Paw Spa in North Richland Hills and turned it in to Jerry. Cheers to Jerry for calling me to let me know the card had been found. God bless you both.

-- Patty Taylor,

North Richland Hills

Cheers: To Pauline at Reino Cleaners for getting a stubborn stain out of a favorite jacket when it didn't come out when washed. And

also cheers for the continuous excellent service provided by you and your outstanding staff.

-- Barbara Leonhart, Arlington

Cheers: To the Burleson Police Department for all it does to secure the safety of the city's residents. My hat's off to the guys in blue.

-- Kathy Simpson, Burleson

Cheers: To the staff of Arlington's Cookie Machine for opening half days on Saturdays. Cheers too for adding cakes, cupcakes and pies to the normal cookie, soup, sandwich and salad fare. The Southern pecan cupcake was the best I've ever eaten. Some are even gluten-free!

-- Glen Terrell, Arlington

Cheers: To the caring operating room nurses at Kindred Hospital-Mansfield. I was very scared before my recent surgery, but the nurses kept me calm. Thanks to Penny Nickel, Paula and the nurse who held my hand before I was under. Cheers also to my surgeon, Dr. Idhe, and his nurse.

-- Jo Lynn Miller, Cedar Hill

Cheers: To the employees at the Starbucks at North Beach Street and Western Center Boulevard. They are great and even offered me their empty boxes when I mentioned I would be moving.

-- Greg Bauchman, Haltom City

Cheers: Cheers to the Oncor employee who came out and repaired a power outage. He was courteous and very friendly. He got the job done with a great attitude, even on Father's Day!

-- Sandra Guthrie Hurst

Cheers: To the man with his son and daughter who paid for my wife's and my June 17 lunch at the J & J Oyster Bar in Burleson. Your generosity and suspected appreciation for my military service (my retired Air Force cap) is appreciated. I will certainly pass it on.

-- Master Sgt. Dave Drennan,

USAF (Ret.), Crowley

Cheers: To Sen. Chris Harris for his public reprimand of a gentleman who has lived in Texas for 23 years yet chose to be disrespectful to the Texas Senate by speaking in Spanish when he was able to speak English. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

-- Joshua Anderson, Fort Worth

Cheers: To the Fort Worth Fire Department's Arlington Heights station for the fast response in putting out a recent fire behind 3707 Camp Bowie Blvd. Jeers to all the smokers who throw their cigarettes out the window, starting many fires including this one. Use your ashtray!

-- Christopher K. Hull,

Fort Worth

Cheers: To Autobahn BMW for great customer service. Warning lights in our car came on as we were returning from a trip. A quick call to the service department let us know that the trouble didn't need immediate attention and we could finish our trip with peace of mind.

-- Lee and Laura Rudisaile,

Keene

Cheers: To Dr. Joseph Cappel for his compassion and professionalism. He is a wonderful doctor who always takes time to listen to his patients' concerns. There aren't too many doctors like him around anymore. God bless him and thank you.

-- Rosemarie Morris,

Fort Worth

Jeers: To whoever broke into Apache 5's rehearsal space and stole the band's instruments and equipment. Your parents must be very proud.

-- Greg S. Pate, Fort Worth

Cheers: To Jed of Marks Plumbing Parts in Fort Worth for taking an obsolete, corroded faucet stem and showing his knowledge and skill by repairing something that seemed unrepairable. I have never been disappointed when needing plumbing advice or items.

-- Mike Williamson, Saginaw

Jeers: To the woman in the Roanoke Walmart parking lot who allowed her small children to run/walk 15 feet ahead of her. I almost hit your daughter pulling out of my spot. You yelled at me to "watch it!" You need to keep your small children close!

-- JoAnn Capuano, Justin

Cheers: To Dr. Augustine Lee, the nurses at Texas Health Harris Methodist Southwest Hospital and my home care nurse Lori Brewer. Thank you for being so caring and helping me through my surgeries. I have recovered and am doing well and will be forever grateful.

-- Patricia Sims, Fort Worth

Cheers: To the Kennedale High School baseball team on winning the Class AAA state championship in Austin on June 8-9. Go Wildcats!

-- Richard Barrett, Kennedale

Cheers: To the Holy Family Catholic School community for its support over the past five years. Thanks to the faculty, staff, parish staff, the Advisory Council, PTO, Dads Club and all the parents. Special thanks to the children we serve who have helped bring me closer to Jesus.

-- John Shreve, Benbrook

Cheers: To Keller Eye Care. I went to a national chain about four years ago for contacts. It was such a frustrating process that I gave up and went back to glasses. Thanks to the great people at Keller Eye Care I now have comfortable, easy-care contacts.

-- Nick Scassera, Roanoke

Cheers: To Madelyn in Grapevine for returning our son's wallet recently. It was full of his tips from the night before, not to mention his driver's license, debit card, etc. Thank you!

-- Carol and Mark Joyce,

Southlake

Cheers: To Clair Davis in the city's flood zone department for helping me help my insurance client when FEMA changed the flood zone map for his house. Davis took the time to explain what changed, sent information about the changes then made suggestions that ultimately helped our client with FEMA.

-- Robert Stine, Fort Worth

Cheers: To Bobby of Paschall Electric-Heating and A/C of Keller for his fast response on a particularly hot Friday evening! My tenants were as amazed as I was and very appreciative. Thank you, Bobby!

-- Harvin Jones, Keller

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