Thumbs up: To fast-thinking neighbors who came to the aid of the Anderson couple injured inside their home after a car crashed into it last week. Justin and Hilary Williams and their toddler daughter were inside their house on Seminole Drive when the car broke through the wall and 14 feet into the living room.

Thumbs down: To motorists who do not take proper precautions when hauling items in the bed of a pickup truck, the back of a van, or the open trunk of a car. Early Saturday evening, a man driving a white pickup truck stopped on Scatterfield Road when the traffic light changed at the Lindberg Road intersection. Unfortunately, one of his two extension ladders in back didn’t stop, sliding over the top of the cab and crashing onto the busy highway. Fortunately, there was no car in front of the truck to be hit by the heavy projectile. The truck had a construction company’s logo, so the driver should have had the proper tie-downs in place, but didn’t. With a lot of people beginning spring spruce-ups around their homes, let this incident be a warning to all of us.

Thumbs down: To the Edgewood Golf Course mowing crew for aiming its cuttings out into the street. Besides the grass clippings looking unsightly on the town’s street, there’s a safety issue for any homeowners or passers-by who could be hit by debris thrown by the mower’s blades. Again, it’s a simple matter of looking out for others’ well-being.

Thumbs up: To Vanessa Hosier, Penny Stevens and Sherry Brown who appear to have saved the summer for Alexandria. The trio spearheaded a drive to help repair and open the pool in Beulah Park. Last week the pool ladies were just $8,400 from the goal of $43,000. About $5,000 was raised by the schoolchildren of the city and $10,000 was given anonymously.

Thumbs up: To the 400 employees of Saint John’s Medical Center who have shed 1,800 pounds in a 12-week weight loss challenge. The competition ended Friday and the winning team will split a $4,000 grand prize. Organizers provided a friendly competition as well as providing tools on how to lose weight in a healthy way.

Thumbs up: To Highland High School senior and wrestler extraordinaire Camden Eppert who last week added another achievement to his growing list. In addition to being a two-time state champion, the reigning Indiana Wrestler of the Year was named the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award Winner. Eppert earned the honor for Indiana and will head to Colorado Springs, Colo., in June for a leadership camp as well as being in the running for the national award, which will be announced April 30.

Thumbs up: To the Madison County commissioners for being forward thinking and establishing an ordinance establishing rules for land use regarding wind energy farms. E.On, a wind energy company, is interested in building a wind farm north of Elwood and is currently conducting a wind study in the county. Although the wind study takes two years, the commissioners got the ordinance in place to ensure county interests are protected.

Thumbs up: To those educators responsible for teaching middle school students about the costs of everyday life. Students take field trips to Finance Park staged at Glick Junior Achievement Education Center in Indianapolis. Armed with this knowledge, maybe the next generation will be able to better determine what they can afford and what they cannot.