ORCHID: To Chase Brown and Jason Kish. The young men from the Cortland area trained all winter and will ride their bicycles from Oregon to Virginia this summer to raise money for the Warren Family Mission. They will be riding for the mission with help from their church, North-Mar Church of the Christian and Missionary Alliance, where the two met in a youth group.

ORCHID: To the Rotary Club of Warren for presenting a $7,000 check, the second of three installments toward a $20,000 commitment to the Veterans Memorial in downtown Warren. Trumbull 100 and the Western Reserve Memorial Association organized the project. The Rotary was among the first groups to step forward and make a major contribution. It so far has presented about $14,000 toward the project.

ORCHID: For the people involved with the LaBrae Athletic Complex. It recently held a dedication ceremony to unveil extensive renovations and enhancements because of the work of local volunteers. The LaBrae Athletic Club, whose members were joined by representatives of Project Be Somebody, also celebrated the club's 50th anniversary. The original LaBrae Athletic Club started in 1959 and had a women's auxiliary made up of the wives of the members.

ORCHID: Or perhaps a huge doggie biscuit, to Liberty Township's newest officer. His name is Capo, and he is a Dutch shepherd. Capo and his handler, Patrolman Ray Buhala, recently completed a six-week training course. The dog will be a valuable tool to the police department. He also has exceptional skills in narcotics detection.

ONION: To the person or people stealing water from Girard. Apparently someone has been taking water from different hydrants in Weathersfield Township, which Girard services, for the last six months. How clever, but we're sure they eventually will be caught. The stolen water is valued at about a couple thousand dollars.

ORCHID: To the Niles Historical Society as it marks its 30th anniversary of the Ward Thomas House Museum. Society president Fremont Camerino recently recognized the volunteers for helping the museum grow from a few items to more than 5,000 artifacts in the 14-room 1862 Victorian home. In 1979, the society was charged with the creation of a museum in Niles after the property was deeded to the city. At the time, there were 15 society members; today there are more than 380. Congratulations.