Thumbs up the Clymer girls seventh- and eighth-grade basketball team for their efforts to raise money for the Chautauqua County Humane Society. Collecting pledges for the 100 foul shots each girl attempted, the teams raised twice as much as Coach Ray Shrout had anticipated. He also notes they were successful in competition as well, with the older girls playing to a 9-1 season and the seventh-grade squad going undefeated. Well done all around. Thumbs up to all of the election inspectors — some folks call them poll sitters — who helped pull off a smooth transition to the new voting system last week. Yes, there were some glitches, but have you ever tried to do your own plumbing? You can’t finish a single simple task without having to make 16 trips to the hardware store — and changing to an entirely different way to cast votes is a lot more complicated than putting in a new faucet. So let’s cut everyone a little slack and recognize the success the Board of Elections achieve.