On the 17th of August we are going to have our Fifth Annual Craft Show, kick off our big end of Summer Raffle Basked fundraiser, and for the first time ever we’ll have live Bagpipe music.
Bagpipe music reminds me of a story about three British spies that were caught by the Nazis during World War II. One was an Irishman, another was a Scotsman, and the last was an Englishman. The Nazis asked if they had any last wishes before they were executed.
The Irishman says “I want the Irish national anthem to be played before I die”
The Scottish man says “I want the Scottish anthem to be played on bagpipes before I die”
The Englishman, with great fervor, says “I wanna die first”.
Believe it or not, I actually really enjoy bagpipe music and Karen Humphrey will be outside performing at 11:30. Hopefully Karen will remember that you should never run with bagpipes. After all, you could put your aye out or worse yet, get kilt.
We will also be grilling delicious foods on our grills including my nearly famous hamburgers. There was a situation that took place last time we had a cook out that managed to surprise even me. A couple placed an order for a bag of chips, a hamburger and a fountain drink. The husband carefully cut the hamburger in half, placing one half in front of his wife. He then carefully counted out the chips, dividing them into two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip of the drink, his wife took a sip and then set the cup down between them.
As he began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the people around them were looking over and whispering. Obviously, they were thinking, “That poor old couple…all they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”
As the man began to eat his chips, a young man came to the table and politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple.
The old man said, they were just fine, they were used to sharing everything.
People closer to the table noticed the little old lady hadn’t eaten a bite. She sat there watching her husband eat and occasionally taking turns sipping the drink.
Again, the young man came over and begged them to let him buy another meal for them.
This time the old woman said, “No, thank you, we are used to sharing everything.”
Finally, as the old man finished and was wiping his face neatly with the napkin, the young man again came over to the little old lady who had yet to eat a single bite of food and asked, “What is it you are waiting for?”
She answered, “THE TEETH!”
If you want to sign up for our annual Craft Show taking place on August 17th from 9 AM to 2 PM, you can do so either using this form, or by stopping in at our store.
If you are interested in donating a basket to our Basket Raffle, please do so by the 16th of August. All proceeds from the raffle goes towards our patient care fund. The raffle will begin selling tickets on August 17th and the drawing will be held on Labor Day, September 2nd at 4PM.
The tickets will be priced as follow:
1 ticket for $1
7 tickets for $5
16 tickets for $10
40 tickets for $20
People that are anticipating us having the grills set-up outside can check out our menu in advance by clicking here.
As an extra bonus, we will be hosting an Ice Cream Social at 1PM on the 17th where we will give away 50 scoops of ice cream (1 scoop person).
For another item that many of our customers might find important, we are now accepting Aetna Flex Cards for over the counter medications.
I should talk about some of the other things we have coming up in the not too distant future:
- Friday, August 9th, 6:30ish – 9ish, Board Game Night ~ This has long been a tradition to come in on a Friday and have fun playing games.
- Saturday, August 10th, 1PM – 3PM, Tech Help ~ We are a handful of tech heads that like technology and would like to help you with your stuff. We can help with cell phone, tablet, and computer problems/questions. We can talk with you about the latest tech like streaming TV, home security, cyber security, etc. This is all done for free, you just need to come in and ask for help.
- Saturday, August 10th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bereans Group ~ This group, which is open to the public, we always discuss tough theological questions and rarely come to consensus. This time we are discussing, ‘What do we do when God doesn’t restore relationships?’.
- Tuesday, August 14th, 7PM – 8:30PM, Bible Study ~ We are studying Second Corinthians and this week we will be studying Chapter 11.
- Every Wednesday in August, 5PM – 7PM, Rings of Power – Season 1 ~ An epic drama set thousands of years before The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, following the rise and fall of kingdoms and the re-emergence of evil in Middle-earth. We will watch the entire first season prior to the release of season 2 on August 29th.
- Saturday, August 17th, 9AM – 2PM, Fifth Annual Craft Show ~ This year’s craft show will have lots of activities, grilled foods, raffle baskets, live music and more! This is our big Summer fundraiser, so stop in and check things out. You may register here or at our store.
Now for the part everyone always asks about, the actual food! Our soup is our very popular white chicken chili and our sandwich is a Reuben! Our specialty ice creams are Orange Blossom and Midnight Caramel River.
Thanks and God bless,
Sean
