Secretary's Week April 20th-24th
National Professional Secretaries Week and National Secretary's Day
were created in 1952 through the work of Harry F. Lemurs of Young and
Rubicam a public relations firm. Lemurs recognized the importance and value of the position
to a company or business. His goal was to encourage more women to
become secretaries. Using his skill and experience in public relations,
Lemurs, promoted the values and importance of the job.
In doing so, he also created the holiday in recognition of the
importance of secretaries.
Today, the title is changing and evolving. But, the recognition is
equally important. There are two new terms in use today. They
are "Administrative Professionals" and "Executive Admins". Both are broader terms, that encompass more positions than
the original "Secretary" role. The name change recognizes and acknowledges that the role has
changed significantly since 1952, and for the better at that.
Treat the one that makes your life easier. Call today to make your reservations for lunch or stop in and pick up a gift certificate. That's one piece of paper she will be happy to see! - Kris
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Steak Diane- Ala Red Door
For those of you that remember the Red Door Inn, my father's
restaurant, their signature dish was Steak Diane. It was a center cut filet, saut�ed
with butter, celery, green onions, and mushrooms. It was served with a mushroom
wine sauce and flamed tableside with brandy. One of my responsibilities for the
many years that I worked there was to prepare this dish tableside. It was kind of
like a flaming Americana version of Benihana. I bet that I have made 10, 000 of
these.
Since the Red Door closed 5 years ago, we recently had a
customer ask if we would make this dish for him. For some reason it had never occurred
to me to even try this dish as a special. Anyway, it is here all this week just
like the Red Door (minus the tableside chef) - Ray
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Random Thoughts... From starvation to abundance.
I am an avid reader of history. Recently I read "Mayflower" by Nathaniel Philbrick. A book that debunks many of the myths about the Pilgrims and their torturous struggle with survival in the new world. There were a couple of paragraphs that really struck me as to its' relevance in today's world.
"The
fall 1623 marked the end of Plymouth's debilitating food shortages. For
the last two planting seasons, the Pilgrims had grown crops communally
--- the approach first used at Jamestown and other English settlements.
But as the disastrous harvest of the previous fall had shown, something
drastic needed to be done to increase the annual yield.
In
April, Bradford had decided that each household should be assigned its
own plot to cultivate, with the understanding that each family kept
whatever it grew. The change in attitude was stunning. Families were
now willing to work much harder than they had ever worked before.
In previous years. the men had tended the fields while the women tended
to the children at home. "the women now went willingly into the fields",
"Bradford wrote, "and took their little ones with them to set corn." The
pilgrims had stumbled on the power of capitalism. Although the fortunes
of the colony still teetered precariously in the years ahead, the
inhabitants never again starved."
While this arguably is about food, it is more about a philosophy that made our people great. A lesson that should not be forgotten. - Ray
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UPtown's UPcoming Events
Secretary's Week April 20th-24th
Playlist Theater April 20th, Doug MacLeod May 12th, Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks June 3rd, Terry Evans June 25th, Bill Kirchen
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The Woman in the Basement We would like to introduce you to Deb " the woman in the
basement" Of all our 60 employees Deb is probably the least visible and
the most subterranean. She is in charge of keeping our whites white,
aprons clean and the chef jackets pressed. Deb Claudnic is from LaSalle, she has
worked for us part time now for 6 years. For those of you that don't know,
we have a full commercial laundry in our basement complete with a mangle for
ironing table linens. - Ray
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Playlist Theater Tickets available.
There are still tickets available for the Doug MaLeod show on Monday, April 20th. At only $12 a ticket it's a real bargain. This is a show that music lovers will not want to miss. Tickets now on sale for Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks on Tuesday, May 12th.
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