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Amy LaVere, Friday, August 28th
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There is something about this girl! We have had our eyes on her for several years since getting some great reviews from Fred Eaglesmith fans  a.k.a. "fredheads". Other "fredhead" recommendations were Chris Knight, David Olney, Bill Kirchen and Sam Baker & Gurf Morlix, so I feel she is in some pretty good company. We got very lucky and just happen to find a hole in her schedule between Schuba's in Chicago and Kansas City.
She plays stand up bass, writes and sings. The show will be with her band as seen in these videos. She has been on Conan O'Brien, stars on MTV's "Five  Dollar Cover" and also had a roll in "I Walk the Line", the movie that depicted Johnny Cash's life story.  Here is a great youtube video in which she explains some of her songs like "Killing Him Didn't Make the Love Go Away". She is on the verge of stardom.  This will be a great show, I promise! - Ray
"What is it about Amy LaVere?"
"Killing Him"
Around the Valley
100 Year Anniversary of Cherry Mine Disaster
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By 7:00 am on November 13th, 1909 there were about 481 men and boys in the mine shaft in Cherry. There were many threats while working in the mines - collapse or flooding of the shaft, seepage of poisonous gases, or fire. That day there was an electrical failure which lead to the use of kerosene torches  This was no surprise to the miners. They were used to that. If you don't know the story, you can see where this is headed.

259 men and boys never made it out. At least 12 rescuers lost their lives also. There were, however, 21 men who clawed their way out after burring themselves in mud and rock to escape the fire. The mine was soon closed.

We now approach 100 years since this fateful day. On August 1st, Cherry will have a celebration as a dedication of lives lost. There will be all kinds of activities which will include a balloon launch with 259 balloons in memory of those who lost their lives. On November 14 and 15th the new impressive memorial will be unveiled next to the library.  There will be a trolley taking folks up to the mine site and the cemetery to see the tombstones of the miners.  The library will display artifacts and a model of the mine.

If you can't make the celebration, I would suggest a trip to the Cherry library and cemetery....a wealth of information. I also suggest reading Eight Days in a Burning Mine. - Crystal
Cherry Mine Disaster
 Around the Uptown
Christmas in July!
christmas in julyBook your Christmas parties now.  Yes, Santa is on summer vacation, however, Christmas is never far from his mind, nor should it be from yours.  Even though it seems as if it's months away, it will be here before you know it.  Our facilities are perfect for either large company parties or smaller groups, we have dates and arrangements for every size and budget. Don't wait until the dates are gone, call us today and reserve space for your holiday parties. - Kris 
Food for Thought
Women's dance of competitive non-eating.
Do women really think like this?
share dessertRecently while browsing one of my many hospitality trade e-mails I came across this article from Forbes magazine (see link below) about women's competitive non-eating. I have been in the business for over 30 years and never did I have any idea that something like this existed. My entire philosophy of the restaurant business has been shaken. I have just come to realize that almost half of my clientele really want something less, that actually appears to be even less.  
Me, being the instigator that I am, I could not let this pass. Anyone that has ever worked with me knows that I'm very quick to point out the difference between men and women. I started to ask some of the women that work for me if this is really true. Most of my servers that read this article said "yes, for sure, they see it every day."   I hope you'll find this as interesting and amusing as I did. - Ray
 
Competitive Non Eating
 July 29, 2009
In This Issue
Amy LaVere
Cherry Coal Mine Disaster
Christmas in July!
Women's Dance.
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