Dear Customers,                The first birthday that I remember very well I had just turned 10 and we were on a rare family vacation.  In fact, it was probably more memorable because of the change in venue, more so than the fact that I was a year older.  Birthdays take on a special significance when…

Dear Customers,               Since retiring from teaching four years ago, my wife Heather, in an effort to keep busy, has been working part time here at the supermarket.  She handles the sale tag batches and the temporary price reduction batches as well as the floral department.  On rare occasions, she runs the cash register when…

Dear Customers,              Sunday of this week, June 14th, is Flag Day!  It’s a day celebrated to commemorate the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.  As early as 1885 observances of our national symbol were begun.  But it wasn’t until 1916 that President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed June 14TH as…

Dear Customers,              Everyone knows our calendar is broken up into 12 distinctive months thanks to Pope Gregory XIII who in 1582 set out to fix the deficiencies of the Julian calendar. Some of those months I absolutely love – some I’d rather do without but one is my absolute favorite!  I’m speaking of the…