Dear Customers,            This was the time of year I absolutely loved as a kid.  The expectations were fast reaching fever pitch.   So much so that I would turn on the lights of the Christmas tree and crawl underneath its branches to be as close as possible to the multi-colored lights, the piney aroma and…

Dear Customers,             I dream almost every night and at my age, that’s to be expected.  What I don’t enjoy is a good nightmare!  My worst ones seem to follow one of two themes; either I’m being chased by something unseen or I’m late for something I can ill afford to miss!           What a…

Dear Customers,            The Pilgrims had plenty to be thankful for on that first Thanksgiving! The’d left their homes and families, traveling more than two months across a turbulent sea to a hostile land.  By the following autumn, having made friends with the local Indian tribes and having suffered a harsh winter, they held what…

Dear Customers,              This is where it gets a little confusing, at least for me.  Since transitioning from Olean Wholesale to C&S Wholesalers several years ago, our Thanksgiving ad remains essentially the same for two weeks.  This week and again next week will be extremely similar, perhaps with a change or two.  This does…

Dear Customers,            Just a heads up! Due to the quirks of the calendar, Thanksgiving, which is always on the 4th Thursday of November, is late this year falling on the 28th.    As usual, our Thanksgiving ad prices will run for two weeks, but due to the lateness of the holiday they will run from…

Dear Customers,            “November” is generally not one of those words you find starting the following sentence, “______________ is my favorite month of the year.  I’ve heard April, May, June, July, August, September and even December used in that slot, but never November.            Our eleventh month is gray, cold, windy and often snowy even…

Dear Customers,            The end of October is always a little bittersweet for me.  All the leaves are off the trees (except for my extremely stubborn Silver Maple) leaving the landscape barren and brown with tinges of gray.  The evenings come on sooner and sooner as we near the winter equinox on December 21st.  It’s…

Dear Customers,            When I stop to consider my favorite fruit, I realize that I pretty much like them all.  The lone exception may be kiwi fruit.  They’re fuzzy and they have some ugly little seeds on the inside.  Watermelon in season might just be first, followed closely by bananas, strawberries, cherries, blueberries, oranges, grapefruit…

Dear Customers,           The thing about legends is that they’re usually at least a little bit based in fact, though often embellished to make them more interesting.  In grade school, we listened to the Legend of Johnny Appleseed who traveled throughout the Midwest, particularly Pennsylvania & Ohio and is attributed with planting numerous apple orchards.…

Dear Customers,            Everybody has joined the movement to get all the sponsorship money they can possibly squeeze out of advertisers.  There is a new collective bargaining agreement that allows MLB teams to wear a patch on their uniforms, identifying them with an advertiser.  The Pirates wear a Sheetz patch, the San Diego Padres have…