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Thursday, July30Wine Dinner, 7pm

Smoked Chicken & Roasted Pecan Puffs

Charles Krug Chardonnay

Zesty Tomato & Shrimp Ceviche

EOS Sauvignon Blanc

Bacon Wrapped-Stuffed Filet served with Parmesan Mashed Potato-Stuffed Bell Pepper

Geyser Peak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Almond Amaretto Crown Jewel

Osborne Cream Sherry

$55 per person ~ Call to reserve your seat soon!Space is limited.This offer is not valid with any coupon or any other offer.

We seek peace, knowing that peace is the climateof freedom ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower

Online Ordering at the Brick Oven ~ 20% off on Sundays

It's Fast & Convenient! Try this easy method of ordering

carry-out

from Brick Oven. For themonth of July we have a Special Promotion just for YOU! Every Sunday when you useonline ordering, we will give you 20% off your bill!

not valid with any other offers, coupons or discounts ~

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Brick Oven Courtyard Grille3030 SW Wanamaker Rd.Topeka, Kansas 66614785.478.2742 brickovencourtyardgrille.com

4th of July ~ Explosive Deal ~ Dinner for 4 only $39.99!

Dinner Includes: ~ Full Slab Baby Back Ribs ~ 1/2 Fire-Roasted Chicken ~ 1 Pound of Sliced Meat(brisket, pork, ham, or turkey) ~ Signature Smoked Sausage ~ Tasso Corn Bake~ Iron-Skillet BBQ Beans

4pm ~ 10:30pm Dine In & 11am ~ 10:30pm Carry Out

HappyBirthdayUSA

“Dinner for four” valid July 4, 2009 only. Not valid with any other offer, coupon or discount.

“Patricia, you still are beautiful—”“I’m a simpleton and I’ll be the first to tell anyone. It’s all so simple. A free hug. A smile. Our friend overthere at the kiosk doesn’t get that it’s so simple. With all of the things I just told you, I still wake up everymorning and say ‘thank you, God.’” I bent over and hugged Patricia.“Child, you have made my day.”“It has been an honor to speak with you today, Patricia. I’m going to give you something.”I walked over to where my things were and walked back to Patricia. After writing my name and emailaddress on the back of the photo, I told Patricia to contact me. “I don’t fuss with computers.”I took the photo back and wrote my phone number and handed it to her, pointing out myself with Arch-bishop Desmond Tutu. “I’m helping to present the award to him here.”Patricia raised her sleeves to show me her goose bumps. “Those are real.”“I have to go Patricia, but you call me some time. And before I go, I’m going to leave you with the wordsthat Archbishop Tutu left with those of us presenting him the award.” I held both of Patricia’s hands in mineand leaned my face close into hers. “You are a precious gift. You are an utterly precious gift. You are lovedlike you are the only person on the earth. Now, go be who you are—go be who you are.”Patricia raised her sun glasses to show me the tears in her eyes. “This is joy. Today is destiny. If I diedright this minute, I’d die happy.”I hugged her again and assured her that she had made my day as well. It really is simple.

July Where in the World is This? Win aFREE Dinner!

Come in & tell us

where

&

what

this is & ifyou are one of the first twenty people toanswer correctly, you’ll win a FREE dinner($12.00 value).

Not valid with any other offer.

May Where in the World Answer:

Cape ClearIslandCountyCork,Republic ofIreland

Did you ever wonder

about a simple way to spread joy? Free Hugs are one way~ Indigo clouds hovered,threatening heavy rain and severe thunderstorms. Typically I like this kind of weather, but that day I’d planned a Free Hugsevent to take place. It sprinkled a short bit and my 14 year old son, his friend, and I held our Free Hugs signs and let thehugging begin. After an hour passed, an attractive woman of about 70 years, wearing large dark sunglasses, situated herwheel chair twenty feet from where I stood. She smoked a cigarette. I told my son and his friend that I was going to go jointhis woman for a cigarette.“Do you mind if I smoke an evil cigarette with you?” I asked.She laughed. “Please do.”I detected a slight sophisticated southern accent in her voice. She wore a stylish jacket and black slacks. Her dark hair shined—not a hair out of place. Ilit my cigarette and we both agreed it was nice that it was only overcast at the present moment. While we continued this small chat, the woman in thewheel chair stubbed out her cigarette. Immediately a man who had been standing at a nearby kiosk marched right up to the two of us—talking whilemarching.“Okay. That’s it. My customers don’t want to smell your cigarettes.” Instantly I stubbed out my cigarette and showed it to the man. He continued, “Youknow we’re trying to pass a law about smoking outside. You’d think you would have more consideration.”I said, “I put the cigarette out. It’s over. I apologize.” The man grumbled on, “What’s with you people? You’ve been there for an hour smoking.”I held up the snuffed out cigarette as he belabored the point. “Sir, I’m basically a good person and I do have a fault. I smoke. As soon as you saidsomething I put the cigarette out and neither of us has been here for more than a minute or two.”The woman in the wheel chair raised her hand in a sign of “stop” to the man. She put her hand on my arm. “Ignore him. So tell me about what you aredoing over there with the free hugs.”“Really, I said, “it’s about making yourself and others feel good. Some people come running for the hugs, some avoid us, others want a hug and theirpicture taken while giving us a hug. Several people from around the world with whom I work have recently returned from South Africa where we presented Archbishop Desmond Tutu with a Spiritual Leadership award.”The woman placed her hand over her heart. “Child, you are so blessed. South Africa! Archbishop Desmond Tutu! Do you believe in chance meetings?”I shook my head. “Neither do I. What is your name?” she asked.I told her and asked her name. “Patricia Jeanene Dimick.” (not her real name) Patricia enunciated each syllable of each name with such power andgrace all at once. “I used to be beautiful. That’s in the past. I’m 71. My daughter died—oh what a loss—and left behind two small children. I had open heartsurgery six months ago. My marriage isn’t what I’d like it to be. I have a staff infection in my leg—the reason I’m in this wheelchair right now.”The southern accent gave such a passionate flavor to this list of less than happy circumstances. I couldn’t see her eyes through the dark sun glasses so Iwasn’t sure of her state.

David Adams

isthe JulyV.I.P. winner and willreceive a $25.00gift certificate.

Waiter Receives $4000 Tip from Johnny Depp

Mohammed A. Sekhani -- a veteran waiter at Chicago's legendary steakhouse Gibsons “Johnny and hisparty arrived just after 11.30pm at the restaurant and requested a private room. Sekhani says Depp andhis party ordered appetizers like shrimp cocktails while they prepared his favorite dish Clams Casino –which is clams baked with garlic, pepper and cheese.“I have worked with a lot of stars like Sean Connery and Robert De Niro butJohnny Depp is my favorite. He is a very soft spoken guy who is very charm-ing and sweet – when I wait for him he doesn’t like to be too fussed over andis not in any way demanding. He may be one of the most famous actors inthe world but he is a very ‘humble guy’ and a really cool dude. Obviously Iwas delighted with the tip.”

Catering Corner

Tricia Adolphson, Catering Director

785-478-2742(BRIC) Direct Catering 785-249-1282

Picnic season is here!

We cater hors d'oeuvres and party trays, buffets, picnics and formalsit down dinners. We want to help make your celebrations more enjoyable. You can be a guest at your ownevent. Give Tricia Adolphson a call to place your order or set up an appointment to plan your event. Are you having a fund raiser, social gathering, office luncheon, corporate event, wedding rehearsal, orwedding reception? Do you want your event to be memorable? We can help you plan your event whetherit's casual, semi-casual or formal and make it spectacular with our great menu selections and excellentservice.

Drop-n-Go Buffet

Our most economical buffet. Drop-n-Go Buffets serve one-third pound of sliced meat per person with yourchoice of two meats: Beef Brisket, Chopped Kobe-style Burnt Ends, Hickory Roasted Ham, Smoked TurkeyBreast or Pulled Pork50-74 guests 75-99 guests 100+ guests9.25 9.00 8.75

Wood Grilled Buffet

A genuine hickory wood-fired delight. All wood grilled buffets are prepared on site. Customize your meal.Choose from:Backyard Picnic (burgers, brats and hot dogs) -------- 11.95 per person Add Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets--------------------- 1.99 per personThe 12 oz. K.C. Strip---------------------------------------25.99 per person½ Marinated Grilled Chicken------------------------------12.99 per person All buffets include the delivery & set-up of disposable table covering for 8 foot tables(provided by you). Food arrives in disposable containers. Our sides include our famousiron-skillet beans, creamy coleslaw, pasta salad, barbeque sauce, pickles, and variety ofbreads, paperware, and serving utensils. Call me to plan your event and give you furtherdetails on our catering

.

Thanks, Tricia Adolphson

Brick Oven Courtyard Grille will give you a $10.00 gift certificate for helpingsupport our community by donating to Working Class Hero Fund. Go to

www.brickovencourtyardgrille.com

for more information.

Working Class Hero Fundis a newly established organization founded on the tenet thatthere are many good, hard working people in today’s society that experience traumaticevents that leave them unable to meet basic necessities. While these individuals wouldchoose not to seek charity, they find themselves in an unenviable position of needing assistance, and thenfind that they do not meet guidelines of more traditional providers.WCHF will provide crisis funding for local individuals that can prove they are gainfully employed and canshow need. Participants must be able to articulate what circumstances caused the crisis, and what stepsthey plan to take to prevent similar circumstances from occurring again. Funds will not be distributed to theindividuals, but directly used to resolve the immediate crisis. Participants will not be asked to repay theamount, but will be asked to sign an ethical contract that will require that they somehow “pay forward” thegood will assistance that was given to them. That “pay it forward” can be as simple as helping a friend inneed, mowing the lawn of an elderly neighbor, or volunteering at a local non-profit.

I’ve come to discover that part of it

is

myfault . . .

It is clearly in what I

don’t

say where things get confusing. If you have children, youknow exactly what I’m talking about."Mary will you put the clothes in the dryer?"Hours later I go to retrieve the clothes from the dryer ~ they are wet. "Mary, whydidn't you turn the dryer on?""You didn't ask me to."````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````“Casey will you put the pizza in the oven?”I’ll let you guess.

Right Time, Right Price!

Monday through Saturdayfrom 4pm-6pm. For only

$9.99

choose from any ofthe following menu items(comes with

1

side dish):

~ Oven Roasted Chicken~ The Carolina~ Oven Roasted Chicken &Kobe-Style Burnt Ends~ Fire-Seared Eggplant~ Fire-Seared Sirloin~ Wood-Grilled Tilapia~ Tomato Relish Meatloaf~ Wild Mushrooms, Tasso& Angel Hair Pasta

Prices are only valid on these items listed above.This offer not valid with any other discount, cou-pon or offer. These items come with

1

side dish.

July Word of the Month

tenebrous • \TEN-uh-brus\ • adjectiveshut off from the light : dark, murky

The cave was tenebrous to put it mildly.

Monday NightsPrime Rib Night

Enjoy our Prime Rib Dinnerfor ONLY $14.99

Entrée includes:10 ounce slice of delicious smoked Prime Ribserved with one of our fabulous side dishes anda dinner salad.

This offer is not valid with any other offer, coupon ordiscount. Price does not include beverages, tax orgratuity. You

MUST

mention that you want thisspecial when ordering to receive special price.