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Thursday, October 29th Wine Dinner, 7pm

Shrimp Stuffed Baby Red Potatoes

Kim Crawford Pinot Grigio

Tea Smoked Salmon with Wasabi Cucumber Remo on Parmesan Crusted Toast

Kim Crawford Pinot Noir

Sweet and Spicy Raspberry-Walnut Crunch

Kim Crawford Riesling

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

Autumn is a second spring when every leafis a flower. ~Albert Camus

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

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Thanksgiving Dinner Without Lifting a FingerGet your Thanksgiving Orders in NOWOnly a limited amount of orders will be taken!

$69.99

10 ~ 12 pound Hickory Smoked TurkeyGarlic Mashed Potatoes & Brown GravyBrick Oven Signature StuffingTasso Corn Bake, RollsServes 8 ~ 10 people

$29.99

Individual Smoked TurkeyServes 8 ~ 10 people Add a side for only $2.00 a person

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blower in the background, “He takes all this energy to blow the leaves to ev-eryone else’s yard and then overnight Mother Nature blows them right backinto his yard.” Until I was older, I never really understood why anyone rakedleaves because it always seemed to me that the wind took care of the evi-dence of the passing season.

My earliest thought on raking held one purpose—to jump into the piles myfather made. I really don’t think I have one clear memory of my fatherbagging those leaves . . . perhaps the wind . .

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

Come in & tell us

where

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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.

September Where inthe World Answer:

This Stone Houseis located inGuimaraes,Portugal

Did you ever wonder

...

Just what it is that people think about when raking the leaves fromtheir yards? It must be something good because I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone look unhappy or angry dur-ing the process. Now, maybe at the time someone is asked, or is just beginning to rake they don’t look all thatthrilled, but if you observe the holder of the rake, I think you’ll see that a sense of peace, calm and determinationwash over them, not unlike the brilliant crimson, hot orange and majestic purple that wash over the leaves. Just asthe leaves know when to fall, the true leaf raker knows his role in Fall.I’ve raked a few leaves over the years—I have ten huge cottonwood trees in my back yard—raking isn’t some-thing that gets done in a day or two at my house. It’s the outdoor Autumn meditation. Hear the sounds of leaves falling, floating—quiet—almostsilent, but audible during a rest on the rake. Listen to the crackle of leaves under my feet and the drag of the rake over the near dormant lawn. Andthe smell, well that is the scent of Autumn. It’s all about focus. As I picture in my mind all of these contemplative aspects of raking, I begin to smile,and then laugh as I remember Mr. Martin, the man who lived across the street when I was growing up.I vividly recall my leaf collection book. My Fall obsession: hunting for as many different colored andshaped leaves as I could. Then I individually “sealed” each leaf in plastic wrap.Mr. Martin, on the other hand had a different obsession with the leaves. Of course he was an adult. Hehad what I can only call a riding – outdoor – vacuum cleaner. Perhaps it might have even been a convertedmini-street sweeper. For two months of every year, Mr. Martin became one with his yard. When he wasn’tpacing his lawn vehicle back and forth across the fading Kentucky Blue Grass, which was rare, he could bespotted darting from his garage with an enormous rake to get the five or six leaves that would fall betweenthe pacing and the parking of the giant leaf sucker–this all before the advent of the beloved leaf blower.Mr. Martin owned the first leaf blower on our block—to him an abso-lute thing of wonder. We knew of his purchase from the unique “hum” of this contraption. From then on we weretreated with the constant whir of engines and smell of gasoline. One year—I think this might have been during thegas crisis in the seventies, Mr. Martin resorted to nearly full time raking. Those were more peaceful times–no loudmowing sounds, no obnoxious blower noises. I guess all the same, Mr. Martin was communing with nature in hisown way. He always looked happy.Every year, my entire family, usually one at a time, though sometimes in a group, would take a few minutesevery day to watch Mr. Martin groom his property. More than once my father would comment with the roar of the

Janene Greene

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

50 Years of Service ~

CRESTWOOD, Mo.

Like many senior citizens,Leonard Rhomberg worked at a McDonald's restau-rant when he was a teenager.Unlike almost everyone else in that group, Rhombergnever stopped working at the restaurant.Rhomberg, 68, was treated last week to a party marking his 50th anniversary at the Crestwood Mc-Donald's, 9915 Watson Road."I like working here," said Rhomberg, who's done cleaningand picked up trash during his whole career at the CrestwoodGolden Arches. "It's something to do. Otherwise, I wouldn'thave anything to do."Rhomberg started a year after the restaurant opened. Mc-Donald's didn't have inside dining rooms. People ordered at awindow. Burgers were 15 cents, fries a dime.

Catering Corner

Tricia Adolphson, Catering Director

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

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.

Make Your Holiday Reservations Now!

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25 - 49 guests 50-74 guests 75-99 guests 100+ guests9.00 8.75 8.50

8.00

(per guest)

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 fa-mous 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

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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.

Have you ever felt this tired?

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.

October Word of the Month

munificent

• \myoo-NIF-uh-sunt\1 : very liberal in giving or bestowing : lavish2 : characterized by great liberality or generosity

At the banquet, the president ofthe city's performing arts centerthanked all the

munificent

sub-scribers and sponsors whomade the theatrical season asuccess.

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.