We Have the Winning Combination inThree Different CARRY-OUT Packages!

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Over the past few months, many of our customers have asked about the delivery method of our newsletters, special offersand events. In 2006, we sent out monthly newsletters via the regular postal service. In those days we were mailing toapproximately 1000 people. Our customer base has steadily grown for the past two years to 10,000 customers whoregularly dine with us and who have signed up to receive special offers through their email addresses. When we usedto mail through the regular postal service, we had many responses from you, the customer, who suggested we beginposting the newsletters on line and sending offers via email in an effort to help with ecological issues. We listened.For the past year and a half, we’ve published most of our marketing and the newsletters on line.Over the next few months we will go through our entire data base of our valued customers and send 1000 newsletters a month via the regular postalsystem until we complete the entire list to let everyone know how they can receive our restaurant communications. You can and will still be ableaccess the newsletter on line atwww.brickovencourtyardgrille.comor pick up paper copies at the restaurant. Please note, you will only receive thenewsletter through the regular postal service

once

over the next few months.

Brick Oven Courtyard Grille 3030 SW Wanamaker Rd. Topeka, Kansas 66614785.478.2742brickovencourtyardgrille.com

Package # 3 Carry-Out Buffet for 12 or More . . .

When you Purchase a Carry-Out Buffet for 12 or MoreReceive TWO whole Oven Roasted Chickens for FREE!Call for details on Carry-Out Buffets for 12 or More

Package # 1 for 4 only $39.99

Baby Back Ribs, Oven Roasted Chicken,Sliced Meat (brisket, pork, turkey or ham),Tasso Corn Bake,Iron Skillet BBQ Beans

Package # 2 for 4 only $29.99

Oven Roasted Chicken, Garlic MashedPotatos, Iron Skillet BBQ Beans,Pasta Salad

V a l i d S a t u r d a y s & S u n d a y s O N L Y

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Ingredients:

1 1/2 pounds eggplant, thinly slicedvegetable spray2 tablespoons olive oil1/2 cup chopped onion16 ounces sliced mushrooms9 lasagna noodles1 jar (16 ounces) spaghetti sauce with vegetables8 ounces ricotta cheese, part-skim4 ounces shreddedmozzarella cheese1/4 cup grated Parmesancheese

Preparation

:In large nonstick skilletsprayed with vegetable spray, quickly brown egg-plant slices; set aside. In the same skillet in hotolive oil, cook onion for about 3 to 4 minutes, stir-ring occasionally, or until tender. Add mushrooms;cook, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes or untilmushrooms are tender. Cook lasagna noodles inboiling salted water according to package direc-tions. Into an 11x7-inch baking dish, spoon about1/4 of the sauce. Arrange three alternate layers of lasagna noodles, ricotta, mushroom mixture, moz-zarella cheese, eggplant slices, sauce and Parme-san cheese. Bake eggplant lasagna at 350° for 30to 40 minutes.

Did you ever wonder . . .

how polls are conducted? In general we can all guess that a group of individuals are asked the same set of questions and then the results are posted. But beyond that, how many peopleare chosen to be polled, how is the selection of those being polled accomplished, and how do we know that thatgroup really represents the country as a whole? With all the political activity going on as we approach election day,all you have to do is turn on any of the news networks and see (and be inundated with) all the different polls andvarying results. So, where to begin? Google.The first article to come up is called, oddly enough, “How are polls conducted?” And this piece is based on the well known Gallup Poll. Be-fore reading that article, I then googled “Gallup Poll.” From that site I learned that a man named George Gallup founded the American Institute of Public Opinion -- which evolved into The Gallup Organization -- in 1935. Okay, that’s news to me. I thought Gallup, New Mexico had something todo with this polling. Live and learn and laugh at myself.Then I went back and read the very compellingarticle on how polls are conducted. Because of limited space, I will only highlight a coupleof very interesting parts about this process. Gallup Polls in some fashion have been around since 1935. In those days, pollsters knocked on doorsof homes and questioned people face to face to gather information. Today, anyone who has a land-line phone is a possible candidate to be polled.Presently, for say, a presidential race, all the residential phone numbers from the continental United States are essentially put into an electronic hop-per and 1000 phone numbers are randomly selected and then the phone calling begins for the poll. Now, if the poll is for something about baseballfans, for instance, the pool of numbers would come from many thousands of people who answered a survey saying they were interested in baseball.Since we are very near the election, I thought finding out how questions are asked about presidential campaigns seemed the most perti-nent. “Even such a seemingly simple thing as asking Americans whom they are going to vote for in a forthcoming election can be dependent onhow the question is framed. For example, in a presidential race, the survey researcher can include the name of the vice presidential candidatesalong with the presidential candidate, or can just mention the presidential candidates' names. One can remind respondents of the party affiliation of each candidate when the question is read, or can mention the names of the candidates without any indication of their party. Gallup's rule in this situ-ation is to ask the question in a way that mimics the voting experience as much as possible. We read the names of the presidential and vice presi-dential candidates, and mention the name of the party line on which they are running. All of this is information the voter would normally see whenreading the ballot in the voting booth.” ~ I wonder if I know anyone who’s ever been polled by Gallup?

The six page article “How are polls conducted” is very informative and can be read in its entirety at media.gallup.com/PDF/FAQ/HowArePolls.pdf .

Seljalandsfoss, Iceland

Monday through Saturday from 4pm-5:30pm.For $10.99 choose from any of the followingmenu items & comes with

side dish:

Prices are only valid on these items listed above.This offer not valid with any other discount, couponor offer. These items come with

side dish.

Come in & tell us

where

what

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

Not valid with any other offer.

Ken Mechtleyis theOctober V.I.P. Winner and receive a $25.00gift certificate.

Hello, you are talking to a machine. Iam capable of receiving messages.My owners do not need siding,windows or a hot tub, and their carpetsare clean. They give to charity at theoffice and don't need their picture taken. If you're still withme, leave your name and homephone number and they will getback to you.Expand your vocabulary. Use the word at leastonce a day for the month and it should stay filedin the brain.

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\PAIR-uh-gon; -guhn\, noun: A model of excellence or perfection; as, "a para-gon of beauty; a paragon of elo-quence."

Even his friends and business as-sociates, men and women alike, were paragonsof health: avoiders of fatty foods, moderatedrinkers, health-club habitues, lovers of cross-country skiing, weekend canoe trips, and day-long hikes in the North Woods.

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

Christmas, New Years,and Holiday Parties. We are catering hors d'oeuvres and party trays, buffets, 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, fall picnic, 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 makeit 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 personwith your choice of two meats: Beef Brisket, Chopped Kobe-style Burnt Ends, Hickory RoastedHam, Smoked Turkey Breast or Pulled Pork 50-74 guests 75-99 guests 100+ guests9.25 9.00 8.75

Wood Grilled Buffet

A genuine hickory wood-fired delight. All wood grilled buffets are prepared on site. Customizeyour meal. Choose from:Backyard Picnic (burgers, brats and hot dogs) -------- 11.95 per personAdd Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets--------------------- 1.99 per personThe 12 oz. K.C. Strip---------------------------------------25.99 per person½ Marinated Grilled Chicken------------------------------12.99 per personAll 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, andserving utensils. Call me to plan your event and give you further details on our catering.

Thanks, Tricia Adolphson

I don’t know about your family, but every year my familycarves pumpkins and within three or four days our pumpkins age rapidly, rotting, caving in and molding.This year we are going to paint our pumpkins so wecan enjoy the fruits of our work a lot longer. We will,I’m sure, still carve a couple of pumpkins a few days before Halloween, but with the cost of pumpkins, we’ve decided that we’d like to extend the lives of our artistic ef-forts. And, for smaller children, painting pumpkins is much safer and givesthose younger children relatively “adult free” supervision.All that is needed besides the pumpkins (or other unusual shaped gords)is craft paint, brushes, sealer and IMAGINATION. Visit any craft store like Mi-chaels or Hobby Lobby and ask for the best tools to paint your pumpkins.

Recycle Your Old Cell PhoneBring in your old phone &Receive $8.00 off your Bill

These Cell Phones will be refurbished and given to those whocan’t afford new cell phones ANDit will reduce waste and space in our land fills.

This offer is not valid with any other offer, coupon or discount.Must spend $25.00 minimum to receive discount.Only one phone donation/discount per ticket/bill.Phones must not be older than two years old.Offer expires November 30, 2008Entrée includes10 ounce slice of delicious smoked Prime Ribserved with one of our fabulous side dishes anda dinner salad.

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

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We usually don't take time in our lifeto realize that everyday there is alesson to learn; everyday we learn somethingnew (whether we want to or not) we just don'tpay attention because we are too busy. So busythat sometimes we get old, and we still have notlearned anything.Set a small spiral notebook, near your bed, near your TV, near your telephone or near your computer. I have a couple of them and on theoutside I’ve marked in black marker the words of Johnny Carson, “I did not know that.” Write downat least one new thing you learn everyday. Thisnot only widens your knowledge, it also makesyou just a little bit more interesting!