Real Men, Rednecks and more
“Office Redneck Stew”
The unofficial recipe for
I’m not a cook by any means. My
family says that the two things that I Rican for spice;
can make well are ice cubes and
reservations! I often wonder how my
son got to be six feet two inches tall
and well over 300 pounds since dur-
ing the first seven years of his life, he
never understood where food came
from if it wasn’t out of a Styrofoam
take-out container.
But in the last few weeks, I found
a recipe that wasn’t difficult to make.
As a matter of fact, it practically made
itself.
Take one idea for a new publica-
tion. A little paper that would appeal
to everyone from hunters to fisher-
men to campers to NASCAR nuts and
anyone with a sense of humor.
Stir in a big ol’ pot of enthusiasm
and let it simmer for a bit.
When the smell of something
good starts filling the air, start layer-
ing in the ingredients.
Add a couple of sales princesses,
but make sure you remove the jewel-
ry and nail polish;
Stir in a khaki-pants-button-down-
shirt-and-tie wearing salesmen;
A dash of sales manager who
loves NASCAR and camping but
dresses in business suits and heals;
A heaping spoonful of Publisher
that is a city-slicker with the heart of
a country gal;
A cup of production manager that
knows a good road kill when she
spots one;
A few cans of circulation manager
that brings the humor, the determi-
nation and the trailer;
Redneck Heaven
Be the envy of all the other Rednecks. Share your little bit of Redneck
Heaven right here on earth. Send your photos to redneck@berksmont-
news.com.
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Northern Berks Dart League
The Northern Berks Dart League held their season-ending tourna-
ment on March 28, 2009, at the Shartlesville Fire Company. The top
three finishers in the tournament received prize money and certifi-
cates.
Add a dash of transplanted Puerto
Bring to a boil and you’ve got
yourself some instant Office Redneck
Stew!
Serves as many as you can find.
Now not everyone is going to like
the taste right off the bat, but like any
home-cooked dish, you can season it
to your taste. Take a little of this and
a little of that and make it suit your
needs. You can feed your entire fam-
ily or keep it all to yourself for some
late-night snacking.
But I will promise that the more
you savor it, the more it will warm
the soul, pucker the lips and keep
you regular.
I never thought I would see the
day when an office of people as dif-
ferent as the beers in one of those 1st place: Fred Williams, Roy Oswalt, Fred Seidel
fancy-shmancy micro-breweries
would come together to make one
big Redneck office, but we have.
Tongue-in-cheek and willing to go
out on a limb to serve up something
different, the staff at Berks-Mont
Newspapers has dived into this proj-
ect with both feet. We love it, and we
know you will, too.
We welcome your suggestions and
look forward to hearing your com-
ments about our new publication.
Don’t try and fight it ‘cause as we all
learned, there’s a little Redneck in all
of us!
And if you still have some doubts,
take one more long look at the front
cover and see if you can spot anyone
who isn’t having a good time.
Enjoy!
2nd place: Glenn Shollenberger, Dave "Buffalo" Schaeffer,
Sonny Kuhns
3rd place: Glenn Runkle, Mark Kroh, Benji Harner