Volume 8, Issue 27
July 9, 2008
In this week's newsletter:
Fab Fourth!
Cherry Festival hits TC
Cherry Republic Glen Arbor Events
Feels like Summer!
This Week's Special!
Fab Fourth!
The 4th of July Parade in Glen Arbor was bigger and better than ever. As is our custom, Cherry Republic was last in line for the parade. And it seemed like hours before we were able to hand out fresh sweet cherries to onlookers along the route. We were pretty much swarmed once we hit the first main corner. It was amazing how generous all the different parade participants were - hot dogs, dental floss, toilet paper, beach balls, and of course candy were tossed out of the floats by the fistful. Some kids had a bigger stash of candy than they had after their best Halloween trick-or-treating. Head to the Chamber of Commerce website for some pictures by Glen Arbor photographer Joanne Rettke.
This Week's Special!
| Wonderbars! These tasty treats come on an actual cherry tree branch! Crisp rice cereal and crunchy Chinese noodles are combined with peanut butter, dark chocolate chunks, dried cherries and miniature marshmallows. They're the perfect snack for a wonderful summer day. Normally $4.50 on special for $3.50. This Special is good until July 16 , 2008 |
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Cherry Festival hits TC
The National Cherry Festival in Traverse City is in full swing. Our downtown TC embassy is in full diplomatic mode, greeting and treating the many tourists with the finest cherries in the north. Our embassy even played host to the US Navy's Blue Angels over the weekend (at least that's what someone said, we give samples no matter what you drive). We were featured on a story by 9 & 10 News. You can view that here.
Cherry Republic Glen Arbor Events
Everyday is a fun day in the Cherry Republic. This week's events in Glen Arbor include: Thursday night at 7:30 pm: Pit Spit at the Arena; Friday night from 4-8 pm: Cherry Republic's World Famous Rib Night; Saturday and Sunday Morning from 9 am to 1 pm: Cherry Brunch in the Grand Cafe and Bakery. Monday afternoon: Chef Tasting in the Stomp House from 1-4 pm; Tuesday Night is Burger night in the Cafe from 5-7:30 pm; at 7:30 is Family Fun Night. And next week (July 15) is our Pie Eating Contest! Also, the Glen Arbor Garden Club will be raising funds for the garden at the new public restrooms at this summer's first Spaghetti Dinner on July 16th.
Feels like Summer!
I don't know if anyone has checked outside, but it looks, feels and smells like summer. I am swimming every evening. I wish I could swim every day, but the company is busy right now. We had our busiest July 4th ever! And the momentum is carrying into this week. Yogi Berra used to say, "That place is so busy, nobody goes there anymore." Well, that oxymoron isn't happening to us! More and more people just keep coming. I am leaving for the beach right now. Oh, I just have to check on one new sweat shirt design for fall first...
Bob Sutherland
President, Cherry Republic