We had a great "Party on the Square" June 1, 2007

Thank you to those of you who came to our first “Party on the Square” Friday evening, June 1st. We had a great time, didn’t we? And to the rest of you, we’re are sorry you couldn’t make it and hope you can join us next time.

What started out as a hot and humid day ended with just the perfect weather for an outdoor party.

Melvin Prices’ Karaoke program was a hit! People loved his four guest singers: Richard Horton, Roger Donahue, Donnie Ray and Sweet William, and enjoyed the great local talent too. (We thank you!)

The atmosphere was warm and friendly and it was hard to tell who was having the most fun, those “serving” or those “just relaxing” and enjoying the evening…playing games, listening to music, having their faces painted, eating a hotdog, drinking a cool beverage, or “simply” just visiting. (We gave away 360 all beef franks and 431 cold drinks and lots of desserts…everyone got all they wanted and we are pleased that all of this could be given free of charge.)

Of the 431 drinks given away, by far the favorite was Kentucky’s own Ale-8. When guests were told that the Ale-8-One Bottling Company had donated 240 drinks to our party, spontaneous applause of appreciation immediately broke out. (Thank you Ale-8!)

We would also like to thank the Wal-Mart Super Center in Stanford for their $40 gift certificate.

When we were planning for the party several people volunteered to help and we are happy to share that in addition to these wonderful folks we had others, especially members of the Garrard County Band Boosters, come along Friday night to lend a hand.

We take our hats off and give special thanks to those who helped make this night possible: Arthur, Kim and Mitchell Hollis, Belinda Vance, Angie, Amber and Josh Billingsley, Jamie and Kim Million, Jacob Toney, Dorothy DeLong, James, Leslie, Jacob and Dillon Worley, Billie and Heather Fell, Emmlee Goins, Carmen Murphy, Shari Bivalaquec, Tom Lake, Chris Thomason, Becky Hacker, Smitty Oliver, Linda Price, James Bushnell and Gary Sefcak.

To all of you who have made the commitment to help beautify Garrard County and support no littering, we say, “Thank you.”