This is your last chance to place your orders for Valentine’s Day coming up this Friday, 2/14, so you have your loved ones covered! Selections include, of course, fresh flowers, in several new and unique bouquets and ways to display them, balloons, plush animals, beautifully decorated cookies, chocolate chip heart-shaped cookie cakes, heart-shaped sugar cookies, chocolate covered, or cheesecake stuffed strawberries, mini cheesecakes, and candy baskets, boxes and sacks galore, plus so much more! You can get all your sweethearts taken care of right here in Erick! Our local businesses and many individuals are working like crazy to make sure everyone can have wonderful day. From what has been shown on Facebook, the choices are so many that it is almost too hard to choose!
Save the date on your calendars, as the Erick FFA Labor Auction will be coming up on Tuesday, February 18th, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Erick High School Cafeteria. Tickets are $12 for adults and $8 for students. Children 5 and under are free. Students will be available to the highest bidder and the buyer will receive 8 hours of labor from the student. Asasidenote, this labor auction is the biggest fundraiser for the chapter and goes towards classroom, shop and contest supplies. It also helps with hotel and convention fees among other items for the students.
Once again, just a reminder; I put this notice in this column in case some of you do not know about this yet or haven’t signed up. The City of Erick and Roger Miller Senior Citizen Center, in conjunction with SWODA, have been awarded funds to provide meals twice weekly to individuals aged 60+ or handicapped/ disabled persons. The cost is $3.00 per participant and will be available for pick up or delivery on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Meals will be served by Main Street Bakery and Cafe. For more information, please contact Erick City Hall at 580-526-3924.
Birthdays to celebrate for this issue (2/8-2/14) will be: 2/8-Rickey Greer, Georganna Dorney, Makyla Miller, Emma Ferrero & Leah Waters LaVasque; 2/9-my son, Will Pritchard, Jim LaVasque and Mike Smith; 2/10-Justin North, Devonna Nobles, Kari Johnson & Heather Lowrance; 2/11-Bailey Melton; 2/12-Donna Brinkley, Morgan McIntyre, Anthony Snodgrass & Malcum Nobles; 2/13-Judy Mills & Joni Flowers; and our Valentine’s Day birthdays on 2/14-Darrell Gamble, Terry Callen, Angie Clinton, & Christina Harkins.
I didn’t show any anniversaries for this issue’s time frame.
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