On the swings and roundabouts in the restaurant fairground Richard Caring's loss has been Rocco Forte's gain. After Caring bought Caprice Holdings, which includes Le Caprice, The Ivy, J Sheekey, Daphne's and Scott's, its chef-director, Mark Hix, decided to go his own way.
The self-explanatory Hix Oyster and Chop House is scheduled to open late next month in Smithfield on the site that was Rudland & Stubbs. Meanwhile, Hix has been masterminding the menu at The Grill at Brown's Hotel, part of the Rocco Forte Collection.
When The Grill opened towards the end of 2006 on completion of the hotel's renovation, all the chatter was about how Angelo Maresca, formerly maitre d' at The Savoy Grill,was coming to Brown's.
It was assumed he would be followed by droves of his loyal regulars and that silver trolleys bearing roast saddle of lamb would be safe in his hands. After that excitement died down, no one talked particularly enthusiastically about the food.
Signor Maresca has gone to his well-deserved retirement and Lee Streeton, a chef who worked for Hix at Daphne's, is now running the kitchen.
The menu is very Hixy, meaning British ingredients carefully tracked down and prepared in a manner that suits their soul. The overall aim, it has been said, is to bring back the traditional hotel grill.
What immediately caught my eye were the variations and gradations in the new menu pricing. Usually in a five-star hotel, however cannily you structure your meal it adds up to more or less the same very considerable sum of money.
Charitably you could think that space between tables, battalions of waiters, quality of linen, delicacy of glassware and so forth all have to be paid for.
But at The Grill (soon to be relaunched as The Albemarle Grill) you could do as I did and make a main course of (excellent) kedgeree at £11.50 or, indeed, select a dish from under the heading Eggs such as fried egg - a Mabel Pearson Burford Brown - with baby squid and black pudding for £8.75. On the other hand, six West Mersea Natives would set you back £19.75 and a grilled Dover sole £29.50 with £4.25 need for creamed spinach on the side. When I saw Brown Windsor soup on offer I thought the new "director of food" was indulging in a spot of irony.
After all, this Edwardian fuel was on the menu at Fawlty Towers. And irony was the kindest comment I could have made about the Brown Windsor at Gordon Ramsay's gastropub The Devonshire. Here, it was a fabulous soup-plateful of meatiness with a back story of pot vegetables mercifully neither puréed nor rubbed through a sieve but served as an empire-building nubbly broth, rich and glossy as gravy.
Chicken livers on toast with chanterelles was less transporting. A shorter time frying would have improved the livers. Under the heading Pies, Hot-Pots and Braises was Lancashire hot-pot and my Yorkshire-born husband seized the challenge. (Reg could have had Blackface mutton and turnip pie or beef short ribs with mashed neeps.)
My Scottish-born mother used to make a brilliant Lancashire hot-pot where the slices of potato on top absorbed the lamby-carroty juices and magically grew waxy, crisp and browned at the edges even though they were under the lid of a blue pottery dish.
Here, in a red cast-iron casserole the same effect had been achieved and the cooking liquid enriched with lamb's kidneys, those organs so willing to give of themselves. The astringency of lightly pickled red cabbage served alongside was perfect.
For dessert Reg chose ginger parkin (often associated with Yorkshire) with vanilla ice-cream. As he laid down his spoon, he remarked with evident approval: "I could have eaten this meal 50 years ago." Maybe, but the cooking would not have been so accomplished nor the surroundings so congenial and service would certainly have been stiffer.
Olga Polizzi, sister of Rocco Forte, has rendered the oak-panelled dining room with its vaulted ceiling comfortable, gentle and surreptitiously sexy.
The decision to use gritty photographic montages on glass by one Hubertus von Hohenlohe, presumably in order to introduce some urban consciousness, is a questionable one, but perhaps Mark Hix will move in contributions from his MBA (Modern British Artist) friends, as is his wont.
The artwork that is the trolley is wheeled out at lunchtime with a different dish for each day of the week. Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley - zing, zing, zing go my heartstrings - when I see Friday's hay-baked leg of lamb and Saturday's Loomswood Farm roast duck with blood-orange sauce.
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
'Good citizens' may get tax rebate
Council tax rebates and help with university fees could be offered in return for volunteer work in an attempt to encourage good citizenship under plans being considered by the Government.
# Lord Goldsmith's main proposals
# In full: Lord Goldsmith's report on citizenship
# Three Line Whip: Make Trafalgar Day a National Day
A report to the Prime Minister proposed offering a "small" council tax return to those who help out in their local neighbourhood by organising recycling projects, helping children to learn to read in schools or setting up a residents' association.
The Queen on a walkabout during her Golden Jubilee in 2002
Youngsters volunteering for community work before university would get help paying off their tuition fees.
Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, who set out the ideas in a wide-ranging review of British nationality and citizenship, said the sum would need to be ''sufficient to encourage people to participate".
As part of the citizenship review he also recommended that school leavers take part in "coming of age ceremonies" at which they would swear allegiance to the Queen "to mark the passage between being a student of citizenship and an active citizen".
The proposals were greeted with derision on Tuesday night and branded "half-baked" and "inappropriate".
John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "This is a half-baked idea, which should be allowed quietly to go mouldy."
He added: ''Schools will reject it as an un-British idea imported from America, which does not fit into their ethos or culture."
Lord Goldsmith's 130-page report, "Citizenship: Our Common Bond", calls for a National Day to be established, preferably in the autumn when there are no bank holidays.
It would be introduced in 2012 to coincide with the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and be modelled on Australia Day, when citizens affirm their loyalty and celebrate the country's successes.
There were signs that an idea intended to bring the country together could exacerbate tensions within Britain, as the Scottish Executive said the proposal would not be accepted north of the border.
Nigel Don, a Nationalist MSP, said the idea was "uncharacteristic of Scottish society" where the general feeling was of loyalty to each other.
Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Welsh Deputy First Minister and leader of Plaid Cymru, said: ''I don't think this is appropriate."
# Daniel Hannan: Labour's oaths and flags do not a nation make
# Your View: How would you celebrate 'Britishness Day'?
# Three Line Whip: What next, a minister for Britishness?
Lord Goldsmith conceded there was no crisis of identity in Britain but said it had become more "divided" in recent years and it was important to restore a sense of belonging.
Other proposals include a review of "archaic" treason laws and fast-track citizenship for immigrants working in public services such as the NHS.
Foreign nationals resident in Britain for a lengthy period would be put under pressure to take up citizenship, or lose access to some entitlements.
Commonwealth and Irish citizens would lose the right to vote in British general elections - including 6,000 soldiers currently serving in the British Army.
The paper also recommends lifting the ban on asylum seekers taking paid jobs; cutting the £655 citizenship fee for foreign applicants and creating a National Citizens' Corps to offer advice to others on citizenship.
The report also suggests a "Deliberation Day" to be held on the Saturday before each General Election to encourage political debate, and encouraging companies to let staff take time off to volunteer.
However, Lord Goldsmith dropped earlier suggestions to overhaul the National Anthem by removing verses deemed "inappropriate" by some.
He also ruled out the possibility of compulsory civic service for young people or mandatory voting in elections for all adults.
Mr Brown has been keen to push a Britishness agenda in the face of concerns over the impact of devolution on the Union and the influence of Scottish politicians in senior Government positions.
His spokesman said: "The Prime Minister thinks this is a good issue to have a debate about. He has said we need to do more to entrench the notion of Britishness in society."
But Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, said: "It is ironic that at the precise moment the Government are signing us up to a new EU legal order which leaves us powerless, they decide they want to champion Britishness."
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, said: "People should not feel that being British is about swearing allegiance, it should be about taking an active role in society."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
# Lord Goldsmith's main proposals
# In full: Lord Goldsmith's report on citizenship
# Three Line Whip: Make Trafalgar Day a National Day
A report to the Prime Minister proposed offering a "small" council tax return to those who help out in their local neighbourhood by organising recycling projects, helping children to learn to read in schools or setting up a residents' association.
The Queen on a walkabout during her Golden Jubilee in 2002
Youngsters volunteering for community work before university would get help paying off their tuition fees.
Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, who set out the ideas in a wide-ranging review of British nationality and citizenship, said the sum would need to be ''sufficient to encourage people to participate".
As part of the citizenship review he also recommended that school leavers take part in "coming of age ceremonies" at which they would swear allegiance to the Queen "to mark the passage between being a student of citizenship and an active citizen".
The proposals were greeted with derision on Tuesday night and branded "half-baked" and "inappropriate".
John Dunford, the general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: "This is a half-baked idea, which should be allowed quietly to go mouldy."
He added: ''Schools will reject it as an un-British idea imported from America, which does not fit into their ethos or culture."
Lord Goldsmith's 130-page report, "Citizenship: Our Common Bond", calls for a National Day to be established, preferably in the autumn when there are no bank holidays.
It would be introduced in 2012 to coincide with the London Olympics and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee and be modelled on Australia Day, when citizens affirm their loyalty and celebrate the country's successes.
There were signs that an idea intended to bring the country together could exacerbate tensions within Britain, as the Scottish Executive said the proposal would not be accepted north of the border.
Nigel Don, a Nationalist MSP, said the idea was "uncharacteristic of Scottish society" where the general feeling was of loyalty to each other.
Ieuan Wyn Jones, the Welsh Deputy First Minister and leader of Plaid Cymru, said: ''I don't think this is appropriate."
# Daniel Hannan: Labour's oaths and flags do not a nation make
# Your View: How would you celebrate 'Britishness Day'?
# Three Line Whip: What next, a minister for Britishness?
Lord Goldsmith conceded there was no crisis of identity in Britain but said it had become more "divided" in recent years and it was important to restore a sense of belonging.
Other proposals include a review of "archaic" treason laws and fast-track citizenship for immigrants working in public services such as the NHS.
Foreign nationals resident in Britain for a lengthy period would be put under pressure to take up citizenship, or lose access to some entitlements.
Commonwealth and Irish citizens would lose the right to vote in British general elections - including 6,000 soldiers currently serving in the British Army.
The paper also recommends lifting the ban on asylum seekers taking paid jobs; cutting the £655 citizenship fee for foreign applicants and creating a National Citizens' Corps to offer advice to others on citizenship.
The report also suggests a "Deliberation Day" to be held on the Saturday before each General Election to encourage political debate, and encouraging companies to let staff take time off to volunteer.
However, Lord Goldsmith dropped earlier suggestions to overhaul the National Anthem by removing verses deemed "inappropriate" by some.
He also ruled out the possibility of compulsory civic service for young people or mandatory voting in elections for all adults.
Mr Brown has been keen to push a Britishness agenda in the face of concerns over the impact of devolution on the Union and the influence of Scottish politicians in senior Government positions.
His spokesman said: "The Prime Minister thinks this is a good issue to have a debate about. He has said we need to do more to entrench the notion of Britishness in society."
But Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP, said: "It is ironic that at the precise moment the Government are signing us up to a new EU legal order which leaves us powerless, they decide they want to champion Britishness."
Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrat leader, said: "People should not feel that being British is about swearing allegiance, it should be about taking an active role in society."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/
Friday, February 8, 2008
Panera Bread Announces Plans for Growth in Florida
RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Mo., Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Panera Bread today announced a new agreement with Covelli Enterprises, dba Flapan, LLC, to develop bakery-cafes in the Florida counties of Palm Beach and Broward. Under the conditions of the new agreement, the Franchisee will open 10 new bakery-cafes. In a separate agreement, Flapan, LLC acquired 16 existing Panera Bread(R) locations in Palm Beach and Broward counties from franchisee West Palm Bread, LLC.
Flapan, LLC is owned by Sam Covelli of Covelli Enterprises, which currently operates 132 Panera Bread locations in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Covelli Enterprises continually wins awards for exceptional service, cleanliness, customer service and expansive growth. Their Panera Bread locations have won "Best of Awards" in each of the communities they operate.
"We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Sam and the entire Covelli organization," said Mike Kupstas, Panera Bread Senior Vice President and Chief Franchise Officer. "They are valued members of the Panera team, and it's wonderful to see their business expand into new markets."
"We are excited about our expansion into Florida," said Sam Covelli. "We have enjoyed tremendous success in our current markets and look forward to the opportunity to broaden our reach and bring Panera to even more communities."
With its identity rooted in handcrafted, fresh-baked, artisan bread, Panera Bread is committed to providing great tasting, quality food that people can trust. Highlighted by antibiotic free chicken, whole grain bread, select organic and all-natural ingredients and a menu with zero grams added trans fat, Panera's bakery-cafe selection offers flavorful, wholesome offerings. The menu includes a wide variety of year-round favorites to compliment new items introduced seasonally with the goal of creating new standards in everyday food choices. In neighborhoods across the country, guests are enjoying Panera's warm and welcoming environment featuring comfortable gathering areas, relaxing decor and free WiFi Internet access. At the close of each day, Panera Bread bakery-cafes donate bread and baked goods to community organizations in need.
Panera Bread serves fresh baked, handcrafted artisan breads, sweet and savory baked goods, hand-tossed salads, wholesome soups, and signature sandwiches in a distinctly warm and welcoming environment. Panera Bread is committed to using great tasting, quality ingredients in the food we offer and contributing to the neighborhoods in which our customers and employees live and work through programs like Operation Dough-Nation(R). Headquartered in Richmond Heights, MO, Panera Bread owns and franchises 1,167 bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread(R) and Saint Louis Bread Co.(R) names as of December 25, 2007. For more information, visit panerabread.com.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTH18307022008-1.htm
Flapan, LLC is owned by Sam Covelli of Covelli Enterprises, which currently operates 132 Panera Bread locations in Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Covelli Enterprises continually wins awards for exceptional service, cleanliness, customer service and expansive growth. Their Panera Bread locations have won "Best of Awards" in each of the communities they operate.
"We have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with Sam and the entire Covelli organization," said Mike Kupstas, Panera Bread Senior Vice President and Chief Franchise Officer. "They are valued members of the Panera team, and it's wonderful to see their business expand into new markets."
"We are excited about our expansion into Florida," said Sam Covelli. "We have enjoyed tremendous success in our current markets and look forward to the opportunity to broaden our reach and bring Panera to even more communities."
With its identity rooted in handcrafted, fresh-baked, artisan bread, Panera Bread is committed to providing great tasting, quality food that people can trust. Highlighted by antibiotic free chicken, whole grain bread, select organic and all-natural ingredients and a menu with zero grams added trans fat, Panera's bakery-cafe selection offers flavorful, wholesome offerings. The menu includes a wide variety of year-round favorites to compliment new items introduced seasonally with the goal of creating new standards in everyday food choices. In neighborhoods across the country, guests are enjoying Panera's warm and welcoming environment featuring comfortable gathering areas, relaxing decor and free WiFi Internet access. At the close of each day, Panera Bread bakery-cafes donate bread and baked goods to community organizations in need.
Panera Bread serves fresh baked, handcrafted artisan breads, sweet and savory baked goods, hand-tossed salads, wholesome soups, and signature sandwiches in a distinctly warm and welcoming environment. Panera Bread is committed to using great tasting, quality ingredients in the food we offer and contributing to the neighborhoods in which our customers and employees live and work through programs like Operation Dough-Nation(R). Headquartered in Richmond Heights, MO, Panera Bread owns and franchises 1,167 bakery-cafes under the Panera Bread(R) and Saint Louis Bread Co.(R) names as of December 25, 2007. For more information, visit panerabread.com.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/AQTH18307022008-1.htm
Toronto Adventures - The Danforth
I love my neighborhood. The Danforth. Toronto’s Greektown. Friendly old men call out, “Hello Kooklamoo!” when I walk by. At first I thought it meant, “You crazy cow.” Then I found out it means, “My little doll.”
Initially I thought everyone in Greektown was always angry. Because Greek people don’t talk. They yell. In the bank. In the bookstore. Especially in the grocery store. If there’s one thing the Greek people do well, it’s pick out produce. And yell.
Today I was meandering down a street laden with flowers when I smelled cinnamon. Yummy, yummy cinnamon. I followed my nose like the commercial says to a little bakery packed to the rafters with customers. Each was holding a loaf of yummy looking braided cinnamon bread tied up with ribbons.
I have never in my life been domestic enough to know that the “So-And-So Bakery” makes the best bread or “Mama’s Baked Goods” has delicious pies. But that was about to change. This was my chance to finally be on the “inside” and nab some of the baked goods everybody clamors for. I grabbed a loaf of the bread and waited in the impossibly long line up with hundreds of Greek people yelling and hugging and gesturing and arguing. They were buying truckloads of decorated religious candles as well. I decided to leave the insider candle buying to another day.
I felt like Martha Stewart. Before prison. I felt like I could go home and tole-paint a snowman on something. I felt like a person who always has band-aids in her purse. I wished I had a pantry, so I could put my uber-domestic bread in my now well-stocked pantry.
After about half an hour, I got to the cash register. The girl smiled and said, “The ???(Fill in Greek word I can’t pronounce here) is $7.” I almost fell down. $7 for a loaf of bread? But because it was sort of an accomplishment for me, I splurged.
I cruised down the Danforth and started chewing away at the bread. It was all I had hoped it would be---warm, cinnamon-y and comforting. I tossed pieces to some fat pigeons. I smiled at old ladies. I was sure they were thinking I could probably crochet with the domestic abilities evidenced in my prowess for picking out baked goods.
Then, something began to dawn on me. Why were all of these Greek people buying the same loaf of bread? On Easter weekend? And why did the bakery sell religious candles? Uh oh. Why was there a special name for this bread?
Then it hit me---this must be special religious bread for the Greek Orthodox Church. And there I was, chawing away on it on the sidewalk in Greektown. Were these people offended by my buying their holy bread for a snack? Would I now go to Greek hell? What was in Greek hell? Feta from other countries? I wasn’t sure, but at least I would have company. Those pigeons had snarfed down that religious bread without even saying grace.
http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=105730&sc=217
Initially I thought everyone in Greektown was always angry. Because Greek people don’t talk. They yell. In the bank. In the bookstore. Especially in the grocery store. If there’s one thing the Greek people do well, it’s pick out produce. And yell.
Today I was meandering down a street laden with flowers when I smelled cinnamon. Yummy, yummy cinnamon. I followed my nose like the commercial says to a little bakery packed to the rafters with customers. Each was holding a loaf of yummy looking braided cinnamon bread tied up with ribbons.
I have never in my life been domestic enough to know that the “So-And-So Bakery” makes the best bread or “Mama’s Baked Goods” has delicious pies. But that was about to change. This was my chance to finally be on the “inside” and nab some of the baked goods everybody clamors for. I grabbed a loaf of the bread and waited in the impossibly long line up with hundreds of Greek people yelling and hugging and gesturing and arguing. They were buying truckloads of decorated religious candles as well. I decided to leave the insider candle buying to another day.
I felt like Martha Stewart. Before prison. I felt like I could go home and tole-paint a snowman on something. I felt like a person who always has band-aids in her purse. I wished I had a pantry, so I could put my uber-domestic bread in my now well-stocked pantry.
After about half an hour, I got to the cash register. The girl smiled and said, “The ???(Fill in Greek word I can’t pronounce here) is $7.” I almost fell down. $7 for a loaf of bread? But because it was sort of an accomplishment for me, I splurged.
I cruised down the Danforth and started chewing away at the bread. It was all I had hoped it would be---warm, cinnamon-y and comforting. I tossed pieces to some fat pigeons. I smiled at old ladies. I was sure they were thinking I could probably crochet with the domestic abilities evidenced in my prowess for picking out baked goods.
Then, something began to dawn on me. Why were all of these Greek people buying the same loaf of bread? On Easter weekend? And why did the bakery sell religious candles? Uh oh. Why was there a special name for this bread?
Then it hit me---this must be special religious bread for the Greek Orthodox Church. And there I was, chawing away on it on the sidewalk in Greektown. Were these people offended by my buying their holy bread for a snack? Would I now go to Greek hell? What was in Greek hell? Feta from other countries? I wasn’t sure, but at least I would have company. Those pigeons had snarfed down that religious bread without even saying grace.
http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=105730&sc=217
Saturday, January 5, 2008
To market, to market: Shoppers find all they need and more at the Farmers' Market
The Keystone Heights Farmers' Market, which doubled its vendors in December for holiday shoppers, is holding a fundraiser this month to benefit Relay for Life. Pink plastic flamingos, being called "mingos," are being sold for a $20 donation. Purchasers of mingos are asked to dress them in costumes following the theme "Around the World."
A costume contest with prizes will be held Jan. 31. The market is open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
The Farmers' Market, offering the usual produce, baked goods, fresh eggs, goat soap and other agricultural-based products, featured a number of crafters in December.
Market Manager Sandy Rodgers said that the market's second year has been a success, and she was pleased that Craft Month in December drew many unique crafters. Maya Bearden, 10, was helping her grandfather Troy Merrett at his booth. Merrett, an Iraq veteran, made parachute cord bracelets while overseas, sending them to his church in Keystone Heights as a reminder to pray for the troops. When he returned home, he received requests for them, and is now selling them at the market.
T. Allen Gibson, who creates high-end jewelry made from hand sculptured glass, is also at the market. Gibson said he hopes to put on a glass blowing demonstration at the market in the near future.
Vendor Princess Trinity was selling and demonstrating the many benefits of West African Shea Butter, providing hand rubs in the process. She also sells the popular West African Black Soap. Thayne Bell, a regular vendor at the market who sells bath products like goat milk soap, stopped by for a hand washing with the black soap.
"No wonder [black soap] has become so popular," he said as he washed his hands in it.
Rodgers said the fresh produce usually attracts 150 to 200 shoppers weekly. The Crab Cake King from St. Augustine is a popular booth that attracts many regulars, as is the bakery booth offering fresh baked goods made by Frank Dituala, a retired professional baker.
Linda Alvarez said she doesn't miss a week coming to the market.
"I love the bakery. You can see I have my bag full. This is very nice. I'm so glad they're here," Alvarez said.
Pat Higginbotham, a newcomer to the market, said she couldn't pass by the baked goods either.
"I came for vegetables and ended up buying some pastry," she said.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010408/nec_230967275.shtml
A costume contest with prizes will be held Jan. 31. The market is open from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays.
The Farmers' Market, offering the usual produce, baked goods, fresh eggs, goat soap and other agricultural-based products, featured a number of crafters in December.
Market Manager Sandy Rodgers said that the market's second year has been a success, and she was pleased that Craft Month in December drew many unique crafters. Maya Bearden, 10, was helping her grandfather Troy Merrett at his booth. Merrett, an Iraq veteran, made parachute cord bracelets while overseas, sending them to his church in Keystone Heights as a reminder to pray for the troops. When he returned home, he received requests for them, and is now selling them at the market.
T. Allen Gibson, who creates high-end jewelry made from hand sculptured glass, is also at the market. Gibson said he hopes to put on a glass blowing demonstration at the market in the near future.
Vendor Princess Trinity was selling and demonstrating the many benefits of West African Shea Butter, providing hand rubs in the process. She also sells the popular West African Black Soap. Thayne Bell, a regular vendor at the market who sells bath products like goat milk soap, stopped by for a hand washing with the black soap.
"No wonder [black soap] has become so popular," he said as he washed his hands in it.
Rodgers said the fresh produce usually attracts 150 to 200 shoppers weekly. The Crab Cake King from St. Augustine is a popular booth that attracts many regulars, as is the bakery booth offering fresh baked goods made by Frank Dituala, a retired professional baker.
Linda Alvarez said she doesn't miss a week coming to the market.
"I love the bakery. You can see I have my bag full. This is very nice. I'm so glad they're here," Alvarez said.
Pat Higginbotham, a newcomer to the market, said she couldn't pass by the baked goods either.
"I came for vegetables and ended up buying some pastry," she said.
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/010408/nec_230967275.shtml
Outpouring: Strasburg gym a sea of 22s; others in area also support injured teen
STRASBURG – Although Miranda “Peach” Liggett remained hospitalized Friday, she continues to be the focus of an overwhelming flow of community support.
The 17-year-old Strasburg High junior was seriously injured in a traffic accident last Friday night. The daughter of Marcie McCoy and Jeremy Liggett, both of Strasburg, remains in critical condition in Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital at Cleveland. According to family members, she had several fractured vertebrae and a severed spinal cord that left her a paraplegic.
The community is continuing fundraisers to help defray medical expenses beyond her insurance coverage.
More than 900 T-shirts with “It’s all for you, 22” on the front and “Miranda” on the back have been sold. Many in the crowd wore the shirts at Friday’s boys’ basketball game between the Tigers and Malvern Hornets. Both teams wore the T-shirts during warm-ups. Miranda’s boyfriend is Zak Kapron, a 6-foot-6 senior center for Malvern.
Miranda is a point guard on the girls’ basketball team and wears number 22. She is also a member of the softball team and is a cheerleader, along with other activities at school.
Peach-colored ribbons have been placed along Wooster Ave. through the village and are available at area businesses to tie on automobiles. Ribbons were distributed during Friday’s game. Canisters have been placed in area businesses for donations.
T-shirts are available at Dumont’s Sporting Goods at Dover for $10 each, with Liggett receiving $5.
Tonight is “Pack the House,” a fundraiser for Miranda at the Strasburg High girls’ basketball game against Malvern in the high school gym. The game begins at 6.
A bake sale will be held, and anyone wanting to donate baked goods should deliver them to the high school by 5:30. The game basketball also will be given away.
A fund for Miranda has been established at Strasburg Savings Bank at 224 N. Bodmer Ave., Strasburg, to help with medical expenses.
http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=77564&r=0
The 17-year-old Strasburg High junior was seriously injured in a traffic accident last Friday night. The daughter of Marcie McCoy and Jeremy Liggett, both of Strasburg, remains in critical condition in Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital at Cleveland. According to family members, she had several fractured vertebrae and a severed spinal cord that left her a paraplegic.
The community is continuing fundraisers to help defray medical expenses beyond her insurance coverage.
More than 900 T-shirts with “It’s all for you, 22” on the front and “Miranda” on the back have been sold. Many in the crowd wore the shirts at Friday’s boys’ basketball game between the Tigers and Malvern Hornets. Both teams wore the T-shirts during warm-ups. Miranda’s boyfriend is Zak Kapron, a 6-foot-6 senior center for Malvern.
Miranda is a point guard on the girls’ basketball team and wears number 22. She is also a member of the softball team and is a cheerleader, along with other activities at school.
Peach-colored ribbons have been placed along Wooster Ave. through the village and are available at area businesses to tie on automobiles. Ribbons were distributed during Friday’s game. Canisters have been placed in area businesses for donations.
T-shirts are available at Dumont’s Sporting Goods at Dover for $10 each, with Liggett receiving $5.
Tonight is “Pack the House,” a fundraiser for Miranda at the Strasburg High girls’ basketball game against Malvern in the high school gym. The game begins at 6.
A bake sale will be held, and anyone wanting to donate baked goods should deliver them to the high school by 5:30. The game basketball also will be given away.
A fund for Miranda has been established at Strasburg Savings Bank at 224 N. Bodmer Ave., Strasburg, to help with medical expenses.
http://www.timesreporter.com/index.php?ID=77564&r=0
Saturday, December 22, 2007
Letter: A big thank you
Editor, The Friday Flyer:
A great big thank you to all the generous people who helped make the Jr. Women’s Club (JWC) annual Holiday Boutique at the Lodge this past Saturday, November 24, such a huge success!
I would like to thank Staples in Hemet for donating our “grand prize” – a beautiful leather Sealy Posturepedic Memory Foam executive desk chair. I’d also like to thank Jdock Seafood Co. and Michelle Rojo for donating our “yummy grand prize” – a five-pound box of fresh Wild Alaskan Salmon, flown in from Seward, Alaska.
The cute snowman and penguin decorations donated by the Do It Center in Lake Elsinore were the door prizes. A special thanks goes to all the vendors who were so generous to donate one of their items for the drawing to raise money for the many local families we help during the holidays.
A big thank you to Rick, Alex, Joe, Chris, Loretta and Scott who were all extremely helpful in setting up all the tables and chairs and lunches for the 50 local vendors who displayed their goods and services.
Thanks to the many shoppers, lookers and ticket buyers who came out to support this year’s event and brought canned goods, blankets and jackets!
Thank you to The Friday Flyer for its wonderful articles. Many thanks to the JWC members who baked items for the baked goods sale.
And, finally, I would like to thank Les Coy, Ruth Stiefel, Misti Janes, Jen Boatman, Heather Gotoski, Meredith Kielty, Karen Wentzel, Melissa Conner, Taylor Conner, Carol Winn, Monica O’Rourke, Michelle Rojo and previous Chairperson Sue Collins. I could not have done it without all their help and hard work. Thank you all!
Becki Kenney
2007 Holiday Boutique Chairperson
http://www.thefridayflyer.com/FF-2007-11-30/FFS-8243.htm
A great big thank you to all the generous people who helped make the Jr. Women’s Club (JWC) annual Holiday Boutique at the Lodge this past Saturday, November 24, such a huge success!
I would like to thank Staples in Hemet for donating our “grand prize” – a beautiful leather Sealy Posturepedic Memory Foam executive desk chair. I’d also like to thank Jdock Seafood Co. and Michelle Rojo for donating our “yummy grand prize” – a five-pound box of fresh Wild Alaskan Salmon, flown in from Seward, Alaska.
The cute snowman and penguin decorations donated by the Do It Center in Lake Elsinore were the door prizes. A special thanks goes to all the vendors who were so generous to donate one of their items for the drawing to raise money for the many local families we help during the holidays.
A big thank you to Rick, Alex, Joe, Chris, Loretta and Scott who were all extremely helpful in setting up all the tables and chairs and lunches for the 50 local vendors who displayed their goods and services.
Thanks to the many shoppers, lookers and ticket buyers who came out to support this year’s event and brought canned goods, blankets and jackets!
Thank you to The Friday Flyer for its wonderful articles. Many thanks to the JWC members who baked items for the baked goods sale.
And, finally, I would like to thank Les Coy, Ruth Stiefel, Misti Janes, Jen Boatman, Heather Gotoski, Meredith Kielty, Karen Wentzel, Melissa Conner, Taylor Conner, Carol Winn, Monica O’Rourke, Michelle Rojo and previous Chairperson Sue Collins. I could not have done it without all their help and hard work. Thank you all!
Becki Kenney
2007 Holiday Boutique Chairperson
http://www.thefridayflyer.com/FF-2007-11-30/FFS-8243.htm
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