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DOWNTOWN TALES
Downtown Tales JANUARY 27, 2012. Do not forget 9/11/2001
PHONE 239-2733,
E-mail us at rabinning@yahoo.com
www.pecatonica.net
The Downtown Tales are printed courtesy of
US BANK Pecatonica Branch 815-239-1131
Bootie’s Main Tap” 239-2126
THURSDAY NIGHTS 5-9
RIBEYE STEAK DINNER $10.00
BOOTIE STRIPS $6.50, INCLUDES BAKED POTATO, MASHED POTATO, OR FRIES
Lunch Specials for Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Mon-Steak sandwich
Tues-2 for 1 burgers
Wed-Mexican: Taco, Nacho, Taco salad
Thur.-Shepard's Pie
Fri.-S.O.S.
Friday Nite Fish Fry
ARNIE BINNING APPLIANCE REPAIR
We service most brands
40 years experience
Same day service in most cases!!
Call the one you can trust
815)-239-2733
Notice-Just a reminder, I do not take ad's for the Tales over the phone. E-mail me or drop off at Pec Hardware, Stonewall Cafe or Pecatonica Pharmacy. NO EXCEPTIONS. Ad's must be in no later than Noon on Wed. Or you can e-mail me at rabinning@yahoo.com.
Notice-The cost for an ad will be $5.00 for the first 2 lines, .25 each line after. .50 for border
Stonewall Cafe
Sat. -Thur. 6 am to 2 pm, Fri. 6 am to 8 pm
Lunch Specials, Jan. 30-Feb. 3
Mon- Hot Pork
Tues.-Meatloaf
Wed.- Turkey
Thur-Chicken and Dumplings
Fri.-Beer batter Cod, Fish Fry.
Call to reserve our banquet room for all your reunions, business parties or meetings and all special occasions. Please call 239-1900
3-Cubed Inc. Solutions Center located at
517 Main Street, Pecatonica, Illinois
Contact us at (815)-239-2332 or on the
Internet at www.3CubedInc.com
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HACK'S AUCTION AND REALTY
Auctions-Real Estate-Appraisals
www.hacksauction.com
417 Main St., Pecatonica
a (815) 239-1436
Greg, Swan, Jody Hachmeister
CALL – 239-2455
40% - 50% off select WINTER items
Spring is Bloom’in at FMN Floral
New products arriving daily,
gifts under $10, coming soon:
Wind & Willow Dip Mixes.
TULIPS- Wrap-$8.50, Vase- $10.00 (cash & carry)
ORDER EARLY FOR VALENTINES!
Mary J. W. Raymer
Raymer & Williams Tax Service
815-239-1646
903 Taylor St, PO Box 170
Pecatonica, IL 61063-0170
We can help relieve your CHRONIC PAIN
with painless LASER THERAPY.
Now available at
Sandell Family Chiropractic
319 Main Street, Pecatonica
Give us a call!
815-239-1101
Harvest Restaurant, Route 20 East
815-239-1119
Sweet Endings
Reese pieces cheese cake
Snickers mousse cake
Caramel fudge chocolate cake
Coconut cream pie
Gourmet carrot cake
Daily Specials
Sunday-original baked chicken, Greek style pork chop
Monday-Hungarian goulash, all you can eat bbq ribs
Tuesday-Swedish meatballs over rice, all you can eat spaghetti or with meatballs
Wednesday- Bbq rib tips, all you can eat fried chicken
Thursday-Beef Stroganoff over noodles
Friday-beer battered walleye, all you can eat baked or fried cod
Saturday-Pepper steak over rice, Prime Rib
Now Serving Beer and Wine
We have Carry Outs, Open 6 AM Daily
ww.pecchiropractic.comw
427 Main St., Pecatonica IL 61063
815-239-1121
BELL’S PLUMBING CO.
New construction, remodeling, all repairs. Locally Owned Licensed and insured.
Call 239-2557
Buying gold, silver, coins and antiques
My name is Russell Longenecker and I live here in town, I actually graduated from Pec high in the 1970's. I used to own who video before Jolynn took it over. Now I own the antique mall in Rockford, called Antiques on East State, I have been doing this for four years now. I really need inventory for the mall. I am also buying gold and silver and I guarantee to beat any quotes from other buyers. I do not charge anything to come to your house and give your a quote on what you gold, silver and coins( 1964 and earlier quarters, dollars, half dollars, and dimes) are worth in today’s crazy market. I do not charge to give you an offer for your antiques but I do charge for appraisals. We can also conduct business at the antique mall in Rockford. Give me a call, I am not pushy at all. You never know what treasures I might be able to identify for you. You can contact me at the antique mall, 815-229-4004 or my cell is 815-742-0009
3-30-2012
In business for 30 years
Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5
We work on most cars and trucks
815-239-2588 call for an appointment
430 West Third Street
TURF & TOOL
“Driveway Safe Snow Removal"
I use a Snow Blower, not a plow!
Call John Kielty 815 543 2284
"Its a great time to call me about painting too!"
Pec Playhouse Presents,
Waste MisManagement
Written By: Dan Doyle
Directed by: Jamie Button
February 10 thru the 26th, 2012
Announcing a brand new comedy/drama play written by retired Winnebago County Judge Dan Doyle. This is a play about a who-dun-it murder with lots of laughs and many a twists and turns along the way.
ShowTimes: Feb 10 - 26th
Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM,
Sunday matinees at 2:00 PM
For tickets buy online at www.pecplayhouse.org or call 815-239-1210.
TRIBAL CAFE-Dakota, IL. 815-275-4833
Thur. Special-Italian Pulled Pork w/ real mashed potatoes, candied carrots, roll starting 4:30pm $6.75
Homemade pies for dessert.
Fri. Jan 27, t Baked fish supper w/potato, slaw, soup & roll.
Saturday Breakfast Buffet $6.00
Open Mon-Fri 11am to 8pm
Sat 7am to 2pm Daily Specials
OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT S.T.A.R.T. SAVING!
We make it easy for you any US Bank!
St. John Lutheran Church is hosing a Pecatonica Community Blood Drive on Tues. Jan. 31 from 2pm to 7pm. Staff from the Rock River Valley Blood Center will be on hand ti draw blood. For more info or to schedule an appointment please call 815-239-2400 between 8:30am and 12:00pm. Walk-ins are welcome. Please bring a valid ID and drink plenty of fluids before donating.
Pecatonica Ministerial Association Helps the Community
Over 2011, the Pecatonica Ministerial Association has provided over $1,350 in local social relief to area families. This is not possible without the support of the community in assisting the Ministerial Association in its mission of helping others in the name of Jesus. Additionally, the Ministerial Association has organized and provided the community with a Baccalaureate Service and a Bible for the graduating Seniors of Pecatonica High School, as well as the Community Advent service and Memory Lights. You may join us in this cause by your prayers for our community, your support of the activities of the Ministerial Association, and your donations which may be directed to: Pecatonica Ministerial Association, PO Box 480, Pecatonica, IL. God bless you for thinking of others especially in these economic times.
Warren & Jeannie LaMont wish to thank everyone for donations and prayers for our Grandson Cody. He is doing OK but has a long way to go. Thanks again and God Bless You
The February meeting of the Pecatonica Woman's Club will be held at the Pecatonica Fire Station on Tuesday, February 7, at 7 pm. Fire department volunteers will give a tour and showcase some of their recent acquisitions. After the tour, the club members will share refreshments and conduct their meeting.
Did you clean out grandma's house and came home with a mystery item? Or have you had something in a box for years that looks really old? You can have the object identified and appraised for monetary value at the Hachmeister Appraisal Night at 7 PM on Monday, February 20, at the Pecatonica Public Library. Please bring $1 for each item which you have appraised. Members will be voting for president, treasurer, and board position. Any member who wishes to be one the slate for any of these three positions should contact Mary Cook or Marne Palmer. Treats and beverages will be served following the brief business meeting.
Pecatonica Methodist Church
The United Methodist Men’s Annual Pancake Breakfast will be on Sat. Jan. 28 from 7a.m. to 1p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. All are welcome and tickets are on sale now. Contact any of the UMM or the church secretary for tickets. Ticket prices are $5 in advance, $6 at the door, and $3.50 for children 6-12 years old.
The UMM Annual Sweetheart Dinner is set for Feb. 11 at the Stonewall Cafe in downtown Pecatonica. Entertainment is Bruce and Dan, and dinner is at 6 pm. All single ladies and men of the church are guests of the UMM for dinner, and all other couples can purchase a dinner ticket for $30/couple.
FUN FAIR: DOWN ON THE FARM!!!
Pecatonica PTO announces it’s bringing back the infamous Fun Fair
Saturday February 11, 2012, 11:00-3:00 pm.
Pecatonica HIGH School Gym
This event is open to the public and features lots of fun for the entire family, including games and prizes for all ages, our WORLD FAMOUS CAKE WALK, the Pec Pen, Tape the Teacher to the Wall, Jumping Bean slide and bounce house, golf, cash and theme basket raffle, and much, much more!
We have many new, improved games and features this year! New this year is a photo booth, a down on the farm game area, paper airplane challenge, a minute to win it area, a book swap, and much more! Also, the fun fair will be held at the High School this year! Food and drink will be available for purchases from Voices and Choices in the High School Commons.
THE FUN FAIR IS BACK AFTER A FOUR YEAR BREAK! WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!!!!
Freedom, American-Style
A car company moves its factories to Mexico and claims it's a free market.
A toy company outsources its manufacturing capabilities to a Chinese subcontractor and claims it's a free market.
A major bank incorporates in Bermuda to avoid taxes and claims it's a free market.
We can buy HP Printers made in Mexico, buy shirts made in Bangladesh and underwear from Ecuador. It's a free market, isn't it.
We can purchase almost anything we want from most any country.
But heaven help the senior citizen who dares to buy prescription drugs from a Canadian pharmacy. That's not only un-American, it's "illegal!"
Behold, the power of the buck in the US Congress!
NO NURSING HOME FOR ME!
With the average cost for a nursing home reaching $188.00 per day, there is a better way to spend our savings, when we get old and feeble.
I have already checked on reservations at the Holiday Inn for a combined long term stay discount and a senior discount. It comes to only $49.23 per night. That leaves $138.77 a day for:
Breakfast, lunch and dinner in any restaurant I want, or room service.
Laundry, gratuities and special TV movies. Plus, they provide a swimming pool, a workout room, a lounge, washer, dryer, etc. Most have free toothpaste and razors, and all have free shampoo and soap.
They treat you like a customer, not a patient. $5 worth of tips a day will have the entire staff trampling over their decrepit grandmother to help you first.
There is city Bus stop out front, and seniors ride free. The Handicap bus will also pick you up (if you fake a decent limp).
To meet other nice people, call a Church bus on Sundays. For a change of scenery, take the Airport shuttle Bus and eat at one of the nice restaurants there. While you're at the airport, fly somewhere. Otherwise the cash keeps building up.
It takes months to get into decent nursing homes. Holiday Inn will take your reservation today. And - you are not stuck in one place forever, you can move from Inn to Inn, or even from city to city. Want to see Hawaii? They have a Holiday Inn there too.
TV broken? Light bulbs need changing? Need a mattress replaced? No problem. They fix everything, and apologize for the inconvenience.
The Inn has a night security person and daily room service. The maid checks to see if you are OK. If not, they will call the undertaker or an ambulance. If you fall and break a hip, Medicare will pay for the hip, and Holiday Inn will upgrade you to a suite for the rest of your life.
And no worries about visits from family. They will always be glad to find you, and will probably check in for a few days mini-vacation. The grandkids can use the pool. What more can you ask for?
So... When I reach the Golden age, I'll face it with a grin -- Just forward all my email to: me@Holiday_Inn!
Hospital regulations require a wheelchair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
"I don't know," he said. "She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown."
While on holiday in Kenya and walking through the bush a man comes across an elephant standing with one leg raised in the air. The elephant seems distressed so the man approaches very carefully. He gets down on one knee and inspects the bottom of the elephant's foot only to find a large thorn deeply embedded.
As carefully and as gently as he can he removes the thorn and the elephant gingerly puts its foot down. The elephant turns to face the man and with a rather stern look on its face, stares at him. For a good ten minutes the man stands frozen - thinking of nothing else but being trampled. Eventually the elephant turns and walks away.
For years after, the man often remembers and ponders the events of that day. Years later the man is walking through the zoo with his son. As they approach the elephant enclosure, one of the elephants turns and walks over to where they are standing at the rail. It stares at him and the man can't help wondering if this is the same elephant.
The man climbs tentatively over the railing and makes his way into the enclosure. He walks right up to the elephant and stares back in wonder. Suddenly the elephant wraps its trunk around one of the man's legs and swings him wildly back and forth along the railing, instantly killing him.
Probably wasn't the same elephant. DUH!
A drunk was proudly showing off his new apartment to a couple of his friends late one night. He led the way to his bedroom where there was a big brass gong and a mallet. "What's that big brass gong?" one of the mates asked. "It's not a gong. It's a talking clock," the drunk replied. "A talking clock? Seriously?" asked his astonished friend. "Yup," replied the drunk. "How's it work?" the friend asked, squinting at it. "Watch," the drunk replied.
He picked up the mallet, gave the gong an ear-shattering pound, and stepped back. The three stood looking at one each other for a moment. Suddenly, someone on the other side of the wall screamed, "You idiot... it's three-fifteen in the morning!"
An 8-year-old girl asks her father, "Daddy, what is sex?" The father is somewhat surprised that she would ask such a question. But, he reckons if she's old enough to ask the question, then surely she's old enough for a straight answer. So, the father proceeds to tell his young daughter all about the "birds and the bees."
After a brief explanation, the little girl appears wide-eyed in disbelief. "By the way, dear, why do you ask?" the father asks.
The little girl replies, "Mommy told me to tell you that dinner would be ready in just a couple of secs."
It's a sunny morning in the Big Forest and the Bear family is just waking up. Baby Bear goes downstairs and sits in his small chair at the table. He looks into his small bowl. It is empty!
"Who's been eating my porridge?" he squeaks.
Daddy Bear arrives at the table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl. It is also empty!
"Who's been eating my porridge?" he roars.
Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, "For Pete's sake, how many times do we have to go through this? It was Mummy Bear who got up first. It was Mummy
Bear who woke everybody else in the house up. It was Mummy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mummy Bear who went out into the cold early morning air to fetch the newspaper. It was Mummy Bear who set the table. It was Mummy Bear who put the cat out, cleaned the litter box and filled the cat's water & food dish. And now that you've decided to come down stairs and grace me with your presence.... listen good because I'm only going to say this one more time...I haven't made the blankity blank porridge yet!!"
The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse,
the best strategy is to dismount."
However, in government more advanced strategies are often employed, such as:
1. Buying a stronger whip.
2. Changing riders.
3. Appointing a committee to study the horse.
4. Arranging to visit other countries to see how other cultures ride dead
horses.
5. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included.
6. Reclassifying the dead horse as living-impaired.
7. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse.
8. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed.
9. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's
performance.
10. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve the
dead horse's performance.
11. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less
costly, carries lower overhead and therefore contributes substantially more
to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses.
12. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses.
And, of course...
13. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position
Ponderisms;
1· I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.
2· There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead.
3· Life is sexually transmitted.
4· Healthy is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
5· The only difference between a rut and a grave is the depth.
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