Dear Customers, I did it again!  I missed writing a column about the most important event happening this week, Mother’s Day.  This seems to have become a usual occurrence for me because when I start typing a column for a particular week and I have to do it a month early, I never remember to…

  Dear Customers, As we head into May, the opportunities for parties, celebrations and commemorations increase exponentially!  There are pre-Prom gatherings, graduation parties galore as well as the family reunion season which is just getting under way. Planning an event, whether it’s for a small family or a large group, is always easier when you…

Dear Customers, It might have happened once or twice during my years in Elementary School, and it usually was preceded by the words, “What I Did Last Summer!”  It happened far more frequently in High School.  You know the feeling.  A teacher, often quite without warning, assigns a “paper” or written essay on some innocuous…

Dear Customers, Of all the things that stand out on the calendar for this week, and in particular, this day, Tax Day is about the only thing that shows up as notable.  As Americans, we all know that our taxes are vital for operating this town, this state and this country.  It doesn’t make parting…

WEEK #15 APRIL 8th, 2024 Dear Customers, Just about a month ago, back in the week leading up to St. Patrick’s Day, our manager drove to Connecticut for three days to attend the bi-annual food buying show sponsored by our wholesaler.  While our warehouse is located in Dubois, the actual company is based in Vermont…

Dear Customers, April Fools’ Day was a big deal when we were in elementary school.  Everyone tried to put one over on their buddies or classmates.  The reward was simply to be able to announce “April Fools” at the unlucky soul who suffered the prank.  By the time we were in high school, the mischief…

Dear Customers, I remember years as a boy, when the weather was so beautiful for Easter week that the sun shone brightly in blue skies, the bulbs previously long dormant in the cold ground were all abloom and everywhere you could virtually smell Spring in the air.  That being said, I can also remember Easter…

Dear Customers, With St. Patrick’s Day falling on a Sunday this year, sales of corned beef – both rounds and flats – were better than usual.  I guess it could be attributed to people having the day off and having more time to putter around the kitchen.  Most years, when the holiday falls mid-week, the…

Dear Customers, There’s something about the first week of March that I find comfortingly hopeful!  Sure, it’s still rainy, snowy, icy, gray and cold some days, but there exists the possibility of the complete opposite occurring.  You get it all in March!  But at least the ultra-cold temperatures are behind us and perennial bulbs have…

Dear Customers, Many years ago, one of the member stores at the now defunct Olean Wholesale, got the innovative idea of staging a “Beef Bonanza”.  Originally, beef was the only animal featured, but regardless, it was a huge success.  So much so that the idea began traveling around to all the member stores as a…