The summer night is like a perfection of thought.

~Wallace Stevens

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Thursday, June 25th Wine Dinner, 7pm

Smoked Chicken & Roasted Pecan Puffs
Charles Krug Chardonnay

Zesty Tomato & Shrimp Ceviche

EOS Sauvignon Blanc

Bacon Wrapped-Stuffed Filet served with Parmesan Mashed Potato-Stuffed Bell Pepper
Geyser Peak Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Almond Amaretto Crown Jewel

Osborne Cream Sherry

$55 per person ~ Call to reserve your seat soon! Space is limited.
This offer is not valid with any coupon or any other offer.

Brick Oven Courtyard Grille

3030 SW Wanamaker Rd.
Topeka, Kansas 66614
785.478.2742 brickovencourtyardgrille.com
Did you ever wonder what “tools” people carry in their toolboxes to lead a relatively
happy life?
The more tools you collect for your toolbox, the better lives we will all have—
because feeling good is contagious. I've been through quite a bit in my life and there
have been many times when I've had a crisis occur where I was quite quick to jump
off into hysteria, depression, anxiety attacks, bad tempers. In recent years I've got-
ten much better about reaching into my “toolbox” to live a happier life.
Just over a month ago, while in the middle of my two week trip in South Africa, I had a jacket stolen from
me. This wasn't just any jacket. My mother had given me this very beautiful white jacket with a very unique design on it.
It had been my mother's jacket and when she gave it to me she said, "Whenever you wear this I will have my arms around
you." This jacket has had monumental sentimental value to me and even more so since my mother's death. When I real-
ized the jacket was missing, I felt panic and loss and sadness. Like any dark cloud, I could feel the beginnings of letting
this event take over my thought process. As I sat in a van riding across the spectacular savanna landscape of Autumn
golds and reds, not appreciating where I was in the present moment, I suddenly thought, I’m in South Africa! How many
people get the opportunity to visit such an amazing place?
I reached further into my toolbox. I brought out, "Someone must have really needed this jacket more than me" and
"My mother always has her arms around me" and "I'm so grateful that I wasn't injured" and "I'm so grateful for all of the
things I do have" and "I'm so grateful my children are healthy" and finally, "What am I to learn from this experience?"
And I was sincere in all of these thoughts.
I'm still a little saddened by the loss of the jacket, but of all the gazillion things I do have, why should I lose my balance
over the one thing I don't have? It doesn't make sense. I stayed with the thought about what does this experience have to
teach me? The jacket was a thing. Yes, it had personal value, but bottom line, it was a thing and I was faced with two
choices: hang on to the sadness or let it go. The lesson for me was letting go and truly believing that someone had a big-
ger need for the jacket than I did. I'm not excusing theft, but I feel that to dwell on anger and sadness has no effect on the
person who took my jacket. It only has a negative effect on me, and then those around me.
Maybe this person was starving, maybe this person’s
May Where in the children were starving, maybe this person was cold. The
World Answer: possibilities are infinite; I know this. Regardless, I have
Dunbar Rock, Honduras forgiven the person, no matter the reason. In this instance,
I remembered rather quickly to stay in the present, be
grateful, and let go. And, look--how lucky I am to have a
happy picture of me wearing the jacket.
Lest anyone think that I think I have it all figured out . . .
yesterday I nearly threw my lap top computer out the
closed window of my home office. Extreme frustration
smothered me and I did allow a less than pleasant mood to
take over . . . where was my toolbox yesterday?
June Where in the Little Known Facts
World is This? Win a 1 A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.
FREE Dinner! 2 The "save" icon on Microsoft Word shows a floppy disk, with the shutter on backwards.
3 The combination "ough" can be pronounced in nine different ways. The following sentence con-
Come in & tell us where & what this is & if
tains them all: "A rough-coated, dough-faced, thoughtful ploughman strode through the streets of
you are one of the first twenty people to
Scarborough; after falling into a slough, he coughed and hiccoughed."
answer correctly, you’ll win a FREE dinner
4 The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.
($12.00 value). Not valid with any other offer.
5 Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
6 The word "Checkmate" in chess comes from the Persian phrase "Shah Mat," which means, "the
king is dead".
7 Pinocchio is Italian for "pine head."
8 In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.
9 The United States has never lost a war in which mules were used.
10 If you toss a penny 10,000 times, it will not be heads 5,000 times, but more like 4,950. The
heads picture weighs more, so it ends up on the bottom.

Joshua Skahan is the June

Vision in the 2009
Keep a small notebook next to where you sit
V.I.P. winner and will
when you watch television...write down at least
receive a $25.00
one new thing you learn every day...if you’re not
gift certificate. learning at least one new thing, change the channel.

...
The key to feeling good every day
is actually very simple: make the
decision every day that nothing is more important
than feeling good...Raymond David Salas
Catering Corner
Tricia Adolphson, Catering Director
785-478-2742(BRIC) Direct Catering 785-249-1282
Picnic season is here! We cater hors d'oeuvres and party trays, buffets, picnics and formal
sit down dinners. We want to help make your celebrations more enjoyable. You can be a guest at your own
event. Give Tricia Adolphson a call to place your order or set up an appointment to plan your event.

Right Time, Right Price! Are you having a fund raiser, social gathering, office luncheon, corporate event, wedding rehearsal, or
wedding reception? Do you want your event to be memorable? We can help you plan your event whether
Monday through Saturday it's casual, semi-casual or formal and make it spectacular with our great menu selections and excellent
from 4pm-6pm. For only service.
$9.99 choose from any of
Drop-n-Go Buffet
the following menu items Our most economical buffet. Drop-n-Go Buffets serve one-third pound of sliced meat per person with your
(comes with 1 side dish): choice of two meats: Beef Brisket, Chopped Kobe-style Burnt Ends, Hickory Roasted Ham, Smoked Turkey
Breast or Pulled Pork
~ Oven Roasted Chicken 50-74 guests 75-99 guests 100+ guests
9.25 9.00 8.75
~ The Carolina
~ Oven Roasted Chicken & Wood Grilled Buffet
Kobe-Style Burnt Ends A genuine hickory wood-fired delight. All wood grilled buffets are prepared on site. Customize your meal.
~ Fire-Seared Eggplant Choose from:
~ Fire-Seared Sirloin Backyard Picnic (burgers, brats and hot dogs) -------- 11.95 per person
Add Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets--------------------- 1.99 per person
~ Wood-Grilled Tilapia The 12 oz. K.C. Strip---------------------------------------25.99 per person
~ Tomato Relish Meatloaf ½ Marinated Grilled Chicken------------------------------12.99 per person
~ Wild Mushrooms, Tasso
& Angel Hair Pasta All buffets include the delivery & set-up of disposable table covering for 8 foot tables
(provided by you). Food arrives in disposable containers. Our sides include our famous
iron-skillet beans, creamy coleslaw, pasta salad, barbeque sauce, pickles, and variety of
Prices are only valid on these items listed above.
This offer not valid with any other discount, cou-
breads, paperware, and serving utensils. Call me to plan your event and give you further
pon or offer. These items come with 1 side dish. details on our catering. Thanks, Tricia Adolphson

June Word of the Month Brick Oven Courtyard Grille will give you a $10.00 gift certificate for helping
support our community by donating to Working Class Hero Fund. Go to
blatherskite (BLATH-uhr-skyt) noun www.brickovencourtyardgrille.com for more information.

Working Class Hero Fund is a newly established organization founded on the tenet that
A person who babbles about inane matters. there are many good, hard working people in today’s society that experience traumatic
Nonsense; foolish talk events that leave them unable to meet basic necessities. While these individuals would
choose not to seek charity, they find themselves in an unenviable position of needing assistance, and then
You can plug your find that they do not meet guidelines of more traditional providers.
ears and play it solo,
WCHF will provide crisis funding for local individuals that can prove they are gainfully employed and can
but that bouncing, show need. Participants must be able to articulate what circumstances caused the crisis, and what steps
blatherskite of an they plan to take to prevent similar circumstances from occurring again. Funds will not be distributed to the
uncle keeps nagging individuals, but directly used to resolve the immediate crisis. Participants will not be asked to repay the
at you to get a wife. amount, but will be asked to sign an ethical contract that will require that they somehow “pay forward” the
good will assistance that was given to them. That “pay it forward” can be as simple as helping a friend in
need, mowing the lawn of an elderly neighbor, or volunteering at a local non-profit.

Monday Nights Guncotton

Prime Rib Night
Enjoy our Prime Rib Dinner
for ONLY $14.99
Entrée includes:
10 ounce slice of delicious smoked Prime Rib
served with one of our fabulous side dishes and
a dinner salad.
This offer is not valid with any other offer, coupon or
discount. Price does not include beverages, tax or
gratuity. You MUST mention that you want this
special when ordering to receive special price.
Dine in only 4-10pm.
Though strictly forbidden by his wife from conducting experiments in their home, the
German chemist Christian F. Schonbein sometimes disobeyed her when she wasn't
around.
While experimenting in the kitchen one day in 1845, Schonbein acciden-
tally spilled a mixture of nitric and sulfuric acids. In a panic, he grabbed
his wife's cotton apron and mopped up the mess. He then hung it over
the stove to dry before its unsuspecting owner came home.
Schonbein's deception went unnoticed - until - while both he and his wife
stood in the kitchen, the apron spontaneously ignited and burned so
quickly that it virtually disappeared in a flash. Fortunately, his wife wasn't
wearing it at the time.
Recipe of the Month
Ingredients
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs
1/2 red bell pepper, cored and cut into 1/2" strips
1/2 green bell pepper, cored and cut into 1/2" strips
1 small onion, sliced vertically into 1/2" slivers
1/4 cup canola oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon chile powder blend
4 burrito-size flour tortillas
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Salsa and sour cream for garnish (optional)
Directions
Marinate: Place chicken in glass baking dish. Scatter bell
peppers and onion slices over chicken. In small glass jar,
combine 3 tablespoons of the oil, the lime juice, garlic, and
chile powder blend; cover tightly and shake to blend. Pour
mixture over chicken and vegetables, stirring to coat. Cover
and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
Twice-Grilled Chicken Burritos
Grill: Place a sheet of heavy-duty foil on work surface,
shiny side up; transfer peppers and onion to foil. Place
packet on grate over heat and cook for 10 minutes, turn-
ing once (be careful not to pierce foil when turning).
Move foil packet to side of grate, turning it as you move
it. Drain chicken from marinade and place on grate over
heat. Cover and cook for 6 to 7 minutes per side, or un-
til juices run clear, turning chicken and vegetable
packet once. Remove chicken and vegetables from grill,
but keep grill going for final cooking.
Wrap & Regrill
Don’t overfill the tortillas...fill tortillas with slices of
cooked chicken, vegetables and cheese. Fold in both
sides and wrap burrito tightly. Brush the outside of
the burrito with remaining canola oil and place
burritos back on the grill (seam side
down). Cook for two minutes or until
golden brown. Serve with salsa and
sour cream on the side.

Who knew a voice like this could come from a ten year old?
Listen to Hollie Steel. Click on the picture or type this link into your browser. Enjoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY-BY4YNs0o

Amazing, simply amazing.

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