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Savor the flavor

Vietnam veterans group grilling up spare rib dinners

Back by popular demand there will
be barbecue rib dinners available
Friday afternoon during the Fall
Festival. Lots and lots of rib dinners.
Members of the Vietnam Veterans
of America Chapter 528 grilled 400 rib
dinners for crowds in the parking lot
behind E.G. Nick's with demands for
more last year. This year, noted group
member Bob Dew, the experienced
grill masters are going to do the same
number and keep the dinner price at
$18, all of which goes to support the
veterans group.
The meals include ribs, coleslaw,
macaroni and cheese, cornbread and
a cookie. The ribs are carefully pre-
pared for flavor and tenderness, mak-
ing the meals one of the most popular
items during the weekend event. In
addition to the veterans handling the
grills, other members of the group
including the ladies' auxiliary will be
on hand to help with the multitude of
tasks necessary to ensure producing Vietnam veterans will demonstrate their grilling skills at the third annual
Barbeque Rib Dinner Friday evening during the Fall Festival.
400 meals from 3 until 6 in the after-
noon goes smoothly. too, is a huge fundraiser for the group. “These are really great guys,”
Dew said the event was very popu- “We check identification, put on the Agostini said. “They deserve whatever
lar last year and several people opted paper wristbands and just keep the we can do for them and all the money
to take the carefully boxed meals line moving,” Dew said. E.G. Nick's goes to help vets. We are really happy
home while others enjoyed the ribs in owners Tony Belli and Frank Agostini, to do it and it has become a major
the huge tent in the restaurant park- who have hosted the popular Party fundraiser for them.”
ing lot. Dew noted that the veterans Tent for several years donate the The vets will man the grills and
had only done 250 meals when they entire cover charge during the serve rib dinners from 3 until 6 p.m.
began two years ago, but the populari- evening music performances to the Friday. They will be collecting the
ty of the meals continues to increase. veterans' group. cover charge in the Party Tent begin-
“It's a good fundraiser for us,” he Agostini said as more and more ning at 7 p.m. on both Friday and
said, explaining that all the money people become aware of where the Saturday evenings.
generated is used to help veterans. cover charge money goes, the more “It's a great cause and everybody
The veterans can also be seen collect- generous people have become. He has a great time,” Agostini said of the
ing the $5 cover charge at the Party noted that he has seen people drop live music and beer and wine service
Tent on both Friday and Saturday $20 or even $50 in the cover charge available Friday and Saturday. “They
nights when live music fills the huge basket as a way of thanking the do a great job and we really enjoy hav-
tent in the parking lot. Dew said that, Vietnam veterans for their service. ing them at the door.”