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ROTARY CHICKEN BARBECUE AND FALL FESTIVAL 2012
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new every year and keep striving to
improve the preparation anddelivery.
“What our members accomplish in
a very short space of time, year after
year without fail, is enough to boggle
the mind,” Linville
said. “These guys
actually have to build
the fire pits from
scratch, stacking load
upon load of con-
crete blocks, con-
structing the walls,
fitting the grates, set-
ting up the line. It's a
lot of heavy lifting, in
every sense of the
word.
“Then, on the
actual day of the
event, the preparation begins before
dawn-setting up tables, hauling in the
truckloads of fresh chicken and corn,
grilling and serving, rain or shine,
amid heat and hickory smoke, fol-
lowed by long hours of cleanup. But all
this work is what makes the event
work, every single year. So it's definite-
lyworth it,” Linville said.
“At the end of the day, we're tired,
exhausted. But it's that great, exhila-
rating, dead-on-your-
feet tired that comes
from having put all of
yourself--heart, soul
and back-into some-
thing that means so
much, and does so
much real good, for
the local and world
community.”
The barbeque din-
ners are available
until they are sold out
and as Wirgau
explained, “We never
have any left over.”
Tickets are available from Rotary
Club members or at the ticket booths
on Main Street in downtown Plymouth
on Friday and Saturday of the Fall
Festival.
But all this work
is what makes
the event work,
every single year.
So it's definitely
worth it.
”