Thursday, March 9, 2017
Forsyth Library Annual Potato Bake and Raffle!
For reasons that completely escape me, this event is a perennial favorite that generally sees large crowds in attendance!
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Popular convenience store has new owner!
Owner Peggy Reichard |
Park Place is open from 6 to 10 PM seven days a week, so if you need stuff when other stores are closed, this is the place to go! You can reach then by calling 417-546-5845.
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Monday, December 26, 2016
Great care at the Forsyth Care Center!
On an overcast day in late December, I discovered a friend of mine named Pat Betz, (who had recently undergone a series of surgeries at Springfield hospital) had been moved to the Forsyth Nursing and Rehab Center located in Forsyth MO, in order that he could mend and recuperate. I had called him and we agreed to meet for a lunch at the cafeteria they had located on the premises.
As it had been some time since I had visited this care center, I was happy to see that it was still operating at a high level of efficiency. (The site offers a full spectrum of healing services including; IV therapy, rehabilitation, housekeeping and laundry just to name a few). Their full service cafeteria also puts out abroad selection of meals that can be customized to any special dietary needs!
Pat appeared to be in great spirits and looked
forward to only short stay as on site therapists got him back into full health.The care center
is located at 477 Coy Blvd, Forsyth, MO 65653 and can be reached by
calling (417) 546-6337!
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Lunch at Forsyth's Subway!
At some point
last summer, I stopped at a Subway located near my home in Forsyth
Missouri and fell in love with their Cold Cut Combo 6” meal deal!
(A great lunch time selection and hopefully a healthy addiction over
time)!
And so it was on one of the coldest
mornings of the 2016- 2017 winter, that I stopped at the 14974 US Hwy
160 venue (a location that was just to the north of small town of
Forsyth Missouri), to grab a midday lunch! And, yes, I knew exactly
what I wanted to chow down on!
Their Cold Cut Combo is
just one of many sandwich offerings to be found at Subway, but it had
tickled my fancy mostly because it was a healthy combo of veggies and
meats on bread - simple and wholesome, just like myself. [OK. So,
maybe I'm just simple].
I arrived at the popular eatery early
on a Tuesday morning, at around about11:30 AM, in order to skirt the
crowds that always seem to show up right at about the noon hour. I
ambled into the always spotless eatery and found that there was only
one person at the order counter. Perfect! But, now a word of caution!
When you approach the counter of any Subway in the US, there
is most always a great looking display of 'chips-in-bags', just
begging to be snatched up. But, don't do it! These little bags
of joy are actually 'caloric weight bombs'! And when they detonate,
they can wreck even the most carefully devised diet! Thus, as I
approached the counter that morning... I quickly grabbed myself a bag
of Lays chips! [So, go ahead and sue me]!
Bag in hand, I then got the attention
of the person I like to call the 'Facilitator'. (That's the guy or
girl who assembles your sandwich according to your instructions).
From a strictly procedural standpoint, you first call out the base
and style of the sandwich. 'White bread, 6 inch cold cut combo,' I
stated assertively that morning. The Facilitator eyed me casually and
then asked, 'Ya'll want that toasted?' 'Yes, I do', I answered back.
(My mouth had began to drool a bit, at that point. A troubling, but
well understood development from past visits).
That chore accomplished, the last item
in the order process was what most always got me flustered. My
'virginal white bun' had just come out of the flash oven and it
smelled terrific! It was hot-to-trot and merely awaited my personal
selection of veggies from what looked to be a cornucopia of mouth
watering selection bins that contained every condiment imaginable.
(On this day, however, excessive drooling forced me to forego normal
speech in favor of a cannibalistic form of grunting and pointing.
Thankfully, the Facilitator interpreted these strange gyrations
correctly). [FYI - I prefer hot peppers, mayo, lettuce and onion on
my cold cut combo]. In no time, the meal was expertly 'wrapped up'
and I then paid up.
OK, just a word about Subway and the
cost of their food. It's atrocious! Seriously, I sometimes
feel like an addict scoring some drug for a hundred dollars. OK, may
be not as bad as all that. Still, the 6 inch sub and the bag of chips
cost $5.25 including tax! Personally, I think that a little costly!
But hey, I'm a true culinary addict, like I said...
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Friday, December 2, 2016
Critique: Fat Daddy's Piglet Pork meal!
Forsyth MO. - Nestled along Hwy
160 in a small town located in southwest Missouri is a restaurant
that I enjoy eating at. The place is called Fat
Daddy's and for someone on a diet, you'd think I'd avoid
something like that like the plague! And while Fat Daddy's does offer
up a host of man-sized meals, they also have very tasty creations
available that have much smaller caloric footprints!
One such place you can find more
'sensible' meals is in the section they call their 'Lil' Piglet
Meals'. In that section you can choose from a number of offerings
that all taste great, but do so with perhaps a little less adding to
the old waistline. One selection I choose fairly often is the Piglet
Pork which is a quarter pound of smoked pulled pork in a bun with a
medium order of French Fries. There are sauces available at each
table so you can slather on your could of mild and hot varieties. For
myself, I like the hot stuff!
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
Hair's the Place owner has moved!
Forsyth MO. - Colleen Barnes,
long time proprietor of Hair's the Place, recently moved to
233 Main Street in Forsyth, just across from City Hall where she
joined forces with the other professionals at the Town and Country
Salon. I'd been a long time customer, and so followed her over to her
new location when it came time for a haircut.
Colleen is always is a good mood and it
was nice getting my haircut at a location right in the center of
town! Customers can reach her to make an appointment by calling
417-546-3039 during normal business hours.
Friday, November 25, 2016
Area gasoline prices declining!
Forsyth MO. – In what would be good
news for many who commute, I've noticed a steady decline in the cost
of a gallon of gas over the past few weeks. Back in September the
cost was at about $1.95 per gallon for standard while on the day of
this post we had dropped to $1.85! And, while a ten cent drop doesn't
mean all that much, it's the trend that counts!
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