Coffee Shop Talk
(Editor’s Note: Each week,The Herald poses a “Question of the Week” on their facebook page with many responding. Comments made on the posts, may or may not be factual in nature and are to be noted as that person’s comment only.)
Each week The Herald will ask a random question, both on the opinion page of the weekly paper and on The Eureka Herald Facebook© page. Responses should be mailed to PO Box 590, Eureka, KS 67045, e-mailed to [email protected] with “Coffee Shop Talk” in the subject; dropped off at our office, 822 E. River, in Eureka or made on The Eureka Herald’s Facebook© page.
The “Question of the Week” for last week was: “What is your favorite 4th Of July tradition?”
Following are the responses: Hal McBride - “Why is my list composed of things I can’t do anymore?”
Steven Gulick* - “Growing up, getting to see the family you hardly ever see. Meeting everyone at the Eureka lake and having a family camp out. Getting to watch the lake fireworks the next day. The bbqed food and fireworks with family was unbeatable.”
Jade Mason* - “Block parties” Lois Klepper* - “My folks always bought a big watermelon for July 4th. We did’t get fireworks. Dad said you’re just burning up money. Our cousins from Wichita brought their fireworks to our house and we watched and partcipated with their big sack of fireworks.”
Tami J. Hart-Hawthorne* - “Chilling with my EarPods on, in a dark quiet room!”
Chris Hansel* - “I enjoy picking up all the trash for weeks….”
Audra Hemingway* “Selling fireworks” Lois Close-Stewart* “Shooting fireworks in our backyard with the whole family. Now we go to Wesley’s in his big backyard in the country! And of course visiting and the food! Of course we always got our fireworks at Wades!
Misty Arie* - “Having a BBQ with friends and family and watching fireworks” Shannon Draper Wools* “Going to a fish fry at some friends house, and watching fireworks.”
Sue Ellen Wenthe* “When I was a kid growing up in Osborne, there were baseball games to go watch followed by the City lighting off the huge fireworks!”
Laura Bartholomew* “Seeing family!”
Jennifer Wunderlich* “Piedmont Rodeo” Msrjorie Morgan* - “Picnic with mom and dad and brother back in the day. Now just watching fireworks.”
Barbara Clopton* - “BBQ and fireworks” Do you have a recommendation for the “Question of the Week” please send it to Robin at news@eurekaherald. com, or stop by 822 E. River St., Ste 100, in Eureka.
