<DIV>Paul,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Do you know how many calories are in a shake? Everyday, you would have to eat nothing else. LOL. I don't think they are thinking when they suggested a prize be to eat there everyday. They better keep an AED next to the winner's seat. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best Regards,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Paul Rumelhart <godshatter@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Yeah, I'm kind of wondering what I'll do if I win it. I could go for the <BR>once a week bit, though. It would be a great place to have lunch every <BR>Friday or something. Maybe I could just get a shake every day on the way <BR>home or something.<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>Donovan Arnold wrote:<BR>> Lefty's has the best shakes, and only buffalo burgers in Moscow that I <BR>> know of!<BR>> I would not buy a
lottery ticket out of fear that I would win the free <BR>> food everyday. That could not be a healthy diet. Anyone ever see the <BR>> Family Guy episode where Peter got as much free fast food as he <BR>> wanted, and he had a stroke? That is what I thought of when I read <BR>> that prize. Also, is the prize dependent upon the success of the business?<BR>> Best Regards,<BR>> Donovan<BR>><BR>> */Paul Rumelhart <GODSHATTER@YAHOO.COM>/* wrote:<BR>><BR>> They do have excellent shakes. I'll be buying a raffle ticket or two.<BR>> I hope they find another location.<BR>><BR>> As Keely pointed out, it takes more than just a cookie cutter and a<BR>> bottom line to be a community business. Where else am I going to<BR>> get a<BR>> buffalo burger?<BR>><BR>> Paul<BR>><BR>> Angie Doe wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > *Cut and Pasted in its entirety from an online bulletin.*<BR>>
><BR>> > WHAT? Protest. But the weird, uncommon, positive type.<BR>> ><BR>> > "Save Lefty's"<BR>> ><BR>> > WHERE? Palouse Mall Enterance/Lefty's<BR>> ><BR>> > WHEN? May 2nd, 5pm<BR>> ><BR>> > Come, carry a sign for 5 minutes.<BR>> ><BR>> > Get a free shake!<BR>> > ===============================<BR>> ><BR>> > The details:<BR>> ><BR>> > By now the word is officially out. The Lefty restaurant located<BR>> in the<BR>> > Palouse Mall, the home of the vandalizer (a now famous burger<BR>> eating<BR>> > challenge) and the best shake on the Palouse for many years is<BR>> being<BR>> > forced to close its doors in the mall...<BR>> ><BR>> > The owners of Lefty's originally moved to the area with the<BR>> vision of<BR>> > running a small town restaurant. They bought Eric's Cafe and<BR>> changed<BR>> > the name to Lefty's. Over the
years they have done huge amounts of<BR>> > renovations, repainting, adding lighting, and just recently they<BR>> added<BR>> > booths to make the environment even cozier.<BR>> ><BR>> > Now the Palouse Mall Corporation seems more interested in large<BR>> > corporations than small local businesses. This seems to have in<BR>> part<BR>> > been also responsible for the closure of other small shops, like<BR>> the<BR>> > flower shop, S&P Hobbies, etc. The sad thing is that it is the<BR>> small<BR>> > local places that are really a part of culture.<BR>> ><BR>> > The word on the street is that the mall plans to put in some large<BR>> > corporate pizza joint.<BR>> ><BR>> > Exactly what we need more of in our college town *weary smile*<BR>> ><BR>> > In talking to the owner, Ken, he really wants to keep the<BR>> restaurant<BR>> > going… and he is looking for another
location, but he needs to<BR>> raise<BR>> > some money to help in that transition.<BR>> ><BR>> > There are two ways that you can help out:<BR>> ><BR>> > Come to the Protest. There will be free shakes provided to everyone<BR>> > who participates. There will be fun signs, etc. So come and have a<BR>> > good time. The message of this is to be a positive message of<BR>> helping<BR>> > save the restaurant as a Moscow icon. So, not down with the mall or<BR>> > anything like that. Instead, come and have a good time.<BR>> ><BR>> > Buy a Raffle ticket: In an effort to raise some money to help<BR>> with the<BR>> > search and transition to a new place, Ken is hosting a raffle<BR>> contest.<BR>> ><BR>> > The raffle tickets will cost $10 each, and the prizes are as<BR>> follows:<BR>> ><BR>> > 5 Grand prizes<BR>> > >> 1 year of free food, every day at the new
Lefty's.<BR>> ><BR>> > 10 Second place prizes:<BR>> > >> 1 year of free food, once a week at the new Lefty's<BR>> ><BR>> > 20 3rd Place Prizes:<BR>> > >> $25 gift certificates.<BR>> ><BR>> > The raffle tickets can be purchased either in the Lefty's store<BR>> or in<BR>> > the next couple of days, they will be available for purchase via<BR>> > Paypal at which point the link will be posted.<BR>> ><BR>> > In the unfortunate event that Lefty's is unable to find a new<BR>> > location, the money will be given to the Community Action<BR>> Partnership,<BR>> > Christmas for Kids, or some similar charity.<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> ><BR>> > =======================================================<BR>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<BR>> > serving the
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