Fraser's Mother's Day prime rib dinner is Sunday
By Norma Brand
The first Fraser
Mother’s Day Prime Rib Dinner was held on
This was the first year
for the event to be advertised with the colorful tulip signs installed on the
back of the Fraser Welcomes You signs. A special thanks went out that year for
the help provided by Linda Beard, her daughter, Sharon Klein, and Steve and
Norma Brand.
In 2008, the planning
committee made improvements. They designated three seating times. This
eliminated the need to wait in a long line for a plate of food. The only change
to the menu was the baked potatoes. Marie Armitage handled the ticket table by
the front door. She hung a clock by the door to keep track of the serving times.
Linda Beard gave each lady a beautiful rose when they arrived.
Marie Green was missing
this year and so were her famous pies. She spent Mother’s Day in the
The year of 2009 was the
“third” year for the fundraiser. Improvements had been made to the kitchen.
Nolan Cochrell was hired to install a new electrical panel on the building and
the old cook stove in the kitchen was replaced.
Janet Kingen became ill
and missed the event. She had been in charge of contacting residents to reserve
their tickets for the dinner. Janet was flown to
Marie Green’s son Steve
and his wife Carol attended the dinner and took dinner home to her and her
daughter Wilma.
Dolores Watson and her
granddaughter Austin Bailey delivered carry out dinners to Clarabell Brown and
her friend Ione Smith.
Linda Beard was in
charge of the ticket table. She handed each lady a long stemmed rose as they
checked in.
Lyle Thornton added a
special touch to the event. He presented his wife Jan and neighbor, Ruth McHone,
with beautiful corsages.
The “fourth” annual
fundraiser event “The Mother’s Day Prime Rib Dinner” will take place again this
Saturday, May 8, at the
This dinner is a great
way to celebrate Mother’s Day and visit with your neighbors. SEE YOU THERE.
The Fraser area has had
a rainy week. Almost three inches of rain had fallen at the Brand Ranch by
Monday, May 3. Monday was also a very windy day, Linda Beard reported their wind
gauge registered 44 miles an hour gusts, but she believes they were stronger
than that. A tree was blown over at Dale and Oreta Stuart’s ranch on
Peggy Ball and Norma
Brand visited with Sharon and Mike McHone on Sunday afternoon. They walked out
into the horse pasture to get acquainted with the newest addition to the Welsh
pony herd. The little filly has been named Midnight Matinee. Ask
There were no birthday or anniversaries in the Fraser Community this week.