Olga Daze thanks | Letter

Published 11:09 am Wednesday, July 30, 2014

On July 23, Olga Community Club held its annual Olga Daze – a summer festival of fun for young and old.

It is such fun to see smiles on faces listening to local talent on our new stage and the faces of children in a race for fun. The parents, children, couples and brother and sister in a raw egg race – they were braver than I. The tables of items looking for a few home were just what we needed: recycle, recycle, recycle. For weeks many of us have been remembering the taste of a hot maple bar at the bake sale. Only five batches of dough were made, risen, cut and fried. Each person who looked at our quilt thought of it on their bed. A local grandfather won it. Many people love an auction especially when items are displayed in an artful way to run back and up-bid your neighbor, a great sport for adults.

If you joined the walkers in the big parade to downtown Olga, you were in a parade. The Artworks booth made us realize they ARE coming back – it’s been a long year. We all enjoyed the taste of real beer brats on a special bun, topped with raspberry shortcake. When Olga Daze started we had shortcake with local berries. A glass of beer was nice when enjoyed with live music and friends.

See you next year on July 18. Our new website is www.olgacommunity.org. Check us out for Eastside news.

Steve and Lynn Emmes, Betty Marcum, Jan and Mark Miller, Susan Bently, Paul Groeninger, Carl Burger, Irene O’Neill, Peter Shock, Eirena Birkenfeld