There are sit-down restaurants too. If, like 20 percent or so of ticket-holders, you have seats on the Club level, you can get into Champions, a steakhouse (I had just a tiny sampling of this food), or Aces, a fish restaurant that holds no surprises, unless you count the signature tempura-fried portobello mushroom, which didn’t impress me. It features a sushi bar organized by Masahuru Morimoto, which guarantees nothing other than that you can get something fancy and pricey.
You are no doubt wondering about the cost. In contrast to the days when the Open featured jaw-dropping prices, they seem less outrageously high now than they are at many sporting events, even a bargain by some standards. A few examples: corned beef, $13.75; pulled pork, $10; grilled chicken sandwich, $9.75; roast chicken on the patio, $26; seared scallops at Aces, $34; ouzo shrimp at the wine bar, $13 (a small plate). The good samosas are $7.50. And so on.
Kiwanis members including Reed will be out at Beck-Kiwanis Park beginning at 8 a.m. Thursday until they finish sometime in the evening, and club members keep cooking as long as the customers keep coming to the event.
The chicken barbecue community event is sponsored by local merchants and other community members. Merchants who have sponsored through the years include Ore-Ida, Red Apple, Kinney & Keele, Sizzler, The Argus Observer and Poole Oil.
Compiled by Cathy Bakernewsclerk@couriernews.comAtkins Elementary and Middle schoolsMonday — Breakfast: breakfast pizza or cereal choices and muffin, milk and fruit juice; lunch line 1: chicken nuggets, mashed potatoes, wheat roll, sliced peaches, fresh fruit and milk.Tuesday — Breakfast: sausage biscuit or cereal choices and cinnamon toast, milk and fruit juice; lunch line 1: beef and cheese nachos, great northern beans, cornbread, pineapple chunks and milk; lunch line 2: chicken quesadilla, great northern beans, cornbread, pineapple chunks and milk.Wednesday — Breakfast: French toast sticks and syrup or cereal choices and muffin, milk and fruit juice; lunch line 1: baked fish shapes, French fries, baked beans, fresh apple wedges and milk; lunch line 2: corndog, French fries, baked beans, fresh apple wedges and milk.Thursday — Breakfast: egg and cheese biscuit or cereal choices and toast, milk and fruit juice; lunch line 1: ground beef and macaroni, peas and carrots, cornmeal roll, frozen fruit bar, fresh fruit and milk; lunch line 2: ham and cheese on wheat, pretzel twists, peas and carrots, frozen fruit bar, fresh fruit and milk.Friday — Breakfast: pancake and sausage on a stick with syrup or cereal choices and raisin biscuit; lunch line 1: chicken and cheese taco, mixed green salad with ranch, sliced pears, marshmallow rice square with milk; lunch line 2: sausage pizza, mixed green salad with ranch, sliced pears, marshmallow rice square with milk.Dardanelle schoolsMonday — Breakfast: doughnut and applesauce; lunch: cheeseburger, sandwich salad cup with mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup, fries and assorted fresh fruits.Tuesday — Breakfast: pancake sausage on a stick and fruit cocktail; lunch: vegetable beef soup, grilled cheese sandwich, carrot sticks, crackers and orange slices.Wednesday — Breakfast: oatmeal muffin square and banana; lunch: taco salad with lettuce and tomato, salsa, seasoned pinto beans, applesauce cake and grapes.Thursday — Breakfast: cheese toast, cereal and apple slices; lunch: baked ham, black-eyed peas, garden salad, wheat roll and pineapple.Friday — Breakfast: pancakes with syrup, sausage and orange juice; lunch: hot dog with mustard and ketchup, Cheetos, baked beans, coleslaw, rosy applesauce and sugar cookie.Russellville schoolsMonday — Nachos with beef, lettuce, tomato and salsa, pinto beans, corn, fresh peach and milk.Tuesday — Sloppy Joes, baked chips, pickle spear, carroteenies with dip, mixed fruit and milk.Wednesday — Chicken parmesan with spaghetti, seasoned green beans, garden salad with ranch, peaches, roll and milk.Thursday — Barbecue chicken, mashed potatoes, baked beans, applesauce, roll and milk.Friday — Pizza, garden salad with ranch, banana half, strawberry ice cream cup and milk.Dover schoolsMonday — Breakfast: cereal and toast or pancake, sausage on a stick, juice and milk; lunch: soft beef taco, pinto beans, salsa, fruit cocktail and milk.Tuesday — Breakfast: cereal and blueberry muffin or biscuit with sausage and egg, juice and milk; lunch: corn dog with mustard, baked beans, raw broccoli with ranch, apple cobbler and milk.Wednesday — Breakfast: cereal and cinnamon toast or breakfast pizza, juice and milk; lunch: cheese pizza, garden salad with ranch, peaches and milk.Thursday — Breakfast: cereal and Pop Tart or biscuit and sausage gravy, juice and milk; lunch: cheese pizza, garden salad with ranch, peaches and milk.Friday — Breakfast: cereal and toast or French toast sticks, juice and milk; lunch (elementary): turkey and cheese on bun, sandwich salad cup with mustard and mayonnaise, pretzels, strawberries and bananas, vanilla wafers and milk; lunch (middle and high): turkey and cheese wrap, pretzels, dill pickle spear, strawberries and bananas, vanilla wafers and milk.Hector schoolsMonday — Corndog, chips, baked beans, mixed fruit and milk; food and salad bar available for grades 7-12.Tuesday — Frito chili pie, corn, cherry cobbler, pineapple and milk; food and salad bar available for grades 7-12.Wednesday — Macaroni and cheese, green beans, cornbread, peaches and milk; food and salad bar available for grades 7-12.Thursday — Burrito, chili, carrots, gelatin with fruit and milk; food and salad bar available for grades 7-12.Friday — Chicken sandwich, chips, pickle, pineapple and milk; food and salad bar available for grades 7-12.Pottsville Elementary SchoolMonday — Breakfast: honey bun and cereal; lunch: beef taco or ham and cheese sandwich, pinto beans, lettuce and tomato, peaches and milk.Tuesday — Breakfast: muffin and cereal; lunch: cheeseburger macaroni or chicken sandwich, green beans, pickle spear, pineapple tidbits and milk.Wednesday — Breakfast: biscuits and gravy; lunch: steak fingers or hot ham and cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, pears and milk.Thursday — Breakfast: toast and jelly with cereal; lunch: cheese pizza or corn dog, salad, corn, applesauce and milk.Friday — Breakfast: breakfast pizza or sausage biscuit; lunch: hamburger or hot dog, fries, lettuce, pickle, fruit bar and milk.Dardanelle Senior Activity CenterMonday — Salisbury steak with brown gravy, smashed potatoes, garden vegetable blend, roll and tropical fruit cup.Tuesday — Swiss steak, stewed potatoes, squash sauté, wheat roll and chocolate and vanilla ice cream cup.Wednesday — Ranch chicken wrap, broccoli and cauliflower salad, baked potato chips and strawberry and banana cup.Pope County Senior Activity CenterMonday — Barbecue ribette or baked fish, macaroni and cheese, green beans, wheat roll and mandarin oranges.Tuesday — Hamburger steak with brown gravy, mashed potatoes, glazed carrots, wheat roll and golden fruit saladWednesday — Baked chicken, rice pilaf, spinach salad, wheat roll and fruited jello with bananas.Thursday — Taco salad, chips, black bean salad, guacamole and bread pudding.Friday — Great northern beans, mixed greens or okra and tomatoes, regular or Mexican cornbread and fruit cocktail.
“We encourage anyone who’s involved in youth activities to come to us for support, and, if they do, to help us fundraise. We meet at noon Wednesdays at TVCC,” Kiwanis Club President Abby Lee said.