Community Notes: The spring rummage sale, the Knights of Columbus breakfast, and a clarification about deviled eggs
St. Adalbert's Spring Rummage Sale will occupy the entire parish hall this Saturday from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m., or until Deacon Wrzesinski declares the remaining items "beyond reasonable pricing," whichever comes first. Volunteers are asked to arrive by 6:15 a.m. to help sort the late donations that always appear in the parking lot Thursday night. Linda Kaczmarek, sale coordinator, reminds donors that the parish can no longer accept upholstered furniture, console televisions, or any appliance requiring an instruction manual that has been lost.
Proceeds benefit the roof repair fund, which Linda notes is "still several rummage sales away from completion, but we're making progress on the north wing."
Breakfast Returns to Upper Dorr
The Knights of Columbus Council 4782 will resume its monthly pancake breakfast this Sunday from 8 a.m. to noon at the Upper Dorr Community Center. The breakfast was suspended in January after the griddle's thermostat failed during the Epiphany service rush. Grand Knight Walter Podeszwa reports the replacement part arrived last Tuesday from a supplier in Kalamazoo, though it was actually ordered from a supplier in Lansing. "It works either way," Walter said.
The menu includes pancakes, sausage links, scrambled eggs, coffee, and juice for $8. Children under six eat for $4. Walter asks that families with more than four children notify him in advance so he can adjust the sausage order.
A Note on Deviled Eggs
Several readers have called to clarify a detail from last week's Community Notes regarding the Lenten fish fry. Mrs. Holcomb wishes it known that she contributed seventeen pounds of potato salad to the March 14 supper, not deviled eggs. The deviled eggs, she reports, were brought by Mrs. Cheryl Lempke, who used a new paprika and received many compliments.
Mrs. Holcomb states that she has not made deviled eggs for a parish function since the 2019 St. Joseph's Day potluck, when the filling "came out too loose" and she vowed not to repeat the attempt. She remains committed to potato salad and, on occasion, a seven-layer salad if the event provides adequate refrigeration.
We regret any confusion regarding the deviled eggs and their origin.
Tamarack Garden Club
The Tamarack Township Garden Club will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the township hall to discuss this year's roadside planting program. Club president Diane Vos will present a proposal to replace the petunias along County Road M-17 with zinnias, which she describes as "more drought-tolerant and less attractive to the deer that have been eating everything since 2021."
Members are asked to bring seed catalogs and opinions about mulch depth. Refreshments will be provided by Sharon Brandywine, who is known for her reliable coffee cake.
The club also reminds residents that the annual plant swap will take place the first Saturday in May in the township hall parking lot, weather and ground conditions permitting.