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---[Posted by Ed Stocker in JP's Absence]---

Dear Members and Constituents,

With summertime well upon us many of you are likely grilling tonight. Those in the know say that 82% of all households have some form of a grill and this is the time of year most people will use it. There are multiple grill types available to allow the user to select their preferred cooking method. Do you prefer gas or charcoal? Is that propane or natural gas? Briquette or lump charcoal? Built in or portable? Direct heat or indirect? And don’t even get started thinking about smoker style grills unless you have the time to invest.
There are almost as many different grills out there as there are different donuts in a variety pack. But I recently became aware of a new grill designed for tailgating that has me most excited. Its portable, runs on propane, has a standard grill, a griddle and a warming plate. Sounds pretty run of the mill. But this tailgating wonder has a deep fryer built into the middle of the grilling surface. With this setup you could make your own donuts in the parking lot.
But you don’t have to do that today. Jill Daugherty is taking her turn as Donut girl and has dropped off four dozen donuts she had deep fried at LaMar’s this morning. Stop by JP’s office and pick one up.
JP will be back next week to once again inform and delight you.
Ed

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