As I sit at my kitchen counter in Boise, Idaho, reading my emails, I’ve come upon two from Russ’s co-chefs for the Annual Spaghetti Dinner. It’s actually making my heart quite sad for two reasons:
We aren’t there to be putting it all together right now and
Covid-19 wouldn’t let it happen anyway.
Those were the days and being a part of the Spaghetti Dinner, although it made for a l-o-n-g day (and week), was fun and was such a COMMUNITY EFFORT. Thank you again to all the Fire Auxiliary Members and fire fighters and our wonderful community of diners.
If you have a great memories of the event please leave them in a comment section so we can all have a smile and a small walk down memory lane.
2015 Thank You card to all who helped make the event a success
Photos from September 5, 2015
Russ and Mike prepping sausage around 9 a.m.
Sign out on Hwy 108 just above Twain Harte
Diners enjoying their meal; Sue and Chief Larry Crabtree on far side of table
Auxiliary members Sue Crabtree and Cathy Richardson prepping ‘to go’ Parmesan Cheese and salad dressing containers
Auxiliary member Nickie Doss, perky as ever!
Chief assistant cook/chef Mike Welch, stirring the sauce pot –every 5 minutes with his instructor Dale Armstrong
Photos from September 5, 2016
Russ and Mike, adding sausage to each sauce pot
THE COOKING CREW: Fred Coleman, Jim MacDonald, Mike Welch and John Johnson–waiting for their every 5 minute stir job–and offering moral support.
Cassandra Richardson, with ‘take out’ salads
Servers and Diners
One of the gift raffle baskets
The check-in table ‘manned’ by Shaleen Beacom, Linda Clark, Joan Walton and Mary McCracken, all Auxiliary members
Garlic bread assembly line team of Shirley Vierth, Gloria and Nancy
Russ and John, balancing the sauce pots
The serving line: Auxiliary members Mary McCracken, Annie Richardson, Cathy Richardson and Clarene Schupp
Hungry diners
Come and get yer fresh spaghetti dinner here…..
Servers, diners and Santa’s sleigh
Liquid refreshment table
Photos from September 2, 2017
Between 12 – 4 p.m., relief crew of Laurie Wallace and Nickie Doss–official sauce stirrers
End of the dinner….packing up extra ‘for-sale’ sauces
Photos from September 1, 2018
Sauce and pasta crews, Russ Mike, Fred and Joe
Russ’s teammates, Arleen Williams and Ellen Heald, Auxiliary members
Sherry Blake, Auxiliary President and FireFighter Busby’s girlfriend (I apologize for not remembering her name)
Yeah, we pulled it off. Again! Carrie Blake and Blythe Klipple, Auxiliary members
Team Auxiliary, getting the tables are prepped to go out to the bays on Saturday morning.
Salad prep by the Richardson girls: Cassandra, Cady and Cathy
Chefs in Bay #1 – Mike Welch and Joe Peters diligently tending the sauce pots.
Dinner is served!
August 31, 2019, Russ and Blythe’s last hurrah.
Beautiful Cover’s “seconds” heirloom tomatoes. They were a welcome and delicious annual donation.
Thank you all for allowing us to oversee the wonderful Mi Wuk Sugar Pine Fund Annual Spaghetti Dinner for 10 great years and 12 events.
Russ & Blythe, aka 1001 Dalmations, sharing a strand of spaghetti noodle
My husband Russ and I have been full time Mi Wuk residents since 2003 and part time residents since 1987.
Reality says that it's time to move on though and we'll be moving to Boise, Idaho at the end of 2019.
I've been on the MAHA board for 'a long time' and am happy to be there so I can know what's going on in our community.
I've also been on the MWSP Fire Protection District Fire Board since 2016 (or was it 2015?). You can always reach me at blythek@mac.com .
