Draught Board '97 Holiday Party a Great Success

This year's annual Holiday Party was held at John and Ann Pyles house, and catered by Gigi CaseEighteen members and guests enjoyed the food, beer, desserts, chocolates, and gift exchange.

There was an abundance of beer, with kegs of beer from John, Harry, Bruce, Bob, and John; a keg of mead from Roger; and a bunch of bottled beers from Thor, Charlie, and others.

After a suitable interval of talk, beer, appetizers, and gadgets, we enjoyed a spectacular dinner of salad, Austrian-style barbecued spare ribs, potatoes au gratin, squash lasagna and dinner rolls. We followed dinner with desserts of chocolate creme puffs, apple cake, and chocolate truffles.

This year's gift exchange was as spirited as ever with the most popular items (bag o' Belgian and box o' Belgian) changing hands many times. As always, glassware was a popular item this year, with glassware items including: four 1996 Anchor Holiday Ale glasses, a six-pack of Pilsner Urquell and two matching glasses, a giant Gordon Biersch mug, a set of four mugs with handles, and others that my feeble mind has forgotten. Many of the participants thought that this year's "lightning round" was much too short at three minutes. But, in the end, everyone seemed happy with their gifts, or with the after-the-bell deals they made.

We would like to thank John and Ann Pyles for generously hosting our annual event. John and Ann's house is perfect for holiday entertaining, and we're thankful for sharing it.

The club also acknowledges the contributions of the Christmas Party Site Selection Committee (John, Harry, and Thor) for their work in evaluating sites and possiblities.

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