Main Street Vet collected a heap of canned goods during their Thanksgiving promotion, which will be donated to The Caring Place. Pictured here are (front) Debbie Howard with daughter, Presley, and Veterinary Assistant Michele Hoopengardner and (back) Dr. James Williams holding Tess, Jamie Williams, and Wyatt Howard holding Dharma. photo by d. yost

Where in the Sam Hill is Momma? KaBOOM! Shoot Fire! Momma’s out in the woods behind the barn and trust me... She ain’t makin’ Christmas wreaths! She’s flat up to No Good foolin’ with that White Lightnin’ still! Well don’t just stand there lookin’ the fool! Help me find Momma! She’s flat lost her Ever Livin’ Mind! I’m talkin’ a mad mule has done kicked her smack dab in the head and rattled her teeth! She’s been out there makin’ White Lightnin’ non-STOP! Cases and cases of it! She thinks since Andy Oller is movin’ Madison Produce Company into a larger space in downtown Madison, he’ll have room to sell Momma’s Special White Lightnin’! Honey she’s even designed a logo and tagline: Momma’s White Lightnin’ Will Slap You Into Next Week & Beyond or Your Money Back! Talk ‘bout time travel!
That’s right y’all! Madison Produce is flat movin’ from the space it now occupies next to the Morgan County Courthouse into a brand spankin’ new space at 132 East Washington Street where Antique Sweets used to be! Perf! OK so that means Andy’s gonna have much more space to add new products to its offerings of fresh produce, fruits, honey, wonderful candles and candies! I’ve been buggin’ Andy for ages to sell yummy specialty pastas and rices and such! Yay! Hey and Andy’s got lots more plans up his sleeves but he won’t let me tell it! OK so Andy, his family and friends are gonna start movin’ Christmas Eve and he hopes to reopen in the new space as quick as he can in January! In the meantime, y’all keep shoppin’ local at Madison Produce this Holiday season! Love it!
Rinnnnng! Ring-Ring! Rinnnng! Hello! What the? OK! I’ll be right over! Y’all come on with me! We’ve gotta head over to Main Street Vet located at 795 North Main Street in Madison ‘cause Jamie Williams wants me to see all the canned food they collected durin’ their fab Thanksgivin’ promotion, which of course they advertised in this here local newspaper! Anyhow they collected a heap of canned goods durin’ November ‘cause they waived the $35 exam fees for clients who brought in canned goods! All the donations are goin’ to The Caring Place! Plus they’re workin’ on their new bordin’ space for cats and dogs! I can’t wait! It should be open and ready in just a matter of a few weeks! OK so y’all take your wonderful animals out there for some of their fantastic holiday specials! Petey the Poodle flat can’t wait!
TONIGHT! It’s Girls Night Out! Paulette Long of Meiere House Antiques on South Main in Madison wanted me to let all y’all know they are havin’ a Girls Night Out TONIGHT, Thursday, Dec.15 from 5 p.m. til 7:30 p.m.! OK y’all! Here’s the deal! Morgan County’s very own Mitzi Prochnow, who owns the famous and oh-so-chic Mitzi & Romano boutique in Virginia Highlands area of Atlanta, is bringin’ some of her high fashion jewelry over and honey it’s gonna be 50 percent OFF! Yes! You heard me right! Plus Meiere House’s Flax brand is gonna be 40 percent OFF! What the! Honey, Momma’s bringin’ the White Lightnin’! Watch out!
The Caboose in beautiful small-but-special Rutledge is hostin’ its first ever Mother-Daughter Tea this Saturday, Dec. 17! Linens, china and traditional tea room fare will set the atmosphere! It’s all true! Honey, Joellen Artz of LilyBeth’s gave me all the scoop and nothin’ but! OK, so there are two sittings: 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.! Y’all call the Caboose at 706-557-9020 for reservations! I can’t wait!
Relax y’all! When you pop into Pure Bliss Spa and Shop to shop local this season you can enter to win a monthly massage or facial for the entire year in 2012! All you’ve gotta do is buy a gift certificate for any hour service or spend $100 or more and you’ll be entered into the pot to win, win, win! Wow!
Outta Space. Outta time! Ding dang and I had sooooo much more buzz to tell, but it’ll just have to wait til next week! OK y’all! You know what to do: SHOP LOCAL! And, don’t forget: Nobody does local better than the Morgan County Citizen! Y’all advertise local too ‘cause there is flat no other advertisin’ vehicle that comes close to our 70 percent market penetration! Wow! Plus we get more than 50,000 visits on our Web site every single month! Call us today to advertise in our fab Christmas Edition next week! Y’all be sweet now!

Printed in the December 15, 2011 edition