Here we are in the midst of winter with sickness and death all around us, and even though the Super Bowl game should temporarily alleviate some of the forces of darkness that makes one wonder if society will ever get back to normal, I just canât ignore the losses of so many friends and acquaintances since COVID-19 veered into all of our lives, affecting everyone in one way or another.
From Lucky Jones to Tom Gagnon to Bob Weisner to attorney Joe Wagnerâs more recent death, I have lost many friends, although not all as a result of COVID. However, the recent death of two former neighbors â Betty and Arnold Browning â has just about pushed me over the edge. You just could not find two better people anywhere.
Halls Chophouse restaurants will send a historic bottle of bourbon on a journey across the state beginning Monday.
A bottle of 25-year Old Rip Van Winkle bourbon will travel between all four Halls Chophouse locations, as a part of the restaurantâs Chophouse for a Cause charity series. The bottle is one of only 710 produced by Pappy Van Winkle, an opportunity company president, Julian Van Winkle calls, a once in a lifetime offering.
Every dollar from every drop goes to Happy Wheels, a nonprofit organization providing toys to hospitalized children across South Carolina.
The one-ounce bourbon pours are $500 and include a hand-etched Halls Glencairn whiskey glass and the opportunity to sign the collectorâs case, which will reside at Halls Chophouse Charleston once the campaign comes to a close. The bottle was donated to Halls Chophouse by Rick Havekost, owner of Micky Finn s.