Tim Zontek was a regular at Oliver’s Pourhouse before the pandemic shutdown.
The Mt. Pleasant resident was seated at the bar of the downtown Greensburg eatery on Wednesday, a day after its reopening.
“It’s good to have them reopen,” he said. “They’re good people, and they have the best sandwiches in town.”
Oliver’s will operate with limited hours and a limited menu for now. Current hours are 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Owners Roy and Natalie Bodnar are looking to hire about five more people.
“Right now, with our new staff and our limited staff, we’re trying to find the best way to get back into the swing by limiting the menu to our most popular items, until we get comfortable cooking them and then we can, hopefully, bring back our full menu and full hours of operation,” Roy Bodnar said.
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“In Iraq every friendship is a risk. You never know who might turn you in for something as small as a joke, or an offhand comment. Perhaps it will be your best friend who gets your tongue cut out. Perhaps it will be a colleague at work. Perhaps they don’t want to betray you but the mukhabarat will harm their children otherwise.”
I’m Betty Martin with Martin’s Must Reads and that’s a quote from Gina Wilkinson’s novel
When The Apricots Bloom. Ally Wilson is married to the Australian Deputy Ambassador to Iraq. As the story begins she and her husband have just arrived in Iraq and choose to conceal that Ally is an American who has worked as a journalist. It’s 2002 and American journalists are not permitted in the country. Ally’s mother, who died when she was five, spent time in Iraq and Ally is anxious to learn more about her mother.
Sport by Matt Logue 2nd Feb 2021 11:09 AM Australian NBA star Patty Mills will launch his Indigenous Basketball Australia (IBA) league for the next generation of Indigenous youth this Sunday, with 960 athletes to compete in eight locations across the country. Mills founded the league to provide a participation and success pathway for the next generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youths. The three-time Olympian and NBA champion wants to ensure that Indigenous kids can overcome any challenges or barriers to have a better chance of excelling on the national and international stage. The competition will run across Australia, including Cairns, Logan, Adelaide, Perth, and Dubbo in regional NSW, with the first round of games scheduled to tip-off after the ceremonies.
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Time to get some chocolate and go on a date with a book. The Tempest
[Image description: a collage of 8 books coming out in February 2021 on a pink background] Via Amazon and The Tempest
[Image description: a collage of 8 books coming out in February 2021 on a pink background] Via Amazon and The Tempest
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I don’t know about you, but where I live, this month is all about Valentine (and Galentine)’s Day. Maybe I’ve just been single too long (no such thing), but I think the best date is a blanket and a good book. Books will never leave you… unlike some people.