What Do "Exchange Luncheon" Coffee and a Bicycling Seminar Share?

I read about the "Exchange Luncheon" in a winter issue of The Valleyford Clarion, the monthly newspaper published by Elaine Reisling, owner of On Sacred Grounds Coffee Shop, 12212 E Palouse Hwy, Valleyford, Washington.

Aware that local senior citizens had begun gathering on Thursdays at Elaine's establishment for lunch, and also that many of them share a monthly "Souper Supper" at Valleyford Church across the street, I put two and two together and ~~ came up with the wrong answer.

 "Exchange Luncheon" did not mean 'exchange' of recipes, or pot luck dishes!

When I got around to asking, Elaine explained:

"The Exchange Luncheon is called such because the weekly Exchange arrives. This luncheon morphed from a coffee visit into a 3 course meal (at times -- weekly menu varies.) This week: chips, celery/carrot sticks with side dressing and twice baked potatoes with chili. The price should be $2.75 for 1/2 a potato or $4.00 for a whole potato (2 halves). Reservations recommended since I often sell out. Luncheon begins around noon and continues to around 2 PM."

 

 

Keep abreast of what's happening at the busy corner location in Valleyford. You won't be disappointed, because Elaine is a charming hostess who generates more activities to please customers than anyone you're likely to meet anywhere on the Palouse. Such as a Bicycling Seminar, March 16, 2013, 11:00 a.m., and two special events scheduled in May and June. 

Bruce Hunt, Robert Tate. and Alan Torgerson, author of  his bike book, Killer Bees Strike Canada, will present the free talk. They will discuss the travails, tactics and fun involved in planning a bike trip. Alan's book will be available, too.

If weather permits, the group will meet outdoors. However, Elaine recommends reservations, due to limited space.
Email: onsacredgroundsrising@gmail.com, or phone (509) 747-6294.