New Years Eve and Shakers Employee of the Week

2007 is winding down and we will be at Hagge's in Mapleton on New Years Eve for the 6th year in a row, a fact that we are very appreciative of. Come in early and stay late. We hope to see you there.

For the past week, no member of the Shakers was named "Employee of the Week". It seems nobody did anything worthy of the award. However, once again, Bud Fontes did finish last in the voting for telling people to come out and see us last Saturday at the Fargo American Legion when we were in fact playing a wedding dance at the Fargo Ramada. Speaking of the Legion, we are pleased to announce we will be playing outside the Legion for their 3rd Thursday event in August. Stay tuned for more details.

Don Miller named Shakers Employee of the Week

In an overwhelming landslide of voting, Donny Miller was named the Shakers Employee of the week ending on December 15. He was granted this award for spending his off day on Sunday, fixing cords and lights and then on Monday bringing a power amp into Marguerites to get fixed. All of this despite having a bad back. It seems the cold weather did not dampen Donny's desire to get the work done. We feel this exemplary effort on his part was above and beyond the call of duty. In his acceptance speech, Donny noted with a tear in his eye, "I would like to thank the rest of my band mates for voting for me and I promise to do everything in my power to show my appreciation and be worthy of this award". We feel he can show his appreciation by setting up and tearing down all of the equipment during the cold weather months. On a side note, Bud Fontes finished last in the balloting.

On Friday, December 7, we are in Wahpeton for a private party. On Saturday, we are back at one of our favorite places, the Roadhouse in Cormorant for one night. Hopefully, it won't snow and the temperature will be above zero! Is that too much to ask for?

For the 6th consecutive year, we will be playing Hagge's in Mapleton on New Years Eve and we are looking forward to it! It is a great place to bring in the new year and Gar and Bev are going all out to make sure you have a good time. No reservations so come in early and stay late.