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VOLUME 22 ▪ ISSUE 12

DECEMBER 2015

Cannonsburg Chronicle

Your home for news, information & stories about the Village of Cannonsburg

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT THE

VILLAGE IN DECEMBER

Nov. 30 Christmas Tree Lighting

Ceremony at 6:00 pm

Dec. 3 Eastern European Trip

introduction meeting at

Cannonsburg Ski Lodge

Dec. 1-15 Holiday Bacon Pre-Order

Promotion (FREE Holiday

Bacon T-Shirt)

Dec. 24 Ice Candles adorn the

village streets starting 6pm

This is our favorite time of the year around Cannonsburg. It’s a time

when we have the opportunity to see friends and families gather

together to enjoy each other’s company. We hope that all of you

have been blessed with a great year of special memories. When we

look back at this year it is filled with many exciting changes around

the village that we hope you have been able to see. With the

addition of the Cannonsburg Trail extension, the paved Honey Creek

Inn parking lot, the new parking lot and park and many other

happenings in the village, we can truly say it has been special year

for us. More than those cosmetic changes, though, what has made

this year special is all of you. Without the support from each and

every one of you, Cannonsburg would not be the community it is

today. Thank you to all of you and we wish each of you a safe and

enjoyable holiday season. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

The ice candles are truly a beautiful spectacle to

see. There origin can be traced back to old

Scandinavia where they would place a similar

type of ice candle outside of each house so that

St. Nicholas would be able to find each house!

Our candles will be lit Christmas Eve around 6

pm and will stay lit through Christmas morning so

that Santa can find his way to the village. We

hope you can stop on through the village either

at the beginning or end of your Christmas Eve

celebrations! (Candles are lit and stay lit weather permitting)

THE VILLAGE IS

HEADED TO

EASTERN EUROPE!

Next October, Don and

friends will be taking a trip

to explore Eastern Europe.

Learn more during the next

informational meeting.

WHEN: Dec. 3rd

WHERE: Cannonsburg Ski Area (main lodge)

TIME: 6:30 PM

Free Refreshments and Hors

d'oeuvre will be served.

CHRISTMAS EVE ICE CANDLES IN THE VILLAGE

Want to join us?

2015 Holiday Hours Honey Creek Inn:

Closed Dec. 24, 25, 31 & Jan. 1

Grist Mill & Bottleshop: Closed Dec. 25; Dec. 31 @ 8:00

FREE T-Shirts Pre-Order 4 lbs (2 - 2 lb. sealed packages)

of Holiday Bacon and receive a FREE

Holiday Bacon T-shirt

Order from December 1st thru 15th

for order pickup anytime after Dec. 21st

Bring in the filled out order form on the next page to the Grist Mill Cashier or call to order.

Butcher’s Block The

The Holiday Season is here and for the Grist Mill

that means helping you with all of those special

meals and parties throughout the rest of the

year. For starters, this year we will be offering

you a superior spiral ham from John Morrell.

These hams are hardwood smoked and are

known for being the juiciest and tastiest hams

you can purchase. These hams will be on sale

all month long for $3.29/lb. Along with these

hams we will be offering our traditional Standing

Rib Roasts (both bone-in & boneless) which are

both Chairman’s Reserve Premium Choice. In

addition, we will be fully stocked with our fa-

mous Grist Mill Made Kielbasa, Holiday Kielbasa

and smoked Kielbasa all December long.

In charge of bring a side, dessert or appetizers

for your holiday meal or party? We have you

covered from our large variety of deli salads to

our handmade pastries and desserts. Also,

don’t forget that we offer party trays. Everything

from a regular meat and cheese tray to

“Special” holiday trays including our own

smoked meats. Call us or stop in today for any

questions or to place an order!

Gas ▪ Grocery ▪ Deli ▪ Bakery ▪ Fresh Meats

Smokehouse ▪ Breakfast ▪ Catering

Here for all of your holiday needs!

Great deals on seasonal craft beers, wines & spirits throughout December!

PLUS GREAT GIFT IDEAS

New 2nd edition Growlers, Honey Creek Inn pint glasses and new Village apparel.

CHRISTMAS HAM

Craft Beer ■ Wine ■ Spirits ■

Village Novelties ■ Village Apparel

■ And More

JOHN

MORRELL Bone-In

Spiral Hams …………….

$3.29/lb.

Call us to

Pre-order

616-874-6200

ORDER FORM Fill out this order form and bring it in to pre-order your 4 lbs. of bacon

Name:_______________________________

Phone Number: ______________________

Email:________________________________

T-Shirt Size: S M L XL 2XL

Check the box if you

would like to receive our

e-newsletter and other

email promotions.

Must pre-order by 12/15/15

Return this form to Grist Mill Cashier

CANNONSBURG VILLAGE

GROWLERS

Holiday Sale!

Receive a $15 Cannonsburg Village

Gift Certificate that can be used

towards a growler fill at the Honey

Creek Inn with every purchase

(offer valid thru 12/31/15).

Choose from 5 unique handles.

Available in brown or green bottles.

to make a home cooked meal! Between prepar-

ing for holiday parties, Christmas shopping and en-

tertaining friends and family, there never seems to

be any time to sit down and relax during Decem-

ber. We would like to change that for at least one

meal during the next month for you. Come on over

to Cannonsburg, take a deep breath and relax for

a moment at the HCI. Stop in on Wednesday eve-

ning to enjoy our new Fish and Chips dinner special

or take a day trip to the village to enjoy one of our

new menu items like our Double Moose Mussels or

our Kurly’s Klub. Last but not least, don’t forget

about our weekend dinner specials for December

where we will be highlighting Holiday food from

around the world each weekend throughout the

month. We hope to see you once or twice before

the clock strikes midnight on the 31st!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us

at the Honey Creek Inn.

- Chef Michael Alexander

December 4th & 5th France

Beef Bourguignon Puff Pastry - Beef Bourguignon is a

traditional French stew that uses bacon fat to brown

beef that is then stewed in Burgundy wine and beef

broth, all filled into casserole dishes and cooked to a

golden brown.

Coquilles Saint-Jacques - Traditionally a starter

course we turned this scallop, mushroom, and Gru-

yere bit of heaven into an entrée by plating it over

Chateau Potatoes, Asparagus, and a Foie Gras Gas-

trique.

December 11th & 12th Latin America

Pavo - Succulent roasted turkey breast glazed in

Mole Pablano. Our mole takes two days to make

and uses three different types of chilis, Ibarra choco-

late, and a list of about twenty other ingredients. It is

a little spicy and very deep in flavor.

Bacalao - There are many different recipes for this all

over the Spanish speaking world from South America

to Spain. It is a salted Cod stew served with pota-

toes, almonds, Manzanilla olives, Guindilla chile, and

pimentos del piquillo. My version is a little thicker,

more like a hash.

December 18th & 19th Japan Ponzu Duck - A light citrus glazed duck breast served

with grated Daikon Oroshi and Hari scallions.

HCFC - In Japan Kentucky Fried Chicken is the num-

ber one Christmas dish. Yes, I said it, KFC. They order

their Christmas dinner up to three months in ad-

vance! Since I do not know the Colonel’s Secret

Recipe, we are making the Honey Creek’s Fried

Chicken Recipe. Boneless marinated chicken thighs

fried in 12 herbs and spices (one more than those

other guys).

December 26th Jamaica Curry Goat - A very traditional dish in this region.

Cubed goat stewed in yellow curry and spiced up

with Scotch Bonnet peppers, and served over white

rice.

Curry Lobster - Fresh grilled lobster tail laced with red

curry, tomato, and scallion. Served over white rice.

Tis’ the season to be

merry! Or at least so busy

that it is hard to find time

An Irish Pub Under Polish Management

“Serving The Best American Midwest Steak” Chairman’s Reserve Premium Choice Beef

Dinner Hour Begins at 5:00 p.m.

Specials are in limited quantity. No Reservations! MONDAY – Roasted Chicken Dinner - $8.95 (2pc.) Marinated and herb rubbed, slow roasted Chicken,

served with mashed potato and chicken gravy,

seasonal vegetables, a salad and roll.

TUESDAY – London Broil - $10.95 A Honey Creek Favorite! Marinated flank steak char-

broiled and served medium rare and served with our

house salad, roll, potato and seasonal vegetables.

WEDNESDAY – Fish and Chips - $9.95 Lake Perch with a light bread crumb crust, fried to a

golden brown and served with fries, coleslaw, lemon,

and house tartar.

THURSDAY – Famous Rib & Brisket Dinner - $18.99 ½ Rack of Ribs & Brisket served with Honeyed Sweet

potatoes, Creamed Corn, Johnny Cake and Cole-

slaw.

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DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS Dec. 6 Helen Jacobs

Dec. 7 Lisa McDaniel

Dec. 15 Brandon Wolterstorff

Dec. 22 Christina Knottnerus

Dec. 23 Paul Tucker

Dec. 24 Mallory Kramer

Dec. 29 Alexandria Rewa

Dec. 31 David Bahle

Honey Creek Inn 616.874.7849

Mon. - Thurs. 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.

(Kitchen Closes at 10:00 p.m.)

Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. - 12 a.m.

(Kitchen Closes at 10:30 p.m.)

Sunday - Noon to 6 p.m.

Cannonsburg Bottleshop

616.874.5237

Mon. - Thurs. Noon - 9 p.m.

Friday Noon - 10 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sunday Noon - 9 p.m.

Grist Mill Market & Deli 616.874.6200

Mon. - Fri. 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Sat. & Sun 7 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Breakfast:

Mon. - Fri. 6:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Sat. - Sun. 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Merry

Christmas!

Days to Celebrate in December