6th Annual Spaghetti Dinner
Brings Neighbors Together
On Sunday, January 23rd close to 150 Barcrofters gathered at the Community House and
feasted on a home made spaghetti dinner. New 8th Rd. neighbors Helene Stebbins and Ed Foley
along with Gary Mason (Gary and wife Sarah bought the Handy house) decorated the Community House
and created just the right atmosphere for macaroni mania.
Soon after 5pm the House was full
of new and old neighbors breaking bread, drinking wine, soda, and consuming about 11 gallons
of sauce. Long about 5:45 Scott Peterson, of South Wakefield, commandeered the stage to set
up another table for the arriving crowds (good thing we didn't need the stage for entertainment!).
At 6:30 it was apparent that the sauce was running out. Chef Palance used the sauce hot-line to
call neighbor George Khan, owner of Pines of Naples on Columbia Pike, for some more sauce. Generous George offered
us a gallon of his delicious marinara sauce. Ed foley ran out and picked up one more gallon to
replenish the depleting supply.
When 7pm finally came around Howard Deardorff, Bruce Atkinson and
Tom Palance were relieved to have had enough food to feed the entire crowd. Many thanks go to Helene,
Ed and Gary for setting up, the tireless efforts of Howard Deardorff and Bruce Atkinson for making
the kitchen run smoothly, Maureen Locke, Randy and Barbara Swart, and the many neighbors that helped
clean up. Also thanks to the many good people who brought desserts. Thank you to Peg Lefebvre who
collected a record $905 at the door. After expenses $582 will go to the Community House fund!
Mille grazie all.
This page was last revised on: September 15, 2000.
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