Bill's Retiring

If anyone sees this guy wish him well. As of December 26th he will be retired. We wish you the best of luck in the future. Enjoy your time with family and friends!!

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

For those of you who missed the Christmas Party, it was a lot of fun. The food was excellent and there were even those few brave souls who ventured out onto the dance floor. There were a couple songs picked out special for a couple people and they got out there on the dance floor and gave us a show! We had some wonderful prize give a ways. The lucky recepients for the prizes were:

Josh Haynes - car detail kit
Mike Williamson - game basket
Deb Coulter - gift card for Speedway
Jeremy Blackwell - Avon gift basket
Bill Hutchins - Dominos gift certificates
Jon Coulter - Bowling gift certificates
Erik Smith - Dinner & Movie gift basket
Todd Vance - Tupperware gift basket
Mike Belgiorno - Bennigans gift card
Geoff Johnson - Pastabilities gift card
Angie Lambert - 1 day of vacation
Rich Kerns - 1 day of vacation
Jeremy Wren - 1 day of vacation
Dave Berndt - 1 week of vacation

Hope next year we have a better turn out. The weather played a major role in the attendance. But we still had a great time and good food and fellowship!

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Christmas Party 2007 - Pictures

Getting Ready for the Holidays

For some the holidays bring sadness, others it brings much happiness. Food is an enormous issue for a lot of people during the holidays. This is a healthy recipe for pumpkin pie for those of you who are trying to be health conscious during the holidays.

Recipes

We had a few people ask for the recipe for the Taco salad that Steve brought to the last potluck. Below is the recipe.

Taco Salad:

1 1/2 lbs hamburger
1 pack taco seasoning
1 bag taco doritos
1 bag shredded taco cheese
1 bag salad mix
1 bottle western dressing

Cook hamburger and add taco seasoning according to packet. Add bag of salad, cheese and dressing. Then mash bag of doritos and add them. Put in large bowl and shake until well coated. Serve immediately before it becomes soggy.

October Potluck

Christmas Party 2007

Well, We have a date set for your Christmas Party. And a location!! We are going to be going to The Decatur Conference Center & Hotel on Saturday December 8, 2007. Appetizers will be served at 6:30 and Dinner will be served at 7:30. There are going to be great give aways and an optional gift exchange as well as some other activities. The Hotel has also blocked off a group of rooms if anyone does not want to drink and drive home, they are offering a discounted rate of $59 per room (minus taxes). There is going to be good food, fun and fellowship! Please try to attend!

October Potluck

We are going to be having a POTLUCK on Friday October 26, 2oo7.. the theme for this one is Chili recipes... anything having to do with chili dishes.. or spooky desserts. There are some great recipes out there for fun and easy recipes for dishes and desserts.

Christmas Party 2007

Our Christmas Party for 2007 is in the works. There are going to be a lot more fun and exciting things happening this year. I hope each person that is not working is going to try to make it this year. We have great food, great fun and great give-aways!

CPR TRAINING CLASS

We had one successful CPR class in September and are planning on having another one sometime in the month of October. Tom Logue and Marjie Danison do a great job of teaching the class. ATS will pay the certification fee for their employees, and will only charge $7.00 for family members of ATS employees.

United Way Fundraiser 2007

The Theme of this years Fundraising Event is called Road Tripp'n.. On Our Way to 100K. There are many ways to contribute.

You can contribute by ordering a Cookbook compiled from recipes that ATS employees contributed.

There is going to be a Silent Auction with ebay style bidding that will begin on October 8, 2007. There will be a variety of items being auctioned off. Or if you wish, you can just fill out a contribution card and have the money taken directly out of your pay - PRE TAX! Keep checking the ATS webpage to see all the exciting things going on. There are a variety of prizes you can win by just contributing. They are:

United Way Fundraiser Prize Give-a-ways 2007

The United Way will have its kickoff on September 28, 2007. Here is a preview of the prizes giving this year for your entries. Good luck!

And The Winner is....

Strawberry Yogurt Pie made by Paula McCoy