Southern Standard goes bananas

By JAMES CLARK / Editor for the Southern Standard

Jaylen Smith, 21 months, says he “loves nanas” and enjoys eating one at the fairgrounds ballpark. He is the son of J.B. and Sherri Smith. (Margaret Hobbs photo)

Want to kick off the official start of summer with a free banana split? Then stop by the Southern Standard office between 2 and 4 p.m. Friday to take part in our Going Bananas celebration.

In addition to free ice cream, the Standard isn’t monkeying around when it comes to discount subscription offers. The savings will be close to $16 on the price of a one-year subscription. Six-month and three-month subscriptions will also be discounted.

To provide extra motivation, there will also be registration for a new gas grill, to be given away courtesy of the Standard.

“We figured this would be as good a way as any to kick off the summer,” said Standard general manager Patricia Zechman. “We invite everyone to come visit with us Friday afternoon and enjoy a free banana split.”

In addition to the gas grill giveaway, a number of local businesses are also getting into the banana spirit by offering promotions of their own. Barr’s Furniture, for example, is giving away a swivel rocker while Vogue Shoppe is offering a grandfather clock. Uncle John’s Kitchen is giving away four free all-you-can-eat buffet dinners.

Those are just a few of the participating businesses who have found Going Bananas to be an ap-peal-ing thing to do. For a complete list of participating businesses, see our ad on page 4-C of today’s edition.