Commendation from Governor Riley

Governor Riley invited April and I to the state capitol to recieve a commendation for our buisness. We had several friends and family join us. It was a great time! My nephew Nicholas was given a lapel pin by Governor Riley and that was the topic of discussion the rest of the day. In the pic from left to right in back; , Lauren Cole- Department of Agriculture, Kay Smallwood-Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourism Association, Hugh Ball- Limestone Chamber of Commerce. On front left to right April White, Gov. Riley, Mark White. Any honor or recognition I give credit to many people, including customers and employees. Thank you!

Hello..Well, it's been a while...

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. There have been many things happening that have not allowed me much time for posting. We have added many new locations in the last couple of weeks where you can purchase our Blanco's Chips. Please go by one of these locations and get a bag, it will help us a lot to get the interest sparked. Here are the locations where the chips are available...

1. AlabamaGoods.com Bessemer, AL (256) 566-8720
2. Clements Mini Mart Hwy 72 Athens, AL (256) 729-8663
3. Dependable True Value (April's Dad) 15220 Hwy 43 Russellville, AL (256)
4. Downtown Chevron 109 Madison St. NE Russellville, AL (256) 331-9560
5. Foodland L&S Jefferson St. Athens, AL (256) 232-5530
6. Foodland Hwy 72 Rogersville, AL (256) 247-1805
7. Foodland Hwy 101 Elgin, AL (256) 247-1958
8. Foodland Hwy 72 Killen, AL (256) 757-2002
9. Foodland Darby Drive Florence, AL (256) 767-2227
10.Foodland Huntsville Rd. 404 Huntsville Rd. Florence, AL (256) 766-3067
11.Foodland Muscle Shoals 3001 Woodward Ave. Muscle Shoals, AL (256) 381-7277
12.Foodland Tuscumbia 6425 Woodmont Dr. Tuscumbia, AL (256) 383-9425
13.Foodland Sheffield 502 North Montgomery Ave. Sheffield, AL (256) 383-6940
14.Foodland Ford City 14505 County Line Rd. Muscle Shoals, AL (256) 446-5842
15.Star Market Madison 7950 Hwy 72 West Madison, AL (256) 721-1322
16.Star Market 5 Points 702 Pratt Ave. Huntsville, AL (256) 534-4509
17.Star Market Meridianville 12078 Hwy 231/431 North Meridianville, AL (256) 828-6162
18.Up, Up, & Away 167 South Main St. Arab, AL (256) 931-8787
19.Warren's BP Hwy 72 Rogersville, AL (256) 247-3842
20.West End Outdoors Hwy 72 Athens, AL (256) 233-1633

As always thanks for your support of our "small business"

Mark

The Coach

Move over Golden Flake it looks like the ol' football coach has a new kind of crunch!
Former Alabama Crimson Tide National Championship Coach Gene Stallings has a taste for Blanco's Chips and I am sure excited. Anybody that knows me knows that I was a walk-on kicker with the Tide and one of my greatest disappointments was not being able to play for Coach Stallings. Now that I think about it he probably enjoys my chips a lot more than he would've enjoyed my kicking.

September 27th Event!!

Since we are now open later on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we thought we would take the opportunity to provide some entertainment. This Saturday ,September 27, from 6pm to 7:30pm performing live will be "Linda Speed and the Spanish Guitar" come out for true family friendly entertainment. You can come out and enjoy our outside seating with good food and music. We hope to see you here!

Busiest Day Ever!!

For those of you who came to Tortillas Blanco on Saturday, Thanks! Thanks for your patience, thanks for your smiling faces, thanks for understanding. We had a very challenging situation with the Art on the Square event taking place that day. It was definitely a record for us at the restaurant, all the tables were full and we had about 15-20 people waiting outside without a seat. We appreciate the patience that was required to be a customer on Saturday. The problem was we kept running out of food! There was really no way of knowing what we were facing that day the last couple of years that particular event has not been that big...I guess things change!! The girls did great working in the back to get the food out they really earned their money. For those of you who didn't get to try us out because of the line I apologize and hope that you will come back real soon and give us a try. Remember the new hours on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until 8pm.

8pm

This is the 2nd night we have worked extended hours, so far so good! I felt like we were sort of teasing the people that were some distance from Athens by closing at 6pm. Of course, we have been really trying to increase production at the factory. We have added 2 additional employees to our staff and I look forward to what we are going to accomplish. Tomorrow is the annual Art on The Square event the streets have been blocked off in front of our restaurant. You can still park in the parking lot beside our building please don't hesitate to come by. We will be open tomorrow night until 8pm if you want to come for supper.

Gustav Comes Ashore

As Gustav comes ashore it looks as though most people have gone ahead and taken proper precautions by leaving the Gulf area. I believe the government has done their part to be ready. As the hurricane hits the shore I hope that the damage is minimal to the area. There are people who have stayed (8%-9%) and I scratch my head at the thought. I did hear that 3 people that were under hospital care died during their transport, so there are some situations that pose unique challenges for some people to leave. For the others, I just don't know. There was even a family that were staying in their boat to "tough it out". The guy on the Weather Channel said he spoke to the family and they were staying because the "kids" wanted to!! Sometimes there are people that just can't be helped. Good Luck! The storm has just been downgraded to a Category 2 and the primary concern is the flooding and the test it will present to the levees.