THE WALL WAS TERRY HAPPS IDEA FROM MERTEL'S

WE NOW HAVE A FLOOD WALL WE KEEP ON HAND NEAR OUR DUMPSTERS

FINALLY, ALL THE DEMO WORK IS DONE. MONDAY WE START BUILDING AND ADDING. THE WOMENS ROOM GETS ANOTHER STALL....YIPPE! THE KITCHEN IS GETTING A HUGE ADDITION, WHEN WE REOPEN THERE WILL BE A NEW DINING ROOM WITH ITS OWN ENTRANCE. SOME OF THE THINGS WE WILL BE CHANGING WILL OFFER MORE OF A PUB ATMOSPHERE, THE BIG TV WILL GO IN THE DINING ROOM AND WE WILL BE ADDING MORE PLASMA FLAT SCREENS ON THE PUB SIDE, THINKING ABOUT ADDING VIDEO GAMES, BAGS, GOLF, BOWLING, BUCK HUNTER ETC. .... MIGHT EVEN ADD A SHUFFLE BOARD! ANY WAY WE HOPE TO BE OPEN IN FULL BY THANKSGIVING BUT FOR SURE WILL BE OPEN THE NIGHT BEFORE AS DEWEY OXBURGER WILL BRING IN THE HOLIDAY SEASON FOR US. HERE ARE A FEW DEMO PHOTOS. ONE OF MY LONG TIME FAVORITE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE THE BACKBAR COOLER ADDITION ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL, WE WILL NOW BE ABLE TO HOLD MORE THAN 1600 BOTTLES STOCKEDAND READY TO SERVE, THE BARTENDER WILL NO LONGER NEED TO KEEP RESTOCKING, THE ADDED COOLER WILL GIVE US THE COLDEST BEER IN TOWN BETWEEN 22 AND 28 DEGREES. YES THE COORS LIGHT MOUNTAINS WILL BE BLUE!!!!!!

WE NOW HAVE A BENCHMARK ON THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING SHOWING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF WATER AT 33.79 FEET. HERE ARE MORE PICTURES. WE WILL RE-OPEN BETWEEN HALLOWEEN AND THANKSGIVING.

WE THOUGHT WE WERE IN GOOD SHAPE MONDAY AFTERNOON WHEN THE CREST WAS GOING TO BE 33 FEET WHEN THEY LOWERED IT TO 32.6 FEET, NOT TO SURE IF IT WOULD GET ON MY FLOOR OR NOT? ORIGINALLY I THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD FOR 1 INCH OVER THE OLD RECORD OF 32.05 IN 1982. AS THE RIVER ROSE IT SEEMED AS IF THE FLOOD WOULD NOT TAKE OVER OUR FLOOR BUT AT ABOUT 9PM THE RIVER APROACHED 32.4 FEET YOU COULD SEE IT RISING IN THE FLOOR SINKS. AT 11 PM THE FLOOD TOOK OUR FLOOR BECAUSE OF THE SEWER BACK UP. AT 32.8 FEET, MORE THAN 8 INCHES ABOVE THE OLD FLOOD RECORD AT ALMOST 2 FEET OVER THE RECORD. IN 1982 THE WATER WAS OVER A FOOT ON THIS FLOOR. YOU CAN FIND MORE OF THE OLDER FLOOD PICTURES ON THIS WEB SITE.

FRIDAY NIGHT THE CRAIGS TIL MIDNIGHT ON PATIO - NO COVER
SATURDAY NIGHT SAY LITTLE UNCLE- TIL MIDNIGHT ON PATIO NO COVER
SUNDAY COUNTRY MUSIC 4 TIL 7
THEN 8 TIL MIDNIGHT DEWEY OXBURGER ON PATIO, $5 COVER INCLUDES FOOD. PULLED PORK AND RIBLETS

THE DINNER


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THE BUS

JAGER BOMBS 20 AT A TIME PLEASE?


THE END

WE WERE READY BUT HAPPY IT DID NOT RAIN AS MUCH AS PREDICTED!
WATCHING THE RIVER RISE

BOAT GOING DOWN THE ROAD

EAST OF WATERSTREET PUB

HARLEY AND ZACK THIS MORNING

HENRY DECIDES ITS TIME FOR A BEER

POWER PLANT

ANY ONE MISSING A TREE?


THE FLOOD ON THE ILLINOIS WAS NOT NEAR AS BAD AS THEY EXPECTED.

HENRY FINDS A PROBLEM, WHAT A WATCH DOG!

HERE COMES THE FLOOD

PROBLEMS NORTH OF TRACKS

CLEAN UP SUNDAY MORNING


HENRY INSPECTS THE DAMMAGE


THE PHOTOGRAPHER

SUNDAY AUG 19 WE HAD A HUGE WATERFALL ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER. IN THIS PART OF TOWN THE SANITATION SEWER AND STORM SEWER MERGE

LEFT TO RIGHT BRANDI JESTER AUTUM SECOND PICTURE IS THE WHOLE CREW, GOD HELP US.

BROOKE WORKS TUES AND SUNDAY NIGHTS AND SAT DAYS

JESSICA BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT SHE HAS BEEN WORKING HERE FOR MONTHS AND NOT ON MY WEB SITE, HERE SHE IS WED AND FRI NIGHT.

WE ARE NOW HAVING LIVE ENTERTAINMENT IN PERU ILLINOIS BANDS AND MUSIC ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS ON THE HISTORIC ILLINOIS RIVER 5 MILES FROM GRAND BEAR LODGE UTICA ILLINOIS AND STARVED ROCK LODGE UTICA ILLINOIS.

JEROME STANDS AN EGG ON ITS END TODAY THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING. IT IS SAID THAT THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING AND THE FIRST DAY OF FALL YOU CAN STAND AN EGG ON ITS END.