Potluck – A Christmas tradition

Jim Roberts

Tevye, the Dairyman, in Fiddler on the Roof said (actually sang) it best:

“Tradition…Tradition.”

Tevye’s village had their traditions and we at PebbleCreek have ours. One of ours is the annual Potluck Dinner on Christmas Day for those who must remain in our community on December 25. For twenty-five years, they know they have a good Christmas dinner to go to on Christmas Day.

This year, 144 residents and guests poured through the doors of the Eagle’s Nest Ballroom to enjoy a veritable feast. Residents had been assigned by our able leader, Susan Fallon, who took over this tradition from Jane Cook, who did a superb job for twenty-three years. Susan is working very hard to fill those big shoes and is doing a fine job.

So, mark it on your calendar. If you will be here with us next Christmas, come join us for a bit of tradition. Watch for Susan’s message to sign-up.

To commemorate the 2018 Christmas Day Potluck Dinner, our local poet has penned the following.

POTLUCK – A CHRISTMAS TRADITION – 2018

Every year on Christmas Day

There are many in PebbleCreek that have to stay

It is sad, you know, but there is no place for them to go

Thus was born the TRADITION of potluck on Christmas Day

2018 was the 25th Anniversary of the potluck dinner

Jane Cook ran them for 23 years, now Susan Fallon runs this winner

This year, we had 144 come through the Eagle’s Nest door

To partake together of the fabulous potluck dinner

The theme this year was “Silver Bells”

Musician Gene Fioretti played the song and we rang our bells

We sang the “12 Days of Christmas” which sounded more like a mess

Our drumming the table on 12 drummers drumming completed our Noels

Few people know the part of our tradition

About collecting money for the “Homeless Youth Connection”

We had cause to cheer since they got hundreds of dollars this year

Tis the season for giving and a part of our TRADITION

Laurie Overson performed her emcee duties well

Her calling the tables to get the food was swell

Especially since she called us soon after singing our tune

Of course, tables called in reverse for dessert was not so swell

As usual, our annual event was magnifique

We had fun and a good dinner and to make our mission complete

We celebrated the birth of Christ who made the ultimate sacrifice

For it is our TRADITION here in PebbleCreek

—Poetry by “Deak of PebbleCreek”, December 25, 2018