FREE transportation has been arranged for our 2^nd annual HOGtoberfest, which is set for 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Cox Bros. BBQ. Bud and Bobby Cox, sons of Meadowlark Hills residents Newton and Ellie Cox, will donate 10% of that day’s proceeds to Meadowlark Hills Foundation in support of the Good Samaritan Fund. In addition to the many menu items, food specials include $2 pulled pork sliders and a sausage sampler platter for $9.99; a hog roast buffet for $12.95 begins at 6 p.m.

The evening hours also will feature a German beer tasting station, live accordion music, courtesy of Bud’s brother-in-law, Rusty Schwerdt, and the finale of the HOG & Kisses Contest. Will Lonnie Baker be the winner? Contestants will be introduced at 6 p.m., with the winner kissing a (baby) hog soon after.

All are invited to attend. If you’d like to enjoy tasty barbecue that day and would like a ride, there’s a plan! Monte Spiller will serve as driver for a lunch group, and one of our transportation team will drive a vehicle at supper time. Those enjoying lunch at Cox Bros. are asked to meet Monte at the main entrance at 11 a.m. If you’ll be having dinner there, please meet your driver at the main entrance at 5 p.m. You should have time to eat and see the hog kissing before returning to Meadowlark Hills.

If you’d like a free ride to HOGtoberfest, please register in the Blue Book.