Last night City employees, Councilmembers, their spouses, and their kids gathered together at the Riley-Jacques Barn for our annual summer employee picnic. This is a view of the barn as you walk up the sidewalk to the east-facing barn doors. The barn was a great place to hold our picnic. Just the right size for a group of 100 or so people.
The picnic this year had a “western” theme to it. We had a horse-drawn wagon give wagon rides through Riley Lake Park.
And the food was very good. It was provided by Ruby’s BBQ of Minneapolis. Outstanding barbecued pork and bratwursts.
Entertainment for the night was provided by Pops Wagner. He’s a western musician-storyteller-trick roper. The kids loved him. He was good clean family fun.
It’s nice that we’re able to have this kind of event with our employees each year. It is a good time to get to meet spouses and kids. It’s not always a fun time to work for city government. On the late afternoon of Tuesday, August 23, however, it was a hoot’n & hollar’n good time.
