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(Editor’s Note: Each week,The Herald poses a “Question of the Week” on their facebook page with many responding. Comments made on the posts, may or may not be factual in nature and are to be noted as that person’s comment only.)
Each week The Herald will ask a random question, both on the opinion page of the weekly paper and on The Eureka Herald Facebook © page. Responses should be mailed to PO Box 590, Eureka, KS 67045, e-mailed to news@eurekaherald. com with “Coffee Shop Talk” in the subject; dropped off at our office, 822 E. River, in Eureka or made on The Eureka Herald’s Facebook© page.
The “Question of the Week” for last week was: “If you were gifted $500 today, how would you spend it?”
Following are the responses: Erika Lee-Ann Whittaker* - “I’d buy Christmas with it.”
Brenda L Burt* - “Take my car to the shop to see what I needed to get it running again so I can work. Being stuck at home isn’t getting the bills paid.”
Dalton Farr* - “Work on my truck” Donna Satterfield Drake* - “Hope it will cover property taxes” Judd Schouten* - “Put it all on red” Marvin Wheat II* - “Texas Roadhouse dinner with my love and save the rest for vacation” Dalton Farr* - “Get me a car” Ellie Elsen* - “towards painting my house inside.”
Carolyn Daniel Connolly Damron* - “Get car” Janet Henry* - “Put it towards my sons funeral.”
Kala Chastain* - “I would get my kids Christmas!!!”
Jennifer Best* - “I would regift it” Susan Epperson* - “Take my kids and grandkids to dinner. Leave waitress a nice tip.”
Jennifer Lewis* - “Christmas for my kids and husband” Rachael Hatfield* - “I would use it to further my education as I need to pay out of pocket for a class at the moment and can’t afford it.”
Bryson T. Higbee-Wegner* - “Give my mom a good Christmas, she deserves that and more!”
Diana Sutton* - “I could find some way to spend it on the kiddos at school.”
Brandy R Craig* - “I would let each of my kids/ foster kids pick a name off the angel tree” Lisa Kropf* - “Have a BIG dinner for the community” Shannon Draper Wools* - “Tithe off of it and bless someone else with the rest.”
Merry Barrentine* “Bills, Thanksgiving meal.”
Deborah Norris* - “Work on my house” Buddy Stitt* - “Milk and a bigger bowl for my cereal” Amber Richey* - “Spending it on Christmas” Chris Hansel* - “Spend it on new back tires, and booze.”
Keisha Kisling* - “Pay bills!”
Steve Brown* - “I would see if there were a lifetime Eureka Herald subscription. (Autocorrect told me to use were instead of was or is. English teachers out there, voice your opinion.)” Arlene LaQuey Brown* - “I wouldn’t. It would go straight into savings.”
Christina Harris-Ryan* - “Bless someone who may be struggling this time of year” Stephanie Amber Eaton- Cash* - “Use it to provide Christmas for my children” Tami J. Hart-Jackson* “I would re-gift it!”
Maribon M Rebalde* “Pocket it” Kim Fogle* - “I would save it. Too many unknowns regarding finances these days.”
Jeanna Dunn* - “I would get some gifts for a few people that desperately needs it” Crissa Johnson* - “Pay off the propane bill and get new tires” Patricia N Richard Soule* - “I would give to Anna Maria Fouad who fosters, rescues and rehomes animals to help with those expenses in doing so” Beverly Noland* - “I would divide it and pass it along to others who need it more than me.”
Patricia N Richard Soule* - “Richard says on LoMar Loaded Fries” Margie Reaves* - “I would by a stone for my husband grave.”
Deanna J. McDonald* - “I would spend it on the Emprise Bank Secret Santa program that helped me so much when my kids were little.”
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Brandon Escareno • Insured Rochelle Denner* - “Give to someone that really needs it.”
Susan Richling* - “Donate to a charity!”
Clay Crisswell* - “Pay school lunches for kids” Glenda Goodwin* - “I would fix my dkdjhfd car. That is the price I was quoted today.”
Sherri Smith Schaffer* “Give to a animal shelter or rescue.....and buy groceries for those less fortunate.”
Gina Odell* - “Donate to the food bank.”
Daniel Sickler* - “I don’t know ask my wife she tells me how we are gonna spend our money. It’s just better that way.”
Janna Sill* - “Pay for stump removal” Patty Voth* - “I would go to the Dollar Tree and spend the $500” Patty Voth* - “Dan said he would spend it on his Jeep” Rodger Kraft* - “Pay some bills.”
Matthew Wilson* - “495 tacos.”
Chris Hansel* - “Matthew Wilson, truth !”
Amanda Sill Page* “Donate to Beauties and Beasts animal rescue, Wichita Children’s home, and ICT Street Team.”
ROb Beatty* - “Harley/ Jeep parts” Chris Hansel* - “ROb Beatty, truth” Do you have recommendation for the “Question of the Week” please send it to Robin at news@eurekaherald. com, or stop by 822 E. River St., Ste 100.
