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Survivors
HOSS’S HERO
Bobbi Grim
by Bill Campbell
Next year we will celebrate our 25th year at Hoss’s.
In this issue, you will see the faces of some of the folks who have
helped to make twenty-five years in the restaurant industry
possible.
“Whenever folks ask me what I feel is the reason for Hoss’s
success, I always respond that it is our people.”
Recently, Bobbi Grim, Assistant
“I am totally convinced that we have some of the
Manager at Martinsburg Hoss’s,
most dedicated, hard working folks in the world
performed the Heimlich maneuver
working in our company.”
on a gentleman who was choking on
food. Fortunately, the gentleman
When you look at the photos in this issue, you will be able to see some of the folks who
have made Hoss’s their vocation. They have stuck with us through good times and bad.
They are dedicated Hoss family members who enjoy their job and the folks they work with.
They are with us for the long haul.
Many of these folks did not start out to make Hoss’s their future and may be
surprised at how quickly the years have gone and they are still with us. It was just a job;
something they could do until something better came along. Somewhere along the line
during the past ten or twenty years, though, they made a commitment to be a part of the
success of Hoss’s.
The theme for the Years-of-Service Party this year was “Survivor Celebration”. That’s
exactly what these folks are — survivors. John Brown told me that he has been trying for
years to come up with a more appropriate name for this event. He said that he thinks we
inadvertently hit on it this year. I agree. In the future, you will see this event called the
“Survivor Celebration” no matter what the theme turns out to be.
Many thanks to all of those “survivors” who reached their ten and twenty year milestones
this year. We appreciate your dedication and enjoyed celebrating with those of you who
were able to attend.
recovered and is doing fine. Thank
you, Bobbi, for springing into action
to help a guest in need!
Dear Mr. Grim:
I really do not know how to express
so much thankfulness. A person by the
name of Bobbi Grim, who is an
employee at Hoss’s Family Steak
House here in Martinsburg, WVA.
saved my 46 year old only child’s
(son) life at the restaurant. He choked
on food. I ran to the register and asked
another employee to get help. She
went running to the kitchen and before
I could blink my eyes, Bobbi was at
the table with my son and perfomed
the Heimlich procedure! What an act
of God. She saved my son’s life.
Inside:
M&M Recipe Contest Winners . . . . . . . . . . 3
Quarterly Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2007 Years-Of-Service Celebration . . . . 5,6,7
Sudoku . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
My son’s name is Charles (“Utsi”)
Editorial Staff
Editor, Layout & Design:
Kriss Hippo, Stan Snyder
Consultants: Nancy Campbell, Kriss Hippo,
Sandy Swope and Julie Weicht
Wasson. Please do all you can for
Bobbi Grim. I plea.
Yours always thankful,
Joyce Shiflett
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We are pleased to announce the
winners of our M&M’s Mini’s “Mix It
Up A Bit” Dessert Recipe Contest.
The contest was a great success with over
400 recipes received! There were three
winners; one in each of the following
categories: Cake/Cookie, Snack, and Ice
Cream Topping.
The decision was very tough, but winners were chosen based on the following
criteria: a parent/guardian signature,
submitted by a child ages 5-14, M&M’s
Mini’s in the recipe, creativity, and the
ability for our prep chefs to create the
product in our kitchens using the
equipment and tools currently available
to them.
All Hoss’s restaurants served all three
recipes daily starting in the month of
September.
in M&M’s cash, good for their on-line
store. Every child entering the contest will
received a thank you note.
The winning children received a backpack
stuffed with M&M’s goodies and also $200
The winners are:
Nicole from Gettysburg with her recipe for “M&M’s Madness”
Harry from Franklin with his recipe for “Bit of Cake”
Matthew from Schuylkill Haven with his recipe for “Dirty M&M’s”
Nicole
“M&M’s Madness”
Harry
“Bit of Cake”
Matthew
“Dirty M&M’s”
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Our Mission Statement...
W e. the family of Hoss’s, are
dedicated to providing the best
2nd Quarter, 2007
Awards
Golden
Squeegee
Ideas of the
Quarter
Julie Kopp
Bedford
Craig Caravella
Meadville
Change kids’
coloring sheets
so kids can color
them better
Guest
Satisfaction
Sherry Boyer
Huntingdon
I survived Mother’s
Day 2007 mug idea
Tom Winter
Lititz
Have a place on
the portal to submit
ideas
Back of House
Grove City
Back of House
Huntingdon
Back of House
Martinsburg
Back of House
Carlisle
Front of House
Moon Township
Front of House
Shamokin Dam
Front of House
Annville
Front of House
Belle Vernon
Salad/Prep
New Castle
Salad/Prep
Martinsburg
Salad/Prep
Annville
Salad/Prep
Hanover
IFO Growth
Denise Oplinger
Greensburg
Julie Kopp
Bedford
Paul Dodson
Shamokin Dam
Jeff Stephenson
Cranberry
Fred Fuess
Williamsport
Dave Barber
East York
Bill Zinz
Erie
Dave Yeisley,
Mechanicsburg
Janet Golia
Murrysville
Andy Gibbs
Lititz
Allegra Moats
Hummelstown
Tom Woerner
Gettysburg
Stephenie Moist
Lewistown
Steve Stouffer
Elizabethtown
Deb Lehman,
Annville
Hoss’pitality to all of our guests
and employees.
We strive to earn the respect and
loyalty of the family dining market
in every community we serve.
Michelle Bravis
Grove City
Rich Hollingshead
Marzoni’s
Duncansville
Hoss’s
Community
Night Benefits
Burn Victim
A Community Fundraising Night to
2nd Quarter,
2007 Awards
Justin Cowles
Indiana
Laura Gebhard
Moon Township
Justin Clark
Elizabethtown
HOSS’pitality
Recipients
Nicole Englert
Cranberry
Jeff Shaffer
Somerset
Debbie Repko
Duncansville
Kayla Bowen
Williamsport
Derek Starner
Lititz
Stephen
Warrington
Winchester
Kayla Barr
DuBois
Christopher Fitch
East York
Marietta Horst
Chambersburg
Maggie Barth
Erie
Vasilija
Mrakovich
Hummelstown
Sandy Southard
State College
Heather Shay
Mechanicsburg
Sean Shade
Altoona
John Gallo
Meadville
Lynsey Castor
New Castle
Michael Alton
Murrysville
Matt Topole
Greensburg
Josh Pearce
Belle Vernon
Kristine Brunner
Bedford
Bernice Hopple
Carlisle
Laurie Riggs
Shamokin Dam
Tom Lane
Huntingdon
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Quality, Value, Variety, and
Candace Beam
Richland Township
Rebekah Groft
Hanover
Jennifer
Flickenger
Gettysburg
Crystal
Schlesman
Annville
Sarah Dickey
Lionville
Michele English
Grove City
Gary Weiand
Lewistown
Trent Perry
Wheeling
Stephen Johnson
Martinsburg
Corey Krouse
Cressona
Lori Altland
West York
Thomas Weikel
Leesport
Vladimir
VonFisher
Pleasant Hills
James Wittman
St. Marys
Michael Duff
Enola
benefit Kenny Stanton recently was
hosted by Hoss’s Steak and Sea House,
Bedford, and was coordinated by the
Central Bedford Lutheran Parish. A
total of $2,000 was raised, and
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans donated $500 more to assist Stanton with
his medical expenses. Stanton said he
and his family were overwhelmed and
grateful for the support and prayers
he received following an accident in
which he suffered third degree burns
to his hand and arm. He is on a waiting list for insurance, so the money
raised through the Community Night
event will be used to help pay hospital
and ambulance bills. Stanton was
treated at Nason Hospital and West
Penn Burn Center. He was transported
by Robertsdale Ambulance.
The following employees were honored at the 2007 Years-of-Service
Celebration
on Saturday, September 15, 2007.
20-YEAR RECIPIENTS
Sandra Desalve - DuBois; Susan Weis - DuBois; Ellen Korby - Chambersburg; Ronald Cable State College; Connie Swabb - State College; Shawn Riniti - New Castle; Kim Fisher - Shamokin
Dam; Nanci Koch - Shamokin Dam; Jamie Weeder - Shamokin Dam; Carla White - Indiana;
Merrie Slater - Cranberry; Dorothy Deuel - Williamsport; Sharon Foust - Williamsport; Lance
Zimmerman - Williamsport; Barbara Barsovitz-Hines - East York; Del Blalock - East York; Mary
Domer - East York; Janet Urbanick - Erie; Andy Gibbs - Lititz; Pamela Juliano - Marzoni’s Allison
Park; Cheryl Sander - Marzoni’s Allison Park; Dorie Stagno - Marzoni’s Allison Park; Kay Cheskey
- Corporate Office; Tim Schmuck - Central Processing; George Zumsteg - Central Processing;
Penny Harten - Construction
10-YEAR RECIPIENTS
Francis Baronner - Duncansville; Marilyn Scott - Duncansville; Rachel Sovitsky - Duncansville;
Rhonda Burton - DuBois; Cameron Weller - Chambersburg; Jeff Shultz - State College; Chad
Whitehead - State College; Debra Perrin - Bedford; Cathleen Showalter - Bedford; Patricia
McKenzie - Cranberry; Tara Hood - East York; Elizabeth Sprenkle - East York; Steve Herrera Erie; Holly Albert - Mechanicsburg; Amy Walters - Mechanicsburg; Brenda Shreffler - Meadville;
Rhonda Yevcinez - Belle Vernon; Dana Vorkapich - Carlisle; Crystal Pennebaker - Lewistown;
Nicole Pierce - Lewistown; Mindy Wilmer - Martinsburg; Lee Foley - West York; Courtney
Roberts - West York; Mikell Reed - West York; Christine Clouser - Hanover; Joe Cool - Hanover;
Kelly Cool - Hanover; Cynthia Laughman - Hanover; Peggy Moul - Hanover; Stacy Noel Hanover; Kathy Shanebrook - Hanover; Tina Werner - Hanover; Diane McKinney - Corporate
Office; Kent Fleegle - Central Processing
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The 2007-Years-of-Service Celebration was held at the Huntingdon
Country Club on Saturday,
September 15. We celebrated the
dedication of 60 honorees with a
Survivor Themed Party…
In keeping with the survivor
theme, the field of 80 contestants
was narrowed to one soul survivor
with games of Master Mind,
H20 Relay, All Tied Up, Blind
Leading the Blind, Don’t Choquet,
Bridging the Gap, Kamikaze,
and the dreaded food challenge Survivor Smorgasbord. The
competition came down to Steve
Herrera from Erie and Mindy
Wilmer from Martinsburg vying
for the title in the final food
competition.With Gourmet meals
of dill pickles smothered in peanut
butter, sardines, red fish with
mustard, pickle juice, alfalfa
spouts, hot habanera beef jerky,
and baby food, Mindy Wilmer
emerged as the sole survivor by
outwitting, outlasting, and out
playing all other contestants
to take home the Survivor title
and prize.
All of our honorees were
entered into a reverse drawing for
a Pepsi-sponsored Trip to Las
Vegas, Punta Cana, or Cancun,
Mexico! Ironically, Steve Herrera
from Erie was again in the final
two for this prize drawing along
with Joe Cool from Hanover.
After a grueling fight in the
survivor challenge, Steve came out
on top with the victory in the
reverse drawing for the Pepsi Trip!
For more details and pictures go
to www.HossPeople.com
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Location:
Date:
Idea Submitted by:
First Name
Middle Initial Last Name
Detailed Description of Idea:
• Ideas may be submitted at any time.
• Please forward idea(s) to your General Manager, or stamp and mail
to Karen Abraham at the Corporate Office.
• Karen will forward ideas to the appropriate department. To help streamline
this process and eliminate excess paper usage, please do not send additional
copies to other departments. — Thank you!
* You may also complete the form on line at www.HossPeople.com
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Hoss’s Steak and
Sea House was
selected as one
of the 100 Best
Places to Work in
Pennsylvania for
2007!
This
statewide
survey and
a w a r d s
program was
designed to
identify,
recognize and
honor
the
best
places
of
employment
in
Pennsylvania, benefiting the state’s
economy, its workforce and businesses.
The Best Places to Work in PA list is made
up of 100 companies split into two groups:
50 medium-sized companies (25-250
employees)
and
50
large-sized
companies (251 or more employees).
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House has been
named one of the Best Places to Work
in PA in the large category.
Companies from across the state
entered the two-part process to determine
the 100 Best Places to Work in PA. The
first part consisted of evaluating each
nominated company’s workplace policies,
practices, philosophy, systems and
demographics. This part of the process was
worth approximately 25% of the total
evaluation. The second part consisted of an
employee survey to measure the employee
experience. Nearly 20,000 Pennsylvania
employees filled out the survey. This part
of the process was worth approximately
75% of the total evaluation. The combined
scored determined the top companies and
the final ranking.
We will find out our ranking among the
50 “large” organizations at the Awards
Ceremony on Tuesday, November 27th.
Hoss’s Wellness Committee is sponsoring a
Healthy Recipe Contest for all employees to
participate in.
The Wellness Committee is in search of good, healthy recipes
that could be made company-wide. If you have a healthy recipe
that you would like to enter in the contest, please complete the
recipe card and submit to Brenda Oakes, Human Resources
Department, 170 Patchway Road, Duncanville, PA 16635.
All entries’ contents will be researched and checked for
healthy ingredients. Recipes will be chosen based on their
healthy ingredients and will be prepared and tested by the
Wellness Committee. Be sure to submit your name, store
location, and address on the recipe.
Name:_____________________________________________
Address:___________________________________________
Phone: __________________ Cell:____________________
Email: ____________________________________________
Deadline for recipes to be sent in is January 2, 2008.
The Healthiest recipes will be chosen and sorted into
categories. Prizes will be awarded to winners by March 2008.
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by Don Imler, 401K Administrator
Most of us have heard the news that
the Social Security program is floundering and may not be available to us when
we reach retirement age. This is actually
a very scary fact that we must prepare for.
Think about not being able to retire and
needing to work your entire life.
Personally, I am looking forward to
retirement, but I also realize that I will
need about 80% of my current income for
a comfortable retirement.
Are you preparing for your retirement? Are you saving at the rate needed
to live comfortably at retirement? Current
projections show on average you will
need about $1 million in savings. But
with inflation and rising health costs, this
number is sure to increase.
My daughter a few years ago came to
me asking for $2,000. One of her college
professors told her that if she invested
$2,000 now and invested that $2,000
aggressively, at retirement that $2,000
would have turned into $1 million dollars.
Kind of cool, right? Basically, what this
professor was trying to show was the
power of compound interest — $2,000
invested for 45 years would become $1
million dollars. I don’t know if his math
was correct, but it does show a very good
point.
I remember when I got into the 401K
Plan. Money was so tight, but I thought
that I would start with a 1% deduction.
The difference that I saw in net pay was
barely noticeable. Try this: invest 1% of
your gross pay into the 401K and then
every time you get a raise increase your
deduction by at least another 1%. In 10
years, you will look at your balance and
say, “WOW!” In 20 years, you will
SMILE and realize what a smart person
you were back then.
For more information on Hoss’s 401K
Plan, visit http://www.hosspeople.com/
openseason401K.html.
Starting a deduction or increasing
your current deduction is very easy:
Enrolling for the first time?
Contact Sandy Swope at 1-800-6210270 Ext. 3330 for an enrollment booklet.
To increase your deferral percentage:
Complete the form provided below and
mail to Sandy Swope, Hoss’s Corporate
Office, 170 Patchway Road, Duncansville,
PA 16635,
or send via
your store
mailbag.
Hoss’s Steak and Sea House Savings Plan
Elective Deferral Change Form #801613
Participant Name:
_______________________________________________________________________
Social Security Number:
________________________________
****************************************************************************************
Elective Deferral Amount (Pre-tax):
(check one)
Enter the percentage of your earnings you wish to defer on a pre-tax basis. Minimum contribution is 1%.
Maximum contribution is $15,500 during 2007 ($20,500 if age 50 or older). Other plan or legal limits may also apply.
________%
________ defer nothing
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* Return completed form to Sandy Swope, Hoss’s Corporate Office, 170 Patchway Road, Duncansville, PA 16635,
or send via your store mailbag.
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Stop Unsolicited Credit
Card Mailings
Do you know that you
can stop unsolicited
mailings you get
.....from credit card
....companies by
.. .going to
optoutprescreen.com? There is a
simple form to complete once you are
there. You can stop these mailings either
permanently or for 5 years. This saves the
temptation of signing up for more credit
cards!
Win a $50
Gift Card to
JC Penney!
Just complete this puzzle and send to:
Hoss’s Corporate Office
Attn: Rhonda Brown
170 Patchway Road
Duncansville, PA 16635-8431
All qualifying
entries will be
placed in a
drawing and two
winners will be
selected. All entries must be
COMPLETE AND CORRECT in order
to qualify. You must be currently
employed by Hoss’s. Original
newsletter entries ONLY. Answers
and winner for this puzzle will be
in the next issue.
SUDOKU Fill in all
the squares in the grid so that
every row, column, and each of
the nine squares contains all
the digits from one to nine.
Name: ____________________________
Store Location: _____________________
Address: __________________________
__________________________________
Phone #: (______) __________________
Entries must be received by
Friday, November 9, 2007.
WINNER: Congratulations goes to
Jana Heberlig from Chambersburg
Hoss’s and Jessica Fabrizion from
Erie Hoss’s.
Due to the error in the number
sequencing in the last edition, anyone
who submitted a puzzle was eligible
for the drawing!
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