Pincher Creek Co-op's 2014 Customer Appreciation Day drew crowds

Co-op staff Dan Sibbald, Owen Sinclair, Jack Donna Cromarty, Mike Harder
Rear-Photo bomber extraordinaire Paula Gorman

Toni Lucas

Pincher Creek Co-op held their annual Customer Appreciation Barbecue at the Farm and Home Centre Friday June 13. "It is a contractor and customer appreciation thing," said Co-op Home and Building Supplies Manger Owen Sinclair. "We thought why don't we try to get everybody in at the same time? Get the customers talking with the people that supply our product first hand."

Ryan Zolmer and his son Sylus
demonstrating Makita tools

Representatives from various companies that supply hardware, lumber and chemical products that Pincher Creek Co-op carries were on hand to explain what products and services they provide. Some of the companies on hand included: Louisiana Grills, Richie Livestock Fountains, Bayer, Brett Young Seeds, Meridian, Taiga, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency, Makita, GF Packaging and Fastening Service, AFA Forest Products Inc., and Prime Fasteners and Tools.

5 year old Mat adds a cookie to his plate before catching up to dad

"It was well put together. The staff has been great, and there was excellent participation from the vendors," said Sinclair who liked that the the large open area never made it feel crowded.

"So far, we've had no rain, so we got pretty lucky," said Co-op Petroleum Manger Dan Sibbald. The staff had planned for rain or shine, with booths and picnic tables set up inside and outside. "It was a pretty good day, everybody seemed pretty happy."