I always look forward to Friday night, usually for an event or dinner outing with friends or family. This past Friday night was an over-the-top event as a ribbon cutting guest at the Grand Opening of “Little Man Ice Cream” in Greenwood Village at 4940 S. Yosemite St. in the Belleview Square Shopping Center.
The Cherry Creek High School marching band performed at the event and received free ice cream cones for their efforts. A huge crowd of over a 1,000 ice cream fans stood anxiously in line awaiting the opening of the 9th Little Man ice cream shop.
The evening was warm for ice cream; young and old enjoyed the event. Dr. Warren Washington and wife Mary were in attendance, along with Gerri, and me for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Dr. Washington has served under five U.S. Presidents as a foremost climate scientist.
Bob greets Cathy Pepper Neistat, The
Villager’s first ad rep
Loren Martinez, Director of Operations, Bob Sweeney and owner Paul Tamburello
The Cherry Creek High School band entertained those waiting.
It was nostalgic seeing Cathy Pepper Neistat, one of our first, outstanding advertising representatives at The Villager 42 years ago. Along with Cathy were her husband, her daughter, and granddaughter.
And 97-year-old Villager office volunteer Shirley Klotz was present with her friend Cindi Bancroft. It was a magical evening with possibly the largest ribbon cutting crowd in Greenwood Village history.
Little Man features 24 hand-crafted ice cream flavors including vegan and sorbet options along with ice cream pints, pies, and cakes.
Little Man will cater graduation parties, weddings, birthdays, office parties and more. Visit littlemanicecream.com
It was a joyous event and just felt good! We need more ice cream in our lives. It reminds me of those wonderful ice cream fountains in America’s small towns. Congratulations, and a cordial welcome to this new, vibrant local business.
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Saturday night Iran fired 300 missiles into Israel. The “Iron Dome” defense system deflected the missiles with only one girl injured. The night sky was filled with incoming projectiles as residents sought shelters from the deadly attack.
Only time will tell what the Israelites will do in response to the Iranian warning and ongoing threats. The intent was evil and the missiles, without the Iron Dome miracle, could have killed thousands of people and caused major destruction.
Iranian TV showed crowds celebrating the attack chanting, “Death of America.” This is the first attack on the Israel state from inside Iran in modern history. My guess is that Israel will respond with force against nuclear bomb site facilities, oil refineries, and seaports. Israel has never attacked Iran and they didn’t start the war in Gaza. Diplomacy may cool the situation, but it appears that a time-bomb is ticking with Iran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. Maybe the time has come for action since Israel did not cast the first stone. It would be wonderful if everyone in the world could enjoy an ice cream cone in safety and peace on a Friday evening.