North Central Montana Shriners prep for Vidalia onion sales
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Steve Edwards
Left to right, Chinook area Shriners Larry Surber, Bob Sharples, Frank Sharples, Frank Pehrson, Sr. and Frank Billmayer are taking orders for the spring Vidalia Sweet Onion sale. Local orders can be placed by calling 357-2570. The onions are $13 for a 10-pound bag.
Members of the North Central Montana Shrine Club are preparing to receive their usual shipment of three tons of Vidalia onions. The annual sale of the delectable Georgia onion, according to Shrine officials, is their best fundraiser of the year. Onion sale proceeds provide money to help kids, and their families, with travel expenses to the Shriners' Hospital in Spokane.
Henry Tweeten, a Shriner from Havre, has been heading up the regional onion sale since it started about a decade ago. Tweeten said, "We started selling Vidalia onions when some members from Billings, who worked for the railroad...
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