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Show OCTOBER 18, 2000 WASATCH COUNTY COURIER _ face | B7 _ The Other End of Heber is JON LAMOREAUX Another major MANAGING EDITOR selling point of the bar is Bob’s Carolina Nuts. Shipped in To say that a bar is a place where everybody knows your name has become a bit cliche, but that is exactly the kind the Other End is, and they like _ it that way. from North Carolina, this interesting concoction is one of the many novelties. Large peanuts are boiled and served either regular or spicy. Cindy, the barmaid, who’s from The Other End has been around for _ North Carolina and won't reveal where o/ years and, though it has been added she gets them from, says this is the upon, moved further from the road, only place in town where you can get and changed ownership, the spirit of _ them. “Nobody sells them out here,” the place has never wavered. You can even ride in on your horse and tie it up out back. How many other places let she boasts. THE OTHER END : Soe you do that? “We just come to shoot the bull and talk,” said Tommy Farr, 77, who, with his. wife Gladys, has been coming to The Other End nearly everyday for almost all of those 57 years. “It’s a pretty nice place.” vies ee Farr is the heart and soul of the joint. He proudly shows off his hall of fame with pictures on the wall of him- 4 self back in his cow herding days. He also mentions that a couple of the — knick-knacks on the walls are from him. His children, however, show no interest in the place. “They all go to church and stuff like that.” There’s also Mabel who swings by day after day for two half cups of coffee claiming that she “can’t drink more than that at a time.” These are the kooky customers that shape the atmosphere of this enduring establishment. With a stage for live bands, an excellent jukebox, some:vid Sunday, -concerts on every other oes for. They have karaoke Fridays and Saturdays, and free pool and music on Tuesdays, not to mention parties celebrating anything they can think of. © Plus, they have a big screen’ T.V. and are thinking about starting a movie night. | : Tommy and Gladys Farr |