The INDEPENDENT, April 5, 2007
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Business Notes
Family members collaborate in opening Stuck’s Diner in Banks
milk shakes may already be
available, as plans called for
those by the end of this week.
Stuck’s Diner is open 6:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day ex-
Amy and Sue Stuck serve up warm smiles with good food.
Warning: writer about to pun.
If you are ‘stuck’ trying to figure
out what to eat, try Stuck’s Din-
er. Okay, pun done.
Stuck’s Diner has been open
on Banks’ Main Street since
February 21. It’s only the first
part of April and the diner al-
ready has groups of regulars.
The reason – good food, good
prices, friendly service.
Sue Stuck and Amy Stuck
(niece and aunt, respectively)
have worked together in
restaurants before, with Sue
cooking and Amy waitressing.
Sue has been cooking since
she was about 16 years old and
last worked at Beaverton Bak-
ery (yes, you’ll find some of
their baked goods here). Sue
and Amy knew they wanted to
open a restaurant together and
were looking for the right loca-
tion when they came across
what had been Maddie Kay’s in
Banks. The owner was very ac-
commodating and Stuck’s Din-
er was born.
You can find breakfast,
served all day, lunch, and din-
ner at Stuck’s Diner. The menu
includes all your favorite break-
fast items, plus burgers, sand-
wiches, dinner specials, salads
and pies. Catering is available
and you can call ahead if you
want your community group or
organization to meet there.
There is also a community
board set up for local postings.
Sue and Amy really like the
sense of community in Banks,
“People here have been really
great to us. There are already a
lot of regular customers and we
have great employees (Kristina
and Heather) and even a cou-
ple of local students (Scott and
James) working with us here,”
said Sue. The Stucks have
been working with Banks High
School transition specialist
Debbie Headrick and, as a re-
sult, one of the first two stu-
dents who came to work at the
diner has been hired as a regu-
lar employee.
Future plans call for more
dinner specials. Ice cream and
Council approves liquor licenses
From page 1
• approved OLCC liquor li-
cense renewals (with Councilor
Randy Parrow abstaining) for
Buckhorn Restaurant & Pub,
Lyon’s Den Pub & Eatery,
Bridge Street Mini Mart, New
Hong Kong Restaurant, Ver-
nonia Sentry Market, and
Cedar Side Inn;
• approved a request by the
Vernonia Community Learning
Center to partner with Experi-
ence Words to become a Se-
nior Community Service Em-
ployment Agency host agency
to provide employment for two
Vernonia senior citizens.
The next city council meet-
ing will be on Monday, April 16,
beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Ver-
nonia City Hall.
cept Sunday, when they close
at 2:00 p.m. They are located at
352 S. Main, Banks. Call 503-
324-2424 to find out today’s
specials. When you stop in for
the good food and friendly serv-
ice be sure to shop the selec-
tion of tie-dyed clothing, anoth-
er of Sue’s talents.