We were definitely worried right before it happened because it was right before the holidays, but fortunately our policy covered everyone." "Yes, (insurance) covered (the cost of re-building) and covered the cost of employees' wages throughout the time that we've been down, so we were pretty happy about that. And again all of that money goes to the charities as well," Kirk said.įor customers not certain whether their favorite waiter or waitress will still be around to serve them, Kirk said there was no need to worry. The winner of that raffle will receive the first dozen cinnamon rolls on grand opening day (Aug. "We're also selling raffle tickets for $1 apiece. In addition to the tickets, which Daniels said have been selling at breakneck speed, customers are also able to purchase raffle tickets for a sweet, warm prize, according to Kirk. Kirk added that all of the profits from the premier nights will benefit the three chosen charities. The tickets, which Daniels said cost $60, purchase four meals and four drinks. I know everyone loves Calico County and is anxiously awaiting their re-opening, just as my family has been." "Of course, we were very excited when they reached out to us to ask if we were interested," she said. chapter, said she was taken aback when she got the call from Calico County. of Fort Smith.Īmanda Daniels, executive director of the local Girls Inc. 5, will raise money for the Community Services Clearing House, Good Samaritan Clinic and Girls Inc. The events, which will be held on Sunday, Aug. "We haven't done anything like that before, but again we were just so impressed with the amount of support we got from the community, we felt like there was no better way to re-open than to give back some of the support that we had received." The amount of support that we've gotten from everyone via Facebook, e-mails, phone calls, has just been tremendous."Īs a way for the restaurant to say thank you to the community, Kirk said Calico County is hosting two premier nights that will benefit non-profits in the area. We didn't realize, we knew that we were a staple of Fort Smith, but we didn't really realize, you know, how much the community backed us. "It was really telling of our community and the kind of people that live in Fort Smith. "We even had members of the community calling us, asking if they could help," he said. Kirk said customers have offered to paint, clean up, move furniture and donate memorabilia in order to get the store restaurant open again after spending an estimated $840,000 to not only gut and re-build the restaurant, but to furnish it with tables, chairs, cash registers and kitchen equipment. 6, a little more than eight months after a kitchen fire caused hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to the legendary Fort Smith eatery, forcing its temporary closure.ĭuring the closure, restaurant regulars and casual diners alike have shown an outpouring of love to the restaurant that has been a staple of the Fort Smith food scene since it opened in 1984 and was made world famous after a visit from television host Oprah Winfrey and her gal pal Gayle King in June 2006. 1) that the restaurant would re-open Aug. Residents who have been going through cinnamon roll withdrawals will not have to wait much longer as Ryan Kirk, manager of Calico County, announced today (Aug.
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