BELMOND – The Fed Up North Iowa group is planning a benefit for June 16th from 8:30 PM until 2 AM at the Corner Lounge in Belmond.
The benefit is being held in order to raise funds for a new activity center for area youth.
According to the Facebook event page for the benefit, “Belmond Corner lounge is hosting a benefit for Fed Up! We will be having a DJ, raffle prizes and awesome drink specials including Rainbow color changing shots, Jello shot filled fruit, and Apple Pie shots!”
According to group President Tara Mikkelsen (pictured), the benefit sponsors are Harley Davidson of Mason City, Cattleman’s Steak & Provisions, Fareway of Belmond, The Computer Guy (five $10.00 gift cards) and others.
Mikkelsen is the only remaining original leader of the group, after a rocky beginning over the last several weeks.
Her focus is now on bringing a youth center to the town of Belmond, where she lives, but noted that she wants her organization to help other North Iowa communities as well. She says Belmond offers little for the youth there to do, and a youth center would keep kids busy and out of trouble while giving them a fun, safe place to congregate. The youth center might offer lazer tag, basketball, games, pool, etc.
“We have a location in mind. We also have interested donors that may help us get this going,” Mikkelsen said.
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What all of you dont understand is that Tara is doing this by herself and you expect to see results yesterday. These changes dont happen over night it takes months to do some of these things I for one think Tara is doing an amazing job putting all the hard work in plus working to make this orginazation work. If you dont know the whole story ask her shes never been shy on the facebook page to answer questions in a timely matter. As far I know she is working on more fundraisers and other things in the future for the community. Whats the girl have to do post pictures for proof of all the money raised and recipts of where that money went to actually prove to some of the hard heads out there thats she is working hard on this to make this group work for the area.
Apparently you don’t get it. There has been no word on how it went. Usually when organization hold an event, they tell the public how well they did. With this “group” there has not been a single word of it. Scam? I think so.
Maybe the next fund raiser wont be set up to alienate ppl that would otherwise donate money. Something daytime, family friendly, alcohol free.
Still no word on how this event went? How many people actually showed up to support this “cause”, or how much money was raised? Hmmm very fishy!
i have also been wondering the same .. wonder y there has been know response or anything about their success or failure .. y wont tara respond??? is she hiding something???
Why haven’t her supporters from here been on to tell us what a great fund raiser it was? Let us know what we missed out on, prove us wrong? 16 ppl said they’d be there on the fb event page…did those 16 ppl go?
u would think by now they would want to prove just how great of a job they did and brag about how well thier fund raiser or i mean thier drunk fest went but doesnt seem like they wanna prove any of us wrong that this group was nothing but a scam and a joke from the very start .. oh i am all for cleaning up our city but at least i am not out promoting a drunk fest or a scam!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m fed up not knowing how much this excuse for a fundraiser raised! Still sleeping-off the hangovers from the AWESOME SHOT SPECIALS or what?
wonder y tara will not respond to any one wanting to know how this fund raiser went and how much they brought in for thier cause .. by now they should be over thier hangover’s and have an account of what they raised .. seems kinda of fishy that she dsnt want to respond fake just like thier so called group and cause
For someone who dntcare you sure post alot and ask alot of questions.
what i post and ask r none of ur business just proving to everyone what a joke this so called group is .. if it is trying to do so much y won’t tara respond and let ppl knw how the so called fund raiser went what is she hiding?????????
ok it’s been 3 days now since ur so called fund raiser y r u not responding to let ppl knw how u succeeded is there a reson??? could it be because it finally hit ppl this was all a scam .. come on how has tara changed when she still has all these outstanding fines and she cant drive legally untill all of them r paid off!!!!!!!!!!!!! y r u not responding tara what r u hiding???????????????
so how much $ was raised??? how many ppl showed up for u benefit??? i really don’t think what other ppl r doing to better thier community has anything to do with this .. these girls r the one’s claiming to want to make things better so what have any of them done?? come on the so called founder couldn’t even stay out of trouble so whats suppose to make ppl believe that these other girls r gonna do the same??? i dont think other ppl would of held a benefit at a bar ..
Skeptic and msanneny
what is your name and I will look you up under a microscope too and see what debts you owe and rub that in your face. Your really no better than Tara. The way you say things about her really makes you sound like you have some of your own insecurities about yourself. Before you bash on another person you should really take a good look at yourself . Lol also good luck with that and I will pray for you to get some mental help. Bye-bye
I will tell you what you’d find. Speeding tickets from yrs ago, all paid in full. My license has never been suspended or in danger of being threatened. No arrests, bad checks, alcohol violations, insurance violations.
I am not putting myself into the public asking strangers to donate money to a sketchy “cause”, which is why I even looked her court records up. She spent around $500 on extra shirts, money she owes the state. She chose not to follow certain laws repeatedly & then chose not to pay her fines.
My life is just fine, thanks for the fake concern. I am far from being insecure, just not willing to put blind trust in someone who obviously doesn’t deserve it. I can show reasons why she shouldn’t be trusted, what can you show as proof why she should? Besides the typical line “she’s changed”. If she had she wouldn’t have several thousand dollars in unpaid fines.
Well how’d it go? How much money was raised?
Can someone explain how Tara had money to pay for extra shirts but not pay her fines from 3/2010 ($496.88 left to pay)? Since that was for driving while suspended, does she even have a valid license?
Also in 3/2010 she was found guilty of failure to return license/registration ($496.88 left to pay).
4/2011: driving while suspended/revoked. Most of it paid off, but $105.05 remains unpaid a yr later. But also that same month, driving while suspended $435.05 owed, no pmts made.
2009: operating w/o registration, paid $12.08 still owes $150.94. No insurance $717.19 still left to pay. Another no insurance $489.38 left to pay. 2010: Another no insurance violation, paid $107.25 still owes $1340.63.
2010: operating w/o registration, $150.94 left to pay. Improper use of registration, paid $26.25 but $328.13 remains unpaid.
That’s not all of them, but its enough to show
she has a history of not paying her fines. There are of course her small claims cases where she didn’t pay a bill/rent. Tell us again how she has changed and how she’s going to see this thru. Tell us again why we should trust her. The state of IA trusted her to pay her court fees, she failed to do so.
Hope you mindless sheep enjoy donating money to someone whose past actions scream Don’t trust me!
Fed Up North Iowa 23 May > Have a Fund Raiser in the works through Buffalo Wild Wings! All proceeds will be split between Fed Up and The Youth Center in Mason City! More details to come 🙂 6 Like · Comment
Like how no one has mentioned it was originally set up to benefit FUNI. as well. So what % of monies raised will FUNI be receiving?
Also Tara posted she had 35 extra shirts to sell. Nice she had money for that but not her fines. Did she keep the money or donate it?
Don’t put your money towards it then if your worried about fines she had 2+years ago.
Since the fines are still unpaid they are current. Had she paid the fines I wouldn’t care, but it shows her lack of responsibility/lack of having the sense to take care of her business.
You again completely missed the points ppl are trying to make. **How does she have $500+ to pay for shirts up front, but not the money to pay off her fines?**
**Did she donate the money from the extra shirts to the “cause” or did she pay herself back?**
Both legitimate questions, gone unanswered. So can we assume she doesn’t care to pay back the state of IA and pocketed the money OR planned on it if anyone bought extra shirts.
4days after the benefit there should be an estimate of monies raised and how many ppl came out in support. The fund raisers I’ve attended had someone @ the door keeping track….pay an amt to get entered into the raffles, sign the back of a ticket or fill out a paper. Then usually someone would be in charge of the shirts, someone in charge of baked goods, someone in charge of donated items or silent auction. And someone was in charge of getting estimates of sales from each booth every hr to have an idea how much was being raised/close to goal we were.
Don’t forget, you gotta get off the weed too!
Well what a shocker (not really) the post is no longer on FUNI. Gee what is Tara trying to hide?
Ok NIT why was my comment pulled? It was on topic about the FUNI fund raiser, no swearing, and was factual.
Twas I who deleted the comment.Not Tara. Tara has been too busy doing everything on her OWN and sticking through this in order to continue on the path of success. Ya’ll just need to give her time.. why not answer what B-town Supporter asked multiple times.. what are YOU doing to better this life and community?? Tara is selfless. She may have made some mistakes in the past but he you throws stones should not live in glass houses. People learn form there mistakes and change. Giver her the chance to prove it. Judge Mathias.. changed man for better. Chris Rene.. changed man for the better. it takes time and she is willing to put in that time.
Well said, lmaoings. And yes, I noticed how no one has answered my repetitive question of what they are doing to make a difference? Except DontTrustFedUp, who seems to have a personal vendetta. one person does not make up an entire group. From personal AND recent experience, Tara has come a long way in just the last year, and continues to grow each and every day in accomplishing her community dream.
SuAll you haters out there! What the hell are you doing to better the community? You think by bashing FED UP your going to accomplish anything? How about this,instead of bashing someone or putting them down for there ideas, try helping out! Did you know, 90% of successful organizations start off as everyone thinking they are a b ad idea!
If one child is taken off the street away from negative thinking, giving the chanceto do something other then drugs or crimes, wouldn’t that make this successful? What if that was your child in trouble with the law, wouldn’t you rather get them into a program that would give positive opportunity? Plain and simple, don’t want to support fine but don’t put down ones that do.
Well said Jennifer. Long-term goals are not accomplished overnight and this is just one benefit for crying out loud! yes, at a bar where many of the adults in the community go to socialize, not just to drink, but all organizations take time to get established and this is just the beginning. Many more youth-oriented events to come in the future. At least she’s doing something. No one has yet to answer the question of what THEY are doing to make a difference in the lives of North Iowa’s youth??????????
The primary source of the money raised at the benefit is from the raffle of items, not the “drink specials”. People like you don’t set a very good example for the youth with your inability to open your mind and visualize the big picture. All people like you have done is create a society of people who don’t have the ability to apply critical thinking to problem solving.
Bar scene: Been there done that. 2 OWI’s later, and a virus attack on my central nervous system that almost killed me due to lowered immune system due to chronic binge drinking. Sorry Charlie, I have wisdom and experience, and alcohol and cigs ain’t it. Bars ain’t it, unless there serving coffee or hashish.
Just out of sheer curiosity. Since she wants a youth center in Belmond, how big is your town? Would your town have #1 the kids to attend it and #2 the means to keep it up, (rent, electricity, water, insurance, etc.)? I completely agree 100% with everyone’s comments on this. If you are having a fund raiser with really good donations as they say. A better fit would be to have a bouncy house in a park or something along those lines. Something that the children and their parents could enjoy together not going to a bar.
I don’t see a problem with it. After all, bars are part of adult nightlife in our area. If people associated with that crowd wish to volunteer their products and services to donate to something to better the community I think thats a great thing. Belmond has been a self sustaining city for a long time and there are more than enough willing individuals to donate to worthwhile causes. I think you are stereotyping everyone who enters a bar or other establishment that serves alcohol to be a belligerent drunk. Bars are a social setting, a place to temporarily escape the rat race of life. Every person stopping to have a beer and visit with an old friend after work or going out to dance for the night is not an alcoholic blasted all over North Iowa Mugshots. You need to open your minds to a bigger world out there, one that doesn’t revolve around your closed minded and bigoted opinions.
LMAO…. Apparently you can’t read. Nowhere did I say anything about those that would be going to this. If they want to show up and help with the cause then so be it. I stated that a more appropriate thing would be a park with things for the whole family to do and to be able to attend; after all it is for a YOUTH center. The YOUTH should be involved in it. I also asked questions that you did not answer.
She has spoken to a lot of the youth in Belmond and what they would like to see more of for activities. She has a couple of other events in mind throughout the summer that DOES involve the youth. and it would be funded 100% by donations, or grants, or something to that effect. The maintenance will be much more feasible than the initial cost of building and opening this center. This is the first event they have promoted, aside from t-shirt sales. IT takes time to build something like this. The vision is very large and will take time and a lot of effort. Support it or not, there are enough people who believe in the cause for it to become successful and help the youth of this town.
Then she is off to a good start as long as she keeps her head about things. And remembers the whole reason behind why she is doing it. I do give her props for being the ONLY one that has stuck with this through the good, the bad and the ugly.
Thank you Good Question. I don’t think she’ll ever give up on her dream of a better community. As someone who is close to Tara, I can assure you she NEVER stops thinking about it…. Her drive and motivation for this cause is a passion we could all learn from.
They had to use a bar. The crack house was booked for a wedding reception.
Hiyooooooo!!!
“Youth centers” are a waste of money and always have been. They end up being just hang outs and are as good for kids as being raised in a run down trailer park, and always have been. The thought is good, but the outcome never is. “Youth centers” should be a school or church to be a benefit for the few that show up….. Just sayin’.
Im sorry but a fund raiser for a youth center should be held in a place where the youth can attend. Where fund raising activities the kids could participate in could be set up.
No instead lets promote the alcohol being served…that should be info shared @ the fund raiser not on fb. Lets alienate recovering alcoholics, so they can’t participate. Or the ppl that don’t have child care.
This just seems like a party Tara is throwing for herself so she can tell ppl how great she is. BTW I saw on one of the pages someone complaining they didn’t get their shirts.
Jealous much???
Of what?
Her numerous driving offenses….no.
Her inability to pay off fines…no.
Her ability to cake on tacky blue eyeshadow…most definitely not.
The fact the Globe wrote an article about the joke of a group FUNI & its 5000+ followers & in its 3rd incarnation it has only 115 likes in one month, proving the Globe wrote about them too soon…..nope not cuz of that. That just makes me laugh.
Nope…not jealous. She has nothing & done nothing I wish was part of my life.
Well said b-town supporter! Some sour puss always has to put their dumb 2 cent comment in. At least someone is doing something in this stupid town (mason)
Peter L and others, please do not confuse me with another observer[sic]. The writing styles and vocabulary are not even close.
And a reminder to Peter L., alcohol is legal, but no matter how you try to justify it, pot is illegal.
Yeah mine is better style. Incompetent ass lol
you have to be kidding me..drink specials lol what a joke..sounds like a big white trash get together lol lol probably all on the OBAMA plan to
Randy
So your saying if someone has a drink they are white trash??? You found very small minded and I guess 95% of the people of mason city are white trash then since most of them and the court house employees are out at the bars at 430 in the afternoon having drinks. Lol nice try there buddy
nooooooo..think outside the box here bro..having a fundraiser for kids for a kids center at a BAR is a sign of stupidity…but i get it ur just a donkey like ur friends and on june 16th when the farm gates open all you donkeys will be lined up getting ur DRANK on at 8am
So you’re saying that businesses such as bars and restaurants, anyone who has anything to do with alcohol sales as a business should not volunteer or donate their time, money and services to better the community? Where does the youths money come from? THEIR PARENTS! If the parents want to go out for a few drinks, dance, and enjoy conversation with their friends and in the meantime support something for their children you tell me what is so wrong with that??? Think about your discriminatory opinions and comments before you open your mouth.
I have thought about my discriminatory opinions, and they are justifiably discriminatory. Alcohol is a lie. The Big White Devil. It’s caused more trouble than all the illegal drugs combined. You fail to understand something. Fed Up North Iowa is claiming to be Fed Up with crime and I don’t know what else, but fail to put 2+2 together. What message is youth getting? Mom and Dad are going to a bar to whoop it up with alcohol, drink specials and now apparently dancing in order to erect a youth center, at which they will warn us the dangers of alcohol, sex, drugs (at least I expect that’s what will happen…who knows?) It’s hypocritical and contradictory and kids pick up on that and WILL USE IT AGAINST YOU.
Set a better example. Scrap the bar idea. How about setting up a battle of the bands or talent show or something like that at a non- bar location and have raffle tickets and the same fundraising ideas sans the booze specials?
I’m just not convinced that Tara Mikkelson understands the chain of causation that leads up to criminal behavior.
The cause is for the youth. The benefit is to promote the cause amongst the adult population who would help out and support the cause. It’s not a youth-focused event, so why not have the event (for adults) at a bar? Like observer said, 95% of the adult population go to bars on occasion, so why not have the benefit at a place where you will be able to promote your cause to those adults, many of which have children within the community? And again, I ask, what are you doing to make a difference?
For all you people who don’t support this group, you can say all you want to, but in the end, what are YOU doing to change things for the better? I applaud someone for standing up against everyone else and saying “I will make a difference,” for going against the odds to try and change North Iowa’s youth for the better. This is the first benefit this organization has done and you’re already bashing it. They are not just having drink specials, they’re having a raffle with local businesses donating VARIOUS items, which NONE of you have mentioned. The organization is not only registered and legal, but they have and will continue to record their transactions and NO ONE is profiting from this. It is all going towards a youth center, that will take time and money to accomplish. In the end, you can say what you want to, but the rest of us good, supportive, and hopeful people will continue to support this group, because they are the hope for our future and our community.
You people complain about anything.At least they are doing “something”-Which is alot more than you perfect little whiners are doing.
thank you. that is what GOOD people think. At least someone is doing something, instead of just complaining!
This organization is a joke. A fundraiser at the bar? Lets get drunk to support Fed^. I feel that alcohol is one of the reasons why we have had some of these problems lately and now your going to have people drinking and driving risking lives when they leave. My advice, if you don’t like whats going on in this area, stay away from it or move.
This is the first benefit and it happens to be at at one of the most popular social spots in town for adults. Kids aren’t going to donate to the cause, it’s the parents that need to support the cause. As for the drink specials: any benefit hosted at a bar has drink specials. It’s a way to get people interested along with ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT HAVE DONATED TO RAFFLE ITEMS!!!!! I like how you omitt everything that’s good to make it sound sooooo bad…
hmmm… Could this “b-town supporter” be Tara Mikkelsen? I’m sure there are plenty of other places in that town where you could have held this event, like a park or this “location” that you have, that way you could have some sort of youth involvement. So far it seams like this group for a change for our youth doesn’t want to include the youth for their first event.
Hmmmm… A fund raiser in a bar? Ever heard of “Little Black Dress Night?” That seemed like a nifty idea.
How dare they not include the youth in their first event, instead with adults that support their youth and the cause. Things don’t happen overnight people. An opportunity arose and she seized it. I love how no one is giving her a chance to prove herself. Whatever happened to the benefit of the doubt. At least she’s doing something, instead of sitting around complaining and picking apart anything you can to tear it down. I am not Tara Mikkelson. She is a lot stronger than me to be able to stand up against all the haters, turn a blind eye and deaf ear to all the negativity, and push forward despite it. I am simply an admirer of a young woman trying to make a difference for North Iowa. It’s only a couple months old, don’t they deserve the same chance as everyone else?
This is most likely a fundraiser for the purchase of drugs for the admin(s). Brilliant, having a fundraiser to benefit kids at a bar. Why didn’t I think of that? (sarcasm, of course)
why couldn’t the fundraiser be held at a spot like the youth center in mason city? wouldnt that be more “appropriate” than a bar? someone make sure they take their video phone to capture all the “great” things that come out of this. i’m sure it will be on youtube quality.
Because the group is centrally located in Belmond.
it’s just 1 bad decision after another.
omg.. u got to be kidding a fund raiser in a bar what is this group really trying to do better the communities or what .. i think they could find a better fund raiser .. lets all go get drunk to raise $ for the better of our communities they r really supporting the youth aren”t they ..lmao .. i would never attend an event like this for the cause they clam they r representing!!!!!!!!!!! oh wait the state can get MAD $ for all the owi’s that r gonna be given .. real good choice by this group oh again wait what they dont care just look at their records ..
A worthy cause! For my shot I’d like a snakebite! Haven’t had one in years! Best of luck I hope the youth center is a success.
Must be a drunk parent not watching her kids. I could see why you would approve of this!
I’ll have you know al my kids are in their 20s and 30s they dont need no babysitter and so what if I have shot ot too from time to time you arrogant jerk.
your a fiesty drunk
you’re crappy at spelling
One has to ask, where are the parents of these children, and how come they cannot support this Centre? And yes, I find a disconnect raising funds by drinking alcohol for the benefit of a children’s center. What’s next? A brothel raising funds for some playground equipment?
So parents and socially functional people of the community aren’t allowed to donate money for a good cause, or have a fun night out for that matter?
Donate the funds? Great idea, but why mix alcohol in with the cause? Why not a bake sale, auction, raffle, community dinner? Lots of great community building ideas. But you place a limitation on the number of people who would participate, and donate, by centralizing alcohol as the theme.
This is just the first event. She has a few more things planned for the summer. They are having a raffle at the benefit on Saturday. It is one person doing 90% of the work, so you can’t expect too much this soon. Given time, she will prove everyone wrong and she’s a very determined woman who wants to, and will change things for the better.
How the state donates 10% of all the DUI fines it collects from the “fundraiser” attendees? LOL
This is still sketchy, remind me not to support those businesses supporting this thing.
And what are you doing to make a difference?
The only business you probably support is your local WalMart anyway. I doubt they’ll miss you.
This group (Fed Up North Iowa) isnt doing nearly as much as “your mom” or “the real anon” for the interest of bettering North Iowa nor do they (FUNI)have ideas to better North Iowa like “your mom” or “the real anon”. I want to thank “your mom” and “the real anon” for all they do and the super duper ideas they throw out! Come on they are not serving to underage people they are getting money from legal adults that are having a good time for a good cause! Its kinda (I said kinda dont get carried away with that statement) like the casino (that serves liquor and has *GASP* gambling) giving to the towns, schools, kids education or do you bitch about that too?
Considering it’s just 1 person doing 90% of the work, I think she’s doing pretty well. And, like everyone keeps saying, at least she’s doing to try and change things for the better instead of just complaining about them and waiting for someone else to step up.
I wouldn’t trust this “group” with a $1 bill. I don’t believe 100% of the proceeds of this drunk fest for youth will be used for good, check the criminal records of those involved and those who were involved! If I were the sponsors for this even I would back out immediately. If you don’t want to be hustled for your money, DO NOT ATTEND this event!
I bet you aren’t that nasty in person. Are you?
I’ve donated to plenty of worthy causes, I dont believe this is one, nor do I trust this “group” or its president for personal reasons. Believe what you want, but the majority of the people involved in this “group” are not very honest upstanding citizens. So to answer your question, No, im not that nasty in person unless I have a reason.
So you don’t like the president of the organization, does that give you the right to trash the cause? Doesn’t she deserve a chance to try and make things better just as everyone else does. She’s made amends with her past adn is moving forward as a better person despite it. If you knew her that well, you’d know how much she cares about this cause and how motivated she is to make it happen. Don’t bash the cause just because you can’t get along with a single person. I, personally, am a “upstanding citizen” with a lot of trust in this group, as are the area businesses and many other “upstanding citizens”. That should say something in-and-of itself. If you were as righteous as a person as you say, you wouldn’t stand in the way of someone trying to better the community and make a positive change.
The twice removed, once on FUNI & once on NIT, comment:
Posted on FUNI Jennifer Schuttler > Fed^ North Iowa 6 hours ago
Can’t believe our local community! I have called about 20 places in belmond about donations for this weekends fundraiser and have gotten so many declines. I’ve even had a lot of places laugh at me over the phone and tell me its not something they care about!!!!!
Now what I want to know is why was this pulled from either page? Im used to FUNI deleting anything that isn’t 100% supportive…but not NIT.
And I’m not gonna answer what I do to help because I don’t need approval from anonymous ppl on a discussion board.
I do not know anything about that particular posting, but I do know that everyone MS. MIKKELSON has spoken with, with the exception of ONE business, has been more than happy to help. I am not an administrator on the NIT website nor am I affiliated with them, so I do not know why your posting was removed from either site.
As to your response about what you do to help: If you don’t need “anonymous” approval, then why should she? If you and everyone else who bashes this group put half as much effort into what they DO support, there probably wouldn’t be anything that needed changed in the first place. Regardless of what you do or do not support, this group will succeed because of the passion that drives it. At least someone is doing something…
shots for a youth center? oh my….
Drink specials for a youth center. Nice. What’s next, ammo deals for widowed spouses of murder victims? Cigarette specials for cancer patients? Derrrrrrr.
100% agree…throw an event that the youth can’t attend! Is the focus on alcoholic drinks the most important because you’d have to be drunk to donate to this bogus “group.”
This is just the first event of the summer, and considering it is 1 person making plans in a 2 month period and organizing all of this, I think she’s doing pretty well. The group is NEW and EVERYTHING takes time. There will be more events, many of which will be youth oriented. There are many people in support of this who do not drink, or may not even attend the event. Just because the benefit is at a place of business where people go to drink and SOCIALIZE does not prove anything other than getting more adults involved. The youth of this town will not get this center built, it is the adults support that is needed. Also, the focus is not on alcoholic drinks, it is just 1 portion of the night. Do you have anything against a raffle or a DJ? Are people not allowed to dance or win prizes either?
Isn’t there any other ways to raise money for “youth” other than at a bar with alcoholic drink specials? I don’t think this is setting a very good example for the “youth”.