Category: Thanksgiving

 With Thanksgiving just days away, there’s only one day left to enter our 2012 Thanksgiving Contest. Entering is as easy as answering one simple question. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? We’ve received quite a few entries this month and we’ll be sharing these “thankful thoughts” and favorite traditions along with the names of our three contest winners this Wednesday.
Anyone who shares what they’re thankful for in the form below by the end of the day tomorrow will be entered into our drawing to win one of three gift cards to use at Barrington’s new grocery store, Heinen’s Fine Foods.  Since Heinen’s is offering the prizes, we thought we’d ask Tom Heinen what he’s thankful for this year.
Tom and his twin brother, Jeff, opened Heinen’s in Barrington this past August.  The Barrington location is the company’s 18th grocery store opening and their first store outside of the greater Cleveland area.  “We’re very thankful that we had the opportunity to locate a store here in Barrington and not only serve the community but hire terrific new associates that have been great to work with.”  Remember when they used chopping blocks to cut the ribbon during their grand opening in Barrington?  That was in honor of their grandfather, Joseph, who founded the family business when he opened a Cleveland-area butcher shop in 1929.
But the new store opening is not all Tom says he’s thankful for this year.
On a more personal note, Tom shared one way he’s spending the holiday and let us in on a favorite Thanksgiving tradition started by his grandfather, Joseph Heinen……