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I 6 JANUARY 3-9, 2008 WWW.THESTARPRESS.COMALLACCESS i Advertising Feature For Advertising in the lmm ILJJ Family-run smorgasbord enjoys success in Hagerstown St hi Mkk Mitl-' I 1 -V Vv Sundays, the rest of the week is' available for private parties. The restaurant seats 450 people. Mary said it's full most weekends, especially on Sundays. Customers drive from throughout -r tn WINGS EVERY THURSDAY Dine in only! J7M ffJ FFt IS 7 Dinincr friiiHp nlpncp mil' 213-5716 the Midwest. One couple drives from Michigan once or twice a year just to eat at the restaurant.

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Yh 0 Beckman and Stephanie and Liz Purvis. Many of the other 55 to 60 employees are like family to the Wellivers who now have fourth generation family members working in the restaurant. Mary said when her father decided to keep the restaurant open he recruited local housewives with Kentucky roots to help him develop the original recipes. "They knew how to cook," Mary said. "They taught my father how to cook." For example, the restaurant's turnips are a customer favorite.

Mary said the only secret is to add sugar and butter to them. Her family often tells customer's how to make a favorite dish, but even that can get tricky because few of the family recipes are actually written down. "My dad was always a big believer in over-do instead of under-do," Mary said. "In other words, don't under-do the amount of cheese you put in that macaroni and cheese." Welliver's continues to offer smorgasbord style dining, just as thev did when they opened. In 1978, the restaurant began offering menu dining, which includes a variety of dinner specials.

The steaks, for example, are cut fresh daily and are a customer favorite. The smorgasbord is filled with around 100 items including a salad bar, hot bar, shrimp bar and dessert bar. Mary said customer favorites include the turnips, homemade cinnamon bread, scalloped cabbage, cheese ball, potato salad, cream of onion soup, macaroni and cheese, pan-fried chicken, shrimp, chicken livers and pickled beets. The restaurant can accommodate anywhere from 20 to 200 people and will open for private fmrties on off days if the group is arge enough. During December, the restaurant is open seven days a week.

Though only open to the public and for some private parties as usual on Thursdays through S3.95 ondrof Eat $8.95 YAr.v 9. 2008 mm By Slacey Shannon When Guy Welliver bought a restaurant in Hagerstown, in 1946, he planned to change it into a men's clothing store within the first year. But, the restaurant stuck and Welliver's Inc. has become synonymous with good food throughout East Central Indiana and beyond. Today all three of Welliver's daughters, Mary, Janie and Margaret own the restaurant.

Many of the Welliver family are still employed there, including Airnee and Righley Foust, Jennifer and Sydney Glover, Brooke Owner Mary and Janie Welliver and Margaret Purvis Location: 40 E. Main, Hagerstown, Ind. 47346 Hours: 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursdays, 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Fridays, 4 to 9 p.m.

on Saturdays and 12 to 7 on Sundays Menu Hours: 5 to 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays, 5 to 9 p.m. on Fridays, 4 to 9 p.m. on Saturdays and 4 to 8:30 pm on Sundays Service Style: Dine-in and can-y-out Reservations: Accepted for groups of 20 adults or more Info: (765) 489-4131 1 jornr Seniors JVr'r' tSi T'- "Great tteakt art a way of life!" "PfciJt THURSDAY W10HT vr cyrrrfnrrrTttoD fpr- (TT-ouirDQxLt 1 8-oz. Filet Dinner Dinner indwfes sofed, bated potato Tuesday Night All-U-Can Fish Dinner fj DAILY LUNCH SPECIALS 2770 W.

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