The Wine-tasting Event was a Sucess

The wine-tasting event was a success for the Ann ArborCountry Club, the winemakers, and the jazz band, key club investor of the AACC Mike Weikle said.

Jerry Hicks, a leading member of a jazz band as well as a member of the AACC, was hired to play at the wine-tasting event.

“Weikle and I have discussed the possibility of making this (his band playing at AACC events) a regular thing,” Hicks said.

“The event was very successful,” Weikle said, “As a result, we’ve already booked two private events."

The event also resulted in two membership applications, Weikle said.

Christina Cooper, a previous member of the AACC, said the event was “a little overpriced” food-wise, but that “the entertainment definitely added to the experience.”

“I had a lot of fun and would definitely consider coming to future events,” Cooper said, but she feels it would be “unnecessary to rejoin since the AACC is open to the public now.”

The Ann Arbor Country Club Hosts a Wine-tasting Event

The Ann Arbor Country Club hosted a wine-tasting event last Saturday in order to raise community awareness and to boost membership.

The event cost $30 per person and included three hours of unlimited wine samples, Italian hors d'oeuvres, and entertainment by a local jazz band.

“Sixty-three people attended the event,” key club investor Mike Weikle said.

The AACC paid the four winemakers at the event for the first bottle they opened for samples. It was up to the winemakers to pay for and open any bottles after the first, Weikle said.

“It was a great opportunity for them to get their name out there,” Weikle said, “All sides benefitted.”

“The AACC made the money spent on wine back through raffle tickets sold for a few higher end wines,” Weikle said.

Raffle tickets were $10 each.

Plan to scare Josh worked

Katelyn Ciaccio, 22, successfully scared her little brother, Josh Ciaccio, 13, tonight with the help of her other brother, Sean Ciaccio, 21.

"Everything went according to plan," Katelyn Ciaccio said, "and Josh's reaction was even better than what I had hoped for."

After seeing Katelyn Ciaccio walk toward him in an alien costume in their basement, Josh Ciaccio screamed, "Oh my freaking God!" and then ran up the stairs as fast as he could, Sean Ciaccio said.

Katelyn and Sean Ciaccio were laughing for several minutes after the scare occurred, which made Josh Ciaccio a little angry, but he said he "would probably be laughing too" if had been the one to scare one of them.

All three of the siblings expressed regret for not recording the scare on camera.  "We could have sent it in to Tosh.0," Sean Ciaccio said, "it would have been perfect for that show."

Katelyn Ciaccio said that next time she would remember to set up a camera, "just in case the scare turns out as hilarious as this one did."

"This scare definitely makes it into our top three scares of all time," Sean Ciaccio said.

Plan to scare Josh

Katelyn Ciaccio, 22, is planning on scaring her youngest brother tonight who is terrified of aliens and the basement of the house in Chelsea where they live, according to Katelyn Ciaccio. 

Josh Ciaccio, 13, is currently doing some late night shopping at Meijer with his older brother, Sean Ciaccio, 21, and thinks Katelyn Ciaccio is spending the night at her apartment in East Lansing.

Katelyn Ciaccio has dressed up in an alien costume that covers her from head to toe.

Katelyn Ciaccio said she plans on waiting in the basement once she receives a text message from Sean Ciaccio that will let her know her two brothers are on their way home.

Once Sean and Josh Ciaccio arrive at their house, Sean will ask Josh to help him put away the frozen food they just bought in the basement refrigerator, Katelyn Ciaccio said.

When Josh Ciaccio starts walking toward the refrigerator in the basement, Katelyn Ciaccio plans on moving toward him while "walking like an alien," Katelyn said.


"This is not the first time I've scared Josh," Katelyn Ciaccio said, "Josh is really funny when he gets scared."

After watching latest episode of Tosh.0

Ciaccio said he was satisfied with the most recent episode of Tosh.0 and is excited to watch the next new episode next Tuesday.

Ciaccio said his favorite video that Daniel Tosh, the host of the show, presented during the episode was of an old lady sky diving.

This clip was Ciaccio's favorite because it made him "laugh the hardest" out of all the videos presented on throughout the episode.

Ciaccio said the reason he laughed so hard at this clip was due to the way Tosh made fun of the old woman's skin, which was flapping in the wind as she fell through the air. 

The homemade popcorn Ciaccio ate while he watched the episode ended up being "a tiny bit too salty, but not too buttery," Ciaccio said, which caused him to leave the room mid-episode to get a drink from the kitchen.

Although Ciaccio had to leave the room during the episode, he didn't miss a single second of it since the show was recorded on his DVR which allowed him to pause Tosh.0.

The next new episode will air on June 19, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. EST.

Before watching latest episode of Tosh.0

Josh Ciaccio, 13, is getting ready to watch the most recent episode of Tosh.0 after getting home from a tent camping trip with his friends. 

Although Ciaccio was unable to watch the latest episode of Tosh.0 when it first aired this past Tuesday, he made sure to record the episode before he left for the camping trip so he would be able to watch it when he got home. 

Ciaccio typically gets ready to watch Tosh.0 by making his favorite snack, "homemade popcorn with extra butter."

Ciaccio said he is very excited to "laugh his butt off" during this episode of Tosh.0, and that Daniel Tosh never lets him down.

The episode of Tosh.0 Ciaccio is about to watch first aired this past Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. EST.