It’s no doubt that fair week is one of the highlights of
the summer in Union County. When you walk in you instantly smell the aroma of
great food in the air, hear laughter coming from all directions, and the
excitement of the town surrounds you. It’s hard to concentrate on one thing and
decide what to do first; ride the rides till you feel sick, eat all of the
desires of your heart, or pet every single adorable animal in sight.
For some people, the fair is just a day trip; for others,
the fair is their living quarters for the week. Lilly Kincaid, an 18-year resident of Marysville, is one
of those people that makes the fair their home away from home. She shows horses
every year and exclaimed her excitement about something new the fair has to offer
this year, “Fruit Bucket Smoothies is awesome! I am so happy they finally have
something at the fair that's not going to make you puke when you're out in the
heat. Awesome smoothies, awesome people! Everyone needs to go get one this
week!”
Fruit Bucket Smoothies is owned by Ed and Christa Rausch,
who have been proud Marysville community members their entire lives, 42 years
to be specific. I was able to speak with them and hear about their goals for
Fruit Bucket Smoothies inaugural year, “The goals are to bring a healthier
choice of food to the festivals and fair and to have fun doing it! We all like
our delicious fair food but sometimes a good, cold, healthy smoothie is perfect
on a hot day!”
My pals and I had to try Ed’s favorite thing on the menu,
The Bahama Mama, and Christa’s favorite thing, the Super Smoothie. The Super
Smoothie has the acai berry which is super rich in fiber and antioxidants. The
Super Smoothie cancelled out the humidity, a price that could never be repaid. The Bahama Mama is essentially the beach in a cup;
strawberry, banana, pineapple, and coconut. The only thing missing was the
sand.
Fruit Bucket smoothies also strive to be as
environmentally friendly as possible. They have a punch card system that allows
you to return their biodegradable cups to get a punch and they also give you
another punch for purchasing a smoothie. The punches add up quickly and in the
end you get a free smoothie! Save the earth, drink smoothies, and get free
smoothies; that’s a system I can definitely handle.
Ed and Christa wanted to thank
Marysville and their supporters, “The support has been great so far, a lot of
customers are very happy they have a healthier choice. I think Marysville is a
great place for the Fruit Bucket because we don't have many places that offer a
good smoothie. We just want to thank our family and everyone for all their
support and helping us get started. We hope to be at a lot more community
events next year and hope to see everyone out supporting the local businesses.”
You can follow Fruit Bucket Smoothies on Facebook.
