Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill: Jordan top Whiskey Creek manager for ’05

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Jordan top Whiskey Creek manager for ’05

KEARNEY, Neb. - (April 8, 2006) Michael Jordan, manager of Kearney’s Whiskey Creek Wood Fire Grill, was named the company’s 2005 General Manager of the Year at its annual meeting in La Jolla, Calif. The Kearney-based restaurant chain operates 11 stores across the country and is opening a 12th in Hays, Kan., on May 8.

Jordan joined Whiskey Creek in 2001 in Grand Island and was named manager of the Kearney store later that year.

Whiskey Creek founder and President Jim Gardner credited Jordan for his dedication in 2005, especially after Jordan found out his 11-year-old son Cody had Wilson’s disease, a rare liver disease that required a transplant and numerous Air Care trips to hospitals in Denver and Omaha.

“Through it all, Jordan not only supported his family but also remained an invaluable member of the Whiskey Creek organization,” said Gardner. “During his family’s tremendous tribulation, he continued to maintain the high standards that have made Whiskey Creek so successful.”

As manager of the year, Jordan and his family were given a Disney vacation

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