There will be some good eating during a picnic to be held in the 700 block of Central Avenue Friday.

We are, of course, referring to Lunch on Central which will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the alley between The Messenger building and the Webster County Courthouse in the 700 block of Central Avenue.

The menu will include pork burgers and tenderloins grilled by the Webster County Pork Producers, pasta salad, chips and bottled water, all for $8.

Kosovo Exchange, a youth group that is part of Fort Dodge’s Sister City relationship with Gjakova in Kosovo, will be selling desserts.

Lunch on Central is an activity of Main Street Fort Dodge. It uses food as a way to help people get familiar with the downtown, the businesses located there and the people who live and work there.

This is the current version of what some residents will remember as Lunch on the Square. The action has just moved east from the City Square to the 700 block of Central Avenue.

This week’s Lunch on Central is sponsored by Main Street Fort Dodge, Webster County Pork Producers, Argenta, The Dariette, and Daniel Pharmacy.

Friday’s event will be the first such lunch of the summer. Additional lunches will be held on July 25 and Aug. 29.

The Messenger enthusiastically supports Lunch on Central. We urge our readers to make plans to join in the fun Friday. This promises to be a great way to grab a tasty lunch and enjoy being outdoors on a fine summer day. It’s also an opportunity to get reacquainted with downtown Fort Dodge if you haven’t spent time there lately.

And after this Friday, we suspect you’ll want to add to your calendar noontime on the last Friday of July and August. Lunch on Central is something not to be missed.