Menomonie, Wis.—His mother has worked in retail for years and his father is a retired pipefitter and welder.
“I get my customer service focus from my mom and my mechanical skills from my dad,” said Rory Feddersen of Simple Sports.
Feddersen describes his parents as very social people, and he credits both of them for his [...]
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Family lessons back Simple Sports’ game plan
Making the moment last
Jim D’Angelo of D’Angelo Photography Studio
helps businesses and individuals capture
meaningful moments.
Only 20 percent of a photographer’s time is actually spent taking photographs. A majority of the time is spent motivating and engaging people to make them feel comfortable in front of the camera. Or better yet, to forget the camera is even there.
Photography that captures [...]
Girls just want to have fun
Maybe it was a seven-year itch. Or maybe it was purely the desire to be one’s own boss. But the English teacher that would one day launch our city’s increasingly popular Ladies Night Out events purchased a family-run shoe store in downtown Menomonie not far into her teaching career.
After teaching in junior and senior high [...]
Luck o’ the green
Linda Chase of Town and Country Antiques shares a comfortable nook with a “lucky” frog that, if found, gives antique lovers some extra value to treasure hunts in the lower level of the store.
Menomonie, Wis.—It’s green. It’s about 2 inches tall and 3 inches wide. And it has been hopping around the bottom level [...]
Downtown Neighbors: Where love grows, 02-07-10
Where love grows
A bouquet of red roses is a time-tested tradition on Valentine’s Day. But for a little extra spice, think orange.
“Orange is popular right now,” said Cindy Kleindl of Kleindl’s Flowers on Main.
Cindy Kleindl suggests orange Gerber daisies, or a nice assortment of mixed flowers personally selected by the customer. Flowers on Main [...]
