| Summary: | Part of the front of Larson's Cafe on the west side of the street. April 30, 1968 - Larson's Cafe will move from 413 Briggs Ave. So. across the street to 414 Briggs Ave. where the Falter's Childrens Wear was located in the Ebbsen Building. Neom Larson has purchased the building. May, 1968 - William J. Botner has purchased the Park River Electric Construction from Sorensons. He will be located in the Midget Lunch Building, 423B Briggs. May 9, 1968 - Les Kelly died. He had been a barber in Park River for many years. He was an avid sports promoter in our town, 408A Briggs. May 25, 1968 - Robert Getz, owner of the Park River Rexall Store was killed in a two-car accident on the northern edge of Grand Forks on Highway 81. June, 1968 - William Chromy has taken over Kelly's Barber Shop, 408A Briggs. June, 1968 - Mrs. Kenneth (LaVonn) Bjornson is the new manager of the Legion Steak House. She replaced George Olson, 110-5th St. E. June 28,1968 - Fred Hultstrand died. He operated Hultstrand's Photography Studio, 104-4th St. W. July 1, 1968 - Gerald Dobmeier bought LeRoy's Bar - 323A Briggs Avenue South. July 8,1968 - Paul McDonald has taken over the Texaco Service Station from Stanley Shaw, Hwy 17 E. July, 1968 - Dr. Earl Infeld who has been coming to Park River one day a week will locate here. He will be using quarters in the Park River Bank Building, 406 Briggs. September 27,1968 - Grand Opening of the City Hall. The hall had been destroyed by fire on May 14,1967. October 1, 1968 - Because of Harold Harris' ill health the L.H. Harris Recreation was closed, 419 Briggs Ave. So. This enabled Glenn and Dody Cudmore to enlarge their grocery store by removing the wall between their location at 419 Briggs and 421 Briggs. October 17, 1968 - The Coast to Coast store is enlarged and a new front built, 422 Briggs. October, 1968 - Charles Snare of Snare Plumbing and Heating has left town. October, 1968 - Fred Silliman died - he had operated the Silliman Implement Co. November, 1968 - Ed Hogfoss and Jim Heggen opened a recreation center - Ed and Jim's - in the building which had been occupied by Larson's Cafe - 413 Briggs Ave. S. January, 1969 - John Fitzsimmonds opened the Top Hat Bar, 316 Briggs. His wife, Winnie, is operating the Ritz Cafe, 321 Briggs. January, 1969 - the King Koin Laundromat, 103-3rd St. W., was sold to Ed Evenson of Sheyenne, ND. January, 1969 - Loftsgard Hardware has rented the Bures Building - 407 Briggs Ave. So. January, 1969 - the Rexall Drug Store has built an addition to its building, 409 Briggs. February 3,1969 - M.B. Overbye sold his funeral home, 512-514 Briggs, to Martin Nygard and Harold Kamrowski. March, 1969 - H.E. Everson closed their auto supply store located in Landsborough's corner, 322-324 Briggs. April 1,1969 - Louis Papenfuss and John Kelly purchased the Buick, Oldsmobile and International Harvester, Hwy. 17 W., from Elva Silliman. Fred Silliman had purchased from M.O. Johnson December 1,1945. April, 1969 - Lee's Dairy Queen and the West Side Drive Inn have opened for the season. April 1,1969 - Harold Anderson will manage the Walsh Center Creamery, 218-220 Briggs. Pete Schuman who has been the manager for the past 10 years is retiring. April 7, 1969 - Ed Berreth is now the operator of the Texaco Station, Hwy. 17 E. He replaced Paul McDonald. April 17, 1969 - Richard Frier is operating a Septic Tank Cleaning business. May, 1969 - Paul Torgerson has bought Ken's Mobil Service Station from Kenneth Jacobson. Jacobson had taken over the Mobil bulk dealership from Louie Papenfuss, Hwy. 17 E. May, 1969 - Mrs. Dan Stark is now operating Elaine's Cafe - formerly the Ritz Cafe run by Winnie Fitzsimmonds, 321 Briggs. May, 1969 - the Club Bar has remodeled the front of their building, 412 briggs. May 15,1969 - Charles Wilkes has opened an antique shop. June 1, 1969 - Ernie Torfin sold his bakery to B.L. (Sonny) Welch of Cando, 402 Briggs. June 11, 1969 - Theodore Loftsgard retired as manager of Dundee Insurance. August 11,1969 - Ken Johnson from Crookston will open a photo shop in Hultstrand's location, l04-4th St. W. August, 1969 - the Standard Station is now listed as Paul's - not Ernie and Paul's. September 11, 1969 - there was an ad for Cook's Radiator Repair Shop. September 25, 1969 - the Park River Ready Mix will be distributors of Arctic Cat. November 13,1969 - The City will open a 100' x 140' parking lot south of the Bank - 4 lots. December 4, 1969 - Bill Botner of the Park River Electric bought the Park River Mission Building located south of the Overbye Funeral Home - 518 Briggs Ave. So. December, 1969 - Jim Heggen is the sole proprietor of Jim's Recreation, 413 Briggs. February, 1970 - The ABM work force will reach 2200 persons. March 12,1970 - Polar Telephone plans to bury all cables. March 7,1970-500 pioneer photos of Hultstrand's were donated to NDSU. April 2,1970 - Polar Telephone plans to double their work force. April 10, 1970 - Farmers Union Fertilizer and the Park River Lumber have both constructed additions to their space. April, 1970 - Fjeld's Fashion Shop is going out of business, 420 Briggs. Arpil 16, 1970 - the SKM Corporation was formed - W.C. Skjerven, Gerald (Bud) Sobolik, Henry Kelly, Lorenz Mahrer and Jake Maier. Their project for the present is cable TV. 86 Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited with Multi-Page TIFF Editor.
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