A downtown Aberdeen music shop is rocking out with a new … brick wall.
Construction is ongoing on the west side of Haggerty’s Music at 224 S. Main St. That’s the back side of the store.
The wall was chipping away and just needed to be rebuilt, said owner Marcus LaVake. But, he said, the wall is not a structural one, so the project isn’t as critical as it would have otherwise been.
Just to be safe, only the east two-thirds of the shop are being used while the wall is being rebuilt, he said. Inventory has also been moved to the east, he said.
While there’s a bathroom in the back of the building, it hasn’t been accessible to patrons, so aside from the fact that they can see the work being done, the project doesn’t affect customers, LaVake said.
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“At the end of the day, not a game changer for business in any way, shape or form,” he said.
The outside of the wall had been covered by stucco and when it started to peel away, it was clear the back wall needed some attention, LaVake said. The building was erected in 1907, so time has taken a toll.
Aberdeen Masonry is in charge of the job and has done a good job with the project, including making sure everything is done safely, he said. A portion of the sidewalk on the south side of the building and the alley on the west side of the building are temporarily closed during construction.
LaVake estimated it will be a couple more weeks before the new wall is finished.
Changes at Pinned Workshop, Arrow Boutique
A block to the south, there have been changes at Pinned Workshop and Arrow Boutique.
Pinned is now open by appointment only, said owner Tiffany Langer, who is also co-owner of The Swag Shoppe, across the street at 319 S. Main St. The building used to be Slackers bar.
Arrow is now an online boutique, leaving the south half of 322 S. Main St. largely empty for the time being. It has been the home of both Pinned and Arrow.
Seven to be inducted into Brown County Fair Hall of Fame
Seven new inductees will be added to the Brown County Fair Hall of Fame on March 23 at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 S. Main St.
This is the second hall of fame induction banquet organized by the Brown County Fair Foundation. Tickets are $25 or $200 for a group of eight and are available at the Brown County Fair office at the fairgrounds. Â A 6 p.m. dinner is planned. Inductees include:
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- George Casanova: A member of the Brown County Fair Board from 1990 through 1995, Casanova also took meet-and-greet photos backstage from 2005 through 2015. As board president in 1993, he organized a shuttle service for the fair.
- Duane Jark: A member of the fair board from 2003 through 2008, Jark served on the special events committee. He also helped out with 4-H events and judging. He remembers participating in bed races, cow chip throwing and tricycle races.
- Louie Koch: A member of the fair board from 1998 to 2003, he continued to volunteer long after he finished serving on the board. Koch said there could be challenges setting up for events, but that he enjoyed “working with good people to put on the best county fair in the state.”
- Gary Meyer: A member of the fair board from 1992 to 1998, Meyer enjoyed working with the board to put on a successful fair, visiting with those in attendance and meet-and-greet events with entertainers. He died in 2009.
- Harold Pleinis: He started working as fairgrounds groundskeeper in 1955, later becoming grounds manager. He saw the evolution of the fairgrounds, including a fire that destroyed the first beef barn and the construction of a new one. He also saw the construction of the hog/sheep barn. Pleinis retired in 1994.
- Bonnie Schile: An avid supporter of the fair, Schile served as a 4-H leader for the Rural Lads and Lassies. She also started selling Stanley Home Products in 1976 and was one of three vendors the first year the fair had them under the grandstand. She continued as a vendor for 40 years.
- Hitch’n Post: A long-time supporter of the Brown County Fair, the Hitch’n Post has helped organize the Dacotah Stampede Rodeo queen contest and started a stick horse contest long before it became the stick horse rodeo at today’s fair. The business has sold tickets since 1986. Owners Terry and Pete Larson say they’ve seen the fair evolve from a small, local event to the current weeklong production.
News and notes
- Northern State University professor Keun Lee has published “The Economics of Keynes and the Uncertainty in Theory,” which takes a look at the difference between what is taught and what John Maynard Keynes wrote about employment, interest and money. The book is the first of two planned on this topic, the second of which has yet to be published.
- Tickets are now on sale for the Aberdeen Public Schools Foundation Knight for a Princess event on April 6. It is for girls ages 4 to 12. Tickets are $40 per couple or $60 for a knight escorting two princesses. Tickets are available at aberdeenpublicschoolsfoundation.org.
- The Aberdeen Public School District will have kindergarten registration available during elementary school conferences from 4 to 8 p.m. March 12 and 8 a.m. to noon March 13. Registration includes kindergarten readiness screening, and each child will receive a gift bag with a T-shirt and book. Families should register at the elementary school in their home area.
- Massage therapist Megan Kuehl has joined Healing Points at 614 S. Main St., which has been open for about a year. Healing Points owner Megan Pierson offers acupuncture.
- The March Business After Hours event, organized by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce, is March 14 from 5:15 to 7 p.m. at the Yelduz Shrine Center, 802 S. Main St. The mixer features local nonprofit organizations and service clubs. Cost is $25 for chamber members and $30 for non-members through March 13. Prices increase to $27 and $33, respectively the day of the event. For more information, call 605-225-2860 or email [email protected].
- Upcoming blood drives in the area through LifeServe are at Britton-Hecla High school on March 11 in the gym from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.; O.M. Tiffany Elementary School, 819 Eighth Ave. N.E. in Aberdeen on March 13 from 8 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.; Langford Evangelical Lutheran Church, 108 Walnut St. on March 19 from 3 to 6:30 p.m.; Redfield High School on March 27 from 8:35 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; and Avera St. Luke’s State Street Medical Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 28. To schedule appointments, visit lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 1-800-287-4903.