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Duane’s House of Pizza changes hands, but will continue to delight in F-M
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FARGO — Longtime Duane’s Home of Pizza proprietor Steve Schultz has retired.
However, fear not, zah zealots!
Tacky, tavern-style Duane’s pizzas will proceed to be a slice of life in Fargo-Moorhead – due to a number of licensing agreements.
“I’ve been on this enterprise 47 years, making pizzas, and I stood within the window of that South College for 30 years, , in order that was sufficient for me. I say, what, my physique isn’t holding up very nicely,” Schultz stated Thursday, Dec. 29.
“My Moorhead location, these guys have bought the correct to make use of my identify. The identical with South College, the investor(s) purchased that constructing and the correct to promote the product. And I simply finalized my sale with the SouthTown PourHouse yesterday, so (that proprietor) has the rights to promote my product,” Schultz stated.
The Duane’s Home of Pizza constructing at 1629 S. College Drive is now owned by a bunch that operates as Slice, LLC., which incorporates Fargo developer Jesse Craig. Craig can be main the hassle to redevelop the entire 1600 block of South College, which is dominated by the growing older South Plaza mall, into an house and retail complicated referred to as BLOC. Craig has stated Duane’s will transfer into the brand new constructing when it’s accomplished.
“They (the event group) had requested me to maneuver into that new location, that new constructing, they usually did supply me the house, as a result of we’re sort of a staple there. I simply instructed them, what, I’m 61 years outdated, I’ve had sufficient. I’ve executed these for 47 of these 61, I’m actually not trying ahead to going into debt to place collectively an entire ‘nother retailer,” Schultz stated. “That’s after they approached me and requested if they may simply purchase the enterprise in addition to the constructing. So, that’s what they did.”
Schultz finalized a take care of SouthTown PourHouse’s Craig Klimek on Wednesday, Dec. 28, that can have the sports activities bar and grill take over the Duane’s operation that had been renting kitchen house at 4281 forty fifth St. S., within the Shoppes at Osgood.
Schultz stated the deal ought to assist Klimek simply cowl the alcohol/meals gross sales ratio required by the liquor license for SouthTown PourHouse. That Class FA license requires that a minimum of half of the bar and grill’s receipts come from the gross sales of meals, a requirement that has precipitated friction between town and the enterprise.
“So now he’ll (Klimek) make his numbers” with the meals and alcohol gross sales ratio, Schultz stated.
“The town can be pleased and he’ll be pleased.”
Midtown Tavern, a sports activities bar and restaurant at 2223 Freeway 10 E. in Moorhead, is owned by RKB Investments. RKB leases the constructing, which as soon as was the house of a Duane’s Home of Pizza. Midtown has bought Duane’s pizza beneath license because it opened in spring 2022.
Schultz stated the pizza licensing offers with Craig and Klimek are for 10 years and require the licensees to stay to the Duane’s recipe and to purchase particular merchandise to make sure high quality and consistency.
“I’m going to keep watch over issues … simply to ensure they’re doing issues proper,” he stated.
Michael Vosburg/The Discussion board
The Discussion board reached out to Craig and Klimek for touch upon persevering with with the Duane’s model.
Schultz, who now lives in Fort Myers, Fla., stated it feels good to be retired and out of the snowbelt.
“I acquired the blessings of my mom. My dad did pizza for 35 years, then I did it … The time is now,” Schultz stated. “I do benefit from the 80 diploma climate in Florida, I’ll inform you that. I don’t miss shoveling.”
Schultz stated it’s “been fairly a blessing” to have been on the job lengthy sufficient to see three generations of some households cease in to purchase his pizzas.
He stated he needed to thank the metro space’s residents for his or her loyalty and help of Duane’s.
“Fargo-Moorhead handled me very, very nicely for a few years, my complete household, for that matter,” Schultz stated. “Fairly grateful for that.”
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North Dakota State Fair kicks off Friday
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MINOT, N.D. (Valley News Live) – The 2024 North Dakota State Fair opens on Friday, July 19, and runs through July 27 with a lineup packed full of entertainment, rides, and family fun.
Fair organizers say the Grandstand Showpass is your ticket to some hot acts in the country music scene, such as Lainey Wilson, Sawyer Brown, Turnpike Troubadours, and Thomas Rhett, along with a demolition derby and the MHA Indian Horse Relay. You can catch all of the acts with the Showpass for $130.
Single ticket shows are also available, including Mötley Crüe with special guest White Reaper, Machine Gun Kelly with Shaboozey opening the show, and hip-hop icon Lil Wayne.
Tickets are available for $85 for Mötley Crüe, $75 for Machine Gun Kelly, and $65 for Lil Wayne, with both standing room and reserved seating options available.
A season gate pass for all nine days at the fair costs $25. You get tickets online by using the “TICKETS” link at www.ndstatefair.com
It’s the 59th year of the North Dakota State Fair tradition in Minot. Fair officials say they drawing over 300,000 visitors annually.
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North Dakota delegates react to former President Trump’s RNC speech
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MILWAUKEE (KFYR/KMOT) – The Republican National Convention wrapped up on Thursday with former President Donald Trump accepting the Republican nomination for president.
We got the chance Thursday night to speak with members of the North Dakota delegation. When we spoke to the delegates, they talked about the enthusiasm that former President Trump brought onto the stage just a week after that assassination attempt on his life.
“Well, it was exciting. He told his story in a very frank way. And it sounds like a very unique way he’s done. It’s not like he’s going to tell it that way again,” said Ben Koppelman, delegate.
“His message was amazing is we just got to make this country great again and get back to what we’re good at working hard drilling for oil, just making America great again,” said Mary Graner, delegate.
“Well, it was longer than I thought it was going to be for sure. But, you know, he gets portrayed as the guy that sows division, and he did just the opposite,” said Scott Louser, delegate.
“Amazing. I mean, breathtaking. It was so awesome. You just felt full of hope and gratitude and promise for our country,” said Wendi Baggaley, delegate.
We spoke with more of our delegates about a whole range of topics, and we will have more follow-ups in the coming days.
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ND American Indian Summit celebrates its 10th anniversary
BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – For the last ten years, the North Dakota American Indian Summit has provided information and resources about Native American culture and history for the classroom.
It has also discussed ways to help Native American students work on healing any trauma or improving their mental health to aid their academic success.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the Native American graduation rate ten years ago was 60 percent. That year, the North Dakota American Indian Summit was organized by the Department of Public Instruction. The event’s purpose was to educate teachers on how to lead their Native American students to success in school.
”It became obvious that it was critical, for the success of our state, and for the ability for us to fully thrive to our fullest potential as a state, we needed to make sure that every single student in our school system was meeting their fullest potential,” said Kirsten Baesler, state superintendent.
This year Derrick Boles, a motivational speaker, was invited to be one of the keynote speakers at the summit. Boles’ message was about mental health and taking charge of your life. He said he sees similarities between challenges in the Black community to the ones the Native American community faces.
”There’s so much growth that can happen if we can connect people together, from multiple backgrounds,” said Boles. “So having different experiences, different perspectives and just having everybody thinking the same thing is the issue.”
Over the last 10 years, the Native American student graduation rates have increased, from 60 percent in 2014 to 77 percent in 2023.
”Right before the pandemic, our Native American students were graduating at the same rate as all of our overall graduation rate, and so they were in the upper eighties, lower nineties graduation rate,” said Baesler.
The rates decreased again during the COVID-19 lockdown, but Baesler said they have been on the rise.
This year’s summit was focused on strengthening Native American education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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