Buildings and Sites
Maxine’s Restaurant marks 35th year
14 Dec 2022
News, Barron
Dallas resident Maxine Smith had 13 years of restaurant experience behind her when she left Russ’ Pancake House in Rice Lake in 1987 and, later that same year, started her own restaurant on South Main Street.
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“When I think about making the bet on this place, I would have done it for sure knowing what I know now,” said Brooke Lee, CEO of Anchor Paper Company.
It is likely that a lot of people, inside and outside the paper industry, including the employees at Anchor...
Drugs, prison and now a degree
Dec 14 2022When Adam Gilson was 14, he left his home in Tomah, Wisconsin. He was taken in by a 30-year-old drug dealer. That’s when Gilson started selling drugs, too.
“They put an undercover cop in my high school. They did a whole sting operation when I was 16 because of...
Financial services firm on La Salle Avenue
Dec 14 2022A renovated downtown Barron building is now home to a financial services firm with hometown roots.
Last week the building at 335 La Salle Avenue got a new façade, and a sign was mounted for Sloan Financial Services.
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