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'Quite honestly. my love for | 'Your sport is our business' travel gave me the idea to open } 'My grandfather was a bit of a ‘ this up on the second level and 1 character and he sold everything We used the product for what it's 1 frommilitarygoodstentst'obue- CindyWebercelebratasTSyaarsofharfamilyâ€"otmtadWWaspedalcelebntionthisSaturdayatWebco madel‘or. ' ball bats. and started out of his Sports a local icon in the sporting goods may. The store underwent a transformation in recent yeasthat 'l've tried, tested and worn it garage.'saidWeber.'l~leopeneda includesasecondfloordevotadtootndooradvarmiras andlcanrecommenditandput store behind the Walper Hotel that “mm thefive-star stamp on it.” peoplestiil remember. the sportingcommunity. 'We‘ve seen this corner and self amongstthataowd. That expertise extends to her ‘We have a constant flow of Shewould ride on the conveyor area turn around.” said Weber. "For so many years when my stall. who bring the some find of generation after generation com- belt and be chased around the ”There is a lot going on in this dad ran the business. upstairs w. knowledge to the products they ing in We have grandfathers now store by her older brothers area.‘ where we did our screening our sell. coming in saying when they were it's also where she started her And the change hasn't been sewing and did our banner and Plus how many family busi- at St. Jerome's they used to buy customer‘service career at the fie restricted to the neighbourhood. uniforms. nessea make it to 75 years ofoper- their football and track and field of ll and in high school would The store itself underwent a ”We still do a substantial anon? shoes here. race to the store after class was maior renovation about five years amount of uniforms and team 'Seventy-flve years is a huge “Now those grandfathers are over at nearby KC] to put in a shift. ago opening up the second floor. gear. but times have changed." number.” said Weber. ”The stats bringing in their kids’ kids." 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