Dec 11, 2020
I started my last article by saying that COVID is changing the way we think about a lot of things, including how we prepare for this gift giving season. Let’s make it a holiday to remember with new traditions like shopping local!
The last article reminded shoppers of Larry’s Saw Shop and Marie’s Variety Shop. Over the past nine months we have all watched small businesses struggle to survive. Today I will be highlighting two more small businesses in Carthage that are struggling to not only survive, but prosper in these uncertain times.
If you live near Carthage, you might be familiar with two of our newest businesses, The Marick Event Center/Wedding Venue located at 300 3rd Street (formerly the Fletcher Methodist Church) and Todd’s Great Outdoors located at 2 S. Main Street. Rick and Mary Shannon, owners of the MEC (Marick Event Center) and Mindi Grant, owner of Todd’s Great Outdoors all moved to the area around five years ago. These Indianapolis transplants