Elsie s Café in Clarkfield defies state orders, opens for business Friday
Elsie s Café in Clarkfield in Yellow Medicine County in western Minnesota opened for business on Friday. The new owner said the financial burden of only being able to serve take out has been taxing. 4:52 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
Elsie s Café opened for dine-in service Friday in Clarkfield despite Gov. Tim Walz s executive order barring establishments from doing so. Mark Wasson / Forum News Service
CLARKFIELD – Elsie s Café was busy Friday, with dozens of people coming into the Clarkfield establishment to support owner Natasha Lynne, who opened up her business in defiance of Gov. Tim Walz s executive order barring restaurants from indoor dining.