Bus driver Sandy Hary, 68, saw the country from behind the wheel
Worth Knowing: Sandy Hary, of Nisswa, Minn., drove just about everything: school buses, paratransit routes, city and county transit lines, motor coach tours, you name it. She had a photographic memory, and always knew the best places to stop. Hary died of cancer Dec. 8. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Sandy Hary is seen in this undated Facebook photo. In her 30-plus years of driving buses and motor coaches, Hary saw all of the United States. Her employer said she had little use for pre-written directions and knew by heart the best places to stop on long-distance drives. (Photo courtesy Facebook)
Bus driver Sandy Hary, 68, saw the country from behind the wheel
Worth Knowing: Sandy Hary, of Nisswa, Minn., drove just about everything: school buses, paratransit routes, city and county transit lines, motor coach tours, you name it. She had a photographic memory, and always knew the best places to stop. Hary died of cancer Dec. 8. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Sandy Hary is seen in this undated Facebook photo. In her 30-plus years of driving buses and motor coaches, Hary saw all of the United States. Her employer said she had little use for pre-written directions and knew by heart the best places to stop on long-distance drives. (Photo courtesy Facebook)
Bus driver Sandy Hary, 68, saw the country from behind the wheel
Worth Knowing: Sandy Hary, of Nisswa, Minn., drove just about everything: school buses, paratransit routes, city and county transit lines, motor coach tours, you name it. She had a photographic memory, and always knew the best places to stop. Hary died of cancer Dec. 8. Written By: Matthew Guerry | ×
Sandy Hary is seen in this undated Facebook photo. In her 30-plus years of driving buses and motor coaches, Hary saw all of the United States. Her employer said she had little use for pre-written directions and knew by heart the best places to stop on long-distance drives. (Photo courtesy Facebook)
Fort Ripley couple parks coach bus, struggles through pandemic
“It was a good enough business to be in but now it’s tough, especially since COVID. I mean we re totally parched. There s zero dollars coming in, and we still have expenses, Wally Thesing of Wally Thesing Tours said. 11:00 am, Dec. 23, 2020 ×
Wally and Joan Thesing stand by their 55-passenger motor coach bus at their farm. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
Husband-wife duo Wally and Joan Thesing have operated their small, family owned business for the past 23 years.
They have never experienced any hardships like they have in 2020.
The Thesings of Wally Thesing Tours own and operate a 55-passenger motor coach bus. They bus their customers to and from casinos in Minnesota and surrounding areas, typically for a day trip. Like many businesses in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has hit them hard. With the governor’s executive orders restricting large gatherings and temporarily closing busi
Fort Ripley couple parks coach bus, struggles through pandemic
“It was a good enough business to be in but now it’s tough, especially since COVID. I mean we re totally parched. There s zero dollars coming in, and we still have expenses, Wally Thesing of Wally Thesing Tours said. 11:00 am, Dec. 23, 2020 ×
Wally and Joan Thesing stand by their 55-passenger motor coach bus at their farm. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
Husband-wife duo Wally and Joan Thesing have operated their small, family owned business for the past 23 years.
They have never experienced any hardships like they have in 2020.
The Thesings of Wally Thesing Tours own and operate a 55-passenger motor coach bus. They bus their customers to and from casinos in Minnesota and surrounding areas, typically for a day trip. Like many businesses in 2020, the coronavirus pandemic has hit them hard. With the governor’s executive orders restricting large gatherings and temporarily closing busi