Proceeds will help the family build a new home. Written By: Maria Lockwood | ×
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A fundraiser will be held Saturday, March 13 at the Buckhorn Bar and Grill in Gordon for a local family who lost two children in a fatal house fire in February.
The children’s father, Mark Denhartog, is the kitchen manager at the Buckhorn. Owner Jodi Rose said the family is holding it together following the loss of Phoebe and Thatcher, ages 10 and 13, but it’s rough.
“I think at this point they’re just trying to get through the funeral and go from there,” Rose said.
I like to say it often because I've experienced it on different levels. #BoiseKind is a thing in our community even if it actually happened in Meridian.
âWeâre gonna have all hands on deck,â Palmer Bar co-owner Sherman Leifer said.
He said this is their second event, and first time hosting a musical guest as the new owners of the iconic bar in downtown Palmer.
Leifer and his cousin Wesley Artz acquired the Palmer Bar from the previous owners, Mary Lou Coddington and Jack Burnett, in July.
âIâve lived in Palmer forever, since 1985. Itâs a piece of Palmerâs history. I heard about and thought it would be kind of cool. I thought of my cousin. Heâs been in the bar industry forever. We looked at it and decided to dive in,â Leifer said. âItâs just exciting⦠to have a piece of Palmer thatâs been around with such great history. Weâre looking to keep it the same. One of the big things I tell everyone is, âI want it to feel the same in 16 years when the bar turns 100 years old as it does today.â Thereâs gonnaâ be some changes but I want it to feel the s
Boardwalk Bar and Grill owner makes court appearance, no decision yet
No decision made after Polk County judge hears arguments about the Boardwalk Bar and Grill owners rights to reopen their dining room in defiance of an Executive Order. 4:24 pm, Dec. 18, 2020 ×
The Boardwalk Bar and Grill in East Grand Forks stayed open despite a state lawsuit and subsequent restraining order on Friday, Dec. 11. The restaurant, like others in the city, is chafing under Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz s order banning dine-in meal service to slow the spread of a novel coronavirus. Joe Bowen / Grand Forks Herald
No decision was made Friday afternoon, Dec. 18, in the state s lawsuit against Boardwalk Bar and Grill and its owner, Jane Moss, though the judge did extend the restraining order prohibiting the East Grand Forks establishment from allowing dine-in services until a judgment is issued.