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Owner gets up early to keep long-time Fort Dodge cafe going
CHAD THOMPSON, The Messenger
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FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP) Ray Brown, of Fort Dodge, starts his day earlier than most people.
The 69-year-old owner of Brownie’s Cafe, 1712 Central Ave., gets up and going at about 1:30 a.m. And he doesn’t have to go very far to get to work.
“I live in the back,” Brown said.
By 3 a.m., he starts baking the cinnamon rolls and bread that the cafe is known for.
Not too long after that the first customer arrives.
“My first customer is usually around 3 a.m.,” Brown said. “And he’s 92 years old.”
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Ray Brown, owner of Brownie’s Cafe, sits at one of the booths inside the Fort Dodge restaurant. In the background on the counter is a framed picture of his parents, Chet and Elta Brown. Brown worked under his mother in the 1970s before taking ownership later that decade. -Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Lou, Ray Brown’s faithful companion, came out for a visit to Brownie’s Cafe. Something out of the frame had Lou licking his lips.
-Messenger photo by Chad Thompson
Ray Brown, owner of Brownie s Cafe, sits at one of the booths inside the Fort Dodge restaurant. In the background on the counter is a framed picture of his parents, Chet and Elta Brown. Brown worked under his mother in the 1970s before taking ownership later that decade.
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