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THIS WEEK FOX 25/48 "FEATURES" OSSEO.
I'M YOUR HOST, JIMMY P.
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>> AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-94 AND U.S. 10
THERE IS A LITTLE TOWN CALLED OSSEO.
AND THE FIRST PLACE YOU SEE IS THE FIRST PLACE WE'LL VISIT.
OSSEO FORD AND NELS GUNDERSON CHEVROLET.
LET'S GO INSIDE AND TALK TO NELS AND SPECK.
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>> WE'RE HERE AT NELS GUNDERSON CHEVROLET AND OSSEO
FORD THE NELS AND SPECK.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, GUYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> IT'S A LITTLE STRANGE.
WE HAVE BOTH FORD AND CHEVROLET.
YOU GUYS ARE PARTNERS, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT'S CORRECT.
WE'VE BEEN PARTNERS FOR OVER 21 YEARS SELLING BOTH FORDS AND
CHEVROLETS IN OSSEO.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY.
IT SEEMS TO ME ODD WHEN YOU SEE DEALERS THAT ARE ALWAYS
COMPETING, FORD AND CHEVROLET.
YOU GUYS PARTNER.
WHAT IS THE HISTORY BEHIND THAT?
>> A LONG HISTORY OVER 21 YEARS.
SPECK AND I WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO PURCHASE THE FORD
DEALERSHIP IN TOWN DURING A DEPRESSED MARKET TIME YEARS AGO
BACK IN THE EARLY 1990s.
EMPLOYED ABOUT NINE, TEN PEOPLE AND STARTED OUT THERE.
THAT GREW INTO THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO THE CHEVROLET
BUSINESS WHICH MY FAMILY HAS BEEN IN SINCE THE EARLY 50s IN
THIS TOWN AND EVEN LONGER IN THE AREA.
SO IT GREW FROM THERE, THAT OPPORTUNITY,
WE GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO REOPEN A CHEVROLET STORE AND JUST KIND
OF PROGRESSED FROM THERE.
>> AND YOU GUYS BUILT FORD RIGHT HERE AT THE INTERSECTION OF I-94
AND U.S. 10.
THAT SEEMS LIKE A GREAT LOCATION.
>> CERTAINLY THE NUMBER ONE INTERSECTION IN TREMPEALEAU
COUNTY IN STATEWIDE IT'S A HIGH POPULATION COUNT AS FAR AS
TRAFFIC GOES.
>> I SEE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON HERE.
A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION HAPPENING.
WHAT IS GOING ON?
>> WELL, YOU KNOW, LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE THE ECONOMY IS
REBOUNDING A LITTLE BIT.
GENERAL MOTORS AND FORD ARE UPPING THEIR DEALER REQUIREMENTS
SO TO MEET THOSE AT THE GM SIDE WE DID A
16,000 SQUARE FOOT EDITION WHICH WILL HELP US SERVICE OUR
CUSTOMERS IN BOTH SALES AND SERVICE A LOT BETTER,
AND NEXT YEAR WE'LL BE DOING A FORD PROJECT AND ADDING ON THAT.
>> FORD IS COMING OUT WITH A PROGRAM WHERE THEY'RE
TAKING ON UPGRADE.
IT IS A LITTLE REACTION TO THAT OR THEY'RE SAYING YOU GUYS TAKE
YOUR UPGRADE AT THE FORD STORE AND WE'LL FUND A BIG PART OF THE
PROJECT FOR YOU.
>> YOU GUYS SELL THE FAMILY VEHICLES.
YOU ALSO HAVE PICKUPS AND STUFF FOR THE FARMERS IN THE AREA.
YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT.
WORK TRUCKS AND THINGS?
>> THE ADVANTAGE TO BEING A CHEVROLET OR FORD DEALER WE HAVE
A FULL PRODUCT LINE THAT CAN PRETTY MUCH TAKE YOU FROM YOUR
FIRST STARTER CAR TO A HEAVY DUTY TRUCK THAT YOU NEED TO DO
YOUR VOCATIONAL WORK WITH AND THAT'S A BIG ADVANTAGE BEING IN
A SMALL MARKET LIKE WE ARE, WE NEED TO REACH ALL AVENUES.
WE DON'T JUST SELL SMALL CARS OR JUST SELL CARS.
WE SELL YOU EVERYTHING YOU CAN POSSIBLY NEED AND THAT'S WHAT'S
HELP US SURVIVE AND GROW.
>> YOU ALSO SELL FUN CARS.
OVER AT THE FORD BUILDING THEY HAD A NICE MUSTANG OUT THERE AND
WE'RE STANDING IN FRONT OF A CAMARO HERE, RIGHT?
WHAT'S THE FASTEST CAR YOU'VE GOT?
>> DEPENDS IF YOU ASK HIM OR ME.
CHEVY GT.
>> 500 IN FORD'S WORLD THE FASTEST CAR IN TOWN.
>> WE HAVE A 585 HORSE CAMARO SITTING OUT HERE AND WE'VE HAD
-- WE HAVE A ZO6 RIGHT THERE.
SO IT DEPENDS ON WHO IS THE BEST DRIVER IS WHAT I ALWAYS SAY.
>> I SEE.
WELL, IT'S BEEN GREAT HAVING YOU GUYS ON THE SHOW.
THANKS FOR BEING ON.
THANK YOU.
>> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
♪♪
>> WE'RE HERE AT STOCKMAN'S FARM SUPPLY WITH JERRY.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, JERRY.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, APPRECIATE IT.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT STOCKMAN'S FARM SUPPLY.
>> STOCKMAN'S FARM SUPPLY AND MORE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 1994.
WE ARE A ONE SHOP CONCEPT STORE.
VERY UNIQUE.
I HAD SOME PEOPLE COME INTO OUR STORE ONE TIME AND THEY USED THE
WORD UNIQUE AND I USE THAT ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOP OUR STORE WITH A CONCRETE FLOOR AND
WE'VE GOT APPLIANCES AND CLOTHING AND FOOD AND LAWN
MOWERS AND ALL SORTS OF STUFF.
LET'S TAKE A WALK AND I'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING WE DO CARRY.
>> THIS PLACE STARTED OUT DIFFERENT WAY BACK IN THE DAY.
>> YES, IT DID.
NOT IN THIS STORE.
OUR WILSON STORE STARTED AS A HORSE RANCH BACK IN 1984.
THEY CAME TO THIS AREA IN 1994, 10 YEARS LATER AND PUT THIS
STORE UP AND WE'VE ACTUALLY ADDED ON ONCE
ALREADY TO THE BUILDING.
>> LET'S LOOK AT SOME OF THE UNIQUE STUFF THAT
YOU'VE GOT HERE.
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>> MANY OF THE ITEMS WE BRING INTO OUR STORE IS AT
CUSTOMER REQUEST.
I LOVE IT WHEN THEY ASK IF YOU BROUGHT THIS IN OR THAT IN,
AND THAT ADDS THAT UNIQUENESS TO US.
WE HAVE THE JAKE AND AMOS BUFFALO EGGS OR JALAPENO EGGS.
THE AMISH COUNTRY POPCORN.
MIDNIGHT BLUE POPCORN, A RAINBOW UNIQUE BLEND OF RED POPCORN.
AMISH FRESH PURE MAPLE SYRUP THIS YEAR.
ALL THESE DIFFERENT TYPE OF NOODLES.
THEN WE GET INTO CORN COB JELLY OR DANDELION JELLY.
A LOT OF STUFF WE ADD INTO THE STORE CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING,
CAN WE BRING THIS IN?
FARM SUPPLY IS WHERE YOU START WITH AND MORE IS LIKE MUCH,
MUCH MORE.
>> IT'S WHY WE CHANGED OUR NAME.
ONE DAY I WAS JUST DRIVING INTO OUR STORE AND SO WE PUT THE LOGO
ON OUR SHIRTS AND CAME UP WITH A LOGO WHICH WE NEVER HAD AND
I SAID WE'RE SO MUCH MORE.
STOCKMAN'S FARM SUPPLY AND MORE.
WE WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OUR BASE, WHICH IS THE FARM.
BUT WITH THE FARM PEOPLE, THEY DON'T ALWAYS HAVE A LOT OF TIME
WITH SHOPPING.
HERE WE OFFER IT TO THEM.
THEY HAVE ONE SHOP, THEY GET THEIR FARM NEEDS,
THEY COME IN GET GROCERIES AND IT IS DONE AND THEY CAN GO HOME.
AND SO WE DO HAVE THE GROCERIES.
WE ADD MORE STUFF EVERY DAY.
>> YOU GET PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER COMING INTO THE OSSEO AREA.
THEY STOP HERE.
>> YES.
>> I GET PEOPLE FROM MADISON, MILWAUKEE, ROCKFORD.
SO MANY HEAD UP TO HAYWARD AND LAKE HOLCOMB.
WE STOP EVERY TIME WE GO BY.
I SEE PEOPLE MAYBE ONCE OR TWICE A YEAR AND THEY BECOME FRIENDS
OF OURS AGAIN.
WITH ALL THE CHANGES WE MAKE IN OUR STORE.
I LIKE THAT.
IT'S FUN.
>> WE'RE A FARM STORE SO RIGHT NOW -- RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME
WHERE WE GET ALL THE FARMERS WITH THE SEED.
SEED CORN, AS YOU CAN SEE, WE HAVE THE SOYBEAN, THE CORN,
WE HAVE OATS.
YOU CAN SEE TIM DOWN THERE NOW SELLING TO A FARM FOLK THERE
RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE THE HUSQVARNA ROTOTILLERS AND THIS STUFF.
THAT'S A BIG BRAND FOR US, HUSQVARNA AND TORO,
AND THE NEW ITEM CALLED DR, DONE-RITE PRODUCTS.
THIS IS THE BREAD AND BUTTER OF OUR FARM BUSINESS HERE.
AND LOOK WHAT WE'VE GOT HERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF BAIT ESPECIALLY THE MINERALS AND THAT FOR DEER.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING THAT WE HAD IT ON BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE COMING
IN AND ASKING US FOR IT.
THEN AGAIN, WE HAVE A CAMPGROUND IN OUR AREA.
A LOT OF PEOPLE CAMP SO WE ADDED A CAMPING SECTION
INTO OUR STORE.
WE HAVE A HARDWARE WITH ALL THE PAINT AND HARDWARE NEEDS THAT WE
HAVE RIGHT NEXT TO FARM.
OUR FARM DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THAT IS KIND OF
CONNECTED INTO EVERYTHING.
WE EVEN SELL TIRES.
HERE IS A THING THAT WE HAD FARMERS COME IN AND ASK IF WE
COULD GET SOME TRACTOR TIRES.
ATV TIRES.
THESE ARE SPECIAL.
THE TRACTOR TIRES.
IF YOU HAVE AN ATV.
WHAT ACTUALLY STARTED OUT WAS WE HAD A FEW PEOPLE HEADING UP
TOWARDS UP NORTH WOULD STOP AND GET A FLAT TIRE ON THEIR BOAT
AND WE'VE GOT TRAILER TIRES.
WE HAVE RIMS AND EVERYTHING FOR THAT.
I DON'T THINK YOU WILL FIND A BIGGER PET SECTION
THAN WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
>> WOW.
>> AND THOSE PALLETS WERE PULLED JUST THE OTHER DAY.
OVER HERE WE EVEN SELL APPLIANCES
AND G.E., MAYTAG. WHIRLPOOL.
THEN WE HAVE A SECTION HERE WITH AMISH FURNITURE.
>> LOOK AT THAT.
>> THEN YOU SELL RED WING SHOES.
>> THAT'S HUGE.
WE SELL THOUSANDS OF PAIRS OF RED WING BOOTS, SHOES,
RED WING, WORK.
A LOT OF THE INDUSTRY AROUND HERE THAT HAVE PROGRAMS SO THAT
THEIR GUYS COME IN AND BUY THEIR BOOTS.
WE GIVE DISCOUNTS AND THAT STUFF.
MANY TIMES WE HAVE SALES ALL THE TIME FOR OUR CUSTOMERS.
>> WELL, IF YOU WANT ANYTHING, ANYTHING, IT IS ALL RIGHT HERE.
WE JUST SHOWED YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT BUT IT IS ALL HERE.
THANKS FOR BEING ON THE SHOW, JERRY.
>> I SURE DO APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪♪
>> WELCOME BACK TO FOX 25/48 "FEATURES" OSSEO.
WE'RE DOWNTOWN OSSEO NOW AND GOING TO VISIT ONE OF THE MOST
HISTORIC AND FAMOUS BUSINESSES IN ALL OF WESTERN WISCONSIN,
THE NORSKE NOOK.
♪♪
>> WELCOME INSIDE THE NORSKE NOOK.
I'M HERE WITH JANE AND HEIDI.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
>> SO TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE NORSKE NOOK.
HOW DID IT START OUT?
I HEARD SOME STORY ABOUT AN OLD LADY WHO MADE PIES AND THE
JOHNNY CARSON SHOW.
>> PAULA MEYER STARTED THE NORSKE NOOK IN 1973 AND OVER THE
YEARS IT HAS GROWN TO BE QUITE THE SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS THAT
ANOTHER PERSON HAS TAKEN OVER.
>> WE'RE STANDING IN A NEWER BUILDING, RIGHT?
IT WAS BUILT MORE RECENTLY.
>> RIGHT.
>> YOU STARTED ACROSS THE STREET ACTUALLY, WHICH IS NOW WHAT?
>> NORSKE NOOK COFFEE HOUSE.
>> THEY HAVE JUST THE COFFEE AND YOU GET PIES OVER THERE, TOO.
>> RIGHT.
>> AND THE GIFT SHOP.
>> YES.
>> THAT WAS THE ORIGINAL BUILDING IN 1973.
WHEN WAS THIS PLACE BUILT?
>> THEY STARTED BUILDING IT IN 1993 BUT IT OPENED IN 1994.
>> YOU GUYS ARE FAMOUS FOR PIES?
YOU HAVE WON SOME AWARDS FOR THESE PIES.
>> WE HAVE, YES.
WE'VE WON A LOT OF AWARDS OVER THE YEARS.
RIGHT NOW IT'S UP TO 33 BLUE RIBBONS THAT WE'VE WON.
>> NOT JUST LOCAL.
>> WE GO TO THE NATIONAL PIE CHAMPIONSHIP IN
FLORIDA EVERY YEAR.
IT'S AROUND KISSIMMEE BY DISNEY WORLD,
AND EACH YEAR WE TAKE BAKERS AND MANAGERS FROM
STORES DOWN TO FLORIDA.
AND THEN WE SELECT DIFFERENT PIES BEFORE WE GO DOWN THERE.
ONCE WE GET DOWN THERE THEY MAKE THEM AND WE GO UP AGAINST ALL
KINDS OF DIFFERENT BIG-NAME.
THERE IS SARAH LEE DOWN THERE, PERKINS IS DOWN THERE.
VILLA IS DOWN THERE.
THEN THERE ARE A LOT OF LITTLE RESTAURANTS LIKE US DOWN THERE
ALSO WHICH WE GO UP AGAINST.
THIS YEAR WE TOOK FOUR AND WE WON THREE BLUES.
>> THEY ARE BETTER THAN ALL OF THEM.
WE HAVE TO CHECK OUT THE PIE.
YOU GUYS DON'T JUST SERVE PIES.
YOU HAVE ALSO A UNIQUE MENU OF AMERICAN AND NORWEGIAN FOOD.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT IS NORWEGIAN FOOD?
WHAT IS THE TYPE OF STUFF?
>> MEATBALL WRAPS.
IT'S LEFSE.
>> WHAT IS LEFSE?
>> IT'S LIKE A BIG TORTILLA BUT IT IS MADE OUT OF POTATOES AND
THEN WE HAVE MEATBALLS WRAPPED IN THAT.
>> AN INTERESTING BLEND OF AMERICAN AND NORWEGIAN FOODS
PLUS AWARD-WINNING PIES AND THIS ISN'T THE ONLY PLACE,
THIS IS WHERE IT STARTED IS IN OSSEO.
YOU GUYS HAVE GONE MUCH BEYOND NOW, RIGHT?
>> RIGHT.
>> IT STARTED IN OSSEO AND WE NOW HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT STORES.
WE HAVE THE COFFEE HOUSE AND GIFT BOUTIQUE ACROSS THE STREET.
WE HAVE ONE LOCATED IN EAU CLAIRE,
WHICH IS NORTHWOODS PUB AND GRILL.
WE HAVE ONE IN HAYWARD AND WE HAVE ONE IN RICE LAKE.
>> THERE YOU GOT IT.
NORSKE NOOK, AWARD-WINNING PIES, NORWEGIAN AND AMERICAN FOOD.
THANKS FOR BEING ON THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU.
♪♪
>> WE'RE STAYING DOWNTOWN FOR A LITTLE BIT AND GO RIGHT
NEXT DOOR TO VISIT WITH SANDY'S CLOTHING AND ART.
♪♪
>> WELCOME INSIDE SANDY'S CLOTHING AND ART AND WE'RE HERE
WITH SANDY.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, SANDY.
>> THANK YOU.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SANDY'S
CLOTHING AND ART IS.
>> WELL, AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S -- WE'RE A CLOTHING BOUTIQUE
FEATURING HANDMADE GIFTS AND WHAT I CALL -- WHAT WOULD I SAY
-- UNIQUE BUT CLASSIC.
SO CLASSIC WITH SASS.
THESE ARE LINES I SORES - SOURCE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY
FROM MARKETS.
THE NICE THING ABOUT BEING IN BUSINESS FOR A LONG TIME.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS SINCE BIRTH,
IS PEOPLE START COMING TO YOU, WHICH IS A VERY HIGH COMPLIMENT.
A LOT OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL ARTISTS WILL COME TO ME.
THAT'S GENERALLY FOR ARTWORK, JEWELRY, HANDBAGS.
THERE AREN'T VERY MANY PEOPLE THAT DO CLOTHING.
THERE ARE A FEW.
BUT WHAT I LIKE TO SOURCE OR SEARCH FOR ARE SMALL,
EMERGING COMPANIES THAT ARE HARD TO FIND AND USUALLY THEY'RE A
LITTLE MORE INTERESTING.
THE PEOPLE THAT PRODUCE THEM ARE A LITTLE MORE PASSIONATE.
>> EXTRA EFFORT INTO EACH PIECE.
>> RIGHT.
AND WHAT'S INTERESTING IS WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT WHO ARE WE AND
WHAT WE ARE, THERE IS PLENTY OF PLACES TO BUY THINGS THESE DAYS
WHETHER IT BE BRICK AND MORTAR, ONLINE OR WHEREVER.
BUT I THINK WHAT MAKES US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN A LOT
OF PLACES IS THE EXPERIENCE THAT YOU HAVE HERE.
BECAUSE IT'S TRULY A PLACE TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN.
AND ACCOMPLISH SOME THINGS.
BUT CLOTHING CAN BE VERY EMOTIONAL, PERSONAL,
BECAUSE LIKE IT OR NOT, IT REFLECTS WHO WE ARE AND IF
YOU'RE GOING TO A WEDDING OR YOU ARE GOING TO WORK OR YOU ARE
GOING TO AN INTERVIEW.
>> SPEAKING OF EXPERIENCE AND HISTORY,
THIS BUILDING WAS BUILT IN WHAT, 1900, YOU SAID?
>> YES.
>> IT MAKES IT OVER 100 YEARS OLD.
IT WASN'T ALWAYS A CLOTHING PLACE.
>> , NO IT CERTAINLY WASN'T.
IT WAS THE ORIGINAL BANK BUILDING AND IT STILL CONTAINS
THE SAFE, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT INTERESTING.
I REMEMBER I GREW UP IN THIS COMMUNITY SO WHEN I WAS GROWING
UP IT WAS A DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
IT MAKES A GREAT -- NEXT TO THE NORSKE NOOK IT MAKES A
NO-BRAINER PLACE TO HAVE A BUSINESS.
IT IS A GREAT LOCATION.
>> AND YOU PICKED UP WHERE SOMEONE ELSE LEFT OFF AS FAR AS
CLOTHING IN OSSEO.
>> C.M. BYE COMPANY.
THEY'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.
I'M GUESSING 70 SOME YEARS AND IT SEEMED LIKE A VERY SMART
COMBINATION TO COME BACK IN HERE BECAUSE THE TOWN
NEEDS SOMETHING.
>> IT WAS MISSING THAT AND YOU FILLED THAT.
THIS IS YOUR OSSEO STORE.
YOU HAVE MORE STORES THAN JUST HERE IN OSSEO, THOUGH, RIGHT?
>> I DO.
>> WHERE ARE THEY AT?
>> I DO.
I HAVE -- MY ORIGINAL LOCATION IS ACTUALLY IN A BARN NEAR
FOSTER WHICH IS PROBABLY THE BEST KEPT SECRET.
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A UNIQUE LOCATION.
I STARTED OUT THERE ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN IN THIS LOCATION ABOUT 12.
AND THEN I HAD A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO
TO OPEN A SEASONAL LOCATION IN STOCKHOLM WHICH IS ON THE GREAT
RIVER ROAD ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
SO VERY TOURISTY AND SEASONAL.
RECENTLY I'VE HAD A LOCATION IN EAU CLAIRE FOR A DIFFERENT
LOCATIONS IN EAU CLAIRE FOR SIX YEARS.
HAVEN'T SETTLED ON ANYTHING.
I JUST MOVED INTO BANBURY PLACE A YEAR AGO AND THAT IS
LIKE A WONDERFUL, AMAZING -- IT'S A BIG PLACE AND I'M
INVOLVED IN THE MONTHLY MARKET SO THE ONLY RETAIL
ASPECT OF THAT.
>> IT HAS BEEN GREAT HAVING YOU ON THE SHOW.
THANKS FOR BEING ON.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
♪♪
♪♪
>> LAKE MARTHA DAYS IS A FESTIVAL HELD ONCE A YEAR HERE
IN OSSEO ON FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.
IT'S FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
THE FESTIVITIES BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE WITH A BASEBALL GAME HERE
AT MERCHANTS FIELD.
ONE OF THE FINEST BASEBALL FIELDS IN WESTERN WISCONSIN.
ON FRIDAY THERE WILL BE FIREWORKS OVER LAKE MARTHA.
ALL WEEKEND LONG THIS CARNIVAL AND FOOD FOR EVERYONE,
INCLUDING LEFSE AND FRIED CHICKEN AND ON SUNDAY THE GRAND
PARADE GOES THROUGH DOWNTOWN.
NOW LET'S GO CHECK OUT OUR NEXT GUEST UP ON THE HILL.
OSSEO VETERINARY CLINIC.
WE'RE HERE AT THE OSSEO VETERINARY CLINIC
WITH DR. LINDA.
WELCOME TO THE SHOW, DR. LINDA.
>> THANK YOU, GLAD TO HAVE YOU.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE OSSEO VETERINARY CLINIC.
>> OUR OSSEO CLINIC -- AUGUSTA ALSO IS OUR MIXED ANIMAL
PRACTICE AND IT STARTED IN THE EARLY 1970s WHEN A DOCTOR
RETIRED AND WE STARTED THE PRACTICE AND JOINED WITH HIS
FATHER'S PRACTICE FROM AUGUSTA.
WE BECAME BOTH PLACES.
WE DO MIXED PRACTICE.
BACK WHEN I STARTED IN 1988 IT WAS PREDOMINANTLY DAIRY WORK.
NOW WE'VE SWITCHED TO MORE OF A MIXED PRACTICE,
EVEN MORE SO THAN WE WERE BEFORE WITH EQUINE AND SOME SWINE AND
DEER AND ELK AND ALPACA WORK AS WELL AS SMALL ANIMAL, DOGS,
CATS, EXOTIC, RABBITS, WHATEVER.
>> THAT'S THE FIRST THING I THINK ABOUT WITH VETS IS THE
HOUSE PETS AND STUFF BUT HAVING GROWN UP ON A FARM I KNOW THAT
VETS -- LIKE FARM VETS ACTUALLY GO OUT TO FARMS.
YOU HAVE VETS THAT GO OUT TO FARM.
>> EVERY DAY ONE TO THREE OF US ARE OUT ON FARM CALLS WITH THE
OTHER VETERINARIAN STILL IN THE OFFICE DOING APPOINTMENTS AND
SURGERIES AND IT CAN CHANGE.
ONE IS OUT, THE REST ARE IN.
IT DEPENDS ON HOW BUSY AND WHERE THE NEED IS.
>> YOU TAKE CARE OF HOUSE PETS AS WELL.
YOU'RE EVERYTHING.
>> ALL FOUR OF OUR DOCTORS TAKE CARE OF LARGE OR SMALL.
WE TRY TO BE VERSATILE AND OPEN MINDED TO WHATEVER SPECIES WE
NEED TO TAKE CARE OF AND DO OUR BEST TO HANDLE THOSE NEEDS.
>> WHAT IS THE STRANGEST ANIMAL YOU'VE EVER HAD BROUGHT IN?
>> WELL, I THINK WE'VE SEEN A COUPLE OF SNAKES
AND A FEW IGUANAS.
A SUGAR GLIDER PERHAPS.
>> SOMETIMES THE STANDARD FARM ANIMALS LIKE HORSES AND -- THEY
NEED TO BE BROUGHT IN HERE FOR THINGS.
>> SOMETIMES IT'S EASIER.
WE DO SOME DENTAL WORK.
FLOATING OF TEETH AND SUTURING OF CUTS OR PHYSICAL EXAMS AND WE
HAVE STOCK IN THE UPPER BUILDING THERE THAT THEY CAN BE WORKED ON
SAFELY AND THE STAFF AND EQUIPMENT RIGHT HERE SO IT GOES
A LITTLE SMOOTHER.
WE CAN DO THE PROCEDURES ON THE FARM, TOO.
>> LET'S GO LOOK AT SOME OF THE STUFF YOU HAVE OUT
HERE FOR CARE FOR.
>> ALL RIGHT, VERY GOOD.
>> WHO DO WE HAVE HERE?
>> THIS IS SAUL, AN ARAB STALLION.
HE WILL HAVE HIS TEETH FLOATED LATER TODAY.
THIS IS A STOCK WE USE FOR JUST RESTRAINING THE HORSES WHEN THEY
COME IN AND GET THEM TO HOLD A LITTLE MORE STILL FOR US IF WE
HAVE TO GET A VEIN OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
>> DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE?
>> THIS IS JOAN HICKS.
SHE IS ONE OF OUR VET TECHS FOR OUR CLINIC.
WE HAVE THREE.
THEY HELP THE VET WITH APPOINTMENTS AND MEDICATING THE
ANIMALS AND THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT.
WE COULDN'T RUN A SMOOTH SHIP WITHOUT THEM.
>> THANK YOU FORK ON THE SHOW.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.