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tink, stank, stunk. So, maybe I stole that from the Grinch, but it fits. 2020 was absolutely the year from hell. I have sat here looking at this screen for a long time trying to decide how to wrap up a year I’d rather forget. I’ve come to the conclusion that you don’t. There was so much - some good, some bad, some absolutely terrible. You can’t live in the past. You have to look forward to the future. This year will be better because it has to be. It was nice to be able to slow down a bit and take stock of what I have to be grateful for, so I’ll give 2020 that. I’ve got a job (actually several) that I love, a family who loves me, a roof over my head, food on my table and a comfy bed to crawl into at night. But, I want to do things again. I want to go to the movies. I want to take my time browsing through a store instead of hurrying up so I can get to my car to take my mask off. I want to not have a favorite mask (well, two, actually, because I’m bougie like that). I want to not panic if I don’t have hand sanitizer with me at all times. I want the parades, the shopping events, the festivals and fairs. I want to make plans and not have to change them a thousand times. I want normalcy - real normalcy, not this new normal thing. We all do. And while I believe that some of the “new normal” will stick, I’m really ready to get back to the status quo. I totally understand the realness of the situation and know that I’m being whiney. I am absolutely not downplaying the desperation that so many are feeling. I want these things to be safe to do. I am proud to part of a community that gives me so many things to miss, as funny as it sounds. I live in Chandler, where we have a single parade and celebration day and not much else (no hate, though, Chandler; I still love you). My adopted community always seems to have something going on. I missed walking around the square on the weekends to see what was happening. I want it to be safe to do those things again. So, 2021, come in here and act like you’ve got some sense. Let’s do this one right.
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amie Mayer wasn’t sure 2nd Street Bistro & Bakery would ever open. It was a project nine years in the making. Jamie, who owns the business with her husband, Elijah, said she woke up one day and decided she didn’t want to be a bank teller her entire life. After struggling with infertility, they had welcomed three of their five children. After some consideration, she decided to put a lifetime of baking skills to work. She decided she wanted to decorate cakes. “Let me tell you, that is not my specialty,” Jamie said. “But, I started in that direction. I just don’t have the patience. I can do a quick thing, I just can’t sit for hours. I’ll do a simple thing or my specialty, Death by Chocolate, where I can slap it on there, make it look cute, drizzle it, make it look yummy, like a million dollars. So, I started decorating cakes.” She had been in the kitchen since she was just 4 years old, helping her great-grandmother - an accomplished baker in her own right. “I’ve been baking my whole entire life,” Jamie recalled. “When I was 4, I’d go to my greatgrandma’s house and we’d bake cookies. It was so funny because she was terrified of the electric beaters, so we had to use the ones that you crank. I was like 5 and I remember this story, standing there on a stool by the stove. ‘My friend got her finger cut off by one of those.’ Now that I think about it, I’m like, ‘what?’ But when you’re 5, you’re like ‘Woah!’ So anyway, she was, in her younger years, the main baker for our local hospital. So I just grew up (baking) - great-grandma, my mom cooked and baked.” Just decorating cakes wasn’t exactly the fulfilling career Jamie had envisioned, so she started using those baking skills. She started making cinnamon rolls and cookies and soon found herself in her very own booth at the Farmer’s Market - with her young family in tow. “At that point, they didn’t have the pavilion,” Jamie said. “They had just torn down the building and it was just dirt. We had a tent and I had a pack and play I would bring and we’d be selling cinnamon rolls. We’d have the other four kids there trying to keep them occupied. Luckily, Elijah was there. How did we ever do that?? Then they built the pavilion and we’d still try to keep the kids
occupied.” A muffin order from the Jailbreak 5K set things into official motion. The local health inspector called and said they had to choose their path. They’d already tossed around the idea of building a commercial kitchen in Shabby Sheek Boutique, so they decided to bite the bullet and jump in. That project turned into a much bigger than anticipated ordeal, but a year later, Jamie’s original bakery idea, 2nd Street Sweets, opened. That contentment only lasted about six months, though. “It started at home, farmer’s market, commercial kitchen at Shabby Sheek, and about six months into it, I knew I wanted it to be bigger than just desserts for everybody,” Jamie said. “When I lived in Texas, I managed a small sandwich shop and it was like my dream job and I loved it. I think I want to add a deli; nothing fried, nothing crazy, just sandwiches, salad. I didn’t think soup because I hate soup, but apparently everybody else in Boonville loves soup.” Mark and Lesa Mayer, Elijah’s parents and the
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owners of Shabby Sheek Boutique, own three buildings in a row on the west side of the square. They decided to close their locksmith shop and offered to sell the building to Jamie and Elijah. Jamie said she didn’t really even have to consider it. She knew it would be difficult, but she felt like she needed to say yes. “I feel like I’m really supposed to do this, but there’s seven of us and we’re going to live in this two-bedroom building,” she said. “The kids are growing, so I don’t know how we’re going to do it, but we felt like we it was what we needed to do. We bought the building and just started cleaning it out, tore it all out. We rebuilt it, but we did it all ourselves.” The demolition process took a year, but it was something they were proud to do themselves. “It’s so funny how all the things in our lives have led us to this point,” Jamie said. “When we first got married, he did construction, so he knew how to do all of it. He goes, ‘Well, I might as well do it, because if somebody else does it, I’m probably not going to be happy with it.’ It took us a year to just tear everything out.” And, of course, there’s all the “old building problems.” They discovered a crack in a 160 year old cast iron pipe that they had to figure out how to repair. There was plaster and drywall covering beautiful brick and carpet hiding holes in the floor. But, the bones - and some of the items left behind by previous owners - were beautiful. They were able to salvage some of the antique wood for door frames - after Jamie spent hours pulling old penny nails out of it. Anything that they could reuse, they did. “Even the toilet paper roll that’s in the bathroom,” she joked “We were cleaning out back in the corner and I moved this big shelf. It was like one of the last things. There was this toilet paper roll. It was from the ‘70s or ‘60s. Where did that come from? There wasn’t even a bathroom there. How long has it been there? It was just there. So, I cleaned it up and we’re using it now.” At the end of a year and a half of rebuilding what they spent a year tearing out, they opened. Jamie said she hasn’t caught her breath yet. “We built it all, and then we opened,” she said. “I feel like we haven’t caught our breath. Sure, we have slower days, but on those days we’re like ‘I
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n the middle of a pandemic, Rachel and Greg Wells opened a store - Boonville Overstock on Main Street. Then again, they don’t always play by the rules. “My dad used to say you watch during the tough times,” Greg said. “That’s when people are made or broken. The ones who make it do something no one else did. So, in the middle of a pandemic, we opened a store.” The business actually started with the stimulus check. They bought two pallets of brand new overstock items from a reputable department store. “We kind of fell into it. We thought, ‘We’ll buy a couple pallets and see if we find anything cool.’ We found a lot of cool things, but nothing we really needed. So, we started selling it.” Rachel hit Facebook to sell the items at first, but as they continued buying, they soon realized that their car and a half garage wasn’t enough space. They tossed around the idea of getting a building, but it was Rachel that
BoonvilleView.com 13 jumped in with two feet. She informed her husband that she’d gotten a tax ID number to start paying taxes and started looking for a storefront. “It’s like one of those buddies you had back in high school that you never told you needed a battery because they’d steal one and bring it to you,” Greg joked. About two weeks later, the first brick-andmortar Boonville Overstock was a reality. It started out part-time - both Greg and Rachel worked full-time and Rachel was going to school full-time, as well. “Then we decided we were doing better here than we were working for them, especially with all the COVID things because it was so erratic,” Greg said. “This was doing pretty well. So, we quit our day jobs.” Rachel said her vision of the store is department store items at discount store prices. “That’s kind of why we’re doing what we’re doing here,” she said. “I was a single mom
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BoonvilleView.com 15 for 13 years and we’ve got Walmart, we’ve got Dollar General, we’ve got a lot of resale and Persnickety’s does their clothing lines that they do, but we didn’t have anything that was a little bit more higher scale that was reasonable without having to go to Evansville or Owensboro.” Rachel handles the internet/social media and ordering side and Greg is the head of the customer service department. While Greg has been a salesman since he was 10, Rachel said she’s happy to have a career that she truly enjoys. “It just makes me happy to come to work now,” she said. “I never thought I’d find a job that would make me happy to come to work. I thought I had a couple times, and I’d go back to those. It’s a change, but I really don’t mind coming to work now.” That happiness comes from making others smile. Rachel grew up in California. When her grandmother decided to retire to her hometown of Boonville, Rachel soon followed with her
6-month-old daughter. “I was supposed to be here for six months while her dad got his stuff together and I never left,” Rachel recalled. “I went to six different schools before I was out of elementary school. So, I gave my daughter the same school all of her life. She lived in the same house all her life. She’s getting ready to move two doors down into her own house. I wanted her to have the same phone number. My grandmother had the same phone number her entire life. I just wanted to give her a normal childhood. She wouldn’t have had that in California. At 13, I was running the streets, but there’s no way I was letting my kid do that in California. She could do that here… She’s definitely a Boonville kid.” So, when it came time to name the business, Greg suggested something catchy - “It Fell Off the Truck.” Rachel wanted her adopted hometown to have ownership in it, so she decided on Boonville Overstock.
16 January/February 2021 “He said, ‘What are you going to do if we can’t find a place in Boonville?’ I said, ‘Well find a place in Boonville.’ It’s Boonville. I’m putting it in Boonville.” While starting a brand new business during a pandemic - and because of a pandemic - may be a scary thing for many, Rachel said that being a small business is actually a little more secure during these uncertain times. The line to the “corporate decision makers,” as Greg puts it, is pretty short. “If I do a live and then somebody wants to go piece by piece through the store, every shelf, that’s what I’ll do,” Rachel said. “Then I’ll ship it out. That’s the difference between us and a bigger store. We can shut the door and say, ‘OK, here we are,’ and keep our business going.”
They’ve done well enough to quit their day jobs, but they’re quietly making an impact around the city. In December, Funxion, who neighbors Boonville Overstock, publicly thanked them for bringing gifts for brides and bridesmaids using the facility. Greg said it’s not something they brag about because it’s simply the right thing to do. “It’s not about the recognition; its about doing the right thing,” he said. “We have a philosophy since we’ve been together: It doesn’t matter what they do, it matters what we do.” That philosophy is a big part of their business model, too. While they do make a living off of Boonville Overstock, Greg said their reputation is absolutely everything to them. “We try to sell as top of the line as we can get for as little as it takes,” he said. “Yeah, we’re in it to make money, but I’d rather you come in here and spend $10 100 times and feel like you got treated right every time than for you to come in her and spend $100 and never come back because you feel like you over paid. I’d rather have the loyalty of the customer. I want a ’55 Chevy. If I don’t get one, I’m probably going to stomp my feet and cry. But, it can wait. I don’t have to have it today.”
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he new Third Street Saloon isn’t Chad Brady’s first project. It’s quickly turned into one of his favorites, though. Chad Brady and KC Chesser know bars. They own and operate several in the area, including Bud’s on Franklin in Evansville and KC’s Timeout Lounge in the old Washington Square Mall. “This will be the fourth or fifth place we’ve opened. My biggest concern is where are we going to put a dumpster at... That seems like a stupid concern, but to me it is (important),” Chad joked. “As far as operations side of it, we’ve been doing this a long time. I think I’ve got the right people lined up to oversee the business. I plan on getting back into it and spending a lot of time here hands-on. We’re ready. We cannot wait to open.” As of press time, Third Street Saloon was scheduled for a soft opening on New Year’s Eve, then a full grand opening a week later. Chad said the bar will feature many big-screen televisions, three pool tables and two dart
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BoonvilleView.com 21 games. The venue spans both floors of the historic building located at 118 S. Third Street. “When it started out, we were just going to do the downstairs, see what happened and slowly do the upstairs, Chad said. “We decided to go fullblown into it. Originally, we planned on being open last summer. Then COVID hit and it’s been an uphill challenge with that. I think it’s all going to work out in the end.” The antique bar that has been the focal point of the building has found a new home upstairs. It’s been repaired and refinished into its original glory. Dan Johnson, who has done the woodwork for other projects, did the work on the bar and all the work downstairs. “It was sagging real bad in the front,” he said. “They did some work on the inside of it to raise the front of it up.”
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After they bought the building, Chad had a guy offer $40,000 cash for the bar, but they turned it down. “We turned it down,” he said. “It’s from 1890. It made it through prohibition. I heard it was in a hotel at some point. I have a picture from when it was Larry’s in the 1920s and this original bar was in the background.” While Boonville may not have always been on their radar, Chad said they came across the property and fell in love with the city. “We came up here and I absolutely love what they’ve done with the square and we think we’re going to be a great addition to bring people into the town. This was a fun one because we had two floors to play with. We just kind of put all our ideas into it together and came up with a plan and I think it’s going to work out great.” He likes it so much that he’s planning on making Third Street Saloon kind of his home base. “I plan on being here all day every day. I’m probably going to have to find a house or an
apartment close.” While COVID kind of put the project back a few months, Chad said they were in better shape as the days to the grand opening grew closer than they had been with other projects. Of course, they did run into “old building problems. “It’s a very old building,” he said. “There was certain things we wanted to do that we couldn’t do, so we kind of had to restructure from there. It’s been great. I think we’re going to love Boonville.” If the revitalization efforts have been good for retail businesses, Chad said he hopes to see this start a revitalization of Boonville’s nightlife. “Hopefully, the other bars will benefit from us coming up here, too. That’s how it’s been on Franklin Street. At first everyone was in a competition and realized there’s no need. We all work together and bring people down. People have multiple places to go to and they don’t leave and go to other cities that are close.”
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igner Hardware is a company that has been in the heart of the Boonville community for many years. The Aigner brothers have been building their business up to what it is since 1983, but their reign with the st ore game to an end on Sept. 30, 2020. The Hubbs plan to continue their legacy. A few summers ago, Jamie and Jeff Hubbs’ son, Jacob Hubbs, worked at Aigner Hardware. One day, Jacob came to his parents with a suggestion. “We had considered going into business for ourselves in some fashion. Something where we could work together and make a positive impact to the community. Our son, who had worked (at Aigner Hardware) one summer several years ago, had been in talking to Bruce and he just came in one day, and he said, ‘Hey, I think we should buy the hardware store,’” Jeff Hubbs explained about his experience. This was the “catalyst” for them. At first, they had brushed it off and not given it much thought, but they soon decided to look more into their son’s suggestion. “We told him we would look into it, and give it an honest look, and here we are,” he continued. Jamie had her take on it. “It kinda got us thinking about the future, how our future would be, and what that would be like for our family,” Jamie explained. The Hubbs’ are a family of four
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- mother Jamie, father Jeff, son Jacob, and daughter Jenna. The Aigners built this business as their legacy, and after 36 years, they left their mark on the community, which is exactly why the Hubbs decided to keep the name. “...what better way
to honor them and what they built than by just keeping the name,� Jamie questioned. According to Jeff, the five-year plan for the business is very similar to the six-month plan. Where the plan really starts to change is when they think about the 10 and 20-year plan.
the continuous changes in status quo and the happenings in the world. “[We’re trying to] build a rapport with the younger audience, who has completely different shopping habits and all of that,” Jeff spelled out. The younger generations are much quicker to go to the internet to find what they need. Whether that be materials, howto, etc. With Amazon becoming much bigger in the days of virtuality, brick and mortar shops are not so much needed. However, in a small community such as Boonville, it is much easier for smaller businesses, such as Aigner Hardware, to thrive. Jeff later explains that in those later years, he can see the business expanding to offering more products and things that they know will always be needed. This applies to technological advancements, as many things are supposed to move to more efficient forms of energy. Another point he makes is that there is a very quickly developing problem with the lack of know-how in the younger generations. The handy-man services are dwindling, as much of
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the younger generation isn’t being taught these skills. “...hopefully, we can leverage the hardware store and the assets we have. The services that use those assets to actually come and help you in your home. Another great one is helping you do the projects yourselves. [We want to] be a place where instead of just YouTube and watching someone you don’t know, you can come and see in the store examples of some of the things you might want to do.” Jeff made plain. Jeff and Jamie wish for their store to be able to be that link between this generational gap between the handy-men and those who need help learning the skills they need. Many places are no longer offering to teach these skills and expect the younger generations to learn them on their own. Aigner Hardware has been in the community for such a long time that it has had an impact on multiple generations. Whether it be just that
store you stop at to pick something up that you forgot while you were in town, or the place you go to first when you’re looking for something specific. Because it’s such a small town, the people there will take their time to help you find exactly what you need. That was part of the legacy that the Aigners left behind, as well. The Hubbs fit in perfectly to that small town community and are dedicated to being just as helpful as the Aigners were in the years beforehand. Building a relationship with the community is hard, but knowing your community and the people in that community is immensely important. This small town feel is something much of America doesn’t get. Boonville is so lucky to have this small town feel and have so many small businesses that support this small town just as much as the community supports them. The Hubbs have big shoes to fill that the Aigners left for them, but they are stepping up to the plate to take on that task.
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36 January/February 2021 ceilings. New windows, new HVAC, new electric, new plumbing, two full baths, two bedrooms, complete kitchen, fireplace, walk-in closet, huge rear deck and more appeared on the plans, which Gary says he drew “about 50 times.” It truly took a village to complete this project. (See list below) Interior design, however, was entirely the vision of Debi. She says “‘You’re crazy.’ Yes, that’s what my friends told me! After working months pulling nails, painting woodwork, and endless hours on ladders, I was beginning to think at 70, they were correct! “I had a vision in my mind and I am so extremely happy with our home. I was so impressed with the renovations of Sherrie and Joe Sievers and Taffney and Roy Carter, that I wanted the same lifestyle. It’s wonderful having friends just ‘stop by.’ My commute to work is a breeze! “There were days I didn’t think we would ever get to this point, but I would do it all over again. Oh wait, we are going to do it again. We will be
renovating the building next door and hopefully making it as beautiful as it deserves to be. I love Boonville and am proud to be a small part in its changes.” Those who lent their skills to this project: •Deck and general carpentry - Charlie & Company •HVAC - BNG Heating & Cooling •Cabinets, kitchen and bath - Brad Schnur •Painting & floors & brick sealing - DJ’s Painting •Electrical - Greg Gaw, Oxbow electric. •Plantation Shutters - Lars Kierspel •Appliances - Lowe’s •Bath, utility flooring installation - Donnie Hamilton •Carpet - Greer’s Flooring •Insulation, shower doors, tile, various other Kelly Skelton •Brick repair - Marlin and Shannon Weisheit •Nail pulling (floors) - Kathy Scherzinger and Corbin Creek •Trim painting, and painting, and painting, etc. - Debi Neal & Erin Creek •Plumbing - Gabe Mehringer •Counter tops, kitchen and baths - Cabinets & Counters •Custom ironwork - Parker’s Custom Ironworks •Furnishings - Town Square Furniture •Mantel - Jim Koch •Donut Delivery - Peggy Smith •Special Quartz Delivery, Telehandler - Mark Krantz •Fireplace installation - Bassemiers •Second Story Window Washing - Shannon & Marlin Weisheit •Design Consultants - Joe & Sherrie Sievers •Queen of Diversion - Carley Creek
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Dr. James E. Eash, DDS Changing Lives One Smile At A Time
• Family Dentistry • Lumineers Smile Office
• Implants 911 Aigner Drive Boonville, IN 47601 Phone: 812-897-1410
contactus@jeeashdds.com Care to Share Program
We want to thank all of our patients for your support over the years. A referral is the greatest compliment we can receive from our patients. Historically our best new patients come from our wonderful existing patients. So if you are pleased with us, tell all of your friends! As a way to say thank you, when you send us a referral, you will qualify for our Care To Share Program. Thank you for your continuing support that allows us to serve your family and friends!
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A year in
REVIEW RE January/February
A historic devastation, a new way to craft, and a couple that learned to adapt to changes in an industry. The first issue of 2020 featured stories of a fire that tore through the square, a couple that fell into woodworking together and a longstanding Boonville business that you’ve probably never heard of.
March/April
March and April marked the official beginning of the pandemic. This issue featured a reminder to cherish the time you have with those you love, a look at the man behind Johnson Park, Boonville’s newest housig opportunity and a school committed to its students.
305 E. North St., Boonville, IN 47601psum
812-897-2810
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May/June
As the pandemic really set in, rites of passage were missed. This issue was dedicated to those seniors who were born on the heels of a national tragedy, grew up during wars, watched the devastation of natural disasters and came of age in a global pandemic. We also looked at how locals were surviving quarantine and saw what our city looks like from above.
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July/August
With restrictions slowly lifting, life was starting to come back to a semi-normal. This issue featured Boonville’s new normal, the 1901 Emporium’s queen bee, a talk with St. Vincent’s Regional Chief Medical Officer and one of Boonville’s oldest businesses turning “a buck and a quarter” and branching out to the big city. We also took a look at the city’s send off for its 2020 graduates and some ideas for socially responsible entertainment.
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September/October
Fall hits, school is back in session after a five-month hiatus and the pandemic starts to ramp up again. But, Boonville and Tecumseh football got to hit the field for a somewhat abbreviated season. We saw one of Boonville’s greats commit to a prestigious college program. We featured the adorableness that is doggie daycare and an sweet tea party.
November/ December
It may have been an abbreviated Christmas, but it was Christmas all the same. This issue took a look at a Boonville native turned Netflix star, and an amazing tribute to a much-missed Boonville figure.
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The nitty gritty
City of Boonville Meetings are being held virtually now. Joint Board of Works and City Council meetings are broadcast each Tuesday at 4 p.m. on WBNL 99.9 FM. County Business Warrick County Commissioners meetings are now broadcast live on YouTube (search for the Warrick County Government Meetings channel). Commissioners meetings are scheduled for the second and fourth Monday of each month at 4 p.m. The Warrick County Council has been hosting its meetings via Zoom. For the most up-to-date information on dates and times, follow the Warrick County Council on Facebook. The judicial center remains closed to anything other than essential services and appointments.
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A historic honor Barbara Brown-Meyer Young, was recently awarded the Hubert Hawkins History Award by the Indiana Historical Society. According to the society, “Barbara wears many hats — including researcher, historian, journalist, photographer and ‘an all-around kind and caring lady from Boonville.’ Her historical research primarily focuses on the history of Warrick County and spans six decades of work. She continues to amaze people in her hometown with the volume of material she writes and shares with her community.” Congratulations!
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ICON-ic upgrade
ICON Concrete Coatings recently competed a revamp of Boonville Fire Department’s training room floor, complete with the BFD logo.
Stop By The 1901 Emporium and see our large collection of toys, beds and more! 204 W. Locust Street in Historic Downtown Boonville
• Earthwork / Sitework • Drainage & Pond / Lake Construction • Demolition & Site Cleaning • Sanitary & Storm Sewers • Wetland Mitigation & Permitting • Residential & Commercial Construction
All proceeds from sales at the 1901 Emporium are donated to...
Family Owned and Operated Since 1976. We Offer Design and Consultation Services.
944 BAKER ROAD • BOONVILLE, IN 47601
812-897-5815
www.aignerconstruction.com
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ParkerÕs Custom Ironworks, llc Earl and Miranda Parker 1100 Mt. Gilead Rd. Boonville, IN 47601
Top quality, custom designed ironwork and metal fabrication for commercial and residential projects.
966 Aigner Drive, Boonville • Call (812) 217-3481
Office: (812) 897-3007 Cell: (812) 457-2622 Email: liv2bend@twc.com
Advertiser Index 46| January/February 54 March/April 2020 2021
1901 Emporium.............................................24 & 25
Kyle Krantz.............................................................27
Aigner Construction...............................................44
Parker’s Ironworks.................................................45
Boonville Federal...................................................29
Pet Parlor...............................................................45
Boonville NOW......................................................15
Peoples Trust and Savings Bank..........................35
Boonville View.......................................................46
Pizza King..............................................................31
Camp’s Automotive...............................................13
Posey’s Market........................................................8
Commander’s Grill...................................................9 Shabby Sheek.......................................................17 Cron’s Body Shop.................................................27
Specialty Pet Grooming.........................................31
Derr’s......................................................................33
Town Square............................................................2
Double D’s.............................................................48
Transcendent ........................................................39
Dr. Eash.................................................................37
TRU Event Rental...................................................19
Dr. Hyndman..........................................................11 Warrick Animal Guardians.....................................44 Farm Bureau..........................................................21
Woodmont Health Campus...................................17
Greer’s Flooring.......................................................2
Yesterdaze.............................................................43
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