Presidential Flare

Recently I read a local newspaper article about some new statues here in Great Falls, MT. They have been placed in front of the local Scheel's store at the Holiday Village Mall. The mall is not usually a place I visit and have been maybe 3 times with my family and a little bit more with the girls from the group home I work for. It is a place I like to rush into and get out of as quickly as possible. To me shopping at a thrift store is not wasting money as much as walking the mall and making purchases on things I hadn't planned. With a thrift store, you can find "deals" and it is never the same each visit.



Still with hearing of new statues, I made a special trip with the family -- in the rain no less and snapped a few photos. My husband had to have his picture with them as well. I love all the detail included on these. Wonder if they will keep polished or if the weather will be the one to maintain them only.



Interesting history of the Scheel's Store is found below:

Three acres of potatoes were the seed for the first Scheels store in 1902. Frederick A. Scheel, a German immigrant, used the $300 he earned from that first harvest of potatoes as the down payment on the first Scheels, a small hardware and general merchandise store in Sabin, Minnesota.

Over the years, Scheels opened in surrounding communities, including Fargo, North Dakota, where the Corporate Office and the second Largest All Sport Store in the World are now located. Reno-Sparks Scheels became the World's Largest All Sports Store in September 2008.

Firmly planted in the hardware business, Scheels started adding a small selection of sporting goods to their stores in 1954. Customer interest grew, and more and more sports lines were added with athletic shoes and clothing being introduced in the Scheels' product mix in 1972.



Scheels' first All Sports Superstore opened in Grand Forks, ND in 1989. Today, Scheels is a 23-store operation with stores in 8 states including North Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Nevada. Providing Scheels' customers with first-class customer service and the world's largest selection of sports, sportswear and footwear are the priorities throughout the organization