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Employees, managers, local business owners and dignitaries were on hand to celebrate the grand opening of the second North Branch Liquor Store near County Market on 5466 St. Croix Trail, Suite M.

In back row, left to right, are:  Kari Francois, Sue Houle, Rick Johnsen, Mark Piper, Jim Jorgenson, Jim Antolik, Julia Gervais, Melissa Collins, and Richard Hill.  In the front row, left to right, are:   Jody Clover, Shenoa Zierden, Carla Golden, Deb Dahlberg and Mayor Kirsten Hagen Kennedy(with scissors), City Administrator Renae Fry, Rebecca Chambers, Jim Filipkowski and Jan Parsons.   

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