About Us
This
crazy
venture
into
the
world
of
books
and
candy
selling
was
first
initiated
by
husband
John
Deyo
to
his
wife
Lisa
in
November
of
2015
as
a
“You’ve
always
wanted
to
do
this
and
now
there’s
a
store
front
available
.
.
.
why
not?”
Lisa
quickly
was
embraced
by
friends
Susan
DeVries
(artist
and
reader
and
expertise
of
all!)
and
Diane
Sherman
(the
Candy
Czar!)
as
accomplices
in
making
the
store
happen.
Crazy
friends
like
the
Smiths
and
P
Keener
continually
offered
building
help,
shopping
help,
etc.
By
June
of
2016,
the
doors
opened
and
people
entered
an
eclectic
100
foot
long
store
featuring
John’s
30
foot
long
locomotive,
shelves
of
nostalgic
candies,
a
picturesque
(literally
speaking)
bathroom,
unique
genre
settings
with
trees,
workbenches,
padded
floors,
and
15
foot
tall
ice
cream
sundae.
July
of
2016
brought
the
World’s
Largest
Collection
of
Berenstain
Bears
to
the
store
–
our
own
museum
across
the
street
from
the
world
famous
Spam
Museum.
Owner
B
Mariska
was
the
feature
of
the
podcast
during
the
grand
opening
of
the
collection.
August
of
2016
brought
more
merchandise
additions
and
the
exciting
additions
of
the
1040’s
Lionel
working
train
inside
the
big
train
and
the
loves-to-be-played
upright
piano,
from Lisa’s cousins, the Lyles.
Local
author
visits
are
the
highlights
of
the
bookstore
–
award
winners
to
first
time
published.
Many
genres
are
featured
–
from
the
romances
of
Sherrie
Hansen
Decker
or
Gail
Kittlesen
to
the
award
winning
Auto-biographies
of
Hope
Jahren
or
Peggy
Keener
to
mysteries
by
Jeff
Ollman
or
Harriet
Niebuhr
or
Allen
Eskens
to
youth
/
adult
coloring
books
by
Eileen
Chao
or
Terri
Andersen
or
John
Wix.
The
community
supports
their
expression and work.
OPEN
Monday-Saturday
11-4