Freedom ribbon cutting

Freedom Valu Center in North Hudson celebrated the grand opening of the newly remodeled location at 702 Sixth Street N. The Hudson Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau held a ribbon cutting to celebrate the completion of the project.

Freedom Valu Center convenience stores are privately held family-owned stores with locations in Minnesota, Wisconsin, South Dakota and Michigan.

At the event were, front row from left, Chamber Ambassadors Debbie Wood and Dawn Marquart, from Freedom Valu Center Gary Vander Vorst, Brad Erickson, Debi Erickson, Grady Erickson, Darren Forbes, and Rick Cagle, from the village of North Hudson Administrator Gloria Troester, Chamber Ambassador Pete Keskey, and Chamber President Kim Heinemann; middle, Mark Simacek of Imperial Counters, from Freedom Valu Center Paul Kirk, Sara Horban, and Deanna Bjornstad, Village President George Klein, Becky Milbrandt, and Village Trustee Colleen O’Brien-Berglund; back, Chamber Ambassador Jim Wookey, Village of North Hudson Building Inspector Brian Wert, Chamber Ambassador Andrew Nilssen, from  Builders Bill Bartolic, Chamber Ambassador Tom Bordenave, from Benck Mechanical David Benck, Chamber Ambassador Bjorn Nesvold, from Zappa Brothers Gary Zappa, from Freedom Valu Center Tom Kromer, from Liberty Plumbing Bob Kolashinski, and Chamber Ambassador Traci Leffner.

For more information, go to www.freedomvalu.com or call (715) 386-5286.

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