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OWL CAFE: A treasure, not a travesty

| May 3, 2024 1:00 AM

This is in response to Ron Dayton’s ridiculous letter regarding the OWL CAFÉ. You obviously do not know the Owl Café was a gathering place for friends and families from the time it started until it closed. Could it be that you are from out of state and never enjoyed a home cooked meal there?  

It is true that Richard Butler and the skinheads of the Aryan Nations frequented the Owl Café, but were barely a speck of sand amongst the other customers. The Owl was started by Irene Swartz who came here from Montana in 1964 with her four children.  

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