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de Chic Salon and Boutique at 112 North Broadway. An open doorway in the wall between the Decorah, Iowa • 563-382-0010 later opened a bed and breakfast By Hannah Wingert Photo by two businesses connects them and empinter@neitel.net The Farmhouse studios “Together we create their in Spring Valley where she con- allows clients to easily browse dream cake,” Suzanne Gardner tinued to cater and bake cakes for both. “It works out well,” Gardsaid. Gardner owns and oper- special events on a smaller scale. ner commented. ates Some Like It Hot Cakes At the time, Gardner’s daughter, This year, Gardner is working and Catering in Spring Valley. Jenn Slifka was operating a salon to install a commercial kitchen Originally named the Victorian out of the B&B as well and sug- which will allow her to offer meals Gourmet, Some Like It Hot offers gested moving both of their com- in-house as well as more bakery a unique experience for brides and panies to a building in downtown items for walk-in customers. CurValley. For the next seven rently, her catering is done offgrooms who are in the process ofrushedSpring Only one wedding a weekend. Never feel on your special day! Camping onwedding. site• Indoor/Outdoor Venue with AC andtwo Heat continued to share site, but she will be able to move years, the planningLodging theirandperfect Two ceremony locations •On-site parking •Breathtaking Views • When couples visit her shop to a space until the building next that to her storefront as well. Green Space for yard games and bonfires pick out VISIT a cake, they can choose FORdoor WWW.OUTBACKRANCH.NET MOREbecame DETAILS available for sale last “It’s always been hard to be just several of the many flavors avail- year. Gardner saw an opportunity that 9-5 job person,” Gardner 507.896.5550 • 7750 TT Rd., Houston • Holly@OutbackRanch.com able to taste test. Gardner has a to grow her business and moved said about her career as a small large portfolio of pictures of vari- Some Like It Hot Cakes and See WEDDING FOOD Page 4 ous cakes she’s made for her clients Catering next door to Chateau to look through. Often, brides already have a variety of photos that they’ve collected that show what they’re looking for in their wedding cake. “We have a lot of amazing cake flavors, but I have to say for the past 30 years, there are two that remain the favorites,” Gardner said. “One is the Chocolate Chocolate Chip Amaretto with Chocolate Mousse and the White with Bavarian Crème and Raspberry.” A few of the other flavors include Tropical Key Lime with Pineapple Mousse, Southern Red Velvet with Whipped Mascarpone Mousse, and Dark Chocolate Pistachio with Pistachio Creme and Kahlua Ganache. In addition to tiered wedding cakes, Gardner also offers a variety of over-the-top and cocktail shot cupcakes. When couples can’t decide on just one flavor, Gardner is ready. “We are always asked if they can do a variety of cake flavors, and of course, the answer is yes,” she explained, adding that that does mean that they may need to have more cake at the Suzanne Gardner created this unique groom’s cake for a recent wedding reception as guests will wedding. Photo by JMEG Photography want to try all the flavors. “Who wouldn’t...” she laughed. For those planning a wedding shower or other event or who may just want to go the unconventional route with their wedding, tea breads, pies, coffee cakes, bars, cookies, and more are also available to order at Some Like It Hot. In addition to make amazing desserts for weddings and other events, Gardner also caters entire gourmet meals from appetizers and social hour, to the main meal and dessert. This helps busy couples planning their wedding as it means they can take care of both the catering and the wedding cake in one stop. With the wedding season coming up in the spring, Gardner is gearing up for another busy year, but that doesn’t mean that she relaxes the rest of the year. The holidays and Valentine’s Day usually keep her working hard baking desserts and catering events. While she is originally from Rochester, Gardner’s first experiences with baking and catering began in San Diego, Calif., after being stationed there during her time in the Navy. In 1996, she moved back to Minnesota and
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Currently, Some Like It Hot is open from 9-8 on Monday through Thursday, 9-6 on Friday, and 9-4 on Saturday, but Gardner plans to change the hours after the renovations are complete. Customers are welcome to stop by the shop, or place their catering/bakery orders online or over the phone. You can find more information at somelikeithotcc. com.
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every place in between. “We do anything from a small wedContinued from Page 3 ding and ceremony to small Decorah, Iowa • 563-382-0010 business owner. “I’ve always had Photo by town gatherings, fundraisers and empinter@neitel.net The Farmhouse studios kind of that above and beyond musical festivals and fairs of over Outback Entertainment has 5,000 people,” offered Holly. mindset.” While she does catering taken Jake and his production WIESER Septic & Excavating across the tri-state area, she espeequipment all over the tri-state cially appreciates the encourageand Jake Wieser area, delivering high quality ment of her town. “Spring Valley’s Construction, Inc. shows in places like La Crosse, Jake started his construction such a nice community,” she said. Sparta, Tomah, Rochester, career as an apprentice carpenter “It’s nice that the local people supWinona, Caledonia, Rushford, port us the way they do.” By Jason Sethre See OUTBACK Page 7 Northeast Iowa, and Only one wedding a weekend. Never feel rushedPreston, on your special day! Nestled inandthe hills and val- Venue with AC and Heat Lodging Camping on site• Indoor/Outdoor Two ceremony locations •On-site parking •Breathtaking Views • leys of Houston County, Minn., Green Space for yard games and bonfires Jake and VISIT Holly Wieser are busier FOR MORE DETAILS WWW.OUTBACKRANCH.NET than a cowboy in a rabbit roping competition. 507.896.5550 • 7750 TT Rd., Houston • Holly@OutbackRanch.com They own Outback Ranch, Inc., Outback Entertainment, Jake Wieser Construction, Inc., and WIESER Septic & Excavating, all operating out of one location occupying 210 acres that straddles Sheldon and Yucatan Townships. The evolution of their business • custom wedding cakes • expansion has been a progression dating back more than 35 years. • Licensed Catering • How they met 210 Parkway Ave. North • Lanesboro, MN Holly was born and raised on a dairy farm in Dorchester, Iowa. One of the beautiful wedding cakes that Gardner has made. 507-467-2244 • lizscakes.com Photo by JMEG Photography When she was a teenager, along with her sister, she bought her first horse and competed in barrel racing and team roping competition. After graduating from high school, she started working a local saddle maker, buildSeating for up to 250 guests • Two full kitchens for ing custom saddles and making • Free Wifi available leather watch bands. In April of 2000, Holly met Jake at a rodeo wykoff.govoffice2.com | Search Community Calendar in Spring Grove, Minn. 507-352-4011 Jake, born and raised in La Crescent, Minn., worked along401 Kansas st nW side his father as he ran his Preston, Mn plumbing and excavating business. He also helped out at his 507-765-2522 grandparents’ dairy farm. He Rent the Wykoff Jail Haus for your honeymoon! always loved horses, but didn’t get his first horse until he was an adult. After he got his first Check on AirBNB for availability. horse, he competed in speed events and team roping. Jake and Holly married in October of 2000. Fast-forward to the year 2020, they have six children along with one grandson. Outback Entertainment Growing up in La Crescent Jake Wieser always had a passion for music. In high school, friends would ask him if he would play music for their parties. Eventually, that led to Jake working at weddings, as a DJ. And, that led to requests for sound and lights for a few small local bands. He continued to invest in equipment to the extent that he was getting requests for sound and light production for regional and national acts, such as Craig Morgan, Justin Moore, Josh Turner, Little Texas, Blackhawk, Eric Pasley, Parmelee, Rodney Atkins, Jason Michael Carol, High Valley, Travis Tritt, Tracy Lawrence, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Marshal Tucker Band, Scotty McCreey, Jackyl, Lee Brice, Easton Corbin and many more.
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By Mary Whalen her ‘out’ because I kinda had a The love Mingo and Mindy crush on her.” Pinter’suncovered Event Center Kingsley as they grew Mindy adds, “Mingo used to Decorah, Iowa • 563-382-0010 from empinter@neitel.net neighborhood friends Photo by joke with me that we should go The Farmhouse studios to newlyweds seemed natural, on a date. It wasn’t until 2016 yet getting to their June 15, that we actually started talk2019, wedding celebration took ing through Snapchat and text thoughtful planning and dili- messages.” gent hours of assistance from As their relationship grew, family and friends. Mingo realized he wanted to Domingo (Mingo), son of ask Mindy to marry him, in a Kerry and Jane (Hoag) Kings- unique way. As Sunday, April a 2008 graduate of Fill- 4, 2018, approached, Mingo Only one wedding a weekend. Never feel rushedley, on youris special day! Lodging and Camping on site• Indoor/Outdoor Venue with ACCentral and Heat more High School, explains, “The proposal was a Two ceremony locations •On-site parking •Breathtaking Views • graduated Upper Iowa Univer- long, thoughtful process that Green Space for yard games and bonfires sity in Fayette, Iowa, in 2012 I was trying to keep a secret, VISIT WWW.OUTBACKRANCH.NET FOR MORE DETAILS and works at Kingsley Mercan- which if anyone knows me, I 507.896.5550 • 7750 TT Rd., Houston • Holly@OutbackRanch.com tile in Harmony. can’t keep a secret. I planned Mindy, daughter of Brad and it out with Mindy’s sisters, to Sheri (Hermanson) Osmonson take her to my brother and sisgraduated from Mabel-Canton ter-in-law’s business, Harmony High School in 2006 and from Gardens & Floral, where I’d Minnesota School of Business, placed a bench decorated with Rochester in 2009, with an flowers and balloons. My Aunt Associate’s in Medical Science. Julie would be waiting there She is employed at Winneshiek with her camera to capture the Medical Center Mabel Clinic. moment.” They grew up about a mile Mindy remembers that from each other on their family morning well, saying, “Sunday farms just outside of Harmony. was going to be our day to Mingo remembers, “We were relax. But that’s not what hapfirst introduced while children, pened. Mingo had been awake shortly after I was adopted by early and I heard him making the Kingsleys. In my college a Snapchat video of himself Domingo Kingsley put a lot of thought into his proposal to Mindy. The other side of the sign said, years, I would stop in during singing Whitney Houston’s ‘I “She said yes!” Easter for their family game Photo submitted of kickball. I would never get See KINGSLEY Page 6
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piece for his mom that his sister-in-law Lisa had made. When asked why Andrew and Lisa can’t bring it to brunch when they come, she was told, “They’re going to be late!” Mindy argued, saying it would be destroyed by the time they arrived on the golf cart. Mingo assured her they would drive slowly, so they hopped on the golf cart and went off to the greenhouse. “As we pulled in the back, I
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could see a cute black bench with flowers, and said, ‘Oh look they must have had people taking prom pictures here yesterday! That’s so cute.’ At this point I could tell something was up.” “Mingo pulled up by the curb and we walked up to the bench. I said, ‘Mingo... What’s going on?’ He answered, ‘What do you think is going on?’ I said, ‘Today?’ And he said, ‘Yup, today!’ He took me by the hand, gave me roses, got down on one knee, pulled the ring box from his pocket, and
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