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Live Well Fitness opens second location By Dave Warner
Kelly Daukontas has opened up a second Live Well Fitness location, this time in Little Falls at 299 Loomis Street. Her other location is at 661 County Road 120. That gives it a St Johnsville address, but it’s really only minutes from Dolgeville. She said that the previous owners of the facility in Little Falls reached out to her to find out if they were interested in running and managing another gym. “Initially, we said no way because it’s a lot of work. But, he was really great at helping us make a smooth transition between his current members and us getting started.”
of nowhere essentially, but we have a great gym there, and it’s a very busy business.” Daukontas thought that if she took the same business model that had been working in Dolgville and brought it to Little Falls, which has a bigger population, “We’d be able to replicate the same success.” The Little Falls facility has 10,000 square feet of air-conditioned space, compared to 3,600 square feet in the airconditioned Dolgeville facility. “We have a lot more space to grow and expand and bring more health and wellness opportunities to the City.”
Photo by Dave Warner - Kelly Daukontas adjusts some equipment at her new location in Little Falls.
equipment and sold some old stuff and purchased some things we thought were necessary.”
other space. Spin, Yoga on Sunday, and a Bar Fusion class are just some of the differences.
Free weights, more squat racks and benches, as well as a leg press. “We still have plans to continue to weed out some of the old equipment and purchase new things,” The facility is open 24/7 she stated. “With that being said, we for members because of knew this was a good a key fob system, so it’s There are many weight opportunity, being closer convenient for whenever machines, as well as to the City. Our other people want to work out. some new classes being place is in the middle “We’ve added a lot of new offered that aren’t in the
“We plan to add more group fitness stuff slowly, but to be honest, I need more help and instructors. I can’t do it all,” she said.
Photo by Dave Warner - Jason Stock and his wife Carinne pose in front of the old truck and a Class of 2024 metal sign they created.
Shooting Sparks Metal Works has a sign for that By Dave Warner
Jason Stock grew up in his dad’s garage (Stock’s Garage) and started welding at 16, but started cutting with a torch when he was only eight. So, naturally, as an adult, you figure you’d find him working with those same skills.
York State Lottery for four years and then for his friend’s pool company for the last five years. “We do everything: above ground, below ground, and hot tubs.”
“I always had a mechanics background. But I went into construction for years, then started my own motorcycle shop and did that for ten years, and then decided to be just an employee for a while,” His friend’s company is said Stock. called Tucker Backyard Pool & Spas, and they He worked for the New have just built a new
When she thinks about the future, Daukontas considers some of the things that they have at the other location. “We have a sauna at the other location—that would be cool to have here eventually. And perhaps even a recovery room that has a cold plunge as well because that’s really popular.”
Daukontas is currently doing some private group personal training in the building. “That’s been She said they’re in really fun, and I’ve met a discussions to set up a lot of new people.” Please See FITNESS Page 3
showroom in Clinton. their ‘toys and hobbies,’ “He’s been a friend of and he really wanted to build wood and metal mine for 30 years.” things. And, of course, Stock said that his father the garage is his dream would have loved what garage. he’s doing now—working with metal, and he feels “There’s a million people like he just needs to build who do wood and metal things, but I wanted to stuff. put my spin on it,” he “I built a coffee stand said. for our house, shelving, and honestly, I planned You would think that to build mixed wood and once he had the big metal like my father used garage, he’d figure out a to do. He did the furniture business to go in there, stripping and the cars. but he said it wasn’t like So, I’ve grown up with that. “I wanted to build both metal and wood,” he a fabrication table so I could work in my garage. stated. More of a workspace.” He said that he really didn’t know that he was Next, he figured he an artist or designer until needed a CNC plasma he started doing these table, so he went hunting pieces. “I’ve always been for that. a fabricator, but I’ve also been a fly-by-the-seat-of- How did the business get started? His wife Corinne my-pants designer.” had him make a bunny Stock said that he never for Easter, and she had any intention of doing posted it on Facebook. signs. But he built a huge “We ended up selling like garage to handle all of Please See SPARKS Page 2
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