nacho maker, popcorn popper, several candy machines, a cappuccino and coffee maker, and two functional pop machines in their garage at the ready for entertaining. Bison, Twins, Vikings, and other big games are shown on their retractable, remote controlled screen that drops down from the ceiling. “Shelly once worked at the Fergus
Falls Theatre. She also worked at a drive-in movie theatre,” continues Suckow. “I have original window speakers from a drive-in theatre. You don’t see too many of those anymore. They’re relics.” “I remember kids sneaking into the drive-in movies in the trunks of cars,” Shelly says. “I’d catch them when they’d come to the concession stand
and I’d ask them if they could show their movie ticket,” she laughs.
25 Cents/Gallon An old Texaco pump procured from Archie Zeithhamer, who Suckow worked for as a farm hand while in high school, sits adjacent to a “jumpto-the-pump” boy (a male mannequin)
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