Dave Smith has been with Third Street Optical since 1983 and Dr. James Hess since 1985. In 1987 they became owners by purchasing a franchise as it became Duling Optical. Since 1997, Smith and Hess have operated the shop as an independent business.
Bemidji Lions First Vice President Jessica Minske recently presented a $750 donation to Julia Montebello and Ebony Warren from Evergreen Youth and Family Services on behalf of the Bemidji Lions.
It’s not every day that uniformed police officers and firefighters team up with school children to search through the aisles of Walmart, picking out toy trucks, doll clothes and scented candles.
