July 17, 2020 – West Bend, WI – The crew from Robinson Brothers Environmental is on site at the old Tri-Par building and the old Fleet Farm, 1637 W. Washington Street.
On Thursday an abatement crew was cleaning out the asbestos from the former Tri-Par. The asbestos has already been removed from the Fleet Farm building.
Mike Robinson with Robinson Brothers Environmental is bringing in his crew to raze the buildings to make way for Kwik Trip.
As one building comes down another across the Highway goes up as the new Dunkin’ / Baskin Robbins is taking shape.
Earlier this week neighbors shared some of their favoritie memories of the old Fleet Farm.
Tammy Matter-Clyse – Kinda heartbroken Remember picking out fishing poles n tackle to go fishing with my dad, dreaming over hunting schtuff, then got my first car….oooo! Had big, shiny dreams for that ’76 Cutlass! And when we got horses…..it was over with! Never, ever forget standing in the aisle and picking up the red n white lead rope for my first pony, Colonel ♥️♥️♥️ Thanks for being a trusted staple in the West Bend community. Thanks for the memories….there are many!
Rick Klamik- Parking in the lot and seeing President Reagan’s motorcade go down the street. He had lunch at the Washington House and was coming from Hartford and a visit to the Broan factory
Yvonne Tackes – Sitting in the lot outside for over an hour while they tried to find the cat food.
Andrew Delzer – “Not available in West Bend or Clintonville.” so funny you noticed that advertisement statement also. 🙂
Brad Kuhn – The “dated” bathroom 😝
Di M Man Sad! – My dads 2nd home!
Kristin Altendorf – They had the best malted milk balls. Strange I know but they were!
Dean Pok – Loved the buckets catching water when it rained.
Sharon Brand – Narrow aisles and the small-town feel
Cyndi Rieger-Peffer – Best angel food, chocolate covered peanuts and licorice!
Julie Newhauser – It will forever be the smell of the new rubber tires!
Jerry Bohmer – Always liked the smell of the new tires lol
Lori Rieger – The smell of tires.
Dan Kindler – Not going to miss that store for a second
Jeff Watzig – Crashing into other people’s carts in the narrow aisles!
Marge Breuer Kufahl – A bigger store was needed but the new one’s location isn’t ideal and they don’t seem to have a lot of the expected items in stock.
Andrea Peterson – Riding into town with Dad, stopping a Tri Par for gas and candy cigarettes then on to Fleet Farm and holding my breath in the stinky garden/lawn chemical aisles. Backing your cart all the way down an aisle or going 3 aisles over so you can get your cart near the checkout. Decades later shopping there for my kid’s Christmas present when the seasonal toy shop opened.
Laurie Wagner – The smell when you first walked in!
Melissa Collett – When I worked there a deer tried to run in the exit. 😳
Karen Wahlgren – I worked with school supplies and we couldn’t get rid of yellow folders or tablets that year because the kids said you were different.
Dawn Bachman Bugalski Shannon Walsh – Our second home growing up. The threat of having to go back-to-school shopping for clothes there still haunts me! 😂 😂 😂