KC’s Saloon in Pillager was the site of an attic fire on Monday morning as reported by the Brainerd Dispatch.
A little after 9:30am the fire was reported by the restaurant employees. They had noticed smoke on the main floor of the building. Upon arrival the firefighters found smoke in the attic and flames coming from the southwest corner of the roof.
The Pillager Fire Department and chief Randy Lee were joined by firefighters from Brainerd.
With the attic not easily accessible from the main floor, firefighters needed to cut out a large section of the outside wall. They extinguished the fire and removed the burning insulation from the attic.
The fire was under control within 15 minutes of the arrival of the firefighters.
Damage to the main floor of KC’s Saloon was minimal. There was some water damage from fighting the fire, but no flame damage and very little smoke damage. Some ceiling tiles were damaged. Chief Lee said “It could have been a whole lot worse if (the employees) hadn’t been there.”
The Brainerd Fire Department was called for the potential use of that department’s ladder truck. The truck was not needed, but the Brainerd firefighters still helped out to clear the building of smoke.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire was not known Monday afternoon, but Lee said he didn’t believe it was suspicious in nature. The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
I called KC’s Saloon this afternoon and they are still cleaning up, but expect to re-open shortly.
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Sue Strand and her daughter Heather Pekarek are back in charge of Dewey’s Restaurant in Foley - again.
The family bought it back again in 2005 and that’s when the name was changed to Dewey’s Restaurant. They got out of the business once again in 2008, but felt drawn to came back again this year. The new Dewey’s Restaurant re-opened in early February with a more simple concept than in the past.
They pride themselves on having variety in the buffet, and you won’t typically see the same layout when you come back for your next visit. They may throw in some Chinese food, they may throw in some Mexican food, or they may surprise you with something else. There are twenty choices on the buffet, and it’s all homemade.
But the buffet restaurant is just one half of the new Dewey’s.
Dewey’s currently employs eight or nine people, but they’re still feeling out how many people they actually need.
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A framed autographed photo of Keillor sitting in the corner at Charlie’s reads: “To Charlie’s: the true home of Lake Wobegon.”