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Inside Appleton’s newest business: Apple Barrel Bar + Bites. Owner/Designer Jill Swenson went for a 1930-esque, Speakeasy motif for the Apple Bar's interior. The Apple Barrel menu of "Bites" and brews are still being finalized, but features a tasty variety of standard and modified popular bar snacks.
Apple Barrel Bar + Bites opens its doors in Appleton
by Tom WatsonLocal entrepreneurs, Jill and Shawn Swenson, were looking for a place for the over-winter storage of their inventory of lawn mowers from their Appleton Power Equipment business, when the four-building complex that used to house the Paddle Bar became available.
The package included the former bar and the adjoining open lot adjacent to it as part of the deal. Already the owner/operators of several other Appleton businesses, too: Appleton Area Insulation, Appleton Power Equipment, Hardware and Appleton Floral, and a successful house-flipping real estate venture, the Swensons found themselves owners of Appleton’s newest ‘pub’ and ‘eatery’ – “ The Apple Barrel / Bar + Bites.” Subscribe or Log In
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Beginning the new year in the ICU, liver transplant process on hold
by April EhrenbergKicking off the new year in the ICU is undeniably challenging Laura’s hope to complete the process for a liver transplant has been put on hold.
Found unresponsive, Laura Thomson was rushed to the emergency room in Appleton on Wednesday, January 1. Doctors found her oxygen level dangerously low and diagnosed her with Acute Hypoxic Respiratory Failure caused by Influenza A. From there, plans were then made to transfer her to the Mayo Clinic ICU in Rochester by ambulance. During transport, her condition worsened, aspirating, leading to a detour to the emergency room in Waconia. Intubated and breathing stabilized, she was airlifted to complete her transport to Mayo Clinic's ICU for specialized care.
“This was the week we were supposed to be down in Rochester to get her on the liver transplant list,” said Laura’s sister, Hannah. Subscribe or Log In
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