Employees of Sedalia’s new PetSmart store walk the store’s mascot, Chance, out the front doors Saturday for the Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Store Manager Michael Petrucci cut the ribbon and welcomed a line of customers and pets inside to shop at the store, 4311 Wisconsin Ave. Petrucci was joined by Tiffani Youtzy, of Sedalia, and her service dog Maia during the ribbon cutting.
Pierre, right, and Sophie, two Bichon Frise owned by Audrey Rush and her husband Monte Laughery, of Sedalia, take a ride in a PetSmart cart during the store’s Grand Opening Saturday morning.
Betty Carver-Brewer, of Sedalia, looks over merchandise during the Dollar General Store Grand Opening, at 2500 W. Broadway Blvd., Saturday. Dollar General opened its doors to shoppers at 8 a.m. Carver-Brewer said she was the 50th person through the doors and was excited to win a $10 gift card. The store relocated from the strip mall just down the street on Broadway Boulevard.
A fancy bear Syrian hamster peers from its enclosure Saturday at PetSmart during the Sedalia store’s Grand Opening celebration. Besides small pets, PetSmart carries birds, fish and reptiles.
A long line forms a little after 8 a.m. Saturday at the new Dollar General Store on West Broadway Boulevard. The first 50 adult shoppers received a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers received a Dollar General tote bag with complimentary product samples.
Sedalia PetSmart employees greet visiting pets Ben and Jerry before the Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday morning. Ben and Jerry were brought into the store by Brandy Hopkins, right, and her daughter Brittiny Hopkins, both volunteers for ARFF MO-Animal Responsibility for Fayette Missouri. Hopkins said they were invited to PetSmart and would be adopting out pets Saturday.
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Employees of Sedalia’s new PetSmart store walk the store’s mascot, Chance, out the front doors Saturday for the Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Store Manager Michael Petrucci cut the ribbon and welcomed a line of customers and pets inside to shop at the store, 4311 Wisconsin Ave. Petrucci was joined by Tiffani Youtzy, of Sedalia, and her service dog Maia during the ribbon cutting.
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Pierre, right, and Sophie, two Bichon Frise owned by Audrey Rush and her husband Monte Laughery, of Sedalia, take a ride in a PetSmart cart during the store’s Grand Opening Saturday morning.
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Betty Carver-Brewer, of Sedalia, looks over merchandise during the Dollar General Store Grand Opening, at 2500 W. Broadway Blvd., Saturday. Dollar General opened its doors to shoppers at 8 a.m. Carver-Brewer said she was the 50th person through the doors and was excited to win a $10 gift card. The store relocated from the strip mall just down the street on Broadway Boulevard.
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A fancy bear Syrian hamster peers from its enclosure Saturday at PetSmart during the Sedalia store’s Grand Opening celebration. Besides small pets, PetSmart carries birds, fish and reptiles.
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A long line forms a little after 8 a.m. Saturday at the new Dollar General Store on West Broadway Boulevard. The first 50 adult shoppers received a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers received a Dollar General tote bag with complimentary product samples.
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Sedalia PetSmart employees greet visiting pets Ben and Jerry before the Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday morning. Ben and Jerry were brought into the store by Brandy Hopkins, right, and her daughter Brittiny Hopkins, both volunteers for ARFF MO-Animal Responsibility for Fayette Missouri. Hopkins said they were invited to PetSmart and would be adopting out pets Saturday.
