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Kelly's Hardware: customer service still the ton tool of the trade.(ALL IN THE FAMILY)
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Wenatchee Business Journal
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June 1, 2008
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- McDaniels, Nevonne
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Pat Kelly has childhood memories of riding in the flatbed truck to the train station for a load of General Electric appliances for Kelly's Hardware in downtown Chelan.
This was in the late '60s and early '70s, when shipments were delivered by rail.
A few years later, he was in charge of the store's bicycles, a job he continued through high school.
Things have changed since then--the store doesn't sell appliances or bicycles anymore and most deliveries now are made twice a week, right to the door.
But other things remain the same.
Providing good service was and still is a mainstay that has helped Kelly's Hardware, home of the Smiling Irish, stay in ...
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Memoir featuring Gene Kelly is poolside fare
Honolulu Star - Bulletin;
September 14, 2003 ;
the, Review By Paul MiglioratoSpecial to;
606 words
......and creative light, Gene Kelly, "for brilliant achievements...married to Kelly for 16 years before leaving him...asterisk (in the form of Gene Kelly's coattails). But it...ending. Blair calls her years with Kelly a "merry...the genius that was Gene Kelly's films. His ...
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Gene Kelly, regular guy
The Boston Globe;
February 7, 1996 ;
Martin F. Nolan, Globe Staff;
653 words
......it at the affordable Warren six times. Gene Kelly had won us as D'Artagnan in "The Three...all blarney and brashness, just like Gene Kelly. He hoofed his way into a special spot...Jean Hagen in "Singin' in the Rain." Gene Kelly would have been more graceful, but a...
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 "All Things Considered (NPR)")
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Dancing Legend Gene Kelly Dies at the Age of 83
All Things Considered (NPR);
February 2, 1996 ;
787 words
......athletic grace and Irish charm, Gene Kelly brought his brand of dance...millions of movie lovers. Now Gene Kelly has died. He was 83 years old. He died in his sleep...singer, dancer and actor Gene Kelly. DEAN OLSHER, Reporter: Gene Kelly made 47 movies, either ...
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Gene Kelly's career gets a loving tribute in `Dancer'
Daily Breeze;
March 5, 2002 ;
David Kronke;
281 words
...Gene Kelly's career gets a loving tribute in `Dancer' Gene Kelly may have been hell to work for, but he was heaven to watch. "Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer," the latest "American Masters" biography of an artist from PBS, accentuatesthe positive...
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OBIT - BONHAM GENE KELLY
Roanoke Times & World News;
June 7, 2004 ;
183 words
...Gene Kelly Bonham, 71, of Chilhowie, died Saturday, June 5...operated Bonham Oil Company in Glade Spring for over 40 years before his retirement in 2003. He also enjoyed many...Funeral Home, Chilhowie, is serving the family of Gene Kelly Bonham.
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 "The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)")
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GENE KELLY: LEGENDARY SCREEN DANCER DIES.(NEWS)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);
February 3, 1996 ;
549 words
...Gene Kelly, the dancer who brought his...suffered over the past two years, publicist Warren Cowan said...one follows: Making a splash Gene Kelly's most memorable dance was...Text of fax box two follows: Gene Kelly's highlight reel Gene Kelly's films include: For Me ...
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C118/18: Gene Kelly: smoking a pipe
Archive Photos;
January 1, 1997 ;
Lambert;
25 words
...Lambert Archive Photos 01-01-1997 Born: August 23 1912 Keywords: Gene Kelly, smoking a pipe actor. sitting. smoking. pipe. Gene Kelly. Copyright Archive Photos
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Fifty years is ... Remarks on a golden wedding anniversary.
Saturday Evening Post;
January 1, 2008 ;
McCollister, John;
520 words
...Fifty years ago, things were different...different. * People danced with Gene Kelly as he sang Singing in the Rain...of the United States. Fifty years ago, a young man and woman...can learn from them: Fifty years is the awareness that five...that held by them today. Fifty years is the ...
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Gene Kelly's Widow Hands Out Awards
AP Online;
May 28, 2000 ;
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...AP Online 05-28-2000 Gene Kelly's Widow Hands Out Awards PITTSBURGH...Ward Kelly said she didn't know who Gene Kelly was when she met the ``Singin' in...was 26. The actor's widow told a Gene Kelly Awards ceremony in his hometown Saturday...
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Plans for Gene Kelly statue still on hold in Pittsburgh
AP Worldstream;
July 1, 2004 ;
277 words
......to memorialize Pittsburgh's native son Gene Kelly haven't had much to sing about in more...yet to give the necessary approval. The Gene Kelly Statue Project hasn't heard from Patricia...project, announced in 2001 as a tribute to Gene Kelly, who died in 1996 at 83. Radbord said...
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Gene Kelly Statue in Pa. Still on Hold
AP Online;
July 1, 2004 ;
The Associated Press;
280 words
......to memorialize Pittsburgh's native son Gene Kelly haven't had much to sing about in more...yet to give the necessary approval. The Gene Kelly Statue Project hasn't heard from Patricia...project, announced in 2001 as a tribute to Gene Kelly, who died in 1996 at 83. Radbord said...
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A MOVING LOOK AT GENE KELLY
The Boston Globe;
March 5, 2002 ;
Karen Campbell, Globe Correspondent;
349 words
...Gene Kelly referred to himself as "a blue-collar...transformed the film musical. PBS's "Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer," which coincides...cinematic achievements. If you weren't a Gene Kelly fan, you're likely to be by the end of...
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What one person learned from Gene Kelly; She was an aspiring actress fed...
The Christian Science Monitor;
March 29, 2007 ;
764 words
......reached out across the years to find me, I wept like...gargantuan egos. And then Gene Kelly arrived. He was there...to it did. And over the years, his words have come winging...that it is. Much love, Gene Kelly. He didn't have to do...
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