Article: KEMPFS DEDICATE NEWEST DONUT LOCATION

Harold and Shirley Kempf, founders in 1967 of Kempf's Donut Bank Bakery and Coffee Shop, weren't able to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday for the company's newest Evansville location at Lincoln Avenue and U.S. 41, due to other commitments.

But the couple stole the show just the same.

Their oldest son, 47-year-old Chris, kept the spotlight on the parents throughout much of his speech.

Chris operates the company today with his brothers, Ben and Joe.

"This is the first store we built without our parents, but they've been such an inspiration to us. They taught us everything we know," Chris Kempf said.

He told of how he and his brothers learned the art of doughnutmaking from their father ...

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