Monday, January 30, 2006

Local Scrapbook Store Closed

There's not much left of my local scrapbook store, It's Scrap'n Time. We had a major fire in downtown Galesburg on January 23, 2006. One of the historical buildings, O.T. Johnson's Department Store and a warehouse caught fire and destroyed many of the nearby businesses. A sad day indeed...I feel so bad for the owners, Steve & Tracy. They have put their hearts and souls into this store. As of yesterday, the fire was still smoldering. And to make this more interesting there is a young man missing. His name is Michael Olson and he's 22 years old. He was last seen early Monday morning. His parents went to the police Tuesday because he didn't show up for work. So far, the police have reconstructed some of his activities. He was playing pool at Billards on Main (old Walgreens store on Prairie and Main), then went to Papa Johns Pizza to use the restroom. Employees said he was drunk. He was last seen standing on the corner of Praire and Main, near O.T. Johnson's. Many think he may be at the bottom of the rubble. Police had K-9 searching, but were not able to make a through search because the site is so unstable and it's still hot. I'll update as I learn more details.

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