Roundup Record Tribune & Winnett Times -

HB Feeds, Harley Blegen and son

Harley brought the feed source to Roundup in a big way. There are a couple other places that offer bagged animal feed, but Harley has bulk for ranchers. He and his sons bought the old A-1 Propane place that had sat empty for years at the east end of Roundup on HWY 12. He has recently added a large warehouse building, and is soon to get the flooring poured and will begin stocking even more merchandise. He carries bulked bagged feed and mineral for livestock.

Musselshell Laundromat, Alan and Sarah Ness

Florence Sercel (Who has worked in the laundry mat through four owners)

The Musselshell Laundromat has installed new water filtration system, new washers, sewer, electrical, floors, and everything. They plan to have new dryers by January. The laundromat has a juke box, and pride themselves on making the laundromat "Affordable, clean, and safe", something the owner explains is harder than it seems. They try to make sure that whites can come out WHITE, even in Roundup. They spent a lot of money to get the filtration set up so that people can get their whites clean. The owners have another laundromat in the Heights, and hope to open another one in Hardin. Alan had a homeowner who did all his laundry in the laundromat to save money. He didn't believer her till she came in with her little notebook and showed him that she had kept track for a year and ended up saving 11 percent on her power bill when she did her laundry at the laundromat.

We would like to welcome all the new business owners to the community, and may they all be successful.

Pet Wash, Lorne Armer and Business Partner Jack Kline

Lura Pitman

Musselshell Laundromat, Alan and Sarah Ness

Lorne's wife was due with twins when he woke her up in the middle of the night to introduce her to his brainstorm-a pet wash. She told him he was crazy. She soon changed her mind when Lorne convinced his business partner Jack that this was a great business plan. They left his wife and brand new twins in NIC-U to hop on a plane to the Midwest and see the units. They bought two, and got started. The business was indeed a great idea, and Lorne and Jack now have six Pet Wash units, four in Billings, one in Shepherd, one in Roundup, and they plan to add two more soon. Lorne explains that the water is set at a warm seventy degree temperature so that the customer never has to worry about the settings. The floor is set up to drain, and the whole unit has easy instructions, quality pet shampoo and conditioner, and is set for you purchase any way that is convenient for you. The unit runs twenty dollars for twenty minutes which gives you time to wash, rinse, damp dry your pet, and clean and sanitize the room. The unit sanitizes itself every night. According to Lorne the studies suggest that it isn't good for the dog's skin to fully dry the dog's coat. They do close the wash, when the temperature gets down around zero. They have water set to seventy degrees and it is filtered and softened. Everywhere they set their building they pay a land lease to the owner and their own utilities and insurance. They have also hired a local to manage the building. They made a donation to Travis the K9 handler so that he can wash the police dog at any time. They want a great relationship with the business that owns the lot and the community.