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Coming soon: Goldade’s
By Mike Bellmore
Journal Features Editor
Devils Lake Daily Journal

Richard Goldade spent five years at the Bison New business in familiar location. Denise Hendrickson of the Devils Lake Growth Fund is pictured here with JoAn Jacobs and Richard Goldade, who will move their Esmond Meat Locker operation into the former Skyberg’s Meats building on College Drive and open business in Devils Lake next Monday. Co-op in New Rockford before delving into the meat processing plant at the Esmond Locker. And everything went well for Goldade and his working companion JoAn Jacobs there - almost too well. They literally outgrew their building and now find themselves on the verge of opening a new business on College Drive in Devils next Monday in the old Skyberg’s Meat building. After spending 9 years in Esmond, Goldade and Jacobs, with some help from the Devils Lake Growth Fund, will open ‘Goldade’s, a business Denise Hendrickson says is badly needed. "It’s something we needed and will surely appreciate," she smiles. Goldade said his business in his tiny Esmond facility had grown so much, he couldn’t keep up with processing demands. He literally had a waiting line of customers, and only had room for himself and Jacobs. His capacity in Esmond involved about 11 sides of beef, and now in his new Devils Lake location he can handle up to 45 in two different coolers.

The business excels in sausage, summer sausage, pepper sticks, head cheese, liver sausage, all of which is made at the location. "We’re excited," Goldade said of his anticipated opening next week. "It’s a big change for us and we’re hoping it all goes well. We’d really like to thank Forward Devils Lake and the Growth Fund for this opportunity."

Goldade said he could conceivably start with 7 or 8 employees, and then will "see what happens." In previous appearances at the Holiday Mall trade and arts and crafts shows in Devils Lake, Goldade and his sausages were incredibly popular. They are doing some butchering on location right now, but still have some paper work and other things to tidy up before opening next week. The Devils Lake Growth Fund is providing lease payments for two years and a $35,000 capital loan.

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