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Homer's One-Stop Mini-Mart
Wheaton, Minn., residents Roy Hormann, left, and John Rose, right, are among those who regularly gather for coffee and conversation at Homer's One-Stop Mini-Mart on Highway 75 in Wheaton. The tables stay pretty full most afternoons. That's even more so on colder days, according to store clerks.
Photo for MPR by Ann Arbor Miller/Story by reporter Jennifer Vogel
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The Wheaton Community Diner
Harriet Schmitz, 90, left, and Helen Wheeler, 91, both of Wheaton, Minn., were among those who enjoyed A "turkey day" at the Wheaton Community Diner on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. The establishment, which is the former senior center, is open to the community. Meals for seniors are a suggested $4. Both Schmitz and Wheeler were longtime teachers in Wheaton schools.
Photo for MPR by Ann Arbor Miller/Story by reporter Jennifer Vogel
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Homer's One-Stop Mini-Mart
Wheaton, Minn., residents Roy Hormann, left, and John Rose, right, are among those who regularly gather for coffee and conversation at Homer's One-Stop Mini-Mart on Highway 75 in Wheaton. The tables stay pretty full most afternoons. That's even more so on colder days, according to store clerks.
Photo for MPR by Ann Arbor Miller/Story by reporter Jennifer Vogel
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Empty road
A semi-trailer enters Traverse County on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011, near Browns Valley, Minn. The county is the least populated in Minnesota.
Photo for MPR by Ann Arbor Miller/Story by reporter Jennifer Vogel
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