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New owner at Metigoshe Drive In
Scott Wagar
05/21/2013
Dwane and Candice Getzlaff have sold Metigoshe Drive In after 29 years of serving some of the best food one can find in and around Lake Metigoshe.
The Getzlaffs have sold their business to a Newburg woman, Clare Thorsell, who opened the drive in this past Friday.
“I was looking for a little bit of change in my life,” said Thorsell, who stated that during the school months she is occupied with work while attempting to be part of her children’s school activities and life. “With buying the drive in, I will now be able to work the summer months and have most of the winter months off to focus on my family.”
Thorsell added that she will keep the drive in name and the same menu that the Getzlaffs had during their time of owning and operating Metigoshe Drive In.
“I’m going to keep it the same and it will stay a full service drive in,” Thorsell said. “I also plan to keep the same menu, but I am going to add or expand on a few items.”
Thorsell will have eight to 10 employees who will be employed at the drive in and will have the same hours as the Getzlaffs did, being open daily starting at 11 a.m. throughout the summertime.
Candice Getzlaff will also stay on for this summer to assist Thorsell in her first year of business in the drive in.
“I am going to stay on and help Clare get on her feet this first year,” Getzlaff said.
As for Getzlaff in her retirement, she says that she plans to enjoy the lake and her seven grandsons. However, she added that she is going to miss the drive in, too.
“I will miss the loyal customers and the employees,” Getzlaff said. “These young people I have had, they’ve become your family. Some of these kids I have worked for me for 11 seasons. So, when they work for you that long you get to know them well.”
Prior to purchasing the drive in, Thorsell worked in the dental field for 17 years and was an employee of Modern Dental in Minot.
With the summer season upon us, individuals in and around can once again look forward to great tasting food, wonderful customer service, and, the full-filling tradition that has been part of Metigoshe Drive In the past 53 years, a wonderful touch of ownership with a goal of satisfying the customer with the best dining out can offer.