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Bob Ankeny made and sold beef jerky in South Douglas County for 10 years.
In 1998, he sold his Canyonville business, Parkco Oregon Gourmet. Now, the allure of the jerky business has brought him back.
Ankeny is opening Ankeny Hill Gourmet Jerky at 293 S. Old Pacific Highway, formerly the Tri City Market. He said he is hoping to be open by Feb. 20.
Ankeny said what sets his jerky -- both beef and turkey -- apart is that he doesn't use nitrites. Nitrites are used in all cured meats, Ankeny said, to keep the meat fresh and bacteria free.
The same result, Ankeny said, can be accomplished with higher heat cooking and salt.
"The natural flavor of the meat really comes out when you don't use the nitrite," he said.
Ankeny creates his own seasonings and also offers a sugar-free product. Along with his soon-to-open shop, Ankeny travels to various sportsman shows offering his homemade jerky.
"Everybody likes jerky," he said.
Information: 863-0478.
SWEET TREATS: Roseburg's Candy Bouquet has new owners and some sweet new offerings.
Bonnie and Reese Williams have taken over the eight-year-old shop at 1157 N.E. Stephens St. The previous owner was selling and the Bandon-area couple was looking to move to Roseburg.
They have owned food industry businesses in the past, but never a candy store.
"He's always wanted to have a candy store," Bonnie Williams said about her husband.
Candy Bouquet now offers homemade fudge, kettle corn and caramel corn. Bonnie Williams said it's a "full-service confectionery."
It also has a new name. While the couple maintained the Candy Bouquet franchise, they also now go by the name Umpqua Sweets & Treats.
The shop is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Information: 957-5580.
FRIENDLY CLOSET: The best place to look for something to wear can be a friend's closet.
One family is hoping that is indeed the case. Sarah Klope, along with her mother-in-law Martha Klope and sister-in-law Lisa Reed, have opened Friend's Closet, a secondhand clothing store, in Myrtle Creek.
"Our clothes are really nice and they're really low prices," Sarah Klope said.
The business is at 122 Second St. Clothing donations are accepted, but the store is not currently taking consignments.
Friend's Closet is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Information: 863-5330.
GET AN 'A' IN Q: Tourism training is now a college course.
The Oregon Tourism Commission's Q Program, which certifies front-line employees to provide improved visitor services, will be a class at Umpqua Community College during spring term.
More than 1,400 Douglas County employees were certified last year, including the entire staff of the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort.
The UCC Q training is 2 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 2. It costs $25 per person, but the Roseburg Visitor and Convention Bureau and the Southern Oregon Visitors Association will pick up the cost for a limited number of students.
Registration: 957-4520.
Information: 672-9731, Ext. 13 or 440-4655.
ENGLISH IS FUN: It's important to learn something new every day. Well, every week, at least.
Did you know that a person who studies probabilities is known as a probabilist? That's what I learned last week.
For more fun with language, ponder this -- when former President Jimmy Carter, a noted peanut farmer, was Georgia's governor from 1971 to 1974, he would have been Jimmy Carter, gubernatorial goober farmer.
Hopefully, that is not all you learn in the week ahead.
* Got tips? You can reach reporter Paul Craig at 957-4211 or by e-mail at pcraig@newsreview.info.
In 1998, he sold his Canyonville business, Parkco Oregon Gourmet. Now, the allure of the jerky business has brought him back.
Ankeny is opening Ankeny Hill Gourmet Jerky at 293 S. Old Pacific Highway, formerly the Tri City Market. He said he is hoping to be open by Feb. 20.
Ankeny said what sets his jerky -- both beef and turkey -- apart is that he doesn't use nitrites. Nitrites are used in all cured meats, Ankeny said, to keep the meat fresh and bacteria free.
The same result, Ankeny said, can be accomplished with higher heat cooking and salt.
"The natural flavor of the meat really comes out when you don't use the nitrite," he said.
Ankeny creates his own seasonings and also offers a sugar-free product. Along with his soon-to-open shop, Ankeny travels to various sportsman shows offering his homemade jerky.
"Everybody likes jerky," he said.
Information: 863-0478.
SWEET TREATS: Roseburg's Candy Bouquet has new owners and some sweet new offerings.
Bonnie and Reese Williams have taken over the eight-year-old shop at 1157 N.E. Stephens St. The previous owner was selling and the Bandon-area couple was looking to move to Roseburg.
They have owned food industry businesses in the past, but never a candy store.
"He's always wanted to have a candy store," Bonnie Williams said about her husband.
Candy Bouquet now offers homemade fudge, kettle corn and caramel corn. Bonnie Williams said it's a "full-service confectionery."
It also has a new name. While the couple maintained the Candy Bouquet franchise, they also now go by the name Umpqua Sweets & Treats.
The shop is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
Information: 957-5580.
FRIENDLY CLOSET: The best place to look for something to wear can be a friend's closet.
One family is hoping that is indeed the case. Sarah Klope, along with her mother-in-law Martha Klope and sister-in-law Lisa Reed, have opened Friend's Closet, a secondhand clothing store, in Myrtle Creek.
"Our clothes are really nice and they're really low prices," Sarah Klope said.
The business is at 122 Second St. Clothing donations are accepted, but the store is not currently taking consignments.
Friend's Closet is open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Information: 863-5330.
GET AN 'A' IN Q: Tourism training is now a college course.
The Oregon Tourism Commission's Q Program, which certifies front-line employees to provide improved visitor services, will be a class at Umpqua Community College during spring term.
More than 1,400 Douglas County employees were certified last year, including the entire staff of the Seven Feathers Hotel & Casino Resort.
The UCC Q training is 2 to 5 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 2. It costs $25 per person, but the Roseburg Visitor and Convention Bureau and the Southern Oregon Visitors Association will pick up the cost for a limited number of students.
Registration: 957-4520.
Information: 672-9731, Ext. 13 or 440-4655.
ENGLISH IS FUN: It's important to learn something new every day. Well, every week, at least.
Did you know that a person who studies probabilities is known as a probabilist? That's what I learned last week.
For more fun with language, ponder this -- when former President Jimmy Carter, a noted peanut farmer, was Georgia's governor from 1971 to 1974, he would have been Jimmy Carter, gubernatorial goober farmer.
Hopefully, that is not all you learn in the week ahead.
* Got tips? You can reach reporter Paul Craig at 957-4211 or by e-mail at pcraig@newsreview.info.
