No one wants the business. It sounds like a heck of a deal. What the buyer wouldn't get is the original building, which will be razed next summer to accommodate a widening of Highway 61. It isn't just the highway work prompting Bjerklie to sell. Donna Sunnafrank, who has managed Betty's since May, longs to see the place survive.
People inquire about the shop almost every day, but it seems no one can come up with the scratch.
The staff has been making extra pies to keep up with the demand, which has heightened with the publicity. Betty's is a seasonal operation and traditionally closes about this time of year. The thought it might never open up again has people running for one more slice. The answer to the pie question, by the way, is 25. Controversy still swirls around the stadium question.