Northwest Missouri State University - Tower Yearbook (Maryville, MO)

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After taking her clothes out of the dryer at Uptown Laiin dry and Dry Cleaning, Heidi Hlandik proceeds to lold them. Another service provided by Uptown allowed stu- dents to drop off their laundry and have it weighed and washed by the pound. As Gulsen .Akalan reads the paper, her friend Angle Nolan does her laundry . Nolan usually did her laundry every two weeks, depending on her needs. 26 . • Student Life

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I Small shops offer new atmosphere for shopping excursions pen for Business Fi c ;iiid dime stores became a ihiiii; of the past and Mom and Pop stores were fading into memories, but in Maryville shopping got a little bit easier. Small business owners found a market lor inexpensive items, gifts and used books with Northwest students. The owners of Everything ' s a Dollar. Trifles and Treasures and Turn the Page all said they believed there was a need or a desire for their business in town. Tom Cooney. Everything ' s a Dollar owner, said he believed he fulfilled students ' wants because the store canied items for a low price in a central location. We were very happy with business, Cooney said. Also, we were in a great location because the store was in walking distance. Cooney said the store may not have been a necessity, but filled a niche among price- conscious students. Everything ' s a Dollar did not lit my needs, but fit the needs of everything I didn ' t need, Becky Johnson said. But it was so cheap you had to buy it. Maryville also became home to a new craft store. Trifles and Treasures. ' I lelt Maryville needed a ariet of gift items, and with my kids in school 1 had the time. owner Kathe DeMott said. DeMott ' s cousin had bousiht Looks and had By Lisa Thompson a spare building, so DeMolt decided to put in a gift store. Before opening the store. DeMott used to baby-sit. When her children v ent to school, she found the time needed to run the business. I enjoyed Tritles and Treasures much better than baby-sitting. DeMott said. It (the store) took up a lot of my lime, more than I e er dreamed. Offering a place to buy books and gaming supplies, Eric Gater, a Northwest alumnus, opened Turn the Page. I used to work in a store like it (Turn the Page) before and always wanted to open one, Gater said. The new businesses had effects on the town. I think it was good (new businesses open- ing), Gater said. We were trying to get downtown revitalized and a lot of new busi- nesses were moving in. Cooney. DeMott and Gater agreed Mary ilk- was supporting their businesses and they enjoyed opening iheni. They also agreed that time became a premium. When I was awake. I was here (Turn the Page ) or wurking on stulT cimnccled to the business. Gater said. Cooney agreed for the most part w ith Gater. I did have some free time. Cooney said. These new businesses brought in a w ider selection of items, increased competition and ga L ' siLidcMls a new place to shop. New Businesses 25

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uw . • nme BUSTERS Students do laundry by the pound or by the load As siudcnls ' clothes piled up in kumdry baskets, students eanie to the realization that the dreadful task ol laundry was looming. Flashbacks of doing laundry tor the first time hit many students hard when they sat around the laundry mat lor hours. I was still learning to do my laundry when I came to school Melanie Mann said. I couldn ' t figure out which one was the dryer and which was the washer. There were several alternatives in doing laundry. One way students could have their laundry done was dropping it off at Uptown Dry-Cleaning and Laundry. Uptown weighed the dropped-off laundry and, for 75 cents a pound, cleaned it the same day it was brought in. it could then be delivered for an additional $1 . We got a couple of students dropping oft their laundry, Tammy Anderson, Uptown Dry-cleaning and Laundry owner, said. A lot of students didn ' t know about our drop- off services. The real c|uesiii)n was which was cheaper students doing their own laundry or dropping it off. Students who did their laundry in the residence halls paid % a load using the debit card or $1.25 without. When dropping laundry off, the minimum charge was $2. It (the price) depended what laundry was drojiped oil, .Anderson said. ' Sheets. By Michelle Murphy coiiilorters and blankets cost a little bit more. Basically, it worked out the same. It may ha e cost a little bit more to drop off. For a top-load washer it was $1 per wash, double-load washers were $1 .75 per wash, and dryers were 25 cents for 10 minutes. Some people preferred to do their own laundry because Mom and Dad were not convenient, o r because their parents were loo particular with the laundry and it was easier for them to do it on their own. I did my laundry myself, unless I was going home. Mann said. Then my parents did it for me. While some students did their laundry because Mom and Dad were too picky, they lound doing laundry could be difficult. Mistakes doing laundry were often embar- rassing or at least expensive. Mi.xing colors and w hites was a frequent mistake. I did my laundry myself, because no one else would do it for me. David Hrisman said. One time, a while back. 1 turned a whole bunch of whiles blue because I washed them with a new pair of jeans. Piled clothes and sweat shirts worn inside oul w ere a sure sign of the need to wash clothes. Students learned more than what was taught in class, they also learned that whites were washed in hot water and cottons w rinkled easily. Laundry, whether done by the pound or the load, became a harsh tact of life. Laundry ■ 27