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My favorite regular at Old Scratch. Comes in 3-4 times a week. Kills at karaoke,
mops the floor with the competition at pool, always tips well.
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. Very involved around town - women's choir, Billiards Club, Brown County Hiking Club.
Last person to leave the bar the night Nick died. Left maybe an hour before closing
time, which is late for her. She seemed on edge, but when I asked if everything was
OK, she shrugged it off. Left a note on her menu and a matchbox on the counter for
Nick, but he never got the chance to see it.
Handled the sale of the bar when Nick bought it in 2005. Seller was Lou Lavalle, his
father opened it in 1957.
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• Went over to her house, hoping I could talk to her about the night Nick died. Said
she'd been having a rough time that night, was preoccupied with some work problems.
"Then I decided to go for a drive, try and clear my thoughts, but it only got
worse from there." When I asked about the stuff she left at the bar, she got really
anxious and said "we shouldn't talk here and hustled me out of the house in a
hurry.
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At the funeral reception, we talked about how Old Scratch was like a second home
to her, how everyone there could see what a special place Nick had made it. Looked
like she'd been crying a lot. We talked afterward, just reminiscing, and then she
said something really odd, like "If only I'd been faster, maybe I could have made
a difference." Before I could ask her what she meant, Nolan came over, and she
started telling him about a job opening for a fry cook at the Limestone Diner. He
was grateful for the lead, we've all been struggling to find work since Old Scratch
closed. It's hard to believe we'll ever find another job as great.
Tried to call her, no answer.
Called her office, and they said she left on a business trip, not sure