Ice cream store opens officially July 31

A ribbon-cutting ceremony and ice cream social will mark the grand opening of the remodeled Babcock Dairy Store Tuesday, July 31. Several hundred invited guests, including Wisconsin’s Alice in Dairyland, are expected to attend.

The program is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. on the front steps of the store located in Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Drive. The ice cream social gets under way at 3 p.m. under a tent across from Babcock Hall.

The store renovation was made possible by a generous gift from John and Donna Hansen of Onalaska. John Hansen, the founder of the Kwik Trip chain of convenience stores and an alumnus of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, will cut the ribbon. The store, which first opened its doors in 1951, now features updated food service and seating areas.