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Ron Grove
I started with the company in July of 1964. Prior to that time I was working at the Santa Fe Railroad. I was also attending Northwestern...
Jun 14, 20213 min read
Dave Gillis
My introduction to Osco came in an interview I had with Fred Dearborn and Bill King on a Pharmacy recruiting trip to South Dakota State...
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Dick George
In 1978, I was asked to rejoin Osco as Executive Vice President of Operations. It was a traumatic time. Was Jewel Companies selling...
Jun 14, 202110 min read
Dick Cline
My time with Osco and the Jewel Companies ended in 1985, shortly after American Stores acquired everything that was Jewel. By that time,...
Jun 14, 202111 min read
D.L. “Bill” Lewis
My Osco career of 29 years commenced in 1949 as receiving clerk at the Mason City, Iowa store. At that time Osco only had 13 stores....
Jun 14, 20214 min read
Don Perkins (1927 - 2015)
One Saturday in 1960, just about seven years after I had joined Jewel, George Clements asked me to meet him at his office. Fred...
Jun 14, 20214 min read


Terry and John Madden Celebrate Five Year Anniversary
Assisting Hands Home Care Scottsdale announced that the agency is celebrating its five-year anniversary serving clients in the...
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Curt Larson Hospitalized
We're told that member Curt Larson is on the mend from triple by-pass heart surgery this past week at the Sanford Medical Center in...
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Ken Walker Memorial Service
We thank everyone who attended the services for Ken Walker over the weekend of March 16, which concluded on Monday, March 18 with a...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


“Crazy Days” at Osco
Well, someone has! Alumni club member Jerry Rivinius, a 46 year veteran of Osco and CVS/pharmacy, has put together in a book titled...
Jun 10, 20212 min read
Ron Green Hospitalized
We were just informed that Ron Green, alumni club member and former board member had a cancerous lung removed and is on the mend in the...
Jun 10, 20211 min read
We haven't the foggiest...
... what 'F.O.G.' is. We've received questions about FOG, short for 'Former Osco Guys'. Apparently this is an informal organization of...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


Lights, Camera, Action -- Tom Endicott!
We just learned that member Tom Endicott will be performing on stage at the Hale Centre Theatre in Gilbert, Arizona in a production of...
Jun 10, 20211 min read


Memorial Service for Don Perkins
There will be a Memorial Service for Don Perkins which will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2015 at: Shoreacres 1601 Shore Acres Road Lake...
Jun 10, 20211 min read
Larry Wahlstrom
I just spent some time going thru old pictures, people magazines and other memorabilia. With the passing of time most of the strategies,...
May 7, 20211 min read
Gary Hunstiger
I’m truly honored to have worked with many of those talented people in my 47 years. As I looked at the company milestones I realized I...
May 7, 20211 min read


Mitch Oddo (1948 - 2014)
Thank you to all who took the time to put together some great recollections and stories about Mitch Oddo. For those who knew Mitch, this...
May 7, 20211 min read
Chuck Barth
Chuck Barth… I am recently retired and doing GREAT! Deb has been retired for over 10 years and serving as a "nana" for our 2...
May 7, 20212 min read
Randy Mound
Randy Mound…After leaving SuperValu in 2010, Fanny and I moved to Woodbury, MN, where I took a position with Target Corporation in the...
May 7, 20211 min read


Chris Smith
Chris Smith…My family and I are doing Fantastic! Living in Brown County Indiana, North East of Nashville. My "new normal" is pretty...
May 7, 20211 min read
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