Five Star Celebrates 47 Years Today!

Ben Lipke and Donna Brown prepare for the Grand Opening of the Five Star store
Ben Lipke and Donna Brown prepare for the Grand Opening of the Five Star store

Happy Birthday to a Knox business that WKVI has had a long relationship with. Five Star in Knox opened on this date 47 years ago today.

The first manager, and part owner, was Ben Lipke.

At one time, Five Star had seven stores, and Ben remembered opening the store here.

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Today’s ‘Ted Hayes Remembers’ Show Features Ben Lipke

Ben Lipke and Donna Brown prepare for the Grand Opening of the Five Star store

This is Friday, and Ted Hayes presents “Ted Hayes Remembers” twice today, at 12:20 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. CT. Today’s guest is Ben Lipke, who in 1964, was the first manager of Five Star and part owner.

Ben will talk about those early years. As Ben told Ted, the Knox location was one of seven in the Five Star chain. And, even though he might be a little prejudiced, Ben always thought the Knox store was the best.

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