'Pony rides for PAWS' at Chinook Pharmacy, it's worth a visit
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Steve Edwards
Kelcey Diemert demonstrates an antique coin-operated horse he recently acquired for the front of the Chinook Pharmacy. The horse came from the now closed Game Point, an video arcade in Havre, and the Stetson hat was purchased, at least 25 years ago, at The Hub in Harlem. Kelcey and wife Nancy co-own and operate the Chinook Pharmacy and will be donating proceeds from rides to PAWS, the local animal shelter.
Visitors to the Chinook Pharmacy might have seen the new 'dime store horse' at the front of the store. The mechanical horse is a fairly recent acquisition by Kelcey Diemert, who owns and operates the pharmacy with wife Nancy. Kelcey said, "I saw this horse for sale online. I'd always wanted one of those old timey horses and ended up buying it."
Anyone of a certain age will recall the coin-operated kiddie rides that stood out front many businesses in the 1950's and 60's. Rides came in many styles-boats, cars, rockets, mini-merry-go-rounds and exotic animals. But, the horse seemed to be the r...
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