Todd's Tech, Family Matters open 'after hours'

Next-door neighbors Family Matters and Todd's Technology will once again share the night as this year's second installment of the Malta Chamber of Commerce's "Business after Hours" kicks off on this Thursday (July 14) from 5 until 7 p.m.

Family Matters opened for business in 2000 as a co-op currently owned by about 170 people. At the time, according to store manager Avery Sorensen, there was a need for a clothing store as there wasn't much else to be had in town.

"We needed a place to provide clothing otherwise everyone would have to drive to Glasgow or Havre to shop," she said.

Sorensen has b...