Art Lundstrom to retire after 39 years

After 39 years of furnishing you and your neighbor's homes, Art Lundstrom is retiring and handing the keys of Art's Furniture and Flooring over to his his daughter, Julie Snellman and her husband, Jason.

Art and his wife, Mary, bought what was then McKoy's Furniture from Jim and Ruth McKoy in 1977 following the suggestion to do so from Art's grandfather, Elmer Feigel, when he heard the business was up for sale.

"Grandma was madder than a hornet," Art said of Walter's wife, Clara. "She said 'they shouldn't be doing that'."

"It was his idea and it was good advice," Mary added. "We were 26 years...