A gathering of men happens every weekday morning at an office on the property of Lost Draw Cellars, once Ottmers Oil. The men have forged friendships through shared coffee, regular barbecues and conversation for years. Pictured from front left around the room, are Leland Geistweidt, Eugene Schmidt, Roy Klaehn, Conrad Mund, Troy Ottmers, Rodney Sauer, Sidney Ellebracht, Dorman Schmidt and Mike Hartmann. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess
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A gathering place
Coffee club a multi-decade fellowship of friends
Long before the sun casts its light over the town, a lineup of mostly pickup trucks can be found along Park Street near its intersection with South Adams. There, Monday through Friday, a group of men will sit until sunrise comes. Then one by one, the drivers will come, crank the engines and head to destinations throughout the county.
In an old office building with wooden floors stained through the years by oil and gasoline, a group of men have gath...
