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Oakies Board Shop Two Decades Of Shredding And Counting
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Oakies Board Shop owner Cryndee Dermond has been faithfully greeting her customers and helping provide them with a variety of items for two decades. The outdoor enthusiast attributes the business success to not feeling like work. - photo by Teresa Hammond/The Leader
It has been over two decades since two young 20-somethings decided it was time to bring “boards” to Oakdale. In late summer of 1996, Jeff Sawyer and Jason Turnage opened the doors of Oakies Board Shop, specializing in skate and snow boards. “I started helping right after high school,” Cryndee Dermond said.