Abilene Flower Shop News
Baacks to the future: New owners adding wine, beer option with delivery of flowers, gifts - ReporterNews.com
Tuesday, February 05, 2019Laura Gutschke Abilene Reporter-News Published 4:30 PM EST Jan 17, 2019 When expressions of love require more than flowers, roses with rosé soon may be an option for gift deliveries from the new owners of Baack’s Flowers and More. Patricia and Brad Wilson, along with Charles Wolfe, bought the longtime Abilene business at 1832 Matador St. on Oct. 1. The Wilsons are majority owners, said Tresleigh Petre, who is Patricia’s daughter and Baack’s store manager. The group recent... https://www.reporternews.com/story/money/business/local/2019/01/17/new-abilene-florist-baacks-owners-adding-wine-beer-option-flower-gift-box-delivery/2548924002/
Cooper's Flowers blooms with girls powerlifting team - ReporterNews.com
Tuesday, March 28, 2017Flowers, who won a region title in the 148-pound weight class earlier this month, will compete at the state powerlifting meet Friday, March 17, 2017 in Waco.(Photo: Joey D. Richards/Abilene Reporter-News)Buy PhotoWhat eighth-grade girl falls in love with lifting weights? Well, Tatiana Flowers did, and it’s no surprise for an individual who prefers the path less taken.“I don’t like going for things that are really simple and easy,” the Cooper junior said. “I like a challenge, so that’s what I go for.”So, when Flowers’ coaches in eighth grade suggested she start powerlifting, Flowers decided to give it a try. After all, it was something different.“My coaches convinced me to do it because they knew I liked to lift and they knew I would be good at it,” Flowers said. “I didn’t think I would be good at it. I just kind of went for it, and I’ve been doing it ever since.”Flowers, now in her third year with the Cooper girls powerlifting team, has, indeed, proven to be good at it. She became the first Cooper girl to win a region powerlifting title when she won the 148-pound weight class at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Associations’ Region I Division I meet on March 4 in Levelland.“I was really, really shocked, to be honest,” Flowe... http://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/03/16/coopers-flowers-blooms-girls-powerlifting-team/99243862/
Abilene baker creates bacon bouquet for Valentine's Day - KTXS
Tuesday, March 14, 2017ABILENE, Texas - Forget the flowers, stuff the sweets, and can the cards; one Abilene family has [un]officially won Valentine's Day with a bouquet made of bacon.That's right--these roses smell like sizzlin' swine.Sheri Bell owns Bella's Bakery and got the idea for the "Beauquet" on the internet. She and her daughters wanted to make something special for her husband, Brent, for the holiday beyond the typical sweets.She has a process in place that's reminiscent of an assembly line as she makes them in her own home, which happens to be about a block north of Bacon Drive in north Abilene. She rolls the strips of bacon into the base shape and then cuts them to create petals. She cooks them in the oven--presumably to not also give high cholesterol for the holiday--and then affixes them to a fake rose stalk.And now Bell, who shared her secret to men's hearts across the South, has received orders from other couples in the city who want bacon bouquets as well.One woman, Bell said, had to place... http://www.ktxs.com/news/abilene-baker-creates-bacon-bouquet-for-valentines-day/332332452
HS roundup: Cooper's Flowers, AHS' Osborne win region powerlifting titles - ReporterNews.com
Monday, March 06, 2017Cooper logo(Photo: none)LEVELLAND - Cooper’s Tatiana Flowers won the 148-pound weight class and Abilene High's Aliyanna Osborne won the 198-pound class at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association’s Region I-Division I Meet on Saturday at Levelland High School.Flowers set a region record in the deadlift with a lift of 340 pounds en route to a 745 total. The junior advances to the state meet March 17 at Waco’s Extraco Events Center.Osborne lifted a total of 780 pounds as Abilene High had four lifters qualify for state and five medalists. Also earning a state berth were Britni Starr (second in the 132-pound class, 680 total), Jasmin Mendez (fourth at 105, 480 total) and Mya Ramos (fourth at 220, 655 total.Abilene High's Zenaida Renteria was fourth in he 259-plus class with a total of 655. Cooper’s Christina Swanner finished fifth in the 97 weight class (375).BASEBALLBulldogs finish Red River Classic perfectBURKBURNETT - The Wylie baseball team capped off an undefeated trip to the Red River Classic with a 9-1 win in six innings against Iowa Park on Saturday afternoon.T... http://www.reporternews.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/03/05/hs-roundup-coopers-flowers-ahs-osborne-win-region-powerlifting-titles/98749660/
Optimists learn about the flower business - Abilene Recorder Chronicle
Tuesday, January 17, 2017Photo providedThe guest speaker at the Dec. 21 meeting of the Abilene Optimist Club was Kylie Lee, a primary employee of The Flower Box. Kylie is the daughter of John and Donna Berger, owners of the business. She related much history about the business. She said her dad had been involved in the flower business for over 40 years. She mentioned you don’t have to have a horticulture degree or know all the different flowers to go into the business. You just need to be somewhat artistic and be imaginative. Her dad learned the trade by hands-on experience working several years at the former Olsen Floral Shop. Kylie said their biggest days naturally are Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day, but every holiday it picks up. They have also handled many huge weddings and funerals. Their biggest fresh flower suppliers are out of Wichita, Topeka and Colorado. http://www.abilene-rc.com/news/optimists-learn-about-the-flower-business/image_41df6f0c-cd0d-11e6-8224-733c809da6a1.html
‘Are You The B**** That Stormed The Capitol?’: Florist Bombarded With Hate, Mistaken For Shop Owned By Capitol Rioter - CBS Sacramento
Sunday, January 17, 2021A California flower shop is caught in the middle of a fight that’s not even theirs. Now Becky’s Flowers wants to set the record straight.The Roseville store is taking heat for someone in Midland, Texas who’s accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.Assistant manager Kali Mitchell described the stress of simply answering the telephone.“I said, ‘Becky’s Flowers how can I help you?’ And it was immediately met with, ‘Are you the b**** that stormed the Capitol?'” said Mitchell.“I even had one guy say a lot of things I can’t say on TV, obviously,” said owner Aaron Alberti.Those words were aimed at Jenny Cudd. Cudd was arrested Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.She could be seen smiling and waving at cameras as she left a virtual hearing. She told media outlets she’d, “do it again, and I’d have a gas mask next time.”Here’s where the Roseville store comes in. Cudd also owns a Becky’s Flowers, but it’s an entirely separate shop in Midland, Texas.“We’re getting attacked from the left, from the right, from people who really don’t care. People say, ‘I’m just here to troll you.’ It just shows you the ugly side of humanity I guess,” said Alberti.“Like, I’... https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/01/15/capitol-riot-beckys-flowers-president-trum/
Calif. flower shop with no connection to Capitol riot flooded with threats, negative reviews - SFGate
Sunday, January 17, 2021Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office being broken into during the riot, reports the AP. She also happens to be the proprietor of a florist called Becky’s Flowers in Midland, Texas — the source of the confusion for Aaron Alberti, who has owned and operated the Roseville Becky’s Flowers since 2004. Now, he’s trying to clear the air in order to save his business. “It’s been nonstop … we’ve just been flooded with messages,” he told SFGATE on Thursday afternoon. “One of our employees recently picked up the phone, and the person on the other line said, ‘Are you the bitch who stormed the Capitol?’ And she just said, ‘No, ma’am, we’re in California.’ And the person hung up on her. There’s no apology, no nothing.” At first, Alberti tried to delete the growing number of comments, which he found downright disturbing. “People have written things like, ‘I hope you get cancer,’ ‘I hope your shop burns down,’ ‘I hope you die,’ ‘I hope you rot in jail,’” he said. “And those are the polite ones.” Contrarily, Alberti added that the shop even received a love letter intended for Cudd from a firefighter living in Florida. “To be honest, they both concern me,” he said. In response to the harassment, Alberti notified the Roseville Police Department, which has been periodically sending out officers to check in on the shop. He also contacted Yelp, which he said acted quickly to remove the misguided comments, as well as Google, though he’s still awaiting a response. of this store since 1973.We are getting hate messages and bad reviews as a result. To our customers, please know that we were not part of that. Thank you for your continued trust and please ignore the hate reviews that are not mea... https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Beckys-Flowers-Roseville-mistaken-Capitol-rioter-15871654.php
Becky’s Flowers In Roseville Bombarded With Hate, Mistaken For Shop Owned By Capitol Rioter - CBS Sacramento
Sunday, January 17, 2021A Roseville flower shop is caught in the middle of a fight that’s not even theirs. Now Becky’s Flowers wants to set the record straight.The Roseville store is taking heat for someone in Midland, Texas who’s accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.Assistant manager Kali Mitchell described the stress of simply answering the telephone.“I said, ‘Becky’s Flowers how can I help you?’ And it was immediately met with, ‘Are you the b**** that stormed the Capitol?'” said Mitchell.“I even had one guy say a lot of things I can’t say on TV, obviously,” said owner Aaron Alberti.Those words were aimed at Jenny Cudd. Cudd was arrested Wednesday and charged with a misdemeanor accused of taking part in the Capitol riots.She could be seen smiling and waving at cameras as she left a virtual hearing. She told media outlets she’d, “do it again, and I’d have a gas mask next time.”Here’s where the Roseville store comes in. Cudd also owns a Becky’s Flowers, but it’s an entirely separate shop in Midland, Texas.“We’re getting attacked from the left, from the right, from people who really don’t care. People say, ‘I’m just here to troll you.’ It just shows you the ugly side of humanity I guess,” said Alberti.More fro... https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2021/01/14/roseville-beckys-flowers-threats-riot/
Florist Who Bragged About Entering Nancy Pelosis Office Charged - Patch.com
Sunday, January 17, 2021MIDLAND, TX — A flower shop owner who has bragged about her involvement in the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol has been charged federally. Jenny Cudd, owner of Becky's Flowers in Midland, Texas, is one of two people from Midland to face federal charges in the riot, KOSA has reported. Her identity has been shared widely in the days since the siege. Cudd posted on her Facebook page after the riot, stating "we" tore down the doors to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, according to the report. Cudd's Facebook page has since been deleted. Subscribe She later defended her actions, telling KOSA she "didn't break any laws." She said she was proud of her actions at the Capitol and would do it again, according to the station. "We did break down Nancy Pelosi's office door," Cudd said in a Facebook Live video that was later recorded and shared on Twitter. "Somebody stole her gavel, and took a picture sitting in her chair flipping off the camera." Subscribe "Do I think that it was wrong for us to go to the Capitol? Absolutely not," Cudd, a 2019 Midland mayoral candidate, said. "Do I think that it was wrong for me to go through an open door and get inside of the Capitol? No I don... https://patch.com/texas/across-tx/florist-who-bragged-entering-nancy-pelosis-office-charged
