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                                       Welcome From the New Owners

Hi, we are Stacy & Lisa Frank.  We are happy to be part of THE BIG ONE and excited to meet everyone and make new friends.  We live in Minot and we have three children.  Our children are Austin (12), Tyler (10) and Kailee (5).

Stacy is currently a Finance Manager and Lisa runs a home daycare.  Stacy's experience is extensive with trade shows.  His past employment allowed him to lead the KMOT Ag Expo from a regional trade show to the 2nd largest indoor agricultural trade show in the US.  He also developed a relationship with Carol & Lois promoting THE BIG ONE and learning the craft industry.  Finally, Stacy served on the committee in building the ND Technology Expo with the Minot Chamber of Commerce.

Lisa's experience started with shopping at THE BIG ONE and then led to becoming an exhibitor at a couple of the shows.  She learned a lot from other exhibitors about the trade show business.

We know what it takes to build upon a successful trade show.  Whether being and exhibitor, a promoter or an owner, we know that it takes quality exhibitors, quality consumers and effective promotion to make a trade show successful.  We plan on building upon each of the those elements to keep THE BIG ONE successful in the future.

We look forward to putting on a fantastic trade show for the next 30+ years and we hope you will join us.  Carol and Lois have spent a lot of time showing and sharing with us what and how they do things, which we are extremely grateful. 

Sincerely, the new BIG ONE ART & CRAFT FAIR owners:

Stacy, Lisa, Austin, Tyler and Kailee Frank

      Contact Information

        Contacts:   Stacy & Lisa Frank

         Address:   The Big One
                          PO Box 1276
                          Minot, ND 

            Phone:   (701) 837-6059
                Fax:   (701) 839-0874

Email address:   info@thebigone.biz
         Website:   www.thebigone.biz

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                         Farewell Message From Carol & Lois
 
The time has come for retirement. Our deepest and sincerest "THANK YOU" to each and every one of you. To the many of you who have been with us for many years, and all you newcomers, we could not have done this without you and your support. For this we are forever grateful. BUT, the time has come for us to say goodbye, and we feel we have chosen the right family to take over. Stacy and Lisa are honest, family oriented people who are ready to work hard with the shows. Please give them your support. They and You can make this the longest running show in the USA. Words will never be able to say what is in our hearts. We have made so many friends over the last 13 years, we cannot begin to count them, but we will never forget ANY of you.

Keep Crafting,

Lois & Carol