Shave ice stand opens

Harvey's Shave Ice Plus Snacks is open for business for the summer, located on the corner of Clark and 6th Streets. Owners Bradyn and Shailee Harvey's first day of operation was Memorial Day and they will stay open through the end of September depending upon the weather. 

They have 24 regular, five natural, and seven sugar-free flavors. They also sell chips, popsicles, sodas and water. The shave ice prices are $2 for baby size, $4 for small, $5 for medium, and $6 for large. Those include up to three flavors as well as a topping. Customers can add items to the bottom if they want, including ice cream or gummy bears. There is also a Snow Lift option that has all the same ingredients but has an energy drink included. They do not sell alcohol products. 

Shailee reported that they already have had many customers, and she said, "They're loving it." Shailee added, "I know allergies that are a problem for people. We have natural flavors that contain only natural ingredients with natural colors. There's no red dye 40, all those things. And if need be, I have an ingredient list available if someone wants to check over ingredients. I just like to be careful."

Regarding what inspired Shailee to start their business, she said, "I worked in a shave ice stand in the summer before my freshman year of high school, and that's when it became my dream to own one. And now that we have four kids, we thought that it'd be fun to have one to teach our kids entrepreneurship and all of that, so they're going to start being part of it. And the older two are going to start working with me every now and then and learn business skills and customer service skills and things like that."

They are open Sunday through Thursday from 12 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m.