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Shovels, Ice Melt Fly Off Shelves

Koopman's stays busy with a storm on the horizon.

Ice melt and shovels are popular items today at .

The store has been so busy today, in fact, that manager David Wiersma was helping a line of customers as he spoke.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for late Saturday into Sunday. Two to five inches of snow are possible.

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He said his customers are “probably not ready’’ for such an early storm.

“They’re buying a lot of stuff,’’ he said.

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