New fixtures

A hub of the Sundance community, the hardware store on Main Street made its reputation as a convenient local destination for paint, appliances and fixtures. Now going by the name Sundance Hardware and Sporting Goods, the store reopened under new ownership over the weekend.

“Our goal is to be very positive for the town. We want people to shop here and not have to go somewhere else,” says Brent Fowler, who now co-owns the store with wife Carolyn.

The previous owners were ready to move on, he says, but the Fowlers felt the store too important for a hands-on community like Sundance to allow it to...