New business on the block
Local’s vision becomes Skip’s Marysville Music Cafe
After others in the area had closed, Skip Bertsch was inspired to open a music shop in Marysville. But he was unsure how to make it successful.
For more than two years, Bertsch toyed with ideas, wanting to make his shop different from the average music store. So he asked himself: what are all the things that musicians need?
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“Everyone has said that this is something that Marysville needs,” he said.
He hopes he’s created a onestop-shop for musicians – a place where they can learn, support and promote each other, and get the word out. His continuous drive is fueled by his passion of teaching music and hopes that the shop will provide Marysville with something unexpected for the old downtown.
Skip’s Marysville Music Cafe
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“We wanted to be everything that a musician needs, including a cup of coffee in the morning,” Bertsch said.
He and his wife had run their sound production business, Logan Entertainment, out of their home for 25 years before opening the music cafe in May. During that time, Bertsch also taught
music and sound production classes at local schools. So he had a pretty good idea what musicians might need in a music shop.
“Well to start, musicians need instruments,” he said.
Instruments can be pricey so Bertsch offers new, used and rent-to-own instruments to fit any budget. If he doesn’t stock what someone is looking for, he’ll figure out how to get it.
“Musicians also need to know how to play these instruments,” Bertsch said.
Lessons for just about any instrument a person can think of are offered at the cafe. If there
TODAY EVENTS
Ceramics Classes for Veterans Session with Roger Schultz, USMC Cannoneer and master bowl maker from 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at The Gallery at Yuba Sutter Arts, 624 E St., Marysville. The class is open to all Veterans and their immediate families in Sutter and Yuba Counties at no cost. To register or for more information, contact David Read at 749-8065 or email david@yubasutterarts.org.
CLUB MEETINGS
Toastmasters International – Mission Staters Club meeting noon at the Sutteryuba Association of Realtors, 1558 Starr Drive, Yuba City. For more information, call 570-7681 or visit toastmasters.org.
“Take off Pounds Sensibly” (T.O.P.S), Marysville Chapter, will meet at 10 a.m. for weigh in’s and 11 a.m. for a meeting at Yuba County Health and Human Services. 5730 Packard Ave., Suite 100, Marysville. For more information, call 645-7975 or 742-7013.
“Take off Pounds Sensibly” (T.O.P.S), Yuba City Chapter, will meet at 5 p.m. at Fremont Hospital Administrative Office, 989 Plumas St., Yuba City. For more information, call 356-4059 or 790-0209.
Widowed Persons Association of CA Charter #12 will host a Christmas potluck at noon at Village Green Mobile Home Park Clubhouse, 1155 Pease Road, Yuba City. It will be followed by cards and games. Bring your own table service. For more information call, 633-2988.
Early Risers-yuba City Kiwanis Club will meet at 6:45 a.m. at El Zarape Restaurant, 1005 Stafford Way, Yuba City.
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
Yuba County Board of Supervisors will meet at 9 a.m. at the Yuba County Government Center, 915 Eighth St., Marysville.
Yuba City Unified School District will hold its board meeting at 7 p.m., 750 Palora Ave., Yuba City.
Marysville Joint Unified School District will hold its board meeting at 5:30 p.m., 1919 B St., Marysville.
Wheatland City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Wheatland Community Center, 101 C St., Wheatland.
The Board of Trustees of Reclamation District Number 1660 will hold its regular monthly meeting at 2 p.m. at the District office, 6724 Progress Road, Meridian.
SUPPORT GROUPS
will meet from 7 p.m.-8:30 p.m. each week at the same location, The Bride Church, 1321, Peach Tree Lane, Yuba City.