Custom meat shop re-opens

In 1889, an immigrant traveled to America with a recipe for German sausage that would last throughout generations. That recipe is still intact today, at a small butcher shop just outside Lind. The owners of this famous recipe are the Schoonover family, who plan to keep the recipe a secret forever.

Charles (Charlie) and Loretta Schoonover opened CL Meats over 20 years ago, after Charlie decided to retire from the farming business. It had always been a dream of his to open a custom meat shop and he saw it more as a hobby than a job.

The current CL Meats is located outside of Lind at the Schoonov...