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Alice Kane celebrates 35 years at McDonald\u2019s.<\/h3>\n
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Alice takes orders at the McDonald\u2019s Counter. She also often works both drive-thru windows.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alice Kane knows the McDonald\u2019s menu better than just about anyone. She will enthusiastically tell you about her favorite crispy chicken sandwich currently available to customers and is quick to list off all the favorite foods that have come and gone over the past three decades.<\/p>\n

She knows the menu so well because she serves the food during the busy lunch rushes at McDonald\u2019s located near the St. Croix Valley Recreation Center in Stillwater four days each week. It is a job she has been doing for 35 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople always ask me, \u2018Hey, do you work with Alice?\u2019 You get that question a lot. She\u2019s one of the most famous people in Stillwater!\u201d said owner Andy Duval.<\/p>\n

Alice started working at the original Stillwater McDonald\u2019s in 1989 as a cleaner. One of her managers saw potential and trained her to do much more. Now she can handle just about any job at the busy restaurant, but sticks to taking orders at the kiosk, running food, and working both drive-thru windows.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like being sociable,\u201d Alice said. \u201cAnd I like being friendly with the customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

In May, Duval and his team hosted a special anniversary party in Alice\u2019s honor. \u201cThis is an opportunity for us to thank Alice for 35 amazing years,\u201d he said. \u201cThank God you\u2019re here. How would we run without Alice? We really wouldn\u2019t. We\u2019d close down shop. We admire her consistency, her constant hard work. She\u2019s a joy for all the workers and the customers.\u201d<\/p>\n

And she\u2019s a role model for her coworkers. Several years ago, a manager encouraged her to be a certified trainer. She has trained most of her coworkers on the day-to-day tasks in the restaurant. Some of the people she trained are now store managers and district managers.<\/p>\n

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Owner Andy Duval and the team held a special party commemorating Alice’s many years of service.<\/p><\/div>\n

Alice checks in with her Rise job coach, Stacy Egeness, each week. They talk about work, what\u2019s going on in her life, and how her favorite teams, the Minnesota Twins and Vikings, are doing each season. \u201cAlice always has a great perspective on things, and I think that\u2019s what makes her a good worker, too, because she\u2019s really kind, very sweet, and always wants to help out,\u201d Egeness said.<\/p>\n

After so many successful years, Alice has no plans to quit working. She hopes to work at least another ten more years.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to make it to 47 years,\u201d she said. \u201cHopefully I can physically do it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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