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Citizens Celebrate “Dari-B Day” in Excelsior Springs

Dari-B owners, Jonathan Saura and Kat Stano are ready for another great season of serving ice cream

Break out the stretchy pants, and loosen your belts Dari-B is back for another season! March 1st has become an unofficial holiday in the City of Excelsior Springs with some dubbing it “Dari-B Day.” Citizens showed up early and formed a line down the sidewalk, each person dreaming of all of the delicious treats they would order. Vern Hendricks had the honor of being the first customer of 2022 and ordered a chocolate shake for himself and a hot fudge brownie sundae for his mother. Vern said Dari-B represents the good things of our community, “The Elms, The Hall of Waters and Dari-B, now THAT’s Excelsior Springs!” he said. Toy Williams got slightly emotional and said that the tradition of coming to Dari-B with her kids is what meant the most to her. Bryan Myers was looking forward to getting his “go-to” cherry malt and said he just enjoyed the ritual of coming to Dari-B each year. “Spring may be a couple of weeks away, but when Dari-B opens it’s officially Spring here,” said Pam Vogler. Riley Gooch, age 5, has been “counting the sleeps” until Dari-B opens. She said she likes a twist cone with chocolate and vanilla because “it’s so yummy in my tummy!”

Riley Gooch (5) was ready for some ice cream! (photo by S Jason Cole).

Owners Jonathan Saura and Kat Stano said they were thrilled to be a part of the growing tradition of Dari-B Day. In their second year as owners, they’re looking forward to keeping old traditions alive and trying out some new things. In their first year, to the relief of many, they introduced electronic payments. This year they’ve made some updates to signs, added a few new flavors, and will begin selling merchandise such as t-shirts and hats. Saura purchased Dari-B from his “sort of brother-in-law,” Tom Carroll who has stuck around to help Jon and Kat make a smooth transition. Carroll said he felt like social media has played a big part in making the opening day such a big event. “It used to be we’d just open up kind of quiet and it would build up over the summer. Now, it’s like WOW!” Carroll exclaimed. No matter what your favorite treat may be we hope you’ll get out and enjoy this local tradition with your fellow Excelsorites. Dari-B located at 901 Isley Blvd, Excelsior Springs is open from 11:30 AM to 9:00 PM daily.

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