Thunderbird Graphics owner says it's a 'grieving process' after storm levels her business

['Dennis Doeden', 'Former Publisher Of The Bemidji Pioneer', 'Is A Feature Reporter. He Is A Graduate Of Metropolitan State University With A Degree In Communications Management.'] The Bemidji Pioneer | Bemidji, Minnesota 2025-10-04 12:10:00

Penny Olson lost a lot more. When the powerful storm blew through Bemidji in the early hours of June 21, it obliterated the building that housed Thunderbird Graphics, a 41-year-old screen-printing business owned by Olson. The building at 675 Mag 7 Court SW, owned by Thunderbird Graphics founders Tom and June Wynne, was reduced to rubble. ADVERTISEMENTPenny Olson surveys the damage to her business on Mag 7 Court SW after the June 21 storm. This whole town looks like somebody dropped bombs on it.’”ADVERTISEMENTThe storm reduced Thunderbird Graphics to a pile of rubble.