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A family tradition in Ogden, Kent’s Sports Store closes after 76 years
OGDEN — Kent's Sports Store, one of Ogden's longest-running and most recognizable businesses, closed its doors for good July 1, marking the end of a family-run operation that had served customers for more than 75 years. Jeff Spencer and his late uncle, Randy Stanger, purchased the business in 1989, but it was founded 40 years earlier by Spencer's grandfather, Kent Stanger. And while saying goodbye to that history hasn't been easy — Spencer briefly closed the store in 2018 before reopening — he told the Standard-Examiner the time has finally come to move on to the next ...