MENDOTA - Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce president/CEO Shelby Weide presents a certificate and $2 bill to Sullivan’s Ace Hardware, welcoming the new business to the community.Preparing to cut the ribbon are Susie Sullivan-Dauphin, left, and Scott Sullivan with Chamber Ambassadors, left to right, Lee Stocking, Erin Lauer, Jackie Fitzgerald, Anna Arteaga, Christin Merriman, Kim Kennedy and Steve Villegas also attending. John Erhardt, right, is the Ace Hardware manager. Ace Hardware opened in the spring and held its Grand Opening Oct. 29 through Nov. 1. The store is located at 1116 Meriden St., Mendota. (Reporter photo)