Owners Theresa and Dave Rodaks stand behind the bar at Cuculi’s in Channing. They purchased the bar last year in August. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

Cuculi’s Bar in Channing has been a fixture in the Channing area for generations. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

Owners Theresa and Dave Rodaks stand behind the bar at Cuculi’s in Channing. They purchased the bar last year in August. (Marguerite Lanthier/Daily News)

NIAGARA, Wis. — Cuculi’s Bar has a long history in Channing as a neighborhood gathering place and new owners Theresa and Dave Rodaks hope to keep it that way.

The couple, who are from Fox Lake, Ill., and now reside in Republic, purchased the bar last year in August from Carol Coonrad, who owned it for 13 years.

“We drove by it nine times and saw the ‘For sale’ sign on i

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