The ONLY hard-serve-hand-scooped-house-made ICE CREAMERY around!
is locally owned and operated by lifelong resident Kyle Shirley and his wife Kelley. They are brand new small business owners who strive to bring delicious hard-serve ice cream and many other treats to the community. Their goal is to provide a family friendly environment for their customers to come enjoy tasty treats while spen
ding quality time with each other, creating many heartfelt memories for years to come. The Menu at-a-glance:
24 Frozen Flavors: Super-Premium Hard-Serve Ice Cream, No Sugar Added Ice Cream, Dairy Free Ice Cream (Froconut), Vegan Friendly Ice Cream, Soda Creams, and Sorbets. Served: in bowls, cones, sundaes, floats, shakes, or malts. Food: Chicago Dogs, Chili Dogs, Chili, Chips, Pixie Stix, and Chocolate Covered Bananas and Chocolate Covered Coffee Beans. Cold Beverages: Soda, Frappes, Smoothies, Iced or Hot Chai Tea, and Gatorade. Hot Beverages: Coffee, Hot Tea, Americano, Espresso, Hot or Iced Lattes, Cappuccinos, and Hot Chocolate. Please follow this page for more details and updates! Owners of Blue Ice Creamery, Kyle and Kelley Shirley
This is a story about a husband and wife overcoming major hardships in life but never giving up; through a line of duty injury, 5 back surgeries, infertility, and breast cancer... this story happily ends with old fashioned hard-serve ice cream. The Husband - Kyle Shirley served our country for more than 20 years between the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS.) He was hurt in the line of duty in 2012 while executing an arrest warrant for a convicted felon. He has endured 5 back surgeries and although he and his Doctors knew and declared him physically fit for full duty, the USMS believed otherwise. They stated that a deputy could not return to law enforcement after the extensive treatment he had undergone. They dismissed him and his doctor's expert opinion. He was forced into medical retirement after years of fighting to go back to the one thing he loved, enforcing the law. The Wife - Kelley Shirley has worked in the judicial system for 21 years; three years at the Missouri State Court of Appeals and is now on her 18th year with the Federal Court in St. Louis, MO. She is also a very proud breast cancer survivor of 3 years; and God willing, for many, many more years to come. The couple - They have been together since 2007 and have been married for almost 9 years now (August 21, 2010!) They tried to have children and after lengthy fertility treatments were thinking about IVF when she was diagnosed with cancer. Their world shattered for a brief moment in time. After genetic testing the results came back positive for BRCA I. This type of genetic cancer determined that not only would she need a double mastectomy, she'd need to have her ovaries removed also. This revelation took biological children off of the table for them forever. That is the bad. Here is the good. The situation - As determined by the USMS, Kyle could not go back to his distinguished career in law enforcement. So, he decided to open up an old fashioned hard-serve ice cream shop, where he makes all of the frozen treats in-house. Odd decision, right? Well his wife loves low fat ice cream with M&M's. He loves to make things. The place where they usually bought their ice cream from was sometimes out of stock and he said, "I might as well just make it for you." The ice cream seed was planted and has grown and flourished into Blue Ice Creamery. This duo has gone through many hardships, but in the end, never gave up, never stopped having faith, and have grown as a couple and as human beings. Through it all, they have fought and remained positive. They are devout Christians with a supportive church family and have strong faith. They also have an amazingly loving family and friends. What else do you truly need? As the owners of a small local business, they realize how important the community is and appreciate the love and support shown on a daily basis. Kelley loves to say, "Kyle went from serving arrest warrants to serving ice cream;" life can be ironic like that sometimes.
