Johnnie's Bar Information

Johnnie's was founded in 1946 by Johnnie Linehan. Among many traditions, Johnnie started the Johnnie's tradition of supporting local fast pitch softball teams, which were quite competitive back in the day. Today however, we don't do fast pitch, and the leagues are still competitive, but might best be described as recreational. Let it be known too, that Johnnie's is an Irish bar--Linehans founded the establishment! The tom foolery & shenanigans that take place on St. Patrick's Day are evidence of this fact. While the local owner Dintemann (hardly sounds Irish now, huh?) claims to have some Irish in him...we all know that it's just the Irish Whiskey of which he speaks. Johnnie and Genevieve Linehan owned the bar until the late 60s, when they sold to Glen Bottolfson and Ken Kahne. This duo owned the bar for a short amount of time & sold it to another local, Tony Spina. Tony eventually sold it back to the Linehan family, Tim Linehan (John and Genevieve's son), in the mid 70s. Tim and Sandy Linehan owned the bar until 2004 when they sold it to Dave and Cheryl Dintemann, yet another local couple! Johnnie's is truly rooted in the history of River Falls. The traditions and community support that Johnnie initiated, we carry on today: softball teams, dart teams, pool leagues, bowling leagues, trap teams, St. Patrick's Day corned beef & cabbage, Friday night card club, and local organizations such as the Food Pantry, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Vet's Club, Fighting Fish Baseball, local sororities and fraternities, Nickolas' Gift, and the list goes on! Don't let this fool you: we have a ton of fun here at Johnnie's Bar...We just happen to believe that you can have lots of fun & still contribute!