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While owners Melissa anfi P y z2/ M P uer & P R t ’ | For that matter, you don‘thave Mike Holmes have enjoyed their A" " _ e e ® C t to go to Campbellford, when you first year in that particular busiâ€" t /: ,a-"w“;‘;f K > P B & a. can get Empire Cheese in Vernonâ€" ness, they are not newcomers to ""alt a g ifrreiple ) i i8 f |â€" t | | ville, the community. Melissa moved to a & ~osâ€"__ (romag. 4 M ; eA A big celebration is planned the area as a young teenager and & 4144 ~f eeekaty y t ! l | a f ! _ | _ for their anniversary on Saturday, Mike grew up there, so both were . w | I 1 t , o | _ ___|_ and that‘s the kind of thing the | aware (for example) that for some i P mud I / ~â€"â€" M . y ‘, w family wants to do more of. On { years the Vernonville store tradiâ€" . | â€" \ | j i e u:}) 347 | ft ©\ Canada Day, for example, they‘re | tionally would stay open late the 1 ( | 6 â€" Ryt | planning a big yard sale in the | night fishing season opened.. j | d I f) y # | | P back yard and breaking out the Accordingly, on Friday night, j 8/ I [ i i ul M creza 4#3 p | barbecue â€" which they may do | they will be bring back that tradiâ€" 4 \ o BP B L * t e mm (6 | $ more often for special occasions tion by staying open until 11 p.m. * 19# J | § ‘L <5 N00 ) | like long weekends. Speaking of tradition, that‘s . | O b | !\ l 15 > | /: Thinking about what she wants basically why they bought the iss > ; | on CRY | for her son, Melissa realized that | store, Melissa said. f * in EB I JE °* 0 I Vernonville must become a place | Their previous work commitâ€" | | ’ L __]:Zfilf [ f 8 t | | r where people wantto be. She has ments kept them on the road and . BWM sE [ (alls s y A | | pi g f8%. ) : { seen too many teenagers arrangâ€" away from home. V_Vannng someâ€" § (J : o _ h { t ; ‘%‘q P / J way 4 ing rides to Cobourg, when they + ___ thing better for their fiveâ€"yearâ€"old A . 9 well _/ _ _7 ~~_|_ already live in such a wonderful son Merrick led them to buy the 3 $ i / R Yaersif= 0 $ community. | building at 2577 Shelter Vf'i.l.ley Rd. I" P . }. ~af s 2 "Any moment we can get where some 18 months ago, put in extenâ€" [ : k ~ C e aaniel I we can just be here, that‘s where sive cleanâ€"up and restoration work, ho a P 3 ds 610 Tt s eP we want to be. And we are trying and open the store a year ago. s & = m | [ o *n to make it so in the next generaâ€" "We wanted to stay closer to the i | 4 / f I himp~ tion â€" Merrick‘s generation â€" community. It was a good little k. J Lc m _ t C o0 O wl e al B w people from around here want to family project for us," she said. s | K n 1 . oo I 9 stay here," she said. "I moved here from Missisâ€" l s sn / wlbA I i ud B 4 One step in that direction is sauga, and came here kicking | == s 4 a l their active support of the project and screaming. I was thinking I _ | 'Tr, A ~O that‘s just across the street from didn‘t want to come. Now I long. . | i 7 $ m | them: a playground for the Verâ€" for the smallness of this commuâ€" . | 1 C i ns i "lige] . nonville Community Centre. nity where you can walk down the F., S Tvalg P e tet t The fundraising is on target, she streets. s i=<£.. 7 eee eE d j reported. "In the big city, you try not to _ [ i I Ad. * : Their store is selling tickets for look people in the eye. Here, eveâ€" | We Eioi ols , | | _ a fundraising dance on May 31 rybody waves and says hi,". ‘ in ~Alfvok e yor e e i e ninneniee I o B (at the Alwnick Civic Centre, feaâ€" j \Their home is within quick | W V °C f fomllh Cah 'j“;‘.:‘»‘-:.',;f"i oemkeuere d turing Garage Dog), and they are and easy walking distance: And . |a io s" i Aore s t e 3 0 “""-,'fiis'{‘v'_";--- * [ uit j I | holding a beerâ€"bottle drive on they‘ve set up a playroom for _ | 3t 14 P 19 .j2. it X [Nal t 5e oo mm t per . 4 April 26 as part of their anniverâ€" Merrick in the back of the store, _ | » % Te a i 1.-%‘;_; fratol o. Satesr /7 x WN»&:‘ P the d ty e * 4 sary celebration. Between the so it‘s a home away from home for _ |Us ht i t ue sn e es hi ng 1| ~ e ram . . â€""Cag two, she expects, the project will the family. puitiBh lt VE&L f Wl s en n t Ueety ts o. :: Oltimk. I : ; 4 m%etittshgoa]. $ Melissa considers it a wonderâ€" * ns â€" e ut that‘s just part of the fun in ful way to support the community 4 CECET MASNMAHNORTHUMPERLAND TODAT | crgye April 26. Mike will be barâ€" on a number of levels. The Holmes family â€" Mike, Melissa and fiveâ€"yearâ€"old Merrick â€" welcome you to the Shelter Valley Store to help them celebrate a year in becuing ribs with a variety of the As a mother, she knows whatlocal _ business on April 26. s barbecue sauces they carry, so it‘s families need from a homeâ€"town a great chance to sample such flaâ€" storeâ€",a complete country market. _ Mart, she believes her prices are â€" hamburgers. for any occasion â€" her glutenâ€" Tubs of different Kawartha _ vours as Road Kill and Redneck "Anybody can come in and pull _ at least comparable to the ones at People who put in a hard afterâ€" . free foods are always a popular â€" Dairy iceâ€"cream flavours hint at Whiskey Wing Sauce. together dinner at a reasonable â€" Foodland and Sobey‘s. noon of work around the house . ingredient. summer days when an iceâ€"cream You can also buy smoked meat price, and not have to run all the And people can get more than _ can wander in for a quick lunch They also offer some things that _ cone is just what you crave. as a special treat, and there will way into Cobourg;‘ she said. groceries there. for themselves or their families. _ are out of the ordinary, like the Organic eggs and chickens be free cake, hot dogs, Slushies "I‘ve been very aggressive at Smoothies, Slushies and milkâ€" _ And in the summer, the patio and . sauces they import from Florida _ from Peck Farms are in stock, as â€" and prizes. The store will be open. trying to keep my prices reasonâ€" â€" shakes are always on tap, and _ porch areas will offer a nice place _ with tropical flavours like mango _ well as their corn when the time _ from 8 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. able." their hotâ€"toâ€"go lunches are provâ€" _ to sitand relax with them. .__ and lime. Buta lot of their invenâ€" _ is right. _ While she may not be able to _ ing popular â€" poutine, french They offer local firewood in the _ tory supports the local commuâ€" The fresh vegetables in seaâ€" cecilia.nasmith@sunmedia.ca compete with No Frills and Walâ€" _ fries, chicken fingers, hot dogs, _ winter, and prepare gift baskets > nity as well. son come from local growers, and twitter.com/NT_cnasmith