“I’m thrilled. There are so many people in our community that want to invest in our downtown right now. Now, it’s leveraging their passion and trying to get some movement on some of these vacant properties. “We’re in an exciting time with all of the restaurants. I know Jon Rust did that article on the …

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“I’m 16, I attend Central High School and I am in love with the 1940s. The clothes. The fashion. I’ve always been around antiques. Some of my earliest memories are in antique stores and I’ve just been fascinated by the clothes. When I was about 13, I decided that’s how I wanted to dress, so …

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“I've been in the business for a while. I've seen guys grow from kids to young men, and it's kind of satisfying to know that maybe I helped out a little; developing or molding their character, so to speak. I like watching them succeed with different goals and things that I heard them talk about …

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“I moved down here from Perryville. I’ve got four kids that live in Fruitland, and so we all come down here to get an education. I just did a welding certification at the CTC. But, man! There’s so many winners down here, you know? So many people striving to do better down here. Great attitudes. …

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“That is one of our biggest problems: Finding the right people that know how to do the job and also want to do the job. Want to work. And it’s not just here. There’s places around the country that are far worse than it is here, too. A lot of people don’t want to get …

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“When I’ve got time to myself, no obligations… I like to draw. I draw cartoons. I’ve been drawing since I was little. I’m good at drawing. Not people, but cartoons, illustration stuff. I like drawing Squidward. I just draw silly pictures and put little bubbles with words. “When I worked at a hotel, I used …

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“I love my career. I mean, I’ve got the best boss in the world. And she has… Professionally, she’s made me who I am. She’s invested so much in me to get me where I am in this career. One of the biggest things that I’ll never forget with her is she told me that …

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“I just love when the whole town rallies around a team. The community support- that’s a good feeling. I’m an avid sports fan, and this is our team. This is our town, and it means something to me to support the team and see them do well. I think a lot of the athletes and …

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“We actually have 3 ‘shelter specials,’ but this is Mya. If I’m trying to get a good, solid, constant workout in, she likes to stop and smell the roses too much. But for a day like today, she makes the perfect cool weather-recovery day running buddy!”