Sunday, August 8, 2010 —
Over the next few weeks, the Albemarle Christian Bookstore and Hallmark will be closing its doors and will no longer be able to serve the needs of a community that we have loved for many years.
It has been an excruciating decision, but has become one that is unavoidable due to the economic condition facing our country, and more specifically, our county.
Many of you who shop here face the same dire situation and understand exactly what our store is going through.
Even though we are saddened by the reality of our decision, we are confident of three things.
First and foremost, we serve a faithful God who has been exalted in our store since the day its doors were opened over 30 years ago, and we know that He will be honored in how we handle the closing of those same doors.
Secondly, our lives have been made richer because of loyal customers like yourself. You have been family to us, and we pray that we have been like family to you, too.
Finally, we are convinced that the Lord calls us to live with hope about the future more than regrets about the past. Better days lie ahead of Albemarle andâStanly County, and we are excited about what role we may find to play in the spiritual growth of this place that we call home.
And so we say, “THANK YOU!” Thank you for allowing us to be a part of your lives, and we pray that we will continue to walk together even after this part of the journey ends.
Wendy Jenkins
Albemarle Christian Bookstore manger
Editorial note:
News Editor Tiffany Thompson sat down to talk with Wendy Jenkins about the closing of the Albemarle Christian Bookstore. To read the story, please see the front page.
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Though saddened, we say thank you
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Gingrich a front runner?
A year ago not many people gave Newt Gingrich much chance of being president.
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An exciting year so far at WSMS
I am an eighth grade teacher at West Stanly Middle and wanted to take the opportunity to share some of the highlights of our year.
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Clean Tech has right to choose location
I am writing in reference to Huck Huckabee’s letter to the editor.
First of all, I don’t think the working population has enough time in the day to wait around for an investigation on why Clean Tech did not take the offer of the Wiscassett Mills property. -
Let them make the decisions they are being paid to make
I am not being critical of our school board or individuals who sit upon it. I am not advocating that redistricting is the best option nor am I opposed to it.
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The company was never about creating jobs
I think Mayor Whitley’s offer of the Wiscassett Mills property to Clean Tech was a brilliant move. The Jan. 5 SNAP article noted that Steve Strickler of Clean Tech said the Wiscassett Mills property “… would not fit Clean Tech’s needs in terms of size and available infrastructure.”
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It's Past Time To Look At Redistricting
Question: Where does the West Stanly School District start? Answer: Just past the little bridge on West Main Street in Albemarle just before Hinks Grill. Handi-Mart and Stanly Community College are also in the West District. The South District starts somewhere around Rock Creek Park.
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Questions to Stanly County
Over the past few months there has been a lot of public discussion concerning the ALCOA relicensing, the effort to locate CleanTech in Stanly County and the dollars spent by the Stanly County Commissioners on these two items
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Postal Service needs greater flexibility for the new year
As we look forward to the beginning of a new year, the Postal Service still needs Congress to make a basic choice: to permit USPS to function more as a business or to continue the constraints.
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ALCOA and their available jobs were not run out of Stanly County
It is my opinion that ALCOA made the choice to leave Stanly County which eliminated good paying jobs and benefits for its citizens after enjoying years of profitable business here. I am also very appreciative of the jobs ALCOA provided in the past.
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Alcoa has been a great giver to Stanly County
Stanly County
I would like to inform the Stanly County manager and the commissioners that no one person owns the Yadkin-Pee Dee River. It is owned by the God of Heaven. And Alcoa’s dams have provided a great source of water to several counties. - More Letters to the Editor Headlines
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Gingrich a front runner?
