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A4 SCHOOL TRIP TURNS TRAGIC
Hope Secondary and community mourns loss of Sandra Loring
Carol Kuiper, owner of Broke Buckle Clothing Company in downtown Hope, stands next to the display case recently robbed of its contents.
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Smash and grabs leave local business owner down, but not out
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Broke Buckle has been robbed twice in recent days
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After a series of twilight smash and grabs, a local entrepreneur says the loss incurred may be enough to hurt business right now, but it’s not enough to prevent
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the store’s forward momentum toward’s success. In a time span marked by days, Carol Kuiper’s retail store, Broke Buckle Clothing Company, has had its front window smashed twice to gain access
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to display cases full of belt buckles and jewellery. “My bars and security meant nothing,” said Kuiper, while sitting in her storefront. “They used something and pulled the case forward” each time to
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empty it of its contents. The only seller of Montana Silver Smith jewellery in town, which is “some of the nicest cowboy bling you’ll ever see,” Kuiper Continued on Page A3
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