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Holistic wellness store connects mind, body, spirit BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
A mother-daughter team is offering locals a chance to connect with their mind, body and spirit. Dorine Hartnett and Sue Granzow opened their store “Mind Body Spirit” holistic wellness in the Pony Village Mall during Spring of 2023 after having success at the local farmer’s market. “I wanted to find something that my mom and I could do together. We both started by selling essential oils at the farmer's market for about two years,” Hartnett said. “So
many people kept asking us, ‘Do you have a store? Is there a place we can get this regularly?’ So we sat down and we said, ‘Do we want to do this?’ And we did. And here we are.” The team of entrepreneurs continue to offer a variety of essential oils, and have expanded to include additional apothecary and meditation items. They also introduced metaphysical items such as tarot and oracle cards, as well as a variety of books, candles, crystals, gem stones and gem stone faceting. Now that the business owners have gotten situated
into their brick and mortar store, they decided to put on a Metaphysical Faire. During the event, they will be hosting an aura photographer, energy workers and readers, as well as vendors. The event will be held on Sept. 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at their location inside the mall. The business owners are also Photos by Bree Laughlin gearing up to offer Sue Granzow and her daughter Dorine Hartnett opened their “Mind Body Spirit” holistic wellclasses about how ness store in the Pony Village Mall after having success at the local farmer’s market.
Mind, Body, Spirit continued on page 4
School’s back in session
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Students in Coos Bay, North Bend and across Coos County returned to class last week as summer officially came to an end and teachers welcomed students back to the classroom. During an open house at Sunset School, third-grade teacher Chris Lyon met with families of students. The very next day, students lined up to enter the school for the first time.
Employee recognized for 45-years with co-op BY BREE LAUGHLIN The World
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Deb Krough received a lot of praise during a celebration to honor Krough for 45 years at the Coos Herad Food Co-op.
Coos Head Food Co-op employees showed gratitude to Deb Krough by celebrating her 45th work anniversary. They threw a party for Krough at the store in Coos Bay, fondly naming the event “Deb Day.” Krough has seen many changes during her time at the store. Her fellow employees credit her with helping to shape the co-op into what it is today. The longtime employee said the 45-years went by quickly. “Honestly, time just went by and I stayed busy. It just kind of snuck up on me, ‘Wow, I’ve been here a really long time,’” Krough said. Krough originally started working at the co-op as a volunteer. Volunteers would trade hours for discounts on food. “I didn’t have full-time work at that point and it looked like a fun place to be. The people were nice and it was all kind of new to me,” Krough said. At that time, the store sold a lot of bulk food, including rolled oats, flour and rice. They would also get in big blocks of cheese. After stacking up as many discounts as possible as a volunteer – Krough was offered the first paid cashier position. The co-op business model is different from other businesses because there is no one person
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in charge, and members are also part-owners of the store. “We as a group – the employees, the volunteers and the board – had to make the business run. So, there was always something to learn, always work to do. There was a real sense of community and comradery that I enjoy,” the longtime co-op employee said. Krough, who is now store manager, said she also enjoys being able to buy and sell produce from local farms, such as Valley Flora farm in Langlois, and support other local businesses as much as possible. While the business is well-situated now, Krough said it hasn’t always been that way. There were some challenges with the prior location in North Bend – including small aisles and a lack of parking, she said. There were also some tough years in the 80s when it was just her and one other employee keeping the store going. But Krough stuck it out. “Myself and another woman were co-managers. Both of us were pretty concerned and careful with our expenditures and that got us through those few years when we were pretty tight with money,” she said. Krough said there are a lot of people involved who made the co-op what it is today, “A lot of people have been involved and have helped the co-op grow through the years,” she said – including a group of people who managed to rebuild the entire storefront in one day. “It’s been a huge amount of community dedication,” Krough said. Coos Head Food Co-op is located at 353 South 2nd Street in Coos Bay. They can be found online at www.coosheadfood.coop or by phone at (541) 7567264.
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