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/><st1:City><st1:place>Tours</st1:place></st1:City> Offered for New
<st1:City><st1:place>Moscow</st1:place></st1:City> Food Co-op </FONT></FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Everyone is invited to see the changes
completed and planned for the Moscow Food Co-op at the community viewing planned
for Saturday, July 30, from </SPAN><st1:time Hour="10" Minute="0"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">10am</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> until </SPAN><st1:time Hour="12"
Minute="0"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">noon</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> at the Co-op’s new location.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Co-op General Manager Kenna Eaton will
lead the free tours, answer questions, and show the floor plans for the new
store.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">The
tours will meet at the front doors of the new location, the former Safeway
grocery store at Fifth and </SPAN><st1:State><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Washington</SPAN></st1:place></st1:State><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> streets in </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> that most recently housed the Gart’s
sporting goods business.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Since the
store is now being remodeled, visitors, for their safety, will stay in a section
of the store by the front doors.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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</SPAN>In its present location, the Co-op has become an anchor store for
downtown, bringing people to downtown </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"> and keeping the retail area vibrant and
alive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A recent Latah Economic
Development Council survey that found that year-round the Co-op is the
number-one reason shoppers visit downtown </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Moscow</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
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</SPAN>The Co-op has also built a network of local organic growers who provide
fresh produce and other products, sells quality deli and bakery foods made
on-site, and has an experienced staff, knowledgeable about natural
foods.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>