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size=3></FONT></o:p></P><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Food Co-op Move
Scheduled</FONT></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">Saturday, October 8, will be the last day to
shop at the present location of the Moscow Food Co-op. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>On Sunday, October 9, the present store
will close and volunteers and staff will begin moving products and equipment to
the new location at Fifth and </SPAN><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><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">. The Co-op will reopen on Friday, October
15, at the new location, according to Co-op General Manager Kenna
Eaton.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman">An
abundance of volunteers have already signed up to help with the move, Eaton
said.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">“This community has been wonderfully supportive of the
Co-op and our move,” Eaton explained.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>“We already have plenty of people signed up as volunteers to help us
move.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We invite the entire
community to come visit us when we reopen and help us enjoy our new
store.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN>The new Co-op building began as a Safeway in 1960 and then in 1978 became
a sporting goods store. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The new
building, with 15,000 square feet, is twice the size of the Co-op’s current
location.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">At
the new store, the Co-op is adding sales of fresh natural meats, expanding the
Co-op Deli seating area with the inclusion of a small stage for performances as
well as expanded wall space for art exhibits, and increasing the size of the
Co-op Bakery and all sales departments. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The hours of operation will continue to
be </SPAN><st1:time Hour="7" Minute="30"><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">7:30am to 9pm</SPAN></st1:time><SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">
daily.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>