Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:21:59 -0500
From: Cherie Ernest
Subject: Major disaster – General Store Closing
The General Store has been part of my and my family’s life for so many years! Just the Saturday before they closed, we had a wonderful meal, promising each other to try each others orders next time around. I had commented on how superior the all the components of my Mediterranean platter had been.
Best wishes to the Vances. I hope you know (I’m sure you’ve heard!) how much you and your staff and the ambiance has meant to us diehard fans all through the time you’ve tried so hard to meet the various needs of the customers and friends. I had to laugh – with a wince – at the phrase in the News and Observer that quoted someone as calling it “that communist place.” In the sense of “community,” it certainly has been.
Cherie Ernest