{"id":20043,"date":"2016-09-10T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T17:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=20043"},"modified":"2016-09-10T13:43:12","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T17:43:12","slug":"the-great-vine-25th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/the-great-vine-25th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Vine is 25 years young and still growing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For Catherine and Ken Cole, it\u2019s always been about the people. So what better way to celebrate the 25th<\/sup> anniversary of their store, The Great Vine, than by gathering family, friends and supporters close for a party?<\/p>\n

On Friday night, dozens of people packed onto the boardwalk next to their building to offer their good wishes to the couple who have become familiar and beloved faces on Huntsville\u2019s Main Street.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe feel like we are a team and we are at the centre of our town and we love being here,\u201d said Ken to the crowd. \u201cSome days are tough, especially in February and some days you don\u2019t even have time to look and see what\u2019s around you in the middle of July and August. But it\u2019s such a beautiful place that we live in and such beautiful people that are here. We are blessed for these last 25 years and we thank you all for coming out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Catherine gave thanks to all of the people who have supported them or worked for them over the years, right from the store\u2019s original owner, Jessica Reaske, \u201cwho had the crazy idea that a health food store could make it in Muskoka,\u201d to the staff who have come and gone but many of whom they still keep in touch with, and to their adjacent tenants Totem Juice Company and The Hudson Hair Salon and Spa. \u201cThey made us so much more hip and it\u2019s wonderful, bridging this generation gap.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMost especially I want to thank our family who have lived and breathed being in retail. Jesse lived in a snuggly for the first 18 months of our lives in that store until he started stealing everything off the shelves and it was time for daycare.”<\/p>\n

Thank you for trusting us. I never thought I would be in retail, and I\u2019ve spent 25 years at it because every single day we have meaningful exchanges and moments and they are precious to me. Most importantly I would like to thank my husband for being my partner in crime and health, for standing behind us every day. We\u2019ve survived a lot and we are blessed.
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