GETTING BACK TO THE BASICS; ANNA'S COUNTRY STORE CATERS TO THE COMMUNITY AND IT RECIPROCATES.(Neighbors East)

From: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) | Date: December 25, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Kevin Conway Contributing writer

Joan Loan does not care to own the largest grocery store in Central New York.

Instead, Loan, owner of Anna's Country Store, in Fabius, operates her store with only the needs of the community it serves in mind.

"We have everything from old-fashioned candies, to a deli, to a coffee bar, to a gourmet chocolate bar, to a gift shop," Loan said.

"We have a fabulous takeout haddock dinner every Friday night that people drive from all over to come to. We like to say that we have things that you can't just find anywhere," she ...

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