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TEN - Wednesday, March 28, 1979 it?,- ' ZJofc lloeffel anil Mac Ilrady - More to offer. Herald photo) Safeway Doubles Shopping Area Safeway's move to the Hermis- goods and has opened up new ton Plaza Shopping Center last areas for clothing, TV's, small August marked its fifth expan- appliances and gourmet foods, sion since locating in the area. The number of checkout And in terms of space, it was stands has been increased to 10 probably the most significant. and each is equipped with a new, electronic cash register that The food store was squeezed gives customers faster service, into an 18,000 square foot facility Hoeffel said the registers would at the corner of SE Second be upgraded to "another stage of Street and S. Highway 395. The electronics," hopefully by the move to the plaza about doubled first of July, its floor space and gave the store an opportunity to expand its Hoeffel is working on his 29th existing lines and add several year with Safeway stores. He new categories of merchandise, was transferred to Hermiston in The new location, said Bob October 1977 after managing the Hoeffel, manager, has enabled Safeway store in Coos Bay for Safeway to triple the size of its three years, frozen food section and variety He was raised on his parents' chicken ranch at Witch Hazel, Ore., and started work as a boxboy for Safeway while he was in high school at Hillsboro. He worked at Safeway stores in Forest Grove, Tillamook, New berg, Beaverton, Portland, Co quille and Coos Bay before coming to Hermiston. Safeway is in the Hoeffel fam ity's blood, or so it appears. Their son, Mike, is the assistant manager of the Safeway store in Stayton. Their daughter, Jodi, is the produce manager of the Safeway store in Pendleton. And their other daughter, Michelle, is married to the meat cutter at the Hermiston Safeway store. On top of this, Hoeffel's mother-in-law was affiliated with Safeway for 17 years and his father-in-law for 11 years. Helping Hoeffel with the Her miston store are: Mike Jackson, assistant manager; Vivian Bowen, produce manager; Fred Cullers, meat department mana ger; Kathy Power, variety de partment manager; Delwin Man ley, dairy department manager; Leo Karnowski and Jeff Rynear son who help oversee depart mental operations; Richard Ste vens, bakery department mana ger; Greg Fisk, night crew fore man; Mae Brady, frontend mana ger; and Richard Levsock, retail inventory manager. Store Geared To 'Junior Concept7 Door are making special plans for the grand opening. They will have specials designed to attract the customer. Following the grand opening, the Koenigs hope to have a "Junk Trunk" always on display, a spot where the customer may find a very special buy, because everything in it will carry a reduced price. Mrs. Koenig reports that they already have repeat customers from Pendleton, Heppner and the Tri-Cities. New Site Ups Sales For Bakery Locating in the Hermiston Plaza has proven to be a very good move for Maryann's Sweete Shoppe. Sales have increased around 33 percent since they opened for business last October, reported Maryann Degele, who along with her husband John, own and operate the bakery. Before closing down in the summer, Maryann's Sweete Shoppe was located inside the , IGA store. Before the move, cake decor ator Dorothy Smith was just a part-time employee. Now, she's working twice as many hours, baking and decorating an aver age of 25 cakes per day. The Degeles have been in the bakery business in Hermiston the past four years, moving here from Union. Prior to coming to Hermiston, John, who has been working in bakeries for close to ' 20 years, managed the bakery at Safeway in La Grande. Maryann got into the act when they bought the bakery here in town. Two sons, Marty and Bud, also work at the bakery along with four other employees Dorothy Smith, Tammy Cafferty, Robin Stout and Sherrie Temple. The Degeles are originally from Montana. John is the shop's chief baker. Mrs. Degele says her husband "stresses quality" and "doesn't cut any corners." He begins baking around mid night each night so the shop can have fresh bakery goods on hand early each morning. Maryann's Sweete Shoppe has a large variety of cake and raised donuts, ranging in price from 15 to 35 cents. Cakes, cream puffs, eclairs, angel squares, breads and 16 different flavors of Carnation ice cream are available, plus soft drinks and coffee. For the grand opening, Mary ann's Sweete Shoppe is baking Easter rabbit cakes and cookies. The bakery's "official" hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., although customers are able to stop by as early as 6 a.m. The Degeles have customers come all the way from the Tri-Cities regularly for bakery items and one man has a standing order for a couple of dozen maple bars every Saturday morning, - J ! r "V- A"C jJLb 1'.'. j? :.' ' 3 " ' 4 1 A r" '11 l,t, f -r Sandy Koenig Junior concept. The Girl Next Door is the Koenig's dream come true. The store is designed around the "total junior concept." "This store is a childhood dream come true," according to Sandy Koe nig. Woody and Sandy Koenig moved from Fallon, Nev. to Hermiston two and a half years ago. Bringing them to this area was Mr. Koenig's position as a psychologist, acting as a liason between the State and County Mental Health Departments. He worked for Oregon Children's Services before the opening of the store. The Koenigs had been wanting to go into business for years. "It runs in the family," Sandy said. "Woody's father was in the retail business and had a shoe and dry goods store, so it was a natural for us," she concluded. The junior concept is built on the fit of the garment rather than the size; the junior apparel ranges in size from 3 to 13. Jeans down to size 0 are on The Girl Next Door's racks, with "the hottest jeans on the West Coast" - CHEMIN DE FER available there. "With our total junior con- I RACE CAR SETS 5 (Herald photo) cept," Sandy explained, "we are talking about something more than fit alone. The fit, rather than the age is important. We have something for most ages. Oftentimes a pretty new pastel blouse or top can do wonders for an older lady, so age is no barrier." The shop's business has met and even exceeded what the Koenig's had hoped for. A chocolate carpet on the main floor complimented by a cham pagne colored carpet on the upper level has given the store a modern and pleasant atmos phere. Their unique logo, a sketch of a girl, was designed by a local artist for their own exclusive use. You will see it in their advertising, on their sacks and other promotional material. "From jeans to long dresses, we have a wide junior selection and an especially wide selection of tops," the owner stated. There is a unique selection of acces sories at the store. There are belts, handbags, jewelry, combs and beautiful intimate apparel. Swimwear and outer apparel are also available for most any occa sion. The owners of The Girl Next Register For Free Drawings! 2 Channel Remote Control Plane Radio-$99.95 Value AFX Race Car Set-$70.00 Value Effanbee Collector Doll $29.50 Value $50.00 Gift Certificate Two Prizes Drawn Sat., March 30 and Two on Sat., April 7. Need not be present to win. HERMISTON PLAZA 567-1677 Match Your Lucky Number To These Prizes... Electro Charger Plane-S15.50 Value Sunny Susie Kitchen Center-S19.98 Value Italian Collector Doll-S29.98 Value Mattel Power Shop-$21. 98 Value Pivot Golf-S29.50 Value Large Stuffed Bear-S26.95 Value Japanese Diecast Warrior-Si 9.98 Value Large String Art-S26.00 Value Dancing Donald Duck-$1 9.98 Value Smack It With A Racket-$21 .98 Value TOYS & HOBBIES John and Maryann Degele (Herald photo) v f - f - i V - ' - . - '. vitamin C Patty Larson - Good health for sale. (Herald photo) Store Sells Health Aids Owning and operating fterm iston Health Foods is more than just a job for Patty Larson. She practices what she preaches and tries to sell. To begin with, she and her family eat lots of fruits, vege tables and nuts, and avoid re fined sugar and meat. "That's our basic diet vege tarian and stay free of refined sugar," she explains. "The sugar is the big thing in our house; we really try to stay clear of that." "As far as supplements go, we take a lot of herbs," she adds. "We do take some vitamins, but we're really into herbs right now." One herb that comes in handy for therapeutic purposes is gold en seal. The Larsons use it and vitamin C when they feel a cold starting. Golden seal "works like an antibiotic," she explains. "It's good for any kind of infection, colds, flu." "We keep it in our medicine chest like other people do as pirin," she continues. "I haven't had a cold in five years." Unlike some health food di sciples, the Larsons don't take garlic suppliements when they feel a cold coming on. That's because Mrs. Larson uses a large amount of garlic in her everyday cooking. "You can't believe how much garlic I use," she says. "I can't cook without garlic. That's like not drinking water." Mrs. Larson, who once worked as a licensed practical nurse, gave up the profession because she didn't approve of some of the medicines and drugs she was administering. There were the side affects, for one thing. "So many medicines just cover it (illness) up and move it around," she maintains. "I just feel the natural way is the best way. The body can heal itself. It has to be given the rights to do it with, but basically it was de signed to heal itself." Giving up meat has helped keep her family healthy, Mrs. Larson believes. "We don't suffer the illness we did when we were eating meat," she says. "We just feel better without it. We don't feel so sluggish." I " '! """"" !1H P"I i I T1a 0 mis- CI i o OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOq iGLMlyP PBCBCG OOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCO at Table Full of Grand Opening Prices!! Match Your Lucky Number For These Prizes! 1. Gold Nugget-Diamond Heart Pendent made by Jay's Creative Jewelry. 2. RCA 12" AC-DC TV (Pur chased from Columbia Furniture) 3. Dinner For 4 4. Leather-Living Bible 5. Oregon II 6. 1 Pair of Bookends BOOK STRLL Grand Opening Hours: Open 'til 9 Thurs.-Fri.-Sat.-Mar. 29, 30 A 31 & April Hermiston Plau
