A bittersweet farewell to our work ’family’ at the store

This is a bittersweet time for Jim and me. After a potential sale of our Lorane Family Store didn’t go through last year, we are once again in the process of selling it, and this time it appears that the sale will go through. The closing is set for the end of this month or early February.

After owning and running it for 44 years, it’s not easy for either of us to let go.…