Thrift Store Celebrates Re-Opening

LOCK HAVEN – It was a grand reopening for the downtown Salvation Army Family Thrift Store. A ribbon-cutting was completed Monday, local Salvation Army advisory board chairman Loretta Coltrane and Clinton County Commissioner Pete Smeltz wielding the scissors. The thrift store has been at its 111 E. Main St. site since 1998 and Corps Officer Major Marie Harris said the improvements are the outgrowth of a deteriorating roof and resulting leaks at the former J.J. Newberry store building. Major Harris expressed hope the store improvements will lead to increased sales as all money raised from sale of the donated items stays in the community to support the Salvation Army mission. Those services locally include youth work, the More than Bread lunch program at the Citadel on E. Church St. and assistance to community members in need.