Sunday, June 01, 2008

DP Theme Day: My Local Corner Shop

Postal Connections in Stayton Oregon

Don & Sue HartelooToday is the City Daily Photo theme day once again. Today's theme is "my local corner shop." When the topic was chosen, my immediate thought was to photograph Postal Connections, a locally owned postal business run by Don and Sue Harteloo (pictured at right).

We have a post office box at their store for a cemetery my mother runs, and every time I go in there, Don and Sue are always friendly and helpful. Plus they do fund raising events, like one coming up on the 7th called the Great Haweiniefest. It's a Hawaii-themed hot dog lunch to raise money for Relay For Life, an event held each year to honor those who have had or are fighting cancer, plus it raises money for the American Cancer Society.

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Adelaide, Australia by Gordon, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey by afyonblog, Albuquerque (NM), USA by Helen, American Fork (UT), USA by Annie, Anderson (SC), USA by Lessie, Ararat, Australia by Digger, Arradon, France by Alice, Ashton under Lyne, UK by Pennine, Aspen (CO), USA by IamMBB, Athens, Greece by Debbie, Auckland, New Zealand by Lachezar, Austin (TX), USA by LB, Avignon, France by Nathalie, Barrow-in-Furness, UK by Enitharmon, Barton (VT), USA by Andree, Belgrade, Serbia by Bibi, Belgrade, Serbia by BgdPic, Bellefonte (PA), USA by Barb-n-PA, Bicheno, Australia by Greg, Bogor, Indonesia by Gagah, Boston (MA), USA by Sarah, Whit, & Leyre, Brookville (OH), USA by Abraham, Bucharest, Romania by Malpraxis, Budapest, Hungary by Zannnie and Zsolt, Budapest, Hungary by agrajag, Buenos Aires, Argentina by Karine, Canterbury, UK by Rose, Cape Town, South Africa by Kerry-Anne, Cavite, Philippines by Steven Que, Chandler (AZ), USA by Melindaduff, Château-Gontier, France by Laurent, Chateaubriant, France by Bergson, Cheltenham, UK by Marley, Chennai, India by Shantaram, Chennai, India by Ram N, Chicago (IL), USA by U R us, Cleveland (OH), USA by iBlowfish, Coral Gables (FL), USA by Jnstropic, Corsicana (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Durban, South Africa by CrazyCow, Edinburgh, UK by Dido, Evry, France by Olivier, Folkestone, UK by Clare Unsworth, Forks (WA), USA by Corinne, Fort Lauderdale (FL), USA by Gigi, Gainesville (FL), USA by Leah, Geneva (IL), USA by Kelly, Glasgow, Scotland by Jackie, Greenville (SC), USA by Denton, Gun Barrel City (TX), USA by Lake Lady, Hamilton, New Zealand by Sakiwi, Hangzhou, China by Chanin, Haninge, Sweden by Steffe, Helsinki, Finland by Kaa, Hobart, Australia by Greg, Hyde, UK by Old Hyde, Hyde, UK by Gerald, Jackson (MS), USA by Halcyon, Jefferson City (MO), USA by Chinamom2005, Jogjakarta, Indonesia by Jogja Portrait, Katonah (NY), USA by Inkster1, Knoxville (TN), USA by Knoxville Girl, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Edwin, Kyoto, Japan by Tadamine, Larchmont (NY), USA by Marie-Noyale, Las Vegas (NV), USA by Mo, Le Guilvinec, France by ds2944, Lisbon, Portugal by Maria João, Lisbon, Portugal by Sailor Girl, Lodz, Poland by ritalounge, London, UK by Ham, London, UK by Mo, Los Angeles (CA), USA by Martha Perez, Mainz, Germany by JB, Manila, Philippines by Heyokity, Melbourne, Australia by John, Memphis (TN), USA by SouthernHeart, Menton, France by Jilly, Mexico City, Mexico by Poly, Mexico City, Mexico by Carraol, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Greg, Minneapolis (MN), USA by Mitch, Misawa, Japan by misawa mama, Monroe (GA), USA by Tanya, Monte Carlo, Monaco by Jilly, Montego Bay, Jamaica by Ann, Monterrey, Mexico by rafa, Moscow, Russia by Irina, Mumbai, India by MumbaiiteAnu, Mumbai, India by Magiceye, Nancy, France by yoshi, Nashville (TN), USA by Chris, Nelson, New Zealand by Meg and Ben, New Delhi, India by Delhi Photo Diary, New Orleans (LA), USA by steve buser, New York City (NY), USA by Ming the Merciless, New York City (NY), USA by • Eliane •, Norwich, UK by Goddess888, Oklahoma City (OK), USA by ananda.tashie, Orlando (FL), USA by OrlFla, Oslo, Norway by Lothiane, Owasso (OK), USA by Jennifer, Paderborn, Germany by Soemchen, Paris, France by Eric, Pasadena (CA), USA by Can8ianben, Pasadena (CA), USA by Petrea, Perth, Australia by Elevation7, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia by Murphy_jay, Petoskey (MI), USA by Christie, Pilisvörösvár, Hungary by Elise, Port Angeles (WA), USA by Jelvistar, Port Elizabeth, South Africa by Sam, Port Townsend (WA), USA by raf, Portland (ME), USA by Corey, Posadas, Argentina by Lega, Prague, Czech Republic by Honza03, Rabaul, Papua New Guinea by Jules, Ramsey, Isle of Man by babooshka, Reykjavik, Iceland by Vírgíll, Riga, Latvia by Fotos. 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12 Comments:

Anonymous andrée said...

That's a heartwarming tale. They understand the importance of being connected to the community.

5/31/2008 08:50:00 PM  
Blogger Salem Oregon Daily Photo said...

Very nice Celine. How special to have a wonderful, locally-run shop by friendly people.

5/31/2008 10:50:00 PM  
Blogger Jim said...

The people are what makes the corner stores our favorite. Hope they do well on raising money for the Relay for Life.

6/01/2008 01:49:00 PM  
Blogger Denton said...

A Hawaii-themed hot dog lunch sounds very good.

Supporting locally owned business is good for them, good for the community, and good for you as well. Way to go Celine.

Denton from Greenville and the Daily Photo Map.

6/01/2008 02:33:00 PM  
Blogger Kate said...

Glad that you posted the owners, too. They obviously deserve to be successful...good community contributors!

6/01/2008 02:45:00 PM  
Blogger babooshka said...

This is so good to see. You really do have a store owned by people with a sense of community. No wonder it's your favourite. One of the few post today that has captured people too.

6/01/2008 03:36:00 PM  
Blogger Kim said...

Celine, First off, belated Happy 2nd Blogoversary!!!!

I'm glad you featured the business owners. It's the people behind the counter that make the business special, and form community, isn't it? Fun to see part of your regular routine, too,
-Kim
Seattle Daily Photo

PS- would you be available to come to Seattle for a CDPB picnic with all the Pacific Northwest CDPBloggers and Bibi from Belgrade and Petrea from Pasadena? Chuck and I are in conversation to plan it sometime after Sept 18 (when Bibi gets in town). -K

6/01/2008 04:13:00 PM  
Blogger Celine said...

Thanks for the comments, all.

Kim, I wish I could. I have health issues which prevent me from traveling. But I'll be there in spirit. :)

6/01/2008 06:56:00 PM  
Blogger Chuck Pefley said...

Great choice for theme day. They look like a happy couple. When I saw the name Stayton, I had to look it up on the map. Near Salem, I see, just south of Sublimity.

6/01/2008 08:54:00 PM  
Blogger Kim said...

Celine, so sorry to hear that. Really a bummer. So, can we teleconference, maybe get you on a live laptop during the picnic? I'm sure some techie type among us could rig something up. You're part of the heart n'soul of the group up here. We are looking at the weekend of the 20th/21st. . .whichever day fits the most people's schedules.
-Kim
email: seattledailyphoto@earthlink.net

6/02/2008 10:11:00 AM  
Blogger azleader said...

What a wonderful tribute to a local business and the people who run it. That was very nice of you and fit the daily theme perfectly.

6/04/2008 07:44:00 PM  
Blogger Jilly said...

Great choice. Love that you show the owners. Sorry for delay - I've been away.

6/06/2008 03:47:00 AM  

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