BARBERTON: Wednesday’s storms turned their businesses into waterfront property, but Rocky’s Drive Thru and the Dairy Queen next door have stayed open throughout the deluge, serving a grateful neighborhood that skirts road barricades to reach the backs of their buildings. Both businesses are on the south side of Norton Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets, where flood waters were still lapping at the front curb on Friday morning. But behind their buildings, Harrington Road was dry and accessible to folks who knew to slip around the “Road Closed” signs half a block away. Fourth Street resident Gail Saunders said Rocky’s owner Shaun Jaber was musing over whether to stay open since Norton Avenue was under water when she told him, “You stay open cause I need stuff.” She said she’s made a couple of trips since then for toilet paper, pop and the daily newspaper. “I was proud of him for staying open,” she said. Rocky’s has been a staple in the neighborhood for over 40 years, the last 14 under Jaber’s ownership. (Aunt Gail ) Amy Craddock Shue!!!!!!!!!
Posted on: Sat, 13 Jul 2013 14:18:21 +0000
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