The original post is a bit puzzling to me. I think/hope it is to bring interest to the store.

During the beginning of April, our family visited Camp Connell almost daily for the week that we were in the area. I got an opportunity to meet the new staff at the store and came away very impressed. The new staff was extremely nice to myself and my family, and very pleasant to visit with and be around. They were very attentive, kind, and patient with my son and daughter.

When the skiers from Bear Valley were ending their day, there was the typical “rush” at the store. The Camp Connell staff was doing their absolute best and working hard to make sure that all questions and needs were met, while also tending to the patrons sitting around the bar drinking their coffee, wine, and beer. It was the same relaxing and easy-going atmosphere that has made Camp Connell such a comfortable place over the many years. (I still miss the pool table and juke box in the corner).

I don’t know how active the early morning or early afternoon are at the store, especially since the ski season is over. That activity has always depended on what day of the week it is and the snow conditions. However, during our family’s visit, the activity was steady and typical of what it was in the past during early an April.

I can tell you that this store is just as comfortable a place to visit to get a beverage or supplies as it has ever been. This new staff has been just as welcoming as every staff has been in the past.

Camp Connell is a gem in our area. We are fortunate to have an establishment this far east of Arnold. Camp Connell benefits all that live east of Big Trees State Park; vacation renters, vacation home owners, “flat-landers”, “locals”, everyone.

There are some new ideas that the manager and staff have for the store. They aren’t all terrible because the new ideas are different. Please give the new ownership a chance. Experience it with open eyes, and then judge for yourself. New ideas aren’t always bad.

I hope to see everyone reading this post during the summer at this great local jewel of our community. When/if gone, it will be sorely missed and I, for one, hope that doesn’t ever happen.