The Anniston Star l Monday, November 9, 2009
MONDAY RECORD YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC RECORDS AND VITAL STATISTICS IN CALHOUN COUNTY
Off to work ... with a vintage boutique owner
Anniston store features unusual clothing, items By Bill Edwards bedwards@annistonstar.com
The corner bar or general store is where most people expect to go spill their troubles, and, as owner of Harvest Thrift and Gift, a boutique of vintage clothing and jewelry, Debra Henderson is happy to take on that job. “I’m a people person. I love to interact with people. People come in here and cry on my shoulder ... I’ve cried with ’em, prayed with ’em.” Henderson opened her business in September three years ago. Prior to that, she’d been a licensed practical nurse for 15 years. That experience left her drained, she said, but at the same time made her more positive that she wanted to be empathetic with people. That’s easy to do in the confines of her store, located just off the southwest corner of Eighth Street and Wilmer Avenue, where the eclectic mix of merchandise encourages browsing and conversation. The 56-year-old Wellborn native said people come in on their lunch breaks — that’s one reason she likes her downtown location — and they pass the word to other people. “It hasn’t been easy ... it’s not great yet, but people are starting to know I’m here,” she said. Please see work ❙ Page 3
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Debra Henderson looks through a rack of clothing on sale at Harvest Thrift and Gift at 8th Street and Wilmer Avenue in Anniston.
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