If you didn't make it downtown to stop in at Cooper's Grand Reopening, you really missed something.
The Kapplemanns, Cletus, Brett and Bridget have really done it right. I don't know if they realize it or not, but in addition to remodeling and re-stocking the family business, they have lighted a torch of hope in downtown Augusta.
Being a businessman in a small town has never been easy. In this day of Sam's and Walgreens, it is even more difficult for a small town merchant. As a long-time Augustan, it is exciting and inspiring to see a new generation of enthusiatic young people place so much faith and hope in their home town. I am hoping the torch that the Kapplemanns have lit will spark other Augusta businesses to take a look at the possibilities of our town and take the huge leap of faith that the Kapplemanns have taken.
Len Hudson