Jessica Dean – Celebrate Gettysburg Magazine

Letter to the Editor: Congratulations on my favorite issue of CELEBRATE GETTYSBURG magazine wherein you announce the winners of this year’s Gettysburg’s Greatest Awards. I wonder sometimes if readers appreciate how hard nominees work to achieve such status and your bestowal of that award attests to their continued efforts each year. For example, the second place winner in the Antiques and Collectibles Division was the shop Fly By Night Trading Company in the Outlet Mall. I personally watched owner Casey Martin open his eclectic shop last October during the height of the pandemic and locate it in the outlet mall when other businesses were vacating. He then created an inventory of finds unlike other establishments to offer distinctive homewares, antiques, jewelry, and collectibles that were available nowhere else in the Gettysburg area and that were updated monthly to offer visitors new shopping experiences. And then he hired an amazing and most knowledgeable sales staff headed by long-time antiques dealer Michelle Metzger. The point of this letter is to compliment all businesses and services that were nominated whether first place winners or not because your contest offers readers the chance to say thanks to all merchants—you are making Gettysburg a fabulous destination to visit and an even better place in which to live, and we appreciate all that you do to make our town so special. Sincere thanks to CELEBRATE GETTYSBURG for offering readers the chance to honor these hard-working nominees and winners.
Kathy Megyeri
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