Hum Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 TRUMAN, Minn. - Is it possible, one wonders, for a 17-year-old high school senior to lift an entire community onto his skinny shoulders ? and carry it off, into the future? "If you work hard enough, you can accomplish anything," says Nick Graham;);) Which is what, in tiny Truman, Minn. ? once flourishing, now woebegone ? Graham is trying to do. With help from a nonprofit agency and $10,000 he saved from doing odd jobs, Graham bought a market that had closed last summer. "We have free home delivery here, once a week," Graham says as he bags a customer's groceries. When he came up with the idea, his classmates, well ... "I kind of thought he was crazy, at first," says his friend Nathan. Would they spend their money to open a grocery store? "Probably not," says Ashley Clow. Now, though, the locals flock back, loving the convenience. Snipping away nearby, hair stylist Tiffany Taylor says Graham has given Main Street a real shot in the arm. "There was nothing going on downtown, and now there's a lot more business," she says. And Graham is teaching classmates a lesson they don't ordinarily get. "It isn't about Nick" says economics teacher Jim Utermarck. "It's about the town of Truman. The reason he bought the grocery store is he wants to help the town of Truman. What more can you ask for?" Yes, it's a fairy tale, complete with Prince Charming. But as for happily-ever-after? Maybe not. Soon, and not that far away, a Wal-Mart is scheduled to open. When you're a merchant on a mission, though, you do not flinch. "If you try hard enough and are willing to work and stick to it, you can accomplish anything you set your mind to," says Graham. And because Graham believes, so does the town. "It's coming around," says Truman resident Amy Werner, Graham's only employee. "We can make it." Because of a 17-year-old, stocking up for the future, in the little grocery store that could. source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 With a walmart coming just around the corner.. sorry kid you should have invested the money more wisely.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisinCain Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 ^ True Dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathGod Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 poor dude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sartoris Posted February 1, 2007 Share Posted February 1, 2007 This sounds like a Southpark episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 1, 2007 Author Share Posted February 1, 2007 :laugh: He'd better be rotating that milk ! I think there will be a lot of small town loyal customers, who won't be lured by a Wal-Mart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted February 2, 2007 Global Moderator Share Posted February 2, 2007 a live version of Clerks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
instant.human Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 man, that boy has a dream, wants to save his town and you all are so negative about it. of course he could have invested the money otherwise, better, whatever, but he didnt want and at least he can say "i did something". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin-uk Veteran Posted February 2, 2007 Veteran Share Posted February 2, 2007 man, that boy has a dream, wants to save his town and you all are so negative about it. of course he could have invested the money otherwise, better, whatever, but he didnt want and at least he can say "i did something". Yeah, he tried to compete with Wal-Mart... :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wicker_man Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Yeah, he tried to compete with Wal-Mart... :laugh: And he might just make more money for himself than you do at your current job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePitt Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 With help from a nonprofit agency and $10,000 he saved from doing odd jobs I have a better and faster solution. Just say that you can put an ICBM in NYC anytime you want. They destroy, recontruct and free the town. The only drawback is that they might hangs you. But I think you are prepared to do that sacrifice. :p Just kidding. Great job Kid! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy2004 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 hmmm the evil wal mart at work again. The wal mart can be destroyed though :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantstopwontstop Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 What a dumbass....I would have spent those 10000 on a collage or something else not a damn grocery store thats gonna be shutdown because of Wal-Mart. Learn this lesson kid: Nice guys finish last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sn00pY Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Wal-Mart > Local Store. People like cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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