LA GRANDE â The Hobby Habit, 411 Fir St., La Grande, was hit by criminal mischief and theft late last week.
The Hobby Habitâs display window was broken late in the evening of Wednesday, June 30, or early in the morning of Thursday, July 1. Thieves made off with merchandise in the display window worth $435. The thieves who broke the window never entered the store, according to the La Grande Police Department.
Josiah Brown, owner of the Hobby Habit, said he received a text from somebody he knew telling him of the broken window at 4:30 a.m. July 1. Brown soon had the window replaced. The cost of repairing the damage was about $500.
Monopoly anyone?
The popularity of board games has shot up during the pandemic. Sales of both classic and contemporary tabletop games are soaring. Turns out people are hunkering down at home and playing games as a way to fend off boredom and avoid the depressing news cycle. Itâs harder to dwell on a deadly virus if you are engaged in a lively game of Yahtzee, Scattergories or Taboo.
Julie Aichele, game and puzzle buyer at the Walla Walla Book & Game, said customersâ demand for games has spiked.
âWeâve seen a surge in sales for games across the board,â Aichele said. âA lot of family games are doing really well. All those classics we all grew up with have seen an uptick.â
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