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Viliame Odrovakavula
1 February, 2021, 9:30 pm
Nora (sitting) with staff members at her shop at Raojibhai Patel St in Suva. Picture: ATU RASEA
Nora Store on Raojibhai Patel St in Suva is an iconic trading outlet.
It was there when Fiji gained independence, withstood political upheavals and immeasurable climatic events and continues to operate today.
And at the heart of the business is Nora Fong. At 98, she sits comfortably at the shop entrance and welcomes patrons, fluent in the Bauan, Serua and Naitasiri dialects.
Speaking to
The Fiji Times, Nora said people in Nabena in Vunidawa, Naitasiri called her by her first name or “Bui”.
Nora, S.D. (KTIV) - Sitting on the side of a South Dakota highway is a step back in time. Countless Christmas memories fill the Nora Store in Nora South Dakota.
Every December it comes alive as hundreds of people pack in to sing the sounds of Christmas. But, that was before 2020. Before the pandemic changed the way we gather together.
Welcome to Nora, South Dakota…population five. It s down to two, said Mike Pedersen, Nora Store Owner. Me and my next door neighbor, but when his kids are all home it jumps up to five or six.
In Nora, you can meet Mike Pedersen. A man full of character with a love for people and Christmas. He runs the Nora Store, a hidden gem of South Dakota. Back in the fall of 1989, Mike was given a pipe organ, and a simple idea popped into his head.