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The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Gemm Shop was held on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. About three weeks later, because of the pandemic, the board members had to close up the store because it was considered a non-essential business. The Gemm Shop was created 50 years ago by a group of creative mothers who wanted to earn enough money to buy new band uniforms for the high school. Doris Dunlap, Margaret Northrup, Janet Elder, Ruth Bates, Margaret Huckle, Lanetta Husted, Betty Reynolds, and Millie Tubbs all had children in the marching band and saw a need for new uniforms to unite the group of musicians. A small thrift shop was opened to offer gently used clothing and accessories to members of the community at reasonable prices. What started out as a one-year endeavor, eventually blossomed into the Gemm Shop of today. The name of the store was chosen because volunteers knew they would get some donated âgemsâ to sell, but wanted to differentiate the thrift store from ....