Sorry to have taken so long to reply. Been on the road, assessing flood damage, etc. Church aand cemetery are just fine in Lavinia. The old grocery store still is falling down, as you have seen. Needs to be leveled for saftey issues. No flooding of residences except to one house on Hwy 220 and three Fry Rd residences. The old Post Office (little white block building) is still standing, the old school is undamaged. New Post Office on the hill sustained no damage, nor did the historic two-story house next to it.
Mama Judy’s newest restaurant is just fine and taking care of the National Guard Training folks, and units coming in for pre-deployment. I’m sure I will be getting back to Pennysylvania one day and I’m looking forward to it. Heading to Alaska next, getting packed to go now. God Bless You and thanks for your reply . Be seein’ ya !
You're right about the old store of course. It was family owned, so we'd be sorry to see it go, but it's probably past fixing. My husband tells stories about how his uncle used to serve the local community and farmers from that store, extending credit on a handshake to his neighbors. There used to be a wonderful old Coke cooler out front full of cold drinks, which was a favorite of my husband's when he was a little dude. There aren't so many farmers now, and people can drive further to meet their needs. Country stores like that aren't as necessary as they once were. Time moves on.
If you ever get to the eastern end of PA, please let us hear from you.