Our readers might remember that our local movie theater--aka "The Showhouse"--quit showing movies a few weeks ago. There were articles in the paper about the poor economics of showing first-run movies and the lack of patrons at these movies. There was even mention of selling the big silver screen and the seats! We were so sad to have this happen. Attending movies in that particular theater is quite an event--with the bistro tables in the back where we could eat while we watched the movie.
WELL--something happened and the owners changed their minds. Last night they started showing movies again. The movies will not be right "out-of-the-box" movies; instead, they will be movies that have had their run. They will charge us only $2 to see these movies! We are all pleased that they have had a change of heart. We thank the local leaders that perhaps helped them realize that there was "middle ground." Now we will schedule ourselves to go to see movies on a regular basis. Perhaps this was a wake-up call for all of us to patronize our local businesses!
