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Business News
by Patti Babcock
Common Grounds Gourmet Coffeehouse, a first for Pahr-
ump, has a new owner seven months after the doors opened.
Patty Folk, the new proprietor, will continue the coffee house
tradition. Coffee lovers will continue to savor Coffee Latte,
Cafe Mocha, Cappucino, and many flavors of aromatic, tasty
coffees including a specialty coffee each day. Coffee can be
enjoyed in the channing cafe atmosphere, on the outdoor patio
or tor those in a hurTy there is coffee "to go."
Enhanced and expanded food selection will delight those
who want more than coffee. Morning treats: croissants, bagels,
pastries, muffins, cookies and sandwiches are offered at Com-
mon Grounds and off-site.
Alice Lapeer, friend and employee, surprised local busi-
nesses when she arrived with a big basket loaded with goodies
for the morning break. The enthusiastic response to "the basket
lady" assures regular weekday visits. Most of the treats are
purchased from local bakeries with a few items imported from
Las Vegas.
The new owner offers a larger variety of homemade soups
and salads. More sandwiches, too, served with homemade
potato salad or coleslaw. When the weather cools, homemade
chilli will be a daily menu item.
Kitchen enhancement will include a new oven. Folk, who
loves to cook, looks forward to baking breads, pastries and "
desserts. Lasagne and other entrees will be featured for periodic
theater/dinner specialties. She has a 200 plus collection of
cookbooks filled with recipes she likes to try.
Art will decorate walls and shelves to create a San Fran-
cisco coffee house/gallery atmosphere. Folk, who has long
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the VOTE BACK at the Senior Center
Common Grounds changes ownership
wanted her own business, dreamed of a bookstore/coffee
house. Naturally, books will be part of the scheme. Shelves of
used books will be "for sale" for fifty cents each. Avid readers
will enjoy the trade program, bring in a book and get another
one for only a quarter. Sunday papers from major cities are
another amenity for readers. Folk says she will try to fill
requests from customers for the metropolitan paper of their
choice.
The Chess Club continues to meet on Wednesday evenings,
and board games are always available for customer use. Small
groups will find a welcoming ambiance at the coffee house.
Folk encourages local artisans to contact her at Common
Grounds located next to the theater on Calvada Blvd. near
Pabrump Valley Blvd. Selected work will be displayed a
sold on consignment. Folk also plans to stage art auctions to
benefit local schools.
School and helping to improve the community are impor-
tant to Folk who currently serves as president of the Pahrump
Valley Kiwanis. Raffle tickets for a playhouse, a Kiwanis
fundraiser, are available at the coffee house.
Weekend live musical entertainment will continue, and a
comedy night is planned. Folk will give priority to local
entertainers and wants to bear from talented performers. Back-
ground music with an emphasis on acoustical guitar and easy
listening will set a relaxing tone every day and evening.
Work will start soon on a lattice enclosure for the patio to
provide sun and wind protection while retaining the pleasant
outdoor atmosphere.
Folk and her husband Terry, who owns T & M Realty,
, moved from Las Vegas to
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Pahrump three years ago. Folk
is closing a 23 year career as
an escrow and loan officer.
Initially in Orange County,
Calif., they moved to Las
Vegas to escape the over-
crowding. After nine years in
Las Vegas, they made the
move to Pahrump for more
space and an improved qual-
ity of life.
Folk is "retiring" to pur-
sue her dream while provid-
ing a fun place to be for her-
self and her customers.
Retiring is an interesting
way to describe proprietor-
ship of a seven day a week
business. Hours are Monday
through Thursday, 7 a.m. to 9
p.m.;Friday, 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
Saturday 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.;
and Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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