Business

    Forks Country Restaurant is now under new management — sort of.

    Rosella Bays and Teri Cheek have taken over from G. M. Bays, who started the restaurant on Aug. 28, 1984. However, if you are a regular customer, you know these two ladies. Rosella Bays is G. M. Bays’ wife and Teri Cheek is his daughter.
    “We’ve both been here for 27 years,” commented Cheek. “It’s still family owned.”    

    The Bedford business community lost a landmark.

    It wasn’t a building—it was a person. Thomas Edwin “Mike” Reynolds died on Aug. 12.

    Jann Sloper, of Floors and More, has been looking for ways to make good use of the extra space that they have since she and her husband, Bob, moved their flooring business to the 6C’s Shopping Center last year.
    Recently she got the idea of opening up space to three friends who have small businesses. She called them and they liked the idea. This also led to the decision to be open late for 2nd Fridays.

    The Bedford Rotary Club has a history of combining fundraisers with honors, according to David Herrick, the club’s president. The fundraisers generate money for various projects.

    Herrick said in past years they had “Roatary Roasts.” These were events where they recognized some individual and sold tickets to the events.