Comments on: The Snack Shoppe Part II: Longtime manager Helen Ours talks about the favorite campus gathering place

By: Jim Rhodes

Jim Rhodes — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 21:23:10 +0000

My late wife (Lois Landvater, EMS ’53) and I had many enjoyable after-school dates at the
Snack Shoppe. Grapette sodas were her favorite. And I remember when Helen was a Fisher. Thanks for the wonderful memories!

By: Leroy Kauffman

Leroy Kauffman — Wed, 19 Apr 2017 02:13:28 +0000

I worked in the Snack Shoppe as well, except on the other side of the counter. Helen and Vera Kuhns served up some wonderful chili!! And then one day I suggested that they perhaps consider serving peach pie. Wow, that did NOT disappoint. Many wonderful memories. My mother, Margaret Kauffman, has great memories and a lasting friendship with Helen as well and always checks in when she comes to Virginia.

By: Karen Hoover

Karen Hoover — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 20:58:14 +0000

I worked in the Snack Shop from 1965-1968. I loved working there because you met everyone on campus at one time or another – even the high school students. The horseshoe-shaped counter was still there, but no booths. I remember the Kickapoo Juice and Mountain Dew pop machines on the north wall. I remember making lots of BLT’s, grilled cheese, and ham-and-cheese sandwiches on the grill. I remember the candy under the U-shaped counter – those Mallo cups with cardboard squares of “cents off” certificates. And I remember making ice cream sundaes (one scoop or two?). Besides bags of chips, etc., there wasn’t much else at the time. I remember wearing my white uniform to chapel (we had chapel every day from 11:00 to 11:30 AM Monday through Friday back then) and sitting in the back row of the auditorium so I could hurry over to the Snack Shop for the lunch rush.

By: Willie (Wilda) K. (Schwartzentruber) Stoltzfus

Willie (Wilda) K. (Schwartzentruber) Stoltzfus — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 11:08:20 +0000

I had the pleasure of working in the Snack Shoppe in the 70’s and Helen Ours was an amazing boss and mentor. For me the snack shoppe is extra special because that is where I worked, hung out after Volleyball and met my husband, also an EMC/91��Ƶ Alum. Helen often watched relationships develop and grow, and frequently teased me saying it “sure is interesting how much Doublemint gum that boy needs, that he has to come in everyday to buy more”. Helen was also kind to my daughters years later when they attended 91��Ƶ, always sharing her smile and spirit of acceptance. I still check in with Helen when I’m visiting H’burg. I have good Snack Shoppe memories. :)