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For many of the county’s residents, a trip to the local post office is a familiar daily routine.
And just as familiar is the greeting, small talk and local news exchanged with the postmaster, who seems to always be there, regardless of rain, snow or gloom of night — just like the U.S. Postal Service naotto promises.
But for the postal customers in Huntly and Flint Hill, Friday will itfark a milestone with the retirement, of the postmasters who have served those offices and their customers for many years. ' Dorothy Lewis has been the postmaster at Huntly since 1949. She began working in the office, which is also her home, on Jan. 1 that year. She was named the acting postmaster on March 31, 1949, and on Nov. 25, 1949, she received her official appointment to the job from the U.S. Postal Service.
When offered “Congratulations!” on her impending retirement, Mrs. Lewis replied, “Yes, sir! I guess so, after 40 years!”
The storefront part of the building served double duty as both post office and general store, and Mrs. Lewis ran both operations from the same room until she closed the store ih 1975. 1 The little community post office Serves as a focus for the residents of Huntly, or Sandy Hook, as the community used to be named. And Mrs. Lewis gets a chance to say “hello” to each customer as they call for their mail, since she delivers it personally — across the counter. There are no P.O. boxes in this post office; everything is addressed “General Delivery” and customers call for their 'mail.
Mrs. Lewis said she looks forward to “resting" after she closes (he post office door for the final time on Friday.
For her customers, the future is less certain. As of March 27, the
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