Joni Pugh Quotations

Somehow this town has captured my heart ... I have made a promise and a commitment here and I want to carry it out as long as I can. I'm not going to give up until I have to. I take it one day at a time.

We want to attract industry and businesses, but to attract them you have to have amenities in town, so they (the businesses) are going to want to relocate here. But to add these amenities in town you've got to have that industry to support it ... It makes it really tough ... We are all keeping our fingers crossed.

I've never reached a point where I was profitable ... but it is just that constant struggle. I know this place is good for Lewis County.

I wanted to provide a place where people could come in, have a nice meal, and maybe have a glass of wine with their meal.

It (the restaurant) was my saving grace. This became my life; all aspects of it. It is my baby .... Your whole life pretty much revolves around this place because you are here almost 24/7.

I love it here. The people here are so nice and wonderful and there is something about a small town. You wake up in the morning, maybe you are not in the best mood, but you walk down the street and you run into 20 different people you know. And by the time you get where you are going, you're going to feel good. It is that small town charm, I guess.

But it didn't fly ... People were not looking for that.

The first thing I saw when I came here was the potential. I thought 'Oh my gosh, this place needs to be discovered' because it is a wonderful place.