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February 4, 2013
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Meet Your Merchant: Canyonville baker serves natural foods

CANYONVILLE — Back in 1971 when Javelin Ormond was hitchhiking on Interstate 5 from Southern California to Canada, he ended up with a stop in this small town in southern Douglas County. The 18-year-old just happened to walk into Promise Natural Foods & Bakery. He bought food and went back to the freeway to hitch a ride. Little did he know, he’d be back. But 15 years later in 1986, after being a baker’s apprentice, tree planter and restaurant cook, Ormond purchased the store and bakery with his wife, Sue Ann. “I love what I do,” said Ormond, who runs …

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