Workers tore down the building that housed Delta Junction’s only grocery story Monday, nearly three months after its roof collapsed under the weight of an extreme snow load.
March 17, 2022The building that housed Delta Junction’s only grocery story had been boarded-up since its roof partially collapsed in late December after aSo when heavy equipment began demolishing the 50-year-old structure Monday morning, it caught locals like Lori Yates by surprise.By mid-afternoon, all that was left was of the old IGA Food Cache was pile of rubble.“We’re definitely rebuilding,” he said in an interview at the site Monday. “We’re going to build a better store than we had.
It’ll take a year for the new shelving to be delivered, said Lisac. So the new store will be set up with a more basic temporary system. “No milk, no eggs. You know, it’s like there’s usually a dozen eggs down at the gas station,” she said, adding, “because you don’t want to have to buy it at the gas station — until that’s the only place to get ’em!”