COVER STORY WRITTEN BY PAULA BOCK PHOTOGRAPHED BY JOHN LOK
ON THE COVER: Everybody's Store is popular with tourists during summer and with locals year round. Owner Jeff Margolis, right, helps youngsters who just finished a day tubing down the Nooksack River. The river, just a short distance down the road from the store, is a big draw during summer.

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