“It’s been a great run and we’ve had a lot of fun.” So, yeah, we’re retiring,” Marv Schouten said. “Mary and I have been here 20 years and we both have turned 65, and those are nice round numbers. The Schoutens are retiring from owning and running their kitchen, bath and housewares store and have put the business up for sale. This Christmas season - the 21st for the Schoutens - will be their last. Hanover - Main Street Kitchens has been a mainstay on Hanover’s South Main Street, but owners Mary and Marv Schouten are moving on. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. (Valley News - Charles Hatcher) Copyright Valley News. "We haven't hired anyone since," says Mary Schouten, owner of Main Street Kitchens. Farrell said she helped with the business's inception about 21 years ago and Newcity said she was the last person hired at the store about 11 years ago. Kathleen Farrell, left, of Norwich, Vt., prepares to wrap gifts with Lisa Newcity, of Canaan, N.H., while working at Main Street Kitchens on Friday, Dec. Mary and Marv Schouten, who own the store, have put their business up for sale.(Valley News - Charles Hatcher) Copyright Valley News. 15, 2017, at Main Street Kitchens in Hanover, N.H. Salt and pepper shakers seen on Friday, Dec. Send requests to Valley News photographs - Charles Hatcher Mary and Marv Schouten, who own the store, have put their business up for sale. Send requests to left, Lisa Newcity, of Canaan, N.H., Mary Schouten, of Grantham, N.H., Kathleen Farrell, of Norwich, Vt., and Marv Schouten, also of Grantham, all work at Main Street Kitchens on Friday, Dec. 15, 2017, after buying a welcome mat for his wife at the kitchen store in Hanover, N.H. Conrad Reining, of Thetford, Vt., walks out of Main Street Kitchens on Friday, Dec.
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