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2025

VT LEG #382076 v.1
No. R-57. House concurrent resolution congratulating Keeler’s Bay Variety Store of
South Hero on the 50th anniversary of the Horne family’s ownership.
(H.C.R.41)
Offered by Representatives Morgan, M. of Milton, Harrison of Chittenden, and
Morgan, L. of Milton
Offered by Senator Brennan
Whereas, the story of Keeler’s Bay Variety Store (KBV) is intimately intertwined with
the lives of Gail and Mark Horne, who, in 1974, took a leisurely drive across the
Champlain Islands and discovered a small grocery store in South Hero, which they
subsequently purchased, and
Whereas, under their visionary leadership, KBV evolved into a full-service general
store, featuring a bakery, a beer cave stocked with craft beers, the largest 802Spirits store
in the Champlain Islands, an in-store butchery, and motor vehicle gasoline sales, and this
friendly community retailer earned a reputation for superb customer service, and
Whereas, at the 2000 Vermont Grocers’ Association Convention, KBV was honored
as the Grocer of the Year and, separately, the Lake Champlain Islands Economic
Development Corporation awarded KBV its 2017 Business of the Year designation, and
Whereas, on Saturday, September 21, 2024, KBV and the Horne family marked their
joint 50th-anniversary milestone with a unique version of the store’s annual Customer
Appreciation Day, and in celebration, a variety of commemorative memorabilia was
offered for sale, and
Whereas, KBV has a proud association with community support service groups and
contributes to local nonprofit organizations, and
Whereas, the store, whose ownership team now includes the Horne’s daughter,
Wendy, has earned the moniker, “The Heart of the Island,” which was also the name of a
limited edition semicentennial ale that the Kraemer & Kin Brewery created to celebrate
this special anniversary, now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives:
That the General Assembly congratulates Keeler’s Bay Variety Store of South Hero
on the 50th anniversary of the Horne family’s ownership, and be it further
Resolved: That the Secretary of State be directed to send a copy of this resolution to
KBV.