Andrea Burgess holds a scolecite crystal in her store , Naturally Cool Gems and Jewels . Burgess has been a jeweler for over 15 years ; her jewelry career began at Kres Jewelers in Bainbridge .
Anthony Michniak conducts a presentation to the GEAR Center thirdgrade students during a field trip in October 2022 . The students learned about fossils and different types of rocks . tinued their separate businesses online through Etsy before establishing Naturally Cool Gems & Jewels in the Downtown Doerun area around December 2021 .
“ Our online sales were good , and in a small town , there ’ s only so much to get out for like a grocery store , so it got kind of isolating . Then during COVID , we were really isolated because there was nothing going on , so opening up the store was really exciting ,” she said .
Michniak agreed saying , “ We just got lucky with the timing because we were so internet based
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