AT THE CANDY KITCHEN

Yep. There used to be one. In MTV. It was on the square. Where now sits the beautiful building that houses the local rag.

There used to be a lot of other stores in that south block on the square across from the JeffCo County Court House where my wife first worked after our marriage. Some were The Mammoth, the best place to buy clothes. Well I guess one could venture to the other side of the square to buy fancier clothes at Albert's or The Susan Shop, but The Mammoth suited (pun) most. Unless one chose J. V. Walkers' Sons on the opposite corner heading east.

Murphy's Five and Dime, Jackson's Jewelers, Steffy Home Furniture (or was it Furnishings?) I'll have to ask my brother who worked there for many years. But a fire took that side of the square before the massive pole barn brick facaded Register-News took that whole side and ruined the downtown scene.

Not that a lot goes on there anymore. Not that that's unusual. Most small towns found their downtowns being ignored when the big box stores settled in next to major highways. MTV was no exception.

But how long the Candy Kitchen was located on that side of the square, I don't know. I'm glad it was there though. Because that's where my Mom and Dad met. Dad worked there and Mom was a customer.

No wonder I have a sweet tooth.