STAR STORES

Freshman and sophomores from the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) program at Penquis Valley High School in Milo recently partnered with the Piscataquis Public Health Council of Dover-Foxcroft to encourage the responsible retailing of tobacco products.

Photos courtesy of Piscataquis Public Health Council

Using a program called Star Store, students conducted site  visits to two local businesses to evaluate how each store displays tobacco marketing. The General Store and More of Brownville and C&J Variety invited students in to take photos and formulate any suggestions on how each store could improve. The JMG students found both businesses to be very receptive to any recommendations, and commended them for their work with thank you letters. Pictured at C&J Variety is, from left, Dustin Chadbourne, Dillon Nickerson, Chris Johnson, Shay-Lynn Trafton, Brianne Dillon and Haley Pennington. Below at The General Store and More is Trafton, Dillon, Pennington, Johnson, Nickerson and Chadbourne.