NAVAJO NATION

Employees ready Bashas' Diné Market for its opening in Shiprock

Noel Lyn Smith
nsmith@daily-times.com
Barbara Toledo-Chambers, left, and Della Martin, right, help prepare sub sandwiches on July 20 in the deli section of the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock. Both worked for City Market and joined Bashas' under the grocery store transition.
Barbara Toledo-Chambers, left, and Della Martin, right, help prepare sub sandwiches on July 20 in the deli section of the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock. Both worked for City Market and joined Bashas' under the grocery store transition.
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Melissa Barela, director of floral with Bashas' Family of Stores, places tomatoes on July 20 in the produce department of the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock.
Melissa Barela, director of floral with Bashas' Family of Stores, places tomatoes on July 20 in the produce department of the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock.
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RAM Studios Signs employees on July 20 remove the City Market name from the grocery store location in Shiprock. Bashas' Family of Stores acquired the location and opened Bashas' Diné Market the next day.
RAM Studios Signs employees on July 20 remove the City Market name from the grocery store location in Shiprock. Bashas' Family of Stores acquired the location and opened Bashas' Diné Market the next day.
Courtesy Of Ashley Shick/Bashas' Family Of Stores
Bakery department employees receive instructions for making doughnuts on July 20 at the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock.
Bakery department employees receive instructions for making doughnuts on July 20 at the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock.
Courtesy Of Ashley Shick/Bashas' Family Of Stores
Joseph Begay, produce manager with Bashas' Diné Market's Sanders, Arizona store, helps setup the produce department inside the grocery store chain's new location in Shiprock on July 20.
Joseph Begay, produce manager with Bashas' Diné Market's Sanders, Arizona store, helps setup the produce department inside the grocery store chain's new location in Shiprock on July 20.
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Employees setup the deli section inside the new Bashas' Diné Market on July 20 in Shiprock.
Employees setup the deli section inside the new Bashas' Diné Market on July 20 in Shiprock.
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Employees from RAM Studios Signs install the name of Bashas' Diné Market on the grocery store location on July 20 in Shiprock.
Employees from RAM Studios Signs install the name of Bashas' Diné Market on the grocery store location on July 20 in Shiprock.
Courtesy Of Ashley Shick/Bashas' Family Of Stores
Beulah Blackrock, front, and Edith Antone, back, both meat managers with Bashas' Diné Market, ready on July 20 the meat department inside the grocery store company's newest location in Shiprock.
Beulah Blackrock, front, and Edith Antone, back, both meat managers with Bashas' Diné Market, ready on July 20 the meat department inside the grocery store company's newest location in Shiprock.
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Lakeisha Bryant, lead cook at the Bashas' Diné Market in Tuba City, Arizona, slices turkey meat on July 20 as part of a training session for employees in Shiprock. The Bashas' Family of Stores acquired the City Market grocery store and added the location to its brand.
Lakeisha Bryant, lead cook at the Bashas' Diné Market in Tuba City, Arizona, slices turkey meat on July 20 as part of a training session for employees in Shiprock. The Bashas' Family of Stores acquired the City Market grocery store and added the location to its brand.
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Customers visit the deli section on July 21 inside the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock. The grocery store location had been operated by City Market since 1986 and Bashas' Family of Stores acquired it within the last year.
Customers visit the deli section on July 21 inside the new Bashas' Diné Market in Shiprock. The grocery store location had been operated by City Market since 1986 and Bashas' Family of Stores acquired it within the last year.
Courtesy Of Ashley Shick/Bashas' Family Of Stores