{"id":12469,"date":"2019-12-18T23:18:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T23:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/?p=12469"},"modified":"2019-12-18T23:18:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T23:18:41","slug":"janes-holiday-house-keeps-things-festive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/woodriverweekly.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/18\/janes-holiday-house-keeps-things-festive\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane\u2019s Holiday House Keeps Things Festive"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Mike McKenna<\/em><\/p>\n

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George, Jane, Hugo and Rachel keep things festive at Jane\u2019s Artifacts.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jane\u2019s Artifacts has been an iconic part of life in the Wood River Valley for almost 35 years now.<\/p>\n

Ever since 1985, when Jane Drussel opened Jane\u2019s Paper Place in Ketchum, Jane\u2019s has supplied everything from office goods to items needed to celebrate birthdays or decorate for your favorite holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we opened, I had a vision of doing things a little bit differently,\u201d Jane said. \u201cI wanted to make things more diverse than just office products. We started small and just kept growing.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the years passed, Jane\u2019s kept expanding her Giacobbi Square location and also opened the Jane\u2019s Holiday House on Main Street in Ketchum as well as a second Jane\u2019s Paper Place in Hailey in 1987.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have everything,\u201d said Jane, who grew up in Oklahoma before moving to Idaho in 1970. \u201cWe were like an old Five and Dime.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2004, Jane decided to retire and sold the business. But the new owners did not survive the recession and, in 2009, Jane\u2019s was closed.<\/p>\n

Heartbroken, Jane and her husband Kenny decided to re-open Jane\u2019s Artifacts in Hailey soon thereafter. The store has been thriving ever since. When asked about her keys to success, Jane said it\u2019s really pretty simple.<\/p>\n

\u201cCustomer service is very high on the totem pole. Without that, you don\u2019t have any customers,\u201d Jane joked. \u201cBeing able to communicate well is really what it\u2019s all about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Many of Jane\u2019s employees have been with her for years, familiar faces like Rachel Lee, Hugo Chavez and Gayle Rabe. George Green has been with Jane for 30 years and Jane has always employed local high school students\u2014something she\u2019s been doing for so long now that the children of some of her former employees have also worked for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very special, to be able to provide work and experiences for young people, to give them a boost in life,\u201d said Jane, who raised a family of her own locally.<\/p>\n

In 2016, Jane re-opened the Holiday House, just behind her Hailey location. It has become the place to go for any holiday. And just like with all her stores over the years, Jane is always trying to bring in new and different things to make it interesting for people every time they come in.<\/p>\n

As for the future, Jane lost her beloved Kenny earlier in the year, but she is going to keep on plugging away, running her store and doing anything she can to help our community.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, I\u2019m 80,\u201d she said. \u201cWe\u2019ll see how long this old broad keeps wandering down the path.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jane\u2019s Holiday House, at 12 East Bullion Street in Hailey, will host this month\u2019s Chamber Business After Hours (BAH) on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 5-7 p.m. Jane\u2019s will offer 30 percent off everything in the Holiday House during the BAH and Santa will be there. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call Jane\u2019s Artifacts at (208) 788-0848.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Mike McKenna is the executive director of The Chamber \u2013 Hailey & The Wood River Valley. He can be reached at <\/em>Mike@ValleyChamber.org<\/em><\/a> or by calling (208) 788-3484.<\/em><\/p>\n

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