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Until last June, Gladys Bell was a stay-at-home mom, taking care of her two kids, Holly, 11, (pictured above) and Daysi, 8. Her husband, Steve, drives for Everett Transit. This summer, she figured she'd take advantage of the promise of nice weather and start a fruit stand. She opened Bell's Country Market at the 4700 block of Evergreen Way on the parking lot of Christian Kar's Espresso Connection drive-through coffee stand.

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