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NewsMarch 14, 2020

Scenes from The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Pocahontas. Housed in what used to be a bank and built in 1910, Sharon Penrod, who operates the establishment, said The Pie Safe opened June 12, 2012. “It’s cause I like to talk,” Sharon said when asked if she enjoyed her job. Although she’s had some help at times in the past, Sharon is a one-woman show at The Pie Safe. Sharon said her husband, Monte Penrod, restored the whole building.

Sharon Penrod takes a pie out of the oven Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas. Housed in what used to be a bank and built in 1910, Penrod, who operates the establishment, said The Pie Safe opened June 12, 2012. "It's cause I like to talk," Sharon said when asked if she enjoyed her job. Although she's had some help at times in the past, Sharon is a one-woman show at The Pie Safe. Sharon said her husband, Monte Penrod, restored the whole building. 
Sharon Penrod takes a pie out of the oven Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas. Housed in what used to be a bank and built in 1910, Penrod, who operates the establishment, said The Pie Safe opened June 12, 2012. "It's cause I like to talk," Sharon said when asked if she enjoyed her job. Although she's had some help at times in the past, Sharon is a one-woman show at The Pie Safe. Sharon said her husband, Monte Penrod, restored the whole building. 
Sharon Penrod works with pies Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod works with pies Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod sits behind the counter Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod sits behind the counter Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod laughs with customers Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod laughs with customers Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod works with pies Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod works with pies Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod takes meals to customers Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod takes meals to customers Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod waits on customers (counterclockwise from woman in purple by wall) Carol Kluender, Charlie Meeks, Carol Barron, Ruth Graham and Sue Baugher, all of Perryville, Missouri, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod waits on customers (counterclockwise from woman in purple by wall) Carol Kluender, Charlie Meeks, Carol Barron, Ruth Graham and Sue Baugher, all of Perryville, Missouri, on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod cuts into a pie Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
Sharon Penrod cuts into a pie Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe in Pocahontas.
The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Pocahontas.
The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Pocahontas.
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Scenes from The Pie Safe Bakery & Cafe on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Pocahontas. Housed in what used to be a bank and built in 1910, Sharon Penrod, who operates the establishment, said The Pie Safe opened June 12, 2012. “It’s cause I like to talk,” Sharon said when asked if she enjoyed her job. Although she’s had some help at times in the past, Sharon is a one-woman show at The Pie Safe. Sharon said her husband, Monte Penrod, restored the whole building.

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