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We took pictures beside the sign declaring we were there and feasted on dark chocolate almond bark to celebrate.

All of her favorites were there: chocolate-covered gummies, chocolate almond bark, berry-shaped chews, gem-shaped hard sugar, peanut brittle, plain brittle, sugarlace, frosted red licorice, and, most importantly, chocolate.

In the kitchen, special education student Taylor Ratajczyk, 18, was making wooden coffee stirrers dipped in almond bark to sell at a local shop called Fabulous Finds.

For years, Hepburn would be driven to Mondel Chocolates to pick up her standing order: pecan turtles, molasses chips, butter crunch, dark orange peel, champagne truffles and dark almond bark.

Once you’re through the door, the narrow store reveals display cases filled with dozens of types of candies, like raspberry jellies and champagne truffles and almond bark.