POTTER -- Drew Enevoldsen saw the former village grocery story needing a new life. 

He blended the “General Store” feel of previous generations with the need for a community grocery store, and opened the door for other entrepreneurs to share the space. 

The community came out today to celebrate the efforts with a ribbon-cutting by the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. 

Enevoldsen said he was excited by the turnout for the Grand Opening. 

“Today was great. We had a huge turnout. It’s been so much fun to see Cheyenne County and Kimball County, Scottsbluff people come down and check out the space and the potential of all the different projects this place could potentially be,” he said. 

In an emotional moment during the ribbon cutting, he said The Depot couldn’t have happened without the support of family, friends and the community. 

In addition to the displays of vendor products and food, the Grand Opening included sandwiches made in the professional kitchen in The Depot.  

“The food was amazing. Tyler and Katherine knocked it out of the park. The meat was tender, the bread was good and I would have a lot more French fries if I could have, from the Sundry. It was a good time,” he said. 

Katherine Weisbrook, of Bloom and Bake Market, supplied the bread for the sandwiches.  

Vendors included youth, Potter residents and entrepreneurs from as far as Gering and Madrid. 

Local vendor Brandie Bulen talked about the opportunities at The Depot. 

“Drew Enevoldsen and team has created a very nice open market. There are multiple vendors. I am one with Fox and Fossil. What I provide is local artistry here in the area. We’ve got someone who makes pottery in the area, tumblers, there’s fun little dioramas of like skulls and different concepts, candles, books, all sorts of things,” Bulen said. 

Vendors also include coffee roasters from Madrid, Neb., and from Gering, as well as stone-ground flour.