PORT ANGELES — Jim’s Pharmacy celebrated the 25th anniversary of its longest-tenured employee today with flowers and a cake.
Idah Smith of Port Angeles has “been with Jim’s Pharmacy longer than Jim now,” said Joe Cammack, owner of Jim’s Pharmacy at 424 E. Second St.
Smith went to work for Joe’s parents, Jim and Barbara Cammack, in September 1986.
The Cammacks started the pharmacy in October 1983.
Their son, Joe, bought the business from his parents in 2002.
So, Smith “has actually been here longer than Jim has been,” Joe said.
Voice of Jim’s
Smith manages the gift department and the over-the-counter department.
She’s also “been the voice of Jim’s,” Joe said.
“She does all our on-hold messages on the phone,” he said. “When you are on hold, that’s Idah.”
The biggest change during her years at the pharmacy was the move to the present location from its original site on Peabody Street, Smith said.
One of her favorite memories is “the day that a cow walked up to the drive-up window at the other building.”
Smith said the pharmacy is off the beaten track and that she appreciates how the customers go out of their way to get there.
“It’s a great community to have an independent pharmacy in,” she said.
