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New RELOCATORS ComerManzanitosWRITTEN BY VIVIAN SAVITTPHOTOGRAPHY BY JUDY DOUBRAVA AND JOE BURGESSManzanitosThe Three& BinxTHE PARTNERS IN MANZANITA RIDGE, DAVID VAN AUKER, RICK JOHNSON AND BUCK BURNS,arrived from Globe, AZ in hopes of buying the Murray Hotel. Instead, they purchased Fort Cobre in Pinos Altos, anda building on Bullard Street, now their fabulous used hotel furniture business. Along the way, the three have come tostand among Silver’s most ardent boosters, and Manzanita Ridge is a destination store.“Almost everything that has happened to us has been synchronistic,” says David, a Mesa, AZnative. “Our old store in Globe, also named Manzanita Ridge, was originally a LighthouseGospel Church. So was this place. And the people we bought it from were loyal customers inGlobe. Before I moved, I had terrible insomnia; meds didn’t work. From night one in Silver,I slept well.”16 – SILVER CITY LIFEabove: Manzanita Ridge partners David Van Auker, Rick Johnson, Buck Burns and Mr. Binx, the cat.inset: Used hotel furniture includes everything imaginable. opposite: The Manzanita Ridge partnersalso own Fort Cobre, a special events venue.