Jennifer and Larry Rose, proprietors of The Hat Shop at  142 Central in Coquille have informed the Sentinel that  they are officially open. They want to thank everyone who  has stopped by to check out the hats or just take a curious  look around.

We visited The Hat Shop and checked out  their selection of practical and fashionable guys hats, rock tshirts  and beads. Jennifer Rose told the Sentinel they also  want The Hat Shop to be a resource center for local youth  and their parents to go when they have a crisis. After the  tragic death of their own son Clay in 2008, the Rose's  decided they wanted to help teens in crisis. The Hat Shop  was a dream of Clay's, Jennifer and Larry wanted to make  his dream come true. Jennifer has compiled an extensive list  of resources for the teen in crisis and the parents of teens in  crisis. This list is available at the store to anyone who  would like one. The store also has a bookshelf of pamphlets  and books dealing with the subject.

If you want to visit The Hat Shop be warned they have  unusual hours... 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Wednesday  though Friday and 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Saturdays.  Larry said since they both work the only way they can keep  the hat shop open is to work there in the evenings.