Scott, left, and Jeannette Myers in front of Scotty’s Auto Repair’s former location on Wheeler Road. That building was custom built for Scotty’s, Scott said, and the Myers family fixed cars there for 17 years.
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MOSES LAKE — It started with an audacious gamble by a 25-year-old mechanic. “I went to (Bill Duncan, who owned an industrial building on Citation Street), and I said ‘I’d like to get started. I’ll give you $100 down on the building, and then I’ll promise to pay the rent in two weeks or I’ll get out,’” said Scott Myers, who owns Scotty’s Auto Repair with his wife Jeannette. “He looked me in the eye and said ‘OK, I’ll do it,’ and we shook hands, and he gave me the key.”