Actually it was Ponderosa that was still in Granite. Bonanza die years ago. The last Ponderosa in this part of the state was in Collinsville and closed a year ago.
Yes, by all means have a broken down movie theater where seats are broken, gum is on the floor and kids are dropped off unattended by their parents for cheap baby sitting. Sorry, that's not generating near as much sales tax as the new theater is.
Being known as the bargain basement town with all you can eat buffets is not really the image we need to portray. Although the used car lots are helping.