Fortunately, her alarm clock won't have to be set so early in the wee hours when most customers are snoozing away. Yet, life is going to change for four months for the 19-year employee. And for the rest of the regulars who make their daily trips to grab a soda, candy bar or other items. Luetkemeyer began working at Casey's back on Oct. 19, 1989, the first day the current facility was opened. Nineteen years later to the day, she will see the store close for what is expected an approximate four-month period. The current store will close on Sunday, Oct. 19. Beginning the following week, construction crews will begin demolishing the building to make room for a bigger, more modern updated facility. Luetkemeyer has spent her tenure at Casey's waking up at 2:45 a.m. every morning and arriving at work by 4:30 a.m. "It will be hard to see this go," she said Tuesday while preparing a breakfast pizza. "It's been my home away from home, a lot of memories here." Store Manager Rhonda Colombo said the new 2,700-square-foot store should be completed by next Feb. 15. Brian Johnson, Casey's director of finance/corporate secretary, said it typically takes anywhere from three to five months to wrap up construction depending on weather. The Warrenton location is the only gas station located on the south side of town. "We've identified Warrenton as a place where we can serve better," Johnson said. Just like Luetkemeyer, the morning regulars will now have to adjust to a different routine. Eddie Meyer and Karen Casserly joked Tuesday morning about needing to find another place to stop. So too did Mike Lewis, who arrives every morning to buy a breakfast sandwich. "I will have to find another gas station," Lewis said. "(But) it will be good. They need a bigger store. The parking lot sometimes is hard to get into." But when the time arrives, Luetkemeyer will gladly step right back into her kitchen, preparing to cook her popular doughnuts, pizza and other breakfast items. Colombo has accepted another job in Warrenton, but will also return with Luetkemeyer when the store reopens. As for the other 13 employees, they can find new jobs or collect unemployment during the store's closure, said Colombo, who also pointed out the new store will require additional help. To help get rid of the inventory over the final two weeks, Casey's is running a buy-one, get-one free special including gum, mints and candy. For the rest of the store inventory not sold, Colombo said food will be donated to Agape Ministry, the vehicle fluids given to local school districts and pet supplies distributed to Concerned Citizens for Animal Control (CCAC). Colombo said the new store will have an island bay containing the store's registers. The store's gas pumps will also be doubled to four and include diesel, coolers will be expanded, bathrooms will be built handicapped accessible, and chairs and a table will be part of the floorplan. Parking should also become less of a problem. Casey's bought a house located directly behind the store which will allow for more parking and easier access to Highway 47. The new building gained approval from the Warrenton Board of Aldermen in April after Casey's submitted a revised site plan to include sidewalks along Dahlgren Street and Highway 47 and a modified lighting plan for the canopy over the gas pumps. "We will make it a lot more accessible," Johnson said. "It's a good community for us. It's an opportunity to make a good store better."