The smell of warm chocolate-chip cookies still fills the air at Mary’s Mountain Cookies on Council Tree Avenue, where longtime customers might notice a new face behind the counter — one with a deep sense of service.
Rob Knab, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Colorado State University graduate, took over the south Fort Collins location on Nov. 1, trading one form of service for another as a small-business owner.
After five years in the Air Force, Knab said he wanted to continue serving his local community — this time through a beloved Fort Collins staple that’s been baking fresh cookies since 1986…