SISTER LAKES — Dollar General will celebrate the opening of its new location at 67633 M-152 in Sister Lakes at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, with free prizes and special deals.

The first 50 adult shoppers at the store will receive a $10 Dollar General gift card and the first 200 shoppers will receive a Dollar General tote bag, among other giveaways.

The new Dollar General will offer Sister Lakes residents a convenient new place to shop for everyday essentials at low prices, company representatives said.

“Dollar General is committed to delivering a pleasant shopping experience that includes a convenient location, a wide assortment of merchandise and great prices on quality products,” said Dan Nieser, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We hope our Dowagiac customers will enjoy shopping at Dollar General’s new location.”

Dollar General stores offers selection of national name brands and private brands of food, housewares, seasonal items, cleaning supplies, basic apparel and health/beauty products to customers.

The store’s layout is designed to make shopping simple for customers, with seasonal products displayed in the center of the store, departments easily recognizable with visible signage and coolers conveniently located at the front of the store, representatives said.

Traditional Dollar General stores employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the need. Anyone interested in joining the Dollar General team may visit the Career section at www.dollargeneral.com.

Dollar General is also involved in the communities it serves, supporting literacy and education.

At the cash register of every Dollar General store, customers interested in learning how to read, speak English or get their General Education Diploma (GED) can pick up a brochure with a postage-paid reply card that can be mailed in for a referral to a local organization that offers free literacy services.

Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $120 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping nearly more than 7.1 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.