It was just about exactly two years ago that the then-owners of the Fieldbrook Market posted a note to their Facebook page — they just weren’t able to make a go of it anymore.

It was a shame. Those owners, Ross and Lisa Springer, had attempted something audacious with the out-of-the-way country market that had served the Fieldbrook community for decades. Their business proposition wasn’t just saving people a trip to town — it was luring people out of town and into Fieldbrook, where they could enjoy a nice dinner and choose from a big selection of tap beers and catch some music at the Market.

It was a fun scene. Your correspondent had some memorable evenings there.

But then, a year later, in stepped Ireland native and Blue Lake resident Paddy O’Dwyer to attempt to revive the place and rebrand it as the Fieldbrook Country Kitchen. After an absurd number of delays and setbacks, all chronicled on the Kitchen’s Facebook page, the place finally opened in June and immediately started hosting bands and trivia nights and karaoke contests and football watch parties — all the stuff.

But then, over the weekend, this brief note:

With a heavy heart we have to let everyone know due to financial hardships we unfortunately have had to close our doors here. Thanks to everyone who supported our business.

This is very sad, for Fieldbrook and the county and the nation. Every loss of a roadhouse juke joint makes America less than it was. RIP, Fieldbrook Market, at least until some poetical soul with deep pockets comes along to rekindle the flame.