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CAPITAL REGION
Sonic may be coming to area, but not to Jumpin’ Jack’s
BY AMEERAH CETAWAYO Gazette Reporter

    Every spring there are rumors of Jumpin’ Jack’s Drive-In in Scotia being sold.
    This year was no exception, as owner Mark Lansing was bombarded with questions from customers, employees, and even the village mayor asking if drive-in restaurant chain Sonic had bought the 58-year-old business.
    “Absolutely not,” Lansing said. “People just like to talk.”
    The closest thing to an offer Lansing has ever received was someone wanting to open a satellite location of Jumpin’ Jack’s five years ago, he said.
    The business has 30 employees and is run by Lansing and his two sons. Lansing bought Jumpin’ Jack’s in 1976 from Jack Brennan, who built the landmark eatery in 1952.
    “It’s not for sale. Never will be. I’m having too much fun,” Lansing said. “It’s a family business. I would turn it into a public park before I sold it.”
    But the questions about Sonic shed light on two Capital Region facts: First, there is a major organized online movement of devoted Sonic fans for the 518 area code and second, Sonic confirms there is an effort to locate the chain here. .....................>>>>..............>>>>...............http://www.dailygazette.net/De.....r00600&AppName=1