STARBUCK - More than 40 residents of Starbuck packed the small, dimly lit Community Church last Thursday to voice their concerns and disapproval of the postal service's study of whether to close the Starbuck Post Office.

"This is a study, it's not a done deal," said Carol Rebstock, a United States Postal Service operations manager from the Spokane area.

Rebstock and Doreen Karoly, from the Seattle office of USPS, hosted the meeting to let the residents of Starbuck know their options if the postal service does decide to shut down their post office.

"The postal service is facing severe financ...