Village Squire, 1980-11, Page 5UP FRONT
When it's cold and dreary outside there's nothing more
restoring than curling up with a good book.
It's to that principle that this November issue of Village Squire
is dedicated. And we have our own contribution to the
read -more -this -winter campaign, a short story by Ontario writer
Brock Shoveller.
Canadians traditionally buy more books at Christmas than any
other time of the year and with that in mind we have a guided
tour to some of London's specialty and used book stores.
Stratford's not a lightweight in the bookstore sweepstakes
either. We have a story on the new owners at Fanfare Books and
a cozy used book store called Chapter 2.
Our bookstore guide is not meant to be definitive - we know of
interesting shops in Listowel, St. Marys and Grand Bend, and
other places too. In fact the tough thing about planning this story
was the sheer number of Western Ontario bookshops to choose
from, a number unheard of 10 years ago.
The variety of interesting people in our area continues to
astound too. This month Village Squire writers talked to
longtime NHL Hockey trainer Angelo Nigro who lives near St.
Marys, Patrick Smith, artistic director of the very successful
Grey -Wellington Theatre Guild and a Varna area man, Ivan
McClymont, who collects G.A. Henty and other first editions.
We've got an unusual day trip this month too . . . a visit to a
naturalist's paradise. Believe it or not the Sifton Bog is inside the
city of London.
If your like most of us, are comtemplating you: Christmas
shopping with a weary sigh, we've got the answer. Just send all
those on your list a subscription to Village Squire, a year long gift
of all the fascinating places to go and people to see in Western
Ontario. You can fill out the coupon elsewhere in this issue and
we'll take care of the rest.
Our photo contest
Village Squire is looking for entrants in its January photo
contest. Black and white 8 x 10 prints of Western Ontario people,
scenes and special events should be submitted by Monday,
December 1.
Prizes, donated by Campbell's Cameras, 168 The Square, in
Goderich are a $40 gift certificate for first place and for two
honourable mentions, $10 gift certificates.
Entries, marked "photo contest" should be sent to Village
Squire, Box 10, Blyth, NOM IHO.
The readers write
Please renew...
Please renew our subscription for another year for whic}t we
enclose a $5.00 money order.
We enjoy it very much: the places to eat; trips and stories of
various types of business, and, of course, McGillicuddy's Diary.
Yours truly
John Petford
124 Glastonbury Cres.
Stratford
So much was familiar
My October issue arrived this week and so much was familiar
and of interest to me; especially "Cherrydale Farm." As
Michael Fisher was an ancestor of mine, would you please send
the October issue to my brother (address below). Enclosed you
will find 1.00 for magazine and postage. Thanks your magazine
is priceless.
Phyllis T. Mannell
Tillsonburg, Ont.
Have saved all the Village Squires
You may be interested to know that I had saved all numbers of
Village Squire since the start of publication (except one) and I
have given them to the Archives of the Huron Historical Society
in Goderich. The one that's missing is, I think, the second
number of the first year.
It's an interesting and well read magazine.
Sincerely
Evelyn Olde
Box 297, Clinton.
A number of interesting reports
Enclosed is my cheque for $2.00 in your favour. Would you
please send to me at the above address, two copies of the
October 1980 issue.
As a member of the Architectural Conservatory of Ontario I
found a number of interesting reports in the current issue,
particularly those relating to Goderich and to the dangers one
must cope with if considering cleaning of masonry buildings.
Many thanks
Yours sincerely,
Wentworth D. Walker
64 Highland Avenue
Toronto, Ont.
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