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Village Squire, 1978-09, Page 27UPDATE Fryfogel Inn restaurant to open next year It's no April Fool joke, by April 1 next year you should be able to stop at the Fryfogel Inn to eat. The 134 year old inn which has been a museum for the past several years will open a restaurant next year in an effort to become a self-supporting museum -restaur- ant. The Perth County Historical Board after a long search finally reached agreement with Peter and Joanne Davis of Beloell, Que. Mrs. Davis is a former resident of Wilmot township and her husband is retiring from the armed forces. The new restaurant will actually be an old restaurant, offering food and services much like those the Inn offered back in the days when it was a main stopping place for travellers and settlers going in and out of the Huron Tract in the 1840's and 1850's. Diners will sit at long communal tables to eat traditional German -style foods. Ironically, the Davises almost opened a restaurant in the building before it became a museum. They were preparing to submit an offer to buy the building when they found out it had already been bought by the Historical Board. BREWERY BACK IN HEISZ HANDS Followers of Daytripping jaunts in Village Squire may recall a couple of trips in the last year through the village of Formosa and mention of the Formosa Springs Brewery which once made the little village famous. The brewery has been closed in recent years since it was bought from the Heisz family by Benson and Hedges and first expanded to Barrie, then had the Formosa plant closed. The plant has stood empty for several years, a sad moment to the industry that once in a while was a mecca for beer drinkers from across the province. As the only non -unionized brewery in the province the Formosa plant periodically found it could hardly handle the demand when the other breweries were shut down by strikes. Lineups sometimes extended for a half -mile. The factory had been associated with the Heisz family for nearly 80 years and along the way has pioneered such achievements as the first Octoberfest Beer in 1969 to celebrate the Kitchener Octoberfest celebrations. It sold 50,000 gallons that first year of the brew which was made with a special blend of hops imported from Bavaria. Recently Joe Heisz of Formosa and his brother Frank of London bought the old brewery with the hopes of attracting industry to the village. Don't look for the suds to start flowing again. "There's nothing in the purchase document to preclude it, but no, I don't think there'll be another Formosa Brewery," one of the brothers told do enquiring reporter. AN OUTLET FOR TALENT Two competitions presently underway will give talented unknowns from across the country a chance to achieve prominence, not to mention money. Writers will have a chance to score through a CBC Radio competition and performers through the second annual DuMaurier Council for the Performing Arts Search for Talent. The latter offers a chance to audition in the fields of dance, music and theatre in eight cities across the country, the closest being Toronto. The competition is open to both classical and contemporary perform- ers over the age of 18. Auditions will be held in late October. Eighteen semi-final- ists will be chosen from across the country. each of which will receive a 52000 bursary and be featured in a series of nation wide television specials. Six winners will be &Agit tiamoto Gun, MEN'S & BOY'S DEPARTMENT • Slacks • Jeans • Shirts • Jackets • Windbreakers • Suits ' GODERICH, CLINTON & MITCHELL LADIES' & GIRLS DEPARTMENT • Dresses • Coats *Slacks • Blouses • Pant Tops YOUR IN -TOWN SHOPPING CENTRE, PG. 26. VILLAGE SQUIRE/SEPTEMBER 1978.