The Citizen, 1995-07-12, Page 9Western-style eatery
Alan and Sharon Brown of Morris Twp. have taken over
the ownership of the restaurant on County Road 25 east
of Blyth. The Ranch House offers a large selection of
hardy beef meals as well as pork chops and chicken.
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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1995. PAGE 9.
Pair opens restaurant with touch of the west
By Janice Becker
For a hardy meal and casual con-
versation, The Ranch House on
County Road 25 just east of Blyth
might just fit the bill.
A community shower was held at
Duff s United Church Friday, July
7 for Kim Fritz.
Marilyn McDonald was emcee
for the evening and she began by
welcoming everyone. Two young
girls, Jennifer and Michelle
Claessens from Milton played a
duet on the piano. Dianne Van
Vliet did a reading called 'Marriage
Mix-up.'
Joan Van Vliet and Marie
McGavin led everyone in a sing-
song, singing the first couple of
verses of some oldies but goodies.
In between the verses Joan would
tell a little story about the lives of
Kim and Ron.
Then came two baseball players
out on crutches singing Take Me
Out to the Ball Game. Halfway
through the song, the odd couple
took off their baseball shirts to
reveal bathing suits as the song
changed to Take Me Back to the
Swimming Pool.
Jo-Ann McDonald and Jane
Zwep were the two entertainers.
Shannon McGavin read the
address to Kim and then with help
presented the gifts to the bride-to-
be.
We welcome home Don and
Monique Baan and Ken and Leona
McDonald who travelled out west.
Ken and Leona took their friend
Maxine Marks of Seaforth with
them for a five-week holiday. Their
The residents of Londesboro,
Auburn, Kinbum and Alma will be
notified by Hullett council that
house numbering will be carried
out under the 911 project.
After a public meeting to consid-
er a zoning amendment for Lot 2,
Conc. 8, council decided, at the
June 20 meeting, to defer the grant-
ing of the zone change until the
outstanding taxes are paid.
With the signing of an amended
agreement with Bob Trick regard-
ing the development project, the
First-time restauranteurs, Alan
Brown and his daughter Sharon of
Morris Twp., opened for business
July 4 and have been surprised by
how quickly business picked up.
"Since we opened the doors
first stop was at Brock, Sask. where
they attended an 80th birthday
celebration for Ken's cousin, Mary
Speir (McDonald). While in
Saskatchewan they visited with
more of Ken's family.
From there it was on to Alberta.
Maxine went on to Calgary and
Ken and Leona stayed with their
daughter Karen in Olds.
From there the group travelled to
Vancouver to stay with Neil
McDonald. They did a lot of
sightseeing and enjoyed the
mountains.
"It seems that no matter where
you travel you always run into
someone who knows where you
live," says Leona. They met several
people on the way who had been
stationed at Clinton and they also
ran into the same family from
London twice.
They said that it was good to be
home and Ken noticed how much
the crops had grown since leaving
in June.
Don and Monique travelled to
Calgary to visit family. They also
visited Banff and Jasper National
Parks. Monique said that she loved
the mountains. The couple, while
travelling through some of the
States, saw Mt. Rushmore.
The Walton WI were kept busy
Saturday evening catering supper to
a crowd of 60 Blyth theatre goers.
deed held as security for Part Lot
26, Conc. 10, will be returned to
Trick.
The signing of the amended
agreement, which deletes the provi-
sion for sidewalks and the require-
ment for paved driveway accesses,
was approved by council.
Authorization was give for Reeve
Tom Cunningham and Clerk-Trea-
surer Bev. Shaddick to sign a lease
between the township and the
Lions Club for the Londesboro
Community Hall.
Tuesday afternoon, we have been
filled for each meal," Alan says.
"We weren't quite prepared."
The new restaurant offers cus-
tomers a good selection for break-
fast including pancakes, eggs and
omelettes as well as the side dishes
of sausages, bacon and ham.
The specialty of the house, beef,
holds to the western theme which
the Browns plan to incorporate into
the decor as well as the business.
The Ranch House features char-
broiled steaks of varying sizes and
styles along with burgers and
smaller items for the children.
(The char-broiler for the steaks is
to be installed within the month.)
Customers will also have the
choice of soup or salad bar with
any dinner meal for only $1.50
extra.
The salad bar will be available
every day and a smorgasbord will
be prepared for the weekends.
"We didn't want anything fancy,"
says Sharon. "We wanted to get the
restaurant back to the way it used
to be."
"After trucking for 30 years, I
was looking for something with
Melva Fraser was greeter at
Duff s United Church on July 9.
Rev. Randy Banks welcomed
everyone and announced that
'Hymnorama I' will take place July
23. He thanked everyone for their
favourite hymn choices. Holy
Communion will be served July 30.
He also commented on how great it
was to have back all those people
that had been out west for holidays.
The choir sang You Lord, Who
Chose to Share.
Rev. Banks told the story of a
spoiled little boy who learned about
God's peace. The story went on to
say that whatever the boy wanted
he got and still the boy was not
happy. Even growing up he would
do whatever he wanted and he led a
rather hard life of partying,
drinking, etc.
Still his life wasn't happy. At one
point, he became ill and had to
spend a lot of time in bed. He did a
lot of thinking.
When he recovered from his
illness he went outside and the
less hours," laughs Alan. "So far,
this has more. It has been pretty
hectic."
Trying to keep their product as
fresh as possible, the Browns have
gone to local suppliers for their
goods.
The meat, 100 per cent pure beef,
is purchased from a local producer;
the fresh-baked bread is brought in
from Scrimgeour's Food Market
each morning and the home-baked
pies are supplied by Kaye Hessel-
wood.
Though Sharon will be doing
some of the cooking and Alan will
stand watch over the steaks, the
Browns have brought in Barb Fin-
layson, to help anchor the kitchen
staff.
Finlayson has cooked for several
years at a Seaforth restaurant.
The help hired for the dining
room has also been kept local.
Experienced servers Patti Banks
and Sophia Wallace will lead the
other wait staff through their duties.
The Ranch House, soon to be
licensed, will be open from 7 a.m.
until midnight, seven days a week.
"Those hours may change," says
world seemed a beautiful place and
he said, 'God is everywhere'.
Later that day he passed a sick,
hungry beggar on the road and said
to him, 'You are Christ's brother.
Because of that you are my brother
too.'
The man that Rev. Banks was
talking about was St. Francis of
Assisi.
Rev. Banks's sermon was called,
The Subject was Preaching' and it
contained all that you wanted to
know about putting a sermon
together but were afraid to ask.
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Alan, "If we see a need for earlier
breakfast hours or earlier closings
after the theatre season. We will
see how things go."
"We are always open to sugges-
tions," says Sharon. "Just ask us."
The Browns also plan to re-open
the sports bar on the lower floor of
the restaurant.
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