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LAYER FINISHER ►nRNA:asOsalotam laayaiia010n1'ankwiad cossomps Ni• Hildebrand has seen many changes in decorating and on Main Street From Page 1 The paint and wallpaper business began in 1964, after Hazel's father-in-law and husband, Bernard and George Hildebrand, opened up a store to base their painting and papering business from. "They thought there was a need for the store and it was a good opportunity for them because they had to buy their paint and wallpaper at a higher price," Hazel said. After the store opened, Hazel's husband and father-in-law would do the painting, she would stay and operate the store, while her mother-in-law would get meals ready at home. Throughout the years, Hazel has seen a lot of changes in the home decorating business. "When we first started, houses were mainly trimmed in green," Hazel said. "It went green, to brown, to black and now we're back to green." Some other changes in products offered include more• colours of paints and that most of the paint sold is latex -based. When they first started the business, wallpaper had to have adhesive added to it to make it stick. Now, Hazel said, wallpaper is made of vinyl and a lot of it already has the paste on it. Although there have been many changes in products offered in their store, Hazel said there have also been a few changes in downtown Seaforth. On Wednesday afternoons when they first opened up, downtown Seaforth would be shut down to give shopkeepers a mid -week break. Store signs hung over the sidewalk on Main Street, there were parking meters on the street and the stores charged no tax on purchases. Hildebrand Paint and Paper is among a handful of businesses that still exist from that era. Other businesses include Box Furniture, Sills Home Hardware, Seaforth Jewellers and the Seaforth Huron Expositor. The Hildebrands bought the business when their sons Doug and Steve were 11 years old and one year old. By the age of 15, Doug was helping out by working as a painter. "That's the only job I've ever had," Doug said. "I started at 15 and I haven't quit yet," Doug said. "My grandfather and dad did the same thing I do now. I'll likely be the last one." Doug said that at one point Hildebrand's employed seven painters. When the Collisons take over the Hildebrand's store, Doug will still be working as a painter in Seaforth. "Doug will still be doing the painting and wallpapering the same as always, except he will be working out of his house instead of the store," Hazel said. The store will still be a Benjamin Moore dealership but will be changing its name to Partners Paint and Paper. Before moving to their current location three years ago, Hildebrand Paint and Paper was located at 15 Main Street in the building where Tony Arts Financial and former Hearts and Flowers store are located. Hazel's other son Steve, who is a pastor at Egmondville United Church, also ran a flower business from their 15 Main Street location for 21 years. Steve said that working beside his mother's store was always great. "It was a good working relationship," Steve said. As for her retirement, Hazel said that she has no real plans except for organizing some pictures for Come Home to the Country and watching Toronto Blue Jays baseball games. "That'll keep me going through the summer. Then I'll figure out stuff to do in the fall," Hazel said, adding that she'll get to sleep in more. "I'll like that." Steve said that he's happy for his mother. "I think it's wonderful that she's retiring," Steve said. "I hope that she's happy with her retirement." For 14 years, Hazel served on Seaforth town council where five were as a councillor, three as deputy reeve and six years as mayor. Hazel also serves as a member of First Presbyterian's Friendship Circle. When asked why she put so much into Seaforth, Hazel answered, "Well it's my favourite town. I've lived here my whole life." `(Seaforth) is my favourite town. I've lived here my whole life,'— Hazel Hildebrand Local gourd listed in Guinness Book By Susan Hundertmark Expositor Editor A 114.75 -inch gourd grown by Grant McGregor, of Hensall, has made it into the Guinness Book of Roll up your Sleeves, Canada! Blood. It's in you toi`; Sheena. 9 donations. challenges co-worker Geof I. 1 blood donation so far, what about you? WH ITN[Y-RI BEY FUNERAL HOME 87 Goderich St. W. 527-1390 Seaforth lint 1 \ 1,111 a/1 t 1(1 I Hf.R \1'1 Seaforth Community Health Centre 28 Centennial Dr. Seaforth 527-1551 McKILLOP 91 Main St. S. MUTUAL SEAFORTH I INSURANCECOMPANY 527-0400 1 Kelly Auto Sales & Service 14 Birch St., Seaforth 527-1122 Janet's Country Donut Cafe 527-2551 What if someone in Seaforth needed blood... Please give at the donor clinic in Seaforth. Monday, April 4, 2005 1:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Seaforth Community Centre 122 Duke Street Please call and make an appointment today. For clinic Information call: 1 8 236-6283 L, McGrath Plumbing & Heating 522-0493 Seaforth KELLY AUTO SERVICE 527-2210 26 Birch St. Seaforth •ARTECH Signs & Graphics 527-2200 112 High St. Seaforth hOIL or CANAPIAM anon U*VIC S socdTl CAMAINVIaw Du Iowa Blood. w h you b dal www.bloodservices.ca McLaughlin Chev-Olds Ltd. 13 Main St., Seaforth - 527-1140 NIft y23 Main St. SeaforthKorners 527-1680 The Municipality of HURON EAST 527-0160 HURON EAST Pete's Paper Clip 51 Main St. S., Seaforth 527-1681 Tucker's Meat Shop 27 Main St, Seaforth 527-0036 World Records. McGregor grew the gourd last summer at the Kippen farm of Wayne McBride on a seven -foot trellis and still had to dig a 45 -inch hole in the ground to accommodate the growing gourd. He entered it in the Port Elgin Pumpkinfest last October where it won first prize. While Pumpkinfest organizers believed McGregor's gourd was a record -breaker before it was even transported to Port Elgin, confirmation of that fact by the Guinness Book's research team was held up by a misunderstanding that McGregor's gourd's measurements were sent in centimetres, not inches. "Yes, the gourd. I think with Canada being a very sensible metric country I mistakenly had it in my head as 114.75 cm. Very sorry about that (silly, basic error on my part.) - please pass on my apologies to Mr. McGregor," says an email from Guinness World Records researcher Kim Lacey in London, England to Pumpkinfest executive director Joanne Robbins. McGregor's gourd beat the previous record holder, Beidaihe Ji Fa Agriculture Development Co. Ltd in Qinhuangdao, China, which measured 110 inches or 2.8 metres, grown on Sept. 8, 2003. McGregor says it took months for the paperwork and research to be done for the record of his gourd and a prize-winning 655.9 kilogram pumpkin to be confirmed. "Joanne kept emailing them back and forth because they were confused by the measurement in inches. They got confirmation of the pumpkin's record before the gourd's," he says. McGregor says he's excited by the record but is not sure he'll be able to repeat the feat. "It doesn't happen too often. I have no idea why it grew like it did," he says. When asked about the accomplishment, McGregor is low-key but pleased. "Well, it's different, eh? As my grandchildren say, it's awesome," he says.