HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes Advocate, 1992-06-03, Page 5Big Daddy Shin Digs' outdoor -patio features their homemade bar stools, primary coloured ta-
bles and "wild" paintings like the one shown here. David Prentice at front left and Jay Watson
don't mind showing their crazy side but say they °run a tight ship". Behind the bar Is employ-
ee Jay Wright.
Times-AdNooete, Jure 3, 1992
FIIntstones and the Jetsons
hit the Grand Send bar scene
By Michelle Ellison
T -A Staff
GRAND BEND - What do you
get when you bring a Toronto busi-
nessman, a high rollls' DJ., a tech-
nical genius and a dedicated, health
conscious cook into a lakeside par-
ty town? For three young entre-
preneurs, it is Big Daddy Shin
Dig's, the latest addition to the res-
taurant/bar scene in Grand Bend.
Joe Kiss, 23, David Prentice, 28
and Jay Watson, 24 pooled their in-
dividual abilities to create the in-
digenous establishment with a
unique atmosphere and even more
Unique name.
"We all complement each other,"
says Watson. Prentice contributes
his past experience in the club
scene in Toronto. Mis involvement
in an "exclusive" dance club called
the Tazmanian Ballroom and a-res-
taurant/bar called the Messiah gave
him impressive insight into Toron-
to's "alternative" social scene, al-
lowing him to competently handle
a position as editor-in-chief for an
arts and lifestyle magazine called
I.C.E.
Watson is the D.J. and the mind
behind the music for the nightlife
of the bar and his co-owner Pren-
tice boasts that he has "played at
the hottest clubs in Toronto" and is
extremely talented in the produc-
tion aspect of the music industry.
Kiss, his co-owners admit, is the
"master carpenter, technical genius
and draftsman" of the trio. With-
out him, the "wave -shaped" bar
wouldn't be a feature attraction of
patrons.
Their compatibility is expressed
best by Prentice when hn says, "I
wish I'd known Joe and Jay when I
had my other restaurant. Wed still
be int"
Why did these young entrepren-
eurs bring their talents to the vil-
lage of Grand Bend?
CBMI opens new craft store
EXETER - Chris-
tian Blind Mission In-
finenAtimAl (CBMI),
is opining a new craft
store in Exeter. Come
mid June, CBMI's
new "World of Goods" store will
open its doors to the public.
This will be CMBI's third interna-
tional craft store: the other two are
in Stouffville. Ontario, and Maple
Ridge, British Columbia. All three
of these stores deal exclusively in
goods produced by disabled people
in developing countries. In this
way. the stores are an extension of
CBMI's work of rehabilitation
among disabled men and women
overseas.
Having already specialized in the
field:of basic orientation arid mobil-
ity and daily living'ikills, add hav-
ing already become active in voca-
tional rehabilitation and livelihood
training, CBMI is now helping dis-
abled artisans sell their products.
Through CBMI's stores, these ca-
pable and talented artisans aro able
to find a profitable market for their
crafts. Otherwise they would be
forced to sell their wares through lo-
cal "middlemen." In such cases, the
disabled artisans see very little of
the profit.
"CBMI wants to eliminate the
need for 'middlemen' and funnel as
much of the profit back to. the dis-
abled artisan as possible. In this
way, we can help complete the cy-
Clti Of'donation,. rehabilitation, pro-
duction and self-sufficiency," says
Art Brooker, national director of
CBMI Canada.
CBM1's newest "World of Goods"
taore is located at 293 Main Street
in Exeter. It will be managed by
Carol Gingerich, who has just re-
cently retuned from a seven-year
tern with CBMI in the country of
Ethiopia.
Christian Blind Mission Interna-
tional is an interdenominational,
worldwide fellowship of committed
Christians dedicated to serving the
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"It's got the nicest beach going,"
says Watson. "1 came here on busi-
ness and really liked it. Everyone
is so nice and supportive," adds
Prentice. It isn't unusual for other
bar owners and the general public
to simply "pop their heads in the
door" and wish the them luck, he
taus.
the business "adds a little fla-
vour" to the restaurant and bar
scene of the Bend and diis was the
owner's full intent. Watson de-
scribes it as "indigenous" and says,
"We'rctind ofgoing with a combi-
nation of Flintstones veld Jetsons
decor."
Primary coloured stripes align
the one wall of the main room
while painted murals adorn other
walls and -the outside - patio. 'Sar
stools, made by the owners them-
selves, use steel rods to as support
and the tables are freshly decorated
with spray painted pinwheels.
One will not see any neon signs
endorsing beer labels (they only
carry four kinds), carpeting or
"knotty pine" furniture because
they simply add to the heat in the
peak of summer.
The gentleman want to make it
clear that they don't wish to attract
a certain group of "Benders" but
rather a medley of patrons. Watson'
sari -their plan was to establish "a
cultural mosaic of aultudos. Wo
didn't want to bo labelled this or
that" Prentice adds, "Everybody
comes hero. 'There is no distinct
group." They hope it remains that
way.
Any weekend night, one could
find Watson playing every kind of
music from the Tragically Hip or
• Steve Miller Band to the latest in
house and dance mixes.
To accompany the night life, Big
Daddy Shin Dig's Offers a limited
but tasty array of 'casually dining
items on its foodlnettu that one can
enjoy on the shaded outdoor patio.
Success on the Victoria Day
long -weekend seems to be a sign of
good things'to come for Big Daddy
Shin Digs but the -group still -doesn't
know whether Grand Bend will
keep them busy enough this fall to
remain open through the winter.
But for the summer, the owners
simply want their patrons to relax
in The "aim" attriospliere they have
created. As employee Jay Wright
says, Big Daddy Shin Digs is "a va-
cation from the traditional bar
scene in Grand Bend"
NOTICE TO PATRONS
OF THE
EXETER PUBLIC CEMETERY
By July 1, 1992, the Exeter Cemetery Board must comply with
the new provincial Cemeteries Act. After that date, it will cost
you - the customer - more for.
1. An Interment Rights Contract (previously called purchase of
Lot by way of Deed), because the new act requires 40% or
$150. for each grave (whichever is greater) of the total price to ,
be set aside in a Care and Maintenance Fund (previously called
perpetual care fund). Consumers will notice a substantial in-
crease when lot prices change July 1.
2. Care and maintenance must be paid when purchasing Mark-
ers or Monuments at a Memorial Dealer. These monies must
be turned over to the Cemetery. Board's Care a9d•Maintenanne.
Fund. Iry turn, .the Cemetery:Board (rather than the family) will"
be responsible for keeping, all monuments in the cemetery in a
safe condition.
3. The by-laws (rules and regulations) of the Exeter Public Ceme-
tery are being rewritten to incorporate the new terminology of
the Act, to adjust the rates, and to deposit contract forms with
the Ministry for approval.
The Exeter Cemetery Board wanted you to- know about these
changes that are to take place shortly so that services or sup-
plies can be purchased before the change. Inquiries about price
changes may be made 'at either the Cemetery Office or the Mu-
nicipal Office.
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