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IT'S_ YC?L]R_ R 1ISIi1IESS
At Home - unique home
and garden accessories
The store provides retail ready-made items
as well as at-home or in -shop consulting
By Heather Mir signers they felt • intimidated .vis -
T -A Reporter iting the Raintree store and this was
kept in mind .when At Home was
EXETER •- "An unspoken, in- being created. Patrons are encour-
vitation to linger and. feel At aged to pick their own ready-made
Home." • Items or if they choose, make use
That's the philosophy interior de- of in-store or at-home consultation.
signers Lou Hyde and Leni Ver- Hyde and Vermeulen also stock a
meulen want to pro -wide selection of fabric
ject in their new « We can take and wallpaper books
retail venture named a customer but have been careful
At Home. A grand from not to:carry lines other
•, opening was held on• local stores stock.
be ronin to
Thursday after nearly g g They will also set the
two years in the end.'' mood for a. special par -
works. ty or rearrange fur -
The store is- in the former. Perry nittire to give. an existing room a
Originals building at 483 Main St., whole new look.
where Hyde_ and Vermeulen have "We can take a customer from
created a unique showroom for beginning to end." said Vermeulen,
•ready-made home arid garden ac- who added. both designers will in-
cessories. . . .. - corporate the customer's own ideas
So far, the partners have found . and work _ within budget. con -
public reception- to their store is straints.
excellent. They have attempted to In addition t� soft furnishings in=
bring unique indoor and outdoor eluding :pillows and table runners.
. accessories to the Exeter area at an • At Home carries unusual bathroom
affordable price: . accessories, candles, brightly col -
Both women worked for. Raintree ored dishes, furniture and lamps.
• Design before it relocated- to Strat- Garden statuary, whimsical wind
ford but their approach is more chimes. and bird houses can be
casual. Some people .told the de- used indoors or out and add a sense
Interior' designers Lou Hyde
and Leni Vermeulen opened
At Home on • Thursday. The
retail, store will stock unique'
home and garden : accesso-
ries.
Mother Nature's
calling all women
PETERBOROUGH -. Smell the
fragrant campfire. thrill to•the beau- -
tiful calf of the loon and enjoy the
camaraderie of women mastering
the great outdoors . by joining the
.Ontario Federation of Anglers and -
Hunters (O.F.A:H:) : Becoming an
Outdoors -Woman program.
•On August 22- to 24. women can
set a date with Mother Nature at the
beautiful Leslie M. Frost Centre
near Huntsville where each partici-
pant can design her own *outdoors
experience.
. Based on. a unique. no pressure.
women -teaching -women philoso-
phy, participants can learn to read
animal tracks and signs,•or they can
develop • basic .camping skills and
plan a canoe trip.
There are courses On how to fish
for bass, fly-fish for trout, or shoot
a bow. Courses on shotgunning and
rifle basics, using a map and com-
pass, outdoors survival,''.falconry
and much more are also offered
during the three-day session.
For more information call the On-
tario Federation of Anglers and
Hunters at (705) 748-6324.
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of humor to home decorating.
Many of the. ready-made items al-
low people to bring a new trend
into their home without spending a
lot of money or making a big com-
mitment.
Local artists including Shirley
Perry have their work displayed in
the store which will also stock
prints as well as original work.
The designers travel regularly to.
the United States to discover new
trends and find suppliers with un-
usual products. Citrus colors are
.popular this season and distressed
wood and brushed steel or antiqued
iron are frequently used in fur-
niture. A combination of iron and
wicker furniture has also become
fashionable of late.
The designers met while working
on the Huron Country Playhouse.
Grand Bend home tour and both
operated home design businesses.
The idea for a store grew out of an
interest in -providing a retail aspect
to their consulting services.
Store hours will • be Monday_ to
Friday 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and
Saturday 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. or by
appointment,
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LAW:
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,-VT'- t1.
ACCU$/
Mayor Ben Hoogenboom cuts the _ceremonialribbon to of"
ficially open the Ranch House Inn during its galaopening
in Exeter on Friday night. From the left is owners Hugh
McMaster, his wife Fran, and Richard Marier, far right. A
number of local business owners, politicians and custom-
ers attended the opening to view the -18;00 square foot.
facility that features 16 modem hotel rooms.
Inn holds gala opening
EXETER - It had the markings of
a five-star event as soon as you
walked through. the front doors. -
Courteous hosts greeted people
and led visitors on a tour, sharply
dressed servers • offered hors
d'oeuvres.on-a silver platter. guests
dined on a specially selected menu
before enjoying an evening of en-
tertainment, and a white limousine
parked outside added the finishing
touch.
Owners. of the Ranch House inn
hosted a gala opening on Friday
_night to formally introduce itself to
the community, and many local
business owners,- politicians and
• customers showed up to welcome
them to Exeter. •
Mayor Ben Hoogenboom cut the
ceremonial ribbon to officially
open _ the 18,000 square -foot com-
plei that features an ultra-
modernl6 room hotel, a restaurant,
an upper-level billiard room, a .
• small variety store and a conven-
tion centre equipped to host Wed-
ding receptions, banquets or. husi-
ness conferences. 1 1
- Other than local, bed and hreftk-
fast establishmenist Exeter has not
had a hotel for years and owners
Richard Marier and Hugh .McMas-
ter hope to tap into a market that
has, for many years, been . chan-
nelled towards Grand Bend.
Mayor Ben Ef,Oogenbimin said the
new addition I Exeter's downtown,
.is -exactly what the town needed,
;'Were glad ;to SCC • this kind_:of
development. ',Exeter -has been
wanting this fi`>t uime time."
said. adding trayeflers, out 'of town
wedding guests and visiting sport's
tennis now have (he.yptionof rdnt-
ing, a hotel room locally. "We want -
these people Ilii .tay in town.''
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NOTICE OF ROAD CLOSING
NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to The Municipal Act,
R.S.O.1990 c.45, Section 297(c), empowers the Council of the
Township of Stephen to pass a by-law to stop up and close:
A. portion of the original road allowance known as Side
Road 5 (south Road) between Concession 5 and 6 in the -
Township of Stephen, County of Huron, more particularly
described in Schedule "A" attached hereto.
The' lands comprising that part of the said road allowance
hereby stopped up and closed, shall be subject to easements for
existing sewer, watermain and'hydro serviceson the Iands in
question. - -
That subject to the' said easements, the lands comprising that
part of the said road allowance hereby stopped up and closed
shall continue to be vested in the Corporation of the Township
of Sfephen to be dealt with from time to time as the Council of
the said Corporation may see fit and deem proper. •
And that the Council of the said Corporation will hear, in
person or by counsel, s•llicitor, or agent, any person who claims
that his land will be' prejudicially affected by the said by-law
and who applied to be heard at a meeting to be held at the .
Council Chambers, 38 Victoria Street East, Crediton, Ontario in
the Township of Stephen, County of Huron on the 8th day of
Tutt' 1997 at the hour of 5:00 p.m.
Dated at Crediton, Ontario this 9th day of June 1997.
Larry R. Brown, Administrator
Township of Stephen
SCHEDULE "A"
That portion of the original road allowance in the Township of
Stephen lying between Lots 5 and Lots 6 in Concession 5 and
Concession 6, save and except for the westerly 200 metres.
COLIC. 7CONC. 6
CONC. 5
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LOT 6 1 LOT 6
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