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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-11-11, Page 3CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1987—Page 3 Clinton gets new donut and mu �f in cafe CLINTON - Following in the trend of to- day's fast paced life, a new business has opened here to cater to the hungry needs of the people. On Halloween day, October 31, Fred and Cathy Smith opened Smith's Donut and Muf- fin Cafe. The Goderich couple noted they chose the donut business because they felt people like a place where they can get a meal in a hurry. "We felt it was needed in the area. There are many people who don't have time to sit down for a full course meal," Mr. Smith said. To this end, the Smiths are serving up a wide assortment of donuts and muffins out of their cafe. Soup and sandwiches are also available over the lunch hour for people who are looking for a quick snack. Aside from catering to people in a rush, the couple had other reasons for opening up their establishment. "We always liked meeting the public; that's one of the main reasons. We like to meet people. Working in this area, we feel as though we can meet people. People are interesting to me, and this is the best way to meet people," Mr. Smith explained. He added that as he is a driving school in- structor, having this business in the heart or Huron County will give him a chance to see some of his old students, and find out what they have done in their lives. While they have been involved in the driv- ing school profession for much of their lives, both in this area and in Birmingham, England, they've also had business ex- perience which helped them in this venture. In England Mrs. Smith had a small business where she baked and decorated wedding cakes. She also studied one course Fred and Cathy Smith opened a cafe in Clinton on October 31. It is called the Smith's Donut and Muffin Cafe, and it is located on Isaac Street. Standing behind the counter at the new store are (left to right) Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and a few of their staffers, Karen Steyn and Marguerite Gross. (David Emslie photo) on baking muffins in Guelph, as well as Both were also at one time in the hard- -another on decorating cakes in England. ware business and they owned a motel in Niagara Falls. Mrs. Smith is getting an opportunity to practice her muffin making as all of the muffins in the cafe are made from scratch, while the donuts are decorated by the staff. The clean, well lit cafe is evidence that Mr. Smith follows his own formula for suc- cess. He stated a successful business should have, "a first class product, spotlessly clean premises and a friendly atmosphere." So far this formula has proven to be a good one for the Smiths. Without advertising their opening on Halloween, they had customers coming in at 7 a.m., and the stream of business remained steady all day. "It's been steady all the way through, we're making steady progress," Mr. Smith said. According to Mrs. Smith, the customers have been pleased with the goods at the store. "People tell me the donuts are delicious, the muffins are delicious, and the soup, they love the soup. We've had all kinds of compliments." Stating that they are very pleased with their excellent staff, the Smiths expressed thanks to many people for helping them get their new business going. Without the help of contractor Don Plunkett, they said, the cafe would never have been possible. Also assisting the Smiths in the first few days of business were Vera Carman, who helped train the staff on the cash register, and their daughter Bren- da, who has had restaurant experience in MacDonald's and the Esquire Restaurant in Goderich. Anyone wishing to try out Clinton's newest cafe will find it located on Isaac Street. It is open from 7 a.m. to around 9 p.m., but the Smiths will be .happy to remain open longer if there is a demand for longer hours. Push continues for Highway 8 expansion ... • from page 1 support. It's great that we're getting this co- operation." Last month, a letter addressed to the members of the delegation who visited Fulton at Queen's Park in February receiv- ed an updated letter from the minister. Phase one of the project is set for the spring of '88, that is, four-laning the highway from Regional Road 1 (County Road 22) of Perth County easterly to just east of Regional Road 6 ( Old Highway 7 and 8, New Hamburg to the New Dundee Road). A new bridge over the Nith River in New Hamburg has to be completed, and it is an- ticipated, Fulton said, that construction will be completed by the fall of 1989. Ideally, the local committee would like the second phase of the project moved up, so that steady progress is being made on a tour -lane highway from New Hamburg to Stratford and an eventual bypass of Strat- ford. Eventually, the project will continue westward through to Goderich. Fulton wrote in his letter that a review and a complete update of information per- taining to a four -lane highway from the Stratford bypass through to Goderich would be completed by the end of the year. Ortelli said the next meeting date of December 10th gives the engineers involved time to undergo their review and explain their future steps to the committee. "I trust that the actions mentioned are considered as a major step towards ad- dressing the traffic problems in the Highway 7/8 corridor westerly from Kit- chener," Fulton concluded. County approves guidelines for waste plan • from page 1 meetings and the media, and to involve the public in the collection of data and develop- ment of assessment criteria. The master plan is to be developed in three stages: Public participation and data collection; Identification of potential areas and markets, and analysis of alternatives; Formulation of a document which identifies the preferred system for waste manage- ment in the study area and how best to im- plement that system. Exeter Reeve Bill Mickle said council should be cautious in its approach to waste management. "It's good to have this infor- mation before us, but I feel we have to tread very carefully," he said. The Ontario Municipal Act does not lay out the authority for waste management in the form of a county concept, he said. In- stead, the concept can be more closely described as municipal, he added. Mr. Mickle said he is concerned with the possible legalities facing the county in order to proceed, but he was assured that the county guidelines are well within the boun- daries of the act. County Engineer Dennis Merrall agreed with Mr. Mickle's opinion of the act's con - Think of it as a Christmas Gift Every driver on your list will appreciate a C.A.A. Membership. What a great way to tell someone how much you care! When you give u C.A.A. Membership, your friends and relatives will enioy Personal Travel Counselling, Ex- clusive C.A.A. Tour - books, Triptiks and Maps, dependable CAA Gift Membership Only 4500 Emergency Road Ser- vice and American Ex- press Travellers Che- ques fee -free. Enroll now as a new master member or give a Gift Member- ship and receive a Free 101/2" C.A.A. Bear. Call f: r more details. we deliver gift memberships festively wrapped. 482®9300 7 RATThN®UI Y ST. EAST CLIRATO 1 cept. At present, he said, the only way to change the authority from the municipal to county level is through a private member's bill or by unanimous consent of all municipalities within the county. Mr. Mer- rall also said the cost involved with opening and closing landfill sites has risen to the point where townships and towns can now no longer handle it through their assessment. Mr. Mickle also was critical of the provin- cial government for legislating programs which imposed regulations on municipalities while placing the cost for those programs in the hands of the municipal governments. In other provinces where they have pass- ed legislation imposing rules on municipalities, the provincial government pays all the costs, Mr. Mickle said. "It seems in Ontario, they i the government i set the rules and somebody else has to pay the shot." Total cost for formulating the master plan, expected to take at least two years to complete, is estimated at $200,000 and 50 per cent of that cost is to be paid by the provin- cial government. Parking time limit removed on John Street CLINTON - At their November 2 meeting, council here decided to eliminate the four hour parking restriction on the south side of John Street. At their previous meeting, council receiv- ed a letter from Clinton Public Hospital (CPH) Administrator Dan Steyn which stated that the hospital felt the four hour parking limit should be lifted due to day pa- tients needing the parking spots for a longer period of time. At that meeting, council made the deci- sion to send a letter back to the hospital stating that they felt the needs of the majori- ty were being met and they believed no change was necessary. On November 2, Mr. Steyn appeared before council and further explained his position. . After listening to his presentation, council drafted a motion which would eliminate the four hour parking on the south side of John Street and introduce two hour parking on the north side of John Street. After more discussion, this was changed to simply eliminating the four hour parking restriction on the south side of John Street. WEEKLY WEATHER 1987 HI LO November 3 20 11 4 17 6 5 7 2 6 5 -2 7 8 4 8 9 6 9 7 0 Rain 43 mm Snow 3 cm 1986 HI LO 8 -2 7 -1 8 -4 11 1 10 4 17 6 12 0 Rain 4 mm Huron County Health Unit PRACTICAL STRESS MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP Thursday, November 26 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Clinton Town Hall Cost is $25.°° which includes lunch and informative handout materials. 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