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A busy start for new Hensall bakery
By Scott Nixon
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
HENSALL — Things are
off to a busy start for the
new Duttmann's Bakery
on Hensall's King Street.
Jonathon and Kara
Pearson opened the bak-
ery Dec. 1 and both
describe business as "very
busy" and above their
expectations. The couple
bought the business in
October and live upstairs
with children Mary, 8, and
Jesset, 4, with another
child on the way in two
months.
Kara has been a baker
for years and had been
working out of her home
before buying the bakery.
She has been selling her
products at farmers' mar-
kets for a couple of years.
Kara, who does most of
the baking, didn't original-
ly start out looking to buy
a building — she was sim-
ply looking for a mixer
and ended up touring the
bakery, which had been
closed for four years after
former owner Ulrich
Duttmann shut down.
Kara then decided to buy
the building, in large part
because of the nearly 100 -
year -old brick oven, the
largest in use in Canada.
The oven, at least 20 -feet
deep and able to hold 310
loaves of bread, heats the
entire building and covers
the back wall of the build-
ing.
Kara says the brick oven
cooks efficiently and even-
ly. It's powered by natural
gas, although it was origi-
nally fired by coal. The
oven was built in 1909 by
Everett Haist from bricks
from the Hensall salt mill.
The size of the oven is a
big advantage for the busi-
ness.
Kara does many special-
ty breads including olive
and oregano, onion sage,
whole wheat flax, butter-
nut squash, French
baguette, ciabatta, rye,
Mennonite sweet dough,
white and whole wheat
bread. Cookies are anoth-
er big seller at the bakery.
Kara also takes special
orders and fills orders for
Eddington's and the Blyth
Inn. She stresses every-
thing is made from scratch
using no preservatives.
Baking runs in Kara's
family — her grandfather
owned a bake shop and
her parents owned a
restaurant for years.
Kara said other Hensall
businesses and the entire
community have been
supportive of her new
business and she and
Jonathon are happy to be
in Hensall. She particular-
ly thanks Anne Preszcator
for helping her start up.
After only a couple of
days in business, Kara
said last week she's been
getting lots of orders.
"We've been busier than
I ever assumed we would
be."
Christmas meal at Hensall Drop-in Dec. 16
By Liz Sangster
HENSALL CORRESPONDENT
HENSALL — At Hensall United Church
the service began with an organ prelude,
welcome and announce-
ments, joys and concerns
and the passing of the peace.
Chuck Mallette was the organist with
Judy Mock and Paul Norton greeting
everyone. Lillian and Lucielle Beer were
the ushers and received the offering.
Jayne Fragiskatos and Marilyn Taylor
attended the nursery. Les Hills and Bill
Gibson lit the candles and gave the read-
ings. Pastor Fred Darke's message:
Peaceable Righteousness.
A service to participate in the world-
wide campaign to overcome violence
against women and children, 'On the
Wings of a Dove', will be held Dec. 12.
Christmas Eve service will begin at 7:30
p.m.; everyone is welcome.
Carmel Presbyterian Church
At Carmel Presbyterian Church Rev.
Nick Vandermey was the guest minister
and also conducted communion service.
Assisting with the service were Robert
Bell, Al Hoggarth, and Robert Taylor.
Hoggarth also read the Advent message
and lit the candle of peace. We heard the
word of God from Isaiah 11:1-10, Psalm
72, and from Matthew 3:1-12.
The sermon referred to the horrors of
war and also the tragic events of the pre-
sent. Joyce Pepper was the organist for
the ministry of song and
also accompanied the
carol sing before the ser-
vice. Al and Millie Hoggarth will deliver
the white gifts to Precious Blood in
Exeter.
On Dec. 15 at 7 p.m. caroling will be
held at Northcrest with people meeting at
the church at 6:45 p.m. Dec. 24 at 7 p.m.
a Christmas Eve service will be held at
Carmel Presbyterian Church. Everyone
is welcome to attend.
Christmas meal
Come out and enjoy the friendship of
the Christmas meal at the Hensall Drop-
in on Dec. 16 at Hensall United Church.
Lunch will be served at 12 noon.
Following lunch Bob Heywood will enter-
tain. We welcome all local individuals to
this luncheon, held on the third Thursday
of each month. The cost is $5 per person.
If required, transportation can be provid-
ed. To make reservations, contact Marg
Cole at 262-2304 or Faye Skinner at 235-
0258 by noon on Mon., Dec. 13.
HENSALL NEWS
FLEE PHOTO WITH SANTO
Sat. Det. 11
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
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DROP IN
UPSTAIRS AT
HANSEN'S
62 THAMES RD. E.
EXETER 235-6131
Kara Pearson, owner of the newly -opened Duttmann's Bakery in Hensall, stands
with her nearly 100 -year-old brick oven, the largest brick oven in Canada still in
use. She opened the business Dec. 1 with her husband Jonathon. (photo/Scott
Nixon)
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