The Village Squire, 1981-09, Page 5Villagete
Squiie
A Window on Western Ontario
Contents
Features
Singer -songwriter Jim Hagarty 5
St. Marys Opera House 6
New life in old houses 9
Furniture "dipping" 11
Columns
Six achers 12
One day ata time 15
Daytripping 16
Squire' s Table 19
Dining Information 20
Update 23
People 29
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32
Around Town
Last Word
Cover: Architect John Brock and his renovated house.
[Photo by Dean Robinson]
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For the contemplative among us this
month's Village Squire is a delight. We
guarantee Herb Shoveller's sensitive
protrait of singer song writer Jim Hagarty
will give you something to think about
long after you've put the magazine down.
[Yes it's the same Jim Hagarty who
writes One Day at a Time regular ly in the
Squire.]
Hagarty's a man who's made a lot of
changes in his relatively short life, a man
who believes the unexamined life isn't
worth a whole lot and we think you'll
enjoy reading about him. You'd also
enjoy his first album now for .sale around
Western Ontario.
More active Village Squire readers [or
those who like to read about other
peoples' projects] will be intrigued by a
Stratford architect's story of a chal-
lenging home renovation... his own. The
interview by Dean Robinson starts on
page 9. In the same vein, antique buffs
will get some valuable information from
Susan Dunlop's investigation of dipping,
stripping and the best ways to refurbish
prized old furniture.
Also in the September Village Squire
Clinton writer Elaine Townshend has
researched the St. Marys Opera Hall in
its heyday and reports the building's
future is still in doubt. See this history
feature which starts on page 6.
There's plenty more in this month's
Squire including a daytrip to Tobermory,
a Last Word column by Father J.P.
Nelligan, and a visit by Squire's Table to
a Grand Bend restaurant.
For Squire readers who really look
ahead. we'll sponsor our Christmas short
story contest again this year. Entries of
about 1000 to 2000 words should arrive
here by Thursday, October 29. The
winner will be published in our Christmas
issue and will receive a prize of 525. The
high quality of last year's entries made
judging a tough job. We hope for a
repeat.
VILLAGE SQUIRE/SEPTEMBEri 1981 PG. 3