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Townsman, 1991-04, Page 4b)©110 This issue is a salute to our readers This issue of Townsman is a salute to our readers in that so many of the story ideas came as suggestions from readers. Some months ago we asked you for suggestions about renovation projects we could feature in this month's Home and Garden issue and you provided us with more than we could use. Our thanks to all those who sent in ideas, both those whose ideas were used and those who provided story ideas we weren't able to fit in. We ended up featuring five renovation projects ranging from renovations to a historic house in Avonton to the restoration of a beautiful old fireplace near Carlow, to an old railways station in Blyth that has become a home and bed and breakfast. As well for our Home and Gardens issue Bonnie Gropp visited one of the busiest gardeners in the country, a guy who, with some helpers, plants 26,000 plants a year. He's Doug Washburn who has been on -staff gardener at the Stratford Festival for 30 years and whose gardens (seen on this month's cover) are part of the pleasure of attending a Festival performance. Another team of creative Stratford people whose work is associated with the Festival is featured in a story by Dean Robinson this month. David Parson Associates is something unique: a first-class advertising agency located in a small city. The agency has won fame particularly for its work with the Festival that has made it an agency of choice for many arts organizations. There's no denying times have been tough in the retail trade in the past few months and in a small town, where main street is the face of the town, that can mean a rough time for the whole community. But in Seaforth there is, insiders say, a feeling of confidence, of pride despite the recession. Seaforth has come through a unique experiment in recent years. It was the smallest town in Canada to take part in Heritage Canada's Main Street Canada programme designed to pump new vitality into main street business sections and in doing so, enable businesses to save the fine old buildings in the community. We take a look at the Seaforth experience this month. Seeking more Great Hamburgers We've had several nominations for the Great Hamburger Hunt but we're looking for more. So far the bulk of the nominations have come from the Hanover and Goderich areas. Come on now you other towns, you must have a hamburger spot you particularly like. Get your nominations in to us by June 1 so our intrepid team of Hamburger Hunters can track down just where the best hamburgers are located. PPIDri Editor and Publisher: Keith Roulston Staff Writer: Bonnie Gropp Contributing Writers: Lisa Boonstoppel-Pot, Gregor Campbell, Jim Fitzgerald, Sandra Orr, Dean Robinson, Rhea Hamilton -Seeger Advertising Sales Manager: Dave Williams Advertising Sales Representatives: Sue Wilson, Don Sootheran Production Manager: Jill Roulston Typesetting: Dianne Josling Advertising Makeup: Jeannette McNeil Mailing Crew: Dorothea and Oscar Ducharme Cover Printing: Blyth Printing Inc. Inside Printing: Signal -Star Publishing Company Townsman is published bimonthly by North Huron Publishing Company Inc., at Blyth, Ontario. Subscription rate: 6 issues - $6.42, 12 issues - $11.77 (includes G.S.T.) in Canada; Foreign: $12.50 for 6 issues. Second Class Mail Registration No. 8509 Mailed from Brussels, Ontario. Editorial and circulation office: 136 Queen St. South, Blyth, Ont. (P.O. Box 429) NOM 1H0 Tel. 523-4792 Fax 523-9140 Advertising office: 425 Turnberry St., Brussels, Ont. (P.O. Box 152) NOG 1H0 Tel. 887-91124 Tel. 887-9114 Fax 887-9021 2 TOWNSMAN/APRIL-MAY 1991