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Huron Expositor, 2003-11-19, Page 8S -THS I41111011 IXPO$ITO1t, MOVE IS, S003 News Year-long friendship turns into new business partnership By Sara Campbell Expositor Staff Within the first week of opening their new business in Seaforth, co-owners of Classic Touch Liquidation are already restocking their inventory. Donna Teatero and Maureen Renning held the grand opening of their business, Classic Touch Liquidation, at 60 Main St., on Nov. 1. "We have had overwhelming support from the community," said Teatero, of Egmondville. "Our first week was amazing." Classic Touch Liquidation has a wide variety of furniture, bedding, kitchen appliances, bathroom supplies, electrical tools and more. "We have a little bit of everything." said Renning, of Brucefield. Teatero said they purchase their products from warehouses and sell at "lower than warehouse price." She added that they ensure all of their products of are good quality. "We've seen other warehouse stores but we wanted ours to have a classier look," said Renning, adding that is why they named their business Classic Touch Liquidation. Teatero said their inventory changes regularly and have a fully stocked inventory. "We want to give our customers a large choice," said Renning. Teatero said they are already planning to expand their business by adding larger appliances such as fridges, stoves and dishwashers. Renning and Teatero met only a year ago, through their Sara Campbell photo Donna Teatero and Maureen Renning are the co-owners of a new Seaforth business, Classic Touch Liquidation,.at 60 Main St., which opened on Nov. 1. Brussels Business Group complete main street facelift By Sara CompbeN Expositor Staff The Brussels Business Group has recently completed a one-time project of giving the town's main street a facelift. "We received 100s of compliments from town people and others from across the area about how beautiful our main street now looks," said Deb Seili, member of the Brussels Business Group. -Seili said a grant program was offered to owners of downtown storefronts as an incentive to enhance the front of their buildings. She added that although many of the storefronts are empty or the building is unoccupied, giving them a facelift could help to attract businesses. "It just really helps to make our main street more attract to everyone," she said. "It's a one-time opportunity for these store LOWER MONTHLY PAYMENTS 1st & 2nd Mortgages $25,000. - $190.80dmth $50,000. - $381.61/mth $100,000. - $763.21/nth can 1-866.667.5643 Fa.'Mor Mortgage Funding Mortgages Bought, Sold vow owners to take advantage of this grant because hopefully they won't need to be painted again for quite a few more years." Fourteen store owners participated in the program and had their buildings painted over the summer. The business group is only waiting for responses from two other store owners about whether they will participate as well, she said. Seili said the idea for the grant program came while organizing the Brussels Home Tour in 2002. She said the group designated funds from the tour to beautify and make,. improvements to the Brussels main street. Seili said the Business Group's only source of income is from the Home Tour, with the next tour planned for 2004. She added the group has no membership fees or any other fundraising events. She said that the group also purchased hanging flower baskets and additional trees for the main street, which totalled $2,500. Seili said a Downtown Improvement Project Sub- committee was established to organize the program, purchase the flowers and trees, contact store owners and coordinate paint colours for the storefronts. The group recommended getting students to help paint so they may use the time towards the volunteer hours required to gain a high school diploma and to gain respect for the main street businesses so the students will not deface the buildings, said Seili. She added the final say of paint colours, painters or other materials was made by the store owners. "The committee had no particular theme in mind. We just wa9ted to give the main street a totally, fresh facelift," she said. Share an extraordinary dinner thls holldav seasoiL Experience our "made right here" specialty meats for special occasions. Call ahead to order... • Wine -cured ham • Hickory -smoked ham • Boneless smoked turkey breast • Stuffed pork loin roast • Marinated beef roast • Cold cuts platter And, our Gift Certificates make the perfect gift! 180 BROCK AVENUE, HENSALL • (519) 262-3130 husbands who are -friends. Teatero said it was actually their husbands that came up with the idea for the business. "They thought is 'was something the town was missing," said Teatero. Teatero said their children are also an an active, part of the business along with their husbands, by assisting with inventory and stock. "Our children have been great help and excellent support," said Renning. "It really is a family business." Classic Touch Liquidation is closed Monday and Tuesday, open Wednesday from 9 - 3 p.m., Thursday 9 - 5 p.m., Friday 9 - 9 p.rn., Saturday, 9 - 5 p.m. and Sunday 11 - 5 p.m. Do you want to SAVE 1 0% on your Shopping!! Get Your Seaforth BIA Bucks at CIBC & TD Canada Trust THANK YOU As 1 look back over the past three years. 1 cannot help but wonder where the days have gone. I guess time really does fly when you're having fun! The first Huron East Council has worked very hard for its ratepayers. Getting our new Municipality up and running hasn't always been an easy or pleasant task. but each and every Councillor has diligently put in the hours to get the work done. They have my admiration and respect - Em proud to call each of them my friend. 1 wish to send my own special thanks to all of you for allowing me the privilege of serving you for the past six years - both in Seaforth and Huron East. I've enjoyed every minute of it and 1 will miss it. - Good Luck to the new Council and to all of you. God Bless! Lin Steiner Soon to be "former" Mayor of Huron East. but very proud to have been the "first" Mayor of Huron East. MARG ANDERSON Thank you . for your support in the recent election! / will do my best to represent you. Comments, questions or concerns... call me at 523-4894 W.G. THOMPSON MITCHELL ROUNDUP READY CORN PLOT RESULTS Cooperator Clem Schoonderwoerd Town: MitchellRRcorn Dealer Name: WGT Mitchell Soil Type: Clay Loam Tillage: Conventional County: Penh Territory: 302 Planting Date: 05/23/03 Harvest Date: 11/1W03 Province: Ontario Plot ID: 302072 Row Width: 30.00 Plot Size: 1.713 Company Hybrid Heat Traits* Units Moisture % Yield Adj Yield (Bu/Ac) (Bu/Ac) Lodging Test wt Hyland Hyland Dekalb Hyland Hyland Hyland HLR 257 3000 G RR 34.8 146.9 HLR234 2825 RR 31.8 159.1 DKC42-71 2850 G BT RR 31.8 160.2 HLRBX312 2850 G BT RR 29.3 155.9 HLRX3052 2850 G RR 23.7 134.1 HLR 229 2700 RR 24.9 140.4 Hyland HLR234 2825 RR 31.7 155.0 Hyland HLRX 2053 2700 RR 30.4 150.3 Hyland HLRBX311 2700 G BT RR 29.0 152.0 Hyland HLR 228 2650 G RR 25.7 1532 Hyland HLR 229 2700 ' RR 25.2 144.6 Hyland HLR234 2825 RR 32.4 156.7 Plot Notes Plot Averages: 29.23 150.7 N3030 & 6260 some coon damage P3893 eliminated because of coon damage • Note: G - Grain, BT - ECB Resistant, LL - Liberty Link, RR - RoundUp Ready(Tm), CL • Clearfield(Tm), HpH - HpH Tolerant, W - Wary, N - NuMdense, LP - Low Phylate, HP - High Protein 2 Hyland Drive, Blenheim, Ontario, NOP 1A0 144.7 156.9 158.8 155.4 134.4 141.5 156.9 151.9 153.3 154.1 145.3 156.9 150.9 EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC 49.00 49.00 49.00 50.00 54.00 53.00 50.00 51.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 52.00 W.G. THOMPSON MITCHELL GRAIN CORN PLOT Cooperator Clem Schoonderwoerd Town: MitchellSc hoonderwoerd Dealer Name: WGT Mitchell Soil type: Clay Loam Tillage: Conventional County: Perth Territory: 302 Planting Date: 05/23/03 Harvest Date: 11/10103 Province: Ontario Plot ID: 302071 Row Width: 30.00 Plot Shoe: 6.970 Company Hybrid Heat Traits* Moisture % Yield Ad) Yield Lodging Test wt Units (Bu/Ac) (BulAc) HYland HYland Hyland Hyland Wand Wand HYland Hyland Pioneer Hyland HYtand Novartis Hyland Dekalb HYlend Hyland Hyland Hyland Hyland Hyland Hyland Nylarxt Wand Hyland HOlind Hyland Wand World Hylind Wand HL 6275 HLX 2019 HLB 282 HL 2368 HLX 3023 HL 8275 HLX 3013 HI.X 3022 38P05 HL 2368 HL B275 N3030BT HL 8282 DK 42-22 HL 8278 HL B275 141:2371 HLX 3013 HL 6267 HL 6275 HL 2288 HLX 3025 HLB 258 HL 8260 HL 8275 HLX 3019 Hams HL 2232 Hum HL 8275 2750 3000 2850 2825 2900 2750 2750 2850 2850 2825 2750 2850 2850 2850 2750 2750 2750 2750 2750 2650 2900 2600 2650 2750 2560 2600 2550 2550 2750 G BT 28.1 34.0 BT 32.3 G 30.5 G 33.0 GBT 27.5 G 31.6 G 26.4 G 28.5 G 33.0 GBT 28.0 G BT LL 29.5 BT 32.6 G BT 32.4 GBT 28.3 G BT 29.6 G 27.9 G 25.5 25.5 G BT 28.3 G 25.7 G 26.4 GUT 28.0 G BT 24.5 O 8T 27.5 G 26.2 G ear G 28.3 G 28.1 0 8T 29.3 138.7 144.7 1472 152.4 139.6 151.5 129.2 153.3 145.7 147.5 145.4 148.8 152.0 155.0 131.1 140.9 149.5 137.6 1342 150.7 153.4 156.0 152.6 134.8 147.7 143.0 141.8 148.8 151.7 143.4 145.5 148.9 148.9 151.5 136.1 145.5 124.4 149.7 143.3 148.3 145.5 149.7 153.9 157.7 134.8 145.5 151.7 137.3 131.4 145.5 148.8 152.0 1492 121.8 145.5 141.6 141.3 147.1 152A 146.5 VG EXC EXC EXC VG EXC EXC EXC EXC EXC VG VG EXC EXC EXC EXC VG VG VG EXC EXC VG VG VG VG VG EXC EXC EXC EXC 50.00 47.50 48.00 48.00 52.00 49.00 49.00 32.50 52.50 49.00 50.00 51.00 50.00 49.00 49.50 50.00 52.00 54.00 53.00 49.00 55.00 5540 56.00 49.00 53.00 5340 54.00 1440 50.00 Mot Nio1M Plot Avsrageo: 211.10 1166 1413 N13030 & 8260 some coon damage P9353 simIn led because of coon damage • orale: S • Stinker • EC8 Ruled rtr, LL - Lber y Unk,f#ft • Aotr►dUp Ready(Tm), CL • CUrAwbnmjti HpH • ?H,Thlerang W• Ibbas M•Mahn" LP• Low PION, ffP• PFolsirt 2 I4id Dem,111alllisen, Cairro, NOP IAO