Times-Advocate, 1988-08-17, Page 7n
the
Street
By Jim Beckett
This weck's.colutnn very nearly was entitled "On the Lake" instead
of on the street because getting back in gear after a vacation is al-
most impossible for me. •
The hcatwave"has hit the Haliburton arca just' as severely. as our
part of the province, but somehow it is more bearable when you can
wear an old pair of shorts and sit. in the lakes My definition of hcav-
- en •is going. 10 days in a row. without -having to wear a tic:
:.We stayed at an area called Maple_ Lake which is situated between
Haliburton and Minden. Both. towns are right in the middle of what
is -probably the--best-year_ever-for vacationers:The stores--and-Side-7-
walks
tores-and.side-walks are extremely b'u:sy and parking spaces are at a premium even
on weekdays.
The local newspaper, the Haliburton County -Echo, stated the arca
is undergoing a fantastic rate of growth with new businesses opening
almost every week. The editorial writcr.qucstioncd whether it was
good that so much growth was coming so quickly, and: would it real-
ly make Iialiburton a better place;..or would the rapid expansion and
hundreds of additional vacationers make the -pretty little town just an-
other place to get away from rather than a place -to visit.
Thc similarities to Exetcr in. this regard arc amazing; with the ex-
ception that cottage country is.really made up of two types of peo
plc, the locals and the visitors; where Exeter basically serves the
same people year round. • • -
You can•tctl by the letters to the editor that many "Locals" -would
gladly get along without thousands of fret -spending, demanding tour-
ists roaring across their lakes and cutting ahead of them in the stores.
Many people believe the arca has had enough expansion. Others see
the benefit of commercial growth to provide jobs and needed incomes
for those .wlio have chosen to make cottage country their home on a -
year -round basis. -
The .battle is a long. way from -over, especially when it involves -
peace and quiet vs. prosperity. •
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By the time you read this the first round of hockey registrations in
Exeter will be over; with thcfinal day slated for Saturday, August 27
at the Rec Centre. The minor hockey executive has managed to hold .
the line on price increases with registration. remaining unchanged at
S175.• • " -
Last year's 520.00 discount has been eliminated because the associ-
ation lost money last season. There are still family, discounts and.ad-
ditional savings for those who live in- Exeter or Usbornc who will
have their fees subsidized. With -two boys wanting to sign up again
this year, assistance from the municipality in the amount of S40.(X)
per child is a great help. .
President Tom McCann's newsletter said the goal this year is to
make .Exeter Minor Hockey a family affair and promote two-way
communication through hockey mothers.
• *- * * * * * * * *
Beginning today the service bays at Exeter Sun Service will.be
closed. Andy DeBoer, who recently -sold the property to Suncor, will
be keeping the gas pumps operating until the end of the month. He
said he. has not been informed of what plans the gas company has for
the property.
Back
in time
10 years ago
•The Fleck Manufacturing strike in i-luron Park finally ended after
employees voted to accept a two year contract which gave them a un-
ion security clause, That brought an -end to 1.63 days of bitter oppo-
sition. •
The ill -feelings between striking and non -striking workers were
not'dissipated, however. After being called obscene names, threatened
over the phone, and being subjected to a variety of willful damage
incidents, the non -striking workers said it would be difficult to go
hack intothe plant and work beside the striker~.
Meanwhile, the UAW agrccd to drop charges -against Fleck manu-
facturing as part of the strike settlement. In turn; Fleck agrccd to use
its influence with the -Ontario Provincial Police to have charges un-
der the criminal code for various picket -line disturbances dropped.
20' years • ago
"The population of the Township of Stephen is due for a sharp
rise in the next 12 years if the present trend continues;" the T -A re-
ported in August, 1968. "At its latest meeting, Stcphcn Council
heard a report from consulting engineers, projecting the municipali-
ty'spopulation to 4,(X)0 by 1980." - .
jl9f the eaansion was clue to huge additions to Dashwood In-
dustries. In the same issue o id l A, it was announced that a pre-
fab•home production plant would also bc located in Huron Park,
bringing with it an additional 200 jobs.
•The Canadian Department of Agriculture cautioned against get -
rich -quick schemes involving chinchillas, noting: 1) Raising chin-
chillas for profit is no job for amateurs, and 2) "It is difficult to rear
chinchillas on a commercial scale in basements, garages or other
makeshift accommodations."
50 years ago
•The Dionne Quintuplets were pictured in an ice-cream advertise-
ment on the pages of the T -A in 1938. Over a photo of thc five
young girls eating -ice cream, a banner read: "Mclorol Ice Cream
Chosen For Thc Quints" and underneath that: "Famous five enjoy a .
Mclorol cone on fourth birthday".
•"The interior of thc Trivitt memorial church is being re -decorated
and will bc re -opened on thc occasion of the SOth anniversary which
will be observed on the first Sunday in September."
• c Exeter Horticultural Society has 116 members this year and
the slogan for the flower show on Saturday is "Every member a
disp • ', ' thc T -A explained in August 1938. "The Society wishes
to make it clear that the flower show is held for the education and en-
joyment of all within its reach."
r
70 years ago
•Wttile most of the space on the front page of the Exeter Advocate
was taken up by bowling results from the eighth annual Exeter
Bowling Association tournament, one column told of the news in
Europe: "The British and French, including the Australians and Ca-
nadians, have been carrying on a great offensive during the past two
weeks, and have been driving back the enemy all along the line, cap-
turing many guns and thousands of prisoners. Among the prisoners
captured last month arc over 1,000 officers, including several gener-
als.
"The Allies have decided to intervene in Russia and have landed
troops in the north and cast. British and French airmen continue the
bombardment of German towns and cities, and have downcd nearly
100 German machines in the past week."
Times-Advocale, August 17, 1988
Page 5
Development a "first"
TAYLOR CONDOS - Jack Taylor and son Jeff of Stoney -Ridge Develop- for Exeter. The units should be ready for -an open house on August 27.
ments are proud of their new five -unit luxury condominium project = a first
Exeter prepares for first condos
BV• .Adrian Harte
• EXETER - The days of the con-
dominium as a low-cost housing al-
ternative went With the.1970s.- The
1980s brought back the condomin-
ium as a `luxury, -low-maintenance
j‘k c Iling ft3r those, too .busy to
spend hours on the lawn every
Week. Exeter has_ just entered the
luxury condominium. market with
the construction of five units by
Jack Taylor's Stoney Ridge Devel-
opments.
"These are the first in 'Exeter,"
said Tf'ylor Of his test project to
create a.condominiu n market in the
town. While the developer's Ston=
cy Ridge Acres is still growing, he
was interested in exploring new.
niches in the .market.
"I think there arc more people
who want to get home from work
and go. golfing rather than cut two
acres ()Hawn," he said, explaining
that the best attraction of condo -
handle the upkeep of the 'lawns and
to provide snow removal.
Alt of the units. are unique in
floorplan. Two single -storey and
three two-storey units complete the.
Simcocand Edward Street property,
but they share similar specifica-
minium living is its almost Main-
tenance -free aspect. A condomin-
ium corporation will likely be set"
up by thc five property owners to -
Peter's Point
Continued from page 4.
meringue pie, peach pie (all
home-made, of course), strawberry
trifle, oh, stop it, stop it, before
it is too late.
Maybe 1 shouldn't let you in on
my secret. Maybe it'll drive the
price up. But if -you promise to
tell only a select few, here it is: I
have recently come across a
dessert which I consider a viable
alternative to richer, more
elaborate creations. A runner-up
to the old-time favourites..
Without mentioning a brand name
(I would be so embarrassed to
receive a shipment from the
manufacturer), let me say that I
am very fond of cappuccino
yogurt. Of all the "home -bought"
desserts, this • is now my first
choice. (And I am firmly
convinced that it has less calories
than for example Neapolitan ice
cream which I find so difficult to
resist.) Should you" know
anything detrimental about
cappuetialfogu—n7:11MMtil
tell me. Leave me my illusion.
After. a hard day's work in my un -
air -conditioned office I just love
to sit down to this cool treat, a
bowl of this mellow, slightly
tart, ever so refreshing manna
from heaven. Invented by an angel
of mercy. 1 am sure. Heavenly.
And made from milk, not cream.
Which means I can eat twice as
much without fcar of gaining
weight. Make sense? You bet.
You never know what kind of
G.W. Parsons &
Associates Inc.
Management,
Accounting and
Computer System
Services
Doug Denomme Karen Neevei
Gerry Parsons C.M.A
396 Main Street South
Exeter, Ont.
(519) 235-1304
advice you find in this column, do
you?
tions. All have two -bedrooms,
three bathrooms, an oak kitchen and
staircase, a fireplace, a single ga-
rage, walk-in closets and a full
basement. The average size is
1;800 square feet and four of them
will sell for around S130,000. The
larger corner unit boasts more win-
dows and extra features and will be
priced accordingly.
One unit is sold already and Tay-
lor hopes enough interest will be
shown at his August 27-28 open
house to spur the sale of the rest of
the development.
"There's a buyer for everything,".
said Taytot, but he adds that bc-
cause of the area he has had 10 fi-
nance the project from the start.
"In the city this would have been
sold before you started," he ob-.
served. -
Taylor exjx'cts most interest in
the condominiums to come from
older or retired families, mainly be- -
cause they offer only two bedrooms
and a six -metre back yard.
if all goes well with these units,
Taylor expects to put more condo-
miniums on Exeter's horizon in the
next few years, although he has no•
land set aside yct.This develop-
ment has undergone sonic teething
pains, according to Taylor. Town
council was reluctant to grant the
- multi-family-zoning-for-theaot and
some local residents were concerned
-as the development was continually
referred to as a "group home" in do-
cumentation. However, Taylor is
confident he has actually increased
the value of neighboring properties
by building the luxury condos.
"I wouldn't. be scared to do it
again," he said.
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