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The Huron Expositor, 1988-01-06, Page 3r NEW BUILDING STARTED - The Expositor ran this picture on June 29, 1983, to show both the work underway on the new house on the Carnochan lot, and the Carnochan house which was then planned to be torn down. • from Pagel own the house for a great length of time, and when they let it go it saw various owners and some rough times. Leo Medd obtained the house in 1978, and in 1983 he set out to build another home on the lot and tear down the Carnochan house. At that time the house had been described as `an older decayed house.' The changes made a lot of neighbors unhappy, and they disputed a proposal by Mr. Medd to Seaforth's committee of adjustment that he be granted a minor variance so he could build the home to his specifications'. A hear- ing at the Ontario Municipal Board follow- ed. The result was that Mr. Medd did not tear the house down, even though he had already built the foundation and poured ce- ment for the walls. - David Cobb and his wife Loral bought the building in September of 1983. They bad the foundation in their backyard filled in and set about restoring the home. When they got the building it was in poor condition, but they personally did most of the painting and papering, had the floors stripped and refininshed, and the holes in the walls patched. The outside of the building was painted and repaired, and once again it is one of Seaforth's most handsome and unique houses from a bygone age. THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JANUARY 6,1988 — 3 Carnochan home is an example of Victorian Cottage architecture THIS NARROW FIREPLACE was designed' for burning coal. The hand -carved wood- work and the ornate ceramic tiles make this an attractive feature in the Carnochan Residence. Corbett photo. S �l� 1•1111ffe ewe '441121p1P4OnliblilliNt&. 41.4 040,44, 1( 1arfailt is- �r� -�.. law i /r�itrtit■e'\. .' h 0 NORM F.70 MEI MOM =OM 11E01 Me THE STAINED .GLASS WINDOW is another feature which sets the -Carnochan Reslfende apart. The window was made by the same man who put the window in the Presbyterian Church. Corbett photo. CARNOCHAN HOME - The Carnochan Residence, one of the most 'fun and eclectic' homes in Seaforth, was saved from destruction in 1983 and is now a designated heritage home oc- cupied by David Cobb. Corbett photo. l Another local band 'Stunned' gets its start at the Queens e � The Queens Tavern has beertlkeeing its share of local rock bands lately, as another band from Seaforth played its first live per- formance there last week. "Stunned" is the second Seaforth band to play the Queens in the month of December. The band is made up of Al Chesney, Richard Swirklis, John McLeod, and Jeff Ball. These local musicians have been playing in various bands with different people for the past two years. Al and Richard have been playing together for the past three years, and for a while had a band with two members of the group "Sceptre" whom the Expositor featured in a story December 23, 1987. Now the two groups are in competition against each other and there seems to be a healthy rivalry brewing. Stunned plays what they call party rock. y borrow their tunes from performers David Wilcox, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, and Kiss. Their music is heavier than some of the more commercial bands like to play,. but the crowd at the Queens on Wednesday night showed some loud appreciation for what they were hearing. The band also has some originals that they play. "Goin' to the bar," "Jammin in Jamaica," and "O.D." were all produced by the band, and from what they heard their audience liked them as well as the songs they play by other artists. ' b.l' it ` it ' members come from the S' afo; are. A, �,mey, bass player and ea) voce; *. I ' li' in Seaforth all 22 years of Itrib. . g`t interested in music when Richard started teaching him how to play guitar and bass three years ago. He had a knack for music and pieced it up easi- ly. After about a year of jam sessigns they started their first band, and two yells and a lot of band members later they are where they are today. When he's not playing in the band Al is working at Dashwood Industries. Richard Swirklis, lead guitar, picked 'ftp his fust guitar shortly after he moved to Seaforth when he was only in Grade 6. He is completely self taught, and has only ever taken one lesson. He said he went in for a one learning sessipn, and decided light away it wasn't worth the money. Richard says at first he learned guitar by looking at pictures of rock stars and where their fingers were on the strings. He would just pick up his guitar, hold it hire the person In the picture held his, then hit the strings and see what it sounded like. In this way he learned a lot of the major rock sounds. Ten years after he picked up his fust guitar, at the age of 22, Richard says he still isn't as good as he would like to be, Richard is a full time guitarist. John McLeod got his first set of drums in a card game two years ago. He put them to use right away though, and did a lot of play- ing before he joined Stunned. He was with another and that played hotels in Clinton, as well as a lot of parties and buck and does. He is the first to admit that the band was really bad, but says they had fun and people pushed them into it and were really suppor- tive. About a year ago he split up with his old band, which was right at the time Al and Richard were breaking up with their old partners, so the three got; together. They bl- ed the same kind of music and they got along well, and since they got together things have been going their way. - John is also 22, and he works for a contrac- tor putting in telephone cables. • Jeff Ball plays rhythm guitar and is the newest member of Stunned as he joined about a month and a half ago. Aside from his interests in music, Jeff puts in time at the West End Garage in Clinton, and he is ap- prenticing to be a mechanic. Jeff was in the same band as John that played in Clinton. He is the oldest member of the group at 25. There are a lot of other,yle involved with the band as well. `Rocket' Ron Davis is the group's sound man and is going to he handling their lights. Natalie Swirkliss and Darlene Kramers help the band out with things like fashion coordination, hair design, and make-up. The band wanted to make it clear that "Stunner" is only a temporary name. They got the.aame while John was talking to a bar manager who asked what their name was. They didn't have a name at the time, but there was a lot of different names they had been thinking about twirling around in John's head. "Stunned" was the first thing out of his mouth. The bar manager got such a chuckle out of it that the name stuck and they haven't bothered to get a new one yet. For the first time the band played something where they made some money when they played three nights at the Queens, They are hoping for some more work and have applied to three other agen- cies, one in London and one in Dorchester, to get them booked at other bars. On the music end, the bands goal is to get a new set of tunes which would include the best of the older songs they play now, a host of contemporary popular songs, and their own originals. The band hopes they can live up to their self appointed title: "the Huron suds band of the eighties." 'STUNNED' played the Queens tavern in Seaforth recently. They are the second local band to get the chance to show what they can do, and try to break into the bar circuit full time. Corbett photo. �ViUNITY CALENDAR If youire organizing a non-profit event of interest to other Seafonh area residents, phone the recreation office at 5270882 or the Expositor at 527-0240. or mail the information to Communi- ty Calendar, The Huron Expositor, Box 69. Seaforth, Ontand. NOK 1WO well in advance of the scheduled data Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron Expositor. Wed. Jan 6 1-3 p.m. - Moms and Tots 1:30-4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard C30-5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette practice 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom 1 prat: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Centenairesctice 7:30-9 p.m. Minor Broomball 9-11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball 8-10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball at SDHS Thurs. Jan. 7 1:30 p.m. Senior Citizen's Meeting at the Legion 4:30-5:30 p.m. Novice practice 5:30-6:30 p.m. Bantam practice 6:30-7:30 p.m. Minor Broomball 7:30-9:30 p.m. Men's Basketball at SDHS 7:30-12:30 p.m. Men's Broomball Fri. Jan. 8 4-5 p.m. Senio1 Houseleague practice 5-6 p.m. Junior Houseteague practice 6-7 p.m. Midget practice 7-8 p.m. Junior Ringette practice 8:30 p.m. Arthur vs. Seahawks Sat. Jan. 9 8:30 a.m. Oilers.vs. North Stars 9:30 a.m. Canadians vs. Bruins 10:30 a.m. Whalers vs Leafs 11:30 a.m. Flyers vs Jets 12:30 p.m. Mites practice 1:30-2:30 Story Hour at the Library 1:30-2:30 p.m. Petite, Novice, Ringette 2:30-4 p.m. Public Skating Sat. Jan. 9 4-5 p.m. Huron Park vs. Atom 2 5-6 p.m. Clinton vs. Atom 1 6:30-8 p.m. Clinton vs. PeeWees Sun. Jan. 10 4-5 p.m. Atom 2 practice 5-6 p.m. Forest vs. Petite Ringette 6-7 p.m. Huron Park vs. Junior Ringette 8-9:30 p.m. Penguins vs. Flyers 9:30-11 p.m. Bruins vs. Hawks Mon. Jan. 11 4:30-8:30 p.m. Figure Skating 7:30-930-p,rn good Refinishing at SDHS Tues. Jan. 12 2 p.m. Seaforth Women's Institute at the home of Mrs. R.M. Scott 5:30-6:30 p.m. PeeWee Practice 7-10 p.m. Optimist Atom Hockey Tournament 7:30 p.m. Minor Hockey Meeting 8 p.m. Hospital Auxiliary Meeting in the Hospital Board Room Wed. Jan. 13 1-3 p.m Moms and Tots 1:30-4 p.m. Senior Shuffleboard 4:30-5:30 p.m. Tween Ringette practice 5:30-6:30 p.m. Atom 1 practice 6:30-7:30 p.m. Centenaires practice 7:30-9 p.m. Minor Broomball 9.11 p.m. Ladies' Broomball 8-10 p.m. Mixed Volleyball at SDHS