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The Huron Expositor, 1986-06-11, Page 3NEWS AND FEATURES --THE HURON EXPOSITOR, JUNE 11, 1986 -- A3 *cat attractions make for varied n BY 1.4Z WILKINS When people think of exciting nightlife they usually talk about going to Toronto, Kitchener, London or even Hamilton. But there are some local entertainment attrac- tions right here' in Seaforth that draw good crowds on weekends. The Queen's Tavern is the oldest. It is the large, two -toned beige colored building that has occupied the northeast comer of Goderich and Main Streets for more than 125 years, The Queen's is owned by Jim and Joan Parkinson, .of Seaforth, who bought it from Alex Hassan 13 years ago. The stylish, quaint tavern offers a nice atmosphere for daytime or everting dining at their patio or indoor dining lounges. For entertainment there is a separate lounge and on many weekends this area is packed with people averaging in, age from 19-30 years who come for a good time and to party. From Thursday to Saturday, the tavern throbs with music from live rock and roll bands, playing top 40 tunes and classic rock and mll. Bill Atkinson and Joan Parkinson • bookthe bands which manager Greg O'Reilly says draw people from a 40 -mile radius around Seaforth. Mr. O'Reilly also says that food at the Queen's is a good drawing card. "It's all homemade but we don't make money from the prices we charge on the menu." Besides the food and entertainment, there is an outdoor patio lounge offered at Queen's but Mr. O'Reilly says that unfortunately few people use it. Teams go to Queen's for get-togethers. Baseball and ball hockey teams go there in the summer and in the winter it is frequented by hockey and broomball teams. Mr. O'Reilly says that business men and women also have lunch there and people use the dining lounge for banquet facilities or as a meeting room. And of course there are a few people who eat at the Queen's all the time. The Queen's was first known as the Albert Edward Hotel built in July 1857 by Thomas Downey. In Downey's Hall some of the first church services were held. In 1863 Mr. Downey advertised that the bar was constantly supplied with pure wines and liquors, the table covered with all the substantials and luxuries of the season and a capable and attentive hostler was always in attendance. The building burned in 1876. The owner then was Thomas Stephens and it was known as "The British Hotel." The Queen's officially opened on April 2, 1877. The Stephens family ran the hotel from 1875 till the mid -1930s. In 1936, at age 95, "Dad" Stephens was the oldest hotel proprietor in Ontario. The building was used for various things Rene Dupuis LiVE ROCK — Live rock and roll bands, which perform each week Hotel, features country and western music, while newly -opened at the Queen's Tavern, are Just one aspect of the musical Whispers offers a disc Jockey and a dance floor. Raft's photo entertainment available on the Seaforth bar scene. The Commercial "It's what you have to offer that makes you survive in this business...." until 1960 when Alex Hassan and Hanny Shousher of London, bought it and opened it again as a hotel in April, 1962. The Queen's has lasted quite a long time and Mr. O'Reilly says it will survive. "It's what you have to offer that makes you survive in this business. 'feel we have a lot to offer." Mr. O'Reilly has worked there for about nine years. He was born and raised around Seaforth and he likes the business because it's a challenge. "You deal with every type of person. You see them at their best and their worst." Financially, Queen's Tavern is breaking even. It's a break-even business," Mr. O'Reilly says. "There's a lot of work involved. You have to work hard to make it successful." Two blocks south of Queen's Tavern is the Commercial Hotel. It was built almost ten years after the Albert Edward Hotel. In 1874 the owner, Alex Davidson, announced the rates as follows: overnight, with supper, bed Kippen church trustees debate property BY W ILMA OKE Jack Sinclair, John Cooper and Bert Faber, trustees of the Kippen United Church, attended the Tuckersmith council session Tuesday to discuss a small piece of land approximately five-eighths of an acre along the Kippen County Road. They advised counciithey ,had an unregistered deed dated 1905 and it had always been the understand- ing of Mrs. McBride and others that the property belonged to the church, and Mrs. McBride paid an annual rental fee for the use of the subject lands. Some three years ago Bernard McQuaid purchased Mrs. McBride's property and has claimed title. through a right of possession, to the subject lands. The three trustees were enquiring to what assistance council may give to help clear up the situation. Coundl informed the delega- tion that it wase private legal matter and that they should contact a iawyer to order to regain title of the property if desired. Robert Cooperof the-Hensall minor hockey athletic executive attended before coundi to request a grant to the organization for 1986. He told council the Hensall arena board has increased the rate for minor sports about 33 of $5 per hour. per cent and it was causing a very substantial 'tete resignation of Mary Ann Drost as a financial drain on the hockey organization. teacher at the special day care centre at Council told Mr. Cooper that a meeting of Vanastra was accepted by council. all the arena boards was arranged some tune Council will request the Ausable Bayfield ago and it was the general indication that Conservation Authority to undertake an minor sport organizations should be subsi- erosion control study at Part of Lot 51, dized through reduced rates at the various Concession 1, Landon Ltoad,Survey and that arena facilities. •'* '' - theConservatlonAutho]liityshouldpmceedin Tuckersmith Council reconfirmed its pre- consultation with the municipality and vious decision that it is the feeling that minor property owners with the appropriate control sports organizations should have reduced measures necessary. Council stated it is rates rather than have each and every minor prepared to accept special benefitting status organization attending before council re- for the cost of the study and control questing financial assistance. methods. Council took no action on the request at the Approved for paynent were the following meeting until a meeting can be arranged by accounts: day care centre at Vanastra, the municipal councils of Hensall, Hay, 88,661.81; special day care centre at Stanley. Hibbert and Usborne. Vanastra, 86,361.14; mads, $12,787.36• in other business council agreed it has no Vanastra recreation centre, $11,990.28 and objections to a survey of the municipality by general accounts of $350,674.79 for a total of the insurance advisory organization. 8390.475.38. POSITION OFFERED Council approved seven bylaws to estab• Council accepted the recommendation of Iish Seaforth Fire Department: to appoint a the day care supervisor at Vanastra that fire chief for the Seaforth fire area depart - Susan Nolan be offered the position of ment. George Garrick; to authorize the pari -time cook at the day care centre ala rate (Continued on Page A171 No dress code at Catholic school BYWBAIAOKE There will be "no dress code" for the Catholic students who have chosen to start high sdtooi in Se teniber in the first Catholic secondary school in Stratford, the only one in the Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School system, according to its first principal, Dan Bishop. Mr. Bishop, addressing the board meeting in Dublin Monday night, said he thought it better for the dress to be "neat and appropriate" for the expected 65 students entering the Grade nine classes. Because the students will be sharing buses wilh students of other schools, Mr. Bishop said he "did not want the student's dress to be a point of derision or others mocking them. He said he was satisfied with the number of students attending the new classes -- 45 to 46 per cent of the eligible students who will be graduating from the various elementary schools in the system in Perth County and neighboring Huron County schools. Mr. Bishop, with 18 years of teaching behind him, started with the Huron -Perth Board the first of January. He said he believes the program is well in place for September and the bus mutes laid out. Some of the students will travel a total of 50 miles to and from the school each day. In other business the board hired; Mary Ann Whittal as teacher for Family Studies at St. Michael Secondary School, Stratford (.251; Karen Wade as $Pedal Education Teacher (40 per cent 1 at St. Joseph's Scheel, Kingsbridge: and Andree Langlois, as French Immersion teacher (1.0) for St. Aloysius Sdiool. Stratford. All hitings effective September 1. 1986, COMMUNITY CALENDAR 1 Wednesday, June 11 p.m: Senior Shuffleboard 5;3`0-610 Soccer Hottseleague. Red Devils vs Blue Stingers 7 p.m. Beals vs Mainsheet, at Lions Park 710 p.in. Seaforth Horticultural Society meeting. Cars will leave Seaforth Publie Seiliool at 7:30 p.m. to go to Sloman Parks Clinton for tourof park and Sloman School Gar. Everyone welcome. 8.$0 p.m. Queens vs Villagers at Lions 8 pin. fitness at Arena. Thursdays June 12 5 7p nt Foresters Annual Chieken BBQ at Kinbrtrn Saturday cont'd 1:30-210 Story Hour at Library Seaforth Mens industrial Balt League invitational Tournament atboth parks • all day. Sunday, June 15 Mens ball tournament continues 7 p.nt. Rainouts - teams unknown 810 p.m. Rainouts - teams Unknown. Monday, June 16 7 and 810 p.m Rainonta 610 p.m. Boys Houseleague at lions 6:30 pini Muced T Bali at High Sdnool. 7-t0 " .m. Lakes softball at is 7 pan, 'Kineardtite vs Mosquitos at the Tuesday, June 17 High School. ._. _. _. oils Perk - 6:30 p.rri. SL 141arys _vs Pee Flee Boys Hardball at Optimist Park , Wednesday, June 18 1:30 p m Senior Shuffleboard _ Saturday, June 14 Si30-6.3o p.m'. Soccer H"ottseleegue. . p.m. Sadiniiifng. Jcon Green "Hornets vs Yellow Jackets: B istration at lions Park Pavilion, un n - tball Ramonts 7 and 8:30 pin.. en's Fos Reg Teatns known 6104116 parol. BoyS Ball Hockey porn, Mens Rall Hockey 0 pi*, Winthrop vs Mites Softball at Icons Park If yeti ire Organizing a non-profit event of interest to oth. : ' dente, Other Sea orth area rest' P _ . , e xe rat 527-0240, or mall the hore'ihe•recrea4lon office at 527-0682 or foe E oslfo information to Community Calendati The Anton Expositor, Bok 69, ,Seaforth, Ontario,`NOK 1WO well In advance of the sohedutetl date. Space for the Community Calendar is donated by The Huron, Ellpo5itor, Two teachers will be transferred, effective September 1, 1986: Mary Jane Osborne from St. Patrick's School, Dublin (.51 to St. Michael and immaculate Conception Schools, Stratford (.5); and Patricia Wilby, St. Aloysius School Stratford (30 per cent) to St. Aloysius, St. J'oseph's and hnmaculate Conception Schools, Stratford, (90 per cent). Two resignations were accepted, effective August 31, 1986: Mar elle Boulanger, French Immersion teacher at St. Midhaei's Schooi, Stratford; and John Milligan, Itiner- ant Core French teacher at immaculate Conception, St. Michael's and St. Joseph's Schools. CONTRACT AW Aftinela Ramseyer Construction of Stratford was awarded the contract for the construction of a permanent corridor at St. Aloysius School, Stratford. to connect rip to five portable ciassrnoms to the main school for the scam of 8122,370. i Smith Peat Roofing of Exeter %vas awarded the contract for re -roofing the original roof at Precious Blood Sehetal at Exeter for the sum of $18,384 plus contingency fund. Following his one-year term appointment, George VanSlyek is to continue as principal at St. Columban Scheel effective September 1, 1986. The Huron -Perth County Korot Catholic Separate School Board will offer Regime Education classes again for a second year at the Grade 9 and 10 teed, tentatively in three centres, Seaforth, Zurich and Goderich for the 1986.87 school year. These classes will be conditional upon sufficient student enter - meld and the acquisition of qualified teaching staff. A student who compietes these classes satisfacton'Ty, earns a secondary school credit The religious classes are held once a week after the regular school day is completed in public secondary+ schools iii' areas where t'her'e is iso Catholic sec'o'ndary school The board will ask a representative of the Royal Canadian Legion to Come to a board uieetingto explain the Child Video Identifica- tion Program being,offeted by i)istrict C of the Uglier. TheLegion is willing to carry out the iidentif-ication program with theesturlated 90,006 elementary students p% this district APP'itECIAT1ONEXPRSED kern theidaitland Valley Conser- alle A letter f ro` 'nation Authority express appreciation for the assistance of two, teachers from the Huron - Perth systein who have contributed as menhbers of the curricuhim committee of the W awanosh Valley' Conservation Education Centre by helping 'staff review and plan programs. The teachers areKathryn Regier and Ed Cappelli of St. Joseph's Separate School at Kingsbridge, and breakfast and hay for horses, $1; single meals, 25 cents; farmers with two horses, hay and dinner, 35 cents. Davidson still owned the Commercial when it burned on April 17, 1895. Six months later the present cement block hotel was opened. Its construction cost was $7,450. In a building at the back of the hotel, Davidson installed showers and baths for guests and boarders. He also added a billiard mom. Flom 1921, Charles Dungey and family operated the hotel. Alterations were made throughout the building in 1961 and John Cherries of Preston bought it in 1964. The present owner, Rene Dupuis, bought the hotel from Joe Czerwinsky 11 years ago. He says that people came to the Commercial to have a good time. The hotel draws people from 25-60 years of age, mostly farmers, from a 25 -mile radius. But, unlike Mr. O'Reilly at Queen's Tavern, Mr. Dupuis believes that the age is over for hotels and taverns in small towns. "We're all going to starve in this town," Mr. Dupuis said. "I had six good years in the hotel business and then all of a sudden this new law came out (drinking and driving) and killed the hotel business.' Mr. Dupuis says that people are worried. (Continued on Page A7) 1{ 1N THE WEEDS--Seaforth Ceetenatre Captain 'Dae Murray was one of 65 goiters to test tfielr skill on the course at the Seaforth and D1atrTct Minor Hockey golf tournament. an Saturday, Dave found htmself with a trleky shot fret the *tette on the edge of the stream, but deelded to pray It anyway iiaftIs phot* County okaysproposal' for Huronview •salaries Salaries forstipervisoi of Huronview will fncrees'e apprommafely i2 per cent over the next three years, as Huron County mental passed the • neer salary pr'opo'sal at the meeting on June 5. The eatery schedule which' Will be'rneffect until 1988, will see the assistant admfnistra for position, at the top level of the schedule, go from $32,734 tet $36136, a 12 'per cent inerease over the next three years. The chief engineer's salary will rise from $27,508 in 1986 to $30,836 in 1988. Both the housekeeping, laundry and social services su' ervisor- and the food su -� rvisor" sala" will also go from $27,508 to $30,836 in 1988 All these salaries' represent a 12 per cent increase over the three, years, The stockkeeper's salary will 'dye hien'$23 6601,o$26,156 in 1988 Meth is a rete' per cent me -ease over three year's Regis'tehed nurses at the,facihtywill get 12 percent muses phased in over three years. At the top level of the salary schedule, a registered nur'se's salary would go from 831,044 in 1986 to 834.996, in 1988. The hutting director at 1#uronview,at the top end of the salary scale, would he paid 11 per Cent more over the next three years. The salarytwould increase, from $34,424 in 1986 to $38376 m 1988. The assistant nutsing. ddeeto"r's salaryvwould rise from $32,734 this year to 836,686 in l9$$, an increase of 12 per cent over three years.