Oakville Beaver, 30 Jul 1993, p. 17

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"I wanted the theme to be spacey, rock and roll," says creative designer Frank Bernotise who spent time in Memphis, Tennessee walking the grounds of Graceland before converting the cavernous yacht warehouse into Oakville‘s funkiest new entertainment centre. By KATHY YANCHUS here‘s a little bit of Elvis® : Graceland in Oakville and the k. ‘teaser‘ is, where would you find it? Walk through the door of the newlyâ€"opened "fun centre" Teasers on Speers Road and get a blast of blackness accentuated with big, bold primary color accessories, and neon signs and designs and there you have it. "I wanted to motivate myself some way," says the Grimsby artist, so he hopped into his car last winter "and took off," not knowing where Oakville Beaver Staff Fun centre will tease your senses and skills Teasers manager Warren Boocock inside the spacious and uniquely decorated pool table pit. ~BUSINESS ~THE OAKVILLE BE/ His work complete, Bernotise ‘handed over‘ his creation to Warren Boocock, the young college business graduate whose job it is to make Teasers fly. The car, however, ‘stopped‘ in Memphis where Bernotise was so taken with the spirit of Elvis as he talked with the locals that he wanted to reâ€"create some of that enthrallment in a big way in Oakville. The result is a much talked about decor which pleases Bernotise to no end because "I put my heart and soul into it." Almost six months ago now, he moved to Oakville, set up his drawing board, and without the aid of blueprints, designed and painted the entire place. "I wanted to do something no one else had done before. I didn‘t want to copy or buy the paraphernalia," says Bernotise. he was headed. Even though the spacious poolâ€" And that shouldn‘t be too difficult a name to live up to â€" there‘s a putting green, shuffle board, a 16â€" foot TV screen â€" imagine watching some of your largerâ€"thanâ€"life sports heroes on that â€" video games and a selfâ€"serve lunch counter not to mention an antique jukebox which plays everything from Doors to Black Crowes. table pit takes up a big chunk of the property, manager Boocock says "We don‘t want to be known as a pool hall. We want to be known as a fun and games centre." Boocock He foresees Teasers being attractive to businessmen who want to enjoy a quick lunch and a game of pool or as an alternative spot for kids‘ birthday parties. Teasers hours are currently Monday to Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; Friday; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. and Sunday, 11 a.m. to midnight. (Photo by Peter McCusker) IT‘S 8:00 PM., do you know where your sales representative is? If it‘s Debra Falco, she is still working hard for you! If you are considering selling, call me! DEBRA FALCO 847â€"3030 Sales Representative FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1993 PAGE 17 Hotels appoint new general managers »Vismeg takes over at Howard Johnson Frank Vismeg has recently been appointed general manager of the Howard Johnson Hotel, 590 Argus Road, Oakville: Since 1977, Vismeg has been associated with Ramada Hotels managing properties in Canada, and in Boca Raton, Florida, and most recently the Quality Hotel Suites, at Bronte Road, Oakville. Vismeg has been a member of several Chambers of Commerce in Ontario and Florida. He has been actively involved with the Tourism and Day Tour Committees, HAPITAC and other community involvements. The Howard Johnson Hotel has 147 well appointed bedrooms, 8 meeting rooms and a Trafalgar Ballroom which accommodates up to 375 people. Other features of this property are an indoor Pool, Saunas, Whirlpool, Exercise Room, Dining Room, and a Schooner‘s Lounge just off the beautiful Atrium Lobby. Nick Ribeiro has been appointed as general manager at the Quality Hotel Suites in Oakville. Ribeiro, a Humber College graduate in Hospitality has spent over ten years in the travel industry and has been associated with the Best Western, Carlton Place, as well as, Chimo Hotels in the Toronto region. Ribeiro will be working with Carolâ€"Lyn Storing, director of sales, to attract new business to the area. Quality Hotel Suites provides upscale service to the community, businesses, and travellers with deluxe accommodations, fine cuisine, wellâ€" appointed banquet and meeting facilities to accommodate functions up to 100 people. »Ribeiro picked to run Quality Hotel Over $10 million CHRISTOPHER in sales in 1993 INVIDIATA e o o o o 0 0o 0 0o 0o 0 0 0 0 0 o @© ©‘000L£â€"ZÂ¥8 SANYWm NA13A3 ® Manulife Bank of Canada VWhere Sarvice is Personal Advantage Business Accounts T (PAYING DAILY INTEREST) Oakville Town Centre II Sales Representative

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