PROGRESS Wednesday April 19MPagel7 Apple farm rebuilds after costly blaze By ALAN MACK IE The Herald A fire that destroyed four buildings at Chudleighs Apple Farm on Highway 25 north of Sideraod 5 Feb was a tem porary serious setback that forc ed the owner Tom Chudleigh to quickly set goals to get his business back on track The blaze was reported to cause 775000 damage and kept firefighters busy throughout the night as Milton Georgetown and Acton fire departments responded to the original fire and then to a couple of smaller fires that were the children playing in the tent she Raid Once the fire site had been clean ed enough and a larger tent was found the childrens play area moved away from the road and behind the Chudleigh house Ms said The two dogs are having the time of their lives now that they are around children she said Approximaely people visit annually Mr Rosenbersky also said pies were being made within a week of the fire The pies ing business since 1967 with Mr Chudleighs first apple crop When the business grew the farm started selling refreshments and finally the first apple pie was made in 1973 a tradition for over 20 years created from the barns smoulder ing remains Although no people were injured in the fire two pets Rambo the sheep and Tammy the Ram died The day after the fire Mr Chudleigh had set goals to quickly restore the business to as close to normal as possible within two weeks Four days after the blaze a tent was set up near Highway 25 to take care of the people who had already booked their visits to the farm Shirley of said The tent could not be too close to the ashes of the bams until a clean up had finished she said While everyone was very understanding about the limited resources of the apple farm at that time the two Labrador dogs Mac and Tosh were upset Ms said The two dogs are only allowed so close to the road and sat at that point watching are being made at Marvin Gardens in Aberfoyl she said While Mr wanted all of his employees to return within two weeks of the fire about 34 were not able to stay with the company Ms said the produc tion of pies absorbed as many of the jobs as possible but since a lot of the employees are students the extra travelling made it difficult for many to return to their jobs While the pie making continues through the week the farm is no longer open all week It is open on Saturdays and Sundays For the summer the tent wit be the childrens play area but Ms is hoping one building will be open for the autumn season Plans for a building will be coming in May she added Chudleighs Apple Farm has been in the entertainment farm- BETTER CUT KEYS Your key to peace of mind RESIDENTIAL AUTOMOTIVE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL Bonded Insured 24 HOUR SERVICE SALES SERVICE INSTALLATION OPENINGS LOCKS KEYED 46H SECURITY LOCKS LOCK SETS UCDtMmVBH CHANGED MAD BOLTS tiliairucw KEYS FOB many types of cars I Brand Names Include WEISER SCHLAGE ABUS HALSCO and many more 9 CRES GEORGETOWN 8731770 THE RIVIERA CENTRE As soon as you become a member well conduct a Personal Fitness Evaluation and then design the right program for you The relaxed casual atmosphere induces a positive mental attitude in everyone who gets involved in a Fitness Program at the Spa By becoming leaner trimmer and more energized you will not only have attained a healthier lifestyle but a happier one as well It is a proven fact physically fit employees have a lot more energy and can handle stressful situations more easily and effect ively The Professionals at THE RIVER SIDE SPA would like to make it easy for you and your staff to get involved in a corporate fitness program Once you get started you will wonder what took you so long Special Corporate Rates Available Coming This Summer lor banquets Mdcmventtonx LAMES featuring WW Bay Special arrangements for birthdays and office par tes UVE featuring the Best enter- with Tribute Bands ami Special Appearances TOfMWKE MTE Party with D J areas largest rate club DAZE 50s Party featuring Sent Where were you in 62 Located on the Credit River in the Town Hwy No and Winston Churchill Blvd 8730437 8403251