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Be a a i a gaia Aaiinss Adame agile mie Asha Aamih Amn mae omhes ihe. ME aan. amen bmn mE sa acme cae Sonne cm ASE Ahan Sone She Aum cama 12 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, October 18, 1988 Bayshore shuts doors for last time After fifteen years serving the people of this community, Doug and Marilyn Hillier locked the doors to Bayshore Take-out for the last time on Thanksgiving Day. Marilyn Hillier told the Star in an interview, in the back kitchen of Bayshore last week, that she was saddened by having to close the businesses after all this time. "I have built my life around working here for the past fifteen years," she says, "but it was a good business and we had a lot of un." Bayshore has been more than just a place for Marilyn to work, as all members of the family have worked at the take-out (Port Per- ry's first) at one time or another. Nancy worked at Bayshore for about four years, sister Barb worked in various capacities for a few years, and both of the Hilliers sons, Ray and Steve worked at the take-out. The Bayshore building was con- structed about June 1973, and was operated initially by Marcel Ney- roud, the chef at Conway Gardens. Finding it too much to handle, Mr. Neyroud gave up the take-out business and put his emphasis on the Conway. About three months later, the Hilliers were given the opportuni- ty to take Bayshore over, and they opened the doors for the first time on August 15, 1973. Marilyn and her daughter Nancy, 12 years old at the time, were there on opening day in August 1973 and they both can remember being terrified as neither of them had any experience dealing with the public or money. In addition to the regular take- out foods like burgers, hot dogs, chips and chicken, they built up a great business in home-baked pas- tries. In fact, their products were so well received they were suppliers for various local groups and busi- ness for many years. Some of these included the Legions for both Uxbridge and Port Perry, Emiels, Sunny Brae Golf Course and Grey Stone. : In addition to supplying baked goods, they did a lot of catering, and Steve Hillier recalls one time delivering 750 pieces of hot chick- en to Mosport during one of the races for the mechanics. "They couldn't believe how we kept it so hot", Steve says. Doug Hillier says that some of their customers come from as far away as Mississauga. They stop in here on their way to and from the cottage, take our baked goods home and freeze them until the next trip, he says. The entire family has high words of praise for their employees over the years. In the peak season, up to 15 teenagers would be working at Bayshore at any one time, and Mrs. Hillier says they were all great. "The kids always referred to Doug and I as 'Mr." and 'Mrs.' Marilyn says. The family made a lot of friends while in business, and through their long association could predict LAY - Say shot The Bayshore Takeout building has been a familiar part of Port Perry's land- scape for the past 15 years, but it was closed down recently to make room for the $25 million Conway development project. bullding will be removed. the orders of many of their regulars before they came through the doors. Doug Hilliers first contact with the food industry came when he was working for Peel's Poultry Farm. Peel's were selling their chickens to Swiss Chalet at the time and Doug worked with them for about one year after purchasing Bayshore. The Hilliers proudly say they es- There Is a little sadness In the hearts of the Hillier family this week as they have closed down their Bayshore Take-out. The familiar location on 7A highway across from Port Perry Plaza will be removed sometime next year to make room for the new Conway development, so they decided to close before the winter. The entire family has worked at Bayshore over the past fifteen years at one time or another. From left, standing, Doug Hillier, his daughter Barb and son Steve. Seated, daughter' Nancy and Mrs. Marllyn Hiller. (see story) Sometime In the next year, the Ce iis HAMBU RGE RS FISH & CHIPS PIES & PASTERIES It was the first sign with a flashing light in Port Perry when installed 15 years ago, but soon it will just be a memory, as Bayshore Takeout has been closed permanently. tablished many firsts in Port Perry with Bayshore. "We were the first takeout in the town, had the first blinking light, and were the first to introduce pressure fried chick- en", Doug says. Although they are closing Bay- shore the Hilliers will continue to operate Conway Place, and they hope to be able to work out some agreement with the owners of the planned Conway complex. When the "CLOSED" sign went up on the door at 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 10, an era in the history of Port Perry and the Hilli- ers came to an end. The familiar Bayshore building will probably be removed sometime next year to make way for a large commercial plaza. For the next few weeks the fami- ly will spend their time cleaning out the building, removing equip- ment and do a lot of reminiscing. After all, its hard to walk away from something that has been a large part of your life for a decade and a half. -- CHANGE -- PLEASE TAKE NOTICE Stonemoor Daycare Centre -- will now be opening on -- MONDAY, OCTOBER 31st, 1988 Registration Evening - Wed., October 19th AGES: 18 Mon. to 10 Yrs. HOURS: 6:45 AM to 6:00 PM FULL DAYS, PART DAYS and NURSERY SCHOOL available. -- for further information please call -- 2985-0800 or 882-3510