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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 12, 1997 Marking on the wall will set back opening by one week Frustration result of vandal's DQ strike By Chris Hall Port Perry Star An overnight vandal- ism spree on a local busi- ness under construction has frustrated an area man and has set back the opening of the fran- chise. | Property owner Elgin Knopp was contacted early last Wednesday poring by Dairy Queen franchise owners Debbie and Jim McKnight after the back and sides of the Highway 7A restaurant had been spraypainted the previous evening. "It's really a frustrat- ing thing to see. People have worked hard to get the business where it is and now this comes along. It doesn't matter; a lot of paint or a little paint. It's all very frus- trating," said Mr. Knopp as he unsuccessfully tried to wipe some of the black paint off the back of the building using a rag and varsol. "Construction started on the building around May 1 and after three months of creation, someone comes" along and mars it." He also estimates that it will cost roughly $2,000 to repair the exte- rior of the Dairy Queen building. "There' s already three ' coats of stucco on the Questions about your INSURANCE COVERAGE? Get the answers you need to questions like: 1) How much more than your deductible can you afford to pay...in the event of a fire or theft? 2) How long can you afford to shut down operations? 'Contact: someone who lives i in your community: Scott McEachern : Commercial Insurance Broker SINCLAIR-COCKBURN INSURANCE Faves : 1200 Sheppard Ave. East, Suite 400, North York, Ont. 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As well as the back and side walls, the air conditioning unit, fur- nace and drive-thru sign was painted with swoop- ing lines, obscenities and comments about the new franchise ' including "Dairy Queen sucks", said the landlord. + "I think that it was an isolated incident, that's how I interpret it. It's one person's impres- . sion of the restaurant, but why did they write © on the wall? "The writing's not up very high and ly knew ~how to write; the words were in scripture. All the markings range from three to six feet off the ground," he said. 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We can't let peo- ple going through the drive-thru see that, " he said, adding that he was planning to have the bulding's exterior re- stuccoed by the weekend. Plans for the new franchise, which sits on the land owned by Mr. Knopp and his wife Annemarie, have been in place for a year. After arranging a lease agree- "ment and going before Scugog council the restaurant is close to opening. A total of 30 full-time and part-time positions will be created when the franchise opens. "It's just frustrating when something like this comes along and hap- _ pens. Hall HIRES]! wa 1 1 Saturday, A oe 23rd; 8pm "The Swingin's Mutual" Featuring Caitlin Hanford with Chris Whiteley's band COUNTRY lickets available now at Jayson Callan Music Call (905) 985-2035 Delivery ® Find us hast in the "Yellow Pages"™ ey -- Yi Yr ty dn Adbetedbdant -- ' tog 8) A Bia " a * ' & . . a . ou 4 EL) £% » ' ' AT. - % os NS % . 1 BE sa To . : EC) - » - 17 F ee | . 3 Ni A = ger EL) | sm =A . | RE ARE A § "Le -- 0 » . 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