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Advertisement Be a part of it... | | ! In February of 1982, my brother Ted and | opened Surplus Plus at 288 King Street. In the beginning, we were going to be an army surplus store but due to a lack of a reliable supplier we decided to become a general store. The first year was full of ups and downs. On December the first, 1983, we moved to 282 King Street and changed the name to E and R (Ed and Rob) Discount. The move to larger quarters allowed us to expand into sporting goods, movie rentals and custom hats and uniforms. My brother Ted decided to pursue other interests in late 1984 and he is now employed by Royal LePage Real Estate. The business progressed quite satisfactorily until August of 1986 when we found out our building was sold and the new owner wanted the building empty. On November the first we moved into 244 King Street next to Municipal Sav- ings and Loan. There is almost always a drop in business following a move but now we are in our new location with bigger, better bargains for you, our valued friends and customers. g é We now feature giftware, tools, sporting goods, novelties, toys, sportswear, footwear and much more. We are the local Asics Tiger dealer for Tiger shoes and sportswear. For all your custom hockey, baseball, or volleyball uniforms, check us out. We also do all sizes of orders of custom hats for groups, clubs, teams or organizations. PRAIRIES SERIE Aig on aise B® For all our reading enthusiasts, you can now get used pocket books for all your reading tastes. This is a new ven- ture which has been received quite favourably so far. Please feel free to drop in and browse or have a chat with myself (Rob) or my mother who is an invaluable help in the store. "A Little Bit of Evers - f Se a ass i oe hy Fn yen ere ny eee Po Eat te si Pipe. tn f Fo '__» THE CROW'S NEST -- The Crow's Nest was opened in 1982 at its present loca- they also plan to carry a full line of topographical maps. create as interesting a shop as possible and to put out tion, the corner of Dominion Avenue and King Street. The : FE : ' the best product for the most reasonable price."' owners, Gib and Sue Robinson, say that "previous anti- Along with Gib and Sue are full-time staff members, Kay, que shop experience gave us some of the knowledge we Caroline and Fred. ' "By being open 7 days a week and approximately 11 needed to open a business of this type in Midland. It seem- (eleven) hours a day, on average, makes it extremely dif- ed that Midland was a prime area for an antique, gift and ficult to become involved with anything other than stained glass shop. The lack and unavailability of these business," said Sue. products and services in the Midland and surrounding area Sue also teaches stained glass classes which are held on the premises and will be starting again.in mid-September. The class is once a week for an eight week course. Sue said, "the most ambitious student in one of our classes "In the futur Id like to raise bird d onl k encouraged us", says Sue. , u : i ure we would like to raise birds and only wor The ea seni ws Attias tbe la rtd SI was Leo, who produced more glass projects in our eight five days a week but for now, most of our time is spent w's STIRS SRUQUESe DIBSS, Gols anu SINeh week course than the other 19 students put together. The ing to gain additional k tdealleing = auithy Gate. and fecislacehitthalevannogula: : 4 trying to gain additional knowledge of the products we sell, Is ay ; : : Pop most amusing student was a dental hygenist who wore either by research or correspondence courses." '1928 collection as well as furniture, wicker, Hummel surgical gloves for protection while cutting glass." figurines and stained glass supplies. There is also a shoe Please feel free to come in and see us at the "Crow's repair and a complete tobacco shop. In the near future, "The most important goal in our lives at this point is to Nest".