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Gol-de'nGriddle: *ýýA f aily restauranàt One. of the most recently opened1 Golden Griddle restaurants ln On- tarioi18 not only, family-orlented, but family-operated as well. 31'h>e Wibyfachise operated 6y- Roger and. Sharon Tessier, located at the Kendalwood plaza, ha&.son'Todd, a cooking sehool' 1 graduate, managing the menu and, anotherson, Tate, working part- ime.' but this séemed to be most value for ,the dollar as well as the best for the, esthetics and professionallsm and head office," says Roger Tessier, wlio iâ also general sales m anager for Dempster's Bread. _ Sharon Tessier I.ooks after -the customer, area for the store, wbich, has now been- open for three mon- tbs,. and she has added. a few in- terior. decoratlng. touches of ber own to the usual Golden Griddle franchise design and color. .A. reguler customner. is Harold Mac)onell of Brooklin, president of Golden Griddle wbicb now has 40 francbies, ali Ontario. The first Golden Griddle was establlsbed on Eg linton Ave. in Toronto only 10 years ago. 1"It's-incredible. It's really taken off over the last feiw years," says Roger Tessier, noting that the ,Whlîtby franchise is number 38 and two more bave smce-been erected. "The-name itself is well known,"1 Lîudustry, si te plan îs appreoved The Town 'of Whitby bas 'ap-. * ýproved a site plan application for "two industrial manufaeturing ýbuidings off Thickson Rd. S., north ,'of -Wentworth.St. t-ýThO application -by- Steele Valley 'Devèlopmnents Ltd. is for two "buildings, eat~h to be 43,989 sq. ft., opn thenow vacant site. Access will not be permittedI off ,Thickson Rd., but instead will be 'from Scotia Court, immediately 1east of the site. he says. Business' in Whitby bas béen* good, 'particularly those "cllrazy" Sundays. Wile the name- may.-be associated with pancakes, he -says, "i We are dlversified. " He notes that 17 Itaàlian items, bave been added to the menu lthat now includes 100 itemsî. "We are known for breakfast but we now specialize in dinners," he says. And the restaurant remains a poôpular place for families -only twô per cent of total sales come from the bar. There is 'capacity for 168 people but an exterior patio to open in the spring will accom- modate 40 more customers. The Tessiers bope to someday open a second franchise i Wbitby. Sehi'ra' The manager of Scbira's by gold 'and jewçlry st( business bas been goini weil" siceopening iAu year i the Whitby Mail. "We bad a very gooc mas," says Brian Kotila tbat "people went -bac) basics" as theybougbt gol gold charms and gold rur tban the "trendy jewelry.'" *Witby is one of four locations (two in London a Mississauga) wbicb bave s as the retail arm of a wbolesale operation. Kotila gets items for 1 from ail over, but most fro and silver manufacturer:1 t.And be notes that bis silver selection is the le Wbitby. In all, the store h $1 million Worth of retail dise. Kotila, 36, is a Queen's U graduate in geology and a' both the Canadian Gemn Association and the Gem1 Association of Great Bri even onc e taught a Canad mology course in Toronto. He began retailing working bis way up in ti store chain in Toronto to si in the diamond departrn s manager. sof Whit- opting to become manager of the ore says smaller Scira's operation which g " quite began only a few years ago. gust last "The bureaucracy of. a large company was stifing," he says of I Christ- bis decision to oversee bis own , adding' store. And the Nortbern Ontario ýk to -the native, much prefers Wbitby to d chains, Toronto as "I love smâll towns." ags more Another characteristic he prefers Pý in the smaller .operation 18 the Schira's "personal toucb" wbicb be can of- nd one i fer to customers, importa nt in. prung up jewelry retail, he feels. Toronto ,"«Jewelry is always purchased with a sentimental reasoni... either as a gift or as a personal thing.," he his store notes. And Kotila says he can meet [m'a gold customer requests much more ini Toron- easily and promptly than in a isterling department store setting. argest in Althôugh the maIl "is flot as busy as about we'd like it,"I says Kotila, he's en-, rnerchan- couraged by the nuny.ber if repeat customers and referrals. Jiversity "Most of our clients are word-of- Fellow in mouth referrals ... and that's. nice," nological he says. rnological On Saturday, Kotila will have two itain. He gemmologists, one bis former lian,,gemn- teacher and one a former student, to conduct appraisals for anyone in 1982, who brings in their jewelry. The be Birk's elinie, which will run from 10, a.m. ;upervisor to 4 p.m., will'be repeated depen- >nt before ding on response. Dr. Ruddy earns Peter Perry award FROM PAGE 1 - _charter for a general hospital in -Whitby was granted Wn1962, and Dr. Ruddy became the first chairman of the board of governors, from 1962 té 1967,. He was named general chairman of the first public fun- draising drive for the bospital in 1965. He took part in the sodrturning eeremony for the hospital on Nov. 15, 1967. In 1968, when be was quite ill, the hospital was named after bim. "The tears rolled down bis cheeks, be was so happy,," recalled Josephine Wilson when Dr.,Ruddy was informed of the naming in bis honor. last year, hospital board mnem- bers decided to restore the Wbitby General Hospital name. Dr. Ruddy died on July 27, 1969. The first patients were admitted to the bospital in December 1969 and Ontario Premier John Robarts of- ficially opened it on May 14, 1970. Dr. Ruddy was also, until retiring i 1967, president, chief of staff and chief of surgical staff at Oshawa General Hospital. He-was a mnem- ber of the board of directors of the Ontario Medical Association, a senior member of the Canadian Medical Association, Rotary Club member, a Shriner and Masonic Lodge member. SPeter Perry was a prominent citizen'of Wbitby from'1836 to 1851, known for his kindness and eom- munity generosity. The award was named after bim and bas been presented to annually, for al but four years, since 1955 to the out- standing citizen wbo benefits the Wbitby community. Last year's winner was Joan Hiscox. Bert Heaverdirected the Friday award show, witb musical director Robynne Smith. The program in- cluded performances by Bey and Evert Mcllwain, Sheila Rogerson and Joanna Dunibar-Das and Ritesh Das. WH1TBY FREE PRESS% WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1988,ý PAGE 9 iglitntarget. .Tird of the upsand downsof certain' National Trust will guaranteea return for you, as well as give you an immccliate tax break., (We'll give you a tax receipt on the spot so .' that you can dlaim your deferral as quickly as. possible.) .We'il also give you the information you need so that you -know the decisions you make today will be the righ.t ones for your future. 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