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ITheres always convenient excuse not to exercise The snow gets in the way of your bicycle tires It seems too much trouble to drag that exercise equipment out into the middle of the living room it just gets in the way of furniture And jogging along your neighborhood street is out Its too humiliating letting your neighbors and their children get good look at the figure youve been hiding under that winter coat But Barries fitness club is 34A The Barrie Examiner Saturday March 26 1977 one alternative its hard to ex cuse away The Barrie Fitness Club has rooftop jogging track with no nosey neighbors nearby swimming pool whirlpool sauna sunroom and fully equipped exercise facilities at their Collier Street location Joe Phillips and Dave Moffat have managed the club since June of last year and the club and its facilities have been completely renovated There are individualized programs to get you on the gEarries fitness club right track and nutritional guidance is provided by fitness consultants with guaranteed results And for those looking for friends in relaxing at mosphere there are yoga and swimming classes For those who want an in tensive program on slimming or getting into shape there are individual instruction sessions The Barrie Fitness Club is open seven days week with alternate days for men and women It runs 12 hours day Kiwanis Club of Barrie citys senior service club Barries oldest service club the Kiwanis Club of Barrie is 55 years old and getting stronger all the time Recently the 45 members wrapped up their Easter Seals drive for crippled children team of 50 Kiwanis members and wives spent day and evening stuffing 28000 envelopes to be mailed throughout the area and Barrie says Jim Paul chairman of the drive This year accompanying them in their efforts to help crippled children is Tom Pinkney 11 the area Timmy Mike Wilder is chairman of the Crippled Childrens committee But Kiwanis has extended service to other areas ac cording to John Day president Aims of Kiwanis lnternationalbased on their motto We Buildarc to en courage human and spiritual development the golden rule in relationships higher social and business examples and to en courage serviceable citizen ship Kiwanis projects include biscuit and peanut sales which raise funds for community pro jects The club has donated $300 for girlssoftball Mr Day said The club also gives to the Georgian College Student Loan Fund and to city high schools They also cosponsor the summer festival of arts and crafts with the Barrie Art Club One of the most wellknown projects is Student of the Month This is to stress the positive aspects of youth We choose someone who has contributed to the community Day said The club which started five years after Kiwanis began in tanada in 1921 includes italph lcCartney vicepresidenl Roy Macklem secretary and Jim Greenhalgh treasure Barrie TV and Appliances house that service built You can now have the Six Million Dollar Man six feet big if you want to The giant television screen doesnt cost quite as much as Steve Austin but it does run in to several thousand dollars So giant televisions arent the major business at Barrie TV and Appliances on Dunlop Street East However the store does do booming trade in Electrohome color and black and white televisions The giant Electrohome Ad vent 750 Video Beam Projection TV is popular with hotels and bars It produces startling pic ture quality the same quality found in all Electrohome models Electrohome products are backed by threeyear warran ty on parts labor and picture tube In addition to Electrohome Barrie TV carries line of Westinghouse and Whirlpool home appliances refrigerators stoves washers dryers and dishwashers High quality Speed Queen laundry machines and freezers were recently added to the showrooms Speed Queen is popular line with laundromats where sturdy dependable machines are necessary The company began eight yers ago as oneman operation owned by Doug Renault it now has staff of eight Four technicians provide in shop or home service to all makes of television living up to the coiiipaiis motto the house that service built Optimist Club of Barrie boosting youth is the aim Teen disco and Barrie minor lacrosse hockey and softball are just some of the projects supported by the Optimist Club ofBarrie Boosting youththat is the aim of the Optimist Club Its four objectives include promoting adtive interest in good government and civic af fairs inspring respect for law promoting patriotism and wor king for development of youth says Ed Jennings president The 32member club cele brated its llth anniversary in 1976 Each year the club sponsors Youth Appreciation Week to emphasize the Contributions of youth to the community ltllilr ings said cc The club is also host of an oratorical contest and is plann ing ski program for children who cannot afford ski lessons Three members of the club have been governors of the zone Moe Keogh Henry Verst ratcii and Jennings The clubs executive includes Ed Harper president Jenn ings vicepresident Rolf lirockman viceprtsidcnt and Keogh scirelarytreasurti Progress ForA Better Tomorrow Can the Federal Business Development Bank be of Assistance to You The objectives of FBDB are to promote and assist in the establishment and de velopment of business enterprises in Canada by providing them with financial and management services it supplements such services available from others and it gives particular attention to the needs of smaller enterprises FEDEPA BUSN555 DE VEZOPMENT BA NK 70 Collier Street Barrie Ont Telephone 7286072 L4M 4Y6 The Wellington Hotel pro minent building in Barries skyline for about 100 years opened in underwent complete factL June In 1976 Ball Buildall expanded its Hours MondoyAThurlday mm to 6pm Fvldly till pm Sotuiduv an to 5pm 7282496 Fast Friendly Service I9 oFroe Ample Parking 3i DUNLOP 15 3NNV ti Free Home Delivery On Most Products vrspnA in Doons OF BREWERS RETAIL FACELIFT RENOVATIONS FOR DO lift and interior renovation this past year The new hotel with redecorated main lounge and quiet upstairs lounge initial renovation costs were retail floor space to ac commodate continuing increase in retail sales New building contractors and the weekend handyman can find most anything for home building additions and renovations from carpets to ceilings electrical and plumbing supplies kitchen cabinets and easier than you think WNTOWN HOTEL estimated at between $50000 and $l00000 by owner Larry Torpey Examiner Photo yards in Simcoe County providin tures still standing today $175 per month Its hard to believe but its true Only $175 month is all youll need or princi al in terest and taxes in first year when you qualify for full AHOP HOME government assistance And youll likely qualify if you have one or more children and combined family income of about $7000 thats $135 per week Chapelton Homes is building homes under the AHOP HOME program in the Letitia Heights community These are threebedroom street townhomes with attach ed garages ton treed lots at $37250 They are not condominium you own your own land you cut your own grass and shove your own snow No main tenance fees are required There are probably many people now living in rental ac commodation in Barrie saying that now Chapelton says that with the provincial HOME plan just an nounced many families of modest means will now be able to afford that dreamed about home of their own Chapelton Homes invites you to talk to them and check out your own personal situation 1880 This was the original Ball Planing Mill located at the corner of Ross St and Maple Ave in Barrie In With its modern methods and equipment it was one of the best lumber building materials for many struc bathroom fixtures Youll find complete supply of power and hand tools and friendly staff able to advise you on any building project you may have Got project in mind See Boll Buildall its easier than you think for own home For those with few more dollars at their disposal Chapelton has available semi detached homes and fully detached expandable nofrill homes which also fit under the AHOP HOME sales limit of 239370 Dave Fitzpatrick Chap eltons general sales manager reports that homes have beet purchased in the Letiti Heights community at the rate of more than one per day since opening day in November The first residents have HOW moved in and the place is really looking great Fitzpatrick told The Examiner He stated that the govern ment has established the ma imum selling price at $39370 ii Barrie and determined tl maximum size of the unit under the AHOP HOME program We at Chapelton alt building within the limitation set by the government and providing first class quali and workmanship in our hom 25 they are really remarkabli values The Letitia Heights com munity is situated at the north end of Anne Street just south of Cundles and will house 110t families when completed About 23 per cent of the 250 acre site is devoted to park and open space 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