Letters to Townies
Dear Townies,
I am looking for any information, photos and memories about "The Bonnie Grill" that
was located on the corner of Wellington St. W and Wallace Terrace. My Dad,
Roland (Rolly) Bonin, owned The Bonnie Grill in Thessalon first and then moved
it to the Soo location. It was a good business, with good food. The success of
the business was affected when one of the employees was stabbed (by an angry
husband) in the restaurant. If you have any information, please call me, Paula, at
705-782-2223 or contact the Townies office for my e-mail address.
Dear Carol,
I was so excited as I opened the Townies. Reading it all brought tears to my eyes as I felt I was 'back in time.' It is strange how one can relive a time by just seeing it all in print. No words can express my gratitude to your for putting it all together. It was a big plus reading about the Soup Kitchen and Bill Sroka's article. It was a bonanza for me to re-read it and put it among my 'treasures.' Anyway, I just wanted you to know that I couldn't put the magazine down. I kept re-reading. It was nice to see your picture too.
Bless you.
Dolores H. Evans
Bunnell, Fla.
Dear Townies,
We just love reading the Townies’ magazine.
Marie & Dave Harnden
Townies,
It’s great to read about local people who have made a difference in Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding areas. I enjoy the magazine very much.
Clare Hoogsteen
When Calna McGoldrick asked Soup Kitchen patrons what it meant to be poor or how does it feel living without, these were some of her replies.
It’s really hard for me particularly because I’m 3-1/2 months pregnant. I’m on social assistance so finding a place to live for $350/month, everything included, is impossible. Once the $350 is paid, I only receive about $180 to live on for the entire month. After my bills are paid, I have next to nothing to spend for food. Honestly, if it wasn’t for the Soup Kitchen, I most likely would have starved to death by now. It’s also a pain because anytime I need to go to a doctor’s appointment or even to the kitchen, I usually end up having to walk or try and get a ride from someone and I can’t even give them anything for gas. Then there are times when I get thinking about what it’s going to be like raising a child this way and I cry.
- To be poor, I think, is to be unable to sustain an average or comfortable lifestyle on your own. Living without is respective to what you need or what you want. Living without what you need leads to feelings of inadequacy and desperation. Living without what you want lends itself to motivation to improve yourself.
- To be poor means to not have enough to survive. It feels horrible wondering if you have enough food in the cupboards to make enough meals for myself and the kids. It’s always worrying that the kids are getting enough to help them grow.
- No money for bills. Living without, I feel frustrated and stressful. It’s like a wounded soldier crawling across the battlefield. This represents the poor struggling to make ends meet.
- To be poor is to have an empty river, trees with no leaves or a bird without feathers, to feel the river drain and to lose leaves in pain with no feathers to fend off the weather.
Dear Sir,
I moved to the Sault in 1948 and couldn’t have come to a better place and at a better time. Being a hunter and a fisherman, the Sault area was ideal.
I appreciate your book on looking back on old times.
Yours sincerely,
Gerry Ouellette
Dear Townies,
For the past six years, five Soo high school friends and I, after thirty years of very little contact, have met annually for a four day reunion. In 2008, we met in South Bend, Indiana where we toured the Notre Dame Campus, had a game of golf and bocce and travelled to Chicago for a day of sight seeing.
While in Chicago, we had lunch in Harry Caray's Sport Bar and noticed that the Chicago Wolves were holding a press conference to announce their new coach Don Granato. Expecting that General manager Gene Ubriaco, another Soo boy, would be there we all went to the meeting and had an interesting discussion about old times. I have attached a photo of the seven of us.
Photo left to right:
John Soltys (Newmarket), Don Panco (Soo), Dan Wierzbicki (Elkhart, Indiana), Gene Ubriaco (Chicago), Rick Pawelek (Soo), Vince Orlando (Welland), and Ab Carricato (St. Catherines).
Vince Orlando
Hello Carol,
Thank you for your card informing me that a complimentary issue was sent to Sheila Holden and the folks at Village Potters.
I admire the way you do themes for an issue and appreciate the fact you welcome stories.
We are all looking forward to the Sault Duplicate Bridge Club article.
Toni Sutherland
Dear Townies,
I recently heard about an article in your magazine called "Our Forgotten Premier" by Matthew Shoemaker.
I am originally from Hearst, Ontario now living in Ottawa. With a few others, ex Hearstites, we are writing a book about the history of the First Pioneers in Hearst which is about 99% finished. It is due for launching at a Homecoming in Hearst July 31 to August 1, 2009.
Some descendants of these pioneers live in Sault Ste. Marie and have contributed to our effort.
You can show my name as a contact person.
Thank You
Ernie Bies
Townies,
Thank you for the wonderful job you do in bringing vintage Sault to our memory bank. We have been gone for a long time but we do visit regularly and have seen great changes. The Sault continues to mature nicely.
Ronald & Evalee Nino
Bonita Springs, FL
Erratum in V3N6
Due to an oversight, we did not acknowledge Peggy LaBerge, Phil Miller, Victoria Santana and Walter Wallace in our contributors’ list on page one. We apologize for this omission.
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