Last year I wrote a post (here) on QWERTY keyboards and why I thought we were taking a step back with two finger tying on iPads and their ilk. For anyone intrigued by the birth and widespread adoption of the QWERTY keyboard, I ran across an in depth article at discovermagazine.com called “The Curse of QWERTY” that you can read here.
I need to start watching for Jeff Kenney’s Throw Back Thursday entries. I never know when one of our past projects will show up.
Last week’s entry featured the expansion of the Corner Tavern back in 1995. Will Pearson owned the Corner Tavern then and since his wife Kathy worked here in the office, it was natural that he came to Easterday Construction Co., Inc. to do the work. This was also another collaboration with Don Scearce of Scearce & Associates, now SRKM Architecture. The expansion provided additional seating, better natural light and improved access to the basement. It also improved the kitchen and restrooms bringing them up to code. There were plans to expand into the upstairs, but there were various code issues that prevented that at the time.
The upgraded facility thrived under Will’s management for several years. Will often worked the kitchen and the bar continuing a tradition of Owner/Operator interaction with the patrons. Many local residents worked there over the years and Ginny Munroe, current Culver Town Council President, often comments, “Willie was my favorite boss!”
The restaurant later sold to George Pesek and went through another renovation to become the Corndance Cafe’, its current incarnation. It remains a fixture in Culver and continues to be a source of pride and income to Culver residents.
Expansion Image Source: Jeff Kenney – The Pilot News
Becky saw her first patient today! Her schedule is starting to fill up next week. She’s excited!
She’s still struggling with some of the office management software, but she should have that under control soon. She’s gotten all her audiology equipment installed and has most of the support materials in place. Monday she has a fairly full day of patients. She’s looking forward to getting back in touch with the clients she has worked for over the past two decades.
Culver’s Entry Level Housing Committee met again last night. It is apparent that everyone isn’t on board yet. I’m a bit frustrated that we’re treading over ground previously covered. The group decided not to make any commitments to the developer that is interested and further decided to try again to open discussions with property owners that have not participated to date. With the deadline fast approaching for a grant application, I don’t see this happening this year. It’s unfortunate, but there are diminishing returns when you try and push a rope. I guess I will just tie a knot in the end and hold on…