Berger Audiology Signs Are Up
We were pleased to see the new signs go up yesterday. They should make Berger Audiology a little easier to find. We were fortunate to be allowed to reuse the base signs and only change the faces, so that saved some expense. It was still significant since there were six separate sign installations required. We’re hoping the highway sign will be clear enough, though the lettering proved to be a little small. We think the facade sign came out nicely. We will also be adding an awning above the door which should provide a nice accent.
Becky has a full schedule this week and is interviewing for an assistant. Currently she’s handling the phones and check-ins while seeing patients, so bear with her. She’s definitely pleased with the number of former patients that have taken the time to track her down. In some cases they have waited for service until she got up and running which has been extremely humbling to her – though slightly ironic considering one of the reasons she chose to leave The Hearing Clinic and start her own practice was her concerns about the long wait times patients endured when attempting to make appointments.
Berger Audiology in The Pilot News
Jeff Kenney did a nice article on Becky that appeared in last week’s Culver Citizen and yesterday’s Pilot News. She has sent cards out to residents in the area to let people know where she is. Hopefully this article with help with that as well. For those of you trying to find her, she’s taking appointments at (574) 935-HEAR(4327). Grant Munroe is working on a website for her at bergeraudiology.com, but that’s not up and running yet.
Thanks to all of you that have been supportive of her in this endeavor. Hopefully you can enlarge the article above enough to read it, but it not, let me know and I’ll send you a copy.
Duke Tumatoe Free Concert
This is my Musical Recommendation for the week. Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio will be appearing Friday Night at River Park Square. This is part of The Mayor’s Month of Music. Becky and I just recently went to see him in Monticello on the Madam Carroll. The music was good and the presentation was entertaining. You won’t be disappointed if you check out this free concert.
Qwerty Revisited
Image Source: wikimedia.org
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.
Corner Tavern
Corner Tavern Renovation underway in 1995
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.
Will Pearson
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
