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Eustt hob t istnlsmmndisBracass uid Aik cA The most humorous anecdote we have though is of a stormy Friday night several years back, when I drove Beth up to the front door and dropped her off safe and dry before parking the car. Racing back dodging the raindrops, I found her in the lobby almost unable to contain her mirth. "What‘s so funny?" "Well, when you dropped me off, this guy was waiting at the entrance and came up to me, looked at me closely, and said: ‘Doris, is that you, are you Doris? He‘s on a blind date, and wanted to know if I was Doris.'Andjustuhomuking,gues what? Doris arrived." Food aside, Knotty Pine holds many warm, wonderful memories for our family. Whenever our families would visit from out of town, we‘d always head for the Pine, and those big comfy booths where we‘d plop ourselves down, munch away, and catch up on all the news. Many a special occasion was also spent there, usually at the Willow Tree, or Fireside Room, in the downstairs portion of the complex. We‘ve been there for Mother‘s Day, New Year‘s Eve, our anniversary, and yes, even Mother‘s Day the year Jordan was born. A sad occasion, since Beth, the craving now history, had cheesecake for dessert, thus ending a 338â€"appearance streak for chocolate cake and chocolate icing. Zr1°° ) HiEEV S10 Cake AOCOIA $ PAGE 4 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1982 "Do you remember that, when I was pregnant with Jordan, oh, chocolate cake from Knotty Pine, the craaaaaving I had for it. Yes, I do remember, about three times a week I remember. We could be having takeâ€"out chicken for supper in the south end of Kitchener, but dinner wasn‘t complete until a stop at Knotty Pine. Craving? Try obsession. Yes, of course, one of our perennial favorites, raspberry pie. There were others, too, like tuna melt, fish and chips, chicken pot pie, duchess potato, and ice tea like it is supposed to be served, so you can doctor it yourself. Oh, and how could I have forgotten chocolate cake with chocolate icing, which, until the birth of her firstborn child, represented close to the most important thing in Beth‘s life. "No000. Sticky sit_fiatio.tlx?" ane Nah, they‘re getting along just fine." Everyone always did, at the Knotty Pine. ertebr But most of all, the Knotty Pine had the reputation of, well, being just like home. That‘s what made it attractive to so many people, and why, as Jim mentioned, we saw so many of the same faces there, so many times. The Knotty Pine was the first restaurant I took Beth to when we started going out in 1983. I was already a regular, visiting often for Friday lunches with my sister Noni. Ironically, Beth and | were standing in line when Noni was leaving, having finished a staff luncheon. "Ah hah, so this is Beth, the one we‘ve been hearing so much about," said Noni with a big smile. "Don‘t forget to order the raspberry pie." . â€" . Yes. of course. one of sur navannial Ffaunrites vomahauls es Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 Published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group Incorporated 215 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener, Ont. March 25, 1992 Well, Jim, so was your restaurant, and the wonderful, familyâ€" style food it served. And the mouthâ€"watering baked goods. And the quaint gift store items. P Wls onl sBndinndP snn t dnc ciilistabr i : ABsislliiciincd That is the way our family reacted to the news of the Knotty Pine closing. A statement by owner Jim Jacques last week really summed it up. "We‘re talking about people who came in here three, four, five times a week, a lot of them," he told Kâ€"W Record business writer Mike Strathdee. "For those people, that was part of their routine. [ don‘t know how to say to those people, thank you, you‘re appreciated." Waterloo Chronicle Lost a good friend last week. Wasn‘t a family member. No, not a house pet, either. And yes, the golf foursome is still intact. No, the friend we lost was Waterloo‘s Knotty Pine Restaurant, which after 11 years at King St. and Blue Springs Dr. declared ban:ruptcy last week, throwing approximately 80 people out of work. In many ways, one becomes deâ€"sensitized to recessionary talk, plant closures, huge job losses. But in instances where it hits closer to home, you can‘t help but share in the feeling of loss. m cnl ie it CE . 19m A restaurant that was also a close friend Pok Coâ€"pA All properties in your municipalities are being reassessed. The reassessment is required every four years under regionâ€"wide assessment. A "Notice of Property Valuation" has been mailed to property owners and tenants. Your Notice shows the new assessed value of your property. Your 1992 municipal and school taxes will be based on this value. An explanation of the reassessment, the dates of special Information Open Houses, and details on how to appeal your assessment are included with your Notice. The date that the 1991 assessment roll will be delivered to your municipal clerk has been further delayed to April 28, 1992. The final date for appealing your 1991 assessment is May 19, 1992. If you need more information, please call the Regional Assessment Office. The number is on your Notice, and in the Blue Pages under Government of Ontario â€" Property Attention Property Owners and Tenants in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo 1991 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT Assessment Information (Municipal).