A History of Elmsdale, Elmsdale West, and Brockton, Prince Edward Island

they were busy taking their canteen . from West Devon to Tignish. They . _ _ . , “ . provided this service at the annual " . ~ ploughing match, horse races at

both Alberton and O’Leary, cences- sions at Jacques Cartier Park and for a couple of winters at the

weekly snowmobile races.

During this time they gave back to their community, by presenting tro- VV : __ V phies for March Break Atom 1' .. I ’H I DarleneB‘amha'dCO” Hockey Tournaments and donating Jerry and Darlene Blanchard’s Mobile Canteen with Christopher, Scott thC pI'IZG fOI' a collection 0 f pI’C- Egcgglbgga MacDonald, chlldren of Jamle and Karen (Adams) serves at the Prince County Exhi-

bition. They also presented coolers for winning horses at the horse races. The hard work paid off for Jerry and Darlene and their family because of the many friendships they established with folks from all over Canada and parts of USA — friendships that

still continue today.

Jean’s Take-out was built in 1970 by Ross and Jean Brennan. Its former name was the “Hitching Post”. The Hitching Post was located on the main highway just past the service station at Profit’s Corner on land leased from Carl Profit, and later it was moved to the opposite side of the road just past the Callaghan Junior High School. In 1980 Jean moved the canteen to Elmsdale beside her home on the Dock Road and changed the name to Jean’s Take—out. Some time afterwards Jean had pizza ovens installed so she could offer pizza along with her regular menu. Jean had many em- ployees over the years including: Carolyn Williams, Marjorie and Joanne Riley, Connie Perry, Lisa MacWilliams, Pam Wilkie, Claudia Collicutt, Kim Keough, Lynn Hardy, Sharon Gallant, Cindy Irving, Karen Yeo, Sharon McKenna, Peggy Adams, Darlene Matthews, Karen Matthews, Tammy Ann Gallant, Linda Oliver, Wendy

Hutt, Helen Hardy and Brenda Gavin.

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