Ashland visitors have been peering into the window-fronted Chateaulin restaurant since 1973. Some of them joined locals wandering inside to taste the signature French onion soup and to pore over the wine list.
Over the past couple months, however, looking into the windows at 52 E. Main St. is all anyone can do. The most recent restaurateur shut the doors, and neither the building’s owner, Michael Donovan, nor the space’s lessee, David Taub, can predict who will take over.
Donovan, who also is managing director of RoxyAnn Winery in Medford and chairman of the Oregon Wine Board, said, “I’m excited about the prospects of tenants offering a new perspective.”
Chateaulin was named by first owner Bernard Pradel, who came from Chateaulin, France, and served country French cuisine in the two-story Camps Building on the Plaza. Reportedly, Vladimir Nabokov wrote parts of his novel “Lolita” in the brick building, constructed from 1899 to 1900.
Pradel, who later launched Bernard Pradel Cellars, now part of Elyse Winery in Napa, Calif., sold the restaurant to Donovan and Taub, and the two shifted the slow-cooked country menu to include more regional, seasonal specialties.
Donovan bought the ground floor of the building in 1994 (the Oregon Shakespeare Festival owns the second floor), and he sold his share of the restaurant, which then included $100,000 in domestic and imported wine, to employees in 2002.
Over the years, Chateaulin expanded to include a dining room in the back and, in 1992, a wine shop that was among the first to ship Oregon Pinot Noirs.
The key to Chateulin success, Donovan said, was catering to OSF audiences and growing interests in wine.
As of Oct. 1, Donovan is negotiating with a number of potential tenants.
Story by Janet Eastman. Reprinted with persmission from Ashland Daily Tidings.
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bringing floods to areas of the region including Brittany
The severe weather has continued to threaten communities across north west France since mid December
a woman was killed in Morbihan by a falling tree in strong winds
Heavy rainfall left river levels dangerously high
Local emergency services responded to hundreds of calls
Over 50 houses have been severely flooding with water levels up to around 1.5 metres in the Châteaulin commune in Finistère
Morlaix and Landerneau also saw severe flooding over the last few days
In fact Quimperlé was hit once again by flooding on Sunday
when the coastal river Laïta broke it banks
High tides and strong winds have meant crashing waves along the coastline of the area
but also dune collapses and damage to the coastlines of Morbihan and Finistère
Many business properties in the resort town of La Baule in Loire-Atlantique have been severely damaged or destroyed by waves
The Gironde coast has also been affected by the storm
where dunes were damaged at Soulac-sur-Mer
Although the high tides are expected to recede
further wind and heavy rainfall is still a likelihood
Brittany has seen almost constant heavy rainfall since mid December
with levels standing at around 2.5 times higher than average for this period
yesterday (Sunday 5 January 2014) an inflatable dam was put up in Pontivy, Brittany, to help protect against further flooding there. The dam is made up of two tubes, filled with air, then water for stabilitiy. The tubes are around 1.2m wide and 2.5 m high. The dam stretches around 180 metres along two major street in the town. According to Ouest France
this is the first time such inflatable dams have been used in France
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.st1{fill-rule:evenodd;clip-rule:evenodd;fill:#2a2a2a}By Mary C. Serreze | Special to The RepublicanEASTHAMPTON -- Fifteen exchange students from Brittany
France are experiencing American culture by attending classes at Easthampton High School and living with local families
was created by two educators -- Gerard Benoit
a French teacher at Easthampton High School
who teaches English at the Lycee Saint Louis School in Chateaulin
"This is not just about France or French," said Benoit
and interacting in our society are all activities that transform the lives of both the hosting students
families and traveling guests alike."
The students mingled at a reception Wednesday where they shared snacks
and met with members of the greater community
They said they held car washes and bake sales to help raise money for their trip
Easthampton students will travel to Chateaulin to attend the French lycee
"Such bridges between our cultures often create life-long friendships
and even bring a deeper understanding of oneself and of our responsibility to become global citizens," said Benoit
Easthampton assistant principal Sue Welson said that several anonymous donations helped some local students participate in the exchange program who wouldn't ordinarily have been able to afford the program
She said those who wish to contribute should contact Benoit at gbenoit@epsd.us
"We are trying to grow the club," said Principal Kevin Burke
Also present at the event were members of the School Committee
and various candidates for political office
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Thirty-five years after Bernard Hinault’s Tour de France win
the world champion carries slim home hopes
On Monday, the Tour de France’s mini-tour of famous cycling locations in the bike racing heartland of Brittany takes it through Plumelec and up the legendary Cadoudal hill. The ascent will be brief and probably inconsequential, but after a weekend full of reminders of French cycling’s glorious past it will serve as yet another reminder of a far longer and more existentially painful battle: the 35-year hiatus since the home nation won its Tour.
In 1985, Plumelec was where Bernard Hinault won the prologue in front of 100,000 baying fans, the first stepping stone towards the “Badger’s” his fifth Tour win, the last victory for a Frenchman.
At 66, Hinault isn’t as prominent as he once was – he’s stepped back from frontline work at the Tour de France – but during the opening weekend in the region there were constant reminders of his long and distinguished career.
the race will go through his former stamping ground of Saint-Brieuc
and where he was the terror of local Grand Prix du Comité des Fêtes
the amateur races run in every neighbouring village
where the 21-year-old Hinault made his mark in the celebrated circuit race in 1975
disobeying senior riders who wanted it to be run their way
and making a derogatory gesture at the legendary Eddy Merckx
as he mopped up one lap prize after another
As always when the Tour visits Brittany – which
because of its location on the French fringe
isn’t as often as may be imagined – the régionaux have been given the attention they deserve
figures on Monday’s stage) was tipped as a future Hinault once but will be lucky to win a stage
whose home town of Landivisiau is just up the road from Saturday’s finish
He is interesting in the ways he differs from the great Hinault as well as in the echoes of the Badger that can be discerned in him
Where Hinault would bludgeon a field into submission using brute strength
“D’Artagnan” uses the cycling equivalent of the rapier
but there is no sense Alaphilippe is on a mission to take revenge on the world; there is no undercurrent of atavistic violence about him as there was with Hinault
he has never raced as a professional for a French team; he is devoted to the Belgian Deceuninck squad
where Hinault was a Tour rider who had the brute strength and speed to win one-day races
Alaphilippe is more a Classics rider whose limits in a three-week race have yet to be measured
Rainbow jersey notwithstanding, he is not expected to end France’s Tour famine. Only the most one-eyed of fans felt his 2019 run in yellow would reach the Champs-Élysées and this year he is not seen as a serious challenger for Slovenia’s finest, Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic. Hinault, amusingly – and typically – is among those who have written him off. “In the mountains, after a day or two, he will struggle: when the big favourites fight it out, he won’t be with them.”
Read moreAlaphilippe has downplayed his chances
but conceded Deceuninck have not selected a team that can support him in the mountains
The squad has no climbing core like those of Ineos and Jumbo-Visma
being structured around the – absent – sprint star Sam Bennett
He pitched a simple plan: the stages in Brittany
will suit him on paper and he can limit his losses in Wednesday’s time trial
It is either a bluff or an acceptance of reality; he may not know either
it could help France move out of the shadow of Hinault
it will be by mistake,” was the Badger’s view in 2014
William Fotheringham is the author of The Badger: Bernard Hinault and the Fall and Rise of French Cycling
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As part of the BrittanHy Day, held on 22 September, the French start-up EHM unveiled their famous 5-stroke hydrogen engine
The 265 kW (360 hp) unit is designed for coaches and trucks
Efficient Hydrogen Motors (EHM) claims to have a disruptive innovation in the field of hydrogen internal combustion engines (H2 ICE)
This engine was presented for the first time at the BrittanHy Day*
The start-up is also using the event to announce that it will be integrating its engine into a Transdev coach
Converting such a vehicle to hydrogen has already been done (Iveco Crossway) with a fuel cell
this coach will be on the road in Morbihan (Brittany) in 2025
It will refuel at the hydrogen station in Vannes
EHM took part in an overview of the hydrogen solutions developed in Brittany at the end of the day. It was an opportunity for the start-up to give more details about its engine. Note that it will also be on display a few days later at the Le Mans Hydrogène event
Supported from the outset by the Brittany region and backed by local university research structures such as UBS
the project consists in developing a high-performance five-stroke engine powered by hydrogen
which provide the team with premises and laboratories
the EHM team has developed its first 265 kW H2 ICE
The engine will now be put through its paces on the test bench in November
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The group arrived at Logan Airport in Boston on Sunday
"It's wonderful to be here," he said
was started by high school language teacher Gerard Benoit
who was all smiles Wednesday at a celebration in the school's library
where students from two continents gathered to share snacks
and hear remarks from school and city officials
"Bienvenue a Easthampton," said Superintendent Nancy Follansbee
"We are so excited to have you here in our school
who teaches English at the Lycee Saint-Louis
said she was gratified to see her students experience the American way of life
"Traveling abroad gives an education that can not be duplicated in any classroom or textbook," she said
Mayor Karen Cadieux said it was interesting to hear her named pronounced correctly by native French speakers
"Traveling will bring memories that last a lifetime," she told the students
Interim Principal Kevin Burke had words of praise for Benoit
saying that many Easthampton students are expressing interest in the exchange program as a result of the teacher's leadership
"We hope to see this program grow," he said
Interim Assistant Principal Welson said Easthampton High School students have been kind and welcoming to their guests
School resource officer Alan Schadel also addressed the students
saying they should not be afraid to see a police officer in the building
"Don't be scared; you can come talk to me," he said
Other officials who joined in the festivities included School Committee chair Deborah Lusnia
and District 1 City Councilor Daniel Hagan
The French students industriously raised money for the trip by holding chocolate sales, car washes, and a scrap metal collection, reported the French publication Le Telegramme in June: "Apres des ventes de chocolat et une operation de lavage de voitures
ils proposent une collecte de ferraille..."
said the exchange between Easthampton and Chateaulin "offers an opportunity for two communities to come together
and share in the responsibility of educating rounded
On Wednesday the students will say a bientot to their hosts
and head back to France with suitcases full of memories and a collection of new friends found in Western Massachusetts
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Météo France say that heavy rain is likley to hit the departments of Finistère
but then the area is faced with the threat of yet another strong storm with winds of around 130km/h
which is likely to arrive on Friday 14 February 2014
Côtes-d’Armor and Loire Atalntique have all seen areas of flooding over the last few days
Redon in Ille-et-Vilaine was particularly badly affected
with around 300 homes left damaged by flooding
around 100 people were evacuated after sevee flooding earlier this week
Châteaulin in Finistère was also badly flooded
#inondation #bretagne Chateaulin vu d'en haut. pic.twitter.com/8OiFlBQncC
— Ar Gedour (@ArGedour) February 7, 2014
Since then further heavy rainfall has resulted in yet more flooding late yesterday and early today
the quay area – les quais Brizeux et Surcouf – is once again under water after the River Laïta burst its banks
There is also flooding in the town of Pont-Aven
where access through the streets of the town has been severely restricted by flood water
In Muzillac the nearby river Saint-Éloi has overflowed
Pontivy and Nantes have also been affected by flooding
[#ZAD #NDDL] Pour éviter ce qu'il se passe à Pont Aven et la préservation des zones humides, tous à #Nantes le #22fev pic.twitter.com/l5OorDZhP5
— Bob 92 Zinn (@Bob92Zinn) February 12, 2014
In similar circumstances to those currently affecting parts of the United Kingdom, Brittany has endured an almost continuous series of floods and storms since early January
Storm Qumeira caused flooding and destruction across much of France’s North West region
Northwestern France has been hit by the winter storm Qumeira #AFP pic.twitter.com/0OV8byRfuD
— Sophie Chauveau (@s_chauveauAFP) February 7, 2014
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