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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Jan 1982, p. 9

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six weeks ago from Russ m ‘"*we‘ll be carrying on the same way Russ did." â€" The ownership has changed, but that‘s the only thing customâ€" ers will find different about Erb‘s Garage at 95 Regina St. S., according to new owner Rick A few years after the business opened, Wilson Kanfman joined the staff, ‘"He was 16 then, and he‘s still there now," Erb said. Erb, who owned and operated the car and truck repair garage in the city core since 1936, said he‘s confident the same level of service and reasonable prices will continue. ‘"*He‘s a good kid," the 73â€"yearâ€" old said about Merling. The garage, which still has "a few customers (still living) who have been regulars since day one,"‘ is one of the oldest garages in Waterlioo, Erb said. What‘s in store for Russ Erb now that he‘s retired? â€" "Russ built up a good name," Merling added, "and we plan to carry on from where he left The ownership change was effective Nov. 30, after "Russ was all set to retire, and people didn‘t want to see it (the garage) close," Merling explained. main burst at the corner of University . Avenue and Weber Street, cutting off water to the beauty shop. * Panic aimost set in and La: moureax was just about ready to close down for the day, he said, when he decided to "see what would happen when customers arrived." One by one he told them of his plight, and "just about . without exception," the manager said, ‘"customers went home, washed their own hair, and returned with towelis wrapped around their heads." "‘It was fantastic,‘"‘ LAamoureax beamed. "It‘s nice to know there are people around like that.‘" The shop has been known as Cut ‘n Curl for a year now, Lamoureax, said. It formerly went by the name Great Expectations. On Christmas Eve Day, one of the busiest days of the year for Cut ‘n Curl in the University Square Plaza, says yes, indeed. Ni hm ie becumrence) boct ive resent possiâ€" 11C ~~ 4 uow of theik understand. %‘ady'z:?’morm ACADIAN UPHOLSTERY and INTERIOR Merling, who bought the "I‘m not retired,"" he chuckied. Can customers make you so rppy you literally jump for §E3 M sA Hemit taigs e VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION manager of water 10 WYMAN ROAD ‘ WATERLOO PHONE 886â€"3302 *~ The Waikiki Express has been open almost a month now, and business is going well, according to Norman Mui, owner of the Chinese and Hawaiian food takeâ€" out and delivery service located at 428 King St. N. Mui, who also owns the Waikiki Restaurant & Hawailan Dining Lounge on Hwy. 8 in Kitchener, said, "response has been good from people, especially those in Waterloo."‘ General "EDP consulting" will be another major part of services offered through Honeythunder, Stodden noted. ‘"*Maybe from the garage I have, but I‘ve got lots of hobbies ... so I won‘t run out of things to do." The restaurant, located where the A & W driveâ€"in used to be, will offer only takeâ€"out and delivery, Mui said, until summer, "when we‘ll open the driveâ€"in part," and people will be served in their cars. by Dominion Life, and although the company has announced it will tear down the former A & W building in the future, Mui said ‘"when that time comes, they will put aside space for us in the new Momentum‘s starting to build for Honeythunder Ltd., a new information systems consulting firm headquartered at>â€" 347 Old Post Rd., according to president Stodden, who started the comâ€" pany in July, said his firm is now marketing information system design methodology to small and large consulting companies. | The methodology, called PSL/PSA (an acronym for probâ€" lem statement language and problem statement analyzer), works like this: Honeythunder picks up copies of forms, for instance, for an office. This data is then "dropped into the computer, analyzed, and it (the computer) will tell you where the holes are and help you solve them,‘*‘ Stodden explained. The bottom line is more effiâ€" ciently run offices, due to better flow of information, he said. â€"Honeythunder has negotiated with McMaster University for specific marketing rights of PSL/PSA, Stodden said. He opened the outlet "to better serve people in this end of the Twin Cities," Mui said. mall." And as well as marketing this software, the company also offers what is known as SEM (system encyclopedia manager), a computerized system similar to PSL/PSA, "but more generalâ€" ized,‘" the president said. Furniture stripping : The building and land is owned We offer you Quarantead workmanship * * 18 years experience Very Ressonable Prices ; ftree ostimates 0@ =~â€" â€".~ Is Ontario in deâ€" cline? s They will be attendâ€" ing the annual history teachers conference at the university, organâ€" ized by the WLU histoâ€" tario meet at Wilfrid Laurier University (WLU) Jan. 8 and 9. ry department in conâ€" when history teachers from southwestern Onâ€" That will be one â€"Ontario heritage to be discussed ==StClair region high schools. president .of the Uniâ€" versity of Waterloo. Openln%rspenker Jan. 8 is Dr. Douglas minister of culture and recreation and new Wright, recently re the technology of histoâ€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1982 â€"PAGE 9 discuss Ontario‘s conâ€" federation role. federation role. _ (/J‘Dr. Richard Fuke, me P Teone apter many career * opâ€" stud.t:"wfl! be exâ€" i are bflfible: plored in & panel generally cussion following Dr.~/ lieved by those who Armstrong‘s talk. note only a decreasing ":’samfiomaeuuv pants will be m& a posed id, a WLU by Dr. mophcr m:'m. and Jan Armstrong of York Basso of the universiâ€" University â€"at 9: 30 ty‘s placement and caâ€" Among the particiâ€" â€" need for teachers. Sale ends Tuesday. .bm-! 12, 1982.

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