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Hook 9:00 non-12:00 noon or 1:30 9:04:30 pm ""'u:2httEtGjfiiira"it'lt'rt'l.1h'lltti 6:15 pun-10:00 pm Clams are held at St. John's Kllmmock School For Information Phone: ttes-am 1 \ - ,_v 'vw-t vim mm; Children's courses: Adult courses: 1) Introduction to BASIC 3) Introduction to Computing , 2) Continuing BASIC 4) Micros in the Home and Small Businesé We offer fifteen hours of instruction on the Commodore 64 tor $60.00 Child-An- "--, =» ‘ aEiliiiE1llrir2 COMPUTER SCHOOL ii,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,.-.,,-. a,' m... are new they receive from their 1 1-month-old daughter 1 business has become a real family enterprise for Chris and Thorpe of The Children's Marketplace. -7- - __, With the help they receive ".-a-, I - 1"ePfl"rilellillltilllltttthiiii sun-mm umnoconpunn cusses Children‘s Courgnc- AA..IA - - ----._. v" a III-TICIPICCQ l Chance to combine career with lifestyle Iiér".f'.‘..=wni §;: i I I _ The Children’s Iarketplace oghter Shannon, ris and Jo-Anne MW...“ fl Visit our showroom" 'F'teat In Count Franc. ----..-=, chlac 262 Mitt St wnat makes Childrens Marketplace, umquc- n that, Ill addition in selling neu children) clothing. furniture and acws mines. they also handle ' almost-new" items on a cunmgnmem bash _ "Just about every parent has many baby clothes or i"tessortes around the house they don't need." xald Jo Anne If Items sold an- wurth murc- than :25. [hr parent receives 60 per cent of the sale price: if under $2.3. the mm will lu, “rm "Today in most cum-s you Ci second-hand stores. mm clothing toy stores. and storm selling gm We've combined " all ttwether up I don't have to go In threes or four 51 gel what they want for their uh.“ , m Ine Children's Marketplace, a Tot lenhanrbased cham Chrts described the Childrens Mar, ketplace as a department slurr dedicated to children. "where bastcally all your kid's needs can be [alkali '.ta.... .J - --e. . .....p\~ upt'lll‘u Il tthe ftrst In southwestern Unlanm of The Childrens Marketplace, i tenham-based cham In order In spenc daughter the yum establish their awn Jo Anne was born m their new home "To us " was wo “to give tt a shot ( uni) tome by once thought ‘If we don't ' regret " V F' today mu uaugmer wan with a and we wen. only seeing her hours, fur day _ of the week A was, hemp spent drlung back a work - II was it nouns turcle Jo Anne Why the chantte tn With the birth of their ll months mm which that the life they Were Twelve f1ol,'e"1lte,t (Inns and Jo Anne Thom m the amt mold of lads} s "successtur young professional,, meu m Thornm'll. they both had rewarding careers m Toronto he with the Tummu Dominion Bank. she. an t"'mmunicattorrs manager at Lawns “IMHO. Momma Chromcte Stan Our daughter Wits _-_..\...u. "ren. "where basically all your kids can be taken can of " was worth It? wanted - fili born here. “a hf Thorpe, a; The Children, once m a Infelnmo- and We tion" do " mm we‘ll alwas _ spend mun- anger in (-uurse" It started of their daughter Shannon _ Which led them to realize ie) were livmg was not the 11 - for themselves or their young couple declared worth man than $25. 60 per cent of the sale the split will be .3050 Thorpes at“ swung mn Items all ttwether up parents threes or four slows to for thetr child , Opporlumum like K busine'sm aiid' Bu ll t wt: can fund clothmy alarm. Ir33_ an.) "eraue alerhm “a, to be opened the 14th 'd her om- or V .-. - .. an a uukulece ”Ont Inflatian a free esttmate with absolutelv no obligation llmr with their mud Jo Anne 't. runwnerx ot Marketplace at All our ttme k and mm. to fl!" recalled babysitter outlet thrs two to "We've had a slight problem playground though." said Chris are a lot of kids that don't like to they scream all the way out .. As an added bonus. the store 1 indoor play area, where chi entertain themselves while the go about the business of buying . url!‘ was aenmtel} a need fur " Already we have regular customers liter} day we have new people who (-ume an, often because theyie heard of us from their friends Mord of mouth Is our best adxertssemem: she continued The Thurpes warrant) Items sold in their More. and sernce all new articles or hyavr-duty pieces which they carry Also, If parents are unable to find an item they require. Chris and Ju Anne will “tall all aver to locate it and, if mm in. " ..-n u, require. Uhris and Ju Anne' iiiflm: ail over to locate it and. if need be, we'll have It specially made.“ Chris said "There “as definitely Already we have n-gl bnery day we have new I an, often because theyie their friends Mord of m adxvrtlsemenl," she cunu The Childrens Marketplace Is app mg its “rd month 1n business h Waterloo and the Thorpes hay tt sneer» to date tnthcates opening y shop “as long overdue for thts area "Weie found that the K W are, very good area for this kind of store. Jo Anne "KW shoppers are smart pen “0 have customers that no to or four places before they bus wha want "All we ask ts that whatever they are bringing in II must be clean. in good condition and meet all safety standards We‘ll do the rest' The Thorpe keep a waiting list of items parents tire in need of and a board in the from of the store states what “marl; new items are in stock Chris noted that another feature of the shop is unlike department stores where salespeople have very little knowledge .ol the products they sell. the Thorpes work lo lamiliarize themselves with what is on the market and are willing to pass" this Information on to their customers "We spend a lot of time educating parents especially hrsrttrne parents ' he said “A lot of people don't know what to look for when buying childrens items They don't know a lot of safety things relating to their t'hild Wr To keep up-ttr-date in their field. the Thorpes meet with other Childrens Marketplace franchise owners monthly to exchange market information 1M Thorn-s offer a swam) return pour) on used ttttms. a feature not usually found at second-hand stores slight problem with where children can very ltttle knowiedee.or sell. the Thorpe, work lo elves With what Is on the [ willing to pass" this their customers hit id Q'h ris -hdii, Tl the K W area Is More features an s are smart shop ' that Ro to three their Parents R8P33 , what they store." said lea w - the