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independent business in the same manner as a large restaurant chain. Color pamphlets listing the services of the Waterloo Angie‘s and their Angie‘s Country Kitchen in St. Agatha, have been distributed at various tourist destinations, hotels and motels. They‘ve also listed the business on the Internet in hopes Peter Cudhea Chronicle Staff Teresa Huegle believes that to succeed in business today, you‘ve got to learn how to toot your own horn â€" loudly. Huegle, along with brothers Michael and James Graham, are the owners of Angie‘s Kitchen, 47 Erb St. W. in Waterloo, a restaurant known throughout the community for its countryâ€" style meals. But, with competition from the high number of restaurants in Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, Huegle has discovered that it takes more than just good food to remain in business. So Huegle and her brothers are out promoting their small The company, established in 1888, laid off some of its temporary employees durâ€" ing the Canadian GM strike, but according to Bauer, they‘ve been called back to work Waterloo and another in Hildebrand, N.C., lf)(?_Ma'ndmlhelMGMSupplicrol area parts supplier to General Motors and The strike at General Motors of Canada by Canadian Auto Workers may be over, but the rippling effects of the threeâ€"week shutdown has a Waterloo business sitting withadflsk:noumoflnvmwrynnd vihAmabnGmemhnpcp.â€" ing for a possible shutdown, layofis are a possibility at Waterloo‘s Bauer Industries. â€" "I‘m not shipping," said Bauer Industries president Ray Baver Jr. "The strike here may be over, but we still have to wait and see what happens down there (United States). It‘s really a guessing game as to when we‘re able to ship." Bauer said that the company was at a oneâ€"week set back, but if there‘s a strike in United States, a number of his employees could be "put on the sidelines." Angie‘s owner Teresa Huegle aggressively promotes her business Bauer ll.ld!mn'c_s, with three plants in It‘s not quite business as usual for one Area businesses affected by General Motors strike KEEPING UP WITH THE TIMES According to Custom Trim Corporate Human Resources Manager, Wayne Symington, the GM strike hasn‘t had a sigâ€" nificant effect on the company, which manufactures automotive interior trim Custom Trim, with plants in Kitchener "Any location where we‘d ship direct would cease and those tierâ€"two companies who we ship to may taper down their busiâ€" cent of its material to the US market as well as a portion to the auto industry in bringing the total workforce back up to 160 employees. "You go through this kind of thi dmyau-flyumdo-m mdfilhqumnmbody’s _ Bauer, which also supplies material to of attracting wouldâ€"be tourists coming to the Kâ€"W area "I‘m marketing in a way like I‘ve never done before," Huegle said. "We want to survive. Angle‘s is a landmark, but we can‘t sit on that because there‘s somebody out there who could take it all away if we didn‘t promote this business." Huegle realizes that in order to survive, they have to think young and change with the times. She knows that the familyâ€" owned business (since 1962) has to remain upâ€"beat and attract a younger clientele who tend to frequent road house restaurant/bars, instead of diners. Each Thursday night Angie‘s is host to wellâ€"known local perâ€" formers who entertain patrons with jazz and blues played on instruments ranging from fiddles to saxophones. By bringing in Thursday night entertainment, decorating the walls with colorful murals by artist John Friesen, and advertising on the Internet, Huegle has successfully created a place where both seniors and today‘s youth can enjoy the musical atmosphere and good food. Conestoga Mall, 550 King St. N., Waterloo, Ont. We specialize in Custom Design Jewellery Raffi Jewellers presents . . . AND REâ€"OPENING | C ie ‘ufifi "I don‘t think it will happen. There‘s more optimism out of those talks." Unable to order parts from south of the border, however, Schlueter will be closely following closely the U.S. talks in the middle." Dennis Schlueter, owner of Schlueter Chevrolet Geo Oldsmobile Lid. in Waterâ€" ted he was happy the strike was short because his parts supply was a little short. "I think if the strike had gone longer, there could have been a problem," said Schlueter, adding that he doesn‘t think there will be a GM strike in United States _ Customers who had to wait for cars ordered from one of the three GM plants affected by the strike had sympathy for dealerships, said Forbes, whose dealership sells Pontiac, Buick, Cadiliac and GMC Trucks. "They knew that we were caught the strike by stocking up on extra paris in case the Canadian strike went for an exiended period of time. 'Fov:raioddfimtwcdihfleddt impact of the strike," said Russell Forbes of Forbes Motors on Weber Street in Waterioo. "We heavied up on the pans inventory and, in light of the US, situaâ€" tion, 1 think that was a good idea." 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