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AA" RI mG GR RG a ----hg - ual 18 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, April 16, 1988 Press button -voila! A green lawn Brian Van Camp wants you to have a nice green lawn this sum- mer. And he doesn't want you to go lo any trouble to achieve this ei- ther. As a matter of fact, this energet- ic 22 year old Blackstock resident would love nothing better than to talk to you about installing an au- tomatic sprinkler--so all you have to do to water your lawn is press a button. No lugging hoses. No getting your feet wet. Just press, and pre- sto! A perfectly measured, perfect- ly watered lawn. Brian is extremely enthusiastic about the sprinklers, manufactured by Toro and marketed by Student Sprinkler Services Ltd., a Lon- don, Ont. based company started by a (now graduated) university student. Last year, this grad, Barry Smith, started selling franchises all over Ontario, and according to Brian Van Camp, the business has taken off. So last February, Brian--himself a Agricultural Business student at the University of Guelph, took the plunge, and grabbed a fran- chise--the first franchise in this area. To secure it, Brian does what more and more students are doing every summer--he applied for a Student Venture Capital Loan. The loan, with a maximum ceiling of $3,000, comes from - federal government through local Chamber of Commerces. Basically, the loan gives stu- dents with an idea some capital to get their business in motion. The loan must be paid back at the end of the summer. Brian went for the maximum loan and with that money bought the franchise, insurance, a 1-800 telephone number, a trailer for his car, and equipment for installation of the sprinkler systems. With that done, his task is sell- ing the system, and then hiring crews to install. Oh yes, and the business has a name--Brian's Sprinkler Service. One might think only people with huge lots would be interested in having automatic sprinkler sys- tems, but Brian claims that isn't $0. He cites one case where both the husband and wife, owners of a small lot, worked and were unable to look after their yard properly. So they installed the relatively ex- pensive system. And as well as covering a lawn with an even amount of water on a regular basis, Brian says "It looks nice too, to see the water spraying all over." : With the press of a button, the sprinkler heads pop out of the ground and begin spraying. Auto- matic timers can also be installed- -S0 you won't even have to press a button! It's that easy, and Brian says you're guaranteed "a nice healthy lawn." Sprinkler systems, of course, aren't new. What's new is who's installing them--students. "We're students and we can put them in cheaper than they (garden centres) can," Brian claims. He's pretty confident he can do well this summer. The only thing that might hold him back, he says, is a lot of rain. For more information about Student Sprinklers call Brian at 433-2542 or 986-5557. | MACKEY & BAILEY BARRISTERS & SOLICITORS Saturday Mornings - 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon Oshawa Rd., Port Perry Lake Scugog Lumber Building (416) 985-7391 d haat uthe col dw ng Sprinkl TH TOR( conan Brian Van Camp, a University of Guelph student who hails from Blackstock, has TERR TE, YY = ht. a Shas ae di gies dibEbal at an unusual summer job thanks to his innovation and a grant from the govern- ment. He's a Student Sprinkler, and anxious to talk to you about the condition of your lawn. See story for details. Tickets still available for pork barbecue this Friday evening Utica and Area News by Vera Brown Church & Sunday School in the United Church this week will be held in Epsom Church at 11:15 a.m. This Friday, starting at 4 p.m. and continuing until all are serv- ed, there will be a pork barbeque 'sponsored by the United Church and held at Utica Hall. Tickets are $7.00 & $3.50, pre-schoolers are free and may be obtained from Utica Store, Utica Farm Equipment, In Fashion of Port Perry or the Yellow Brick Road in Uxbridge. Ladies don't forget to bake your pies. ON ANY WINDSHIELD INSURANCE CLAIM DEDUCTABLE LIMIT ONE PER PURCHASE There were 11 tables of euchre played on Friday evening in the Hall and winners were Ladies 1st Mary Poots, 2nd K. Crosier and 3rd Mary Cannon. Men's 1st Stan Dick, 2nd Verna Smith and 3rd Hardy Noble. Freeze-out winners were Fran- cis & Betty Hockley with Bernice Loudfoot & Mary Poots second. Draw winners were Iva Yake, Hardy Noble & Verna Draper. There will be another euchre in two weeks. Rebecca Aked was guest of honour at a birthday party on JAYS 8 dI'TJ . Offer expires May 24th, 1988 CLIP & SAVE FREE MOBILE SERVICE Saturday which was held at the Uxbridge Bowling Lanes. Friends who attended the party were Alaina Burger, Bridget Whittle, Brett & Aaron Combdon and Jen- nifer Wilson. Congratulations to Alaina who was the winner of the bowling. Visitors at the William Brown home on Sunday were Mr. & Mrs. Fred Meyers of Scarborough. Miss Jackie Skelding accom- 'panied girlfriends on an 8 day trip to the Dominican Republic recently. Dave & Jane Tracey attended the Hume wedding in Kleinburg on Saturday. While they were away Grandma Archibald stayed with Richard & Russell. Hillis & Carol Wilbur celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary with a weekend at Niagara Falls. Lorne & Eileen Slute were in Greenbank on Sunday morning to attend the christening of gran- daughter Kayla Brittany Slute, daughter of Ken & Lorie and returned to their home for lunch. The Eric Carre family attend- ed the Uxbridge Youth Bowling Banquet on Friday evening at the arena. Congratulations to Laura who won the Bantam girls High Triple with Hdcp. trophy and to Kevin who won the Jr. boys High Triple with Hdcp. trophy as well as the most improved Junior bowler trophy. On Saturday the Carres visited Eric's parents in Bridgenorth and on Sunday they were guests with Mr. & Mrs. Jim Locke & children at Newmarket. There will be a multi-family yard sale this weekend starting on Friday, 3 p.m. & Sat. at the Carre home, this is always a good time to meet neighbours. Alec wins! by George Gradamidis This year's Durham Computer Fair was held at Anderson Col- legiate in Whitby on May 4. Both P.P.H.S. entries achieved a high standing. Congratulations to Alec Granmer for his first place award in the Educational Software category and to Marc Sellitto and Matt Anderson for their second place award in the Open category. Ca pion