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8-Orono WeeIdy Times, Wednesday, January 9, M99 Only qu ality from Kendal Cabinet Maker Durham Nuclear Awareness part of coalition group by Shelley Allia To read the siga "Kendal Furiture' on Kendal Road at the the old Manning tobacco farm, made me think of'somebae with a small shop dabbling in the wood workiag business. But that is far from the truth. Gaetan Frank and his wife, Noreen purchased the Manning tobacco farm in October of 1989. They did not plan on farming. Gaetan got started in the kitchen and furniture business by doing renovations and nec rooms. He had been workiag in the south end of Oshawa and decided 10 buy in Keadal knowing that it would cut lis overhead costs which would keep the price of his finished product down for the customer. Mr. Frank said " I was skeptical about comiag into a small village and starting a business, but ia fact he ha s done a lot of local business and finds the Kendal and Orono people great." Not the son of a wood craftsmaa, he feels he was bora with a hammer in bis hand. He and his wife Noreen, who by profession was a casting director ia Toronto for American films and hired priaciple actors, have converted the tobacco barna mb a high tech workshop with equipmeat such as an 8 foot wood lathe, chop saw 10 cut angles, a plainer, drill press, radial arm saw, sanders and a scroll saw for cutting giagerbread scroll work for homes, al totalling over $100000. Not your average home wonkshop.The building also has a spray room and a showroom which sits empty of displays. Mrs. Frank said that îhey built the showroom with intentions of setting up displays, but neyer used it as intended. Insteail their showroom is former customers homes. They have neyer had a dissatisfied customer and discovered that customers were proud of their kitchens and eajoyed displaying them t0 potential new customers. Mr. Frank feels that customers like t0 see a real finished product lnaa home tha view displays la stores. Although îhey do build custom furaiture, kitchen cupboards are the main business. For oaly $25, which is more dha reasonable for îoday, they will go into your home and go over everything from wood to colour schemes and discuss ideas with the poteatial customer. Of course it is refunded if you decide to go with Kendal Furniture for your dream kitchen. They build oaly ail solid wood furniture aad kitchen cupboards includling the shelves. No veneer which is a skia of wood glued on 10 ,particle bogrd and no pnessed wood. Oaly quality. They're job is not complete until they install the cupboands and the customer is saîisfied. He anticipates beiag busier with kitchens this year as opposed 10 furiture last year. They complete an average of 3 or 4 kitchens a moath. They have had to change thein hours from 9am t0 9pm 10 accommodate many customers who work shift work at General Motors. They fiad the best advertising to be word of mouth. 'heir work has become highly respected and they do custom work coveriag an area from here 10 Toronto, Ajax and evea sead work down to a contractor in New Brunswick. Starting in the new year they will be mass pnoducing customn kitchea doors for a compaay. Most assembly line doors have custom measurements and if îhey dont happea 10 fit, they are recul and remodified causiag a slightly unevea shape or diffenent size doors. Although mass production makes me îhink of assembly line production, Gaetaa said they will still be custom built t0 the customer specifications through another company. He will work with aay type of wood and has found lately people are asking for more exotic types such as cherry, butteraut, teak, and chestaut as, opposed 10 the common oak, pine and maple. AlLhis wood comes through Peacock Lumber as they work oaly with top quality, kiln dried lumber. They have built fumniture 10 match historic pieces. At customers requests they have had brass plates made 10 put on t0 fumiture with their name address and date for future genenations. 1 asked -what their ultimate goal is. I dont want 10 be to big or you loose the quality and personal touch with the customer. We would like to have 1 or 2 employees. We have built Our naine on quality and neyer have had a dissatisfied customer. " Mr. Frank said it is difficult to fmnd an apprentice as assembly line training is so common aow and they must know both fields of kitchea and furniture building. It may be a few years but one of their five children, now oaly three also likes t0 dabble in the workshop and constnuct his custom pieces just like moin and dad. Donation to Tornado Relief Fund by Shelley Allia The Durham East Junior Farmers raiscd $500 matching the donations made during Orono Fair and the food booth they operated at the Durham Farmers' Co-op Auction. This was donaîed 10 the Clarke Tomnado Relief Fuad and presented 10 Neil Allia, member of the committee. Mr. Harry Cook-e, treasurer said there is $2500 ia the accouaI for the cause to date. Donations can stili be made. Pictured above from left 10 right are Junior Farmer members Jili Thomas, Marvia Stapleton, presideat presenting a cheque 10 Neil Aluin on behaîf of the committee, Terry Holliagsworth and Weady Hollingsworth. Some $21.5 million has been designated as inventor funds for environmental groups and one individual te prepare' for environmental hearings as to the Ontario Hydro 25 year energy plan for the province. The funds are being provided by Ontario Hydro at the request of the province. In speaking with Dave Martin of the Durham Nuclear Awareness group he said the funding was extraordinary and only the second lime sucli has happened as in this case. Durham Nuclear Awareness will be part of a Coalition of Environmental groups who are expected te receive a total of $2.8 million in intervenor funds. He said initially the group is to receive $3 50,000. Matin is a member of the steering committee of the Coalition which involves Green Peace, Friends of the Earth and eavironmiental groups from Ottawa, Kingston and including the Millbrook-Cavan Environment Watch. He expects some thirty groups ini ail te form the Coalition. Martin said the 25 year Hydro energy plan is stili on the table but n9w expects it will be modified t0 s e exteat. He poiated te the fact tht Hydro has already cormmitted itsélf to extend conservation as a means tocut dowa on demand. He Dogs for (Coninued from page 1) practice in Newcastle pointing to the advances in medicine through such a practice and that the policy did give assurance that pets reed flot be included in those being sold. He said research must con- tinue. Counc. Stapleton spoke out against the use of dogs and cats for research f rom the Town of Newcastle Animal Control Centre and that there was a botter way. He suggested that longer hours might be considered s0 owners would have more time to pick-up their stray animais. also spoke of the indefinite moratorium placed on the nuclear plant proposai by the new NDP governmeat in Ontario. Martin said il will be a long process but that-the $21.5 million in intervenor fundiag will assist those groups pushing for other than more nuclear generating plants. "Hair With Flair" For LADES and GENTS Main Street, Orono 983-5333' liegional Office Supplies & Services 77 King St. East Bowmanville, Ont. 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