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10 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville. May 29,1985 Midcom President Welcomes New Local Representative Starkville Area News Why would you rent when you can purchase or lease to own? Trillium Telephone Systems, a Mitel subsidiary, can offer you Intercom, Speed Dial, Toll Restriction, Music and much more in a stylish state-of-the-art telephone system for less. With our wide selection and low prices, we can tailor the perfect Talk To system for your needs. As few as 2 lines. As many as 6. As few as 2 extensions. As many as 16. Talk To systems are good-looking, thoughtfully designed. With big-system features you can actually utilize from the start. FOR YOUR KITCHEN Save $$ during our Mat Monem, president of Midcom Communications Communications Inc., chats with Bob Burke, Midcom's representative representative for Bowmanville and the eastern areas of Durham Region. Midcom has over 30 years of communications experience and has expanded into the Durham Region to serve clients' telecommunications telecommunications needs here. One of Canada's fastest- growing communications companies is expanding into the Durham Region and plans to grow along with Durham. Midcom Communications Limited is a Markham firm which offers a full range of communications systems, including paging and intercom intercom equipment and telephone telephone systems. The company was one of many businesses to market telephone equipment in 1980 when it became legal for independents to supply products which would connect connect to the existing Bell system. system. But while numerous "interconnect" "interconnect" companies have since fallen by the wayside, Midcom has prospered. prospered. Company President Mat Monem attributes his, business' business' success to a humanitarian humanitarian approach in the marketplace. marketplace. "Business has to understand understand that only good things are worth sharing among people," said Mr. Monem. In his company, Mat Monem believes that the decision-making decision-making process must include input from all employees employees so that staff generates generates enthusiasm. And in seeking employees employees for marketing Midcom's expertise in the Durham Region, Mr. Monem looked for individuals with a strong commitment to their own community. All staff based in Durham also live here and that's further evi dence of Midcom's determination determination to do business within the municipality. Bob Burke has been appointed appointed Midcom's representative representative for Bowmanville and area. He is a former Northumberland Northumberland and Newcastle school board trustee, former chairman of the Bowmanville Museum and a co-founder and president of the Bowmanville Non- contact Hockey League. He served as president of the Newcastle Slow Pitch Baseball league and is a parent representative on the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Newcastle Newcastle Separate School Board for the introduction of French immersion into area schools. Mr. Burke adds that one of the things he likes most about his new company is its support for his involvement involvement in the community. In fact, Midcom encourages such participation. In describing the interconnect interconnect option available through Midcom, Mr. Burke uses the analogy of the un- tility company which brings the necessary wires to a home, where lighting systems systems can be designed and installed to the customer's needs. Similarily, the telephone company may bring the necessary wires to the door but Midcom can custom-design custom-design the internal phone system system to the needs of the business. business. Small businesses with as few as two lines and three phones can benefit from Midcom's expertise. The pizza stores, video rental outlets, doctor's office, and lawyer's office are just a few examples of the firms Midcom serves. And, of course, there are many larger clients with extremely extremely sophisticated telephone telephone needs. Midcom's customers customers over the years have included the Royal York Hotel, University of Toronto, Toronto, the Canadian Imperial Imperial Bank of Commerce, Timex, and the East York Board of Education. Clients are fully trained in the use of their new equipment -- equipment which includes such features features as automatic redialing, redialing, and music for callers placed on hold. For president Mat Monem, the road to the presidency of his own multi-million dollar corporation corporation began in 1971 when he arrived at Toronto International International Airport. Although born in Egypt and a newcomer newcomer to Canada, he immediately immediately canvassed gas stations and by four p.m. had found his first job in his new country. That job was pumping gasoline. An entrepreneur at heart, with a gift for sales and finances, finances, Mr. Monem set up Midcom in 1978 as an intercom intercom and pager dealership. His company operated alongside Wilkins Electronics Electronics Ltd., which was a long-established installation installation firm. In 1982, Wilkins MIDCOM COMES TO BOWMANVILLE Still renting your present old antiquated telephone system? Relocating or starting a new business? Your telephone system is vital to the efficiency and success of your business Electronics become Midcom Midcom Services Inc., Midcom's service and installation arm. Mr. Monem estimates that the Durham Region has seven thousand businesses, of which half can benefit from Midcom's services. In keeping with his belief that good business must be fair to everyone, Mr. Monem foresees a long association between Midcom and the Durham Region. And his management philosophy establishes a proven method to meet future future goals. Mat Monem believes believes that people can, in fact, move mountains. "The speed of moving the mountain will be dictated by why you are moving the mountain," he said. Baseball Mothers Run Booth On Opening Day The Town of Newcastle Baseball Mothers had their first organized event since being formed earlier this year. During the opening day of the All-Stars baseball on May 25, 1985, the baseball mothers ran a concession booth. We would like to thank the following companies for their donations: A & P for a $10 gift certificate; Lewis Rental fora coffee maker; Carter's Bakery for a donation of six dozen donuts; Terry Miller for the use of a generator and Beaver Lumber for the sheets of plywood used as a flooring. The following people gave their valuable time to make this event such a great success. success. Elaine Aida, Eric Aida, Jack Churchill, Kim Churchill, Linda Churchill, Kelly Donahue, Joanne Holmes, Boni Keates, Susanne Miller, Terry Miller, Marg Page, Jean Shaw and Jennifer Stevenson. The monies gathered from this event will be going towards towards a banquet for the boys, and girls at the end of the baseball season. (intended for last week) On Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Brenton Farrow Farrow and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bamsey went out for supper to a Bowmanville Restaurant Restaurant to celebrate Ralph and Simone's wedding anniversary. anniversary. Congratulations! Miss Tanya Fonk and Mr. Ross Stutt spent the weekend in North Bay visiting visiting with Tanya's aunts, uncles uncles and cousins. On Saturday, Mr. Jack Walker of Toronto was a dinner and evening guest of Mr. and Mrs. Llew Hal- lowell. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Souch, Dwayne, Jodie and Heather spent the day with Mr. Ken Maynard, Bowmanville. Mr. and Mrs. Ted Stark, Christopher and Shannon, Knoxville visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stark. Mr. and Mrs. Brenton Farrow Farrow visited Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Farrow, Newtonville. On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Todd were supper and evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Dean, Garden Hill. Sunday supper and evening evening guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Todd, Scott, Jamie and Billy were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearce and Chris of Orono. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Good- murphy, Michael, Jeffery and Jennifer, Orono were Sunday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Souch, Brian and Blaine. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Cunningham Cunningham and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dick, all of Picton were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Win- datt and Erin. On Sunday evening, several several families from Starkville enjoyed the fireworks fireworks display held at the park at Garden Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Ron Pither of Blackstock visited Monday Monday afternoon with Mr. John De Witt. Church and Sunday school services were held at Shiloh United on Sunday. Mrs. Suzanne Westheuser assisted Mrs. Lynda King with the service. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Don Hook of West Lake was a coffee guest of his sister- in-law Mrs. Pat Windatt. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fonk and Peter spent the weekend at Lake Bernard. On Monday morning, a near disaster accurred. Outside a cold drizzle was falling as Cliff, sitting at the cottage window, noticed a tiny florescent red speck far out across the lake. Suddenly, the red speck moved up and down as the canoe overturned overturned and the man in the raincoat fell out of his boat. Binoculars were quickly brought and Cliff watched as the man tried to right the canoe but failed. So Cliff and the 2 boys ran to the end of the pier to lower our boat which was on the lift with mooring cover in place. Everyone was moving so quickly but in an emergency, things seem to go in slow motion. By the time they reached the man, he was barely hanging onto his canoe as his hands were numb and he seemed to be so confused. He had to be dragged over the side of our boat, coughing. Back at the cottage, after a change of clothes and hot drink, we found that he was very thankful indeed, a visitor from Brantford staying for the weekend at a cottage down the lake. These accidents accidents happen so often. Last fall, across the lake, it was a man and 3 small children in a sailboat. The lake was very rough with at least 3 foot high waves and when the boat capsized, it was very difficult to see the children. children. Thankfully, the children children were wearing good life jackets and the man, another weekender, stayed with the sailboat until help arrived. For more information, call your factory authorized Trillium dealer. Available from: midcom MIDCOM COMMUNICATIONS INC. 1410 Bayly St., Unit 6-B, Pickering 427-3210 or 831-2250 BOB BURKE Rod. GB3-I373G Blimp Days Sale May 30-31-June 1 $ 1.00 OFF per lb. Coffee 50% OFF Spices Fancy Tins of Tea Reduced to Clear Discovery Hut Mil King St. W. 623-1170 Itowimmvllle Jaycees & Jaycettes Win Awards at Regional Convention Bowmanville's Jaycees and Jaycettes were honored honored with a total of 11 prizes at a recent regional convention held in Oshawa this month. Seven of those awards were for first place finishes in a number of categories and all first prize winners will be eligible to compete at the national level. Shown here with the awards from the latest conference conference are Harvey Chappel, president of the club for 1984-85, and his wife, Michelle, who is president president of the Bowmanville Jaycettes. Bowmanville's Jaycees and Jaycettes took home almost almost a dozen awards from the regional convention held in Oshawa on May 10, 11, and 12. The Jaycee efforts in the hosting of the Wintario Draw earned them two of the awards in the category of public relations and best local project. The Jaycettes captured the following prizes: First place for category "A" Jaycette album competition; competition; First place for category category "I", unit publications competition; Second place for Outstanding project for National Buckle Up Baby Week safety display; Blue Chip Award for excellence in unit management, leadership, training, enrollment enrollment and growth. The Bowmanville Jaycees captured first place for arrangements arrangements and fellowship and first place for best local program. They also won a first for best local project, a first for public relations, and a first place for special project. Bowmanville Jaycees won second prize for the regional regional conference hosted in Bowmanville on October 20, 1984. The unit also captured captured fifth place in the Unit Award of Excellence Program Program in competition with 23 other Jaycee organizations in Central Region. Rekker RR NO. 6 Bowmanville Our Garden Centre is ready to supply all your lawn and garden needs. POTTED ROSES $y, REG. $5.95 NOW 4. OU OR 3/$12.99 ASSORTED CLAY POTS and PLANTERS 20% OFF REGULAR PRICE REKKER GARDENS 2 miles W. of Bowmanville (On Hwy. 2) (Open Weekdays 9-9, Saturday 9-6) 623-2300 Roy Nichols Motors Receives Five Grand Salesmaster Awards from General Motors of Canada. The staff of Roy Nichols Motors is shown prior to a dinner held recently at El Stavro's in Oshawa at which time live Grand Salesmaster Awards were presented by the General Motors Salesmasters Club. Bob Blackburn, Assistant Manager (or GM's Toronto Zone and Rick Lucas, Area Sales Manager lor GM ol Canada were on hand to present the awards. Shown in the above photo, from loll to right: back row: Don Arsenault, Archie Terwillegar, a representative ol El Stavro's, Bill Waller, Service Manager; middle row: Roy Owen, Vicc-Pres. ol Roy Nichols Motors; Don Andrews, Bruce Fitzgibbon, Harold Michelson, Bob Owen, General Sates Manager; Lance Damant, Parts Mgr.; Peter Guilin, Sales Mgr.; front row: Lori Halliday- Torkelson, Fred Owen, President of Roy Nichols Motors; Bob Blacklock, Rick Lucas, Doreen Gillord, Secretary- Treasurer, Roy Nichols Motors. ROY NICHOLS MOTORS Chevrolet -- Oldsmobile Dealer Hwy. 2 at Courtice Rd. Telephone 728-6206