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Evans family celebrate 25th anniversary of Port Perry Auto Glass Like most start-up businesses, Glenn Evans started small. In fact, when he started out on his own, after a few years apprenticing with other companies, he opened Port Perry Auto Glass in his parent’s two- car garage But it ‘didn't take long for this young entrepreneur to begin his 25 year rise to the large enterprise that he and his wife Kelly operate today. From their large Hwy. 7A facility they now operate not only the auto glass and trim business, but also Port Perry Sign Shop and South Scugog Auto Sales. The growth was slow and steady for the Evans. In the fall of 1981 they moved from Glenn’s parents Man- chester garage to space on the west side of the old grain elevator on Wa- ter St. The expanding business opened a second location on High Street in 1985, where they worked on boats, OVER RIDGE FIREPLACE & GRILLS <i (NAPOLEON) _ QUALITY FIREPLACES Aaicrd Winning Products 4 Focus On Scugog 905-985-0715 170 Casimir St wildfire@on.aibn.com repairing and recovering seats and making custom tops. In 1991, while all of this was go- ing on in Scugog, the couple also expanded their business into Rich- mond Hill and Whitby. These have since been sold. Ten years ago, the Evans decided to amalgamate the business, and af ter building an attractive new build- ing at the west end of Port Perry, they merged their two locations. In addition to the three business- es operated out of the 1575 Hwy. 7A location, they also operate the local Rent-A-Wreck franchise and last year opened All-Port Storage on Reach St. On June 3rd, Glenn and Kelly held an official celebration for their 25 years in business. As one would expect dozens of friends and customers dropped by to extend best wishes on this impor- tant milestone in their careers. Glenn and Kelly Evans celebrated the 25th anniversary of their b their friends, customers and staff at their Hwy 7A location. They are seen pictured in front of their 1931 Model ‘A’ Ford. J. Peter Hvidsten photo MICHAEL L. FOWLER LAW OFFICE 175 NORTH ST. PORT PERRY 905.985.8411 Port Perry MICHAEL L. FOWLER REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BUSINESS & CORPORATE LAW LAND DEVELOPMENT Mj. (PEGGY) ROY ESTATE PLANNING & ADMINISTRATION WILLS & POWERS OF ATTORNEY ratalations R. JACK CO anes * OCIATION AN eaTAS eo cCANADL PRESIDENT Whats next? focus@observerpub.ca