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10- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, April 1, 1997 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Workshops designed for expecting parents Choices Childbirth Edu- cation and Labour Sup- port Services, a non-profit organization, will be hold- Ing two Infant Care Work- shops that deal specifical- ly with the issues of caring for a newborn. Topics will include when a baby is sick, how to quiet a crying baby, new- born play, safety in the home, bathing a newborn and a new addition to the program, Infant message. CHOICES will be hold- ing two workshops in the Pickering area. The dates are Saturday, May 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. and the same program will be repeated on Sunday, June 22 at the same times. The cost of the work- shop is $25. If you would like further information please call CHOICES at (904) 420-0223. PORT PERRY STAR CROSSWORD 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 |26 27 28 29 30 |31 32 |33 34 35 36 37 |38 39 40 41 47 52 58 61 Port Perry Star Deere Dealer Award. being awarded the honor. moment for the Kerrys. did all the work." dealership. warehouse. John Deere Signature Dealer By Heather McCrae TICA FARM Equip- ment has been hon- ored with the John Signature The award recognizes out- standing achievement in sales, parts and service departments for 1996. Utica Farm Equipment, owned by Arnold and Gail Kerry, had to meet stringent criteria in all three of these areas before Just eight John Deere dealer- ships within Ontario, including the local franchise, received the award. And it was a proud | "We're honored as it defines | the image of our business," Kerry said. "We're proud of our employees; they're the ones who This year also marks the 30th anniversary of Utica Farm | Equipment. Before starting up the John Deere dealership in Utica, Mr. Kerry worked as a mechanic at Morrow Farm Equipment which was then in Port Perry. His father-in-law, Charlie Cottyn worked as a welder. When the two men began thinking about opening up a repair shop, John Deere heard about their plans and asked if they'd be interested in setting up a In 1967 the original building was built and is still used today, but as a Kerrys win dealership award Mrs Utica Farm Equipment, owned by Arnold and Gail Kerry, recently received the esteemed John Deere Signature Dealer Award. It recognizes exemplary achievement in all aspects of their dealership. "At the Port Perry Fair that year we took our entire inventory: Two tractors and two plows," Mrs. Kerry says. In that era the parts inventory was kept on recipe cards. Today, at Utica Farm, more than 20,000 differ- | ent parts are tabulated by | computer, and the dealer- | ship is linked with John | Deere Ltd. via satellite. | equipment. | Toronto east to the | Equipment currently =| employs 19 workers, I many of them with years | of seniority. "We have I many employees who | have been with us over 15 their company for business in 1967. "One of the tractors had 13,000 hours on it and had been used to draw manure that morning," Mrs. Kerry said. "Those tractors drew more interest than if we had set up a new tractor display." Utica Farm Equipment carries a wide variety of John Deere farm machinery and lawn equipment, as well as golf course maintenance "We sell to golf courses right from Yonge St. in Quebec border," Mr. Kerry says. Utica Farm years," Mrs. Kerry says. Bruce Smith, the longest serving employee has been with the company for 28 years. To celebrate their 30th anniversary the Kerrys held a Customer Appreciation Day Feb. 27. 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