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THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE â€" Thursday, April 16, 1998 â€"3 C â€" o es â€" ale CommunNITy NEws s eonaaeanay opiata: _ 4. i a a Corkery‘s bring the world to Colborne with computers By Manoy Martn f ie n1 0) x2 . __| undertook projects for "We‘re planning to hold â€"retrofitting, repairs, netâ€" Stare Wener rmainemponetintnisintsinsecommmmarermenmmienmmminmnementit: 5 No M _ | _ friends and apquain[tianl():es, some computer camps for working and new sales fillâ€" mea mmie 9ds esc cn P C Ubawicmacane _ word of mouth spread about kids this summer, too," ing their business hours, the fi%’:‘BLcéiNgmégr? f‘?vr:;e; mgimmen s § * """‘ ”‘f”fl fi-’\*‘ \ their capabilities, honesty notes Ann. "We‘ll mix inâ€" Corkery‘s are also overseeâ€" _ inanepornarmer tie aphecica Ns y= ,@x fi;; mwkg.%;;‘ 00 _ and reliability. cIlassroolm comgqtef’tlmc ing mstallau?n of fletlwork- his rig all over North Amerâ€" â€" [ 1. We s .!?f@‘ [ sA NP peemimmen prm ogt "In 1994, we thought we _ with outside actl,wtlcs. ing systems in large indusâ€" (cs coag erâ€" _@ & =â€" W 8 iim: D _ __ ({winng( | better establish ourselves as The Corkery‘s see a parâ€" trial and manufacturing chasing other people‘s * =-‘% i D Om m /2/A a separate business," says â€" ticular advantage for seniors businesses in southern prt;ic_iucts. Now, People are ,"f'““”“"';; P forrvecins .nWWam,‘lm«m Len. purchasing computers now. _ Ontario. Because the couple C’::’dméré%niéefg;l?h:;;fgrg\dnullllsn‘ -fif{;\ :f es «v,,,,hmmmw:g%imw-""';v"‘ 4 Now, in a new, office Joining the Interne_l, they _ knows their produ.ct frmjn enstomibuilf contpuren d a fl';“;?vi’; ATA_a§1 ... 3 _ \@lld _ setup adjacent to their home, l!ave access to eâ€"mail, chat â€" the ground up, their confiâ€" nebwork Sroients puters an astacte, o).~ Nes m%m,q *‘ the telephone rings conâ€" â€" lines and hours and hours of dence and knowledge is N l:’emerr.:ber es ;}i‘“" es ut fiéfi%‘% | C kay mss .| stantly with enquirieshand br_(:iWS}Ilg time from worldâ€" highly valued in the marketâ€" : r . $ j imjemoilse P ce | 00| calls. Leafing through an â€" wide sites. place. lfl}ngfiS;l,g)(;)(; it:la;ls;nt:a?écifi :fi '(" «5,,{1?;“:“ 3 ; | %?vag ‘ [( | . eightâ€"page telephone bill, f "The comp}ller bHsiness "This beats driving," Len American city. Their parking L4 El,'\i“-”" i":;;t fhesy To : Zi‘{ § Len points out the fax and is a h":m’i business, notes assures. “Ther(?’s a real ies sb bugy. t toak l me ?»,“)i}; : C ® ”j i‘ifl’i ce /‘, i] calls all over North Amerâ€" Ann. h’s very _compeutlvc. social aspect to this, too." 85 minutes to g;t giea‘o ia _,:,3‘%;9 t ;\"fl,fi@zt" te"" n p B ica You can‘t just sit there. You The Corkery‘s have never to their shipping do%r. Wheg «B *"ix‘ ,\\,“1 'f-f’,'" . .v'il"r'- is P on Plagged into fhe Internels have” to serve people as looked hack following the I got there, they handed me ,:‘g;‘,{;i*»fif%;é;;_g â€" _ d O plge] the company also makes full well. * 1984 accndf:nt. this tiny little box and I just oys : “!\%‘;"{ ; ' ts 6e 9f e.-mall obsecn. PyA th.e Cerkei®‘s *hey .hve where they looked at them. That was it; [*as ( * 5o .'â€"’i\‘g 1_2? _ â€" ‘y=, 1&; munication, > assemble their own comâ€" _ want to live, love what they that was my shipment. I | ; y > ':.-,:l""‘"":' ; 5n s __s‘ ; 3= ‘ Wuh a new f:lassroqm pl1ter syslem.f., they take do for a 11y1ng and have wortied all the way back to %{ff\.,f « $#\ ,&,: . !wm ts ae sls fac;hty. adde_d this past winâ€" _ time to talk with people to ncy(:.r _quesnoned their own Canada, hoping I had everyâ€" {’;’;;; E> ;% q:a,é;y‘ o se ter, lh_cnr business, Computer understarfd how they want to ablll’ilcs to succeed. And thing I was supposed to pick Tit f #2 < ‘:}:t‘* malke. Solutions now offf:rs m-C_ol- . use their computer and !here ‘s more than a little satâ€" up. I thought a load worth 28 %. 'Ef:fj“\ ;:?_{..:. fllg_ â€" * ) borne classroom 1pstmct10n whlere they see the future â€" isfaction in having the world that much should be filling u. 1Â¥ ~=_" â€" ds ; for adults and children, or _ taking them. e come calling them for their the trailer!". a -;;‘;,‘;‘ e ysP “fl AB . h small groups of friends or "We also deal in tradeâ€" expertise and products. Len laughs at the recolâ€" _ l 3 C *_ if__,f_‘-._',_t‘ hk io s ho business empiuye.,as Who ins," notes Len. "We have a "People wonder how we lection. "That‘s how much I ‘ h: P j /v""'_i"" minles t + <nmesiti Te e | want to upgrade their Sk.l.“S â€" good market for used equi]:_)â€" can be in business in a small knew about computers!" ~_â€" e "Wares -wz-;l:‘ y uT or launch themselves into _ ment here. Colborne and this â€" village," says Len. In 1984, the brakes on his 2 !3":'::,.’?: ~oear mt the world of computers, area isn‘t a high wage arca. Waving the phone bill, rig failed. h «;f:-â€"*i‘l Ne se [ ' With fiveâ€"people per People watch how they â€" with calls from California, "I broke my neck," Len ty c Ry ie e cghion 64 l class, participants are guarâ€" â€" spend carefully. We have to Europe, throughout Canada, says simply. The world come to Colborne, Ann and Len Corkâ€" anteed personal attention _ suit our market." he notes with pride, "Well, Born and raised in Harâ€" â€" ery of Computer Solutions are proving. Their comâ€" _ """"®P With the upgrades, here we are!" wood, Len is proud to be puter systems and expertise are increasingly in 2 h n es able to say, "I‘ve never lived demand throughout North America. Not bad for a _ 6 & anywhere but in Northumâ€" computer neophytes who learned from ground " berland County." zero up. | Following the accident, Photo By Mandy Martin Len and Ann took a good _ The Cockery‘s are throughout.Ontario and long look at their situation. _ equally comfortable talking â€" Notth America. â€"Confined to a wheelchait, the technical jargon, or the "We do a lot of troubleâ€" with only Pa”_‘al use of his everyâ€"day language of the‘ shooting for people. Pil esmm . M aaaaetamaarnrs uces araain e e en hana_‘s, "I decided I !md .t() neophyte. work on something until we retrain, and get on with life "We remember what it‘s . get it fixed," notes Darlene. s & again," Len recalls. "I went like," they recall with Originally from New to Loyalist College and took _ amusement. "We don‘t want . York state, Darlene says life a mechanical engineering people to feel confused or in Colborne is just fine with : technician course. I thought buy more than they need. It her, and with daughter maybe I wanted drafting, â€" doesn‘t need to be that way." â€" Angela and son Jim. ("Jim * engineering work, stuff like The pragmatic approach helps us out quite a bit ; that. But it wasn‘t to be. It is what‘s bringing in busiâ€" _ now.") ( was too heavy a course, and â€" ness from large operations in In 1986, the Corkery‘s I was completely frustrated. _ the Metro Toronto area, as. built their first computer. $ 3 "When. my computer well as individuals from. . From that point on, as they wouldn‘t work for me, they . suggested 1 go into the lab to ' : get it going the way 1 o 7 wanted it to. When I went into the lab, 1 knew right j ' away: "This is it! This is B : what I want to do. " And as Len learned, so, 6 too, did Aunn. "I had to do it," she says F f 2e without hesitation. t ‘ "She had to be the hands, | ® / then," says Len. y Both Len and Ann have been taking courses, upgradâ€" 2 : _ ing, keeping abreast of the innovations and fastâ€"track f s changes in the computing < 2 5 world. f Readers are _ MR winners! Four people will be readâ€" s ing books by Jane Urquhart , soon. They were the winners e in the Local Architectural 7 . Conservancy Advisory Comâ€" ; ? mittee of Colborne raffie. s Firstâ€"place winner was + s s Alf Blything of Coboutg, s followed by Mrs. E. Doig : $ Hughes of Cramahe Townâ€" f ship, Rachel Edison of RR#4 Colborne, and Cindy Hickâ€" f [ man of Colborne‘s Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. 7 f The draw was made by Jean Kernaghan. f â€" Mandy Martin 5