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Whitby Free Press, 6 Oct 1976, p. 14

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PAGE 14, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6,1976, WHITBY FREE PRESS West Lynde Burger (cont'd) parking on the side". ( At something Up. present, there are parking If they did that much spaces 'for eight cars. The business every houir, Mr. owners hope to add 12 more Kotsopoulos and Mr. Zigo- spaces behind the building in mnanis dlaimi they could pay fu tu re.) the bis and stili have some Why a burger place, money to take hiome to their selling food similar to the wives and ciildren at the end type sold at the Dairy of each week. Queen and McDonalds? " At present, business is "There is no hamburger -slow" but is "picking up place centrally located", says Kl"l" codn to Mr. Mr. Kotsopoulos. "It is more otspouls. betr u convenient for the people". "tsol ebte u Location seems to be people don't know we are working for the owilers. ie re , lie says. Durinig the couirse of the Mr. Kotsopouilos and M r. one-hour interview, a dozen Zi gomanis, both 31I years old people, hiaîf of themi schlool- and friends since chiildhood in Greece, are confident that aged youingsters on foot or business will iniprove in the on bikes, dropped in to pick near rutuire tor two reasons. "Ihe prices are right and it is more convenient for the people",says Mr. Kotsepoul os. Thev hope that business will pick up becasue running a restaurant is a pretty touigh grind. The, lard work did not end when the restaurant wvas opened. No indeed. The owners toil long hours - from 10 a.m. to 11 p.mn. Sunday throughi Thursday and from 10 a.m. to nidnighit Friday and Saturday. Knowing how rnuch work gocs into setting Uip and ruinninig a restaurant, we hiad to ask Mr. Kotsopoulos an d Mr-. Zigomianis "Whiy?".« Bothi have worked in restaurants in the past and founci tat they liked it. 'I decided I wanted to open up my own business", says Mr. Kotsopoulos. 'I wanted to try rny own luck". When Mr. Kotsopouîos, a resident of Whitby, told Mr. Zigomanis, a resident of Scarborough, his idea, the latter thought it was a good one and, thus, West Lynde Drive-In Burger wasestablished. The choice of the name prornptcd us to again ask "Why?" because the restaur- ant is not in West Lynde. VIl like the naine anid the first settler iin Whitby was Lytnde",saysMr. Kotsopouilos. 'Il like living ini West Lynde aind 1 like living in Witbiy". ROLL OUT THE BARREL! Dr. Ken' Hobbs and President Joe Southweil of the Whitby Rotary Club show their strength by unloading barrels from the back of a truck for the Rotary Arena Garage Sale Saturday. The Rotary Club obtained 100 barrels from a whiskey distillery and they sold like hot- cakes. Mlaybe they weren't really empty after ahl! Free Press Photo Two Whitby residents get ban ker fellowships Fwo Whi tby residents becanie Fellows of the Institute of Canadian Bankers, the educational armn of the ('anadian Bankers' Associa- tion, upon completion of a ten-course programn of studies ai the University of Toronto. They are: Michael Airey, 161) Michael Blvd., employed in the credit departrnent of a brandi of the Toronto Doiniinion Bank at 1470 Yonge Street, Toronto; and Olive Owen, 407 Michael Blvd., assistant manager of a bratnch of the Toronto Domiînioni Bank at 55 King Street, Toronto. The ICB program, co-ordi- nated by E. M. Gruetzner, Director of the SchoÃ"l of Continuing Studies at the University of Toronto, is aimed at preparitig bankers for rapid change throughi cou rses tha t broaden manage- menit skills and provide a range of subjects correspond- ing to bankers' needs, at different levels of responsibil- ity. RESTAURANT 120 BROC* ST. M. wHITBy - TEL.: 668-9461 Dlicious Conadion and Italien Dishos Ask us about you Corne and tell us what you're looking for in a job. Tell us what you are today and what you want to be tomorrow. Ask us if we can offer opportunities and challenges to match your needs. No obligations pn either side. We'll be glad to talk. And we may have just what you're looking for. But you'll neyer knowv until you ask. Visit our Mobile Recruiting Unit Canada Manpower Centre mu Oshawa Wednesday Oct. 13 and 27, 1976 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. CANADIAN ARMED FORCES.

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