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STRONG

& Associates

A Strong Success

Story

‘Take one six foot tall red
head who knows what she
wants to do, add a Macin-
tosh computer, an Apple
LaserWriter II, a variety of
excellent graphics and word
processing software, blend
carefully and stand back.
The result? Strong & Asso-
ciates, Electronic Publish-

| ing, Design and Marketing.

Marilyn Strong showed us
part of her portfolio and ex-
plasned that by using the
Mac and laserwriter she is
able to produce typeset
camera-ready art work for

| most businesses.

For instance, Strong & As-
sociates have re-designed

| Celgar’s Pulp Digest logo;
created the corporate image
package for First Response

| Emergency and Medical
Supplies as well as the
design for Greywolf Devel-
opments. She has also

| typeset industrial manuals;

| prepared an issue of the BC
Chamber of Commerce
newsletter; produced

(special events programmes;
created the Castlegar
Chamber of Commerce
-Visitor Guide and the

| Castlegar Savings Credit

Strong & Associates offers complete
Electronic Publishing and Design for
businesses of all descriptions

If you need a new ‘look’ or just a
little ‘zing’ in your print materials

call us; our quotes are free and

our service is terrific!

“Our big advantage over
| commercial printers is-cost.
| We produce the originals for

our clients and can copy

small quantities at a reason-

| able price. For the large

| jobs though we can save the
customer a lot of mgney by
preparing everything for the
printer. This includes
working with the design,
layout, the words and the
artwork or logos. The
customer sees what they
will get before it is printed
and can double check all

Marilyn’s background in
Recreation and sales has
helped her with a variety of
business and non-profit asso-
ciation promotions in the
West. Kootenay area and she
is determined that Strong &
Associates will continue to
grow into the 1990's ‘informa-

( tion age’. “Businesses have

more competition and yet
want more customers. When
they are preparing their
marketing strategy, they
should be looking at using
electronic publishing and
design services as an eco-
nomical way to help reinforce
their visual image and keep
their name and message in
front of their customer.”
Strong said.
Her favourite jobs are the
ones that are personalized
such as invitations to a
special event or individual
name tags for conferences.
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“The technology is available
and we haye to be able to use it
to our advantage.” Strong
continued, “if we stand still,
we'll wilt and die.”

Determined not to stand still,
Strong has recently captured
another-market-in-the Castle-
gar area - the fax service. %
offer a public fax service for
business gnd personal use,” she
explained. “Anyone can give
out my fax number 365-2124
and have information faxed to
them or they can come in and
send a fax anywhere in the
world.”

What next for Strong & Associ-
ates? "I just received a new
software program that will
allow us to create slides and
slide presentations as well as
put the slide presentation on
paper. We know this will be a
popular service for our clients.

~ And, Ihave a few other aces
om up my sleeve,” Strong hinted.|

Strong & Associates,
Electronic Publishing, Design
and Marketing is definitely a
strong Castlegar success
story.

First Response
ped 2m

John €

hang, ‘owner of Chan,

2's

Nursery and Florist Lid, in Castlegar,
has helped to beautify homes in the
West Kootenay for the last. 10 years

Aeprod tras tawrrormaments,;—
baskets and potted plants, bedding
plants and hanging flower pots.

Chang's also stocks dried flowers,
cut flowers and provides flower
arrangements. for special occasions

such as weddings.

For home and business owners who
want tq spruce up their property for
spring and summer, Chang's offers
complete residential and commercial
landscaping services.

An informed and courteous. sales
staff is there to offer advice on all
aspects of gardening

Chang's Nursery is located at 2601
9th Ave. and is open seven days a week

‘Chang’s sells beauty

Box 355) Costiegar British Columbia VIN 3W3
(604) 345-5626 office « (604) 365-2124 fax : from9a.m.to7 p.m
their information or even

make last minute changes."

A sample of some of the work Strong & Associates has.produced

Serving the West Kootenay region since 1984. for local and area businesses.

MNILASER 286/M
MAKES YOU ALWAYS
ONE STEP FASTER!

Perhaps the
Fastest and
Most Powerful
AT-Compatible
Ever!

ARDENER-=-

ASPARAGUS

Bundle of 10

EVERBEARING
STRAWBERRY

Ozark Beauty
Quinault
BUNDLE OF 10

*2..99

Rhododendrons

RASPBERRIES

Chilcotin
Newburg
BUNDLE OF 10

$7.50

ROSES

2-Gal. Size

$7.99

4” Geraniums
4" Ivy Ger.
4’’ Fuschias

$1.50...

Spring Bulbs
Onion Set
Potato Seed
Large Selection
Bedding Plants

°
Strawberries
. Hood — Northwest
Fuschia Hanging oe _latem

2 — | ees = BASKET 5

GRAPES FRUIT TREES
BLUEBERRIES | .. $12

1Gal. Size : 2 S14
$400 year... 516
6 .. 518
Super Special
COLORADO BLUE
SPRUCE 5’-6’

Reg. $90
NOW ONLY

$40

White Rock

LIME

20 kg. Size

on? 2.50

Informatics
a great
service

Kootenay Informatics is noWWTetail
store of Kootenay Computers Inc
The company’s Trail store is proving
to be a great service to the people of
that area, says owner-operator Karl
Swanson. Kootenay Informatics also
bas a South Slocan location which em
ploys seven full-time workers
The company is the official supplier
of and installer of ACCPAC computer
, products. Roger Terhune is the com-
pany’s installer and trainer
Jean Swanson is the person to talk to
for all your ordering while Tim Swan.
son, manager-of Kootenay Infor
matics, is the man to talk to for com

50% OFF
2-Gal. Size

Pyramidalis

Reg. $13.00
NOW

$6.50

20% Off
STOCK SEED
PEAT MOSS

$7.99

PERENNIALS

2000 Choices
From 4" Pot
ONLY

$1.75,
BARK

Small
Medium
Large
2-Quart Size

$4

_——
— FOR INFORMATIVE SALES, SERVICE AND SUPPORT CALL —

Kootenay Informatics’

“Your Computer Professionals"
359-7755 =
& Personal sulting about and installing Novell

saith Slocin Sunuion bon. 98 Computers networking programs and computers.
Crescent Valley, B.C. voc 1HO Darwin Anderson is Kootenay In.
Retail Store for Kootenay Computers Inc formatics’ full-time service manager

for all repairs.
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CHANG’S NURSERY &
FLORIST LTD.

2601-9th Avenue Castlegar
365-7312

Now Your Novell Networking
and AccPac Centre

Business

HOURS OF BUSINESS
Mon.-Fri. 9.a.m.-5 p.m
Sat. 10a.m.-3 p.m

Complete
Residential & Commercial
Landscaping Service

Hrs: Open 7 Day/Wk
KARL SWANSON 9.a.m. to7 p.m.

++. Owner-operator

DARWIN ANDERSON
«+. Service manager

om,