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End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.
End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.

End of an era: Don Felora, 67, who has been slinging beer at the Wheat Sheaf Tavern since he was 20, is retiring today, and the tavern's regular patrons say they'll miss him.

Date12/30/1992
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Too much freedom?: Whatever happened to the concept of the individual being responsible for his own wellbeing, asks Jerry Borins, owner of the Wheat Sheaf Tavern, in reply to letter to The Star calling for a ban on beer ads. Surely we are being legislated to death, he says.
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Narrow streets of the Plaka district of Athens contain many nightclubs and taverns, but the nightlife of this old section of the city is not just for (...)
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n.d.
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1893
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End of an era: Murray McInroy, 62, of the Canadian Society of Professional Engineers, says the recession has ended the gravy days for engineers which have existed almost uninterrupted since World War II
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n.d.
End of an era: Carmen Bush, who has been associated with the Columbus Boys' Club for 46 years, say he has not yet fully recognized the fact that the club has closed. It shut down in April, but Bush still spends time there.
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