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Lucky Winner: Don McRae, a Toronto purchasing agent, was a fishing derby winner and then reeled in over $30,000 after he was dealt a royal flush at the Carlbbean poker table at the casino in Aruba
Lucky Winner: Don McRae, a Toronto purchasing agent, was a fishing derby winner and then reeled in over $30,000 after he was dealt a royal flush at the Carlbbean poker table at the casino in Aruba

Lucky Winner: Don McRae, a Toronto purchasing agent, was a fishing derby winner and then reeled in over $30,000 after he was dealt a royal flush at the Carlbbean poker table at the casino in Aruba

Date12/17/1991
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0130265F
Eileen Conway: A flush of top cards made Metro woman the winner of $750 in the Star's Weekend Poker Game
Eileen Conway: A flush of top cards made Metro woman the winner of $750 in the Star's Weekend Poker Game
9/5/1988
Ward 2. Angelo Tonelli: 65, 402 Pine St. Married with two children. Acclaimed. A member of Halton's separate school board for 24 years. A purchasing agent at E.C. Drury school in Milton, he was last challenged for his seat in 1974.
Ward 2. Angelo Tonelli: 65, 402 Pine St. Married with two children. Acclaimed. A member of Halton's separate school board for 24 years. A purchasing agent at E.C. Drury school in Milton, he was last challenged for his seat in 1974.
10/26/1982
James Deans: The mississauga man knew enough about poker to recognize a straight flush that earned him $500
James Deans: The mississauga man knew enough about poker to recognize a straight flush that earned him $500
9/5/1980
Winning hands: $750 winners in The Star fourth Weekend Poker game from left, Ed Dabush, Reg Stapleton, Bob Coleman took the pot with took the pot with royal flushes
Winning hands: $750 winners in The Star fourth Weekend Poker game from left, Ed Dabush, Reg Stapleton, Bob Coleman took the pot with took the pot with royal flushes
8/1/1980
Pick of the Bunch: Don IMcRae, surrounded by fellow Tournament of Champions anglers, holds the tail of his winning catch-of-the-day in Aruba.
Pick of the Bunch: Don IMcRae, surrounded by fellow Tournament of Champions anglers, holds the tail of his winning catch-of-the-day in Aruba.
12/17/1991
Red herring?, Georgina Mayor Joe Dales (left), a veteran ice fisherman, didn't get a single nibble during the Great Georgina Ice Fishing Derby so he helped Dave Sharp dispose of several dozen herring.
Red herring?, Georgina Mayor Joe Dales (left), a veteran ice fisherman, didn't get a single nibble during the Great Georgina Ice Fishing Derby so he helped Dave Sharp dispose of several dozen herring.
3/4/1982
Robert Salna, a Richmond Hill mining engineer, opens a mine next week on the Caribbean island of Aruba, where he found chunks of quartz rich with gold veins
Robert Salna, a Richmond Hill mining engineer, opens a mine next week on the Caribbean island of Aruba, where he found chunks of quartz rich with gold veins
4/30/1990
Weekend poker winners: Susan Sheppard with $1,000 cheque and Fred Fernandez with one for $500 in Star contest
Weekend poker winners: Susan Sheppard with $1,000 cheque and Fred Fernandez with one for $500 in Star contest
8/29/1980
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
Royal congratulations: Queen Elizabeth chats with jockey Ron Turcotte in the winner's circle after he rode Fanfreliche to victory in the Manitoba Centennial Derby yesterday
7/15/1970
Two-time winner of The Star Lake Ontario Dog Derby at the CNE yesterday was Lady, a Labrador retriever owned by Vince Harrington of Highland Creek. He(...)
Two-time winner of The Star Lake Ontario Dog Derby at the CNE yesterday was Lady, a Labrador retriever owned by Vince Harrington of Highland Creek. He(...)
9/3/1963
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
Showing how his wares work - almost all at the same time - is Ballon King Otto Bishof. He estimates he'll sell about 50,000 balloons and about 30,000 party hats, horns, noise-makers, bells and whistles to bring in the New Year. After 11 years in the business, he says he still has a lot of fun. Bischof also rents out canisters of helium gas to fill balloons, and he and staff also decorate some hotels for the festivities.
12/29/1977
Sample auction: Joe Shanab, purchasing vice-president of Shoopers Drug Mart, and Christine Cattell, a TV commercial spokesman, get ready to auction off merchandise samples to the drug chain's head offfice staff, to raise money for The Star Santa Claus Fund
Sample auction: Joe Shanab, purchasing vice-president of Shoopers Drug Mart, and Christine Cattell, a TV commercial spokesman, get ready to auction off merchandise samples to the drug chain's head offfice staff, to raise money for The Star Santa Claus Fund
12/15/1981