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Bill Pond, right, lives in house where he was born 62 years ago.
Bill Pond, right, lives in house where he was born 62 years ago.

Bill Pond, right, lives in house where he was born 62 years ago.

Date6/21/1990
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Object NumberTSPA_0132250F
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
Refinishing pine tool moulds is just one of the projects 27-year-old Bill Don has taken on since he and he and his wife Bev decided to fulfil his life's dream, to run their own store. Ardith One, on Yonge St., features antiques and artifacts the pair has collected over the past two years. The young couple say that mixing marriage and business has given them something to work on for the rest of their lives.
8/1/1973
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
Plastic clock is one of items turned out by the firm Harry Graham, 62, started six years ago. It's worth $4 million a year today, he says.
10/1/1985
Street wise: Austin Miller, 43, was a marketing manager for 18 years before his two-year stint on the streets. He now lives in crack house.
Street wise: Austin Miller, 43, was a marketing manager for 18 years before his two-year stint on the streets. He now lives in crack house.
3/25/1999
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
Capt. Bill Bristow tried out retirement in Florida when he officially left Air Canada four years ago. But the active former airline pilot soon discovered that the lazy life was not for him, so now he runs a business which gives badly needed advice to people heading out on holidays. Now Bristow is where the action is
10/24/1973
Safety first: Dr. Donato Spensieri of Wood-bridge wants to improve safety at the Kipling, Islington and Weston Rd. Intersections along Highway 7, which he claims have taken more lives to traffic accidents than he has lost patients to cancer over the past 15 years.
Safety first: Dr. Donato Spensieri of Wood-bridge wants to improve safety at the Kipling, Islington and Weston Rd. Intersections along Highway 7, which he claims have taken more lives to traffic accidents than he has lost patients to cancer over the past 15 years.
4/9/1992
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
Shipkeeper Bill Cook stands on the deck of the Go one of the two ships he keeps an eye on during the wi daily inspections to check that everything is shipshap sister ship, the James Norris, are the largest grain carries now wintering in Toronto harbor. Cook receives $575 a month for keeping both ships. He lives rent-free aboard the Leitch, in the chief cook's room. [Incomplete]
2/6/1972
Lewis Saint Lawrent, as he's known in Florida where he lives, is actually Louis St
Lewis Saint Lawrent, as he's known in Florida where he lives, is actually Louis St
1/21/1983
Roop Sandhu, 31, doesn't remember jumping this fence to get under a balcony in the apartment building next to where he lives as Eric Minhas, 3, was hanging from the railing
Roop Sandhu, 31, doesn't remember jumping this fence to get under a balcony in the apartment building next to where he lives as Eric Minhas, 3, was hanging from the railing
5/28/1988
Drunk at time: An appeal court has overturned a judgment against a resort where Bill Crocker was crippled during an inner tube race more than five years ago. Crocker says he'll appeal.
Drunk at time: An appeal court has overturned a judgment against a resort where Bill Crocker was crippled during an inner tube race more than five years ago. Crocker says he'll appeal.
6/27/1985
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
His disco lives: Manny Mota, owner of Le Club, has operated the after-hours disco for three years - something of a longevity record for city discos
10/24/1979
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
Mr. Scarborough: Jack Poots, senior commissioner, retires this month after 44 years of working for Scarborough, where he was born and has always lived.
9/18/1989
He's been there: Jeff Stein lives in a halfway house and works for a consulting firm that deals with addicts
He's been there: Jeff Stein lives in a halfway house and works for a consulting firm that deals with addicts
7/27/1990