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Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout
Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout

Fly-Tying Addict Bruce Roney is a school principal during his working day, but spends most free hours squinting at bits of feathers and fluff, and blending them into what he hopes will look tasty to trout

Date4/13/1977
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Academic Huck Finn: Zoology researcher Peter Fetterolf, who is studying gulls on the Leslie St. split, wears feathers in his cap to protect himself from dive-bombing gulls guarding their turf. They attack the feathers and miss your head, says the scient
Academic Huck Finn: Zoology researcher Peter Fetterolf, who is studying gulls on the Leslie St. split, wears feathers in his cap to protect himself from dive-bombing gulls guarding their turf. They attack the feathers and miss your head, says the scient
4/27/1984
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Neiman, two-thirds of the law firm of Neiman, Bissett and Seguin, consult law books in Mr. Neiman's office. Mrs,. Neiman, who's been a candidate in an Ontario election, spends three days a week in the law office. Their partnership began with marriage while they were students at Osgoode Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Neiman, two-thirds of the law firm of Neiman, Bissett and Seguin, consult law books in Mr. Neiman's office. Mrs,. Neiman, who's been a candidate in an Ontario election, spends three days a week in the law office. Their partnership began with marriage while they were students at Osgoode Hall.
5/16/1964
Wally Pieczonka: Linear president says his company spends thousands to fund research.
Wally Pieczonka: Linear president says his company spends thousands to fund research.
10/27/1981
Out of Work: Pakistani Saisal Riaz can't find a job so he spends time writing articles in his native language.
Out of Work: Pakistani Saisal Riaz can't find a job so he spends time writing articles in his native language.
5/14/1992
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
Tailor Gordon Ruben spends a lot of time matching his customers' clothes to their personalities.
1/1/1978
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
A people person' Sam Ruth ran Baycrest Centre, a Jewish home for the aged, for 25 years and still spends a lot of time taking to residents, including the home's button king, Jake Davis
5/17/1988
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
Concerned parent: Brampton resident Ray Scarborough, whose son has Down syndrome, spends hours on the telephone in an effort to keep a bus service for mentally handicapped adults in business
2/9/1993
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
Shopping: Norman Browne spends about $15 a week for rent and $8 for food. I don't eat rich or fancy, but tend towards a simple, meaty, varied menu. I like creative cooking and my pride and joy is cooking up a pot of pork hock stew. I'd give out the recipe but you've got to be poor to appreciate it.
6/6/1969
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
Collecting Tax for the Ontario government without pay has been a sore point with retailers, says Harry Botnick, a Yonge St. jeweller. He'll get $20 to $25 a month under the new budget for the couple of hours a month he spends totalling the tax.
4/8/1975
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
Mike Byrd, 34, is deputy superintendent at Vanier Centre. The centre, which was opened in 1969, to replace the old Mercer Reformatory in Toronto, is a therapeutic community, Byrd explains. The residents, 75 per cent of whom are under 25 years of age, live in cottage-style buldings, where each spends leisure time in her own room.
2/15/1973
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.
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.
5/19/1977
The quiet life: Dallas Bader stands in front of his tepee-shaped cabin beside the beaver meadow. Inside, this modern-day Thoreau spends a lot of his time studying botany.
The quiet life: Dallas Bader stands in front of his tepee-shaped cabin beside the beaver meadow. Inside, this modern-day Thoreau spends a lot of his time studying botany.
1/17/1985