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The Dream of Alex and Anne Traikovich ever since they married 30 years ago was to run their own modern, European-style restaurant
The Dream of Alex and Anne Traikovich ever since they married 30 years ago was to run their own modern, European-style restaurant

The Dream of Alex and Anne Traikovich ever since they married 30 years ago was to run their own modern, European-style restaurant

Date4/19/1976
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134971F
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
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
Millionaire at 30, Lorne Leibel set up his own company, Canada Homes, three years ago, building low-cost, high-volume housing
8/27/1980
Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
Kisses goodbye: Retiring as Metro solicitor after 33 years, Alex Joy gets a friendly send off yesterday from Winnifred Coatsworth (left), his former secretary for 23 years, and Murdina Strutt, who took her place when she retired two years ago
4/30/1986
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
A dream come true for former Scarborough insurance man Frederick Carlisle is his three-hulled Caravel II. He bought it 5 years ago for $25,000 and has cruised more than 20,000 miles with his daughters Nora, 11 (left) and Mary, 13, (right) and his wife. During the five-year getaway on the world's oceans the girls managed to pick up six years' credits on their correspondence courses. The Carlisles are thinking of crossing the Atlantic Ocean a second time next year.
9/3/1970
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
Alex Balfour, who is retiring as principal of Pine Grove Public School after 33 years as a teacher and principal, reclines in the chaise longue given him as a farewell present and shows Jim Singleton of the Halton County Board of Education what he's going to do in retirement. Balfour's been in Oakville since 1952.
6/27/1973
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
His 31 years with the North York Board of Education give teacher Walker Dear (middle) the second-longest service record of high school teachers in the borough. Technical director at Downsview Secondary School since 1962, he retires June 30. With him are two of his former students who now are teachers at the school. Gordon Brown (left) and Stan Tsoki as they recall some of the years.
5/16/1978
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
7/12/1973
T. O'Brien takes a walk in an area of the Don Valley he admits is beautiful. But in right he claims that work should have commenced 30 years ago to preserve the beauty [Incomplete]
T. O'Brien takes a walk in an area of the Don Valley he admits is beautiful. But in right he claims that work should have commenced 30 years ago to preserve the beauty [Incomplete]
5/18/1971
Air controller Gary MacDonald (left) and Donald Pratt, a passenger who only had 6 hours of flying instruction 30 years ago, were commended by coroner's jury for their actions after a pilot of a small plane died at controls
Air controller Gary MacDonald (left) and Donald Pratt, a passenger who only had 6 hours of flying instruction 30 years ago, were commended by coroner's jury for their actions after a pilot of a small plane died at controls
5/3/1978
A handwriting expert at the provincial Centre of Forensic Sciences, Geoffrey Brohier came here from Ceylon more than 30 years ago. 'Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery' he says.
A handwriting expert at the provincial Centre of Forensic Sciences, Geoffrey Brohier came here from Ceylon more than 30 years ago. 'Immigration is the sincerest form of flattery' he says.
7/7/1982
Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago
Family passion: Ivor Samuel, 83, of Willowdale holds model made from tin cans he crafted for his son 30 years ago
8/15/1992
To Canada!, A bottle of ouzo and a freshly baked birthday cake - is there a better way to celebrate Canada's birthday? Unique Bakery owner Bill Dimoulas, above, was alone and penniless when he emigrated from Greece 30 years ago.
To Canada!, A bottle of ouzo and a freshly baked birthday cake - is there a better way to celebrate Canada's birthday? Unique Bakery owner Bill Dimoulas, above, was alone and penniless when he emigrated from Greece 30 years ago.
6/28/1985