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Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times
Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times

Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times

Date4/1/1992
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0134271F
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
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
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
7/13/1988
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
1/3/1980
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
12/22/1978
Staying after school: North York teacher Scott Bell marks papers in classroom after end of teaching day.
Staying after school: North York teacher Scott Bell marks papers in classroom after end of teaching day.
12/1/1979
Grass roots management: General Motors Corp. president E. M. (Pete) Estes holds paint hose on production line of new GM paint plant dedicated yesterday.
Grass roots management: General Motors Corp. president E. M. (Pete) Estes holds paint hose on production line of new GM paint plant dedicated yesterday.
10/1/1980
Roots co-owners Michael Budman, right, and don Green, far right.
Roots co-owners Michael Budman, right, and don Green, far right.
4/26/1989
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
1/5/1992
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
9/5/1979
Victory at last: Wallace Edwards, who's fought to collect a $26,000 debt from the Soviet government for 13 years, raises his arms in a victory salute after the sheriff's office seized the ship at Pier 51.
Victory at last: Wallace Edwards, who's fought to collect a $26,000 debt from the Soviet government for 13 years, raises his arms in a victory salute after the sheriff's office seized the ship at Pier 51.
10/3/1980