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7ERESTILLAROUND THECORNER /URNEWADDRESSIS %DWARD3TREET 5NIT 0/"OX !URORA /.,', 4 #ALLUSFORAQUOTEORCOMEVISIT Aurora’s Community Newspaper 7% (!6% ! ()34/29 /& 02/4%#4).' 9/52 &5452% Vol. 5 No. 38 Week of July 12, 2005 905-727-3300 Now you see them... You walked on the wild side if you were part of the Aurora Garden & Horticultural Society’s garden tour Sunday and you visited Henning Malmholt’s incredible efforts on Clubine Court. A partial view of his garden is shown, inset. His was one of eight Aurora and area gardens available on the tour which attracted scores of visitors. Auroran photos by David Falconer ...now you don’t Aurora retail bustled years ago Long before the current con- first IGA store in Canada operated There was the mother and the venience store opened on there by Larry Rubin. father, sons Phil and Harvey and Wellington Street East, just east of Even earlier, the building was daughter Shirley. the bank, there was a Home once the site of a general store It was a combination grocery Hardware store but before that the operated by the Fingold family. and dry goods store with a huge opening in the wall of what was once two stores. Aurora student joins Years ago, Rolling's fruit store was across the street from the Fingold store while Joe Mitchell's Historica Fair group hardware store and Frank Teasdale's grocery store were Aurora’s Caitlin Nishimura has Purpose of the play was not located farther east on Wellington been selected to join the Ontario only to tell this story, but also allow Street. delegation of 15 students attend- the audience to relate the event to Such is the changing face of ing the 11th annual National recent world tragedies. Aurora. Historica Fair in Saskatoon this While in Saskatoon, Caitlin will A bank now occupies the site week. meet others from Labrador City to of the former Queen's Hotel and In celebration of Resolute Bay, Nunavut, to across the road is the third edition Saskatchewan’s centennial, the Zeballos, British Columbia, and all of the Bank of Montreal, Aurora's National Historica Fair will bring points in between. oldest bank. together 165 young students from They will spend the week On Yonge Street there was across the country for a week of exploring many historic sites in the Cousins Dairy where Wellington’s learning and adventure that culmi- Saskatoon region such as Two weeks ago, The Auroran ran a picture of the two trees in restaurant is now located. nates with a public display of their Batoche, Fort Carlton, Duck Lake, the top photo with a resident fighting to save them from For many years, the Trio history projects at the Saskatoon the Diefenbaker Canada Centre, being removed because of reconstruction of the Vandorf Restaurant operated there, and Field House. the Saskatoon Western Sideroad. The resident was not successful. The two trees, once, on the second floor, there Caitlin’s class project Development Museum and the believed to be more than 100 years old, were removed last was a bowling alley. "Remember Me" is a play written Historic Marr Residence. When it was Cousins, Bob week. They were part of a total of 21 trees that were taken and performed by the students of The National Fair delegates Montgomery operated the dairy from the side of the road to allow crews to rebuild the a Grade 8 class from Highview were selected from more than bar in front of the store and in the Vandorf from Industrial Parkway South to Bayview Avenue. Public School. 220,000 students in more than back Reg Glass made ice cream. Officials claimed the two maples, located near Jarvis The play tells the story of the 1,000 communities who participat- He was the brother of Don Avenue, had root damage and would not have lived more Halifax explosion when two muni- ed in Regional and Local Historica Glass who operated the dairy than another seven years had they been spared. Virginia tions ships collided in Halifax har- Fairs in May. along with Fred Cousins. bour. The blast killed 1,500 people The Historica Foundation Johnson, who fought for the survival of the trees, noted “I’d At that time dairies delivered and wounded 9,000 others. engages Canadians in the stories rather enjoy the shade, colour and graceful beauty of those milk and one of the deliverymen The play tells the story of how that define its identity and the mature maples for five to seven years than to watch a was Bud Gilbert, Aurora's 2005 these events affected the people events that shape the country’s sapling struggle for survival”. Auroran photos by Ron Wallace of Halifax. future. Please see page 12 MAIL BOXES ETC.® ✔ Digital Colour Printing ✔ ✔ Fax Service available Black and White copies ✔ ✔ Business Cards, Forms Print from Email or CD ✔ ✔ Brochures, Flyers Laminating & Binding Services ® ® Brian ...and much more! Authorized ® John Hunters Gate Plaza [email protected] 14845 Yonge St. Unit 6 AURORA’S BUSINESS SERVICE CENTRE 905-713-1632Fax: 905-713-1633Fax: 905-713-1633 2- AURORAN, Week of July 12, 2005 COMING EVENTS IN AURORA CONTINUING is $5. Hillary House is at 15372 Yonge Street. For more 905-727-4015. Aurora Farmers’ Market continues every Saturday in the information call 905-727-4015. SEPTEMBER 10 Temperance Street parking lot until Thanksgiving. Event opens at 8 AUGUST 24 Mark this date for the annual Candlelight Tour of Homes spon- a.m. Afternoon tea on the verandah at Hillary House between 2 and sored by the Aurora Historic Society with all proceeds going **** 4 p.m. Just drop in! Price per person for tea and a tour is $5. Hillary towards the restoration of historic Hillary House. For more informa- Aurora Rotary Club meets every Monday evening at 6.30 p.m. House is at 15372 Yonge Street. For more information call tion call 905-727-8991. at Gabriel’s on Yonge Street. New members welcome. For further information, call 905-841-1352. **** During the month of July the Skylight Gallery in the Town Hall will feature the artwork of Rosie Schroder. Regular viewing hours are 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Monday to Friday. **** On the first Wednesday of every month from 9 a.m. to noon, a satellite constituency office for Vaughan/King/Aurora MPP Greg Sorbara will be open in the councillors’ lounge at the Town Hall. Call 1-877-880-6770 for information. **** Every Friday night from 8.15 to 10.15 p.m. at the Dr. G. W. Williams Secondary School gym there will be a basketball and vol- leyball drop-in for ages 14 to 18. Call 905-726-4760 for further infor- mation. **** Marilyn Redvers, Sales Representative Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge #148 meets the first Residential Real Estate Services and third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at 15216 Yonge Street (south of Wellington). For more information, call 905-830-9205. 14799 Yonge Street, Aurora L4G 1N1 **** Masons' Rising Sun Lodge meets the first Thursday of each 905-727-3154 month at The Rising Sun Temple, 57 Mosley Street, Aurora at 7.30 www.realestateaurora.com p.m. For further information contact Bob Butler at h.butler@sympa- tico.ca or 905-713-3314. THE **** ROYAL LEPAG E CHAIRMAN'S CLUB Robertson Masonic Lodge meets the third Saturday each ASSOCIATE BROKER NETWORK month at 57 Mosley Street at 10.30 a.m. Coffee club at 9 a.m., Your Community Realty NATIONAL lunch at noon. Call 905-727-3032 or 905-727-1080. **** Helping Hand: Gently used clothing for women and children, at Tr inity Anglican Church, 79 Victoria Street, every Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9.30 - 11.30 a.m. Wednesdays 5.30 - 7 p.m. For more information, call 905-727-6101. **** Gamblers Anonymous, every Tuesday night, Trinity Anglican Church, Victoria Street, 7.30 p.m. **** Progressive Euchre every Thursday night. Aurora Legion. 7.30 p.m. Call 905-727-9932. $289,000 $309,000 **** Canadian Federation of University Women Aurora/Newmarket SUPER BUNGALOW IN NORTHWEST AURORA! CHARMING BUNGALOW ON FABULOUS LOT! welcomes new members throughout the year for monthly meetings and special interest groups. Contact Barb at 905-713-3587. Trinity Well maintained home with hardwood floors! New Amazing lot backing to Sheppard's Bush! Wood floors! Anglican Church, Aurora. roof in 2004! Spacious living/dining rooms! Eat-in Master bedroom, has ensuite! 3rd bedroom/office has JULY & AUGUST kitchen! Finished basement has separate entry, ensuite & separate entry! Separate entry to basement! 2 Primary school registrations continue until August 25, at the kitchen, recreation room, 2 bedrooms & 3-pc. bath! walkouts to huge deck! Walk to GO train! Wow! admissions office of the York Catholic District School Board, 320 Bloomington Road West from 8.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. On Saturday, August 27, register from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. JULY 15 Deadline for public comment for the Class Environmental Assessment for the Whitwell/State Farm Sewage Pumping Station to be located on State Farm Way just east of Leslie Street which is scheduled for construction later this year. For further information call Paul Husson, project director at 905-709-5825. JULY 18 Aurora Writers’ Group monthly meeting at 7.30 p.m. in the Holland Room at the Aurora Town Hall. Adult writers of all genres $359,000 $629,900 and skill levels welcome. Writing exercises, discussion. Free. For further information call Malcolm at 905-898-5484. JUST LISTED - NORTHWEST AURORA! YEAR ROUND SPECTACULAR VIEWS OVER 2 FAIRWAYS JULY 20 Concert in the Park.