Ontario Community Newspapers

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), April 23, 1994, p. 20

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p 20 weekender aprilj 1994 smjx fbdashwood window and door centre vinyl customune replacement windows vinyl double hung tilts tilt slider casement windows available with low e argon as low as sinnoo instaed 299 easy shopping convenience free estimates expert installation after sales service wide selection of vinyl replacement windows vinyl clad wood windows entrance doors patio terrace doors visit our showroom at 50 anderson ave markham 9052944691 hours tues fri 10 am 5 pm sat 10 am 4 pm the country day school18th annual rummage sale saturday april 30th 1994 1000 am 200 pm community centre king city doctors lane king road keele street king city admission adults 100 children free 1 free admission when you park in the designated public parking lot free coffee until 1000 am snack bar available free prize every 30 minutes parking jjuuy 400 n king city community centre king hwy 404 major mackenzie j v the highnote of a quiet life i sat in the living room of an uxbridge senior couple last thursday night holding a cheque for 250000 in my hands the couple whose last names wont be given here for discre tionary reasons had been pre sented with the cheque just a few hours earlier by the ontario lot tery corporation in toronto it had been an action packed fatefilled 24 hours wednesday afternoon ray picked up his cane made his way to the cou ples sixyearold car and headed to zehrs to buy two tickets just as the pair had been doing for years he put the tickets on the dining room table and told his 85-year- old companion reta to pick one reta pointed to one of them and then handed him a two dollar bill as payment later in the evening reta who spent most of the winter in hospi tal battling a bowel problem went to bed ray stayed up to watch the 11 oclock news writ ing down the winning numbers for the nights lottery 649 draw and encore selection he checked his own ticket then upon notic ing reta hadnt left her ticket in if s usual spot on the buffet woke reta to ask her about it she produced it and asked ray to read off the encore numbers he began with the final digit a holy trinity school come and see how good a school can be open house thurs april 28 7 pm 9 pm we are now accepting applications for grades 1 oac all applications should be received before our next entrance exams to be held sat may 14 1994 holy trinity school co educational 11300 bayview avenue richmond hill ontario l4s 1l4 tel 7371114 retirement residence v l j em 5j if tfsji fest if fcwtim i 1 where new friendships are made support services recreational activities nursing services daily housekeeping elegant dining beautiful surroundings welcome home for your personal tour call 416 4985588 1955 stacus ave east willowdale seven another two dollar prize she thought as she saw her num ber also ended with a seven ray then called off the other five numerals reta couldnt believe it hers were identical they were so excited they couldnt sleep the rest of the night the next morning they pulled themselves together ray picked up his cane and reta took hold of her walker the couple who have been together since 1978 10 years after the death of retas husband made their way to the car then to zehrs when the cashier ran the ticket through the computer to verify it a sense of unbridled excitement overtook the store employees as well as the smiling couple they then braved the traffic congestion of toronto which they refer to as a rat race they finally arrived at the lottery office in downtown toronto but had to park a full two blocks away according to the winners assis tant at the lottery corporation the first thing reta said she was going to do with her windfall was go out and buy a new handbag after that she said she might buy a few things for the house and maybe even a new car they said they might celebrate by heading out to swiss chalet one of their favorite eateries after catching up on the sleep missed amid all the excitement reta who has six children 18 grand kids and 23 great grand children hasnt driven since suf fering her heart attack in 1980 but before slowing down due to health reasons she had taken a grand total of 72 foster children through the years in conjunction with the childrens aid society ray who has managed to over come several serious illnesses and recently had an artificial hip inserted has long since retired from a local gravel company were just a couple of cripples laughed reta overstating things more than a little bit in fact the two are delightfully lucid and nimble enough considering the health wars they have fought as for whether or not they would continue to buy lottery tickets now that they finally won a biggie reta said they most certainly would after all old habits die hard air conditioning sale installed from gas furnaces from 1 399 call 7 days a week- 4165020231 home comfort systems bubby automotive bobby welcome all my valuable cu8tqmer8 free estimates tuneups brakes fuel injection front end exhaust system and all other mechanical repairs 12 heritage rd unit 28 markham t 905 4720748 i i i a t l i i i u rn- r r y-rfjr-

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