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PAGE 12, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1985, WIIITBY FREE PRESS Columbus general store not what it used to be The old general store aîn'twbat it used to be -- it's better. Foxy's Ice Cream and Pastry is the result. The new storekeepers, Dave and Joanne Fox, bave repaired -the old lap board, painted, sanded and polisbed. They haven't tbrown OSHAWA- WHITBY ~FAI JULY 18, 19, 20,21 Thursday eOp.ning Ceremonles July 18 e Demolition Derby e Bngo & more Fridsy e3 p.m.- Womens Bulding, July 19 fIl owers, midwsy *6:00 - Tractor Pull, Bingo, Concessions, Cake Auction, One min band, midway, Antique tractora, Northern Ont. Musamohile & more. Saturday el p.m. -Studio dancers July 20 performlng arts 92 p.m. - Baby conteat *4:30 p.m. - Horse Pull *8:30 p.m. - Demoltion Derby Sundsy July 21 ALL.DAY- Sheep show & shearing demonstration, Light hors. show, saddie bred horses, Open pony & horse show, Hoakins musical ride, One man band, midway, Olde tyme fIl ddier's conteat, Northern Ont. Musemoblie Final championship hat for Demo derby mure: OpenIng Speciai - Midway - Ail Kida rides ½h price f rom 6 p.m. on Sunday of ternoons 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. KI DS for $6.00 you can ride the mIdway as of ten as you want. HELD UNDER THE AUTHORITY 0F A SPECIAL OCCASION PERMIT Friday & Saturday Evening *Don't MIsls The- DAIRY QUEEN EATING COMPETITION Sponsored by Dairy Ounn Slmcoe St. S., Oshawa Slmcoe St. N, Oshlawa Dundas St., Whitby LOCATION - GARRARD RD., Just North of Conlin, Whitby out tradition. They've tried to preserve as much as they can, like the old maple floor. It had always just been ouled but 110w Dave has sanded and varathaned it. If you look at the fluor closely near the back of the store you can see where a two-foot square bas been inserted. Dave remembers when he was a boy there was a raised heat register there, witb a maple top on it, and Stewart Murison (the storekeeper then) used to pull is stool up to it and use it for a table to play checkers witb some of the oldtimers. The Foxes keep that stool behind the counter now. But this is no museurn eitber. In the back room tbere's a video arcade and at tbe front they have 30 flavours of ice cream frorn Pina Colada to Vanilla. "We're realy a borne town, homegrown Baskin and Robbins," Dave says. The empbasis there is on freshness, like the fresb-baked pastries, fresh bread delivered daily, made-to-order bunwicbes, and fresh- ground coffee. And they have bot dogs, mini pizzas and convenience foods too. Foxy's opened on June 21. It was a bomecoming for Dave and a new experienCe Edmonton wbere, until for Joanne. Dave grew three montbs ago, sbe up just across the and Dave bad been street; Joanne is from living witb their three cbildren, Neil. 12; Michael David, il; and Pamela, 10. Located on the corner of Simcoe Street and tbe 7111 Concession in 1the *and now Foxy's is a blend of the old and the new - the best o! botb worlds, you might say. Building has been used as a store sine Renovated and features. renamned as Foxys the Built between 183 old general store no and 1859, according t longer bas tbe boom- owner Dave Fox' town front nor posts research, the store waý trimmed witb ginger- an important parto bread it had when pic- English Corners, tI tured on this 1910 post early name for Colurn car, but il sili retains bus. many o! the original Both the store and th o7cmummmi §ma e668-4521 e * FRAMING QENTRE* .ONE COUPON PER CUSTOMER bu m m-m-m m-m- 139 to Ks of le vistaeory. tepdi hintheCaaa irc Itory Can7ada8 Coum- busy 18as-18escribeas buA vilag esinbedtown- sh illo!gWhitb ndtheon County of Ontario. LET'S SEE YOU DO IT... OIUDOORS! 1839 Distant from the Town o! Wbitby 6 miles, stage fare 25 cents, and from Toronto 40 miles. Daily mail. Population about 350."1 The complete bistory of the store is not yet known, however, Stewart Murison, now living at Hillsdale Manor, was able to sup- ply the following. In 1904, Andrew Murison purchased the store after renting it for two years from Robert Hudson. Andrew and bis wife, Minerva, tended store until their deatbs wben tbeir son, Stewart, and bis wife, Jean, took over and continued the family tradition for the next forty years. Since 1975, it bas boused antiques and later f urniture. Now as Foxy's it begins a new era as an updated general store. Foxy's then.... The Partners 0f WINTERS, SUTHERLAND & MOASE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS are pleased to announce the acquisition of JAMES CLAPP ACCOUNTING SERVICES effective JuIy 1, 1905 Offices in, Oshawa 579-5659 Bowmanville 623-9461 Port Perry 985-8893 IIUY DIRECT WHY BUY RETAIL? AND SAVE 1