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p16 weekender july 26 1986 festival of roses 30th year for white rose by robert donnelly with more than 300000 roses in bloom this festival has enough of the thornystemmed symbols to even rival the rose bowl parade white rose the largest nursery and garden business in canada is celebrating its 30th year with a festival of the roses company founder alex raab a former dean of a small horti cultural college in toulouse france emigrated to canada in the early 1950s and settled in un- ionville buying a pickup truck a push mower shovel and hedge trim mer thethen 30 yearold fledg ling entrepreneur set out to toe a gardener two years later a small shed on a 10 acre lot served as his first nursery and garden centre on hwy7 since then business has never been rosier today there are 13 locations throughout southern ontario and two outlets in orlando florida raking in almost 10 million in sales each year white roses success accord ing to dave raab 24 germinates from the 450acre sandoon farm north of stouffville alex raabs youngest son su pervises the 110 workers at the farm who are busily preparing for next weeks festival which he anticipates should attract as many as 10000 people that just shows you the kind of interest there is when you can have an open house in the country on a wednesday in the middle of the summer and have that many people show up he said last year the first for the event we did it on a whim to see how it would go he continued we expected a thousand people and we ended up with almost 5000 a large tent with seating for 2000 people will be set up over looking the rose fields during the day seminars on rose growing and gardening are offered bus wet basement call us now r 4913431 all types of basements waterproofing crack repairs free estimates fully guaranteed sahara waterproofing rr4 mccowan rd n stouffville te a tea open tuessun 10 am5 pm licensed by the llbo welcome to our special place delicious daily luncheon specials home cooked food our specialty our place we hope you will feel you can visit as any time for that wakemeup in the morning a quick or slow lunch as an escape from your busy day were the perfect place to have a meeting that small party that spedaj family occasion intimate lunch or just to meet friends 6407448 40 main street east stouffville scot v world plus dressage horse event comes to cedar valley chapmans dressage catering ltd needs temporary catering staff for the week of august 410 positions available waiterswaitresses kitchen workers cleaners experienced cashiers snack bar attendants apply in person at the international equestrian sports centre i davis drive cedar valley on saturday july 26th between noon and 4 pm or between 10 am4 pm monday july 28th to friday august 1st and walking tours are also avail able aside from 50 varieties of roses a substantial proportion about 375 acres of the land and three- quarters of the business is de voted to the nursery across the road to be a full nursery you have to have not only roses but also a full line of evergreens and shrubs minature roses berry bushes fruit and shade trees its a whole big mixed bag thousands of plants potted in a special sawdust compost mixture imported from bancroft occu pies more than 200 greenhouses in charge of the propogation of the young seedlings in the main building he described his job as the most basic and essential to white roses success this is where it all begins festival of the roses at the san doon farm on the fourth line just north of hwy47 is slated for wednesday july 30 from 10 am to 4 pm a 5 bus service to the farm is offered from all white rose locations for more in formation call 4773330 fabric retractable awnings f quality that shows enjoy your patio more enhance the appearance value of your property with self storing self support ing retractable fabric awnings a poly acrylic fibre developed usetested proven in europe for over 20 years now made in canada 5 year guarantee 41 colours to choose from custom made sizes guaranteed delivery 10 days authorized dealer john bouwmeister cont ltd 2941798 call us for a real shady deal dave raab shows off a few pre views of this wednesdays fes tival of the roses at white roses sandoon farm stolen diamond ring found at pawn shop a 19yearold etobicoke woman was arrested by york regional police monday after a markham womans stolen diamond ring was found at a pawn shop in toronto police said the ring valued at 6000 was taken from a cedar forest court residence the etobicoke woman is charged with theft and possession over 1000 she was released to appear in court aug 6 f choice of styles colour shop at home service call today diane robertson 4779768 wmmipimm sale ssai from july 28th aug 9th 45 wide rolycbttbn all colors r reg 309 now 222 metre great for drapes shirts quilts dresses iuttistil 399 h anns fabrics 27 main st e stouffville 6405635