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Brenda Junkin and her partner. Allan Massicotte. purchased the converted one~room schoolhouse 2~l/2 years ago and have embarked on undoing much of the modern touches previous owners "We‘re hoping to create a community around this school's history.” iunkin said. The couple created a website â€" www. bloomingtonschoolhouse.com â€" with photographs and what they know. Wh'at is known about the Ninth Line one-room brick schoolhouse is that it was The Bloomington Schoolhouse is going old school. “It's really important to preserve the histpry. bepause once it's gone. it's gone." The schoolhousequmed-tesidence is one of 12 sites open to the public during Doors Open. which runs June 7. 10 am. m4pm. The couple is hoping by participat- ing in the event. people who attended the school. taught at it or know anything about its hjetory. will come by and fill in many of the blanks that remain about its history. Brenda lunkin and Allan Massicmte hope to learn more about their Bloomington school building during Doors Open. film"! we!!! cqllqcted by Ginn May 6. awarding t0 Couple will go to school during Doors Open BY SANDRA IOLAN sbolanOyrmg. com r 9553 EVENT AT PEPPERTREE KLASSICSQ g : MMHWMFWWWWWW FoothWAccmormfioufique ‘3 5‘ ng\tn A‘l A â€"_.___ i 'Wfiwfi‘ We have dresses for all occ'asionsm” 137mmm,mm.am905294.3ssz o www.peppertree.ca - Open7daysaweekandholldays DRESS EVENT my '29th til June 1st 4 DAYS ONLY built in 1898. However. it was not the first school on the loo-acre property belonging to Maxom Jones There was first a wood frame school- house on the land in the 17005. according to lunkin. It's in the community of Bloom- ington. just south of Bloomingmn Road. An addition to the brick schoolhouse was constructed in 1952. The property was sold in 1971 at aucâ€" tion for $23111). according to information from the Miitchurchâ€"Stoufivilie Museum. lunkin and Massicotte’s property is down to two acres Along with the couple‘s residence. there are three occupied apartments. one of which is in a second storey that was added to the brick schoolhouse by the previous This is Whitchurch-Stouflville's 10th time participating in Doors Open. which literally allows people to enter homes and buildings otherwise closed to the public. last year’s event had 1.985 visftors. the This year, eight of the 12 sites are brand new to Doors Open. 40% OFF*a J"/o U I" l' ‘ an 0Uf ranmouss rm and sum We have dresses for all «Jigsaw... most ever. awarding to Glenn Jackson. who is on _theiorganrizing committee. A total of 56 different Whitchurch- Stouffville locations have been open to visitors throughout the 10 years. Jackson told councillors earlier this month. Along with the Bloomington School- house. new to the tour is Century Mill Lumber. a lemonville ecohome. the Leg- acy Center. Summitview Public School. Chn'st Church Anglican. SoccerCity and the OSPCA. Among sites once again opening its doors is the Richmond Hill Live Steamers”. miniature railroad near Ballantrae. Also taking place is a historic walking tour entitled A Postcard Look at Main Street. hosted by local historian Fred Rob- bins The tour leaves the Main Street GO station at 10 am. This yeax, eight of the 12 sites are brand new Ato Doors Open. “A must for any family with kids. It's long time been our greatest draw." lackson told councillors For the complete list of sites and more information, go to www.doorsopenontar- io.on.calEvents/Whitchumh-Stouffville. Entrance to all participating venues is our Fabu â€" The test samples at the Cedar Beach boathouse. sun mom/mono wmtvtm the east side: 9f the lake and along the south M Don’t fear lake slime and Summer Dresses 5 website. Musselman's Lake is on Ninth Line north of Stoufl‘vifle. It is a filamentous green algae. scientifically known as spirogyra. according to a notice from lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority lim- nologist Brian Ginn, which is posted on the Mussle- man's Lake Residents Association website. The algae is common in lakes and hamtless. according to Ginn, who also noted it typically grows underwater in the spring but comes to the surface when the water warms up. That green slime on the surface of Musselman's lake is harmless. “I suspect it is probably taking advantage of the sunandwaterwarmingandwilldiebackonce the plants start to take over.” Ginn wrote in a letter posted on the MLRA website. Algae on Musselman’s Lakc is ‘probably taking advantage of the sun and water warming and will die back once the plants start to take over,’ says a conservation authority limnologist. The algae is common in lakes and harmless... STAFF PHOTO/5106M) WITTEVEEN