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Ad Rates / Articles / Classified Ads / Editorial / Home / Links / Showtime   Wayback Buzz - news from the antiques community Openings, closings, retirements, obits, special events   Got some Wayback Buzz? Give us a call at 705-696-1833, or e-mail your brief Buzz notes to Editor Sandy.   Don Lourie and his wife, Elsie, fed the masses at the 400 Market near Barrie from their Chunky Fries chip truck for 21 years before retiring last year. Regulars at the market were deeply saddened to hear that Don and Elsie, both 75, were killed in a freak accident on Hwy. 400 recently. Two dump truck drivers were charged. The Wayback Times extends a warm welcome to 14 new advertisers in the May/June issue: Old School Treasures in Caledon; St. George Antique Show in St. George; Gabrielle Antiques in Bowmanville; Country Sampler in Oakwood; Michigan Antique Festival in Midland, Michigan; Boretski Antique Gallery in Belleville, YaYa Gallery in Bancroft; the Canadian Button Convention in Ottawa; The Cottage Gardener (online services); Toronto Military Shows (new ownership) in Markham and Etobicoke; Eden in Woodville; Elaine's Antiques and Used Furniture in Oshawa; Settlers Effects in Toronto; Belleville East Antique Market in Belleville. Welcome aboard. Get well wishes to Bill Davenport, husband of antique dealer Carol Davenport, a Wayback Times regular. The golf courses beckon, Bill. Armchair detectives are invited to review the evidence in the July 8, 1917 death of Group of Seven artist Tom Thomson in a new case online at Great Unsolved Mysteries in Canadian History. It's called Death on a Painted Lake: The Tom Thomson Tragedy. Ontario remains the drive-in movie theatre capital of Canada, with more than 20 drive-ins preparing for another full season under the stars. If you prefer the way back times for movie viewing, check out the Wayback Times guide to Ontario drive-ins. The fire-ravaged Bridgewater Antique Market in Tweed is being rebuilt. Owner June Boller is hoping for a reopening later this year. The market has been closed since the December blaze. Bill Dobson, the tireless Ontario antique show promoter, was elected deputy reeve of Montague Township recently. If he contributes the same 100% to the community as he does with his antique shows, the township is in good hands.Congrats, Bill. Henry and Jackie Jones are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their Roadshow's 400 Antiques Mall near Barrie. They send sincere thanks to their loyal dealers, staff and customers for their support in the past decade. Bowmanville's newest multi-vendor antiques mall is Gabrielle Antiques, formerly of Orono. The year round mall at 34B King Street West is owned and managed by Claudette Thom. Dealer inquiries: 905-697-3529 or 1-888-697-3730. Belleville will be home to a new antiques market as of May 11. The new Belleville East Antique Market is at 3928 Highway 2. Call 613-968-2796. The Beaver House Antiques & Collectibles on Simcoe Street East in Beaverton is counting down the days to its 25th anniversary on June 23. Happy anniversary. Michigan Antique and Collectible Festivals turns 40 this year with three weekend events: May 31-June 1, July 26-27, Sept. 27-28 at the Midland County Fairgrounds. Michigan's biggest event has antiques, collectibles, classic car shows, auto swaps, live music, indoors and outdoors on 80 acres, rain or shine. See Showtime listings for further info. The Museums of Prince Edward County will host a special tea with "Queen Victoria" during its Lilac Festival in May in Picton's Macaulay Heritage Park. Now that is a special guest. The May 25 tea will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The May 24 sale of antiques etc., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Info: 613-476-3833 or e-mail macmuseum@pecounty.on.ca Picton County Market is hosting weekly outdoor Saturday Car Boot sales in their 30 15x30-feet spaces parking lot, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorist load up their cars and mini vans and the only fee is $20 (more for larger vehicles) to cover advertising. It's BYOT (Bring Your Own Table) and advance bookings are recommended. Sounds like fun. Check out the Wayback Times' new online Display Advertisers Directory, which lists all of the web sites and/or e-mail addresses and telephone number for our regular and seasonal display advertisers. Show promoters, stores, markets, auctions etc. A warm Wayback Times welcome to five new display advertisers in the March/April issue: Legacy in Cobourg, Riverrun Antiques in Hastings, Carriage House Antiques in Bowmanville, Nature's Way Glassworks & Mini-Mart in Colborne and the Thornbury Winter Antiques Show in Thornbury. Welcome aboard. The Wayback Times welcomes John Simpson, a Creemore auctioneer for 25 years, to the growing list of auctioneers on our popular auctions page. That's eight Ontario auctioneers and counting. Advertise in WT and the online information and auction links are free. Fred Chyznak of Campbellville, father-in-law of Gayle Kozyriackyj, owner of Nostalgic Journey near Peterborough, celebrated his 100th birthday in February. The Ukraine native, a post WW2 immigrant, was surrounded by children and grandchildren, plus cards and letters, including best wishes from Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Queen Elizabeth. Congrats. Solid gold jewellery worth up to $100,000 was reported stolen from a Port Hope dealer's showcase at Kingston's Cabin Fever antique show Feb. 3. It was the first major theft at the show in 27 years, organizer John Ford told the Kingston Whig-Standard. Ford believes the thief, or thieves, hid inside the Portsmouth Olympic Harbour building at closing time and fled using a fire escape out of view of the night security guard. Antique people are a versatile lot. We've just heard from Henry and Jackie Jones of Roadshow's 400 Antiques Mall that Jackie has published her first book, a children's picture book and the first of a series. G-Bugs, The Gratitude Bugs: Sam Meets Caterpillar Kaleb was created and written by Jackie, edited by Mike Muxlow and illustrated by George Athanasiou. A portion of book sales proceeds will go to sick and abused children. Congrats to all involved. Visit the G-Bugs web site or e-mail Jackie for further info. Organizers of the popular Flamboro Antiques Shows have announced changes for 2008, including a new partner, Jon Medley. Flamboro is also going green. Patrons with their own reusable bags will get a $1 admission discount, in addition to the traditional $2 discount. Next two shows, July 5 and Oct. 4, will be held at the Milton Fairgrounds. Mark's Flea Market, Belleville's newest vendor market, has opened on the east side of Hwy. 62, two miles north of Walmart. The Sundays-only market includes antiques, collectibles and contemporary furniture. Info: 613-962-7878. Welcome to the WT neighborhood.    Return to top of page   This Is Livin' Publishing © 2008 581 8th Line West, RR1 Hastings, ON, K0L 1Y0 Phone/Fax: 705-696-1833   webmaster