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    Looking for Donna Davies (or Davis)

    Hello Community; Since my father, Sham, left the beach back in 1987, he's been asking about Donna Davies. She used to work at the Turbo/DX gas station during the 80s. The last we'd heard she was at McMaster University back in the 80s and there has been no word from her since. Can anyone tell...
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    Remember Bob Jaggard?

    Hi Guys; I was wondering if anyone remembers Bob Jaggard? I used to watch him on the News and Whenever I saw him at my dad's store, I always told him how I'd seen him on the news. He seemed to have been a celebrity. I remember how he drove a Lada. Why was he always on the News? I know he...
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    17 Reasons not to kill yourself (Bush winning re-election)

    Here are 17 reasons not to slit your wrists: 1. It is against the law for George W. Bush to run for president again. 2. Bush's victory was the NARROWEST win for a sitting president since Woodrow Wilson in 1916. 3. The only age group in which the majority voted for Kerry was young adults...
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    Spur/Turbo Beach Variety...What happened?

    Hi, I was in Hamilton back in 1999. I will be visiting the beach strip on Thanksgiving weekend. I noticed the last time I was there that my father's old gas station shut down. I remember he sold it back in 1987. Can anyone tell me what happened afterwards? It was thriving back in the day...
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    Beach People from the past.

    Hello again, I was wondering if anyone can update me on the following people. I talked to my father, Sham and he was asking about people in specific. And if you happen to see or hear from these people please pass them a message that we remember them and would like to get in touch. Mark...
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    Hello Beach Community!!!

    Hello Guys, My name is Abeed Bawa. My father, Shamash (Sham) had a variety store located at 315 Beach Blvd right next to Dynes Tavern. It was Spur/Turbo/Vplus and DX when he sold it. This was from 1977 to 1987. I spent a great deal of my childhood on Beach Blvd. The summers were awesome...
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