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In everything in that place. , a“; 'Itwaspackedtothemfters.‘ _ \, Whether it was a coffee or a y M M: mndybarJhestorebemmeoneof "* ‘ ‘ ’5 " " Waterloo's meeting places. And Longtime customer Wayne Gregory hands a bottle of what he called “aged 2009 champagne' to Bonnie Powell-Currie last Saturday during the final oncethewordgot out Forwell’swas dayoi operationsforFormll’sSuperVariety. Customers, formeremployeesandwellâ€"wisherscamebyforonelasttimetosharesomememories winding up operations. the well- ' WWW” wishers were lined up around the of home for them course most of them were Laurier preliminary stages That's why Currie-Tome]! sold block [0 pass along their congratu- Forwell's Super Variety has studentswaybackwhen. “i plan on making something the store to Taylor. She knew it w lations and share some memories always been one of the landmarks 'Myday people came in with special out of that location.” said ingood hands. with Powell-Currie, for new students coming to Water- their stories. and those stories just Taylor. 'It means a lot to me. my “i saws“ thesecranes. and i said “There were some surprises, loo. The store itself even appeared mdtednnPeopiehaveoomeinto familyandthisoommunityt' l'mnotreadyforthisyetonmyoor- that’s for sure,‘ she said. "The other in first-year orientation program- tell me that this corner is never The one thing hedoesn't want to ner,’ saidQIrrie-Fonnell. night about 25 girls who worked ming welcoming new students to goingtobethesame.” ' do is see it bulldozed and turned As for Currie-Forwell, she'll here 30 or 40 years ago shared up the school, and it was featured When I-‘orwell-Currie served her into another apartment building, spend the next little while touring and got a picture downstairs in prominently in a mural showings“ last customer. at 7 pm. sharp, Taylor said that corner, the site of Europe for a much-needed vaca- tmntoftheroom that theypaimed. theIandmarksofWaterioo. friends. family and supporters the original Morty's. has a lot of don. But she won’t forget Forwell’s 'That was a fun kind of ‘I'm completely overwhelmed marched to Morty's Pub down the diameter and he wants to preserve SuperVariety. reunion' bythereapome.’saidl’orwell-Cur- streetforafinaloelebration. aomeofit. 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