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economist suntribune opinion thursday sept 26 2002 smokers hitting wrong notes i nuggets the music is better than good the earl of whitchurch in downtown stouffville packs a lot of talent into its once a month pierres jazz session its too bad i wont go back neither will some others when i returned home on sunday i stripped down to the buff and hung my clothes outside i put drops in my burning eyes took two extra- strength tylenol for the headache washed my hair to get the smoke out and contin ued to try to figure out why the owner of the earl of whitchurch would allow about eight smokers to fill the upstairs room with smoke making it very uncomfortable for about 70 nonsmokers since the establishments upstairs room has a very low ceiling with poor ventilation the smoke grew thicker as the afternoon wore on one of the puffers was a chain smoking female in her early 20s if she keeps it up shell likely be dead before shes 50 the jury is no longer out on this smoking issue tobacco kills why do we continue to hash and rehash the topic the medical com munity has long proven its case smoking causes cancer heart problems and fatal lung diseases amen on sunday i tried to ignore the side effects of the smoke i love music this par ticular music session is good york region and area have a lot of homegrown talent but try as i might i gave up i got smoked out before getting into my car i chatted with three people on the sidewalk two musicians and another patron all non- smokers we all agreed it was unfair to have a situation were the minority was holding the majority hostage why would the owner of the earl let eight smokers tamper with the enjoyment of a fine afternoon for about 70 nonsmokers some pub owners hold onto old thinking after all non smokers have been put ting up with bar smoke since god was a cow boy if you give nonsmokers good music and pour enough booze into them theyll suffer the smoke in silence as for busi ness the cash register keeps humming sure there will be a few whiners theyll whine and then theyll leave its no big deal theyll be replaced the owner will hope the whiner will go without a fuss the whiner will no doubt be replaced by a quiet heavy drinker or a moderate drinkerlight smoker either one is good for business i applaud the region of york for having the courage to attempt to bring a smoke- some restaurant and pub owners say the smoking law is hurting business well cry me a river joan ransberry free lifestyle to the communi ty when im outside of york region im proud to tell peo ple im from a smokefree town when i enter a smoke filled donut shop in down town oshawa im reminded how lucky i am to live in york region the coffee in a shop on oshawas ritson road actually tastes like a matinee i especially enjoy dining out now im partial to amarettos on edward street in stouffville its simply a good feeling to know that when i go there im guaran teed good food in a pleasant and healthy environment i join thousands of nonsmok ers in extending a heart felt thank you to the people who drafted york regions smoking law i also com mend the restaurant owners who accepted the new law without complaint nonsmokers represent 75 per cent of the adult popula tion do the math were the force cater to us if smokers try real hard they too can learn to live with fresh air some restaurant and pub owners say the smoking law is hurting business well cry me a river restaurant and bar owners should put their cre ative business thinking caps on recognize that times have changed and come up with other ways to make money lets step back and exam ine part of the bar business the smoker who bellies up to the bar six nights a week is an easy read an alcoholic with a 60cigarretesaday habit lets take a closer look at this part of the market the guy is sick hes feathering both his liver and his lungs i resent being asked to sup port any pub owner whos profiteering on this poor sods alcohol and tobacco dependency bar owners arent the only ones during the recent provincial conservative leadership race both premier ernie eves and former health minister elizabeth witmer took cam paign donations from imperial tobacco i recommend that all non- smokers and smokers who respect others join me in not frequenting any establish ment whose owner flaunts breaks or criticizes the regions smoking laws as for the premier he needs his knuckles rapped these are the weekday dinner version of our famous maple sugar hams theyre lean low in salt and long on flavour our nugget hams are the ideal solution for evenings when youre short on time jjfftg be bj ami leftovers wym fa they make the best sandwiches eg fs reg 599 lb j if gf 2-12- 3 lb size ghb week weve arranged a feature on our atlantic salmon this week well have them au naturel with our ginger orange and our famed teriyaki sauce we use jail island salmon exclusively at our store because we think its the best you can get a reg 1295 lb mk wt 0 ps in case you were wondering w m f our regular c arnold ff w qjnp progressing well after his j m js is surgery and is hopeful of being back before too long week whats happenings rais b akery jaana got really excited when she saw the first lot of new arrival cranberries and this is what happened brandied cranberry and white chocoixate cheese cakes made with cranberries simmered with orange zest and brandy swirled through cheesecake c o- ooe with white chocolate 12 3 size cranberryapple hlans made with apples and cranberries baked with custard spices in a shortbread tart topped with sry9s st 795 buttered streusel a size cranberryorange coffee cake made with branched cranberries in orange brushed with orange juice fresh squeezed and grand marnier drizzled with s95 orange icing o ea scones two to choose from cranberry with orange or cranberry with white chocolate further drizzled with a bit more white si 29 chocolate x ea cranberryorange jxaves sq its our regular 4 all of these items are featured at rs well also have some fresh cranberryapple pies with either pastry or streusel top o ave you hungry yet ea we search through all the different labels sizes and qualities of grapes at the produce terminal each week in order to find the best there must be 30 or 40 types lots to choose from youll love these this jgl li week i our frozen dinner entree of the week is coq au vin a chicken dish in a wine sauce in this case white wine its extremely delicious with rice or broad noodles or for that matter i boiled potatoes i bs 0 serves 3 4 jj regular 1595 jm this week honeydews these are quite large size 8 honeydews juicy and sweet with lots of eating from california our italian sausages to make our sausages we use the freshest of fresh pork in these we use fennel a bit of rosemary garlic pepper and salt in the hot we add a good amount of hot pepper put the bite on some this week youll be back for more m amd beware the hot are really hot w fissl o reg 399 lb uuc vu auinc 25 off this week beef barley our feature soup is beef barley i love the heartiness of this soup its got great flavour lots of beef brisket point and its filling reg 549 ea 25 0 buy a ticket debbie park has asked me to announce that all the mums are gone that october is breast cancer month and shed really appreciate it if i could put a little plug in our ad talking about the awesome prize weve donated to the beast cancer raffle to be held on sunday november 3rd and that tickets caii be bouglitat our cash desks the prize is christmas dinner and all the trimmings complete turkey dinner including vegetables homemade goodies cake poinsettias and a gingerbread mansion value s60000 and further put a pink ribbon on the adorable scarecrow for the past number of years whenever turkeytime came we simply reached into our cupboard and pulled out our turkeys are us ad dusted it off and ran it a few times in the economist our customers had become so used to it that when they saw it they didnt read it anymore they just saw the picture of turkey al and mike the knife and phoned for a turkey alas things change and so does our clientele with so many new people who have moved into our area our turkey story needs to be retold we sell only freerange turkeys they run loose and eat what they want lots of grain add to diis a gender defeathering process which leaves more of the natural flavour and the odd feather with the turkey and youll have a turkey that exceeds your expectations unless of course youve dined on one of ours before our turkeys are very moist without the artificial help that a butterball receives very tender and flavourful and they cook a little quicker than most so order one of our oldfashioned turkeys they range in size from 1520 lbs and from 22 26 lbs ready to roast theyre call 9400655 2 lb a couple of notes a customer commented on how enjoyable our recent sirloin roasts were and asked if it would be a regular item in fact it is should you not see them they can be made quickly to order while you wait kids get ready our huge guess-thc- weight pumpkin is on its way its really big this year the grocers baseball team did not win it all this year despite a great effort the champs are sylvia houghtons remax sponsored team who played a great season and series defeating a hardtobeat school restaurant team to win it all that finishes a great season of baseball now on to hockey need a hot lunch we make hot iunchtime sandwiches throughout the week all with 14 lb of meat the menu is monday prime rib on a kaiser tuesday our corned beef on rye or a kaiser wednesday chicken breast cutlets prime rib again on thursday stuffed roast pork loin on friday andlroasted peameal on saturday the price throughout the week 399 is the price but on saturday its 299 great value for a great sandwich village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sunday september 29 hours mon 1000500 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 freerange turkeys