Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Tribune (Stouffville, ON), January 13, 1988, p. 6

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a6 tristne january 13 1988 springvales sunshine kids put a glow on audience face f sgi f sixyearold sarah peckham one of the springvale for size at the conclusion of the parkview villa- per- sunshine kids tries on the potentates turbin crown formance children host two public performances the sunshine kids of springvale baptist church performed two delightful concerts friday and sunday nights at parkview village auditorium and spring vale it was entitled the great late potentate john liaise above playing a lead role with by jim thomas theres a group of children at springvale baptist church whose radiating glow turns visible frowns into sparkling smiles hence the name the sun shine kids on friday evening and again sunday the sunshine kids beamed their message to first a receptive audience in the auditor ium of parkview village and la ter to their home springvale congregation including proud moms dads grandmothers and grandfathers it was wonderful said a parkview senior following fri days program i loved it commented another the musical entitled the great late potentate tells the story of a king who arrives off schedule to pay homage to the baby jesus in a onecamel town called bethlehem although initially cynical the potentate playecuby john halse soon comes to appreciate what the birth of christ really means his part is carried through in an almost professional manner at the same time he doesnt take away from the children who after all are main participants in the play the spotlight of attention re mains on the sunshine kids throughout while he didnt say a word the page played by martyn hartley is excruciatingly comical albeit he probably bathed his back in absorbine jr monday morning the sunshine choir was excel lent their voices both in solos and as a group shone through clearly so did their smiles co- directors were pat montgom ery and pat ratcliff choir members follow lillian amanda and laura boyd jimes and jordan butcher karen dana and steven cox iavid diliddo catherine and danielle evans tim and ann ferguson jessica flemming amanda and megan fockler melarie and danny foreman andy ar i doug frew jenny and jackie hartley katie hebden michael dana and lauren henriques ke t lan- e jeremy tommy and katy lawson paul mayer kristy and kevin mcgowan katie and tanis mcknight lisa and ryan mid- dleton sarah middleton jeni and andy montgomery jenni and carolyn noakes lesley and kyle osborne renee and sarah peckham alanna rae adam ratcliff brian and chris rose kari and kim russell becky and billy scott bruce and rose stephenson mandy and phillip stewart merry lou and martha wilson and courtney wilson gormley industrial area town plan takes shape the musical with a message was codirected by pat montgomery above and pal ratcliff sixtyone chil dren took part jj thomas by ruth burkholder gormley in the gormley area of whitchurchstouffville plans for industrial development seem to be working out just as the town had hoped when the proposal was first en visioned the planning advisory committee recommended an in tegrated approach whereby several owners could join forces and present a cohesive industrial plan amove is apparently underway towards this end on jan 5 paul johnston repre senting adray investment inc but also speaking for two other property owners put forward a proposal for the northwest gorm ley quadrant mr johnston indicated other landowners to the north of this site might also be interested in joining the group the proposal described as pre stige industrial would front on both the stouffville road and woodbine avenue there will be no outside stor age mr johnston said the site includes 207 acres several months ago a similar proposal for the southwest quad rant at gormley was placed be fore towns planning advisory committee and before that a proposal for the southeast sec tion a part of this property has since changed hands the town was told a portion of the southeast quadrant has been acquired by gm smith heavyhaulers li mited of unionville committee members suggested mr smith might want to be included in this cooperative plan marie assinck is one of areas bestknown banquet caterers by bruce staplev shes a dutch immigrant a dressmaker by trade who came to canada in 1919 settling in the stouffville area i but ever since 1972 she has fil led most of her waking hours organizing preparing and scrv- ing up supper for groups that have sometimes number as many as 900 marie assinck is the chief cook and bottle washer for maries catering service ltd a business she operates out of her uxbridgc home a hardworking yet jovial woman maries office and work- shop arc both located in her large oldfashioned country kitchen it all began when i started helping the church ladies put a few big meals she recalls they were always telling me ab out how much work it was so i started doing a few on my own a few led to more and more and within a short time her com bination of good food reliable scr- vice and low prices found her so much in demand she now has 45 ladies working for her and a fleet of five vans to keep the food moving her impressive list of clients in clude the town of whitchurch- stouffville the markham fail- board pickering hydro area churches and service clubs and companies like slidcmaster who call on her to choreograph an annual barbecuepicnic for 400 people marie has catered to functions as far away asoakvillc bradford and toronto although most of her business is local her big daybook is filled with reservations that extend into 1989 she claims that much of her busi ness is of the repeat variety oh yes they do come to depend upon mc she smiles some of them arc scared ill go out of business some day and leave them stuck marie usually works seven days a week with the main crunch coming on weekends it is not un usual for her to handle five or even six functions on a single saturday night i want to slow down a little she says with an audible sigh after all ill be g5 next september but marie has a tireless approach to her work constantly handling telephone inquiries and scheduling future assignments as we talk about her thriving opera tion her kitchen gives the impress ion of an organized efficient approach to her work i have about 30 pots and pans 10 coffee urns and a big industrial gas stove she says i have walkin coolers and freezers four deep freezers electric meat she ers and mixers and of course a microwave and things have to be kept spic and span she insists the health inspector makes regular visits to the house she says sometimes i invite him to roll up his sleeves and scrub pots with me she laughs every friday shell have two of her girls come in to peel pota toes on saturday there will be three ladies in to prepare all the meats so theyre ready to be put in the ovens of the halls where the functions are to be held the food is driven by van to the various sites where a team comes in to prepare serve and clean up after wards there is usually one girl for every 20 people and of course after its all over all the platters containers and equipment is dumped on maries doorstep to be processed and readied for the next round what about the leftovers we always give them to the people marie insists what am i going to do with a cooler full of extras for the most part marie claims to enjoy her work you get to meet a lot of peo ple she maintains people from all different countries all sorts of different types mind you there arc days you could call it quits the dollars and cents end of it says marie is something that takes care of itself her standard rate is 1050 per plate for salad soup or juice main course gar nish dessert and beverages when asked how she can do it for less than most other caterers she just smiles and says why make too much money youre just going to end up giving it to the government when i retire ill let them look after me marie claims shell try to come up with any meal request her clients suggest shes done stuffed salmon with fancy hors doevres and owns a barbecue hut which is taken to summer functions ill try anything she insists marie has two sons and a daughter enjoys her five grand children whose artwork adorns the front of her refrigerator in the big kitchen she keeps tabs on her dutch relatives by holidaying in holland several weeks a year does she enjoy having house guests for dinner when shes so adept at preparing meals for hun dreds thats a snap she grins answering the phone to book yet another function but i find it dif ficult to really appreciate meals when we go out for dinner no wonder few chefs can match her skill house restoration stouffville the next meeting of the whitchurch- stouffville historical group will be held jan 27 in the lower au ditorium of the silver jubilee club the guest speaker is john car- ley a specialist in the restoration and renovation of old homes mr carley will use the bro vn house on the site of the museum at vandorf as an example the executive for 1988 will be elected those attending arc askc to use the side entrance from mar ket street

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