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economist suntribune opinion thursday june 27 2002 i cant resist the strawberry fest baby competition stouffvilles annual strawberry festival which opened wednesday and continues through canada day promises the most beautiful babies in the world there must be some mis take i thought i had them when my firstborn was placed in my arms close to 40 years ago a little poem was pinned to his hospital nightie after i counted dannys fingers and toes and mar veled at his blonde hair and red wrinkles his wee ears and nose 1 read the poem it was called babies are gods masterpiece i fell in love with my little danny the moment i laid eyes on him at that very second i vowed to cherish babies for always its been a promise kept ever since that glorious spring day in 1963 ive peeked at babies i stop new mothers on the street in grocery stores and in eleva tors i ask to see their new borns ive never been turned down new moms love to show off and why not newborns are show pieces besides theres noth ing in this world as lovely to look at as a baby all that said baby con tests have to be the silliest things on earth but i love them theres no such thing as a better baby a superior baby a runnerup baby a secondplace baby or a last- place baby all babies are perfect all babies are winners every single baby de serves to be cherished to be loved to be nurtured to be wanted and to come out on top ill go to the strawberry festival baby contest on saturday from 1030 am to noon because thats where i can see a whole patch of babies i must admit judging from previous contests stouffville grows some fine looking infants and im sure everyone agrees the strawberry festival is a big hit it just gets better year after year its a wellgreased show this years festival chairper sons ann pride and liz fraser should stand and take a well deserved bow based on the festivals schedule of events theres i must admit judgingfrom thecontest stouffville grows some fine looking infants joan ransberry something for everyone regardless of marital social or financial status or age festival organizers have pulled off something very important theyve allowed us to set aside our hardworking and worrisome lives to join together in the spirit of com munity and have some good oldfashioned fun we can take in a parade a country jamboree yukyuks a pet show a traditional highland fling a pancake breakfast a handful of fresh- picked strawberries a spelling bee swimming sports a bike decorating contest and crafts along with canada day festivities complete with fireworks and we can stop and chat with neighbours with strangers or with people we spot at church with the lady we see at the grocery store or the mother of your childs best friend we share one special thing in common we share whitchurch- stouffville its home its important to us its where we lay our head at night and where we wake in the morning its all part of the reason the strawberry festival is suc cessful when im at strawberry festival im not a newspa per reportercolumnist with the tribunesun rather i am joan r from musselmans lake a four- year resident of whitchurch- stouffville im mom to many and grandma to more ill be at strawberry festival with some of my family ill be there with grand kids theyll have fun spending their grandmoth ers money when i announce its time to go home one in par ticular will beg to stay gordie will say ah grandma cant we stay a lit tle while longer come on grandma its strawberry festival i waited while you spent an hour looking at the babies peach pies nuggets its really great to be able to enjoy a taste of summer and speaking of taste we use cling peaches which have an edge jh fssjjj g in flavour and delicately rw mm m season them to what i tliink is w fs v peach pie perfection mr itw oef jssml m w this reg 995 ea sms week a message from 1 a the war amps lb order o spot iht dongtr video w th new playsaf inttroairt 0 rom visit our web site ol wwwworompsco or cob 14002503030 nectarines these are a treeripened variety of nectarine so youll have to enjoy them now and enjoy them you will because theyre very juicy low in acid and exceptionally sweet not to mention full of flavour too but youve got to eat them soon because they wont last a tt long time ill this big size too e week our maple sugar these are the weekday version of our famous maple sugar hams theyre lean low in salt and long on flavour our nugget hams are a great solution for dinner when youre short of time well also be making these in two other flavours similar to the larger hams smoked black forest style and our apple cider allspice glazed version j0sk flf 0 leftovers they make the best z sandwiches m pjk airo reg 595 lb fj g h 5ins 212 to 3 lb size smw g week raspberry mousse doreens oldfashioned mac and cheese this is perfect for those evenings when your family is busy and hungry yet want a wholesome homecooked meal macaroni and cheese a perennial favourite with everyone is one of our hottestselling dinners we use extraold cheddar the older the better elbows and buttered crumbs all you need to do is pop it the oven for about an jfflk ma 70 off this week hour the kids will love it and you will too reg 1095 ea serves 34 rhubarb these are new this week and rather elaborate if the jones need impressing or your taste buds this is the cake to have made right here really big size ie alert weve made a few oldfashioned rhubarb pies for this week while rhubarb is at its peak if youd like a slice from the past grab one cookies these cookies are a huge hit at our house thomas loves the mealsize individuals while katie prefers 2 or 3 of the smaller ones and even dylan sneaks the odd bite as well well have the packs of cookies plus some of the iarger meal size available as well reg 595 pkg 149 ea for jj ottf the individuals n s tptti axa mealsize jl sljpweek blueberries these are in full pints and thats a good thing when theyre as good as these are any vanilla ice cream in your fridge from usa bougainvillea thompson if youve noticed our large tree on top of our meat counter and wondered what it is its a bougainvillea if youre a regular youll know it blooms about 23 times a year grows quickly between prunings and loves lots of indoor light weve bought a few smaller trees this week so youll be able to grow your own theyre either a rose shade or purple its a great house plant with a truly beautiful flower one thing that many people do is over water these bougainvillea when they t m v droop then you water them jgg jff rl 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 week village grocer quality foods 00 news as well as the two pies and the raspberry mousse cakes well have some really nice canada day cakes and some are you ready moose cookies specials in effect until closing sunday june 30 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 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