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economist suntribune opinion thursday oct 17 2002 grizzled town hall seems to get the best of everyone whitchurchstouffvilles old town hall is a cantanker ous old broad it doesnt matter who tries to dress her up she insists on looking like a tired worn out plain jane as for personality the old town hall has one shes mean spirited and spiteful i dont know about you but im getting just a little tired of this old gal if anybody needs therapy its her the old town halls suffering stsms small town small mind syndrome the first time i walked into the whitchurch- stouffville old town hall you could cut the air with a knife nobody said hello nobody said welcome to whitchurchstouffville the day before id cov ered my first uxbridge coun cil meeting where mayor gerri lynn oconnor intro duced me to her council mayor oconnor pointed out id been around the newspaper business for quite a while she then reminded uxbridge council how important it was to the com munity to be open honest and available to the media by compari son in whitchurch- stouffville i got the big chill i sat in an overheated room at the old town hall that was far too small for council business and i was given the worse chair ive ever had in my life a while later whitchurchstouffvilles chief administrative officer cao who incidentally refused to speak to me about anything announced the old town hall was in such bad shape it was about to be condemned for safety reasons every body had to vacate in the interim council meetings were held in local churches eventually whitchurch- stouffvilles municipal head quarters were established on sandiford drive while the move to the west end of town was a pub lic relations disaster it was the right thing to do the new headquarters work and they work very well any talk of relocating joan ransberry the town offices back down town would be foolish a small number of artsy people a mobile transit group and later a newspaper moved into the old town hall bless their hearts theyve learned to get along with the centuryold gal and nobody seems to notice the building is about to cave in a few did notice however when the chicken little cao was fired a while ago a group decided whitchurch- stouffville is in dire need of a theatrearts complex and the appropriate place for it is the old town hall since this building has a burr in her paw it didnt take long before things turned nasty people didnt waste time if you didnt agree with the theatrearts pro posal you took a hit to the jugular the old town hall plays dirty when a private architectural- engineering group showed an interest in moving into the top floor of the hall on a condominium lease agreement i wondered how long it would take before the hall would start to hiss after all the plan made too much sense it would generate too much money for the public purse it didnt take long before the firm backed off throughout the squab ble mayor wayne emmerson took it on the chin more than once this mayor knows whos minding the store and he knows the old gal better than most last week it was announced maybe the building would be a good home for a seniors centre the old town hall is in her glory let me tell you theres no fight like an old fight off with the gloves the old town hall is in her glory let me tell you theres no fight like an old fight off with the gloves a message from the war amp to order 0 spot k ftwjef video or the new puysafe teradfetdrralow web site of wwwwnrompsai or cofl 18002503030 themesslfouttoyoujacommurrsefvceof the economisttriune shepherds pie from our frozen section this week were featuring our shepherds pies which to some is comfort food at its finest we use sauteed spanish onion our medium round chuck and freshly peeled idaho or pei potatoes mashed you just need to warm it ss8 reg 1095 ea w ssl serves 34 jgey fit ffl- this chanterelle mushrooms its the time of the year to take walks in the forest enjoy the fall colours and pick forest mushrooms but me ive always been leery of picking my own because ive always had this feeling of uncertainty what if im wrong no fears this week weve got a sizable shipment of wild forest chanterelles from british columbia get your cookbooks out and have something wild for dinner cookies this is a great selling cookie from our repertoire of many i challenge you to eat just one in fact ive found that the best plan is to buy two packs one to share and one to stash for yourself reg 595 pkg llh whats news iproduce apart from the great chanterelles we have new crop medtool dates these are not inexpensive but are a thoroughly amazing fruit like no other dates a real treat new crop fuji apples after an absence from the market theyre back we have size 72s from washington courtlands mutsu and gala apples all premium size very fancy fruit grown in niagara flesh beaut pears these are local very large a day or two from being ready to eat comparable to a slightlymore crunch anjou pear lots of pumpkins in various shapes and sizes grape tomatoes these little tomatoes come in an overfilled pint pack they have great flavour and theyll kick any salad up a notch reg 299 ea new zealand orange roughie we ran this item the week before thanksgiving i explained that its the meal to have if youre planning an indulgent meal such as thanksgiving we ran out of fish very early that week i guess most of you were planning big meals and desserts judging by our cake pie business weve replenished and were re- offering the save orange roughie deal which was a saving of sausages contrary to myth texans eat things other than beef these sausages are an example theyre made with pork like most things from texas they are bigger theyre a bit sparky and theyre barbque flavoured lasso yourself a few this week and have yourself an oldfashioned cookout reg 399 lb off this week you could our huge pumpkin as weve done for a number of years now well have a huge pumpkin from the simcoe county fair if you are under 12 and guess the weight or are i the closest to the correct weight you could win it well deliver it andpick it up later if you wish its big minestrone soup i used to think that the literal translation of minestrone from italian to english meant everything but and sometimes including the kitchen sink its like you open your fridge and start creating that thought returns to me as im watching this soup being made it has a lot of different ingredients but they all lend a hand in the flavour its really delicious and its low fat for sure reg 549 serves 34 tffls week all of our banana breads and thats not all well have all three of our delicious banana breads on sale this week theres our regular our date raisin and pecan combo and our chocolate not only do you have to choose the type you must choose the size regular or large reg price 349 to 450 for regular 595 695 for large size and more well have our lemonbluebemyi cheese cakes as well these are made with blueberries which have been simmered with lemon and swirled through the cheesecake with lemon curd its then glazed with lemon blueberries looks good tastes great reg 1295 2095 ea this week tffls week specials in effect until closing sunday october 20 hours mon 1100500 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 w