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stoufjville suntribune thursday march 112004 7 roaming around with jim thomas class clowns queens reuniting at sdss theres no reunion like a school reunion i know ive attended a few my next date with destiny is may 14 15 and 16 when markham high holds its 50th anniversary but thats another time in another town locally stouflville is planning something similar the dates are july 2 and 3 with the homecoming part of strawberry festival weekend like markham stouflville high is also mark ing a halfcentury of service to this community while markham is myaima mater associations with sdss extend far longer and go much deeper my loyalties are divided regardless each in its own way has much in common for during ones high school years regardless of location indelible memories are forged memories that for one brief weekend are rekindled even inflamed here an estimated 2000 former students and staff are expected with registra tions on the friday july 2 from 6 to 10 pm and con tinuing saturday from 10 am to 4 pm opening cere monies are set for 1 1 am activities swing over to the arena at 8 pm saturday with a monstrous buffet planned at 10 a reunion committee headed by gary gornik has worked tirelessly over the past several months putting the program together others with their shoul ders to the wheel include principal tony lewis luanne ratcliff isobel hoover eric button harry bowes wayne marie and mike reid janna deboer carole watson sherri redshaw wayne feasby bill giles agnes locksley jane barrow linda schell jan howe mary lott rosmund husbands and more several are experienced having spear headed a reunion in 1991 but what prompts former students to return what causes teachers to attend if reasons were consolidated into a single word it would be memories like swallows returning to capistrano they want to re- feather the nest that harboured hopes and dreams decades ago there will be the valedictorian who electrified his class with an outstanding address there will be the basketball sub whose gamewinning shot added another banner to those already hanging from gymna sium rafters there will be the prom queen whose effervescent smile and engaging personality had student suitors standing in line while markham is my alma mater associations with sdss extend far longer and go much deeper my loyalties are divided there will be the class clown whose untimely experiment with rotteneggs forced cohorts and staffinto the freezing cold there will be the foster home lad whose life was turned around because of the understanding of a compassionate guidance teacher there will be the yearbook editor whose learning experi ence opened doors to the editorial department of macleans magazine there will be the fringe student who through a science teachers generosity gained entrance to medical school and became a worldfamous surgeon and there will be the principal who so won the support of an entire student body it petitioned the school board to have him stay yes they will be back sharing their joys sorrows achieve ments failures and memories high school appreciated by some endured by others enjoyed by some tolerated by others but to which coming home feels so good so spread the word to every comer of canada let former students know the welcome mat is out truly a once-in-a-life- time experience and just in case youre concerned name tags will be issued jim thomas is a stoufjville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years these are really good tasting and good looking berries from florida i am generally a fan of california and local berries but i must admit that these are good in quarts quart you may have noticed that change sometimes comes at a glacial pace to our store this bread is an example but it is finally here well be sampling various varieties and offering a special price for this weekend its great bread artffch stonemill chicken noodle soup sausages although we featured these a few weeks ago i couldnt resist the irish connection to st patricks day i believe these are unique to our store and theyre so good now that the snow has receded theres no reason not to bbq these 0i what to serve with them more guinness reg 399 we use whole organic grain this week doreens olid fashioned mac and cheese this is perfect for those evenings when your family is busy and hungry yet want a wholesome homecooked rneal macaroni and cheese a perennial favourite with everyone is one of our hottestselling dinners we use extraold cheddar the older die better elbows and buttered crumbs all you need to do is pop it in the oven for about an hour the kids ytw1 will love it and you will r f tygii 1 jw m reg 1095 ea serves 34 ever had trouble finding the chicken in chicken soup ever wonder what it was made of if there was no chicken no further worries about that here we make chicken noodle soup using lots of chicken and noodles with the cookedallday grand motherly flavour of days gone by its really good fif off reg 549 mjjljk serves 34 this week this week our corned beef corned beef sounds great theres no better time to enjoy this cool weather dish than now we make our corned beef here we use centrecut only brisket points we trim them lean and cure them in a savoury brine with an edge of nutmeg and allspice its a slice of oldfashioned heaven but thats not all not only have we reduced our price this week well give you the recipe for corned beef n cabbage and well give you the cabbage free reg 499 lb 2 lb minimum green cabbages cabbages sure to go with the corned beef arid it gets better theyre free this week when you buy a piece of our centrecut corned beef brisket 2 lb minimum tctti t7tt whats 3aixng this weeks everything is green in honour of our favourite irish saint well be making st patricks day cakes white cakes with green pastel king all 1795 ff 1795 decorated m a jolly manner kl x ea baileys irish cream cheesecakes these are our cheesecakes with baileys milk chocolate and covered in a s1a95 baileys whipped cream 14 2u ea key eime pie hardly irish but its green jaana wrote me a note that we hear from customers that it is by far the best theyve ever had anywhere maybe it 4 1 ft95 would be tune to try one x jll ea mme mousse this is a light deliriously tart mousse made with fresh limes its my fave and im always looking for the bowl of lime mousse in the bakery si 195 s1a95 in a shortbread crust 14 2u ea cremedementhenanaimos 199 not your average nanaimos i ea after eight cheesecakes these are chocolate swirled with creme de menthe with v dark chocolate and pieces of 95 95 mint chocolate iz 2u ea st patricks cookies these are the big sugar cookies all decorated by hand g 49 in an irish style v x ea mini bundts these are cute bundt cakes filled with mint chocolate mousse- 4 ea all of the above and perhaps even more is off it always seems like a long winter insofar as english cucumbers are concerned the local growers pull up their plants over the winter hence so much product arriving from offshore the spanish and mexican product is usually small expensive and lacking in all those things that make cukes great well the new crop is coming along nicely the hand wrapped as opposed to the heat- shrinked are even better and the price its the best ea village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sundatmarch 14 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road uriionville 9401770