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stouffville suntribune thursday feb 3 2005 7 towns decision hard to swallow what a difference a week makes onjanl9at a groundbreak ing ceremony for stouffvilles new parkview home the scene was one of ecstasy ela tion and excitement on jan 26 following a meeting of town council the outlook was one of disap pointment disillusionment and distress little wonder politicians in a decision that has a crosssection of citizenry shaking their heads in disbelief decided against waiving even a portion of applied development fees attached to the property in doing so york region has no alternative but to fol low the towns lead voting in favour of relief were mayor sue sherban and councillors phil bannon and rob hargrave opposed were councillors ken ferdinands clyde smith susanne hilton and harry bowes councillor hilton recom mended bandaid treatment totalling 25 percent but this wasnt sufficient to stop the bleeding her hopedfor motion failed those closest to the issue knew the vote would be close however even pes simists in the audience were confident the request would squeak through while the result was irri tating most should have seen the hand writing on the wall when several municipal malcontents chose to ignore the parkview sodturning so what happens now with the health ministry having issued parkview its marching orders and the present site already sold the board has no alternative but to soldier on our hope is all whitchurchstouffville resi dents infuriated by this abject turn of events will retain long memories when the next election rolls around next year use it or lose it it was a few short months ago that stouffville residents were clamouring for a regional bus service here some even wanted it extend ed to musselmans lake and ballantrae now that we have it whos using it an occasional spot- check would indicate the only occupants of these dieselpowered people- movers are the drivers fraternal bond displaying the fraternal bond for which firefighters are so well known more than 140 members from markham and surrounding departments attended the jan 24 funeral in markhams st andrews presbyterian church for capt jim miles of stouffville roaming around with jim thomas capt miles died at his rupert avenue home jan 20 he was 49 besides his parents elson and joyce of markham mr miles is sur vived by one brother norn and two sisters karen and lynda winter wonderland cedarena markhams winter wonderland has opened for its 78th season the location is 7373 reesor rd tenth line south of hwy 7 to celebrate the occa sion a party complete with hot chocolate hot cider and donuts was enjoyed jan 25 skating hours are tuesdays 730 to 10 pm thursdays fridays and saturdays also 730 to 10 pm and sundays 1 to 4 pm standing ovation jean hammond now in her 81st year was accorded a standing ovation when stouffville united church hosted its annual cabaret night jan 22 a portion of the evenings proceeds was donated to the parkview home fund my mistake dealing loosely with peo ples names is for any colum nist a cardinal sin i plead guilty recently while announcing the 2005 presi dent of markham fair i iden tified the chosen candidate as lynne brown harrington of stouffville ms harrington is the for mer lynne beckett not brown of markham my apologies not missed someone asked me recently if i was missing saturday night nhl hockey on tv my response an unequivocal no entertain ment for me is watching age- old reruns of all in the family besides with the likelihood of my beloved new york rangers missing the playoffs for a sixth straight season im saved the embarrassment of dreaming up excuses ground sirloin the first clue from our meat counter that its super bowl weekend is the disproportionate amount of extra lean ground beef that we sell a football game of this stature couldnt be watched without chili happenin in the stands however remote they might be in order to make a super bowlclass chili well be featuring our ground sirloin for the occasion itll work real good beef barney cfflpwagon our feature soup is beef barley i love the heartiness of this soup it has great flavour lots of beef brisket point and its filling reg 549 ea back when i was a young student at mdhs the highlight of the week was when thursday came at the cafeteria with apologies to mr northcott my history teacher the reesor ladies i think it was ruby and mabel would make homemade fries and steamed hot dogs on steamed buns i wasnt alone because on this day the lineup for lunch stretched around the corner to the front entrance to make this story short well be making freshcut fries and steamed dogs on this saturday from 1100 am till 300 pm an order of fries and a dog will be 400 all of which goes to the univonville skating club to help out to wash it down well have ice cold coke for a buck see you saturday our farmers sausage these are a milder sausage than we make with more finely ground fresh pork the seasoning allows you to be generous with sauerkraut or good amounts of mustard or both just great grilled d igggf qf and slipped into a li iiz q bun mr m off reg 399 lb 433 j week organic mushrooms these are our mushrooms of choice they have great flavour the textures good and theyre organic its enough to elevate any dish these will be available in the produce section au naturel or in our prepared food counter already elevated to a new level product of ontario m lb dinner there are a few choices this week all beginning with our great chicken not that that makes all the difference but it goes a long way we use softscald airchilled chicken and boneless breasts in this case we poach them slice them and serve them up in one of three amazing made- fromthebeginning sauces much like youd do at home if you had the time the flavours available are lemon orange and those amazing porcini mushrooms the portion size allows a regular ebb a serving for three or an abundant s jpsls wl off serving for two reg 1595 this week jim thomas is a stouffville resi dent who has written for area news papers for mere than 50 years this broccoli comes from earthbound farm in california its freshly arrived the heads are large and if you look close enough you can jw h almost see all those vitamins and 1 1 1 minerals that make it so good for you m 31 just like your mom told you r r bunch seville oranges many of you have been patiently waiting for these the crop this year has been small but we have some nice ones 53 a ifle now planning something sweet for next week be watching for a whole bunch of valentine cakes cookies and other creations for next week its a great big list and alas ive run out of room here suffice it to say that if you want something sweet for valentines day were it on sale as well will be one of our more neandrathal items our prime rib bones there aint no dainty way of eating these just gotta pick em up and gnaw we marinate them in our teriyaki or theyre available au naturel reg 349 lb our the bakery is taking a little time out this week in order to go big next week we wont have to go without dessert entirely though because well be making tons of our custard cakes theyll be available in mixed berry wild blueberry sour cherry raspberry and peach not only that theyre available in two sizes if it were me id get the bigger one because a you might have to share and b even if you cant finish the whole thing it seems to be even better the next day reg 1395 1895 ea off this week specials in eefect until closing sunday february 6 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770