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stouffville suntribune b thursday april 14 2005 2 its not ok to dupe volunteers town council we were duped members of the clock tower theatre association including me and 100plus supporters attending a council meeting april 5 were hopeful maybe just maybe this longawait ed muchanticipated proj ect would win approval it wasnt to be truth is it was never to be we all know this now the irritating burr under several politicians saddles was irrev erently beaten into oblivion since 1995 a proposal that would have converted the old town hall into a the atre for performing arts has been the subject of hollow promises and susceptible pledges when the fat finally hit the fire last week a decade of dreams went up in smoke what i find so irritating is not what happened but how it happened instead of say ing no to the venture months ago politicians dangled car rots in front of supporters providing false hopes the project might somehow come to pass it didnt and it wont to add insult to injury an architect was commissioned to prepare reports and draw ings costing upwards of 28000 all money down the drain this i would add did not include the 10000 paid earlier to the same firm by the theatre association what a waste despite scathing criti cisms heaped on paul sapounzi of the ventin group and roger jones of roger jones and associates i thought these firms did amazing jobs far beyond what most had expected they were made scapegoats subjects of reprimands they didnt deserve but why i ask was the issue placed before the pub lic in the first place after councillor rob hargrave had his positive say it became apparent to all and sundry the decision was a foregone conclusion it was a definite no from ken ferdinands phil bannon clyde smith susanne hilton and harry bowes was the end result known before council entered the chambers was the final deci sion made behind closed doors the ashen facade that was mayor sue sherbans face told the truth but that wasnt enough she wanted everyone to hear it for them selves and they did loudly and clearly mr hargrave was frustrat ed but thats ok hes paid to know frustration mrs sherban was angry but thafs ok shes paid to ik m roaming around with jim thomas feel anger architect paul sapounzi was disillusioned but thats ok hes paid to be disillu sioned consultant roger jones was disheartened but thats ok hes paid to be disheart ened what of the association individuals who have toiled and wrestled with this delu sion during the past 10 years its not okay theyre vol unteers what of the york durham association for the performing arts instructors parents and children forced to drive 30 miles to a suitable site its not ok theyre vol unteers what of project support ers who hurried home from work to attend a meeting the result of which was known before it began thats not ok theyre vol unteers 1 what of association mem bers who paid their dues and supported fundraisers to pad the organizations bank account its not ok theyre volunteers who gave a whit about them only two the mayor and mr hargrave the conclusion was a scene unlike anything yet witnessed in a voice breaking with exasperation mrs sherban admonished project oppo nents calling them weak they the council requested information they received it but they didnt accept it she reproved its really sad i dont know how to start the process again you had better find a private fun- der certainly you cant depend on people on this side of the desk to do it mr hargrave recom mended the issue be placed before the people with a plebiscite his suggestion received no seconder mrs hilton moved a report be prepared suggest ing alternate uses for the site that motion lived the theatre died jim thomas is a stoumie resi dent who has written for area news papers for more than 50 years ansies by the end of a seemingly long winter there is a great pentup urge to get your hands dirty and get some colour into your garden or your front steps at the very least for the occasion well have just a great selection of colours all fresh arrivals from our grower its interesting to overhear comments from our notsoregular customers who stroll through the pansy zone talking to one another the conversation usually goes i just bought some but they sure werent like these or i just paid a whole bunch more than this and mine arent as nice or best yet you know evan youve got the best stuff and youre even cheaper not that you should always think of us first for flowers but you should check us out were into what we do what fo nerf from our frozen entree section well have our chicken parmesan its made with thin slices of boneless chicken breasts lightly breaded in herbseasoned crumbs fried till a golden brown layered with a light tomato sauce with garlic onions oregano and basil mozzarella cheese and topped with parmesan cheese jttk wjbfl 0 serves 34 e reg 1399 off this week owe our deli oast well be roasting lots of our amazing stuffed deli roast pork loin this week not only will it be available cold to slice for sandwiches it will be available warm every evening to take home for dinner if youre on the run which i know most of you are the j seasoning is our sage and onion jbf ql bread stuffing fex vi reg 199 100 g 0 off this week honey garlic ausages we all know that garlic is good for you and a little honey never hurt anyone add a little spark to this combo and voila omifif the perfect sausage m p f i reg 399 lb p off neat arden stuff weve just finished unpacking a few shipments of really nice containers urns garden accents vases rabbits even birds for your porch and garden youll want to look them over before you make plans there is some really neat stuff as most of you already know most of it can be planted as well its an exciting time of the year ejlujl from our frozen soup section well be featuring our green split pea soup we use sweet onions celery the beautiful stock from cooking the rolls there are some times throughout the year that we have to curtail our assortment of offerings from the bakery in order to concentrate on the assortment of the moment we generally dont run afoul of people except in the jelly roll area if weve sidelined their favourite for the week were in trouble no trouble this week though because were making the full variety and theyll be on sale as well the flavours include mixed berry sour cherry peach pina colada lemon blueberry raspberry mousse and chocolate mousse reg 1295 serves 36 off this week hocks butter of meat reg 549 and lots off this week f new were doing a revision of our fruit pie repertoire and well have a few new styles and flavours on offer we think that youll really like them citrus -salad- this is a great new addition to our deli salad repertoire its made with a combination of wild and white rice with a freshsqueezed orange dressing but thats not all youll find dried apples apricots and cranberries as well its a nice compliment to our roast pork reg 169 100 g this week village grocer quality foods m 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