Whitchurch-Stouffville Newspaper Index

Stouffville Sun-Tribune (Stouffville, ON), November 24, 2005, p. 1

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mi n lichurchstouffvlljg public ubran stouffville thursday nov 24 2005 serving the community of whitchurchstouffville 36 pagessi including gst defenceman simon gysbers headed to prospects game opinion 6 our town 23 calendar 28 classified 32 men in red prepare v a v- t staff photosjoerd witteveen lliliiiiiiili santa glaus has breakfast with the kinsmen club of stouffville members scott schussler left bruce smith jason smith rick huke and bruce gribbon saturday at the fickle pickle restaurant and deli the kinsmen organize santas parade in stouffville it heads down main street dec 3 for more information see story on page 8 jugheads grill shutting down for last time by hannelore volpe staff writer the canadian hit tv show corner gas is just a pale imitation of the goingson at jugheads restaurant on stouffvilles main street according to regulars comer gas originated here local resident tom winters stated in no uncertain terms we have done and said everything here they have done jugheads a 1950sstyle diner has been serving up fast food and juke box tunes for nine years in its location near the latcham gallery customers know when they slide into their favourite booth friendly kibbitzing from owner fred karakolis and a warm smile from the waitress will accompany their cup of cof fee and meal the restaurant is heading into its final threeweek stretch with the dec 18 closing date looming posters of 50s icons elvis presley james dean and marilyn monroe adorn the yellow white and blue tiletrimmed walls the restau rants namesake jughead looking just like he stepped out of an archie comic book appears to step out of the eaterys back door tracy jackson has served customers since jugheads first day of operation we did have a veronica at jugheads mr karakolis said but never did get a betty the regulars have developed routines over the years the daily newspaper is passed around from customer to customer everyone gets their turn and knows where they are in the lineup one customer remembered how excited her young girls were to go to jugheads on saturday mornings for hot chocolate with an extra helping of whipped cream it seems everyone comes into the diner including local celebrities such as mayor sue sherban and mp lui temelkovski local organizations groups and clubs have used the restaurant for premeeting strategy sessions and postmeeting debriefings over the years seewepagel7 family makes good despite what critics say clearing hurdles in a new land by joan ransberry staff writer when kathy daneshi arrived at pearson international- airport in 2003 after a 10hour flight from iran she was too excited to be tired the 38yearold spoke little english but she wasnt worried ms daneshi wasnt alone her english- speaking husband amir yazdankia and her eightyearold son ali were at her side i didnt know very much about canada ms daneshi said but i did know canada offered the best education system for children there were more opportunities for women here and this country has an excellent health care system also my husband and i wanted to live in a multicultural society ms daneshis cousin with who the family were staying in richmond hill met them at the air port the first hurdle was housing ms daneshi explained i didnt know anything in the beginning the first thing we needed was to find a place to live striking out on their own the couple rented a townhouse in richmond hill and ali enrolled at crosby heights public school his first day at school turned out to be a godsend ali arrived home with a flyer from catholic community services of york region unlike many immigrants who have difficulty finding help to live in canada ms daneshi found an agency that not only answered her see immigrant page 9

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