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stoufille suntribune thursday dec 12005 head over heels about shania its no secret to loyal column readers that when it comes to entertainers shania twain heads my per sonal popularity poll its been mis way since i first met her 11 years ago at newmarkets upper canada mall theres a lady going places i said to myself at the time i was the centres chief of security and you can be sure i guarded her well hovering over the autograph- signing table for two hours as the session concluded she signed a photo just for me a keepsake ill always cherish however my infatu ation with shania didnt end there as she continued to gain superstar status not only in north america but around the world i penned a letter to oakridges mp bryon wilfert nominating the tim- mins native as an officer of the order of canada mr wilfert responded voicing agreement and say ing hed already passed on my recommendation to mp sheila copps the next gov ernment official in charge that was four years ago i felt sure it had died on the vine however to my surprise the phone rang nov 18 it was mr wilfert calling from ottawa you did it he said or words to that effect shania will be honoured tomorrow while mr wilfert was indeed generous im not taking the credit shania undoubtedly had thousands of supporters but i was one an extremely proud one her autographed photo received a decade ago has taken on a whole new glow bunnytoo pooped for several seasons it was my privilege to assume the role of a pink rabbit and travel the santa claus parade trail unfortunately this wont happen saturday following openheart surgery im still too pooped to hop the twomile route but where theres life theres hope today i emailed the north pole requesting santas permission to climb aboard rudolph for a free parade ride trustee absentees they were noticeable by their absence despite the fact the student music scholarship committee has raised more than 46000 for area schools assisting their music programs neither the york region public nor catholic boards of education could spare a trustee to attend the 13th annual con cert nov 4 in all fairness public board chairperson bill roaming around smoked pork ock as you know by now we have copious amounts of these beauties prior to the holidays because for every ham that we make theres a hock theyre meatier than usual slow smoked over oak and delicious as can be while quantities last jbkl lb with jim thomas crothers did deliver a mes sage of apology the catholic board didnt reply john mcmurray and harry bowes where are you its beautiful the congregation of christ church anglican in stouffville has just cause to be proud its new 18 mil lion addition including a 300seat auditorium and stage is magnificent but theres more a modern kitchen an enlarged church school additional office space a new library and lounge a carpeted sanc tuary and new choir risers lenten dinners that host ed 900 patrons last year will reconvene in the new facili ty the annual spring pan tomime held previously in latcham hall will be moved ticket prices regular patrons of toronto maple leaf hockey games are familiar with tick et prices charged today a check of the internet revealed an aircanada low of 138 and a high of 385 a seat what a difference 63 years makes a glanceback through an nhl scrapbook of 1942 disclosed the follow ing maple leaf gardens opening game stanley cup playoffs new york rangers vs toronto maple leafs general admission 60 cents reserved seats 90 cents 175 250 and 3 nighttime relief attempting to obtain a good nights sleep has been a problem since my open- heart surgery no counting sheep hasnt helped but an invention by stouffvilles olive hutchinson surely has its an oatfilled back neck and footwarmer all one must do is place the comforter in a microwave then apply it to the pain presto jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspa pers for more than 50 years whats for inner for this week our frozen entree feature will be our chicken curry which just needs to be defrosted and warmed and perhaps served with one of the many kinds of rice that we sell m off serves 2 4 j wwm ek reg 13 ea ttotjr ekkaid salmon from our little fish counter well be featuring our teriyaki salmon its made with totally boneless jail island salmon fillets our jpik wsm 3f homemade teriyaki sauce with sherry 3 iwhz jj and lots of doting its a delicious w- h off dinner reg lb this week iwhak hapfenin side we have now received our final shipment of outdoor wreaths boughs and planters if you are like the shark on the national geographic show and youve been circling and circling its time to christmas aments i was watching jaana make some of these for her tree and i was blown away with how beautiful they are she baked some extrathick gingerbread snowflakes and decorated them and equipped them with a ribbon to hang them on your tree this is a onetime deal available only this week ive been told youll find snowflakes trees and candy sco i99 caries ranging in price from fr l garh amazitig bite whits www nside apple allspice auages this is a milder dinner sausage that we make with coarse ground pork and spy apples finished jfo w8 with a touch of cinnamon and allspice reg 399 lb rkie well have a special on fresh berries this week youll be able to get south american blueberries or driscoll california raspberries mix or match our centre display island is slowly filling up with some neat chocolates and sweets more to come yet the fruitcake has been cut and its ready grethes cheese apples have made the scene sausage rolls with puff pastry very homemade are available tourtieres our bass ale mincemeat baked bries and bountiful amounts of really neat english french and yes quebecois cheese is now available what a great time of the i year we sell many kinds of dip in our little store but my fave after doreens spinach dip is eggplant dip which i must say is as unlike eggplant as anything can be or so it seems to me its great with just about any cracker bread or chip that 1 we sell i g 7 reg 209 pk q 100 g dflhv jpweek turkey or p dessert has i know that many of you read my dissertation on dessert pitas a few weeks ago because we sold a whole lot of them theyre back this week and the flavours will be apple cinnamon cherry peach strawberryrhubarb raspberry and blueberry we make them with our own puff pastry youll need two hands to eat them and ill bet that youll need two because theyre so so good if you have ever waited in the turkey lineup at christmas youll be surprised to know that we sell more turkeys cutup throughout the year than the number that we sell whole the vast majority of those which we process are to make the deli turkey roasts so with the other parts we make this amazing oldfashioned and hardy soup just like ils fili youd make at home but in m s c much bigger quantities i w off think reg 599 this week m angoes these are formidablysized mangoes that come from ecuador which is currently very warm our original intent was to sell them for 99fc each but i thought youd feel guilty when you saw the size of these so we chose rf which is our cost big and beautiful ea specials in effect until closing sunday december 4 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770