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stotiffville simtribune thursday march 162006 5 wake up spirit fans never on a sunday sixty years ago my mother wouldnt allow us kids to watch hockey let alone play the game rest shed say the sab bath is a day of rest a decade or so later she relented somewhat allowing us the joys of playing pond hockey or an afternoon of scrimmage at the pit a workedout gravel cavern on the roy and lome grove farm near markham but that was pretty much the extent of our puckchas ing during those growingup years when wintry sundays often seemed tiresome and tedious of course on the farm there were always chores to do these activities were considered necessary work socalled labours of love extending over seven days not just six the cows had to be milked the eggs had to be gathered and the horses had to be fed no questions asked but hockey especially paytoplay hockey was a sport of a different domain it could wait another day even another week it didnt matter sticks and skates stayed stored would you believe our illustrious hockey club of the 50s called the peachs ac forfeited an opportunity to win the ontario rural hock ey championship because the final game against wain- fleet was scheduled for a sunday its true i being the organizations secretary at the time had the unenviable task of calling the league coordinator and asking him even telling him to select another date or else he refused our rivals took the tide by default my bet is this decision caused this soinso some sleepless nights but my mother bless her soul undoubtedly slept a whole lot easier she would know with certainty her edict had made an impact but that was then this is now work and play ethics have changed a lot in the last halfcentury some for better some for worse im still struggling for last sunday i attended my first jr a hock ey game of the season it pitted the stouffville spirit against the aurora tigers in the second game of the north conference finals stouffville took the opener 31 despite moms wee voice ringing in my ears i ven tured forth arriving at the arena 30 minutes in advance of the opening whisde even roaming around with jim thomas then double lines of home town spectators with a few aurora beaus and belles mixed in circled the lobby like an extended snakes tail fans had come to see their multihued heroes beat up again on the favoured ben gals or from an aurora per spective watch the tigers square the count the visitors went home happy the final score was 2- 1 they square off here again on tonight as an interloper able to tell two teams apart only by the colours of their sweaters i was the lone observer in the house with an unbiased view of the proceedings heres what i liked the golden voice of jen nifer thunem and her unac companied rendition of our national anthem the clarity of the pub lic address system and ungarbled announcements rendered by gondola broad caster jim mason the mr clean decor of the arenas interior plus the smoothasglass ice sur face perfected by zamboni operator shawn norton the brilliance of both goaltenders the faceoff genius of stouffvilles will acton officiating excellence that kept the game mosdy free of fights and mosdy exciting to watch the upbeat personali ties of spirit staff and refreshment booth employees a time clock thats easy to read and understand and the 6 admission fee for seniors heres what i didnt like the lacklustre display of support for the hometown team weak applause instead of rousing ovations ive never seen a crowd estimated at 800plus so quiet especially with the score so close perhaps because it was sunday fans thought they were sitting in church jim thomas is a stouf fville resident who has writ ten for area newspapers for more than 50 years fv our fto shepherds m from our frozen section this week were featuring our shepherds pie which to some is comfort food at its finest we use sauteed spanish onion our medium ground chuck and mrf freshly peeled idaho or ik bb qy pei potatoes mashed w lk 0 you just need to warm it p lb off heft blqz jzinxd this serves 3 4 fjxmeuda n strawberries for those of you who were not part of the human tidal wave south this week weve brought you a taste of it ive been very impressed with the quality of the florida berries this year and last and the price has been a pleasant surprise too overfilled quarts seedless we were able to get a good load of these really nice seedless watermelons and at a good price from mexico uinness sausages these sausages have a stout flavor that goes with just about anything including a little more guinness to wash them down h reg 399 lb off this week in keeping with our irish theme well be making copious amounts of our corned beef for this week to make this we use brisket points that have been welltrimmed cured and seasoned in the oldtime way and theyre ready to cook if your wish is to make corned beef and cabbage well not only have the recipe available well give you the cabbage as well jssbb this week whats mm this week 0ck3ocp from our frozen soup section well be featuring our green splitpea soup to make this we use copious amounts of sweet onions celery the beautiful stock you get from cooking the hocks butter the split peas and the diced sweet meat from the ffife hbbt ia reg 699 container jfmf aj this serves 3 4 vweek everything is either green ortiiat sweet beige colour of baileys well be making st patricks cakes these are white cakes with pastel green icing nicely decorated with an irish accent 13 and lo baeubfs cheesecakes these are made with baileys and milk chocolate topped with you guessed it baileys whipped cream baelefs crembbrulee leprechaun nests these are chocolate meringue nests which have been filled with lime a99 ea mousse margarita cheese cakes hot really irish but green back from our tropical deal by popular demand 12 and 20 shamrock sugar cookies- all iced up pretty m irish eclairs these would be our chocolate eclairs that are piped full of mint chocolate mousse 2 ea cremedementhenanamos and to add to all the irish excitement all these creations will be m hospreai m v as you have been forewarned kevin thistle of angus glen fame and i have been appointed co- chairs of the auction committee for the upcoming hospital gala this little note is to let you know that well have not 1 but 4 mystery packages and im going to give you a couple of clues on the block will be a package which includes a wine fridge filled with good wine minimum 50 bottles a bbq which will come with enough steak to entertain the neighbourhood and beyond a beauty henckels knife set a lord of the rings pass for 4 including dinner at the cn tower a handmade beauty poker table with chips and a 20yr old bottle of scotch and a domestic set of snapon tools for you more serious handy people and more you cant bid if youre not there tickets are available at the foundation office 9054727373 m village grocer specials in effect until closing sundatmarch 19 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 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