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stouffvmesuntribunem thursday jan 25 20075 family fair lives up to its motto during the past 162 years the markham east york agricultural society better known as markham fair has established itself as a family a quick check of people in past leadership roles strengthens this fact names like eckardt tran reesor davidson little cosburn seeley morrison paisley armstrong and deacon sup port this ideal as it was in 1844 so it is in 2007 mccowan roads blair purcell brings to the fair presi dency a legacy that includes his showman father lionel purcell and sister carrie pur cell president in 1997 both attended the societys annual meeting last thursday and looked on proudly as paul donahoe handed over the symbolic gavel to his succes sor i see it as a huge chal lenge the 41yearold farm manager said the fair must change to meet the needs of a changing community at the same time its focus should remain agriculture this has been and should always be what markham fair is all about blair a graduate of lam- oreaux collegiate grew up in the agincourt area moving with his family to whitchurchstouffville in 1981 horses were and still are a main interest i remember as a kid showing horses at the old fair grounds highways 48 and 7 in 1973 i was junior high points champion in the gymkhana class boy was i proud blairs paid his dues serv ing as a committee member 20 years and a director 10 years the first vicepresident is blair seeley second vice- president is karen murphy both are from stouffville the homecraft president is elaine renniepreston of richmond hill while 2006 wasnt the ban ner year of 2005 the total operation still showed a profit of 67271 fair revenue only was 82609 turnstiles told the tale with an attendance figure of 52582 down from 63076 the year before a raindampened saturday proved crucial with 14542 entering the grounds compared to 26112 in 2005 gatewise the fair more than held its own the other three days a lot of things were weath erdriven chartered account ant jeffrey greenfield said a spinoff related to rain result ing in a saturday attendance drop reflected decreased rev enues down the line even though the weather man didnt cooperate the fair still showed a positive return he said lesley english the fairs finance chairperson painted a picture of courage in the roaming around with jim thomas face of tragedy the untimely death last march of manager david morrison was in her words incredibly painful this could have killed us she said but several people pulled up their bootstraps and went to work she praised the efforts of immediate pastpresident lynn harrington mr dona hoe mr purcell secretary vivienne tod manager dan obrien and property super visor mick erskine she described lynns work as above and beyond the call of duty in light of what hap pened fair 2006 was a huge accomplishment with a posi tive bottom line she said mr donahoe agreed dave morrison was piv otal to the fairs successful yearround operation he was the first person who would have said the show must go on and go on it did said mr obrien mr mor risons successor markham fair faced significant chal lenges but none more daunt ing and difficult than the loss of its longserving manager the auditors report again reiterated an unsettled claim for damages amounting to 29 million plus costs and interestthe outcome of the litigation is not determinable the report read the election of directors for 2007 was conducted by david rose of mount albert senior directors elected to a threeyear term were jamie redshaw doug van wolde scott paisley brett cosburn kevin hollands and karen murphy marsha lipsius will serve one year junior directors elected include jason lapp candice lee john obrien gordon appleton michelle hulshof and justin altmann of one thing the 2007 markham fair can be sure should old mcdonalds farm run short of exhibits presi dent purcell can fill up empty pens with llamas pigeons peacocks deer ducks rabbits and raccoons from his fathers zoo lionels pony farm two kilometres to the north jim thomas is a stouf fville resident who has writ ten for area newspapers for more than 50 years our iasts we make three types of lasagna for our frozen entree section and all three will be on sale this week the types are our meat lasagna with lots of meat sauce ricotta onions mozzarella andparmesan fresh noodles next is our vegetable lasagna made with tomato cream sauce onions fresh noodles lots of ovenroasted vegetables and lots of cheese and thirdly our chicken lasagna made with fresh noodles too plus mushrooms shallots white wine and as always lots of cheese youll need to follow the directions on the package a great meal reg 1495 and 1595 serves 34 off this week caracara these are oranges of a different sort in fact more pink than orange inside i knew that something was up when a few of these wandered home by accident and my kids started to demand these specifically even my 512 year old possibly the same phenomenon will happen at your place from california this is a big favourite of mine and of most anyone whos been in the kitchen when we make them at the store really downhome cooking as you must already know doreens cooking directions will be available the cut of meat we use is a boneless blade eye its perfect for roasting in this fashion ps if youre looking for quick service dont come saturday at lunchthne because this is what well be serving the staff with mashed j this potatoes and gravy tool week whats ooking at the deli weve been working on a couple of southern bbq rib recipes well keep you posted on progress here for this week well be making our citrus couscous salad with a touch of mint and some roasted pine nuts its a really refreshing salad also well have a chicken wellington happening using our airchilled chicken served with a madeira sauce and there will be a caramelized onion and roasted mushroom strudel with a balsamic glaze all these items and a lot more will be available at our dinner counter ms ming oup a long time ago i wrote what i thought was a great ad for this soup and whenever wed feature this soup id use that ad because i didnt think i could improve on it things change and i started to get some pushback on it from the staff who called it boring so for my second try at describing this soup- im going to tell you to just read the ingredient list on the back its the best md t reading and its far ij p u from boring jm plk reg 649 900 ml juj s week 0 a texan hot ausa6es these sausages are just full of flavour and a fair degree of heat theyre larger like most things from texas than our other sausages and theyre great grilled if your bbq is close or roasted if the oven is your js emj a choice h isal 0 made daily reg 399 lb off this week pink lady pples these have become a very popular apple of late because they have that great combo of crispness flavour and sweetness like all things this good more is usually better and that maxim applies in this case these are so big that you could call them pink mother apples from washington xtears the local bardetts are done the south american bartletts arent ready big problems in paradise despair- not because weve got some great large juicy and sweet anjous this week weve got a coconut week happening with lots of neat desserts well be making coconut cream pies these are pastry pies filled with a creamy coconut custard and flakes of toasted coconut throughout and then topped with fresh whipped cream and even more toasted cocoilut emas -og- two sizes coconut macaroons these are actually cookies packed in our hexagonal containers reg 0 coconut macaroons family size these are the large size macaroons which are half- dipped in beautiful dark chocolate reg 1 ea coconut cream turnovers made with our puff pastry ill be in line for thesel reg 2 ea coconut oatmeal cookies made in a generous size this is our healthy choice for the week theyre a good source of fibre and low in cholesterol excellent for lunches with or without raisins m reg 1 eai macaroon puffs a cream puff variation with coconut dipped in chocolate why not then sprinkled with coconut flakes reg 2 ea bounty cakes these are a variation on the bars its a fluffy coconut cake coconut meringue and a chewy coconut filling all marriedup with chocolate ganache youll have a mutiny when the last slice tf is gone reg all these items will be priced at 15 ea off this week village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sunday january 28 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 garlton road tjnionville 9401770 wwwtlievillagegrocercom