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stouffville suntribune thursday aug 30 2007 5 sign of the times back on main st rri 1 his month new life has been breathed into the community signboard at the former bridon motors site in stouffvilles west end margaret britton owner of the property wants this 20- year tradition to continue i will assume responsibil ity for publicizing events of a personal and charitable nature with all receipts going to a preselected charity the cost is whatever users feel is fair to use this service sub mit requests to thomasjim rogerscom postings will occur in the order theyre received youth reunion back in the 1940s and 50s an organization called stouffville youth for christ was responsible for bringing hundreds of young people to a central meeting place every saturday night these gettogeth ers had their beginning at the stouffville missionary church then moved to the christian church presbyteri an church second markham baptist church now spring- vale and later a new yfc centre now emmanuel international for youth these were the places to be on a sat urday evening influential in this undertaking were rev norman rowan don and pauline ratcliff howard and gladys ratcliff norm farr vera cake and more memories of this era will be revived oct 15 when a youth for christ reunion is held at the markham mis sionary church 5438 major mackenzie dr the time is noon with lunch at 1230 and a program at 2 pm cost is 5 cheques accompanied by names of those attending should be sent to barbara wideman 33 donna lee trail stouffville ont l4a 1k3 deadline for cheque submissions is sept 14 hockey history relived the peachs hockey team an organization that graced the ice lanes of the old park drive arena from 1950 through 1960 held its 16th annual reunion aug 19 at the home of grant and marion wells in whitchurch- stouffville present were grant and marion harry and esther lewis don and joyce mill er dent and carley brown lloyd and gloria grove gord and lois lewis jack and pat warriner marion grove ashmore and marie reesor don and doris thomas and jim and jean thomas the teams both hockey and softball originated through players association with peachs united church roammg around with jim thomas in north markham quite the estate sale every once in awhile an auction sale occurs thats a rarity in quantity and quality so it is sept 3 at the bal- lantrae community centre its the estate of the late marion murphy longtime stouffville resident and avid antique collector items sure to attract attention include a pew from baker hill baptist church hand bell from summitview school stouffville creamery can stouffville bakery bread basket large collections of thimbles and oil lamps 1850s chest of drawers antique wicker cradle royal doulton figurines and a butter churn the sale by clarkson auc tions starts at 10 am birds are back in a recent column i com plained songbirds of which i once had hundreds had mysteriously disappeared kurt crist of the backyard naturalist on main street immediately replied citing possible reasons including stale feeders or musty seed accepting his suggestions i gave my feeders a good scrubbing and purchased a fresh supply of seed oh the difference my original birds are back plus varieties never seen before sometimes it pays to accept the advice of a pro back in the saddle i had reached the end of the line all attempts to obtain tires and tubes for my 24-year- old singlespeed ccm bicycle had proved futile i even called as fardistant as port perry without success then last week the phone rang it was sam hendy of musselmans lake i have what youre look ing for he said two tires and tubes brand new he even delivered them to my door installation is now underway at boyds source for sports this presents me with a problem ill have difficulty riding the ccm and my old raleigh at the same time jim tliomas is a stouffville resident who lias written for area newspapers for more than 50 years whats for weve got lots of our- chili happenin this week its a quick arid easy and delicious dinner if youre on the run j mw 0 because this g ft if just needs to m p be wanned gj a gj l reg 1195 sssijf toek mm mm wm well have a good array of fall mums and grasses including some small ones which you can insert in areas of your garden or planters or urns which need a nudge toward colour some are here others will be arriving friday to me there is nothing worse than an empty sidewalk at the store xxcai weve got a good supply of local blackberries this week which are grown in the niagara-on- thelake area these can be eaten just as they are or they can be used in tandem with any other fruittiiat needs an influx of character j 12 pint we use some of paul prudholmes spice to spark these up i really enjoy the large amount of flavour with not too much heat real good 8rined ej reg 399 lb m furweek whats 00hn at the deli there will be a few choices happenin firstly some baked filets of carolina red snapper with a redwine onion jam and an herb crust next roulades of beef striploin filled with fresh basil pesto assorted mushrooms and provolone cheese these can be had ready to go just needing to be heated or if you wish they can be had raw ready to cook at home best to order 9059400655 also in the salad counter well be making a chickencaesar pasta creation with diced slowroasted chicken breast herbs cherry grape tomatoes and our caesar dressing whats local pples new crop apples are now available this week weve got ginger golds paula reds and macs and although they are not local granny smiths are new- crop as well s sourterim almon in our little fish counter well be featuring our teriyaki salmon its made with totally boneless jail island salmon fillets our homemade teriyaki sauce with sherry and lots of doting further we make this with j w orange and ginger rm p yq marinade as well 9 as naturel jf jp this reg 1495 lb minestrone otji 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 reading and its far from boring a p reg 649 ffl 900 ml off this week c local auliflowek weve got lots and lots of local cauliflower this week just in tune for the second wave of kids returning to school at our house the summer treat season is now over so i heard and well be eating more of this i have to assume that our household is like any other so youll probably need et qqt t each its apple time in our bakery this week this is always a neat time of the year for me because i love apples right off the tree we used to have an orchard and as the various types would ripen it was cause for a nrinicelebration and another lot of work well be making appivepecan coffee cakes a moist coffee cake loaded with apples and pecans and drizzled with caramel reg ea caramelapple butter tarts which are amazing we use our regular butter tart mixture and add in some spiced apples and a touch of caramel reg 6 for 5 apple sugar cookdes- although this is not what the doctor ordered when he or she prescribed an apple a day its a sure way for your kids to eat one 2 99 ea apple pies of course- these are the deepdish variety and they can be had with either a lattice pastry top or a crumble topping reg 15 ea apple crisps these are normally sold from the freezer readytobake but this week well have some baked ready-to- serve around dinner time reg 10 and as is usual all these fl o items will be jm3 oit this w1fk village grocer ouallfy foods specials in effect until closing sunday september 2 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville independent grocer y 9401770 www thevillagegrocercom