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Also, by invitation, she sang at Stoufl'ville’s Eastem Gate community centre. Susan began singing at age five. She was then a member of a children’s choir in St. John’s United Church in Moncton. However, her great- est joy comes from attend- ing concerts and services in local churches including Stouffville and Lemonville United, Christ Church, Angli- can, St. James Presbyterian, \Mdeman Mennonite, Cen- tral United and Bethesda Lutheran in Unionville, Knox United and Knox Presbyte- rian in Agincourt and Ebene- 7er United. Recently, she attendâ€" ed a fundraiser hosted by Parkview Home. In addition to the Men of Note, Ms Brown performs with the famed ISO-voice Mendelssohn choir; the cel- ebrated Mendelssohn Sing- ers; the Harfentone German male choir; the Scholar Can- torum German mixed-voice choir and the Master Works choir of Oakville. A sister, Stephanie, resides in The Yukon. Born in Riverview, N.B., where she received her early education, Ms Brown attend- ed high school there, then entered a music program at the University of Moncton. Her parents, Stephen and Martha Brown still live in Riverview. He introduced her to the chorus, initiating a musical relationship that continues to this day. Ms Brown burst onto the music scene seven years ago when Men of Noter Hal Hill heard her beautiful voice during a Christmas cantata at Ebenezer United Church in Milliken. Donations will also be received for the Whitchurch- Stouffville Food Bank. Admission to the concert is free-will with net receipts going to the Student Music Scholarship Fund. The '8 pm. event marks the beginning of Strawberry Festival week here with activ- ities concluding July 1 with a brilliant fireworks display. Pat Wild, last year’s award recipient,willdo thehonours. Ms Wlld is the organist and choir director at Stoufiville United. The presentation takes place June 25 in Stouffville United Church, featuring, along with Ms Brown, the 45- member Men of Note choir, directed by Dr. Margot Rejs- kind with accompanist Linda Marcinkus. er angelic voice has captivated an entire com- munity. And beyond. For this reason, it should come as no surprise Susan Brown is Whitchurch- Stouffville’s choice for the 2008 Music Town, Ontario award. Honouring the voice that captivated a town She later joined the ( Zlaude Iim Thomas is a Stoujfuille resident who has written fnr area newspapers for more than 50mm. On June 25, however. the spotlight is on Ms Brown, a woman whose exceptional vocal presence and engaging personality has, in the past seven years, captivated this community. The cherus performs about 12 concerts 3 year. Its repertoire includes everyâ€" thing from anthems to bal- lads. The chorus was created in 1999 by past-president Dave Duggan and director Doug Walker. The feeling’s mutual, says chorus president Dick Bird. The vice-president is Gary Burke, the treasurer Don Jackson and the secretary Gordon Bibby. In the beginning, there were only 17 members. This number has grown to 45. Despite an operatic back- ground, Ms Brown retains a deep love of gospel music including such classics as The Old Rugged Cross, In the Garden, The Holy City and The Lord’s Prayer. “Like family” is the way she describes the Men of Note. She considers it a privi- lege to belong. She’s traveled extensively with the Men of Note includ- ing England, Wales. France and Germany. Farther afield, Susan's sung for Rita MacNeil at her coffee house in Cape Bret- on, in The Yukon where she appeared on local TV and in Carnegie Hall with the Men- delssohn Singers. . She recently recorded three CDs. Mth respect to the Music Town award, Ms Brown describes the nomination as a big surprise. She plans to participate in the June 28 Strawberry Festi- val parade. Tonight, she headlines a 7:30 pm. concert at Central United in Unionville, with free-will donations going to support a medical mission trip to Ghana. “It’s an honour and a delight to be embraced by an entire community; to be selected among so many tal- ented musicians.” she says. D. Taylor Elementary School choir and the Hillsborough girls’ chorus in junior high. Roaming Around with Iim Thomas GRAPE CHERRY TOMATOES BK‘éRfi‘R ms These sweet little nuggets of flavour have replaced croutons in our salads at home. For a bit of added richness in flavour, flambé them in some brandy and then use them as a ‘side’ or in your salad â€" but stand back while the fire’s happening, if your eyebrows are important to you! Full Pint! I Ontario Grown. machine-wrapped, which go through a heat tune to shrink the plastic wrap (bad for any produce), and the third quality are ‘utilities’ which are of irregular size and form. We sell ‘hAnd wrapped’ whenever we can throughout .the year â€"â€" and they are now back for the season. Like most every other roduct, there are different qualities English cukes available. The best are those which are ‘hand-wrapped’ -â€" they are the cream of the crop which have been selected as the best. The second best are Large size. ¢ Ontario grown! E a. Mike and Charlie have arranged a feature on Pacific Snap for this week. This is a fish witgtz delicate, nutty sweet flavour; it’s lean and has a medium-firm texture. At this time of the year it comes from either our West Coast or the American West Coast. Price will be â€"- and we’ll LB have recxpes! Tm-S WEEK What makes our back ribs so good) First, we b more marbled pork -- that ess makes than more tender and juicy. Secondly, we don’t have that insipid little tail hanging from the one end (you would normally payfull riceforitifyoushopped Thirdly, o'ur pork is not ‘seasoned’, which means that it’s not cut from pork loins which have been injected with water and phosphate to make them juicier (just imagine the thinking behind that); and lastly, our price is very competitive because we cut our own pork. So think ribs this week â€"-- perhaps with our Montgomery Inn Sauce â€" or any other. We have lots to choose from! They’ll be good! ch. $8.95 lb We’llhaveourbackribaonulethh week at the meat counter â€"â€" and hopefuflywe’llhaveeno .Isay this because we’ve run out the meat featpre a bit early the last couple of WE'VE GONE ISHING o SEEDLESS ENGLISH UICESO 25§§ié\ \‘7 time to cook a serving of veggies, these will do just fine. It's freshly made at least once a day, feature price this week wil be 1/3 off regular price. The second item that they're making is a chicken To make this we use our ground freerange chicken, onions, peppers, herbs and spices. You'll find that this dish is mild to medium in heat. Local strawberries are now availale, as well as fresh peas, some lettuce from the 'marsh', radishes, zucchini and probably more when we show up at the produce market at 3 am tomorrow. Firstly, we'll be making a whole bunch of our old-time broccoli and cauliflour salad. If you don't have us. 036?wa AT THE DELI “.0 We’ll be featuring our old-fashioned Sage 8: Onion Sausages. This is an English recipe going back a long way. That they’re still with us is a testament to how good they are. They’re mild and have no the, if that’s important to you. Th2“ can either be oven-roasted, or grilled to perfection. 0 Reg. $3.98. ‘ 1“??st W HF. K WHAT'S NEW| ' ODHfiCEo mcdmnwithriccâ€"ofwhichwc havcmanytypestochooscfrom. Lamb ch. $19.95 0 Chicken Reg. $15.95 A) Either will 9st serve 3 or 4 folk. 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Reg. $3.99, including 3 .50¢ deposit on the china ramekin. WHAT'S NEW WHAT'S FOR Sat. 9:00-6:00 ~ Sun. 10:00-55:00 548 Carlton Road, Unionvillc www. thevillagcgrocer. com 940-1770 Further, although the bail and the wind has taken a toll on our pet banana tree, you will see that it’s growing a few bunches of bananas â€" nature is not easily discouraged. We also have a few smaller banana trees for you to grow your own, should you choose. Stouffville Sunâ€"’l'ribune I 'l’hursda); lune 1% 2008 The theme this week is 'black and white', and we'll be making VANILLA FROSTBD CHOCOLATE CAKES - These are triple deckers of rich dark chocolate cake filled with a buttery vanilla frosting, then deocrated with big, fluggy 'swoops' of frosting and dark chocolate drizzle. Two sizes, small .................. $14.95 and large ............................. $22.95 BROWNIB CBBBSECAKES - This is a creamy vanilla cheesecake studded with chunks of our chocolate brownie, all 'cradled' in an oreo crumb crust. It has an intense but smooth chocolate flavour with a hint of mellow vanilla in the background. Two sizes........$l 4-05 and $27. 0!: CHOCOLATE REVERSE COOKIES - These are dark chocolate cookies with big white chocolate chunks .................. $8 .95 container. MARBLE!) CHOCOLATE LOAVES - These are coffee (or tea) loaves that we make, this time with a marbled swirl. It's for those of you who are indecisive â€" should I get chocolate or should I get vanilla -â€"* or maybe 1 of each. Reg ...................... ' ’.\ .......... $5 .99 ea. 0W." have a really nice early season show. We'll also be receiving a quantity of 6" size gardenias; something that many of you have been looking for. Coming also are some 5" geraniums in assorted colours to complete some unfinishedareasâ€"theywillbethc next, nature willing. We have many of these in our guden and their blooming is quite a thrill â€"- and it's happening as we speak. The farmer who grows these also has dcl hiniums 5- and some of those wdl' be her; as well. They, like lupins, Bythedmeyoureadthis,wewill have received a beauty shipment of luplns. These are showing bad, so you'll be able to plant them and enjoy them this peach -â€"- and all the In order to find a good home for some of our remainders, we'll have a 1/2 price sale â€" have a look in the corner of the lot for a lot of ,IOOOOOI $14.95 and $22.95