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On April 28, I responded to an invitation to attend thethirdannualYork RegionCharacterCommu- nityawaxds celebration. The event . was held the attractive and new Richmond Hill Gentle for the Performing Arts 1 was pn'vileged to be one 29 nominees in the Citizen of Character (adult) category. Nominated in other classes were: Stoufl'vflle District Secondary, (School ofCl'Iaracter);)amiel-Iewitt, (Educator of Character); Eastern Gate Community and Sleepy Hollow Oom- munity, (NeighbourhOOdof Character) and the Care 8: Share Thrift Shop, (Change our World). Eastern Gate won in its category. My nominator was Diana Bohemier of the Glad Park School Council. Supporters were council president Dalene Serebro. Rev. Kathryn Strachan of St. James Presbyterian Church and Sun-Tribune editor Jim Mason. The plaque holds a prominent place in my Room of Memories Soundssacred The 39th annual Sacred Music Night, a tradition at St James Pmsbyterian, is on this Sunday at 7 pm. Participants are The' Rouge Valley Male Quar- tet. The Believers children’s chorus, soloists Susan Brown and AJ. deBoer and drummer Aaron Clubine The congregational hymn will be led by Bruce Vanderbent. Take a bow, Maniacs Friday evening’s stand- ing room-only audience laughed, cheered and applauded all aspects of the two-hour show. Itwas justthat good The basis for the pro- duction, a cast trip to the British Isles, touched the hearts of thosewhose roots arestillverymudientwined with the customs of their native England. Wales, Ire- land andSootiand. Throughsldllsemployed by director Rick Ughtfoot 'Iwo performances last week were roundly cheered by enthusiastic audiences. Co-producers were teachers Melissa King and Brandy Bayley. lead roles were brilliantly played by Alexander Craig-Sheldon, Bronte Anderson, Julie Bohemier and David Park More than 140 students in grades 1 to 8 took part. Proceeds from the free- will offering will go to the Whitchurch-Stouffville Student Music Scholarship Fund'Ihechurch is at 6432 Main St,, between Park Drive and Stoufier Street Comparisons aside, the 49th edition of Music Maniawasoneofthebest In solid company at character awards t was an honour. and co-producers Cindy Duncan and Fenella Smith, the troupe transcended space, landing viewers squarely in the middle of traditions many still hold dear. It was 120 minutes of magic moments The best of the best?: 0 The ‘English Country Garden', colour-coded in blacklight, was magnifi- cent. Hats OH to directors Bruce and Bunny Burton. 0 Tap-dancers Margo Bibby, Bunny Burton, Cindy Duncan, Valerie Stan, Valerie Cuthbertson and Lisa SLGennain were wonderful. 0 So was the chorus in a medley of Tam O’Shanter Tunes Guest vocalist Susan Brawn captivated the audi- ence with her voice. If you were as caught up in the British Isles trav- elogue as I, please remem- ber, the next time you trav- el Stoufivflle’s Main Street, drive in the right-hand lane, rather than the left. Willy Wonderful Roaming Around with Jim Thomas Evening of note The 40-voice Men of Note chorus, celebrating its 10th anniversary, played to a full house Sunday at Christ Anglican Church. Soloist Susan Brown was outstanding. The production was entitled Willy Wonka. To 600 Glad Park Public School patents and grandparents, it was lelyWonderful. Co-producers were teachers Melissa King and Brandy Bayley. lead roles were brilliantly played by Alexander Craig-Sheldon, Bronte Anderson, Julie Bohemier and David Park WHAT'S OOKIN': AT THE DELI .-..0 mm D3131 u... Not only will we have Salmon at the lid: oounta, we’ll be cooking some ready-to-go in twa diffcrent guises; dlcfintiswithaarm-Bmmandthcothak WW(hwlflbcinourpuflpatrywith adillscasoning). 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Something neat are the Ivy Topiaries just outside the exit door....and just so you know, we can usually custom plant about anything you wish. SAUSAGES If you are in need of an indoor arrangement, we’ve t you covered as well. Not only will we have our gautiful long-lasting roses in‘ red and cream that we normally carry, we will have spedal for Mother’s Day,twovarietiesofpink;therewillbeagratmany amngementsinbothmixedoreolideolounmchoooe from. You don’t show up empty handed this week, boys! WHAT’S HAPPENIN’ ‘ NSIDEO ~ SAGE ONION~ SPECIALS IN EFFECT UNTIL CLOSING SUNDAY MAY 10 TH Hours: INDINIMM OIOCII E; :vith ' Salm’ on has such {laid-back culmary' ' K in A that almost Mon. 11:00-7:00 ~ 9:00-7:00 ~ Fri. 9:00-3:00 Sat. 9:00-6:00 ~ Sun. 10:00-5:00 548 Carlton Road, Unionvnllc Mflit’oymrmmputdneapmnmthisisagoodphceto‘ Myonanlookhndsound)likeaculimrystarmthoutalotof warhworryordun-up. We " withporktenderloins which havebeentrimmednicely,and enwesruffthemwitheithera bread mixture with fancy dried fruit or our Brie and Pear Stufiing. Not % only do these present well, they taste OFF even better. Cooking directions are ' m on the label. Remlar $9.95/lb or our Brie and Pear Sinfing. Not only do these resent well, they taste even better. ' 5 directions are on the label. ‘ $9.95/lb These are the Irish Salmon Fillets that we have sold for quite a while, weather permitting. These will be available only an nature! as?! name that y_on_1_will_wan_t_ t9 do your own preparations. ORGANIC SALMON __ FILLETS -â€" WHAT’S FOR INNER OurfromcnsoupfaturcforthiswcckwillbcourCrcamof Cauliflower. Thebestscllingiobthatlcandohcrcislistthc ingredient? for yo_u_, Cadiflflcr, Onbnngay,WhfigingCrcam,Butta, P you’nd ’ at cifyouhadagrcatrecipcin front of u, and the time. Insular .49 A In our b kitchen we’ve been making copious amounts of our beautiful Stroganoff.’ It’s great with mashed potatoes, egg noodlesorsgetzlgorwithriceâ€"all % youneedto isthawitandwarmitup. on Allthe work’s done! ms Reg. $17.95 , wm We may not have some of the regular items in order to concentrate on Mother’s Day Treats and because the quarters are tight, there just isn’t the room; for this'we apolgfize. We’ll be Creme Brfilées in Vanilla Bean, Grand arnier and Chocolate; Layer Cakes in Strawberry, Chocolate Ganache, Chocolate Raspberry in a Heart sha e and a new Lemon Curd ‘Hat Sha " which is covered in ro ed Fondant and decorated with Can cd Edible Flowers, a ‘Gift-Box’ Cake which will be Vanilla with Chocolate Icing, and lastly, Coconut Cloud Cakes. That us to Cheesecakes; we’ll be making Lemon Curd Swirl, Strawberry, Caramel Apple and more of our newMini Chccscakes. include Lemon Cream with a graham crust, Strawberry ‘ WHAT’S . AI<ING¢ Creamwithagrahamcrustaswell, dmassortmentofour traditional Fruit Pies. There’ll be Mousse Cakes too, most notably our Black and White, but also Tinmisn. Ifyou need Flourless, there will our Chocola Flourless and Mango Cheesecake. We’ll also have I omChowhteRaspbaryBundtCakgCustm-dan thMImm-SflppuPnfiPauiauweflu Hand-Painted Cookies to thrill all comers, big and small. ThereshouldbebigalomthtunBeniegaswelLHmyet? www. thevillagcgroccr. com 'ENDERLOINS ~STUFFED PORK} F’ OR MOTHER’S DAY- 940-1770 SOUP’S ON ! Sun-Dried Tomatoes, and it’s just waiting to meet your favourite cracker. Inst to . change things up a bit, it could be used of mayo m a on as WC“ ...... ’ ms perhaps with Italian m Salami. M239/1005 We’ve got a gcw. cfip _a_t tbs dint has been may well reach-ed by all, my kids. It’s made with Asiago Cheac‘apd Butter, Whiter Wine, Salt and 25 %