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p6 tbibune march 8 1995 st why wait for your income tax refund coffee break leads to change in career when you can get cash back fast if you qualify you can get your refund within days back its fast its easy 20 freel lane behind go station stouffville 6422927 65 brock st uxbridge 8527409 tvevor balram is looking to make a career change out of a coffee break balram opened a coffee masters donut and deli franchise march 1 in bal- increase your living space try our low winter prices basement finishing extra bedrooms family room inlaw suite full kitchen completely guaranteed versabueldinc master custom home builders renovators 9056400446 fyvhs zfeattfi care service locally owned and operated since 1973 ifktcohlx hm sired hrsstigcr mttftcrf alarm emergency ftecpont o nursing service staff relief hospital industry private duty nurses for homes or institutions inhome foot care homemaker service light housekeeping meal preparation 24 hours personal care 7 days care giver relief per week owtahjo home heauh care providers assocwnom oshawa chats offers seniors home care assistance irpnttatvnt community home assistance to seniors chats f tt offers homemaking shopping and personal care ser- advertising features coordinator g to help those 6 in their owm homes the last thing many seniors want to do is give up their house neighbors and friends because they have to live in a retirement home said chats markhamstouffville branch manager sharron regan most people want to remain as inde pendent as possible for as long as possible with the help we offer theyre able to do just that homemaking assistance includes cleaning bathing preparing meals and shopping also avail able is heavier home maintenance service for help with shovelling snow lawn mowing and heavier house cleaning regan says ameals on wheels home delivery of hot meals program is also part of what chats offers and the monthly lunch out coordinated by stouffville resident doris harvey provides transporta tion and companionship through organized group trips to area restaurants furthermore volunteers provide transportation to doctors offices or hospitals for seniors who have difficulty travelling independently or using public transit and taxis also respite care provides relatives relief from the stress which sometimes comes with being a constant caregiver client profiles include those who have a deteriorating physical condition limiting their mobility suffer from cognitive impairment loneliness or fear and those who are unable to perform personal planning and problem solving without assistance celebratingits fifteenth anniversary this year chats fulfills its mission with the help of numerous volunteers who range in age and background it is the combined effort and dedication of the volunteers and homemakere svho help to make a real difference in the quality of these peoples lives regan says for more information about chats call 2944240 mobility transit provides freedom of movement at reasonable prices byrenagalanis advertising features coordinator mobility ivansit in stouffville recently celebrated their first anniversary offering transportation to seniors at reasonable prices the number of area seniors we service has rapidly expanded to about 250 and the numbers are growing says mobility transit president wilf morley its an excellent service because it offers them some indepen- dence and freedom of movement former stouffville councillor jim sanders pioneered the project which finally came into fruition last febru ary after five years of planning and lobbying for subsidization from the provincial government the service is further funded through town fundraisers area ser vice clubs have been very generous in their support morley adds mobility transit has a contract with aaa taxis who provide an accessible cab located in stouffville with the capability of accommodating two wheelchairs morley says a second backup cab is based in neighboring markham cost for the service is 150 for a oneway trip within the town 3 to markham stouffville hospital and a flat fee of 6 for transportation to medical ser vices outside the town a 24hour reservation is recom mended in order to guarantee cab availability at the required time seniors must qualify for the service and apply for eligibility appli cations are available at most medical offices and at the towns municipal offices at 19 civic dr those who qualify for the service cannot walk 175 metres in less than seven minutes or need assistance to take steps morley says there was obviously a need for this service in stouffville he adds the people we help have been very appre ciative it allows them to maintain their connections with the communi ty for more information call 6403551 sos 5711511 toll free 18004616756 09eitl funeral 9ome o serving the stouffville area for 62 years o 6324 main st stouffville 6422855 moller insurance ltd home auto i seniors discounts 6422745 personalized insurance service choose your retirement 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being called on n short notice to travel across canada said bal ram i was working nine months of the year on the road with a wife and a small child i decided to go into business for myself balram will be involved in his new venture on a full time basis and will hire employees as needed to operate the business 24 hours a day he is counting on the expe rience picked up while oper ating a convenience store with his parents in scarbor ough in the late 1980s to help him in the shop balram said he chose bal- lantrae as the location for his enterprise because of its idyllic rural setting its always been a dream of mine to get out of the city with its crime factor said balram who said he would consider moving his family to the area if the business takes off balram is hopeful hell b well received by local resil dents and passersby im looking forward to it with what ive been tolcv traffic is busy here especial- ly in the summer months with people going to their cottages coffee masters donut and 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was a thriv- ing farmers village it had a variety of businesses ranging from blacksimthmg to grist milling to carriage making and shoe manufactur- ing to name a few one business in stouffville that is unfamiliar to many of us today was coopering a cooper is someone who makes wooden barrels kegs and other containers that store liquid or dry sub- stances the craft of coopering is considered truly an art it is extremely difficult to learn and requires experience and skill l the secret to a barrels tightness is its shape all staves which are the wood- planks running from to bottom of the ij barrel must be exactly the right shape so that when the hoops are put on all the staves fit their neighbor exactly one i stave out of shape by the slightest degree will cause the barrel to leak the physical process of dressing a i stave to the correct shape is difficult because no prior measurements are i made a cooper selects exactly the right number of stave planks considering variation in widths and shapes them all to fit one another by eye only the next step is putting the staves j together the cooper gathers the staves one by one in what is called a raising hoop smaller wooden hoops called truss hoops are then placed on each end of the cask water is then applied to staves then heated and cooled this helps to mould the structure once the shape looks right the ends of the stave are cut even and the truss hoops are removed and replaced by permanent hoops then the lids are made by putting together plans and cutting them into a circle a stamp would then be put on the barrel guaranteeing its size there were two types of coopering dry and wet a dry cooper was one who made wooden barrels for dry products such as salt sugar or maybe flour a wet cooper was someone who made contain- ers for liquids such as milk water or vinegar when making dry or wet containers it was important to consider the type of wood being used oak is usually used for storing wine because it adds flavor to the contents however with other liq- uids such as milk oak would give it an odd taste other containers made by coopers were butter churns baskets domestic kegs and wash tubs most coopers today are found in facto- ries using machines for making large kegs for wineries most other barrels are j now made out of metal or plastic dan zaroski a resident of maple has made coopering his hobby in england there is an organization of coopers called the worshipful companies of coopers and dan believes there is still a school in scotland where you can obtain your apprenticeship nothing like this exists in canada so how did dan get his train- ing originally from thunder bay he got a summer job at fort william and was assigned to the cooper shop he was trained by someone who had been previ ously trained by a hungarian cooper- for eight years he learned the trade through practice and reading he was then fortunate one day to receive a call from illinois from a past visitor that said her father was a cooper and no longer needed his tools i coopers seem to be very much a dying breed even few museums have people trained in the field for this reason dan- is trying to keep it alive by doing demon- strations and lectures whenever possi- ble on march 16 at 1 to 3 pm dan zaros- ki will be giving a workshop at the whitchurchstouflville museum for chil- dren between eight and 14 the cost is 7 if you are a cooper or know someone who is you can contact dan through the museum