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stouffville suntribune thursday march 18 2004 7 roaming around with jim thomas family operation branches out again all in the family the title of the oncepopular television show readily applies to schell ace building centre on edward street in downtown stouffville both specifically and generically over the past 82 years this enterprising firm like the proverbial oak has continued to grow producing branch es that add to its longevity it is a source of vigour and vitality in the community the companys latest acquisition stouffville cooper ative association adds yet another dimension the expanded facility will now include schell country depot and schell design centre all part of the former co op site interior renovations now underway should be completed within six weeks ron schell said we needed the room ron said we were burst ing at the seams the move provides an additional 6000 square feet what makes the schell firmso unique is the fami ly association going back to 1922 when wes schell and clayton stouffer pur chased the canadian bee supply and honey co calling it the stouffville planing mill six years later mr schell became the sole owner the name schell lumber ltd was adopted in 1955 brothers harry and percy schell wess sons head up the current operation harrys son steve and percys son ron are comanagers other family members now into four generations include larry schell janet partridge judy heffernan mike heffernan brian cote and richard kennedy murray redshaw now employed parttime joined 53 years ago next in line is exmayor wayne emmerson 32 years and gerry ratcliff 31 were one big family ron said the company also operates schell ace building centre in sutton twelve trucks serve an area from hwy 404 on the west to hwy 12 on the east lake simcoe on the north to hwy 7 on the south summer cottage construction is huge ron said with two and threeload trips weekly during the busy holiday season even during renovations everything will operate as usual ron said the depot managed by steve pope will carry bagged feed and seed lawn and garden supplies work clothes and farmrelated products what makes the schell firm so unique is the family association going back to 1922 when wes schell and clayton stouffer purchased the canadian bee supply and honey co calling it the stouffville planing mill the design centre will concentrate on windows and doors exterior siding ceramic tile trims and mouldings bathroom fixtures and hardware the depot will be rustic quaint and historical ron said the design centre will be inviting clean and neat although schell lumber and stouffville coop enjoyed a close working relationship prior to the move die acqui sition provides easy access to a north lumberyard notes ron they the coop were the best neighbours one could ever have ron said he explained while some product line overlap occurred we tried to be nice to each other now we can combine everything into one he added schell lumber has a long history of community better ment we want to grow as the town grows ron said and serve the community even better than before in this regard a motto promoted by his grandfather remains firmly entrenched employees dont work for you wes once said employees work with you its a motto the schell family hasnt forgotten and it shows jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years fresh asparagus we sell lots of fresh asparagus because a we always buy the very best quality available b we take lots of care in handling it which translates into the best eating enjoyment and c we charge a fair price cauliflower i know that its march break but at our house its known as treat week you get to eat more of what you fancy to try to balance things out were featuring some veggies this week notably cauliflower and asparagus this cauliflower is a medium size from california whats iok dinner our frozen dinner entree this week is pot roast in gravy these are made with blade eye roasts sliced and packed with enough gravy for your mashed potatoes the natural accompaniment it seems to me will serve at least 3 and quite likely 4 reg 1295 ea this week ottr clam chowder texan sausages contrary to myth texans eat things other than beef these sausages are an example theyre made with pork like most things from texas they are bigger theyre a bit sparky and theyre barbque flavoured lasso yourself a few this week and have yourself an oldfashioned cook out reg 399 lb our soup feature for this week will be our two types of clam chowder new england and manhattan it may not be on the kids menu but the big people have to eat well too n yjg n innfs reg 699 ea serves 34 this week our chicken burgers well be making lots of our fresh chicken burgers this week we use an assortment of mild spices mostly herbs to season these its a very lean and meaty burger which gets great reviews by all who buy them g n finip air chilled chicken reg 499 this week these wouldnt be the very biggest bartletts weve ever sold but the flavour is real cool and its a welcome treat bartletts just dont store as well as other pear varieties- so the best time to eat them is when you see them luckily theyre grown in both hemispheres so they come around twice a year these being from south if w 11 africa 9 jr id muffin t whats happenin outside our its inevitable when the snow recedes thoughts turn to our gardens weve been busy visiting some of the growers who keep us supplied with plants and flowers seeing whats new and arranging quantities and colours for the year its an exciting time and shortly youll see why pansies will be here soon when we make things we do it in the old j fashioned no shortcut way while others scoop muffin batter from frozen pails of mix we have a whole bunch of different bowls of batter happenin in the bakery this week its muffin week well have numerous varieties from low- fat lowsugar to decadent and delicious and even savoury therell be different types every day including but not limited too apple pecan apple oatmeal date apple cheddar cheese bacon and cheddar bran in different types carrot and cinnamon cornmeal with raspberries cornmeal with peppers peach with schnapps lemon poppyseed banana banana praline blueberry chocolate chunk cranberryorange flaxseed good maple walnut pumpkin spice rhubarb streusel and more the deal this week is that all our muffins mix and match are which is half price enjoy them the village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sundatmarch 21 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 garlton road unionville 9401770