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stouffville suntribune thursday april 1 2004 7 roaming around with jim thomas youth theatre hits road again this weekend hes the pied piper of whitchurchstoufiville and markham too when wayne hill waves his magic baton young people of every age fall in line ifs a phenomena unlike anything seen in either town spectacles of vocal and instrumental skills that mesmerize audiences at every show nor does the adulation end with children adults have caught the fever resulting in the formation of the york durham academy of the performing arts with ongoing performances because stounville lacks a proper site at the 300seat vaughan city playhouse hwy 407 and bathurst street so who is wayne hill the 52yearold father of two was born in scarborough following graduation from midland collegiate he entered the teaching profession at age 17 but his education did nt stop there he would go on to obtain a masters degree in music from york university and a masters degree in science and education at lewiston new york before accepting head secondary school music positions at millikeh mills and later markville mr hill taught at fairmount bliss carman and jb tyrell public schools then sir john a mcdonald collegiate all in scarborough his classroom expe rience spans 35 years tired of playing what he described as the political game of basketball he retired from teaching in 2002 but for 135 boys and girls the benefit of his experience had just begun productions of oliver the wizard of oz chorus line and charlie brown has had children and parents of chil dren magnetized performers come from as as queensville ashburn pickering and claremont as well as stounville markham and unionville tonight joseph and the amazing technicolor dreamcoat opens at the vaughan city playhouse with shows thursday friday and saturday at 730 pm matinees are saturday and sunday at 2 pm tickets may still available by calling 9058827469 the york durham academy proposal occurred during a trip to timmins aboard the polar bear express mr hill recalled that production sound of music involved students from markville secondary i thought wouldnt it be nice to include stouffvillejn something like this the dream would soon became a reality while stage shows have had top billing wayne has in addi tion organized a 35member student concert band i thought wouldnt it be nice to include stouffville in something like this im thrilled about this he said and i want it to grow a childrens choir of 30 voices is presently in training if all this isnt enough he also coordinates and directs music festivals and music camps involving thousands of stu dents across york region festival adjudication takes him to various points across ontario and the united states mr hill described student involvement through ydapa as a oneyear commitment scheduled in 2005 are productions of jesus christ superstar the music man and the legend of the frog and the toad this years grand finale will occur june 10 mr hill called it a graduation discipline mr hill said has never been a problem i just use my big loud teachertoned voice he explained adding the children are there because they want to be there modest concerning his own accomplishments mr hill said he owes much to an enthusiastic board of directors head ed by gordon brown he said hes received excellent cooper ation from steve baber principal of orchard park school and rev rob shields minister of christ anglican church mr hill admitted hed love to hold productions closer to home but stouffville lacks a suitable site and markham theatre is too unavailable next year he said an allout membership drive will take place with the possibility of opening a permanent office here stouffville has all kinds of talent still untapped he con cluded jim thomas is a stouffville resident who has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years buy a from xjs weve made and sold a whole bunch of ham over the years its just part of the landscape of our business and we sometimes take that for granted until one evening at a leafs game chatting with the fellow beside me when i told him that i was from unionville he being from uxbridge he asked me whether i knew of the village grocer because thats where he comes twice a year to get this amazing ham for christmas and easter when i told him that i had not only heard of it but that i actually own it i missed the last half of the game in conversation its really neat to know people like what you do especially the ham that we do day in and day out what makes our ham so good inshort because we make it in a very oldfashioned way by hand nowadays all- other ham is made with machines which change its texture water content and flavour its almost artificial so if you want the real thing were it boneless maple sugar ham boneless black forest ham also whole or half 95 lb traditional bonein smoked easter ham 2 lb its best to order 9059400655 whats wojbl dinner this weeks frozen entree feature is our steak pies but what steak do we use to make these two types actually have you ever noticed that we only sell centre- cut strip loin steaks well we use the porterhouse portion of the strips once weve removed the grizzle for these the other steak we use is sirloin how good is that after cooking the meat and making the gravy these are covered with a pastry top also homemade of course a mgtf eu wtwj all you need do is bake the pie g ct 0fimm long enough to finish the pastry reg 1595 serves 3 4 this week easterchocolab an extensive selection of really good easter chocolate is available for both kids and grownups yet further proof should you need it that a bonafide chocoholic is at the helm of this store -and- you could win one of two giant chocolate easter rabbits from chelsea chocolates of barrie you must be under twelve fill out your name and number and deposit it at the cash area of our store draw will take place on thursday april 8 weve received a really nice shipment of hydrangeas in 8 pots theyre a medium to large size multibloomed in various colours and they look very happy and at 1795 each youll be very happy too for sure well have more than this for easter but i am in awe of our hydrangeas a further update is that weve purchased a great selection of cast iron urns for this year more of those that we sold out of last year and quite a number of new styles and colours they should be arriving around the 15th of april and yet another update well have some mixed planters mini gardens with easter flowers again this year the beautiful thing about these is that the individual flowers once theyre spent can be replaced one at a time with others throughout the season lasting beauty and lasting value turkeys well have a limited number of our turkeys available for easter in the 15 to 19 lb range call the meat counter or visit to reserve one 9400655 alarm in the bakery to say that jaana who runs our bakery is a calm cool and always collected individual would be incorrect the vesuvial side of her nature was in evidence when she noticed an article in the toronto star food section highlighting a particular downtown never uptown bakery which made some sex in the city cookies they look awful and pitiful and theyre selling them for 600 each was the most coherent message i got ours are much more amazing than those and theyre only 149 each so much for the stars investigative reporting whats baking for easter a more detailed account of all that will be baking will appear in next tuesdays ad till then the short version will be bunny cakes its a kids thing at the oakery an easter tradition 16 mousse cakes in an amazing variety indudingtheblack and i white type we occasionally make lo zo triple lemon cake with layers of light lemon sponge and lemon curd heaped with lemon mousse smokedham hocks as promised well have quantities of our beautiful smoked hocks this week anyone who follows our ads will know that we promote these following holidays thats because we make an especially large number of hams for special occasions like thanksgiving christmas and of course easter for every ham theres a hock youll need one of these to make roberts pea soup hes our store manager although its great used for that its equally good simmered in sauerkraut or boiled and served with mustard however you use it youll love it because its very meaty low in salt and its slowly smoked so that it has the flavour that soup and hock lovers truly love roberts pea soup recipe will be available while they last m carrot cakes its a rabbit 0 o0 thing triple citrus mousse lemon lime and orange mousses in a shortbread crust the look and taste of spring s decadent chocolate cakes in three sizes all decorated for easter white cakes- also three c sizes with pastel icings lemon stmwberrypistachio cakes a favourite expression of mine is that a good artist knows when to stop which drives jaana crazy most of the time because in my opinion but not hers decorative excesses occur in the bakery this cake however would be a situation where i was wrong and that its good that io9s the artist didnt stop part way 18 ea chocolate raspberry truffle tart these have a crushed pecan crust with cinnamon and brown sugar a dark chocolate truffle filling with framboise and fresh raspberries ll 11 hi a lot like eating a truffle cheesecakes well have a whole selection including an amazing vanilla topped with fresh berries various pnees from lemon tart lemon curd baked in a shortbread crust yr strawberry shortcakes cupcakes and cookies in all shapes and colours especially for easter theyll be vert busy village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sunday april 4 hours mon 1100700 tucsthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 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 jmaalf lh