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stouffville suntribune thursday march 23 2006 5 dog lover finds feline affection awsp im a dogloven always have been always will be since coming to stouffville 47 years ago weve had three canines all beagles two died tragically hit by cars the other passed away peaceful ly replacements arent planned why because beagles are born and bred hunting dogs they like to run and here yard space is limited all swinging gates are open invitations to freedom freedom thats often shortlived but we also know the enjoyment and companion ship a beagle can bring never a day goes by we dont think of ralph and prince and suzie their absence has created vacu ums that cant be filled however one evening 12 years ago something won derful happened our youngest daughter mary- lynn came home with a brown furry bundle in her arms it was a halfgrown cat that inadvertently wandered into the stouffville veterinary clinic this was an emaciated animal cold forlorn and soaking wet all it wanted was some thing to eat drink and some where sleep from all appearances it would be lucky to live through the night marylynn a parttime clinic employee at the time took pity on the poor little guy- can i keep him mom and dad i remember her say ing just for the weekend please we later learned he was sure to be put down a heart- tugging thought to say the least so we consented but just for the weekend we stressed that was 624 weekends ago indy named after mary- lynns favourite movie hero indiana jones has become the most endearing pet any family could ever have talk about your ugly duckling this halfdead feline has grown into the handsomest cat on the block prompting kits of the oppo site sex to beat paths to our back porch hes smart too opening doors and quietly coming in whenever outside mousing duties are done but theres another side to this catcare story we thafs my wife and i bend over backwards to keep him healthy and happy like taking him to the vet every spring for his annual physical plus an array of protective shots march 8 was his date with destiny dr robin smith was his roaming around with jim thomas specialist this kindly doctor a veterinary graduate since 1981 whispered sweet noth ings in indys ears as she lift ed him gently from his cage you have a beautiful cat here she said a good cat too after checking his heart ears fur and teeth she administered the necessary shots indy accepted the needle better than his master who by then had taken fresh air refuge in the parking lot dr smith is one of three veterinarians on the clinics staff along with two techni cians six assistants and four receptionists her husband is employed with the canadian food inspection agency in rich mond hill she handles sniall ani mals only refusing to show favoritism between dogs and cats i love both dr smith says tactfully in her 25 years of service no pet has ever hightailed it out the door but she remembers one cat escaping its owners grasp and climbing a tree it took awhile to get him down she recalls it was a nightmare the declawing of cats is common usually to protect carpet and furniture and sometimes the owner when this is done its best to keep the pet indoors dr smith advises dr smith has lost count of the number of animals shes checked i love my work she says i dont- know what else id do when asked how long the average cat lives dr smith told us something we didnt want to hear twelve to 16 she said our indy has reached the ripe old age of 13 with a little bit of luck well enjoy his company three more years a total of 832 weekends indy should be so lucky so should we jim thomas has written for area newspapers for more than 50 years pork ack ribs well have our back ribs on sale this week at the meat counter and hopefully well have enough i say this because weve run out of the meat feature a bit early the last couple of weeks what makes our back ribs so good first we buy more marbled pork that streakiness makes them more tender and juicy secondly we dont have that insipid little tail hanging from the one end you would normally pay full price for it if you shopped elsewhere thirdly our pork is not seasoned which means that its 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 perhaps with our montgomery inn sauce or any other we have lots tc choose from theyll be good reg 995 lb j i sthis oxjr deli yfejr ujv w ujbjl1 koastxork well be roasting lots of our amazing stuffed deli roast pork loin this week not only will it be available cold to slice for sandwiches it will be available warm every evening to take home for dinner if youre on the run which i know most of you dbfr ssstf 0 are the seasoning is our sage fiagil o and onion bread stuffing jll h ef j reg 199100 g whats this week apart from our outdoor products weve received a shipment of crustini which are made in barrie and theyre good a couple shipments of chocolate for easter have arrived too seedless engmsh omatoe its great when we start getting these tomatoes grown locally rather than offshore or even worse mexico these are the nice and large size nice and ripe and until the local beefstake are available havea good amount but not excessive of flavour reg 199 lb whats habpenin tsidei like most every other product there are various qualities of english cukes available the best are those which are hand wrapped they are the cream of the crop and have been selected as the best the secondbest are machinewrapped which go through a heat tunnel 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 and they are now back for the season large size ontario grown cumied squash and apple oxj1 jthis is one of our heartier soups with a beautiful aroma and flavour the scent of this just fills the whole cooler as it is cooling down before we portion it id bet it would fill your kitchen as well jjefo jj reg 599 container ji c serves34 j t w whats for 1nner from our frozen section well be featuring our chili con carne its the best antidote for a chilly and grey day perhaps youll heed an ace baguette to dip or maybe not fshf 0 reg 1095 ea w serves 34 jmm jf this week d atthe this week well be making copious amounts of our three types of bajcftna bread for this week flavours are aunaturel chocolate banana and bananadatepecan reg price ranges from 4 to 4 well also be making almond toblerone cookies with chunks of toblerone and toasted almonds emae reg per container and toblerone mousse cakes which are made with milk chocolate toblerone mousse toasted almonds and chunks of toblerone folded in layered with chocolate cake and almond meringue siiw reg 22 and as is our usual custom these goodies will be m well be making our cucumber and tomato salad with fresh dill this is for those whod like a nice refreshing salad but lack the time or space to do it yourself aroeyotja r if youd ijlce to play hi the bestball league in town give lis a call you must be 25 or older and live within jvlaikhani town boundaries gall jfohnalontgomeirv at 90s887j8704 wenave received our first shipment of garden stuff and were busy unpacking it as i write this this is a load of terra cotta planters and friendly looking garden characters pansies will still be a week or two but keep looking hospeeai1mevs acih as ive explained last week and before kevin and i are in charge of the upcoming hospital gala auction and weve been working hard to bring you lots of excitement today we give you a few clues as to whats in our second of 4 mystery packages it will include diana brents condo in couingwood for a weekend and two 4somes of golf youll get to play in wayne gretzkys and paul coffeys foursome at his tournament at angus glen this year with new fitted taylor made clubs complete and golf lessons for a full year a commemorative tag watch an acc box to watch a leaf game including refreshments a full pass for 2 to the bell canadian open and more you cant bid if youre not there gala tickets are available from the foundation office 9054727373v village grocer quality foods specials in effect until closing sundafmarch 26 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville 9401770 j