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stouflvme suntribune thursday march 1 2007 5 life in the slow lane atourswimminhole for one whose only association with swimming was doing the dogpad dle in the little rouge river amidst dozens of floating cowflaps fridays experience was something ill not soon forget i went for my first dip in whitchurchstouffvilles magnificent indoor pool at the lebovic leisure centre so why wait so long you ask after all the facilitys been there since august 2001 several reasons no 1 im not a waterlover no 2 im easily embarrassed no 3 i wasnt sure my heart could stand the shock and no 4 im not an expert swimmer little did i know that in one impulsive decision id overcome all these uncertain ties well almost all first i took to the slow lane like a tired tadpole sec ond i discerned no discom fort cavorting around the changeroom in my birthday suit and third i experienced no signs of chest pains during my entire onehour stay admittedly a mark tewks- bury im not as lifeguards charissa smit corinna cor- maggi and jason lock undoubtedly observed other than the dog paddle and a distorted sidestroke i merely strolled back and forth like a beginning bather both feet firmly based on the bot tom regardless all went well i loved every minute while it may come as a surprise to young folks my generation never enjoyed the luxuries of heated pools cer tainly not the indoor kind truth is we never had a bathtub till i was way past my teens instead we relied on the ole swimmin hole as a place to shed our weeks dirt and grime and these saturday night refreshers only occurred dur ing summer months the rest of the year a screened wash- tub in the middle of the kitchen floor was an unac ceptable substitute but this is today our town is blessed with a facility of which we should be proud and we are last year 3133 people were registered for swim lessons totalling 63804 visits in addition there were 21034 dropins including attendees at the fitness cen tre adding everything up 121478 visits were recorded at the fitnesspool facility amazing when i arrived friday at precisely 610 am the centre was just emerging from a deep sleep i was received at the front desk by barb arm strong the towns fitness supervisor acknowledging my tenta tive approach she gave me a friendly welcome and a guid ed tour that concluded at the entrance to the change room roaming with jim thomas the change area is large airy and like the entire com plex exceptionally clean there are benches hang ers showers hair dryers and keyed lockers that actually work a short corridor leads directly to the pool deck before attempting a big- toe test of the 283 c water i stood for a moment to admire the absolute beauty of the place everything about it spells warmth the colours the tem peratures and the friendliness of staff through panoramic win dows i could see snowcov ered roofs of neighbouring homes while a voice from an ondeck radio announced 12 c and a windchill of- 21 c and here i was enjoying all the benefits of a honolulu or a miami the swim schedule is such that monday through sun day there are categories to meet every age every skill and every requirement fees too are reasonable ranging from one visit to one year the atmosphere while welcoming has strictly enforced rules and regula tions a list of dos and donts are plainly posted more than 60 parttime lifeguards are available many of them students a slide available during leisure swims is guard protected there are no diving boards micole ongman pro gramaquatic supervisor speaks in glowing terms of the poolfitness centre were fortunate to have this wonderful state-of-the- art facility in our town she said our community has embraced everything it has to offer many she says attend reg ularly either on their own or with families since opening day enthusiasm has continued to grow as number of users con tinue to increase she said strange as it may seem this eyeopening experience made the paying of our first tax installment the very same morning so much easier jim thomas is a stouf- fville resident who has writ ten for area newspapers for more titan 50 years d whats for f inner there are a few choices this week all beginning with our great chicken not that that makes all the difference but it goes a long way we use softscald airchilled chicken and boneless breasts in this case we poach them slice them and serve them up in one of three amazing made-from-the- beginning sauces much like youd do at home if you had the time the flavours available are lemon orange and those amazing porcini mushrooms the portion size allows a regular g mgf n serving for three or an abundant g f i serving for two pli oe r c17qc sas8 fi 4 our chicken burgers for this weekend well be making lots of our chicken burgers these are a hit at our house not only do they not shrink to hockey puck size and consistency they are nicely seasoned as well and well be making a selection of our chicken sausages as well the varieties available will be sage and onion french herbs and honey garlic these will be available on friday and saturday i both the sausages and the w jssi o burgers will be jr th oef driscolx life evolves and so does the produce business it wasnt that long ago that you could only get chilean berries at this time of year fall and winter varieties of raspberries are now available almost year round and to me the driscoll variety is the best we pay a bit more to get these but i think youll find that theyre really good value and delicious too from california jik container howder this older fashioned soup will be available in both styles new england which is creamed based and manhattan which is tomato based both have a following to be sure g mgs ffc reg 695 each ji j q serves 3 to 4 jj ztm this f florida lirapefruits grapefruits while theyre in season are a staple at our breakfast table my oldest son likes his all cut in pieces ready to go no hard work please my little girl who turns 11 today likes mom to spoon it out and feed it to her but my young son whos 5 wants to do it himself he misses a lot of the fruit but the sense of accomplishment is overwelming me i get whats left over if im lucky weve got some amazing ones for this week in an extralarge size 235 which will make it a lot easier for dylan to dig it all out 0 i nice and m ii 1 c v sweet too from florida each this week c whats ooionj at the deli douanier cheese from quebec this is a semisoft and smooth cheese which has a black line through the centre section this cheese which is made in quebec is a copy of morbier cheese made in france for centuries the black line is ash an oldtime preservative for the first half of a twoday cheese making process this tradition lives on into our time and the flavour of this cheese lingers not quite as long but enough to be thouroughly enjoyable i recommend a young white wine with this reg 449100g fh smoked trows well be making these again for this week we start with rainbows about one pound size we cure them with sea salt and smoke them over oak until theyre cooked they have such a rich and delicate flavour one trick is to have them at room temperature rather than straight out of the fridge with chardonnay as well well be making some oldfashioned beef stew with root vegetables and mushrooms this is made with stock and red wine amd its prepared and ready to go well also be making some roasted maplesugar pork chops these are made from racks of pork which are cured in the maple sugar style but slow roasted rater than smoked if you like our maple sugar ham youll love these phalaen0psis these orchids are the type which have a very pretty flower which blooms one bud after another down a long reaching stem the beauty part of these is not just the aesthetics but the care is easy you just water them every 8 to 10 days place them in indirect light keep them out of draughts something weve learned and enjoy them i have made an arrangement at home with some curly willow branches in place of the supports that the plants come with and some kolanchoes another plant which doesnt like a lot of water i am on my second planting the first lasted 3 months good value in my books baiongf this week its mango week in our little bakery and this is what well be making mango mousse cups these are made in our china ramekins filled to the brim and then decorated with white chocolate and fresh mango reg 399 mango mousse cakes this is a white cake which has been liberally filled with mango mousse its decorated with a white chocolate glaze and fresh mango slices two sizes reg 2295 and 2995 ea mango lemon muffins these are our very popular lemon muffins baked up with chunks of ripe mangoes reg 159 ea mango peach cakes these are our butter custard cakes with mango and peach baked in topped with more of the same two sizes reg 1495 and 2295 ea personal size peach pies these are the oval deep dish cling peach pies l nicely seasoned and enough for a serious dessert reg 695 ea mango creme hearts these are made with a combo of mango and peach with our custard in a puff pastry heart reg 349 ea peach- apple coffee cakes this is jaanas version of a donut these are made in bundt forms and glazed moist and delicious reg 895 ea off this week all these items will be featured at 25 specials in effect until closing sunday march 4 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road tjnionville 9401770 wwwtlievillagegrocercom