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stouffvilk suntribune thursday nov 22 2007 5 staff rallies around homeless person whitchurch- stoufrville is a town with heart this was confirmed last week when management and staff in the imperial centre at san- diford drive and main street extended a helping hand to a homeless person after she and her four dogs sought ref uge in the buildings lobby a fundraising drive spear headed by michelle clague business analyst with strate gic information technology provided the woman several nights of lodging then found rented and furnished her an apartment in stouffville she now has a home of her own said michelle the people here were amazing michelle said the stranger could neither speak nor hear her only means of commu nication was by writing and lipreading mayor wayne emmerson whose office is in the build ing praised michelle for her compassion for the entire building it was community at its best he said michelle said she went looking for a location where the woman and her pets- could stay together her dogs are the only family she has mr emmer son said when found all her worldly belongings were stuffed in garbage bags and hauled from place to place in a baby buggy a timely sign the community sign at stouffvilles west entrance exit is serving a purpose truth is requests to use it are coming so fast its difficult to keep pace the same with donations in september 830 was added to the terry fox run receipts the months of october and november will see the student music scholarship fund grow by 500 decembers proceeds will go to the stouffville lions clubs christmas basket pro gram theres no set donation fee whatever one thinks is fair the number to call is 9056403455 the email address is thomasjim rogerscom porker saved a potbellied pig was dis covered recently on a road side in northern whitchurch- stouffville keith saunders head of the towns bylaw enforcement department subsequently inserted a found notice in the sun- tribune with success the porker that mr saun ders believes was thrown from a car has been adopted by an area farmer im glad its alive and not bacon he said roaming around with jim thomas sounds like christmas its a stouffville tradition the men of note a 45-mem- ber male choir directed by dr margot rejskind presents its annual home for christmas concert dec 21 at christ church anglican the event will also feature vocal soloist susan brown the stouffville district sec ondary school girls chorus and the quintessence bell ensemble tickets are 12 after dec 3 at cards appli ances or from 4162007525 mega celebration the megacity barber shop chorus and the bal- lantrae mixed choir appear in a christmas celebration concert at st james presby terian church dec 9 at 715 pm tickets are 12 from 9056420726 coffee mates stouffville will soon have a second tim hortons broth ers rod and jan king will operate another franchise on hoover park drive north of walmart construction is underway with the opening expected after christmas the new outlet will be slightly larger than their main street operation employing up to 50 people the kings also operate a tim hortons in uxbridge rehill retirement jim rehill choir director at christ church anglican for 50 years will be honoured during a retirement gather ing at the church following morning worship sunday its a timely honour for an amazing volunteer his suc cessor is judy young ticket turns into car lucy fink of stouffville bought a 10 ticket from the markham stouffville breast clinic foundation in septem ber the investment has won her a honda acura valued at 32000 when i received the phone call i thought it was a joke she said then i checked the internet and dis covered it was really me jim tliomas is a stouffville resident who lias written for area newspapers for more titan 50 years marinated flank teaks i hope that your bbq has not been bundled- up and stored for the season because youll need it this weekend our marinated flank steaks will be featured this week and hopefully well have enough what makes these so good is that theyre quick to prepare at home all the works been done they store well gj a so that you dont have to t fsfflr yf use them immediately and theyre really delicious reg 895 lb off this week t our first shipment of firewood has just arrived its been dried for a year and a half and we keep it dry under the overhang at the store cwfberjffmaple ausages youve got big country happening here this really good dinner sausage with a nice finish of maple reg 399 lb flavour off this week e weve gone shing weve got some snowbass for a feature this week it comes from the warmer pacific coast either mexico or peru its mild and sweet similar to sea bass but with a more delicate texture as usual well have a recipe or two for you to try your hand at an q adventure g jrs in fish to be sure lb we make this qldfashioned stew with the meat thats between the bones of a prime rib as far as im concerned its the best possible meat to use and the proof is just how good it turns out i like this stew served with either spatzle or the cipriani pappardelle noodles- w its a great dinner r p ik reg 1495 j 1 oef serves 3 4 hs week baskets if you are new to our store it wont take you long to realize that were in the basket business although ive never really counted them there must be thousands to choose from during the festive season we make them up with food goodies to fit any budget or taste including wine if youd like you can pick what you would like and well make it up as well or it can be boxed as you wish see robert or evan if you have a special request we offer good value cream of cauliflower whats happenin outside the front sidewalk is awash with greenery and festive arrangements that look amazing youll find lots of trim and accents as well to make your frontstep urns into seasonal masterpieces if youre like the sharks on the shark week programs and youve been circling its time to bite the weather looks great for the next few days and it would be good to get your decorating done this is a chickenstockbased soup with onions celery cream white wine and seasoning its really good either hot or chilled reg 599 ea serves 34 off this week whats this week t okeen s fruit cake if you are new to the area you may wonder who doreen is and what about fruitcake doreen is my mother- inlaw who has worked in our store for the past 18 years a charter member sotospeak it took a while to convince her all those years ago to make her amazing fruit cake available in the necessary quantity to sell in the store and she eventually did the dark cake is now ready the batches that we are now cutting were made in january of this year close to a year old if you could watch her at work on these youd fully understand the meaning of doting its quite a sight and im sure that this is the only place youd see it the result of all that motherly doting amazing fruit cakej the genuine article in both light and dark this is the 25th anniversary of our unionville mens hockey league and we have undertaken a number of initiatives to celebrate and this one is big the league will be providing 150 complete christmas family dinners to local families who are less fortunate than ourselves this will be organized through the markham food bank secondly the league and a few partners are funding the purchase of muchneeded items for the food bank during the christmas season thirdly and this is where you can help we will have a van at crosy arena on sundays dec 2 dec 9 and dec 16th to collect any items that you could help with i think that you know the drill of what they need if bringing groceries is inconvenient a cash donation will be accepted and it will be combined with the leagues donation to purchase foodstuffs on your behalf its mincemeat season in our little bakery and well be making deep dish applemincemeat pd3s using spy apples and our homemade bassale mincemeat reg sm s lg s gingerbread coffee cake made with white cake layers filled with tart lemon mincemeat sugar plums and candied ginger reg finnish stars these are made with puff pastry and filled with apples and mincemeat they should be served a little warm reg mincemeat muffins this is my sisterinlaw carols recipe with walnuts whole wheat flour mincemeat spices and a streusel topping reg mincemeat cheesecake flans these are a deeper flan than most theyve got a shortbread crust filled with our cheesecake spiced apples and you guessed it mincemeat two s9 sizes and as usual all these items will be featured this week at twm week village grocer quality foods specials m effect until closing sunday november 25 hours mon 1100700 tuesthurs 900700 fri 900800 sat 900600 sun 1000500 548 carlton road unionville independent grocer l 9401770 wwwt3ievmagegrocercom