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“THANKS FOR THE JEANS” My mother recently passed away, so of course you always do a bit of reminiscing. I have been thinking of the last time I can remember being out shopping together. Now Mom was a veteran shopper and loved nothing better than spending hours browsing and looking and sometimes buying. So we’re wandering through the store (I do this only for my mother) and she spies men’s jeans... “You must need a pair of jeans, don’t you??” Now I could take fifteen minutes and rationalize why I don’t need jeans, or be the good son and say “sure”. “This is a great price, you should get two!!” “Sure Mom!!” I still have both pair of jeans and they are part of my “going to work” wardrobe, which hasn’t been updated since that last trip!! But what I really want to talk about are genes, and a special thanks to both of my parents for the ones that I got. I remember reading once the claim that “your genes determine how long you live and your lifestyle determines how well you live”. While I do believe that there is a lot of truth to this statement, my own
experience indicates an ability for really good genes to compensate for a not great lifestyle. As a smoker, drinker, and person who will gladly eat ice cream, burgers and fries, I should not be anywhere near as healthy as I actually am. Now my diet is not completely bad. I do quite regularly eat with some sense of my mortality, and I am regularly working in the woods, but to date, I take no pills except for two vitamins daily. As far as I know, I am as healthy as a horse and haven’t taken any over the counter drugs for pain, colds or flu in years and years. I had heartburn, once, and that was about forty-five years ago. What an incredible gif... if only we could control it. My brother is much less fortunate as he has had serious health issues for nearly twenty years!! So thanks Mom for a gift I probably don’t deserve, and in case I did forget, thanks for the jeans. While, I truly can’t say that I will ever miss our shopping trips, I will always miss you!! 0001
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ASk THe CHeF Colin Sifton here again, from Holly’s Restaurant and Catering, with the answer to a new question. This week I received a note asking if you can substitute margarine for butter when baking? Well the answer is pretty simple, yes you can. However I would not advise it as butter and margarine have different contents. I find that cooking and baking with margarine, my products often come out flat and seem a bit more oily. I am a bit of a food snob and margarine is man made where butter is a natural product. Making butter came from the over beating of the heavy cream found in cows milk. At home when you are whipping cream and forget about it just long enough that it becomes more solid and a water like substance starts separating from the cream, you are on your way to making butter. A little salt to taste and there you have it. Now the history of margarine, there is something that surprised me when I first learnt about it. I would have thought that margarine was a twentieth century invention. Probably invented during the
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depression or maybe one of the world wars because of supply. In fact, margarine originated in 1813 by a French chemist. This was because the Emperor Napoleon offered a prize to anyone who could come up with an alternative for butter. He wanted a product that his troops could have during war which was more stable but also less expensive. The process was taking the fatty acids from animals and adding it to milk to produce a creamy, spreadable substitute. Needless to say it did not go over very well. A few people tried to re-invent margarine, but it was in the early 1871 that an American chemist patented the mixing vegetable oil and beef fat and had a bit more success. At the turn of the century, even less animal fat was used and more hardened and liquid vegetable oils were used and by the time the depression hit and World War II, the original recipe was gone and margarine was made without animal fat. Another interesting point about margarine is that the original colour today is more an eggshell white
and the producer adds food colouring to make it look more like butter. One exception is in Ontario where margarine is still off white and not yellow. Just on a side note to all those who enjoy beef. The price is going up and quickly. The US pushed their prices way up this past week and we will all start seeing the affects in our stores in the next week, if not already. Colin Sifton is the owner and Chef at Holly’s restaurant in Hampton. He has been a chef for over 20 years. If you have a question about food or food preparation you’d like Colin to answer, send it in to editorial@ossekeag.ca 0040
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WHAT’S HAPPeNINg Wednesday, February 19 SJ West Business Association General Meeting 7:00pm at RCL# 69 (714 Wilson Street). Discussing priorities for next year and up-date on the partnership. Thursday, February 20 Six-week Pilates course begins at Villa Madonna Retreat House (6:30-8:00pm) with Paula Holder. Limited class size, call the Villa at 849-5125 to register ($90/person). Saturday, February 22 Annual Hampton Curl for Cancer at the Hampton Curling Club. For more information, please call Jill Russell at 634-6263 or by contacting the Hampton Curling Club. Thursday, February 20 Community Support Group, facilitated by a volunteer Nurse Practitioner, for families of those afflicted with dementia or Alzheimer’s at the Qplex in Quispamsis at 10:00am. All are welcome.
Monday, Feb. 24 & March 3 Adult Public Skating at Harbour Station (West entrance) at 8:00pm for ages 18+ with live music. Cost $7/members, $8/ non-members. For info 672-2385 or visit: harbourskatingclub.ca.
50/50 draw and canteen available. Tickets ($10 each) are available at Meditrust Pharmacy (West), Lorneville convenience Store or at the door. For more information - Lorneville Community Centre on Facebook.
Wednesday, February 26 NB Genealogical Society SJ Branch meeting 7:00pm at the SJ Free Public Library, Multipurpose Room. Topic will be “What is your favourite archive, and why”. All guests are welcome.
Monday, March 3 Lenten Day of Reflection at the Villa Madonna registration deadline for March 6 event with facilitator Bishop William Hockin. $35 fee includes breaks and lunch. To register call 849-5125. For more information visit: villamadonna. ca.
Thursday, February 27 SJ Volunteer Centre presents ‘Growing your Organization” with facilitator Nick Pereira at the Centre (66 Waterloo Street, Training room Suite 224) from 9:0010:00am (registration 8:30-9:00am). Pre-register by calling 658-1555 or email: training@nb.aibn.com. Saturday, March 1 Bob Burgess & Friends Country Show at the Lorneville community Centre,
Tuesday, March 4 Pancake Lunch & Supper at the Villa Madonna. Lunch sittings 12:00noon & 1:00pm; Supper sittings 4:00 & 5:00pm. Cost $8/adult $25/family (2 adults, 2 children). Please call to register for a sitting at 849-5125. Pancake Supper at the Portland United Church (50 Newport Crescent) from 4:30-6:30pm. $7/adults, $5/children
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WHAT’S HAPPeNINg under 12. take-out available. Ample parking, wheelchair accessible. For more information call the church office 6324030. Shrove Tuesday Supper from 4:306:00pm at St. Mark’s United church. Tickets $7/adults $4/children 12 and under. Take-outs will be available. Call 672-3320 for tickets or purchase them at the door.
Friday, March 7 World Day of Prayer Ecumenical Service, 7:00pm at Saint Columba Presbyterian Church, 1454 Manawagonish Road with 5 West Saint John churches participating. This year's service is written by the World Day of Prayer Committee of Egypt. Refreshments will be served following the service. Saturday, March 8 Annual Smelt Fry (or ham), hosted by the Southfield United Church (814 Rte 865) from 4:00-6:00pm. $10/adults, $5/ children under 12. To place take-out
orders or for information contact Sandra at 839-2326 or Pat at 839-2132. Saturday, March 15 West Side Co-Operative Preschool Open House from 2:00-4:00pm. Registration for the 2014-2015 school year. For more information: phone 6358294, visit Facebook page or email cheryl@wscp.ca. Annual Shamrock Supper (roast beef) and Irish music from 4:30-6:30pm at St. Mark’s United Church. Take-outs will be available. Call 672-3320 for tickets or purchase them at the door.
Saturday, March 29 Fashion Divas & Fabulous Desserts Fundraiser - 2:00pm, sponsored by Ladies in Fellowship Together, Church of the Good Shepherd (668 Manawagonish Road, Saint John West), with fashions from Alia Tan Jay modelled by L.I.F.T. ladies and friends. Tickets ($10) may are available from any L.I.F.T. member or by calling Judy 672-3932, Gloria 738-8615.
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geT FReSH WITH FooD Knowing Your Food: One thing that always blows my mind is the deception in the food industry. I want to outline three common foods you think you know. I like these three examples because bananas, vanilla and cinnamon make a great start to a delicious smoothie. Let us start with bananas. What is the one thing you know about the nutrition of bananas? You are thinking about the potassium content of bananas, right? Did you know you'd need six bananas a day to get enough potassium. One of the highest sources of potassium is the almighty date. There are so many other reasons why bananas are healthy for us. I just wanted to make the point that if you are eating a banana and thinking you are getting a potassium super-load… well, you are not. Enjoy a handful of juicy, chewy, organic Medjool dates and that'll fix you right up. Let’s get a little more serious here. Surely you realize that most of the vanilla you purchase in stores is artificial. It usually says right on the bottle. Do you really know what you are eating when you eat artificial vanilla? Surprisingly, or maybe
not, "an estimated 95% of “vanilla” products are artificially flavoured with vanillin derived from the paper-pulp byproduct, lignin, instead of vanilla fruits. Shocking? Well, if that wasn't enough to buy the real vanilla extract, what if I told you that vanilla beans are also powerful anti-inflammatories and can improve cognitive function. But the best part is that you don't even have to go out and buy expensive real vanilla, you can make it yourself. All you need is a few vanilla beans, I recommend organic ones from Madagascar (I know a store that sells them), and some cheap vodka or bourbon. Do a quick Google search to find instructions. Lastly, I can say with confidence that you have probably gone your entire life without ever eating cinnamon. What you are eating is actually a not-so-similar cousin called cassia. It is actually legal to call cassia cinnamon on packaging, True cinnamon, aka Ceylon cinnamon, is the real stuff. They have some stark nutritional differences, as well as obvious visible differences when seen in whole
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form. Some studies are warning to limit children's consumption of cassia, while others want children to avoid it altogether. I strongly recommend you do some googling to learn about the differences. How do you find it? You can order it online, or you can buy it from me. I really wouldn't trust a product at any store unless it says true cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon, since it is impossible to distinguish from cassia when in powder form. My goal is not to spread a message of fear that the whole world is feeding you lies, definitely pun intended. Rather, I want everyone to get excited about the amazing foods you can eat and the delicious experiences you can gain. 0039
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SUPPORT FOR “Y” STRONG KIDS The Running Room recently made a $1,500 donation to the Y of Greater Saint John in support of the YMCA Strong Kids campaign. The funds raised through the Resolution Run will be used to support children, youth and families who otherwise would not have the opportunity to participate in Y programs. 2624
Tim Barton (left) Manager of the Sobeys West location and Heather Tait (right) present Blake Lambert of the West Side Food Bank with cash cards totalling $3,544. The funds were raised through the companies initiative called "Fuel the Food Banks". The company ran it for two weeks this year through various fundraising activities and customers donations. Our sincere thanks for Sobeys continued support. 2576
SJHS FOOD DRIVE Saint John High School is looking for non-perishable foods such as macaroni and cheese, canned fruit and beans . We also are collecting glass jars, egg crates, toilet paper and children’s books. The Food drive is going on until the end of February. If you wish to donate, please bring these things into the Canterbury Street door of Saint John High School. 2630
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ALL RESIDENTIAL GARBAGE MUST BE AT CURBSIDE BY 7:00 A.M. Remember that waste must be at roadside approximately 6 feet (2 m) from the intersection of the driveway and road, and visible from the intersection. Car parts, construction waste, commercial water or any hazardous materials are not included in residential pick-up. LARGE ITEM PICKUP over 50 lbs (23kg) - you must call your hauler for details. All garbage must be properly bagged, boxed (sealed), or bundled (cardboard broken down & tied). No more than 4’x2’x2’ and NO more than 50 pounds each.
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LISTeN IN by Jeff Liberty Where Everything, Not Everyone, is Irish. Last Tuesday I strolled into the uptown Irish pub O’Leary’s to meet up with the chairman of Comhaltas (pronounced COAL-tas – founded in Dublin, 1951) Saint John, Bob Burgess. Comhaltas is a global organization whose emphasis is on traditional Irish music, dance and culture. The local branch here in the greater Saint John region is known as its most Eastern Canadian chapter. It’s been going strong for decades in the port city and they meet every Tuesday from 7:00-9:00pm. “We incorporate storytelling, poetry, spoken word along with our traditional Irish music. We are trying to bring in more dance,” Bob says enthusiastically. “I stay the majority of the evening where about 30 musicians of all technical levels are merrily performing a jig or a reel. Secretary/Treasurer and longest running current member Stuart Hook tells me over the phone. “There are CDs as well for those who are unable to read music and want to play from ear,” elaborates Stuart. “The beauty of being a Comhaltas member is that you can go
into any Chapters’ session anywhere in the world and be familiar with the songs.” You can feel the warmth, unpretentiousness and genuine welcome from everyone in the room. As a spectator, I can tell you just how enjoyable an early Tuesday evening like this picks up your spirits in the dead of winter. You get caught up in the songs, stories and laughter that permeate the room. Members John Cudmore and his wife Cynthia navigate the musical circle, as one by one someone leads the group into another song or story. It’s a special night as well, because it’s John’s birthday! It’s OK, I won’t divulge his age here! The cake of choice is homemade by Cynthia. “Bailey’s Irish Cream” Cynthia tells the crowd. I ask Stuart what he feels he has benefited from being a member of the Comhaltas community. “Friendship, it feels like a family”, he says without hesitation. “If you have an interest in traditional Irish music and culture, it’s the place to discover that curiosity. Nobody’s really of Irish descent, except for only a couple people, and my wife is one of them”, Stuart says with a laugh.
“I’m delighted to see young people come in. It’s the next step in keeping traditional Irish music going strong. They’re the next generation!” Stuart optimistically says. And you don’t even have to be Irish to love its cultural arts. All are welcome! Comhaltas performs at many local charities and other community events including the Irish Canadian Cultural Association’s (ICCA, Saint John chapter) gala dinner on March 8, The Irish Breakfast at O’Leary’s Pub on March 15 in support of L’Arche (Larchesaintjohn.org), and at Market Square for Family Fest on March 16. Find out more about this wonderful organization by visiting them online at: facebook.com/IrishSJ or Comhaltas.ca. “Music is an act of Love” ~ Pat Higgins. Jeff Liberty has been in the music business for over 20 years. Listen to his show “Take Liberty” on CBC 91.3 FM and follow him on twitter @jlibertyartists. 0041
Jeff Liberty
February 18th - March 3rd, 2014
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MuSINgS by Debbie Hickey MESSING WITH THE RECIPE I was reading a magazine article recently about chefs, that noted in some restaurants the chef is happy to alter a menu item at a customer’s request, and in other restaurants there is the “no substitutions” kind of chef. This reminded me of a conversation with a friend on a similar topic, messing around with recipes in our own kitchens. Until then I had never considered that there might be people who never varied from the written recipe. I have always been a “cook” who is willing to mess around with the directions a mite, sometimes because I thought we would like the alternative better, or often because I don’t happen to have a particular ingredient on hand. The first baking I remember attempting on my own was as a teenager when I decided to make pastry. It was promptly
christened Debbie-Dough with plans to use it to retread tires! I have since learned to make a pretty decent pastry, although I don’t do it often, but the Debbie-Dough (which later became Debbie-Jo for my nickname and later yet just Jo) does occasionally still surface in family lore. That has not deterred me in playing around with the directions. I have substituted brown sugar for white, plain yogurt for sour cream, spices of all sorts. I have varied cooking methods (stove-top vs oven). Vegetables substitute for each other, or for fruit, and orange juice can work just fine instead of lemon juice. Not all experiments are a success, but most have been at least edible. My mother is a great cook. Both my daughters are as well. I, on the other hand enjoy only one part of the whole
process from grocery shopping to meal prep to clean up, and that is the eating part! But if I must cook (which is kind of necessary in order to get to the eating part) I am open to a little playing around with the directions. After all, someone has to mess around with the recipe occasionally or we never have anything new to tempt our taste buds. “The only real stumbling block is fear of failure. In cooking you've got to have a whatthe-hell attitude.” ~ Julia Child. 0002
Debbie Hickey
CoMMuNITy CLASSIFIeDS LOST/FOUND FOUND: Male mixed breed dog. Found in Eagles Rock area in November. Please contact 654-1703. NOTICES TAOIST TAI CHI™ - WEEKEND Introduction/review. This program introduces Taoist Tai Chi™ training intended to develop a body that is strong and supple, and a mind that is clear and calm. Instruction starts Friday night, Feb 21 at 6:30pm, and continues Saturday and Sunday at Assumption Centre, West Saint John. Adult $140, Student/Senior $110. Cost includes Taoist Tai Chi™ classes until the end of June 2014. Please note that our Regular Beginner classes will start in early March. For information, contact us at (506) 658-9854 (leave a message),or email saintjohn.nb@taoist.org. SERVICES OFFERED GETTING MARRIED (BOOK EARLY). Civil weddings performed when and where you choose. Telephone 847-2079.
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WE HAUL AWAY junk cars, trucks, tractors and farm equipment. Small fee for appliances and small scrap. Drop off site 54 Backland Road, Kingston. 7632933 or 333-9067. ED’S CLEANING & HOME REPAIR: Spring/Fall clean-up, small tractor services, snow clearing, lawn maintenance, garbage and recycling services, home repairs. 651-5807, ededling1@gmail.com. CARD READINGS BY DONNA Regular playing cards with 100 year old chart, also Angel cards. Contact for prices: i.e. Individual, party, group, or phone. 506-849-0550 or angelcardreader2@gmail.com. GBS EXCAVATING offers fully licensed septic work, foundation drains, erosion control, demolition, culverts, old concrete/asphalt removal and more! Call today for a free quote: Chris 639-8766 or Matt 651-5172 FREE SCRAP METAL DROP OFF. All car parts, batteries, lawn mowers, washers & dryers, pots & pans, scrap metal etc. Free junk car and truck
removal. Free refrigeration disposal. Open 7 days/week, 187 French Village Road. Phone 847-3569. SEWING JOBS DONE for ladies, gentlemen and children. Hems done on pants, dresses etc., other alterations. Call 672-2599. DAVE’S LIGHT TRUCKING & Cleaning Service, junk, garbage, construction & roofing materials, demolition, brush, trees, decks, small moving jobs. 7 days a week. Also picking up unwanted vehicles. 832-3982 or 653-0026.
VEHICLES WAYNE’S AUTO WORLD - In house financing. Buy, sell, lease, rent. Owner Wayne Ganong, bus. 738-6777, cell: 647-8777. www.waynesautoworldltd. com, 53 Epworth Park Road, Grand Bay - Westfield.
AT youR SeRVICe KENO’s Flooring “Renovations with meticulous worksmanship” Installation of Hardwood, Tile, Laminate and Engineered Flooring. We do Sanding & Finishing of Hardwood Floors with a dust containment system. We do Hardwood and/or Tile on stairs with custom stains.
Please give Kevin a call for an estimate on your flooring project @ 608-2368
Do you have a VanEE, Venmar, Life Breath or any other model Heat Recovery Ventilator or Air Exchanger in your home? Has it been serviced in the last year? If not, you should be calling MC Clean Air for a complete cleaning, service and check-up. Replacement parts and units available.
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Appointments: 631-0841 A Division of MC Ventilation Ltd.
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West Side Home Improvements • Residential & Commercial • Repairs, Renovations & New Work • Decks, Doors, Windows, etc. REGISTERED & INSURED Phone: Roger 214-3194 Email: r101wilson@gmail.com
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• Flowers & Gifts • Fruit & Gourmet Baskets • Plush Animals • Baskets & Balloons Delivery to Saint John and Surrounding Areas www.lancasterflorists.com 11 Main Street, West. lancasterflorists@nb.aibn.com Tele: 635-1040
House of Julie Tailoring Dressmaking Alterations
Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 6pm Saturday: 9am -12pm
Call for appointment: 506 653 8595 or email: julie@houseofjulie.ca
Tel: 832-5613 242 Main Street Hampton, nB E5n 6B8 info@ossekeag.ca February 18th - March 3rd, 2014
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