European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Of tic stateside by Jeffrey Ulbrich the associated press t was a Canadian Nightmare the Star spangled Banner played at the Canadian football championship. There is an american team in the Canadian football league this year. Although it did t play in last month s Grey cup game the Cal took a Bow to its Southern neighbor Only to be met with scattered Boos. The american National Anthem a turf Burn on the Elbow of Canadian Pride might have gone unnoticed if it were not just another in a series of nationalistic slights involving hallowed Canadian institutions. Take Canadian Pacific railway. There is perhaps no greater Symbol of Canada than the transcontinental Railroad built As a condition of British Columbia s entry into the Canadian federation in 1871. Yet last month the company changed its name to up rail system and adopted a new logo. The system s letterheads and locomotives now Bear both Canadian and american flags. Egad Quot we do 25 percent of our business in the United states and have for decades Quot spokesman Paul Thurston said in the company s defense. Who cares about symbols when Bucks Are on the line Toronto newspaper columnist Michael Vampy cares. Quot i have a message for those soul shrivelled dreary thick witless people at Canadian Pacific railway who have a in what they think will bring them More Money a placed the stars and two Sacramento cold miners try to run Down an Edmonton Back in a Cal game in California earlier this  dog air transport business counting on american airlines to pull it out of what otherwise will be almost certain death. Oddly nobody minds that the twice consecutive world series Champion Toronto Blue jays Are americans and latins a with the exception of Homegrown Rookie Rob Butler a fighting for Canadian Pride on the Field of dreams. Ditto for the Montreal expos minus the championships. Canadian football however is another matter. It s a different game with 12 players on a team Only three Downs and a Field 110 Yards Long. Problem is it just does t have Many fans at least fans who turn up at the stadium to weather the weather. In order to survive the Cal has had. To expand into the United states a necessity much bemoaned by the faithful. There is now a team in Sacramento and is a coming attraction for Las vegas and maybe Eyen Baltimore. A this could doom Cal rules that require at least 20 canadians on 37 Man rosters. What s worse the name Canadian football league May be destined for the trash can. Cal commissioner Larry Smith has hinted that a new More appropriate name May have to be adopted something like the North american football league. As Andre Laurendeau lat editor of the Montreal newspaper be Devoir once wrote Quot i often have the impression that there is a fatigue that comes from being Canadian a an almost impossible undertaking and a heavy responsibility Given the proximity of the United  a Toronto fan gives instructions on flying the Canadian Flag during last year s world series. Stripes in the company s logo you Are pathetic Quot Valpy wrote in his typically Brunt style yet some Canadian provinces Are taking advantage of their neighbors hoping Drey la pay the Bills although they would never say so outright Ontario Canada s most populous province approved Casino gambling a last year a move it Hopes will add badly needed millions to the Treasury in a time of diminishing revenues. It s no coincidence that the first of these casinos will open next year not in Toronto or Ottawa or even Thunder Bay but in Windsor which happens to be a Mere toss of the Dice from Detroit. Nor is it an Accident that future Sites Are Likely to be Niagara Falls conveniently near Buffalo ., and perhaps Sarnia whose Only claim to Fame is its proximity to Michigan. And Don t forget Canadian airlines struggling for survival in the dog eat Short subject Candy Cane maker finds Sweet Success by the new York times Michael Briglia knows Why schools scout troops and clubs Are always asking for Tours of his Little factory in Kingston  Quot we bring them into heaven Quot he said immodesty. Briglia runs what he describes As the oldest Candy Cane factory in new York state and every tour ends with the visitors receiving a Liberal Supply of samples. It is a Small time operation producing 3,000 Candy canes a Day compared with Large factories that produce the same amount every hour. But customers say there is no comparison Between the two products. Quot once you have one of Michael a Candy canes you la never want one from any other place Quot said Anne Vavrinec a insurance claims adjuster for met life who lives in neighbouring Tillson. Quot it s not like the horrible stuff you buy in the stores the Box of 12 for 89 cents. This is serious old fashioned  Michael a Candy Corner has been a local landmark since it opened in 1917. Briglia a former photographer bought the company from its founder Michael Altamare in 1979. Altamare stayed on for two years teaching Briglia the Trade. Quot Kingston is a Small area and i was looking to own my own business a Briglia said. Quot if it had been More lucrative to stay in photography i d have done it but the Candy store idea which my dad and i discussed casually Over lunch at the mall one Day started to mushroom. Then Altamare s store went on the Market and i just grabbed  Briglia runs the business with three employees. Five times a Day the group Cooks 66 pounds of sugar at a time then cools shapes stretches and colors the concoction. Of 40 tons of Candy the factory makes yearly 29 tons Are Candy canes and the rest Are different types of chocolate truffles Peanut Brittle and nut clusters. This is Briglia s Busy season. Heputsin12-plus-hour Days from mid november until the week before Christmas when the last Candy Cana of the 1993 season Rolls off the Assembly line. After he bought the company Briglia turned the wholesale Only operation into a wholesale retail outlet and expanded distribution beyond Northern new Jersey new England and Southern California. T Briglia a Candy canes Are now sold through distributors to Macy a a amps Bloomingdale s and the restaurant mama Leone s. Local retail prices Range from 59 cents for the 8-Inch Cane to $4.99 for a 22-Inch, three quart a Pound Cane. Briglia trim at 174 pounds on a 5-foot 11-. Inch Frame said he loves to eat his own product. Quot there is nothing like snapping off a piece of Peppermint especially when you be been working in a hot Kitchen and your Mouth gets  y monday december 6,1993 the stars and stripes