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Christmas activities abound in Londesborough
News from Londesborough
Brenda Radford
HULLETT CENTRAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
The following items from Hullett Cen-
tral Public School came to my attention
too late for last week's edition of the
paper. However they still will keep you
apprized of happenings at the school.
Mr. Coups and Mrs. Gerber and the
pupils in Grades 7 and 8 are excited to
be one of the feeder schools for CHSS
that will receive free iPads early in 2014.
The pupils will use the devices for their
daily classroom learning through Grade
10. The devices will go home with them
for homework and research, etc. Train-
ing will begin in January.
Dec. 4 was Christmas hat and acces-
sories day. We can assume there were
plenty of Santa hats in the halls that day
along with Christmas ties, scarves and
mitts. Tuesday, Dec. 10 saw sports fans
wearing team jerseys to class. Then
Thursday, the 12th, was Christmas cos-
tume day. These events will surely have
the children hyped for Santa's visit.
This Thursday - the last day of classes
for this term - everyone is encouraged
to come outfitted in red and green. The
community can be part of the school's
last carol sing that afternoon at 2 p.m.
On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Hullett was
involved in the National Day of Persons
with Disabilities. The goal of the day
was to raise awareness among staff and
students about accessibility and
disabilities. All classes participated in
hands-on events created by the leader-
ship team. Participants had opportuni-
ties to experience low to no vision,
mobility using wheelchairs, speech and
language disadvantages, deafness and
sensory impairment. Questions that
came out of the day showed that staff
and students gained greater insight into
the world of impairment.
The Kindergarten amaryllis race is
creating quite a stir.
Mrs. Bell's class was winning on Dec.
6. Their plant was 46 centimeters tall,
has one stem and one bud that had
started to open. The class predicts the
flower will be reddish in colour. Mrs.
VanVeen, from Grade 4, took her flower
to that class because it wasn't doing so
well in her room. Bryce and Sheldon
claim they have the best window for
plants.
Mrs. Durand's class reported that
their plant has two stems and two flow-
ers. The tallest stem is 36 centimeters.
Emily and Clara predict the flower will
be red "because the box said so."
Mrs. Moir's KA class reports their
plant is taking a little longer to grow. It
was only seven centimeters tall. There
has been some discussion whether
reading and singing to it might help it
grow.
This is the week that Kindergarten to
Grade 4 presents their annual Christ-
mas concert. Watch this space for that
report in another edition.
ET CETERA
JoAnn Brida and her children, Hunter
and Ally, who had been residing in the
former home of Margaret Good, next to
Bert and Joanne Lyon, left the village at
the end of November. Villagers wish the
family all the best in the future.
The house is now home to Tim Pavao
and Shawna Stryker and TJ and Hayley
Pavao.
This family had been living in Blyth
where Tom works for Hubbard's.
Shawna is part of management at Food -
land in Wingham. We trust they will
enjoy life in the village. Welcome!
It is not too late to get your fresh
Christmas tree from the Londesbor-
ough Lions. They still have a few trees
for sale at Nature's Nest.
The community extends condolences
to Brenda Snell and her family on the
sudden passing on Dec. 8 of Harris. The
family received support from extended
family and friends at a gathering on Sat-
urday afternoon at the Falconer Funeral
Chapel in Clinton. Your prayers and
concern will help Brenda and the girls
in the weeks and months ahead.
From the Cherished Teddies Christ-
mas book comes this quote: "Christmas
is a joyous jubilation, a cheerful cele-
bration. It's a festive party for friends,
quiet moments for two or solitary
reflections for one. Christmas is what-
ever you make it. Make it special. Make
it yours."
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Front Row (L to R): CAO/Clerk Brad Knight, Mayor Bernie MacLellan, Deputy -Mayor Joe Steffler,
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Middle Row (L to R): Councillors Nathan Marshall, Dianne Diehl, Allison Dekroon, Alvin McLellan
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Holiday Hours: Closed December 24th at noon until December 30th and Closed January 1st
The first regular Council meeting in 2014 is scheduled for January 7th, 2014.
Canada Post that surfaced this week, this little quote might
spur you to buy a few stamps.
"If it weren't for Christmas cards, some friends would miss
the opportunity to catch up on the year's events and cele-
brate the year that's yet to come."
The Germans may have the distinction of being the first to
decorate a Christmas tree. From the early 1600s they deco-
rated with gold foil, apples, wafers, sweets and paper roses.
In the New World they added animal cookies, strings of pop-
corn and colored paper.
The first decorations to be bought came from Nuremburg,
Germany, a city famous for the manufacture of toys. In 1880
Woolworths in America discovered Lauscha, Germany,
famous for its glass ornaments. F W Woolworth bought a few
glass ornaments that year and sold out in a day. The next year
his larger supply lasted only a week. The third year he sold
200,000 Lauscha ornaments. It wasn't long before American
companies were turning out tree trimmings.
LONDESBOROUGH UNITED CHURCH
The third advent candle - the candle of joy - was lit by Terry
Fletcher at Londesborough United Church on Sunday, Dec.
15. With joy and thanksgiving the world awaits the joyfulness
of the Holy Birth.
The senior choir anthem was "When Jesus Came':
When the children gathered at the front Terry remarked
that when they come to church even as children they can
understand what he talks to them about and they can read
the hymns and Bible stories. However 700 years ago that was
not the case. Then only the wealthy people could read and
church services were mostly conducted in Latin. This both-
ered St. Francis of Assisi so in 1223 he set up a live manger
scene on the lawn of the monastery so all the people could
understand the story of the birth of Christ. This was the
world's first manger scene. Today manger scenes are com-
mon reminders of Christmas Eve.
"Songs of Joy " was the title of Mr. Fletcher's message to the
adults that morning. Joy, he noted, is a response not a state of
being. It is a sense of delight in the presence of someone one
loves. Joy beholds whereas happiness possesses. The sim-
plest form of gratitude is joy. True joy is found in the love of
God.
Carols seem to be an expression of that joy and Terry chose
to give a brief background on the hymns of the service. The
first, Joy to the World, was written by Isaac Watts in 1719 and
is based on Psalm 98. Phillip Brooks, a minister in the United
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CHRISTMAS
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