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Origin of the Candy Cane
The pure white symbolizes the Virgin Birth
and Sinless nature of Jesus.
The hard candy represents the Solid Rock; the
foundation of the church and firmness of the
promises of God.
The peppermint flavour represents the hyssop plant
that was used for purifying in the Bible.
The red stripes are for the blood He shed when
He died on the cross.
The green stripe is placed on the candy cane to remind us of
our new life in Christ.
The hooked shape is thought to have two meanings;
a shepherd’s staff and when turned upside down we see J,
this reminds us the reason for the season is Jesus.
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require snow – something that has
been in short supply this year. All
four family members agree that
getting out on Christmas Day is
made exponentially more fun with a
thick blanket of the white stuff on
the ground.
Even gifts that Ella and Oliver
have asked for from Santa have
reflected that tradition over the
years, as Ella recently received a
metal detector, which got her and
Theo out and exploring the family’s
property.
It was first seeing someone
explore the beaches of North
Carolina that piqued Ella’s interest
in a metal detector and it yielded
immediate results, as that Christmas
Day, she dug up an old axe head
after combing through the Tiny Farm
property.
Paving the way to Christmas Day,
of course, is Christmas Eve,
which has always been
designated for family time at the
Sawchuk house.
There are often movie viewings,
Christmas story recitations (The
Christmas Day Kitten by James
Herriot is a favourite of Ella and
Oliver) and the annual Blyth United
Church Christmas Eve service on
Dec. 24.
The kids then leave cookies for
Santa to keep the big guy happy and
carrots for his reindeer to keep them
moving on their busiest night and
they all then retire to bed.
Continuing to work backwards
into December, Christmas really
begins at the Sawchuk house when
the family’s artificial tree is put up...
by Ella and Oliver.
The tradition began a few years
ago when the kids were eager to get
their home into the Christmas spirit
and Julie and Theo weren’t quite
ready yet. The parents challenged
their children, saying if they could
lug the tree up from the basement,
put it up and decorate it themselves,
they would allow it.
Ella and Oliver did a great job that
year and have taken up the job in
subsequent years.
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Sawchuk Christmas usually
involves outdoor activities
Cottrill Christmas scheduled around curling time
For Shawn and Katie (Pringle)
Cottrill of Belgrave, the holiday
season sometimes comes second to
their respective bids for competitive
curling.
The duo have several accolades to
their name in competitive curling
including Katie winning the Ontario
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
competition in 2014 as part of Team
Flaxey and Katie and Shawn earning
runner-up at the Ontario Mixed
doubles together.
“Being highly competitive curlers
means December is quite busy for us
as we each prepare for our respective
Ontario playdowns,” Katie said.
The tournament this year was held
on Dec. 19 and 20 and the newly
formed Team Cottrill, which
includes Katie and teammates
Shannon Kee, Brenda Holloway,
Heather Nichol, and Kate Wasylkiw
with Shawn as team coach wasn’t
able to secure a berth for the
provincials, though they are going to
continue to try.
“This keeps us very busy right up
to a few days before Christmas,”
Katie said. “Shawn and I usually
take one day and do all of our
Christmas shopping as it’s hard
enough to find one day is free.”
The couple alternates its holiday
settings, spending Christmas one
year with Katie’s family in Orillia
and the next with Shawn’s family in
Belgrave.
“This year we are spending
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
with the Cottrill side in Belgrave,”
Katie said. “We will go over to
Shawn’s parents’ place on Christmas
Eve and his two brothers
will come home for those two days
as well.”
Katie said the family usually has
dinner together, which can consist of
mini pizzas they make together and
then they go to church.
“After church, we gather again at
the Cottrill house and get into some
board games such as Settlers of
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A big part of celebrating Christmas for Shawn and Katie
Cottrill of Belgrave is curling. Whether it’s their current
practice of preparing for the Scotties Tournament of Hearts
or Katie’s father taking her to curling events when she was
younger, the duo has traditionally spent their winter months
and Christmas holidays around curling rinks and bonspiels.
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By Denny Scott
The Citizen
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