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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2013-12-19, Page 12PAGE 12. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013. One of the area’s youngest service club members likes to keep things pretty traditional around the holidays. Seth Nichol of Brussels, president of the Brussels Leo Club, a youth club sponsored by the Brussels Lions Club, says that around Christmas it’s all about spending time with family and getting back to the reason for the season. The way to get the young man in the Christmas spirit, he says, is through his stomach. He says that once December rolls around and many of the products you can find come with Christmas flavours, it’s hard not to look forward to Dec. 25. “For me, it’s candy cane,” Nichol said in an interview with The Citizen. Specifically, he says, he likes a little candy cane flavouring to his hot chocolate this time of year. On the other hand, what is sure to not get him into the Christmas spirit is shopping. He says he doesn’t mind doing it for his family and close friends, but it’s far from his favourite Christmas activity. Several years ago, The Citizen interviewed Paul Nichol, Seth’s father regarding his favourite Christmas tradition, which was the family all collecting in the family’s barn every Christmas Eve for a reading of the Christmas story from the Bible. Seth says his father’s, and by extension, his family’s tradition is still very much a part of the holidays every year for him. For Seth and his father Paul, however, they have taken that tradition to the next level on a number of occasions, provided that the weather outside isn’t too frightful. After the annual Christmas reading, Seth says, there have been years that he and his father have slept in the family’s cabin in anticipation of Christmas morning. The cabin is a popular place over the course of the year, Seth says, as he and his friends have been known to spend a night or two there over the summer. But in the winter, the cabin is often reserved for Christmasactivity with his father. Around the holidays, Seth says, there is no shortage of people, as members of his extended family from both sides make the trip to theirhome just north of Brussels for the holidays. Christmas Day, however, tends to Nichol looks to family, faith at Christmas time Taking stock at Christmas Seth Nichol, president of the Brussels Leo Club, which was formed earlier this year, likes to spend time with his family around the holidays, a family with a rich set of holiday traditions that harken back to the reason for the season. Nichol is seen here holding a hand-knit stocking that was made by a friend of his mother Kathy. The stocking was made specially for him when he was born and it has remained in the family ever since.(Shawn Loughlin photo) Dave Franken CONCRETE FORMING COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • Foundations • Floor Finishing • Circular Tanks • Sandwich Walls FREE ESTIMATES RR #3 Blyth 519-523-9971 Wishing all our friends, customers and neighbours a very Merry Christmas and all the very best for the coming New Year. Thank you for your business this past year, we look forward to serving you in the future. Downloading Our Best At The Holidays Here’s hoping lots of good times are on your holiday program. Wishing you the very best in 2014! 223 Huron Rd., Goderich 519-524-9863 214 Josephine St., Wingham 519-357-1554 There is no time more fitting to say “Thank You” and to wish you a Happy Holiday Season and All the Best in the New Year! Doug & Jodie Ruston 37117 Blyth Road, Goderich 519-524-9878 Season’s Greetings 519-523-4244 Blyth 1-800-265-9002 We're overflowing with gratitude for your kind patronage and wish you all a very merry holiday season. Continued on page 16 By Shawn Loughlin The Citizen