The Citizen, 2009-12-17, Page 10PAGE 10. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2009.
A local family is hoping area
residents will be able to pitch in and
help as family members join forces
and stand alongside 19-month-old
Clintonian Julia Ramsey in her fight
against a tumour.
Julia is the granddaughter of
Margaret and Bruce Mason of Blyth
and Ron Carter and Michelle Buurs
of Belgrave and former Blyth
residents Ken and Shirley Ramsey.
Julia's mom, Lori Carter, says she
became aware that something was
wrong when she felt a large mass in
Julia's belly. A trip to a specialist
subsequently revealed a grapefruit-
sized mass in Julia's stomach, which
was later identified as a Wilms
tumor.
While Julia’s left kidney was
removed Dec. 1, reports Lori, Julia
will have to undergo a long battery
of treatments, including
chemotherapy, before she is well
again.
While the prognosis for baby Julia
is good, the problem for her family is
one of finances given Lori relies on
her job at The Little Inn in Bayfield
to support her family which includes
two other children, eight-year-
old Karissa and three-year-old
Jackson.
But because Julia is in hospital,
Lori wants to be by her side,
meaning there is no income for the
family.
As such, Lori is asking that those
who can help out to please consider
doing so.
"Not only do I have the stress and
worries with everything that is going
on with little Julia, I also have the
added worry of still being able to
provide for my two other children,"
she says. "I know that times are
tough with the losses of jobs and
Christmas right around the corner,
but if you feel that you would like to
help our family and donate in any
way it would be greatly
appreciated."
Those interested in learning more
about Baby Julia's ongoing
treatments are encouraged to visit
the family's Facebook pages, Pray
for Julia Back in Hospital or Angel
of Innocence. Julia is recovering at
Victoria Hospital in London.
Those interested in helping out
financially can do so by dropping
donations off at The Little Inn, of
Bayfield, or they can be picked up
by family member Jen Bell at 519
523-9197, e-mailed via PayPal at
loriamcarter505@hotmail.com or
sent via Canada Post care of Lori
Carter, 16 St. Charles Place, RR5,
Clinton, Ont., N0M 1L0.
Family members note a bank
account has yet to be set up in Julia's
name as bank advisors suggested
gauging whether there would be
interest before doing so.
By Brittany Nigh
I think it’s safe to say, winter is
finally here. With two snow days to
commemorate last week, many St.
Anne’s students were rather excited.
Of course snow days are not
always for the better as the semi-
formal was cancelled. The dance
will be rescheduled for Friday, Jan.
8. In addition, basketball and hockey
games were cancelled and these will
be made-up at a later date.
As the days to Christmas are
flying by, there are constant
reminders at St. Anne’s to help those
in need at this holiday time.
An Advent project, initiated by
campus ministry, was the Advent
Family. Each homeroom class was
given a profile of a family in need,
and students were encouraged to
bring in toys and necessities specific
to this family. Hopefully, through
this project over 30 families in the
community will have a happier,
healthier Christmas.
Classes will end this week for the
holidays, but of course there will be
lots going on at the school this week.
The Advent Mass will be
celebrated on Thursday, and Friday
the student cabinet will host the
annual Christmas assembly.
The current St. Anne’s girl’s
hockey team will face-off against the
teachers and various alumni on
Friday morning at 7 a.m. This is
always a great way for the girls to
beat the teachers before the New
Year.
If you have any more questions
there is lots of information available
on the school’s website at:
http://sacss.hpcdsb.edu.on.ca.
Excitement builds at St. Anne’s
The wheel deal
Nineteen-month-old Julia Ramsey of Clinton has a long
road ahead of her having been diagnosed with a tumour.
The hospital stay has stretched her family financially and
they are reaching out to the community for assistance. (Photo
submitted)
Clinton child battles tumour
Here are the answers to last week’s
trivia questions. The Dutch are
credited with bringing the concept of
Santa Claus to North America when
they settled first on the island of
Manhattan. Germany is credited
with popularizing the Christmas
tree, a tradition introduced by St.
Boniface.
At the end of the 19th century, the
first artificial tree was also created in
Germany out of feathers. In recent
years small feather trees have been
on store shelves. The United States
was the first country to replace
candles with electric lights on
Christmas trees. Candles were
originally to symbolize Jesus Christ
as the Light of the World.
The first Christmas message to bebroadcast by a British monarch waswritten by Rudyard Kipling. GeorgeV was the first British monarch todeliver a Christmas message in 1932The poinsettia plant, now thetraditional Christmas flower, wasintroduced into the United States andCanada from Mexico. In Mexico thepoinsettia was originally also known
as the flower of the Holy Night.
Ponder these questions until next
week:
#1. Who wrote the "Hallelujah
Chorus"?
a. Mozart
b. Beethoven
c. Handel
d. Wagner
#2. In 1834, Charles Dickens set
the price of his new novel “A
Christmas Carol” at an amount that
would be affordable to everyone in
England, How much did it cost?
a. five pence
b. five shillings
c. five pounds
d. five farthings
#3. In what year did Barbie make
her debut under the Christmas tree?
a. 1955 b. 1959 c. 1964 d. 1970Longtime residents ofLondesborough and area willremember Doreen Mason, the oldestdaughter and child of Pat and PearlMason. Doreen and her husband,Doug Hamilton, along with their
daughter, Val, and her partner and
their two children lost most of their
belongings in a house fire in the
early hours of Dec. 2. The main floor
of the house was severely damaged
and the basement apartment suffered
smoke and water damage.
Doug and Doreen and the two
young children are currently staying
with Pearl while the house is
renovated. Help has been
forthcoming from organizations in
the Listowel/Molesworth area but if
you would like to help these families
you might contact Pearl in regards to
what is most needed. This is an
unfortunate circumstance for the
families particularly at this time of
year.
What’s Up with Christmas is a
youth worship event for youth inGrades 6 - 9 planned by youth foryouth. The evening of bands, videosand drama takes place at ParkviewUnited Church in Stratford onTuesday, Dec. 22. There will be a free pizza party toend the evening. Crystal Whyte will take youthmembers from the Londesborough
area/church, leaving the church at
6:00 p.m. Call Crystal for more info
519-527-2937.
The senior choir of
Londesborough United will gather
for practice Sunday, Dec. 20 at their
regular time.
The olde-fashioned Christmas
concert is happening on Monday,
Dec. 21 beginning at 7 p.m.
Refreshments to follow.
The movie night is Tuesday, Dec.
22 at 7 p.m.
The Sunday school room of the
Londesborough United Church was
filled with conversation and the
festive spirit on Monday, Dec. 7 for
the UCW’s Christmas party.
A potluck meal was served. Along
with food to share that evening the
ladies brought personal items for the
Women’s Shelter.
Following dinner everyone tested
their Christmas knowledge on a
Christmas trivia quiz.
Ten young vocal pupils of Barb
Bosman entertained the ladies with a
variety of Christmas songs. The
girls, from Grades 2-7, sang as a
group and each also offered solo
parts in their selections.
Their first number, Sing For Joy
was followed by What Can I Do.
Brooke Middegaal soloed with O
Holy Night. Nicholas Aitkin who is
actually missing some teeth sang,All
I Want for Christmas Are My Two
Front Teeth.
A humourous little reading by
Crystal Whyte, with the help of letter
holders, spelled out Merry
Christmas.
When Mary and Joseph travelled
to Bethlehem for the census, they
had little money, few rights and little
identity in the Roman Empire. Yet
they received the greatest gift of all,
Baby Jesus. In exchange they gave
Him their greatest gift, love.
The time of devotion shared by
Groups two and three suggested that
this Christmas we should become
God’s love in our world and share
the spirit of peace, dignity, tolerance
and equality with everyone.
Scripture readings and Christmas
carols were included in the
devotional time.
It was a most pleasant evening of
Christmas fellowship.
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