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Clap for Christmas
Clapping their way through a Christmas rap song, these
Hullett Central Public School students brought a modern
approach to some Christmas songs for this year's concert.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
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PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2006.
Girls team wins regional tourney
The senior volleyball teams from
Hullett Central School participated
in the regional tournament held at
Central Huron Secondary School in
Clinton during November.
The teams played against Blyth,
Seaforth, Clinton and Brucefield.
Julie Gilroy coached the girls to
their first-place finish. The team won
all their games.
Despite working hard as a team,
the boys won only their game
against Clinton. However, the scores
The bells of Christmas rang out at
Londesborough United Church on
Sunday, Dec. 3 as the Sunday school
presented the annual white gift
service. The bells proclaimed the
good news of the day, "Jesus is born.
Jesus Christ was born to bring us
hope."
All aspects of the manger scene
came together at the front of the
of of their other games were close. Y.
Van Hoof coached the boys'
team.
Congratulations to both teams for
showing good sportsmanship and
representing their home school well.
Pupils at Hullett are busy ordering
their candygrams for delivery on
Dec. 20. The student council elves
will deliver these sweet messages to
the classrooms. A small candy cane
costs the sender 10 cents and a large
one sells for 25 cents.
church during four stones of that eve
2,000 years ago which are not
usually heard.
In the story of hope, read by
Shelby Radford, the joy of the
shepherds spread to the sheep who
knew they, too, were cared for and
loved by God. Even the littlest
angels were included in the singing
that night for they realized the
The last of school for the fall term
has been deemed a "spirit" day and
pupils are encouraged to dress in red
and green for the day.
The annual school concert was
held on Wednesday evening, Dec.
13. This musical evening is co-
ordinated by Sue Barnett. Selections
by the school band, made up of
pupils in Grades 7 and 8, opened the
program.
Junior pupils offered numbers
played on the recorders and kazoos.
birth/gift was meant even for them.
This story of peace was read by
Melissa Roetcisoender.
Emily Allen told how joy filled the
hearts of all the tiny stars as their
light joined with all the other stars to
light up the night sky. The joy came
from witnessing a very special
moment in time.
The innkeeper's son, a young lad,
had been busy all day with travellers
but sneaked into the stable for a
breather and found the Christmas
family. As he looked into the Christ
child's face he, too felt the never-
ending love of God. Brent Drost
related this story of love.
The four story readers lit the first
candle of Advent, the candle of
hope.
The verses of the poem by
Margaret Primrose, We Did Our
Part, were recited in turn by the
various groups making up the scene
at the front — stars, angels,
shepherds, kings, the innkeeper,
Mary and Joseph. Mikayla Allen
sang Joyous Christmas.
Corey Pollard read the Christmas
story from Luke 2: 1-7. Gifts
presented that morning in the spirit
of hope, peace, joy and love were
offered to the Huron County
Christmas Bureau.
On the second Sunday of Advent,
Dec. 10, the Advent candle, the
candle of peace was lit by Steven
and Christina Duizer and their
daughter, Hannah.
Damian helped his grandparents,
Arnold and Bev, Riley, light the
candle of joy on Sunday, Dec. 17
and the senior choir offered the
anthem, Christmas Jubilate. -
How can we include both Santa
and Jesus in our Christmas
Primary children had worked hard
learning their lines and songs for a
musical play about snowflakes with
which to impress a full house of
parents and grandparents.
The yearbook committee is
working hard to include colour
pages in this year's graduate book.
To that end raffle tickets were sold
at the door on a Christmas
basket.
Harvey Hoggart was the lucky
winner.
celebrations was the question posed
by Rev. Pat Cook during the
children's time. Then she read the
book, A Special Place for Santa.
After delivering all his gifts, Santa
made his usual last visit to the
church with the life-sized nativity
scene. There he had a visit from God
who knew how upset Santa was
feeling about taking the emphasis
away from Christ.
God was undergtanding and told
Santa that he really had spread the
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Sunday school presents white gifts
From your friends
- ,s. at the Blyth Masonic
ft Lodge, we wish you
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and your family
a Merry Christmas
and a safe & happy
2007.
Masonic Lodge #303, AF & AM
c/o Greg McClinchey
P.O. Box 309
Blyth, Ontario NOM 1H0