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Christmas Bureau looking for help
Dear Editor,
Christmas is around the corner,
and the Huron County Christmas
Bureau is asking for your help.
The Christmas Bureau?s goal is to
ensure that all children and their
families in Huron County have
gifts of new clothing, new toys
and food for Christmas. Economic
hardships struck many families
this year due to the downturn in
the economy, and have made it
very difficult for many parents to
provide food and clothing for their
children throughout the year, let
alone at Christmas. Without the
support of our community, the
bureau would not be able to
achieve its goal. In the Wingham
area, many local businesses,
churches and schools already have
actions in place to support the
Christmas Bureau by having drop
boxes for new toys and clothing,
angel trees with gift tags and food
collection events. Look for drop
boxes or gift trees as you go about
To the Editor
WKS
preparing for your Christmas
activities. Remember to treat
canned food items gently so that
tins do not get dented, as damaged
canned items cannot be given to
our receiving families. Financial
gifts are also welcome as they
make it possible for The Bureau to
buy food vouchers and new cloth-
ing
loth ing in sizes where donations are
lacking. •
Volunteers carry out the task of
running The Huron County
Bureau. These volunteers spend
many hours managing and organ-
izing and carrying out bureau
activities so that needy families in
our community experience some
Christmas cheer. Gifts of new toys
and new clothing and food will be
gratefully received at Sacred
Heart Roman Catholic Church
Hall on Carling Terrace during the
week of December 7th to 1 lth.
Volunteers are needed during this
week to help collect donations,
sort toys and clothing and \ food
items. The confidential distribu-
tion of gifts to families takes place
during the week of December 14th
to 17th. This week, volunteers are
also needed to help carry gifts for
the receiving families.
Please . help ensure that there
will be Christmas gifts for every
child and family in our communi-
ty. If you know of a family in need
of Christmas help, please have
them call the Christmas Bureau at
519.524.7356 between December
1st and 11th. If you would like
more information about the
Christmas Bureau or would like to
volunteer, please contact Susan
Hotchkiss, 519.357.2262 or
Eileen George, 519.357.3451.
Eileen George,
Huron County Christmas
Bureau
Getting the .kids to bed can be a challenge
When we were a younger, married couple and had
only one child, I often complained about how diffi-
cult it was to get the little (ahem) man into bed at the
proper time. He was quite excellent at stalling and
very imaginative when it came to distracting me
from my mission, which was to tuck him in before I
went to bed. "Don't worry," my wife assured
me. "It can only get easier." This would prob-
ably have been true IF WE HAD ONLY HAD
ONE CHILD.
However, due to unforeseen circumstances,
• we now have THREE CHILDREN, two of
whom share a bunk bed. Trust me when I tell
you, it has not gotten easier.
It has only gotten 'different.' Now,
instead of one little voice calling out of
a darkened bedroom for hours on end,
we have TWO little voices arguing, cry-
ing, hollering and calling out for hours on
end. Plus, as an added bonus, both children take it
upon themselves to get OUT of bed and tell us exact-
ly what the other one is up to. This definitely puts a
damper on the of
Romantic Night Life (as do the children them-
selves). After six or seven visits from both parties, I
get elected to go and 'SETTLE' things.
Me: "Son, why are you out of bed again?"
My Son: "She poured water on my. bed."
Me: "Is that true?"
My Daughter: "Yeah, well, he told me to."
Me: "If he told you to cut off your toe, would
you?"
My Daughter: "Ha ha ha! Yes ! "
Me: "Did you tell her to?"
My Son: "No."
Me: "Really?"
My Son: "Well, she said "Do you want me to pour
water on your bed?" "
Me: "And what did you say?"
My Son: "I said YES because I. knew that she
wouldn't do it."
Me: "Apparently you DIDN'T know. Why did
she want to pour water on your
bed?"
My Son: "I don't know."
Me: "Why did you want to pour water
on his bed?"
My Daughter: "Because he said that
our friendship was over."
Me: "Did you say that?"
My Son: "Yeah."
Me: "So you knew why she wanted to pour water
on your bed."
My Son: "Of course."
Me: "So. When. I. Asked. You. Why. She. Wanted.
To. Pour. Water. On. Your.
Bed. Why. Didn't. You, Tell. Me?"
My Son: "I don't know."
Me (grinding my teeth): "Goodnight!"
My Son (to his sister): "NOW our friendship is
REALLY over."
I know, I know. It can only get easier. Soon, they'll
be tucking ME in.
Mark Thrice is our hometown humour columnist.
Photo by Garit Reid
Andy Orr from Goderlch Aircraft received the award for Huron
County Manufacturer of the Year from Warden Ken Oke. The
Award was presented at the Manufacturing Excellence Awards
on Nov. 12 in Clinton at the Regional . Equine and Agricultural
Centre of Huron.
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