HomeMy WebLinkAboutTimes-Advocate, 1988-12-21, Page 8Ti es -Advocate, December 21, 1988 .
Real men do babysit This was proven last Tuesday at the Exeter Lions Christmas party as the adults seemed. to
enjoy the fun as much as the children. Shown. from the left are John and Amanda Wuerth, Joe and Jordan Dar-
.ling and Jim and Alyssa Darling.
Clinton. Christian School reports
CLINTON - Student progress was
spelled out in the interim reports of
late October. Parent interviews fol-
. lowed on November 8 and 9. At
Clinton and District Christian'
School, we find these discussions
very useful and helpful. Already,
there have been improvements!
Grade "3 presented the Remem-
brance Day assembly at 10:45 a.m..
November 11. The stage was suita-
bly decorated and a meaningful pro-
gram was observed by Grades L - 6.,
The Grade 7 and 8 students attended
the cenotaph service at Clinton Li-
brary Park. .
. Congratulations to Ben Dykstra
- and Eric.DenHollander whoplaced
second in the'Clinton Legion's Lit-
erary Contest. .
In November Curtis and Jeff
Hesselink left our school . and
moved of Si. Catharines: At Christ-
mas, we must also say good bye to
school parents Rev. and, Mrs. Gil-
bert Kidd and their chilc.ren as they'.
• take a charge at Blind River, Onta-
rio. Also Mr. and Mrs. Nick Den
Bocr and family will move to Wa
• tcrloo. We will miss them all very
much; we wish them happiness in
their new locations.
With the winter season upon us,•
outtloor hockey is in full swing on
the playground at recess. Indoors, •
the senior grades are involved in
volleyball. Grades 5 - 8 have an op-
portunity to improve their skills af-
ter school on Wednesdays up to
4:30. Many are taking part. Teams
will be preparing for a tournament
in London on January 30.
All classes are preparing for our
Christmas celebration "The Gift
Goes ON`'. Every student in in-
volved in some way. The choir will -
Iead in, song. Last week, our choir
presented a- short -program at the •
Centre for the Homebound at Hu
ronview. -
Last -.week, the first term reports
were handed -out. This detailed ac-
count of each :stulients progresswill.
encourage him or her to do -well the
next term.,.
From CDCS, we wish our:readers
a joyous Christmas season.
Story about Santa
With deebesf appreciation
for your friendship and
good will in the past, thanks
and Merry Christmas.
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`tit: fashioned Yule. Ma% Your holiday he filled with the happy sounds
of laughter as you rejoice in the company of family and friends,
By Starr Hovius
Usborne Central •
One night Santa Claus got stuck
in thc chimney and couldn't get out.
In the morning the children saw
him but they didn't know what to
do. My mother saw him. She yelled
and woke up dad and I was frigh-
tened. Hc got angry. So he asked
for food. I gave him a bone with
meat. The next day camc and•one
week too and Santa got skinny and
then he got through, but- guess
what happened? He ate everything.
from the refrigerator and got pretty
fat too. After a while he Icft and
gave the other gifts to the people
that night.
The Jolly Old Soul
By Aaron Caissie
Grade 8, McCurdy. -Central
There once was a jolly old soul.
That liked to go sliding.down poles.
He thought of a chimney
But said it's too windy ,
That silly and jolly old soul.
Dear Santa
1. will leave the cookies and egg .
nogin the refrigerator. How many
reindeer arc in the north pole? 1
want a decent hat. I promise that I
will be sleeping when you come.
Mcrry Christmas. How is Ru-
dolph? Is his nose still working?
Tell Rudolph 1 wish him a safe
flight. Your friend
• Marcy Swancc,
Usborne Central
This has not been a vintage year
for farmers.
although bankruptcies in the ag-
riculture community have eased a
little, it has been estimated that
about 23 percent. of the farmers in
Canada have no choice and will be
forced to default on their debt pay-'
ments to financial institutions.
It is impossible to get an accurate
figure because many banks and trust
companies do not have the informa-
tion up to date and the Farm Credit
Corporation can only predict. It is a
bleak outlook.
Also, futurists in this country are
saying that by the year 2000, the
number of farmers in Canada will
drop by half, from 450,000 across
the country to 225,000. They are
also saying'that the family farm as
we perceive it will disappear.
Unfortunately, it is not easy to
define a family farm although most
of us. see it as a family -- a mother
and father. = working with sons and
daughters who help until they mar-
ry. But many farmers are now fami-
ly corporations where the father and
son or daughter incorporate the
business. It could also be several
'sons or daughter in corporation.
The futurists see the same thing
happening here as in the Excited
States where huge corporations
have taken.over agriculture.
So, the family farm is in jeopardy
and that is sad.
Animal rights activists are .threa-
tening agriculture in Europe nd it
won't be Jong until their influence
will be felt in Canada. The Swedes,
long known for their welfare legis-
lation, have extended 'that welfare;
...consciousness right into the barn-
yard. .
They -have laws that arc the. most
stringent in the world. Cattle, pigs
and chickens are the -target. Under
the -law, cattle now have "grazing
rights" and cannot be kept in -huge.
feedlots. Pigs cannot be tethered and
must be given separate bedding and
feeding places. Cows and pigs must
have "access to -straw and litter."
Chickens must be freed from
cramped cages. No drugs or hor-
• Tones can be used on farm animals
except to treat disease.- .
That could happen here. If it does,
food will be even more expensive.
Part of the problem for farmers is
that farm organizations are notori--
ously-tinderfundead and cannot fight
the battles' to properly czplain their
position. -It is not enough to say,
hey, thc health and welfare of our
,animals is of paramount importance
to us. Farmers must he ahlc to de-
fend themselves.
And that brings me to the Onta-
rio Federation of Agriculture and
its request for a refundable check-
off on all farm products sold. The
OFA needs thc money. As this is
written, Agminister Jack Riddell
has made no decision on the OFA's
request.
So, the picture is not bright.
Commodity, by commodity,
things do not bode well for fann-
ers.
But they arc wonderfully opti-
It's Christmas Time
By Anne Conlin
Grade 5, Mt. Carmel School c
It's Christmas time!
Beautiful, thick snowflakes
Arc dancing and floating
To thc•sound of thc whistling
wind.
It's Christmas time!
Everything is lit up
With the glowing brightness of
The red and green candles
In-thc window sill. •
It's Christmas time!
And the fancily gathers under the
(roc •
•With Christmas carols playing
softly
As they pass out brightly wrapped
To te packagespeople they love.
,It's Christmas time again!
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.mistic people. Working. on the
land and with animals gives them a
perspective that is close t� nature.
They will survive because they
• are close to God. • • . .
At this time of year -when all.
eyes -turn to a tiny .babe in a farm .
setting, the -optimism is even -More
apparent. Christmas on the farm is
a joyous event and that joyousness ..
warms the heart of many farmers -
for many months into the.new.
year. -
They will keep on keeping on.
My grandfather once said to me:
"No feeling in the world is better
than when you finish the chores
and smell the wonderful 'odor of
hay and hear the animals contented-
ly-eating.
ontentedly eating.
"I close the Karn door and listen
and smell and look to the comfort-
ing light in the house and know
that all is right with the world and
'God is in His holy temple."
"That's why I am a farmer."
And a 'Merry Christmas to you,
too.
May Peace ,
dwell 'within
your hearts,
bringing joy
to you and
yours this
Christ mas
season.
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