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Home My WebLink AboutTimes-Advocate, 1985-12-24, Page 6Times -Advocate, December 24, 1985 t CHRISTMAS EVERYWHERE — Grades five and six at SE Boniface School told of the Christmas customs in many lands as their part in the annual Chrjstmas.concert at the school. r n families Some Huo • get salmon- not turkey. On December 10, 38 chinook salmon with a total weight of approximately 200 kilogram] were -turned over to the •Salvation Army in Wingham by=the Ministry of Natural Resources. Cap- tain't3orden Linkletter of Wingham was in charge of distribution of fish. Skunk visits Eastern Star The December meeting of Exeter Chapter of the Eastern Star was held December 15 at which meeting we he noured•our Past Matrons and Past Patrons. Sister Bernice Kristoferson, WM, thanked those who were responsible for our first entry in the Santa Claus Parade with a float. Santa Claus and his friendly skunk helper paid a visit to our meeting with seasons good wishes and a goodie. Birthday babies for this month were Reg. Finkbeiner. Martha Moody. Bernice Boyle and Donald Gaiser. According to Captain Linkletter "all the fish would be put to good use by needy families". The fish had been seized during this past fall by Wingham District conser -vation officers as a result of illegal netting and snagging activities along the Bayfield, Maitland and Nine Mile rivers. A total of 23 charges were laid: All but one charge has been finalized and the violators were fined a tptal of $4,000.00 in Goderich court. Altof the seized salmon and some of the fishing equipment was ordered forfeited to the Crown. All forfeited items are,then dispos- ed 41 by the ministry. Ifs the case of edible fish or game, they are turned over to charitable organizations.' Equipment either goes to -a public auction, is destroyed pr is utilized by the ministry, depending onthe type and condition of the seizure. The seized fish have gone the full cycle. They did belong to the public when they were in the river. They were taken illegally, seized, ordered ., gra lACl l l C.R.l l i R.CfgO C01 IS . .he Mane event n si eCOiCI ZOOf % 143 ctg Would like to wish their clientele a' very ' tr .a s :‘, ?�U Merry -Christmas and a ;'�; • Happy New Year � ti 346 Main St. Exeter ' 235-0421 ?: 10431A014434344300'.. rernernsrn ernesvesemwn env ran s-+ew wawa ens cuts - vn oft wave -aft Is ffror wov- 4 ti -- , . ''' g 8 g Merry Christmas It's that warm and cozy Holiday Season when l± families share with their neighbors .and g friends happy times and good. feelings. We wish you the best, along with our thanks. g Amelia Dowling, Alma Davey, Bonnie Gingerich, g Tim Campbell, Jay and billion Campbell g g JEWELLER g EXETER p kd erts erts ern ens 0.3eats eats ams art arcs lot tin f ern ern ern Ives ern ire, res.rn.�n+.�s.mn.ret� forfeited and finally returned tothe public through the Salvation 4rmy. .In some cases it was the public who prompted the conservation officers'• to act by reporting suspicious ac- tivities. The ministry encourages the public to call at the time -of a suspected violation or suspicious activity. And for many needy families in the Wingham and Listowel areas, Santa Claus is in green and white instead of red and white for this Christmas of 1985. . CWL enjoy pot luck lunch A general meeting of Precious Blood C.W.L. was held November 11th at Precious Blood School. The guest speaker of the evening, Verona Snyder, gave a very informative talk concerning her work with the Fami- ly and Children's Services. She outlined some of the difficulties encountered and the rewards that en- sue from working with disturbed, children placed in her care. • November 20, a very successful Penny Sale was held at the Legion Hall. A large crowd attended. Toni Bergndsen and Esther Rau visited the gick and the shut-ins and presented each one with a poinsettia. December 16. C.W.L. members, their daughters and _ friends were treated to a festive Christmas party in Precious Blood School gym. The Christmas theme wag evident in the attractively decorated tables and in the entertainment • which followed a delicious pot -luck dinner. Of special interest to the children was the arrival of Santa at the end of the evening, with his gifts of candy. Marilyn Stasik won the door prize. The league sponsored a bus to take the children of Precious Blood School to the Blue Water Rest Home, Zurich, December 17, where t ntertain- ed the residents. Anne Marie Coo and Ge Gregus volunteered to pre e . ff and cook two turkeys to be delivered to the soup kitchen in London. December 23. Others volunteered to help in the kit- chen for one day if their help was needed. The next monthly meeting wi be held Monday, January 13, 1986. Christmas Eve by Kristy Dobson (:rade 6. Stephen Central Tuesday night as Santa comes. Everyone will be settled in bed dreaming of sugar plums. Waiting till morn till they gel up. Up to look at Christmas stuff. Stockings full of candy, And underneath the Christmas tree. presents of different things. secs ern rats ern evtS ITTOIPSSIMIPTUTTNI+res g 1 g g U o 8 B g 8 C Management and Stall ggLes Valu.Mart Exeter 235.0262 3 . s ew..+u.w�n+r+a.an+rm.w•w•Mn.•�eq Warmest wishes for a bright and beautiful Christmas Season. Christmas brings hope Christmas is the symbol of Hope. But was there ever a hope that seem- ed less likely to be fulfilled than the one born 2000 years ago in Bethlehem? The tiny baby Jesuspro-. claimed as a challenge to mighty Caesar and the vast Empire! How incongruous! Yet, where is Caesar's might to- day? His armies and crumbled em- pire have passed into history, and his influence is scarcely felt. In com parison, the Things of which Jesus spoke ...words of hope...have outaasted the world in which they wet spoken and have grown stronger with each passing -century. • Often we feel it's foolish to believe that love and goodwill can triumph over ,the organized evil and hate abroad in our world today. The con- test seems so unequal. How can we find hopein the story of Christmas .when we're confronted with the grim reality of this nuclear age? How can we do it? We can start by going back to the people, the shepherds; the wisemen, who gathered around the manger. The world in which they lived was so bloody, violent and callous that they had every right to cry, "Look what the world has come to! "'But instead, they looked at the little baby asleep in the straw and exclaimed, "Look what, has come into the world!" Hay can we find hope like that? We can begin as God does with small things. When He plans a uniderse he starts with an atom. When He plans a tree, he starts with a tiny seed. When He plans to change the hearts of mankind, He sends a baby to a manger. • Even on our earthly plane all great achievements have humble beginn- As outlandish as it may seem, all o� ings. Beethoven began the Moonlight us have capacities within us, be on Sonata by practicing his scales. our comprehension, to Influence th Henry Ford began to invent the mass affairs of our world.. What we thin manufacture of automobiles by tear- and do is important, and our faith i ... .................................... A Happy Time by Shawn Cooper Grade 5, McCurdy -Huron Hope Once upon a time, a short while ago, a family was poor. The family had a mom, a dad, one sister and two brothers. One boy was looking out the window and saw a merchant selling trees. He saw people coming out of the store with lots of presents and he knew his family would be less for- tunate. Suddenly., he had an idea! He would shovel laneways and help the merchants and earn enough money. He had worked and earned $400.85. He went straight to the shop and bought his father a dress suit,and a pair of coveralls; mother, he bought a night gown and a dress; sister, a dress and a doll; brother, a train and cars. Then, he went to the butcher shop and bought potatoes, a turkey, ham, gravy; etc. Then, he went home. His family was the happiest, little house in the country. It Seems to me... by Gwyn Whilsmith ning to repair watches and clocks. Einstein began fashioning the theory of relativity by learning the . multiplication tables. But in this im- personal world it may seem hard to believe that insignificant persons can do something to meet the great needs of our time. History, however, proves it's so. . Take the men who followed Jesus when -he started his ministry. They were ordinary, working class men, fishermen and tax collectors, no dif- ferent from the thousands around tbem until they met Jesus. Today; they are called saints, and honoured for the way they turned theworldup- side down and changed the course of history. . ' God brings us the wisdom to know what we can do, and the strength to do it. Though we feel small and une- quipped for the task, we look at the baby lying in a manger at the heart of the huge Roman Empire, and vee gather our courage and our hope. The hope of Christmas is this: though the outlook may be dark, the only darkness we need to fear is the darkness within ourselves. Even when the news headlines are bait, Christ shines through like a beacon, and if enough follow His light , the day - will kurely come when men will "Beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks." Christmas brings that hope. May you have a blessed one. 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