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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1980-12-18, Page 3Co.nte.$.t.seeks...entires:,. Remember awaking on Christmas Day to the smelt of turkey roasting in the oven, hitching upthe horse to the sleigh and heading across the conw cession road to Orandmother's house? ., Rernexnber heading out the the bush • with father to find the straightest pine 'fewand the days when presents were few and far between? Remember playing the role of Mary o' roseph in the Sunday School concert, or listening to mother as she read "Twits' The Night Before Christmas"? Memories pf ,Christmas past are special to everyone and this year the News -Record would.like you to share some of those treasured moments with us. • Anyone, 18 years or older, is invited to write about their favorite Christ- -. r a r in ^ . 1000--wordsd submit it to the News -Record, Judges at the newspaper will chose the best article and a year's. sub- scription to the ,Clinton News -Record will be awarded, A second prize of $1.0 and sr third prize of $5 will also be given to the best written articles, Some of the memories will be published in the . News»Record and deadline. for entries is Monday, December 29. Anger can... •- from page i According to Mrs,: McPhail and Mrs, Timmins, it's best to know the extent` and limitations of your anger and if, worse comes to worse, set up a punching bag in the basement, beat a mattress with a tennis racket or wallop . your bathtub with a dish- ,' then talk ab�vu its "°. , — ri... stuck in > jhern.iddIe CLINTON NEWS-RECORD ,'THURSDAY, CEMB R l89ti -PAGE T,I-I,lS. CHRISTMAS GIVE, A GIFT THAT WILL LAST A•LIFETIME • curio cabinets • tea wagons • Lane cedar chests • desks • King'sOak wall units ' by Kaufman We have the selection and price,... it's worth the drive! Curio cabinet 45? FREE DELI Y SERVICE Open Tues. to Thur. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Fridays 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sat. 9:30 a.m.- 6 p.m., Closed Mondays Mill Street, Dublin Tete.phone 346-2259,. GG G 0Ovibb1/1 Fine ETTLER Furniture Getting old can_be �A difficult can. -..be 'a difficult reality to cope with. Even at the age of 25, I realize that the quarter century of life that has passed me by cannot be recaptured again. I only have the memories of those secure days of childhood, when responsibilities were few and far between and mum and dad where always there to look after my every need. I miss those days, and as' the years carry qn, I am likely to miss the days when I was single and free to go my own way. Looking at wrinkled face and massaging my stiff back in. 40 years, I'll sadly reminisce about ,.the days when I could -dance tiri dawn" and -attract suitors with my bright smile and wide eyes. Many friends and relatives will have passed my way. Some I'll have for a lifetime, some will move away and others will die. The times will have changed and electricity will grow dim under the wave of solar and nuclear power. I'll 'be from the old school and still think in feet, ounces and Farenheit, while the younger people will be a computer -minded, metric -thinking generation. I'll recall the day The Beatles made their first appearance on television and remember the tragic day that John Lennon died. My, offspring will vaguely remember him, as I do now When my parents talk about the big band sound and Benny Goodman. For some, maturity and ad- vancing in age comes easily, for -most, it's seen as the pessimistic future of being an old, unwanted senior citizen, with the, inevitable end of death. Charlie ' Farquharson surns up the general feeling about old age in these words, "Peeple nowadays seem to have more respeck fer •a cheese than a person when it's old." There is a change to drop this unfortunate . sterotyped idea and Charlie stresses, "Science has dun a good- job of addin yeers to our lives,.,but what we need now is to add a little life to our yeers." Help the Aged, an international appeal for old people in need everywhere, is one way that the world's senior citizens' are being offered support, love and a better life. Supported by many people throughout the world, including. Charlie and an impressive list of celebrities and government of- ficials, Help the Aged is a year round effort to help the financially, physically and emotionally less fortunate. This Christmas Help ,the Aged has launched their annual fund aising campaign to raise money or old people in need in Canada and around the world. During the past year, Help the Aged has offered various programs for natives- peoples; _given a. -sub-- -- sidized hearing aid program, funded eye and dental clinics in India, helped build an addition on a home for the aged in Haiti and aided the plight of elderly residents in Somalia and Afghanistan. Recently the organization donated $5,000 towards relief for elderly people suffering from the af- termath of Italy's devastating earthquake: Everyone of us, old and young can help make our lives a little .more meaningful and others a little easier by supporting Help the Aged. What greater joy could there be than by takingpart in the "Adopt a Gran" program, where people can support and befriend an elderly man or woman in the third world for only $12 a month. Help the Aged says this is one of their mostp opular programs and as–Charlie says he's going to adopt - a "gran" because he wan(s to help someone who would,like to be "in my shoes, but they ain't got any." Donations can be sent -and more-- information on Help the Aged can be obtained by writing Helen Ogle, Public Relations Director, 44 Elginton Aveunue West, Suite 311, Toronto, M4R 1A1. And in the meantime, do something special for your own gran or the elderly gentleman that lives down the road. It will make your own and their Christmas a little brighter and if we all make an effort to but life back into old age the advancing years may not be so difficult for us to accept. A Christmas treat Driving into the north end of Clinton is a real treat for residents and visitors alike thisChristmas as the Lorne Garrow family have outdone themselves with a Christmas.light-displa-y:,HereAs:just.a.smalLsample.of.the_.:Garraw's display, and a full page feature on the Garrows' and other displays :will be published in next week's special Christmas edition. (James Fitzgerald photo) Put CAMPBLL'S Christmas Magic under your tree this_.., year! It's time, for our annual men's shopping nights • two big nights, this Thursday, Dece•'nber 18 and Friday, December 19, from 7 prn 'til 10 -pts --or when you re finished! ri We're making a special effort this year to offer you unique one -of -a kind gifts. Do stop in - we'll take special care of you! Christmas is a lot of things for the man on your list. Check these Christmas suggestions, that he'll be sure to enjoy from CAMPBELL'S PYJAMAS and ROBES Li DRESS and SPOlit SHIRTS 'VELOURS C1 SCARVES and HATS 1 -SLACKS SOCKS & GLOVES & TIES 'CARDIGANS H PULLOVERS... *Van 'Raalte exclusive lingerie designs nightgowns and pyjamas, with housecoats - to match tli��u Ohl it�+n q�Qli „,.,pq,t,l;�=i ILII.!!L ,". t��lE�ll�lttlii(i j;• - next spring's income tax problems! *1928 Jewellery Company Antique Reproduc- tions - jewellery and jewellery boxes. *Noritake fine china *See our Kitchen Boutique - lots of unique gadgets! 4f *Exclusive Crabtree and Evelyn line - potpourri of perfumes and delicacies for the bath. o We also have the Claire Burke array of subtle scents. *Fieldcrest towels *Books by Canadian authors. *A special section of unique gifts for men'. *For the children - toys frpm the barnboard playpen - wooden toys, handmade dolls and clowns, books, records - and lots more' Look your best for the upcoming holiday festivities See our exceptional selection of... 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