Clinton News-Record, 1980-12-24, Page 16PAGE1
'S-RE.c0 WED D
EC ~ M.BElt 24 1980
pecial
iiyittn Ferguson
would like to per
sonailY wish each and
everyone of you.' a won-
derful: Christmas. x know
it iS going to be extrenfely
bard for some of us who
have 'lost loved ones who
will not be with us this
Christrnas, and all those
that are unemployed,
physically andmentally
handicapped, far away
from home or in hospitals
to have a ver Merry
Cl�iristmas'but iiwe could
take the one ithiversal
holiday of the year and
thank anri ,,.1Crs
-.4n focus on
ourselves maybe
someone will have a
joyous Christmas that
otherwise they never
could have had.
I would like to share
with you A Christmas
Alphabet by Marion
Conger.
A is for Angels, ap-
pearing on high,
proclaiming glad news
from a clear midnight
sky.
B is . Balthazar, Black
King . from' -afar, who
journeyed to Bethlehem
led by a star, bearing
gifts to the Child born
that first Christmas day
and laid in a cradle on
cushions of hay.
D is for the dolls of which
little girls dream.
E for an eggnog with
nutmeg and cream.
F is a fir tree made
festive and bright by
candles a family has
gathered to light, by
silvery
Garlands and gewgawa
of gold, and all that its
fragrant green branches
can hold of gingerbread
babies and cranberry
strings and other most
gorgeously glittering
things.
1- is for holly wreaths
decking the halls, and
`hemlock boughs hung on
the living -room walls.
Iis for ice skaters racing
together, on indigo ponds
in icicle weather.
J is the Jewel -colored
jellies and jams served
with turkeys and geese
and with clove -studded
hams.
K is Kris Kringle, whose
cheeks are like cherries,
and the magical knap-
sack of Khaki he carries,
full of kites, and
kaleidoscopes, kerchiefs
and kittens, and stuffed
kgngaroos and gay
L its for logs thatare laid
. on the hearth to burn
When the winter sweeps
out of the north.
M is for misty -eyed
maidens and misses who
stand neath the mistletoe
waiting for kisses.
N is for nuts with nut-
cracker handy.
O is for oranges and
oodles of candy,
P is plum puddings with
hard sauce on top, and
�.pies ,,made of ,.p ,nwk..i.
and popcorn to pop.
Q is for warm patchwork
quilt on a bed.
mas alphabet
R isfor ribbons of
raspberry red.
S is for sleighs and for
sleds and for skis,
shimming over the snow
with the greatest of ease.
T is for tops and for all of
the toys, like trumpets
and torn -corns that make
a fine noise. •
U is a useful, unin-
teresting box of um-
brellas and underwear,
mufflers and socks.
�.� vignro;a s re indeer.:_
named Vixen and Blitzen,
flies around the
World olike the down' of a
Ac of
'hr sluhas trends
,is our Wish fir4Pr
3Iay , ouur
*oi ' l ys ire
everyli fling,1"00.
svasu* l M1P1Ii to e
thistle when Faint, Nick
cracks his whip and gives
thema whistle.
X is for Xrnas cards come
by the dozens from aunts
and from uncles and from
friends and from "cousins.
Y is a yule candle lighted
each year, and the
yawning of youngsters as.
bedtime draws near.
Z is a zebra with shoe -
button eyes, peeking out
of a stocking in happy
surpr-.ise,..a-nd-looking s -i
- if he could -he would say
"Merry Christmas to all,
and to all a good day! ".
School puts on good show
Last week was an
extremely busy one at the
Vanastra Public . School
and each morning from 9
- 9:30 a Carol Sing took
place in the auditorium.
The children of the school
had the opportunity to
share the spirit with
others in the community
who are less fortunate.
an themselves. Many of
the boys and girls
brought gifts to school
and placed them under
the Christmas tree. These
gifts were later
distributed ' within—the
community sothat
everyone would be able to
have a Merry Christmas.
On Tuesday evening a
Christmas Concert was
held and the Grade 5 and
6 class presented
Dickens' A Christmas
Carol to a capacity
crowd. Between acts the
crowd was entertained
by the kinderbrten
class, Grades 1 , 2 and 3
and the school choir.
Thanks goes to the
Conestoga College
students for their per-
severance while the
pupils were preparing for
this concert. Thanks goes
out, too, to the carpentry
students who constructed
the wings for the stage. A
very special thank .you
also goes to Peter Gah-
wiler who loaned an
amplifier'
It is only 'with
cooperation such as this
that these types of ac-
tivities can be planned.
On Thursday afternoon
the boys and girls were
treated to the movie
Pinnochio in Outer Space.
This film was the staff's
present to the students.
A appy winner,
Tammy Dow/ell took
home the Gingerbread
House made by Mrs.
Johns. The money raised
for this will be put into the
Student Bank Account for
all the children.
On Friday the school
dismissed for the
Christmas Break at noon.
Classes begin again on
Monday, January 5th at 9
a.m. The staff and pupils
of Vanastra Public School
would like to take this
opportunity to thank
everyone for all their help
this past year and to wish
everyone the very best of
the Holiday Season!
Draw has many winners
Winners of the 15
turkeys at the Vanastra
Recreation Centre on
December 15th were:
Lila Thompson,
Brucefield; Norma
Goulding, Vanastra;
Bertha Gibb, Clinton;
Judy Dixon, Freda
Smith, Clinton; Mrs.
Jack Hart, Linda Dixon,
Vanastra; Sylvia Mer-
ner, Hensall; Berthina
Hammond, Bayfield;
Heather- ___PIttmsto--e-1,
Vanastra; Gwen Flynn,
Clinton; Vicky Guertnerr
Vanastra; Jan Ferguson,
Vanastra and Lenora
Bradley who won two
turkeys.
The first share the
wealth was won by Mrs.
Jack Hart; second share
the wealth, Alice
Jackson, Clinton; third
share the wealth, Judy
Mellor and Teta Reiland;
fourth share the wealth,
Heather Plumsteel.
Consolation winners
Christmas
quotable
The poor man is not he
who is without a cent, but
he who is without a
dream. -Harry Kemp.
were: Faye Dalrymple,
Myrtle Goulding, Phyllis
Lee, Maude Weston,
Debbie Bailey, and Lila
Thompson.
The Vanastra and
District. Lioness would
like to "take this op-
portunity to wish one and
all a very Merry
Christmas,
Cavallo 'bailers at Vanastra have seen their trailers carry some unusal and
valuable animals before, but none as exotic as a camel. That's what this extra
high trailer the firm built lar§t week will be used for. Gordon Macbowell of the
Metro Toronto Zoo, left, anti Mike Russo of Cavallo examine the trailer before
in was picked up last Friday. (James Fitzgerald photo)
ersonal glimpses
Sincere sympathies are
extended to Bruce and
Nancy Linton and family
on the tragic death of
their infant daughter
Victoria.
Congratulations to
Marsha McLean on
winning the 20 lb. turkey
and to the Jim Ryan
family for winni-ng the 15
lb. turkey in the Vanastra
and District Lions Turkey
draw on December 19th.
Proceeds go to Youth
Activities.
Wedding
congratulations are
extended to Wanda
Goulding and Gord
Bernard who were wed on
Saturday, December 19 in
Fort McMurray, Alberta.
The Wayne Ferguson
family . travelled to
Kitchener for Christen s
dinner with his folks ove
the weekend. Q
The .Glen Smith family
travelled to Meaford over
the weekend for
Christmas celebrations
with both their families.
Happy Birthday to
Wayne Ferguson on
Sunday, December 28th.
NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS
OF VANASTRA
Regarding holiday garbage pick-up:
There will be no pick-up
DECEMBER' 26, 1980
Garbage will be picked up
DECEMBER 27, 1980
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