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Christmas Ls fast approaching and once
again members of the Clinton Business Im-
provement Area (CBIA) have outdone
themselves to make the occasion joyous.
The downtown area is ablaze with lights,
making it one of the most attractive towns
around and well worth an evening drive.
Store windows brilliantly reflect the season
as merchants vie for the honor of being
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chosen Best Christmas Window. This year
the winner will get two free dinners,
courtesy of the CBIA, at the member
restaurant of their choice.
Most Clinton stores will be open from 9
a.m. to 9 p.m. during the week before
Christmas, Dec. 19-23 and from 9 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. on Christmas Eve. Many mer-
chants are running in-store Christmas
draws of valuable merchandise, while the
Clinton News -Record is holding a cash
draw, with a crisp, new $50 bill to be won by
some lucky Clinton shopper. Tickets for the
(-ash draw are available from all CBIA
members until Dec. 24.
Even the Huron Day Care Centre at
Huronview is involved in the downtown
festivities. Members and volunteers have
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built a spectacular gingerbread house, now
on display in the window of Shiral's Depart-
ment Store. It will be raffled at the close of
business on Christmas Eve, with tickets
available from Day Care volunteers, at
Shiral's or Ball and Mutch Furniture.
A special shopping day for senior citizens
has been planned for Dec. 14. All day long,
participating merchants will be offering a
hefty 10 per cent discount on most purchases
made by seniors and the CBIA will host a
Tea Break for shoppers in the downtown
area, with coffee, tea and Christmas goodies
offered free to senior citizens and available
at a small cost to others.
Kids are the best part of Christmas and
once again Clinton merchants are throwing
a free skating party at the Clinton Arena on
Dec. 10 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. for kids of all
ages. Each child will be given coupons for a
free pop and hot dog at the front door.
Volunteers will be on hand to help little ones
on the ice and Santa Claus will pay a visit.
Last year, over 300 skaters attended the
CBIA party.
The CBIA is also sponsoring a Christmas
poster and poem contest through area
schools. Students can enter as many times
as they want, either as a class project or on
their own time.
Prizes are gift certificates, redeemable at
any participating Clinton business and en-
tries will be judged in four categories for
both posters and poems, Grade 1-2, Grade 3-
4, Grade 5-6 and Grade 7-8.
Entries must be deposited at Groves' TV,
Shiral's or Ball and Mutch Furniture by 9
p.m. Dec. 16. Winners will be notified by
Dec. 19 and the best posters will be
displayed in store windows, while the best
poems will appear in the Clinton News -
Record.
Santa Claus and his elf, Sparkle, will be at
the Clinton Arena from 1-2:30 p.m. on Dec.
10. Santa has a busy schedule this year so he
will be making an early guest appearance in
Clinton.
Any child accompanied by an adult is in-
vited to visit Santa, to whisper Christmas
wishes in his ear and there will be a letter
box for the North Pole at the library from
now until Dec. 24 for kids who would rather
put it in writing.
CBIA co-ordinator Toby Rainey says she
is tremendously pleased with the en-
thusiasm Clinton merchants are showing in
support of their organization this year.
"They're a great bunch and they sure are
making Clinton the place to be this
Christmas," she enthused.
Keeping toyland safe
During the holiday season, children could
aspirate ornaments or toys that mask their
potential danger behind a face of fun.
The delicate plastic Santa Claus dangles
on a low tree bough, enticing the two-year-
old boy. He grabs it, puts it to his mouth, and
realizes it isn't candy. Surprised, the
youngster tries to sit it out. But it cracks,
and a portion of the plastic lodges in his
windpipe or is aspirated (inhaled) into his
lungs. It's a possible tragedy in the midst of
fun because aspiration of foreign objects is a
leading cause of death and injury among
children under six years of age.
Holiday time, with attention -getting or-
naments, decorations and parents
distracted by dozens of activities, is a par-
ticularly dangerous period for curious tod-
dlers who instinctively grab for objects and
put them in their mouths.
What can parents do to keep preschoolers
safe? The Ontario Lung Association sug-
gests:
Do not place tiny ornaments on low tree
boughs where a youngster can grab them.
* Tell Santa Claus to bring presents that
do not have button eyes or tiny car wheels
that can come loose.
• Keep small "finger food" such as
peanuts and popcorn, off low coffee tables
when you entertain. Food also can be
aspirated.
At this joyous season, your Lung Associa-
tion wishes you and yours a happy and
healthy holiday.
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