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cream together. An older cousin would
distribute this wonderful treat. The men
could never get enough of it and the
ins would always be begging for more.
e ladies were, as always, very concern -
about their diets and would politely
ediine...well maybe just a little piece
pouldn't hurt. Of course put very little
;amel sauce on, oh, and not a great deal
it ee cream.
,. a temporary waitress would come
TS ick with the order to the kitchen. If you
leaked close you could trace a faint smile
o4 Grandma's face when she heard that
hey wanted "just a little". So she would
i d just a wee bit more on the plate. When
the dessert was presented to the aunt, she
Would exclaim that it really was much too
ltl';gch, but she would eat it anyway .since
already had it. After all, we can't hurt
andma's feelings by refusing it! Inside
the kitchen the smile on Grandma's face
*Mild grow, just a little bit more.
t:' Soon the meal would be completed and
all the crumbs wiped up and the dishes fill-
ing the kitchen for washing. Once again,
the ladies would gather in the kitchen to
wash and clean up. Once again they would
complain about the high rn,at of fnn,i talk
CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987—Page 7
at Grandma's house ..
about their children, trade recipes and
discuss their neighbors.
When the dishes were done, the table
cleaned and the usual array of munchies
set out again, they would join the men and
visit in the front room.
Loud discussions took place among the
adults while we counted the minutes until
Santa came. All of a sudden there would
come a loud knock on the door and a hearty
HO -HO -HO could be heard. Tiny ears perk-
ed up and voices would exclaim Santa's
here! ! Santa's here! ! Grandma would
answer the door and a big round red man
would POMP in and stand in the center of
the crowd and exclaim: '`HO HO HO
Merry Christmas!"
Confusion was every place as Santa
strode to the back of the dining room to
hand out the gifts. Each person would find
a place to stand or sit in the crowded room
to see all the excitement. To receive your
gift, you must give Santa a kiss...unless
you were a man of course.
We always had two presents at
Grandma's Christmas, one was from San-
ta and the other from Grandma and Gram -
pa. The one from Santa could be found on
your Christmas list, but Grandma always
gave us knitted mittens. Mittens knit with
love to keep our hands warm on the com-
ing frosty days. I always wore last year's
mittens under the new mittens to keep my
hands doubly warm and dry. There was
never any shortage of mittens in our
house, although some times a 'pair' of mit-
tens was difficult to find.
Grandma and Grampa would exclaim
with joy over the gifts given to them, it was
always proudly displayed, and each per-
son was thanked, a tear could always be
found in their eyes. Looking back, it was
how I realized more about what Christmas
is, not just receiving, but appreciating, I
also realized the importance of giving as
well.
After the gifts had been handed out, ad-
mired, and after the miles of wrapping
paper was gathered and thrown out, the
cousins would go out into the cold weather
to play. There was always snow at
Grandma's. Tall banks to build tunnels
and forts in. Lots of snow to craft
snowballs for fights with. We would stay
outside until our fingers were numb and
our noses red and runny. Then we would
troop back into the house to warm up and
play with the games and toys received for
Cherrio Club holds Christmas meeting
By Dora Shobbrook
LONDESBORO - The Cheerio Club held
their Christmas meeting and dinner at the
Hillcrest Restaurant on December 16.
Beth Knox and Edythe Beacom welcom-
ed all 10 members and then a turkey din-
ner was served.
After dinner, Mrs. Knox and Miss
Beacom gave some readings and held con-
tests. There was also a gift exchange. At
the conclusion, Mrs. Knox and Miss
Beacom thanked the Brunkard for the
dinner.
Ladies' Club
SUMMERHILL - The Christmas meeting
of the Summerhill Ladies Club was held
December 9 at the home of Ruth Jenkins.
Phyllis Tyndall opened the meeting with a
poem called It's Christmas time.
Nineteen members and one visitor were
welcomed. The creed and The Lord's
Prayer were repeated in unison. The roll
call was answered by the exchange of
Christmas gifts.
A letter was read from the Huron Day
Centre and a donation was sent from the
club to help in their services to the
community.
Christmas cards were signed by the club
members to be sent to former club members
and others of the community who are alone
at Christmas. Gladys Van Egmond played
A large number of people enjoyed the
Hallett Central School Christmas concert
on December 14.
United Church
At the United Church here, John Hog-
gart greeted everyone. The ushers were
Denise Hulley, Sara Lyons, Tracy Salver -
da and Kim Salverda.
Rev. Snihur welcomed all guests and
members, then he gave call to worship and
made the announcements.
On December 24, the candlelight service
begins at 8 n.m. There is no Sunday School
for the next two weeks, it resumes on
January 10. The Bible study and Youth
Group meetings resume on the week
beginning January 4.
Heather Jackson lit the fourth Advent
candle (the candle of the Wiseman). The
children's Christmas band played in-
strumentals and sang songs.
The readings were given by Brenda Rad-
ford and Rev. Snihur. The junior choir
sang the Anthem, directed by Marsha
Szusz and the organist was Deanna Lyon.
holds last meeting of year
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Christmas carols on her electric keyboard
and the club joined in singing.
Eve Merrill gave a reading entitled
Memorable Christmases and she also had a
contest, Christmas Trivia, won by Marianne
Colclaugh.
Joanne Salverda gave a reading What we
gain at Christmas. Tina Nykamp read a
poem entitled Most wonderful day in the
year.
The January meeting will be held January
13, 1988 at 2:30 p.m. at Eve Merrill's. The
roll call is to be Improvements you would
like to see in 1988. Lunch and program will
be looked after by Phyllis Tyndall, Gladys
Van Egmond and Jan Van Spengen.
The meeting closed with singing and a
lunch was served. Everyone enjoyed a
social time together.
Help OMAF celebrate
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food
is 100 years young! Lots of ac-
complishments, lots of changes!
1988 is a year to honor significant
achievements in the agricultural industry
and to increase Ontario's awareness of the
benefits the agricultural and food industry
had hail nn the 'v nnnmie and social life of
this province.
They would like to kickoff the year by
honoring the New Years baby in each of the
five county hospitals as One of the events.
They would also like to invite you to the
Clinton OMAF office during the week of
January 4 - 8 for a celebration.
Christmas.
It wouldn't be long after that that it
would grow dark and late. Long journeys
home would be regretfully considered and
families would pack up gifts and children
to go home again. This was the worst part
of the day, now we had to say goodbye to
all our favourite cousins, which included
just about everybody. Aunts and uncles
would question us as to *hen we would see
them next. We would look at our parents
and they would reply as to the time of year.
Plans would be made and goodbyes
shouted to all as each family left.
We would be bundled up in the car, our
parents discussing the news while my
brother and I would admire our gifts and
compare them. The snow would fall gently
as we stared out our windows into the dark
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We would remember the fun and games
we had, and anticipate the next time we
would see the family again. The darkness
would fold in around us and we would drift
off to sleep, dreaming of a white
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