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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1987-12-23, Page 8Page 8 —CLINTON NEWS -RECORD, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1987 As His birth lights the world with peace and love, so may we all be filled with that same spirit of the season. We wish you all a blessed Christmas and bountiful New Year. ,Rick, Barb, Mary and John CLINTON HARDWARE 24 ALBERT STREET, CLINTON 482-7023 Irf (ii" While you happily dream of the sweet delights of a sugar plum world we hope its fairy tale magic fills your holidays with dazzling delights. We have enjoyed knowing you and serving you this year. Season's Greetings fr+:tit all of us at Clinton Community CREDIT UNION 351 Years of Sorvieo 70 s.NTARIO ST. CLINT M "-14 482-3467 374 MAIN ST. S. EXETER 235.0640 PLEASE NOTE OUR HOLIDAY 14 UR THURSDAY. DECEMBER 24: Closing of 3 p.m. FRIDAY. SATURDAY, SUNDAY, MONDAY DECEMBER 2S-26-29-28: CLOSED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. DEC. 29 & 30: Regular Hours THURSDAY. DECEMBER 31: Closing of 3 p.m. FRIDAY, JANUARY 8: CLOSED MONDAY. JANUARY 4; Open Rogular Hours MARGARET HOGGARTH HELEN AND LEWIS STONEHOUSE Christmas with our correspondents • from page 5 Mrs. Shobbrook has lived in the Londesboro area all her life. When she was a young girl on the farm, she and her family would get a tree from their property. "We used to get a Christmas tree from the swamp on our farm land," she says. "It was always a fair sized tree." In those days most of their decorations were homemade. "We used to make our own decorations. Popcorn on a string was popular." Mrs. Shobbrook stated. During the Yuletide, she would always go to the church Christmas concert by sleigh. The Christmas meal has always been the traditional turkey feast. "Everybody came for dinner. The families were bigger then. Everyone was so full after dinner. After dinner, we would all play cards, games and go skiing," she said. Mrs. Shobbrook also received a tradi- tional gift when she was younger. "For a good many years I got a doll every year and the first time I didn't get a doll, I received a lamp." Mrs. Shobbrook says. "The prices (of gifts) have gone up. But I hope the spirit of Christmas is the same." One last tradition added by Mrs. Shob- brook's daughter, Muriel Millson, is their Christmas dessert, "her (Mrs. Shobbrook's ) pudding and sauce is the big thing at Christmas time.'' Doris Hunter For Bayfield resident Doris Hunter, Christmas begins for her with the start of Advent and when she gets out the family creche. "Ours is quite remarkable," says Mrs. Hunter. "We started collecting pieces of the nativity when our first daughter was born. That was 50 years ago. We brought a dif- ferent figure every year to teach our daughters the story ,9f the nativity." Today she has quite a large collection of nativity figures which she displays proudly in her home. Mrs. Hunter now spends all her Christmases with her two daughters and their families. "We have lots of decorations and presents and we always go to evening church service at 11:00 - wherever we may be," she states. There was one particular Christmas that Mrs. Hunter recalls quite vividly. "We were feeling quite low because of a sad family event. We went to church at 11:00 and met a man, his wife and their little girl. His name was Hunter and they had just ar- rived from Scotland. He looked rather scruf- fy but we invited them to sit in the pew with us. However, when he started singing, it was like having a lark beside me. He had a beautiful voice. "We found out that he had sung at Westminster Abby and the Cathedral in Edinborough (Great Britain)." Mrs. Hunter says that all her Christmases are special. Every year they have the tradi- tional turkey dinner and for dessert, her plum pudding with hard sauce. One Christmas she was in bed with pneumonia and her daughter cooked the turkey upside down. Her fondest memory of Christmas as a child was going to church with her father and having him beside her. Betty McCall As a young girl, Betty McCall recollects travelling to Belgrave by sleigh at Christmas time. Also, "My grandfather would light the Alladin lamp and everything would sparkle. I'll always remember that," she says. Christmas is different these days, accor- ding to the Walton resident. "Christmas is out of proportion. It's a busy world, everything is changing. We sure didn't have the things (gifts) that we have now. I don't think people enjoy it (Christmas) anymore now than we did back then." During the Christmas season, Mrs. Mc- Call looks forward to the fruitcakes and shortbreads. She and her husband spend Christmas at their home or at the homes of their children and their families. "We always have people in," said Mrs. McCall. The McCall's don't always celebrate Christmas on the actual day. Depending on the schedules of their families they have it on a day to "suit others." "Christmas is another day. We never know what we're going to do," she says. Two things the McCalls do is, attend the 8 p.m. church service and have turkey dinner. Mrs. McCall states, "Christmas will be upon us. It will be here and gone before you know it. The years go around." One other item she says is mandatory for Christmas is snow. Joan Beirling One memorable gift Joan Beirling of Var- na received as a girl at Christmas was a record player. "We received a record player one year - that was something special. But we found it before Christmas. I hope my three (children) aren't snooping?" Mrs. Beirling said that Christmas was ex- citing as a child. "We would wake up mom and dad early. We didn't get as much as kids expect now. Christmas is far too commercialized." She says that her family always had a traditional Christmas. "We had a big Christmas dinner with relatives and that's why my Christmas is the same." The Beirlings have two Christmases. The first is on the 25th when they go to her mother's home. This year there will be ap- proximately 22 people there. Her mother has the task of cooking the turkey dinner for everyone. There are gifts that are opened prior to the meal. "We all draw names for gifts because we have to," says Mrs. Beirling. The Beirling's second Christmas will take place at their home this year with Wayne's (her husband) family. 'This time it is Mrs. Beirling's turn to make the Christmas turkey dinner for about 22 people. She will have some help though, "Wayne'rs sister always brings the carrot pudding." Mrs. Beirling believes that one of the im- portant aspects of Christmas is getting together with your family and relatives. Turn to page 9 • BALL-MACAULAY We'd like to take time from all the festivities to offer •our best wishes for you and yours. 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