HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1984-12-19, Page 80Laser fire fills the air in Goderich in the year 2000 -
CHRISTMAS IN THE YEAR 2000 Another woman -took a calmer approach, stairs with mom and dad
December 24, 2000. 'Tis the season to be . "Christmas is a time of loving and giving presents.
jolly! Hah! As I walked along the smog- and unselfishness. It's when you are sur- the end Jason Caven
filled, neon lighted street of the small town rounded by all your loved ones. Isn't loving Grade 3
of Goderich. I am lost in my own world. I and caring more important than adding and Holmesville P.S.
don't notice the bums sprawled out, drunk, subtracting?" „
on the sidewalk nor the rush of shoppers as "Well, um, yes. I uh, suppose so",
they do their last-minute shopping, answered the trustee. "Why don't you re- MY BEST CHRISTMAS
Laser fire fills the air and {alarms from the sent your case to the Chairman of he Every year we go to our reletives house
other side of the street scream for attention. Board?" - ` and once I got a hockey stick and puck
I draw my own gun and turn. This is what So the townspeople chose two represe (made of candy).
I'm stuck doing on Christmas eve, I think, tatives to persuade the Chairman to see We got a sharp calculator each and Ryan
stopping a murder or burglary -in -progress. their side of the story. He declared there had showed me a joke. Every body got a tooth
I push and shove through the panic-stricken been a terrible misunderstanding and of brush that holds toothpaste. Joe and me
crowd and Mary across the street. Lights course there would be a holiday. Everyone were playiig police.
bathe the man I'm after, and flash off his cheered and then apologized for accusing Steven McClinh 3
laser rifle, which is clutched in one shaking the chairman.
hand. He spots me and ducks into a garbage- Jenny Cunningham Holmesville P.S.
strewn alleyGrade 8
Iduck in aft him and he fires. He's a rot- Robertson P.S.
ten shot, it g 4 s my left shoulder and
doesn't slow me down at all. I fire and miss .
him purposely.
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and opened my another button and her bed folded up and
was pulled into the wall. She tidied the rest
of her room and went down to the elevator.
She pressed the button for the kitchen. She
sat down at the table.
"Mom, may I go and see Comet Clause to-
day?" she asked
"Sure, you, can take the mini craft if you
want to, but just make sure you're home by
fourteen hundred hours."
Sally called up Suzanne, her best friend on
her port -a -phone. They decided to meet at
the Big C, which was a department store.
When they got to the Big C, they decided to
have lunch before seeing Comet Clause. In
the restaurant they sat down at u''table.
They pressed the buttons at the side of the
table to show their selection. Within seconds
a robot brought the food to their table.
After lunch they went to see Comet
Clause. They sat on his knee and told him
what they wanted for Christmas. Sally
wanted books about the olden days when
there were no such things as robots and
mini -crafts. She also wanted a pet kitten, a
music system and a vision box. Suzanne
wanted books about the future, a pet mouse,
electronic board games, and a watch.
On Christmas morning, Sally jumped out
of bed, got dressed and went to the elevator.
She pressed the button for her parents'
roon'i. They were still asleep. She woke them
up and they went to the living room.
Sally's parents were old fashioned about
Christmas. They still decorated a green tree
and Sally had to hang up a stocking. Under
the tree were millions of presents and in
Sally's stocking was a kitten. Comet Claus
had really come to her house!
by Shannon Daniels
Grade 8
Robeson P.S.
"Drop it!" He turns slowly, and the rifle
falls from his sweaty hands. This is the -
Christmas spirit?
As I enter the station, I notice a kid crying
on the corner. When I leave later, he is stilt,
there. I go over to him and sit down beside
"What's wrong?" I ask him hesitantly.
"My doggie ran away!" he cries, and
begins to cry, his face already tear stained
and dirty,
"Let's find him. What's his name?"
"Puddles." I have to suppress a laugh. We
begin to search.
After a long, hard, thorough look, we find
him sleeping with a drunk.
I take the kid home, then go home myself.
The next day the family invites- me over
for Christmas. We even exchange gifts, and
become good friends.
That is the Christmas spirit.
Mike Pitblado
Age 13
Robertson P.S.
THE STORY OF ELENOR THE ELF
Hello! I'm now Santa's mechanic. I used
to be just an elf. I want to tell you how I
became this.
It all started December 23, 2000 and Ernie
was Santa's mechanic, but he had a pro-
blem. He didn't know how to fix Santa's new
"S.S. Rudolf". He didn't want to say this
because he was supposed to be the best.
It soon became Christmas Eve and Ernie
still hadn't fixed it. Santa put up a sign ask-
ing someone to try to fix it. My friends told
me to try and fix it but I didn't want to be a
show off. It was five td midnight so I had to
try. I worked on it for two minutes and had it
fixed.
Santa thanked .me and appointed. me his
new mechanic and Santa got all the presents
delivered on time.
Sandy Chambers
Age 13
Robertson P.S.
CHRISTMAS IN THE YEAR 2000
Christmas is fun
Christmas is great
Christmas is not fun
When there's no Christmas break!
The Board of Education had just passed a
law that told the citizens of the small town
there would-be no Christmas break.
The townspeople were enraged. They
began protesting and starting a riot in front
of the Board of Education building.
They began chanting, "We want
Christmas! " "We want Christmas!" "We
want Christmas!"
A board trustee ran out looking flustered
and embarrassed. "Uh, you can have
Christmas, there just won't be a holiday. It
just isn't a very important ocasion."
'Not important!" cried one person. "It's
the biggest event of the year!"
MY BEST CHRISTMAS
My Best Christmas was in 1982.
After we ate I opened my presents. I got a
Barbie doll and a doll. My favrit toys are
cabbage pach kid and a teddy bear. I was so
happy I went to my room and played all day.
by McKenna
Grade 3
Holmesville P.S.
Dear Santa,
I would like some cloths for my contry
cousin.
Chris Moffat
Grade 1
Victoria Public School
CHRISTMAS IN THE YEAR 2000
Sally sat up in bed and opened her eyes
wide. Tomorrow was Christmas. She was so
excited. Sally was eight years old. Her robot
walked into the room just then.
"Good morning," she said.
"Hello May. Is my breakfast ready yet?"
BY BEST CHRISTMAS "Yes," replied May, "But your mother
One Christmas morning I went down said you must clean your room first."
stairs to look at the presents. "Oh, I hate cleaning my room," Sally
I was surprised to find a kitten in a box muttered to herself. She pressed one of the
wrapped in red ribbon and everything else buttons beside her bed. Her closet doors
I wanted - at least almost everything. opened and three racks of space outfits
Anyway, I was pleased with them. So I came out. On two shelves on top were twen-
went back up stairs and went back to sleep ty pairs of space shoes. Sally picked out the
until mom woke me up. Then I ran down clothes she was going to wear. She pressed
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