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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-12-23, Page 18PAGE 18—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMI ER 23,.11987 DON'T JUST SIT THERE WHILE EXTRA CASH BLOWS AWAY IN THE WIND! SELI,'THOSE UNWANTED ITEMS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS G®rdericlt SIGNAL -STAR 524®2614 Town&Coantry REAL ESTATE NORTH AMERICA'S • REAL ESTATE MARKETING S Y STE] CHECK OUT OUR NEW LISTINGS... For a complete Ilst of NRS properties in Goderich & area,PICK UP your FREE COPY of THE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISER at all convenience stores in town. or call Sales Representatives JOHN TALBOT or LINDA TALBOT at 5242520 and 524-4473 for information NRS LONDON REALTY, (HURON BRANCH) Feature Picky the Dear Editor: This little saga was written by a very good friend of mine about ten years ago for his daughter. Unfortunately he passed away last year. Thought maybe you might like it as it is so simple yet so true. Merry Christmas to you and the Signal Star Staff over the Heydays. Submitted by Pete Henry Trees, you know, start from a simple little seed and, while we all go to com- mercial nurseries now and buy our trees, they still grow wild and free in the woods. ?icky was a pine seed. -le never knew his mother or father. He just poked his head up one spring day on the edge of a beautiful, green field. He looked to his right and there was Andy the Apple Tree, who had been born the same week. "Who are you?" he asked a little sprout to his left. "My name is Willard," the sprout said. "I am a wild cherry tree." "Hello Willard," said Picky. "Hello Willard," said Andy the Apple Tree. The three, of course, became very good friends. It was a perfect summer. They lived in dark, rich earth their roots spreading comfortably underground, no stones to hurt them, no broken bottles or other picnic leftovers to stop them from growing. There was no shortage of rain and they grew straight and true. As we all know, trees are pretty much on their own. What I mean is, they don't have families like us and they don't go tos school. They can't run, or play, or write or even color pictures. Andy, Willard and Picky had never seen a bicycle, or a car or even a person. That made even better because there was no smoke m the air, no fumes from anything and no noise except the little • mrammionsensimo FEATURE REPORT birds chirping, the squirrels and other lit- tle animals scampering around. The three little trees, who didn't even know they were going to grow up to become trees, would sit out every day in the warm sun, their leaves soaking in its healthy rays, their roots drinking in the water from the rain. Their leaves? It suddenly became apparent to them that they were different. Andy the Apple Tree grew tiny, soft leaves. Willard the Wild Cherry Tree grew tiny, soft -leaves. Picky the Pine Tree didn't grow leaves. He tried and tried but he kept breaking out in little needles. "What's the matter, Picky?" they both asked him. "I don't know," he said. "I don't know what to do." The summer wore on and the three lit- tle trees kept growing — Andy and Willard with leaves and Picky with needles. Suddenly it began to get cold and it was the first time the little trees had felt the cold. Andy and Willard started to shiver and shrivel up. "What's the matter?" asked Picky, who didn't feel the cold at all. "We're getting very, very sleepy," they said. They had been green and healthy and suddenly they were starting to get brown. Their leaves turned very brown and then started falling to the ground. And they kept yawning. "What's the matter?" cried Picky. They couldn't tell him. The f 1. just sat there, not speaking as their little bran- ches became bare and there was little left of them other than skeletons. Picky tried to go to sleep too. He tried to shed his needles. Nothing happened. He was wide awake and all alone. His two friends had gone to sleep for the winter. The snow came and little Picky liked Turn to page 19,. Oil 0 .011011.0=0=10.111•0 IIMMIN01/M00.•0100.06•01100.- =0 0 0.110•1000•1011101 eseem The Management, Sales Associates, and Staff of MAURICE GARDINER REAL ESTATE LTD. Wish You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas and Happiness in the Coming New Year. MAURICE GARDINER PETER BETTGER KEN THOMPSON DON McCAULEY GERRY PAOLIN TED RIEHL DIANNE ALEXANDER MAURICE RENNIE ARMSTRONG STEVE GARDINER JIM THOMPSON MARILYN MacCUSPEY MAC BELL DONNA SMITH FLORENCE CUMMINGS GARDINER Real Estate Limited 34 Stanley Street, Goderich - _ 110M1018 .100011.101011111••••••••11101D ONO Millost lie 001•1110161611111•001106111111610 21/ eirtedtmao ,, ti ail tire Sfteziat Paes, o 524-2966 6112110.1.1, 0 0 .es Winetita Syke Sutherland e. •. ,0 uruce Ryan OUR' 1'T E'(X E TO VOL) Fk1ENC)l% SERVICE E PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY 1, 47. Card of Thanks HURON LANDSCAPING LT! We would like to thank everyone who made our opening a success. Merry Christmas and l -(appy New Year, Huron Landscaping Ltd. --51 or SIMPSON Edith and I would like to thank the Reeve and Council for the presentation on behalf of the ratepayers of the Township of Ashfield. Your co- operation over the past 36 years is greatly ap- preciated. Your cards and best wishes will always be remembered. Donald M.' Sirnpson. —51 THE 3RD GODERICH Boy Scouts would like to thank the businesses of Goderich for their generosity toward this years Christmas Party. -51 x DON'T JUST SIT THERE WHILE EXTRA CASH BLOWS AWAY IN THE WIND! SELI,'THOSE UNWANTED ITEMS IN THE CLASSIFIEDS G®rdericlt SIGNAL -STAR 524®2614 Town&Coantry REAL ESTATE NORTH AMERICA'S • REAL ESTATE MARKETING S Y STE] CHECK OUT OUR NEW LISTINGS... For a complete Ilst of NRS properties in Goderich & area,PICK UP your FREE COPY of THE REAL ESTATE ADVERTISER at all convenience stores in town. or call Sales Representatives JOHN TALBOT or LINDA TALBOT at 5242520 and 524-4473 for information NRS LONDON REALTY, (HURON BRANCH) Feature Picky the Dear Editor: This little saga was written by a very good friend of mine about ten years ago for his daughter. Unfortunately he passed away last year. Thought maybe you might like it as it is so simple yet so true. Merry Christmas to you and the Signal Star Staff over the Heydays. Submitted by Pete Henry Trees, you know, start from a simple little seed and, while we all go to com- mercial nurseries now and buy our trees, they still grow wild and free in the woods. ?icky was a pine seed. -le never knew his mother or father. He just poked his head up one spring day on the edge of a beautiful, green field. He looked to his right and there was Andy the Apple Tree, who had been born the same week. "Who are you?" he asked a little sprout to his left. "My name is Willard," the sprout said. "I am a wild cherry tree." "Hello Willard," said Picky. "Hello Willard," said Andy the Apple Tree. The three, of course, became very good friends. It was a perfect summer. They lived in dark, rich earth their roots spreading comfortably underground, no stones to hurt them, no broken bottles or other picnic leftovers to stop them from growing. There was no shortage of rain and they grew straight and true. As we all know, trees are pretty much on their own. What I mean is, they don't have families like us and they don't go tos school. They can't run, or play, or write or even color pictures. Andy, Willard and Picky had never seen a bicycle, or a car or even a person. That made even better because there was no smoke m the air, no fumes from anything and no noise except the little • mrammionsensimo FEATURE REPORT birds chirping, the squirrels and other lit- tle animals scampering around. The three little trees, who didn't even know they were going to grow up to become trees, would sit out every day in the warm sun, their leaves soaking in its healthy rays, their roots drinking in the water from the rain. Their leaves? It suddenly became apparent to them that they were different. Andy the Apple Tree grew tiny, soft leaves. Willard the Wild Cherry Tree grew tiny, soft -leaves. Picky the Pine Tree didn't grow leaves. He tried and tried but he kept breaking out in little needles. "What's the matter, Picky?" they both asked him. "I don't know," he said. "I don't know what to do." The summer wore on and the three lit- tle trees kept growing — Andy and Willard with leaves and Picky with needles. Suddenly it began to get cold and it was the first time the little trees had felt the cold. Andy and Willard started to shiver and shrivel up. "What's the matter?" asked Picky, who didn't feel the cold at all. "We're getting very, very sleepy," they said. They had been green and healthy and suddenly they were starting to get brown. Their leaves turned very brown and then started falling to the ground. And they kept yawning. "What's the matter?" cried Picky. They couldn't tell him. The f 1. just sat there, not speaking as their little bran- ches became bare and there was little left of them other than skeletons. Picky tried to go to sleep too. He tried to shed his needles. Nothing happened. He was wide awake and all alone. His two friends had gone to sleep for the winter. The snow came and little Picky liked Turn to page 19,. Oil 0 .011011.0=0=10.111•0 IIMMIN01/M00.•0100.06•01100.- =0 0 0.110•1000•1011101 eseem The Management, Sales Associates, and Staff of MAURICE GARDINER REAL ESTATE LTD. Wish You and Yours a Very Merry Christmas and Happiness in the Coming New Year. MAURICE GARDINER PETER BETTGER KEN THOMPSON DON McCAULEY GERRY PAOLIN TED RIEHL DIANNE ALEXANDER MAURICE RENNIE ARMSTRONG STEVE GARDINER JIM THOMPSON MARILYN MacCUSPEY MAC BELL DONNA SMITH FLORENCE CUMMINGS GARDINER Real Estate Limited 34 Stanley Street, Goderich - _ 110M1018 .100011.101011111••••••••11101D ONO Millost lie 001•1110161611111•001106111111610 21/ eirtedtmao ,, ti ail tire Sfteziat Paes, o 524-2966 6112110.1.1, 0 0 .es Winetita Syke Sutherland e. •. ,0 uruce Ryan OUR' 1'T E'(X E TO VOL) Fk1ENC)l% SERVICE E PROFESSIONALISM INTEGRITY 1,