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Home My WebLink AboutWingham Advance-Times, 1981-12-22, Page 61.4 December at 1, „ this season, The , pleased to present the annual Christmas Stoxy Is participated this year, Ytnghap. School and Turnberry ,1040 „ V.Sebool, with students at Turnberry , e.„0000111$ta write poetry instead of a story _. 4-roWt we have selected two winners, onefrom each category. :We bring you here the best story, 'written by Amy Pollard of Wingham Public School, and the best poem, by David Wheeler of Turnherry. Congratulations also to the runners-up, • Phillip Smith, Steven Thynne anti Arehita Ghosh of Wingham Public School, and Tracy Jarvis, Brian Searson and Sandra Moffatt of Turnberry Central. If space permits, we will try to bring you their works in a future issue. 0 — 0 -- 0 BY AMY POLLARD Wingham Public School It was Monday, December 2Ist, and everything was going wrong. At school I got a 65 on my Math test, which Mom wouldn't be too happy about, and on the way home from school I tripped and put the knee out of my new jeans. I figured the day couldn't get much worse, but I was wrong. "Kim, your father and I have something important to tell you," my mom said as I sat down at the kitchen table to eat supper. I looked up and saw Mom's serious face. - • PLItingi and lerk. 1 turned and .00ketkoi: MY' gag; Sitting at tte end of thew:4ms faCe was sOictna 015.0. "Itt*-Yetr slater is PRIVag lirane from the Sheol for erippled children, to live with us. Your father and Lthink it's best that way." I sat in my chair with niy mouth open, too surprised to speak. "But Mom!" I cried, finding my voice. "There're no buts about it Kim," my father said. "Cathy is coming home. I know it will be hard for you, but that's all there is to it!" 1 raced up the stairs and kicked my bedroom door open. Stretched out on my bed I waited to hear the sound of Mom's foot- steps coming up to•my dor, but everything was quiet. Sometimes I feel sorry for Cathy, especially when I go out for a walk or go to play hall. She just sits in her wheelchair at her bedroom window watching me. I can see that she's lonely, I even see her crying once in a while, but every time I try to talk with her, or try to be friends, she won't speak to me, only roll that stupid wheelchair, with her in it, away. She• won't even talk or smile to Mom and Dad either, which makes them really depressed, especially Mom. That's why I didn't want Cathy to come home and live with us, e'ven though she is my sister. But Mom and Dad: had already made up their minds. December 23 arrived too fast. This was Christmas is • so many things • BYDAVIDWHEELER Turnberry Central School "r Christmas is so many things, Christmas • cookies and All lovely, gay and bright, various kinds Fir trees and holly and ' Of goodies to catch the eye. mistletoe ' • With their fragrance of delight Mysterious packages here • and there Boxes in uneven rows And tinsel and paper and cellophane And big, puffy bows. Christmas means gaity, • laughter and 'fun Parties arid grab bags galore Boxes arriving in the mail And greeting cards by the • score. Christmas trees smothered in trimmings the tree seems ready to chtistmoS corois,beisg•mmg „drop .• • , And houses with lights Ilhen ws add 'the glistening bi"ighL • - • .!ngel" Windi'''sbowhig Ittod the staikat the very top'. • • • , . wreaths Or flicker*:c.0100, saimist e.$14,1;4ritie, thieheni ) t tn. ess.' And guide' each and The cozy warmth Oa Wall! e,a7rine hearth s: • Into paths of happiness. • Where thesparkiing Firelight glOws . ' est measure _ in full With the wide •chinineys for now • SantaClaus , •The • joy Whic• h his grace Arid stockings hung * roWs.- imparts . • There are candy canes and For the thing which really orMiges , • Is his spirit within our • Apples and huts and -pie heartL 1 the day Cathy was supposed to 4411181 airport. Dad had left to pick her alii Mom and me alone to clean tlIf4coliSk. After an hour of cleaning we rest:*fl back porch, tired from all the wor inside to ,get two hot chocolates, and MCAT heard 00, familiar sound of Dad's station wagon as it came up the driveway.. • -1 riy mv A., "Mom, they're here!" I yelled. • "Oh, look how higlreVve, PORI qt: I heard Mom say as she galm,, hug. Cathy didn't respond, whieh lc�id upset Mom. •1, . "Hi Cathy," 1 said, trying to *a, voice sound natural, but if Cathyn�tice.d anger she didn't show it. The next day Cathy stayed, in her room, leaving all of the food that 1Vliiim -breqght*„,i, her untouched. I could see that both 'MOW and Dad were worried, but they didn't say anything about it to me. After breakfast, as I went uistairala my bedroom to read, I heard crying souads coming from my parents' room. -• "What's wrong Mom?" "Nothing Kim," she said, smiling phoney smile. Mom didn't "have to tell me What was wrong. I knew. It was Cathy. Christmas morning finally came. I hurried down the -stairs, moving as fast as I could, trying not to fall. • "Merry Christmas, everyone!" I yelledas) ran into the livingroorh where;_: all .the presents were. Mom, Dad and Cathy were 0 caiai4soit as garhe "Merry from bewail " tre ping paper, finding a new kTil nh gat hnaekrsciti 111p4resdigi:t4114' ..99" loom und finally opon.O4... wrea,P"PWingherPear your t Irn• • • • • looked up 14, We': hadn't known what to, gave me a great idea: •, "I'll be back in 0 'Aceeriti present, Cathy!" 1 yelled over rhy,• shit* er asIraeedUkhes.tairitlitbaire•i•1 Thefiuffywhitektewslieroija4:40c basket, just the way 'had left ber,'T hadn't named the kitten. I. figured Cathy would want to do that. I just hepoiCathothlkedthis special present. I carried the kitten and basket &lowly down the steps andiiiint into the Iiirialireera° once again. I set the basketon Cathy's lap, • "merry Christmas, cathy,oiliaidAlteciy, "Maybe you won't beasiolielyanyntore:''' The house slowly grew silent, except for the ticking of the grandfather clock in the hall I looked up arid saw .Mom staring at me. "Good luck," she whisperetf. ' . • " Then Cathy looked up at it,* ioth tears in her eyes and gave me the,hest Christmas present I will ever have ---411,Mile. • troollie •mid stffat • • SACRED HEART CONCERT—Mrs. • Martin's Kindergarten class from Sacred Heart School in Winghath •performed -a variety of numbers at last • Wednesday evening's Christmas concert. The children 4 . <850tAt' PEACE N fARTIFI! • • May you and'your lotted ones have a safe'and joyous Holiday , Season. a healthy and prosperous New Year! • Like,a good neighbor. State Farm is there. RAT. (Rich) Gibbons Insmance 25 Allied St. East • Wingham, Ontario •• het 357-3280 •.StATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Canadian Head Offices. Scarborough, Ontario cutk cl3ogt ClAhskag 65 a Mt Thorn and Lee Vance and Staff Jjr sang' "Jingle Bells", "Take Your Little Hands", gave a choral reading entitled, "Three Little Monkeys" and did a dance. 7 . A ,,,, .,, 0 '., .1 ›f , ," , v /„.,„ °.'3 4,,, '',/ • .,,,<,..,• , / .7- .// A I 7 j ,e, ) fty GRADES ONE AND TWO, under the direction of Mrs. Kinahan, presented.a play en- titled, "The Poppy Seed Cakes”, at last Wednesday evening's Christmaa'concert held at Sacred Heart school. Jason Kieffer and Jackie Brophy portrayed the characters Andrewshek and his Auntie Katuska. . • //// ."k ,•• • „ • rwe ••, • , 41*g • , • • , Pifo•frm- , MRS. HOGAN'S Grade 3 presented "Candles for Christmas" at lastViiiidhosda evening's Christmas concert held at Sacred Heart school. Sheri LA Allah, film) Steffler and Joey Schmidt played the candle maker, his grandson pates atyd the stranger. 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