HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1980-12-24, Page 14..•
Watching the late news the other night, I
was fascinated by their feature on
Christmas traditions in Oth parts 0
Canada.. They showed Vanco r, with
people lining the batiks of th river
vt7a-Miiiidbfig1itfflighted boats of ca oilers
'sailing by. Later, circles ofVancouv 'tes,
adults often 'hugging children stood
envies and sang carols aroutrid a huge
warmbonfire all together... Silent night.
holy night, It Was really beantiful.Eveii1y has their own ,
way of
celebrating the 'festive 'season. It isn't
really a static thing either, as custoins are
always altered to fit the circumstances that
each family finds themselves in during the
yuletide 'Season.
When we were kids, the big thing was to
go to my aunt's for Christtnas, after the,
gifts at home. had been opened, of course,
My aunt Was the best Cook in the world;
she evert tnade her own bread all the time.
It was_ always a competition to see who
would get the druMstiek, or that asty 44p
of Skin that Was sown, over t shifting
opening. When we were carnpletely
stuffed, the afternoon was u ally spent
playing vicious games. of Mo. 'poly, while
the adults did whatev I Os do. We
really enjoyed th
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People nowadays with
more than one Ch istmas feast to attend on
Christmas day. Young married folk with
children have to get up; do the Santa Claus
bit for their own, then.pack everything up
and join their larger families for dinner,
with aunties and uncles, •and loafls and
loads of cousins. The kids all play hard,
and even fight a little, while the adults
have a type of reunion. Sometimes this
type of Christmas gets big enough to rent a
hall, but it still seems to be enjoyable to
those with large families. /But pity the
constitution of some who spend the noon
hour this w!y, and then have to do it again
for families on the other side, in the
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Results at Seaforth
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COMPETITIVE DECEMBER 16TH
Campbell over Cunningham
Jarmuth over Hetherington
Cornish over Gilbert
Pryce over M. Gilbert
LADIES CURLING DECEMBER 16TH
Deighton over Smith 6-5
Beattie over Brown 8-3
Pryce over Fleming 7-4
MIXED CURLING DECEMBER 17TH
Campbell tied Hodgson 5-5
Deighton over Moore 14-1
Ahrens over MacKay 6-2
MIXED CUR ING DEC. 18TH 7 P.M.
Dolmag over Denomme 7-5
Rowatt oberton 8-6
Beattie over Longstaff.5-4
Brown over Hilderley 8-5
MIXED CURLING DEC. 18TH 9 P.M.
• Tremeer over Wilson 9-3
Thomas over Cunningham 10-4
MEN'S CURLING
Winner of 7 p.m. draw J. Patterson rink
Winner Of 9 p.m. draw G. Pryce rink
MIXED PLAYOFF SEMI-FINAL
Beattie over Deighton 8-3
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two.
evening. Truly a gastromieal feat! They
must have to diet for a month.
As young marrieds, we used to join the
larger family too for the Christmas
celebration. Then, one year, sorne one in
our family was ill, and we were forced to
spend the day at home, with nothing in the
house.to eat but spaghetti. It was different
sort of Christmas, but somehow, the being
together as a family was something that
changed our custom. It was so absolutelY
right to get up in the morning, watch the
kids tear into their presents, then haVe
breakfast, knowing that we were home
together for the whole day.
Now breakfast on Christmas morning__
The Seaforth Lions Club
presented their annual
Christmas Concert at Huron -
view Sunday.
Rev. James Vanslyke of
Northside United Chruch de-
livered Christmas message
while the three choirs from
the Churchethe Senior, Inter-
mediate and junior choirs
sang a number of songs
together and separately
under the direction of Church
organist Margaret Whitmore
and junior choir leader Au-
drey McLlwain.
Led by Lion member
James Stewart and with Lion
member James Scott on the
piano the residents of Huron -
view sang several Christmas
carols while awaiting the
arrival of Santa Claus.
can be a -haphazard hurried sort of thing, or
it can be really special. We have developed
the custom of always trying to eat about
eleven, after the gifts have been opened
and examined, and a wood fire is bur ning
in the stove. Orange juice or oranges keep
the most severe hunger pangs at bay until
the food is ready and as we sit down to a
super breakfast of cornmealed back bacon,
and fresh country eggs,, with crisp .toast,
and jams , we are as intense as we will be
for the later •traditional turkey. I almost
,think that the Christmas breakfast is as
special to us as any part of the day.
It is an easy mood that prevails when the
turkey is finally stuffed and placed in the
oven. You don't have to go anywhere, and
no one wants lunch, with all the nuts and
candies spread around. You can get your
work, done, and then spend some time,
playing with the new games, and feeling
Christmasy. Watching the Queen's mes-
sage is a custom for old established
royalists such as 1 and sometimes, if -you're
really lucky, you can catch the Alister Sims
version of "A Christmas" on tho tube. This
has tcl be the Pest one that was ever made,
A television', interviewer was talking to
different people on" the street the other
night, and he was asking Mein to name the
things they , liked most about Christmas,
and the things they disliked most about
Christmas, Most of the people that he
talked to, said that •the best thing about
Christmas was being together with family.
The worst thing, was the pressure that
commercialism put on them, to make the
celebration one to buy, buy, buy. I. can
agree with that one.
Getting together with family is the most
special thing about Christmas, and it will
always provide the most immediate
enjoyment. But as,, you get older. Some
members of the family are not always with
you, and this joy of rennionis saddened by
the fact that there are?' empty chairs, where
there shouldn't be. It's easy to feel sorry
for yourself, but if you pause and look
around you, you will notice your neigh-
bours;_thatonelosta-son-seven-years-ager
and look how her lights shine valiantly
forth, and on the other side, a lonely man,
his wife has been gone these eight years.
No Christmas tree there, but there is a
wreath on'his front door. Truly, as Dickens
says in "A Christmas Carol," at this time
of year, we feel more like fellow
passengers on the same life route.
When our kids were younger, we used to
go all out with the gift routine. Stacks and
stacks of gadgets under the tree. More
than they could apreciate or comprehend. 1
think that it was more for us than for them.
Now,. we give each other gifts, modestly.
The buy, buy, buy syndrom has 'bee
replaced by more important values in our
home.
To me; the most important thing about
Christmas, can be concisely stated in the
words of ,Handel's Messiah.
"For unto us a Child a born, unto us a
Son is given, and the government shall be
upon ' His shoulder; and
His name shall be called Wonderful.
Counsellor.rhe Mighty God, The Everlasr
ing Father, the Prince of Peace."
Obituaries
VVILFRED MALONEY
Wilfred Lawrence
Maloney 79, formerly of Mill
St., Dublin, died Saturday at
the Hillside Rest Home,
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May your holidays be like the
Christmas flower [taunt Oil,
bright and beautiful!
From the Management and Staff
"Serving You Better — Saving You More"'
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May the holy light of the Christmas season
shine on us arid bring peace to our hearts.
The residents and staff
OF
SEAFORTH
MANOR
extend greetings and
appreciation at this joyous
Christimas season
Seebach's Hill.
Born in McKillop
Township', he was a son of
the late John Maloney and
former Margaret Reidy. He
was predeceased by his first
wife, the tormer Elizabeth
Murray, in 1950.
He had farmed- in
McKillop Township prior to
retiring to Dublin.
Surviving are his wife, the
former Mary Kistner, a
resident of Ritz Lutheran
Villa; three sons, Steven, of
Kitchener. Raymond, of R.R.
5 Seaforth. and Michael. of
Stratford; two daughters,
Mrs. William (Marion) Kelly
of R.R. 1 Sebringville, and
Mrs. Carmen (Beatrice)
Fadden. of Mississauga; five
brothers. Louis. of Detroit.
Peter. of Dublin. Harold. of
Seaforth. Dennis, of Toronto.
and Frank of Stratford; also
28 grandchildren and one
great-grandchild. He was
predeceased by one son
Joseph. in 1461, and seven
brothers.
Friends were received at
the Whitney-Ribey funeral
home until Monday when a
funeral mass was held at 10
a.m. at St. Columbarn Church
with Rev. P.A. Oostveen
officiating. Temporary en-
tombment was in Pioneer
Memorial Mausoleum with
burial later in St. Columban
cemetery.
Parish prayers were said
Sunday evening at the
funeral home.
W.E. BROADFOOT
William Earl Broadfoot, 76,
of Spruce Lodge Stratford;
formerly of 61 • Cawston
Street died at the Stratford
General Hospital on Sunday
December 21 1980.
The late Mr. Broadfoot
was NAM in Tuckersrnith
townshipthe son of the late
William Broadfoot and
former Agnes Reid. He had
resided in Seaforth for a
numberof .eat's prior to
moving t• Stratford in 1931.
He is sun ..‘u by his wife.
the former Cordelia Greve.
He is also survived by six
sons: Donald. Howard, John
Alexander and inert, all of
Stratford. Rev. James Robert
Broadfoot. Clinton, Kenneth
of -Kitchener; three daugh-
ters: Mrs Fred (Agnes Wil -
Racy, Woodstock; Mrs.
Bruce (Sharon) Fetter and
Marten Brenda both of
Stratford: one sister, Mrs.
Jim (Grace) Kerrigan of
Scarborough. Also surviving
are fourteen grandchildren.
The late Mr. Broadfoot was
predeceased by one brother,
three sisters. one son and
two grandsons.
Funeral service was held
at the Heinbuck Funeral
P 1.ne, 156 Albert Street,
Stratford on Tuesday Decem-
ber 23 at 2 p.m. Officiating
was his son Rev. James ik
Broadfoot of St , :Thomas
Anglican Church, Seaforth.
Interment was in Avondale
Cemetery Stratford.
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has announceda temporary
ban on the ' n‘se Of . iirea
formaldehyde foam irisukl,
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hazards with the prodact. -
The ban, will be invoiced
under the federal Hazardous
Products Act as soon as the
necessary papers are signed
by five cabinet ministers,
The foam has been oser
almost eaciuSively'fbt reinsti-
lating existing buildings, and
has often been accused of
creating a health hazard.
A spokesman for Canada
Mortgage and Housing Cor-
poration *said the ban means
homeowners will not be able
to quaff:. for grants under
..the Canadian Home In_sula-
tion Program for work using
the foam. However, grants of
up to $500 a family will still
be made for homes reinsu-
lated with the foam before
last week.
Seaforth's building inspec•
tor Herman Van Wieren.
expressed concern last
March that urea formaidhyde
often shrinks after installa-
tion. He said in an Expositor
interview then that he
personally wouldn't recom-
mend any foam insulation at
all.
Dr. Alexander Morrison,
assistant deputy minister of
the federal health protection
St. James
bowlers
Grasshoppers 30
Crickets 67
Mosquitoes 60
Betties 71
June Bugs 40
Dragon Flies , 47
Mens High single, Rob
Noakes 259; mens triple Reg
Dick, 694. Ladies High
single and triple Delores
O'Dwyer 256 and 659.
Winner of the 50/50 draw
was Randy Schmidt,
Goderich who won S140.00.
wreathed in mirth
and merriment]
Our beat wishes
to you.
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it says,
'you're
special'
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at all."
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We hope your Christmas is filled with love and
warmth and laughter. Your continuing patronage
has made this Christmas a wonderful one for us!
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The winners
for the pork draw sold by the Centenaires
with the draw being held on Dec. 21st, 1980
at the arena were:
Mrs. Edna Hackwell from Walton
and Mr. Morris Ruston from Cromarty
BOTH PEOPLE WON 1/2 A PIG EACH
The Seaforth Centenalres Hockey Club
thanks everyone for their support
Merry Christmas and
Floppy New Year From
The Hockey Club
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Seaforth Centenaires
Sunday, Dec.
28th
2 p.m.
Seaforth Arena
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