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Page 24 Times -Advocate,
December 21,
"" CHIT DREN and CHRISTMAS
Christmas All Around
By Charisse Knip
Hensall P.S., Grade 8
Christmas is a time for love
Never a time to push and shove,
Mistletoe hung so high
Bright stars in the sky.
Happy children in the snow
Stockings hung in a row,
Everyone should enjoy Christmas
time
It's more important than a single
dime.
All around comes Christmas joy
Children smile at every toy,
Candy canes all red and white
Christmas lights shine so very
bright.
Christmas trees so green and tall
People running from mall to mall,
When everyone is done with
Christmas cheer,
They'll have to prepare for another
year!
Christmas
By Jo -Dee Kegler
Grade 8, Mt. Carmel
The time of year
For mistletoes
Laughing kids
And ho, ho, ho's.
Santa comes
With lots of toys.
He fills his sack
With children's joys!
He goes home
To eat some jelly
Looks at his elves
And rubs his belly.
Now there's no toys
And he is sad.
But now he looks
For kids good and bad.
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BLAISE DUCHARME, GERALD SHANTZ
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Santa's Weather
Problems
By Nichole Davidson
Biddulph Central School
One Christmas I didn't get any
toys because Santa didn't show up.
First I'll tell you my name. My
name is Nichole Davidson. I live in
Ailsa Craig, Ontario. Now you
know about me. I'll tell you what
happened to Santa.
It all happened on a cold, dark,
snowy Christmas night. I was lis-
tening to the weather report. I heard
that there was a hurricane in the
Florida area. I thought, "Oh no,
Santa will not be coming!"
Thinking about Santa, I missed
the part when they said something
like this: "Due to the hurricane,
Santa got stuck here in Florida."
I thought about all those little
children. Like my brother and sis-
ter. All of them will be very unhap-
py. And I thought, well, why can't I
fill in for him? Santa has a big bel-
ly, a red suit, a white beard.
Well 1 just heard that Santa is up
and goi ng...Crash 111 r r What was
that? I ran to my window. Santa.
Uoh. "Mom!" "What?" "Come
here". "Coming". "Look," I said.
I'm not going to leave him out
there all alone. I saw why he
crashed. There was a terrible bliz-
zard going on. I told him to come
inside. So he did. Then mom asked
if he would like a cup of coffee. He
said I've got to go. "I heard that
Santa got in a bad accident. Santa is
in the hospital. I went to visit him.
He asked if I would like to go back
with him to the North Pole. I said
yes. so I went with him. I became
his daughter and #1 elf. I go with
him every Christmas to see my real
mom and dad.
The End
Merry
By Steve McVeeney
Huron Centennial
M is for Mary why because
that's Jesus' mother
E is for elves that help Santa
R is for red because Santa wears
red
R is for Rudolph, one of Santa's
reindeer.
Y is for yummy because Christ-
mas food is yummy
By Shannon Green
Stephen Central School, Grade 3
On Christmas we have the Greb
Christmas. We have party crackers.
After supper we each get to open
three presents. We stay up to mid-
night. We also sit around the
Christmas tree. We eat turkey,
Christmas cake, jello and Christ-
mas cookies. We decorate our
house with bells, wreaths and holly.
Carollers
By Mary -Jo Mitchell
Laura Rollings
Grade 4, McGillivray
Carollers singing
Holy church bells
Reindeer prancing
Ice breaking
Snow crunching
Tap dancing reindeer
Munching food
Angels singing lullabies
Santa saying ho ho ho
Christmas
By Jesiic Alber
Grade 5, E.P.S.
Candy
Holly
Reindeer
Icicle
Santa
Toys
Merry
Angel
Stocking
We hope your home and heart arefilled with laughter, joy
and good will this glad holiday season. It's been a pleasure
serving you. From all of Us
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Advent Prayer
By Shauna Koehler
St. Boniface School, Grade 7
Dear Lord,
Please help me prepare for the com-
ing of the Advent season. Lord you
are good, please help me find the
real meaning of Christmas, not that
it is just about toys and games.
Also, please help everyone be
healthy and happy during this Ad-
vent season. Help me help out at
home by cleaning when asked to,
babysitting without complaining,
and trying my hardest at school.
Please help me follow your ways
and celebrate your life happily.
Amen
Snowman
By Lori Hogan
Grade 4, E.P.S.
Snowman
Noel
Ornament
Wreath
Manger
;Angel
Nativity scene
Christmas at -hilly
House
By Tracy Henry
Stephen Central School, Grade 2
Angie and Brad and I can't open
the presents until Mom and Dad
wake up. We eat breakfast then
Brad goes first, then Angie, then
me, then Mom, then Dad. My
Grandma is coming up from P.E.I.
She's staying at my house.
All I Want for
Christmas Is a Real
Christmas Tree
By Charlotte Asselman
Biddulph School, Grade 5/6
It was a dark and gloomy day.
The streets were lonely and desert-
ed. The clouds were as gray as
Scrooge's heart. If you were cheer-
ful and bright in the morning, your
attitude would soon change. "Dear,
please come away from the win-
dow and join us for breakfast," said
Mrs. Cooper. "Awe, Mom! I'm
waiting for the sun to come out,"
explained Lynn.
The Cooper family was usually a
happy family, but this unhappy day
had crept up on them without warn-
ing. Mrs. Cooper kept playing their
Christmas records over and over,
trying to bring a little cheer into the
house but Lynn seemed to be get-
ting bored and Aaron, well, he
didn't show enthusiasm at all. Even
Mrs. Cooper tired of it, gradually.
She switched it off. "Mom, why
isn't sis coming to breakfast? I had
to!" complained Aaron. Aaron was
thirteen. He had blond hair and
blue eyes. He wore faded blue
jeans and a big "Boston Bruins"
sweatshirt. Mrs. Cooper sighed and
said, "Lynn, go eat your breakfast.
Dad will be home soon." Lynn
sighed, took one last look out the
window and slowly trudged over
for breakfast.
Just then Mr. Cooper came in.
"Merry Christmas and a happy new
year!" he exclaimed, all jolly -like.
"Where are my favourite kids?" he
asked playfully. "Two things: first,
where's the Christmas tree, and
second, your kids are over here,"
Aaron replied lazily, but Mr. Coop-
er wasn't going to let Aaron's atti-
tude spoil his day. "Well, the prices
on the lot are much too, much too
high. We're going to have to get a
fake one," answered Mr. Cooper
woefully. "No! Come on Dad!•All I
want for Christmas is a real Christ-
mas tree!" yelled Lynn and with
that, she stored off. Mrs. and Mr.
Cooper exchanged nervous glances.
Mrs. Cooper wasn't about to accept
an artificial tree either!
At night, Aaron thought about the
tree. Dad was going to buy a fake
one, but they'd know the differ-
ence. Then, Aaron had an idea.
The next morning, Aaron and
Lynn quickly finished their break-
fast. Mr. Cooper came out from the
hallway sleepily. So sleepily, he
seemed to be in a trance, but when
he saw that Lynn and Aaron were
all bundles up, his eyes practically
popped out of his head! "Halt!!" he
yelled. Lynn and Aaron stopped
dead in their tracks. They turned
around ' simultaneously. "Explain
yourselves," said Mr. Cooper stern-
ly. "Well, um..." Aaron began. "I
need some fresh air," said Lynn
and she turned around and ran out
the door, dragging Aaron behind
her. When they got to the forest,
Aaron let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Boy, Sis! 1 thought he had us
nailed! Do you have the decora-
tions?" "Yup!" replied Lynn. They
got to work. When they were done,
they snuck back into the house.
That night was Christmas Eve.
Mrs. Cooper was all depressed be-
cause they had no tree. "Let's go
carolling;suggested Lynn. Every-
one agreed. "Let's take the short-
cut through the woods, OK?" asked
n. "All right," said everyone in
uni
In a co plc of minutes into the
forest, Mr. Cooper and Mrs. Coop-
er stopped. They starred and starred
for in front of them was a beautiful
Christmas tree. All decorated with
li hts and decorations of all kinds.
" '- -yyou?" stammered Mrs, Coop-
er. "Yup!" said Aaron and Lynn in
unison. "Well, this 1* no doubt the
bat Christmas tree in the whole
world!" announced Mr. Cooper.
Santa's New Reindeer
By Sasha Strong, Brittany Grant
Lucan Public School
Once upon a time, a long time
ago, Santa lived. He lived in a toy
castle. The elves helped Santa
make a lot of toys. When Santa was
ready he noticed he was missing
two reindeer. He looked in the
stable and found out he had a baby
reindeer. Next Christmas he will be
able to fly. When next year came
Santa noticed that the reindeer had
a red nose. It glowed. "He can fly,"
said Santa. "Yeah," said the elves.
That night he delivered all the toys.
A
Christmas Morning
McCuKim We
rdy PP.S., Grade 8
A beam of sunlight spread through
the land,
The children await for the sun to
unite,
They
ey open their presents hand to
ha
While waiting for ma to give them
a bite.
They run about the house and play,
With all of their new and exciting
toys,
Throughout the whole entire day,
The house is filled with lots of
noise...!!
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To The Citizens of
Exeter and District
WE, your council, wish to extend heartfelt greetings for a very
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It hos been our
privilege to serve you.
BEN HOOGENBOOM ELIZABETH BELL
Mayor Clerk
BILL MICKLE LAURIE DYKSTRA
Reeve Dep. Clerk
DAVE URLIN DAVE MOYER
Deputy -Reeve Chief Building Official
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C.A.O.
TOM HUGHES ROY TRIEBNER
JOE RIDER WENDY BOYLE
ROBERT DRUMMOND BOB SPEARS
Councillors
WORKS
Your works department
wishes all the citizens of
the town the compliments
of the season and looks
forward to serving you to
the best Of our ability
during 1995. Signed on
behalf of the men and
myself.
GLENN KELLS
Works Superintendent
FIRE
It is our sincere hope that the
joyous spirit of this happiest of all
holidays will light up your home
and your heart with peace and
good will. May w• respectfully re-
quest that you b• very careful
with your Christmas decorations
to ovoid a tragic fire which could
spoil the festive season ahead.
Yours for better service.
Fire Chief
GARY MIOOIITON
Have a Safe Holiday
Your police department wish for you a Happy Christmas and
o Prosperous New Year. May wo remind you again that alcohol
and gasoline do not mix. Remember the festive season is fest
oppr+aochlng and at this time of year don't forgot your family.
N you haVe too much to drink, DON'T DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE.
Coll o taxi or ask someone fpr assistance. With the new lows
in regards to the Sroatholizer tests, drinking and driving con
become very costly and a punishment such as a jail term and
the loss of your Ikvnm can be Imposed. SE MUCH WISER —
DONT GET CAUGHT IY THE AREATHALIZER.
Polk* **mks Dodd
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