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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-12-24, Page 15GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1986 -PAGE 15 Alma Macewan George Dougherty Merry Christmas and o Happy New Year to all our friends, neighbors and relatives. —Brenda, George, Kelly and Kyle Vanderburgh.--52nx 7 To all my Goderich friends and neighbours -•May the timeless message of Christmas bring you happiness all through the year. --Ruth L. Walker. -51,52x • Season's Greetings to all my friends, neighbours and relatives. Happy New Year. —Elaine Leddy.-51,52 Warmest Holiday Wishes to our Goderich friends. Our . Christmas card funds are going to the Huron Christmas Bureau. --Harold and Jean Bettger and family. --51,52x To all of our friends in Goderich and Clinton we wish a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year. A special thanks to our Bus Club for the lovely gift and card on our recent trip. —Sincerely, Dick and Anna Berryman. -51,52x Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Doug and Donna Sowerby.-51,52nx Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends, neighbours and relatives. —Gary and Patti Johnston.-52nx Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our friends, relatives and neighbors. --Bruce, Florence and Ron Sowerby.-51 ,52x Merry Christmas and a Happy, Prosperous, Healthy 1987 to all my friends in Goderich and area. --Jean Adams. 51,52x We would like to wish all our relatives, friends, neighbors and customers Merry Christmas and a Healthy and Happy New Year. -Dave, Becky, Kristine and Candice Mclvor.--51,52x Merry Christmas and a "Happy New Year" to all our relatives and friends around Goderich area. -- Ross and Alice Pfrimmer.-51,52x Christmas Greetings to all the good friends of Clare and Ida McGowan. "We wish you 'every Christmas blessing and may they last all throughout the coming year." --51,52 We wish our friends and relatives a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. —Dorothy and Derek Mero, Doris and Vik Pagon, Mary Lynn and Kevin Willis.-51,52nx Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year and thank you for your patronage for the past year. —Bruce and Beryle Betties and family and B & B Taxi. -51,52 Sam and Mariam Anderson wish their friends and neighbors all the joys of the season. —51,52 To our families and friends: Wishing you all the joys of Christmas and happiness for the new year. • —Bill, Florie, Jim and Danny. Love and Light came to each of us on the First Christmas. May your holidays and the New Year be filled with both, —Ken and Shirley Keller.-51,52nx Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my.rflance Rick Healy. I love you always and forever. -Your Jane. -51,52x From. our house to your house - a Merry Christmas and Pro- ' ' sperous New Year to all our friends and relatives. -Biss, Mary, Jim, Jeff and Crystal. -51,52 Cliff and Charity McDonald wish all our friends and acquain- tances a very joyous and happy, peaceful new year. Seasons Greetings and bless- ings of the New Year to our relatives, friends and neighbours. - J.E. (Ted) and Loretta Buechler.--51,52nx We wish for our friends, neighbors and family all the joys and blessings of Christmas. A special holiday greeting to co- workers at the C.I.B.C.'s Goderich, Dungannon, and Bayfield and to Fred Bruinsma and family. For our family far and near: Opa and Oma, T&G&J, A&R&L&C, Q&N&N&D, T&B&R, B&D, M&J&C, M, A, Beppe and Pake, J, C, D, a joyous Christmas and a pro- sperous New Year. --Bert, Shirley, Nicholas and Christopher Knoop. - 51,52 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all friends and relatives. • - -Glenda and Ron Deleary and Mike Hoelscher. -51,52x GREETINGS FROM AUSTRALIA To all my Bear friends in the Goderich area -- I wish everyone a very Happy Christmas and Blessed New Year. Fond memories of many happy years in Canada are my treasured gifts at this season. Sincerely, Ann Redmond. --51,52 -51,52 1 would like to take this oppor- tunity to wish my family, friends and neighbours a Merry Christmas and may 1987 be fill• ed with health and happiness. -Ann Berry. -51 ,52nx Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our relatives and friends, also to co-workers at Lakeland Industrial Sales. -Mr. and Mrs. Bob Taylor, Mark and Tracy Dawson, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Yule. Lynda and Jody Berry. -51,52x Season's Greetings to ull my friends, neighbors and relatives. Hope you hove u hap• py prosperous New Year. May Ervine. 51,52x We would like to wish our friends and relatives a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Carman, Ila and Larry Pollock.--52nx To all our friends and relatives - Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. • -Marg and Howard Aitken and Sue. -52nx We wish all our relatives, friends and neighbors a very Merry Christmas and a Pro- sperous New Year. -Ken and Ruth Oke. 52nx We wish to take this opportuni• ty to wish relatives and friends in the area a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Charlie 'arid Millie Johnston.52nx We would like to wish all our friends, neighbors and relatives the Merriest Christmas ever and 'all the best in the New Year. -Ron, Carol, Andrea and Rhon- da Horton. --52nx Best Wishes for a Blessed Christmas and a Happy and Pro- sperous New Year. -John, Diane, Joanne, Mat- thew Buchanan.-52nx I would like to take this oppor- tunity to wish relatives and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. - Mary Ellen and Lillian Lynn. -52nx Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Paul, Sharon, Christopher and Nicole Steep,--52nx Best wishes to all my friends for a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year. -Sincerely, Marie A. LeBlanc.-52nx We take this opportunity to wish everyone the blessings of the Christmas Season and health and happiness in the New Year. -Bob and Phyllis Steep.-52nx Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Evelyn Vanderburgh.-52nx Merry Chri-stmas and a Happy. New Year to all our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Lloyd, Doug and Grant Lounsbury.-52nx As this Yuletide celebration heightens with anticipation, our thoughts turn to our special friends and neighbours with hopes,, ,that, , yc ur :biappiness never ends. Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year to all! -Don, Cathi, Gillian and Alex- ander Hubick.-52nx sss Best wishes to all my friends for a very Merry Christmas and a Healthy, Happy and Prosperous New Year. -Mel Timms.-52nx We would like to wish all our( friends and neighbors and all MacKay Choristers a very Merry Chlistrhas and a Happy New Year. -Eileen and Earl Harrison. -52x We would like to wish our families, friends and neighbors a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. -Best wishes from Wayne (Duke), Gwen, David and ,Julie. -52x The Emergency Staff at Alexan- dra Marine and General Hospital would like to thank all those who were so generous with their gifts and best wishes. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone. -52 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends, neighbors and relatives. -Joe Rumig.-52 Season's Greetings to all my friends, neighbours and relatives in Goderich and district. God bless you all, --Ann Elliott. -52 Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for a successful New Year to our friends and acquain• tances in the Goderich area. --Ron and Mary Helen Blue. -52 Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our friends and relatives in Goderich. -Don and Flora Kenwell.-52x I would like to wish all my friends in Goderich and especially Maitland Manor a Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. --Dolly Bruce, -52x I would like to take this oppor- tunity to wish all my friends and relatives in Goderich and sur- rounding district a very Merry Christmas. May you all be bless- ed with good health and hap- piness in 1987. Once again I wish to remember all those who were so thoughtful to me In my trying times in 1986. --Marguerite Horton. -52,x We would like to wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our family, friends and neighbors. -Grace 'and 8111 Littlechild and family. -52x A VERY MERRY COSIMM TO ALL !t� 1 would like to take this oppor- tunity to wish m5' relatives, friends and former neighbours a Merry Christmas and all the Best Wishes for the New Year. Ila Williams, Port Perry. -.51,52x We would like to wish friends, neighbors and relatives a very Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy 1987. -Bill and Betty Helesic and family. -51 ,52nx Merry Christmas' and a Happy New Year to my friends, relatives and neighbours. -Gladys Reid. -•-52 We would like to wish all our friends, neighbours and relatives a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. -Reg, Carole Good and Family.. -52x Merry Christmas and Besi Wishes for a happy and pro- sperous New. Year, - to all our friends, nieighbours and relatives. - Marcel and Ruth Buchanan. -52x We would like' to take this op- portunity to w!sh our dearest friends, ,relatives and neig urs a Very Merry ru{I{l !:g0hioapero Nev ave a safe 4. d /Happy of deity and may all your Christmas dneoms•come true. — Marlowe crnd Debbie Austin. We would 11110 to wish' all our friends and relatives a Blessed Christmas rand a Happy New Year. —David, Anne and Rebecca Harrison. -52x Wishing all" of our friends, neighbors and relatives a very Merry Chrirstrnas and a Healthy arid Happy New Year. l —George, ,obbie, Michael and Christophe' Moffat.-52nx Merry Chrl trnas and Happy New Year t all our relatives, friends and neighbors and a big thank you Itp,all our customers for all their (patronage over the past year.• --Dianne, 1 Harold and Dwane Leddy - 'Lakeshore Chimney Sweep. -52 • tS The EAST END GYM would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Prosperous and Healthy New Year. -52x Paul and Joan Spain wish fami- ly, friends and neighors a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year. -52 Season's Greetings to friends, neighbors and family. Will be home for the holidays - Hope to see you all. Best'Wishes. -Sharon Anstay.-52 Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a very pro- sperous New Year to all our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Ann and Terry Schoemaker.-52nx Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to our friends and relatives. A special holiday greeting to members of the Col- borne Choir and book commit- tee - may you stay IN TUNE in 1987. -Shirley and Gerald Dustow.-52x Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to our friends, neighbors and relatives. -Diana, T o n y a a n d Alesha.-52 Merry Christmas to all our friends! We did not move to the big city, but are still residing happily at RR 5 Lucknow. May God bless you in the New Year, -Sincerely Murray and Wanda Keith and family. -52x Merry Christmas and' a Happy New Year to all our friends and family. -Colleen and Earl Davies and family. -52 Mary Frayne Mary Yeo Christmas Days of yore Christmas hasn't changed much in the 0-60000- � �4T U R E past few years for children. ' They still write Christmas letters to Santa asking for dolls and trucks. They still help mom and REPORT dad trim the Christmas tree. They still hang Christmas stockings by the fire with care They still wait at frost -covered win- dows with their faces pressed against the cold panes looking up into the dark sky to eagerly ask "When does Santa come?" or say "This year I'm staying up until,Santa comes." No, it doesn't seem as if Christmas has changed very much, or has it? Residents at Maitland Manor remember celebrating Christmas in much the same manner as today's children ,although there are some differences. "Now it's all buying and selling. There's so much more of that now. I don't remember it being like that when I was. younger," 83 -year-old Mary Frayne said. Mrs. Frayne was one of four children. Along with an older brother, she had a younger brother and sister. "We always decorated a tree. Oh, you had to have the Christmas tree. My brother carried it home from downtown. I never bothered much but the rest of the kids did. "When we were young we would ,go to Midnight Mass with with our parents and while we were gone, Santa came. When we got home, all our presents were in place but we didn't open them until Christmas Day. For quite awhile I believed in Santa. Later I found out that the neighbors -had put the presents out while we were at Mass," Mrs. Frayne said. "We used to get more than one present unless it was something very big that was for the whole family," she said. Mrs. Frayne, along with her parents and siblings, would travel to her aunt's and un- cle's homes on Christmas Day. "They were brother and sister and lived beside each other in a double house (duplex). It was such a good time. There was always somebody to play with when I was little. But by the time my sister was / big enough to enjoy Christmas things had changed." For Maitland Manor resident Mary Yeo, Christmas stockings were not hung by the chimney. "My sister and I put our stockings on the foot of the bed and we would wake up in the middle df the night and feel them. You could feel the orange in the stocking but we wouldn't look until morning," she said. And what was in the stockings when she looked in the morning? "Oranges. They were a treat. There wasn't a lot of chocolate like today," Mrs. Yeo said. She added that her and her sister usually got two gifts each for. Christmas and that there was always a big meal of turkey or duck for Christmas dinner. Although Mrs. Yeo and her late husband had no children, they still celebrated Christmas by going out for dinner to a When asked what he remembered most about Christmas when he was a child, 85 -year-old George Dougherty replied, "The big feeds!" "My mother used to raise turkeys, geese, ducks and chickens so we (two brothers and two sisters) used to have a big Christmas dinner with turkey or goose and plum pudding. I'd always eat too much. I'm still that way, no matter how old I get," Mr. Dougherty chuckled. Getting the family's Christmas tree was the boys responsibility, so they used to go t� the bush to get it. "I never decorated it. The woman -folks are supposed to decorate the tree, aren't they?". he said. Although Mr. D.ougherty and his brothers and sisters always waited to see Santa, they never did. "My mother used to rap on the chimney pipes and say that it was Santa Claus going up the chimney. We thought it was really him!" he said. "We always had a good time on Christmas Day. We would go for sleigh rides. My sister liked the big hills. I liked going down but I didn't like pulling the sleigh back up the hill." Although he says he's "not as young as I used to be", Mr. Dougherty still enjoys celebrating Christmas with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren and this year he will be going to visit his son and daughter-in-law for Christmas. "Christmas is pretty nice now too," he said. Cracking walnuts in front of the fireplace on Christmas Day is one thing that Alma Macewan remembers about Christmas when she was a young girl. "My two sisters and I used to hang our stockings by the fireplace. I hung my black cashmere stockings. They were fill- ed with oranges and nuts but not as much as children get today by any means," she said. "We always had presents from Santa Claus. We never saw him but we always heard him." She said her family always had a decorated tree and that she used to go skating on Christmas Day. "We've already had our Christmas din- ner here (at Maitland Manor) and my daughter was here with me for that but I'll be staying here for Christmas Day," she said. So you see, Christmas hasn't changed much in the past few years except for what the children receive. They still hang their stockings by the fireplace and they still trim trees with mom and dad. 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