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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-12-24, Page 46People don't seem to thik Christmas is special any more � e �� �o� rical - of.. o,.o yes nice in it. products in a wintery scene icals just have in it. Most o wintery scene trying to inxt don't I think there's too much it. Sure it's nice their products in a .e. ,., nn ¢ill i'I o. in �. Asel•t F. ...sCe a hRfl':� IIA7 :1-.:"...-.7*.-.,.. ..,.�i .^Wee syro,�,..._. mix. feel Christmas is suppose you've just gone A coriirrroduct ��� Christmas is suppose to be religious to save an �,uw ue« so you can hear the com- it x- Take for instance when to when your sleeping in advertised. mnot spend For and save anCanadiian Tirelcom- through an entire store and when you getparry s products being mas. For example you weren't just Money this buys they have. As if All kinds of stores price have lure you ainto going to mercial with Scrooge in itandhis friend are the till they have a flyer of all the specialreductions P gifts when Christmas sales and talking about saving lots„f theireu store in buy the Christmas and Scrooge says, Ail these toys through the store. will buy Another example is the big signs they starts rolling around. are so cheap that the grown -!.ups for have to attract you. Instead of beingfancy yi let 1 all this commercialism is just taking toys for the kids and see all they can buy low priced they and Chris themselves an reedy ".v get very g over them 'and everyone knows how Scrooge wants to save. Now get this, their slogan is "Give ke don't Santa, Save think Like Scrooge". Now people Christmas is special anymore. Christmas 1in like you- ean peo- ple are suppose to enjoy and me right? So there I've made my. point Christmas should stay religiousshould leavehy shouldn't call it g and leave Christ in the word along CHRISTMAS. Donna Waterfield Gr. 8 St. Mary's ��'EDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1986—PAGE 13B GODFrilc�li .•�i^,NAIrSTAR, 7.^111/ tmasy mood and writing in enc I fee "CHRISTMAS" they write "x mas '. the spirit out of the religious Jame Stanley Gr. 8 Mary's ters Talk about lazy! Did, you ever notice that in aals m heevery rip commercial they say "BUY” your throat out if you don't. For instance in the Canadian Tire c gimme ar GIVE lialtheke Santa say the same thing every Y and SAVE like a time of CHrist e!" After all Christmas is supposed to be even though we all like to get things. Aiti£Jkial Christmas trees are taking the pace of real one. I understand the safety reasons such as the real ones drying out and catching fire but the real tress are supposed to be a sign of life. There are signs 1 all over stoores spae saying,t commercialization of Buy Now! 50% Off ! , leaving Christman. I feel that the corr>um want you e window to wish you a Merry advertise hinge thatends theymStore have in At travel agencies they always giveyou the lame ex- to go away for Christmas Holidays. Aren't advertise things don't in supposed to stay with our families and stock ad then they we o f hse that they're out. Then there is idea about the always thought so! down a little on coin of having a Christmas sale in the middlebof celebrate the birtcu� f Christ together? October when your thinking moreI wish we could fun your going to have at the Octoberfest not and how much you're going to save on that Cab- reason the Seasonize that "Jesus is the bgoing to buy for your Julie Moerbeek aPatch Kid your g g Jingle be 8 daughter. Also Dusmesses playing St. Mary's Bells which you wouldn't have thought you would hear until December. One Ptthe spellr g - is that the store owners changing o ey can fl- ing of Christmas to x-mas just it it on the window without it interferi gf wow ith their display. From a Christian point they really are not showing respect for our right by taking Christ out of Christmas. Then there's the use of Christian related Christmas carols for commerciasse ed that really bothers me ost. Asmeasuyou e ou just cano s get some people go to great business St. ea ns reetings M. toll! DON f AI and li .>mn r,fq viL MARINE POW 519) Amts efinatOsea 94(1 MAY YOUR HOLIDAY BE MERRY fishing our many customers, and friends a very merry ous Christmas and a prosperous New Yea1) f' nJ v o 4 • Upholstery, Drapery, Rug Cleaning DOUG GAVIN & FAMILY 524-2440 Money Does Grow On Tree's I was walking don theroadme uptown to my Christmas shopping. d man stepped out in front of me. He stood there for a moment and then said to me, `I have dn't e en e - sent for you. "Was he crazy? know him. He dropped the present and ran away without a word. The present was a little box. The kind you might get a ring in. s rise all I opened the box quickly. To my es and it was, was a seed. I put it in my p ock ran home forgetting about my shopping. I just had to plant my seed. It couldn't just be an ordinary seed. 1 don't thiarents were gone. When I got home my e ismy seed. I gone. . Now was my chance to plant dug - a hole and put the seed in. I went inside to get some water. al I came back out I saw something most made me faint. The • g seed had turned into •a money tree. Now could buy my parents anything. Well they always wanted a new car because our's was all banged up. I ran over to the car lot. The man sold me a brand new sports car. Suddenly when I just home I couldn't y bought the best It was just Chr Christmas as well. I already present of all. By Laurie Sygrove Grade 5 St. 'Mary's School I think the commercialization of Christmas is increasing and increasing each o. The reaspanyrand storthink e ownersgreed have some big company for money. supposed to be a time, of Christmas is celebrating the birth of Christ but at most commercials In the holiday tradition, may the old, but ever new spirit of Yuletide bless r you and yours with love. \. there is nothing MIV4SSC:S35:6-35ziT4% MMM e ��� for flying Santa raindeer are okay I hope your Dear Santa • Dear Santa my name 'is Susan. are your elves? My name is Trisha. I would like a haw arenyou? may I pla hawaa a puppy Dear Santaps and oto ieuv lav a pound. How Are You Santa. I Am find. I am g°Ing lowfriend cookies PhdP Pound" p PPY barking p Love, to leave you some milk and cacklns. The g Trisha Dodds Susan Potter tree will fibeg in the living room. I want r. I is Rudolph Gr. 1- Robertson Gr. 2 Robertson Rambo like a la I would set.lika cam some A- would And a someeer . tag Oh Y Dear Santa team. And G.1 From Steven SUPLAT remember me. you phoned me. Im Dear Santname is Mike how is rudolph and Grade 1 Robertson Mrissa how are you I Love You how is Hi!My Mrs. clads and you how is Rudolph oIs for cle�►turionClaus thatiSeallLike and ISome wi114Lev Some ask and a leave you milk and cookies and car cookes,For you. , �- ", Love L. i; The reindeers Bi bi havto go. Lover Michael Henry Dear Santa resets Mellissa Pfrimmer Gr. 2 - Robertson How are you? Thank you for the p Gr. 2 - R,obertson last year. Say Hi to Rudolph. I Wou1D like Dear Santa much Santa. I cat wet util pound puppie and A Hart clock and A Dear - Santa me I Like you very you injoy the milk and how is rudolph I wud like you to Bring wrinkles and a care Bear love a lot and cookies. how is Rudolph and the others ou and smarty Bear and that is all. Love Rino vehicle Ples how is Dansr and goer els itis Christmas. I hope Y you. how are y Kelly Anderson I will lef you milk and cookes. hope Im not bothering Grade 1 Robertson miss Sandia ly tried antto $e Good. you can get me anything youLove Mandy Mallough Gr. 2, Robertson Dear Santa And a Barbie And I would like 'a Popple the Rockers. I Love you Santa. LOVE FRM Aletia Warr Gr. 1- Robertson Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Safe and Prosperous New Year from Grant & Staff .W AUTO BODY & .C2OLLISION M' " 184 East Street, God love Mike Muir Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo hope Miss Dear Santa cod irll and My is hi my name is Jason reindeersCiI ecially I have been a good Please and a name eed Claus and all your asp Draper. May you. I will Live too. ph are feeling leave and all your elves Lori too. I probably will you some cooker. doll. Some milks andlLove cook es and a Big red xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo Love from apple for yooDolf. Love Jason Clutton Lori Draper Gr. 2 - Robertson Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa My Name is Mark Sheardown. How is Mrs. Claus'. thank you for the presents you gave me last time can I have Hulkster work out set and please can I have the Basic Love from Mark Sheardown Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa are you redy for Chistmas? I hope your elvs are workeing hard'. we might leave egg -nog and cooki hope from O.K. for flying. Love VANCE P.S Y would like an atuomatic trainset, and a dinosaurbone puzzle, a detective kit land a disgise kit i Lanny wants a wrinkels. Vance McPherson. Gr 1- Robertson Dear Santa How are your raindeer? I will leve you some milkcook. I hope you like it. I will ante leve your raindeer some 'carrots. hohave a hase a Marry Chrtimas. mas. can I please A Pound poppy Love from Kelly Good Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa Name is Ryan iv hi I Lov You Santa my bin goob I like Your ranbers for, Christmas id Please like a Riklse and a centurion and his name is haker and rino and s the doll mask and for my dog she wots bons and a Pound PuPy Borky Lov from Ryan Murphy Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa My name is Rickie i liveoni9 is 2 old sent and im 71/2and mybrother and yeari wade and i was very good this year Like thunder Hake and my brother wode Like seacircus. Dear Santa My NAMe is BRAD• I MILK and I'd like beardm e puppy and a teddy He bought, a One dark night my Dad annd1e went out to shovel the driveway. Everytime Dadut. would scoop the snow a toy me e ooys Then we went inside and wrapped all for all our cousins and sent them to their house for Christmas• got thank you letters After Christmas we from all our cousins. For Christmas downl wn got a theto a elevator that goes from my family room. Shawn Thomson G1'ade 5 St. Mary's School Love from Rickie McLean Gr. 2 - Robertson Dear Santa I wud lik you to Bring Me a trans Former and a ji-jo and jack Rock wel Santa. How is rudolpH Thees days. How is the k gding at The nothpole I am rilee looking Fr Ki;ismis. I will put cookes and oMiu nk a to um Mots For yourm Randeers out v bed to My holes. I am going to sneak Santa. Love Matthew Durnin Gr. 2 - Robertson leave cookiesand toys and a pound RudolPh. Brad Black Gr. 1 - Robertson • Dear Santa Santa I aM giong to leave you cookies and egg nogg How aRe in Rudolph in MRS Claus in I Hop You Have goob cookies. BY SCOTT CORRIGAN r. 1- Robertson Corvette for flay stocking. �l'ul of joy and 'good wishes be yours this holiday. Warmest thanks to all our customers and dearest friends. Dear Santa you sante. Hi my name m anything you ant to you can bringwmilk and cookies. br- ing me. I will leave h Endme ue Love from Mike Petrie Gr. 2 - Robertson my house and got a cholate bar in case I got hungry. I ran out into the field out side to land f our town. Because he was going out nf the there. Once•he got there I jumped snow and said "freeze". He turned aroundi and said to find "The only way you will destroy m have 2 out where I cam from and you only days" Then he vanised into thin air. The day pased. At night I herd a noise in the basement so I walked down. I heard him a�hhe old hearuitd seller. I opened the door very him say (I will hount the boy's house tonight and he would never gesed that I live in hoo hoe land) . Then I said to myself no wonder that guy is so stupid he's from hoo hehoe came. Well about I ran up stairs and got into bed.room The 'Family's Christmas Present own. I was asleep' r bm I was laying in the 1:00 in -the morning. He came in m One winter day oute led up in our but I had traps of my tit snow. Thisbig came if but I had a tied to the door and the other mdryvdad w A man came outs and asked T% , end had bells ed on end then when he opens he aid, " home.udlue was still get family the door. The rope would pull on the bell and he said, "Would you like so your don'tthe bells could fall off my desk and wake me have he they'lllove" said "all a l would ave tot I do up. There was a spring. louded fist in witch He "allywas in my shirt drawer. I was asleep and he have the money.Ile s coming to door the bells rang I woke up s into He over S the family to my bed. on the head with my I jumped and hit him bat. He fell down on the.flopr. I took out my spring louded fist I loudedit and aimed it at his face. My dad woke up when he woke up when he heard a big (bang). I heard my dad running into my room so I threw him out the window. When my dad came into my room he askeduwhatn that bed and fell ooise was. I ff and hitd I was must y jumping on my head. When my dad went back to bed I yell- ed out my window and said what ever your name is you live in hoo hoe land then I listen- ed all I heard was the nee door Wento neighboursbed s baby crying. The next nig • Santa came and I got quit a bit to on Christmas day the same man pulled up in a limo and gave me 50 grand so I went and got a corvette I throught it would be a good pre- sent for the family. By Robbie Kinahan Grade 5 St. Mary's School fight The Christmas man' opened the oo town and if you don't destroy him he won't let .0 0; k and I leaped my baseball bat.c� ' �?' j� ,ice' . Santa come here." t said would so I ran p ; �: j� ° • "