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Wingham Advance-Times, 1978-12-20, Page 17• • b4„ opingalt the precious things in Life wilt come to you this Christmas! Warm thanks. JOE KERR LIMITED Contractors Gravel -Crushing -Trucking Wingham, Ont. Phone 357-3530 air 611616 40PSEP 4, I I I tt."1 I I I P'w t 4/54 rojelNerday( .711V110 ,•••• This merry oid gentindien bringing ito *law good things your way, you'll enjoy them long after Christmas day! Joining Santa with our bountiful thanks. KEITH FITZSIMMONS Real Estate and Business Broker Ken Ducharme - Representative • , ' • From Turnberry students Sacred Heart lefters Dear Santa Claus, My name is Kelly. I live in Belmore. I want a doctor kit and a Wonder Woman doll and a teddy bear and I want a typewriter and I want Jaws and I want a Love and Kisses. Love, Kelly Leachman Dear Santa, How are yau? I'm fine. I would like a Barbi doll. Also I would like a dog. ( Better go to bed now so I won't be tired tomorrow. Debbie Currie Dear Santa, I would like a doll with a bathtub and a curling doll. For my cat to play with I would like a curler. I will leave a carrot for Rudolph. Tracey Boxwell Dear Santa, I would like a tractor trailer. And a racing track and some cars. I would also like a bike. I will leave some milk and cookies. Love, Duane Steckley Dear Santa, Could your elves make me a toy elevator with a crank? I would like a tractor with a wagon. Shawn would like a building set. Robbie Lane Dear Santa, - Dear Santa Claus, I want an AFX racing truck '3' My name is Shannon and I am 6 years old. I have been a good girl. I would like a Marching Mickey Mouse for Christmas. I will leave you cookies and milk and sugar cubes for the reindeer. Merry Christmas, Shannon Hallahan Itr Santa, y name is Laura Hallahan and I am 7 years old. I have been a good girl. I would like a doll for Christmas. I have three brothers. They would like two trucks for Dear Santa, Christmas. My baby brother Please bring me a racing car would like anything you would set, models and a tractor trailer. like to give him for Christmas: I I will leave anapple. will leave you some apples for the My name is Jamie Nicholson reindeers. Thank you for the presents you have givert me other To Santa Claus from Lone. years. I want a Superstar Barbie and Merry Christmas from Laura a Barbie Camper -I have been a good girl. Thank you for all of the Hallahan presents last year. Dear Santa Claus, Love, Lorie McKague My name is Dennis Hallahan and I am 7 years old. I have been Dear Santa Claus, ,(• a good boy. I would like . a I have been a good boy. I would spiderman gun for Christmas. I like a big tractor and a wagon. I will leave you sugar and milk. am going to leave out some candy ' Merry Christmas,. Dennis for you. If you like gum there is some on the table. Will you give Dear Santa Claus, my family presents too? My name is Kris Chandler. I Love, Steve Eadie would like a hair curler doll. I and I want four racing cars. Can I have four speakers and one stereo? I would also like some furry boots and a record player. Jason Herd Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like Hush Little Baby, Baby Alive and a rocking cradle for my doll. I got, an angel on my school paper. My name is Veronica. Veronica Lubbers GRAB-BAG. OF GIFTED ENTERTAINING IDEAS AND OTHER GOURMET TREATS • A basket of delicacies is a wonderful way to say "Merry Christina!" Put one together yourself imaginatively with unusual go nriet items or the makings of a festive dinner: A dinner basket lined with holiday greens or a brightjy colored napkin can include a-chiek-enibr duck.„ready, to cook orjust ,. fruitcake. - roasted and carefully wrapi, d, a bottle of wineeia-gthering of fresh vegetables, cookies or a Another welcomegift basket could include one.or two fine cheeses, bright red apples and green pears, a jar of homemade preserves, holiday cookies and a bottle of wine or brandy. ' Ever think of sending your favorite recipe as a Christmas card? Choose one of your most unusual dishes . . . one that you,know is really great. A local pirkiter can set it up and reproduce it on colored ' paper or you can type it on the inSideof a pretty, Mink greeting card. Use a colored ribbon i &your type*Hter and sign it brightly with a matching felt tipped pen. -A really original greeting! ' Since the holiday brings out the best of your cakes., pies and cookies, why not have a "desserts only" evening for friends. You might serve those really sumptuous cakes you love that are too rich after a complete dinner. Set your table with a seasonal centerpiece and several .cakes, pies and holiday cookies. Rich, steaming coffee and an interesting spiced tea should fill the bill: Have a dessert tree, as a special surprise, to end a libliday d inner party. Buy a styrofoam cone in the local five and ten cent store, choosing the size that best fit's your needs. Using toothpicks and a variety of dried and fresh fruits, candies and berries, you can create a colorful climax to your meal. Arrange them at random or.in a design, until the cone is completely covered. Place on a platter of green leaves and enjoy the compliments as you place it on the table! ' 1752 ,Calendar Set Christmas Date on Dec. 25 We know that our calen- dar today is a relatively modern institution. But do We realize that in earliest, times, Christmas was cele- brated on January 18?' ljt is still so celebrated, by the Armenian church. Later on, the date became January 6 — and it Was only in 1752, with the final change to the Gregorian calendar, that the rearrangement of dates placed Christmas Day on and ask His blessing for you and your loved ones. In the profound spirit of the Yuletide HANNA'S MEN'S & BOYS' WEAR becember 25. Some church people in England* were very indig- nant when this change took, place — feeling that some- how they had been robbed of 11 days and the corre- sponding -Wages. Some of them tried to find out if the new date were correct by noting whether or not the tree called the Glastonbury Thorn (supposedly planted by Joseph of Arimathea) would flower on the new date or the old. Sometimes the tree bloomed on one day and sometimes on the oth- er, however. depending on the weather — so that sup- porters of both dates man- aged to keep up the quarrel for some time. have been a good girl. Twill leave you pop and cookies -and sugar* cubes for the reindeer., Merry Christm, Kris (' I am 7 years. Dear Santa Claus, My name is Kelly Joe' McGlynn and I am 8 years old. I have been, a good boy. I would like a bake set for Christmas. I will leave you cookies and milk and sugar cubes for the reindeer. Merry Christmas, Kelly Joe McGlynn Dear Santa Claus, My name is Steven D. Dave Doerr and I am 8 years old. I have been a good boy. I would like a tool kit and a snowmobile for Christmas. Love, Steven D. Dear Santa Claus, My name is Cindy Camp schroer. I am 6 years old. I have been a good girl. I would like a watch for Christmas. Twill leave you milk and I will leave the reindeer carrots. Merry Christmas from Cindy Dear Santa Claus, I would like Stretch Monster and Stretch Armstrong and Willie Walker and a walkie talkie quick change machine. I would like stereo headphones and a little pool table and a little machine gun and a camera too. Jamie Koopman (I am 6) Dear S'anta Claus, My name is Brian and I am 7 yeariold. I have been a good boy. I would like a space blaster and a ricochet smoke rifle, Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, R2D2, Willie Walker, Pet Dog, Cox'. Corsair, Batman, Batcycle, 3- velliclehelicopter set. I will leave. you a letter on the tree. I will leave you some sugar for the reindeers and I will leave you some milk and cookies. Thank you for the'things you brought me last year. Love, -Brian Richey " Merry Christmas Dear Santa, I am 7 years old and my, name is Billy McGlynn and I would like a truck for Christmas. I .will leave some carrots for ' you. I wish you can bring my two little brothers some toys. Merry Christmas, Billy McGlynn FRIEND OF SANTA—This wicked witch took her evil spell off of Santa Claus and became a friend -of Santa when she learned that she would get presents for Christmas. The scene was part of a play by Grade 11 drama students presented for the Wingham Public School children last Thursday. 'rho Wing ce, Dear Santa, My ROMc!fl, Jetre;r4M and I *have been a ,good '05r., would Inte,k.wo/10 Mr. Quartabaek.. Jeffery Dear Santa Claus, My name is Joey mak. I am 6 years. I have been a goo d bar 1 would like skis please. Thaol; you. - LOve, Aley Dear Santa Claus, My, name is Ronnie and 1 am 6 years old. I have been a good boy. es cembe4' 2O T9 ft taiVaie Dear Saus My :0 is Vatriela and 1aiii4fleaztold. Xhavt* a good gm. 1 would. Itke a WHY Rabble etoveltoThrlstmas. lig J Ire earrotaar-the reifldeerfld , me Milk foryou. 1 love Mr Thank you for fho preSents 704 gave me last year.: 0.744V4.4-, • P'ati,01,141-0, ;1! Packet! qp lots of Wishes Wrapped 'em full of fun, For a healthy, happy Christmas And thanks to everyone. There's no time' quite like Christmas for remembering all the friends we cherish, and for Wishing them all HARRIS StATIONERY PHONE 357-3191 WINGHAM .et HOLIDAY MER4 • 1 c Ready to serve gem," *Appetizer of Happiness • Tossed Merriment • Generous Portions of Jog • Casserole of Swept Thoughts • Spirits of the Season From the Christmas Kitchen of The Management and Staff MAITLAND RESTAURANT