Ethan's Snowflake

Ethan’s Snowflake

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A HOLIDAY STORY SET IN COTTAGE GROVE

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Cottage Grove Sentinel DECEMBER 21, 2016

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Wishing You a Magical, Merry Christmas Thanks for making 2016 a great year for us.

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It was eaarly December and d unusually warm m. Sevven-year-old Ethaan laughed when his mom made jokes about ho osting a Christmass Day luau, but deep inside, he did dn’t think it was funny at all.

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As Christmas drew closer, Ethan worried that a warm Ch hristmas Day would ruin the entire holiday. He wouldn’t be able to wear his favorite red and green n Chrristmas sweater; his family’s annual trip to the Christmas tree farm would feel likke just an autumn hike in the woods; and he could forget about dreaaming g of a Whitte Christmas.

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Visit the Library for great ideas for the book lover on your list and the proceeds go back into Library programs.

City Offices and the Library will be closed on: Monday, December 26th & Monday, January 2nd There will be no regularly scheduled programs at the library from December 19th to January 3rd.

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Ethan’s mother tried to cheer him up with crafts and hot ch hoccolate. But evven a paper plate snowman — complete with eyes made of black construction paperr, real gllued-on butto ons and an orange felt nose — couldn’t bring a smile to Ethan’s face. Ethan’s sister, Lissa, dre ew him a picture e off their house covered in snow, with Santa, his sleigh and reindeer and bag of toys up p on th he roof. But Ethaan found himself only longing more for even the hint of a snowflake in the aiir.

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Two weeks before Christmas, the family piled up in the minivan and headed toward the outtskkirts off Cotttage Grove toward the christmas tree farm in search of the perfect tree. To Ethan, the pines, firss and fresh wreaths seemed out of place on the balmy, sunny day.

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It’s the little things that make the holiday season so very special, and we hope this little wish for much happiness brightens yours.

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A Wish Trimmed With Joy To our ďŹ ne friends and neighbors here in the community, we wish you a most merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year!

May 2017 bring much happiness to you and yours.

Thank you for your kindness in 2016.

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“Would you like to go shopping for a special ornament for the tree?” Ethan’s mother asked when the family had decided on a balsam fir taller than Ethan’s dad. “OK,” Ethan replied, kicking at pine needles on the ground. With the tree strapped to the top of the van, the family headed toward downtown Cottage Grove as the sun set, past Mount David and Ethan’s school.

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At the gift shop, Ethan perused Santa ornaments carved from wood, a metaal roccking horse and a felt drummer boy. An intricate e brass Christmas tree lit up with a small battery-operrated d light bulb in nside.

The ornaments were all nicce, butt they weren’t … sp peciiall. At the e hardware store e, Ethan saw a re esiin ornamentt sh howin ng Santa fumbling on sn now skiss, an nd another with a reindeer nibbling g at a sn nowman’s carrrot nose. At the crafft store, he saaw kits for gluing together a foam penguin wiith a colorful sccarf. But he didn’t see a special ornament.

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“Let’s go home,” Ethan said as the stores on Main Street began to close. “I ne eed to go o grocery shopping tomorrow. We’ll look again,” Ethan’s mother said. Ethan heaard the familiar sound of Bing Crosby singing, “White Christmas” streaming out the door of the sttatio onerry shop..

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Just then, an orname ent in the e shop’s front window caught Ethan’s eye — a glittery white snowflake reflecting th he stree et ligh hts from a thousand angles, causing it to glisten at the end of itss string on the shop’s Chrristmas tree wind dow display. The entire tree was decorated in white, with doves made of feath hers, iridescent white tinsel and a garland of white beads. “That’s the one!”” Ethan blurte ed out, and d he wass alread dy running toward the shop.

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Here’s hoping your holiday is beautiful in every way.

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At home, Ethan’s dad lifted him up so he could hang the snowflake ornament at the top of the tree, just beneath the lighted star tree topper.

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Over the next two weeks, each day grew a little colder, and soon Ethan was beginning to smile. It felt more like Christmas, and on Christmas Eve, he even wore his Christmas pajamas with a snow-covered train full of presents winding its way around a white-capped mountain. As Ethan drifted off to sleep that night, he hummed the tune to “White Christmas.“

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In the mo orning, he headed downstairs to see what Santa had lefft under the tree. As he reached the bo ottom staair, Ethan noticed a faint glow coming from the front wind dow. He walked over to the window and was de elighted d to see a fresh dusting of snow gleaming in the mornin ng sun. “Merry Christmas,” said Ethan’ss mo other, who had walked up behind him. “Merry Christmas!”” Ethaan almost shouted, burying his head in n his mo other’s warm hug.

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