VOL. 7 NO. 7
Dec. 15, 2012
Inside This Issue ...
Leadership Geauga Page 4
Christmases of Long Ago By Nancy Huth
“Out ‘N’ About” Pages 12-13
Cardinal Schools Page 14
Snowman Contest Page 22
Four seniors between the ages of 85 and 92 shared their Christmas memories with the Middlefield Post. “After we enjoyed our Christmas roasted goose, we saved the goose grease to rub on sore muscles during the winter,” remembered 86 year old Jenny Chen. Regina Sodo, 88, lives with her husband Edwin, 95, on Jug Road where she grew up. She is of Polish extraction, as is Bernice Schrader, 92, who grew up in Cleveland, but was a long time resident of Troy and now lives in Middlefield. Both ladies recalled Christmas trees being first put up and decorated on Christmas Eve by their parents after the children went to bed. Real candles were used on the trees. What a delight it was on Christmas Day to come down and find the brightly lighted tree. Regina admits the tree did catch on fire once and had to be thrown out the window. This was depression time around 1929, so gifts were simple. Continued on page 2
. . Regina & Edwin . .
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