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Water use surges in last three years

BY MATTHEW UHRIG news@winchesterpress.on.ca

WINCHESTER – In a three year span, North Dundas’ water consumption between Chesterville and Winchester has jumped by 21 per cent.

This has municipal staff looking to implement measures to reduce consumption, especially in a year when usage is expected to top out at 983,112 cubic metres pumped.

According to public works director Dan Belleau, the next year will see a full review of the water rate structure in the township and a threshold set to curb overconsumption.

“This is new for us,” he said. “But with such a dry summer, the consumption was scary

sometimes. We managed, but conservation is necessary.”

The step up in use has been routinely recognizable since the village water systems became one nearly a decade ago.

The plan pitched by Belleau, which seemed to meet favour with North Dundas’ new council, would see consumers who exceed the threshold set charged a higher rate.

“Charging more per cubic metre for high consumption levels should encourage water conservation among the higher water users,” he said.

Deputy-Mayor Al Armstrong struck a tone of support.  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

Consider cash for CFS

BY MATTHEW UHRIG news@winchesterpress.on.ca

WINCHESTER – There is, of course, added stress on many during the holidays, and it is certainly the case for organizations aiming to help those in need this time of year.

At Community Food Share, Ian McKelvie, recently named executive director after years as the charity’s administrator, is dealing with needs differently than what has come along in the past.

“I must say, we’ve done increasingly well with food drives,” he told the Winchester Press last week.

Between campaigns like Fill-A-Bag and the OPP’s Stuff a Cruiser, and the recent Finch stop of the CP Holiday Train, the centre’s shelves are bursting with non-perishables and an assortment of other goods.

What’s missing most is cash, which of course is king for many.

Increasing the organization’s financial take in comes after a time when the food bank’s board has made approvals to spend more to purchase items like cheese, bread, and milk, as well as fresh fruits and vegetables.  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

SPEAKING WITH SANTA Clarissa Seaman had the ear of Santa Claus at Matilda Memorial Park in Brinston Sun., Dec. 16 during the village recreation association’s first-ever tree lighting event. Beyond the illuminated feature, the late afternoon event featured carolling, hot chocolate, and more. See page Morin Photo 4 for full coverage.

SD council building foundation for a budget

BY TOM SCHOCH reporter@winchesterpress.on.ca

MORRISBURG – In the first of what will be a series of special meetings leading up to the 2019 budget, South Dundas council and staff began the process of getting a clearer picture of the current state of municipal buildings.

The committee of the whole meeting Tues., Dec. 11 was an opportunity for new councillors to get the details on the costly repairs, replacements and timelines of the numerous properties under municipal management and to provide staff with some direction.

Some of the properties may yet still prove to be powder kegs with well documented public discord over the works planned or the lack thereof.

Out of the 10 buildings that were discussed, Carman House, Matilda Hall, Iroquois’ outdoor rink building, the Morrisburg Arena and Brinston Archives were identified as in need of repair or renovation in the next year.

The Service Ontario building and the Iroquois Civic Centre would be dealt with in the second year, the Riverside Recreation Centre in the third year and the Justice building would be

addressed in the fourth year of the plan.

Forward House was the only building discussed that did not have a budget amount or timeline allocated to it as both council and staff wanted to first consult with the recently formed Friends of Forward House group to gauge their progress, short and longterm goals and financial requirements.

Ben Macpherson, director of recreation and facilities, presented the reports making a special note of Mayor Steven Byvelds’ comment about the burden of buildings and how every term of council seems to face it.

“I see the burden as an opportunity. Investing in the buildings that are integral to the everyday activities of the residents of South Dundas,” said Macpherson.

Before the discussions started in earnest, Macpherson also cautioned council.

“There’s going to be trade-offs.

There’s usually no way around it. If you’re going to make a choice on one thing, you’re going to forfeit a choice on another. It’s just the way things work,” he said. “Change can be a dirty word for a lot of people.”  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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Iroquois’ Circle K hit for second time Police Blotter IROQUOIS – For the second time in less than a month, the Circle K outlet in this Seaway village was the target of an armed robber.

This time, the store was hit Wed., Dec. 12.

Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry OPP, along with the Emergency Response Team, were called in after the robbery.

The investigation indicated that one suspect entered the outlet with a weapon, demanding cash and cigarettes. The suspect

fled on foot in an unknown direction.

No injuries resulted.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, between 5’6” and 5’8”, approximately 180 pounds, slim build, very bright blue eyes, wearing a black baseball cap, a white and black bandana, with black pants and dark-coloured shoes.

Police continue to investigate.

In November, two armed suspects robbed the same Circle K outlet.

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Gas bar theft SOUTH MOUNTAIN – Police are on the lookout for a suspect following the theft of multiple items from Rick’s Gas Bar Sat., Dec. 15.

At around 1:30 pm that day, officers responded to the store.

The investigation found that the suspect had entered the store, and left with a variety of products.

Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the culprit.

Vehicle break-in Police handout of the suspect wanted in connection with the latest robbery at Iroquois’ Circle K outlet.

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increased bill totals.

Two separate cases are ongoing, one where a customer received a $1,100 bill and another where a consumer finally realized a toilet running for nine months was the cause of a $1,435 total.

“It’s unfortunate, the higher bills, but we can’t be responsible for the problem,” Councillor John Thompson said. “We can offer relief with a payment plan, but not a reduction on the bill.”

Added Armstrong: “It was close to 10 years ago we set this standard, and we need to hold it up.”

Mayor Tony Fraser called for a longer timeframe to pay off the bills, which at this time is set at six months.

Water bill battles “I do think we need to better consider While the township looks to scout the circumstances… There have been out new water sources, it is also taking a cases of break-ins where the water was hard-line to deal with complaints about turned on,” he said.

“It’s important we don’t try to be too lenient or too harsh… Something reasonable for the population we have,” he said. “Right now we have no basis for an eye dropper [amount] or people who leave the water running.”

The municipality will also soon be on the search for a new fresh water source, given the number of proposed subdivisions on the books, especially in Winchester.

“It’s certainly imperative we look for a new source, especially if we’re successful with developers,” Armstrong said.

“If we have a sudden boom in building, our capacities are getting close to end dates… We need to be prudent.”

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“It’s been nearly a year since we launched our Healthy Choices initiative, and meeting the nutritional needs of our clients has been beyond successful,” McKelvie said.

Doing so, of course, comes at a cost and the food share could see a slight deficit in its year-end numbers – this after celebrating a surplus last year.

“Right now we are definitely seeing a bit of a cash crunch to get to year-end,” McKelvie said.

No matter, the Healthy Choices model will continue. “[Our users] deserve healthy, nutritional choices just like everybody else,” he said.

Donations can be made online at www. communityfoodshare.ca, mailed to P.O. Box 32, Winchester, Ont., K0C 2K0, or dropped off in person at food share sites in Winchester and Morrisburg.

South Dundas Council The Brinston archives, which staff recommended be torn down and the area landscaped to improve curb appeal, was a touchy topic although Macpherson was in favour of consulting with the Matilda Memorial Recreation Committee before anything is done.

“They’ve done a lot of good work in that park and continue to have different plans and ideas to continue to improve the park. It would be a huge oversight on my part or anyone’s part to not have their voice in that,” he said.

Councillor Archie Mellan’s stance on the issue was very clear.

“There’s no way that building should even be touched because [The Matilda Memorial Recreation Committee] has already expressed interest in having some use of that building. We need an end use for that building, but that’s the group that has brought that park back to what it is. I’ll be darned if we’re going to make a decision without at least checking with Matilda Rec because they’re the ones that brought that park back. It wasn’t South Dundas,” he said adding that, “I’m not going to come to Morrisburg via Winchester let’s put it that way.”

Councillor Lloyd Wells took a broader view on the subject.

“Not so much thinking about what we’re taking from one area, it’s what we think is feasible for all of South Dundas,” he said. “They did bring the park back, but that

has nothing to do with the building,” he said.

“The building hasn’t been used by anybody because it has been used by us for our archives. Nobody has ever had a chance to sit down and come up with a grand vision or scheme of what the potential for that building could be,” countered Mellan.

The mayor agreed that a meeting with the committee was needed.

The Carman House renovations were discussed, but it was agreed that further deliberation was needed at an upcoming council meeting due to the absence of key information from interested parties and municipal personnel, namely director of building, planning and enforcement Don J. Lewis.

The $35,000 that was originally budgeted this year for repairs has been the subject of much controversy ending in the decommissioning of the museum.

Some fresh perspective was offered by this council, including a rethink on how to treat the tenant, Elly Bosman.

“When I look at what she’s contributed to Carman House it’s actually more of caretaker role rather than a tenant role,” said Deputy-Mayor Kirsten Gardner. “We have one museum in South Dundas. We can’t lose it. We need to grow it.”

Byvelds admitted it was a complex problem and questioned the sudden building code requirements.

“Somehow we’re going to have to manage both uses

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of that building. Someone is going to have to get somewhat creative. We’ve ignored it for 28 years and all of a sudden someone gets the Bible out and says, ‘thou shall not do it anymore.’

I have a hard time with that,” he said.

Although there was no budget or timeline given to the Forward House situation it was also discussed.

Gardner echoed the thoughts of the rest of council when she said a thorough conversation with the Friends of Forward House should be had.

“I would like to see us give them a clear picture and have them be able to see it so they know if they choose to save it and fundraise, they know what the actual thing is and what the potential is. Then I think we need to connect it to the tourism heritage plan,” she said.

Councillor Don Lewis was hesitant to spend any money.

“I definitely don’t want to invest a pile of money. When you look at and read the reports, it’s pretty nasty,” he said.

Byvelds believes the group needs access to the building to see the reality of the situation.

“I think they need to get in it, self-assess and put the visual into the dream and see if that’s a road they still want to go down. I’m not saying it isn’t, I just want to make sure they’ve seen what we’ve seen. If they feel strongly then I think we can support them as a municipality. I know money is probably going to be the challenge,” he said.

Matilda Hall needs more

than $100,000 worth of work, including renovated bathrooms, windows replaced, new flooring and new paint.

Wells challenged Macpherson’s assertion that the flooring, which contains asbestos and will cost $25,000 to be removed, must be done by a licensed contractor.

“I don’t think there’s anything in the law saying we can’t remove them ourselves if we don’t use a power tool,” he said. I would like to see the actual law. Show me that we can’t do it in house. I would just like to see it in writing because that’s a lot of money.

Byvelds agreed the building needs some work, but added that another roadblock should be addressed at the hall.

“The biggest roadblock to us not having more events in Matilda even when it’s all fixed up and spruced up is the liquor licence.”

Gardner also asked if a return on investment report, which would help the public understand how the money works for them, had been done.

Macpherson replied that a report had not been done, but would do so in the future.

Many variables remain in play for a number of the municipally owned buildings at this point and the total estimated cost of the proposed projects of $427,000 could fluctuate wildly depending on what direction council decides to take and if the previous budget amounts, which have been allocated but not yet spent, are reflected in the total.

SOUTH MOUNTAIN – Police are going way back to September in an attempt to catch a suspect wanted in connection to a vehicle break-in.

On Tues., Sept. 25, police responded to a call on Main Street after a vehicle’s window was smashed and a purse was stolen from inside.

Officers are now seeking to indentify the man involved.

RIDE program charges WILLIAMSBURG – A County Road 8 RIDE program Dec. 15 netted one driver multiple charges.

Police intercepted the vehicle just after 11 pm, discovering the driver didn’t have the proper privileges for operating the car stemming from previous offences.

Timothy Hubert, 41, faces two counts of driving while disqualified.

He is to appear in Morrisburg court Tues., Jan. 8.

• Details published in the police blotter are provided by the OPP. The Winchester Press typically publishes information about alleged crimes occurring in and around Dundas County, as well as other information of interest to our readership. All suspects are considered innocent in the eyes of the law unless proven otherwise in court.

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Front row, Jacob Tripp (left), Rihanna and Becca Merkley, Hailey and Derrick Merkley, Rachel Austin, Cheyenne and Brady Lewis, Eliza Laird, Raven Wilson, Back row: Natalie Austin (left), Aurora Wilson, Sarah BarclayMorin Photos Thomas, Stephanie Merkley, and Zoey Britton.

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Sharing the Christmas spirit, one card at a time

BY JOSEPH MORIN joe@winchesterpress.on.ca

WINCHESTER – The Christmas spirit is shared in a number of ways, but one of the most striking is when children give holiday cards to hospital patients who most likely will be in care this season.

The Winchester District Memorial Hospital welcomed a group of Morrisburg Public School (MPS) students on Tues., Dec.11 who brought with them Christmas cards to pass out to patients at the hospital. The event is called the MPS Empathy Card Program and teacher Sarah Barclay-Thomas has been sharing her student’s wishes for the past 12 years. The arrival of the students coincided with the Judy Lannin Christmas Wish Tree lighting ceremony.

The hospital’s lobby was packed with well-wishers and students as the tree lighting ceremony took place.

Above the lobby, members of the Seaway Valley Singers sang Christmas carols.

The students began their visiting shortly before the lighting ceremony by heading off to see patients and deliver cards. The group led by BarclayThomas and nurse Dawn Erickson stopped by several rooms, greeting patients and their families, and leaving behind their empathy cards. They made 467 cards, up from last Christmas when they made 373.

Barclay-Thomas said, “They are all here on their own initiative.

There are some very heartfelt cards, and many students made them on their own time.”

From an educational perspective, Barclay-Thomas said the students also learn about the structure of a letter, punctuation and grammar.

“People donate their old cards to us and we recycle them,” she said.

The students started out in the complete care unit at the hospital. Erickson said the patients liked the visit.

“They all enjoy when you come,” she said to the students as they set off.

“They do not always get to see you when you come but they appreciate it.

The students stopped in the lobby of the complex care unit to sing a few Christmas carols. After dropping by several rooms the students headed back to the hospital lobby. They left behind a box of cards to be distributed to those patients who they were unable to visit.

There was a newborn baby, with its mother that the group could not visit so instead they sang a Christmas carol to the baby while grouped around the door to the mother’s room. As BarclayThomas said, it was a fitting time for a birthday party for the hours-old baby.

Back in the lobby, the Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony took place.

Several members of the hospital spoke to the crowd in the lobby. The Christmas Wish Tree program is an opportunity to make a donation in memory, or in honour, of someone near and dear to you.

“For those of us who have made an in-memoriam gift, we are missing someone from our lives. But they are always there, in our hearts and in the back of our minds. For those of us who have made a gift in honour

of someone, we are grateful to know you, and we value you more than you will know,” said the hospital foundation managing director Kristen Casselman just before the giant tree was lit up. “We each have our own way of remembering, reflecting, showing appreciation, and caring.

WDMH Chief of Staff Dr. Darren Tse spoke about the impact of the Wish Tree donations. “Every gift ensures we can provide the very best and safest care at WDMH. Thank you for your support and for being part of this festive tradition. You truly make a difference,” he said.

Proceeds from the program go to the Family Care Fund to help ensure that WDMH can continue to provide compassionate, excellent health care – close to home.

TAKING IN, GIVING BACK Four area organizations were the recipients of a recent fundraising drive by staff at Morrisburg’s Canadian Tire store. A total of $6,550 was distributed Thurs., Dec. 6, thanks to profits generated through a variety of store initiatives, including a $500 raffle draw, and matching funds from the Canadian Tire Corporation and its Jumpstart program. The donation breakdown featured $2,000 for the South Dundas Christmas Exchange, $2,400 for Community Food Share, $800 for Naomi’s Family Resource Centre, and $1,350 for area Jumpstart programming. Pictured are store co-owner Lori Turnbull, Celeste Guse (Community Food Share), David Lapier (Jumpstart), Vern Leger (Naomi’s executive director), store office manager Karen Herman, employee Brian Shaver, Carol Richer (Christmas Exchange chair), and store coowner Ken Turnbull.

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Author Annette McRae and her new book Odds and Sods.

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Author shares Odds and Sods of life

BY JOSEPH MORIN joe@winchesterpress.on.ca

WINCHESTER– Everyone has some kind of story to tell.

Annette McRae tells her story in her new book, Odds and Sods. The book is more than a memoir about her life. Short stories, poems and pictures from a lifetime of collecting her precious moments, make the reader feel like going for a walk in your favourite neighborhood.

Odds and Sods features personal photos, cherished recipes, and short stories. As a result, each page is able to offer something different to the reader, inviting them back time and time again.

She was visiting the Planted Arrow Flowers and Gifts on Thurs., Dec.13 during Moonlight Madness, introducing her book to the community.

“I think that fact and fiction sometimes

merge,” said McRae. That is what she tried to capture in some of her stories in Odds and Sods.

She has always drifted towards writing, and storytelling have been one of her passions through her life.

McRae, who lives in Avonmore, is part of a writing group. Members of the group share what they have written with each other and talk to each other about the work.

One of the comments about her work from fellow members of the group was their desire to see more of her stories and how they all ended. This encouraged her to keep writing and complete her book.

One of her short stories was published by the Whig Standard when she was only eight years old.

“I can remember when I was little I knew I would be a writer someday.”

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She enjoys how the stories she writes start to take on a life of their own.

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McRae is ready to write another book. “It is definitely worth doing again,” she said.

Don’t overheat this holiday season MORRISBURG – A spat of recent house fires has South Dundas Fire and Emergency Services sounding the alarm for electrical safety this Christmas season.

“During the holidays, it can be very tempting to plug multiple decorations into extension cords,” fire chief Cameron Morehouse said. “This can overload circuits and create overheating, potentially resulting in a fire.”

According to Statistics Canada, electrical distribution was

the second leading cause of structural loss in Ontario between 2012 and 2016.

“With an average of 636 fires per year in Ontario, it’s important that residents of South Dundas do all they can to minimize the risks,” Morehouse said.

Here’s five key tips to keep you and your family safe this season: • Replace damaged electrical products (including cords, plugs and ornaments).

many lights or decorations into an outlet. Overloaded circuits can overheat and start a fire.

• Buy holiday decorations that have the mark of an accredited certification agency on the package.

• Don’t run extension cords under carpets, through doorways or in places where they can be damaged by furniture.

• Keep an eye on pets that may chew or damage electri• Avoid plugging too cal cords.

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BINGO BENEVOLENCE The Iroquois-Matilda Lions Club, hosts of regular bingo nights, having been using the funds to give back to local charities. Since 1999, Winchester District Memorial Hospital has benefited from more than $85,000 from the club. The medical facility’s fundraising foundation is finally revealing the latest instalment, which came in the form of a $10,000 financial injection last month. The money is to be directed to the hospital’s general equipment fund, but could be used in support of the purchase of two new ultrasound machines. Pictured during the presentation are club president Jim Mustard (left), foundation managing director Kristen Casselman, John Marston, Cindy Peters (the foundation’s manager of direct mail and events), Courtesy Photo and Les Craig.

The North Dundas District High School improv team are champions once again this year, taking home the title Thurs., Dec. 13 at Glengarry District High School in Alexandria.

While North Dundas shared a three-way tie for first place that day with St. Lawrence and Glengarry, the Devils had piled up a commanding lead thanks to high-end outings in three weeks of competition. Pictured with improv co-ordinator Riley McMullen (left) are championship team members Madison Quesnel (back, second from left), April Constapel, Emily Cooper, Braxton Bowers, Ewan Wilson, and Madison Hart. Front row: Brooke Richards (left) and Taryn Cooper. Both Emily Cooper and Quesnel have been participating since Grace 7, and this year will graduate. “Six years later, they played their last scenes for the championship winning team,” coach Kathi Poirier said. “The torch is being passed to the younger members of the teams… It was my pleasure to watch these young women come into their own as actors and improv-ers. Their leadership will be missed.”

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Right: Children and Santa Claus gathered for a Christmas picture in Matilda Memorial Park during the first Christmas Tree lighting ceremony in Brinston.

Below: Children were invited to place their ornament on the tree once it was lit up. Here, Katherine (left) and Lauren Scott place their ornaments on the tree.

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LIGHTING UP BRINSTON BRINSTON – Christmas fun lit up the Matilda Memorial Park on Sun., Dec. 16.

The Matilda Recreation Committee came up with the idea, and committee co-chair Pam Seaman explained the tree lighting ceremony gave residents a chance to remember loved ones not

with them at Christmas time.

The late afternoon ceremony included caroling around the tree, which is a permanent fixture of the Matilda Memorial Park as well as a campfire, marshmallows and hot chocolate. All of the ingredients for smores were on hand. The children at the event were

treated to a visit from Santa Claus and a chance to have a one-on one chat with him.

Karen McDermott, a resident living just outside of Brinston, was happy about the Christmas event.

“I think this is just great,” she said, “I think it is a really nice idea.”

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RE-IMAGINING A NEW WAY A few weeks ago I stood on King Street in Chesterville and watched the wrecking ball terminate a century’s worth of history. It was a sad moment and yet another empty lot in this once vibrant community. I thought to myself, how could this town possibly re-imagine itself?

Much has been written by our contemporaries lamenting the loss of history or the lack of care taken to preserve an historic structure. That is revisionist history that we all fall victim to, but what this village desperately needs is a way forward.

I grew up on the outskirts of the community and the pulse and vibrancy of those streets is etched in my mind only the way a childhood memory can be. But is it the reality?

I had to admit, like the people of the town, I was still in love with a version of the old village; the memories in my mind.

If change is ever to come to this proud village, the vision of Chesterville as I once saw it has to change. A new perspective is needed.

When I moved back to the area after being away for almost 20 years, it was the village life and the beautiful spaces synonymous with country living that were the environment I wanted my young family to experience.

I had been lucky to experience it and it shaped who I am today. This is home and always has been.

What I had overlooked were the people who made it so.

When I began my career here at the Press, I had the opportunity to reintroduce myself to the people, places and things that create the complex interwoven fabric of village life.

Over the course of what seems like a very brief year, I have had the great fortune to meet many of you and each person has left an indelible impression on me. In your own right, you are all truly artists.

A thought occurred to me while watching Amanda Burger and Dan Riitano re-vitalize the McCloskey Hotel in Chesterville, another storied building, with entertainment and fare not normally offered in this traditionally industrial, blue-collar town: there is a groundswell movement bubbling just beneath the surface.

There are brilliant creators, organizers, builders and motivators all located within Dundas County. They wear many masks in their daily lives, but at the heart of it, they are each artists. They do their jobs well and have specific skills that could be lent to a greater cause - the re-imagination of an historic village.

These people that I have met are too numerous to mention, but if you are reading these words and it sparks the slightest twinge of excitement, responsibility or ideas, then you are one of them.

We have never had a greater opportunity to distinguish ourselves than right now. Consider the funding programs, the expertise in agriculture and skilled trades, political will, historical knowledge and the excellent theatre community all found within the borders of Dundas County.

Much like Burger and Riitano imagine, Chesterville could be an arts hub with strong ties to performance arts, writing, horticulture, agriculture, volunteers and senior groups. The possibilities are only limited by our collective imagination and our unwillingness to overcome the individualism that exists.

Most people will scoff at the notion and dismiss art as a non-essential or a frivolous endeavour, but look at the countless examples of what has been done in the province and neighbouring communities. People flock to Stratford, Merrickville, Smiths Falls, Perth and Prescott for similar reasons. They have found a way to make it work.

The blueprint is there.

The honest truth that needs to be universally accepted is that Nestle is not coming back. A major employer or industry is not going to ride in on a white stallion and rescue the town from obscurity or slow decay. That ship will never come in, but there is a rescue boat waiting tied to the dock begging for someone to take the oars.

We simply need to get in and navigate the waters, no matter the rapids we may encounter.

— T.S.

Remember When 1928 Canadian National Railways unveiled its newest locomotive, a revolutionary oil-electric design that uses an oil engine to drive a generator for supplying electrical energy to its propulsion motors. This represents a large shift away from coal-fired steam driven engines.

The new locomotive was already in service on the Brockville and Belleville line.

1938 Mountain Township was showing a tidy surplus of $2,469.99 despite $15,376.34 of the 1938 tax rolls not being paid. The tax arrears were significant as the total receipts for the year were only $68,3778.18.

1948 The first ever patient of Winchester District Memorial hospital, 10-yearold Glendon Loucks, is shown less than two hours after his tonsillectomy being tended to by his bedside nurse, Miss Dorothy Marquis.

His room was located in the Mary Empey Memorial ward.

1958 The 100 Club was making extensive plans to crown a new carnival queen at the winter carnival scheduled for January. High school teachers were asked to co-operate in promoting the carnival queen event - the biggest ever held in this area.

The prizes to the winner were “both numerous and valuable.”

1968 The Winchester Community Centre was expected to be dismantled sooner than later. At a sparsely attended meeting council and centre board members discussed the offers to dismantle the current

building and if one was accepted the demolition was scheduled to begin almost immediately. The option of allowing residents to use the ice surface during and after the dismantling were also discussed, as well as the possibility of bussing people to neighbouring ice surfaces.

1928

1978 Work crews and heavy equipment operators were working overtime in attempt to have the undamaged section of Nationview Public School in South Mountain prepared for classes after the holidays.

1948

Beth Morris, President Donna Rushford, Co-publisher and Advertising Manager Matthew Uhrig, Editor Tom Schoch, Reporter Joseph Morin, Reporter Marlene Harper, Office Manager Linda Johnston, Production Manager

1988 Winchester Township council gave Andre Thereot 30 days to either remove a home he was building at Highway 31 south of Winchester Springs or have it destroyed.

Council made the decision saying he had been given enough time to complete the home and no extension was forthcoming. Thereot maintained that the reason he was unable to complete the home was due to health issues and his multiple surgeries over the past summer. Thereot vowed to fight council if they attempted to remove the home.

1998 Not satisfied with waiting until teachers reached a deal in their work to rule standoff with the school board, NDDHS students hosted their own student-run Christmas concert. The senior jazz band, senior concert band and a small independent band called Not 2 Shabby performed the concert with the assistance of two local musicians - Upper Canada OPP senior constable Al Lummiss and Bruce Cowell of Winchester.

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2008 South Mountain area resident and Seaway District High School student, Brandon Mooney, was spearheading the creation of a student-produced CD featuring

songs written by students about how cancer has affected their lives. Proceeds from sales would be donated to cancer research.

The CD was being recorded at Heaven’s Radio Studio in Vankleek Hill.

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CHRISTMAS PRESENTS FOR ALL

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nce again, Uncle Lou came to our rescue by sending Mother five American dollars through the mail to be doled out to us kids for Christmas – a dollar

each!

I couldn’t imagine such wealth. The most I ever had at one time before was the 25 cents Aunt Lizzie once gave me when she was visiting from Regina.

Mary The money from Uncle Lou meant I could go into Renfrew Cook and buy Christmas presents instead of hand-making them from scratch at home.

I wasn’t the least bit talented, not like my sister Audrey who could knit and crochet, and the thought of trying to figure out what I could make for her, my three brothers, Mother and Father gave me a headache.

Now I could go into the Five and Dime Store and in one fell-swoop do all my Christmas shopping with my dollar.

And so that very Saturday I went in to Renfrew with Mother, and instead of heading right for the Five and Dime Store, I decided to go to

Ritza’s Drug Store first, just in case there was something in the sale basket at the front door that would do as a present for either Audrey or Mother.

It didn’t take me long to find out all that was on sale had to do with cures for indigestion or the whooping cough. But I never went into Ritza’s Drug Store without going over to the perfume counter and filling my nostrils with the wonderful smells of Lily of The Valley, and Evening in Paris perfumes.

And there, right before my eyes were tiny little bottles of Lily of the Valley – all lined up on a paper doily, and they were on sale for 50 cents!

Audrey’s and my very favourite perfume! I thought of my sister, who looked after me and protected me. She would never in a million years be able to spend 50 cents on something as frivolous as perfume! Right then I decided that would be my Christmas present for Audrey.

How I would ever have enough money to buy presents for the rest of my family, I wasn’t sure.

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But I left Ritza’s store with the little bottle securely wrapped in a small paper bag and headed over to the Five and Dime to see what I could find for the 50 cents I had left, and which would have to be spread over presents for three brothers and Mother and Father. But I didn’t care – Audrey deserved to have something special.

I walked up and down the aisles of the store.

Where to start? The woman behind the counter at the front of the store asked if she could help me. She looked kind. Maybe she could help me figure out how I could buy five presents for fifty cents.

When I told her that was all I had, I felt the tears coming to my eyes. That wasn’t unusual for me, as I could cry at the drop of a hat. Father said it was because my bladder was close to my eyes, whatever that meant.

The woman asked me who I was to buy for, and she wrote down their names and added Mother and Father to the list, and told me not to worry, she would figure something out. She scurried about the store and came back to the counter I was leaning on with a handful of items.

“How about these coloured laces for Everett… All the boys are wearing them in their

boots, and they are only 10 cents. And you said your brother Emerson liked to draw, so how about this big red rubber eraser?”

It was the biggest eraser I had ever seen, and it was only a nickel! I couldn’t believe it! Then from the pile in front of her, she brought out a deck of playing cards, and wondered if my brother Earl liked to play cards. I told her he spent a lot of time at night building card houses at the kitchen table. And so Earl was getting his very own deck of cards. They would cost a dime.

She had a brand new navy handkerchief for Father, and a bar of fancy soap for Mother laid out before me. “Now lets see what that comes to,” she said, after I nodded my approval, and my amazement, at the cleverness of this woman.

The handkerchief was five cents and Mother’s fancy soap was nine!

I felt like crawling over the counter to give this wonderful woman a hug. Not only had she helped me get a present for everyone in my family, with her help I was able to leave the Five and Dime Store with eleven cents tied up tightly in my hankie.

Interested in Mary’s books? Contact her at wick2@sympatico.ca.

HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN FULL SWING Letter to the Editor 18 was ugly Christmas sweater day.

MAPLE RIDGE – The holidays are Less popular than the first spirit day, just around the corner, and stu- NDDHS but those who participated showed dents are excited for their upcoming FIGHTING TO PRESERVE HISTORY off their sweaters with pride! Today break.

Notes (Wed., Dec. 19) is flannel and toque This week is full of festive activiEditor’s note: This submission was commission Carman House Museum ties, but let’s look at last week first!

On Mon., Dec. 10, the junior and senior boys’ basketball teams travelled to Cornwall. Sadly, both teams lost against Holy Trinity. Better luck next time boys!

On Thurs., Dec. 13, the junior and senior girls’ volleyball teams played against Seaway and Holy Trinity. The junior team won both games, and the senior girls won against Holy Trinity. Sadly, they weren’t victorious against the Seaway team. Good job girls!

Also, on Thursday, the improv team were crowned champions!

Everyone on the team showed

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great passion and commitment for the improv world. Your dedication truly paid off! North Dundas can’t wait to see what other accomplishments you achieve in the future.

This week is our holiday spirit week! Mon., Dec. 17 was Christmas hat day! Students and staff filled the halls with various Santa hats and reindeer antlers! Tues., Dec.

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“Baby It’s Cold Outside” is back on the radio. Good win for the over thinkers. Now, how about clean running water for Canada’s first people or appropriate environmental controls? Help for the underprivileged? The list of what’s more important goes on and on and on and on.

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day. Students are keeping their ears warm with their warm winter hats.

Tomorrow (Thurs., Dec. 20) is red and green day. Be sure to wear any green or red you have to get a little more festive! After all, there is only five days until Christmas!

Our annual Christmas concert is taking place on Fri., Dec. 21. Come to school dressed in your pyjamas and get ready for the show!

Lastly, all students and staff at North Dundas want to wish the community a happy and a safe holiday.

Stay tuned to hear all the upcoming activities in 2019!

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Integrity is on the line according to acting OPP commissioner, Brad Blair. “The facts of the hiring process … raise a legitimate question as to whether the OPP’s integrity has been compromised and whether the public can have confidence in and respect for the OPP going forward.”

Maybe it’s an over reaction, but you really know where you ••• stand in the company when you look at the size, style and Driving through Vernon, noticed the animated speed brand of your Christmas card. sign, saw I was over the speed limit by a bit. The worst thing was the sad face the speed sign gave me. That ••• The editorial column of the 1938 Winchester Press hurt more than the knowledge I was over the limit.

Christmas edition offered this quote from Voltaire: ••• “The tolerance of all religions is a law of nature Is the new Ontario government stuck on a cutting all stamped on the hearts of all men.” The significance programs binge that seems to be targeting just about of that quote in a time of war against intolerance de- anything and everything the former Liberal governserves further thought and discussion in today’s po- ment did? I hope not. The odds are that while the litical climate. former government made some pretty amazingly bad decisions there are sure to have been some good ones ••• Hiring a good friend to a prominent position when everyone can agree on. you’re the premier may not be an offence. However, ••• changing the rules and admitting that you were in the There is a class action suit being brought against a cabinet meeting that hired him is more than suspi- casino on the east coast. Apparently the slot machines cious, it’s downright stupid. they use are considered by some to be addictive and mind numbing, consequently helping the slot machine ••• The Winchester Hawks are a lot like a slot machine. user to become an extension of the machine and pour They keep winning just enough to keep you interested, their life savings into it. That should be an interesting court battle. but in the end lose more than they are victorious.

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originally printed in The Royal Yorker, a quarterly newsletter published by the St. Lawrence branch of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada.

– M.U. The Editor: The past year has been nothing short of turbulent for the Forward House and the Carman House Museum, two historic properties in Iroquois.

Last February, citing structural damage and the high cost of repairs, the South Dundas council voted to demolish the Forward House, which had been closed since June 2017.

Public outcry followed, and after two months of backlash, articles and letters in the local newspapers, and a petition to council with 400 signatures, council reversed their decision in April.

It now sits vacant and cannot be entered due to safety concerns on the order of Donald J. W. Lewis, director of building, planning, and enforcement and chief building official for South Dundas.

Just a short way down the road, the Carman House Museum has also seen its fair share of struggles, many of which centred around the treatment of the upstairs tenant, Elly Bosman, who had lived there since 1990.

In August 2017, the tenant was given an eviction notice by the aforementioned Don Lewis after she had reported two leaking windows in her apartment. When the story was reported by the local papers the following March, public opinion sided with Bosman and within a week, South Dundas reversed their decision to evict, instead setting aside $35,000 for necessary repairs on the building.

In October, however, it was reported that $14,000 of the repair budget had been spent by Lewis to get an engineer’s report, despite already having one, leaving only $21,000 to work with.

The most shocking news came only weeks ago, however, when council accepted Lewis’ proposal to de-

in order to complete repairs. This decision was made despite knowing that a covenant dating back to the time of the Seaway Project existed between the municipality and Ontario Hydro, which gave the municipality ownership of the land on the condition that it would remain a museum.

Should the museum discontinue, the land is supposed to be returned to Ontario Hydro.

Together, the Forward House and the Carman House Museum, both located on Carman Road, make up two of the three buildings that remain in their original locations from before the St. Lawrence Seaway Power Project, the third being the Elizabeth Manor Bed and Breakfast on nearby Elizabeth Drive.

The museum was decommissioned just days before voting opened for the municipal elections and, whether the decision influenced voters or not, South Dundas got an almost entirely new council, with only one member returning for another term.

In the months and weeks leading up to the election, several of the new members of council expressed their support for both the Forward House and the Carman House Museum, leaving those involved cautiously hopeful following the election results.

I had the pleasure of working at the Carman House Museum this past summer and it was an incredible learning experience. Oftentimes, it did not even feel like a job, as I was passionate about what I was doing.

Sharing the history of the house and the community with the visitors was a privilege, and the fascination and happiness they expressed when walking through the family home, whether they were tourists, locals, or Carman descendants, is a testament to its importance.

With the back and forth of the past year, only one thing can be certain – the fight for the preservation of our history is far from over.

Ashley Harper Winchester

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The Winchester Press Wednesday, December 19, 2018

It was busy at Cup of Jo’s. Here, Susan and Kristi Sloane toasted the night with coffee.

Moonlight Madness descends on Winchester

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WINCHESTER – It was not a full moon in Winchester on Thurs., Dec. 13, but it may as well have been.

Shoppers were out in the evening to take advantage of the Moonlight Madness event.

This was only the second year for the shopping themed evening, but judging by the number of shoppers out and about it was a success.

Fourteen local businesses took part, in remaining open until 10 pm.

The normal closing time for most of the business involved ranges from 5 to 7 pm.

Kelly Windle, owner of the Planted Arrow Flowers and Gifts, who organized the event was happy with the results.

“Last year was really successful,” said Windle. “A lot of people come between 7 and 9 pm.”

Windle believes Moonlight Madness gives those shoppers who have not been able to get their Christmas shopping started a helping hand.

“This is a really nice community to shop local in,” she said.

She said local business in the community needed everyone’s support.

“This is small business helping small business and keeping money in the Winchester community.”

Barkley’s Shoes and Accessories had a busy evening during the Moonlight Madness event on Thurs., Dec. 13. Here, Pam Barkley Dejong and storeowner Kristie Barkley Billings take a break.

The Cass Bridge Gift Shop took part in Moonlight Madness.

Here Barb Barkley showcases one of her great Christmas baskets.

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Opportunity lost for short-handed Hawks

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WINCHESTER – The Hawks threegame road trip this past weekend got off to an extraordinary start with a startling win over the Casselman Vikings, but ended in bitter disappointment with only one point in their final two games.

Playing short-handed in all three games due to injuries and players’ other commitments, the Hawks put themselves behind the eight ball as they now sit seven points out of a playoff spot.

With only one game remaining before the Christmas break, the Hawks’ coaching staff and players need to find some consistency with a depleted line-up in the new year to keep within striking distance of the playoff pack.

Hawks 4 –Vikings 3

Lucas Devries, the Hawks’ 17-year-old goaltender, got his second start of the year against the second place Vikings Thurs., Dec. 13. His only other appearance, a 45-save effort, secured a 6-5 shootout win over the Richmond Royals.

Casselman had won five of their last six games leading up to the match versus Winchester.

Despite playing the game with only five defencemen and missing two forwards, the Hawks managed to hold their own and escape the first period with a 2-2 tie.

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Hawks goalie Brent Pledge-Dickson stopped Alexandria Glens forward Shonwahnonkon Thompson (21) in tight quarters. Pledge-Dickson made 36 saves in a losing effort. The Hawks fell to the Glens 5-1.

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Boucher, Danny Johnson (11) and William MacDonald (five) responded for Winchester.

Frederick Gagnier put Casselman up by one before the midway mark of the second period, but MacDonald played the role of sniper with goals at 9:45 and 14:27 of the second to complete the hat trick and gave Winchester an unlikely 4-3 lead.

Devries did the rest as he preserved the win making 19 saves in the second and 22 in the third as the Hawks were outshot 55-16 in the game.

The Vikings’ leading scorer Joel Hunt was kept off the scoreboard as

Casselman lost for only the sixth time in regulation.

MacDonald’s hat trick was part of his four-point game while Johnson had a goal and two assists and Kuehni also picked up three helpers.

Glens 5 – Hawks 1

Playing on back-to-back nights with only 16 players dressed and without leading scorer Miguel Pare (injury), Kuehni and captain Dillon Clemen, the match-up against rival Alexandria couldn’t have come at a worse time.

The Glens had won three straight and four of their last five before welcoming the Hawks to the

Glengarry Sports Palace Fri., Dec. 14.

The Glens took advantage of the undermanned Hawks in the first outshooting them 18-2 and coming out with a 2-0 lead on goals

by Mathieu Parent and Reggy St. Surin.

The end of the first saw Glens leading scorer Mikael Gibeault ejected from the game after receiving a five-minute major for a blow to the head, five minutes for fighting the Hawks Isaac Landry and two game misconducts. Landry also received an instigator penalty and a game misconduct.  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

NDDHS Girls earn split MORRISBURG – The strong start to the season continues for the North Dundas District High School girls’ hockey team.

The Devils were in Morrisburg for a pair of games Mon., Dec. 17 against the Holy Trinity Falcons and Char-Lan Crusaders.

NDDHS ran into a fast skating and highly skilled Falcons team and dropped a tough 3-0 decision for their first loss of the year. Holy Trinity applied relentless pressure for much of the game and had numerous odd-man rushes only to be held at bay by NDDHS goaltender Olivia Salmon for much of the game.

The Devils had an opportunity on a second period powerplay, but came up empty handed.

Their second match-up was automatically registered as a win as CharLan was forced to use a goaltender from another school, which resulted in an automatic forfeit.

In the name of sportsmanship, the ladies decided to play the game anyway. The game finished in a 1-1 tie with Fabienne Puenter scoring the lone goal for the Devils.

CHESTERVILLE – With two games left on the 2018 slate, the North Dundas Rockets appear firmly entrenched in second place in the National Capital Junior Hockey League’s West Division.

Six points separate the Rockets from the top seeded South Grenville Rangers, with North Dundas holding down a 11-7-1 record while the Rangers, who have yet to lose a game this season at Cardinal’s Ingredion Centre, sport a 14-4-1 total.

Both teams have skated in 19 games to date.

The Metcalfe Jets, meanwhile, sit in third place with a 7-14-1 record. The Jets also hold the dubious honour of giving the previously winless West Carleton Inferno (1-16-4) their first victory of the season, dropping a 3-2 decision Sat., Dec. 15.

Just four points now separate the Inferno and the lowly Morrisburg Lions, losers of five in a row with a 3-17-2 record.

Rockets ground Volant

The Gatineau-Hull Volant flew into the Chesterville and District Arena Dec. 15 looking to begin an upward trajectory in the East Division.

The Volant’s record to date sits at 6-13-1, which has them in last place and six points back of the fourth-place Bytown Royals.

North Dundas wasn’t feeling an opposition win, however.

The Rockets worked to a 3-1 lead in the first period, but clung to a 4-3 lead by the end of the second frame.

The Rockets and Volant traded goals in the third.

Tom Fingler, who was credited with the game winner, and Brad Nash had two goal nights for North Dundas, and Justin Lefebvre, who continues his push for the league’s scoring title, added a single marker.

Assists went to captain Brad Stitt (two), Lefebvre (two), Dylan Robinson, Sebastien Roy, and Nash.

Reilly Tondreau worked the full 60 minutes in the Rockets nets, earning his eighth win of the campaign.

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Above: Devils netminder Olivia Salmon can only watch as the Holy Trinity Falcons put home their first goal of the game Mon., Dec. 17.

Left: A pair of Holy Trinity Falcons celebrate the opening goal of the game versus the NDDHS Devils. The Falcons went on to win 3-0.

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• In 19 games played, Lefebvre has piled up 22 goals and 30 assists for 52 points, which has him alone in second place in the league’s scoring race. There’s a logjam for the top spot, with St. Isidore’s Jakob Brunette and Kevin Howson, and Clarence Castors’ forward Patrick Lemay each working to 53 points. Brunette holds the edge with 28 goals to date.

• Captain Stitt is in fourth place, with 18 goals and 21 assists for 39 points in 19 games.

• Goaltender Tondreau has eight wins this year to go with four losses in 14 starts, allowing 50 goals. His goals against average at this stage is 4.19.

• The Rockets close out the year with the Morrisburg Lions in Chesterville Sat., Dec. 22 for a 7:30 pm puck drop, and then a trip to Cardinal for a 4:40 pm showdown with the first place South Grenville Rangers Sun., Dec. 23.

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TOP TOURNAMENT TEAM The North Dundas PeeWee “C” Demons worked their way to the top of the heap at the Almonte-Pakenham Home Tournament Sun., Dec. 9. With a day split between the Almonte Community Centre and the Stewart Community Centre in Pakenham, North Dundas was no match for the competition. Pictured (not in order) are Dylan Carkner, Landon Barnhart, Kylie Lesage, Reid Smith, Jean Thurler, Kingsley Raistrick, Henry Link, Kyle Robb, Ethan Guy, Logan Stewart, Shawn Hollister, Paul Theos, Kaiden West, and coaches Kreg Raistrick, Phil Carkner, Steve West, and Barry Smith.

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Atom ‘B’ Demons tie Braves BROCKVILLE – Three separate shooters found the back of the opposition cage as the North Dundas Atom “B” Demons skated to a 3-3 draw with the Brockville Braves Thurs., Dec. 13.

Ethan Dejong’s unassisted marker and another from Alex Miller (from Janika Paquette) gave North Dundas a 2-1 first period lead, but it wouldn’t last.

Wyatt Bowers extended the Demons lead to 3-1 in the second session, assisted

by Luka Geurts. The Braves stormed back in the third, however, and tied the game.

It was an identical outcome for North Dundas Mon., Dec. 10 in Kemptville when the Demons played to a 3-3 tie with the Panthers.

With 17 games played to date, North

Dundas’ record sits at 4-7-6 with 30 goals for and 40 against totalling 14 points.

The feisty squad has also piled up a West Division-leading 88 minutes in penalties.

The Demons head for the Christmas break with two games remaining. Up first is a Fri., Dec. 21 visit from the South Grenville Rangers and a Sun., Dec. 23 trip to Westport to take on the Leeds Chargers.

Hawks lose matchups against Glens, Royals However, the rough stuff with the Glens, the league’s most penalized team, didn’t carry over.

The Hawks did manage to find their legs in the second as they held a 17-12 advantage in shots but still found themselves down by two. Shonwahnonkon Thompson scored shorthanded for the Glens while River Gull responded for Winchester with his first of the year.

The Hawks simply ran out of gas in the third and couldn’t solve Glens’ starter Nicolas Rousseau as they allowed two more to make it a 5-1 final.

Royals 7 – Hawks 6 (OT)

Although still in the Martin Division basement, the Richmond Royals had been playing much better of late, com-

ing off back-to-back wins over the Whitewater Kings.

The Hawks have had their fair share of trouble with the Royals dropping a 6-3 decision in October and narrowly escaping with a shootout win more than a week ago.

Clemen and Kuehni returned to the Hawks line-up, but they still played three men short as they only managed to ice 17 players.

Kyle Fleming opened the scoring for the Hawks with his third of the year with only 11 seconds remaining in the first period.

The Royals Aiden Parnell got that one back at 5:17 of the second, but Winchester retook the lead less than three minutes later on Colby ByrnesShaw’s third of the year.

The Royals answered immediately on a marker from

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Ryan Bouley 21 seconds later.

Dave Kilby and Noah Dioszeghy also scored before the end of the frame to put Richmond on top 4-2 heading into the third.

Parnell scored his second of the game and Ryan Mann both scored on the powerplay to give the Royals a 6-2 lead 5:24 into the third.

But the Hawks started to chip away at that lead immediately as Colby Schroeder scored 24 seconds later followed by the second of the game for Byrnes-Shaw to make it 6-4.

Dawson Maisonneuve cut the lead down to one with his third of the season at 13:55.

Kuehni completed the comeback with only 27 seconds remaining to tie the game and send it to overtime.

Graeme Buffone and Maison-

neuve drew the assists.

What could have been a storybook ending turned into the nightmare before Christmas as the Royals’ Adam Goodfellow scored seven seconds into the extra frame to secure the win.

Richmond, who only has eight wins in total this season, now has a 2-0-1 record against the Hawks and continue to be a royal pain.

Up next

The Embrun Panthers (916-5) come to town Fri., Dec. 21 (8:15 pm) tied with the Hawks at 23 points.

Following the Christmas break, the Hawks next see action Fri., Jan. 4 (8:15 pm) when the Ottawa West Golden Knights (17-8-2) will be the opposition at the Joel Steele Community Centre.

Stormont Ladies: Ladies’ High Single, Elaine Duke 257; Ladies’ High Triple, Pat Middleton 579.

Team standings: Elaine 151, Hilda 140, Susan 137, Judy 118, Pat 113.

Monday Men’s: Men’s High Single, Justin St. Pierre 321; Men’s High Triple, Matt Bird 798; Men’s High Average, Marc Robinson 248.

Team standings: East-Ont 70, ATeam 69, Alley Cats 64, Raiders 47, Country Boys 46.5, Alley Rats 39.5.

Tuesday Afternoon Mixed: Men’s High Single, Ron Robinson 291; Men’s High Triple, Ron Robinson 679; Ladies’ High Single, Sandra Bloom 254; Ladies’ High Triple, Sandra Bloom 663. Team standings: Love 118.5, Faith 113.5, Hope 95, Charity 93.

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Team standings: OLD 147, Glendon 139.5, Brian 122.5, Andy 114.5, Peanut Gallery 102.5.

Wednesday Ladies: Ladies’ High Single, Pat Monast 190; Ladies’ High Triple, Pat Monast 508.

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Matilda: Ladies’ High Single, Kathy Shay 211; Ladies’ High Triple, Brenda Cook 671; Men’s High Single, Denis Bellefeuille 252; Men’s High Triple, Denis Bellefeuille 683.

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Thursday Seniors: Men’s High Single, Bas Vanwinden 253; Men’s High Triple, Ross Bennet 546; Ladies’ High Single, Lucy Hendriks 263; Ladies’ High Triple, Lucy Hendriks 573.

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YBC Bantams: Girl’s High Single, Annika Michaud 161; Girl’s High Double, Genevieve Leger 285; Boy’s High Single, Sam Tessier 153; Boy’s High Double, Sam Tessier 281.

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Main Street, Summers head into holidays tied WINCHESTER – The Summers Physio Grey side gave themWinchester District Ladies Hockey League selves an early Christmas presRECENT RESULTS ent Sun., Dec. 16 with a win to Sun., Dec. 16 keep pace for first place in the Main Street 5 – KCs 1 Winchester and District Ladies Foodland 4 – Bridals 2 Hockey League standings.

Summers 1 – WS Trucking 0 It was the final game of the STANDINGS W L T GF GA PTS morning, and Katrina Holmes Main Street 8 2 0 25 10 16 had the winning goal as SumSummers 8 2 0 18 5 16 mers took down WS Trucking KCs 3 5 2 12 19 8 Black 1-0.

WS Trucking 3 5 1 19 19 7 Brina Whitley had an assist Bridals 3 6 1 19 19 7 on Holmes’ marker.

Foodland 2 6 2 16 27 6 The win for Summers was TOP SCORERS G A PTS timely, as Main Street Clothing Amanda Rylaarsdam, M 11 6 17 Company Blue had opened the Chantal Penk, M 3 13 16 morning with a 5-1 wallopJessica Hendrikx, F 9 3 12 ing of KCs Lawn Maintenance Katrina Holmes, S 8 4 12 Green.

Lesley-Ann Tupper, B 7 1 8 Summers and Main Street Michaela Morrow, WS 5 2 7 share identical 8-2-0 records Vicki Van Hoof, KCs 4 3 7 and have totalled 16 points Brina Whitley, S 1 6 7 each, though Main Street holds Kaila Beckstead, M 4 1 5 the edge in the goals for catSarah McLaughlin, B 3 1 4 egory.

Summers’ “player of the opened the scoring for Foodgame” was Emma Fraser, and victory.

On KCs side, Meghan land.

Melissa Blanchett earned the Macpherson’s individual From there, Hendrikx went honour for WS Trucking. marker was the team’s lone to work. She scored unassisted goal on the day. before the first period ended, Main Street manoeuvring Klein-Swormink was Main and added two more in the secAmanda Rylaarsdam continued her league leading scor- Street’s “player of the game,” ond, with Darlene Snyder and ing streak Dec. 16, burying two and Joanna McMahon earned Erwin earnings assists.

Bridals’ scoring was done by goals and adding an assist in the title for KCs. Lesley-Ann Tupper, burying an Main Street’s 5-1 win.

Foodland 4 – Bridals 2 unassisted marker in the first Chantal Penk had one Jessica Hendrikx had one period and taking a feed from marker and three helper points, with Hope Klein-Swormink heck of a morning for the Stephanie Peters in the second.

Foodland’s “player of the and Kaila Beckstead adding Foodland Reds, earning a hat trick in the team’s win. game” was Hendrikx, and single goals.

Alyson Erwin (from Nancy Annik Dagenais took the title Andrea Francis and Jessica Grisel both had assists in the Pothier and Ashley Middleton) for Bridals.

Two ties, one loss for Major Midget Demons CORNWALL – It was the Colts who tipped the ice in their favour Mon., Dec. 17.

The North Dundas Major Midget Demons were in Cornwall that night, leaving the Seaway city on the wrong end of 6-2 score.

Before that, the Demons played Kemptville to a 4-4 tie in Winchester Thurs., Dec. 13.

North Dundas got a twogoal effort from Curtis Bell, and single markers from Joey Hannaford and Cam Sherrer,

with assists going to Ben Fingler (two), Colin Minish, Kendrew Byers, and Hannaford.

The night before (Wed., Dec. 12), the Demons were in Athens, skating to a 4-4 draw with the Leeds Chargers. North Dundas goal scorers were Bell (two), Byers, and Sherrer, with Jayden Rowe, Brady Berube, Sherrer (two), and Hannaford earning helper points.

Through 17 games, the Demons boast a 9-4-4 record with 66 goals for and 47 against, to-

talling 22 points. That has the team in third place in the East Division, just one point back of the Colts for the second spot and four back of the top-seeded Char-Lan Rebels.

Before the Christmas break, North Dundas has a homeand-home with Brockville, welcoming the Braves to the Joel Steele Community Centre tomorrow night (Thurs., Dec. 20) and then heading west on the 401 to meet the Braves on their home ice Sun., Dec. 23.

VOLLEYBALL

Juniors sweep, seniors split CORNWALL – The North Dundas District High School Devils junior girls’ volleyball team continued their perfect season last week.

In Cornwall Thurs., Dec. 13, the squad opened the day against the Seaway Spartan.

The Devils took two of three sets, winning 25-13 and 15-13.

In the one set lost, North Dundas fell 25-20.

Holy Trinity was the next

opponent, and North Dundas ting the upperhand in two of got past the Falcons 25-21 and the three sets needed against 15-10. The Falcons one set win Holy Trinity. was a 25-15 final against the Up next Devils.

Both teams are on break now with the Christmas break Seniors’ take one of two A strong Spartans squad approaching.

After two weeks off, the was no match for the Devils’ senior girls’ team, taking down Devils competition continues North Dundas in straight sets. Thurs., Jan. 10 and Thurs., Coach Patti Hall’s squad Jan. 17, before hosting a home rebounded in game two, get- court competition Tues., Feb. 5.

NDIS falls in semis to Seaway MAPLE RIDGE – It was strong showing for both the boys’ and girls’ intermediate volleyball teams Mon., Dec. 17.

The girls’ squad was at Seaway in Iroquois, and opened the day with a three set loss to North Grenville. A straight set defeat of Rockland was the rebound the Devils needed in the second match, leaving North Dundas in second place in its pool.

That set up a semi-final showdown with the host Spartans, which didn’t go the Devils’ way.

Coach Michelle Gibbs credited her squad

with improving throughout the season.

Boys’ side

The Devils roared through pool play, finishing at the top of the heap.

Playing host to the regional tournament at Maple Ridge-based school, North Dundas faced off with its county rivals from Seaway in the semi-final.

Set one went to the Devils, but the Spartans rebounded to take the final two sets, ending North Dundas’ season.

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Obituaries & Death Notices

OBITUARIES

JOYCE LORRAINE FAWCETT

which appeared in the Winchester Press from 2002-2018 are archived on our web site at www.winchesterpress.on.ca

JOHN DOUGLAS STEWART

RN BA NURSING MARCH 31, 1958 – DECEMBER 12, 2018

1933-2018

It is with great sadness, yet relief, that the family of Joyce Fawcett of Winchester announces her passing on Wed., Dec. 12, 2018 at Winchester District Memorial Hospital with family by her side.

She was born on March 31, 1958 to her parents, Allison and Jean Fawcett, the fifth of seven children. She was educated at area schools then entered the nursing program at St. Lawrence College in Cornwall in 1976, graduating from there in June 1978. She later took night courses, and then a sabbatical from her job to finish her B.A. in Nursing in the 1980s. She worked part-time in 1978 in various areas of Winchester District Memorial Hospital, then, took permanent employment there in 1979.

Joyce fulfilled a life-long dream of becoming a career nurse. She worked in pediatrics, was head nurse on the second floor, worked as a supervisor, and in the nursing office, and finally retired as manager of systems at the age of 56, four years ago. She also worked for a few years at Saint Elizabeth, Bayshore as a home care co-ordinator.

Independent and strong-willed, she was not always popular but her no-nonsense approach and decisive ways, along with a strong work ethic, stood her in good stead for an often-difficult job. As she said, she didn’t have to have her own way, but preferred it. Given her last name, her siblings feel this last trait could be genetic.

Joyce moved from the family farm in the early 1980s, first to an apartment, then her own home. She moved to Greely for a time then back to 36 Christie Lane in town.

She was always interested in the farm and dairy cattle – having been a keen 4-H member. We felt she never really left the farm, but took it with her.

In retirement, she helped with catering and worked at Dr. Burke’s office.

Joyce enjoyed reading, relaxation, CNN, and took much enjoyment from an orphaned kitten from the farm that she raised and fussed over. They were a perfect match.

As a child, Joyce never liked to be alone when she was sick, and, as her illness progressed, by the grace of God and four caring sisters, she never was.

She spent nine weeks at home with round-the-clock care until her pain became unmanageable on Dec. 8.

Left to mourn are her father, Allison; sisters Marjorie Smith of Mariatown, Myrna Doornwaard (Bert) of Winchester, Nora Brown (Gary) of Lombardy, Helen Thomson (Don) of Martintown; brothers Hugh (Dianne) of Winchester, and David (Sandra) of Winchester. She was predeceased by her mother, Jean Fawcett, in May 2013.

As per her wishes, there was no visitation, but a private graveside service was held Sat., Dec. 15, and burial of cremated remains in the family plot at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Chesterville.

Donations in Joyce’s memory to the Dundas County Hospice would be gratefully acknowledged by the family.

The arrangements were entrusted to Byers Funeral Home in South Mountain.

John Stewart passed away peacefully at Dundas Manor on Fri., Dec. 7, 2018.

He was the loving husband of Helen (nee Hoy) for 58 years and the devoted father of Christy. John was predeceased by his parents Gordon and Lucy, and his brother, Don (Lucy Poaps). He is survived by his sistersin-law, Velma Meldrum, Korrie Hoy, and Barbara Stanley; many nieces and nephews; and close family friends.

A special thank you to Dr. Burke and the staff at Dundas Manor for their wonderful care. At Douglas’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be a graveside service in the spring.

In memoriam donations to the Dundas Manor Activity Fund would be appreciated.

The arrangements are entrusted to Daley Family Funeral Home in Metcalfe (613-821-2120).

Toby James Broadfoot August 23, 1975 to December 19, 2014 God knows how much we miss you; Go Your memory shall never fade.

Loving thoughts shall ever wander, L to the spot where you are laid.

Though absent, you are ever near; Still missed and loved and always dear.

Gon are the days we used to share; Gone But in our hearts you are always there.

The gates of memory will never close; We miss you more than anyone knows.

With tender love and deep regret, We love you Toby and will never forget.

PHYLLIS PESKLEVY Phyllis Pesklevy (nee Hartley) of Perth passed away peacefully after a short illness at the Ottawa General Hospital on Tues., Dec. 11, 2018. She was 95.

She was the loving Mom of Bob Mayhew of Perth, Maureen Lavoie of Sault Ste. Marie, and Brad Mayhew of Mountain. She was the cherished Grandma of four grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Phyllis was the dear sister of Bill, Ron, Ruth, and the late Robert and Leatrice.

By Phyllis’ request, cremation has taken place.

A private family memorial will be held at a later date.

The arrangements are entrusted to Byers Funeral Home in South Mountain (613-989-3836).

Online condolences may be made to www.byersfuneralhomeinc.com

JOYCE LORRAINE FAWCETT Joyce Fawcett of Winchester passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Wed., Dec. 12, 2018. She was 60.

She was the loving daughter of Allison and the late Jean (Mackie) Fawcett. Joyce was the cherished sister of Marjorie Smith, Hugh (Dianne), Myrna (Bert) Doornwaard, Nora (Gary) Brown, Helen (Don) Thomson, and David (Sandra). She was the dear aunt of 15 nieces and nephews, and many great-nieces and nephews.

A private family graveside committal service was held at Maple Ridge Cemetery in Chesterville. By family request, donations may be made in memory of Joyce to Dundas County Hospice.

The arrangements are entrusted to Byers Funeral Home in South Mountain (613-989-3836).

Online condolences may be made at www.byersfuneralhomeinc.com

Always and Forever Dad, Mom, Kim, Dustin & Families

In Appreciation At this time, the family of the late Delmer (Del) Zehr wishes to express our sincerest gratitude.

Since the time of his accident at the end of July and onward, through two surgeries at the Montfort Hospital and two long stays in Complex Continuing Care at WDMH, many professionals served Del with great kindness and warmth. His eventual move to the Garden Villa in Chesterville introduced us to another group of helpful and caring people who made his Ànal weeks as comfortable as possible.

Then it was on to the Med-Surg Áoor at WDMH, and Ànally, to Vicky and her staff at Byers Funeral Home. Along Del’s last journey we were also helped by representatives of the LHIN, the Christie Lane neighbours and so many others, and we will be eternally grateful for all you did for him and us.

Special thanks to Dr. Maren Hamilton, for being there when Del needed you most.

According to his wishes, a Celebration of Life will be held in the spring.

Helen Zehr and Family

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The Metcalfe Farmers’ Market was at the Greely Community Centre on Sat., Dec. 15. The event featured food, art and Christmas crafts. Here, the Brodhead family takes a break from enjoying the market. Left to right are: Mae, Doug, Morin Photos Isla, and Ginny.

Above: Tickets for the Marvelville Quilt Raffle were on sale at the market. Heather Presley was looking after ticket sales at the market. The raffle will take place on May 14, 2019.

Right: John Benn paints several hours each day.

He considers the outdoors his studio.

He has displayed his artwork at the market for years.

and art to be had at the event.

People came from Orleans and Ottawa as well as from Greely, Metcalfe and Winchester.

The Metcalfe Farmers’ Market opens for the 2019 season on Sat., May 11.

The market will be back at the Greely Community Centre on Sat., April 20 from 9 to 2 pm for their Easter craft show.

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH Dixons Corners 613-652-2400 (Church) Sunday 10:00 am - Morning Worship Service Monday, December 24 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm - Christmas Eve Services Tuesday, December 25 10:00 am - Christmas Day Service Join us!

Nursery provided at all services 42c ST. PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Winchester Office: 613-656-2222 A warm welcome awaits everyone Minister Rev. Bruce Kemp

Seasonal market offerings GREELY - The Metcalfe Farmers’ market moved into the Greely Community Centre on Sat., Dec. 15.

The community centre was packed as Christmas shoppers swarmed the market.

Most of the vendors are longtime members, and had their share of regular visitors looking at their wares. There was food, crafts

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McCloskey’s comes alive with magic of Christmas Members of a Bunch of People Theatre entertained a large dinner crowd at the McCloskey Hotel with an evening of Christmas music, stories and a reading of the classic The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. The night marked the inaugural performance of a Bunch of People Theatre group.

BY TOM SCHOCH reporter@winchesterpress.on.ca

CHESTERVILLE – The weather outside was frightful and the warm glow of the old hotel sure was delightful as a crowd huddled inside for the debut performance of A Bunch of People Theatre group.

A comprehensive fourcourse meal, Christmas music and a staged reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas performed by the new collective of various and ever changing performers was part of a special festive evening at the McCloskey Hotel.

The dinner featured numerous options ranging from stracciatella soup; papardelle in a white wine reduction with pancetta; and a classic Christmas entrée of turkey, garlic mashed potatoes, carrots, stuffing and cranberry sauce.

Vegan and gluten-free options were also provided along with a house dessert, coffee or tea to cap off the dining experience. .

The three-night performance series is the brainchild of Amanda Burger, founder of A Bunch of People Theatre in association with the Dundas County Players and the McCloskey Project.

The first two nights, Thurs., Dec. 13 and a sold-out Fri., Dec. 14, included dinner along

with the show for $30 and were staged at the McCloskey. The final show (Sun., Dec. 16) was staged at Winchester’s Old Town Hall at 2 pm and those tickets were only $5 as it was a performance-only offering.

Burger, who comes from a professional theatre background in Montreal, had done dinner theatre before and had an idea to perform a Christmas reading of the Dr. Seuss classic.

After posting on Facebook in search of volunteers to perform the show, Burger suddenly found herself in the middle of a bunch of people with diverse artist talents, and similar goals.

An imaginative four-course dinner was served prior to the Schoch Photos performance at the McCloskey Hotel.

Needing a name to identify the group,, Burger kept the namee simple.

“I said to my hussband, ‘we’re just a bunch of people getting ng together.’ So I made it A Bunch of People Theheatre,” said Burger.

With the new group oup of artists set and rehearsearsals well underway, Burger urger found a local charity, ity, a local single mother with two children who recently cently lost her job, as the recipi recipient of the proceeds from the show.

The entire effort is part of a conscious effort on Burger’s part to give back to the community after retiring from the federal government the best way she knows how - through her love of theatre.

“This year has not been that much fun. So, because it wasn’t much fun, I sat down with my husband and I said, ‘let’s retire,’” she said.

Her husband urged her to return to her live performance roots, but this time rather than doing it for the benefit of her career, she’s doing it to benefit the community.

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A Above: J Jacob Pretty was one of the m many beautiful voices on d display.

L Left: Michael Bonner entertained the crowd with h his vibrant storytelling.

“I don’t want to do theatre for me. I only want to do theatre for the community. It’s fun, don’t get me wrong, it’s creative and the product at the end is very rewarding, but it can’t just be rewarding for me.

It’s got to be rewarding for the audience and the community,” she said.

Although it is still early days, additional dinner theatre productions are being planned, mainly due to the enthusiasm of the volunteer performers and support crew.

“I wasn’t sure if anybody else would want to continue because this was very specific to Christmas. But I’m getting feedback from people that were

part of it saying that yes, they want to continue and do more.

I really like the idea of dinner theatre just because I love this place. I think this is the perfect spot for it. Look at these rooms that don’t even get used.

They’re stunning,” said Burger.

“I also want to always be able to provide the option where people don’t have to pay for the dinner and still have access to theatre. So I would probably always have a show only option that we would do at the Old Town Hall.”

Part of Bruger’s larger vision includes changing people’s perceptions about the landmark hotel in Chesterville.

She has been working with

the man behind the McCloskey Project, Dan Riitano, to bring unique events and entertainment back to the traditional gathering place. This latest offering further represents a shift in what can traditionally be found in the village for entertainment.

“This place is perceived as a bar but it’s so much more than a bar,” said Burger. “The fact the people had dinner would sort of change the perception of the place.”

The long-term goal for the McCloskey Project is to create a hub for artists and performers.

Burger feels that the arts community has found their Mecca under the historic roof of the old hotel.

“North Dundas in terms of the arts is great; really great.

It’s not the same everywhere.

I’m from South Stormont and I know there are people in the north and south Stormont area that are artists, performers and so on. But we don’t seem to have a community. There’s a real community with the Dundas County Players that I just love. It all happens here,” she said.

This holiday celebration marks the beginning of what Burger hopes will be constantly evolving and growing community that everyone can access.

There is currently a regular games night that will continue on the first three Wednesdays of the month, and there are plans to add a speaker series, a monthly gentlemen’s club and a monthly ladies tea event.

Fostering creativity within the arts community is also part of the plan for next year.

“We’re having a writing contest and at the end of it the winners would be published in a local book of writings. It’s all to get people to recognize that this place is a place for them.

It’s a place for community. It’s not just a bar,” said Burger.

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Miniaturize the means not the message

by Bruce North rowsing the Christmas village display at a retail store, I picked up the miniature of a country church complete with green wreaths, red bows, frosted white windows and matching snow on the roof, not to mention a comforting yellow glow from the windows where candles are mesmerizing the night on the outside while presumably giving light to imaginary parishioners on the inside.

It so resembled a little country church where I had sang in the Christmas Eve choir that I thought of bringing it home with me even though I had no intention of going to the work of building a miniature village.

That white frame country church of my youth has gone the way of dozens of other rural churches in recent years. No longer does its bell beckon worshippers on Christmas Eve or any other Sunday morning for that matter. This one in particular has been renovated into a house while the one down the road where my grandparents used to attend is a storage shed. Recently vandals left the doors wide-open revealing graffiti and gestures of disrespect for its former habitation.

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sense of the little country church at Christmas time and are content to purchase their own miniature for their Christmas display, to be packed up and put into storage when the season ends.

The church may be made miniature, but the message it represents is massive. The message of the gospel, which is central to the Christmas message, is that of God the creator loving humanity so much that He sent His son down to earth to be born in humble surroundings in fulfilment of the prophecies of the ancients.

That baby that was celebrated by the mixed audience of shepherds and angels would give His life as a sacrifice for our sins.

That was the message once proclaimed in country churches throughout the land and although demographics, cultural shifts and economic realities have closed so many – nothing changes the magnitude of the message.

The message will long outlast the means by which it was once delivered. Christ said this about the message, “Heaven and earth will pass away but my words shall never pass away,” Matthew 24:35.

 Rev. D. Bruce North serves as senior pastor at Harmony Church.

Wonder & Light

Teach your children the value of giving f you’re a parent or grandparent looking for a gift idea, why not consider making a charitable gift in the child’s name? Embedded in philanthropy is often the concept of empathy, a critical social and emotional skill. Many parents who value philanthropy and wish to support the development of empathy in their children want to pass this value on to their kids.

If this is something that you value, it’s important to start talking to children about philanthropy early in their lives and continue to have those discussions as they grow.

The holiday season is a perfect time to start or continue this discussion. One way to do this is to set an example for your child.

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significance, why you care about the cause and who or what their gift is helping. No matter the size of the gift, involving children in your giving is an essential way to develop empathy and kindness.

It is also empowering for children to explore issues that they care about. You can introduce them to human rights by making a gift to Amnesty International and explaining that your gift will help people around world, protecting them for human rights abuses and fighting for their freedom.

This is a season filled with warmth and joy for a lot of us, so sharing that by making a charitable gift is a wonderful way to show appreciation and set a great example for our children. This will open the discussion around philanthropy, human rights issues, why they should care and what they can do to help. www.newscanada.com

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THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

Ways for families to give back together ith the hustle and bustle that comes omes with the “most wonderful time of the year,” it is often easy to forget the true meaning behind this joyous occasion. But showing kids that giving feels just as great as receiving can be turned into fun activities for the entire family.

Here’s how: 1. Build an advent calendar. Instead of filling your calendar with chocolate and candies, fill it with actions that will help those in need.

Things like shoveling a neighbour’s driveway or donating to a food bank are simple ways to give back.

2. Involve children in the tradition of gift giving. While your children are writing their wish lists, have them choose a gift that will help a child in need in a developing country. The World Vision gift catalogue has some unique ideas such as goats or rain boots. It’s also a great opportunity to talk about gratitude and the needs of others around the world.

3. Create a holiday-themed “generosity jar.”

Spend a cold night with a creative DIY project, like decorating a generosity jar for the holidays. Throughout December, encourage your children to raise money for the jar by doing extra chores or donating a portion of their allowance. Just before Christmas, discuss what causes are special to your family and then donate the proceeds. www.newscanada.com

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‘Tis the season for charitable giving fter a year that was challenging for many people around the world, many of us are looking to give back this holiday season. Whether you’ve waited until the last minute to buy that perfect gift or you’re just feeling extra charitable, here are a few ideas to get you inspired: Charitable gift card. Canada Helps, a platform for donating online, sells charity gift cards for all occasions. You can give these as a gift and your recipient can redeem them online, choosing from 17,000 Canadian charities. In fact, the organization itself is a non-profit, making the decision that much easier.

Participate in a toy drive. Many workplaces take part in a local toy drive, an easy way to give to a child in need. If your workplace doesn’t participate in one, try creating your own or buying a toy and gifting it through a drive at the mall.

Collect items for a local food bank. Hosting a holiday party? Consider asking your guests to bring a non-perishable item to be donated to your local food bank. Another great way to gift food is through grocery stores, which put together prepackaged bags full of goods that can be purchased and dropped in a bin located in the store so you can skip having to make the drop-off yourself.

Volunteer. There are plenty of charities that require extra help around the holidays to sort toys, clothes and even turkeys.

Local volunteer centres are a good place to start. They can help connect you with opportunities in your community. www.newscanada.com

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by Bruce Kemp

Find peace and love this season am one of those strange people who begin whistling Christmas carols in October, and look forward to the first snowfall.

My wife has listened to me playing Christmas music on the piano since August.

Perhaps it was the intense heat of the summer that made me start. Perhaps it is just that the messages I find in Christmas music fill me with hope, peace, joy and love. There doesn’t seem to be another time of the year when the music of the season does that. That music and those messages help to remind us that love is to be a constant in our lives; to find and spread joy in our lives; to desire to live our lives in peace with our families and neighbours; and to hope for the best for our children, our siblings, our parents and our friends.

Who knows?

If we sang Christmas carols and songs all year, would the season help us keep on loving, being joyful, sharing peace and being hopeful?

Maybe it would, but maybe it is better that this season only comes once a year.

The coming of God into the world in the child born in a stable in Bethlehem was a sign to the people of that time and place that God wanted to give them a visible sign of his love. He wanted to share with them a message of hope and peace. He wanted to bring a measure of joy into their lives.

The first people to hear that message were shepherds – not kings or lords or rich and

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affluent people. God came to those who felt weighed down by life, those who found life to be hard and unforgiving. He wanted them to know that he understood and that he cared.

The ministry of Jesus among the people of that day was a visible sign that God understood what it meant to be human, that he cared about the struggles people faced – physical, mental and emotional. And while his life would end in a most tragic way, the love expressed, the peace shared, the joy that he brought to peoples’ lives resulted in a hope for a time when the world would truly be whole.

Though we are challenged by our own humanity and our own mistakes, we are encouraged to love, to make and share peace, to bring joy and comfort, to give people hope.

May the message of this season not be one that fades with the new calendar year, but one that continues to impress upon us our common life as people and our need to be ever-committed to learning and living the vision of the one who sought nothing more than to love all, bring peace to all, bring joy and bring hope!

May you find peace and love in your life this Christmas.

 Rev. Bruce Kemp leads the local Presbyterian pastoral charge, which includes churches in Winchester, Morewood, and Chesterville.

‘Twas the night before Christmas and inside the house Mrs. Kent sat knitting and said to her spouse.

“Now Johnny, for presents this year I don’t care, If there’s money in the bank, let’s leave it there.

Such spending is foolish; that’s my belief.”

And so Johnny relaxed with a sigh of relief, For expensive presents did run quite a bill, And the ties his wife bought sure made him ill.

All went smoothly till Christmas morning; Poor Johnny Kent had no warning, He came downstairs at a merry gait, And gaped at the packages piled by his plate.

“But dearest,” he whispered, “didn’t we agree That presents were foolish between you and me?”

His wife looked amazed and her lips they did quiver, When she saw that her husband had nothing to give her.

“So that’s all you care, after all my bother, Don’t try to explain, I’ll go home to mother.”

Poor Johnny rushed out and bought presents galore, Costing three times as much as they would have before.

The moral, dear husbands, is plain to be seen, Wives don’t mean what they say, or say what they mean.

Give love and gifts to the one you hold dear For a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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Holiday songs with storied pasts For all, a child is born, a son is given he holiday season is not complete without music. Holiday hits play in shopping malls, and families often trim the tree to their favourite albums.

Even if Elvis’ “Blue Christmas” or Johnny Mathis’ “Do You Hear What I Hear” reign supreme in your household, it can be interesting to learn about some of the other songs made famous this time of year.

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about the memories he shared with his brother, Gillespie was able to pull together an upbeat and catchy classic, changing his life for the good.

Bestseller Even though “Silent Night” is the most recorded Christmas song in history, another tune holds the title of the best-selling holiday standard of all time. “White Christmas” was written in 1942 and reminisces about an old-fashioned Modern classics Christmas celebration. The version recorded Classic carols may be the first Christmas

by Bing Crosby has estimated sales in excess songs that come to mind. However, less than of 100 million copies worldwide, according to a quarter century ago a pop singer managed “The Guinness Book of World Records.” There to contribute to the holiday music pantheon. are various accounts as to when and where Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is Irving Berlin wrote the song. Some state he did You,” released in 1994, is considered to be the so at a hotel in Hollywood, while others say most popular modern Christmas standard. it was the Arizona Biltmore. Wherever Berlin With global sales exceeding 16 million copies, happened to be when writing the tune, there’s the song is one of Carey’s biggest hits. no doubt he was pining for the quintessential white Christmas.

Sad Origins The song was written for the 1942 movie “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,” with its “Holiday Inn,” starring Crosby and Fred Astaire. It became an instant classic and warning to children to be nice since Santa is remains Crosby’s best-selling recording. Some keeping tabs on kids’ behaviour, has helped of the most recent versions of the song have children tow the line for decades. Songwriter James “Haven” Gillespie was asked to pen the been recorded by Pentatonix, Sara McLachlan tune during one of the darker times in his life. and Laura Pusini.

Christmas songs remain near and dear Gillespie was jobless and poor and his brother to people’s hearts, and a few of these beloved had just passed away – hardly inspiration for a Christmas tune. However, after thinking songs have interesting back stories.

he prophet Isaiah (9:6) child will search the farthest reaches of wrote, “For to us a child is the world to call them back. For this and born, to us a son is given, for much more this child will be called and the government will be “Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, on his shoulders. And he will be called Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”

Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, This is why Christmas is so Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” important to me. I am reminded of Every year when I hear these words, a God’s gracious gift of a Child who in shiver runs down my lifetime has searched me out my back. I can and brought me imagine Isaiah into his fold. standing before My prayer for anyone who you is that come would listen, his Christmas morning voice filled with you in your own authority and way and I in mine confidence, there can look up to by is total conviction the Heavens and John Wilcox behind the words he in the voice of is speaking.

Isaiah announce He knows without a shadow to the world that, of doubt that “to us a child is born, to us “For to us a child is born, to us a son a son is given.” This child who will come is given, and the government will be into the world will bring about change on on his shoulders. And he will be called a scale never seen before. This child will Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, search out the lost, the forgotten, the poor, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. the sick, and regardless of their past, this  child will bring them into his fold with love and patience.

John Wilcox is priest at St. Clare’s And should they become lost again this Anglican Church in Winchester.

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How well do you know the classics? o you love a good Christmas movie? Think you know them like the back of your hand?

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Which movie came out first?

1. Home Alone or National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?

2. The Santa Clause or Jingle All The Way? 3. The Muppet Christmas Carol or The Nightmare Before Christmas?

4. Elf or The Polar Express?

5. Love Actually or The Holiday?

What’s the name of…

6. The elf played by David Krumholtz in The Santa Clause?

7. Max 8. Susan 9. Kate 10. Betty and Judy Haynes 11. A Turbo Man action figure 12. A pool 13. A harmonica 14. Surrey 15. Kingston Falls

smile to the faces of those who need it most.

There are plenty of local charities that would gladly accept the help!

4. Take some personal time. If you’re alone for the holidays, or simply need some well-deserved downtime, treat yourself to a special day tailored to your preferences. Go for a massage, enjoy a gourmet dinner or lie down with a good book — the choice is yours!

5. Escape. Take off to a sunny destination with your friends or rent a cottage with your family to unwind in the company of those you cherish most.

7. The Grinch’s dog in How the Grinch Stole Christmas?

8. Doris’s daughter in Miracle on 34th Street?

9. Kevin’s mother in Home Alone?

10. The two sisters in White Christmas?

Random trivia 11. What toy is Howard desperately looking for in Jingle All The Way? 12. What does Clark hope to buy with his Christmas bonus in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation?

13. What musical instrument does Jack give Charlie in Jack Frost?

14. In which English county is Iris’s cottage located in The Holiday?

15. In what fictional city does the Gremlins movie take place?

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s your family filled with children or elderly relatives, making latenight celebrations an impractical choice? Are you spending the holidays alone this year? Do you want to celebrate with your significant other, friends, family and in-laws, but are tired of running around from one party to the next? Perhaps you’re just bored of the traditional family celebrations? Here are five creative ways to celebrate Christmas a little differently this year: 1. Go for brunch. A Christmas brunch is a great way to celebrate with your family and friends without wearing out the grandparents and little tykes. What’s more, you won’t have to hop from one party to the next!

2. Organize an afternoon outdoors. Ice skating, snowshoeing, fort building – take advantage of the winter season to spend some quality time with those you hold dear.

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Joy instead of sadness, peace above turmoil hat’s the best present you ever were given?

Mine came as a helpless little baby swaddled in cloths, lying in a manger – no glitter, no glitz, no tinsel on a tree – but there was a star!

A star and an angel announced this to be the best gift ever – love all wrapped up as a special delivery right from Heaven itself.

Even before God created the world, and man and woman to lavish His love upon, He knew they (and we) would not realize nor believe He was everything they needed. In their turning away from all that was Godly, they would open the door to all that was not.

He created anyway, because His amazing love is meant to be shared. And He made a plan – a plan to rescue us from the evil that would work so hard to destroy us and all that is good.

That plan was His son, Jesus, who came here to live out the love of The Father. He never did anything wrong, so was able to provide the only way for us to be forgiven and gain access back into the presence of a holy God. That gift of mercy and grace is

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The thing about a gift, though, is for it to be yours, you must reach out and receive it – personally open the present.

My prayer for you this Advent season is that you do just that – “taste and see that The Lord is Good.”

You will know joy instead of sadness, peace in the midst of turmoil, hope not despair, and be amazed by a love and strength that only comes from God himself.

Merry Christmas with much love!

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‘Silent Night’: 200 years of bringing people together hristmas 2018 marks the 200th anniversary of “Silent Night.” First performed in a village church in Austria, “Silent Night” quickly became one of the most popular Christmas hymns in Europe and today is sung all over the world in countless different languages. In 2011, the carol was granted “intangible cultural heritage” status by UNESCO because of its prominence in world culture.

Known in German as “Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht” (“Silent Night, Holy Night”), the lyrics were composed by the Austrian priest Joseph Mohr and set to music by the church organist, Franz Xaver Gruber, for the Christmas Eve service in Arnsdorf in December 1818. Mohr and Gruber performed the carol themselves with only a guitar as accompaniment. The hymn was an instant

success with the congregation and soon spread to other towns and countries.

One of the most moving examples of the carol’s place in our shared culture comes from an extraordinary event that occurred during World War I. In December 1914, Germany and the Allied forces declared a Christmas truce and ordered troops to cease all hostilities. According to contemporary accounts, on Christmas Eve one German soldier – Walter Kirchoff, once a tenor in the Berlin opera – stepped forward and began to sing “Silent Night,” first in German and then in English.

Recognizing the hymn, British soldiers joined in, and both sides began singing Christmas carols in their own languages. On Christmas Day, soldiers climbed out of the trenches to wish their enemies a merry Christmas and played games and exchanged gifts until the truce ended. For a brief time after the singing of “Silent Night” that Christmas, “heavenly peace” reigned over the battlefield.

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Thirty ways to celebrate a merry month he holiday season begins in late November and runs through New Year’s Day. It is marked by various gatherings of friends and family, decadent foods, cocktails, travelling, and gift exchanges.

In an online survey for CIBC, respondents said they spend an average $643 on gifts and another $300 on decor and entertaining.

However, the joy of the holidays also is about all of the memorable experiences that tend to make the season so beloved. With that in mind, here are 30 ways to make the holiday season that much more merry.

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Make it merry 1. Visit with an elderly or housebound neighbour and share conversation.

2. Donate gently used toys to a children’s hospital.

3. Research the history of the holiday and share it with people you care about.

4. Make handmade Christmas tree ornaments.

5. Donate money to a charity or other good cause.

6. Encourage “pay it forward” movements in your community. Start by doing something simple like buying a coffee for a complete stranger.

7. Feed birds facing the cold, winter weather.

8. Take a ride or walk around the neighbourhood to look at decorated houses.

9. Make a fire in a fire pit in the yard and toast marshmallows while sipping hot chocolate.

10. Binge watch holiday movies.

11. Attend the concert of a children’s choir.

12. Help a friend decorate his or her home.

13. Host a tree-trimming party.

14. Schedule a day for baking cookies.

15. Sing Christmas carols at a nursing home.

16. Put together care packages of items and send them to troops overseas.

17. Share the holidays with a military family whose spouse is in service and can’t make it home.

18. Offer to shop for someone who is homebound due to age, a chronic illness or injury.

19. Visit a large city to look at Christmas window displays.

20. Buy and hang real mistletoe... and use it.

21. Make a new friend and invite him or her to a holiday party for the first time.

22. Babysit a newborn so his or her parents can get errands done or just catch up on rest.

23. Volunteer at a soup kitchen.

24. Share the religious traditions of your holiday with someone of a different faith.

25. If weather permits, go sledding, build a snowman or have a snowball fight.

26. Share favourite memories at family holiday dinners.

27. Remember a deceased loved one with a special tribute.

28. Construct a gingerbread house.

29. Teach someone how to make a cherished family recipe.

30. Surprise a distant relative with an impromptu visit.

The most downloaded holiday songs usic is integral to many celebrations during the holiday season. Whether you’re planning an office party, hosting friends and family at home or simply looking to get in the holiday spirit, you might want to explore this list of the most downloaded Christmas/holiday songs on iTunes.

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1. All I Want For Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey 2. Mary, Did You Know? – Pentatonix 3. Christmas/Sarajevo 12/24 (Instrumental) – Trans-Siberian Orchestra 4. Mistletoe – Justin Bieber 5. Christmas Canon – Trans-Siberian Orchestra 6. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree – Brenda Lee

7. Believe – Josh Groban 8. Last Christmas (Single Version) – Wham!

9. Jingle Bell Rock – Bobby Helms 10. It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Andy Williams 11. Hallelujah – Pentatonix 12. Wizards in Winter (Instrumental) – TransSiberian Orchestra 13. Winter Song – Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson 14. Hallelujah –Lindsey Stirling 15. Last Christmas – Taylor Swift 16. Feliz Navidad – José Feliciano 17. Santa Tell Me – Ariana Grande 18. A Holly Jolly Christmas – Burl Ives 19. The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You) – Nat “King” Cole 20. Hard Candy Christmas – Dolly Parton

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Finding the Deeper Magic at Christmas f you haven’t heard already (it’s been out there for years) there’s an atheist United Church minister.

Sigh. What I need to say is that this person is only one person, and in no way represents the vast majority of ministers and people in the pews.

The story has become one like “Man bites dog.” At first I was angry. I mean, “typical” United Church; one more silly thing for its members to have to deal with. But people have been very polite to me. Though some of my colleagues in other denominations hide chuckles behind their hands when talking to me about it.

But as the issue continued I’ve realized that it has nothing to do with me, nor my little community of faith.

We very much believe in the God who was made known to us in Jesus Christ!

And we strive to honour him and live his way. And so, in reflecting on this, I’ve gone from being angry with the atheist minister to sad. And it’s because of Christmas.

You see, the main reason Christians celebrate Christmas is to highlight the fact that the Immovable Mover, the Creator of All, chose to come and be among us, as one of us. Incarnated is the word, meaning “in the flesh.”

Now, that is something worth celebrating; not only in the dark nights of December, but in the steamy days of August. “We are not alone” is what the New Creed states.

And the more science teaches us about the universe, the more alone we seem to become: how vast, how empty, how

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“‘It means,’ said Aslan, ‘that though the Witch knew the Deep Magic, there is a magic deeper still which she did not know – her knowledge goes back only to the dawn of time.

But if she could have looked a little further back, into the stillness and the darkness before Time dawned.’”

Christmas helps us remember that there is a Deeper Magic – that there is a time beyond time, life beyond life.

And it makes me sad when I think that there are those who chose only to see the ordinary magic, and close their eyes to by something deeper.

Blair Paterson Some have asked me how to experience this Deeper Magic. I always suggest, start going to church, but be threatening to human existence it all is. And despite it all, patient, it may take years or decades to begin to see it.

God chooses to walk among us.

You can volunteer with a service club or agency – like the “We are not alone.” Yes, it does sound a bit, well Lions, or Rotary or the House of Lazarus – you’ll feel that “fairytale-ish.” Most of us acknowledge this – as does that Deeper Magic all around you. Put up lights and help kids Atheist minister. But belief is very different from fact; faith write letters to Santa, decorate trees in the woods or in so very different from certainty. But doesn’t Democracy ditches alongside county roads. sound fairytale-lish too? As does evolution, natural Grab some strangers and go caroling – it’s like a song selection, quirks and quarks, stars made of diamonds, and you can just faintly hear, a taste on the tip of your tongue, on and one. All of this – what we’ve learned and discovered, something glimpsed out of the corner of your eye. what we’ve been taught – is like a deep magic.

I choose to keep searching for that Deeper Magic.

Think of it: the Internet with all the information we  could ever want at our fingers; cars that drive themselves; missions to Mars and beyond. But, as Aslan the Lion states Rev. Blair Paterson leads the South Mountainin C.S. Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Hallville pastoral charge, which includes churches in about how the Witch has deluded herself, South Mountain, Hallville, Inkerman, and Heckston.

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A Norman Rockwell Christmas ertain holiday images have been ingrained in the minds of the public. Coca-Cola’s smiling bearded Santa Claus, in his now universally recognized red coat, helped create a model from which all other

Santas evolved. And an early 20th century artist and illustrator helped to establish the feelings of the Christmas season for millions with portraits featured on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post.

Norman Rockwell was born in New York Cityy in 1894 and dreamed of becomin becoming an artist when he was you young. Rockwell received his first commission at age 17 and illustrated for Boy’s Life, th the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America.

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by Th The Saturday Evening Post. When Rockwell began work working for the Post, his hum humorous and dead-pan depi depictions of American life tugg tugged at the heartstrings of tthe public – even if they wer weren’t so adored by art crit critics.

Rockwell spent 47 years working for th this iconic magazine.

R Rockwell produced ppaintings for the Post aand other publications tthat depicted key images in American history, including One of the most famous C Charles Lindbergh’s and iconic scenes created of Norman Rockwell christmas paintings is this one of a family arriving at Grandma’s House ccrossing of the Atlantic, for Christmas the Moon Landing and

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Norman an Rockwell well helped d establish ish the ideal eal holidayy image and inspired ed other artists along the way.

World War II. However, some of Rockwell’s most beloved work pertains to his holiday scenes.

Rockwell used real people as his models, and every detail in his reproduction paintings of photographs was fastidiously planned, say biographers. Over time, Rockwell’s paintings helped define an idealized vision of life and Christmas celebrations. Even now people seek to emulate the merriment and magic exemplified in Rockwell’s imagery – from tired toy store clerks to a boy discovering Santa kissing his mom to the great holiday dinner. Rockwell produced 29 Christmas covers as well as greeting cards and other holiday scenes.

The holiday season would not be the same without the work of artist Norman Rockwell. His influential images helped reflect a glorified version of life and have helped to make the holiday season even more special for millions of people.

Did you know? ineteenth century political cartoonist Thomas Nast was among the most influential people of his time, and chances are he’s still influencing the lives of millions of young people today, more than a century after his death.

In addition to his political cartoons, which historians feel are invaluable tools in helping to understand how nineteenth century Americans felt about their country’s civil war, Nast created the now-iconic image of Santa Claus.

Nast, who was born in 1840, created the image in 1863 after his wife read him Clement Clark Moore’s poem “A Visit from Saint Nicholas.”

Though the image of Santa Claus has evolved from Nast’s original in 1863, he is credited with forming the basis of the popular depictions of Santa that have become synonymous with the holiday season.

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As another Christmas gets into gear, we’re once again reminded of how blessed we are to have such great friends and customers. We appreciate your business, and we wish you much happiness today and all year.

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Lights and laughter in the air, Smiling faces everywhere, Drifts of snow and boughs of holly, All the things that make us jolly…

Here’s hoping your holiday season contains all the ingredients for success: fun, family, friends and festivity!

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12 days of Christmas fun re you looking to start some simple yet heartwarming traditions with your children?

Our 12 Days of Christmas fun list is full of budget-friendly ideas the whole family can enjoy:

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Day 1 Help your children write letters to Santa and drop their wish lists in the mail.

Make It Merry!

The spirit is building and we want to say, Have a happy holiday!

One thing that we know is true Is we couldn’t have made it without all of you!

Day 7 Watch a Christmas movie. The Polar Express, Elf and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are just a few holiday classics.

Justin Morozuk Licensed Carpenter

Day 8 Make festive wreaths. Attach some evergreen branches and pinecones to a foam or wire ring, and have your children add ornaments and bows.

Day 2 Day 9 Build a gingerbread house and have your Rehearse a Christmas play to perform children decorate it with their favourite candies. on Christmas Day. Opt for a classic like A Christmas Carol, or put on an original Day 3 production.

Go on a Christmas lights tour and vote for Day 10 your favourite displays.

Donate canned goods to a local charity Day 4 or collect old toys and drop them off at a toy Make your own holiday cards and write a drive. sweet note in each.

Day 11 Day 5 Organize a Christmas carol karaoke night featuring holiday hits like Jingle Bells, Silent Make a holiday-themed craft – like a Night and Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, homemade ornament that you can add to among other classics. your tree each year.

Day 6 Go ice skating or tobogganing, then cozy up with a steaming cup of hot cocoa.

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Two cute Christmas crafts to make with your kids f you have time off during the holiday that have lost their hooks, and some empty clear glass jars, use them to make snow season, make the most of it by making one — or both! — of these globes. cute crafts with your family.

Here’s how to do it: using waterproof Appreciation garland superglue, adhere the ornament to the lid of the jar, and allow it to dry completely. Fill the Show your family how much you care jar with water, a couple of drops of glycerine about them by hanging an appreciation – which can be found in most drugstores – garland where everybody can see it. and as much glitter as you’d like. Close the Here’s how to do it: write something you love about each family member on note cards. jar tightly, turn it upside down and give it a Attach them to a string of red and white bakers shake.

You can use any plastic object in a snow twine with clothespins, along with other globe; if the kids have figurines they want to seasonal decorations. use, feel free to incorporate them.

If you’re hosting this year, you can give Be sure to mark the date on your finished your guests blank note cards so they can write crafts. They’re almost certain to become their own notes of appreciation. family keepsakes that you’ll want to put on DIY snow globe display at Christmas or keep as mementos for years to come.

If you have small plastic tree ornaments

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At the close of another year we remember our friends, both far and near.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and thank you for your business.

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Thanks for making our year so special. We hope this Christmas delivers everything on your wish list.

We look forward to see you again in 2019.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

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How to build a Christmas village using glass jars o you love the many different Christmas decorations that light up the holiday season? Are you an avid DIYer? If you have a few glass jars handy, you can create a magical Christmas village in just five easy steps!

Determine what kind of village you wish to create (the North Pole, an enchanted forest, a rural town, etc.). Next, think about which elements you’ll include in your Christmas village (small houses, snowy trees, little skating figurines, reindeer, elves, penguins, etc.). Visit a Christmas boutique and crafts store in your area to get inspired!

Next, you’ll need to collect a few jars of

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different sizes. Keep in mind that you’ll need one for every wintry scene imagined in the previous step.

Pour some artificial snow or table salt in each jar to create a carpet of snow for your winter wonderland.

Place the different elements of your Christmas village in each jar. For a truly magical effect, decorate the jars with bells, holly, pine branches, ribbon, glitter and candy canes, among other embellishments.

Once you’ve placed your Christmas village beneath the tree (or wherever you want it to be on display), decorate the area with strings of lights or tiny lanterns, and watch your village come to life!

Get Christmas crafty with homemade ornaments andmade gifts, trinkets and treats help make the holiday season special. Gift-givers young and old can put their talents to use with various craft projects. Here are some clever and, not-too-time-consuming craft projects to try this holiday season.

• Mini sleighs: Create miniature replicas of Santa’s famous sleigh. Paint several popsicle sticks to form the main body of the sleigh and glue them together. Put one at the top perpendicular to the others to serve as the steering rudder. Two silver-painted popsicle sticks placed on their thin sides act as the blades of a sled.

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• Popcorn garland: Garland made of popcorn is a classic handmade holiday project.

For a new twist, toss the popcorn with food colouring and allow it to dry before stringing for some bright colour on the tree.

• Photo ornaments: Print out several different photos that you love. Purchase round or square thin wood pieces from a craft store and attach the photos with Mod Podge. When dry, drill a hole through the top and thread with twine.

• Advent calendar: Make an Advent calendar to count down to Christmas by covering a foam board with fabric. Use paper tags or small ornaments and write a number

on each for each day of the month. Hang these all from the board. As each day passes, move the tag or ornament to the tree.

• Wooden snowflakes: Have children collect small twigs from outdoors. Arrange similarly sized twigs in the shape of snowflakes and glue together, or tie with twine. Embellish with evergreen sprigs, stickers, glitter, dried berries, and more.

• Dough ornaments: Use cookie cutters to get perfect holiday shapes. Craft stores sell various types of modeling clays and lightweight modeling materials. Or, make salt dough using the following recipe.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

Combine 4 cups flour, 1 cup salt and 1 ½ cups water; mix well. Knead 10 minutes.

Roll out on lightly floured surface. Cut into shapes and make holes for hanging. Bake 30 minutes; cool. Decorate with paint.

• Reindeer bottle topper: Put to use any wine corks you have lying around. Attach googly eyes and a small fuzzy nose to the front of a cork. Insert twisted, brown pipe cleaners to make the antlers up top. Add ribbons, small snippets of faux fur or any other extras.

Sweet sentiments: Use old Scrabble tiles to form a name or a favourite holiday phrase, like “Joy to the World.” Glue the tiles together and hang from the tree on a piece of ribbon.

Customers. Neighbours. Associates. Friends.

We hope we’ve got everyone covered with our warm wishes this holiday season. It gives us great comfort knowing people like you.

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Merry Christmas to All As we put the finishing touches on the holiday season, we’d like to send our thanks for the kind support of our customers, neighbors and friends here in the community. Serving you has been our privilege and our pleasure, and we look forward to seeing you again soon.

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Merry Christmas

Christmas in the Seaway Valley Word Search

Find the words hidden vertically, horizontally and diagonally throughout the puzzle. Words can also be read backwards – from right to left.

ALIGHT AT NIGHT ANGEL TREE ARTISAN SHOW BAKE SALE BAZAAR BEAVERTAILS BELLS BINGO BREAKFAST WITH SANTA CANDY CAROLS

CHOIRS CHRISTMAS EXPRESS CHRISTMAS FUND CHRISTMAS IN SOUTH MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS TEA CHURCH SERVICES COMMUNITY SUPPER CONCERTS COOKIE EXCHANGE CP HOLIDAY TRAIN CRAFT SHOW

CURLING DECK THE SMALL HALLS DINNER ON THE HOUSE EUCHRE FARMERS MARKET FLOATS FOOD DRIVE FUNDRAISERS HOCKEY HOLIDAYS HOT CHOCOLATE

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JUST FOR KIDS LIBRARIES MAGICIAN MOVIES MRS CLAUS NDDHS BAND PARADE DE NOEL PARADE OF LIGHTS PARTIES PLAYS SANTA

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Merry Christmas

Wherever you may wander, Wherever you may roam, When it comes to celebrating Christmas, There’s just no place like home!

As we wrap up yet another year, we’d like to acknowledge all the individuals – customers, neighbours, associates and friends, who have made doing business here such a pleasure for us.

Merry Christmas & Thank You from the whole team at

Please accept our sincere thanks and best wishes for a healthy and happy holiday season.

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We look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

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Are poinsettias poisonous? hristmas trees, Santa Claus, menorahs, and glittering lighting displays are just a few of the many prominent symbols of the holiday season. And while mistletoe might garner more attention and inspire more displays of affection, poinsettias are another prominent sign that the holiday season has arrived.

Thanks to its bright red and green colours, the poinsettia is perhaps the ideal holiday plant. But as much as it suits holiday decor and seems tailor-made for that special time of year between Thanksgiving and the first of January, the poinsettia has a reputation that few plants would want.

First discovered in Mexico and brought to the United States by Dr. Joel Poinsett, the poinsettia has long been rumored to be poisonous. However, the National Capital Poison Centre notes that poinsettias are not deadly. In fact, the NCPC notes that the rumor that poinsettias are deadly may have been around for more than a century, tracing its origins all the way back to a child who was found dead lying next to a poinsettia plant.

The plant was blamed for the child’s death,

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and even though that blame was misplaced, the stigma stuck. WebMD notes that others trace the false rumors surrounding poinsettias to 1919, when parents blamed the death of their daughter, who they thought had eaten poinsettia leaves, on this ubiquitous holiday plant.

Even today, when researchers have long since proven that poinsettias are not deadly, many people still believe they can be fatal if consumed.

The NCPC notes that, in most cases, exposure to any part of a poinsettia plant in children or pets has little, if any, effect.

However, if the plant is swallowed, some people and pets may experience symptoms including nausea, vomiting or diarrhea. Some who touch the plant may develop a rash after contact.

While poinsettias are not deadly, the NCPC still advises those who plant to include the plant in their holiday decor to take every measure necessary to prevent children and pets from swallowing it. Placing poinsettias beyond the reach of kids and pets is one simple way to accomplish just that.

Poinsettias are seemingly everywhere come the holiday season. And because they’re not fatal, celebrants can continue to display these beautiful plants that call to mind the colours of the holiday season.

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Merry Christmas

Dos and don’ts of holiday safety nsure that this joyous time of year is not marred by injury, theft or accidents by always keeping safety in mind.

DO turn off Christmas lights before going to bed or leaving home.

DON’T locate a Christmas tree too close to a heating source, fireplace or lit candles.

DO extinguish candles before going to bed.

DON’T gift without doing research into

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whether or not toys are age-appropriate.

DO roast rather than fry the holiday turkey.

DON’T keep purchases in view of potential thieves.

DO wait until after your holiday excursion to take to social media about it.

DON’T drive distracted or under the influence.

DO keep poisonous plants out of reach of pets and children.

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Holiday trivia heck out these holiday fun facts, courtesy of Nationwide, Pew Research, Statistics Canada, and Good Housekeeping.

• About half of all Canadians say it doesn’t matter how people greet them around the holidays, with “Merry Christmas” or “Happy Holidays” being non-preferential.

• Canada is a net exporter of fresh-cut Christmas trees. In 2016, the country exported close to two million trees.

• Coca-Cola is largely responsible for the red coat and ensemble Santa Claus wears. The company made the image popular in its 1930s advertisements.

• “Jingle Bells” originally was a Thanksgiving song, and it was first performed by composer/organist James Lord Pierpont at his church’s Thanksgiving concert.

• The highest-grossing Christmas movie of all time is “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” starring Jim Carrey in the titular role.

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With Thanks for your Business As the holiday approaches, we recall Many kindnesses, large and small And for your friendship and your trust You have the gratitude of all of us, And to you all who’ve helped us on our way We wish a joyous holiday!

Soon it will be Christmas Day, and we’d like to chime in with our best wishes and gratitude!

Best wishes from our family to yours!

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Gift-wrapping tips and tricks tacks of presents just waiting to be covered with paper and ribbon can overwhelm gift givers, prompting them to put off wrapping gifts until the last minute. Hesitant wrappers with a pile of gifts to wrap can use these tricks to make the process go smoothly.

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Find inspiration Instead of looking at wrapping as yet another chore, try to envision how the recipient will feel peeling open the paper and finding the gift inside. Wrapping can be the prelude to the gift itself, and intensify the anticipation. The wrapping paper or style also may draw on aspects of the gift itself.

For example, a knit scarf can be placed in a crocheted stocking.

Keep supplies at the ready Devote a bin or bins to wrapping supplies and tools. Having scissors, paper, tape, ribbon, and more in a designated spot will cut down on having to hunt and peck when it comes time to wrap. Martha Stewart suggests getting a rotary cutter to cut long straight or decorative edges on wrapping paper. Rotary Handle oddly-shaped items cutters may be easier to use than scissors, Wrapping rectangular boxes can be a snap, especially when paired with a ruler. but what about something that’s round or full Wrap on a firm surface of angles? Think about placing oddly-shaped items inside another item to make the shape Devote a table or counter to wrapping more uniform. Shoe boxes, coffee cans and gifts. This will keep the paper taut and neat even paper towel rolls can hold items. Then and make it easier to cut and position. You place the wrapping on these containers. risk tearing the paper or puncturing it when working on carpeting or bedding.

Cover prices Colour or pattern-code gifts To enable easy exchanges or returns, do not cut off the price tags of gifts. Instead, It’s easy to visualize who gets what gift place a festive sticker over the dollar amount, when each recipient has his or her own but leave the scan bar visible. This way the special wrapping paper. This is also a way gift recipient can return the gift with ease if to differentiate the Santa gifts from the ones necessary. being given by Mom and Dad.

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Serve up warmth for the holidays eople often associate holiday imbibing with eggnog, but many other beverages can be enjoyed this time of year.

Wassail is a hot, mulled cider that was traditionally consumed while wassailing, a ritual of Medieval English Christmas and Twelfth Night celebrations. A warm beverage and caroling go hand-in-hand.

Wassail can be made in many different ways, depending on one’s tastes. But cider is an integral ingredient in most wassail recipes.

Home cocktail creators can use this basic recipe and modify as they see fit.

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Wassail ½ gallon apple cider 2 cups orange juice or pineapple juice ¼ cup lemon juice 8 whole cloves 4 cinnamon sticks 1 cup orange juice Whiskey, if desired Add all ingredients to a large pot over medium heat. Allow to boil. Reduce and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes. Strain out the cloves and cinnamon sticks. For an alcoholic drink, add whiskey to desired taste.

Wassail is traditionally served in a punch bowl, but can also be presented in individual mugs garnished with cinnamon sticks.

Warm wishes for the very best holiday season

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May your holiday season be all this and more.

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With best wishes and many thanks to all.

From our family to yours, thank you and Merry Christmas.

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A traditional recipe of traditions

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Tom Schoch raditions are a funny thing.

They are born out of routine – a yearly event that genuinely entertains, warms the heart and

raises spirits.

We often don’t even realize when we are in the midst of creating traditions. We go about our annual activities and in an effort to connect with our loved ones, we add our own sparkle or flavour. That is at the heart of traditions and how they evolve over the years.

Once a tradition is created, we find it immeasurably hard to let them go. We are aghast that something that was created out of love and has left such indelible memories in our minds should fade away into the annals of time or, even worse, be swept aside in one fell swoop to be replaced by a new less storied tradition.

It is important to realize that those new, often hollow feelings, traditions do in fact take on a life of their own and through the march of time eventually become as vital to our annual celebrations as the ones they have replaced.

And so goes the rhythm of Christmas traditions amongst our families and close friends.

In our family we have had many of our own Swiss-made customs that have come and gone. Many of my favourites have long since faded into history as our families have changed and grown, but the memories are just as warm and real.

As children we always embarked on an in-depth hunt for our Christmas presents.

My mother would only place our presents under the tree on Christmas Eve so in the weeks leading up to the big day, the search, on a scale and intensity the envy of CSIS, was a daily occurrence, but with fruitless results more often than not.

We also always had candles on our tree rather than lights as was the tradition in Switzerland. That would hardly be recommended today. Perhaps a good tradition to let go of despite the fact that I enjoyed watching my sister sit fretfully by the tree with

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a bucket of water at the ready should the tree and house suddenly be engulfed in flames.

One of the yearly events that has managed to endure is our Christmas meal – meat fondue.

For whatever reason, this meal has managed to stand the test of time. Where or how it began I’m not really sure, but it would hardly be Christmas without the family gathered around two boiling pots of grease heated by an open flame on a wood table with enough meat to satisfy a pack of wolves.

The meal itself isn’t anything worthy of a five star restaurant and the “meat sweats” associated with the meal usually result in a

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lethargy that dwarfs the turkey coma most people fall into at Thanksgiving. However, the often chaotic and slightly dangerous incidents that have come to pass over the years ensures the tradition continues.

Whether it’s the battle for fork space (each participant usually wielding multiple prongs), the meat stacking strategy, the back splash from the bubbling grease that kisses and seers the bare skin or the always risky fondue fuel refill, fondue fun is a must have at our family Christmas.

Some fond memories do stick out in my mind – like the year my brother-in-law

prevented certain disaster when the fuel was overfilled and a fire quickly creeped out from under the pot and onto the table. Brian’s quick action assured we still had a table to enjoy our meal on.

There was also the year my brother managed to give himself food poisoning due to his hasty consumption of his meats. The timing was even more appropriate given how he had taken part in an animated discussion about religion with my sister. Someone upstairs didn’t agree with his views apparently or so my father so poignantly and gleefully declared in his thick Swiss accent, “God was listening and now he points the finger at you!”

Perhaps it says something about my personality that most of my happiest memories and the funniest are when things go horribly wrong with traditional events that are planned with the best intentions.

So, in an effort to share some of our Christmas cheer, I have included a recipe for a successful fondue dinner, but feel free to add and delete your own ingredients that suit your personal tastes.

We always lament the loss of traditions past, but at the same time are unconsciously working diligently to constantly create new, warm customs that fit our new reality and families. It is in our nature as we endeavour to create the wholesome, warm memories that dot our own sentimental landscape we see through our rose-coloured glasses. And truth be told, it’s simply wonderful to look back and soak in the memories often.

So as this season approaches and traditions are replaced by something new and a little cumbersome, remember that traditions may fade, but the memories rarely do. If anything, the evolution of your Christmas, however you choose to spend it, can’t help but fill you with warmth, joy, lessons in love and surprise you with a gentle caress of your soul that we tend to forget about in the other months of the year.

Embrace your traditions and welcome the new additions. The memories of tomorrow await.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

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Here is one of her recipes.

Cranberry Breakfast Muffins

Carrot Pudding (Mom’s Aunt Alice recipe)

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1 egg 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup suet 1 cup grated carrots 1 cup grated potatoes 1 cup raisins 1 cup currants 1 tsp salt 1 tsp baking soda (dissolved in a little hot water) 1 /2 tsp cloves 1 /2 tsp nutmeg 1 /2 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 cups flour

Submitted by Janet Spearman, administrative assistant

/4 cup rolled oats /2 cup Red River Cereal 1 cup buttermilk 1 cup flour 3 /4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp baking powder 3 /4 tsp baking soda 1 /2 tsp salt 1 egg 1 /3 cup vegetable or canola oil 1 cup cranberries, fresh or frozen 1

Here’s a selection of our holiday favourites that will hopefully become your favourites, too.

Combine oats, cereal and buttermilk in a large bowl. Let stand 40 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius). Grease or line 12-cup muffin pan with paper liners. Add egg to cereal mixture.

Combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a separate bowl and mix well. Add to cereal mixture. Stir in cranberries. Spoon into prepared muffin cups.

Bake in a preheated over 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in centre of muffin comes out clean.

Other fruit may be substituted for cranberries.

Grind carrots and potatoes. Combine all ingredients.

Steam 3 hours.

Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Submitted by Linda Johnston, production manager

1 cup unsalted butter 1 cup granulated white sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 /2 teaspoon almond extract 1 egg 2 tsp baking powder 1 /2 tsp salt 3 cups all purpose flour

Gingerbread "Crackle" Cookies Submitted by Shiloh Gillard, graphic designer

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. In bowl of mixer cream butter and sugar until smooth, at least 3 minutes. Beat in extracts and egg. In separate bowl combine baking powder and salt with flour and add a little at a time to the wet ingredients. The dough will be very stiff. If it becomes too stiff for mixer turn out dough onto a countertop surface.

Wet hands and finish off kneading dough by hand. DO NOT CHILL DOUGH. Divide into workable batches, roll out onto floured surface and cut. You want these cookies to be on the thicker side ( 1/4 inch thick). Bake at 350° Fahrenheit for 6-8 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet until firm enough to transfer to cooling rack.

NOTES: To use salted butter ( take out the 1/2 tsp salt). Bake for 6 minutes to test. They should be soft. Leave on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to cool completely.

2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking soda 2 tsp Gingerbread Spice Mix (see recipe at left) 1 /2 tsp Sea Salt (Grinder) 3 /4 cup butter 1 /2 cup firmly packed brown sugar 3 /4 cup white sugar, divided 1 egg 3 Tbsp molasses 2 tsp vanilla extract

Gingerbread Spice Mix 2 Tbsp ground cinnamon 2 Tbsp ground ginger 2 Tbsp ground allspice 1 Tbsp ground nutmeg 1 /2 Tbsp ground cloves Pinch ground black pepper Mix all the spices in a small bowl.

Seal in an airtight jar. (Small mason jars are good for this.)

Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Whisk first four ingredients in a mixing bowl and set aside. In a second bowl, cream butter with brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar. Stir in egg, molasses and vanilla extract.

Gradually add dry ingredients, beating well after each addition. Place remaining white sugar in a shallow bowl.

Form cookies by rolling into 1-inch balls; roll in sugar and place two inches apart on sheet pan lined with parchment paper.

Bake for 10 minutes, or until cookies ‘crackle’ on top. Cool before storing.

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Cheesecake Supreme

Peppermint Snowballs

Submitted by Ginette Tibben, graphic designer

Submitted by Marlene Harper, office manager

Crust 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 Tbsp sugar 3 or 4 Tbsp margarine, melted

3 cups confectioners’ sugar 1 1/4 cups butter, softened 1 tsp peppermint extract 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 egg 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder 1 /2 teaspoon salt 1 cup white sugar, or as needed 1 cup finely crushed peppermint candy 3 Tbsp milk

Filling 4-8 oz. packages regular cream cheese, softened 1 cup sugar 3 Tbsp flour 4 eggs 1 cup sour cream 1 Tbsp vanilla 1 can cherry pie filling for topping

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare 9-inch springform pan by tracing bottom of pan on parchment paper. Place parchment circle inside pan.

To make crust, combine crumbs, sugar and margarine.

Press onto bottom of prepared springform pan. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.

To make filling, combine cream cheese, sugar and flour.

Mix at medium speed with an electric mixer until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in sour cream and vanilla. Pour mixture over crust.

Bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes, then reduce temperature to 250 degrees Fahrenheit. and continue baking for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let set for 5 minutes, then slowly with a knife loosen cake from rim of pan. Cool before removing rim of pan. Chill.

Just before serving, top cheesecake with cherry pie filling or your favourite topping.

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Lightly grease baking sheets, or line with parchment paper.

From our kitchens to yours Dill Cheese Ball Submitted by Ginette Tibben, graphic designer

8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened 1 cup grated cheddar cheese (old) 2 /3 cup ham, chopped 1 /2 cup dill pickles, chopped 2 Tbsp mayonnaise Mix well and wrap in wax paper, then put in the fridge to firm up. Before serving, roll in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and parsley.

Beat 1 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar with the butter, peppermint extract, vanilla extract, and egg in a mixing bowl at medium speed until well blended and creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Reduce speed to low, and gradually mix in the flour, baking powder, and salt until well blended, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in ½ cup crushed peppermint candy using a wooden spoon.

Place the white sugar in a shallow bowl. Roll a small amount of cookie dough between your hands to make 3/4 inch diameter balls. Roll in sugar. Place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets.

Bake in preheated oven until light brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

Remove and cool on racks.

Meanwhile, to make the glaze, stir the remaining 1 ½ cups confectioners sugar together with the milk in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle cooled cookies with the glaze, and sprinkle immediately with the remaining crushed peppermint candy.

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Merry Christmas Christmas Crack Recipe

Submitted by Elan Slack, advertising sales

Submitted by Shiloh Gillard, graphic designer

Pie Crust: 21/2 cups flour I tsp salt I cup cold butter - cut in cubes 1 /2 cup cold water Place all ingredients in a mixer bowl. Mix until it forms a ball. Wrap with plastic wrap and let sit in fridge for about 1 /2 hour.

Feel free to add 1/2 cup of chopped nuts, crushed candy cane or coconut flakes on top once you’ve poured the melted chocolate.

Filling: 1 /3 cup butter or margarine I cup brown sugar I large egg 2 Tbsp cream I tsp vanilla 1 /2 cup raisins or chopped nuts

A selection of holiday favourites from the staff of the Winchester Press.

Melt butter or margarine, place in mixer bowl. Add vanilla, egg, cream and brown sugar, mix well. Add raisins and/or nuts.

Cut dough in half and roll out on very lightly floured surface - be careful not to handle too much as you don't want the butter to melt. If it is too warm in the house put the other half back in the fridge until ready to use. Using a 2-3" round cookie cutter or jar or large glass, cut circles in the dough large enough to fit into your muffin tin. When placing the dough in cup make a fold or crimp one edge to make it easer to fit. Fill filling into tart shells.

Bake in a 375° Fahrenheit oven for I5-I8 minutes or until the tarts are beautifully browned. Makes I2.

Hello Dolly Squares Submitted by Donna Rushford, co-publisher and advertising manager 1

/2 cup melted butter 1 1/2 cups of graham wafer crumbs Mix and press into a greased 13 x 9-inch pan.

Sprinkle a 6 oz. package of semi-sweet chocolate chips over the crumbs.

Next sprinkle 11/2 cups of flaked coconut.

Pour a can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk over this.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350° Fahrenheit or until lightly browned.

Cool and cut into squares.

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28 to 35 saltine crackers (about one sleeve, enough to line tray) 1 cup packed dark brown sugar 1 cup unsalted butter 1 /4 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Line a 10 x 15-inch jelly roll pan with nonstick aluminum foil (preferred) or heavy duty foil, making sure that the foil completely covers the bottom and sides of the pan.

Line the saltine crackers in a single layer on the bottom.

Place the brown sugar, butter and salt in a medium sized saucepan.

Cook on medium heat, stirring frequently, until butter melts.

Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, for another 3 to 5 minutes, just until mixture comes to a boil and starts to darken. Remove from heat, stir in vanilla extract. Pour hot brown sugar mixture over crackers. Spread to evenly coat crackers. Move pan to oven, bake for 5 minutes. The caramel will be bubbly.

Place chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook it in microwave in 30-second intervals at full power, stirring between each time, until chocolate has melted. Once crackers are done baking, remove from oven, allow to cool for 1 minute, until caramel is no longer bubbling. Pour melted chocolate over crackers. Use a spatula to spread chocolate evenly over top.

Cool crackers overnight: Let crackers cool to room temperature then move to refrigerator and cool over night. The crackers will form a single sheet once cool. Remove from pan and peel foil away, being careful not to tear the foil. Cut candy into snack-sized pieces.

Store in airtight container in refrigerator for about a week.

Chocolate Crinkles Recipe Submitted by Shiloh Gillard, graphic designer

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1 1/2 cups white granulated sugar 1 /2 cup vegetable oil 4 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp espresso powder (optional) 1 /2 tsp salt 1 cup confectioners’ sugar In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or beat by hand with a wooden spoon) beat together the cocoa powder, white sugar, and vegetable oil until it comes together into a shiny, gritty, black dough. Add

the eggs, one at a time, mixing for 30 seconds each. Add the vanilla and beat in thoroughly.

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and espresso powder if using. Mix dry ingredients into the chocolate mixture on low speed until just combined. Do not overbeat.

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill the dough for four hours or overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350° Fahrenheit and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Place the confectioner's sugar in a wide bowl. Using a rounded teaspoon get clumps of the chilled dough and roll them into 1-inch balls using your hands. Roll the balls in the confectioner's sugar and place on the cookie sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Allow to cool a minute or two on the sheets before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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Dear Santa Dear Santa

Dear Santa

Hi. My name is Addison and I am in 6th grade at Winchester Public School. Christmas is my favourite holiday. Christmas is my favourite holiday because I get a chance to see a lot of family that I don't see often. I also love to do secret Santa with my friends.

This year for Christmas I would love for my sister to feel better. My sister is not very well and she is at CHEO today. I would rather my sister be healthy and not in pain than a gift/toy.

I would like my sister to feel better for Christmas because it is not fun watching her be in pain all of the time. Another reason is because my sister dreads flu shots every year and now she has at least 2 a day. My final reason is because I don;t want anyone else to get it and have to go through what she is going through. That is what I would like for Christmas.

P.S. Merry Christmas!

Sincerely, Addison, Winchester Public School

My name is Austin. I'm 10 years old and I live in Morewood, Ontario. How are you? How are the elves and Mrs. Claus?

I won't ask for much since I know you are very busy. I only want a 16 GB USB port for my video game console.

The main reason I want it is so that I can save more stuff on my game console. It also gives me more space to make memes from screenshots.

I hope this year won't be too hard for you. I also hope none of the reindeer get sick, or else it would be very hard to stay in the sky.

From, Austin, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa

My name is Lily. What is it like in the North Pole? Do you have any new reindeer?

Hi my name is Damien. I'm 10 years old. I like the colour black. I like badmitin and do tricks on my bike.

I would be really happy if you got me more LOL dolls, Mini Pop Kids music, new shoes, a new dress, new short sleeve shirts, new long sleeve shirts, new pants and new shorts.

I would like a computer becase I can do my work on it. I'm also trying to get money for a race car so I can race it.

I hope you have a very very good Christmas.

If possible, I'd like a few chunks of coal please! It's weird but true Santa! That's all, thank you!

I would like if you could write me back. I will leave some dounuts and carrots for you and the reindeer.

Sincerely, Ethan, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa Hi Santa. How is your Christmas going so far? How do you get all those presnts to all the good girls and boys? I could never do that.

For Christmas I dont whant much. But I do whant some clothes. Because then I coud get rid of some old clothes.

I wood also love to get some money so then I coud get what I whant for Christmas. I wood also love to get my sisters presnts. For Julia I whant to get her a cat. For my other sister Emily I wood love to get her some clothes.

Dear Santa

I hope you have a good flight and I whis you a Merry Christmas.

I have been somewhat "good" this year. How are you, the elves and Mrs. Claus this year. I've been in very "good" health this year. For Christmas this year, I would like a hundred dollar Nintendo gift card. I'd also like a couple of nerf guns. Thanks!

I cant wiat to see what you bring us this year. Have a great Christmas.

Love, Olivia, Winchester Public School

Sincerley, Damien Winters, Winchester Public School

Sincerely, Lily, Winchester Public School

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Dear Santa Hi Santa. My name is Kiara. I'm in the 6th grade at W.P.S. My favourite thing to do during the holidays is bake gingerbread cookies and to decorate my Christmas tree. How are you and Mrs. Claus, oh and how are the reindeer?

What I want for Christmas is for my grandma to get better legs because her legs are pretty bad. When she walks her legs hurt and she can barely walk so I wish her legs would be healed so she can go anywhere without worrying about her legs hurting all the time everywhere she goes.

I hope she gets it because it'll make her happy to have new legs and the whole family would be happy too. She always says "Can I have your legs for a day?" So I hope her legs get healed.

Merry Christmas Santa I hope you have a great Christmas!

Sincerely, Kiara, Winchester Public School

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Dear Santa

Hi! My name is Emma. I'm 11 years old. I'm in grad 6 at W.P.S. I have a little sister, my mom, my step dad, and my dad. What I look forward to on the Christmas holiday is seeing my dad and cousins. I love to play in the snow.

Hello my name is Julia. I'm 11 years old and I'm in grade six. I look forward to decorating my Christmas mas tree and spending time with my family.

What I really want for Christmas is a dog, Elmers glue and a laptop. I want a dog because I love animals and dogs are really cute. Also I've always wanted a dog. I want a lot of Elmers glue because I love to make crafts and slime.

Another reason why I want Elmers is because you can make stress balls. I want a laptop because my sister broke my last one and so I can watch shows and movies on a bigger screen. My last reason why I want a laptop is because I won't lose it in my house because laptops are bigger than phones.

I want for Christmas is a puppy because it is cute and fun to play with. I love cats and dogs but I really want a dog or puppy. I have a bunny so I know how to tak care of a pet. I can go for a walk everday with it and I will nam it Fluff. I will love the puppy or dog for ever and ever. It will be fun.

I want a puppy becase my mom is alergic to all tips of cats and so I want a puppy. I've be nice to all my other animals. I've had bunnys and now I want something else even if it's just for a foster home. I will by him or her food, food bowl, a water bowl, a leash and a lot of toys. That's what I want for Christmas.

I think I deserve a dog because I am old enough to take care of one and I've been taking care of my other pets. Also I've been trying to get along with my sister. I deserve a lot of Elmers glue because I've been doing my chores and trying not to argue with my mom. Another reason why I deserve a lot of Elmers glue is because I go to bed when I'm suposed to. The reasons why I deserve a laptop is because I've been doing good in school and I haven't been fighting with my cousins.

Sincerly, Emma.

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Sincerly, Julia, Winchester Public School

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Jacey Hill, Grade 5, Winchester Public School

Alexandra, Grade 5, Winchester Public School

Winchester Public School Dameon D., Grade 6, Winchester Public School

Emma P., Grade 6, Winchester Public School

Makayla G., Grade 5, Winchester Public School

Boyd Bro ad Winchest foot, Grade 4, er Public School

Naden, Grade 6, Winchester Public School

Best of the Season May your season be filled with family, friends, warmth and laughter.

Thank you for your business and we look forward to seeing you again in the new year.

Best Wishes to All of You from All of Us Dr. Hugues Boivin

Eric’s Carpentry Services

851-C Notre-Dame Embrun, Ontario, K0A 1W1

RR#2, Mountain • 613-989-2495

613-443-1411 www.drboivin.com

Merry Christmas Wishing you and your loved ones a wondrous season filled with all the trimmings and hopes of a healthy and happy new year.

Happy Joyeuses Holidays Fêtes It’s been a pleasure serving you.

C’est un plaisir de vous servir.

Sylvie, Normand & Staff

41 years

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ONTARIO CEMETERY

MEMORIALS

Couvre Plancher

Embrun

Kevin & Patricia Allen 694 Boundary Rd., RR#3, Kemptville, ON, K0G 1J0 Tel. 613-258-2927 • Fax 613-258-1720 • Toll Free 1-800-837-0130

613-443-5538 781-C Notre-Dame, Embrun

Floor Covering Inc.

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Jackson Rail, Grade 4, Winchester Public School

Winchester Public School Ethan Be ll, Jun Winchest ior Kindergarten , er Public School

Owyn McIntyre, Grade 1, Winchester Public School

Deck the Halls!

Merry Christmas!

Boughs of holly, bows and snow, mistletoe, music and lights all aglow.

May the sights and sounds of this special season fill your heart and home with the magic of Christmas. Best wishes to you and yours!

As we celebrate the holidays, we’re reminded of how fortunate we are to be surrounded by good friends and neighbours like all of you.We greatly appreciate your support and friendship and look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

Tim Beach

Licensed Electrical Contractor – Licensed Plumber

613-989-3460

Cell. 613-229-0678

SKUCE REPAIRS 4384 9th Line Road, Winchester 613-774-5612

Holiday Greetings ‘Tis the season once again to let you know how much we appreciate your goodwill and friendship all year long.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dundas Feed & Seed Ltd. 12270 St. Lawrence St., Winchester • 613-774-2044

Toll Free 1-877-774-2044

‘Tis the Season May your days be trimmed with every happiness at the holidays and throughout the New Year.

For a fun-filled holiday season. Thanks, friends!

PARCOLL PARCOLL PRODUCTS LTD. PRODUCTS LTD.

WINCHESTER

MORRISBURG KEMPTVILLE

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WINCHESTER KEMPTVILLE 580 Main St. W Hwy.MORRISBURG 2 RR3 920 Edward St. 580774-2366 Main St. W 613-543-2929 Hwy. 2 613-258-2525 RR3613-925-4223 613613-774-2366 613-543-2929 613-258-2525

Merry Christmas and best wishes to you!

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CONTRACTING LTD.

Harvey 613-227-8850 Office 613-774-4224

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Sierra Sharpley, Grade 2, Winchester Public School

Molly Greenaway, Grade 2, Winchester Public School

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Bryce V., Grade 1, Winchester Public School

Gabe P., Grade 2, Winchester Public School

Olivia Burt, Grade 2, Winchester Public School

Dylan Dagenais, Grade 2, Winchester Public School

HOLIDAY GREETINGS It’s our favourite time of the year, when we pause to thank our many good friends in the area for making business easy to do around these parts.

With thanks from our entire team, we wish you a merry and bright Christmas season!

Campbell & Stewart Equipment Repair Inc. RR1, Winchester • 613-774-5708 Murray Campbell • Res. 613-774-3065

Merry Christmas Best wishes for the happiest of holiday seasons to all of our friends and neighbours RR#1, Inkerman 613-989-3637 Cell. 613-913-5358

Wilson Stewart • Res. 613-774-3160

Merry Christmas It’s shaping up to be a great season, and customers and friends like you are the reason.

Thanks for your support and friendship at the holidays and all year.

We wish you and yours all the best!

DOORS INC.

1700 Cayer Rd., Winchester 613-774-1361

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I wish that people who die will go to heaven. I wish God will watch over us.

– Hayden

I wish all people would get gifts for Christmas. I wish everyone believed in Santa.

– Liam

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I wish for everybody to be kind and to respect others.

– Ava

I wish all people would be friendly and nice. I wish that people would never be rude.

– Arianne

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I wish all people could be nice and together.

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I wish that all people could have clean water. No more dirty water.

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I wish people never died. There should be no guns.

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By students of St. Mary School, Chesterville

I wish people would be happy. I wish people would be nice and respectful.

– Kaitlin

I wish all people would be nice to others.

No no more being mean.

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I wish all people would have a warm house. No more homeless people.

– Isaac 

I wish all people could be healthy. No more sickness!

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I wish no babies were put to death. No more killing.

– David

I wish everyone in the world would be kind. No more hitting or swearing.

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I wish for peace in the world. No more war!

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I wish all people could have food. I wish no one was ever hungry.

– Logan

I wish all people would go up to heaven.

God helps us to be safe.

– Delilah 

I wish there was no more bullying.

Everyone would be nice.

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Happy Holidays

We’d like to express our appreciation for your support and wish everyone a very happy holiday season.

From Our Home to Yours

Peace, joy and thanks to all of you this holiday season.

We look forward to seeing you again.

Kevin Lapp

Don’s Welding and Repairs SHOP AND MOBILE WELDING Donald Patterson & Family 6832 Dalmeny Road, Osgoode 613-858-0320

Lapp Construction

With Warm ChristmasWishes

Crysler 613-913-2621

CUSTOM DESIGNED CABINETS

DANIELLE & REJ POMAINVILLE

13650 County Rd. 13 • Morewood • 613-448-2739 • 1-800-426-4087

Merry Christmas With heartfelt thanks and best wishes at this special time of year.

A.B. Greenhouse E. & A. Brunner 13625 County Road 9 RR#3, Chesterville 613-448-2428

We’re dashing through the snow to say, we wish you a wonderful holiday!

From the sweet sound of carols filling the air, to the lights that twinkle everywhere, may every moment be merry and bright, filled with goodwill, laughter and sheer delight.

Keith Durant

613-316-4782

13051 BOYNE ROAD, CHESTERVILLE

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CHRISTMAS C- Celebrate Jesus!

H - Happiness with family R - Rejoice Jesus was born!

I - I hope people feel special and loved S - See peace on earth and goodwill to men T - Trees decorated with love in houses M - Mary had Jesus on this Holy Day A - Advent is celebrated S - Star leading the three wisemen to Bethlehem Koen Myers, Grade 4, St. Mary School, Chesterville

A Lonely Snowman

Adelaide Bradley, Grade 4, St. Mary School, Chesterville

A lonely snowman leans up high on a mountain, he watches and spies on all the children as they play and run.

The lonely snowman just wanted some fun.

Dylan Arial, Grade 4, St. Mary School, Chesterville

Elena Schneider, Grade 4, St. Mary School, Chesterville

Heidi Backes, Grade 4, St. Mary School, Chesterville

St. Mary School, Chesterville

Snowman

CHRISTMAS

From My Window

C - Christ H - Holliday R - Repeating every year I - I am jolly S - Santa T - Time to be happy M - Massive holliday A - All of us are jolly S - Siant Nick

When I look out the window, I see a yard filled with joyful kids, building snowmen one by one, Oh, how so happy they look, building, caring, helping and sharing.

Riley-Moss Webb-Stevenson, Grade 4, St. Mary School

Anna-Maria Bloderer, Grade 4 St. Mary School, Chesterville

May you revel in the splendor of the season and marvel at the miracle of all living things large and small.

W P5,17 RINT :INCHESTER ,1&+(67(5 3 & S7$7,21(5< TATIONERY 6 Box 416, 584 Main St. W., Winchester Tel.: 613.774.3186 Fax: 613.774.0299 printit@winchesterprint.com

...Tis the Season to be Thankful

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Wishing you a season filled with every little happiness.

Thank you for being such great customers and friends!

We sincerely value your business and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Fife Agricultural Services Ltd. 14740 County Rd. 43, RR#1, Finch 613-984-2059 â&#x20AC;˘ 1-888-557-FIFE

CEDARVIEW Builders Supply Ltd.

Gladstone Street, Winchester â&#x20AC;˘ 613-774-2416 Bruce Cowell

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Merry Christmas to our Customers and Friends

IREBALL PERFORMANCE AUTOMATICS INC.

Doug Miller

CUSTOMERS, ASSOCIATES, NEIGHBOURS, FRIENDS You make it all worthwhile!

WILLIAMSBURG 613-535-2112 With best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

Happy Holiday Wishes Hope it’s merry. Hope it’s bright. Hope it’s filled with goodness and light. May this holiday season deliver much cheer to you and your loved ones straight through the New Year.

Valued customers and friends, we appreciate your support over the past 30 years.

GARRY PLUMBING & HEATING LTD.

SALES & SERVICE 564 Main Street, Winchester

May the Joys of the Season Be With You all Year

613-774-9980

WITH WARM WISHES at

Christmas

It may be cold outside, it’s true...

But our hearts are warmed by thoughts of you!

Thank you for your valued business all year long.

Paul’s Tools Rental & LANDSCAPE CENTRE Crysler

613-987-2118

Decorations and drifts of snow, carols, parties and lights all aglow…

Christmastime always brings a flurry of excitement that fills us with joy, anticipation and appreciation. As we pause to think about the people most important to us, good friends and customers like you come to mind.

We wouldn’t be where we are without your support, and we’re grateful for your trust and kindness.

Best wishes to you and yours!

Mike Cross Licensed Carpenter

613-229-3302 Chesterville, ON crossconstruction17@gmail.com

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Alexia Gagné, 3e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

Elisabeth Boyer, 3e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

École Ste-Thérèsed'Avila Daniel Hill, 2e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

Jacob McMillan, 3e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

Leah Cru e m École Ste p, 3 Année, -Thérèse-d 'Avila

Juliette Thurler, 2e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

Season’s Greetings FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS Crysler Home Centre 68 Charles Street, Crysler, Ontario Tel.: 613-987-2802 Fax: 613-987-5620

GREETINGS of the SEASON For your business and your friendship we are deeply grateful, and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

From the Management and Staff of

Merry Christmas

ANDRE MENARD & SONS GRAIN ELEVATORS

A world of thanks and best wishes to our neighbors, customers and friends.

We feel fortunate to serve great folk like you!

Tile Drainage Ltd.

Alexiane, 3e Année, École Ste-Thérèse-d'Avila

12650 Ormond Rd., Winchester (Marionville) 613-774-4246

RR#1, Winchester, Ontario, K0C 2K0 613-774-3751 Fax 613-774-2999 Henry Doornwaard

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The Presss is proud to present some of the letters we have received from our area children, sharing with us their hopes and dreams for Christmas and what presents they would like from Santa.

Dear Santa

Dear Santa

Hi, my name is Carter. I am in grade 6 at WPS. My favourite thing to do during the holidays is watch Christmas movies. How are the reindeer doing, are they exited?

What I would like for Christmas is a bean bag chair. I could use the bean bag chair for playing video games, watching movies and drawing. That is why I would want a bean bag chair.

I feel I deserve this gift because I have been good this year. For example, I have helped my dad do hay a lot, I have also helped my dad do a lot of wood for winter.

Also, I help my papa make maple syrup in the spring.

Thank you Santa for reading my letter.

Hello my name is Bennett.

I go to Winchester Public School.

I am eleven almost twelve.

I love sport but my favourite is basketball.

For Christmas I would like some money because then I can get anything I want so it’s like the gift ever.

I think I dersevre money because I am really nice to my family and I do chores all the time and they don’t give me money.

Sinceely, Carter, Winchester Public School

From, Bennett, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa Hello my name is James. I’m eleven years old and I have a twin brother named David. I love video games, math and science! I’m looking forward to spending time with my family and playing video games on the vacation.

For Christmas I just want cash because with cash I can buy anything with it but with a toy I can only use it for one thing.

I deserve money because I’m responsible with my money, I acceft the risks with buying something and I have been good this year.

Love, James, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa I have been very good all year ’round. How are you doing this year? It’s still a white Christmas at the North Pole right? Us too!

This year I would like a computer, because I don’t really get much time on Mom’s computer. Also I would like a freddy plush (fnaf).

By the when is Jack coming back? My family misses him!

Hope you are all doing well!

Hope you have a Merry Christmas!

Lots of joy, Mason, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa Hello my name is Kenadie. I’m eleven years old and I’m in grade 6 at Winchester Public School. My favorite animal is a wolf. My favorite sport is soccer, I love kicking the ball around and my favorite sudject is art. I look forward to Christmas because I get to spend time with family.

One thing I want for Christmas is a new bike. I want a new bike because my bikes peddle fell off. I also want a new bike because my bike is plain.

I want a new bike because it’s a quick way to get places.

I think I deserve a new bike because I do my best work in class and I listen in class and I do chores at home to help out.

Sincerley, Kenadie, Winchester Public School

Letters to Santa are published as submitted.

SENDING OUR BEST Here’s hoping your holiday delivers a bundle of joy and good cheer!

Merry Christmas and sincere thanks for your support this past year.

With Gratitude

From The Whole Team

We would like to thank everyone for another successful year in business and your ongoing support.

With sincere best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year.

– Peter, Helen, Family & Staff

PETER ROSS AUCTION SERVICES LTD. Ingleside, Ontario 613-537-8862

We wish all our friends and neighbours health, happiness and prosperity.

Thank you for your business.

Corbin Mathies and Kinsley Steiner hanging out with their pal Lightning McQueen

SALES AND SERVICE QUALITY USED VEHICLES T. Kirkwood

Winchester Grain Elevator Division of Parrish & Heimbecker Limited

Winchester 613-774-2720

12034 Cty. Rd. 3 (Main St.), Winchester • 613-774-2000

info@rtauto.ca

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Dear Santa

Dear Santa

My name is Emma. I’m in Grade 6.

For Christmas I want the book Toy Warrior Cat. I want them because I love reading the books.

2 I play the games on Scratch. 3 I’m a huge fan of Erin Hunter.

I deserve them because I follow the rules. I don’t cause trouble in class. Also I return resorses.

I look forward building Lego, reading and drawing. On Chrismas day I go to my nanny and pappy. I go on electronics, my faviorite movie is Blizzard. One thing I love is decorating my tree.

My name is Makayla. How are you. I am 10 years old.

May favourite colour is red.

I like to play sports. I am in gymnaistics.

Can I please have a colouring book for Christmas. I also want a pack of pencil crayons.

Thank you Santa, I hope you don’t get stuck in a snow storm. And I wish you a marry Christmas.

Love, Emma, Winchester Public School

Sincerely, Makayla, Winchester Public School

Hi my name is Jillian, i’m eleven years old and i’m in grade six. I like skating, Harry Potter and being with family.

For Christmas I would like new skate guards.

I want new skate guards because mine are too small for my skates. Skate guards are important because the space between the ice and the dressing room is cement and cement is bad for your skates. It will dull your blades over time. That’s why I want new skate guards.

I think I deserve them because I follow instructions in class. I also deserve them because I get along with my siblings. Lastly I do my chores.

Love, Jillian, Winchester Public School

Dear Santa

Dear Santa

Hello my name is Parker. I’m eleven years old. I’m going to tell you about my favourite things over the 2 weeks. I enjoy playing outside and doing stuff with my gifts from you. Oh I can’t forget playing on my outdoor rink and practicing hockey of course.

Now I will tell you about my number one thing on my list. It is Hockey Shot Skateable tiles so I can practise skating and hockey. I want it so I can play hockey in the summer and skate outside with my friends.

I say I deserve it because I have been good (I think).

For example in hockey if someone’s hurt I go over and help them. If you could do that, that would be awesome.

My name is Tyson. I go to Winchester Public School. I am in grade 6. And I am your biggest fan.

What I want for Christmas is a lego set. Here are three reasons why I want a lego set. Reason one I want a lego set is because lego is what I enjoy the most. Reason two I want a lego set is because I find it very calming when I am frustrated. Reason three is that I can play with my brothers with it.

Here are three reasons why I think I deserve it. Reason one I think I deserve a lego set is because I have been very good this year. Reason two I think I deserve a lego set because I promise I will share it if I get one. Reason three I have been very very very bored for a long time and I want something to do.

From, Tyson, Winchester Public School

From, Parker, Winchester Public School

With Our Thanks for Your Patronage As we get ready to wrap up another year, we’re ¿lled with happiness and gratitude, thanks to our many wonderful friends and customers.

We couldn’t ask for a better gift than your loyal support.

Here’s hoping your holiday season is packed with good times, good friends and happy surprises. We wish you all the best at Christmas time and all year.

From the Management and Staff of

WINCHESTER

12235 Cty. Rd. 38, Cty. Rd. 31 at Cty. Rd. 43, South of Winchester 613-774-2700

M Merry Christmas from our Entire Team

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Tarynn Patterson, Senior Kindergarten, Nationview Public School

ccue, ackenzie-M Thomas M indergarten, Junior K ublic School wP Nationvie

Tanner Dalgleish, Grade 4, Nationview Public School

Nationview Public School Jacob Bro wn Nationvie Lalonde, Grade 4, w Public School

Hunter Holmes, Grade 4, Nationview Public School

Sending Our Best at Christmas

Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays I wish all of my dear customers and friends a heartwarming and joyful holiday season.

Thank you for your continued business. I look forward to seeing you again in the New Year.

With deep gratitude to our loyal customers and friends, we’d like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. It’s been a privilege and a pleasure serving you. Enjoy the season!

Stan & Betty, Greg, Brent & Deanna, Sawyer & Shaye Vanden Bosch

VANDEN BOSCH ELEVATORS INC. 2809 County Rd. 7, Chesterville, ON

613-448-2359

Jessica

SUNNY COUNTRYSIDE

GROOMING

Professional Groomer 501 Church St., Winchester 1-613-340-7296

Greetings At this special time of year, we’d like to share our thanks and best wishes with our valued customers and friends.

BYERS CARPENTRY INC. RR4, Crysler • 613-448-1318 • 613-448-3966 Ken 613-229-1327 • Kevin 613-223-0620

Wishing you a holiday season rich in joy, friendship, peace and prosperity.

To the best bunch of people we know – our customers!

Our heartfelt thanks from all of us to all of you.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Berends Automotive Jason, Robin and Damien Berends

Stageoach at Belmeade Rd., RR#4, Osgoode 613-826-2304

WINCHESTER BRANCH 481 Main Street Winchester, ON, K0C 2K0 613-774-2290

Marianne Sears, Community Manager, Seaway Area Community Natalie Lauzon, Assistant Branch Manager, Winchester Branch

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Austin Kane, Grade 3, Nationview Public School

Merik, Grade 6, Nationview Public School

Nationview Public School Jarek Joh n Nationvie son, Grade 2, w Public School

Tanner Sheldrick, Grade 4, Nationview Public School

Jack Duncan Maynard, Grade 6, Nationview Public School

Odin O'Connor, Grade 4, Nationview Public School

All the Best

Wishing you and your loved ones a beautiful season with all the trimmings.

Gateway Enterprises SALES, SERVICE, INSTALLATION Garage Doors, Rolling Steel Shutters & Dock Equipment Shawn Backes 11693 Toye Hill Road, Williamsburg, Ont., K0C 2H0

613-774-6157 • Fax 613-774-6627

Connor Cowan, Junior Kindergarten, Nationview Public School

‘Tis the season to be jolly and to give thanks for the generosity of friends and neighbours like you!

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the management and staff of

All our best to all of you at Christmas and in the New Year POOLS / SPAS / SERVICE / POLYSOFT CHEMICALS / WATER ANALYSIS TREVOR CARRUTHERS

Advanced Grain Handling Systems 4124 County Road 16, P.O. Box 40 BRINSTON, ON, K0E 1C0

Peter Patenaude, General Manager 613-652-1010 ext. 222 www.aghs.ca

P.O. Box 819, 495 May St., Winchester, ON, K0C 2K0

613-774-2341 www.funtasticpoolsandspa.com

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Molly Holmes, Grade 3, Nationview Public School

Nationview Public School

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Freddie McEvoy, Grade 5, Nationview Public School

Kayla Heggart, Grade 6, Nationview Public School

Samuel, Nationview Public School

Tidings of Peace, Comfort & Joy From all of us to all of you, go our very best wishes for a bright and beautiful Christmas season filled with love, friendship, health and happiness.

4(9:+,5 4J3(<./305 -<5,9(3 /64,: 3;+ Chesterville 613-448-2120 • Cardinal 613-657-4848 Williamsburg 613-535-2339 • Iroquois 613-652-4452

With Our Thanks for Your Business Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

D&J MOTORS LTD. 12021 Dawley Drive

Winchester 613-774-2703 www.djmotorsltd.com

3260 Wallace Rd., RR#1 South Mountain, ON, K0E 1W0 613-989-2894 Fax 613-288-9055 www.wcrobinson.com

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas THOMPSON We hope your holiday is jolly in every way.

Best wishes and thanks for your patronage.

TIMBER MART 39 Dundas Street, Iroquois

613-652-2500 Fax 613-652-4196

May you and your family be blessed with the gifts of health, happiness and harmony this Christmas and beyond.

It’s been a pleasure knowing you and we look forward to serving you again next year.

Terry’s Restoration Shop RR3, Mountain 613-989-2773

Sandy’s Restoration Shop 3142 Brinston Road 613-989-1764

Bright holiday wishes to the best people around: our friends and customers! We wish you all the best at this special time of year.

We appreciate your business.

Ed Duncan 11060 County Rd. 3 South Mountain 613-989-2838

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Jacob Raats, Grade 1, Metcalfe Public School

1, h, Grade Liam Wals blic School Pu Metcalfe

Chloe Marcoux-Warnock, Grade 1, Metcalfe Public School

Metcalfe Public School Henrik G reen Metcalfe law, Grade 1, Public Sch ool

Alexa Gardnier, Grade 1, Metcalfe Public School

May the warmth and wonder of the season surround you and fill your world with happiness!

Customers like you are the reason we love what we do, and we thank you for choosing us.

Byers Farm Equipment 13505 Byers Rd., RR 3, Chesterville 613-448-2185 byersfarmeq@bellnet.ca

With Thanks for Your Business at the Holidays We’re rounding up our best wishes to thank you for being such good neighbors and friends to us.

A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

QUINTAN PRODUCTS INC. P.O. Box 690, Winchester

613-774-3320

North, south, east or west... We’re sending you our very best, Because one thing that we know is true, we wouldn’t be here without friends like you!

Merry Christmas and many thanks from all of us.

Kirk Allison 1 Main Street Winchester Springs 613-774-3323 or 613-774-2925 Fax: 613-774-5555 Res. 613-774-2847 Toll Free: 800-267-8336

To Our Good Friends and Neighbours at Christmas May beautiful moments and happy memories surround you this Christmas. Sending warm wishes from our family to yours this Holiday Season.

Best Wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us to all of you!

Winchester Lions Club Branch 108

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“Come and live among your neighbours”

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Here’s Hoping Your Holidays Measure Up! Christmas is starting to take shape, and we’d like to wish all our loyal customers the happiest holidays ever. Thanks for being a part of our lives this year.

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HO-HO-HOPE IT’S HAPPY!

Merry Christmas to all our customers and friends! We wish you and your families all the best for the holidays

Wishing you all the joy of the season from the Dental Office of

Dr. Carlin & Dr. Okhravi and staff

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Kate Pool, Grade 3, Timothy Christian School

Wishing you much happiness, health and good cheer, now and throughout the coming year.

PIERRE RICHER PLUMBING INC.

May the Christmas season bring peace to your home and joy to your heart.

Sales and Service Proprietor Jay Richer

P.O. Box 339, Crysler, Ontario

613-987-2963

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HOPE. DREAM. LAUGH. REJOICE. In this season of possibilities, we hope your every wish comes true.

Merry Christmas and many thanks for your goodwill and support all year long.

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Bethany Biemond, Grade 3, Timothy Christian School

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As the snow falls to the ground, we’d like to spread good cheer all around.

Since Christmas can’t be far behind, here’s to a season that’s one-of-a-kind!

Thanks for your never-ending support.

Merry Christmas

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Happy New Year

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May good times come naturally this season.

G. & J. Yelle Inc.

Material Handling Equipment & Ventilation 2068 County Rd. 12, Crysler, Ontario, K0A 1R0 613-987-5336 • Fax 613-987-5787 • Cell. 613-223-4836

ONTARIO LAND SURVEYORS Member, Consulting Surveyors of Ontario 12050 County Rd. 3, Winchester (Main Street) 613-774-2414 1-866-268-6915

Wishing you a simply sparkling season.

Thanks for hanging in there with us.

DERKS ELEVATOR INC. Gary Derks & Family RR2, 3063 Forward Rd. S. Chesterville 613-448-2522

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