Page 2C The Castlegar Sun Christmas Greetings 1993 Wednesday, December 22, 1993 *& & & Ohristmas Story Whnaners oe aie ae a, a Sn ae yow! aes : S Remember “UY One and ev ( U at Oy CSTINAS First Prize Winner: Honourable Mention: | First Prize Winner: C Nicole Whitley Ashley Maddocks Age: 18+ Mor Age: 12-14 Age: 12-14 e Christm Wedne ay, De as stories... This year's chal Meher BS TRICE Ae ste e Salvation Army . , - cautiful turkey * side in the wot ' wo I owe ell, tell ay lenge for a Christ ; y > but wo ; a mT ind decorat ! id what do ’ i 1 ) pm and A Hot up, not being able to I couldn't help but I couldnt help but wonder... truly can't mas story raenanaha aeedlauttiv aie es a ro : nen ieee ; ough of him ‘allo remember a time when IT didn't wonder about generated a lot of / : . fk wz voisay. (here: i : and hee aes ro 1 stone bridge, and them, Where were ‘they? Who were they? Did : . oF F t he ; VO Santa Char : ee it on n wand boets and interest. The story iret :. ‘ What a beat \ wonder what ever hap F had lost any weight they ever think about me? Why did they give Christrias it Lantern on the door me up had to start “I : incl . tu rut to be. The timing, icked him up again ‘ wt into the cold night Id I P nan t Jennifer Poznikoff: Age 12-14 ' i asn't blowing, and “¢ p 5 Even though Tam a grown adult with chil couldn't belp but : fk: ; , syed \ h re ‘ < why my brother Jayde what I did dren of my own and had a wonderful, care wonder...” and tivisete cr ie im tar ler n his room I snuck up at about free childhood with loving parents, I couldn't Sinish with “The : Kesa, started following me. Then she stopped help but wonder about my heritage, medical 12:00 am and doubled the amount of food igar Plum f My Great Christmas Pre sent wonder if Santa Claus I couldn't help but 4 pened to my cat Kesa : since last year. So this is 7 I couldn't help: but ikes were gently One day when I was Su) walking to school my cat, gor aee . ‘ Lesley Anderton: 18+ timing couldn't ; vuldn't help but wonder 1 ’ , © bi cemed bout nerv hoping have been more i vat her and ere Georgie ¢ w Claus, Anys ere ent 1 «ce some footprints of Jerry f 1 f nn 1 4 child) had Y ame t 1OVEC ! } und silent perfect...” The ( 1 of Iwas taking > \ r 1 but he wa jegant sort of silence to hard part was to f Re nent ede it the story into if Santa Claus had lost any weight. About 3 Main concern was that my search not disrupt fitt tory ' tt i , t find Jayd m sick her fisar ing my cat to be there, but she wasn't. | went the lives of my Birth Parents” and any children | 200 words. ind t ice © before she Is | I | 1 I Tyler Haines: Age 12-14 the he est ved ; leading “down seconds tater, leard a noise on the roof We . : : : : - ; : ‘ : he * . oO « \ ) > receive. at \ brought into « eCAMeE too \ ely sionitle Pe path town mail bridge out into the cold wind breeze and snow to either of them may have went on to have e received a k and looked at me, turned away and started history and the people who had given me up » . 5 7 for adoption so long ag walking back towards the house. At least on a plate T arranged for Santa. Then I Of atoptlon'so:long ago ‘ With the support of my spouse, | began my that’s what I thought jumped behind the couch and waited to see search: fr answe ind peace of mind. My After school I came through the door expect nervously = . : r uld be orgie had been mi t hay ed ry I le and r e sil © of tt look for her, I called her name “Kesa!” even Then I heard a rumbling noise and figured After years of searching and finding peo- of entries and ; har nunyosweeh al i ple who brought dis ippointment, | was left have chosen a . : : on i ose Nice a a us t ‘ ea to I a 7 : t byt a wa ‘ sana feeling cynical & nn r 1a 1¢ ‘home King, very V got T know « “ 4 lose tree r e sm sample of them to more ed and sad — and | 1 jerrys foot en isked him what was wrong he hough wou « ‘ we i t t rints led t I out -his publish. an 4 ind He t ‘ ‘ — : athe uid: “Your mother just died. . al ) 7 < he aa ; reunited with my Birth Father . . : : : ; _ , , : ney. I most fainted when I saw what he ; Special thanks to ristmas Was supposed to be © onl ! \ 1 . ir 1 without Kesa. Then as I was opening my Pohack set out on this search to have some whap; but it was diff nl t ‘ Woried I leaked be vset of law like tracks § looked like. He was as skinny as my little questions answered. 1 received that...and so the classes at Lise McCuaig: 18+ xv it-could be thi e night and tion where I went. My mom called me back in, but out it was his hungry stomach, I heard lots of I didn’t want to go in without Kesa. I did noise before Santa Claus was down the chim In 1993, with the help of dear people, I was The next morning was Christmas, but not & bridge. I stocking I found a toy for Kesa. My parents - . brother. Now that's skinny! ‘ much more. | have been extremely fortunate KMS and Robson felt so bad we delayed Christmas at our his lower to find a man. and a family, who never forgot schools who sub itely ning and went gris said “ABD 1 ! him. at < body in the f the fro: en ‘ ‘ 1 one. Store | [ees | | CHEER GOE Columbia Kootenay Program Office’ It’s | i 4 is eeece d their si rishes rons | GG ou cau, christmas ho , * | HOLLY DAYS! ALONG WAY: ‘ é ateful for you ed Thank you for doing Merry Christmas holiday season and a tpport Y | business with us ry from:the: staf at WILLIAMS | Chnistmastime Will Soon Be Here! Moving & Storage DS Rudotph had the eniffles lact week but he told me he ta already feeling better and promised me he will be healthy by Christmas Eve. = WA Well bays and girls, 7 have to go back to the workshop and helpe the clues fincsh aff the lact of the Coys. Before 7 90. cf you want to peck inacde these pages you may find your story ar ms letter te Santa and late of other nice Christmas greetings Teg from good people all ouer the Castlegar area. P Merry Christmas boys and girls and thank you for ecu. - Y F y F 120 good this year. 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