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CASTLEGAR NEWS, CHRISTMAS EDITION

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and in hi spirit of Hope and ‘Peace: we send

all our friends warm Christmas greetings | em

* all come true.We. say :

“thanks” for your
sh ae faith in us.

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Let there be joy

and laughter with friends,

neighbors and family...

plus our sincerest Merry Christmas -greetings!.

RHC Insurance
Agencies Ltd.

Peter Majesgey — 365-5386

‘White Christmas’
Is Traditional.

| As Plum Pudding

For @ quarter’. of :a“century.

’ people have been sentimental-'|-

ly dreaming their way through
a. ‘White Christmas.”

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It was in 1941;’ the‘ black- |: tip LG

clouded war years had already.

begun, when Hollywood: re-:

leased a motion ‘picture en-’
titled: “Holiday Inn.” The star:
of this movie was the: ever--

popular crooner, Bing Crosby.
But perhaps. the real ‘star of

“Holiday Inn” was the song ‘|
written especially for the

movie by Irving Berlin: “White
Christmas. ”
Through, the ensuing

years, over. 100 versions of the
- song have been recorded by.

almost as many artists, yet
“white Christmas’is synony-

* mous with® ‘the name of Bing

Crosby.

The poignant Christmas
-megsage that’s!found in ‘the:

song has made it popular
‘round the world. It has been

‘1: translated into Italian, French,
Chinese, German, Spanish,

Hungarian, the Scandinavian
languages, several Polynesian
tongues ahd even Swahili. -

Trees Live and Bloom’
‘In Legends of Yuletide

‘ Almost every. kind of tree
has a legend relating it to the

Nativity or the life of Christ. |”

The cherry tree, says “The
Cherry Tree Carol,” bent down
its boughs for Mary to’ pluck
the fruit. <

The Glastonbury Thorn |
blooms at Christmas because, ;|-:-
legend says, St. Joseph of.’

Arimathea, on his arrival in

- England, drove -his staff into .

the ground, while he was car-

- rying the Holy Grail, the chal-

ice used at the last supper,
The staff.took root and grew
into a thorn tree.

How to Re-Use
Gift Boxes, Cans

Don’t be too quick to

throw out those good boxes By

or cartons that hold -
family’s: Christmas gifts:

‘you’ can make | them nto :

“handsome containers. for
‘ eversthin: ng from: hair. rolt-..
: 2 materials, not
forgetting the canisters and’
le tins : you’“ean -make
‘out of those, _Plastic-lidded :
‘coffee cans!..:
Cover your’ ‘pokes and cof-

bg fee cans with. self-adhesive

lastic, decorate'them with

braids ,or..tape; and label*-

them’ with cut-out letters..
It's ‘easy to do. with self

"stick plastic -—*just-make :
sure: surface. of Hox, or: tin is.

“Then ‘cut

fabric or yo paper, mie

you'll have to glue.o:

» It’s a great way. to “re=""

. cycle”. your boxes and cans‘ ‘|

...—and you'll have attractive...
containers. forall sorts of ~

things, in kitchen, bath-
room, or at. desk or phone.
You can make a pretty

pencil jug out of a juice can -

and never again have to

say, “Wait till I find a pen-

~ ell,” while you're talking on
the phone!

In most Europ an coun-
tries, families give’ mevents
either on St. Nicho! pene

ey December. 6, or. onc

choose Chel mnas s Day a

” for gift-giving.

yed to Him b ig aifts, so shall we journey

: -throuch life, in quest of the peace: ‘He promised.

--Nadalan Studio

at AVWYD

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To all our loyal
a customers: may

To all our fine

, friends, we extend our. very best

; wishes for a most joyous holiday and
: oes our r pbpreciation: ior" your patronage.

- Marlane Hotel.

‘ “Danny. Salekin
‘ Gordon Gallo
. Jim Ross’
“ Ken-Ross - :
’. Cameron Kilpatrick
Chuck Kilpatrick
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Randy, Salekin =

a “KARL DUSKE — ‘TOM MBRODMAN

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