CHRISTMAS GREETINGS, December 23, 1987

May your holiday season be filled with all

the expressions of joy that is Christmas.
From Scottie, Dallas, Jill & Jason
ot

SCOTTIE'S MARINA

Detvering a message of
cheer and gratitude to all
our wonderful friends.

From the Officers, Directors
Management & Staft

ROSSLAND CREDIT UNION

“For to us a Child is born.”
...tsaiah 9:16

All the Best
for the New Year
from all of us at

CURRIERS
INSURANCE

Walter Siemens —
Notary Public
Irene Renz
Terry Konschuh
Peter Majesgey
Alice Negus
Lynda Aldorter
Bill Russell

ROSSLAND
INSURANCE

Byron Siemens
Edith McCuaig
Lil Korenko

2080 Columbia Avenue
Rosslan
362-7337

1331 Bay Avenue
Trail
Phone 364-1285

May you experience
the true peace of
this
Christmas Season.

The special sweater

By TRUDY CLOW
11

It was Christmas Eve and
as Tammy looked out the
window it started to snow.

“Tammy, Vanessa's
mother called, “It's time to

“Bye,” Vanessa shouted as
Tammy let.

“Merry Christmas.”

“Right,” she said under her
breath. “How could I have a
‘Merry Christmas’ when the
sweather I wanted for Christ-
mas is for someone else?”

As she walked up to her
house, the Christmas lights
went on.

“Christmas,” Tammy mut-
tered as she entered the
house. “Bah humbug.”

Tammy watched the pre-
sents grow and grow under
the Christmas tree. She was

still upset over the sweater.
Tammy remembered the
beautiful sweater she had
seen on her way home, the
sweater she had wanted so
badly, was not there. Tammy
had looked lost.

“Some Christmas this is
going to be! So much for
Santa and al] that mumbo
jumbo.”

Tammy went up to her
room, threw on her night-
gown, and jumped into bed.

Tammy muttered, “Bah
humbug.”

In the morning she leapt
out of bed and raced for the
Christmas tree where her
brother had sorted presents
out.

“It’s about time you came
down,” he said in a I-knew-
you- would-voice.

“Idiot!”

Tammy ran at him, but
then she heard her mother
and father coming down the

stairs.

“Good morning, early-
birds,” their mother ex-
claimed. “Would you like to
open the presents now, or
later?”

“Now! Naw!”

“Alright, Tammy, you may
open the first Christmas

Tammy took one with
fancy wrapping paper and
started to open it. She found
another box in it. Tammy
opened that and another box
and this went on for about
ten boxes. Finally she opened
the last box and in it she
found the sweater she had
wanted for Christmas.

Tammy looked at her par-
ents and said thank you at

TRUDY CLOW
... second place

least fifty times. Who would
have thought Christmas
would have turned out so
well?

Tammy’s new family

By BRADLEY ZAYTSOFF
Age 9

It was Christmas Eve, and
as Tammy looked out the
window it started to snow.
Tammy was a six year old
girl who was an orphan. She
always stayed up late to
watch the snow fall in the
moonlight.

More than anything Tam-
my wanted a family, parents
and all. She sat and watched
the snow fall. Then suddenly
she heard sleighbells. She
looked up and saw a sleigh
with eight tiny reindeer.
“What? There's no such thing
as Santa Claus.” But there he
was as broad as day. Down
the chimney of the orphanage
he slid. Tammy stood wide
mouthed in her p.j.'s. Then

Tammy spoke, “Are you
Santa Claus?” “Yes, and who
are you?” asked Santa. “My
name is Tammy.” “Hello
Tammy. What did you write
to me for Christmas?” asked
Santa. “I didn't believe in
y-,” then she paused, “I
forgot to” Tammy - said.
“Well, what do you want,
what do you want more than
anything in the world?”
asked Santa. “A family!!™
said Tammy. “Well,” Santa
paused, “How would you like
to go around the world and
help deliver toys?” “Sure,”
Tammy answered,

Santa Claus stuffed the
stockings of the orphanage.
He told Tammy to come to
the fireplace and put her
finger beside her nose. When
she did, she suddenly found

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herself on the rooftop. "How
did we do that?” asked Tam-
my. “Magic” answered Santa.
Then the adventure started,
they got on the sleigh and
rose into the sky.

She really enjoyed going

down and up the chimneys.:

She liked the feeling she got
in her heart as she and Santa
handed out gifts to the chil-
dren of the world. She felt
very happy that so many
Christmas wishes came true
that night, if only hers could
too.

When she got back to the
orphanage, Tammy thanked
Santa for the wonderful
night.

In the morning a note was
taped to her door. It read:
Tammy, get ready, your new
family will be here to take
you to your new home.

BRADLEY ZAYTSOFF
... third place

Who would have thought
Christmas would turn out so
well?

Rudolph lights
up Santa's way >

By LAUCHLAN JANKOLA
Age7

It was Christmas Eve, and

home. It was Rudolph's home
and Santa woke Rudolph up.
Tammy still thought Santa
could not come until Rudolph

ie came on the sleigh and lit up

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the sky with his red nose.
Then Santa could come to
Tammy's home because then
he could see the way. Who
would “have thought. Christ-
mas would turn out so well?

Grandma comes
to visit Tammy

By LISA STEWART
Age 7

It was Christmas Eve and
as Tammy looked out the
window it started to snow
and she got so happy that she
wanted to play in it. It was so
nice. Then she remembered
that her grandmother was
going to come but it turned
into a storm so she got sad.
She thought she could not
make it but as she was think-
ing she heard a knock at the
door, It was her grand-
mother. She got so happy.
Who would have thought
Christmas would turn out so
well?

It began
to snow
again

By PANAVANH
XA YASOMPHOU
AgeT
It was Christmas Eve, and
as Tammy looked out the
window it started to snow
and Tammy saw people with
hats and boots and scarves
and mittens too, Then it
stopped snowing. She went
to bed. She heard bells and
she saw it snowing so hard
she jumped out of bed and
said hooray. Who would have
thought Christmas would
turn out so well?

Santa Claus has
many names

When what's-his-name ar-
rives in town, everyone is
glad to see him.

that again? Oh,
Santa Claus, of course. Or he
could be — depending on
where he is — St. Nick, Pere

Noel, Father Christmas, St.
Nicholas, Kris Kringle.

Washington Irving called
him Father Knickerbocker.
To Russians, he's Grand-
father Frost.

This magical man of many
names not only brings gifts,

from St. Nicholas, a fourth
century bishop.
Consequently, he's said to
be gifted at guarding the for-
tunes of children, merchants

By TED BRISTOW
Castlegar United Church
“Peace on earth” was the

announcement by the angels.

It's a nice phrase. It looks
good on Christmas cards, and
sounds beautiful in carols.
But I wonder if we under-
stand what it means.

The word for peace in the
Old Testament is shalom, a
word that describes some-
thing far deeper, more wide-
spread, and longer lasting
than an individual's peace of
mind or a temporary truce
between potentially warring
factions.

Shalom, the Biblical word
for peace, goes to the root
cause of unrest and describes
the only way to have true and
lasting peace.

Shalom-peace means jus-
tice and fairness. It describes
a win-win situation where
everyone has a share of the
world’s goods. There's no
rich class and poor class in a
peaceful world. Surely, if
that were the world today,
there would be much less to

LISA STEWART
... Second place

Watch
those
bones

Share Christmas festivities
with your pet. However, it
will not bea happy one if you
forget the dangers of poultry
bones. These bones break
into splinters which can
pierce your pet’s throat and
intestines. Your pet could
become fatally il] before you
and sailors. He takes a realize it is suffering. Share
special interest in helping food your pet can safely
single girls find husbands, enjoy.

PANAVANH
XAYASOMPHOU
... third place

‘Peace on Earth’
works miracles

quarrel about if peace meant
just a fair distribution of
goods. Shalom also means
harmony between people, a
mutual respect and a con-
cerned caring that makes
your happiness as important
as my own.

Such genuine caring needs,
of course, a higher moti-
vation than just an ideal to
change our usually selfish
and short-sighted souls into
tender compassion and gen-
erosity. And that higher
motivation was announced by
the angels, for they were
proclaiming the birth of
Jesus, the One who would
show that God is love, that
the heart of the universe, the
meaning of life itself, is an
eternal Love that cares for
each of us, and all of us to
gether. ,

Such was the “peace on
earth” announced by the
angels. I believe a survey of
history will demonstrate how
that peace often works mir-
acles of justice and harmony.
I believe that if we will
accept God's shalom as our
own persona! dream for our
lives, the feeling that “this is
right” will sound within us an
echo of the angels’ chorus.

Happy Holidays!

Were chirping out happy
holiday notes to greet you
and wish you

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