e e o e o ie o e d ie o t O e O e o e OR OSRAAA ECAAA RECER T‘ve gone on vacation, There will be no Christmas this year." The children ran to catch a plane And flew to Mexico They stopped 3 times to fill up with gas At a station called Texaco. Santa Claus was found in bed He looked truly confused When he was asked to come back home The jolly old elf refused! "I‘m sick and tired of cold and snow I‘d rather live down here Where people have never heard of ice And it‘s warm outside all My rapa ioved us, ne would always make us things like tops and boats and cars and trucks. I loved my Papa. He died this year and I am sad. He was sick, it was hard for him. [‘ istill© Jove : the Christmas presents he gave me. They help me remember him. 26, 1993 By Deidre Taylor Grade 8 ‘Twas one cold December The snow was blowing *round But Santa and his reindeer Were nowhere to be found. His warehouse was all boardâ€" Not one doll or a bike There was no tinkering or hammering Santa was on STRIKE! He left a sign upon his door People came from far and The Christmas Strike The children cried, oh what a fuss! "Our journey sadly failed!" What about those hundreds of letters We took time to write, then mailed?" But back at home spirits were up The bells still clearly rung People prayed on Christmas Eve For Santa Claus to come. And on Christmas morn when Santa‘s gift were there You could hear the children sing "Merry Christmas Santa Claus You truly are a king!" By Sandy Murray on Age 7 My Papa loved us. He 2 ould always make us | ings like tops and boats | d cars and trucks | T Iaved my Pana | Papa *A 'gb\f\%o $ \u e ez 19 C I‘l. MONEY DOWN PAYVMENTS INTEREST FOR 90 DAYS FOR 90 DAYS GIV DEALERS THE OAKVILLE BEAVER [y Thg Gan 3 rearse ooo xn [ Roadsic offer you e means GM pays all interest charges for 90 days. ON EVERYTHING. means you make no down payment â€" ever! means you hang on to your cash till spring. k ThE NEW B‘ul“‘i‘ m m FINANCIAL VEHICLE Get this sweet deal on any ‘93 and ‘94 model in stock from Cadillac to Geo Metro and Pontiac Firefly. NO MONEY DOWN These sweet nothings are available NO PAYMENTS NO INTEREST BD3