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December 21, 1994 Michael Burgess to fill Oakville Centre with music L he Oakville Centre has just I added a third helping to its 1995 professional season opener â€" Michael Burgess In Concert. The popular singing star of Les Miserables and Man of La Mancha fame will now perform three evening concerts in The ) 1â€"800â€"668â€"5151 TOLL FREE Thieves made off with safe from residence A burglary at a north Oakville home involved thieves carrying away a safe a couple of weeks ago, and Halton Police are looking for assistance from the public to identiâ€" ~fy those responsible. On the evening of Sat. Dec. 3rd, the rear door was forced open at a home on Castlefield Crescent between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Once inside, the culprits searched the master bedroom, and tried to open a safe they found in that room. They eventually carried the safe out the front door and down the street. They were last seen at Castlefield and Oakmead. The safe is described as dark green and approximately 200 pounds. Contents of the safe included some jewellery, and currency from both Canada and South Africa. If you have any idea who was responsible for this entry, or if you think you may know where the stolen property is, give Crime Stoppers a call. If you have any information that leads to an arrest in this or any other case, you may be eligible for a cash ¢ reward of up to $1,000. You need not give your name, and your inforâ€" â€" mation can be taken with complete anonymity in 140 languages. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to Call Display. e â€" Please call 1â€"800â€"668â€"5151 or #B25â€"TIPS (that‘s 825â€"8477). â€"Bring on holidays w (Continued from page 7) "â€" become a new family tradition â€" A Letter from Santa by Eleanor Estes. We‘d discovered it browsing through a collection of Newberry Awardâ€"winning authors. Among the collection is the hilarious Ramona story by Beverley Cleary about Ramona in the church play and other treats. But this one about a boy who writes Santa every year for a pony ("ALIVE â€" REAL ONE" he writes, underlinâ€" ing it in crayon) and what hapâ€" pens one Christmas, when he sends yet another letter to Santa, is a gem. I suppose it is not what you might call a sophisticated story. But what is particularly appealing is its sense of reality. In one instance, older sister Jane curses her rubber boots that leak, and then quickly whispers to Santa that she doesn‘t really mind leaky boots. "But never mind Santy Claus," she breathed, "I don‘t care a thing about hole rubbers." Rubbers would be worse to see on Christmas morning than material for a dress, she was thinking. Or the mood it sets of the kids heading down to the store in the snow, not on the cleared sideâ€" walks, but thumping along the boulevards piled high with snow. I loved the description of the woman at the store, or the way the oldest sister told the little brother it didn‘t matter in the slightest if his paper chains for the tree were a little lopsided. In any case, it riveted my two fittle ones, who I fear will not make it the next few days until Christmas. We awaken at 6 a.m. o the sound of the kids whisperâ€" ng excitedly, the dog thumping ts tail on the bed. I honestly fear heir little brains are going to xplode in such a fever of exciteâ€" nent. Will we make it? At this time of year, books and iusic tend to maintain the level f sanity about the house. And dvent calendar continues to work ts particular magic. Pavarotti ontinues to amaze us all and the rray of books we have to flip irough grows every year. We just might make it yet. on the holidays. THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Oakville Centre‘s Main Theatre, Feb. 2nd to 4th, at 8 p.m. All three concerts have been made possible by the sponsorship of St. Lawrence Cement. Tickets for Michael Burgess In p.m. The group will charm audiâ€" 8th, at 2 p.m. in the Main Theatre enjoy the second installment of ences with traditional fiddles, tin with Jeffrey Simpson â€" National Oakville Serenades series, p{ whistles, vocals, and instrumental â€" Affairs Columnist for The Globe formed by <the Hamilt jigs â€" capturing the essence of the and Mail, and author of Spoils of â€" Philharmonic Orchestra with Maritimes. Power, The Politics of Patronage _ cial guest artist â€" pianist Bernadil Arts Loyola Live, from St. and Discipline of Powerâ€"winner of Blaha â€" conducted by Viet Concert will be available for sale on Ignatious of Loyola High School, the Governor General‘s Award. Feldbrill. Wed. Jan. 4th, at 12 noon. Visit The presents Into The Woods, on Friday, _ Simpson also provides political For more information on profé Oakville Centre Box Office at 130 Jan. 9th, also at 12 noon. 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