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www.oakvillebeaver.com The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday December 20, 2006 - 29 www.oakvillebeaver.com A visit from Ded Moroz Please give. To donate, please call (905) 845-5571. From our family to yours...thank you! As our 50th year draws to a close, we want to say thank you to our customers, team members and vendor partners who have helped us RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS PARTY: (Top) Ded Moroz, the Russian Santa Claus, and his goddaughter Snegurochka, pose for a picture with Olga Zorina and Roman Moiseenko as members of the Oakville Russian community gathered at St. Volodymyr Cultural Centre in Oakville for a traditional Russian Christmas and New Year's party last Friday. (Above) Yuriy Laktyushkin and Pavlo Kuzhlev compete in a contest to see who can dress up like Ded Moroz the fastest while the Russian Santa Claus acts as judge. (Below) Members of the Oakville Russian community do a dance at their table as part of the festivities. grow throughout the years. All the best wishes for a season filled with loving family, best friends and great new adventures in food. For all store locations visit www.Longos.com or call 1.800.9Longos www.grocerygateway.com PHOTOS BY JOE O'CONNAL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER