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THE HERALD Wednesday Decem S Page Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Letters to Santa page 17 Acton resident remembers page 13 Geminis top Sabres page SECOND SECTION Its Christmas at home for many residents Wheeler left Jane Windsor and William llacknev have their own puppet show with puppet hey created at den Williams Public School last week The school held Christmas activity workshops Instead of a Christmas concert this ear to allow all the children to be imolvrd In spine form The students will have a ihance In irv a different this week whin Ihr schools hold another aclivilv it is I bolus lorlTajlori CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES DAY AT GLEN WILLIAMS SCHOOL Middle Men Robert and Bills their stockings on the tree In the classroom built worked at to hang up for ttD I for he tie weight II all Santa With no chimney handy they decided to ll Herald staff writer islmaslime is family everywhere and tins lb II exception with most if citizens planning to home with imlly in I of well known Hills residents to ask them their plans for Christmas and also lo them to describe their most memorable Chris Walter IHebn Hills louneillnr 1 be having two thirds my fimily home My daughter grand daughter ill be coming from London and my son in luw mother will be coming from Caledonia My son and his wife will be here but my other and grandson who live In Vancouver won be coming tins vear Mj memorable Chris would be the first year 1 was married whin we went lo Windsorandall my family was us il happens all hough didn know it for the last time Before the next my and my brother was sent We had a picture taken which is still of my most possessions lletsj chief Ian Mills Public I lb- rarv We Ituvinc to visit my husband a mother in She lias IB acres of bush near well be enjoying sports as cross skiing and There have been so many good ones hard to pick the most memorable Christmas but I guess I d have to say It wis probably the one where I discovered Santa writ mi bore a very strong resemb lance to my mother Usher Hills truttcc board or a I ion We be having a whole horde of people on Christmas afternoon family and friends The most memorable Christmas 1 can think of would be the ones spent with my grandparents We lov going to l heir place for dinner and every year Gran would put colored logs on the Ire that burned with a colored flame And he always gave us one of those toys that you opened and something popped out and every we kept opening them Cray president Georgetown of Com merer II be going to visit my mother Our two children will be home from University and we be going to my wife a mother s home in for Christmas Day The 1 tier best are the ones when the children were old enough to appreciate what Christmas really was Tom Hill former mayor llollon llllli I have no plans for Christmas yet but I not figuring ongoing away I wouldn I remember one particular Christmas I vc They reallbcen good as far as 1 m concerned Dave Kenlnrr owner of Dairy liar We taking the phones off the hook December is the one single day we absolutely use lo do catering We II be having a Christmas party for a lew friends on December Well be having our families for CI rislmas break fast and we II be going to my parents for dinner and to the children s godparents for the My most memornblL Chris I can remember how old I was about or 10 and came down on Christmas mar nlng and founda wind up train with Ihc tracks set up on a piece of plywood running in and out and around the pres retired 1 got our tree put up but re going lo spend Christmas with my daughter and her family None of my past Christina really stick in my John McDonald Mills councillor I II be spending Christmos with my family of course Most or all the memb ers of my family live in Hilts or the surrounding area and some of them will be our house II be visiting my mother on Christ mas my too be on holidays for he week after and I may do a little skiing MUST WITH SON 1 have two memorable 1 suppose One was the Christmas of after father poised and we had our first Christmas without him The year was the first Christmas with mj son Morrow former I li airman My wife s patents will be visiting from and I guess we be having your standard happy family Christmas I guess our most Christmas was a number of years aeo when were first married and spent Chris at a ski lodge In the rather priest Sacre Church 1 be spending Christmas at home in case people need me and 1 be isltmg some of my parish loners and friends This is my first Christmas In Canada after eight jears n a tropical My most memorable Christ would be the ones I spent in the West Indies where it a hot with no snow and ice just flowers and mosquitoes II quite a differ but it Christ mas Just the same Frank J hi lb rock MP for We be staying at home as we do every year Its family time with our two oldest girls home from slty and the one at high school home We do a lot of things together like skating and things like thai All our Christmases are memorable the first one overseas in India would prob ably be ihe memorable were in Kashmir with a small minority of Christian Indians We had a big Christ mas bonfire at the church and the Christmas dinner was cur lamb instead of turkey llllli mayor we use the Christmas season to see many people we don t get to sec very often the rest of the scar Well be having brunch for family and friends in the morning and Christmas afternoon is for enjoying Christmas with my wife and children All my have been good 1 isolate one I enjoy all Christmases and I pick one I enjoyed more than iny other Julian Iced for Christmas is al ways time for us won be going away Christ mas Eve well have a few of our closest friends in the way we do Christmas Day we spend with the family and Boxing Day we trovel to the relatives We hove a quiet time We don indulge In big I my best Christmas memories centre around when I was a kid in Montreal between the ages of six and ten My dad was a story teller and when we were little he made up a continuing serial for us I guess my memories revolve around the magic he created for us with those migie ures he made up around the firm the city Dad was deeply religious although he much on organized religion and he always saw to it lhat we went to see concerts and Christmas plays and music through season He was very much a traditionalist and It sort of sparked my interest in music I think We didnt hove much but always got something at Christmas that was fun for us and helped us to develop skills I remember when I got my flrslsctofskis Theywerenew skis with harness and that was the year I taught myself to ski Marilyn Hills councillor Well be staying home with our family and having relatives for Christmas dinner 1 guess ihe most Christmases would be the ones with the children ally about two years ago when they were about Christmas and the Christmas spirit looking forward to see ing relatives and that kind of thing and not just waiting to open their presents Zapping and zinging toys are popular this Christmas Barry Yen a last week Barry is off hi completed piece of tiring Public School Christmas activity of the first to finish hi plaque and he misted Mi fellow students with their work Jean Hue assisted her son Kevin with his siring an Irn Williams school Parents the teacher wllh Ihe activity day heading groups of baking and other crafts lIvMItHArt Herald editor Hills parents will ive contend with a roomful of pluscr and fighters this Chrislmus morning as space have rockets ihc lop of local children Clirlsl mai lists According locil futuristic toys ind illy iiiylhinc re hi ted Star Wars have been lop sellers during Ihls year s loe it Christ mis toy rush to do with Star Wirsissdiing big year nee riling Nirlon Get rgelown Trio Marl Wit said Ihc stores has sold ul lis Wars supply We have keep restock ing she said Ms Norton also said I hoi arc big sellers for Trio Backgammon and chess ire still our selling Old stand like Usher Price toys car racing sets dolls are selling well Hut according lo Ms Norton It simc rgelown Teller HAITI CHUIHtns Micronaut bailie cruisers and anything to do with Star Wars are selling well has hud to reorder Won toys and four She said electronic games hive cut Into the sales of like Monopoly hack gammon and chess Mrs Hatchers agreed that In general arc holding their own in gift sales Kim Ihc in he is scl I ing plenty of toys In general space loys are his higgesi seller The Toy Magic slore In specialties in but that I slopped the space loy boom from lulling Everyone has been ask ing for Wars lighters we don carry them because curry mostly educational said Toy Magic Mar Ion Manning Despile the lack or space fighters Toy Magic is selling a of Wars games The Fisher Price medical kit has been Toy Magic big seller thin season Ms Man also said she has been surprised by the increased sales of children Imuks this year arc selling a lot more than in 1977 she said Barbie Is feeling the heat at Toy Magic her competitor Cindy lias been sneaking to the lop of that store doit sales Six yearold Kriillne tlaylei of Tern through toy selection The check out this year holiday hit toys were moving fail Wan toy Kr inline went along with her parent this week For a last minute look Michael