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> I Ho, Ho, Ho.. .Letters to Santa The Canadian Statesman, Bowmanville, December 12,1990 13^ Darlington Workers Help Santa Claus at Christmas Dear Santa, I would like all four Ninja Turtles, Batman, GI Joe, and Nike Air Jordan. Please and Thank you! Love, Tim Dear Santa: My name is Megan and I am 17 months old, so Mommy Mommy is helping me with my letter. I have been a good f irl for Mommy and Daddy y sleeping all night and eating my meals, "could I please have a doll and some new toys to play with. My sister and I will leave milk and cookies for you. From your little friend, Megan Butler Dear Santa, My name is Carrie and I am eight years old. Mom said I have been good and helped her a lot with my sister. sister. I hope you can find our new house since we have moved since last Christmas, could you please bring me a walking dog and a New Kids doll. I will leave you milk and cookies by the tree. Your Friend, Carrie Butler Dear Santa, Ho Ho Ho! Hello Santa, how are you and Mrs. have tried to be good boys all year long. I would like a remote control truck for Christmas please. My brother, brother, Ryan, can't talk yet. So I don't know what he wants. Well leave this up to you. Thank you very much Merry Christmas, Love, Sean and Ryan Northern T ho North Pole yet? I hope so. My brother, Ryan is 1 1/2 years old and I am 3. We Tweenies Move Up to Brownie Pack Mary. First Prize Winner in Horticultural Show EWCASTLE YDRO FESTIVE SEASON BUSINESS HOURS AT NEWCASTLE HYDRO The Staff and Commission have agreed to a change in holiday holiday scheduling to permit closing the days before Christmas and New Years's Day. The Office and all departments will be closed: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, at 4:00 p.m. until THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, at 8:00 a.m. and FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28, at 4:00 p.m. until WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, at 8:00 a.m. As usual, 24-hour standby service will be available during this holiday period for power outages and EMERGENCIES only. The number to call is 623-4452. Dear Santa Claus: For Christmas, I would only like a pair of Air Jordans. Jordans. I will take good care of the shoes and they won't wear out because of the good qualaty. I think they will last a long time. The reason why I want some Air Jordans Jordans is that they are very, very comfortable. I know that they are because a kid at school has a pair and I've tried them on. Please and Thank you! Love, John This is my picture of Dear Santa Claus: Hi Santa, I live in Hampton. Hampton. My name is Laurie Skir- row. For Christmas I would like a little bear (blue) and some Air Jordan: as big as your thumb, a horn (yellow) and as big as a 1 litre litre carton of milk. John and I would like snow to make a rink, a plastic milk container container and a book about Peter Pan and a doll like Peter Pan. Please deliver my presents at the upstairs fireplace. fireplace. John says please to not break the skylights. We will leave carrots for your reindeer and cookies and milk for you. Laurie P.S. Look at the back of the note for a picture for you. I This is not like a real Air Jordan. It is just what I thought an Air Jordan Looked like. bye and thanks! from Your FYiend, John. P.S. I would like that you cancel my other letter and that I didn't want nintendo. Thank you! ikiiliiti It looks like it could be a teddy bear Christmas for some lucky children in the area. Shown here is Hank Zuzek, the Manager of Construction at Darlington Nuclear Generating Station and some of the staff members who organized the toy and food drive for the Children's Aid Society. The staff and workers at the Darlington Nuclear Station made a tremendous effort to help make a lot of children happy through their gate collection donations. In addition, the Data Management Management staff gave money rather than exchanging g 'fts. Two bicycles were also purchased using collected anadian Tire money. Stedmans They're not Tweenies anymore! Eleven new Brownies were enrolled in the Sixth Bowmanville Brownie Pack and Linda Draper was enrolled as a leader while the other leaders reaffirmed their promises on Dec. 4. Shown here in the front row (left to right) are: Jennifer O'Leary, Lacey Lajeunesse, Melissa ContyT Tina Benczen- leitner, Lisa Draper, and Laura Savvari. Brownies in the middle row (left to right) are: Ashley Shields, Erin Patterson. Erin Fitzgerald, Lindsay James and Kim Col- boume. Their leaders shown in the back row (left to right) are: Sharon Edwards (Tawny Owl), Barb Patterson (Sunny Owl), Linda Draper (Rainbow Owl) and ' Ann Allin (Brown Owl). SALE OPEN EVERY SUNDAY UNTIL CHRISTMAS Shelley Etmanskie won first prize for her "Carol of the Birds" floral arrangement arrangement while Isabelle Challice won "Best Arrangement in Show." The women had entered their Christmas decorations in an exhibition held during the Dec. 6 meeting meeting of the Orono Horticultural Society. STEDMANS BOWMANVILLE King St. W. Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 12 noon - 5 p.m.