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( 1 Vedado Fa meeting. 'In the Spirit of--' will feature the ITC Ho Ho Hummers with an enter- taining skit. 7 p.m. at The Gate Restaurant. Call Ruth Roncetti at 985-9126. { AUCTION Public auction hosted - 1 by Kinsmen Club of Port Perry at Ki en Hall, 6:30 Ri begins * at 4:30 p.m Albert Community Centre, 1 and 7:30 p.m. tion. Children admitted free. Storytelling! Hot apple cider! Come enjoy an old- Museum, 'Christmas in the Village'. 7 to 9 p.m. Admission by dona- Prince | Service, 3:30 p.m., Port Perry United Church, Queen St., Port Perry. Special accompanist: Bev Simcoe St. Oshawa, for coffee, cards and con- versation. New members and guests welcome. For more info., call 986- | 5707 or 728-1011. 10 Tuesday 12 Thursday 13 Friday mc BRIDGE CANDLELIGHT CHOIR You are invited to an. Scugog ~~ Dupli Candleli g Tour Christmas evening of fun and educa- Bridge club meets of Scugog 'Shores Moss, Contata David's tion at the ITC Christmas Wednesdays at the Prince 'Christmas in the Village'. 7 10 Town' presented 9 p.m., Admission by dona- Martha Baird, Silversmith, at Scugog Memorfal Public Library, until Dec. 13. At Cartwright High School, 8 p.m. An evening of fun! Judging night: leave lights on from 5 p.m, to 11 p.m.! Wednesdays at the Community Centre, 1 and 7:30 p.m. Further information, 985-3450 Christmas experi- tion. ence! Also, annual ONE PARENT Christmas service in Head Oshawa Chapter One || after 6 p.m. Church, Scugog Island, 7:30 . | 1 parent Family p.m. All welcome! Association meets 8 VESPER SERVICE p.m. at Simcoe Annual Christmas Vesper Settlement House, 387 by the choir at Scugog United SILVERSMITH Church, 8 p.m. ing toward the ONE ACT PLAYS choir fund. DANCING LIGHTS! 15 sunday go 20 Friday 21 saturday . KIDS! CANDLELIGHT BRIDGE ; ' HELP! DRAW Children's Day at Scugog Candlelight Evening Scugog Duplicate [| Xmas tree sale, 1st | Volunteers are All proceeds to munity Shores Museum, 1 to 5 pm. Tour of Scugog Shores Bridge club meets Port Perry Scouts will be || needed for Dec. 27 Nursing Home's Florida trip. selling fresh cut local | trees at Port Perry | Canadian Tire Garden Centre, : Albert Red Cross Blood | Donor Clinic in Port Perry. Call 985-8764. VOLUNTEERS! Volunteer opportu- nities at Central Seven. For more information, come to Scugog + Memorial Library between 11 a.m, and 3pm, *[ CHILDREN'S CRAFTS Children's Christmas Crafts at Scugog Shoes Museum, 1 to 3 p.m., $10 registration ee. 14s Saturday SHOPPERS BREAKFAST 9 am. to 1 p.m at Masonic' Hall on Queen St., adults $4, children $2.50. VOLUNTEERS WANTED Central 7 requires volunteers! For more information, come to Scugog Memorial Library between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. 1st prize, doll house, complete with furniture. 2nd prize, doll cradle. 3rd prize doll bed. Scugog Lumber and Nursing Home. For info., call Bert Stulé-at 985-7391, Tickets available at Lake | Pennies from heaven? Almost! Everyone at R.H. Cornish Public School went all out to collect $1,305 worth of recent UNICEF campaign. Then, all the pennies were rolled by teacher Calvin Todd's 98-year-old grandfather (who lives in North Bay -- way to go, sir!). The final touch was posing for a photo, and that honour fell to Sarah Dallas, Christina Reader, Adam Smart, Michelle Evans and Sarah Grass. pennies from thé This week I want to talk about children, because I think they are at the heart of what Christmas is all about for a good many of us. Although in a lot of families these days kids have been swamped with -more toys and clothes than they can ever use or appreciate, each year the extravagant gift giving contin- ues. We may think we do children a favour by giving them so much, but in factwe are actual- ly burdening them --, not to mention causing untold damage to the planet! We would do bet- ter 10 help them learn that giving truly is more satisfying than getting; and that, without sacri: ficing ~ con- tentment, most of us could get by with less. I think our children are more capable of adapting than we give them credit for -- meaning that we need not feel stuck forever with bad habits set up in the past. They are also much smarter and more perceptive than .we tend to realize! Talking with them about why we feel the need to change the way we do things, and finding out what really counts for them at Christmas, might produce pleasant "surprises for some of us. If being with favourite cousins on Christmas day seems the most important thing to them, for example, do we really need to,spend a fortune on toys that will probably turn out to be 'ten minute won- ders'? As the Morleys said in their excellent book 'Under the Tree -- Creative Alternatives to a Consumer Christmas', wise parents know Kids and Christmas that "toys that are powered by the imagination always last longer than those that run on bat- teries." We'could all learn quite a bit from our kids. They know about simple pleasures -- such as making forts, playing dress-up and other made-up games. They know that being with friends is more important than having tons of 'stuff', and they are also capable of learning that those of us who have a lot can find a great deal of satisfaction in sharing with those who are less fortunate. This month 1,200,000 chil- dren in the Third World ill, die of statistic, tends to bring the over-indulgence of our own children into some kind of perspective, doesn't it? Too few of us have been hogging the world's resources for too long. I'm sure we're going to continue with the Christmas traditions of giving and sharing for a long time to come. Since, as a wise relative recently reminded me, "the gift is to the giver" as much as it is to the recipient, gifts with Mother Earth in mind are ones we can really feel good about. The very best thing to give our children this year might be a sin- cere promise to get down to the work of heal- ing this planet -- and safeguarding their future -- before it's too late. Ce -- : ee SQUARE BOY. J PIZZA & SUBS _ 20 Piece 'BIGFOOT PIZZA § PCF PORT PERRY * With 3 Toppings and 4 Coke E a448 Eainchonss cuntiae 2 fas. _ * FREE DELIVERY plus taxes Tied x ast fn the "Yellow Fuge = "Not 10 ba combined with any ether ofr, Expires 4th, 1991 'TIS THE SEASONING Pd Sey SS