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wp" 16 -- Scugog Citizen -- Tu pry December 21, 1995 3p " a A % - My most memorable Christmas %s by Lynn Campbell Christmas 1992 was most memorable for my family and I thanks to the Kindness of a Port Perry business. F It was Christmas Eve afternoon. We were busy with preparations for our Yuletide Feast when suddenly the Christmas carols stopped playing and the microwave stopped buzzing, the lights went out on hg, ido all was silence and darkness. And pventually, the cold set in. The wind whipped around the barren fields surrounding our rural home. We called Ontario Hydro who promised utilities "soon"-but that elysive "soon" never came as hours of silence and darkness slipped away. Our almost-three-year old son Jamie wanted to know, "Would Santa still Come?" We considered 'our options. We decided to drive the 12 minutes into Port Perry to try to find a portable heater to buy. It was the 11th hour: The stores were almost closing so the employees could join their loved ones to Christmas meaning by Amy Bertrand a: becca Hopkins, PP.HS. * Christmas is time of giving Having family members by our side Recalling Christmases past Inhaling the warm aromas of winter Sipping piping lot apple cider Thinking of those who are less fortunate Mistletoe dangling in the door Angels receiving Christmas wings 'Singing carols door to door Trees decorated with care Imagining and dreaming of world peace Making last-minute trips to the mall Everyone putting their problems aside to enjoy the holiday season CHRISTMAS HOURS Tuesday, December 21st #9:30 to 6:00: Wednesday, December 22nd - 9:30 to 7:00 Thursday, December 23rd - 9:30 to 8:00 Friday, December 24th - 9:30 to 3:00 Saturday, December 25th - CLOSED Sunday, December 26th - CLOSED Monday, December 27th - 9:30 to 6:00 [2 NEY Monday. pec Have a safe and get ur le V.YYPIN 27th from Our Prices won b e beat! Merry Christmas from Shawn & Kim Parker their share Christmas Eve after a busy shopping day. Sorry, there were no heaters to be found. Andthe dogrs of the stores for miles around were soon locked. My boy was hungry. So muth for the half cooked prime rib at home. He wondered if there were any hot dogs? We stopped at the Meating Place. They were just about to close up for the holidays too when I told them of our plight. They let us in and then turned the sign in the window to read "Closed". While they swept up and tidied up from their b i day, my husband Walter and I . enjoyed hot soup and tea and 'there were hot dogs for Jamie and baby Vanessa, 1 V2. The staff even gave the children Christmas cookies. Filled with the warmth of the Christmas season, we thanked our hosts for going above and ° beyond the call of duty. We decided to drive north and see if thé' power was rebtored. If not, ' we would take our flashlights and pack up the turkey and the 'toys and travel to Nana"s for Christmas morning. As we drove up Durham Rd. 2 we enjoyed the displays of festive Christmas lights. We_ peered ahead in the darkness to sée if there was illumination in our neighborhood. We pulled in our driveway to be greeted by our own glow of Christmas colors. The hydro was back on! It must, hive resumed service a shortly after we left for the place was toasty warm again. But we'll never forget the special treatmgnt we got when we sought shel im Port Perry on Christmas Eve 1992. Thank- you again to the Kind people at the Meating Place where there was, indeed, "Room at the inn." - » " Northwood owner Norm Phillips, wrestler Yoshlakl Fujiwara and Jamés M. Ka apan Communications Inc. of Toronto after fliming sequence for Japanese T.V. show y. Wrestler no match for Ben From page six Incidently, in coaching Ben for from Japan, Ben gave Mr. Let us createa @ new bathroom for you! 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