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ing time. Mother made a special dressing for the geese with chopped onion and celery mixed with dried bread crumbs, salt, pepper, sage and sweet marjoram - the aroma of those geese cooking still haunts me to this day. Our dessert was plum pudding with hot brown sugar sauce or mince pie." Edna Snider Thomson's home was a farm close to Elia, the corner of Finch and Keele, about 21/2 miles north of Downsview. She was one of a large, affectionate family. "We would have a tree, a pine, spruce or hemlock from our own bush, but one year, in order to have a tree that did not shed needles, we asked a neighbour if we could have a cedar out of his bush. He agreed and we hitched old Nell to father's dutch cutter and proceeded the distance of 2 miles to the bush at Finch and Dufferin and then back home with our prize tree. We decorated it with strings of popcorn, crepe paper and candles - not very many decorations were bought. We younger members of the family were quite grown up before we had a string of electric lights." The Dixons were early settlers and gave their name to Dixon Road which led to their farm. Today the Skyline Hotel is built on Dixon land but the rest of the farm is largely under concrete as part of the highway complex. Hazel Dixon Ambler continues the story of Christmas on the farm: "As time pressed closer to the 25th, excitement began to rise over the expectation of Christmas until the night before, it became almost unbearable. In preparation for Santa Claus, we children would hang our stockings on the back of chairs in front of the fireplace. Placed on the chair, was a treat for Santa - cookies, a piece of cake then off to bed. I do not think I ever went to sleep on Christmas eve. We would try to listen for clues as to what was happening downstairs, when finall , morning arrived and we would get up very early (living on a dairy farm, we were normally early risers - imagine what "very early" meant). We would find our stocking full of fruit, nuts and maybe a little bit of candy. Near the fireplace we would also find our gifts - something we really wanted - a pair of skates, a sweater, a doll. One year, I had The Corporation of the City of York Fergy Brown, Mayor Greetings: To the patrons, neighbours and friends of the Weston Business Community, may I extend to you every happiness this Holiday Season and an ejoyable Santa Claus parade. As our Bicentennial year draws to a close, let us look forward to good health and prosperity in 1994. Mayor Fergy Brown my heart set on a doll with eyes that opened and shut. On Christmas morning I ran down and hunted through the gifts and it was not there. My brothers had tied my gift to the top of the tree and I had to wait all day before I got a chance to open it. One Christmas, we expressed doubts as to whether Santa was real or not but we woke Christmas morning with great excitement to find reindeer tracks surrounding the house and Santa's footsteps beside them. It was not until years later that I realized one of the big boys had led a cow around the house late on Christmas eve." Then came 'the Day' itself. As in most homes, at the Snider farm, Christmas dinner was at noon, then, 'to work off dinner', to be ready for supper, we would go sleigh riding or if there was ice, to the skating pond by Black Creek. If the weather was bad, rather than to out, we would play "Lost Heir", euchre, croquinole or in our 13 room house, we could play hide'n seek. One winter, we had a rain storm, then it froze forming a hard, thick crust on the snow - so hard, it was like ice. We donned our skates and swooped up and down on the face of the hill WV quite a thrill. Once again, we welcome the Christmas season. The Weston Historical Society invites all of you to attend Westminster United Church on Wednesday, December l, 1993 at 8:00 pm for an old fashiond Christmas concert followed by Christmas cake, shortbread and mulled cider. Hope to see you there! JNerrg (Orisstmas from Marj Mossman & Mary Lou Ashboume We welcome your comments or criticisms, Please address any communications to the above address, attention John Kiru, Letters to the Editor will be published, anonomously, if you wish, but you must give your name, address and telephone number, Chairman Tuffy Zidner does just that. The Business Community would like to thank the Farmers' Market \endors and Customers alike for making the 1993 Market the sucess that it was. See you when the Market opens again June 11th, 1994 HUME] THE MARKET IS OVER AND IT'S TIME TO RELAX. WESTON BUSINESS COMMUNITY Many thanks to all of you who attended the Community Meeting with regard to the traffic signals and crosswalk at both Lawrence and Ralph Street and King and Weston Road. Along with myself, Councillor McDonald, Mayor Brown, Metro Chairman Alan Tonks, City of York Fire Dept. and community members, we were able to discuss our views and concerns in a more open forum. A number of new ideas and approaches were discussed, and I am hopeful that we will have a resolution from Metro traffic soon. On Tuesday, November 30,93, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm, the Royal Commission of Learning will be holding its hearings at York Memorial Collegiate,. Our Board will be making a presentation to the members of the Cornm1ss1on. The recent issue of "Safety in our Schools" is being discussed by our board. This month, a "Zero Tolerance Policy" is being presented to the Board for discussion and hopefully implementation. As your Trustee, I can assure you that the safety of our schools and students is one of my paramount concerns. Finally, with Christmas only weeks away, the Santa Claus Parade will take place November 27th. Many of the Ward 6 Family of Schools will be participating and afterwards, there will be a Christmas party for all the kids at Collegiate. Hot dogs, entertainment and even Jolly Old Santa himself will make a special appearance. This year, Weston Collegiate is holding a special non-perishable food drive for our Food Bank. Please bring a donation with you to the party. Hope to see you at the parade and I wish everyone a safe and happy Holiday Season! SUPPORTED BY YOUR LOCAL MERCHANTS THE WEST!” BONNIE TAYLOR 1800 Weston Road Weston, Ontario M9N 1V8 (416) 249-0691 [THEE COMMUNITY School Trustee Ward 6