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' lei and aunt were exchanging the latest Pqtatr Brill ‘ '0. Ma 5 ‘97.; d' IE family gossip, my sister and cousin were 5 l 1hlatertoo Siskin GM \ 'l' ' s, adsl 3‘1 playing with their new toys (I was too " A --.-.----.--.-._ , ?, t" ‘u 5 ' , grown-up to get toe), my Dad and uncle . . P __ One special Christmas my three sis , y 5 f 5 _ l a were exchanging views on their mutual - _ ters and I were at my parents' house but , _ ., 55 55 J5 . passion - electronics - and my grand that year was a little different. This was ‘ , , "A father and uncle were discussing their ' the year my ftrat niece came along. ?. - hunting successes. Various kin dropped ‘ Michelle was cute and cuddly and she ?, ‘ in for a Visit and some rum-spiked e, .', i was the only one there who really '? C", eggnog. 5 . . . _ , ' T believed in Santa Claus. ?, All around me was familiarity, caring, IV, ' “ . Just checking thought to make sure he '? 'O, security and warmth. My. best Chnst- 'l i; i . " was real, she kept pulling at his beard. J, ?, mases are always spent with family. 321.73: 5 ‘ ' C. She never quite managed to get it all the 'O, . . - " Tu "it. . ti q way off but the family were certainly '0, ?, Ns' ' , .1 g Egg 3 __ ' entertained by her valiant efforts. ?, t r . '0, ------_--_ " "d \ ‘ MMttrht COTTON 55 WN ' L', t , Waterloo mayor . - 'dti r', ‘ --.------ 'v) .-.------- " "it 5 EN il' ' Santa Claus '? ‘ Our special traditions at Christmas ' LI Watedoo Town Square ? include starting the morning off by j ' Li . --.------_-- " , opening our stockings which are mled . i , ‘.- - > One special Christmas I sat in front of '?, 'O, with humorous items. , "._r , . _. m . fire 1 . th ?, . . P 5 B q6; F, "r'TA ymagic pacewesring enewred ?, We follow th.U.by a spoon] ch.ampagne 'air. "r,' 4,5 ' 'kd ae ‘7 underwear I had received from my wife. ?, ?, and £22389 tl',eti2rtfrt',t,; "$1533: “if? ‘i Li. c" V "' 36 g" “a” W7 "t I I could smell the turkey in the oven and 'J, Edencol'sh b,g're',','," arid cuff PU,',') Tai'. 'a . 7 'St" = " El , the stuffing and mince pies baking. I 'd '0, . g; ee. . , c' g; rr) _ x 5 *4”, was smoking my pipe and relaxing and ?. tion is even extended to our cat, Whisk A . t .5 . Me, 5 _ Cir, = looking into the flames. ?, 5 its, who 1851:; served breakfast in a L) 5 Ita, I i7e,T, 'lie - " , Ln fett,I'hmLrre,t,ce, was magic it let ?, hampagne : . . . a ‘~ - wr, It PA m a d all . ? bt t'turpe1'."'pl,1r, gifts “:11 Ellie . g Ifi'3ll it”? "s opium their auditing pressed): 5:; : tur ey is . en every ami y _ , - t _ r g ip. hanki . . . , ?, member takes their turn opening one ,. rj " ‘l went as their presents and their t t . . . 5 q re atives for presents and everyone was 5 gift so that the whole family can share in 5 a; " . . ' . ?, their pleasure. Of all the family gather- 'ig, 3 at happy tt2t',elyi Thtt. 9 whatIlike to c", 'O, ings that we have throughout the year, I Christmas morning for years that make ' , _ Ei F 53 p, st,",',',',,"),),',',' ha . Families ther and 'd ?, would have to say that it is the tradi» every Christmas Day so special to our Jr ' PPy. , '?, tions that we have followed every family. 'd, - _ Cl '0, ------_ Harold Beaupre r ' , ' ?, t . ' 5 - g , il r---.-----.----"-"' Beauprs s Stamps " 'l, TLM, 555, "-5, Kim Plate -------_ 5jlr s '? 'dr9t sih Waterloo Nissan sales rep. A special Christmas Remembrance for Far _ ' , ?, 2 is . ...-.---.------ me occurred in a Prisoner of War camp ' ' b t . t La' " , - ' ' . T One special Christmas when l was six in 1943. Boeing thousands of miles away L' i ?, ?, , .. 3 . CMit 555% 'lk:-)-, 555 or seven years old Santa Claus came to from family and friends at yulttide is a t a _ _ "e " Ul it. visit my grandparent’s place on Christ, lonely experience, and [Eng 1ncarcer- Lr . j t ?, J, ' ' G €55. rt" mas Eve. He came with brightly colored ated just adds to that feeling of depress- ' , fiat- o-crar, _ ?, ?, . I ' in? parcels for my brother and myself. He ion. . , 3 ’5‘ L” N “1% e t _ k?. . " asked "if we'd been good," ate a few of A very P0991” 901,13 then wa? Ill be i?, 1.. ' ( ?, '0, - 5 _ Grandma's homemade cookies and left. home for Christmas and knowing that a _ . ' .3 t O, . , ' Before he went I gave him one dollar so w.'"' imposmble. we made the best of the . . , t 5 _ ' f 55 . that he could buy hay for his reindeer. situation. Stalag Luft 3 was a camp for li'", V a ‘ 'th, '.r, 3 T , Idon't remember what my present was Allied Airforce Officers who were TP: I ?, {a L'? vtrCs18t ’ ", but years later I found out it was a friend tured by the Germans and caged behind ' ‘. t; q T J, ?, " ' ' 5 5 'ir',, of my Father who visited as Santa. It barbed "Tr. . _ z i ‘ ?, r Bl "pu,, 5 <4" his ‘5. didn't really seem to matter that it Among this gr.oy.p of 2,000 men, there a l _ a ) \' 45%“. t", ' l Ti5fi, wasn't "really" Santa Claus as it has w.” one hut which housed lot? Polish 5 a 1 . 'd It'j,iiiiii -‘ 'Ntrt remained one of my fondest Christmas airmen; and a custom they New“ was . . " ' (?, 'g-ka 92.52; a memories. to welcome a stranger on Christmas Eve ' " " 5.2. 5 'é ?, to break bread with them and enjoy 5 5 5) t l t P, their company along with a special ~- . 'cl w-.----.----------- meal. 'O, Jane Tmavakis - . Kt IB" ' bs ' Food was scarce and it required sever- P, l ?, Waterloo Chamber of Commerce as" . IB, " al months of storing away small bits of t ?, . . TU e ‘l’ l . 5 their ration to prepare for this important \ 'd, 1 2 b2m: special Christmas when I was . . event. My great fortune was to be the And that with (O l i a at 10 years of use my Mother was In , stranger invited to share In this delight- . th grey “u”. J, hospital and there was a good chance we 5 ful gathering and feel the joy of a true vows do not tremble with emotion) ?, 'ch, WON?!” ti, together for Christmas. I Christian experience that occurred in I lets tl pow}? to concea'llhmy J. 1 meal on hn'stmas Day the anxiety of ttCa' that room emotion, or t ere comes ite ‘ 2 not being able to open our gins until she 7 . prepared i v wine l tl, came home at noon. As a child it was . f) El'] ingreutmtazm written ‘1: P'ldfl."r Ishall bug? with his." ft'""""' : ( ?, difficul t to do. I don't recall any of the at F,? ' " V 'l treasured that f m ears “a - isle wit mi gifts but what I do remember was the ,3?" 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