Springside Bitz’n’Bytes j Merry Christmas i A ay Happy New Year! nananananaannaant an RARaAR ace aie! payee BBRRaaRRa As another year draws to a close, we, the volunteers who bring you Bitz’n’Bytes g wish to express our sincere appreciation to those who continually support our g efforts throughout the year through their submissions as well as their monetary 5 donations. g 2015 has been a trying year and it is our hope that our involvement in the community has provided a sense of inclusion to our new residents as well as a g link to former residents who feel that Springside is a place that they can still be g proud to call “home”. a May peace and love fill your hearts at this special time of year and may the New Year be filled with health and happiness for one and all! Springside Bitz’N’Bytes Christmas/Winter Edition Box 388, Deadline for spring issue Feb. 25, 2016 Springside, Sk. SOA 3V0 Email soringsidebitanbytes@gmall.com G§ Phone (306)792-2104 Fax (306-792-4770Springside Baptist Church Christmas Eve Service: December 24 @ 6:30 pm . Pastor Richard Kauenhofen - 306-792-2190 Christmas 2015 Pastor Mike Anderson - 306-621-9622 Sunday School @ 9:45 am ‘Sunday Morning Worship Service @ 10:50 am Childcare is provided during the Worship Service for toddlers to age 3. There is Junior Church for Age 4 - Grade 3 Sunday Sermons are available online www.springsidebaptist.com Pastor Richard's words... Merry Christmas? Are you sure we are at that point of the year again? Wow, where does the time go? Perhaps you are like me and have had similar thoughts. Well, winter has arrived and there is no doubt that we are only weeks away from this important time of celebration May | offer you some thoughts for your consideration? Christmas is one of the most important times of the year because it marks the birth of the Christ child, Jesus...given to us by the Father in heaven as the greatest gift of all ime. Jesus... sent as the Saviour for all people to save each human from his and her sin, Jesus...came as the Only One, who can give us fullness of life on this earth and eternal life beyond this one, Merry Christmas is an expression that reminds us to be merry, to be joyful, for the gift of Jesus Christ. During this time of the year it is a tradition to give gifts to family and friends. Let me suggest that you put Jesus on your gift giving list this year. What can | give Him, you ask? You can give Him your heart. When you do you will have the greatest Christmas ever. My prayers that you will have a very Merry Christmas. Upcoming Events Dec. 9AWANA Christmas Car 19, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 13 — Christmas Musical, 7:00 p.m. Dec. 18— Youth Christmas Banquet, 6:00 p.m. Get your tickets from Pastor Mike. Dec. 24 — Christmas Eve Service, 6:30 p.m. ( YOoUH ) The AWANA program is for i HEAR? children age 3 to grade 6. The Christmas Musical is Tt runs on Wednesday nights uss) Sunday, Dec. 13 @7:00 p.m. from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome! Please contact the Church Office for more information on any of our programs or Sunday Services! Phone: 306-792-2102 email: office@springsidebaptist.com website: www.springsidebaptist.comSpringside Legion needs your input We Remember Our Own ‘As we have just put out poppies away and have reflected ‘on Canada’s participation in wars and peace keeping operations throughout the world, the Springside Legion is planning for next year and is putting together a power point presentation to be used in the future. The Springside Legion is requesting photos and information on our honor roll members and others who answered the call to duty. Please call 306-792-2212 with your information. Thanks so much! The Springside School grades four to eight choir performed at the standing room only Remembrance Day Service. Members of the choir, pictured above are (back row) Abby Fichtner, Madeline Eckhart, Kadence Matkowski, Breanna Jansen, Kyle Jansen (Front row) Ethan Wasylenchuk, Summer Stoyland, Elisa Breitkreuz, Taylor Werner, Adison Gerhardt, Rayne Soanes. Springside Seniors -Erna Tillman Winter is upon us and we have once again resumed our tournaments. The following are the results of the tournaments that were recently held at the Centre: Shuffleboard Nov. 17" 1 place ~ Bernie Draper and Metro Skwarchuk 2% place —Jeanette Karapita and Erna Tillman Consolation Prize ~ Marjorie Langley and Sonya Effa. Cribbage Nov. 24" 1" Place Metro Skwarchuk 2" Place — Erna Tillman Consolation Prize — Bill Ward Anyone aged fifty and over who want to play pool can contact Bernie at 306-792-4569 or Sonya at 306- 782-5636. ‘We have Bingo and Whist alternating every Friday at ‘two pm. Our pot luck suppers are held on the last Thursday of each month. Wellness will be held on Dec. 16" from 8:00 am. to 10:30 am. If you are fifty years of age or older, please come and join us. We always looking for new members. The membership fee is $15.00 per member per year. We would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and a Blessed, Healthy New Year!” one act could lead someone to rescue you right back.” “Heroes didn't leap tall buildings or stop bullets with an outstretched hand; they didn't wear boots and capes. They bled, and they bruised, and their superpowers were as simple as listening, or loving. Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that — Jodi Picoult, Second GlanceSpringside in Bloom Receives It’s First Evaluation -Michelle Weston The long awaited results from the first year of the ommuunities Communities in Bloom Program have finally shown up and we are excited to share the results with Springside and district residents! Results —- Communities in Bloom (Springside) - 2015 * Novice Category * Bloom Rating = 2 Blooms * Evaluation is based on 6 criteria divided into the 6 sections; assessed out of 3 categories (A, B&O) Categories Evaluated [AUS | MX [renee 995 [1800 B. [landscape 370 [2000 [Fort Dep a0 [1750 Total | 295.5 [525.0 Categories Not Evaluated Environmental Action | 0.00 | 150.0 Heritage Conservation | 0.00 | 150.0 Urban Forestry (0.00 | 175.0 2% Percentage = 56% JUDGES’ OBSERVATIONS * Community tidiness is Springside’s strongest point. Its appearance leaves visitors with a very positive impression of a community that takes pride in itself. * The Cemetery was well kept and tidy. * The Lions’ Park has good signage. It was well mowed and tidy. * Ditches, service roads, and boulevards were well-trimmed. The park and the area next to the rail lines were well cut. ‘* Most residential yards and hedges were well cared for. ‘+ Itwas nice to see the community engaged in the recycling initiative (blue bins) ‘* Businesses, like the Credit Union and Mary's, were tidy. ‘© Churches and Seniors’ home grounds were well maintained. ‘+ We noticed good uptake on the public’s use of the new garbage cans. ‘©The free landfill day in conjunction with the annual clean-up day is a great innovation! JUDGES’ RECOMMENDATIONS ‘* Isthere a possibility of having service clubs, groups, and the school involved in a tidiness project? For example, you could have the school students responsible for certain areas on your clean-up day. + The Committee should strongly support the Town’s plan to have the park tables painted. Could they be painted in bright neon colors — each table a different color or all tables painted similarly in a number of different colors? Seek volunteers, maybe students, to do the painting. ‘* Consider looking for citizens other than Committee members to become responsible for certain areas in the Town. For example, one family could be responsible to weed and water one flower bed. In conjunction with that, remember the idea of putting up a sign in each of these areas to identify who is looking after it. ‘+ Recognize good effort, both business and residential, .e. thank you notes in your newsletter, posters, etc.) ‘+ Advertise by inserts in your Town's utility statements. Include thank you notes, ads for upcoming events and invitations to the residents to sign up for small volunteer jobs. NOTE: These are just a few of the observations and recommendations in the Evaluation that provides Springside residents with a good picture of all the hard work done this first year with thoughts on future plans. Thanks to everyone in the community who showed interest and did their best to make Springside the beautiful town it is!Whitesand Wildlife ANNUAL Horn Measuring & Photo Judging WEDNESDAY DEC. 9, 2015 7PM. SPRINGSIDE REC CENTER Whitesand Wildlife Federation Awards Night 4 & March 19, 2016 Theodore Rec Center Cocktails 5:30 Supper 6:30 Watch for Posters For further information contact Call: Ed (306)621-7997 Merry Christmas and all the best in 2016 from the Whitesand Wildlife Federation Executive Springside Skating Club The dropping temperature means that the 2015/2016 skating season will begin soon. Coach Christine Strang is returning to the ice this year to put together a flashback of carnivals past which we have dubbed “Through the Years”. The club currently has 40 registered skaters at various skill levels. 2015/2016 Skating Club Executive is as follows: President - Dee Valstar Vice- Chair — Tracey Werner Secretary ~ Cheryl Janzen Treasurer — Radell Audette Members at Large ~ Maria Stott Sherry Shindle Cristal Ockochinski Christie Ockochinski Charity Jarduck Jennifer Kriger ‘We would like to thank everyone who supported our Preseason IN GOOD TASTE fundraiser. Your support is greatly appreciated and will help cover the cost of ice time and costumes this season. Our annual cash lotto raffle tickets will be available in the new year with a $500 prize to be drawn for during this year’s winter carnival. Make sure you all come on down to time warp in March. We will be holding our annual year end skating Carnival on Sunday March 6" at the Springside Skating rink. Be sure to dress warm and be prepared for a wonderful show as always. From the 2015/2016 Springside Skating Club Executive, Coaches and Skaters!Springside and District Recreation Board -Shauna Stanley Seymour Springside and District Recreation Board posts event information to the Town of Springside Saskatchewan Facebook page. Itis there where people can subscribe to the event feed to ensure they do know about upcoming, events in the community. Not all events are posted there, but many are. If your group would like to have an event posted there, as well as other places, please contact Shauna Seymour at the rink phone 792-2212 and she will make sure your event is posted. By Liking and Following the Town of Springside, Saskatchewan Facebook Page people can be connected to information about what is happening in Springside both from the ‘Town and from the Rec Board. Coming up in the New Year the Springside and District Recreation Board will be offering the following programs: Living Well with Chronic Disease in partnership with the Sunrise Health Region. This six — week long program will meet once a week and is designed to help those managing chronic conditions to live a Healthy Life while managing their restrictions. Look for posters with more information around town, or call Shauna Seymour at 792-2212 Broomball!! The SORB Executive is excited to announce it will be introducing Broomball back into the community in the New Year. The details are being worked out, but it will likely be @ drop-in rec program designed to provide 2 different option for winter fun. Please look for posters around town and Facebook or call Shauna Seymour at the Rink 792-2212 for more information Late Spring Curling Funspiel: Should there be enough interest, and depending on ice conditions, a fun-spiel may be organized. Posters and Facebook announcements will go out to let folks know where to sign-up. More Card Making craft days for kids are likely in the new year. The one prior to Christmas was a hit with those gathered and it is agreed more of these kind of things should be planned. information will go to the school once a date and theme is decided upon. We are still working on trying to get a Safe Food Handling. Course to Springside but there is no date to announce as of yet. Ice Update: The ice will go in when weather permits. Once the ice is fully operational, it is expected the concession will also ‘open up. We look forward to seeing everyone once again this winter at the Springside Community Centre and Arena, St. John Ambulance St John Ambulance has been booked for a First Aid Training Course at the Town Hall in Springside on February 6" and 7" (Saturday and Sunday). This program will meet the needs of those needing it for work purposes (two days) as well as the one-day option for those wanting basic First Aid or requiring recertification, Posters will be going up around town and detailed information will be available at the rink Please call 792-2212, or email springsidesdra@gmail.com for information on costs, as well as to register. Your SDRB 2015-2016 Executive is: Chair ~ Debbie Banks Vice Chair Mike Biblow Treasurer — Michelle Weston Secretary - Tracy Werner ‘The email for the SDRB is springsidesdra@gmail.com and phone messages can be left on the Rink Phone 306-792-2212, Springside and District Recreation Board would like to wish everyone a wonderful, peace-filled Christmas SeasonGe\ Springside Vesna \S) Ukrainian Dance Club Our second annual fall supper was held on October 8" at the Springside Town Hall. The club served approximately 270 people a fabulous meal that included deep fried turkey, sausage, perogies and other traditional ukrainian sides. The winner of $315 from our 50/50 draw was Tracy Gabriel of Springside and Door Prizes went to Piper Fredrickson of Theodore, Noreen Hardy of Yorkton and Larry Husulak of Theodore. We would like to that the following companies that sponsored this event ~ Prairie Dome Potatoes, Yorkton Co-op, Richardson Oilseed, Superstore-Yorkton and Springside Fine Foods and Springside Plumbing and Heating. We would also like to send a huge Thank you to our dance families who not only made monetary donations but also volunteered hours of their personal time to prepare and serve this meal. Without our hardworking families, this supper would not have been possible. We would also like to thank everyone who attended this event, this is the clubs major fundraiser of the year and without the public’s support it would not be the success that it was. Plans are already in the works for 2016, we hope to see you all next year! E2013 Final Concert Sunday April 24, 2016 Watch for details KHRYISTOS RODYVSUA Se ae Se te Se VS GW Ge From the Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance Club Whitesand Wildlife Federation Will be sponsoring a Firearm Safety/PAL course in Early 2016 Watch for details or For further information contact Call: Ed (306)621-7997 Email: whitesandwildlife@gmail.com Or any Whitesand Wildlife MemberSpringside School -Michelle Eckhart October and November have been busy months at the school. We started the month off with bus evacuation drills. Just like a fire drill it is important for our kids to learn about getting off of the bus ina safe way in case of emergency. ‘A great big thank you goes to the Springside Vesna Ukrainian Dance group and the Saskatchewan Arts council for bringing us Faustwork Theatre. The kids all enjoyed this performance so much. We have many school groups that use our facility through the year and Ukrainian Dance is one of them. The school does not charge the club rent for the building and as a thank you the dance club sponsored the theatre performance. The GSSD annual recognizes a student of distinction from every school in the division. Congratulations to McKenna Omiecinski for being out 2015 award recipient. The GSSD also recognizes staff members who go above and beyond their regular duties and contribute to overall student wellbeing. Congratulations to Kylee Omiecinski for being the GSSD Sea Star award winner. Florence Litzenberger-Stachura is our local school board representative and is pictured above presenting both awards to McKenna and Kylee Omiecinsi. PIE) 00d collected UB) from residents at Holloween ‘A shooting star goes out to Springside Town for supporting “WE SCARE HUNGER.” Thirty minutes later and we have a whole pile of food for people less fortunate. Thanks for helping teach our students a life lesson. Pumpkin Carving ot the school Our kids carved 110 pumpkins for the Springside Pumpkin Walk. It was so amazing to see all of the pumpkins that the students carved! Students participated in ‘the annual Remembrance Day service at the town hall The school had its annual Remembrance Day service and students and students were awarded for their posters in the poster contest from the Legion. The Springside School Choir participated in the townRemembrance Day ceremony held at the Town hall on Nov. 11°, October stars are Jayden Payne, Hailey Steiner, Ty Standingready, Nathanie! Krieger, Jenna Milbrandt and Laurel Breitkreutz. Congratulations to our October Springside Stars of the Month, Jayden Payne, Hailey Steiner, Ty Standinready,m Nathanial Krieger, Jenna Milbrandt and Laurel Breitkreuz. Each month we focus on a different theme. October's theme was Learning from our Mistakes. These children are all stars for learning from their mistakes and succeeding! Thanks to the Cornerstone Credit Union, Springside Branch for sponsoring this each month The SCC held their annual general meeting and a new executive was elected. Michelle Eckhart remains as chair, Rochelle Berrns as Vice Chair, Kylee Omiencski as treasurer, Mandie Foster as fundraising chair, Michael Anderson as secretary, Tracy Stoyand, Lilah Parsons and Crystal Aarestad as members at large. Any parent or person from the ‘community is welcome to attend our meetings. Our next meeting is on January 12, 2016 at seven pm. The students will be preparing for the Christmas concert that will be held on December 17", There will be both an afternoon performance at one pm. as well as an evening performance at seven pm. We hope to see you all there, The SCC will be hosting a Christmas dinner for the children and the seniors on the last day of school before Christmas vacation on December 18". School will be out until the 4" of January 2016. On behalf of all the staff and students at Springside School we would like to wish you a blessed Holiday Season and good Health, Wealth and Love in 2016 Blast from the Past; Springside School Glee Club Mrs. Pinder's Glee Club in 1950 Front Row; Anne Urbanoski, Pamela Fernie, ‘Andrea Andrews, Jean Calver, Natalie Ozirney, Marilyn Swain. ‘Second Row; Alma Pinder, Florence Barber, Janice Werner, Don Urbanoski, Mary Rankel, Elaine Jonat Third Row; (?) Stefanyshyn, Marlene Werner, Joyce Pullman, Joyce Bennett, Jean Bagg Fourth Row; Alice Pullman, Alice Pohl, Luella Pedde, Pat Barber, Joan Merriman Back Row; Beatrice Merriman, Doreen Rankel, Rth Laube, Bernice Werner, Ella Effa, Mrs. Jessie Pinder. A little trivia (for hockey fans) the teacher, Mrs. Jessie Pinder was Wendel Clark's maternal Grandmother!Congratulations Lorne Falkowski on your recent Retirement We wish you many years of health and happiness and thank you for your dedicated work with the Town of Springside! Springside Town Councilors Lists of Respon: ity 2015/16 Mayor - Al Langley Park, Hall and Cemetary - Alvin Breitkreuz, Joan Kelbaugh, Barry Merriman Protective Services - Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich Springside & district Rec Board - Joan Kelbaugh, Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich Water, Sewer & Landfill - Barry Merriman, Steve Spearman, Elmer Tetz Streets, Machinery & Buildings - Alvin Breitkreuz, Barry Merriman, Kelly Popowich, Steve Spearman OH&H and Community Development - Alvin Breitkreuz, Elmer Tetz Personnel - Al Langley, Alvin Breitkreuz The Parkland Lions -Chad Holinaty ‘Merry Christmas and the best in 2016 from The Parkland Lions! Thank you for your support! The Parkland Midget AA Lions are part of the South Saskatchewan Female Hockey League. The Lions play their home games out of Churchbridge and Springside. With girls from 10 communities around the Parkland region, we truly are a community team! The Lions currently sit with a record of 4 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie in the 2015-16 season. Upcoming home games in Springside are scheduled for the weekends of January 9 & 10 vs Notre Dame, January 23 & 24 vs. Weyburn, February 12 vs Regina, & February 13 & 14 vs Estevan. The Lions look forward to your support! Four Corners Inc. Providing all kinds of dirt and bush work, as well as gravel and sand sales. Delivery available Call Neil at (306) 620-2051 Springside Plumbing @ Heating 234 Patrick St E, Box 95, ‘Springside, Sk Soa 3vo DAN DEROW + Plumbing * Gas Piping Tel: (806) 792-2175 Fax (209) 792.4598 + Heating Gol: (G08) 621-10a? + Ar Condtioning + Shoot Metal * Cental Vac + Trenching - Netural Gas & Electricalgotsnessascessassassascassassasssasassasssneasssnsasasnaasansasssanag z Don Ostafie Annie Shindle Dec. 6, 1962 ~ Oct. 7, 2015 Dec. 6, 1919 - Oct. 11, 2015 Deepest sympathy is extended to the family and friends of Don and Annie and also to the family of Pastor Russel Richardson who passed away Sept, 13, 2015. Springside Churches Invite you to Christmas Services Springside Baptist Church December 24" 6:30 PM. Pastor Richard Kauenhofen, Pastor Mike Anderson Springside/Theodore United Pastoral Charge Springside; December 20" 7:00 PM. Theodore; December 24" 8:00 PM. Pastor Brad Wudrich St. Paul Lutheran Church December 24" 6:00 PM Pastor Dan Moeller ah “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is Christ the Lord.” Luke 2:11 bis LR LER RARER RAR LER RAR EERE LLL R AREER ER LER EAR EAE REAR EARLE RARER EA RETLd Baby’s First Christmas! “On baby's first Christmas There's a beautiful tree With many bright colors For baby to see Along baby's crib Bells that jingle are strung And close by the chimney Sebastian Jax Kauenhofen Baby's stocking is hung Ivory Michelle Knibbs On baby's first Christmas Born May 11, 2015 There's wonderful joy Born - March 5, 2015 9 pounds, 2.2 02. 21.25” long In giving to baby 7 pounds, 9 0z. 19.6" long That first special toy ~ Proud parents are Daniel and Tara ‘Aball or a rattle, Congratulations to proud parents, ‘Kauenhofen of Brandon, Mb. ‘A soft teddy bear Casi and Maree Keibes ot, Happy grandparents are Richard and That baby will cuddle ledicine Hat, and to Ivory’s three siblings, Levi, Aveya and Evan! Proud grandparents are Richard and Valerie Kauenhofen of Springside and Mike and Naomi Waddell of Brandon, And take everywhere Mb. Great-grandparents are Abe and Valerie Kauenhofen of Springside Olga Teichroeb, Agatha Kauenhofen, Ed “Author unknown and Dave and Patti Knibbs of and Amanda Wiebe, and Ken and Medicine Hat Ab. Great Christine Waddell grandparents are Abe and Olga Teichroeb, Agatha Kauenhofen and June Treen. Kenzie Emery-Anne zie Emery A Easton William McGregor Maddee Elizabeth Hiebert Born Nov. 12, 2015 at 5:23 AM. Born Nov. 25, 2015 Bilbs. 6 02.21%" long Born Oct. 14, 2015 at 9:01 AM. Proud parents are Brett and 9 Ibs. 4 02. 21” long Brittany McGregor. Happy grandparents are Larry and Cheryl Happy and proud Mom and Dad are Trost of Yorkton, Clarence Silva Richard and Caylee Hiebert and big Congratulations to Mommy and Daddy, Amy and Lance Henderson and to big brother Kolby. Proud grandgarens are Kim and Doug a a eesoaband ny are Murray and Maureen Werner of ae en ne eee cole) McGregor ctKamesek Proud Sringsde and Lavey and Glo Henderson and Karen (Conrad) McGregor of Kamsack. Proud Spring "y great grandparents are Nick Hiebert of Hanley, Sk Melnychuk and great grandparents George and Anne Kemp and Vi Rodgerson. Woloschuk and Shirley Kushneruk of Buchanan, mranrnanraannananRrnaananRraannaaraananaraRrnananRraananaRaRaaaRna arnnrnanenanannenenannanrnanaanananannanRrnenanenenanRnRnanRna Cd dddTET: 5 “Having just finished the fall issue of Btz'n’Bytes, Deb « mentioned to me that we had to start bugging people & for their Christmas stores, recipes, ete. As itis stil - harvest while | write this, and | was making lunches to e take out to the field, | reached for a canned ham for sandwich filling. When | started to pry off the little ‘= opener key my mind shot back to a special Christmas memory.” ‘The Springside Lioness Club was holding a Christmas raffle. The prize was a laundry basket full of groceries. We bought the tickets and were pleasantly surprised to receive a phone call that we had won the prize and that Judy Bermns would drop off our basket. The kids were very excited! All those goodies and many things that were not our usual items. This was such a great treat! There was an especially interesting item for our Jared (who was ‘© around four years old at the time). It was a little squarish tin with a key on the back. The label said “Sardines”. How exotic! © Let me tell you that | came from a family where if i the calendar said it was Friday, you ate fish. My mother who was more of a career woman than she was a super Mom still did her Catholic duty diligently iS and WE ATE FISH ON FRIDAYSI! For this meant the dreaded squarish tin with the key on the back and the label that said “Sardines” was often something used to make sandwiches or part of supper. Oh I & hated sardines. That may be why Jared was so thrilled and curious to see that little tin with that = very special little key and not be able to resist © begging to get to taste that special treat. & When supper time rolled around after listening to the begging | held my feelings and squeamish stomach in check and showed the kids how you opened the tin with the key and they beheld the ‘= wonder of the little tiny fishes all squeezed together in a row. | dished out the little fish along with the =. KETEERTTRT TERETE & = ECCT RECT EEE ER EET EET ER TEER PEETETE CTE EEE REE EEE EET E TE rest of the meal and was curious to see how it would 80, after all, many people love sardines and my husband's family seemed to like them quite well, so i= maybe here was something I should start to add to our supplies. | don’t remember how the girls reacted, but | will never forget Jared! The sardine went in the mouth, the eyes got big and round and the chin began to wobble. He shot to the bathroom = and deposited the sardine in the toilet, returned to the table and brought his plate to me saying “Mom, can you take the rest of the sardines off the plate and wash off the place where they were? I don’t want to taste that taste on any of the other food.” Jared is not a fussy eater and in later years he even earned his cook's papers through SIAST, though | don’t ever recall having seen a small squarish tin with a key on the back sitting on his shelves! Jared Ockochinski and Judy Berms approx. 1986 Norm’s Christmas Funnies QUEST T00 xn ‘NO REQUEST us wat you ear wha he promise me Cartoon submitted by Norman Liebreich HECRRES ETT| i i = A Christmas Quiz 7. What holiday item was banned from Canadian airplanes during the 2003 Christmas season because of How well do you know Christmas? Take this its potential to conceal a dangerous weapon? quiz which appeared in Canadian Living a) Santa beards b) Fruitcake produces and ships thousands of which esser Christmas b) Holiday Inn ¢) White Christmas a) Santa hats 4) | Be Home for Christmas b) Turkeys ©) Christmas trees d) Nativity scenes (con't on next page) m? = = = = = : : = = = = = = : = - : : = Magazine. €) Christmas wreaths = z 4) Turkeys = = = : # 1. although he's never been charged, Santa Claus is 8.1n Newfoundland, what does the old custom of technically guity of committing which crime every “blowing he pudding" mole when the Chstmas & Christmas? pudding is lifted from the pot? z & a) jaywalking a) A bagpipe solo = & b) trespassing b) Blowing of soap bubbles = & c) theft ¢) A whistling chorus = & ) Obstruction of justice d) Gunfire : = = = 2.St. Nicholas, the inspiration for the modern Santa 9, How many presents would you have if you received © & Claus, lived in what is now which country? all the gifts in "The Twelve Days of Christmas"? s & a) israel a) 164 z & b) aly b) 264 : & c) The Netherlands )364 : # d) Turkey a) 464 = : = = i = 3. Whois the Russian equivalent of Santa Claus? 10. What is the ttle of the song that begins “Chestnuts = & a) ice wan roasting on an open fire"? 5 = b) Grandfather Frost a) "Ill Be Home for Christmas" : & ¢) Mother Snow b) "The Christmas Sony : % d) Czar Nicholas ¢) "Christmas in the City" 5 = P . = = 4) "Silver Bells’ = & 4.1m Australia, where chimneys are rare, through what : does Santa Claus usually enter a house on Christmas 11. Which of these items is not requested for : & eve? Christmas in "Santa Baby"? = & a) The front door a) Adeed to a platinum mine : $b) A window b) Ayacht = = c)Awall ¢) A private jet = $ 4) Amouse hole d) A light blue convertible : : = = 5. According to Icelandic legend, what will happen to 12. Which actor never played Scrooge in amovie? = people who don't receive atleast one new garment for) sean cannery : & Christmas? b) Patrick Stewart : a) They'll get caught by the Christmas Cat ¢) George C. Scott : & b) They'll go cold ) Henry Winkler = E ) They'll have a year of bad luck = & a) They'll get all the Christmas pudding to themselves, 13, In what movie did the song "White Christmas" © = debut? (Bonus: What year was the movie released?) © & 6. Every year, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, a) I's 0 Wonderful Life : i = : : = = = = = = = = = = = = = = : = = = 5 AAAAARRAAARAAARRAAAAARAARPAARRAARRRARAARSRAAAARSAAARAAAAAAARARAARARRRAARRRRED| i | | | | & (Christmas quiz con’t) 114. Which of the following unlikely people portrayed Santa Claus in a movie? a) Red Skelton ») Hulk Hogan €) Babe Ruth 4d) Rev. Jesse Jackson 15. Two of the following Christmas songs are heard in the movie The Godfather. Which are they? a) "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" b) "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” ©) "The Little Drummer Boy" 4d) "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 16. In A Charlie Brown Christmas, which part is Shermie doomed to play every year in the Christmas pageant? a) Joseph b) A Wise Man c)Ashepherd d) Asheep 17. Which singer plays the Scrooge character in A Diva's Christmas Carol? a) Vanessa Williams 'b) Diana Ross ©) Whitney Houston 4) Britney Spears 18, The tradition of kissing under the mistletoe was started by what people? a) Celts b) Romans ©) Germanic tribes 4) Medieval Christians 19. In what country in 2003 did labour unions demand that stores limit the playing of Christmas carols to one hour a day, calling their constant playing “psychological terrorism"? a) Great Britain b) Russia ©) Austria d) Turkey 20. What did Elvis Presley say was his favourite Christmas song? a) "White Christmas" b) "Blue Christmas” ©) "Ring Christmas Bells" 4) "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" _ I Kids Christmas Craft Darling Deer + Cover a cardboard tube with patterned Paper. + Cuta triangle head and two large and two small oval ears out of paper. + Glue the smaller ears inside the larger ones and fold in half. Glue to top of triangle. + Cut felt circles for eyes. Glue googly eyes to felt. Add pom-pom nose. + Glue the triangle to the top center of the tube. + Use straws and 1e cleaners to make antlers. Fun Holiday Trivia In Ireland New Year's Day, whi the Day of the Buttered Bread in Gaelic, is known as traditionally marked by banging loaves of bread on doors and walls to chase the bad luck out of a house and to invite good spirits AAAAARRAAARAAARRAAAAARAARPAARRAARRRARAARSRAAAARSAAARAAAAAAARARAARARRRAARRRRED EEEERAN N ENN NEN ERNE ENN NNN E EEE N ENE EN ENE N EEN ER EEE ENN EE NEN H ENE N ERENCE RRR EIN EAE ARPA APPR R REE R RRR R RRR R RRR RARER RRR EE EEE, Our Family Christmas Eve -Deb Keyowski Christmas Eve was always the time for our entire family to get together. Supper would consist of fried pickerel (we were not allowed to eat meat on Christmas Eve), perogies with mushroom sauce, meatless cabbage rolls, nachinka (cornmeal) and Kutia (wheat). My sister Emelie would make one of my all-time favorite Christmas treats, ‘a Ukrainian poppy seed or prune filled Ukrainian doughnut called pampushky. After supper, the men would retire to the basement to play cards while the women cleaned up after the meal and had a visit. Just around midnight, my brother Norman would line the kitchen window sill with twelve hollowed out sections of onions, each onion representing a month of the year, beginning at the far left for January. He would pour some salt into each section and leave them on the window sill for several hours. Upon checking some “months” would have the salt dissolved completely, leaving liquid, which would predict a rainy, wet month, some would be damp and others completely dry. This would be notated on a calendar and checked during the next year to see how accurate the predictions were. He would always point out during the course of the year when his onion predictions would come true! Pampushky (Ukrainian Prune Filled Doughnuts) 3 pkgs. Yeast (6-3/4 teaspoons) 3 cups lukewarm water, divided into 1 cup and 2 cups 1 cup plus 1 tsp. white sugar, divided 1 cup 2% milk, scalded 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted cup canola or vegetable oil 4whole eggs 2 egg yolks Ltsp. salt 10 cups flour Icing sugar for dusting (optional) 1.5~2 litres canola or vegetable oil, for deep frying. For the prune 3 Ibs. prunes 2/3 cup white sugar 2 thsp. fresh lemon juice For the Dough ‘Scald milk removing from burner when skin forms aver and before it boils. Dissolve one tsp of sugar in 1 cup of lukewarm water. Sprinkle yeast over water mixture. Let stand for 10 minutes, until nice and foamy. Beat eggs and yolks together in a medium sized bowl. ‘Add in sugar, salt, 2 cups lukewarm water, scalded milk, melted butter, oil, and foamy yeast mixture. Stir well, Place 8 cups of flour in a large bowl, making a well in the center. Slowly add the yeast mixture to the flour. if your dough Is still very sticky and runny, start adding the remaining flour by 1/2 cup increments until dough is soft and not too sticky. Turn dough out on a floured surface. Knead dough for 10, minutes. Place dough into a well-greased bowl. Cover with a towel and place in a warm place to allow dough to double in size (approximately 1 hour). Punch the dough down, cover and let it rise again until it has doubled in size, again about 1 hour. While your dough is rising, you can make your filling. For Prune Filling Place prunes in a medium saucepan and cover with enough water to just cover the prunes. Bring water to a boil and simmer until prunes are soft, about 10 minutes. Drain prunes, ensuring all water has been removed. Let the colander sit in the sink for about 10 minutes to ensure all the moisture has drained out. Cut any larger chunks of prunes into smaller pieces. In a medium bowl, combine prunes with sugar and lemon juice. Mix well and set aside. To Assemble Pampushky Roll out dough to 1/4 inch in thickness. Cut out dough using a round cookie cutter, about a 2 or 3 inches in diameter. Place 1/2 teaspoon of filling in the center of the dough. Be very careful not to get any of the filling along the edges as it may not seal properly {Con’t. on next page) EEEENN N ENN ERNE NNER ERNE EEN NEN HENNE EEE EN ENE N EEN ERNE ENE E NEN HENNE RENEE EINE REI EI (Pampushky recipe con't) Fold one half of the dough over the filing and pinch the ‘edges together. Round out the edges until you have the shape of a ball. Place dough balls onto a greased cookie sheet. Cover with a towel and let stand 1 hour to rise again, They should almost double in size. Using a deep fryer or a large pot and thermometer, Heat canola oil to between 350 and 360 degrees F. Place dough in hot oll and deep fry until all sides are light golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove Pampushky from the oil with a slotted spoon. Place on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels and allow to cool completely. You can dust Pampushky with icing sugar if you desire (optional). You can also use a poppy seed filing in the recipe. Freezes well, | i | | | | Home Made Cranberry Sauce 1(12 ounce) bag fresh cranberries ‘1 cup sugar 1 cup orange juice or 1 cup water Mixcall ingredients in 2 med sauce pan, Bring to boil; simmer until berries pop. Chill until ready to serve. Sturtz Family Favorites -Corby Sturtz “Iremember as a kid going over to my grandparent's place and having fresh homemade potato pancakes. And, of course Grandma Sturtz always made sure | took some home for my brother and parents. There was always so many yummy pancakes to eat. My mom’s yeast doughnuts were such a treat, especially when they were freshly fried in oil. Oh my, Ican still remember how great they tasted when she made them. I would come home for lunch or after school and the house smelled like a donut shop. We were so lucky to have these delicious treats. My mouth still waters thinking about them! These are two of my favorite recipes from my Grandma and my Mom.” Nellie Sturtz’s Potato Pancakes 40r5 potatoes legge ‘About % cup onion Ye tsp. salt About 2 tbsp. flour Butter or oil Peel the potatoes. Grate the potatoes and the onion. Add egg, salt and flour and put all blender. Blend, stopping frequently to scrape down sides. Heat enough butter oil, or mixture of butter and oil to coat bottom of fry pan. Keep on high heat. Drop spoonsful of batter into pan, pressing down lightly with back of spoon to flatten the pancake. Fry until brown (about 3-4 minutes, flip over and continue frying until cooked through and crispy brown (about 3-4 minutes.) keep warm in oven. Continue frying ill all batter is used, adding more butter or oil as needed. Serve plain. toa Remove and Evelyne Sturtz’s Yeast Doughnuts Dissolve 2 tsp. sugar in 1 cup lukewarm water. Add 2 tbsp. yeast and 2 cups flour, beat well. Add the following; ¥% cup melted butter cup sug 1 tsp. salt 2eggs 2 cups milk, scalded ar tsp. lemon juice, vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg, 5 cups flour Dough is very sticky. Grease hands, knead well, et rise until double in bulk approx 1 1/2 hours. Punch down and let rise again until double in bulk. Roll dough % to %" thick. Cut into doughnuts. Let rise uncovered in a warm place. Fry in favorite oil, turning once. Remove from oil to brown Glaze paper. Glaze while still warm. 3 cups icing sugar, 1/2 boiling water, or more 1 tsp. vanilla Beat well and dip doughnuts EEESARRARRARRR ARR RRR ARERR RARER ARERR RRR AER RRR A RR RRR ARREARS RRR RRR RE “Pepparkakor” Swedish Ginger Cookies -Kim Rodgerson TENET TEETH “In 1914 my great-grandmother moved to Canada from & Sweden and settled on a farm near Sturgis. My uncle still ‘owns the family farm. She brought this recive for ‘Swedish Ginger Snaps. It was baked every Christmas by & each generation. It is nicknamed the “wish Cookies” as : the round cookies were held by the tips of your fingers in = 5% your palm. You make a wish, then tap the center of the & cookie with a knuckle of your other hand. If the cookie %& breaks in three pieces your wish will come true! For the : toddlers, gingerbread men were cut out and decorated # 1 cup butter & with currants.” x 5 ee = & put syrup in kettle then add sugar. Bring to a boil. 3 Reduce heat and simmer twenty minutes. Stir in = Pepparkakor TENET #1 cup sugar & % tsp. cloves § 1 cup Rogers corn syrup # 3 heaping tsp. ginger & 1 egg yolk, beaten & % tsp. baking soda 7 tbsp. water & 45 cups flour butter, water and egg yolk. Blend in cloves, ginger %® and baking soda. Let stand until cool. Add two cups % flour. Let stand in fridge twelve hours (or overnight) %& to blend flavors. Put two cups of flour on the & working area. Put dough on top. Mix together. Add = more flour if needed to make dough stiff enough for % rolling. Shape it into balls large enough for rolling % out dough (about a hard ball size). Keep balls cool } in fridge. Roll a ball of dough out to 1/8 inch & thickness. Cut into desired shapes. Sprinkle with # granulated sugar. Bake at 350 F. on a greased % cookie sheet for seven minutes or until crisp and # golden. Cool on racks. Keep the cookies in a tight container. NE ETE TE TET eo i i i i i i i i Les Boulettes (Meatballs) -Mary Pelletier Metis culture has always been festive and celebrated with great joy. On New Year's Eve, one of the traditional dishes is Les Boulettes. 2 Ibs. of beef hamburger 1 small onion chopped Salt and pepper to taste Flour Fill a medium sized pot with % water and bring to a boil. Mix all ingredients together, make into meatballs and roll in flour. Drop meatballs into boiling water. If you have any pieces of meat, onion and flour left in the bowl you can drop into the boiling water. After you have dropped the meatballs, turn down heat so that the meat does not boil over. Simmer for one hour. Fruit Trifle Lisa (Gabert) Hall ur family carries on the tradition of preparing this special dessert that our Mom would make every Christmas, 1 Angel food cake (torn into bite size pieces) 1 qt. (large) fruit cocktail (drain and save the juice) 1 large vanilla instant pudding 2 cups milk 1L cup whipping cream (add % cup sugar to taste)) Line bottom of straight sided bowl with pieces of cake. Sprinkle % of the juice, adding more juice if cake is too dry. Spoon % of the fruit over the cake. Cover with more cake and sprinkle with the remaining juice, then cover with the remaining fruit. Add another layer of, cake, cover and refrigerate overnight. ‘The next day, mix pudding according to package directions. Pour over the cake. Cover with saran wrap to “ripen” 6-8 hours. Whip 1 cup whipping cream, adding sugar. Spread on top. Decorate with fruit (if desired). Chill until served. Serves 6-8. NHN HIE IEE BETH IE IE IETENEIE IIIT IB WII BIBI IE BI IIIB WI IIERODE POD ODODE ESSE SESE EEE EEEEEEEEEE ERD EDD >>> >>> EDP >> >E>P>>>>>>>>P>>D>ErEprrE A MEMORABLE CHRISTMAS -Brenda Pratt | have many really special Christmas memories. When my younger brotherand | were small, my Grandma would come out Christmas eve and spend the § night. We wouldall get up Christmas morning, open & ouregifts, have some breakfast and ile intothe carfor a § day tripto Wadenato visit my Great Aunt and Uncle. It F sookabout 2-3 hours to get there dependingonthe § road conditions. | rememberthe car windows being & very frosty, lots of snow and sometimes getting tothe § highwaytooka little time. We would getto Uncle Frank § and Aunt Thelma'sand be greeted by ahouseful of & people. There were relatives from both sides so ots of ¥ kidsand noise. |thoughtat the time it was a really big £ house, butin ater years when visiting again, realizedit & was just an ordinary two story, four-bedroom house. & Uncle Frank and Aunt Theima owned adairy farm and when youentered the house youneeded togetby the § cream separator and the smells that wentalong with F that! Off would come the mitts, scarves, bootsand F jackets. These wouldallbe piledon the bed in § the bedroom off the livingroom to be sorted out later F whenthe time came to go home. Inthe kitchen F my AuntThelmawould be cookingatthe wood cook & stove always with awooden spoon inherhand. She & would have a full apron on and sweat on herforehead, & but alwaysa huge hughello. Someoneelsewould be & standing at the electricstove stirring something that & smelled wonderful. There was a fridge and! think & twofreezersin the kitchen as well and the top of the freezers would be overflowing with buns, pies and other delicious things. There was a huge table around which ¥ were many, many chairs of all shapes and sizes. The § table wasset with what seemed like hundreds of dishes, F glasses, coffee cups, tea cups, wine glasses, and serving ¥ bowls. Underall of this were acouple of tablecloths § laid togethertocoverthe table. While Christmas dinner § was being prepared, all the kids were playing board & games, crackingnuts usingthe special squirrelnut F cracker that sat on the coffee table andate candy of which there was always plenty. Ican still hearmy & Grandma sayingto my mom "Alice forheaven sake ¥ please stop those kids from eating so much or they will ® besick!" Notonce do | remember anyone being sick. There was noise, laughterand fun. We would all § sitat the table for Christmas PVR RAIAAIAINAT dinner. Neverwere the kids putatanothertable. We all crowded togetherelbowtoelbow. There was always Grace said and then lotsof passingof food. Someone was always jumping up and down refilling bowls and making ure everyone hada taste of everything. There was constant chatting and laughing and many stories being told. When everyonehad theirfill,the food was taken fromthe table. You were told to keep yourfork or spoon because now came the best part!! The desserts were all homemadeand Ithink the ice cream and whip cream were as well. Evenif your tummy was full youalways made room for dessert. Afterall were fedand very, very full, we kids and some of the grownups would move backinto the livingroom and cleanup of the kitchen would begin. There wasn'tan electricdishwasherin this house and many hands washed and dried. The wettea towels were hungup onthe backs of chairs and eventually all the dishes were done. My Aunt Thelma would then sometimes sitdown at the old piano and we would sing alittle orjustlisten. Everyone was stuffed and happy and content, Aftera little more time visitingand of course pickingat the desserts, candy and nuts, the time would come forthe triphome. Dad would go out and start the car, we would all get dressed up again and off we would go. My brotherand! wouldsoon be asleepso the trip really didn'tseem too long. Boxingday at the farm would be relaxingand talkingabout the fun we had the day before, We did this off and on fora few yearsand then all ofa sudden the kids were grown and some ofthe people were notwithusanymore. Just writing this little story makes me wish forthose days. I'm sure the adults talked politics, farming and weather, butwe kidshad not a worry inthe world except wondering when someone would open the next box of chocolates! Answers to “A Christmas Quiz” 1b) 1nd 24) 12.0) 3b) 13.0) 4b) 14.6) 6.<) 15.6) zo) no 8d) 18.4) 9c) 19.0 10. b) 20.6) z PA TT IT SorveresrorerssrsrrsroresrereTroreS SS rSHSSYSEYSYSHES>YDSESTO>SENES>YSH>S>D>DE DYgoo oi oi ogee 8 Christmas memories § The Christmas | will Never Forget -Rhonda Eastcott a g J The year was 1966 and although | didn't know at the B time it would be the worst year of our lives on the farm. & However, it turned out to be the Christmas | will never & forget. On Aug 16 my Mum and | were making bread and buns and had garden vegetables to clean and freeze. My § youngest brother Colin was hooting and hollering down & by the barn. My Mum said something about oh that boy B is sure making a lot of noise this morning. She went out B onthe backstepto tellhim tobe quieter when she heard & that he was yelling. “THE BALES ARE ON FIRE. “We ran to B the barn yard and quickly got the calves and our favorite horse out of the barn. The calves had never been outside as their moms where our milk cows. Babe was a great B horse and could work cattle with the best purebred & quarter horse going. Mum started to try to put the fire B out. Needless to say our efforts were all for not. 3200, B bales, barn, quonset, granaries, chop bin, the milk house B with the cream separator and the wood stove, in all 18 B buildings. | had never started our Dad's "new" Allis Chalmers tractor. | climbed up and the Lord was with me B as gotit started and pulled all the equipment out of the quonset... the combine, the swather, the wagon that we § used for hauling grain and some other equipment. My Dad and older brother Rick were down in the S.E. corner B of the farm across the tracks. The main C.N. line ran through our farm. Dad and Rick came as fast as they B could with the little Ford tractor and as luck would have B it,a freight train was going through. They didn't go nearly as fast then as they do now. When they came over the hill to see the farm yard my Dad was shocked to see all B the equipment ined up safe from the reaches of the fire. B 1 wil never forget the hug | got later that day and Dad B said "Good job dear’ g J We of course didn't understand insurance and how it B worked. Because my Dad couldn't rebuild right away & they wouldn't pay until the buildings where replaced. It was over a year later before the barn, quonset and the @ rest of the buildings were all replaced. Dad had our § neighbour bring his cat over every 2 weeks to push the stack yard and the barn area into the slough as it was still B burning. All winter it burned. B christmas morning when 1 came down the stairs | stopped and just stared at the Christmas tree. Under the @ tree were all my dolls dressed up and standing like a 1B wedding party. Their clothes were so beautiful. Dad had made me a cradle and my baby doll was wrapped up in a 5 Td DB PEPE EEDOD! OE nice warm blanket. I'm sure that | was the luckiest girl in the world. | am sure that | played with them as much as & | could because of course we had chores to do and then help get Christmas dinner ready as later, there would be 2 houseful of people to feed. Many years later Iwas married with two children and my whole family was together for my parent's 50th anniversary and like most families do, we started talking about growing up on the farm. | said my favorite Christmas was the year Mum had made all new outtits 5 for my dolls and described each outfit and the cradle and baby blanket. I looked at my Mum and she was erying. & It was then that she told us that they didn't have any money and couldn't afford to buy us anything for 8 Christmas s0 they made each of us our presents, By the & time Mum was done all of us had tears and everyone & remembered their present that year. In all the Christmases we celebrated with our parents not one has come close to touching the feeling of that Christmas. Our Bifts had been made out of love and we all knew how much time it took for all of these things to be made when & we were at school or sleeping. Also not one of us knew & a thing until Christmas morning. To this day when I think of that morning the tears come to my eyes. To know the kind of love we had as a family was the best present and & it showed in our presents. We were blessed with the best & parents a child could ever have. We always had love, 2 warm bed to sleep in, food raised on our farm and a fun & home life. We worked hard as all families did then just to survive and | am so grateful to have been so lucky to & have such a wonderful family. We are still close to this day and get together are filled with lots of laughter and & reat memories, ARAN! My Christmas wish to everyone is that you all have the chance to experience the same wonderful feeling of love, being safe and the love of family. MERRY CHRISTMAS & AND MAY 2016 bring many wonderful memories for you 8 and your families. “Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a child again at Christmas-time." - Laura Ingalls Wilder Tonwseuneennneouennnenen!the New Year Welding & cheer in the New Year! — = Thank you for your patronage. To our Customers and Friends We at Sharp Automotive Repair Ltd. thank happiness this Holiday Season and throughout Season's greetings from Omar’s Wishing you a joyous holiday season with peace It’s Christmas and just want to say “Thank You and that it’s been a pleasure working with you this past year.” Hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ridge Runner Construction Fiom Our House to Yours; May Chriotmao bring Joy to your heart Smites at your doorstep nd lave and togetherness Of friends and family in your beme. O10, Nancy Duns, Lavy and Josey PH HENNE NENT EH HHI NE HHI HEI HHH HHH HHH IH HH HHH HEHE HE Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! May you all enjoy a good book, some quiet time and some peaceful moments this holiday! Tuesday 1-7 Thursday 1-6 Friday 9:30-12:30 Closed Dec. 24, 25, 31, Jan. 1 From the Springside Branch of the Parkland Library. SIRS RO EO RRO IO COIR III) HE WEI HEHE ENE HE HE HE HE IE HE TET Y HEHE HE EE HE TE TE TE TET DTD EE TE HDT ETT THD TD HT wR| ‘alent taal alata halal talent att ata ahahaha ahatatatatatatatatatalaatl Brannnennannanennaneaanannaneanannaaneanaanaaeananeaaeanaaraaeaanannaaaann! Springside in BLOOM Holiday Greetings! It's hard to believe that our gardening season is, finished already and that winter has arrived! We are looking forward to being busy little elves during this time, working on a few smaller projects that will benefit the community in several ways. We will also be busy with organizing a few fundraising events, ie. our memorial planters, seed ordering, bottle drive, pancake breakfasts, etc.!!! We highly encourage community members to come and see what projects are underway. Come and share ideas your ideas on different projects for our community ~ children are most welcome!!! There are many great ideas that are on the Springside “Wish List”!... With the 2017 Springside Anniversary coming up sooner than we might expect, it would be great to have a long list of creative, innovative ideas to work towards! © See you at the next meeting: January 17, 2015 (1 pm), Springside Community Centre. Merry Christmas to everyone from the Springside in Bloom Committee!!! - Michelle Weston, Chair - Dave Sauve, Vice Chair - Sheila Tillman, Secretary + Radell Audette, Treasurer = Community members May you have the spirit of Christmas which is Peace, the gladness of Christmas which is Hope, and the Heart of Christmas which is Love. Thank you for your patronage and we look forward to serving you in the New Year! Best Wishes from Ellery and Tina Hotel California Springside School Annual Christmas Concert Thursday December 17" 1:00 pm. and 7:00 pm. Everyone Welcome! New Year's Eve ¢ Free Family Skate Dee. 31, 2015 7:00 PM at the Springside Arena Sponsored by the Springside and District Recreation Association Everyone Welcome! nnnanennennanenaannanenaannanennannaneneaneanennannanannanaananaaaaannlSOD PED SDSS SOD IED SSS EDsEDEED: POSSE POSS SON SSDI OS OS THE SPRINGSIDE HAIR SHOPPE, is wishing afl, A MERRY CHRISTMAS Anda Joyous New Year. Ce eee eset ae oe eee Oe ate PO ee enc For your appointments call 306-792-2281 Open Tues. thru Fri at 1:00 pam. : inaase apa CLOSED During Christmas Holidays a 7 SEASONS GREETINGS FROM UY HOME 70 YOURS ADRIENNE Deb cook REALTOR® “For there is born to you this day in the city of David, a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord...” Luke 2:11-14 During this time of faith and family, may the true meaning of Christmas fill you with joy. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Dan and Christel Derow Springside Plumbing and Heating Ltd. “in the eyes of children we find the joy of Christmas. In their hearts we find it’s meaning” -Leland Thomas Mery | PAR, Chaistmas May the message of Christmas fill your life ap During this time of faith and family, may the with joy and peace. Best wishes to you and true meaning of Christmas fill you with joy. your family during this holiday season Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. from Jack and Deb Springside Daycare inc. JPS Risk Management Ine. g g| 3 é 3 Z i Z i é i Z 3 Z 3 Z 3 Z 3 Z j Z annanennannanennannanennannaaennannanenaannananaannanannaaeaaanaaanaHEMMER MHTTMT TAOS TT SOT TSO TE Wishing all our readers and contributors peace, health and happiness in this Christmas season and the whole New Year through! Thanks to the following for their monetary contributions which makes our paper possible: Esther Woloshyn Don and Elaine Low Grace Chalupiak Elaine Bagg Gill & Donna Turcotte Marjorie Langley Clara Bagg Dorothy Leonharat Ethel & Norman Keyowski As well as a huge thanks to all who submitted information, articles and recipes! POT ioe eee It wouldn’t be the last page without recognizing the help and expertise of Mr. Ray Kerr of Toshiba Canada, Yorkton, who helps us in so many ways to put our community newspaper in your mailboxes! Thanks so much, Ray! 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