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turkey and trimmings for the class of 88 o tribune december 22 1987 a5 boxing day white i rpse lctamtnuuuri starts saturday dec 26th it was a feast fit for kings and queens the recipients of a prechristmas turkey dinner dec 16 were 25 stu dents in grade 8 at stouffvilles orchard park public school the host was staff teacher john sandham mr sandham purchased the 25 pound turkey students parents provided the extras dxdors open 900 am sharp white rose quality christmas ornaments picks sprays wreaths garlands candles christmas arrangements lightsj and lifelike christmas trims now at unheard of savings prices slashed 50 off please note christmas supplies are limited to stock on hand shop early i dont be disappointed at these incredible savings they wont last long i miniature furniture new stylos new fabrics choose tiom pine walnut a of mahogany slam fimshes jl plus a selection o mirvaiiue ssbsi accessories y5st 6412 reg 1 29 24 49 ribbon aentibe selection i choose rom satins velvets coilonprtnls flora saiiri larf and mm regular from 15c metre i entire selection i entire selection potting planting brass ware soil tropical plant soil f j i choose from a huge selection ot quality btassvare planters baskets and arrange ment boals cactus soil potting soi 3 litre size by ruth burkholder christmas tinsel and holly berries lights and carols sleigh bells and santa claus just what is christmas is it a time of presents and overeating or a time of re membering just what was christmas like in the early days of our country in the late 1800s the midi900s were all aware there have been changes however i thought id try and give you some idea of to what extent ways of celebrating christ mas have changed and re mained the same quoting from ec guillet the typical english christ mas was brought to canada by the early settlers both from the old land and the un ited states feasting and religous observance characterised the day but many were too poor to make much of it turkeys were available but not common ingredients for a plum pudding were hard to come by and a crude substi tute had to be used one poor settler recorded that a scraw ny chicken was with difficul ty saved for the occasion in i8s3 john thomson a settler near lake simcoe noted in his diary christ mas all people idle and feasting and so the celebration of christmas in the early days was different some groups of people dis liked christmas because of its partly pagan prechristian origin and others because they considered it a church of england or roman catholic festival the presbyterians were more interested in new years day as in scotland and those from the new eng land states tended to replace christmas with thanksgiv ing gradually it became a countrywide holiday cele brated to some extent by all next week well look at christmas in the late 1880s and early part of this century 12 pmci m hand wrapped flowers 49p a fabulous selection of florist quality hand wrapped flowers crafted in the latest designs and colours hundreds of styles to choose from k mm ourreg 99c i 2 ourreg 4 99 84 99 our reg 2 99 1 7 99 im janet bccchcr assists in slicing the turkey the principal and nine mem bers of staff were headtable guests bob pagliaro a grade 1 1 coop student from slouffville dist secondary school is served a cup of punch by echo cherry jim thomas free skating dec 30 ns phi tropical plants dracaena marginata 34 tall jj 449 ourreg 24 99 i benjamena t- 45 tall 4 049 our req j 99 mm schefflera 4 tall i 049 our reg 99 6 hanging baskets e sale4 rubber trees ftsr sale 9 arborcola skp sale 9 diefenbachia tropic snow sal amoena m m aa 3a 4 tall tj a w w ourreg 999 1 tt 42mums 4 gg sale our reg 399 plus many more varieties too numerous to mention 12 pftlce decorator vases selected styles cl large decorator ceramic vases 13 18 high assorted designer colours 17 49 88 88 our reg 35 99 99 99 entire selection bur furniture off peacock chair 7013 50 high back twist base black trim accent reg 52 99ca 26 4 twist table 7101 20diarn x22high ideal collee table reg 3692 18 datu lounge 7019 47 long natural lacquer reg 95 99 88 358 love seat 7017 sturdy and comfortable with a fine lacquer fmsh white rpse crafts a nursery riours mot fn 0om to 9 oopm s1 sort n3 u ii 9 00 am lo 6 00 pm open sundays open 7 days a week once again the stouffvillc re cycling group is sponsoring two afternoons of free skating at the town itcc centre during the christmas holidays the first was dec 21 the second is wed dec 10 from i to3 pm unionville newmarket a 4038 07 hwy 55 yonge st s m e ol warden s of davis dr sale ends january 7 1987 d only while quantities last not ill turnlluri inllimt in scirtiwo we reserve the right to limit quantities iru fismukt item