The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

3696 Sama will visit every child on board the Christmas special, which will depart from Slouffville CO Station on Main St. at 11 a. m. and 1pm. Tickets are $20 each or four for S70, and can be ordered a! tickets@ydhr. on. ca or by leaving a voicemall message at 905-852- 22 ° December 2007 York Durham Hema c Railway invites families to takz the train on Dec and hang out with jolly old St Nick. For tickcu and information visit springvalemg 0! call 905-887-5651. Thishmllyiocused Christmas production features a large cast of talented thesplsns and everyone is welcome to attend. Discover the mstchless myste , the timeless miracle, the holy moment. Discover e Treasure! Spdngvale Baptist Church will present its po ular annual musical drama, The Ticasure, on Dec. 1 and 16 at 7 p.m. at the dumb on Stouffville Road at Kegedy. Discover The Treasure See you at the station. Ho, Ho, Ho Specializing in Halibut. Cod. Haddock. Homemade Fries and Salads 5505 Main St.just east of Ringwood Drive in the west end of Stouffville See Santa on line 905-640- 1 999 Fish (cf Chips Children’s House Child Care Our holiday hockey camp is back by popular demand this year and participants can opt for full or half day Leisure Centre offers school break fun Animals are treated better In some respects than people. When disease rampages through a pet's body, we are told to do the humane thing and put them out of their misery. People do not get the same 'Roxy was not the same after Ruck dted and her health has declined over the past months. Whenever she hears the sound of metal chclung she pamcs. and It was lust recently that l reahzed the sound menthled the machmes that Were keeping Rick alive. Mth the power out, the beepmg soufid Has haunkcd myAdgu gold dog as she_ ghngs to Me. Wheankdiod,Roxywasbyhtsstd¢tnthoula homblc hours. The powet was out that evcnmg n It was m‘ghtmamh to tend to thk and afterwatds I ruhzc that he was dying tn those dark. early mon mg hours. Vutons of stained rugs and hauballs the axe of Mount St Helen; are mere memones as the futry faces appeat in my mmd The one problem about pet: a that we get so attached to them that when It ts then time to go to the btg park tn the sky, we real :22 w: are lostng a famdy member. Std] thell- shocked over loung gmy husband to can- ce_t I am now faced With another lost my dog Roxy One thing t'ny late husband and l chemhed was our relationship with animals. Over the year We shared our lives with a variety of four- I friends Buried in our flower den is a family ofehne and canine buddies that let behind nothing but furry and warm memories. If I could, I would empty every shelter and pet ado lion centre and find lovm and good homes for all! inhabitants. If that (all: , I would love to have a! my disponl millions of dollu: to budd hiclong mum] housing so that no dog dud below us um: 5 Care Car m not only man's best (mad, but woman’s 100. e are right up then at the top of the ck m loving and being loved by these most loya of all companions. By Micole Ongman All Dogs Go To Heaven Visit www.townofw§.com or call the leisure centre at 905-642-7529 for program times. You can also enjoy a refreshing winter dip; public swims will be held Dec. 28 from 6:35 to 8 p.m., Dec. 30 and 31 from 2:05 to 4 p.m., and Jan. 2 and 4 from 1 to 2:80 pm. Parent and tot, senior swims, lane swim, therapy jets, aquafit and arthritis aquafit will also be running over the holidays. Public skating is anothervgreat way toileeep active with family and friends. Free skating, sponsored by Tim Hortons, will be offered Dec. 30 and Jan. 2 from 1 to 3 pm. Other school break activities at the leisure centre include public skating, stick and puck, and shinny, which will be offered during the day on Dec. 28 and 31 and Jan. 2 and 3. Shinny is ideal for players aged 14 and up and runs from 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 pm. CSA approved hockey helmets must be worn. Stick and Puck is a fun way to practise shots on goal, puck drills and stick handling with no goalie in the net. The camp is open to players aged 6 to 12 who are currently enrolled in house league hockey. Activities include puck handling, drills and power skating, interspersed with games and movies. A pizza lunch will be offered to full day campers. For details, call Jen McEachen at 905-640-1910 ext. 288 Wm"): an hour of writing this (altmm my best friend Roxy went to Rid with my love. I hope that there is a better place and that some- how, when Roxy closes her eyes for the last time, Rick Will be there to take her to a place filled with forests and streams and other masters reunited with their best fnends One day I will join them and we Will live forever in a field of dreams. Until then I will do as everyone else does who suffers a loss, I will carry on. programs her old Roxy Will be spared the last days of suffer- tng when I see that no better days lie ahead for her. The year thl forever be etched tn my memory with the death of Rtek Now. our farthful friend is etttng ready to yorn hun tn a better place where ’ck ts wallung and happy and able to eat once more. Ltle u not fan but as Forrest Cump said, ‘Ltfe ts ltke a box a chocolates, you never know what you are mg to get ' It's a good thmg we cannot see our boo of lrle If we knew what We were up against, It would take all our energy gust to make It through Euthanaau u a good word where animals axe con- cerned. Sa lt about people and jail I: the answer to who would take steps to end thepam and su nlenng of a loved one. Rick aaked not to be left to tulle: and at ate my aoul to aee him deteriorate rapldly and In physical torture that no penon should have to endure. I could not do what he asked me to do to many tunes The gunlt was mtense and it was pamful not to be able to end lus suffering. Rick did not undemand my allowang him to suffer but I had no chance mpect when faced wuh a teumml illness and must endure endless days of pun and despair with no end m light. rk back and shake my head, thmkmg of the that started wuh the words, ‘Rxck has cancet, Inca" When the tune comes to lay my Roxy I Will hing on to the only thing I have now, Micole Ongman is yrogram aquatic supervisor, leisure services, 72mm of Whitchurch-Srouffville. Summit]: