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Show Page l)iember HILL TOP TIMES 10 22, 1?78 MS QUESTION: What do you do special over the holiday season? v"- - r A ... LJ 4, 4 ''4 Santa Claus (alias Ira F. Harris, quality assurance specialist, MAQBS): "We do a lot of Santa Claus-inWhen you look into the g. year-old boy or girl that's when the joy comes to you. When their eyes light up, and they believe what you are doing is the truth, their eyes get as big as silver dollars, then you know you did your job well. We also make house calls and go to different functions. It takes me all nightlong! All night, to make all my calls. I start early in the evening and end early in the morning. All my reindeer are in excellent condition this year. Rudolph's nose is shining brightly and he is raring to go." eyes of a four -- 8 n , ' If9 ' - tA&A'M',,.',,'''''. , ',', 'yyM,',v,MtosssMMM'''.S'''& Eugenia E. Ferguson, payroll technician, ACFTC: "We celebrate Hanukkah. This year it falls on the same day as Christmas and that makes it nice as we canicelebrate on the same day. We attend services on Hanukkah. We appreciate this opportunity because we have been in other countries over the years where there were no services to attend, or distances were too great to travel. We spend as much time as possible with our family at this time of the year. We light our menorah for each of the eight days of Hanukkah and give a gift to each member of the family during those eight days. We serve the traditional latkas and TSgt, Rod Hamilton, auditor, AFAA: "We have a neighborhood get together, and make it a special celebration. There are five families with a total of 19 children. We go down to the Ogden Municipal Park and go through Santa's Village. We come back to one of the homes and sing Christmas carols, have wassail and hot chocolate. Then one of the ladies comes in dressed up as Mrs. Claus and gives presents to all the children. We do this about a week before Christmas." applesauce and the children receive Hanukkah gelt chocolate coins covered in gold foil. They save these to play the Hebrew game of dreidle." 1 mf!mnmn,t 4 I '"7 I '"' ' J' : f U. S. Air Force Y ', ', 1 i a9 '''' ,,,,,,y '",,'': ,"','', If - ' 'yl'&m'Mf., Photos 4 ? P I '"Ss by ' ' J ','''? I Wilford L. James, contract specialist, PMKS: "My family goes out to our neighbors' and friends' houses on Christmas Eve. I dress as Santa Claus and give goodies and gifts to the children. I feel that Christmas Day is the day the family should get together. My family and my wife's family get together on this day for dinner and to celebrate the birth of Sgt. Sharon D. Merrill, procurement specialist, P.MKC: "My family always make our own Christmas presents to give, instead of buying them. This year I'm making house shoes for everyone, place mats and macrame pot hangings and some owls." , V ' !M, k ' ', ' '""' .', Greg Wixom Christ." A I. t'rs?) Vftr . I j .yX 1 . F J ..,; r 1 . . -- .'f.v . ''iT.v;:r:--r- - |