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Show I C4 Vernal Express Wednesday, December 24. 2003 Santa spends evening at Elks Lodge Children attending Prime Time 4 Kids (birth to three), Uintah District School Specialised and Rural Preschool Services (3-Utah Child Development Head have spent a festive Start (3-evening with their families at the Vernal Elks Lodge. While enjoying a meal served by the Elks Girl Scout Troop 651 the children viewed a slide show of and snapshots "class pictures taken at their respective schools. All 135 little guests were able to visit have an unhurried with St. Nick. Each received a toy and a candy cane from Santa. Girl Scouts helping with the meal were Rochelle Hendricks, Celeste Eaton, and Adrienne, Kristie and Cecilly Francisco with the guidance ot Scout Leader Tina Francisco. one-on-o- holiday party. ftjllt Oin And as each ones dear, iimmiiiimnniiiiiinitllUt its become clear & Our Fondest Wishes t Christmastime. That weve been blessed with treasure; And thanks to you. One thing is true -It's always been a pleasure! From Your Friends At Raincheck May you enjoy a holiday rich in happiness Happy holidays to all our friends and neighbors. By Maureen Spencer Express Writer Say the word Christmas, and before a conversation about fond celememories of this bration is over, most folks will have felt a lump in their throats- -a touching memory of fish and beer, macaroni and rutabega casseroles, decorating cemetenes with candles, brown peas with bacon sauce and who can forget those salted dry cod fish eaten at midnight on Christmas mid-wint- er 5) Santa gets a thank you hug and smiles from two of the 135 children attending the Elks Lodge childrens Merry Christmas, and lift the glogi! with a wealth of blessings! Many thanks to our valued customers. Its been a pleasure doing business with you, and we look forward to a bright future together. Weiradys 1120 West Hwy. 40 Vernal Eve. WAIT! What happened to chestnuts roasting by an open fire, sleighbells ringing and dreaming of a white Christmas? It seems that when Christmas is celebrated around this planet it is done in startlingly different manners, and one mans plumb pudding is another mans brown beans. In Belgium, for instance, seafood precedes the turkey, even though stockings might hang by the fireplace. Brazils Papai Noel wouldn't dream of a Christmas meal without salad and rice, any more than a Fin would say that Father Christmas came from anywhere else than his home in Finland's called north, Korvantunturi. True, its not a word that just rolls off the tongue. The Latvians have the right idea- -a present each of the 12 days of Christmas, although Dads Master might not survive the onslaught And it's the Latvians who belly up to the brown peas Card with bacon sauce before savoring their small Christmas pies. Portuguese dont bother mashing their boiled potatoes into lumpless piles of steaming spuds awaiting gravies, they fork them onto their plates plain Christmas cod-fis- with salted dry h. Holiday revellers in Russia are still getting used to even acknowledging Christmas, since in the days of the former Soviet Union Christmas was not celebrated very much. Visible signs of eastern stars, wisemen, shepherds and a Babe in the manger were discouraged. Russian folks went for presents on New Years. But now that a Russian Christmas is politically correct, its hard to know just when to gather at grandmas. Not only is December 25 a tradition, but more often the Russian Orthodox old Julian calendar dictates Jan. 7 as the big day. Finnish kids might play with a newly received Play Station 2 (or X Box), but its going to be casserole on the table. Before accepting holiday invitations in Russia, Id check the date. And Fins head to the cemeteries on Christmas after li ting a glass of glogi (mulled wine) to place a candle on graves of family members. While Americans knock themselves out dangling blinking icycles and rotating lights on everything close to an electric outlet, Germans are lucky not to have torched the country with their over use of lighted wax candles. old rutaba-gamacaro- ni Which leaves us with the good dependable 100 per cent American Christmas. You know the one celebrated by our ancestors. And when it is all said and done, isn't it that glorious patchwork of peoples that it's all about in the first place? ...with hopes that the season brings you together with friends and family from near and far. Thanks for doing business with us. From the staff at I jift. ijaii.. 7rrtvT7nj A |