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Show j II I SIAM. A!l 'ih' !. K I UK S. J :?XXV i'isoi; - ; pypi XXXXXXXXXXXXXXkXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Pages SO Gents GIFTS GALORE-Vic- kie Bentz sets up another loaded box of Christmas goodies donated by generous Uintah Basin residents and businesses. These donations brought Christmas joy to 71 needy families. You made it a Merry Christmas for others Thank to you, needy Uintah Another family made a plate of Basin nsidants will haw a many homemade candy to give to their Christmas after alL UBAG Santa sponsors. One family that UBAG helped Express coordinator, Vickie Bents, said 71 families received Christmas last year sponsored a family this boxes in the past week. In those The mother was ao excited boxes were clothes, toys, food and 'year. about being able to help someone blankets either donated,or pur- - Oslae this time, Bentz said. Bentz said the Santa Exnnas Thirty-fou- r families were spon- - project gotEnd of a late start this sored by other families or organiza- ' year. It looked for awhile like there tions. Bents counted 101 separate would still be eome disappointed donations as of Thursday. She said 'children in the Basin. But, "everthey had been coming in steadily. ything went together really well," People haw brought toys and she said, adding; "Wed like to clothes. Businesses have donated thank everybody whos helped. If money. One little girl read in the we didn't haw community support, Standard about the needy families these families would go without" and went through her toybox. She UBAG coordinates with other wanted to giw her toys to eome organizations in the Basin, such as other child for Christmas, Bents Manila City, Sub for Santa, Lions eaid. Club. They make sure the organiBents told of one family that zation! arent duplicating families. came to get their Christmas box. And they send turkeys to all the She eaid the father was so thankother organizations providing ' ful, she thought he was going to Christmas for families. . cry. Residents rernember Christmas long-ag- o Most everyone has memorise of Christmas past that indude such things as going to grandparents house, waiting all night for Santa Claus to deliver gifts, cheerful times with mom, dad, brothers and sisters and all the delicious goodies from cookies to cakes. "I remember Christmas at my grandparents house. I wouldnt go to bed. Grandpa went out with same belle. He shook them outside and played like he waa Santa. Thats all it took and I went to bed," eaid Kata Timothy. "We had pretty good Christmases. I remember we would make my younger brothers and sisters leaw milk and cookies for Santa," said Brenda Horrocks. Lola Evans tells of a time her Our sincere thanks and best wishes to everyone on this most wonderfuland wondeous-- of holidays. Craig & .Colette Ashby Clarin & Margene Ashby Delyse Bellon . a dog harness husband, had someone make the harness, She eaid Don and even the neighbor children enjoyed that harness and sleigh for many years. They trained several dogs to pull the sleigh through the snowy fields and roads. Lola recalls that am a child living in Mt Emmons, she had to get up at 4 am on Christmas morning, because thats what time the neighborhood kids awoke. They would go from house to house, and demand a share of the nuts and candy. Bill remembers the year the new Continued on page 3 Toni Bowker Diane Fenn Keith Hicken Aldon Rachele Lavon Burkland Robin Taylor Kimbra Lea Malcalm FayeReheis ShaunaRoss Carlinda TYuman Emiliano Balingit MikeMcQuivey dDfimtialh son, Dan, wanted and sleigh for Christmas. She wondered how in the world they could accomplish it. But Bill, her , ' Doug Hicken HBasan ill Standard STEVE URESK-"-We potioa, u Y'lgv' Thai was gitai stall. jy'' j had nil. - JUANITA ALLEN--- " We would bake cakes, cookies. I used to make some pretty good fiuit cakes." |