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Show 467 Stat 300 South Slt SUMMIT REPORT Santas Toy Shop Premie Cliak Blood The Kamas Blood Pressure Ginic for this month will be held on Dec. 27 beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Senior Citizen's Building. The public is invited to attend this free clinic. It is important to A . . A Priesthood Leadership Meeting for all adult priesthood leaders 'will be held Sunday, Dec. 23 at the Stake Center in Coalville at 8 p.m.. Theme is Gods Kingdom on Earth." Coming events are the two New Year's Eve parties on Monday, Dec. 31; Stake Family Party on Jan. 11 at Henefer, and the Relief Society Personal Achievement Program on Jan. 31. Stake Temple days in January are Jan. 3, 17 and 31 ; sealing date is Jan. 9 at 6 p.m. with 20 couples requested to attend. ' . Garbage Collection Rescheduled Garbage collection will be rescheduled for the holidays from Dec. 25 to Wednesday, Dec. 26 and for the New Years holiday rescheduled from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. Please have your garbage out by 8 a.tn. ... But the letters keep coming wanting dolls, cowboy boots, rocking horses and fireman suits. Im just . Santa I never have sometimes says, time to play with the toys, and the children have been so good, I just have to do my best to please them. So the days whiz by in Santas toy shop and soon its Christmas Eve again. And ' Santa Gaus still has not had time to play with the toys. Oh, Jumping Jacks, said Santa Gus last Christmas Eve, Now 1 have to give all the toys away, and I never get to try any of them outt and he almost scowled Wheelchairs Needed ' - individuals wilting to donate a wheelchair can contact their local county unit of the Cancer Society or the Utah Division Office at 610 East South Temple, Salt Lake City,. UT 84102. Phone 322-043- too busy, 1. . : Deadline for all advertising copy and classifieds will be Monday, Dec.24, Noon. may not need or cannot afford a new home but needs some work done on their present house to bring it up to minimum property . . standards. Farmers Home Adm. also makes loans, as well as grants, to homeowners to remove health or safety hazards from their ' dwellings. Grants are made only to low income elderly homeowners 62 years or older. If you wish to obtain further information on these loans, you inay contact the Farmers Home Administration office in Coalville at The Bee offices in Kamas and Coalville will be closed Tuesday, December 25 and January 1. All news articles and ads will have to be in Mondays. December 21 and December 31 no later than noon. The office will be closed at this time. We must have this different time schedule to get out our issue for these two weeks and for the staff to be able to enjoy the holidays with our families. - - 336-567- 2. Ask Benjamine Winters. - Santa-Gmus'mujM- This agency makes home improvement loans to families who Four more days!!? - Ai Mrs Santas warm red. coat,: she Low hiterest Loans Available A rural homeowner whose house needs fixing up may be eligible for a loan andor grant from Farmers Home Administration. and Santa . 7 play- - , supply.- . and building set department, dozens and dozens of departments all up and down the halls. Happy little Christmas elves are busy all year long making and trying ,dut .1. The Utah Division, American Cancer Society, has a need for wheelchairs to loan to Cancer pktients, reports 1,4 year old Todd Murdock, $ountifol. Todd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Murdpck, is conducting a search for unused wheelchairs in the state as his Eagle Scout project. The Society loans wheelchairs, walkers, comodes, and other, equipment to Cancer patients under .its Patient Service Program, but presently the requests for wheelchairs greatly outweighs the world they flew dropped down chimneys with his load of toys and slipped in doors when the chimneys didnt fit. The load grew lighter and lighter as on they weiit. And at last Santa was slipping down the chimney into the very last house on his list. There he found a Christmas tree all set up and he put on a few final touches and lit the lights. He found a plate of cookies and a glass of milk with a note that said, For Santa so he sat himself down and had a bite of Junch. Then he unpacked the toys just like he always does. But he did not hurry away not this time.' No. He set up the new electric train and sent it speeding around the track and through the tunnel. He sent the model airplane, spinning around the Christmas tree and he built an entire town with Christmas blocks. He toasted one last cookie on the little toy stove. And rocked the new baby doll fast ' asleep to the tune of the new music box. When Santa had tried out every Christmas toy, back home he flew in his magical sleigh. He found Mrs. Santa waiting for him, of course. Well how did it go my dear, she asked. chuckled Santa Splendidly, Claus, Never in all these years have I had so much fon. I did as you suggested and stopped at the last house on. my list. And he whispered the childrens name in . her ear. Do you think it was your home? DoyMhink he might stop at your house.this year? toys. Oh, everyone is busy , in Santas toy shop. But Santa is the busiest of all. He shews doll makers how to paint on smiles. He keeps track of the good behavior of all the boys and girls, and he tastes the cookies for Mrs. Santa Claus.. But he never has time to play with the toys. "I'll take a day off soon, says Santa, and then Ill ' CoalviUe Stake News - . Way up North in the land of ice and snow stands a cozy little hotise and over the front door is a ntat little sign S. Gaus. Because that's who lives there, Santa Gaus. Mrs. Santa lives there too. She tidies care of Santa and all the little elves who work in Santas toy shop. V And oh, what a busy place that toy shop is. Theres doll departments, a train department, a game 4. Hunting and Fishing Licenses Expire All 1979 Utah hunting and fishing licenses expire on Dec. 31, according to Jim Ware, chief of the Law Enforcement Section of tile Utah Division of Wildlife Resources. Several hunting seasons extend into January, so those who intend to hunt must purchase a new 1980 license. Hunters who have federal waterfowl stamps attached to their 1979 license, should cut it off and tape it to their new 1980 license. The federal waterfowl stamp does not expire until June 30, 1980. New 1980 hunting and fishing licenses will be available at all Utah Wildlife Resources offices on Dec. 19. whispered something' in his ear. Something that- made Santa chuckle to himself, Wonderful idea, the reindeers heard him say as he climbed on his loaded sleigh. Then all night long around the Retold Story By Rosemary Atkinson have your blood pressure checked at least yearly, because many people have high blood pressure and do not know it. If you have any questions concerning high blood pressure or this dink, please contact the Public Health Nurse, Mrs. Bigelow at ' City, Utah 84111 Coalville, Utah 14017 Friday, December 11,1979 Number Fifty Oue 783-437- Lakrt . subdued merely by throwing a stick of holly at it. He also could flowers that alleged, holly make water freeze, and that if the tree was planted near a house it would protect the inhabitants from bad weather, poison and witchcraft. Tis The Season Early Christian converts also adopted this ritual by designating Christmas Eve as templa exor-nat- a temples are adorned. It was forbidden to bring any greens into the home before that night. Because of this ban on early decorating, many Christians believed that bringing holly into a house too soon would cause family quarrels and misfortune. As Christianity spread, so did holly legends. In one tide, the plant was said to have had white berries until the Nativity. When a visitor broke off a branch of a holly tree growing outside the Bethlehem stable and offered it to the Christ Child, the baby pricked his finger on the sharply pointed leaves. Horribly embarrassed, the holly blushed and its berries have remained red ever since. Another holly superstition was Tis the season to deck the halls, but before you bring home boughs of holly you ought to know some of the history and superstition surrounding that tough, prickly-leaved, g plant. Since the days of the ancient Celts, magical powers have been ascribed to holly. And one legend holds that weather conditions at berry-bearin- the time Christmas holly is brought in will determine who runs tiie household the husband or thewife. Hollys use as a decoration . dates back to the Druids, a religious order that thrived in England and France. These woodsy priests considered the plants eternally green leaves proof that the sun would never desert them, the pre-Christi- magazine explains. The early Romans extended this tradition by hanging holly Indoors during the feast of Saturnalia, a festival celebrating the return of longer days. roasted and brewed for tea. The brew was often drunk by South American Indians, who thought it gave them extra strength. The subject of all these legends comes in more than 200 varieties, including some that lose their leaves each autumn. Nearly two dozen species are found in the U.S., the most common of which is American holly. This variety once grew thickly in forests throughout the eastern U.S., but now only a fraction of those wild stands remain, according to National Wildlife. Like other varieties,' American Only holly trees are single-sexethe female plants produce the promoted by Pliny, the early Roman naturalist. He asserted that a wild animal could be mid-wint-er d. ' Coalville Stake News The Coalville Stake Family Party for the presidencies and secretaries of each of the auxilliary organizations, bishoprics, .ward clerks and executive secretaries and other Stake officers will be held Friday, January 11 at 7:00pm in Henefer. Elder Durrant will be the speaker and a nice dinner is planned. Mark January 31 on your calendar for the Stake ' Relief . Cutting Costs of Medication taught by Dennis Webster; and First Things First, one on organizing and setting life's - Spciety Personal Achievement Program. This seminar, in which each person will be able to choose four of the six sessions 30-min- to attend, is for all members of the family from grown children to grandchildren. The sessions include one on Financing taught by Gerald Naylor; Gaining Spiritual Strength taught by Pres. Richard Osmond; . . priorities; Gracious Homemaking; and Fortifying Economic Needs, one on wills, retirement fends and other legal advice. This worthwhile session should . Medieval English physicians thought holly berries could cure colic, but patients who followed their doctors orders sometimes died from the violent vomiting the berries induced. Holly leaves, however, are harmless when ' scarlet berries, and not until they are at least 8 years old. The berries are food for mockingbirds, thrushes, robins, bluebirds and many other animals. Beneath its rough gray bark, holly wood is chalky white and hard as rock, says National Wildlife. Once prized by cabinet- be attended by all families within the Stake. Change of Address fori Elder Charles L. Andertou Cityview Trailer Park Lot 10 Galax, VA 24333 The Coalville Stake New Year's Eve Dance and Social for the .older folks, those who like the more subdued music and entertainment, will be held at 9:30pm on Monday, December 31 at the Hoytsvillc Ward. You can dance or just listen to live local music and that of records from the' Big Band era; enjoy the special entertainment at 10:00pm and door prizes and refreshments. It was even suggested that rocking chairs and TV sets could makers for its indestructible quality, the plant is now considered a nuisance because its tough enough to break a chainsaw. Most of the holly boughs seen at Who says I have to wait until Christmas? v--; Giristmastime come from English holly, which grows wild throughout much of southern Europe. It was imported into the Pacific Northwest by a group of British immigrants and now about 1,000 acres in Washington and Oregon ' are used to cultivate the plant and fill our Christmas decorating needs. If you contribute to the S3 million Christmas holly industry, maybe you'd better check the weather first. An old Irish Catholic legend has it that if holly is brought inside during fair weather, the wife will rule the household forevermore. But if boughs are brought in during a storm, the husband will be master. . be provided for those who are accustomed to seeing the new year in with Guy Lombardo. Come out and join your neighbors for an enjoyable evening. A Mexican Fiesta is planned for all young people, in the Coalville Stake (and those who like Disco and Rock music). The New Years Eve Dance will start at 9:00 in the Stake Center. Music is by the Sound Machine and supper of tacos' and other Mexican food will be served from 9:30 to 1 1 :00. Put on your best Sunday suit, get your best girl (or come alone) and join in the good times with good music, noisemakers and lots of confetti to welcome in the New Year. ' ' ' f I There's more than one way to get things done. Photos by Caroline Winters |