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By Menno Fast – Winkler, Man. My best Christmas was in 1942 when I was 10 years old. We had a wonderful program in the two-room Passchendale School I attended for eight years, near Hague, [continue…]
By Menno Fast – Winkler, Man. My best Christmas was in 1942 when I was 10 years old. We had a wonderful program in the two-room Passchendale School I attended for eight years, near Hague, [continue…]
By Willard Boschman – Saskatoon, Sask. On Dec. 24, 1946, my brother Arnold was 11 years old, Marvin was 10, I was eight, my sister Lola was four, and James was two. We lived at [continue…]
By Anna Cooper – Macklin, Sask. When my mother became very ill during her sixth pregnancy and was hospitalized in the late 1930s, never to be released, hardship fell upon our family. Dad was devastated and [continue…]
By Wes Lonoway – McTaggart, Sask. My nostalgic trip began after a summer family barbecue. You know what it’s like after a meal with family. Some of the children are running off their newfound energy. [continue…]
By Ann (Lysak) Stoute – Brampton, Ont. When I was about seven years old on our farm in Hazel Dell, Sask., Christmas Eve was the most magical night of the year. Outside the air was cold and [continue…]
By Anna Cooper – Macklin, Sask. My thoughts drifted back to Nov. 8, 1971. It was a day of chaos. The secretary from St. Paul’s Hospital of Saskatoon phoned me at 9 a.m., wanting me [continue…]
By Carol Graychik – Mariposa, CA, USA Where do I go for Christmas? It’s far off to another land – another country – to the silence and beauty of the moonlight on new-fallen snow with [continue…]
By Hilda Zaiser – Winnipeg, Man. Over the last few years, I’ve noticed a definite decline in the sending of Christmas cards. Many people have stopped sending cards altogether. Some prefer email. That’s understandable considering it’s [continue…]
A man goes to his dentist because something is wrong with his mouth. After a brief examination, the dentist exclaims, “Holy Smokes! That plate I installed in your mouth about six months ago has nearly [continue…]
From Gail Prior – Penticton, B.C. 1 cup chocolate chips 1 cup butterscotch chips 1 cup dry chow mein noodles 1 cup unsalted peanuts Melt chocolate and butterscotch chips in a large glass bowl over [continue…]
By Lillian (Rafuse) (Reisinger) Crowe – Berwyn, Alta. He was only known as “little one” As he faithfully worked from sun to sun, Trudging thru’ every kind of day, Carrying pots, or wood or hay. [continue…]
By Mary Torgerson – Grande Prairie, Alta. My memories of years gone by Of Christmas Eve so glad Are all very special ones Not all were good, some very sad! I remember coming home from [continue…]
By Arthur Klassen, Newton Siding, Man. South of Portage some 20 miles, Was the school called Kelvin, A place of learning for kids, A place for us a career to win. One room, one teacher [continue…]
By O. Lillie Randa, Kelowna, B.C. Santa had been napping and he awoke with a start Children would be waiting and he must be on his way So he looked for his pack, which now [continue…]
By Mary Fehr – Kelowna, B.C. Why did the Wise men lose the star, After they had followed it so far? Way out in the east they saw it clear, Why did they lose it [continue…]
People are putting up so many lights on their houses at Christmas these days, you don’t know if they’re celebrating the birth of Jesus or General Electric.
By Gladys McCarthy – Tisdale, Sask. I’ve always loved to hear the words “home for Christmas,” whether in a song or even an advertisement. I remember so well the first Christmas I couldn’t be home [continue…]
A lady lost her purse in the bustle of Christmas shopping. A young boy found it and returned to her. Looking in her purse, she remarked: “That’s funny. When I lost my purse there was [continue…]
Men, when you consider Christmas, you learn there are 4 stages in life: 1) You believe in Santa; 2) You don’t believe in Santa; 3) You are Santa; and 4) You look like Santa. Ho! [continue…]
By Maisie Burton – Kipling, Sask. Christmas always brings back memories of when I was a child growing up on the farm with my mother, dad, and several brothers and sisters. Preparation for Christmas always [continue…]
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