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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024
C hristmas W riting C ontest WINNERS
SECOND PLACE – JUNIOR POETRY AND STORIES
Only You Can Save Christmas H i, my name is Blink, Blink Silverbell. I’m in charge of Santa’s Workshop here at North Pole. And it’s my job to make sure Christmas Eve goes according to plan. by Aarna Patoliya STEINBACH, MB
good at this! I think there’s a job for you at the North Pole! The jewelry store was closed but I stopped by the bakery and got the last five doughnuts. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have a doughnut than a ring. Now, milkmaids, milkmaids, milkmaids. Oh, I know! There’s a barn behind Santa’s Work- shop. They should be in there. Do some yo- deling that’ll shake things up. We need eight of them, okay! Eight. Good luck and thank you! I’m going to get the swans! Yodel-Lady Hee- Hoo You’ve found the milkmaids, great work! But we still have to find nine dancing ladies, ten leaping lords, eleven
guys w i t h b a g - pipes,
and twelve drummers. Hey, I have an idea! If we start a party, then everyone will join in. So, let’s go, it’s dancing time. That means YOU, up dancing! Wave those hands! Move those feet! wiggle that butt! It’s working! Keep dancing Wilder! Crazier! More butt wiggling (Santa walking in) Wink what’s going on in here? Just getting Mrs. Claus’s presents for you Santa. You know. The list for your true love? (Wink giv- ing the paper to Santa)
HO HO HO! The Twelve Days of Christmas is a song, Wink! I got Mrs. Claus a vacuum for Christmas. But you know you couldn’t give me a better Christmas gift I’m very happy to know someone who wants to make people happy on Christmas. MERRY CHRISTMAS, WINK! Can I have a doughnut for the road! It’s a long trip.
Everything going just fine until just a cou- ple of minutes ago I made my list… and I was checking it twice. I was taking one last sweep through Santa’s office, making sure everything was neat and tidy, when some- thing caught my eye. What’s this? Something I missed? Surely not. OH NO! This must be a list of things Santa wants to give to Mrs. Claus. But he’s been so busy getting ready for everyone else he hasn’t had any time for himself! The twelve days of Christmas My true love gave to me… 12 drum- mers drumming, 11 pipers piping, 10 lords a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids a-milk- ing, 7 swans a-swimming, 6 geese a-laying, 5 golden rings, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. A partridge in a pear tree? What the elf?!? Who has a partridge in a pear tree? And sev- en swans a-swimming? This is the North Pole! We don’t swim, we skate! What is going on in here? Santa’s sleigh is taking off in 15 minutes, and I don’t have any of this stuff! I need YOU to help save Christmas. We’ve got to make sure Santa has presents for his true love! First things first, why don’t you whistle for the partridge, and I’ll go look for a pear tree. If you can’t whistle, just blow as hard as you can. Okay, we’re getting somewhere! Now we need 2 turtle doves. You stay where you are, I’ll get those. I couldn’t find any turtle doves, but I did find two turtles. Ar- en’t they great? Okay, what’s next? 3 French hens. The only thing I know in French is wee means yes. Maybe if you say wee over and over again, that might just work! Let’s go… wee wee wee wee wee wee. The calling birds! Oh, you found the French hens! YOU are awesome! And I found four calling birds! Actually, they text more than they call, but I figure that’s close enough. I’m going to see if I can find some golden rings. We need geese too. Can you please make a honking noise, and see if any geese come out? Go on. Just like this Honk! Honk! Honk! Loud -Errrrrrrr- rrrrrrrrrrr PLEASE. HONK HONK HONK Great work on the geese, you’re really
Making Christmas memories
GREG VANDERMEULEN THE CARILLON
Penelope and William Gosselin get some time with Santa at Clearspring Centre during the holiday season.
Ron R. Schuler MLA for Springfield-Ritchot Ron@RonSchuler.com
Wishing you and your family a Merry Christmas and Blessings in the New Year
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