Community notices and holiday events in Lac du Bonnet
Local happenings include Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, bingo at Notre Dame Parish Hall, a Christmas concert at the Senior School Gymnasium, and a carol service at St Johns Church. Also listed are clinic cancellations, council meetings, church meetings, and holiday greetings plus residents visiting family for the holidays.
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Alcoholic Anonymous
Lac du Bonnet
Glen Brincheski
Maurice Breeze
Caliema
Alex Trask
Ruby
Mary
David Sitar
Duboit
Alberta
David
Ed Sitar
Crystal
Pat Husarski
Holly
Dennis
Victoria
British Columbia
Russell Waters
Norman Smerski
Vancouver
Norman
Edwin Walesiak
Joe Smerski
Brightstone
Holiday Tea Pin Ball Tea Punch Recipe
A retro recipe mixed with a poetic closing. The punch combines tea or instant tea with sugar, citrus rinds, and fruit juices, then chilled and served over ice. A decorative frozen fruit ice ring is suggested, followed by a short poem and author Constance Barbour Holbun.
Four Christmas Blessing by James Whitcomb Riley
Poem fragment echoes Tiny Tim from Dickens with the line God bless us every one. The speaker envisions Tim’s saintly soul beyond physical limits and imagines heaven listening as Christmas dawns, blessing all creatures with Tim’s simple prayer.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana
Tiny Tim
The Best Gift for a Child This Christmas
A columnist argues the best gift is time and shared experiences rather than expensive items. Parents often buy costly possessions to compensate for neglect, but youngsters value amusement and togetherness more. Family time, helping with chores, and learning new skills are the truly meaningful gifts.
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Notre Dame Parish Hall
St. John’s Church
Land
Anglican Church Women’s Meeting
Paul Chapman
Don Neal
Halifax
Winnipeg
Don
Constance Barbour Holbun
God
Paradise
Gordon Struss
Veterinary Service
M. Lopez
United Grain Growers Ltd