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By THELMA FLOOR 898-2346
It's done it again! The magic
of the season - or could it be the
Christ in Christmas - has got to
us once more. What else could
motivate a lethargic letter-writer
to spend the wee hours penning
messages of hope and cheer to old
friends she has left unattended all
year? Even the most confirmed
skeptic will have to admit there is
something or Someone that
influences the heart and mind to
turn outward in selflessness at this
time of the year. Praise be! As the
poet says, "'Christmas is a Time of
Wonders...
A time when even little boys
like little girls
When splendor of bells at midnight
tells the truth of miracles
When faith soars high to new
radiant peaks..
Time when the best within us
speaks.
Time to light the candles, trim
the bough.
Time to give. To love. To live
the wonder of it now."
But three wise men of the
south shore community could not
wait for the miracle of this
Christmas on earth. The past
week was a time of sadness for
the families of Eb. Snell (of Holly
Farm fame); Ed Hough (the
long-time barber at Union); and
l.ester Banner (retired Christmas
tree merchant). We were not well
acquainted with Messrs. Snell and
Hough but have been neighbors to
the Banners for the past 20 years.
"'Mr. Banner," (We always called
him "Mr." even though we were
good friends) had a certain innate
dilpMty which seemed to preclude
any other appelation. He was a
pioneer in the Christmas tree
industry in our area and had spent
the past 35 years as a resident of
Hood Canal. Since retirement the
Banners' time was divided
between their home on Mason
Street and a home at Quartzite,
Arizona. When the chill winds of
October blew down the canal,
Fern and Mr. Banner would join
our feathered friends for a winter
in the sunny South. He was an
avid "rockbound" and seeking
gem-quality rocks and fashioning
them into beautiful jewelry or
furnRure was the love of his latter
years. He was never too busy,
however, to stop what he was
doing to explain to a child, or an
interested adult, the wonder and
magic of God's handiwork in
what sometimes appeared to be a
commonplace piece of stone, and
many a child has gone away from
x visit with Mr. Banner with a
small treasure trove of rocks for
his own collection. We will miss
this kindly neighbor.
Many families, however, will
spend happier Christmases with
families and friends. Ed and
Dorothy Metzler are anxiously
awaiting their children who are
coming all the way from Kansas
and Colorado. What a reunion at
Union that will be! Bill and Helen
Timm traveled with the Roland
Stillwells all the way to Montana
over the past weekend to attend
the Stillwell sons's wedding.
Wedding bells and Christmas bells
all in one happy ringing.
Richard (Buck) and Maxine
Bailey and son, Richard Jr., will
spend their second Christmas on
the south shore. Richard Sr. is the
son of Lester Bailey, long-time
summer resident of this area, and
this is his second year of
retirement from a career in the
U.S. Navy. The young Baileys live
an active "retirement" life with
lots of golf, hiking, jogging and
gleaning from the abundant life
we have here on the canal. We
welcome these folks as neighbors
and friends.
From Vera Zacny, president
of the Ladies' Civic Club at
Union, we learn that the Jan. 8
meeting will have something
special for its members and
visitors. Two firemen from the
Belfair Department will visit the
club and demonstrate
mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
They will bring their own
"victim" and will give a
professional and interesting
explanation of this important
life-saving technique. Everyone is
welcome to attend. The usual
potluck luncheon will be held at
noon at the Union Firehall.
And from Ruth Hardcastle's
Christmas card to us, we lift the
following wish for you:
May you have . . . The gladness
of Christmas which is hope
The spirit of Christmas which is
peace and
The heart of Christmas which is
love.
ANIMAL COMPLAINTS
Pigs, rabbits, dogs and a pony
made the report sheets at the
local sheriff's office last week.
Two lost dogs were reported Dec.
10; a female German shepherd,
silver with black saddle, lost near
Mason Lake and a Spitz with long
brown hair and tail lost at Trail's
End Lake. Tame rabbits which
had gotten loose and the owner
was unable to recapture were
reported tearing things up in the
Trail's End Lake area Dec. 8.
SHORT FORESTRY COURSES
Among coming events
announced by the Cooperative
Extension Service of Washington
State University is a short course,
"Tree Planting in Inland
Northwest" to be held at WSU in
Pullman February 17-19. Another
shortcourse, "Forest Pesticides
Application in the Pacific
Northwest" will be held at Pacific
Power and Light Auditorium in
Portland March 16-18. Further
information about both courses
may be had by contacting David
M. Baumgartner at WSU in
Pullman, 509-335-2511.
CHRISTMAS
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EVERYTHING IN ONE BEAUTIFUL PLACE
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5th grade
From the staff at
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UNION METZDORF RESTAURANT, INC.
From
Cliff's Cycle Center
And
Bremerton Suzuki
We are giving away a
Every Saturday. Drawing will be at 3 p.m.
Come in and watch your dinner cook/./
NECESSARY
Everything you need to fix-up the home/
Phone: CI5-2090 Belfair, Wash.
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Greeting drawn by
Candy Fawcett
5th grade
From the staff at the
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Puget Sound
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