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CHRISTMAS, Again and Again What makes it a holiday? by Maggie Beyer

Cookies on a silver tray – The one we take out every year, Shined again with Christmas near; The damask saved for entertaining, Ironed, of course, but who’s complaining;

The glittered star atop the tree, The one you picked when you were three; And packed away within a carton, Ornaments made in kindergarten; Pipecleaner bells without a tone, Made of oldtime styrofoam;

Wooden angels, candy canes, Painted with the family’s names; Magenta balls so carefully saved, From years when flocked trees were the rage; A fragment of a silvery horn, That decked the tree when you were born;

Within the creche, a little lamb, Must stand just so, near Mary’s hand; A banner glued with golden braid, From Sunday School’s second grade; Above the fireplace, with the others, Stockings made by great-grandmothers;

Martha Stewart has her say, House Beautiful hints can point the way; The joy we long for every year, Is to have the same things reappear; What holds the heart, no mystery, As we hang again, our history. December 21, 2000 Page 3

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The First Snow of Winter by Maggie Beyer A Heartfelt Those in wintry climates, ❄ Know one thing very well — Snow that comes to greet us, Thank You Has a story it can tell. . . Don’t worry, it whispers softly, ❄ to all I’ve come as part of a plan; I hold an awesome mystery, Look deeper if you can. . . Our Faithful

I cover up your gardens, But see, deep underneath — Customers The flowers you plant just slumber, ❆ Their roots still live down deep. . . ❅ ❅ All the work you give them, To dig and feed and prune, May the Spirit Will reappear, I promise, Just wait a few more moons. . . Of Our Lord Flowers like growing children, ❄ Sometimes seem far away, But beneath a wintry blanket, Jesus Christ Lies a gift of another day;

I’ve tucked them up for sleeping, Be With You. A snowflake kiss or two, Snagged a blanket around them, The Little House Just as you would do. ❄ Staff Love you give doesn’t fade away,

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James Kuhn may have to use colored lights…” As permanently left the big his friend Allen Turner told city of Chicago, but the artist him, this artist never runs carried around the idea of out of new ideas. bright lights with his relo- James admits that he cation to Three Oaks. has learned from his earli- Five years ago, James’ er mistakes in building his sparked the idea of a Harbor lighted pieces of art. Country light sculpture dis- “The first year, I used play during a brainstorming metal chicken wire. The session with Kim Clark, strong winds wore the rub- president of the nonprofit ber off the tiny bulbs. Now Harbor Arts organization I use plastic mesh and hand- and with members of the tie each light with a twisty Red Arrow Ride committee. tie.” He explained that each Both organizations currently sculpture is done more like co-sponsor what has become a drawing with the tiny a popular holiday attrac- bulbs placed strategically to tion in our southwest give each of his creatures a Michigan neighbors’ territory. visual depth. And if you “James is an amazing look closely at one of his artist, a really talented man,” sculptures, you can see just Kim said. “We’ve gotten how much work goes into notes about the festival of each one of them. lights from as far away as “ I learned that the winds Florida and New Mexico. off the lake here could just People say that they can’t destroy my work.” James believe they saw this.” also learned in the first The unique Harbor year that his lights occa- Country Festival of Lights sionally would short out, is like no other, as far as fall down, catch on fire (the James or anyone else knows. The talented James Kuhn continues to create unique art projects. His goose), and suffer other “When I suggested the huge, unique light sculptures have been featured for the second year in assorted dilemmas. Some, idea, I told Kim I wanted to a row on ArtBeat Chicago. as he put it, have died. do creatures,” James said. “When I lived in Chicago, Gone for good. But not to worry, James is constant- I didn’t see any creatures except maybe rats,” he ly thinking up new ideas. joked. James quickly learned that his original steel poles Admitting that he fell head over heels for country “bent like a pipe cleaner” and has since substituted life, James wanted to take advantage of the wildlife wood for each sculpture’s framing. Most of the fish he that lives in his newly adopted area. In the four win- made (at Miller’s Country House) have died, he said, ter seasons that the artist’s creations have been on because he used PVC pipe. display, the total number of sculptures—all done in “I discovered that the really cold temperatures white lights, are up to 20 species, with more in the made the PVC pipe brittle. Using it was a disaster.” envisioning stages. His sculptures include ducks, So, of the original eight fish that James had created, hummingbirds, bunnies, a dragonfly, goose, owl, only three or four remain. squirrel, and many more. And speaking of the fish, James said that they Kim Clark said that his favorites are the buffalo had been fashioned as salmon. Choosing subjects and hawk. “They look best when they are away from that fit with a “theme’ of the surrounding area, James other lights. It’s like a nice piece of jewelry set against explained that salmon were originally introduced a black background to make it look best.” into the lake to take care of the pesky alewives. And “I have avoided using colored lights, because they his turkey sculpture in front of the Warren Featherbone fade over time, but I did do one—a cardinal—in red building is a reflection of Three Oaks’ historic corset lights.” And just as he finished that sentence, James’ factory, he explained. Add the totem symbology of cer- mind was already working on some future projects: tain Native Americans and you can understand why “I’m going to do a robin next year. I want to do a blue a dragonfly (“illusion”) alights alongside the Vickers jay, and I want to do a goldfish,” he mused. “I’d have Theater building in Three Oaks. December 21, 2000 Page 5

James’ hawk’s head by daylight.

All those white things Switching from metal to sticking out are an up- wood frames, James close view of how the said that the sculptures strings of lights are tied are far less likely to col- to make a hawk. (That’s lapse in a strong winter definitely a lot of work). wind.

Lights Continued on Page 6 Ta da! The magical hawk after dark. (Light at the bottom of the photo is the light reflecting off the top of my car, used as a tripod.)

What’s more appropriate to grace the exterior of the Warren Featherbone James’ dragonfly sits on the Vickers Theater building. Building in Three Oaks? Turkey quills were a major component of the corsets the factory produced during its heyday. Page 6 December 21, 2000

Lights Continued from Page 5 How, I asked, did he manage to light the herd of buffalo that are located south of Three Oaks? After all, they are in the middle of nowhere, so to speak. Until this year, James said that all around handyman Steve German, the person who spends hours putting up all the lights each year with help from his wife Betty, would drag a generator out into Allen’s field to get the lights to work. “Then he would have to go back and keep adding gas to the generator to keep the lights working,” James explained. Now that is dedication! “The lights take a really long time to put up, and Steve and Betty have done it all A portion of the herd of buffalo near Spring Creek Farm. Until this year, a gasoline-fueled by themselves. Next year they are going to electric generator kept the lights blazing, but only on weekends. need more people to help.” of agreement with that person. Considering the Sometimes people mislabel the creature that James amount of labor, not to mention the numbers of has fashioned from as many as 7,000 lights, as I did strings of lights, these artful pieces of light sculpture by calling his New Buffalo hawk an eagle. The 14 feet require what James would call a “healthy donation.” tall by 45 feet wide hawk is impossible to miss. It sits Meanwhile, the artist who painted one of Chicago’s in front of the entrance to Gold’s Gym and the famous Cows on Parade and annually donates whim- Chamber of Commerce. In case you are wondering, sically decorated chairs to the Celebrity Chair Auction the creature in front of Skip’s Other Place in New Buffalo at the Sheraton-Chicago is contemplating his next cre- is a wolverine. ative projects. “It’s our state animal, you know,” James said. Besides the robin and blue jay, the artist is plan- “They are not cute and cuddly. They are vicious crea- ning a turtle, a spiderweb and a separate spider, tures. Next year I do a robin, our state bird.” and a 14x18-foot butterfly to add to the holiday light By the way, the creature in front of Hardings in Three sculpture collection. Oaks is not an ostrich, according to James. It’s a But wait….watch those wheels in his head turn as goose. James hears for the first time about next year’s fiber- James and Harbor Country have gained the recog- glass sofas that will replace the Cows on Parade. nition of the Chicago media for the second year in a “Hmmm,” he said. His inventive mind is already row thanks to WTTW Channel 11. Viewers of ArtBeat busy at work thinking about the possibilities. Chances Chicago have been treated to an interview with are that James will be working on more than next year’s James and a sampling of the unique Harbor Country light sculptures soon. Festival of Lights. Preparing for the visitors, the Be sure to pick up a map and a complete list of all Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce has created 20 light sculptures at the New Buffalo Chamber of an easy to read map showing where James’ sculptures Commerce and spend an evening dazzled by the dis- are along with the locations of other events taking place plays that James has provided for all of us to see.. this month. The Chamber also produced a pocketsize It is definitely worth the trip. “Holiday Happenings” booklet available at their office at 530 S. Whittaker. Kim said that over 1,000 maps had been produced, but demand has led to Xeroxing extra copies. Kim also said that he was surprised when he saw several dif- ferent groups in tour buses out to view the Festival of Lights. “I thought it would be just for the town, but tons of people are coming out to see this,” Kim said. James said that the light sculptures are not “owned”. “People can get one to show in front of their place for a donation,” he explained. The Harbor Arts organi- zation takes care of the details, in case you are already thinking about next holiday season. James did say that, for example, if someone in Idaho want- Ducks make the gazebo in Dewey Cannon Park look like ed one, he would work out a “more permanent” type a merry-go-round. December 21, 2000 Page 7 Where to Look A map of the locations is available at the Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce, 530 S. Whittaker St., in New Buffalo.

Salmon Miller’s Country House, Union Pier Buffalo Allen Turner’s Farm, Three Oaks Squirrel The Inn at Union Pier, Union Pier Hummingbirds Harbor Grand Hotel, New Buffalo Ducks Dewey Cannon Park, Three Oaks White-Tailed Deer Carver Memorial Park, Three Oaks Turkey Featherbone Building, Three Oaks Wolverine Skip’s Other Place, New Buffalo Hummingbirds grace the side of the Harbor Grand Pheasant Deer Creek Hunt Club, Three Oaks Frog & Luna Moth Firefly Resort, Union Pier Lady Bug The Whistle Stop, Union Pier Fox Warren Woods Inn, Union Pier Bunnies White Rabbit Inn, Lakeside Hawk Harbor Country Chamber of Commerce, New Buffalo Dragonfly Vickers Theatre, Three Oaks Squirrel Private Residence, Union Pier Goose Harding’s, Three Oaks Owl Library, New Buffalo Raccoon Pine Garth Inn Union Pier Mouse Custom Imports, New Buffalo A pheasant? No, it’s a goose, you silly!

While you are in the area, take a look at some of the other holiday lights Alliance Bank is all lit up for the holiday season. around New Buffalo. Hannah’s is all decked out from top to bottom. Page 8 December 21, 2000 The Beacher Staff wishes you Escape the Ordinary and yours a Holiday Season filled Holiday Shopping… with joy, peace and love and a Unique Fine and Costume Jewelry, New Year that promises even more. Unusual Accessories & Gifts, Clothes The Living Poets Society is alive and well! What start- and Interesting Items for Home Decor… ed out to be a few poems submitted here and there has grown into a bounty of holiday and personal Holiday Hours thoughts. I never dreamed of the overwhelming Open Daily 10-5•Until 8 p.m. Wed., Fri., Sat. response--as a result you will find poems and ads and bits of information all mixed together. Not our usual format, but this is, after all, “The Christmas Issue.” Gift in Michigan City Open Daily This symbol seen throughout the paper represents Certificates 10-5 a “Living Poets Society” contribution. Our sincere Available thanks to all the poets; they add a special meaning to the season for us all! An extra special thanks to all the advertisers who keep The Beacher alive and well. And, of course, to you, our dear and faithful read- ers, thanks and see you next year! “Merry Christmas to All And to All a Good Night” Where Friendship Grows ------Sally Montgomery 223 W. Sixth Street ◆ Michigan City, IN 46360 219 ◆ 878 ◆ 8726 P.S. The Beacher takes a two week holiday now and Corner of Wabash and 6th Across from Prime Outlets will return on January 11, 2001. December 21, 2000 Page 9

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Toy train enthusiasts--your attention please! Now there is a store especially for you. No more ordering on line or traveling long distances to get your model Lionels. A new store has opened in New Buffalo called I Love Toy Trains-the Store. Owners Tom and Charyl McComas has everything you need ready for the holidays. Small boy and toy trains--they just naturally go together. Big man and toy trains-now we’re talking money and a lifetime commitment. Tom McComas wasn’t really interested in toy trains when he was living in Chicago and a friend gave him four boxes of old trains in lieu of a monetary debt. A year later, Tom relates, someone was over for dinner who happened to be a train collector. When he saw Tom’s collection, he offered him $9,500. Not a bad exchange for a $5,000 debt! And that, Tom said, is when he became interested in toy trains. Tom McComas and his 3-year old son, Jeffrey, who was the inspiration for “I Love Toy Trains.” Tom has been producing film and video for over thir- ty years. He has produced shows for Lionel, Caterpillar, Mattel, Dept. 56 and other companies that produce toys. Because their studio was filled with lots and lots of props, his wife, Charyl, suggested opening a store and selling all the stuff. The name of their store “I Love Toy Trains--The Store” is based on the title of the popular children’s video series created by Tom. He relates, “When our son, Jeffrey, was three, the only time he would sit still was to watch me edit train videos, so I put together a special tape for him that included trains, music, big machines, bloop- ers, and other stuff. He loved. it. Watched it over The best-selling toy train every produced--The Lionel Sante Fe F-3. and over. Charyl said, ‘If Jeff likes it so much maybe Introduced in 1947, this handsome red and silver engine is the engine other kids will too’.” most people think of when you mention Lionel.

Videos 7 and 8 are now available in the popular “I Love Toy Trains” series by Tom McComas.

Lionel’s model of the New York Central 4-6-4 Hudson is one of the finest model trains ever produced. December 21, 2000 Page 21

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Clockwork models include the high quality Schuco race cars. Schuco, a German company, is to wind-up cars what Lionel is to toy trains. Tom and Charyl took the pilot to a video show in Las Vegas and it was a hit. “We received orders from Blockbuster, catalogs like Wireless, Book-of-the Month The Lights of Liberty Club, libraries, Toys-R-Us. It was just amazing.” Seven more shows have been produced since and the series has sold almost a million copies, the most Carousel Shoppe ever for an independently produced children’s series. Fine Gifts & Collectibles Tom has also written over twenty books and pro- duced over fifty titles, mostly on toy trains. In the late Dreamsicles • Lefton • Lighthouses 70’s he co-authored a six-volume, hardcover series: Lionel: A Collector, a Guide & History. Those books are still 109 West Center Street, North Liberty, IN considered the definitive work on Lionel and caused State Rd. 4 1 block west of State Rd. 23 many baby boomers to become collectors.Tom is the (219) 656-8796 leading expert on Lionel in the country and his body of work has received rave reviews in the national media. His company, TM Books & Video, recently produced “A Century of Lionel”, which will be on PBS next spring. The two-hour show, narrated by Tom Snyder, tells the story of Lionel trains, the oldest toy company in America. Holiday Parties We can accommodate from 10 to 36 in our private dining room. Call for more information. New Year’s Eve Now accepting reservations. Tom stands beside his shelves stocked with Lionel trains. I Love Toy Trains-The Store is located on the SE Trattoria Enzo 601 Michigan Avenue, LaPorte, Indiana corner of U.S. 12 and Smith Street in New Buffalo, (located across from the Courthouse) kiddy-corner from the New Buffalo City Hall and ☎ ☎ across the street from Oink’s Ice Cream Parlor. Their 219 326 8000 hours are Wednesday through Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. Phone them at 616/469-6811 or 1-800/892-2822. Page 22 December 21, 2000

Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, I wish I could have an anmaricin girl doll for I have been nice to my sisters all year long like Christmas. a pair of ice skates and som boks when I help my sister get a toy off the shelf. to read. I am going to make some cookies and That is nice. And I helped uround the house for cheese. I am doing good things to get these my mom and I help my Dad too! for christmas I presents. I am helping out at home. This is a want a loving mom and Dad How is your story about Santa Claus.It was the night befor reindeer doing? I hope good. I hope I been Chirstmas and every one was sleeping and good. that night Santa came and brought. everyone a lot of presents. The End. Love, Danielle Kelley Love, Dear Santa Claus, Matie Ohms I hope you like all the cookies we give you. I want yor reindeer to like all the carrots we give Dear Santa Claus, them, I like all the presents you gave me last I wish for my grandpa to heal from his triple year. I hope you don’t give me any more teddy bypass. And for my dad to heal from his bears. I have too many. I wish for a toy horse sprained ankle. Also for my grandma who I Dear Santa Claus, and a book about a horse. think has been sick. I’ve fed my dogs when I I want a puppy for Christmas because my dog was old and I’ve taken my dog Tess out when died and I miss her, please Santa and Mrs Love, my mom tells to to take her out. Claus. and please can I have a Barbie c-D rom Erin Krueger and a gears gears set ok Santa Claus? Please Love, because I was trying to do good in school. Jon MIltenberger Dear Santa Claus, Love, I wish I could have asnowboard. I wish I could Maureen McDonald have a very little puppy. I wish to buy my broth- er a car. Can you grant this wish? I think I deserve this wish because I help Connor catch Dear Sata Claus, Cloe his dog. and I wash the dishes every Merry Christmas santa a all the hard workers I night. hope you have a safe flight and I hope you will Dear Santa Claus, like my cookies and I believe in you and your I know it is that time of year. It is busy in yow Love, elves. I wish for a litle cuddly puppy and factory where elves are working. I would like a Drew LeMay Nintendo 64 and I Love you. picture of mies Claus and your elves and a snowboard Christmas I will leave cookies for Nick SULKOWSKI you and milk whattime are you coming my house? Dear Santa Claus, Love, I will put cookies & milk out by the fireplace. I Corban really want a present from you. I can’t wait until Cavanagh Christmas I will leave carrots for the reindeer. The present that I want is Kit.

Love Caroline Alexander

Dear Santa Claus, I would like a commando bot for Christmas Dear Santa Claus, please. Is the north pole cold? How do you like This year I would like Kit the Americangirl doll there? Is the north pole fun? I think I should get and a camera and Secret Journay. I think I der- commando bot beocause I have been good. serue these things because I have been nice to and I have helped a whole lot this year. Or am I my family and friends. I would really like it if I being a good boy? Well how many reindeer are could meet you or mybe if you would like this there? Do you take Rudolph every year with Dear Santa Claus, idea you could send a latter with a picture of you? How many houses do you have to go to? I wish you a good Christmas and a happy New you and Mrs Claus and your elves! How are Is it ok to see you? Year. o.k. so I want a good Christmus and a your rein deer? and about that latter could I happy New Year, too. I wish for a boat and a have a picture of the rein deer? Thanks Love, dart bourd and robots. I want to go snow P.S Have a great Chrismas Love Robert Lake boarding over the holidays. you can look for cheese and pizza and then look for the cookies Katie Clancy and milk.

Love, Chris Welsh. Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, Please stop by my house. How are you doing? I’m going to get my I hope I get a present. I will give you cookies, Christmas tree soon! I have a lot of ornaments. Dear Santa Claus, milk, cheese and carrots for the reindeer. This Maybe I will go on your.com. What kind of This Christmas I’ll ask you if I can go into your is the three things that I really want for cookies do you like? What time are you coming sleigh. And I hope you say yes. We will go to Chistmas Dorthe the Barbie and the lion and to my houes? I love Chrismas so do not quit. every house in the world! But I don’t want to go please make my mom better with her heart My Brother likes balls. Will you be using down the chimney. I’ll just looked down In please Santa Claus Hellp mymom get well with Rudolea?What color is our sleigh? What is Spain there is one castle. It had ten chimneys! her heart. Merry Christmas. your real name? How do you make toys? I will And it would be fun flying in your sleigh. And I’ll be happy with what you give me. feed your reindeers so they can fly better. This Love, would be my wish. Carli Albers Love, Bridget Callaghan Love, Meghan Roder

Notre Dame Second Grade Letters to Santa Claus December 21, 2000 Page 23

Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, I want a CD player for Cristmas and a bean I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy I’m not sure what I wish I’m sure that I can bag chair. I was loving and caring. I am helping New Year. I wish I coud see a reindeer. I wish have a guitor. Thank you santa Claus for hav- my dog when he gets hurt. I help my mom to see my whgole famly on Christmas or half of ing christmas. I bet all of the children think that bake cookies and brownies when she needs it. Santa if I can would you let me come with too. santa Claus I’m trying to be nice to my help. I help my brother when he needs help. I you to the North Pole. I will get you some more brother.This year our family is very into christ- help my baby sister when she falls an gets a dovebars like last winter. Do you want some mas. Thank you so much for christmas Eve. bloody knee. One more thing santa. I help my milk too Santa Claus? I have been helping my whole family when they get hurt. love, sister Love Laureen Osmanski Nathan Quinlan Love, Johnathon Pendergast

Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, Dear Santa Claus, What I would like for Christmas is for all the Merry chrismas to yousanta. I hope you will get I wish I could have a big Tweet.And for my Poor Children to have shelter and to have a me that rad2.0. I bet you have a lot of hard mom could you bring her apurse. I wish that I great Christmas! i would like everyone in the work up thar in the cold noth pole where it’s could be my family. When you delivering pre- hospital to have a great christmas. I hope they verey cold. I hope there’s no mean people on sents do be careful. and have a Merry get well soon! The last thing I would like is earth. I am. doing good I hope I’m doing good I Christmas. I hope that a little poor family will some beautiful jewelry like a ring, a necklace, a will leave cheese out for you and some cookies have a Merry-Christmas, to. I’m going to put bracelet well you get what I mean. and milk for you too Merry christmas and a ho- some good cookies, cheezets out. I’ve been Merry Christmas! ho-ho- helping mom out. Love Connor Lombard Love, Love, Ashley Scholl Ashley Dickson

Dear Santa Claus, I hope that you are ready for Christmas. I am waiting for you to come. I am going to leave Dear Santa Claus, milk and cookies for you. Can I have a skooter I want to have presents but I would give my and a Kit the American girl doo and one more presents to The Poor because they don’t get thing a make up set? I have listened to my presents If you can get The Poor a present it Mom and Dad. I have been good this year. would be a home because They don’t have Dear Santa Claus, Love Shelter That id The Onlythig that I want I will be Hi Santa Claus! How are you doing? I want a nice to every body That is my wish puppy. Santa I have been good. I also wish for Meghan Robson a new bike. I have been good to my brothers Love, Matt McKeon and my Mom and Dad and my family and my friend athre people.

love Luke Wrenn Dear Santa Claus I was good this year! PLease I really would like Dear Santa Claus, a pair of Scooby Doo slippers because I was I wish for a giant teddy bear, RAdio D.J. and a helful this year. I would like a Game Boy for Zoomer for Christmas. I think I deserve these Christmas. Adn with it I would like Games. Also things. I got A’s and B’s on my report card. Dear Santaclaus, for Christmas I would lik to get some milk for Christmas is my favorrite holiday. I have a This year I want a Amerigin girl Doll and a kittin you and for your reindeer some carrots. question to ask you. Do you know Jesus or and some clothes. I Just want three things. God? Did you know that Jesus was born on How are your reindeer elves. Mrs. claus. Santa love, Dominic Fumo Christmas? are you haveing Fun makeing preasints? are P.S. look for the Pizza & Coke Love, you getting a good sleep? I want to go to the Emily Welsh North pole and see you Mrs claus all the elves and reindeer. Dear Santa Claus Love Christina Bar I will put cookies out for you and lik. I helped Todd by bringing in his back pack I really want a puppy for Christmas. I want to see rein deer. I cant wait until Christmas. I would like fibfinder. It will be a good Christmas I cant wait until I go to New Jersey. Dear Santa Claus, I thank you. for giving me toys and Christmas. Love Dear Santa Claus, Santa you make it so. christmas is very fun for Laura Holloway I need a pair of pants because mine ripped in us because I think that christmas is a very the knee. I will leave cookies, milk and I will good thing to celebrate. When the snow is leave carrots for the reindeer. I need a orna- falling you can watch TV. and I know why I ment because I broke mine when I was a baby. deserves this I work hard spend time with my I will put the fire out so you do not get burned. brother I help him with his homework. I take thank you for the slippers for last year and for good care of my mom when she is sick and my the pair of pants too. I need a book about ani- dad too. mals so I can learn more about them. Love, Love Josh Ransone Moira Cogswell A Visit From St. Nicholas by Clement C. Moore

was the night before Christmas, when all through the house T Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there.

he children were nestled all snug in their beds, T While visions of sugar-plums danced through their heads; And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap, Had just settled our brains for a long winter’s nap, When out on the lawn there arose such a a clatter, I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

way to the window I flew like a flash, A Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

he moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow T Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below; When, what to my wondering eyes should appear, But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, With a little old driver, so lively and quick I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick..

ore rapid than eagles his coursers they came, M And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name: “Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer! and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blitzen! To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall! Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!

s dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly, e was chubby and plump - a right jolly old elf - A When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky, HAnd I laughed, when I saw him, in spite of myself; So up to the house-top the coursers they flew, A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head, With the sleighful of toys, and St. Nicholas too. Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. is eyes, how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry! HHis cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry! nd then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, e spoke not a word, but went straight to his work, A The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow; HAnd filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk, As I drew in my head, and was turning around, The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth, And laying his finger aside of his nose, Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath. And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose.

e was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, e sprang to his sleigh, to the team gave a whistle, H And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot: e had a broad face, and a little round belly HAnd away they all flew, like the down of a thistle, A bundle of toys he had flung on his back. Hthat shook, when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly. But I heard him exclaim, e’re he drove out of sight, And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!” Page 26 December 21, 2000

Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, This year my mom decided to have When you are coming to my house you I would like to giv ejoy to the world Christmas at our house. We will give pre- will find the gift of happiness for all the because I like to see people smile. My fam- sents of happiness to people who visit us. unhappy People in the world. I will also leave ily celebrates Christmas with many fun Because I love them and they are nice. milk and cookies for you. activities. We would have a fire in my fire- place and play yahtzee, and play Charades., From Blake Jankowski Love, then go tot the beach at night and look at Gr 3 Alex Miles the stars and see who can spot the Little Notre Dame Grade 3 Dipper that would be so joy full. I like to do Notre Dame School joy full things with my family.

Brianna Gannon Gr. 3 Dear Santa, Notre Dame School I want to wish that my cousins are lov- ing and truthful. I went to send them their gift because they are not loving. They ar emean. and they dont tell the truth to their family and there friends.

From Mathew Johnson Spellman/JOY Gr 3 It was Christmas Eve. and I had just real- Notre Dame School ized I hadn’t gotten anything for my dad. then I thought I could just give him joy. I Dear Santa, told Santa to tell my dad that I’m giving him One day a friend came over. She was very the biggest package of joy. Then I got a call sick. She was very sad too so for Chistmas in the morning from my dad! He told me a I will give her a present. I will give her the huge package that said “From: Kevin TO: present of joy. so on Chistmas Eve I gave Dad.” and inside were three big letters, J- her the present. She was not sad and she O-Y. Then I wrote to Santa saying thank you. was not sick any more. I was very happy. My friend thanked me and said, “goodby”. Kevin Spellman Grade 3 Dear Santa, Morgan Bowen Grade 3 Notre Dame Notre Dame When guests came to our house unex- pectedly we want to give them goodness. so we give them a drink and tell them to make them selves at home. That’s giving them the gift of goodness. Dear Santa Clause, Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is for the poor I would like to give happiness to every- Love, to have gifts. All they probably want is a body in the world because I am a kind per- Davis Benson warm house and good health. I think you son. I will give love, joy and faith to my fam- Gr. 3 should vist the poor first. ily and friends. I know Santa will give all Notre Dame wonderful wishes to every special peaple in Love, the world. I know they will be happy and Caitlin Juricic joyful. Grade 3 Notre Dame Love, Chris Seizys Gr 3 Notre Dame Dear Santa, Dear Santa, I wish joy to my grandpa because my The night before Christmas I couldn’t grandma died 4 years ago. I would not like sleep because I had forgot to get a present many toys this X-mas. I want Golden eye for somebody really special. I looked outside for my brother Jack. He will be happy that and then I thought of the perfect present you got it for him. I will have cookies and I could give her happiness because happi- milk for you and cheese. ness make people happy. Love, Love, Hank Bobillo Erika Stanford Gr. 3 Grade 3 Notre Dame Notre Dame Grade School December 21, 2000 Page 27

A Special Present For Special People Dear Santa, It was the night before Chirstmas and I would like to bring the gift of love to I had everything done. Then it came to me my grandparents. I don’t visit then often so there was still one thing left to do and that that’s why I want to give them the gift of was to get a present for Santa. How could love, and I will give that gift to the whole I forget? Oh how I wish to just give him one world too. little present for Santa. I know our family is loving that is what I’ll give Santa. Yea he Andrew McCotter will like that he would like it alot. Mabe just- Dear Santa, Gr. 3 maybe I don’t have to give it just to Santa For christmas I would give the gift of love Notre Dame School I could give it to everybody. That is going to people in my life that don’t hav elove. I to be my Chirstmas present to everyone. would give joy to people in my life that don’t have joy. If all the people have love and The End joy the world would be a better place. Dear Santa Claus, It was a very strange day. I couldn’t Anthony Arvin Love, sleep. There was a strange light. so I ran Gr. 3 Jacob Leiby outside to investigate I saw a glowing pre- Notre Dame Gr. 3 sent in the snow. It was kind of neat. I Notre Dame gave the present to my mother. Now she is really fun! But before she got the present she made us clean. Boring!!!! Now she is alot Happiness because happiness is very of fun. for instance, now she takes us bowl- hard to buy. a holiday with out happiness ing! Fun is a present I’d like to give because is not very fun at may be even very sad. When it makes people have a better life. visitors come to my house they will find hap- Dear Santa, piness because that is what I like to give. Grady Byrnes I would like to give everyone the gift of That will be all I need for the rest of my life. Gr. 3 care. I want to give care because I care for Notre Dame everyone in the world that needs to be Victoria Gonzalez cared for. I care for you. I hope you have a Grade 3 safe Christmas. Notre Dame School Dear Santa, If someone came to my house I would give Love, them kindness by being nice, playing with Alex Mussa them, and sharing my presents with them. Gr. 3 I would also try to be there bestfriend. I would Notre Dame Dear Santa, do these things because it is nice and it would I would like to bring the present of joy make them feel good. Kindness is important to all the people in the world. so I forgot to to my family. One Christmas I wanted to give happi- give you a present. I went to the store for ness to the whole world. I waited for Santa you. I found an amazing present. It was joy. Love, and asked him if I could borrow his sleigh. I bought it home to wrap it up. so when you Charles Crum He thought I was crazy but eventually come and get the present would you give it Gr. 3 said, “Yes.” I flew around the world to give to all the other children when you go to thier Notre Dame the present of happiness becaus eI love to house? see smiles on children’s faces. When I got back home Santa was asleep. I woke him Love, Dear Santa, up & I flew back & that’s how I gave hap- John Westbrook I would like to bring Joy to my Grandpa piness to the world. becouse he does not do anything. But when he opened it and he found Joy and shared Michael Rodecap it with other people that were sick becouse Gr. 3 he did not know what to do with it.

Love, Heather Mosier Gr. 3 Dear Santa, One day Anthony came to my house. I had forgotten to get him a pResent. I was going to try to make it fun to be at my Dear Santa, house. We shared cookies. I graciously gave I would like to bring the gift of love to him the last cookie. Then he made to go everyone who comes to our house. Because because he was goin gsledding. Everyone I think if one person loves someone then mor has fun that comes to the Meyer house. epeople will love each other. It will catch on. Because we share laugh, tell stories and have I think the world will be a better place. I fun. We love visitors at Christmas time. hope it will happen so the world will be a better place. Love, Frankie Meyer Love, Gr. 3 - Notre Dame Austin Althoff Notre Dame Third Grade Letters to Santa Claus Page 28 December 21, 2000 Christmas Memories Ringing Bells, candy canes, mistletoe, Small’s Dept. 9 Gifts Beautiful memories of long ago. Christmas Shopping Specials Christmas then was at its best, So much better than all the rest. Monday-Saturday, December 18-23 Furniture - 30% off Familiar faces with happy smiles, Tuesday-Saturday, December 19-23 Some that traveled many miles. 10-50% off all Christmas Items All those people, where did they go? Beginning December 26 Gone like the wind and the drifting snow. HUGE After Christmas Sale Smell the artificial tree, Open 8-3 Christmas Eve Not the same if you ask me. Open After Christmas 8-5 Mountains of presents, mostly toys, When we were little girls and boys. – Fresh – New Buffalo New Carlisle

I-94 South Kids are what it’s really for, WREATHS 39 Small's Bend Fail Rd. Michigan U.S. 20 Not for me so much any more. City GARLANDS Light Couldn’t wait for Christmas to come, St. Rd. 2 And when it did, well, ho ho hum. 1551 East US 20 LaPorte, IN LaPorte 219-778-2568 EXTENDED HOURS I’m thinking it over, and now I can see, Mon.-Sat. 8-7 C.S.T. - Sun. 9-5 C.S.T. Christmas didn’t change, it was only me. The holiday wasn’t quite the same, But after all, I’m glad it came.

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The First and Most Accurate Technology in the Area. MICHIGAN CITY • CHESTERTON • VALPARAISO Appointments are 301 W. Homer Street Michigan City, IN 46360 being taken now. (219) 879-8511 Second opinions welcome. www.samhc.org Sé habla español Page 30 December 21, 2000 'TWAS THE DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS 'Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the school, River not a student was stirring; 'twas Mrs. P’s rule. Friends are like a river, Always flowing always there, The classroom was fixed by the students with care, In hopes that vacation soon would be there. Friends flow like a river, The children were sitting all snug in their seats, Taking unexpected paths, With visions of “A’s” on their grade report sheets. But looking for you around the bends, The dividers were opened by the students en masse, The bends and trials of life, And they had just settled in for another long class, When over the speaker was heard such a noise, Expecting you to be there, In know it just had to be my girls and boys. Like they were for you, Away to the office I flew like a shot. Be there for your friends, Was it Mussa, Byrnes, or Rodecap they had got? And they will be there for you. But when I arrived not a sound could be heard; As a matter of fact, not one single word! —-Jamie Wroblewski

When what to my wondering eyes should appear, But Bobillo and Spellman and Crum being led by the ear! Mrs. Breen looked angry. She’d make this one stick, So I thought to myself, I’d better do something quick!

More rapid than eagles, the students they came, And she whistled and shouted and called them by name! Three of the Same “Now Arvin! Now Bowen! Now Gannon! Now Gonzalez! On Johnson! On Juricic! On McCotter! Three stand apart, Now Miles! Now Mosier! Now Seizys!” Two never met, Yet all the same. “Back to your classroom and back to your books! Now do as I say with no dirty looks!” Three stand near But as we departed, she gave me a wink, And the look on my face made me start to think. Only two friends Yet all the same. “Back into the classroom,” Mrs Breen did say, :I’ve got nothing to tell; No, nothing to say!” Three stand together, But the questions kept coming - What had they done? All is silent. “Not much…” “Oh, nothing…” “Just having some fun…” Yet all the same. Jankowski and Meyer kept prying, though they hadn’t a clue! I said, “Let’s all start to think when I give you the cue!” Three stand together, So then I did give it and we started to think. One takes a chance, You could almost hear Althoff’s, Leiby’s, and Benson’s and even Yet all the same. Westbrook’s and Stanford’s brains go “clink”!

We all had our theories with which we did fiddle, Three talk for there must be an answer to this puzzling riddle. Three listen, so I grinned to myself as I saw the light, All the same. For the key is the thought behind Christmas night! Three all met The thought is the Key! That is what counts! All now friends Whether it comes in large, medium, or very small counts! So at that very moment we heard those words with elation, And the same. “To all a merry Christmas, and a happy vacation!” ------Jamie Wroblewski grade 7, Notre Dame School Love, Mrs. Parkerson December 21, 2000 Page 31

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There is a common theme that runs throughout all mighty. He would be wonderful. He would be the Christmas stories, be they about angels or shep- Prince of Peace. God’s people expected a Savior. They herds, the Christ child or presents, sugarplums or Santa expected Him to arrive with a fanfare of trumpets. They Claus. All Christmas stories share the element of expected an army at His left hand and His right. They the unexpected. The presents that appear on the expected Him to be powerful. And they got what they doorstep at midnight. The puppy that arrives at the expected – in an unexpected way. back door on Christmas Eve. The little boy with a drum There was a fanfare of trumpets when the Savior who played the most beautiful song heard that first arrived, played by a band of angels. There was an army Christmas day. For all of the expectation of Christmas, of shepherds and sheep at His left hand and His it is still the unexpected that makes the holiday right. He was powerful, for the stories and stars that what it is. foretold His birth compelled wise men to travel vast Nowadays, people don’t like surprises, at least distances to find Him. His message of peace to the world surprises that aren’t wrapped in shiny paper and was shouted on a hillside. placed under Christmas trees. I can most assuredly Two thousand years later, we are still celebrating say that the blizzard that hit a week or so ago was not the unexpected. We actively participate in it with every a welcomed surprise. And even if people had been hop- Christmas card we send and present that we wrap. ing for a white Christmas, most would agree that a Every year, gold coins appear in Salvation Army buck- blizzard is not the way that they would have chosen ets in Chicago. They have come to be expected, but to make the holiday white. It would have been much no one knows in which buckets they will be dropped more convenient if it had only snowed a few inches a day, rather than each hour, preferably not during and no one will ever know from whose hands they fell. rush hour traffic. It would have been best if it had start- And because no one knows, every year their arrival ed snowing after dinner, when just about everyone was is an unexpected surprise to the bell ringer who finds home, then stopped a little bit after midnight. Then them. the city would have had the opportunity to clear the We all can’t drop gold coins into Salvation Army buck- streets before they filled up with commuter traffic. If ets or surprise our family with extravagant gifts. only we could order the weather at our convenience. But we can all do the unexpected. We can laugh If only we could plan everything that is to happen and when the ornaments won’t stay on the tree. We can only schedule the unexpected for when we are ready smile when the shepherds start chasing the sheep in for it. the middle of the Christmas pageant. We can put our This may sound absurd, since you can’t have some- guests to work when they arrive two hours early for thing unexpected when you are planning for it. Can the party. Christmas isn’t about planning. It’s about you? What about Christmas? Peel away all of the sec- running out of sugar and calling on neighbors. ularization and mistletoe, and you have an unex- Imagine what would have happened if man had pected expected. God had promised His people that planned the first Christmas. We would have missed He would send a Savior into the world. He would be out on the glory of the unexpected.

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