___ The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 19, 2001 - B9 Lo ste BABASBRAAEBEBEEEEE jsSeason Greetings’,| ¢ 4 DON DIEGO'S ae Celebrate a most wonderful season, a “Happ | Hohe Hous We want to wish everyone a “Joyous Christmas and A Happy New Year May your holay Anka’s Fresh Food season be sweet Her do-it-yourself gifts brought Christmas joy By ROBERTA TARON IN 1956 I was eight years Ay ESS f old, and IJ had read all the & Dessert Cafe oe Kalu, 8 et novels I could find that in- “Plawore of the Werle” Reservalions 250 aye terested me in the library, = A7L1E Keith St. e-mail ms 5 S87 Fence 2 I discovered craft = 635-1510 SASS td books, and began to take them home and pore over all the things I could make with just a few supplies. 1 decided that I wanted to make Christmas pre- sents. for everyone in my family. I selected crafts that appealed to me and that 1 thought I would be able to make, I decided on a tie rack for my dad, stationary for ‘mom, small things for my brothers and sisters. With pent up excitement, | asked dad if he would let me have enough money to make gifts, He smiled indulgently and argued with me, say- ing there was no need for me to give gifts: | was too young, I begged and pleaded, and he said, “Alright, fig- ure out how much you need and if it’s not too "much, we'll see.” I hated “we'll see”: it 50 offen meant “no”. The following Saturday I made my way to the Five to a Dollar store. I loved Toaming its aisles, picking up bits of costume jewell- ery, scarves, looking at me vera paper is. ground as I walked to town 1 hurried as I walked Wishing you stairs were the in the soft blue twilight to begin m joy an clothes, I especially liked morning. e meee © begin my happingss looking at the women’s this holiday clothing, complete with jewellery, scarves, purses and shoes. The dusty wood floors creaked under my feet as I ‘lost myself in visions of dressing for afternoon tea, candlelit dinners, and local dances. Downstairs again, my list of necessities clutched in my hand, 1 walked up and down. the familiar aisles and examined pro- ducts, discarding one be- . Gause , it was {oo expen- ‘sive, a eciding on alternate items, and carefully noting prices.- I had pared down as much as I possibly could, and returned home ready for my meeting with Dad. Together we went over the list; the cost totalled al- most $10, _. After much discussion, he said he would give me $5. I earnestly bargained with him, showing him I needed at least $6.50, and - he grudgingly agreed that he would give me my amount. -I sighed with a mixture of relief and anxiety at the thought of once again hav- ing to jugele what [ would be able to buy and still MADE IN secret in 1 her bedroom, Roberta Taron shares an early memory of handmade presents. That's Roberta on the right when she was aight. With her is ier younger sister, Theresa. make all the gifts I nee- ded. The next Saturday, the air was crisp and a light skiff of snow lay on the Passing by the Giggey’s house, I saw for the first time in my life a beautiful string of coloured lights decorating their house. The warm excitement of Christmas took a quan- tum leap. I crossed over the railway tracks, bravely walked by the infamous hotel on the right side of the street, and approached the magnificence of the Five to a Dollar store, This early in the morn- ing, Mr. Duffus greeted me personally, as he ‘readied his cash register for the day. I wasted no time and eagerly walked the aisles, finding the items that I had so painstakingly decided to purchase. I approached Mr. Duffus‘ with trepidation, worried that I would be over my amount. With the tax, the total came to $7.01. My face was always an ad for my feelings, so Mr. Duffus said, “Oh, wait a minute, I think 1 made a mistake.” He rang up everything again,and the total came to $6.49. The happiness I felt put a smile on his face as he carefully placed my purchases in the flat brown paper bag. May this Christmas season find you gathered in harmony with loved ones and friends, sharing fond memories and making new ones, Kitselas Band Council 4562 Queensway Dr. Terrace, B.C, 635-5084 As I left the store I en- joyed the red and green Christmas decorations, and the toys brought in speci- ally for Christmas. As soon as I got into my bedroom, I spread the sup- plies out on my narrow, ir- on-headed bed, deciding on which project to start. I had to do everything in the bedroom to keep my work a secret. The gifts were far more complex than I had anticipated, and I worked long hard frustra- ting hours. The tie rack was parti- cularly difficult, and was not that successful, Once I was done-I felt’ fulfilled and at‘peace, as‘I-lovingly wrapped each present with paper stolen from my mo- ther’s closet, Christmas morning as each present was opened, joy, pride and excitement were intermingled in me. My brothers and sisters were ruefully surprised, and their eyes shone with a new respect for me. My dad was tickled by the tie rack. He brushed away my apologies for the lack of expertise, and hung his ties on the rack for a long time afterward. Roberta Taron is a local writer. NORTHWEST CARTRIDGE 3 EXCHANGE 1D 4833 Lazelle Avenve, Terrace Ph, 635-2157 Fax: 635-2988 TOR FREE (677}-635-2157 444] Lakelse Ave. Terrace Warmest wishes to alt our clientele. “THRACE EQUIPMENT SALES LTD, Ph: 635-6384 We've decked all the halls, Polished up our good cheer So we're wishing you all Happy holidays this year. <=—7— CANADIAN FREIGHTWAYS 635-6114 LIMITED 2816S Kalum St., Terrace, B.C. VBG 2M6 LY. season. . in lire oe We never get “tired” of wishing our clients and frien avery Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. 464 keh he Terra ome 638 atl ze a Happy holidays. al ih rae : ‘i fi ay tly sending ou our warmest Wishes. Brian, Joanne, management and staff at your nelghbourhood Tim Hortons wants to thank you for coming sin time and time again, It's been our pleasure serving you our fresh coffee and baked goods all year. We look for- ward to seeing you again as we head into the New Year. Wishing you and your family health and happiness.