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Santa, I have been good all year. I
can not wait until Christmas. I will
leave you cookies, milk, and gum. I
will leave your reindeer some carrots.
P.S. I would als61ike a big screen TV,
but it has to be 12 foot. A new pencil
box, and a lot of animals. Don't forget
a Harry Potter Potion set, and a experi-
ment set. and bionicals, some roller
blades every single one! Also a big
stuffed bear bigger than my dad. I
would like a DVD player, and a VCR
player with a lot of movies.
Your friend,
Tyler Shadduck
helped by Breanna Webb
White Reek P.ehool
Students share
Christmas ideas
Fourth and fifth grade students at
White Rock Elementary School share
memories and thoughts about Christ-
mas
Travis Boyles
One year I got the wrong gift for
Christmas. The gift was wrapped in
pink paper with a big fluffy bow. I
wondered what was in a pink package.
Beneath the tissue paper was a doll!
When I picked up the doll it said
"mamma"! Then I looked at my sister
and she had a gameboy. My sister and
I decided to switch. We were both
happier with the gift we were supposed
to get. I will always remember that
Christmas, but I hope I never get a doll
again.
Jennifer Bryant
One upon a time there was a place
called Christmas Town. Christmas
Town had elves, reindeer, and Santa.
Elves worked really hard on the toys.
Elves were little people who made the
toys for Santa. Reindeer pulled Santa' s
sleigh on Christmas Eve. There were
light reindeer in light stalls at Christ-
mas Town. Santa ts a holly, jolly old
man. He lives with Mrs. Claus in their
gingerbread house. Elves, reindeer
and Santa live in Christmas Town. I
wish I could visit Christmas Town, but
I can't.
William Burgess
Christmas with my family is great.
Having everybody home is a joyous
time. These are three things that make
me happy about Christmas, our own
Christmas tree, family dinner, and
Christmas Mass. Our Christmas tree is
right in our window. Our tree has an
angel on the top. Every Christmas we
have a family dinner. The food is
delicious. When we go to Mass every-
thing is quiet, We get to hold candles.
I wish Christmas was every day so I
could get a Christmas tree. have a
family dinner, and go. to Mass. But
then!!! I'd get tired of it.
Kevin Garman
Clueless, is a way of life at Christ-
mas. I never know what is going on.
When I try to figure out what gifts 1 am
getting I shake presents, ask questions,
and secretly unwrap, gifts from under
the tree. No one is suspicious if you
shake a present. They only say 'put it
down' ! I pick up a box, I go to Erin and
ask "what is in this?" No one ever
gives me a clue. My family is clueless
at 3 a.m. when I am secretly unwrap-
ping presents. I tape them all back
together and they are still clueless.
Years have past, the presents look the
same and I am still clueless. I still
shake presents, and ask questions, but
I don't secretly unwrap because they
can tell somehow.
Jessica Hancock
The best part about wimer is snow,
Christmas and school. Winter is my
favorite time of the year. Snow makes
me very very cold and rosy. When it
snows a lot, you get out of school.
Christmas is very cool because every-
body is together with their family. You
get neat presents to share with your
family. School is fabulous because
you get to do awesome Christmas
projects in Dec. Winter is very awe-
some because of snow, Christmas, arid
school. This makes my life sweel!
Katie Hesting
Do you smile at Christmas? The
three things that make me smile at
Christmas are family, nativities and
lights. Family is my most taw)rite
smile at Christmas. Family just puts a
big smile on your face when the walk
in from the frosty snow and give you a
warm hug. At Christmas all the nativi-
ties tell us to smile. Nativi:ics always
remind me of Jesus. One of the best
smiles about Christmas is the lights on
peoples homes. These are my three
favorite smiles about Christmas.
Christmas--it's just too fun! So put a
smile on and enjoy.
Reran Jefl'ery
I love Christmas because of the
pretty decorations. Candy canes,
Christmas trees and Christmas lights
are my favorite Christmas decorations.
Candy canes are the thing I like most
on the tree. Candy canes look beauti-
ful on the tree. My Christmas tree is
the thing I like most at home. The
Christmas tree lights'up the whole
house. Christmas lights are wonderful
to see. Christmas lights are really
beautiful outside at night. I love Christ-
ma~ and I'm glad we do not celebrate
Christmas in the summer.
Cortney Kuhimann
SantaClaus isthe nicest guy. When
I'm asleep he brings presents to me and
puts them under the tree. I creep to the
living room and I open my presents
while my morn is just waking up. I like
to open presents with my morn. My
morn went to my stocking and gave it
to me. I looked in my stocking. I had
a bouncy ball, pony tails, clippies, and
a lot of candy. Singing carols with my
family is fun. Singing carols is my
favorite thing I like to do at Christmas•
Sean Mohlman
This is the story of the [~arm Animal
Christmas. The characters are Padre,
Blaze, and Welter. Blaze and Padre
are horses, while Welter is a dog. Blaze
and Welter were singing Jingle Bells.
Padre was eating hay in the comer of
the barn. Padre hated Christmas. Ev-
ery year Blaze and Welter tried to
convince him Christmas is great. It
never worked! This time it had to
work. Welter said "I guess you' 11 miss
a game of snowball war". "No I
wen't!", said Padre. Blaze said "you
have to to have the Christmas spirit".
"iff 11 try" said Padre. That is how Padre
got the Christmas spirit.
Allison Thompson
Do you ever wonder what you re-
ally want fl)r Christmas? A tree, some
snow, and everybody home are what I
want for Christmas. Something that I
love to have every Christmas is a tree.
The reason I want a tree is because it is
where people gather. For Christmas I
want it to snow. Snow is like the icing
on the cake and it is so rich with fun.
The thing 1 want most for Christmas is
everybody home. When everybody is
home you forget about toys because
the best gift of all is your family. I'll
wonder what you'll want for Christ-
mas? With all my might I wish a Merry
Christmas to all and to all a good night.
l,indy Broeckelman
Would you like to give the world
three Christmas Wishes? If I could
give the world three wishes they would
be for everyone to have a Christmas
with their family, to have a warm house,
and to have one thing they want. The
first thing I want everyone to have is a
Christmas with their thmily. I think
everyone should have a Christmas with
their family. The second thing I want
everyone to have is a warm house.
Some kids don't have a warm house to
have Christmas in. The third thing is to
Imve one thing they want. Everybody
wants one thing. These are my three
Christmas wishes. I am lucky my three
wishes just nfight come true.
'Eden J. Diehl
What would yofl'~iVe the world if
you could? I know what I would give
shelter, a smile, and food. One thing I
would give the world is shelter. I
would give the world shelter because
not everyone in the world has a home.
I would also like to give the world a
smile. Everyone needs a smile to cheer
them up! One more thing the world
really needs is food. Some people
starve because they don't have enough
food. Do you know what you would
give the world? If all of the world had
shelter, a smile, food and just a dash of
love, we would be perfect.
Ivy Diehl
Have you ever had a Squirre/y
Christmas? You have to have sqmr-
rels, chipmunks, and acorns. The squir-
rels chatter about Christmas all year.
You should just hear them "eeek, I
really .can't believe it's 364 days till
Christmas! eek!" Acorns are the best
part. They have squirrel crackers, they
can't live without them! Now you can
have a Squirrely Christmas all by your-
self! Just remember, don't let chip-
munks, "364 days, eek! 364 days,
eeck!"
Megan Frost
My parents think I am an angel. My
present to them will be my trying to
earn my halo. Setting the table isn't
my favorite but I want my halo. Clean-
ing my room is not fun. Cleaning my
room could take four hours, but I want
my halo. Not to fight with my brother
is impossible. A magic genie would
have to grant this wish. If that will get
me my halo faster I'll try. I'll have to
be the magic genie. My parents think
I am an angel so please don't tell them
differently.
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Trevor Marihugh
For Christmas I would like to give
the world some wishes. IfI could give
the world three Christmas wishes, I
would give it peace, life, and no woes.
First I would give the world peace.
Peace would keep our country free and
stop people from worrying about our
country. I would give the world life
without all of the killing~ I would give
the world no more wars. T~.stop all of
the people from dieing I th]'nk peace,
life, and no wars would make a good
Christmas all over the world.
Landon Reed
These are the customs that we have
at,0~ou~ Three things we do at my
home ~e"~u~ up a Cliristmas tree, make
Christmas bread, and give presents.
We put up a Christmas tree right after
ring presents. I open some on Christ-
mas Eve and Christmas day. We have
fun on Christmas day seeing family.
Lindsey Underwood
My grandma is an elderly lady.
Some of the th~ngs I like to do for my
grandma are give her goodies, run er-
rands, and help her get around. My
grandma's favorite goodie is funnel
cake. She thinks the State Fair ones are
good. Running errands for my grandma
is fun. I can run errands like getting her
mall. I can help my grandma get around.
I can help her get around by shoveling
the snow. These are errands I like to do
for my grandma.
Ionia
(Items from Last Week)
The Jewell Junior-Senior. High
School Christmas musical program was
Monday night. Vocal and instrumental
music students participated. Mr. and
Mrs. Daryl Cockroft, Ann Colson, Mr.
and Mrs. Wendell Meyer, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Gronewoller and family,
and Mr. and Mrs. Ed Duskies and
family all attended the program. .
The Kids for Christ group presented
their Christmas plays Sunday night at
the Jewell Trinity Church. Dale
Simmelink and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Wendell Meyer, Mr. and Mrs Daryl
Cockroft and Bret Simmelink attended
the program.
Dale Simmelink and family and
Bret Simmelink went to Salina Satur-
day for the Simmelink Family Christ-
mas season gathering.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Fedde went to
Rodges, Ark., Tuesday to visit with
Roger's brother, Ernest, and his sister,
Lois. Ernest and Vera Fedde joined
them in Branson, Me., and attended
some shows.
Laura Fricker gave the message and
served communion at church Sunday.
Marci Simmelink lit the Advent
candles. It was decided to hold a Christ-
mas Eve service at 5 p.m. Marci
Simmelink will be in charge of the
service.
The church held a soup supper Dec.
20. The Christmas program followed
with treats.
Curt Shoemaker returned after a
week in Florida and Georgia doing
business for the sales department of
Icon Industries, Beloit. His flight ended
in Wichita on Saturday morning so he
had lunch and visited with his daugh-
ter, Danelle, before dri ,'ing home.
The Limestone Valley Women's
Club Christmas potluck supper was
well attended. Karen Boden coordi-
nated a funtime in the exchange of grab
bag gifts.
On Saturday Chase and Gerit
Wagner were circling the neighbor-
hood on a sled, pulled by a four-wheeler
with their parents, Leon and Karla do-
ing the piloting. The older adults en-
l.'oyed watching the young people en-
joy the snow.
Thursday, December 25, 2003 JEWELL COUNTY
Republic
By Mrs. Alvin Petersen
New books at the Rae Hobson Me-
morial Library are "Safe Harbors"
Danielle Steele and Irish Born by Norah
Roberts. The new movies are "The
Lizzie McGuire Movie; Bruce Al-
mighty; Spy Kids 2: Santa Clause 2:
George of the Jungle 2; Meet the par-
ents; Maid in Manhattan; Cowboy Up;
Air Band Seventh Inning Fetch and
Anne of Green Gables.
Betty Bouray, Florence Elliott,
Nadine Adams and Pat Dinning met at
the home of Shirley Johnson for their
Depot Market Christmas Party with a
brunch and gift exchange and a special
gift of poinsettias from Dan Kuhn.
Calvin and Oleta Hobson visited
Harold and Anita Wagner, Auburn,
Neb. for an early Christmas with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Dana Johnson stayed
several days in Wichita with the Wayne
Johnsons.
Marge Baxa entertained MNO
Bridge Club.
Jessica Kirkland was a Saturday
overnight,guest of Bob and Shirley
Gunn. Belinda Myers was a Sunday
dinner guest.
Carol Levendofsky visited Virginia
Petersen.
Marlin and Judy Smith
da3
Smith.
Ward and Ilene
evening guests of Sonny
Payne, Aurora, Neb.
Glenn and
Aurand attended the funeral f
Lee Perry at
Glenna Brown was
attending the birthday party
Iona Tuley. It was hosted b,
ters.
Meeting in Manhattan to
received a degree in science
ing were Kent and Ila Swartz
Susan Kueker, Concordia
Judith Keuker, Belleville,
Amy Swartz, Olathe,
Coeley, Oklahoma Cit,
reception afterwards.
Glennat
Jana Chase and Vera
with the Justin Emmet
loit.
Visitors of the
Rodie and Mariah Sjolander
dren.
James and Carol
Virgi
From Deanna's Desk
By Deanna Sw.eat, Jewell County Extension Agent
Ah; the holidays, complete with the
aroma of turkey, stuffing, gravy, rolls
and pies, it's enough LQ make one throw
caution to the wind and overindulge•
But for people with diabetes, particu-
larly, that' s a risky proposition. A com-
mon and serious health condition, dia-
betes must be watched each day of the
year, including during the holidays.
Mary Meek Higgins, a human nu-
trition specialist with Kansas State
University Research and Extension, is
also a certified diabetes educator. She
said diabetes is characterized by high
blood sugar levels if uncontrolled. The
disease results from a defect in the
body's ability to produce or use insu-
lin.
Insulin, which is produced by the
pancreas, helps convert food into en-
ergy. Two out of 25 adults age 20 and
older have diabetes. As estimated 17
million Americans have diabetes, but
as many as one third of those who do,
nearly six million, do not know it.
A simple inexpensive blood test
can confirm the diagnosis or rule it out.
Early warning signs include the need
to urinate often, blurred vision, exces-
sive thirst, itching, a slow healing
wound or nausea. These symptoms
often go unnoticed or are ignored. Over
times high blood sugar levels can dam-
age blood vessels, which can lead to
heart disease, stroke, kidney failure or
blindness.
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