Christmas Greetings
Times
Thursday, December 18, 2014 ▼ Volume 50 No. 51 ▼ www.clearwatertimes.com ▼ $1.35 Includes GST
THE
NORTH THOMPSON
TRUE GRIT:
2014
CCNA BLUE RIBBON
Graduating 18 years later. See page A2 inside.
First Place Best All Round Newspaper & Best Editorial Page Second Place Best Front Page All of Canada <1,250 circulation 2014 First Place General Excellence B.C. and Yukon <2,000 circulation 2014
Santa flies by Dutch Lake Rudolph shows off his flashing red nose as a team of reindeer pulls Santa and his sleigh in a display on top of the beachhouse at Dutch Lake Park. Photo by Keith McNeill
Winners announced for Times' Christmas story contest Keith McNeill Cassidy Tucker, a Grade 5 student at Raft River Elementary School, took first place in the Grades 4 – 7 division in the Times’ Christmas story contest this year. Her story, titled "The Best Christmas Dinner", tackles a tough situation – a child’s birth parents coming to visit at her foster
parents’ home. Second place in the Grades 4 – 7 division went to Sophia Braaten, a Grade 4 student. Her story, also titled "The Best Christmas Dinner", tells about a child’s disappointment when Santa can’t come to dinner – and then his joy when he does arrive. Eli Priede took third spot in the Grades 4 – 7
division with his story "The Magic Rocket." His tale tells how Santa uses a magic rocket to deliver presents after his sleigh breaks down. Other children told a similar story, but not quite so well as Eli. In the Kindergarten – Grade 3 division, first place went to Cera Van Engelen, age seven. She tells the story of how a girl discovers that her Dad is
really Santa and her Mom is Mrs. Claus. Second spot in the Kindergarten – Grade 3 division went to Jorja Bond. Her story, "The Baby Owls’ First Christmas," tells how Santa helps young owls keep warm and have enough to eat at Christmas. Amery Hokai, age eight, won third place in the Kindergarten – Grade
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3 division. His story tells about how a dog uses magic to bring a girl’s parents back to life, resulting in the best Christmas dinner ever. A total of 81 youngsters entered the Times’ Christmas story contest this year, up from 52 last year but down from the 119 who entered the year before. As in previous years, we
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will endeavour to print all of the stories in this and subsequent issues during the season. The first place winners in each division will receive $25 for their efforts. Second place is worth $15 while third place will bring in $10. To read the winning entries, turn to pages A14 and A15 inside. Other Christmas stories begin on page A18.