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With the weather, we never know what to expect. All the fall decorations blew down and it was tempting to hang up the Christmas ones. Just something about chasing around baskets with fall leaves, flying chairs and rolling pumpkins at 2 in the morning in the pjs just isn't what anyone would imagine they'd be doing. Made me wish I had less 'stuff' to blow around. Every day brings a new surprise. (And I used to like surprises, too.) Janet Lesschorn and family will be adopting a new member into their family. They pick up their little Shih Tsu puppy the day before Thanksgiving. She sent me pictures he is adorable. Jacob Spencer has advanced from a Sea Bee to Builder First Class (e-6). He said the weather where he is stationed has been great - a low in the eighties at night. He is excited about being able to come home for Christmas this year. It has been three years since he's been home for the holidays. I think we could have a dusting of white for him, but it takes way too long for 3-plus inches to disappear. Congrats Jake on all of your good news. Join the holiday fun at Monroe County's Seneca Park Zoo for the annual Breakfast with Santa event on December 6, 7, 13, and 14. It will be in the Rocky Coasts Gallery. Member adults are $10, member children under 12 are $6; non-member adults are $12, and non-member children are $8. Children under 2 are FREE. Please call 585.336.7200 to make reservations. Two seatings will be available at 8:30 and 9:45 a.m. each day. All proceeds benefit the Seneca Park Zoo Society. Reservations are required and this event fills up fast, so call and reserve your space today. Kraft Shack News: SNOWMAN FRIENDS ARE FLAKES Mon., Nov. 24th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This cuddly snowman sits on an oval wreath with a bucket of snow, a shovel, birdhouse, snowflakes and a sign that says Most of my friends are Flakes. $22.00 includes all. OLDE SAINT NICK Mon., Dec. 1st 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Beautiful is what this Santa is. This Santa is made on a cone that we cover with several types of fabric (burlap, velvet, and fur), his face is porcelain with a wool beard, he has a toy bag and a Christmas tree. $39.00 includes all. KIDS CHRISTMAS CLASS Wed., Dec. 10th or Sat., Dec. 13th 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. This trio of snowman will make everybody's winter a little more cheery. $12.00 includes all. Please remember to pre-register for all classes. Tonight, there is a Turkey Raffle at Wallington Fire Department, 7683 Ridge Rd; raffling off turkeys, pork loins, and hams until they are all gone. Next Saturday (November 29), Santa comes to Town on Main St., Williamson. The parade is at 11 a.m. From 10 to 2, there is the United Methodist Church Bazaar and the Best Apple Pie Wayne County Bake Off. To find out more information or for an entry form for the pie contest call 315.589.9945 or 589.9788. Tomorrow (Nov. 22), there is a Craft & Bake Sale at Newark First Baptist Church, 9 - 3 p.m. Ralph and Betty Everdyke celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary Sunday, Nov. l6. Congratulations to them. Ralph and Betty went to a nice restaurant called Catches that overlooks the Gulf. He said there were dozens of pelicans hovering around. There was a place that has fishing trips next to the restaurant and a boat came in and they were cleaning the catch. The pelicans were hoping they would get some of the scraps thrown away. When we are having gloomy days here it's so nice to hear about the sunshine and view of the beautiful Gulf that Ralph and Betty are enjoying. He said they go to Tarpon Springs sometimes and down there are a lot of fishing boats coming in. The pelicans are down there in big groups. Funny to watch them. Pretty soon, the Christmas decorations will start showing up in Florida.. Maybe now that Ralph has his digital camera, he can send us some pics of the Florida lights.
Did you ever wonder where Heluva Good got its name? In 1925, Perry Messinger, the founder, began selling homemade washed curd cheese out of his store in Sodus, NY. Legend has it that a salesman traveling through Sodus stopped by the store, he sampled a wedge of Messinger's washed curd cheese and declared, 'That's a hell of a good cheese!' Messinger thought the name was a perfect fit and Heluva Good Cheese was born. The Humane Society's Tree of Lights for the Animals extends from Thanksgiving through the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays. You are invited to help decorate the shelter's holiday tree with lights and ornaments by making donations in honor or memory of a pet. You can call the Humane Society for more information at 946.3389. If you are looking for a cute Christmas movie, Elf was cute and funny. Good Christmas reads: John Grisham's Skipping Christmas; A Cup Of Christmas Tea by Tom Hegg and, for the teens, Chicken Soup for the Soul (Christmas Treasury) by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, as well as many authors. Did you remember to let Amy Toye know if you are going on the next trip? November 26 - 29. Thanksgiving in NYC - The Thanksgiving Day Parade, Christmas shopping, the Rockettes and free time. If anyone is interested, you can call her at her office, 315.483.8747. How was the Deck the Halls Wine trip? (Sounds like a lot of fun one of these days, I'll give Amy a call myself. We'll look for you when we watch the parade. Have a sign that tells where you're from so we don't miss you.) If you went on any of the fun trips with Global or have anything you'd like to have added to the weekly column, please send it along to me. Pictures are always welcome - just send them to me as an attachment I look forward to hearing from you. Have a great week. Thanksgiving is next week already wow, where does the time go? It'll be time to put up the tree before we know it. Copyright
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