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DECEMBER 21, 2010 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6

Watching those mind-numbing holiday commercialsand hearing children’s de-mands for more, newer, bet-ter, is enough to make thosewho don’t know better believethat American Christmas wasauthored by Macy’s, Wal-Mart, and the myriad other re-tailers who want our cash,especially at this time of year.

American Christmas ac-tually derives from ancientlegends and those wonderfulimmigrants, who, looking fora better life for themselvesand their families, brought ustheir sacred, honored tradi-tions. Our area has been es-pecially fortunate andblessed by such people.Here are a few familiar tradi-tions and legends.

POPULAR TRADITIONSAND LEGENDS

Clement Clarke Moore’sA Visit from St. Nicholas, bet-ter known as The Night Be-fore Christmas, was inspiredby the English tradition ofhanging stockings over thefire. Legend tells us that St.Nick accidentally droppedgold coins into drying stock-ings as he slid down eachchimney.

Do you place a holidaywreath on your door? ThankPolish immigrants who madestraw wreaths to rememberthe manger, and the Italianswho decorated theirs withfruit signifying abundance inthe New Year.

Our Christmas Carolingtradition comes from PuertoRico, where three “wise men”visited homes on ChristmasEve playing carols on theirguitars in remembrance ofthe original three wise men’sjourney to Bethlehem.

Dutch children celebrateSt. Nicholas Day on Dec.5,by setting their shoes besidethe hearth for “Sinterclass” tofill, and leaving a carrot forhis steed. One or more“Black Peters” accompaniesSt. Nick s they toss presentsdown chimneys.

People in Mexican vil-lages customarily placed agift on the altar for babyJesus. Legend says an angelinstructed one child to bringdried roadside weeds to thealtar. The child obeyed andthe weeds miraculouslyturned into the first poinsettiaor Holy Night Flower.

Another legend with rootsin Russia and Italy tells of a grandmother who refusedto accompany shepherds tothe manger because of thecold. The next morning whenshe arrived at the mangerwith a gift basket for thebabe, she found it empty! It issaid this grandmother travelsthe earth looking into chil-dren’s eyes to see if she canspot the Christ child, andleaves a gift for each, hopingone of them is He.

Burning a Yule log mightseem a charming tradition,however early Americansfeared that not following spe-cific instructions in burningthis log, that incidentally hadto come from their own or aneighbor’s woods, wouldportent a disastrous year.They used a saved piecefrom the old log that theykept under the bed to guardthe house from fire and light-

ning, and used it to light thenew log. If this new log didn’tcatch fire the first time, mis-fortune would befall the fam-ily. The log had to be keptburning for twelve hours andcould not be tended whilethere was any Christmasdinner left on the table. Theytold ghost stories and a“headless” shadow appear-ing on the wall meant deathin the coming year.

HOLIDAY FOODWhat would Christmas

be without all that food! Giftsof food, loving prepared,have always been the mosttreasured of all. Thank ourimmigrant ancestors whobrought an incredible varietyof food to America.

Bread, the staple ofmany traditions, ultimatelyfound its way to American ta-bles. Ukrainians used theirKolach for a centerpiece ontheir holiday tables. Greeksplaced a coin in the center oftheir bread, believing thatwhoever finds it will be luckyin the New Year, while theItalians gave us their richPandoro whose preparationtakes a week.

A Christmas would neverbe the same without all those

cookies. The Scandinaviansbrought us a cookie fried in arosette iron, and sprinkled withpowdered sugar, while the Ital-ians gave us biscotti to accom-pany our favorite beverage.

Holiday meals are as di-verse as the people whobrought them here. The Irishre-set their tables after a mealwith traditional soda bread, apitcher of cold milk, and alarge lighted candle. Theyleave their doors unlocked onChristmas Eve to welcomeJoseph, Mary and anyoneelse travelling that night.

Those of Scandinavianancestry might enjoy pork,herring and brown beans onChristmas Eve, while our Eng-

lish cousins prefer roast beefand Yorkshire pudding, andthose of French ancestryserved the best varieties ofmeat and wine they could find.

Americans enjoy “turkeywith all the trimmings,” anEastern European tradition,while other cultures mightenjoy more or less hearty fare.

This year as we gather atChristmas, let’s take a mo-ment to celebrate the diver-sity and origins of our holidaytraditions, and silently thankthose who gave them to us.

Nollaigh Shona Dhuit(Irish), Feliz Navidad (Span-ish), Buon Natale (Italian),Joueux Noel (French) MerryChristmas!

American Christmas

Comes From Many Cultures

By Marianne L. Kelly

The recent Open House at Cottage Hospital had many

parents lining up with children in hand. Not only were

pictures with Santa being taken, but Santa (as he is prone

to do) had a gift for every one who came to sit on his lap.

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The year was 1942 and Iwas five years old. Our na-tion was at war with Ger-many and Japan and ourarmy was woefully short ofqualified officers to lead it.The government decided toenlist some of the morepromising sergeants in OCS(officers candidate school)and try to turn out in threemonths what West Point didin four years. The candidateswere know as "ninety daywonders" and my father wassuch a wonder.

However there was adrawback to this plan. Thecandidates had to sign awaiver that they would not re-ceive any pay until they grad-uated as newly mintedSecond lieutenants. With nomoney coming in Christmaslooked pretty bleak for mybrother and I.

Christmas morningdawned as gray and taste-less as our breakfast oat-meal. At nine o'clock therewas a knock at the door.There on the doorstep was a

mother and her four littledaughters. They were mem-bers of our church but I didnot really know them. Themother had heard of ourplight and told the girls therewas a family who would nothave a Christmas becausetheir father was away trainingto defend our country. Of theirown accord the girls selectedtwo of their gifts to bring tous. The oldest girl, the onewho was my age was namedAngela. Angela and her sis-ters truly looked like angels tome. She handed me a beau-tiful doll. I cherished that dollfor many years because it al-ways reminded me of theirunselfish kindness whichsaved my brother and I froma sad Christmas.

Fast forward 11 years. Iwas attending a Catholicgirls school and Angela wasin my class. I recognize heras the girl with the doll butshe did not remember me.We became good friendsand had many happy timestogether but I never told herthe story of the Christmasdoll. I was much tooashamed of needing charityat Christmas and thoughtshe would think less of me ifshe knew this. So I kept thesecret for another fifty years.

We went our separateways and did not meet againuntil our class’s fiftieth re-union. I finally revealed mysecret to Angela. Far frombelittling me she could hardlywait to tell her sisters. As

soon as the reunion was overshe flew to Florida where hersister, Janet, was terminally illwith breast cancer. She wasable to share the story withher and they both agreed thisis exactly the sort of kindnesstheir mother would do. I like tothink Janet's last days weregladdened a little by thisstory.

As we go through lifemany people show us kind-ness that we feel we cannever repay. The only thingwe can do is pass it on. Wenever know how wide and farreaching an act of kindnessis. One small doll touched somany people and it all beganwith a loving gift some 68years ago. Merry Christmas.Be kind to one another.

A doll to shAre: A true Christmas storyBy Sheila Asselin

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (De-cember 17, 2010) – FairPointCommunications is holdingan informational meeting onDecember 21 in NorthHaverhill to announce broad-band expansion plans in thetowns of Haverhill, Lisbon,Woodsville and surroundingcommunities. The event isbeing held at the JRM Mu-nicipal Building, 2975 Dart-mouth College Highway inNorth Haverhill and begins at6 p.m. Light refreshments willbe served.

Residents will have theopportunity to hear fromTeresa Rosenberger, Fair-Point’s New Hampshire state

president and learn aboutthe expansion of FairPoint’sVantagePoint network, afiber core, IP-based network,which provides speed op-tions as fast as 15Mbps.

Broadband service on theVantagePoint network meanscustomers can smoothlystream live video, play onlinegames and upload photosand large files with ease. Al-ways-on broadband accessprovides almost instant con-nections to information, newsand entertainment.

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HAVERHILL RECREATIONAL SURVEY Have you participated in any Haverhill recreational programs before?____Yes ____No

If you answered “No” to question #1, what are your reasons?(check appropriate responses or use the comment lines)

! Does not offer activities in which I am interested. ! Need child care.! Activities offered at inconvenient times. ! Need transportation.! Poor equipment or facilities. ! I have a handicap.! Don’t know what programs are offered. ! Programs are too expensive.! Desired activity is not offered for my age group. (example: over-the-hill basketball.Comment: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Are you a Haverhill resident? ____Yes ____No If no, what town? __________________________________________How did you find out about the program(s)?! Newspaper ! Flyers ! Contacted Recreation Office at Municipal Building! Word of Mouth ! Haverhill Town Website ! Other: ___________________

Please indicate your level of interest in the following RECREATIONAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

with 1 being least interested and 5 being most interested.____ Youth basketball ____ Father/Daughter Mother/Son Valentine Day Dance____ Co-Host Mt. Lakes Winterfest ____ Snowshoe/X-country Ski Full Moon Fiesta Event____ Co-Host Family Movie night ____ Let’s go Ice Fishing ____ Teen Dances____ Little League T-ball ____ Paddle the Border ____ Easter Egg Hunt____ Railroad Park clean-up ____ HARP ____ Railroad Park Concerts____ Kayak group ____ Hiking group ____ Haunted Happenings____ Community Pool ____ Youth Soccer____ Senior Stretching & Preschool Playgroup ____ Community Carnival Event

Which categories most influenced your decision to participate in the program(s)?(May select more than one.)

____ Convenient time ____ Instructor____ Reputation of activity or event ____ Quality of facility____ Good value for the money ____ Not offered elsewhereOther: _______________________________________What types of recreational programs would you and members of your household bemost interested to participate?! Youth intramurals (K-Grade 3) ! Adult league sports! Educational classes to include computer ! Arts and Crafts! Social Activities (dances, theater, music, etc.) ! Family Activities! Lifetime Sports (golf, tennis, skiing, kayaking/ canoeing, biking, snow machine etc.)! Senior Activities (stretching, walking, games, etc.)What other program(s) would you like to see offered?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What changes would you like to see made to the recreation program? Please specifyprogram(s)._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Should the Woodsville Armory or a part of that facility be used by the Haverhill Recre-ation Program for a combination Recreational and Teen Center? ____Yes _____NoComment: __________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________Would you be willing to pay more for recreational programs if price hikes were neces-sary due to increased costs? _____Yes _____No

Comment: __________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________The Town of Haverhill is one of the few remaining New Hampshire municipalities that hasa resident tax of $10 per resident. This tax generates approximately $28,000. Shouldthis tax revenue be dedicated to the Haverhill Recreational Program? ____Yes ____NoHow many people live in your household? _________How many children (17 and under) live in your household? _________Please provide us with any comments you would like to add to help us improve theHaverhill Recreation Program. (Use a separate sheet if necessary.)____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

THANK YOU and Please return or mail to:

Town of Haverhill, James R. Morrill Bldg, 2975 DCH, N. Haverhill, NH 03774

haverhill recreation surveydo your Part And Fill It out

There are many peoplewho are putting in a lot of timeto make recreational opportu-nities available for the resi-dents of Haverhill and thesurrounding area.

The Haverhill RecreationCommission is a group of vol-

unteers who meet once amonth to put their heads to-gether in an effort to createrecreational opportunities forthe entire population. Over thedozen or so years of existencethis group has seen manychanges in the programs of-

fered and the number of peoplewho are served. The survey onthis page is another step in theprocess of making sure the pro-grams offered are the programsthe residents of the area want.

The survey itself comesfrom the Haverhill Select

Board with the intent to besure all is on course. The morepeople that answer this survey,the better the results will be. Itdoes not matter if you haveparticipated in events in thepast, or not. Your input will helpform the direction of the

Recreation Program. It is yourchance to speak out.

So please take the time toread the survey. Answer thequestions truthfully, and returnto the Haverhill Town Officesat the address listed. Yourinput is greatly appreciated.

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WELLS RIVER, VT—“Themost important thing for peo-ple to know is when they comehere, they can expect excel-lent, personal customer serv-ice,” said Glenda Hofmann,new owner of Ross BusinessCenter, now Copies and More.

Ross Business Centerhas been in Wells River for thepast sixteen years with SteveRoss at the helm. Steve andthen partner Ted Clark startedthe business in Woodsvillesome 35 years ago in what isnow Everything But The Cook.Clark retired due to illnessleaving Steve the sole propri-etor, with Glenda keeping thebooks “for a couple of years.”“The business was Ted’sdream and he started verysmall,” said Glenda, a lifelongarea resident. “Now it’s Steve’sturn to retire and decidewhat’s next for him.”

JIFFY MART TO HER OWN BUSINESSBefore becoming involved

with Ross, Glenda was thestore manager for Jiffy Mart inWells River, and later becamea supervisor. “There was toomuch stress, so I decided towait for another managementtype position to become avail-able in Wells River.”

Glenda took the initiativeby walking into Ross BusinessCenter, and asked Steve if he“was looking for help,” explain-ing that she wanted a localjob. She was traveling at thetime, taking inventories forvarious businesses, and didn’tlike being on the road andaway from her family.

Steve told her he mighthave 20 hours available for

her. “I don’t think I’ve workedjust 20 hours since he hiredme thirteen years ago,”laughed Glenda.

Steve meanwhile wantedto make a change in his ownlife and one morning ap-proached Glenda about takingover the business. “I quit,”laughed Steve. After “a fewtears,” and much negotiation,they came up with a plan thatbenefited both, and on Decem-ber 6, Ross Business Centerbecame Copies and More. “Idon’t have a sign yet,” saidGlenda, “but I’m working on it”.

GLENDA’S IMMEDIATE VISIONGlenda plans to keep the

business just as it is with morefocus on copying and printingservices. “Many people arenot aware that we have are acopy center as well as sell of-fice supplies,” said Glenda,“but they can get their busi-ness cards, invoices and mostany other printing and copyingright here,” she added.

In addition to serving thegeneral public, Copies andMore also does printing andcopying for local churchesand non-profit organizations.“We try to give them a goodprice so they will keep theirbusiness local,” she explained,emphasizing the personalservice customers receive atCopies and More. “We workwith our customers one onone until they are satisfied,and let them see and approvetheir project before we go toprint. We can do projects thatrequire special folding as wellas booklets where more infor-mation is needed.”

Copies and More providescustom printed calendars, invi-tations, greeting cards, andmore. “Right now people wantcalendars and Christmascards” noted Glenda. “They canuse their pictures, and we cre-ate a personalized calendar.”Glenda doesn’t see herself asa graphic artist, “but I can doenough to make customershappy.” Copies and More alsooffers UPS shipping and faxservices, and Glenda hopes topurchase a self-service photomachine in the future.”

Steve will continue for a short time to service machines that he sold, butwhen he leaves that servicewill no longer be available, as there is no one currentlyavailable with the skills toservice them. Customers canstill purchase ink and toner fortheir machines.

WHAT’S NEXT?Glenda is toying with sev-

eral ideas “down the road,” toadd to the store’s offerings.She’s thinking about placinglocally produced products be-hind the office supplies area,and possibly a gift basketservice.

For coffee lovers, Glendaoffers K-cups along with theircoffee makers and carousels.“We have something here thatno one in the area has,” saidGlenda pointing to an entirewall with a large variety of cof-fee from several manufactur-ers. “The coffee cases are openand people can take a bag andmix and match the 24 flavorsthey like best for the same priceas a box of one flavor.”

Chocoholics can indulgein Bread and Chocolate’s flavored hot cocoa mixes,bread, pancake, cookie mixes

and more.Glenda will special order

items not in the store such asoffice lamps and other acces-sories, and again emphasizesthe personal service that any-one coming to Copies andMore can expect.

The store is open Mon.-Fri.9am-5pm and Sat. 9am-1pm.

You can contact Glendaduring business hours at 802-757-8105 Fax 802-757-8107ghoffman59@yahoo.com.

Passing the torch…

ross business Center becomes Copies And MoreBy Marianne L. Kelly

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"Don't tell anyone you arepaying $45 a month for thisplace--everyone will want torent it, "announced our land-lord. It was a 2-story house onCanobie Lake and it lookedOK from the street. We wererenting it sight unseen frommy husband's former footballcoach, so we figured if it wasgood enough for him, it wasgood enough for us.

We weren't too surprisedwhen we saw the eat-in

kitchen and spacious bath. Itlooked a little bedraggled,but after all, a family of 7 hadlived there prior to our mov-ing in. It was in the living-anddining rooms that we were alittle mollified--someonesomewhere had found a fewgallons of pink paint and hadreally gone to town. Walls,window frames (even thesash), book shelves, thestairs--all pink. And to makematters worse, there was a

pink dining table and chairs,pink end tables, and even(would you believe?) anenormous pink piano! And totop it off, there was a pinkcorner cupboard in the din-ing room.

Fortunately the painterhad stopped at the upperlevel, and most of the roomswere painted yellow. Nobodyhad bothered to paint thebedsteads or the bureaus--but they all looked the worse

for wear.Since we weren't plan-

ning to live there past theend of the school year, wedecided we could stand ourcolorful place. What we didn'tknow at the time, there wasa huge oil barrel waiting to befilled, and in the cellar, therewas a water pump inside arefrigerator box, underneatha 60 watt bulb which was onall the time.

We loved the place in theearly fall. Living on a lake isalways fun; my husbandwent fishing every night aftersupper. We enjoyed eatingon the porch with our babyson in his high chair.

But when the weatherturned cold it was a differentstory. The house was heatedby a floor furnace which wasquite dangerous for a littlechild just learning to walk.And of course the floor fur-nace was connected to theoil barrel which was halfempty most of the time.

When winter came, wekept the kitchen faucet drip-ping; when we didn't hear thewater pump on a regularbasis, my husband would boltfrom wherever he was andhead for the cellar. He re-placed the light bulb, tuckedthe refrigerator box moreclosely around the pump, anddid a lot of praying.

It was one of the coldestwinters in recent memory. Wedismantled the pink diningroom set and replaced it witha bed from upstairs. Weclosed off the stairs with blan-kets, turned up the floor fur-nace. In the event that thepump became inoperable,we would fill the bathtub withwater so we could flush thetoilet or heat water for dishes.And we were always cold.

One morning we awoketo a strange quiet. We didn'thear the pump. The water in

the tub was frozen. And weknew we were in trouble.

The pump was broken.Pipes were broken. Puddleswere everywhere. My hus-band, who had no plumbingskills, learned them very fast.We took the pump to thepump doctor who braized itfor $4.00. We took it homeand hitched it up underneatha 100 watt bulb and prayedsome more.

We lived the winter justlike that. Whenever he didn'thear the pump turn over--even in a deep sleep, myhusband would leap up say-ing "What was that?" andhead for the cellar. Therewere no more trips to thepump doctor, but there werealways frozen and brokenpipes. By Spring, I don't thinkthere was 4 inches of pipethat hadn't been dealt with.We were nervous wrecks.

Sometime in the earlyspring, we made arrange-ments to buy a house in an-other town. Our weekendswere spent going back andforth and exclaiming happilyabout the oil burner and townwater in the new house. Al-though we would have to paytaxes we were thankful thatour days worrying aboutwater pumps and floor fur-naces were over.

There have been manyyears since we lived onCanobie Lake. Awhile ago,we went to see if the housewas still there, and eventhough we thought we knewwhere it was, the neighbor-hood was unrecognizable.Occasionally even now, wethink about that winter andare happy to face coldweather in our house here onthe river.

And we try to forget theplace where it was flamingopink as far as the eye couldsee.

the Pink houseBy Elinor P. Mawson

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Were you a Black Fridayor a Cyber Monday shopper?Jeff Yeager, writing for AARP,says that the holiday seasonhas ballooned into nearly a$400,000,000,000 shoppingspree. That averages out toabout $740 per adult on giftsalone.

Finances are still tight formany families across thecountry. I held a recent work-shop, “Celebrate the Holidayswithout Going Broke”, andwas amazed at the manyways that families have man-aged to reduce their ex-penses and still celebrate theholidays with family andfriends. Here are some of thecreative ideas that wereshared that evening on howto spend less but still createspecial memories. One momsaid she and her children cre-ate and decorate the wrap-ping paper that they use fortheir gifts. Another familyuses pictures taken by theirin-home photographer,frames them, and sharesthem with family members.

One mother talked abouther tradition of buying sea-sonal t-shirts for $2 each afterthe holidays and saving themto be put on first thing in themorning. The family drankcocoa, opened presents andlaughed about this years’crop of shirts. With a thirdchild on the way, one couplejoined in the family’s traditionof swapping names for giftgiving. One of my favoriteideas came from a family thatstopped at a local conven-ience store, ordered hotdogsfor a late breakfast and atethem on their way to sharethe day with relatives. Eachidea has created a special

tradition for their families,doesn’t involve spending agreat deal of money, andeveryone has fun.

If you are struggling tocome up with the “perfectpresent” here are some otherideas that Yeager offers to letyou stretch the fun as well asthe dollars.

Everyone gets a dollar togo to the nearest dollar storeand see how creative theycan be.

Or how about only ex-changing gifts that weremade by the giver?

Search your pile of oldphotos and make copies offamily heirloom pictures. Addwhatever information youhave: people in the picture,dates, location, etc. It’s agood way to share and pre-serve your family history.

Is your house alreadyoverflowing with gifts? Letpeople know what your fa-vorite charity is and havethem make a contribution inyour name.

Set a limit of $5 and seewho can purchase the tacki-est gift.

Exchange the gift of time.Who wouldn’t appreciate theircar being washed and vacu-umed, especially after a win-ter’s worth of salty roads?What young couple wouldn’tlove an evening out withoutworrying about who is takingcare of their child(ren)? Maybeyour neighbor needs help withpainting a room or gettingsome spring cleaning done.

Have you ever tried a re-gifting exchange? Agree towrap something you won’t everuse and share it with someonewho might like it. Think of it asrecycling, celebrating a

greener holiday, or reducingyour carbon footprint.

Between gifts, cards, dec-orations and travel, the holi-day season can be expensivefor families. If you are tryingto cut expenses think aboutthe family traditions that youcurrently share. Ask yourchildren what traditions meanthe most to them. This wayyou can make decisionsabout what traditions to keepbased on what is important toyour family.

Think of what you re-member about the holidayseason when you wereyounger. Did you head outinto the woods to chop downyour own tree complete witha cookout? Was there an official “baking day” where

family members madedozens of cakes, cookies andpies? Did you live in a neigh-borhood where you walkedaround singing carols? I re-member riding around townto check out the lights thatdecorated homes. Createyour own contest rules and letyour family decide what the

best, prettiest or most tackydisplay is. Consider travelingto Enfield to see the lights atthe LaSalette Shrine.

Think of creative ways tomake special holiday memo-ries. Work to help your familyset realistic expectations, butmost of all, enjoy the holidayseason!

Celebrating the holidays, savingMoney and sharing traditions

By Deb Maes, Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Resources

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May the warmth of your home and familylast throughout the Holiday Season

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Pictured are some members of the Cottage

Hospital Auxiliary at their Annual Memory

Tree Dedication and Lighting in front of the

hospital. Shown left to right are auxiliary

members Barb Fitzpatrick, Reita Jones (co-

President), Donna Batchelder, Eileen Belyea

(co-President - reading the names of those

for whom bulbs have been donated), June

Klitgord, Margaret Cope, Evelyn Brown, and

Noelle Donahue. The dedication and bless-

ing ceremony was lead this year by Father

Jeffrey P. Statz from St. Joseph’s Church in

Woodsville. Father Jeff, guests, and other

members are to the right of the picture.

Bulbs may still be purchased until Christmas

at the front desk at the hospital or from mem-

bers of the auxiliary. A small red paper bulb

with the name of the dearly departed so re-

membered is placed on a green felt tree on a

bulletin board in the main hall at the hospi-

tal. Funds from the Memory Tree are used to

purchase items for the hospital.

the Christmas spi

Cottage Hospital Auxiliary donates a “Diffi-

cult Airway Management” cart to Cottage

Hospital’s Emergency Department. Pic-

tured: John Eppolito, MD – Reita Jones,

(Cottage Hospital Auxiliary President) –

Floraine Place, RN - Annie Wischerth, RN

– Eric Carrier, Respiratory Therapist and

Pat Thayer, RN pictured with Difficult

Airway Management Cart.

Merry ChristmasTo One And AllMerry ChristmasTo One And All

Another part of the Holiday Season are bell

ringers. This one was a bit different. Newly

elected NH State Senator Jeannie Forrester

stood outside the front doors of Wal-Mart in

Woodsville for a little over an hour on Friday,

December 17. During that time she (along with

assistant Barb Dutile) took in $234.88. That

amount was matched by Wal-Mart and the en-

tire amount of $469.76 was given to the Horse

Meadow Senior Center. Senator Forrester said

she has fond memories of the Senior Center as

that is where she held her first spaghetti dinner

as part of her campaign for the State Senate.

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On December 9th Glencliff Home for the

Elderly sponsored their annual holiday buf-

fet. This Luncheon was open to the commu-

nity for no charge and has been free to the

public for several years.

In addition to the buffet, there was also a

silent auction and raffle. Glencliff Home for

the elderly is currently fund raising to be

able to provide a pavillion for the patients to

enjoy when they go outside.

One of many groups putting together Care

packages at this time of year was the Cohase

Lions Club. The club has done such gift giv-

ing and grocery shopping for many years.

This year about 30 homes were visited. Each

receiving two bas of groceries plus 10

pounds of potatoes, and most also got gifts

for the kids. The Lions Club wants to thank

the Grafton County Farm and Aldrich Gen-

eral Store for helping the dollars go further.

Toys for Tots is a program of the US Marine

Corps. Locally it is coordinated by Mary Ann

Brant who was well assisted this year by the

WHS chapter of Rachael's Challenge.

Thanks also go to theTtown of Haverhill

who donated space at the Clifford Building

in Woodsville. Gifts came from many direc-

tions including the ten collection boxes

around the area and a very special gift of 21

afghans and 7 scarves from Diane Greene

of Benton. Though most of the packages

were sorted and sent on Saturday, December

18, Mary Ann wants all to know that if there

is someone in need she can still make a mir-

acle happen. Also donations are still needed

and will be gratefully accepted through

Christmas.

In case you were worried thatthe people of this area had some-how forgotten how to share, thenplease look around.

Elsewhere on this page areseveral examples of groups of peo-ple who have found a way to sharewith others, and therefore to carefor others. These photos by nomeans cover all the acts of kind-ness that go on during this time ofyear. But they give some sense ofthe many forms such giving takes.

Among the many groupsare Cottage Hospital and theCottage Hospital Auxiliary, theCohase Lions Club, The Glen-cliff Home for the Elderly, theToys for Tots Program, andeven a politician getting in onthe act.

One other very specialprogram that is not picturedhere is a brand new event for2010. The owners of All GoodFoods in Lisbon will be host-ing a Community Meal onChristmas Eve. From 3 PMuntil 5 PM they will be offeringa free meal to any area resi-dent that would like to take ad-vantage of their generosity.This will not be a special buffetmeal, or something made justto serve those who show up.No, indeed. They will be serv-

ing items right off their everydaymenu. The owners at All GoodFoods pride themselves in usinglocally produced foods. As they putit “We support our neighbors, inhopes they will support us.” Andthis meal is just another way ofsupporting their neighbors andneighborhood. For those whowould like to participate there is nocharge, but donations from thosewho wish to, will be accepted.

These are just some of the

acts known about in this great areawe live in. There is no doubt thatmany more exist. To those notmentioned, thank you for what youhave done, whether noticed or not.For those who actions are seenand recognized, thank you fordoing your part to keep the Christ-mas Spirit alive and well.

Gary Scruton, Editor.

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The increased interest inbackyard gardening hasdrawn some of its knowledgefrom the phenomenon of vic-tory gardens. Most of usthink of them as a WWII ac-tivity, but when I started theresearch for this article, Ifound that they actuallystarted in WWI.

As war broke out, menfrom all over Europe andlater the US left their jobs –including agricultural jobs –and joined the military. Thisleft fewer people to run thefarms, and production fell.The need to provide re-sources to troops causedtransportation shortages thatfurther impacted the food in-dustry which at the time wasdependant on railroads. InEurope battles were foughtin agricultural areas, destroy-ing thousands of tons ofcrops before they could beharvested. Submarinessunk ships sending goods tothe bottom of the ocean fur-ther exacerbating the prob-lem. Even before we got intothe war it became clear thatin order to prevent our alliesfrom starving, some of ourown production needed to bediverted to overseas mar-

kets. Not an easy task as theprevious decade in Americahad seen an unrelated exo-dus of rural populations tourban areas diminishing theagricultural workforce. Whatthen would happen when wejoined the war and our work-force and transportation re-sources became morestressed as they had in Eu-rope?

One solution was to forma National War Garden Com-mission. The goal of theCommission was to engagethe public in gardening – anactivity that would allow themto assist the war effort byraising food close to where itwould be consumed. Chil-dren, teens and seniorscould participate. It washoped this would increasefood production without fur-ther stress on the diminishedworkforce and overburdenedtransportation industry.

The challenges werepretty immense. These gar-dens, or victory gardens asthey were later called, wouldneed to be in urban areas,not just rural. Communitieswould need to buy into theeffort and urbanites withoutbackyards would need to

learn the skills to organizeland procurement and laborin order to build communitygardens in public spaces.The produce would need tobe raised, preserved andstored by people who maynot have ever done these ac-tivities before. So the Com-mission began a motivationaland educational campaign.They produced posters, slo-gans, and ‘how to’ publica-tions.

The campaign worked.People grabbed hold of theidea of victory gardens as away for ordinary people tocontribute. Five million gar-dens were started and by theend of the war they producedover a billion dollars worth offood. When the soldierscame home, life got back tonormal and the gardenswere abandoned.

However, when WWIIbroke out similar challengesto food production rose upagain and the campaign wasrestarted. More than 20 mil-lion victory gardens wereplanted over the course ofthat war producing upwardsof 50% of America’s vegeta-bles.

The USDA even made afilm to help beginner garden-ers get started. I watched itand was fascinated by thevery literal use of horse-power in a suburban Mary-land backyard. I was alsostruck by how the film talkedabout the need to plant a“small” manageable gardenwhich they defined as aquarter acre managed pri-marily by a grandfather andtwo teens. You can watchthe film on line athttp://www.archive.org/de-tails/victory_garden althoughI strongly urge you to coveryour eyes when you get tothe out of date pesticide rec-ommendations.

At the close of WWIIpeople again abandonedtheir victory gardens, butwhat impresses me the mostabout this piece of our back-yard food production historyis how quickly people wereable to institute substantialchanges in the food system.The way the growing back-yard food movement seemsto be drawing on the lessonslearned from these gardensshows how good ideas canbe dusted off and usedagain.

Information resourcesused in this article were TheWar Garden Victorious byCharles Lathrop Pack,Wikipedia, and the USDAfilm “Victory Gardens”.

Wartime Victory GardensBy Heather Bryant, Extension Educator, Agricultural Resources

To The EditorSometimes good things happen to

careless people. In this case, I was thecareless person, and people at CottageHospital were honest enough to make agood thing happen for me.

While I was on a recent doctor's visit tothe rehab section of Cottage, I managed todrop quite a few cards out of my wallet ontothe carpeted floor in the waiting section -bank cards, my driver's licence and somegood amount of cash as well.

It was picked up by a hospital em-ployee, turned over to her supervisor, andI was contacted as soon as possible aboutthe find and told it would be held safe untilI picked it up.

Contacting me took a little trouble be-cause I'm not in the phone books. Our fam-

ily name is there, with my father's first name.When I did show up to collect my belong-ings, they were all there, and when I offereda certain monetary amount as further thankyou, I was turned down, more than once.

The good people here are AmandaChamberlin who found the goods, and Lau-rie Fellows, of Environmental Services whocalled me so promptly. I dropped a note tothe top person at the hospital, Maria Ryan,telling her of this incident, and I alsowanted to express my gratitude to them allpublicly in Trendy Times. People likeAmanda and Laurie are one reason I enjoyliving in a relatively small town. You and Iboth know what likely would have hap-pened to all those cards and the cash in alarger city.

Robert Roudebush

Letter To The Editor

Robert,

Ain’t it great! Many of us who live in this area have said that many times. It

could be because of the wonderful views that surround us daily. It might be be-

cause of the weather that changes so dramatically from day to day. Or, as in this

case, it might be because of the great people we live near and who serve us in all

aspects of life.

In regards to those great folks who returned your paper work, and paper

money, that’s the way it should be. It is sad to think that you are right and in many

other areas of this great land you may have never seen those items again.

In regards to Cottage Hospital more specifically, they have been in the news for

other reasons of late as well. First was a fire on December It was discovered and

quickly extinguished. As part of the follow up it was learned that the Hospital had

practiced just such an emergency the night before the real thing happened. Quick

reactions from employees and called in firefighters prevented any major damage.

Cottage Hospital also had their annual Open House on December 14. This

event was a planned event and everyone was invited (with many locals accepting

the invitation).

All three of these occasions show that the folks at Cottage Hospital, along

with so many others in this area, are caring, competent and community minded

employees, friends and neighbors.

So, again I say, “Ain’t it great” to live in this wonderful area.

Gary Scruton, Editor

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Dear Sir,Many thanks for including Mr. Fillion's recent letter

complaining about the Haverhill public libraries in yourpaper. Which I disagree with.

This shows that you, at least, understand that opinionsshould be expressed even if you personally agree or dis-agree with the matter.

Fortunately our constitution dictates in its first amend-ment that we have freedom of speech. That includes writ-ing and publication that we don't necessarily agree with.Unfortunately, many Americans today can't accept thatfact and most likely would change or delete that factor ifthey could.

In how many wars have our young men fought andmany died for that principle? Too many to lose our consti-tutional rights now.

Keep up the good work, at least your newspaper fol-lows the First Ammendment and accepts crank letters likethis one.

George B. Clark

Letter To The Editor

Mr. Scruton,I have been looking for an article in

your paper about the controversial Dept. ofEnergy action by which Northeast Utilitiesplans to bring a high voltage line from Que-bec straight through NH. We would not gainjobs. We would not get low-cost energy. Wewould be a "back alley" to Boston. The en-ergy is for the southern NE states, not NH.None of the local newspapers have cov-ered this and it has been a hot topic for amonth now. There are groups of resistanceforming. There are petitions being circu-lated. There is a major effort to file inter-venor petitions with the DOE. We need toget this HVDC on the town warrants for dis-cussion in March meetings. People need tobe informed about this. They need to call orwrite the governor to find out just what isgoing on. This energy project has been in

the works for 2 years but the people of NHhave just found out about it. And they arenot happy. This HVDC would scar our statewith 160 miles of very tall towers. There willbe a magnetic field that could affect migra-tory animals and maybe even your com-pass. Public health could be affected. Thelandscape will be changed. And for what??Ask the governor why we should allow thisto go through our state when we only standto lose. The Connecticut River Valley isseen as one of the possible routes for thismonstrous plan. That means the NorthHaverhill area. We better be concerned andinformed about this. It could affect propertyvalues, crops and farm animals and ourrural landscape forever.

Sincerely,M., Lisy Meyers and W.D. Meyers

North Haverhill, NH

Letter To The Editor

To the Meyers,

Thank you for bringing this item to the attention of the readers of Trendy

Times. It is this type of information that is great to receive from readers.

There are many questions still to be asked and answered regarding a project

like this. If it does indeed show up on town warrants come March, I certainly

hope public hearings will be held (either by the town or by supporters of the ar-

ticle) to better inform voters. As always, Town meetings in New Hampshire and

Vermont could be very interesting, and well worth attending.

Gary Scruton, Editor

George,

First let me point out for other readers that

George Clark is a regular contributor to Trendy

Times. He writes many of our military stories as he

is a historian with an emphasis on the Marine Corps.

Regarding your comments about the philosophy

of Trendy Times ... you have hit it on the head. We

have in the past, and will continue to in the future,

publish Letters to the Editor or Op-Eds that do not

always agree with the thoughts and opinions of this

publication and/or its staff. That statement is at the

heart of “Freedom of Speech”, as well as “Freedom

of the Press”. When it comes to Letters to the Editor,

I feel it is not my job to control what the readers of

Trendy Times get to read. As one person said to me

recently, “I look at the author’s name first. Then if I

don’t want to read the letter, I don’t”. That sounds

pretty American to me.

So please, keep the letters coming. But remember

that we do reserve the right to edit material that borders

on libel. And we will also edit “bad language”. But if

you can write your idea out in an understandable and

calm manner, it doesn’t matter if I agree or not. It de-

serves to be printed.

Gary Scruton, Editor

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614 different Christmas Poem

The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light,I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest,My daughter beside me, angelic in rest..

Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white,Transforming the yard to a winter delight.

The sparkling lights in the tree I believe,Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve.

My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep,Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep.In perfect contentment, or so it would seem,So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream.

The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near,But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear. Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know,

Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow.

My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear,And I crept to the door just to see who was near.

Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night,A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight.

A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old,Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold.Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled,Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child.

"What are you doing?" I asked without fear"Come in this moment, it's freezing out here! Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve,You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!"

For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift,Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts..

To the window that danced with a warm fire's lightThen he sighed and he said "Its really all right, I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night."

"It's my duty to stand at the front of the line,That separates you from the darkest of times.

No one had to ask or beg or implore me,I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me.

My Gramps died at ' Pearl on a day in December,"Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers."My dad stood his watch in the jungles of ' Nam ',And now it is my turn and so, here I am.

I've not seen my own son in more than a while,But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile. Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag,The red, white, and blue... an American flag.

I can live through the cold and the being alone,Away from my family, my house and my home.

I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet,I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat.

I can carry the weight of killing another,Or lay down my life with my sister and brother.Who stand at the front against any and all,To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall."

"So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright,Your family is waiting and I'll be all right.""But isn't there something I can do, at the least,"Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast?

It seems all too little for all that you've done, For being away from your wife and your son."

Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret,"Just tell us you love us, and never forget.

To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone,To stand your own watch, no matter how long.For when we come home, either standing or dead,To know you remember we fought and we bledIs payment enough, and with that we will trust, That we mattered to you as you mattered to us."

TTrreennddyy TThhrreeaaddss

will be closing for Vacation on Friday, Dec 24th at noon

and Reopening Tues, Jan. 4th at 9:30

MMeerrrryy CChhrriissttmmaass && HHaappppyy NNeeww YYeeaarr!!

Editor's Note: This poemcame to me via email after beingread at the Monthly POW MIAVigil in Manchester on Wednes-day, December 1st.

The email also contained thefollowing: PLEASE, would you dome the kind favor of sending thisto as many people as you can?Christmas will be coming soonand some credit is due to our U.S.service men and women for our

being able to celebrate these festivities. Let's try in this smallway to pay a tiny bit of what weowe. Make people stop and thinkof our heroes, living and dead,who sacrificed themselves for us.

LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN30th Naval Construction

RegimentOIC, Logistics Cell OneAl Taqqadum, Iraq

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Calendar of Events

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Submit your entries by:Phone: 603-747-2887 • Fax: 603-747-2889 • Email: gary@trendytimes.com

Deadline for submissions is Thursday, December 30, 2010 for our January 4th issue.

Mondays/ThursdaysNORTH COUNTRY YMCA AEROBIC FITNESS CLASS6:30 PMWoodsville Elementary School

MondaysTHE AMERICAN DREAM; MYTH OR REALITY1:00 PMHorsemeadow Senior CenterNorth Haverhill

wednesdaysBINGO6:30 PMHaverhill Memorial VFW Post #5245North Haverhill

wednesdays/FridaysWEST BARNET SENIOR MEAL12:00 NoonWest Barnet Senior Meal Site

Tuesday, deceMber 21NH STATE VETERANS COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE8:00 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

HAVERHILL COOPERATIVE MIDDLESCHOOL HOLIDAY CONCERT6:30 PMHaverhill Cooperative Middle School

FAIRPOINT EXPANSION PRESENTATION7:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North HaverhillSee article on page 2

Friday, deceMber 24FREE COMMUNITY MEAL3:00 PM – 5:00 PMAll Good Foods, Main Street, Lisbon

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE7:00 PMNorth Haverhill United Methodist Church

saTurday, deceMber 25COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS DINNER12:00 Noon – 2:00 PMBradford Congregational Church

wednesday, deceMber 29BASKETBALL SIGNUP GRADES 1-45:00 PM – 6:30 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

Monday, january 3GOOD OLE BOYS MEETING12:00 NoonHappy Hour Restaurant, Wells RiverPublic is invited.

HAVERHILL SELECTBOARD MEETING6:30 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

Tuesday, january 4NH STATE VETERANS COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE8:00 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

CONNECTICUT VALLEY SNOWMOBILECLUB MONTHLY MEETING7:00 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

wednesday, january 53 RIVERS BUSINESS ASSOCIATION MONTHLY MEETING8:00 AMWells River Savings Bank, Wells River

WOODSVILLE/WELLS RIVER 4TH OFJULY COMMITTEE MEETING7:00 PMWoodsville Emergency Services Building

Monday, january 10ROSS-WOOD AUXILIARY UNIT 20 MONTHLY MEETING6:00 PMAmerican Legion Home, Woodsville

wednesday, january 12MONTHLY MEETING - ROSS-WOODPOST #20 AMERICAN LEGION6:00 PMAmerican Legion Home, Woodsville

UPPER VALLEY BEE CLUB7:00 PM – 9:00 PMWestshire School, Rte 113, West Fairlee

Monday, january 17HAVERHILL SELECTBOARD MEETING6:30 PMMorrill Municipal Building, North Haverhill

Thursday, january 13VERMONT LEGISLATIVE DISCUSSION6:30 PMFairlee Town Hall, Route 5, Fairlee

Tuesday, january 18NH STATE VETERANS COUNCILREPRESENTATIVE8:00 AM – 12:00 NoonWoodsville American Legion Post #20

THE HAVERHILL RECREATION DEPARTMENT IS PROUD TO PRESENTYOUTH LEAGUE BASKETBALL

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2011

SIGN UP: Wednesday, December 29th from 5:00-6:30 PM in theJames R. Morrill Building. The cost will be $15 if you register on orbefore the sign-up date. After the deadline date the fee is increasedto $ 20. T-shirts will be handed out at registration. Make your checkspayable to the Town of Haverhill Recreation Department.

AGES: 1st- 4th Grade boys and girls

LOCATION: Haverhill Cooperative Middle School Gymnasium

TIMES: 1st and 2nd grade 8:30-10:00 AM3rd and 4th grade 10:15 -12:00 PM

DATES: • January 8 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades

• January 15 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades

• January 22 - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades

• January 29 - There will be no practice due to the coaches having agame. All children urged to attend and support your youth coaches whilethey play BMU. The game is being held at BMU and starts at 2:30 PM.

• February 5 – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th grades. This will be the last day for1st and 2nd graders.

• February 12 – 3rd and 4th graders only. Basketball will be at theJames R. Morrill Building.

• February 22-27 - Lions Tournament for 3rd & 4th graders – time anddates to be announced.

Feel free to bring your own basketball and don’t forget to have it labeled with your name!

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• VITAMIN A - fat soluble , re-quiring fats and zinc as wellas other minerals and en-zymes for absorption. Coun-teracts night blindness, weakeyesight, and strengthens theoptical system. Supplementa-tion lowers risk of many typesof cancer. Retinoids inhibitmalignant transformation,and reverse pre-malignantchanges in changes in tissue.Particularly effective, even inlarge amounts, against lungcancer. An anti-infective thatalso builds immune resist-ance. Helps develop strongbone cells; a major factor inthe health of skin, hair, teethand gums. Deficiency resultsin eye dryness and the inabil-ity to tear, night blindness,rough, itchy skin, poor bonegrowth, weak tooth enamel,

chronic diarrhea, frequentrespiratory infection.

Effective food sources:vegetables

• BETA CAROTENE – a vi-tamin A precursor, convert-ing to A in the liver as thebody needs it. A powerfulanti-infective and anti-oxidantfor immune health, protectionagainst environmental pollu-tants, slowing the agingprocess, and allergy control.Supplementation protectsagainst respiratory diseasesand infections. A key in pre-venting some kinds of can-cer, and in developinganti-tumor immunity.Effective food sources: greenleafy vegetables, green pep-per, carrots and other rangevegetables, sea vegetables.

• THE B COMPLEX VITA-MINS – the B Complex vita-mins are essential to almostevery aspect of body func-tion, including metabolism ofcarbohydrates, fats, aminoacids and energy production.B Complex vitamins work to-gether. While they can anddo work as partitioned sub-stances for specific problemsor deficiencies, they shouldbe takes as a whole forbroad-spectrum activity.

• VITAMIN B1 – Thiamine-known as the “morale vita-min” because of its beneficialeffects on the nervous sys-tem and mental attitude. Pro-motes proper growth inchildren, aids carbohydrateutilization for energy, andsupports the nervous sys-

tem. Enhances immune re-sponse. Helps control motionsickness. Wards off mosqui-toes and stinging insects.Pregnancy, lactation, diuret-ics and oral contraceptivesrequire extra thiamine.Smoking, heavy metal pollu-tants, excess sugar, junkfoods, stress and alcohol alldeplete thiamine. Deficiencyresults in insomnia, fatigue,confusion and poor memory,and muscle coordination.

Effective food sources:asparagus, brewer’s yeast,broccoli, green leafy vegeta-bles, eggs, wild rice, mush-rooms, yogurt.

• VITAMIN B2 – Riboflavin –commonly deficient in theAmerican diet. Necessary forenergy production, and for fatand carbohydrate metabolism.Helps prevent cataracts andcorn ulcers, and benefits vi-sion generally. Promoteshealthy skin, especially incases of psoriasis. Helps pro-tect against drug toxicity andenvironmental chemicals.Pregnancy and lactation, redmeat, excess dairy consump-tion, prolonged stress, sulfadrugs, diuretics and oral con-traceptives require extra ri-boflavin. Deficiency isassociated with alcohol abuse,anemia, hypothyroidism, dia-betes, ulcers, cataracts, andcongenital heart disease.

Effective food sources:almonds, brewer’s yeast,broccoli, green leafy vegeta-bles, eggs, wild rice, mush-rooms, yogurt• VITAMIN B3 – Niacin –broad spectrum of functions,

including energy production,cholesterol metabolism, sexhormone synthesis andproper digestion. Promoteshealthy skin and nerves. De-ficiency results in dermatitis,headaches, gum diseases,sometimes high blood pres-sure, and negative personal-ity behavior with mentaldepression. However, be-cause niacin can rapidlyopen up and stimulate circu-lation, (a niacin flush is evi-dence of this), it can actquickly to reverse deficien-cies and disorders. Relievesacne, diarrhea and othergastrointestinal disorders,migraine headaches andvertigo attacks. Supplemen-tation is synergistic withchromium, via GTF to im-prove blood sugar regulationfor diabetes and hypo-glycemia. Helps reduceserum blood fats, triglyc-erides and cholesterol, whileraising HDLs.

Effective food sources:almonds, avocados, brewer’syeast, fish, organs meats,legumes, bananas, wholegrains.

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(Editor’s Note – The writerspent 4 years in the U S Navy,two of those in Vietnam. Hearrived in-country just daysprior to the TET offensive of1968, a massive multi-front at-tack of North Vietcong troopson numerous U.S military in-stallations in South Vietnam.Most sailors in Vietnam did notserve aboard ships, but ratherat shore installations or up anddown the Mekong River sys-tem on patrol craft of one sortor another. Roudebush spenttime on river patrol boats partof his time in country, but ini-tially worked at the VietnameseNaval Supply Center, on thebanks of the Saigon River.Like all military personnel, hestood multiple guard duties atthe various locations where heworked in the daytime andwhere he slept at night.)

Bing Crosby was softlycrooning “White Christmas”from the eight-track tape playerbeside me. Moving to one sideof the gun port, and keepingmy hands close to the dirt floorI knelt on, I struck a match, litthe candle inside Santa ,tucked him away, slapped anew magazine into the M-16and began firing again.

Glowing red tracers arcedout of the automatic weaponinto the heavy wet night air,telling me in the dark where mybullets were going. From hisdeep depression in the dirtnearby, the red and white porce-lain Santa Clause watched,silent, his eyes twinkling at menow from the flame inside.

I wondered a little aboutthe man out there I was tryingto kill, somewhere in the dark,maybe twenty or thirty yardsaway, who was firing back atme, trying to kill me. We wereboth engaged in impersonaldeath dealing – it was a war -but it felt pretty personal to me.I didn’t know about him, didn’twant to. I did know he waspretty good at what he wasdoing and I wasn’t – I was arank amateur in Uncle Sam’swar. I was 18, felt stupid, andnearly scared out of my witsand my soul. I bet I lookedcrazy and I sure felt that way.

Christmas Eve night inSaigon, December 24, 1969 –welcome to my new hell.I wondered if the invisibleshooter out there knew howclose he was to getting the jobdone, how close his roundswere coming to me. I’d seen hismuzzle-flashes often enough toknow about where he was outthere in the dark and his posi-tion kept changing. He wasreadjusting about every two orthree rounds. Moving closer.He was working a single-shotrifle of some kind, no automaticbursts. It sure was not the au-tomatic weapon of choice forCharlie, the Chinese knock offof a Russian made AK-47 ma-chine gun – you could identifythose overloud cracking harshreports anywhere, anytime.Maybe the kid (I thought of himas a kid because I was one)had a little M-1 Carbine or evena newer larger M-14, bothAmerican issued semiautomat-ics, but he was squeezing off

one round at a time – U.Sweapons ended up in enemyhands too often.. It happeneda lot in Nam, being shot at withour own weapons.

He didn’t have any tracers.He didn’t seem to need them.

I ejected the magazine,slapped in another, releasedanother burst out into the night.Plenty of ammo, thank God.But the walkie-talkie was put-ting out and receiving staticand nothing else. No communi-cation. There was no JohnWayne cavalry charge coming,trumpets blaring, to help oldRobert out. No helicopter gunships circling overhead, withsearchlights and Puff the MagicDragon – a six-thousand-rounds-a-minute capable mini-gun, a kind of multi-barreledsuper machine gun that wouldeven pulverize the bunker I wasin if it was aimed that way, andwould sure make Charlie outthere just a wet memory. It wasjust him and me. His shots keptcoming, carefully, chosen – Iremember thinking even in mycrazy, he was a better riflemanthan I was, more thoughtful.The shooting port in front of mein the concrete bunker guardpost was about 18 inches sideto side and maybe 10 or 11inches in height. The thicknessof the walls was re-assuring toa teenager in his first firefight.His bullets kept coming – anduntil one actually hit me, theywould continue doing what theywere doing now – either thud-ding sledge-hammer-like intothe outside walls surroundingme as I crouched there in thestinking dirt and my own sweatand choking on concrete dust,or the bullets would gowhizzing through the shootingport past my head and thudinto the walls about 10 feet be-hind me. I even heard themdrop into the dirt after impactbehind me, no ricocheting,thank God again.

It was the first time in mylife I’d been shot at, no matterthe weapons training the Ma-rine Instructors had given all usNavy boys in Little Creek, Vir-ginia before they loaded us upfor Vietnam. My reactions toevery bullet, inside or out, hadbeen about the same for a longtime. How long? My screamingmind said about two hours, mywatch said 20 minutes. Thud-ding bullets outside jolted myheart physically – I could feel ithammering inside me. And thewhizzing ones near my headput something into my throat,making it hard to swallow, hardto breathe, everything trying tochoke me. Those close roundsreally did sound for all the worldlike fast angry wasps, closeenough at times to create a tinychill breeze on my sweatyneck. If you’ve ever heard thatsound, you’ll never forget it.Those close puffs of wind sentshivers up my spine. I won-dered if this was how every-body else felt under fire, Iwondered if this was how any-body else felt under fire. I foundout that night for the first time inmy young life that you can bescared and still get the jobdone. I didn’t freeze, I didn’tstop firing, didn’t stop doing myjob, but I wasn’t happy and Iwas no camper.

All of us on guard dutywore flack-jackets, but theywere not bullet-proof vests, notreal body armor, not designedto stop a bullet, just to keep youfrom being sliced up too badaround exploding munitions. Ihad a helmet too, one of thoseold steel pots from the WW II orKorean War vintage – ofcourse, mine was too big andflopped around my head at allthe wrong times.

I was the wrong guy in thewrong place at the real wrongtime. And when my mind wasworking, I spent considerabletime cursing myself for ever

joining the Navy to start with,for volunteering for Vietnam,VOLUNTEERING!!!! – andthen for agreeing to take thisguard post duty at the lastminute for a pal who’d wangleda hot date on the party street inthis town, called Tu Do. It wasn’teven my shift. What an idiot Iwas.

Santa kept twinkling at mefrom his hole, even his smallround open mouth glimmeringnow, as the candle burnedlower. The homemade eight-track played “Jingle Bell Rock”now. Locally produced andpoorly recorded, it featuredseveral young Vietnamesemen singing in their own lan-guage, sounding for all theworld like the singing Chip-munks back home with leadsinger Albert or Allen or some-thing like that. Suddenly it wasfunny and I heard some foollaughing out loud, it was me,could not stop, laughing hardenough I felt the tears, and Ikept firing out into the night andthen the shooting out therestopped and did not startagain. No more thudding orwhizzing.

The shooter silent out therenow might have been aCatholic – I wasn’t, but lots ofVietnamese, North and South,were – it was his ChristmasEve too. Maybe he even had afamily, people who would misshim. The quiet was pretty loudnow. Just yesterday, someSouth Vietnamese Navyfriends and co-workers of minehad honored me with an invita-tion to a Christmas celebration.They had a Nativity Scene.Joseph and Mary were beat-updepartment store mannequins,Oriental and vacant faced, bothdressed in standard working-class Vietnamese gear - he inblack pants and a cheap whiteshirt, and Mary in the standardlong slit skirt and long-sleevedtop with black pajama bottomscalled an Au Jai

Baby Jesus was the gen-uine article, a placid infant,bundled up and happy andmaking baby noises in a beer-crate manger. The snowaround the manger was bro-ken up small pieces of whiteStyrofoam from packingcrates. The local beer, “33”flowed as freely as the laugh-ter and good companionshipand jokes in two languagesThey were genuinely pleasedby my company at their holi-day affair. The good cheerand the good feelings were aswarm as any I have known inthe more than forty yearssince that night.

Two nights long ago andfar away I’ll never forget - andwho is to say which is themost important?

Christmas long Ago And Far AwayBy Robert Roudebush

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Now here’s a veryyummy little appetizer, per-fect for any holiday get-to-gether and reminiscent ofthose famous Chinese take-out favorites of the samename. Don’t like crab, yousay? Substitute choppedcooked chicken. Don’t likechicken? Eliminate the may-onnaise and substitutebrowned ground turkey orbeef or even sausage, andmaybe a handful of shredded

cheese. You see, this is reallya method more than arecipe. The star of the showis the beautiful, delicate littlewonton cups that lovinglycradle whatever filling youwish to nestle inside. Ifyou’ve never used them,wonton wrappers are avail-able at the local grocerystores, and are actually verysimilar to fresh pasta. As amatter of fact, wonton wrap-pers can be used to make

ravioli’s, but that’s a subjectfor another Trendy Kitchen…stay tuned! This dish is fastto prepare, and despite its ease of preparation, looks pretty impressive. Youmight want to double or triplethis recipe, since the onlyproblem with these lovely lit-tle bites is that I find it veryhard to keep from repeatedlysampling them prior to serving!

• 1 can (6 oz) white crab-meat, drained & flaked• 4 ounces cream cheese,softened• ¼ cup thinly sliced greenonions• ¼ cup mayonnaise• 12 wonton wrappers

Preheat oven to 350°F. Mix crab, cheese, onions

& mayo.Spray 12 mini to medium

muffin cups with cooking

spray. (I used the mini.) Gently place a wonton

wrapper in each cup, allow-ing edges of wrappers to ex-tend above the edges of thecups.

Fill evenly with crab mix-ture.

Bake 18-20 minutes, untiledges are golden brown andfilling is heated through.

Serve warm and garnishwith chopped green onions,if desired.

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