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Holiday Fun @ THE EAST GWILLIMBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY East Gwillimbury Public Library is pleased to offer the following Holiday Events for children and tweens: Holiday Craft Party with Santa Stop by the Holland Landing Branch to make great crafts, decorate our Library Christmas Tree, and meet Santa! Holland Landing Branch - Saturday, December 11 at 1:30 pm Cost: FREE Ages: 3 to 8 with an adult Holiday Craft Party Join the Mount Albert Branch staff for a morning filled with holiday craft fun! Mount Albert Branch - Saturday, December 11 at 11:00 am Cost: FREE Ages: 3 to 8 with an adult Gift It! Christmas Crafts for Tween & Teens Do you want to give gifts this holiday season, but don’t have the money to spend? Tweens and Teens ages 9 and up can join us for this free Christmas Gift program to make gifts to give this holiday season. Holland Landing Branch - Saturday, December 11 at 11:00 am Cost: FREE Ages: 9 and up Registration is required ALL Programs. For more information on any program please stop by your local branch or call us at 905-836-6492 or 905-473-2472. Or join us on the web at www.eastgwillimbury.ca/library. Holiday Hours @ East Gwillimbury Public Libraries Fri., Dec. 24: 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Sat., Dec. 25: CLOSED Sun., Dec. 26: CLOSED Mon., Dec. 27: CLOSED Tues., Dec. 28: CLOSED Fri. Dec. 31: 10:00 a.m. — 1:00 p.m. Sat., Jan. 1, 2011: CLOSED Visit: www.eastgwillimbury.ca/library for more info. NEXT ISSUE: FEBRUARY 2011 Advertising Deadline is Tuesday, January 18, 2011 with delivery beginning first week of February. Delivery by Canada Post to: Holland Landing, River Drive Park, Sharon, Queensville, Mount Albert, Cedar Valley and Zephyr. 16 The Bulletin | DECEMBER 2010 www.TheBulletinMagazine.com
Candy Canes History of a long-time holiday favourite I t was not long after Europeans began using Christmas trees that special decorations were used to adorn them. Food items, such as candies and cookies, were used predominately and straight white candy sticks were one of the confections used as ornamentation. Legend has it that during the 17th century, craftsmen created the white sticks of candy in the shape of shephreds' crooks at the suggestion of the choirmaster at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The candy treats were given to children to keep them quiet during ceremonies at the living creche, or Nativity scene, and the custom of passing out the candy crooks at such ceremonies soon spread throughout Europe. According to the National Confectioner's Association, in 1847 German immigrant August Imgard used the candy cane to decorate a Christmas tree in Wooster, Ohio. More than 50 years later, Bob McCormack of Albany, Georgia supposedly made candy canes as treats for family, friends and local shopkeepers. McCormack's brother-in-law, Catholic priest Gregory Keller, invented a machine in the 1950s that automated the production of candy canes, thus eliminating the usual laborious process of creating the treats and the popularity of the candy cane grew. More recent explanations of the candy cane's symbolism hold that the colour white represents Christ's purity, the red the blood he shed, and the presence of three red stripes the Holy Trinity. While factual evidence for these notions does not exist, they have become increasingly common and at times are even represented as fact. Regardless, the candy cane remains a favourite holiday treat and decoration. MOUNT ALBERT TAX COMPANY “The low cost provider of professional tax services” Ian Hawkins ACCOUNTING & INCOME TAX 905.473.6522 www.t42.ca PO Box 1028,19185 Centre Street, Unit 2 Mount Albert, ON L0G 1M0 (next to Post Office) 1.866.355.5759 • f. 289.803.0041• c. 416.528.9639 www.TheBulletinMagazine.com DECEMBER 2010 | The Bulletin 17
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