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He will also be making an appearance at the skating club’s ¢ Christmas party at the Panorama: Leisure Cen- / tre. . : Visits to sick children in 1 local hospitals ¢ are. also on hig list and children in’ Mill Bay can look forward to a visit from San- | _taas well. -.Christmas Eve. will be. a very busy time for the jolly old fellow. -. Twill. be making my calls. ‘Christmas Eve tO as many. homes as I can possibly get to,”’ Claus said... : : His elves: have been busy, too; making suckers and. candy a “canes for Santa to take around but they weren’t able. to make | to donate.enough for him to keep up with demand. In the off-season Santa. is often recognized by. children he ~.- has had on his knee over the years. Ls oo “Task them what they want for Christmas, tell them Santa” : _ Claus is. still ‘on: holidays and that Lee will be around soon,’ ; . Claus said.- ee Claus is really Sidney resident: Irvin ‘Doud, bat he’s - been Sold man, 2.2: : “To get the belly where it is today has taken 35: years of cake and cookies,”’ Doud said. : — : He has been. married to his wife Leona: for 43 years. She . “SANTA CLAUS shows how his. , good looks and twinkl- | ing eyes make all who meet him believe in all the good that goes along with the festive season. ago and it is finally starting to wear a little thin. “Doud just necéived a call from Moose: Jaw, requesting a. re- Shee = x yoni See, cata aK i Se en ae Donald’ S possible on Indian land — New career for former BS a SSS ALG TIS SEE SOY SS OPS SN RS TRS REREAD PETS PERSE Sih RSE Qauthtes f f Hi ~ can tell, he is certainly eligible. ~ [twas the funniest ‘thing she had ever. seen,’ Doud said “ie a = ~ smile. ’ didn’t get the electric train set he asked for the: previous year. ° : families, one family that had nothing but half-a-loaf of bread ~ enough. So Santa has enlisted the help of the Sidney Safeway : : young girls. He got to the door.and knocked, ‘giving his bells a ing upstairs and back down again... = a did my share to ‘make people happy.’ : ‘Santa Claus to-local children and older people for many years... Ss now; mainly because of his striking, resemblance to the joy eee : 3 really sad: * : f \ “made his first Santa Claus. suit’ without a pattern many years a ~ sure to’ give him a warm welcome — he Beserves it.» A McDonald’ $ restaurant, a gas bar and a. retail complex ~may.be built on the corner of the Pat Bay. Highway. and “Mount Newton Cross Road on’ Tsawout Indian band. property as carly as next year. By GLENN WERKMAN Review Statt Writer Norm Eden of | Swiftsure Developments confirmed. that lease. of the land from owners, — It is still at the negotiating | stages... There is nothing sign: ed," Eden said. : oto a cyear building. bef ore. we- “There are two or three’ oil companies. wanting to: take the corner,'’ Eden added “his company is negotiating Persons who want to donate their time to the toy charity. way call: Brian Drage at. 656-BR66, or Ray Emerson: at ‘B56: 6; si And hase” wanting to help ‘aut the: fond drive may “call “ Marlene Halliday at 656-4196 or the Peninsula Community.” quel at 656-0134, Names “of needy families are also tee. quire ia ASR RE sonrosisrceaenbiy ety A new home: for the: owners of oe manager - negotiations president: unavailable for comments soo Marcoux had: told .the: Vie~ i council. ‘forms. formally leasing. the land 10 Swiftiure: Developments a the land will also be built on the location, Eden confirmed. ~ ‘They are trying to provide services convenient for the peo- ple living in the (Water’ s Edge retirement village),’’ said Tsawout band manager Eric Pelkey. The developer has “pretty "well met the appraised. value of “the land for leasing purposes,” Pelkey said, The amount of the annual. ~ lease is being kept confidential, | -Pelkey added. Swiftsure Developments was : the highest of three or four bids that were interested. in: develop ing that location, he said, ° “The band chief and his three. council: :- not being. pushed into-anything:. Unreasonable,” * mentedy oo “Pelkey * “We think there will be. Qn Hot of ongoing employment created = for band . members," ; Pelkey said, McDonald’ 8. Paul comment oon. the ‘from. thes com:. -pany's head offices - in. Vane couver . Friday. Executive. vice- "Ron Mardonx: was real estate declined toria.. Times-Colonist’. that, he - would -prefer to, build on. the, federal wiiport lands, ha an dis - . terview almost-(wo weeks ago. Chief, Claxton: and the. band. had not. signed. any. press time. | Lael : ‘Lechambre. The Tsawout: band has, had” 4 ah san ok cateinucehiesl cat conrmdenouraawasus ncn SAARI “many inquiries from potential » developers ‘interested in leasing land in past years, Pelkey said. “Our main requirement - is that it: (the development) pro-. vides. employment. for -band members,"’ Pelkey said. There are 350 people who: hold) memberships’ in the Tsawout band, of which 280 live o on the reser ve.. SRSLY AR ASIOE KEW AS OE SAPs Sey ee ots aes aoe es TST ores omens Rp cries MERA ce BS SeMNY a mesa eA os WN NE, NANA AON NFB HOT ie UPN PROSE OC TTON IE YE FOE ATI EIEN PA SNA NP ARIEL Wednesday, December 9, 1987 Established 1912 ee eae ro AGareee it et, e. MN : fo om busy s sche dule 5 experiences cent photo of him to enter:into a Santa Claus of the year con- test in the National Enquirer. After some of the s stories Doud ‘*It has-a few good laughs and a few hazards,” said Doud. He tells one story of a family with two children who were hollering for him to pay a visit.. While there, he was asked to go into the kitchen where a child i ina wheelchair was wailing to meet him. . After entering the kitchen a St. Bernard pup grabbed hold of the bag of goodies slung over his. shoulder. Santa was pull- ‘ed backwards over.a bench and landed on-his back with the. dog licking his face. - ‘The. kid in the wheelchair was just roaring with laughter. ‘ One kid in town hit him with a water bomb. ‘becaiise he When he was delivering some Christmas hampers to needy - ie in their fridge had not put their name on the list. ~Santa. went over to see, this. family. of a mother. with. two" ; good ringing. The eldest girl saw. him. and:started:to cry, runn ‘*When I saw. the. ‘smiles: and: happiness: that 1 was. on. that lady’ s face: ‘and | on those ‘children’s faces, it. was the best: feel- ing I’ve ever had,”” mentioned :Doud. = “OP pet: another: four or five of those i jin my. life riPk --Doud is ‘strongly against being: Santa Claus for a profit “There: are.more. laughs and more-happiness in ‘doing: you own. thing. than. doing a. commercialized’. thing,’”” he’.said “They. have forgotten what Christmps feally n means, which i is: eet don’t. balieve children. should have\to pay. to o have their’ auees picture taken with Santa Claus,”’ commelited Doud. ae ‘When Santa comes:to your house this ‘holiday season, be : Time to register. | for winter recreation “airplane. -toymaking and jazz dancing to “water exercises, the Panorama -From piano lessons to model flying, ‘karate to” _ Leisure Cen has..a raft. of reasons “Keep busy over winter. Their winter. booklet of ac- tivities appears as an insert. in: this. week’s Review. renee ~ LEAVING THE cor. In neutral with the hand brake on. was not enough to. hold this’. youths, 727. seveervenansrvsemasiereysmer an meymeracense anni ni trrerumannascanipwnaanertmeenm)motareontmanantt me teH ements Winter action - for all age groups appears — ’ preschoolers, teens, © “adults. and seniors," - Ms Registration begins. Jan. 9 and continues: until, programs begin. -~ For further information, con- . sult. the booklet or phone 656- i a an 2 “Fovote back: It rolled down Rothesay Read, down the lane and into the ocean, early -one morning last week. Tow trucks rescued It before the tide claimed it for. the sea... it