Ida’s
Hotebook
Ida Risser
Almost Christmas and the tree
is finally up and decorated. When
one has to do this alone, it is not
much fun. It seems that I have
more Christmas spirit after the
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As a child, I and my sisters
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stockings on the chair rail in the
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tairs Christmas morning, to the
only room that was heated, we
usually found an orange and hard
candy in the toe of our stockings.
It wasn’t considered necessary to
have stocking stuffer gifts in those
days.
However, I remember enjoying
hunting for just the right little gifts
for our children. One year our
youngest wanted a mouse for
Christmas. Yes, she wanted a
mouse! Finally I was able to find a
tiny white and pink toy mouse for
her. We took a picture of her hold
ing her new toy and joy simply
shone from her eyes.
When I was a youngster, I was
always expected to say a “piece”
at our church. The one thing to
look forward to was the small box
of chocolate candy that we were
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given afterwards. Of course, we
were not to eat any in the car, but
sometimes we did.
When our son was to give a
recitation for a Christmas prog
ram, we instructed him to tuck his
shirt in his pants. Well, he did.
But, the whole procedure took
place on the stage while he gave
his little speech children.
We just had our ninth grand
Contest Recognizes 4-H’ers
NEWARK, DE The top 4-H
public speakers in the state had an
opportunity to compete during the
meeting of the Delaware State
Grange annual session this month
in Lewes. According to University
of Delaware area 4-H agent Joy G.
Sparks, the contest encourages
excellence in the 4-H public
speaking program.
“Wc were pleased with the
quality of the presentation and the
topics our 4-H’ers chose,” says
Sparks.
Farmington resident Rickie
Smith, 13, took top honors in the
junior division. The grandson of
Marvin and Louise Smith spoke
on “A Step Up.” He shared his
experiences of moving from
elementary school to junior high
school, where he ran for a student
government office. Smith is a
member of the Peach Blossoms
4-H club.
Christy Vandcrwende of
Greenwood took second place,
junior division, with a speech
about humor and laughter titled
“The Best Medicine.” The
11-year-old daughter of Dan and
Becky Vandcrwende represented
the Dublin Hill 4-H club.
Townsend resident Ricky
child as Philip and Lisa, who are
fanning here, had a son. They
named him “Bradley” and accord
ing to my book of names for
babies that means, “from the
broad meadow.” I told his mother
that was an appropriate name as
every morning before he was
bom, she had walked among the
cows and checked on them as they
lay in the broad meadow.
Short, 14, won third place in the
junior division with his speech
“The Wonderful World of Dis
ney.” In his presentation he shared
his experiences of a special guest
tour of Disneyland. The Blackbird
4-H club member is the son of
Linda and Bob Short.
Sixteen-year-old Ann Shellen
barger of Wilmington look top
honors in the senior division. Her
speech, “Foster Care,” included
personal testimony on how she
has benefited from having foster
brothers and sisters in her home.
Shcllenberger, a member of the
Hill ’N Dale 4-H club, is the
daughter of Robert and Betty
Shellenbarger.
Karen Hudson of Harrington
took second place in the senior
division with her speech “Relax.”
Her presentation included 14 steps
to reducing stress. The 15-ycar
old daughter of Cliff and Judy
Hudson is a member of the Viola
Fire Flies 4-H club.
The 4-H public speaking prog
ram is sponsored nationally by
Unocal of Schaumburg, 111.
Awards for the Delaware state
4-H public speaking contest were
provided by the Delaware 4-H
Foundation.