Letter from the Editor I am not a good singer -- I can’t emphasize this enough; I have little rhythm; I can’t do scales and more often than not when I sing, it sounds like I am doing a Bob Dylan impression. That being said, we have reached that time of year where I randomly burst out into Christmas Carols at any given
ever to support your local merchants as the rising costs are hurting them more than the big conglomerates. A dollar spent here in your community cycles through the community and helps everyone! Also, if you can, I would also encourage you to donate to one of our local charities; there are so many good options. Pick your favourite and help them along. Speaking of helping the community. St. Thomas Seniors Got Talent 2 wrapped up this past month with a sizeable donation headed towards Hospice of Elgin. What a fun and great event. We are already looking forward to next year. Read all about it on the next page, and a profile of our winner on pages 6 and 7. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and yours a most wonderful Christmas and Holiday season. I hope each and every one of you makes the most of the season and builds wonderful memories for years to come! Thank you for letting Boomers & Beyond be part of your monthly ritual. And I will leave you with a joke: How did Scrooge win the football game? Because the Ghost of Christmas passed!
moment. Doing dishes, Silent Night ; laundry, The Christmas Song ; walking around, Little Drummer Boy . It is this time of year I become a solo caroler and I don’t really care who is listening. Christmas carols put me in a happy place. Top 5 Christmas Songs, according to me (in no particular order): Spirit of Christmas, Little Drummer Boy, I Believe in Father Christmas, Holy Night and Snoopy vs. the Red Baron . There is just something about this season that puts me in a great mood. I am usually pretty happy, almost always optimistic, and I would even say chipper (to say bubbly would be too far). But like Buddy the Elf, the holidays brings my mood to an 11 -- the music, the movies, the food, and spending time with friends and family. For me it is a great excuse to get together with people in my life whom I may not get to see as often as I would like. Plus, getting together is an excellent way to go out and explore some local restaurants that I have been wanting to try! Once again, this year I will ask that you do your best to shop local for the holidays. It seems now even more important than Spend the Holidays with the Old St. Thomas Church
Boomers and Beyond – Elgin Magazine has partnered with local businesses to help share the joy of Christmas with local seniors. Search this magazine for this Santa logo, and each time you find him, you will see a business that cared about sharing a smile this Christmas. Each of these Santas represents gifts given to local seniors through the Smiles for Seniors How you can win!
oomers B and EYOND B at Christmas program. This year, with the support of our local businesses, we have been able to donate $3,300, and over four years, we have given more than $15,000 in total. If you can spot all the Santas, you, too, have a chance to win. Count the Santas and send an email with your name, phone number and the name of this magazine to hometown@ villagerpublications.com with the correct number of Santas for your chance to win. On December 15th, we will randomly draw one name from the correct entries, and you could win a $50 Briwood Farm Market gift certificate just in time for Christmas! MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Start the Christmas Season with our Carol Sing Sunday, December 1st, 3 pm. Dress warm. Christmas Eve Candle Light Service Tuesday, December 24th, starting at 11 pm 55 Walnut Street
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