CHURCHILL NEWS
by Linda Gerow

Do you think Santa knew Rudolph was a female reindeer when he named her? I mean, Santa's a pretty smart guy. He can visit millions of houses in one night, he doesn't get lost along the way and he even knows how to get back up a chimney. So when he gave his reindeer guy names did he know they are all girls? There's a simple explanation for it. You see, both male and female reindeers grow antlers, unlike any of the other deer families. Male reindeer lose their antlers at the beginning of the winter, around November or the beginning of December. Females, on the other hand, keep their antlers until they give birth in the spring. There's a slight chance that one, or even two, of Santa's team are male if one (or two) of them is taking a heck of a lot longer to lose his antlers than normal.What do you think? Are Santa's reindeer males? Santa had to know what he was doing when he named them. Since they can find their way around the world without asking for directions, that's

enough to convince me they're all female. (taken from www.kidzworld.com )

Library News: Churchill Branch

2282 4th Line, Churchill, Ontario (705) 456-2671

Branch Manager: Brianne Wilkins

Registration Information: Children MUST be the appropriate age by the first day of a new session in order to enroll in that session. Registration for our next programme begins Tuesday, January 16. Beginning in our January 2007 session, proof of child's age will be required in order to register forALL storytime and special programs.

Family Storytime: Stories, activities and crafts for children of all ages accompanied by their parents or caregivers. Churchill: Thursdays , 2:00- 2:45

Invasion of the Christmas Cookies!

Join us as we decorate special Christmas cookies with Innisfil’s Chef Lisa. These cookies make great Christmas Ornaments, but are even better to eat! Come listen to Christmas stories and munch on cookies! Ages: 5-10 Pre-registration required. Pick up your tickets today! Cost: $4: Wednesday, December 20, 4:30-5:30 p.m.

Board Games Club: Join us and play a variety of games. Make some new friends! Ages: 5 & up Preregistration required. Cost: FREE Thursdays: 4:30-5:00 p.m.

The Frosty Challenge: Snowman Building Contest! Teams of 2-5 people will have 1 hour to build a snowman. Photos of the snowmen will be posted in the library for the public to vote on! Sign up begins December 12. Weather dependant. Cost: FREE : C h u r c h i l l B r a n c h : Thursday, January 4, 2:00 p.m.

MOVIE MADNESS! We're CRAZY for Movies! See below for dates and times!

All tickets are $2, Refreshments are $1.

Open Season (PG) Boog, a domesticated 900 lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely on Elliot, a fasttalking mule deer, the two form an unlikely friendship and must quickly rally other forest animals if they are to form a rag-tag army against the hunters.*

Churchill: Wednesday, January 3 1:30p.m. *Movies are available at all branches of the Innisfil Public Library over the holidays. Check at your local branches for times and films.

Youth Groups: The St. P.J.'s (Parish of Churchill and Cookstown) will be meeting at St. Peter's Anglican Church every Thursday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call Pam at 705-735- 3484 for all information.

The Senior High School Youth Group meets at St. John's Anglican Church in Cookstown every other Sunday at 12:30 p.m. This is for teens between the ages of 13-18 years. Call Pam at the number above for all information and meeting dates. *The group will be meeting on December 21st at St. John's for gift wrapping for the Christmas Program. Please bring tape and a pen.

Euchre: Come to St. Peter's Anglican Church for euchre each Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m. Call Reg at 705-456-6801 for further information.

Legion News: Telephone: 431-9231 or 456-2531:

Darts take place each Monday evening at 7 p.m. A team is being put together to

compete in the Legion Zone E2 tournament to be held in January.

Euchre is every Thursday at 1 p.m. Join the group for either kitchen or bid euchre. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Smile: A woman went to the Post Office to buy stamps for her Christmas Cards. "What denomination?" asked the clerk. "Oh, good heavens! Have we come to this?" said the woman. "Well, give me 30 Catholic, 10 Baptist ones, 20 Lutheran, and 40 Presbyterian."

If you have any items/events for this column, please contact me at 705-436-9769 or email me atlagerow@rogers.com.