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Friday, November 16, 2012

Wrentham Lions to Sell Christmas Trees This Season

The Wrentham Lions will once again sell Christmas trees at the American Legion starting on Nov. 24.

For those who celebrate Christmas, it's about that time again to start thinking about getting a tree for the holidays. Once again, The Wrentham Lions Club will be selling Christmas trees this holiday season in the American Legion Hall parking lot on Route 1A on South Street. The trees go on sale on Saturday, Nov. 24 and can be purchased until Sunday, Dec. 23. Residents can purchase trees Wednesday-Friday 5-8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. All hours of operation are weather permitting. For more information please call Greg Stahl of the Wrentham Lions at 508-384-3495 or e-mail the Wrentham Lions at trees@wrentham-lions.org . The proceeds from the tree sale will go towards helping the victims of Super Storm Sandy, the Wrentham Food…

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas is a Guessing Game

Columnist uses his senses to sniff out gifts.

My name is Mike. I'm a gift guesser. When I was a wee lad, I would wake up in the middle of the night, go downstairs and start shaking my gifts. I would sneak out of my bedroom when everyone was asleep and execute my game plan. I'd wake up in the middle of the night and raid the Christmas tree to see what was under it. I'd try to look under the wrapping to see if anything was sticking out. Rattling was usually good. That usually meant something to play with. No rattling usually meant a sweater or a shirt or pants. No fun there. My mom would say, "You want to look nice for Christmas Day." I'd say, "I'd much rather have a toy truck." The key was not to rip the wrapping paper or damage it in any way. That was a dead giveaway that my midnight …

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