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'Twas the month after Christmas, and all through the house, nothing would fit me, not even a blouse; The cookies I'd nibbled, the eggnog I had to taste, at the holiday parties had gone to my waist; When I got on the scales there arose such a number!

Dear Editor The federal government is in the process of washing their hands of PFRA community pastures.

Ed, my neighbour next door, claims we should refuse to change years. "Why not just stick with the same year each Jan. 1? There is no reason we couldn't do the same year over and over," Ed insists.

One of the overwhelming things about the holidays is the packaging. After unwrapping gifts there were piles of papers. The Boxing Day advertisements filled the mail box and toys and gadgets were carefully packed into boxes and quickly set aside.

How many tragedies like Sandy Hook Elementary School (Connecticut), or the Sikh Temple in Wisconsin, or the movie theatre in Colorado, all in less than six months will lead to something changing? Now add Columbine (Colorado), école Polytechnique (Mon

This year's Citizen of the Year for Humboldt and area - Gwen Saret - is a pretty impressive lady. And the work that she has done, I think, demonstrates how doing a bit at a time, consistently, can make a huge difference in a community over time.

Dear Editor Alex McPhail manages to fail on quite a few points during his anti-gun commentary (All Over the Map, Dec. 19).

Ed, my neighbour next door, tends to grin easily and I never know what is happening behind his sly smile. He claims he can keep his personal business hidden behind his grin.

If you have the opportunity to drive down 12th Avenue in North Battleford at night you will notice the magical feeling of the decorative light standards in their full radiance.

A very special bouquet to the person who cleared my driveway on the morning of Dec. 20. Lorene