By Mark Melanson
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I see Connor's shares still seem to be doing well. The last I checked the stock was up to $11.75/share. I was surprised to hear that supposedly only about 200 employee actually purchased shares. I would have thought that number would be much higher. People are looking forward to getting back to work and from what I've been hearing there have been a lot of oval orders going out, which is good for the business.
People in the village have been telling me they are almost done their Christmas shopping for another year. If you haven't driven through the Harbour here at night now is the time. It is quite beautiful with everybody's display of Christmas lights. I was also quite impressed with Back Bay's display of lights this year. They have done a very festive job there as well.
There doesn't seem to be a whole lot going on to get the new Credit Union going. I've seen a few people around there but not a lot of development in general.
It was nice of the government to add that new 2 cents to gasoline tax for road improvements. I thought that was where all the taxes were suppose to be going before now. Most places hiked their prices right away but I see the garage here in Blacks decided to cut us some slack and leave it at 59.9. I'm sure it will go up sooner or later but for now thank you for a little lenience.
Don't forget Santa will be in the Freshmart on Dec.15th handing out treats and mittens beginning at 12 PM and he'll be back in the parking lot at the Freshmart on the 24th at 2pm handing out more treats.
Here are some staggering Santa facts for you. There are currently 78 people named S. Claus living in the U.S. -- and one Kriss Kringle.(You gotta wonder about that one kid's parents). The weight of Santa's sleigh loaded with one Beanie Baby for every kid on earth would be 333,333 tons. The number of reindeer required to pull a 333,333-ton sleigh: 214,206 -- plus Rudolph. To deliver his gifts in one night, Santa would have to make 822.6 visits per second, sleighing at 3,000 times the speed of sound. And Santa if you're reading this column I would like 5 WWF tickets for either Moncton or Fredericton.
I have a story about Holiday spirit to tell you that hits close to home. Recently I had some major transmission problems with my vehicle and had the work done at Carr's in St. Stephen and the bill was quite hefty considering the time of year with it being Christmas and all. Well the fine folks up there cut me some slack and we worked out an arrangement and I have my vehicle back just in time for Christmas. This business deserves my Christmas salute, so if you drive by this business give them a toot of the horn for me to say thank you for the holiday spirit.
Everybody commented on my Thanksgiving turkey recipe last year so I've decide to pass along to them my Holiday fruitcake recipe this year. I hope you enjoy.
Holiday Fruitcake Recipe:
Sample the whiskey to check for quality.
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1 C Water
1 C Sugar
4 Large eggs
3 C dried fruit
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 C Brown sugar
Lemon juice, nuts
1 FULL bottle of your favorite whiskey
Take out a large bowl.
Check the whiskey again to be sure that it is of the highest quality.
Pour 1 level cup and drink. Repeat.
Turn on the electric mixer; beat 1 C of butter in a large fluffy bowl.
Add 1 tsp. sugar and beat again.
Make sure the whiskey is still OK.
Cry another cup. Turn off the mixer.
Break two geggs and add to the bowl and chuck in the cup of dried fruit.
Mix on the burner.
If the fried fruit gets stuck in the beaters,
pry it loose with a screwdriver.
Sample the whiskey to check for toxisisticity.
Next, sift 2 cups of salt.
Or something. Who cares? Check the whiskey.
Now sift the lemon juice and strain your nuts.
Add one tablespoon of sugar or something...whatever you can find.
Grease the oven. Turn on the cake tin to 350 degrees.
Don't forget to beat off the turner.
Throw the bowl out of the window.
Check the whiskey again.
Go to bed.
Who the heck likes fruit cake anyway???
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