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 Holabird AdvocateProviding all the news we see fit to print since 2002!Monday, December 22, 2003 VOL. II Issue 12P TERROR LEVEL GOES TO ORANGE-AGAIN Once again the the nation is at Orange Alert, just in time for Christmas. All of us at the Holabird Advocate can't wait to see what Jimmy Kimmel has Terry the Terror Crab do on his show. It is at this time we feel sorry for the mainstream media, who have to treat the whole terrorism situation serious. One can tell they are thinking that the whole thing is as ridiculous as the rest of us. We wonder what the politicians are thinking. PUBLISHER ADMITS MISTAKE After hearing that "Time" magazine has made the American soldier their "Person of the Year", Holabird Advocate Publisher has admitted defeat. "This year, 'Time' really came through. They have chosen a better 'Person of the year' than we did. Think about it. Courageous: you bet. Dynamic: of course. I congratulate both 'Time' and all of the people who call themself an American soldier. Male, female, black, white, yellow, and red. In reality, our Allied Fighting force should be 'Person of the Year' an every year. CAPT. DOUG HINKLE: FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR Most likely because it was his turn, Captain Douglas A. Hinkle of Engine Company Number 1 recieved the Firefighter of the Year award for 2003. Fire Chief Tam Gatge said "Hinkle's willingness to serve, coopertive spirit, and positive attitude" were all factors in the decision. KRISTI HINKLE PLAYS SANTA The Christmas spirit has really caught on to the Hinkle family in a big way. Kristi Hinkle spent a good deal of the last day of school distributing presents to the teachers at the school in Highmore. She as also gone to the houses of her family and friends and has been most generous with packages not to be openned until Christmas. We could all learn a lot from all of the kindness that Kristi has shown in this holiday season. CHRISTMAS: IS IT TOO COMMERCIAL OR NOT? by Jerry Hinkle, of the Holabird Advocate After watching "Miracle on 34th Street", a movie made in 1947, I started to wonder about the commercialism of Christmas. If it is too comercial, it is possible that it started long before this 56 year old movie. Think about it. Would children sing a sone called "Jesus Christ is Coming to Town"? It is possible, but Santa Claus is more marketable than either Saint Nicholas (a priest by the way) or Jesus himself. When my family gathers at Garndma's house, it's not as festive as it used to be. We used to have the Christmas story told before the unwrapping of presents, maybe a carol or two. We don't do that anymore. We just eat ourselves stupid, and after a few ill fated attemps to get some singing started, we just give up and let the kids go to it. So is Christmas too commercial? I don't know. What do you think?
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