A small card of thanks appeared in the Creston Review of January 2, 1931: “The staff of Creston Valley Hospital wish to thank the people of the Valley who were so generous with their gifts of Christmas cheer to the …
Ring the Bells!
Your celebrating-the-holidays-during COVID mission for today: At 6:00 PM step outside and ring a bell for two minutes! At least four churches will be ringing their bells tonight at 6:00 PM. Grab your favourite bell – school bell, jingle bell, …
Caroling Fire Trucks!
Tonight’s the night – Creston Fire Rescue will be driving all through town with their decorated fire trucks playing Christmas carols! It’s fun to watch, so head out of your house when you hear them coming and enjoy! Just make …
Christmas Shopping, 1920
Originally pubished December 2008 The other day, I was looking up an obituary in the 1920 Creston Review. The gentleman in question had died late in the year, and as I turned the pages of the papers I noticed a …
Uphill Both Ways
Yesterday, as one way of staying connected in this unusual holiday season, we suggested reminiscing with family members over your favourite cookies. Let’s keep that theme going today and throw out this challenge: You know that story, that when Grandma …
Paint a Rock!
Yesterday, we suggested sending cards to isolated people as a way of sending warm thoughts and bringing joy and happiness. Today, for your Holiday Spirit challenge: paint a rock and hide it where someone can find it! If you’re a …
Send a Card to Someone!
Today’s the day for the Virtual Visits with Santa! (There might still be space available, so if you haven’t signed up yet, call 250-428-9262 – we can take last-minute sign-ups until 1:00 PM or all spaces are filled, whichever comes …
FaceTime StoryTime
If you attend the community Winterfest next week (Saturday, December 19), you’ll have a chance to explore an oversize version of Waiting for Winter by Sebastian Meschenmoser. It’s a delightful story about a squirrel who has never seen snow and …
Do a Good Deed
There’s really nothing better than doing a good deed for someone else to lift your winter blahs away. And, lucky for us, there are a lot of ways we can do that and benefit people right here in town: Sue’s …
Plan a Visit with Santa
As it happens, Santa loves museums. It’s a little known fact, but they’re his favourite places to visit when he takes one of his rare vacations from the North Pole. So when Santa realised he couldn’t come to Creston in …