Editorial

What does the midwinter solstice have to do with Christmas? Some people get upset about the origins of the holiday, so I apologize in advance if any of this is unwelcome. It would not be in “the spirit of Christmas” to unnecessarily offend anyone.

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Even for those of us who don’t refer to them as resolutions, a new year brings thoughts of something we’d like to do better, some way in which we want to be better. The end of a year invites us to look back at the 365 days just completed and do an inventory of where we’ve been, how we’ve done.

Solstice is here. Everyone rejoice! Winter solstice is the longest night of the year, as well as the shortest day.

I recall reading a Christmas story once about an “air tree.” It was the story of the family struggling due to job loss who found a way to make the holiday special. As I remember it, a mother looking to provide a Christmas tree for her young daughters, and with the family unable to afford to purchase one, came up with a creative solution.

70 years ago Dec. 25, 1952 The long-dreamed-of ward chapel seemed closer to a reality Saturday when a group of Bridgeland Ward members went to the mountains to start cutting timber for the new church.