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Merry
Christmas
May Peace and Joy
be Yours this Holiday Season
and Throughout
the Coming New Year.
Wishing you and your family the
Happiest of Holidays!
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Christmas Greetings Edition 2015

A Supplement to the STAR Shopper December 18, 2015
Page 2 Christmas Greeting Edition Friday, December 18, 2015
Santa
Letters to
written by the children who anticipate his visit this Christmas
Dear Santa,
My name is Jackson Mergen. Christmas is very
special to me because we get to spend time
with friends and family. I think Christmas is very
special to me because we get to celebrate Jesuss birthday. Christmas is very special to me
beacuse we get to have food that we dont usually get. I feel very happy on Christmas.
Jackson, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Holm. Christmas is very special
to me. We all have fun times together. We open
one present in the morning, and then we celebrate Christmas. We eat good stuff first. Then
we have dessert and then we open up presents!
On Christmas we might got to our cousins and
eat food like corn, stuffing or lettuce. I feel super happy on Christmas beause we play Games,
watch tv, movies.
Kyle, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Miley Winter. Christmas is very special to me. Christmas is special because it is fun
opening presents. I get to go to my Grandma
and Grandpas. I have fun playing with my presents. I like making cookies. I am happy at Christmas.
Miley, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brandon Thelen. Christmas is very
special to me. I like Christmas beacuse I get to
open presents. I like to eat turkey on Christmas.
I like to look in my stocking on Christmas Eve. I
like Christmas because of Santa. I am happy on
Christmas.
Brandon, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Morgan Ramler. Christmas is very
special to me. Christmas is special beacuse you
get to open presents and stuff in your stocking.
Christmas is special because you get to spend
time with your family and have desserts. I like
Christmas beacuse you can decorate your tree
and make cookies. I love Chistmas because you
have fun and play games.
Morgan, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Alyssa Irene Tougas. Christmas is very
special to me. Christmas is very special because
you get to open presents and you get a surprise
when you open it. Christmas is special because
we get to spend time with our family, aunts and
uncles. Christmas is very special because you get
to have specail food like Christmas cookies and
other goodies. I feel very happy when I celebrate
Christmas and I feel very happy after Christmas
because I get new toys to play with.
Alyssa, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brielle Wolbeck. Christmas is very
special to me. I like to open presents. I like my
Christimas decorations. I like the elf on the shelf. I
love Christmas because my birthday is close to it.
Brielle, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Chloe F. Christmas is very special to
me. I like how the floor looks colorful when you
are done unwrapping your presents. you can
spend time with your family and you can meet a
part of your family that you didnt meet. You can
make new recipes with your family on Christmas
eve and Christmas morning. Christmas is full of
joy and makes me happy.
Chloe, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Alex Harren. Christmas is very special
to me. I like to have Christmas food with my family and friends and I like Christmas desert. I like
opening presents on Christmas morning from
Santa. Thank you Santa. I like expressing my feelings on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I feel
happy on Christmas Day with my family!
Alex, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Malley. Christmas is very special to me beacuse I like to open presents. I like
Christmas because I like to decorrat the tree with
lights and ornaments. I like Christmas beause
I like to eat Christmas cookies! I also like to eat
specail food at Christmas.
Kyle, 2nd grade.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Braeden J. I like to open presents
beacuse I like to get more toys from my family I
like geting cookies from my Grandma! Christmas
is special to me because I get to spend time with
my frends and family. I like Christmas because
there is no school for 12 days.
Braeden J., 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brianna D. Christmas is very special
to me. Christmas is special because its fun opening presents and jumping in wrapping paper.
I like spending time with my family because
theyre funny and we make gingerbread houses.
Christmas is special because I get to have special
treats like cookies, shrimp, cake and Lobster. i fee
happy that Christmas is on December 25 and its
Jesuss Birthday.
Brianna, 2nd grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Drake Warring. Christmas is very special to me. I like to open presents. I love to have
foods on Christmas and cookies. I get to see family. I love Christmas until it is over.
Drake, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Dominic Malikowski. Christmas is
very special because I eat shimp, cookies and
ginger bread men. I love snow ball fights. Christmas is fun for me. When the tree lights up! I am
happy at Christmas time!
Dominic, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Maverick Kotschevar. Christmas is...
Fun for my family and my relatives. The reaosn
relatives and famiilies come together is to celebrate the day Jesus was born. Ive always wondered if an elf on a shelf is real. If they are watch
out. I hope you all have a merry Christmas!
Maverick, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Elodie Zierden. Christmas is full of
cool decorations! Christmas has lots of ymmy
food like turkey. In December there are some
birthay like my friend Samanthas. in Christmas
there are lots of opening presents. And familys
geting together.
Elodie, 2nd grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Madison Fischer. Christmas is very
special to me. Christmas is very special because
I get to spend time with my family. Christmas is
special because I get to try new food on Christmas. Christmas is special because I get to open
up presents. I get to throw wrapping paper. I feel
really happy on Christmas Day.
Madison, 2nd grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Jessie Antoneo Montanez. What
Christmas Means to me... is very, very, very
snowy! It just gets snowing more and more.
Thats why Santa has Rudolph in front of his sled!
We all eat very, very, very, very, very, very fancy
food...Well not so fancy! At dessert its cookie
time! Sometimes kids get presents on Christmas.
It depends on how good you are. Thats what
Christmas means to me!
Jessie, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Bryce. Christmas is very special to
me. I like to open presents. I get to go to my
grandma and grandpas house. I have dessert
ginger bread men and cookies. I love Christmas!
Bryce, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Makayla Stach. Christmas is full
of funny decorations. The toys cast not a lot of
money. Its my favorite holiday. We eat fancy
food. We open presents.
Makayla, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kennedy Vogel. Christmas is very
special to me. Christmas is special because you
get presents. You get to go to your grandmas
and gradpas or aunts and uncles house. you get
to make cookies with your grandmas and granpas. I express happiness at Christmas because it
is special.
Kennedy, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Haley Schiffler. Christmas is when
aJesus was born. I enjoy eating Christmas cookies this time of year. I enjoy getting presents from
Santa Claus. I like Christmas this year because I
know what I am getting from my mom...it is an
Ipod! I like Christmas because my sister and I lik
to go sledding.
Haley, 2nd grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Luke Bushman. What Christmas
means to me... when my family eats fancy food.
My mom puts up the decorations. I like the
shrimp thats my favorite food. I like to play in
the snow. Its a holiday.
Luke, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Naomi Bermann. Christmas is... My
mom gets decorations out for me and my little
sister, Jonah and my dad. We put up the gold
star that is at the top of the Christmas tree.
Christmas is beautiful. We can build a smowman. Today the snow is 4 inches deep. We get
presents. I get to go to my moms school and
there is stuff that we can buy.
Naomi, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Hannah R. Voit. Christmas is when
some people put up decorations. It is when
most schools have concerts. People have fun.
Christmas is special to most people. I love
Christmas, and so does my cousins, parents and
sister. I love having fancy food with my family
and we go to Fargo ND, I sty up all night watching Christmas movies. It is my favorite holiday.
Christmas is so much fun when I am wiht my
family.
Hannah, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Aydree Wegleitner. Christmas is...
When people decorate their home. People elebrate when Jesus was born. When some people
have an elf on the shelf at their house. Some
peole watch Christmas movies. When people
get to gether for Christmas cometimes they eat
fancy food.
Aydree, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ava Schmitz. Christmas is... When
we get presents and when people decorate the
house. Its when I celebrate with my mom and
dad. Its when Jesus was born its a special Day.
Ava, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Oliver Mossman. Christmas is about
gatherings with family members and having
fun with relatives, friends and cousings. It is
fun, cool, and fancy and let it snow! I have a
Elf on the Shelf and last night he had hugged
Santa Claus. Our little elf still is there! I like all my
friends and family. Santa Claus is comeing!
Oliver, 2nd grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Samantha Janice Olmscheid. Christmas is... in December. Christmas is... my birthday.
Christmas is... when Santa comes. Christmas
is... watching Christmas movies. Christmas is...
spending time with my family. Christmas is... getting presens.
Samantha, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Payton Buerman. When I think of
Christmas I think of decorations, snow, Christmas trees, bells ringing and making Christmas
cookies. I think of my family and I like guessing
who has my name. I think of going to my grand
ma and grandpas house. I thing of gifts under
the Christmas tree and my mom video taping
me opening gifts. I think of go to church.
Payton, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Josi Overman. When I decorite my
house. Christmas light ane good. Frosty the
snowman is standing on the snow. Santa Clause
come to town. Rudolph has a red nose. I make
cookies for Santa and for later. My family eat
cookies snack. On Christmas I get presents.
Josi, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brayden Blenker. Christmas is the
best holiday ever! I enjoy, I love opening presents. Christmas is awesome becawse I get to be
with my family. Chistmas is in December.
Brayden, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Preston Reasonover. Christmas is
a fun holiday. We decorate the house. The nutcrackers and the winter wonderland is so awesome. on Christmas my family gets together. We
tell jokes. On Christmas Eve we watc tv shows.
We watch Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer.
Christmas is an exciting day of the year.
Preston, 2nd grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Elsi Halvorson. Christmas is my favoite holiday. We like our family and care for
each other. i am not mean to my family. IOur
family watches TV shows. We watch Mickey
Mouses Best Christmas Ever. We bake cookies
for the holoday. We bake cchocolate and vanilla
cookies. Im so happy that it is December.
Elsi, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jamie Olmscheid. Christmas is my
favorite holiday! My brother and I are going to
help decorate the tree. This christmas it is going to have ornaments and lights. I hope Santa
brings us gifts. This Christmas I want an American Girl Doll kitchen set. This Christmas I am going to watch Frosty the snowman. I am going
to watch Charlie Bronw too. I am so happy it is
Christmas season.
Jamie, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brady Evenson. Christmas is my
favorite holiday! We decorate our house with
lights, stockings and Christmas trees It is awesome. I hope we get gifts. I want a minigolf cart
so I can driv it around our yard. We make cookies
every year. Mom makes gringerbread men. I will
be exited until Christmas is here!
Brady, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Alexis Klaphake. Christmas is a fun
holiday Santa. We are exited to get together. My
mom and I make cookies on Christmas eve. My
mom and I make the best cookies. My Elf on the
Shelf moves every where. That he goes in my bed
room. And sitting on my lamp. We put Christmas
lights my dad lifts me up to put the stare on our
Christmas tree. I am exited for Christmas.
Alexis, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Isaac Janssen. I hope Santa brings
me a movie like Home Alone. My family loves
that movie. I just love puting on decoreations.
we put on red tinsel on it and ornements. I like
to listen to Christmas music like Rudolph the
Red Nosed Reindeer. I am so suprized Christmas
came up so fast! I LOVE Christmas!!
Isaac, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jonah Wilson. Christmas is special
to me and to my family Beacuse we all get together on Christmas on Christmas we open presents. We hang out stockings up and hope Santa
comes! Every year we go to both of my Grand
parents. house to celebrate Christmas.
Jonah, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Logan Chapin. Christmas is my favorite holiday. My favorite food is French silk pie. We
eat it at Christmas. My mom and I make it. Santa
brings gifts to my house. I hope he bring me an I
pod. I put up shiney Christmas lights in my room.
It is fun to decorate myroom. I am happy that December is here!
Logan, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brody Glenz. Christmas is... I get to get
presents from Santa. I get toys. I only got ten last
year. I like to set up the tree. Its also my birthday.
Brody, 2nd grade.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Taylor Arceneau. Christmas is a fun
holiday. I like Chrismtas because we get to spend
time with our family. We get to open presents.
My family likes Christmas because we like to
decorate our tree. For decorations we put bright
lights on our tree. We like Christmas because we
like to watch Christmas shows together as a family. We eat popcorn. When were watching them.
Im excited that Christmas is almost here.
Taylor, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jordyn Frieler. Im going to tell you
about Christmas. My family goes to my grandmas house. We give thanks to my grandma for
all the hard work. Our Elf on the self name is Bob.
He tried to make cookies. He made a mess in the
kitchen. Our family decorates the tree. The tree
is decrated with lights, ornaments and stockings
on the railing.
Jordyn, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Wyatt Schmitz. Christmas means I
get to oepn presents. I get to watch them open
presents. Chirstmas means I get to make snowmen. We go sleding at the Snowmen and crash
into them. Christmas means I get to make cookies. my cousins smell them. Christmas means I
get to throw snowballs at my cousins. They come
in the diveway and I sneak up on them.
Wyatt, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Abigail Holtz. Christmas is a jolly holiday. I have an Elf on the shelf. Her name is Fizzbee. Santa comes to my house. I hope he brings
me a Scooby Doo stuffed animal. Every year we
eat turkey. Turkey is one of my favortie foods. I
am happy that it is December!
Abigail, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Aidan Brown. I love Christmas. Last
year the Elf on the Shelf taped me to my bed
with scotch tape. Every Christmas day I get to
eat the leftover cookies they are chocloate chip
cookies. we decorate our tree with ornaments
and lights. The lights are flashing. I am so xited
that itt December.
Aidan, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Nathan Schneider. Christmas means
I get to go to the hotel for two nights. We give
gifts to our family. Christmas maens to see my
family at the hotel. We eat brekfast together.
Christmas means to see Santa at the hotel. I
thank Santa for the presents. Christmas means
joy.
Nathan, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Carter Wesen. Christmas is an amazing holiday. We like our Elf on the shelf. My elfs
name is Kyle. Once he dug in a Cheetohs bag. I
like Christmas television shows. We like to watch
Charlie Browns Christmas. Our family is going
to my grandmas house. We are going to play
games there. I cant wait until it is christmas.
Carter, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Mason Olmscheid. Christmas is a fun
holiday. We decorate our Christmas tree with
ornaments and ligths. The ornamets are red and
black. My family is going to my cousins. I am only
going to get one present there. Santa brings
presents. I hope I will get a farm set. I want a four
wheeler. Christmas is fun.
Mason, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Carson Traut. Christmas means
spending time with my family. Christmas means
sledding with my sister and brothers. Christmas means opening presents on Christmas Eve.
Christmas means putting up my Christmas tree.
Carson, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Oliver Wieber. Christmas is a great
holiday. Last year Santa took my moms phone.
Santa took pictures on it. Our Elf on the shelf sat
on the deer head. The next morning she was still
there. My family and I watch Christmas movies.
Grandma Got Ran over by a Reindeer. I am excited for Christmas.
Oliver, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jasmyne Pennie. Christmas is a fun
holday. We get to open prestnes on Christmas
Eve. I hope I get a babby doll on Christmas Eve.
My mom and my dad and I get to decorate the
cristmas tree. My sister and I are suppose to find
the Christmas pickle. We get to watch christmas
shows. we get to watch rudoph off the Red nose
reindeer. I am happy for Christmas and December.
Jasmyne, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Zachary Gruber. Christmas is awesome! My family has snowball fights. I almost win
but my dad hits me. We have Elf on the Shelf taped
me to the wall in my room. It took me until 10:00
to get out. My family gives me a lot of gifts. I really
want a lot of NRF guns. I am so excited for gifts.
Zachary, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kimberly Ayala. I love Christmas!
Santa comes to our house and brings us presents. I hope Santa brings me a puppy. When my
family gets together, we see my Grandma. We
eat tacos. My family decorates the tree we put a
star on the top of our tree and red ornaments. I
enjoy the Christmas season.
Kimbery, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Makenzie Nelson. I love Christmas!
Every year Santa gives us some presents. I hope
I get and American Girl Doll. We decorate our
house. We decorate our tree too. My grandma
bakes Christmas cookies. They are good. I am
jolly that Christmas is almost here.
Makenzie, 2nd grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Hannah Arceneau. Christmas means
I get to go to my Grandpa and Grandmas house.
We play games and open presents. christmas
means I get to see santa and see saint Nick. Me
and my family open Christmas gifts. Christmas
means I get to drive around and look at Christmas lights with my family. We listen to Christmas
music. Christmas means I get to open Christmas
gifts. I get to see my family open gifts, too.
Hannah, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kennedie Salzl. Christmas means I
get to go to my grandmas house. I get to play
outside and I ll be freezing. Christmas means i
get to go sledding. When we are sledding we
play games. Christmas means I get to ride my
snowmobile. I go over jumps with it. Christmas
means I get to go see all the lights. They are all
so pretty.
Kennedie, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brennan Bertram. Christmas means I
get to play in the snow with my family. Christmas
means I get toys. We get to unwrap them with
my borhter and my sisters. Christmas means the
last day I get to see my elf on the shelf. It was fun
wathing him. Chistmas means happiness.
Brennan, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Henry Wimmer. Christmas means I
get to set up Christmas lights with family. After
we go inside. Christmas is a time to get together. We ahve fun together. Christmas means we
get to set up the tree. It is fun to do. Christmas
means peace.
Henry, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jessica Ruegemer. Christmas means
I get to go to my grandmas house and see my
relatives. Then we get to open presints on
Christmas eve. Christmas means I get to spend
time with my family. We make Christmas cookies, hot coclat, and sair them with my family and
friends. Christmas means I get to go to my cousins house. We do white elephant presints ther.
Christmas means JOY! to me.
Jessica, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Makara Miller. Christmas means get
presents. We play with them. Christmas means
my family can play in the snow. Its realy fun in
the snow. Christmas means its Jesus birthday.
We celebrate together. Christmas means spending time with each other.
Makara, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jaelyn Stangler. Christmas means
I get to go to my grandmas house. We watch
Christmas movies. Christmas meant I get to
make cookies. Chirstmas means my sister gets
to go to my house. Christmas means love.
Jaelyn, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jennifer Valencia. Christmas means
I get presents. We all open our presents. Christmas means to have my family. We laugh together. Christmas means we play in the snow. We
have a snow ball fights. Christmas means love.
Jennifer, 2nd grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Olivia Forster. Christmas means I
get to open presents. I get to play with them.
Chirstmas means I get to see my cousins. We
play games. Christmas means I get to go to my
grandmas house. We watch a Christmas movie.
Christmas means I get to see my uncle. We tell
jokes together.
Olivia, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Riley Becker. Christmas means I get
to bake cookies. We get to eat the cookies with
hot chocolate. Christmas means I get to help
put up the tree and lights. When we are done
with the tree we dance. Christmas means I get
to have my cousin over. We play togther. Chrismas means joy.
Riley, 2nd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Aiden Robideaux. Christmas means
to open our present. Christmas means to play
with our new toys. Christmas means to make
cookies and milk for Santa.
Aiden, 2nd grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Noah Ebensteiner. Christmas means
spending time with my family. We play games
together. Christmas means I get to drive around
and look at Christmas lights. We get to listen to
Christmas music. Chirstmas means I get to sled.
We watch a Christmas movie. Christmas means
you can have fun with your family.
Noah, 2nd grade
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Live nativity depicts the

meaning of
Christmas
By LIZ VOS
Staff Writer
The three kings, portrayed by Gabriel Mead (from left), Nathan Vouk and John Paul Mead stayed close to keep
warm as they presented their gifts to Baby Jesus during the Dec. 4 live nativity in front of Holdingford City Hall.
Also pictured is Andrew Mead who portrayed Joseph during the event.
PHOTOS BY MIKE KOSIK
As the community of Holdingford

came together to celebrate the holiday
season on the night of Dec. 4 with
Christmas in Holdingford, a group of 35
volunteers teamed up with 12 animals
to create a special living scene of the
very first Christmas.
The live nativity was a first for the
annual Holdingford gathering, which
also included sleigh rides, caroling,
the lighting of the Citys Christmas
tree, visits from Santa and Frosty the
Snowman and much more.
It was really special, said nativity
organizer Virginia Tretter. It really
brought on a special appreciation for
what Christmas is really about.
Making the live scene even more
special was the fact that those involved
in the scene were children.
None of them had ever seen a live
nativity before, Tretter said. They
were so excited to be a part of it.
The idea of the live nativity
transpired from the planning of the
Holdingford Hometown Happenings
committee, which had been working to
make the communitys annual holiday
gathering even more special.
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May your holidays be filled

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Mary Ann Mead, Jessica Vouk, Katelyn Vouk and Therese Mead served as
angels during the live nativity.
Portraying Joseph and Mary were Andrew Mead and Cassie Sowada.
They added new things like the

carolers and the sleigh rides and the
stores all stayed open until 8 p.m.,
Tretter explained. There were people
in the stores dressed like elves and it
was just so much fun. Somewhere along
the planning, a nativity was suggested.
With a largely Catholic population
in Holdingford, the idea of a nativity was
embraced, although organizers decided
that perhaps the typical nativity scene
would not quite be special enough for
the one-night event. A live nativity was
suggested and Tretter was approached
to take over the leadership role in the
project.
who had straw bales and animals to

lend. That was great I had most of the
scene, but no kids to play the roles,
Tretter laughed.
But Tretters involvement with
Faith Formation along with also being a
substitute teacher with the Holdingford
School District helped her reach the
perfect audience and by the time Dec.
4 came, she says she had everything she
needed.
After moving to Holdingford eight

years ago, Tretter says she became
involved in the church along with many
other area groups and activities.
When they asked, I said yes, she
said of her decision to lead the nativity,
which was set up in front of Holdingford
City Hall.
One big challenge stood in the way
of a successful presentation, and that
was time. Tretter had three weeks to pull
together a cast and set for the outdoor
scene. But looking back, she says
everything just came together perfectly.
I put a message out in the church
bulletin. First I got a call from someone
Santa
Letters to
Dear Santa,
My name is Natalie Blonigen. Christmas means
family traditions like going to a Christmas tree
farm and cutting down a Christmas tree. It also
means baking Christmas cookies with my mom.
My favorite thing about Christmas is decorating
the Christmas tree and going outside and playing in the snow. It also means spending time
with my family. I love Christmas.
Natalie, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Okivia Mary Jane Stich. Christmas
isnt about presents its about giving love and
care trow out the house. the best Christmas gift
I could get was my family althow some presents
would be good.
Olivia, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Megan Fiedler. What cristmas means
to me is, our saivoir Jessus crist was born. He created our world. To celebrate him we have cristmas day, and Eve for christmas. People celabrate
early. He brought Peace and joy into the world.
So christmas ia a good time to celebrate it is also
my favorite time of the year beacuse our Savoir
was born and cristmas is fun!
Megan, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Zachary Paul Birr. Chrismas means
rela specle to me I get to see my famliy its fun
because some times I get to no people from my
famiy that I bidnt no thats all I have to say remember christmas shuold be spesle to you to!
Zachary, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jady. What Christmas means to me...
is that it is full of joy and presents and lots of
family time, thank you Santa. P.S. I hope your elfs
get presents to.
Jady, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Michaela B. Christmas means to me is
to celebrate the day Jesus was born and it means
to me aobut us spending time with each of your
family members and friends such as my friends
Skyler and Noah and Abby and Hannah and my
pet like my cat names Joise and kit cat morgen
the mean cat and riely my god the loving dog.
Michaela, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Elise Kalla. Christmas means so much
to me. Christmas means to me family and love.
When people smile, I always smile back. Christ
means to me, seeing santa and my elf on the
shelf when he comes with a present. Christmas
means to me putting Christmas lights on the tree
and when Santa brings us presents the night before. I never can sleep. Im too excited! Christmas
means to me Jesus and God cause they love me.
Elise, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Mackenzie Applegate. Christmas
means many things to me. It means, snowmen such as frosty, and your old reindeer such
as Dasher, Dancer, Praner, Vixen, Comet, Cupid,
Donnor and Blizen, but the most famous reindeer of all is Rudolph, Christmas is also about
loving, caring and even joy! I also wish the people a Merry Merry Christmas and a happy new
year.
Mackenzie, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Caleb Jacobs. Dear Santa, Im going
to tell you what Christmas means to me. It means
driving around town looking at Christmas lights.
It means seeing my elf on the shelf again. Tell the
Reindeer hello. I have mty Christmas tree up. I
think Christmas means joy to everyone. I like going sledding in the snow. I like giving presents
to people.
Caleb, 3rd grade
It was perfect, everything just fell

into place, she said. Some kids stayed
the whole time, some stayed for just a
little while, but they all did a great job
Dear Santa,
My name is Kayla Forster. Christmas means
many things to me. It means spending family
time together. It means joy and caring. Christmas means feeling very joyful and looking at
the presents under the Christmas tree. It means
time to share and give. It means seeing beautiful trees and lights. Christmas means having fun
in the snow. It means Santa and his Reindeer.
Christmas means seeing snow, lights, and family.
Merry Christmas!
Kayla, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Claire Nack. Christmas means to me
going out side and sledding down the hill and
bilding a snowman and naming it. It means to
me God and Jesus. It means decrating the house,
to hear Christmas stories too. My favorite part
from the stories are on Dasher on Dancer on
Prancer and Vixen on Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen. I love to go and find the elf on
the shlf and opening presents and seeing family.
Claire, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Cooper Brinkman. Christmas means
joy when I am sad. It means helping my mom
put up the Christmas tree. It means opening my
present from my elf on the shelf. It means helping pick the present for my family. It means playing in the snow when I am bored. It means opening presents on Christmas. It means Rudoph,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cjupic,
Donner and Blitzen. It means haveing fun with
my family. That is what Christmas means to me.
Cooper, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Amelia Ehresmann. Christmas means
many things to me. It means love and hope. It
means presents under the tree and shaking
them to find out what they are. It means putting
up the Christmas tree with my dad and putting
up the ornaments with my mom. This is what
Christmas really means to me. Spending time
with my family on Christmas Even and going
sledding with my family on Christmas Eve.
Amelia, 3rd grade
and were proud to be a part of this. We

had plenty of costumes, so there was a
part for everyone to play.
While the planning was a whirlwind
in a time crunch, Tretter says it was
perfect. She also points out that support
and volunteers came from all over
with the Five Parish Community of St.
Marys, St. Hedwigs, Opole, St. Anna
and St. Wendel.
Everyone came together to make it
happen, she said. I already volunteered
to do this again next year we will have
a little more time to plan and already
have ideas to expand the event. It is such
a special night it really brings the town
together!
Dear Santa,
My name is Brice Wolbeck. Christmas means
going snowmobiling and ice fishing. It means
spending time with family and cousins and uncles and aunts.
Brice, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Hailee Stich. Some things Christmas
means to me are celebrating Jesus birthday and
spending time with my family and playing in the
snow with my brother and my cousins. But most
of all it means time with family like sledding on
the toboggan and building snow forts and having snowball fights. My most favorite thing we
do is open presents with each other. My elf on
the shelf goes nuts! He moves everywhere.
Hailee, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Donte Hemley. Christmas means loving and Jesus. We have fun like snowball fights
and being whith cousins and my grandfather
and grandmother and family and friends.
Donte, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Oliver Berckes. What Christmas
means to me... is when I decorate the tree and
when Jesus is born and love, and hope. I am jofuil when it snows and I can build a snowman
and sit by the fire and sing christmas carols. I can
take my snowboard down the hill and have a big
feast at my grandpas house and seeing some old
friends and have good treats like candy.
Oliver, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Sam Cameron. Dear Santa to me Christmas means snowmen, gathering family together,
giving, joy to all, sleding, fun caring and Christmas
trees. Thats what Christmas means to me.
Sam, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob Niehaus. Family, joy and love.
Christmas means many things to me like...shopping, christmas tree decorating, getting presents like... a trator, farm or machines. Christmas
means to me santas Reindeer like...Rudolph,
Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Viven, Comet, Cupid,
Donner, and Blitzen.
Jacob, 3rd grade
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2-2/3 cups corn flakes

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 tbsp. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped nuts
1cup finely chopped marachino cherries
15 marachinos cut into quarters
Crush cereal measure 1-1/2 cups and stir together flour baking powder, salt in mixing bowl, beat butter sugar until light
& fluffy, add eggs. Beat well, stir in nuts, dates and chopped
cherries.
Portion dough using level measuring tablespoon. Shape into
balls roll in crushed corn flakes place two inches apart on
greased baking sheets. Top each with cherry quarter. Bake
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Letters to
Dear Santa,
My name is Joseph Severs. It means presents
and joy happyness to me. I wish you would give
my dog a bone. When it snows a little more we
will go and get our tree because we want to go
and sleigh ride and see you. Please can you give
my family a big present to share. I want a ds and
games for it. I want a nerf gun. But most of all I
just want Christmas and God, Jesus. Because it is
fun when Christmas comes.
Joseph, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kayden Frericks. Somethings that
Christmas means to me are setting up the Christmas tree and getting presents. It also means
spending tiem with cousins. I also think its about
going to my grandmas and grandpas house to
celebrate Christmas. Christmas means fun and
joy and going to a waterpark.
Kayden, 3rd grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Coltin Shay. Christmas means a lot
of things to me such as presents, St Nick, Santa,
setting up the Christmas tree, family, snow and
other things. Christmas is my favorite holiday. I
like when Satna eats the cookies and when Santa drinks the milk. I like to decorate the christmas
tree. I like christmas Eve when all my relatives
and mom and day, and grandma andgrandpa
give me presents and gifts. Thats why I love
Christmas!!
Coltin, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Faith Beuning. Christmas means to
me time to share and time for family to open
present and loving and joy. Christmas is my favorite holiday and putting up the Christmas
tree and lights. I love sledding down the hill and
sending Christmas cards. I like building a snow
man. I call him Frosty the snowman.
Faith, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Beau Olberding. Christmas is family
because they love me. It means fun or joy because I go sledding down hills. It means snow
because I have snowball fights at home and
snowmen. It means trees because you set up
the tree and decorations and spending time
with family. It means presents because kids get
free toys. It means school because you get more
friends and to be good.
Beau, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ramona Lupe Jonas. Dear Santa,
Christmas means to me sharing with my mom
and dad. I always share with my sister and brothers and they share with me. We set up the Christmas tree every year. Under the Christmas tree are
presents. I hope you get some presents this year.
Ramona, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Isabelle Fuchs. This holiday is a very
special to kids that do not get what they want.
Santa comes down out of the chimney and puts
presents under the tree. When you are awake
you just cant wait to open the presents! But
you can wait. When they awake you go and tell
where they go to open the presetns. The most
important thing about Christmas is love, joy, fun
and to light Santas way to your tree.
Isabelle, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brigit Wuolle. Christmas means that
there will be fun and full of family and friends.
The presents dont matter at all to me. It means
that the magic of Christmas is near and that is
what Christmas means to me.
Brigit, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Cole Selix. Being with your family,
having fun and christmas vacation. I hope to go
ice fishing on vacation. I want Santa to bring me
some Wii games.
Cole, 3rd grade
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1 cup butterscotch chips
Add:
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1 cup salted peanuts
Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet - chill. Store in
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Dear Santa,
My name is Kassie Kay Ferguson. It is Jesuss
birthday. Christmas means that we can have
family and friends over to our house. We give
and receive presents. We get to have food, cookies, hot chocolate to drink and eat for Christmas.
Kassie, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Sierra Hickman. Christmas means
love, joy and caring. I dont think Christmas
means getting toys. Christmas is about giving.
Sierra, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ellery Ehresmann. We celibrate the
birth of Jesus. We also get to spend time with out
family and friends. I like giveing gifts to others.
I like playing in the snow on Christmas brake.
Most of all I like openign christmas presents.
Ellery, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Chloe Hoppe. Before the excitement I like to decorate the Christmas tree with
my brother and sister. Opening my presents and
stockings with my family. Christmas is Jesus bithday. We go to our grandmas house and eat alot
of food. Speding time with my family on Christmas day.
Chloe, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Logan Buermann. What Christmas
means to me... It means good food and presents.
Logan, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Mya McNamar. Christmas is a time
of year when I get to spend time with my fmaily
and see everyone because before we know it
we might not get to spend it with everyone. So
when I go to my grandmas theres always my
great-grandmas cookies so whenever Christmas
comes thats how we rember the people who
used to be with us. And thats what Christmas
means to me.
Mya, 3rd grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ashley Roehrl. Christmas maens a lot
to my famlys and we all seldrat it from morning
to afternoon and some times we sleep over. We
seldreat it at gradma Rochrl and grandma Neffeld at grandma Neffels we think we see sata
some times it is our unckl I bet he ses he look
like hem. But our unckl has a coter beed. But he
is as veary fun and funny at the same time we
mack a long list we hope we get it and we open
presents alot of them from doth famly and give
them some presents to it is veary veary fun to do
on the day after Christmas it is a lot to me. When
every time we sleep over with owr cusents we
play and play a lot.
Ashley, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Sophia. Christmas is a time in the
morning when my little sister gets up waits for
a little bite then she goes and wakes my mom
and dad up to open praince. Then when I see her
open them she has a big smile and that makes.
On Christmas eve we get back from church. Take
picturse, my sister gives our gifts to use. I love
when my little sister open her. she all was has a
smile on her face. I love Christmas. I also get to
spend timne with my family.
Sophia, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Amberly Michele. Christmas to me
means I get to spend time wtih my family. Christmas is a very special holiday. I like to decorate
with my family and put the angle ontop of the
tree. Its also fun to watch my little brother open
his gifts! Christmas is my favorite time of the year.
Amberly, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Vienna. What Christmas means to
me... is spending time with my family. In my
familys way we celabrate christmas is on Christmas Eve after church my family gathars in my
livingroon to open presents. We each take turns
opening presents. My elf of on the shelf waches
us open presents. Then we spend time to gether
as a family.
Vienna, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Hunter. Christmas means to have
joy throughout the month. It means you should
give a gift. It also is nice to get gifts but that isnt
the meaning. The meaning really is to have fun.
Thats what Christmas means.
Hunter, 4th grade.

Dear Santa,
My name is Marlie Krebs. Christmas is the time
my family gets together and opens special
presents. Christmas is special when all of us get
goether and have wonderful dinner, but there
is more... It is special because all my aunts and
uncles are there. One more thing that is special
about Christmas is when the hole family gtets
together and has a snowball fight ha ha that is
so funny.
Marlie, 4th grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Paige. What Christmas means to me
is getting together with family because seeing
counsin again. When we see our granma she
just hugs us almost all day. We love christmas at
our garndmas and seeing famkly that we normorly dont get to see. I hope you have great
christmas.
Paige, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Macy Funk. Christmas means to me,
it is about repersenting God and being with
family. On Christmas eav. We got to church and
do a play about God. We all get together and
open presents. We talk about school and all the
things that are happning in our life.
Macy, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Bridget Goebel. Christmas is the
time I celebrate Jesuss birth with my family.
We go to church early to listen to the choir sing
christmas music. Then when church is done we
all go to my grandmas to celebrate Jesus and
my grandmas birthday. Thats what Christmas
means to me.
Bridget, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Adam Michels. What Christmas
means to me is selebrating Jesus birthday by
go to our church and learning about him. Then
we go to our gandparents house. Then we go
home and go to Michels Christmas party. Then
we go sleding.
Adam, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Lindsey. What Christmas means
tome... is spending time with family. We have
a get to gether on each side and play with all
my cousins because we barley get to see them.
Cutting down the chrismas tree together. Thats
Lindsey, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Carson. What Christmas means to
me... when we get toether we all have fun. We all
open presents. We all have gifts to give.
Carson, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Alexis Funk. Christmas means to me
is to get toether as a family. We go to my grandmas house on Chistmas Eve. Everyone sits on
chairs and we open presents from yongest to
oldest. I am always first. Then we eat, we have a
tone of deserts and pizza. Them we talk and me
and my grandma make cookies. We all say our
good byes and then we leave. On Christmas day
we get up open our presents and get ready to go
to my other grandmas house.
Alexis, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Parker. When my family gets together
for opening presints. When we sit down to open
presents we wait until mom, dad, Degan and I all
get in the living room. We open presents then I
like the faces I see. We have fun with our presents
then we eat and go to our grandmas chirstmas
party. Thats why I like Christmas so much.
Parker, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ava Montag. Christmas is a time of
year when your family gets together and share
laughs and hang out with all your family members. when you get presents sure thats exciting,
but its not just about getting presents. Its also
about getting to know your family better. So
what we do at Christmas time is play, eat, open
presents, then the adults get something fun to
do to. They have an ugley sweter contest and
their really funny, so thats my christmas every
year and I love it. I hope yours is really fun to and
I hope you love it.
Ava, 4th grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Amy Butkowski. Christmas means
getting together with the whole family and
givng presents to my friends, family, and elf on
the shelf. Giving is better than getting. For Christmas I get to see all of my cousins, and aunts and
uncles. I get to give them presents and that
means a lot to me. That is what Christmas means
to me.
Amy, 4th grade.
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My name is Jazmin. What Christmas means to
me...It means spending time to see my faimly. I
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Dear Santa,
My name is Owen K. Carlson. I like Christmas because I get to see my uncle that I never get to see
because he lives in Texas. I get to see the twins,
my friend John, and his sister Lucy. They are my
family. We go to my Grandpas and Steves house
every other year. When we go to my Grandmas
side we go to Amy and Rosss house or nans
house. I like to see people I dont see alot. Presents are fun, but my farvorite part is we get to
talk.
Owen, 4th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Madi. Christmas time is a time where
all my family gets together. Every Christmas all
my family gets together and has christmas. My
moms side on Christmas eve and my dads side
on Christmas day. On my Dads side we all have
to open our presents on a chair in front of every one and it is very special. On my moms side
we open presents from smallest to littlest, my
brother always goes first. I love christmas it is my
favorite holiday!
Madi, 4th grade.
Dear Santa,
My name is Cecilia Hudock. To me Christmas
means when my sister that lives in New York
comes home. Also the day we celebrate Jesuses
Birthday. When we get together and cook for a 9
person family, Mom, dad, 5 sisters and 2 brothers. We make pies, cookies, speggeti, and much
more different foods. that is what Christmas
means to me.
Cecilia, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Allie Thelen. Christmas to me is a
time for giving and getting together. On Christmas all my family comes to our house. and well I
guess the presents are good too!
Allie, 5th grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Kalie Ritter. Christmas is a time of
love and cheer, for people are celebrating the
birth of Jesus. Christmas is not about presants
(mostly). Christmas is about being with family
and connecting with them over a mug of hot
cocoa... Christmas is about laughing while making yummy treats... or taking time to give others
gifts and not being greedy over your own. This
is what Christmas means to me, this is ow Christmas should be.
Kalie, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Cailyn Zierden. Everybody thinks
Christmas is a time of giving gifts, but thats not
what I think. I think Christmas is the one and
only time that Jesus was born. Chrismas isnt just
about that. Its ok to love getting gifts from everyone. Just please dont forget about Jesus. He
is the most inportant person in the world. And
that what Christmas means to me.
Cailyn, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Katelyn Hoffarth. What Christmas
means to me... going to my grandmas house
and having a Christmas party with my family
and haivng carmal rolls for brekfast on Christmas morning. Runing downstars and skreming
with happyness. Dumping out our stokinges.
Riped raping paper all over the floor. Skrems
of joy echoeing throughout the house. Jumping so hard the tree ratels. Huging and shaking
are dogs which they dont like very much. Thats
Katelyn, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Nyra Brown. What Christmas means
to me is yummy food. We have turkey, hotdish,
and tofu. Fruits and veggies galore! Yams and
marshmellos, olives, and peas, but my favroite
part of Christmas is to eat it all with my family.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Hope Aronson. Christmas means a
time for fun and familys to come together. Kids
every think of Christmas as a extra birthday with
presents but theres a different reason for Christmas. Family is the biggest present and thats the
only present I need to have a great Christmas.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Tyler Achman. Christmas means a lot
to me. It not only means presents and cards. To
me it means Jesus birthday and family, friends,
happiness. I think Christmas means a lot.
Tyler, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Lauren Borgerding. When I was
young, Christmas meant one thing to me. That
I would be getting lots of toys that day. I learned
a different meaning when mother sat me down,
and taught me to spell Christmas this way. C if
for the Christ child born on this day, H for herald
angels in the night, R means Jesus our redeemer,
I is for Isreal the land of His birth, S is for the star
that shone so bright, T is for three wise men, they
who traveled so far, M is for the Manger where
he lay, A means the almighty god, S is for the
Shepherds that came to worship Jesus, L is for
Lord, O is for Heaven being opend, V is the virgin
birth, E means God is EVERLASTING!
Lauren, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ella Ohmann. It is Jesus Birthday.
My family and me to go church with my Grandparents to celebrate the birth of Jesus. I like to
speand time with my family. I also like to bake
Christmas goodies with my mom, Grandma and
Great Grandma. Christmas time also is a reminder to remember others, this year my family and
me will be giving to the veterans at the Eagles
Healing Nest.
Ella, 5th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Rachel Larkey. What Christmas
means to me... is Jesus birthday and presents
and decorating the chrismtas tree with my favert ornamints the letters R, B and J. R means
Rachel B means Bethany and J means Jason.
Bethany is my sister and Jason is my brother he
past away a few minets after he was born.
Rachel, 5th grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Faith Hartung. What Christmas
means to me is family. Its family because Its fun
to see each other when you havent seen anybody for a long time. Its also nice to see your
cousins brothers and sisters face light up when
they open presents. What is really good to hear is
your family laughing and talking a lot on Christmas and it fills the house. Its also good when
everybodys giving hugs and kisses because you
know that you have a loving family.
Faith, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Ayub Andill. We go to our friend hous
and play with them. Sometimes we pray and go
to our cousins house. All our family comes together and we eat and talk to each other. We go
somewhere at night. We come back home and
buy stuff for our family.
Ayub, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Alexis Zierden. Christmas means
family to me. On Christmas Eve all the Zierdens
get together. We do Secret Santa with all the
younger kids on Thanksgiving. We pick names
then on Christmas Eve we give them to each
other after that we do godparents, grandparents
and any others, next the kids and some adults go
play outside after that we go in and eat after we
eat we fianlly play with some of our gifts.
Alexis, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Elizabeth. What Christmas means to
me is traditions. The traditions we have is that
my mom side of the family comes to my house.
Then, me and my brother open pressents from
santa. Then, we go to one of my ants and they
open their pressents. Sometimes me and my
brother go to our other ants. These things take
more than one day.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Melanie Rosen. What Christmas
means to me is family. My family gets together
at my Grandmas appartment. We open presents and eat a nice feast. Another is seeing my
brother. Some years on Christmas my brother
comes home from the marines basically Christmas and other special occasions are the times
im able to see him. Every Christmas my famkly
gathers around the Christmas tree and we open
presents sometimes in order. Christmas means a
lot to me.
Melanie, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Abby Breitbach. To me, Christmas is
family. Every year on Christmas day my sistmer
always wakes me up ealry to go upstairs and
wake up my mom,dad, and brother so we can
open up presents. Then,we eat breakfast and get
reay for church. After we get back to the house
we just hang out, play games, watch Christmas
movies, and enjoy each others company.
Abby Breitbach, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Logan Harren. To me, Christmas
means family. My sister comes from South Dakota up to Minnesota to have Christmas with
us. Every Chirstmas Eve I go to my dads house.
Everybody goes tomy grandmas house on Saturday. On Saturday, me and my cousins play
football.
Logan, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob Adrian. What Christmas means
to me is family because when its Christmas time
family is very important. What I do on
Christmas with my family is open gifts and got to
church. We also got to our grandmas to eat turkey and talk to our cousins, anunts, and uncles.
At my other gramdmas house we open presents
and have a lot of fun talking and playing games.
Later at the end of the day we would pull the
sled behind the fourwheeler.
Jacob, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Emily Breth. Whe I first think of
Christmas I think of presents. After a minute all
I can think about is family so that is what Christmas means to me. On Christmas day we always
go to to grandmas house on my Moms side.
When we get home we do chores and watch a
movie or play a gme. We meet with my dads side
on Christmas Eve. Sometime in Christmas break
we make covered pretzels, oreos, bugals, with
M&Ms and rits with peanut butter. My favorit
thing we make as a family is oatmeal candys.
That is what Christmas means to me and I love it!.
Emily, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Cody Tabatt. Christmas is a time for
family. We all go over to my grandmas house to
see all my ccausins. First, we have a big faimly
meal. Then, we visit for a while and play some
games. AFter that, we got to open the presents
that we all brought for each other. Then, we play
with our new toys until we all go home.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Leyton Raffety. Christmas is a time
when I get to see family. We always go to my
aunts for a Christmas party. I like seeing myfamily because sometimes thats the only time i get
to see them. I get to see my cousins and then
I get to play with them. I always have fun talking with family because they always make me
laugh.
Leyton, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Caden Sand. Christmas means to me
is spending time with my family. My family tradition is going to my grandmas house. I play card
games with my family at her house. We play a lot
of hockey at my grandmas lake that she lives on.
Some of my Chrismas is meeting my family from
Dallas, Texes and an Minneapolis.
Caden, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Jansky. We go to our grandmas
and grandpas house and open gifts or sometimes we stay at our house and open gifts. We
watch movies during Christmas time. We go
sledding at the high school hill and get big
jumps off of it. We have some delicious food like
turkey, ham, etc. My favorite part is when we
open presents and gifts. We take family photos
with Santa a.k.a. my grandpa. We have a good
time over Christmas break.
Kyle, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Abby Kalla. What Christmas means
to me is getting together with my family. When
it is the 18th or the 19h we allways go to my
grandmas & my grandpas house on the farm.
We allways go sledding, four wheeling and have
wonderful snowball fights. Then on Christmas
Eve we go to my other grandpa & grandmas
house in St. Joe. We eat dinner, play and open
gifts. That is what Christmas means to me.
Abby, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Nick Hudock. On Christmas some
years my sister Brittany comes to visit from New
York. When she comes we have fun and open
gifts. One year she got me a snow ball maker
and a snowball launcher.
Nick, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Hailey Nathe. Christmas neams playing in the snow. On Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day we play in the snow with my dog. Emma Me
and my sister, Lindsey like to make snowmen. My
family and I go sledding and have a blast. After
that we go inside and warm up with hot coco.
Then we back outside. Hailey, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Eleanor Birr. What Christmas means
to me is family. We all go to my grandmas. I get
to see my cousins from the cities. Sometimes we
go sledding down the hill. Then after we eat, we
open presants. me and my cousins eat the cookies my garndma makes. That is what Christmas
means to me.
Eleanor, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Lyndsay Hommerding. What Christmas means to me. Every Christmas Eve my family
and I go to my cousins house. Normaly we open
presents and eat a lot of mouth-watering food.
We do a gift exchange. For food, we eat a range
from shrimp dip to lasagna. The best part of
Christmas is spending time with my family.
Lyndsay, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Carter Birr. What christmas means to
me is every year when we come home from our
Chirstmas party we open up one present, then
we go to sleep. The next morning when we got
down stairs, we have caramel rolls for breakfast.
When were done, we go downstairs and my
brother and I open those presents like a stampede of buffalo. When were done, we play with
the toys or the things we got.
Carter, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brady Goebel. What Christmas
means to me, is waking up super early in anticipation to go and see what presents are under
the tree. However, I need to wait for my family
to wake up, so we all open presents together. My
mom and dad saved the best present for last, a
three day winter baseball camp at SCSU. It turns
out my best friend Terrence is going to the same
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Dear Santa,
My name is Myra Kotschevar. What Christmas
means to me is many things like getting gifts to
delicious food, but what is the most important
thing to me is family traditions. They are handed
down for many years. One of mine is making
lefse which is a potato bread with flour, butter
and cinnaman and sugar on top and rolled like
a taco. One other tradition of mine is sledding
down a gigantic hill with my family. One the I
was going down the hill when I hit a bump and
went airborne and hit the ground so hard I could
barely walk. That is what christmas means to
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Dear Santa,
My name is Kaydance Larson. Maybe a day or
two before Christmas is when we start baking
scrumptious treats! We make tons of stuff such
as: Christmas Mice, when you dip everything
but the stem of the cherry in chocolate and
make Mice. We make the Bells by taking a pretzel and putting a chocolate Kiss or Rolo on the
pretzel than an M&M in the middle, we also design cookies. We all get together and bake cut
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cut a tiny hole one end and decorate the cookie.
Thats just one of the things I do around Christmas and some of the stuff we bake.
Kaydance, 6th grade
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Dear Santa,
My name is Paige Bentley. Christmas to me is
waking up bright and early and creeping down
the stairs. When looking at those cookies, then
you know he was there. Once you eat a little
treat, than you go sledding down the street. We
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My name is Terrence Moody. What Christmas
means to me is going to my grandparents
house to see relatives and to open gifts on
Christmas Eve. We often get something we see
each other use. We draw names and get an offering for them. After everybody leaves, we usually stay a little longer. On our way home we
usually look for Rudolph or fall asleep. So that
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Dear Santa,
My name is Peyton Krumrei. My family and I put
the presents under the tree when we get them
and open them on Christmas day, and its amazing! I always look at my gifts under the tree and
try to figure out what they are. I try to figure out
the shape and the sound of them when I shake
them. I can never guess. Then I finally get to
know what they are on Christmas day! I aways
wake up earler every year to open my presents!
It also makes me happy to see my family open
the gifts I gave them too.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Grant Mayers. What Christmas means
to me is the games that myt family and I play.
We have snowball fights at my grandmas house,
we all make snow forts and a lot of snowballs
then we all run out and hit each other with the
snowballs. We get 20 secands in our base then
we have to get out. Another game we play is life
the game it gets crazy and we get really loud. We
all play cards except for the little kids. We also tell
jokes when we play.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Allie. Christmas means to give not to
get. In the holdiay season, I love to make people
smile Every year my family and I stuff a stocking
full of goodies and treats. Then we take the colorful stockings and drive through Albany to put
the gift on a random persons dorrknob and run
away quickly. There is a little note saying to pass
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My name is Kyle Rausch. Christmas, different
families have different traditions. My family
will have different traditions than yours. To me,
Christmas is a time to get together with family
and celebrate traditions. My family has a tradition of going to church. After church we always
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Dear Santa,
My name is Hallie Hoffarth. What Christmas
means to me is going to my grandmas house
on Chirstmas Day. Our whole family gathers in
the living room with the overflowing Christmas
tree. First our grandma makes us take pictures in
front of the bursting tree. All the kids smile big
so we can get done and open presents. After we
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Dear Santa,
My name is Gianna Traut. the one thing I love
about Christmas is hanging out with family. Every year I wake up early to see all my family sitting in the living room. After we open our gifts
we play wtih them, then we head outside. Usually we have snow by then, so we have snowball
fights. When we are done playing outside we go
to my grandmas house, we talk with my cousins,
aunts, and uncles, we open our gifts and then
go home.
Gianna, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Caleb Cunningham. What Christmas
means to me is about spending time with my
family. When its christmas morning my brother
and I get up and go up stairs and wake up our
parents to open gifts. One time my brother and
I got mario Kart 8 and we all went upstairs to
play it. Other times my uncle comes and we go
sledding by the high school. Also we go to my
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My name is Sam Pelzer. To me Christmas means
spending time with family. My family and I go to
my grandmas house every Christmas and have
lunch and supper. We all sit by the Christmas tree
and open presents. After opening presents, we
all sit around the table and joke around. Then my
family and I go sledding for a couple hours. We
have a ton of fun. Then my family and I say goodbye and Merry Christmas and go home.
Sam, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Brandon Holm. What Christmas
means to me is that I get to eat with my cousins. It is very amazing going to eat with them.
They always tell humorous jokes at the table.
Sometimes we have a good fight at the table.
We always have steak, salad, corn, cookies,a nd
pie. When we always eat, we try not to laugh.
That is what Christmas means to me.
Brandon, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Emma Orbeck. What Christmas
means to me is making treats with family. First
we make delicious cutout cookies. Then we make
marvelous mints but my favorite is the amazing
fudge. Thats what Christmas means to me.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Blake Budde. One of my favorite thing
on Christmas is the feeling of when you wake up
and realize its Christmas morning. As soon as I
wake up I quickly ran to the living room and zip
my head to the Christmas tree and look directly
underneath it. After I carefully check to see whose
present is whose I shout Merry Christmas so everyone wakes up. My favorite part is when we sit
down and open all the gifts. Thats what Christmas
means to me.
Blake, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Jazmin Hernandez. What Christmas
means to me... It means to me, spending time with
family and friends. Every year we go to my aunts
house and have lunch. After lunch, we open presents. After opening presents, we all play cards and
it gets very intense. Once we get sick of playing
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we say goodbye and go home.
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My name is Kayleisha Frank. What Christmas
means to me is when Im with my family. When Im
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Dear Santa,
My name is Robin Mergen. On Christmas Eve my
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At the end of the Church service, each and ever
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My name is Alexa Davey. Every year, my family and I really get into the Christmas spirit by
decorating the inside of our home. The very first
thing we do every year is go to Cornerstone
Pine Tree Farm to buy a Christmas tree. While
were there we also go on a sleigh ride and have
hot chocolate or hot apple cider to warm us up.
My favorite thing to do is put up and decorate
the tree. Once we do the lights, we put up the
ornaments, which include things I made when
I was little. There are many other decorations
we put up like snowmen, mini chirstmas trees,
and christmas themed frames. In my opinion,
the coolest one is our model village we put up
in our basement. In this village there are many
different little building like a school, a ski hill,
and a cafe. We set up people walking around
and buildings with lights flashing to make our
village full of life. Decorating is one thing my
family enjoys most and its one of the most fun
times of the holidays.
Alexa, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Cole Moulzolf. Every Christmas my
family goes to my grandmas house to celebrate
Christmas. My cousins show up and my aunt.
When were there, we have delicious food. Ham,
mashed potatoes, and treats so good your day
turns into the best day ever. When we are all done
with are food, we open up presents. What presents are to me are people showing there love by
giving things up for there loved ones. Last of all,
we communicate and play outside. We talk for
hourse and play games. When were outside, we
have snowball fights and play in the snow. When
its all over, we give our hugs and leave. And were
all glad we got to spend time toegher and make
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get together with my family at my house. There
are a lot of fun things we do together. When my
family arrived, their cars were full of a bunch of
presents. Once my family got in the house, my
beautiful Chirstmas tree filled up with presents. I
couldnt wait to open them, but my parents told
me I had to wait until dinner was done. Then I
was my cousins pull up in my driveway. Once
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to play in the fresh snow. We made snowmen
and had a snowball fight. Once we started to
get cold, we ran inside. Right when we got inside my mom said supper was done. My whole
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downstairs to pen presents. I got a lot of nice
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Dear Santa,
My name is Hope Goebel. On December 19th,
my family and I will gather together at my house
for Christmas. When my 6 uncles and aunt come
over I will be ready just as Satna is for Christmas
(also my 32 cousins). The meals are so different, but this year we are having cheesey turkey,
mashed potatoes, and my specialty homemade
chocolate chip cookies. The meals each year
usually last from11:00-2:00 in the afternoon. My
family and I usualy do a gift exchange (adults do
one and kids another). Now that this is all said
and done, I say good-bye to another amazing
family Christmas this year.
Hope, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaya Maile-Galvan. On the 1st of
December, my family and I decorate the house.
The fake snowmen and gingerbread men are up.
The plastic candy canes remind me of eating real
candy canes. Every time I lookk at the red and
green lights it reminds me of Christmas. We also
put up a real tree on the 14th of december. My
grandpa and I put the lights on the green first.
Then, my grandma, sister and I put bulbs onthe
tree. After that my gradmpa puts the angel on
the top. My grandma also puts the stockings
up. My mom puts a fake tree up in my room every year. and I help decorate it. As much as my
family like to decorate inside, we also decorote
outside. my grandma and I put fake snowmen
outside and then my grandpa hangs up the colorful lights outside as well. we put wooden sleds
outside by the snowmen. After we are done, we
lookk at the decorations.
Kaya, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Destiny Bloch. What Christmas
means to me is that we get to see my family I
dont raelly get to see often.Well open presents,
write Christmas letters, do family singing, watch
movies, fide reindeer, and go to church. We go
on a short vacation, bake cookies, decorate the
tree, and celabrate the birth of Jesus.
Destiny, 6th grade
Dear Santa,
My name is Haylee Peterson. I am 6 years old.
I live in Holdingford. For Christmas this year I
would like: An Amacan girl doll, some Barbies,
and Barbie clows for Christmas thank you for last
year p/s. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: When do you and your elve make presents?
Your friend,
Haylee
Dear Santa,
My name is Abbi Olson. I am 6 years old. I live
in Holdingford. For Christmas this year I would
like: a flute. Frozen doll, ugly snuggly. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: How do make
a flute?
Your friend,
Abbi
Dear Santa,
My name is Jasper Johnson - Hoihjelle. I am 7
years old. I live in Bowlus. For Christmas this year
I would like: Lego Ninjga. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: How do you fly in a
chimne.
Your friend,
Jasper
Dear Santa,
My name is Kevin Barthel. I am 6 years old. I live
in Bowlus. For Christmas this year I would like: a
mini ipad, snowmobile, 4-wheeler. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: What do you
do in the summer.
Your friend,
Kevin
Dear Santa,
My name is Trinity Taylor. I am 7years old. I live in
Holdingford. For Christmas this year I would like:
a phone and a puppy and 5 manster high dolls.
One thing I want to know about you, Santa is: do
you like cookies.
Your friend,
Trinity
Dear Santa,
My name is Reece Brinkman. I am 6 years old. I
live in St. Joseph. For Christmas this year I would
like: a ipod and a tablet. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: do you cookies.
Your friend,
Reece
Dear Santa,
My name is Hailey Kotzer. I am 6 years old. I live
puppy for Christmas. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: How long does it take you to
get to my house.
Your friend,
Hailey
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Dear Santa,
My name is Wyatt Houck. I am 6 years old. I live in
St. Stephen. For Christmas this year I would like:
phone and dirt bike. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how is your elfs?
Your friend,
Wyatt
Dear Santa,
My name is Sophia Schlichting. I am 6 years old.
I live in Rice. For Christmas this year I would like:
Soda shop, sparkly gel pens, toy phone. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: Do you
play in the snow?
Your friend,
Sophia
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaylynne. I am 6 years old. I live in
kitchen set, roller skates, toy phone. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: do you like
cookies.
Your friend,
Kaylynne
Dear Santa,
My name is Tiana Weisen. I am 7 years old. I live in
a puppy a dog and snuggly. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: you are nice
Your friend,
Tiana
Dear Santa,
My name is Elizabeth Odden. I am 6 years old.
would like: a stuffy bunny. tablet, stuffy the Dragon. One thing I want to know about you, Santa is:
How long does it take you to get to my house?
Your friend,
Elizabeth
Dear Santa,
My name is Zoey Peek. I am 7 years old. I live in
Rice. For Christmas this year I would like: flute,
guitar, high coloring book, whistle, frozen doll,
momster Amnerican Girl doll. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: Why do you go in the
house when a kid is awake?
Your friend,
May Peek
Dear Santa,
My name is Brian Heitzman. I am 6 years old. I
live in Holdingford. For Christmas this year I
would like: a phone and a toy truck.One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: How do you
go down the chimney with presents?
Your friend,
Brian
Dear Santa,
My name is Neila Hartung. I am 6 years old. I live
in Opole. For Christmas this year I would like:
Leap pad Bunny ipad tablet shoes. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: How long
does it take you to get to my house?
Your friend,
Neila
Dear Santa,
My name is Elanor Pogatschnik. I am 6 years old.
would like: girl Legos robot shoes. One thing I
go down the chimney with a fire?
Your friend,
Eleanor
Dear Santa,
My name is Molly Guderjohn. I am 7 years old.
would like: A puppy, Lagoss, art projects, snowglobes. Thank you Santa. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how do your reindeer
fly?
Your friend,
Molly
Dear Santa,
My name is Arayden Chapman. I am 6 years old.
I live in Rice. For Christmas this year I would like:
a puppy surpise named Zoey and Palace Pets. A
carrier for my Puppy surpise. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: Did you ever get
a present?
Your friend,
Arayden
Dear Santa,
My name is Ella Pilarski. I am 6 years old. I live in
a new pair of boots, a notebook, and a Colrful
pen. with lots of colors. a lot of Gum or Stuffed
animal and American dolls. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: Are you sneaky when
you go down the chimney?
Your friend,
Ella
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Dear Santa,
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would like: a lot of robot pieces and a xbox three.
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Your friend,
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and a carrier for Puppy Surprise. One thing I
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Your friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Jillian. I am 6 years old. I live in Avon.
For Christmas this year I would like: an American
Girl Doll, tent, mini camper van, and a buttrfly
necklace form mom. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: How do you go down the
chiminey?
Your friend,
Jillian
Dear Santa,
My name is Maggie Gross. I am 7 years old. I live
like: a style dog. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: How do you get in the houses?
Your friend,
Maggie
Dear Santa,
My name is Danica Brissett. I am 7 years old. I live
like: a style doll. A blanket for mom. My brother
to be niser. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: Do you live in the North Pole?
Your friend,
Danica
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Dear Santa,
My name is Casey Knettel. I am 6 years old. I live
like: the minions Movie for me. For momma a
soft pillow. For dad 100 belts, for Briella a Barbie
set. For Trevor trains. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: How powerful are you?
Your friend,
Casey
Dear Santa,
My name is Maddison Boeckermann. I am 6
years old. I live in Holdingford. For Christmas this
year I would like: Shopkins and a pool. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: How do you
get down the chimney if there is not one?
Your friend,
Maddison
Dear Santa,
My name is Anna Revermann. I am 6 years old.
would like: I want an American girl doll. One
do you get down the chimney.
Your friend,
Anna
Dear Santa,
My name is Paige Gardner. I am 6 years old. I live
like: a American Girl Doll. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: How do you get down
the chimney?
Your friend,
Paige
Dear Santa,
My name is Johnathan Vouk. I am 7 years old.
I live in Albany. For Christmas this year I would
like: a drum set. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: How are your reindeer so quiet
when they land on the roof?
Your friend,
Jonathan
Dear Santa,
My name is Andrew DIncau. I am 7 years old. I
live in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like:
gum. Lots of gum. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: What do you do in summer?
Your friend,
Andrew
Dear Santa,
My name is Thomas Sakry. I am 6 years old. I live
like: a real ferret and stuffies elf. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: HHow many elves
do you have?
Your friend,
Thomas
Dear Santa,
My name is Carson Reis. I am 6 years old. I live
drum and guitar. Also a xbox. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: What do you do in
the summer?
Your friend,
Carson
Dear Santa,
My name is Kolton Thompson. I am 6 years old.
would like: anything you want to give to me. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: How do
you get down the chimmey?
Your friend,
Kolton
Dear Santa,
My name is Will Eichten. I am 6 years old. I live
like: a couple things like a big toy semi. I would
like a big toy combine. Also I would like a drum
set. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: How do you deliver all those presents to all
those countrys and states?
Your friend,
Will
Dear Santa,
My name is Emily Fiedler. I am 6 years old. I live
like: a real dog and a real cat. Can I get these. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: Do you
like children that are bad?
Your friend,
Emily
Dear Santa,
My name is Dylan Standberg. I am 7 years old.
would like: a 3DS whith the gams that I circled in
the news flyer. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: How do you get in our door?
Your friend,
Dylan
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Dear Santa,
My name is: Emma Berger. I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like a
remote control bat, Please give Noah a remote
control car, and please give Monm another kid.
One thing I want to know about you Santa is: I
like you, do you like me too? How do you get
all over the workd to give presents so quickly?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Emma
Dear Santa,
My name is Maddie Wood. I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Earing for mommy, tool box for Dad and a spider
man blanket for my brother. American girl doll,
Minnie mouse stuff animal, a necklace for my
Mom and a hammer for Daddy. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: How many presents
do you have? How long do you stay up at night
when you deliver presents? What kind of cookies
do you like? How many reindeer do you have?
Hoame many elves do you have?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Maddie
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Dear Santa,
My name is Thomas Janssen. I am 6 years old. I
live in Avon, MN. For Christmas this year I would
like: John Deer Tractor, Boom Crane, and Pete
the Cat Book. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: What is your favorite color.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Thomas
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Dear Santa,
My name is Tanner Peters. I am 6 years old. I live
in St. Martin. For Christmas this year I would like:
A Guitar, a toy dinosaur and a minecraft dinosaur
game. One thing I want to know about you, Santa is: If santa likes cookkes and sleding.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Aiden Eich. I am 5 years old. I live in
Albany, MN. For Christmas this year I would like:
a toy truck, a toy ranger, a new reindeer poster
and a toy duck and a toy wolf. One thing I want
to know about you Santa is: How do you make
the presents santa?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Aiden
Dear Santa,
My name is Corey Stoulil. I am 5 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: a
water gun and lots of toys. My brothers want water guns to. One thing I want to know about your,
Santa is: your sligh.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Corey
Dear Santa,
My name is Brynn Terwey. I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon, Minnesota. For Christmas this year I
would like: Mr Santa I want a toy Kitten, I want a
doll. and some other animals toys. I want a warm
caot, cookies, more clothes. I want to share a
present my Grandma earring and a present for
Cody a car. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: Santa I want to know how old you are
and where you get your elves.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Brynn Terway
Dear Santa,
My name is Heath Schmidt. I am 6 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would like
Legos, lego pajamas and a scooter. One thing I
want to know about you Santa is: Where do you
get your reindeer.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Heath
Dear Santa,
My name is Alex Mendoza. I am 6 years old. I ive
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like a
teddy bear and an xbox one. Ont thing I want to
know about you Santa is: that you wear a red suit
and that you like milk and cookies.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Alex
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My name is Nora Ostendorf. I am 5 years old. I
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you, Santa is: How do you make all your toys.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Nora
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Ice skates, a stuffed bear, and roller skates. For
my grandma I want a blanket. One thing I want
o know about you, Santa is: What you do with
your elfs.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Tyson
Dear Santa,
My name is Easton Larson. I am 5 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would like
Pourch dump truck with crane remote helicopter a metal escabater, fren an loader. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is be nice and do
not putup traps.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Easton
Dear Santa,
My name is Brooke Lecy. I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Doc
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thing I want to know about you, Santa is: how to
spell his name and what he eats.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Brooke
Dear Santa,
My name is Indy Gaebel. I am 6 years old. I live in
a house. For Christmas this year I would like: toy
house, dolls, toy hourse, legos and I wan t you to
get mty mom errings. One thing I want top know
about you, Santa is: If you like chocolate cookies.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Indy
Dear Santa,
My name is Grechen Wimmer. I am 5 years old.
like a baby girl an American girl doll a train and
a track. I would like a necklace for my mom. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: How do
you fly? How do your reindeer fly? How do you
go through the chiney?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Gretchen
Dear Santa,
My name is Jacob Schaefer I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a toy
semi, and a toy boat, a remote control boat. One
santa dilivers so fast?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Jacob
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Your Friend,
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Wade
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
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Your Friend,
Thank you!
Adley
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Andrew
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Dear Santa,
My name is Degan Kodenwald I am 6 years old. I
live in St. Martian. For Christmas this year I would
like: big lego packs, books, tractor and trailer
toys. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: How he goes to everey ones house in one day
and how his sleigh flies?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Degan
Dear Santa,
My name is Jaxen Warring I am 6 years old. I
live in Avon. For Christmas this year I would
like: Army things, and a PS3. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: I want to how you
make presents?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Jaxen
Dear Santa,
My name is Taylor Kilanowski I am 5 years old. I
a skate borde, a puppy dog, sleed. One thing I
bring the presants to people?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Taylor
Dear Santa,
My name is Rilyn Hallermann I am 5 years old.
like: A heart pillow and a dog. I also want a new
doll. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: How do the reindeer fly. How do the reindeer
fly so fast.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Rilyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Ceceila Dalsing I am 6 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: stuff
animal. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: How long does it take to deliver all the
presents?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Ceceila
Dear Santa,
My name is Danielle Eggert I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Doc
Mc stuffins. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: What is your favorite kind of animal?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Danielle
Dear Santa,
My name is Sam Ohmann I am 6 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would like:
a toy truck, adog ayellow lab. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: Why do you where
red? How many Elves do you have?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Sam and his helper Bean
Dear Santa,
My name is Cooper Funk I am 6 years old. I live
airsoft gun air soft bulits a toy snowmoble hot
wheles a toy forwheler a toy digger. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: Do you like to
eat pankakes do you eat sandwhich 6 can I get a
ride on your sled?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Cooper
Dear Santa,
My name is Alex Lashinski I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: A
flat bed, A coloring book, A digger, 5 boxes of
Lego city. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: How does he get the presents in the
houses in 5 hours?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Alex
Dear Santa,
My name is Harmony Klaphake I am 6 years old.
like: toys. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: How does santa get all the resents to
he houses?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Harmony
Dear Santa,
My name is Brighton Frenchick I am 6 years old.
I live in St Martin. For Christmas this year I would
like: nerf guns, Doominator, toy monster trucks.
How does Santa make toys so fast?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Brighton
Dear Santa,
My name is Broklyn Schiffler I am 6 years old. I
live in Albany. For Christmas this year I would
like: barbie dolls, babys. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: Is his suit is hot inside?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Brooklyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaydence Finken I am 5 years old.
Dear Santa,
My name is Morgan Judes I am 5 years old. I live like: make up, dolls, clothes for dolls, tee party
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: an set, dress pink and purple, neulesis pink and purElsa doll, and pink play doh. One thing I want to ple, braclets same coler, crowns, pink and purple,
know about you, Santa is: How do you deliver all Name on wall- Kaydence, reall car toy. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: How magic
the gifts on one night?
works, how many cookies he has a day, how
Thank you!
many house do you go to, how long does it take
Your Friend,
to go to all houses, what does Elf do at my house.
Morgan
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Dear Santa,
My name is Tanner Lemm I am 5 years old. I live Kaydence
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: cars,
power rangers toys, New markers and thats it.
How do you make presents so fast for all the kids
all over the world? What do you like to eat? How
do you deliver the presents so fast.
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Tanner
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Italian Spinach Dip
Candied Yams
3 cups canned or frozen yams
1 cup chopped toasted pecans
1 cup brown sugar, packed
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach

8 oz. sour cream
1 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon italian salad dressing
6 whole garlic cloves, minced fine
1 tablespoon minced parsley
2 tablespoon shallots, minced
Preparation
Thaw chopped spinach. Press out excess water. Mix all
ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl. Transfer
to serving dish.
Preparation
Preheat oven to 325-350. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch
baking dish. Arrange sweet potatoes in bottom of dish.
Sprinkle with pecans, brown sugar, butter, and marshmallows. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes until marshmallows are
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Dear Santa,
My name is Blaydo I am 5 years old. I live in Avon.
For Christmas this year I would like: book. One
old are you?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Blaydo
Dear Santa,
My name is Avery Goebel I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: BB
gun, play phone, and a pet dog. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: How old are you?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Avery
Dear Santa,
My name is Brynn Anderson I am 6 years old. I
like: a science packet, because you pour potions
together. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: Whats your moms name?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Brynn A.
Dear Santa,
My name is Riley Brown I am 5 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a box
house I will fit in. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: are you nice?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Riley
Dear Santa,
My name is Mariah Berg I am 6 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a
trampoline. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: where do your elves come from?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Mariah
Dear Santa,
My name is Liberty Mosman I am 5 years old. I
live in Minnesota. For Christmas this year I would
like: things for a new desk and a new desk. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: how do
you get around the world in one whole night?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Liberty
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ian Power I am 6 years old. I live in
Freeport. For Christmas this year I would like:
stuff for my Lego City table. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how do you make
presents?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Ian
Dear Santa,
My name is Brynn Dingmann I am 5 years old. I
live in Minnesota. For Christmas this year I would
like: a tic tac toe kit. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how do you have so many
Elves on a Shelf?
Your Friend,
Bryann
Dear Santa,
My name is Madeline Wallin I am 6 years old. I
the Big Barbie Dream House. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how do yo
Your Friend,
Madeline
Dear Santa,
My name is Marie Schlangen I am 5 years old. I
live in Paynesville. For Christmas this year I would
like: a guitar. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: why do you like to give people
presents?
Your Friend,
Marie
Dear Santa,
My name is Kyle Woitalla I am 6 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Blaze.
why do you fly to every house?
Your Friend,
Kyle
Dear Santa,
My name is Max Bergman I am 6 years old. I live
in Belgrade. For Christmas this year I would like:
a dirt bike. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: where do you get all of your toys from?
Your Friend,
Max
Dear Santa,
My name is Jordin Smith I am 6 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: a big
Elisa doll. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how do you make the toys?
Your Friend,
Jordin
Dear Santa,
My name is Geoffrey Easterlund I am 5 years old.
I live in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like:
a dump truck. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do you wrap all the presents
up?
Your Friend,
Geoffrey
Dear Santa,
My name is Lillianne Hennen I am 5 years old. I
a big Elisa doll. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: who wraps all the presents?
Your Friend,
Lilly
Dear Santa,
My name is Owen Martin I am 5 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a real
horse I can ride on. And a real dragon. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: How can you
fly your reindeer?
Your Friend,
Owen
Dear Santa,
My name is Carsen Middendorf I am 6 years old.
a tendo DS. I bet Santa doesnt know what that
is. One thing I want to know about you, Santa is:
how do your Elves (on a Shelf) get stuck in one
palce?
Your Friend,
Carsen
Dear Santa,
My name is Ava Hansen I am 5 years old. I live
Barbie doll, lots of Barbies, and a Barbie house. I
love those! One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: What kind of cookies do you like?
Your Friend,
Ava
Dear Santa,
My name is Nathan Smith I am 6 years old. I live
cake One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: Why do you make presents?
Your Friend,
Nathan
Dear Santa,
My name is Aryn Brown I am 6 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: the
big legos. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how do you make toys?
Your Friend,
Aryn
Dear Santa,
My name is Karlee Klein I am 6 years old. I live
new sleeping. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: are you going to be nice to me and
get me a sleeping bag?
Your Friend,
Karlee
Dear Santa,
My name is Brooklyn Klaphake I am 5 years old.
like: a sleeping bag, mine isnt zipping. Pink and
purple please. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: Do you like to watch Christmas
movies?
Your Friend,
Brooklyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Keira Philippi I am 5 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: new
Barbie babies. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do you drop presents in our
house?
Your Friend,
Keira
Dear Santa,
My name is Bethany Notch I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: beados gems and a barbie doll. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how many cookies do
you eat?
Your Friend,
Bethany
Dear Santa,
My name is Sierra Hoppe I am 6 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: 5
barbies. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how many elves do you have?
Your Friend,
Sierra
Dear Santa,
My name is Weston Olmscheild I am 5 years old.
like: a bin of animals and a Christmas train. One
you make toys?
Your Friend,
Weston
Dear Santa,
My name is Mckenzie Streit I am 6 years old. I
like: baby alive, ipad, and a glow pad. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: what is it like
to live at the North Pole?
Your Friend,
Mckenzie
Dear Santa,
My name is Brooke Schneider I am 5 years old.
like: docmoville, and a horse trailer to hook on a
truck. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: how many cookes do you eat?
Your Friend,
Brooke
Dear Santa,
My name is Colton Rodenwald I am 5 years old.
like: Monstr rruck and a car. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how many cookies do
you eat?
Your Friend,
Colton
Dear Santa,
My name is Maya Dutton I am 5 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a dog
and a cat. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how many elves do you have?
Your Friend,
Maya
Dear Santa,
My name is Cameron Goerger I am 5 years old. I
storm tropr Darth Vader Luke. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how many tays do
you make?
Your Friend,
Cameron
Dear Santa,
My name is Calvin Gerads I am 5 years old. I live
in Upsala. For Christmas this year I would like:
cow glidr giw. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do the reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Calvin
Dear Santa,
My name is Siobhan Brown-Conway I am 5 years
old. I live in Avon hils. For Christmas this year I
would like: a big horse a baby caw a baby fish
a staffes egg Elsa sin a long. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how do the reindeer
fly How mebey cookies do you eat?
Your Friend,
Siobhan
Dear Santa,
My name is Connor Gannon I am 5 years old. I
like: qwexeis and a playmoble pirate. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: how cold is
the north pole?
Your Friend,
Connor
Dear Santa,
My name is Mathias Altendahl I am 5 years old.
like: football helmet and a toy monster truck.
how does your sleigh fly?
Your Friend,
Mathias
Dear Santa,
My name is Ella Becker I am 6 years old. I live
American girl doll and color crayons. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: what is your
middle name?
Your Friend,
Ella
Dear Santa,
My name is Brooklyn Brix I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Elsa
doll and Elsa shoes. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: what is it like being Santa?
Your Friend,
Brooklyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Aiden Burg I am 5 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: a
new blanket and a husky dog. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: do you have reindeer?
Your Friend,
Aiden
Dear Santa,
My name is Isabell Burg I am 5 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: new
pajamas and slippers. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how old are you?
Your Friend,
Isabell
Dear Santa,
My name is Alessa Foster I am 6 years old. I live
in St. Martin. For Christmas this year I would like:
sanglasas and Christmas music. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how do the reindeer
fly?
Your Friend,
Alessa
Dear Santa,
My name is Cole Christman I am 6 years old. I
legos and Ipad. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do you know if people are
good or bad?
Your Friend,
Cole
Dear Santa,
My name is Missy Malley I am 5 years old. I live
a puppy teddy bear. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how many cookies do you
eat?
Thank you!
Your Friend,
Missy
Dear Santa,
My name is Brody Donabauer I am 5 years old. I
Mario brothers game and hot wheels. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: are you real?
Your Friend,
Brody
Dear Santa,
My name is Matthew Mehr I am 5 years old. I live
color book egg hen rooster. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how brit is Rudofs
nose?
Your Friend,
Matthew
Dear Santa,
My name is Maddie Peterschick I am 5 years old.
like: Baby Alive and an ipad. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how many cooks s
dooneats?
Your Friend,
Maddie
Dear Santa,
My name is Kai Schmidt I am 6 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: Talking toy bear, a Paw Patrol. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how many Elves live at
the North Pole?
Your Friend,
Kai
Dear Santa,
My name is Kylie Athmann I am 5 years old. I live
in Freeport. For Christmas this year I would like:
Elsa sing a long and a toy horse. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: how many Elves live
at the North Pole?
Your Friend,
Kylie
Dear Santa,
My name is Evelyn Mehr I am 7 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: sumo
lase. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: how many crayons bo you have?
Your Friend,
Evelyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Lylah Findley I am 6 years old. I live in
Cold Spring. For Christmas this year I would like:
American girl doll puppy and kitty. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how old are
you Santa?
Your Friend,
Lylah
Dear Santa,
My name is Brianna McPherson I am 5 years old.
like: doll and toy house. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: can I ride your reindeer?
Your Friend,
Brianna
Dear Santa,
My name is Lily Hutchinson- Leger I am 5 years
old. I live in Albany. For Christmas this year I
would like: remote control helicoper and make
up. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: are Elves very small?
Your Friend,
Lily
Dear Santa,
My name is Sage Lembcke I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Elsa
doll and Anna doll. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how do you give prresents?
Your Friend,
Sage
Dear Santa,
My name is Brayden Marthaler I am 5 years old.
like: lego set and imaginex dinosaur. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: how do you
go down chimneys?
Your Friend,
Brayden
Dear Santa,
My name is Reid Mueller I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like:
farm toys and race car. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how do reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Reid

Dear Santa,
My name is Angel Olson I am 5 years old. I live
Frozen doll and baby doll. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is:do you like cookies
and milk?
Your Friend,
Angel
Dear Santa,
My name is Cortez Schmidt I am 5 years old. I live
in St. Joseph. For Christmas this year I would like:
Beanie boos and new Jeep. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how do you bring us
presents?
Your Friend,
Cortez
Dear Santa,
My name is Abigail Stephens I am 5 years old. I
American Girl doll and travel case. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how do you
get to our house?
Your Friend,
Abby
Dear Santa,
My name is Riley Rushmeyer I am 6 years old. I
American Girl doll and Barbie clothes. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: how do your
reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Riley
Dear Santa,
My name is Lucy Shulte I am 5 years old. I live
4-wheeler and new cowboy boots. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: why does Rudolphs nose glow at night?
Your Friend,
Lucy
Dear Santa,
My name is Jordyn Voller I am 5 years old. I live
beads and toys. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: I love you Santa!
Your Friend,
Jordyn
Dear Santa,
My name is Gabriella Sagerhorn I am 5 years old.
I live in Avon. For Christmas this year I would
like: littlest pet shop and Ella doll. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how are you
doing?
Your Friend,
Gabby
Dear Santa,
My name is Charlie Simon I am 5 years old. I
like: toy tractor and trailer. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: why do you have a big
beard?
Your Friend,
Charlie
Let Faith Be
Your Guide!
May all your hopes and dreams
come true this Holiday season.
For your faith in us, we are
forever grateful.
Dear Santa,
My name is Carter Dobmeir I am 6 years old. I
I would like and Ipad. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: How many reindeer do you
have?
Your Friend,
Carter
Dear Santa,
My name is Deegan Lange I am 6 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: football. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: how many elfs do you have?
Your Friend,
Deegan
Dear Santa,
My name is Camille Dingmann I am 6 years old. I
baby Alive doll. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do your rander fly?
Your Friend,
Camille
Dear Santa,
My name is Isaac Thull I am 5 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a cran
maker. A mini four-weeler. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how do you wrap presents?
Your Friend,
Isaac
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Dear Santa,
My name is Brooke Boecker I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: bubble gum machince, Ipad and a Doc Mobile. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: Who is
your favorite elf? How do you get to every house
in one night? How do you make toys?
Your Friend,
Brooke
Dear Santa,
My name is Genevieve Posch I am 5 years old. I
a braclet kit, lego Friends, Doc mc stuffen toys,
new boots. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how does he deliver all the toys. How he
makes the presents.
Your Friend,
Genevieve
Dear Santa,
My name is Colton Carlson I am 6 years old. I live
blade blades, blade weels, football. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: Colton wants
to no how he sees us?
Your Friend,
Colton
Dear Santa,
My name is Kaylin Merdan I am 6 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: doll.
One thing I want to know about you, Santa is: is
how does your reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Kaylin
Dear Santa,
My name is Lola Rood I am 5 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: hens.
how do you make toys?
Your Friend,
Lola
Dear Santa,
My name is Ashlyn Hinnenkamp I am 6 years old.
a kitten, puppy, rocking horse, huskie dog robot,
jweles (Amethest) treasher chest and a tablet.
how he gets his randar to fly?!
Your Friend,
Ashlyn
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Dear Santa,
My name is Kevin Asmus I am 6 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: Nerf
gun. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: nothing realy Quistion, how do you deliver
presents so quickly?
Your Friend,
Kevin
Dear Santa,
My name is Addisen Brickweg I am 5 years old. I
live in Aven. For Christmas this year I would like:
Little Live Pets Bird with cage, earrings, and mermaid doll. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how do you make the presents?
Your Friend,
Addisen
Dear Santa,
My name is Tynan Hansen I am 6 years old. I live
in Freeport. For Christmas this year I would like: a
farm set with 3 tractors 1 truck 1 tralor 4 cows 2
bulls 5 horses 2 chickens and 2 goats. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: how do your
reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Tynan
Dear Santa,
My name is Knloe Jensen I am 6 years old. I live in
Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a bike
does he have a real beard?
Your Friend,
Knloe
Dear Santa,
My name is Caden Sand I am 6 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: a
watch that has trasnformers on it, a nerf toy, lego
sets with transformers, a TV and a new game for
my game cube. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how much cokies do you eat on
Chrismas and have you been bad this year?
Your Friend,
Caden
Dear Santa,
My name is Abbey Bartkowicz I am 5 years old.
like: Robodog, notebook, guitar, horse, a little
horse trailer and a truck. One thing I want to
know about you, Santa is: how many elves do
you have? How many reindeer do you have?
Your Friend,
Abbey
Dear Santa,
My name is Casper Zierden I am 6 years old. I live
blue truck, a blue slay, and a spider man action
figure. One thing I want to know about you, Santa is: do you have any crackers.
Your Friend,
Casper
Dear Santa,
My name is Anya Montag I am 6 years old. I
live in Freeport. For Christmas this year I would
like: Evie doll, malefirent doll, pjs, Clouse, drum,
mini piano, neckles, earings, ponies, shoes, pipe
cleaners, makeup set, nail polish, stuff animal,
fake nails, yoga ball, popcorn game, body pillow,
head band, books, lip stick, iPhone, a game were
you get a fish. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: were do you go to get the presants?
Your Friend,
Anya
Dear Santa,
My name is Kalley Kotzer I am 5 years old. I live in
Albeny. For Christmas this year I would like: doll,
book, dark choclte santans, zeabra stufft animal,
sled, coler pencles, elf on a shelf, horse dress. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: how old
are you, how lond is your beard, how meany elfs
do you have, how big is your work shop?
Your Friend,
Kalley
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ella Sunderman I am 5 years old. I
an I-pad and a phone. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: How do you fly?
Your Friend,
Ella
Dear Santa,
My name is Trinity Robideaux I am 5 years old. I
live in St. Marten. For Christmas this year I would
like: a cookie maker, new toys, to trinity brother
adin cars, Dan hat, can you bring my mom some
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Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Shirley Gottirald I am 5 years old. I
live in a house. For Christmas this year I would
like: a goldfish, a ladybugtoy, a barbie doll. I
want Elenor to have a braclet, stickers and magnets. One thing I want to know about you, Santa
is: how many toys do you have? how many kinds
toys do you have?
Your Friend,
Shirley
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My name is Grace Harting I am 5 years old. I live
in Avon. For Christmas this year I would like: Ice
skates, dresses to wear, and american girl doll.
One thing I want to know about you, Santa is: He
gives presents, and you also like cookies?
Your Friend,
Grace
I also would really like to share cookies with you.
I would also love to play with you and pet your
reindeer.
Dear Santa,
My name is Jace I am 6 years old. I live in Albany.
For Christmas this year I would like: a new puppy. One thing I want to know about you, Santa is:
Where do your reindeer live?
Your Friend,
Jace
Dear Santa,
My name is Kylie Baker I am 5 years old. I live in
Albany. For Christmas this year I would like: a real
horsey and a toy doggie that I can snuggle. One
the elves make toys?
Your Friend,
Kylie
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The Flavors of
Christmas
Mexican Wedding Cookies
1/2 cup butter, softened
cup confectioners sugar
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 300.
Using an electric mixer, combine the butter and 2 tablespoons
powdered sugar, beating at medium speed until smooth and
fluffy.
Sift the flour and blend into butter, mixing thoroughly. Stir
in vanilla. Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on an
ungreased cookie sheet, or use two fingers to flatten slightly.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until firm and light golden in
color. Cool slightly on a rack. Sift remaining powdered sugar.
Roll cookies in sifted powdered sugar while still warm.
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Dear Santa,
My name is Isabel Ricard I am 5 years old. I live
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I like my elf that you made me?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Bryce Ramler I am 5 years old. I live
a bow and arrow and a race track and a target for my grandma and grandpa. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how do you
make so much toys?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ella Borgman I am 5 years old. I live
an Elsa doll and a barbie doll for my sister. One
thing I want to know about you, Santa is: how
do the elves fly to our house?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Megan Sieben I am 5 years old. I
live in Avon. For Christmas this year I would
like: a flying unicorn and a squeeky toy dog
for Flashy. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how do you get into the house
to deliver presents?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Jaxon Borst I am 6 years old. I live
a batman toy or T-Rex robot. One thing I want
to know about you, Santa is: why do you bring
toys and candy?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is Ean Boom I am 6 years old. I live
in Albany. For Christmas this year I would
like: football jersey and a helmut. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how many
elves do you have?
Your Friend,
Ean
Dear Santa,
My name is Logan Theisan I am 6 years old. I
like: a remote control 4 sheeler and a nerf
gun. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: where do you live?
Your Friend,
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Dear Santa,
My name is LilyAnn Blais I am 6 years old. I
like: a toy princess phone that I saw at Target
and bring Brooke a toy unicorn. One thing
I want to know about you, Santa is: how do
you fit down chimneys?
Your Friend,
Lily
Dear Santa,
My name is Konnor Felling I am 5 years old. I
like: a lego set and picture frame for my
Grandma Felling. One thing I want to know
about you, Santa is: how do you fit down the
chimney?
Your Friend,
Konnor
Dear Santa,
My name is Layla Wenderski I am 5 years old.
I live in Minnesota. For Christmas this year I
would like: a horse and stuffed animal bear
for Ava. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: how do you have magic flying dust?
Your Friend,
Layla
Dear Santa,
My name is Collin Cramlet I am 6 years old. I
like: a fishing set and animals. One thing I
want to know about you, Santa is: how can
the reindeer fly?
Your Friend,
Collin
Merry Christmas
Wishing your family a happy and safe holiday

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Dear Santa,
My name is Brady Schiffler. I am 5 years old. I
live in Albany. I am in Preschool. For Christmas
this year I would like: toy cows and horses,
Batman cave, car race track, pirate ship and
legos and vikings helmet. One thing I want to
know about you Santa is: I want to see your
elves.
Thank you!
Brady
Dear Santa,
My name is Cole Frenchick. I am 7 years old.
I live in Albany. I am in 1st grade. For Christmas this year I would like: Minecraft, cow
stable fish lures new fish line xbox 360, ipod
lego sets. One thing I want to know about you
Santa is: How old are you.
Your Friend,
Cole
Dear Santa,
My name is Brandon. I am in 2nd grade. Christmas means a lot of things like Jesuss Birth
Day. and listen to music and watch Christmas
Movies. and Sing christmas carols. And that is
what christmas means to me!
Dear Santa,
My name is: Isabella. I am 7 years old. I am in
2nd grade. I live in Albany. For Christmas this
year I would like: Who Was books, American
girl doll accessories, ipod case, babies, clothes
for my babies, nailpolish, slippers. One thing
I wan t to know about you, Santa is: how he
gets into our house without a chimney.
Your Friend,
Isabella
Dear Santa,
My name is Brandon Moritz. I am in 2nd grade.
am 7 years old. I live in Albany, MN. For Christmas this year I would like a Remote control car
and a Ipod and String Art and craft projects
and a art kit. One thing I want to know about
you Santa is: how many elves Do you have?
Your Friend,
Brandon
Dear Santa,
My name is Taylor Moritz. I am 10 years old. I
am in 5th grade. I live in Albany. For Christmas
this year I would like a new pair of gray Boots,
and some moccasins, and a new hooded
sweatshirt. One thing I want to know about
you, Santa is: how old are you? how many reindeer do you have.
Your Friend,
Taylor
Dear Santa,
My name is Sophia Schiffler. I am 10 years
old. I am in 5th grade. I live in Albany, MN. For
Christmas this year I would like The Land of
stories series, Snowboard, Super bowl tickets
for 2018. One thing I want to know about you,
Santa is: What his house looks like.
Your Friend,
Sophia
Dear Santa,
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Inu. One thing I want to know about you Santa is: How is your mom, what is your favorite
food. What is your favorite reindeer and how
old are you.
Your Friend,
Claudia
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written by the children who anticipate his visit this Christmas

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