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Aviators selected for VTR board By Danny Barrett Jr. dbarrett@vicksburgpost.com Two local aviators have emerged as top choices of Warren County supervisors to fill positions on the Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport advisory board. Gary Estes, the owner of Estes Aviation, a buyer and seller of used aircraft, is the county board pick to succeed Dan Fordice as the county’s exclusive appointee to the five-member management panel. Fordice will leave the board effective Dec. 31. Supervisors said Estes was the top choice among three people nominated to fill Fordice’s seat. A brief bio shared among supervisors during the Thursday meeting mentioned him as a lessee of hangar space owned by Fordice at the Mound facility. J. Michael Nassour, was a consensus choice of board members to fill the vacant seat that is alternately appointed by Warren County and Madison Parish every three years. Nassour, owner of Nassour Computers Inc. and a certified flight instruc-
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TODAY IN HISTORY 1865: Several veterans of the Confederate Army form a private social club in Pulaski, Tenn. called the Ku Klux Klan.
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Patience pays off in battle with pain By Pamela Hitchins phitchins@vicksburgpost.com For Cecile and Earnie Hall of Vicksburg, Christmas 2010 dawned Oct. 2 and hasn’t ended. That’s the day an Arkansas hospital gave Cecile Hall a new hip and took away the excruciating pain that had been her constant companion for years. “It’s like a miracle unfolded,” said Earnie Hall, director of River City Rescue Mission and chaplain at the Warren County Jail. “We’re just continuing to praise God for it.” “They are so appreciative of what happened, and so grateful for it,” said Gene Allen, president of the mission’s board of directors, who played a critical role in the story. Earlier this year, Cecile Hall, 52, was employed at a local grocery store, walking or standing on her feet most of each day. A degenerative joint disorder, causing the cartilage in her hip to deteriorate to “bone against socket” whenever she moved, was only getting worse. “I had a terrible limp,” she said. “It was really hard for me. I had a lot of pain all the time.” After work each night she would just go home
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the health insurance, too. “I was so devastated,” Cecile said. “I didn’t know what I was going to do. I bet I cried for three days.” “Then,” said Earnie Hall, “God intervened.” Earnie Hall told his wife’s story to the Rev. Robert Sanders, a member of the mission’s board and pastor of Vicksburg’s Jubilee Revival Church, who told him, “We just have to believe God has a better way.” “We started to pray,”
A move by Mayor Paul Winfield to change the city’s longtime insurance agent was rejected by both aldermen Thursday after they heard from two competing insurance agents. North Ward Alderman Michael Mayfield and South Ward Aldermen Sid Beauman voted to keep Bob Bell Insurance of Vicksburg as the city’s carrier for health, dental, vision and life insurance. “I have been with the city for 5 1/2 years, and not one single employee has come to me about having problems with their insurance,” Mayfield said. “If there was a problem with what we had, I would have heard. To change so quickly without making sure all the I’s are dotted and T’s are crossed may come back to haunt us.” Thursday was the first time Winfield had said publicly that he wanted to change the carrier, though required bids for coverage had been taken from 11 other companies.
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Earnie and Cecile Hall and climb into bed. With a family, including teenagers, it was tough, she said. Cecile had worked there long enough to qualify for the store’s health insurance plan, but a glitch in paperwork forced her to wait an extra year for the next open enrollment period. When that time came around, she signed up for the family plan, and saw 70 percent of her paycheck go toward the policy premium — but worth paying if it would buy her the medical care to relieve her pain.
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She saw the necessary doctors and scheduled the hip replacement surgery, having X-rays and pre-op tests and completing the hospital’s pre-admission paperwork. On the night before surgery, a representative of her insurance carrier called to say it would not pay, Cecile Hall said. “They said it was a preexisting condition and I’d have to wait another year to qualify,” she said. Knowing she couldn’t endure another year of the pain, she quit the job, losing
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Kids helped pets The Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society would like to thank Beechwood Elementary’s students and PTA. For the downtown Christmas parade, they dedicated their float to us and represented homeless pets, not only for us but also nationwide. They also donated extra money to the shelter that was left over after their float was completed. Thank you so much for the wonderful recognition and your gift to the shelter. It will provide Christmas treats for all our animals. Georgia Lynn Director
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Trena Warren, seated right, reads “The Gingerbread Man” to children from several day cares at Kiddie City, a child care center on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. She and other Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority members passed out 157 books on Wednesday in an effort to promote literacy.
Claiborne teen held for stolen gun A Claiborne County teen was in the Warren County Jail Thursday charged with possession of a stolen firearm and carrying a concealed weapon, Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said. Dewayne Donnell Flowers, 17, Pattison Tillman Road, was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Thursday after the car in which he was a passenger
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Claiborne County, he said. Investigators were looking into how he got the gun. As previously reported, the driver, Kemrod Short, 20, 1922 Sky Farm Ave., also was arrested after a records check found he was wanted by Vicksburg police for sexual battery of a 15-yearold, Pace said. Flowers’ bond was set at $5,000.
community calendar clubs Vicksburg Kiwanis — Noon Tuesday, Jacques’; Annette Kirklin, Southern Cultural Heritage Center director, speaker. Rosa A. Temple Class of 1968 — 6 p.m. Wednesday; holiday dinner; Jacques’.
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Levi’s — A Gathering Place; closed tonight. Evening of Music and Dance — Front Porch Dance presents “thislocation” at 7 p.m. Feb. 5; catered dinner and performance; tickets on sale Jan. 4 at Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Paper Plus or by calling 601-631-2997. Cedars Head Start Center — Accepting applications for the 2011-12 school year; ages 8 weeks to 4 years; 601-6361360; 235 Cedar School Circle. Tuesday Vicksburg Al-Anon — Noon Tuesday; second floor, First Presbyterian, 1501 Cherry St.; 601-634-0152.
CHURCHES Holy Cross Anglican — Christmas Eve service, 3:30 p.m.; 1021 Crawford St. King Solomon Baptist — Christmas Eve candlelight service, 5 p.m.; 1401 Farmer St. Port Gibson Baptist — Christmas Eve candlelight service, 5 p.m.; 804 Church St. Port Gibson United Methodist — Christmas Eve candlelight service, 6 p.m.; 901 Church St.
Mercy Seat Baptist — Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m.; the Rev. Joe Harris, guest speaker; music by the New Mount Elem and Pleasant Valley choirs; 5 Dos Casas Lane. New Mount Elem M.B. — Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m.; guest church is Pleasant Valley, Mississippi 27; bring battery-operated candle; 3014 Wisconsin Ave. Mount Carmel M.B. — Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m.; 2729 Alma St. Triumphant Baptist — Christmas Eve service, 6 p.m.; 124 Pittman Road. St. Luke Freewill Baptist — Christmas Eve service, 7 p.m.; choirs invited; 91 Young Alley. St. Mary’s Episcopal — Eve of the Nativity, 7 p.m.; reception; 900 First North St. New Rock of Ages M.B. — Christmas Day service; 5 a.m.; with St. Paul M.B.; 2944 Val-
ley St. Holly Grove M.B. — Christmas Day service, 5 a.m.; with China Grove, Locust Grove and New Mount Zion churches; breakfast served; 746 Johnson St. Pleasant Valley M.B. — Christmas Day service, 7 a.m.; 2585 N. Washington St. Christian Home No. 2 M.B. — Christmas Day service, 8 a.m.; 4769 Lee Road. Mount Ararat M.B. — Christmas Day service and breakfast, 8 a.m.; 50 Culkin Road. Shady Grove Baptist — Christmas Day service, 8 a.m.; 61 Shady Grove Circle. Pleasant Valley M.B. — Christmas Day service and dinner, 11 a.m.; 260 Mississippi 27. Morning Star Seventh Day Adventist — Christmas Day regular service; 1954 Sky Farm Ave.
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On behalf of the 880 children and 185 nursing home residents who received gifts through The Salvation Army Angel Tree program, thank you. Thank you to the hundreds of people who chose an angel tag from the trees and purchased gifts for a child or senior, and to the individuals, groups and classrooms who filled stockings for the children. You became personally involved and provided Christmas joy to a needy child or senior in the Vicksburg area.
With heartfelt gratitude, we thank our “Army of Volunteers.” It is no small task to collect and organize 880 gift bags, stockings for each child and lots of bicycles, then efficiently distribute them to the waiting vehicles of the 379 families receiving them. Thank you to all of our donors and volunteers. There are so many special people involved in this oncea-year community outreach to our fellowman. Your generosity makes a bigger difference than you may realize. Phyllis Renfro 2010 Angel Tree coordinator
Breedloves thankful The family of Beth and Bobby Breedlove would like to express sincere gratitude to all those who helped work the Dec. 4 wreck on U.S. 61 South. None of you knew the extent of the injuries of my mother, Beth, and stepfather, Bobby, but you did your job as an EMT or a law enforcement officer or volunteer fireman, ambulance staff — or just a concerned passer-by. You had no way of knowing that the C-2 fracture in Beth’s neck leaves 97 percent of its victims dead or paralyzed. You were just doing what you knew to do. But you did it so well and you saved her life and Bobby’s. By the way, Beth has no paralysis, which we credit first to God and, second, to your careful handling of her mangled body. We really appreciate all you did. You are all heroes! Lisa Monk Daughter
Madison judge strikes effort for St. Dominic expansion CANTON (AP) — A Madison County judge has ruled against St. Dominic Health Systems’ effort to locate a medical facility in Madison. State health officials in August ruled against St. Dominic’s bid to relocate 71 beds from its Jackson campus to a sprawling, $121 million
Madison hospital that would include a public park. On Wednesday, Chancery Judge Cynthia Brewer said what St. Dominic proposed was not a relocation of beds but a new hospital. St. Dominic officials said they will appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court.
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Graves nomination dies in U.S. Senate Mississippi justice was up for federal appeals post JACKSON (AP) — The U.S. Senate has failed to act on the nomination of Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James E. Graves Jr. to a federal appeals post. The nomination had been approved by Senate Judiciary Committee on Dec. 1. The Senate adjourned Wednesday without considering Graves’ nomination. Rick Curtsinger, spokesman for U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., said President Barack Obama can resubmit Graves’ name when a new Congress convenes in January. Wicker and Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., supported Graves’ nomination. Erica Chabot, the Judiciary
The 56-year-old Justice James E. Graves Jr. is currently the only black justice on the state Supreme Court, where he’s served since 2001. Before that, he was a Hinds County Circuit Court judge for 10 years. Committee spokeswoman, said Thursday that under the Senate’s rules, any nomination not acted on at the end of a Congress is returned to the president. Graves, through a court spokesman, declined to comment. Graves was nominated by Obama in June to the 5th U.S.
Circuit Court of Appeals. The 5th Circuit, based in New Orleans, hears appeals from the federal courts in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas. The 56-year-old Graves is currently the only black justice on the state Supreme Court, where he’s served since 2001.
Death of homeless woman probed as homicide in Jackson JACKSON, Miss. — Police in Jackson have made an arrest in the death of a woman whose body was found in woods frequented by the city’s homeless. Police department spokeswoman Colendula Green said 50-year-old James Coker was charged with murder in the slaying of 52-year-old Connie Stubbs. Green said the victim and the suspect were acquaintances. Hinds County Coroner Sharon Grisham-Stewart said the woman received a blow to her head. The coroner estimated she had been dead for less than 24 hours when the body was found Wednesday off Interstate 20 near downtown Jackson. An autopsy has been ordered.
Air Force units changed at Barksdale BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — An Air Force Reserve Command unit that has been housed at the Barksdale Air Force Base since the 1970s will be deactivated and replaced by a
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS new unit of bombers. The 917th Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command will be deactivated Jan. 8. Since the 1970s, the 917th Wing has operated airplanes on the southern end of the sprawling bomber base. The unit will be replaced by the 307th Bomb Wing, which operates the B-52H Stratofortress. The new unit will include the 93rd Bomb Squadron and the 907th Maintenance Group. The 93rd Bomb Squadron trains B-52 aircrew to employ the B-52 in combat.
School wins delay in molestation trial GREENVILLE, Miss. — An Alabama high school football coach has won a delay in his January trial on federal
charges of child molestation and trying to get the victim to lie to authorities. Dwight Bowling has pleaded not guilty. Bowling’s attorney, Christi R. McCoy, asked for the delay so she would have more time to prepare Bowling’s defense. U.S. District Judge W. Allen Pepper on Wednesday rescheduled the trial for March 7 in Greenville, Miss. Bowling, 55, pleaded not guilty to the charges and is being held without bond in the Lafayette County Detention Center. He also is accused of similar charges in Itawamba County. In Monroe County, Sheriff Andy Hood said Bowling was indicted by a grand jury on eight counts and will be arraigned on Jan. 5 in circuit court in Aberdeen.
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Annie L. (Sugar) Willis April 30, 1925 - December 25, 2008 Life holds many things precious to us, And you are certainly one, We think of you resting In a place of warmth and comfort, Where there are no days or years, And we think of you as living in the hearts of those you touched, For nothing loved is ever lost and you will live in our hearts forever.
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JACK VIX SAYS: And to all a good night.
OLD POST FILES 120 YEARS AGO: 1890 The steamer Addie E. Faison is due from the Sunflower. • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Maganos celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary.
110 YEARS AGO: 1900 S.M. Shelton reports a second crop of apples on his trees at the Marshall home. • Louis Edwards is home from Sabine Pass.
100 YEARS AGO: 1910 Victor Hume, now traveling out of New Orleans, is in the city. • Professor J.P. Carr leaves for Chattanooga to attend the Southern Educational Association meeting.
90 YEARS AGO: 1920 A.A. Weille gives a theatre party for Josephine Thames for “Irene.” • Mrs. Nathan Lauden also entertains a number of her friends for the performance.
80 YEARS AGO: 1930 C.J. O’Neill Jr. and Alfred Rose take over the Powell Motor Company. • E.A. Fitzgerald Sr. returns from Memphis.
70 YEARS AGO: 1940 Genevieve McAuliffe, local dancing teacher, is seriously injured in an automobile accident in New Orleans. • A tour party of 68 persons will visit the city.
60 YEARS AGO: 1950 Sammy Bartling, former head coach at Carr Central High School here, is named coach of the Millsaps College Majors at Jackson. He succeeds his brother, Doby Bartling. • Five families are burned out in a blaze that sweeps two duplex buildings belonging to the Barber estate on Mulberry Street.
50 YEARS AGO: 1960 Will Jackson dies. • Theresa Martin is visiting her family here during the holidays from Siena College in Memphis. • Capt. and Mrs. James R. Stanley announce the birth of a daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on Dec. 19. • Mr. and Mrs. John Beasley announce the birth of a son, John Davion, on Dec. 13. • Van Heflin stars in “Battle Cry” at the Rivoli Drive-In Theatre.
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40 YEARS AGO: 1970 The Rev. and Mrs. Douglas Vinzant announce the birth of a daughter, Carey, on Dec. 24. • Mrs. Maddie Flowers, Utica resident, dies. • Eli Wallach stars in “The People Next Door” at Showtown USA. • Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Anderson of Tallulah announce the birth of a daughter, Sandra, on Dec. 23.
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Don’t be afraid! “Don’t be afraid! I am here with good news for you which will be of great joy to all the people. This very day in David’s town your Savior was born — Christ the Lord.” So said the angel to the shepherds. By traditional accounts those words were spoken 2010 years ago. Yet on this Christmas, as with all Christmases since the first one, the words are fresh and reassuring. Certainly the world has become more complicated than it was for the simple shepherds who tended their flocks throughout the day and night. But their sense of fear at the sudden appearance of a heavenly host would be identical to what any of us would sense today. Human emotions, after all, are constant. Regardless of the century, fear is fear, love is love and joy is joy.
“Don’t be afraid!” the angel said. And the exclamation point, present in all translations of the Christian Bible, indicates the words were spoken as a command said strongly and with conviction. Perhaps Christmas is a time we can put aside fear in all its forms. If so, how glorious to be relieved even if for one day, of all the insecurities that color our days otherwise. “I am here with good news for you, which shall bring great joy to all the people,” the angel said. Joyfulness in spirit and in life are certainly evident in many for whom Christian faith and certainty are present every minute of every day. While there can be no life without sadness, without disappointment, the life of those who have heard the Good News the angel said is first and foremost filled with “great joy.”
Why? Because a Savior was born and lives. Jesus, a teacher, a leader, the Son of God and the Son of Man. Around the world, now 20 centuries after the angel spoke to the shepherds, people know about Christmas. For many it is a holiday marked by the giving of gifts. It is a happy time. But for Christians, it is more than a happy time. It is a time when they are not afraid. It is a time when joy fills their very being. It is a time when they celebrate that their Savior is born. Our wish for all our friends and readers this Christmas is both a happy and joyous time. Two thousand and ten years is indeed a long time but we read the angel’s words anew every year. They are fresh. They are reassuring. Don’t be afraid. There is good news.
All through the Patricia Williams home, not a creature was stirring... except for a small doe, which had apparently been spooked out of the woods near Bovina Cutoff. It ran through a plate-glass window of the house and slammed into an opposite wall.
20 YEARS AGO: 1990 Two people are shot and wounded in Vicksburg on New Year’s Day. • Mitchell Dent and Donnie Lewis, Vicksburg Police officers, receive promotions.
10 YEARS AGO: 2000 Child support operations of the Department of Human Services moves from Adams Street into offices at 1316 Openwood St. • Lauren Brewer, 9, wins first place in the single Junior Prep Division of the state bowling tournament.
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The blue Christmas violin and the magic of the season Mary Drue is looking at the computer screen that glows like a girl’s fondest wish in her mother’s kitchen. “That’s it,” she says. “Come look. Isn’t it beautiful?” The blue violin in the online store doesn’t do it for her mother. “Your sister has a violin,” she says, the voice of practicality. “She doesn’t need another.” Mary Drue changes tack and says in a soft voice, “Darcy doesn’t have a blue one.” I haven’t been around young sisters for what the British aptly call the run-up to Christmas in a long while. It is a treat. The world is all possibilities and good smells and anticipation. Darcy, who is 9, plays “Jingle Bells” on her un-blue violin, driving Molly the brown dog bonkers. Molly, wearing a pink
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There truly is a magic about a season when people wish one another well, however they choose to phrase greetings.
poncho Mary Drue designed, runs around the family room looking like a deranged but well-dressed hippie chick. The springer spaniel, Duncan, willingly dons his felt antlers, the novelty headdress most dogs abhor. There is a comfortable bedlam. Both girls put up personal-size Christmas trees in their respective bedrooms. Mary Drue carefully drapes ribbon around a Charlie Brown model, leavings
from the family tree. Darcy takes a more flat-out approach to decorating, decking the halls and her artificial tree with whatever’s handy. There are many mini-dramas as the family prepares for the annual holiday party. Molly eats the red-velvet brownies. Mary Drue finds $200 she saved and then lost in the coat of a jacket that’s been stored in the attic. Darcy tries to read her big sister’s note from a boy and gets a
sound sisterly thumping. I savor the scene, which seems both unique and universal. And I try to see Christmas once more through a child’s eyes, before the years and losses mount up to tamp down your enthusiasm. There truly is a magic about a season when people wish one another well, however they choose to phrase greetings. There’s something so uncharacteristically civilized about the way we treat one another this time of year. You notice it in the stores, the post office, a cafe. It’s as if we suddenly find the time to act like human beings. One Christmas when I was young, I asked for hot-pink bellbottoms from the local department store. My mother’s conservative tastes were legendary. She wouldn’t even talk about the stylish pants the color of
bubblegum. She didn’t much care about style and wore her own practical garments till they were worn out. I pouted and resigned myself to another year of drab handme-downs from my older sister, who listed toward beige linen. The pink pants, of course, were already wrapped and under the tree. For Christmas, at its best, makes us consider others. It makes unlikely folks flamboyant, adults act like children and even magically converts a Scrooge or two. Christmas, at its best, makes a young girl want a midnightblue violin for her little sister more than she wants anything for herself. • Rheta Grimsley Johnson writes for King Features Syndicate.
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LOCAL STOCKS The following quotes on local companies are provided as a service by Smith Barney Citi Group, 112-B Monument Place, 601-636-6914. Archer-Daniels (ADM).......... 30.59 American Fin. (AFG).............. 32.49 Ameristar (ASCA).................... 15.86 Auto Zone (AZO)..................271.90 Bally Technologies (BYI)....... 42.15 BancorpSouth (BXS).............. 15.85 Britton Koontz (BKBK).......... 11.51 Cracker Barrel (CBRL)............ 56.53 Champion Ent. (CHB)..................20 Com. Health Svcs. (CYH)...........36.99 Computer Sci. Corp. (CSC).......49.01 Cooper Industries (CBE)...... 58.76 CBL and Associates (CBL)............17.64 CSX Corp. (CSX)....................... 63.68 East Group Prprties (EGP)........42.45 El Paso Corp. (EP)................... 13.65 Entergy Corp. (ETR)............... 71.55
Fastenal (FAST)........................ 59.47 Family Dollar (FDO)............... 49.67 Fred’s (FRED)............................. 14.11 Int’l Paper (IP).......................... 27.01 Janus Capital Group (JNS).......13.01 J.C. Penney (JCP).................... 32.50 Kroger Stores (KR).................. 21.72 Kan. City So. (KSU)................. 47.77 Legg Mason (LM).................. 36.81 Parkway Properties (PKY).........17.46 PepsiCo Inc. (PEP).................. 65.59 Regions Financial (RF)............ 6.75 Rowan (RDC)............................ 34.64 Saks Inc. (SKS).......................... 11.01 Sears Holdings (SHLD)......... 68.12 Simpson-DuraVent (SSD)..........30.72 Sunoco (SUN)........................... 39.86 Trustmark (TRMK).................. 25.26 Tyco Intn’l (TYC)...................... 41.49 Tyson Foods (TSN)................. 17.47 Viacom (VIA)............................. 45.67 Walgreens (WAG)................... 39.19 Wal-Mart (WMT)..................... 53.60
WASHINGTON — Some taxpayers will be unable to file returns until mid- to late February because of recent tax breaks approved by Congress in its lame-duck session, the IRS said Thursday. The IRS will need the extra time to reprogram its computers, but the delays will be minimal for taxpayers who itemize deductions and normally have to wait for financial documents. The IRS will announce a specific date when it can start processing tax returns affected by the changes. The changes in tax law affect: • Itemized deductions for state and local sales taxes. • A new higher education tuition and fees deduction for parents and students. There will be no delays, however, for those who claim existing
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS education credits. • The expense deduction, for educators with out-ofpocket classroom expenses of up to $250.
Obama to re-nominate Nobel winner to Fed WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will resubmit the nomination of a Nobel prize-winning economist to the Federal Reserve, though he faces stronger opposition from the next Congress. Peter Diamond’s nomination fizzled when the Senate adjourned Wednesday without acting on it. However, the White House said Thursday that the president will press ahead on the nomination.
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Senate Republicans had opposed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor’s nomination, Peter questioning Diamond his qualifications for the job. Diamond is an authority on Social Security, pensions and taxation. He won the Nobel prize in economics in October. The Fed has seven seats on its board, although it hasn’t operated with every seat filled since 2006.
Airbags, rear axles prompt GM recalls NEW YORK — General Motors Co. is recalling
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DR. GEORGE AT WORK Q: I go to a yogurt store almost every day. For the past two months, they have had a sign on the counter that says the credit card system is out of order and they only take cash. Isn’t two months too long? What do you think is going on? — Yogurt-less A. Here are my hunches: • The store is preparing people well for a new cashonly policy. • SomeDR. GEORGE R. one in the store might be keeping some of the cash for himself.
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• The store might be going out of business, and the owners are trying to get all the cash they can get. • Technology is so fickle, and response time is often lengthy. The person in charge of repairing the register might be slow to fix it. If the chain is national, e-mail or call to let them know what is happening. In the meantime, try to find another yogurt store. •
Dr. George R. Abraham is a native of Vicksburg and a former longtime educator, business manager and consultant. He is an author who contributes weekly to The Vicksburg Post and hosts “The Dr. George Show” on 1490 AM at the Klondyke in Vicksburg from 9 until 10 a.m. each Tuesday. He can be reached at georgerabraham@ aol.com.
When I was 9 years old, I wanted to find a way to make homework just a little more _______. That’s when I came up with the idea for Pencil Bugs.
on a regular basis. I decided on _________ other bold colors to complete the set of eight that I now sell.
With the _______ of my parents, we bought the supplies and made my first Pencil Bug. My favorite color is red so that’s what I painted it.
Each Pencil Bug has a ________, a birth date and a Certificate of Authenticity.
I _______ the Pencil Bugs at craft fairs. Soon, I was busy taking orders and __________ new ones
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One way to make money is to get a job. But that is not possible for everyone. Often times kids can’t get jobs because they are too young.
An entrepreneur (on-trah-preh-nyur) is a person who sees a way to earn some money by solving a particular problem. For example, lots of kids have learned that thirsty people on hot days will pay for a cold glass of lemonade. Can you see the job opportunity in each of these pictures? Look at each picture. What problem are the people ` having? What kind of help might they be willing to pay for?
almost 100,000 vehicles to fix two problems that could cause the rear axle cross pin to shift out of place and the passenger-side airbag not to work. GM said Thursday in postings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the airbag recall affects 2005 to 2007 model versions of the Cadillac CTS. The axle recall affects 2011 model year versions of the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Avalanche 1500 and Silverado 1500, as well as the GMC Sierra 1500. The axle recall is expected to begin in January. GM did not say when the airbag recall would begin. Owners can contact Cadillac at 866982-2339, Chevrolet at 800630-2438 and GMC at 866996-9463. They may also visit www.gmownercenter.com.
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But that hasn’t stopped kids around the world from finding clever ways of earning some cash. Some kids, like Jason, turn doing something they love doing into a way of earning money. Read about some kid entrepreneurs at www.kidscoop.com/kids. Look at each of the following pictures. Write down ways a business you could start might be able to help.
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Look through the newspaper and make a list of all the businesses mentioned. Group these businesses into groups such as restaurants, stores, manufacturers, etc. Are you a kid who has started your own business? Tell us about it by sending an e-mail to: thescoop@kidscoop.com
Engine & Transmission Diagnostics & Repair A/C Repair Brakes & Front End Bill Owens Mufflers • Converters Chrome Tips • Flowmaster 2401 Halls Ferry Rd, Vicksburg, MS 39180 Turbo • Glasspacks Shop: 601.636.6499 Cherrybombs Fax: 601.636.9057 Custom Pipe Bending
New Tires
Used Tires
“Complete Auto Car Care”
SAXTON/TIRE BARN AUTOMOTIVE•N•TIRE SERVICE 1401-B S. Frontage Road Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-638-3762
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Boyd’s Accounting Service and Econotax
Year Round Service Since 1985 Federal/State Tax Returns Electronic Filing Refund Anticipation Loans
722 Belmont Street 601-634-1473 • 601-636-5701
Miller Electric, Inc. AUTOMATIC Industrial • Marine Commercial • Residential Jim Miller Owner
Industrial Wiring Specialists
Licensed • Bonded • Insured
Service with Integrity 11 Signal Hill Lane • Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-636-2985
TRANSMISSION SERVICE Donnie Remore Owner 560 HWY 80 Vicksburg, MS 601-638-4441
Collins Eye Clinic and Optical Boutique
We have our eyes on you. We accept Medicaid & call for other insurance info.
C. Chris Collins, O.D. 1206 Mission 66 Vicksburg, MS 39183 www.collinseye.com
601-638-2081
B u n n y’s
Child Care Inc.
2362/2364 Grove St. • Vicksburg, MS 2 WEEKS to 12 YEARS
Monday - Friday 5:30am - 6:00pm
David Vanderberry
2500 Hwy. 61 South Vicksburg, MS 39150 Fax 601-636-0066 Toll Free: 1-800-416-6797
601-634-8068
Regions - Member FDIC Everybody Needs A Helping Hand For The Health Of Their Family We have the ability to add flavor to liquid medicines for kids! Monday-Friday 9am-7pm Saturday 9am-3pm Closed Sunday
Owners - Angie Daquilla, R.Ph., Michael Jones, R.Ph.
Convenient Drive-thru Window
601-636-1493
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McDonald’s of Vicksburg
“Down Home. Down the Street”
Extended Hours by Appointment ‘til 10:30 pm.
Certificates Welcome.
601-631-3000 • 825 Crawford 601-634-6700 • 3405 Halls Ferry 601-634-6713 • 4140 Clay St. www.regions.com
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WARFIELD’S SERVICENTER General Repair - Major•Minor •COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS •COMPLETE A/C SERVICE •ELECTRICAL SERVICE •FUEL INJECTION •CV AXLES •TUNE UPS
2610 1/2 CLAY STREET VICKSBURG, MS 39183 eywr
601-638-1752
Dr. Kimberly Winters, DMD
New Patients Welcome
Family Dentistry
“Good Habits Start Early And Span A Lifetime”
4306 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS • 601-636-2717 www.pigglywiggly.com
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. 1002 Mission Park Dr. Mon.-Thurs. Vicksburg, MS 39180 www.drkimberlywinters.com ey Insurance • CHIPS
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David J. Boolos Accounting Business/Individual Tax Returns • Payroll Services 3527 Wisconsin Avenue 601-634-1512
Rice Realty Group, Inc.
Be A Big Fish.SM 1400 Hwy 61 North 601.636.1445 2125 North Frontage Rd 601.661.7312 702 Market St, Port Gibson, Ms 601.437.4271 www.riverhillsbank.com Member FDIC
Super Jr’s Grocery & Meats J. M. Tidwell, Jr. 1490 Highway 61 N. 1095 Oak Ridge Road 4300 Nailor Road
Mobil 1 Lube Express Charles & Betty Pendleton 4326 Highway 61 South 601-631-8000
Jackson Auto & Towing
We Have Our Eyes On You 1206 Mission 66 601-638-2081
Heard Electric Company, Inc. In Business Since 1952 Commercial • Industrial 601-636-4711
S&S Automotive & Transmission 3660 Hwy. 61 South 601-661-0039
BancorpSouth
820 South Street • 601-636-3752 1240 Hwy. 61 N • 601-634-4347 3312 Pemberton Blvd. • 601-634-6750 3134 Indiana Avenue • 601-634-4340 www.bancorpsouth.com
Sanders-Hollingsworth Builders, LLC
Remodeling • New Homes • Additions Drainage Improvements 601-629-7808
Bob Bell Insurance, Inc.
Life, Health & Employee Benefits Quality Plans, Personal Service at Great Rates 100 Pear Orchard, Suite F 601-638-7781 Bob Bell, CLU & Michele Bell - Agents
Vicksburg Toyota
4105 East Clay Street Vicksburg MS 39180 601-636-2855 1-800-499-5926
Porter Paints & Decorating Center Johnny Means & Staff 1882 South Frontage Road 601-630-9090
Neill Gas, Inc.
No. 4 Port Terminal Circle Industrial Harbour 601-636-0924
Superior Heating & Cooling Larry Ray, Owner Sales • Service • Installation Commercial • Residential 601-638-9225
Wesley B. Jones Electrical Co. Residential • Commercial 50’ Bucket Trucks 6611 Paxton Road 601-636-9591 Fax: 601-636-9413
The County Market
2101 Clay Street Jerry Stuckey, Manager
Automatic Transmission Service Donnie Remore, Owner 560 Highway 80 601-638-4441
Hill City Radiator
New & Used Radiators Truck & Farm Equipment 1717 Washington Street 601-636-0162
Miller’s Tire Mart
“Your Goodyear Dealer” 1709 Clay Street 601-636-7551 Robert & Marion Murphy
Caruthers HVACR, LLC
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Collins Eye Clinic and Optical Boutique
General Repairs Large and Small 601-218-0204
RiverHills Bank
Danny Rice / Broker “Land is our Business” 601-638-2236 • cell: 601-529-2847 www.investorsrealtyinc.net
Michael & Sandy Jackson 97 Sammy Young Road 601-636-1328 601-218-1831
John Woods, Contractor
The Caruthers Family Sales • Service • Installation Residential • Commercial • Industrial 3300 Washington Street 601-636-9433
He entered the world in a humble setting, but would grow to be called the Son of God…the Prince of Peace. Jesus would bring a message of forgiveness and love; His life and teachings would change the world. As you worship this Christmas season, may the words of the angel of the Lord ring in your heart: “I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:10-11) Sunday Jude
Monday Isaiah 9.1-7
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Luke Luke Luke 1.1-25 1.26-56 1.57-80
Friday Luke 2.1-20
Saturday John 1.1-18
Scriptures Selected by The American Bible Society Copyright 2010, Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P. O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com Atwood Chevrolet Blackburn Motor Company 2339 N. Frontage Road 601-638-1252 Parts: 601-638-4131 Body Shop: 601-638-4445 www.atwoodchevrolet.com
Griffith Florist
When The Occasion Calls For Flowers 1019 Jackson Street 601-636-9461
Helping Hand Family Pharmacy Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sun. Closed 1670 Highway 61 North 601-631-6837
Warfield’s Service Center
Carl Smith & Employees Your Full Service Center Tune Up • A/C Service Brake Service • General Repairs 2610 1/2 Clay Street 601-638-1752
Dave’s Custom Meats
We process deer meat Specializing in Smoked Sausage 1580 Highway 80 601-636-0342
Firearms Outfitters
Jimmy Bagby Sales & Repair • Firearms & Accessories Inside Hadad’s Outdoor World 940 Hwy. 61 North 601-638-7621
Breithaupt Real Estate, LLC 2735 Washington Street 601-638-6243
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc. Port of Vicksburg Vicksburg, Mississippi 601-636-6643
The Vicksburg Post 1601-F North Frontage Road 601-636-4545 • Fax 601-634-0897
www.blackburnmotor.com • Blackburn Nissan 2135 N. Frontage Road 601-636-2766 • Blackburn Chrysler Dodge Jeep 2195 N. Frontage Road 601-661-7565
Shipley Do-Nuts
1405 Clay Street, 601-638-3024 3424 Halls Ferry Road, 601-638-6675 885 Hwy. 61 N. Frontage Road, 601-630-9244
McAlister’s Deli
Sandwiches • Soups • Spuds • Salads Lunch • Dinner • Take Out & Catering 4200 Clay St. 601-619-8222
Foam Packaging, Inc.
Manufacturers of Extruded Polystyrene Foam Sheets, Egg Cartons & Containers 35 Stennis Drive • Vicksburg, MS 39180 P. O. Box 1075 • Vicksburg, MS 39181 601-638-4871 • 601-636-2655 (fax) www.foam-packaging.com
Cook Tractor Company
“Your Kubota Dealer” 680 Hwy. 80 601-636-4641 Steve & William Cook & Family
Leech Real Estate of Vicksburg Vanessa Leech, Broker/Owner leechrealestate@cablelynx.com 601-636-5947
New Health Chiropractic Center Thomas W. Houseal, Doctor of Chiropractic 1825 N. Frontage Road, Suite D 601-634-1600
Magnolia Lawn & Tractor, Inc. Billy Shinn 1029 Hwy. 61 North 601-636-3461
Barnes Auto Glass & Windshield Repair Jason Barnes Mobile Service to Your Home or Office 1900 S. I-20 Frontage Road 601-661-0900
Heritage House Nursing and Retirement Center Robert Greer, Administrator, and Staff 3103 Wisconsin Avenue 601-638-1514
Corner Drug Store Joe A. Gerache, Sr. & Joe A. Gerache, Jr. 1123 Washington Street 601-636-2756
Taylor’s Audit & Tax Service Carlis Abney & Staff 4402 Halls Ferry Road 601-636-7268 or 601-636-1661
River City Body & Wrecker Service David Vanderberry & Staff Foreign and Domestic 2005 Highway 61 South 601-636-1493
Ricky’s Welding & Machine Shop 1721 Levee Street 601-638-8238 Rick Lowery & Employees Easterling Enterprises, Inc. dba
T.D.’s Tires & Accessories 2704 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39183-3131 601-638-3252
George Carr Buick • Cadillac • GMC 2950 S. Frontage Road 601-636-7777 • 1-800-669-3620 www.georgecarr.com
Vicksburg Telephone Systems, Inc. Robert Henley & Staff 955 Hwy. 61 N. Bypass 601-634-1838 www.vicksburgtelephone.com
Battlefield Discount Drugs John Storey 3040A Indiana Avenue 601-636-3374
Speediprint & Office Supplies More than just printing 1601 N. Frontage Road Post Plaza 601-638-2900 Fax 601-636-6711
Signs First Banners • Real Estate Signs Vehicle Lettering 1601 North Frontage Road Post Plaza 601-631-0400 Fax 601-638-9849
“In God I have put my trust; I will not be afraid. ” – Psalm 56 : 11
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Continued from Page A1. Earnie said, “and things began to happen.” Someone left the mission’s thrift shop, and Cecile was able to get the job there working with her husband. Then Allen heard about the problem. He told his son-inlaw, Mike Bailey, an executive in health care who has worked with physicians and hospitals across the country. “He said, ‘Let me see what I can do with it,’” Allen said. Soon the Halls received a call from Dr. Bill Hefley Jr. of Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock, who listened to Cecile’s story, studied her X-rays and arranged for her to be one of the beneficiaries of ASH’s “Day of Giving” to celebrate its fifth anniversary. Hefley, other doctors,
nurses and staff donated their services, medical device firms donated implants and equipment and ASH provided the facilities — a gift of thousands of dollars worth of medical care and intervention. Cecile Hall was one of 12 patients ASH helped, people suffering from back, knee and hip problems and other conditions. “This day demonstrates why we all became doctors in the first place,” one of the surgeons said in a release. “Our desire is to help people. This is our chance to expand what we give back to the communities we serve, to provide healing and compassion for those in need.” The hospital is physicianowned and specializes in
orthopedic, spine, breast oncology, cosmetic and podiatry surgeries, as well as pain management procedures and diagnostic testing. It’s top-rated in Arkansas, among U.S. News and World Report’s Best Hospitals in America and first on Becker’s Hospital Review list of 40 orthopedic hospitals nationally. But it was the hospital’s heart, not its orthopedics, that touched and amazed the Halls. “We were treated like royalty, like God’s own family,” said Earnie Hall. “Everybody we talked to talked about Jesus.” “Everybody was a Christian,” Cecile Hall said. “They talked about it and they lived it.”
She was provided with preoperative care and set up with a family doctor, Jay Holland, and nurse practitioner, Susan Martin, in North Little Rock. Martin’s father runs a homeless shelter there and is chaplain at the jail — just like Earnie Hall. Back in Vicksburg after the surgery, Cecile Hall was provided with post-op care by Dr. Robert Ford and will return to Arkansas in a few weeks for another follow-up check. Allen said the River City board planned to help Cecile Hall pay for post-op physical therapy expenses, but she hasn’t needed it. Hospital staff showed her what to do and she’s doing it on her own. “She has been a most
remarkable patient,” Allen said. “She’s an example of someone who is strong enough mentally and physically to endure the pain and do the work on her own.” “The board of directors here (at River City Rescue Mission) have been so generous,” said Earnie. “They have been so good to my wife and myself, and shown so much love.” “I can do everything now without pain,” Cecile said. “I can run, walk, ride a bike, stand for hours, get in and out of the bathtub and car. I’ve already found myself trying to think of ways to pay it forward. It gives me so much hope. I was feeling so hopeless. I just had to have the patience to wait for God to work it out for me.”
by Warren County resident Richard Dunaway, whose bio sent to supervisors listed nine years in the Air Force and 27 years at Entergy and Grand Gulf Nuclear Station. Vicksburg, Warren County, Madison Parish and Tallulah own the Mound airport
jointly, with each appointing a representative to the advisory board to oversee its daily operations. Replacements require majority votes of the four owners’ boards. Representatives include Fordice, Benny Terrell (Vicksburg),
Craig Cox (Madison Parish), T.J. Williams (Tallulah) and Anthony Bridgewater (alternating). In the recent past, the owners had funded daily operations at a $30,000 clip, which remained the same this year with an additional
$96,000 to match grants for capital projects. Projections of total income for VTR were downgraded by 30 percent to $360,695.84 in the 2010-11 operating budget.
County Continued from Page A1. tor, operates a flight school and contracts for small craft aerial work, according to information provided by supervisors. He has maintained office space at VTR since 2006. Terms on both seats run through 2013. A third resume was sent
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Continued from Page A1. City Accountant Doug Whittington was not available to provide the bids or from whom they were received. During the meeting, Winfield introduced a representative of a Starkville insurance company, The Integrity Group, that the mayor said he wanted to have the city’s business. Kenya Burks, the mayor’s chief of staff, said bids from Bell and Integrity were for the same amount, though no one at the city meeting had that figure available. The insurance agent is the liaison between the provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and city employees, and receives a commission on the premiums. The Integrity Group, which specializes in employee benefits, has offices in Starkville, Oxford and Ridgeland. Winfield cited a lack of information as his reason for his opposition to renewing the contract with the Bell agency, which has had the city contract for 21 years. “You have had a fiduciary duty to this city to advise this board,” he said to Bell. “This board, in my opinion, is not very well advised about the best products out there.
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Dolores Jackson ORLANDO, Fla. — Services for Dolores “LoLo” Jackson will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Bethel A.M.E. Church with the Rev. Quincy Jones officiating. Burial will follow at Cedar Hill Cemetery under the direction of Williams Funeral Service. Visitation will be at the church Sunday from 1 p.m. until the service. Mrs. Jackson died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at University Medical Center. She was 53. She was a member of Bethel A.M.E. Church and attended Warren County schools. She was formerly employed with Emerson Power of Ithaca, N.Y.
Jerri Leann Lewis MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Jerri Leann “Jerri Ann” Lewis, a native of Vicksburg, died Friday, Dec. 17, 2010, at her home
I can go to any work crew and stop to talk to the average employee and they can’t tell me anything about their insurance benefits. That’s your responsibility, not my responsibility.” Like Mayfield, Beauman said he had heard no complaints about the city’s insurance carrier. “I probably have had to use this insurance the most,” said Beauman, who has had a series of medical problems over the past several months. “We’ve got one of the best insurance policies. You can find fault with any agent.” After the vote in favor of Bell, Winfield charged him with setting up meetings with the board at least quarterly. In other insurance issues, the board: • Awarded a $140,108.19 bid to Hennessey Thames & Leavitt Insurance Agency in Vicksburg the contract for swimming pool liability, building and personal property and crime coverage. • Awarded a $273,853 bid to Mississippi Municipal Service Company for general liability insurance. The board amended its group dental policy, also with Blue Cross Blue
in Murfreesboro, Tenn. She was 19. Miss Lewis was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Jerry Uzzle Sr. and Richard Lee Lewis, both of Vicksburg. She is survived by her mother, Wanda Lewis of Murfreesboro; her father, David “Skeeter” Lewis Sr. and stepmother, Veronica King, both of Vicksburg; her grandmothers, Kathy Uzzle of Murfreesboro and Rosslyn Lewis of Vicksburg; her sister, Whitney Lewis of Murfreesboro; two brothers, David “D.J.” Lewis Jr. and Richard Lewis, both of Vicksburg; a stepsister, Jessica Massey of Vicksburg; four uncles, cousins and special friends, Kelley Sullivan, Elissa Lewis and Rodney and Tabitha Boyd. Memorial services were Monday, and condolences may be made at www.woodfinchapel.com.
James Vernon Tarver LAUREL HILL, Fla. — James Vernon Tarver died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at his home in Laurel Hill, Fla. He was 74. Born in Monroe, La., he attended school in Warren, Ark., and graduated from Tallulah High School in 1953. He served in the Air Force and received a master’s
Meeting Thursday, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen: • OK’d minutes from Oct. 25 and 28 and Nov. 1. • OK’d a request from the Vicksburg National Military Park to fire cannons Jan. 8 from 10 a.m. to noon from the Yazoo Diversion Canal as part of an educational program in conjunction with the Old Court House Museum. • Received sealed bids for surplus property at 1608 First East Alley from the following: Margaret Smith with a bid of $25 and William Nelson with a bid of $429. • Appointed attorney David Sessums to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Commission. Sessums replaces Tim Fageburg who resigned in October. The board also re-confirmed a four-year term for member Fred Katzenmeyer. Building and Inspections director Victor Gray-Lewis said the commission is seeking to fill three vacant spots on the seven-member board. • OK’d the sale of real property at Mulberry Street to Larry Prentiss, owner of LD’s Kitchen restaurant, for $5,803.20 to be split in two installments. The property is the small area east of the restaurant on Mulberry Street. City attorney Lee Davis Thames Jr. said the sale allows for Prentiss to be in compliance with the city’s dumpster ordinance.
Shield, to allow dependent coverage up to the age of 26 whether in school or not.
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degree in electronic engineering from Louisiana Tech University in 1971. He worked for 14 years at Waterways Experiment Station before moving to Greensboro, N.C. He was preceded in death by his parents, William H. Tarver and Lucille Brower
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• OK’d the preparation and submittal of an application to the Mississippi Commission for volunteer services for funding under the Volunteer Generation Fund’s new volunteer center start-up project. • Declared the building inspector badge worn by the late Charles James as surplus property and OK’d the sale of it at fair market value at $90. The Building and Inspections department collected $90 to pay for the badge, which will be presented to James’ wife. James died Monday. • OK’d the payment of $39,864 to Fluid Process and Pumps for a new Fairbanks Morse 16-inch pump, which is a sole source item, for the wastewater treatment plant. • OK’d the payment of $41,208.23 to Vicksburg-Warren 911 for the city’s share of dispatcher salaries, matching benefits and insurance for December. • OK’d bank letters from Trustmark Bank and BancorpSouth. • OK’d reports from the following: city sexton, privilege license, mayor and treasury, tax collection, delinquent tax collection, detail budget and accepted tax settlement. • OK’d claims docket. In closed session, the board: • Discussed a promotion in the fire department and a pay adjustment in the police department. • Discussed three personnel matters in the street, fire and community service departments and a potential litigation matter.
• Contracted with Southern Administrators and Benefit Consultants for the city’s
cafeteria plan. All insurance renewals become effective Jan. 1.
Tarver of Tallulah; and a brother, William R. Tarver of Jonesboro, Ark. Survivors include his wife of 48 years, Judith Kay Tarver; two daughters, Tamara Linn Johnson of Pensacola, Fla., and Catherine McMaster of Florala, Ala.; three grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild. Services were at 10 a.m. Thursday at Sea Cemetery in Laurel Hill with the Rev. Mike McVay officiating. Burial followed under the direction of Evans Funeral Home of Florala.
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Cloudy tonight, with a 60 percent chance of rain, lows near 30; 50 percent chance of rain for Saturday, highs near 40
WEATHER This weather package is compiled from historical records and information provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the City of Vicksburg and The Associated Press.
LOCAL FORECAST Saturday-Sunday 50 percent chance of rain for Saturday, lows in the mid-30s; sunny on Sunday, highs near 40
STATE FORECAST TONIGHT Cloudy with a 60 percent chance of rain, lows near 30 Saturday-Sunday 50 percent chance of rain for Saturday, lows in the mid-30s; sunny on Sunday, highs near 40
Almanac Highs and Lows High/past 24 hours............. 62º Low/past 24 hours............... 34º Average temperature......... 48º Normal this date................... 49º Record low..............12º in 1983 Record high............78º in 1955 Rainfall Recorded at the Vicksburg Water Plant Past 24 hours...............N/A inch This month..............0.37 inches Total/year.............. 44.58 inches Normal/month......4.61 inches Normal/year........ 51.03 inches Solunar table Most active times for fish and wildlife Saturday: A.M. Active............................ 8:26 A.M. Most active................. 2:13 P.M. Active............................. 8:51 P.M. Most active.................. 2:39 Sunrise/sunset Sunset today........................ 5:02 Sunset tomorrow............... 5:03 Sunrise tomorrow.............. 7:02
RIVER DATA Stages Mississippi River at Vicksburg Current: 13.6 | Change: -0.4 Flood: 43 feet Yazoo River at Greenwood Current: 11.3 | Change: NC Flood: 35 feet Yazoo River at Yazoo City Current: 7.8 | Change: -0.2 Flood: 29 feet Yazoo River at Belzoni Current: 9.1 | Change: -0.5 Flood: 34 feet Big Black River at West Current: 3.0 | Change: NC Flood: 12 feet Big Black River at Bovina Current: 6.9 | Change: -0.1 Flood: 28 feet StEELE BAYOU Land....................................69.7 River....................................60.6
MISSISSIPPI RIVER Forecast Cairo, Ill. Friday....................................... 21.2 Saturday................................. 21.1 Sunday.................................... 20.9 Memphis Friday..........................................5.4 Saturday....................................5.3 Sunday.......................................5.0 Greenville Friday....................................... 20.8 Saturday................................. 20.7 Sunday.................................... 20.4 Vicksburg Friday....................................... 14.4 Saturday................................. 14.5 Sunday.................................... 14.4
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Romanian distraught over money jumps from parliament’s balcony BUCHAREST, Romania — A man apparently distraught that budget cuts had reduced benefits for his disabled child dived more than 20 feet from a balcony onto the floor of Romania’s parliament Thursday, but survived and shouted “Freedom!” as he was taken from the chamber. His cry echoed those heard during the 1989 revolution that toppled communism — a revolt in which 1,300 people died. Shortly after Prime Minister Emil Boc greeted lawmakers, the man, Adrian Sobaru, hit the floor.
At least 173 killed in Ivory Coast riots ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The United Nations warned Thursday that at least 173 people have died in violence over the disputed presidential election, and said it had not even been able to investigate all the reports that have fueled concerns about a return to civil war. At a special session on Ivory Coast in Geneva, the U.N. deputy human rights commissioner detailed hundreds of arrests and detentions, and dozens of cases of
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torture and mistreatment in the West African country. The Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council also adopted a resolution late Thursday calling for an end to the violence.
his upcoming State of the Union address to focus on the nation’s deficit. Spokesman Robert Gibbs said the president’s annual address to Congress will take place sometime after Jan. 19.
Norwegian paper says it has all Wiki cables OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian newspaper says it has obtained the entire trove of 250,000 uncensored U.S. diplomatic documents that WikiLeaks has been distributing. The announcement Thursday appears to make Aftenposten the first media organization outside WikiLeaks’ five partners to obtain the material — a development sure to heighten U.S. government fears that the public release of some cables could endanger informants’ lives.
Obama to tackle deficit in State of the Union HONOLULU — The White House has announced President Barack Obama will use
Merry ChristMas to all! Don’t forget the reason for the season. Our management and staff thank you all for allowing us to serve you. Walnut Hills will close for Christmas on Friday, Dec. 24 at 2:00 PM and reopen on Monday, Dec. 27. Nogales House will close on Thursday, Dec. 23, and reopen on Thursday, Jan. 6. HOURS - MOnday - FRiday 11 aM TO 9 PM; SUnday 11 aM - 2 PM
United Way Agencies Serving You In 2010 36 Programs Funded • $810,309 Spent in 2010 CFC National and Local Agencies • $212,412
Listed below are the United Way agency programs that received fund-raising in 2010. The first number of clients reflects how many were served by United Way dollars and the second reflects the total number of clients served by the agency over all.
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Partnering Agency and Program Funded by United Way
United Way Dollars Recieved
# of Clients Helped with United Way $
Total # of Clients helped by this agency
American Red Cross Veteran & Military Assistance
$57,365 618 Clients
1924 Clients
Family Emergencies
153 Clients
205 Clients
Disaster Services
556 Clients
2230 Clients
110 Boys
1446 Boys
7 Youth
339 Youth
59 Children
118 Children
Parent Aide
4 Families
67 Families
CASA
18 Children
100 Children
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
30 Youths
943 Youths
Drug and Violence Prevention
65 Youths
1444 Youths
403 Clients
620 Clients
Home Delivered Meals
166 Clients
368 Clients
Case Management
330 Clients
1139 Clients
Homemaker
55 Clients
160 Clients
Transportation
95/124 Clients
250/325 Clients
Ombudsman
199 Clients
622 Clients
Emergency Assistance
66 Girls
784 Girls
Clinic
554 Clients
1845 Clients
Day Care
16 Children
151 Children
Warren County Children’s Shelter
GED/Even Start Family Literacy
22 Clients
155 Clients
Shelter
210 Clients
500 Clients
Affordable Housing
51 Clients
340 Clients
160 Calls
1061 Calls
Boy Scouts (West Central Area)
$9,111
Scouting Learning For Life Central Mississippi Prevention Services
$35,808
Summer Leadership Camp Child Abuse Prevention Services
Christian Volunteer Services
$55,759
$22,000
Family Emergencies Community Council
Girl Scouts
$90,094
$12,127
Scouting Good Shepherd Community Center
Grace Christian Counseling
$103,254
$24,249
Juvenile Treatment Haven House Crisis Calls HIV Services, Inc. Magnolia Speech School
6 Clients
MIDD-West Transportation Services
39 Clients
$17,943
School
# of Clients Helped with United Way $
Total # of Clients helped by this agency
The Salvation Army
$20,233 506 Clients
2201 Clients
Early Intervention
38 Parents 44 Children
150 Parents 175 Children
Youth Enrichment
8 in Program 39 Community
80 in Program 350 Community
8.4 Clients
140 Clients
4 Families
23 Families
4.6 Clients
23 Clients
Emergency Services
710 Clients
3739 Clients
Youth Enrichment
34 Clients
207 Clients
Adult and Family Education
36 Clients
168 Clients
Camps & Day Care Scholarships
108 Clients
474 Clients
Sports
120 Clients
974 Clients
Vicksburg Family Development
Warren-Yazoo Mental Health
$10,000
Clinic Services
United Way Dollars Received
Warren County Habitat for Humanity
$74,715
Shelter
Partnering Agency and Program Funded by United Way
8 Students
191 Students
$31,038 16 Clients
71 Clients
$88,162
$50,000 $10,000 $22,351
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YMCA
$29,600
$46,500
Dec. 28 Champs Sports Bowl / North Carolina State vs. West Virginia / 5:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 28 Insight Bowl / Missouri vs. Iowa / 9 p.m. ESPN
Independence Bowl
Dec. 29 Military Bowl / East Carolina (6-6) vs. Maryland (8-4) / 1:30 p.m. ESPN Dec. 29 Texas Bowl / Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6) / 5 p.m. ESPN
little caesars bowl
Georgia Tech vs. Air Force
Hawaii Bowl
Toledo vs. Florida International
Monday 4 p.m.
Hawaii vs. Tulsa
friday 7 p.m.
Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
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Offensive player of the year
Schedule PREP BASKETBALL Warren Central, VHS at Mendenhall Tourn. Tuesday-Thursday
On TV 4 p.m. ABC - Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers try to play Grinch to the Big Three of LeBron, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on Christmas Day.
Who’s hot TREY PRENTISS
Sophomore Hinds Community College outfielder and former Vicksburg standout won the program’s annual Iron Eagle Challenge.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor and four other Buckeyes were suspended by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards and receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor. All can still play in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas. Along with Pryor, running back Daniel Herron, wide receiver DeVier Posey, offensive lineman Mike Adams and defensive end Solomon Thomas must sit out and repay between $1,000 to $2,500 to charity. Pryor must repay $2,500 for selling his 2008 Big Ten championship ring and other items.
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2010 ALL-AREA FOOTBALL TEAM
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Jindal, Douglas is defensive centerpiece Landrieu Coming up try to keep Hornets By Ernest Bowker ebowker@vicksburgpost.com
RAYMOND — Sidetracked by injury and overshadowed by his teammates, Lee Douglas was almost an afterthought heading into this season. Just another cog in the machine, a piece of the puzzle, a face in the team picture. And, as it turned out, an oncoming storm. Douglas, a middle linebacker for Central Hinds Academy, used that anonymity to his advantage. While opponents planned for ways to deal with his more well-known linebacker partners, Douglas wreaked havoc. He totaled 104 tackles — 37 of them for loss. Eleven sacks. Seven takeaways for a team that finished 10-2. It was the kind of senior season players dream about, and ends now with The Vicksburg Post’s Defensive Player of the Year award. “I’ve never gotten anything like this,” said Douglas, who was also selected second-team All-MAIS and played in the MAIS all-star game. “My sophomore year I tore my ACL, plus I was young. Junior year. I just didn’t have a good year. This year I was just determined to get out there and help the boys.” Douglas joined the starting lineup as a freshman, playing fullback and linebacker late in the season while helping the Cougars to a district championship in 2007. He tore his ACL on a kickoff return against River Oaks midway through the 2008 season, however, and struggled through a mediocre junior year as he worked his way back into shape. “I was timid. It was one of those things that I didn’t want to have happen again,” Douglas said. “It was about halfway through the (2009) season when everything turned around and I started making tackles.” As 2009 turned into 2010, Douglas kept making them. He had at least 10 tackles in six of Central Hinds’ 12 games, with a high of 16 against Columbia Academy. More impressively, his nose for the football led to a series of tone-setting hits and game-changing takeaways. In addition to his tackles and sacks, Douglas had three interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He also played fullback on the offensive side and helped block for a pair of 1,000-yard rushers. On his own stat sheet, he totaled 387 yards and four touchdowns. “He dropped about 25 pounds, and
• Today — Defensive Player of the Year • Sunday — Offensive Player of the Year, All-Area team
By Brett Martel The Associated Press
KATIE CARTER•The Vicksburg Post
defensive player OF THE YEAR Lee Douglas middle linebacker Central HindS Academy/ raymond
that made him more agile. He was able to move from side to side a lot better. He had one responsibility, and that was to flow to the football,” Central Hinds
coach Todd Montgomery said. “He made some phenomenal interceptions. See Douglas, Page B3.
NEW ORLEANS — Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said the local business community is off to a good start in helping ensure the Hornets remain a Louisiana team. The pair attended Wednesday night’s game against New Jersey together and said during Gov. Bobby halftime Jindal that businesses have committed more than $380,000 to buy tickets so attendance will be high enough to void an early exit clause that would allow the Hornets to get out of their lease after this season. “It’s so important that our fans continue to show up, continue to buy these tickets and support our team,” Jindal said. “It’s the best thing we can do to keep the Hornets here, not only for the short term but also for the long term.” Some of the money raised by businesses rallying around the club has been used to buy more than 13,000 tickets, Jindal said. The governor said the Hornets need to average a little more than 15,000 fans during the next nine home games through the end of January, when a two-year average outlined in the lease will be calculated. Attendance for Wednesday night’s game against New Jersey was 15,423. Jac Sperling, the NBA’s caretaker of the Hornets, met with Jindal and Landrieu at the game. Jindal said Sperling and Hornets team president Hugh Weber have not yet made specific requests to the state concerning changes to See Hornets, Page B3.
Cowboys are still NFL’s most valuable team By The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Although Jerry Jones calls this season “a huge disappointment” for his Dallas Cowboys, it sure hasn’t hurt the bottom line. Based on attendance, television ratings and merchandise sales, the blue star on the shiny silver helmet remains the gold standard in the NFL and perhaps all of pro sports. It’s hardly even close. Love them or hate them, everyone pays attention to the Cowboys, in good times
NFL and bad. Their enduring popularity in a season that opened with visions of becoming the first team to play in the Super Bowl at home, then cratered midway through when they were 1-7 and fired their coach, proves that no matter the circumstance this franchise remains “America’s Team.” “I don’t know of any other team that would’ve gone
through what they went through and provided the ratings punch the Cowboys did,” said Fred Gaudelli, producer of “Sunday Night Football” on NBC. “Dallas is way on top of the mountain.” Wins and losses are all that matter to fans, and that’s foremost to folks in the front office, too. But they also monitor the financial standings, and that’s where the Cowboys really dominate. They are the No. 1 team in the nation’s No. 1 sport, valued at $1.8 billion by Forbes and at or near the top
in other major fiscal categories. The astounding part is that they’ve maintained that glow despite this being their 15th straight season without winning the Super Bowl, or even reaching the championship game. It is the longest drought in franchise history. “The Arizona Cardinals have had more success lately than the Dallas Cowboys, but there isn’t anyone who follows the industry that would want the Cardinals’ brand over the Cowboys’ brand,” said Marc Ganis, president of Chicago-based consulting company Sports Corp. Ltd.
“That’s in large part because Jerry Jones is one of the great marketers sports has ever seen. He finds ways to keep the Cowboys relevant, part of the national conversation.” His latest feat was building a $1.2 billion stadium that’s the most luxurious in the country, perhaps the world, and luring the upcoming Super Bowl to North Texas for the first time. With the Cowboys coming off a division title and a rare playoff victory — their first See Cowboys, Page B3.
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BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLLEGE FOOTBALL 7 p.m. ESPN - Hawaii Bowl, Tulsa at Hawaii COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6 p.m. ESPN2 - Cancun Governor’s Cup, third place game 8 p.m. ESPN2 - Cancun Governor’s Cup, championship game
Saturday COLLEGE BASKETBALL 6:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Diamond Head Classic, third place game 9:30 p.m. ESPN2 - Diamond Head Classic, championship game NBA 11 a.m. ESPN - Chicago at New York 1:30 p.m. ABC - Boston at Orlando 4 p.m. ABC - Miami at L.A. Lakers 7 p.m. ESPN - Denver at Okla. City 9:30 p.m. ESPN - Portland at Golden State NFL 6:30 p.m. NFL Network - Dallas at Arizona
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High School Football Voting continues to name Vicksburg-WC football game The Vicksburg Warren school district is taking votes for a name for the annual Vicksburg-Warren Central football game. Voting will continue through February and the name will be announced this spring. To vote, go to www.vwsd. k12.ms.us/ntg/namethegame.php.
Soccer Vicksburg Soccer spring registration Registration ends Jan. 16 for the Vicksburg Soccer Association spring soccer season. The season will start in February. You can pick up registration forms at Just Duett and the Sports Center and they can be downloaded at www.vsosoccer.org. Games are played at the Bovina soccer fields and the league is open to ages 3-18. The fee for ages 3-7 is $50, ages 8-9 is $60 and ages 10-18 is $70.
Warren County Warriors baseball team tryouts The Warren Country Warriors 12-year-olds’ tournament team will hold baseball tryouts on Jan. 3-4 for all team members and new players at the Halls Ferry Baseball complex. Players must not turn 13 before April 30. All players must attend both days. For information, call Aaron Jarabica at 601-629-6169.
college football NCAA concurs with results of LSU recruiting probe BATON ROUGE, La. — The NCAA has informed LSU that it did not find any additional violations beyond what the university reported following an internal investigation into allegations of improper contact between a former player and former assistant coach.
flashback
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dec. 24 2000 — Marshall Faulk breaks Emmitt Smith’s NFL record for touchdowns, scoring three times to give him 26 for the St. Louis Rams. Faulk’s three touchdowns and 220 yards fueled a 26-21 victory over the New Orleans Saints. Emmitt Smith scored 25 times for Dallas in 1995. 2006 — Colt Brennan sets the NCAA single-season record for touchdown passes at 58, throwing five in the second half to lead Hawaii to a 41-24 victory over Arizona State in the Hawaii Bowl. Brennan, 33-of-42 for 559 yards, breaks the previous mark of 54 set by Houston’s David Klingler in 1990. 2006 — Atlanta’s Michael Vick becomes the first NFL quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Needing only 10 yards to reach the mark, he gains 17 on his first carry on the Falcons’ opening possession. Morten Andersen’s 539th career field goal, a 40-yarder, gives the 46-year-old Falcons kicker the NFL record, passing Gary Anderson for the career mark. 2006 — Peyton Manning reaches 4,000 yards passing for the seventh season, an NFL record, in the Indianapolis Colts’ 27-24 loss to Houston. Manning needed 90 yards to break a tie with Dan Marino.
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scoreboard NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE W x-New England... 12 N.Y. Jets............. 10 Miami.................. 7 Buffalo................ 4 W Indianapolis........ 8 Jacksonville........ 8 Tennessee.......... 6 Houston.............. 5 W x-Pittsburgh........ 10 Baltimore............ 10 Cleveland............ 5 Cincinnati............ 3 W Kansas City........ 9 San Diego.......... 8 Oakland.............. 7 Denver................ 3
East
L 2 4 7 10
T 0 0 0 0
South L 6 6 8 9
T 0 0 0 0
North L 4 4 9 11
T 0 0 0 0
West L 5 6 7 11
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .857 .714 .500 .286
PF 446 295 239 273
PA 303 259 261 353
Pct .571 .571 .429 .357
PF 381 319 322 333
PA 342 365 282 386
Pct .714 .714 .357 .214
PF 307 324 252 281
PA 220 253 271 362
Pct .643 .571 .500 .214
PF 322 388 353 292
PA 281 260 330 415
NATIONAL CONFERENCE East
W Philadelphia........ 10 N.Y. Giants......... 9 Washington......... 5 Dallas.................. 5 W x-Atlanta............. 12 New Orleans...... 10 Tampa Bay......... 8 Carolina.............. 2 W Chicago.............. 10 Green Bay.......... 8 Minnesota........... 5 Detroit................. 4
L 4 5 9 9
T 0 0 0 0
South L 2 4 6 12
T 0 0 0 0
North L 4 6 9 10
T 0 0 0 0
West
W L St. Louis............. 6 8 Seattle................ 6 8 San Francisco.... 5 9 Arizona............... 4 10 x-clinched playoff spot
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .714 .643 .357 .357
PF 412 360 268 354
PA 339 288 343 396
Pct .857 .714 .571 .143
PF 369 354 280 183
PA 261 270 290 350
Pct .714 .571 .357 .286
PF 293 333 244 308
PA 242 220 314 329
Pct .429 .429 .357 .286
PF 258 279 250 255
PA 295 363 314 370
Week 16 Schedule Thursday’s Game Carolina at Pittsburgh, (n) Saturday’s Game Dallas at Arizona, 6:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Kansas City, Noon San Francisco at St. Louis, Noon N.Y. Jets at Chicago, Noon Baltimore at Cleveland, Noon New England at Buffalo, Noon Detroit at Miami, Noon Washington at Jacksonville, Noon Indianapolis at Oakland, 3:05 p.m. Houston at Denver, 3:05 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 3:15 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 3:15 p.m. Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7:20 p.m. Dec. 27 New Orleans at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.
NFL Playoff Scenarios
Week 16 AFC CLINCHED: New England (playoff spot) and Pittsburgh (playoff spot) ELIMINATED: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Denver, Cleveland, Houston, Miami. NEW ENGLAND — Clinches AFC East and homefield advantage with: 1) Win or tie OR 2) N.Y. Jets loss or tie PITTSBURGH — Clinches AFC North and a first-round bye with: 1) Win and Baltimore loss KANSAS CITY — Clinches AFC West with: 1) Win and San Diego loss or tie OR 2) Tie and San Diego loss BALTIMORE — Clinches a playoff spot with: 1) Win or tie OR 2) Kansas City loss and Jacksonville loss or tie OR 3) Kansas City loss and Indianapolis loss or tie OR 4) San Diego loss or tie and Jacksonville loss or tie OR 5) San Diego loss or tie and Indianapolis loss or tie N.Y. JETS — Clinch a playoff spot with: 1) Win or tie OR 2) Jacksonville loss or tie OR 3) Indianapolis loss or tie
NFC
CLINCHED: Chicago (NFC North) and Atlanta (playoff spot) ELIMINATED: Carolina, Detroit, Washington, Dallas, Minnesota, Arizona. ATLANTA — Clinches NFC South and homefield advantage with: 1) Win or tie PHILADELPHIA — Clinches NFC East with: 1) Win OR 2) Tie and N.Y. Giants loss or tie OR 3) N.Y. Giants loss — Clinches a playoff spot with: 1) Tie OR 2) Tampa Bay loss or tie CHICAGO — Clinches a first-round bye with: 1) Win and Philadelphia loss and N.Y. Giants loss or tie NEW ORLEANS — Clinches a playoff spot with: 1) Win or tie OR 2) Tampa Bay loss or tie N.Y. GIANTS — Clinch a playoff spot with: 1) Win
AFC Individual Leaders
Week 15 Quarterbacks Att Com Yds Brady, NWE................... 449 299 3561 P. Rivers, SND............... 464 309 4141 Cassel, KAN................... 383 227 2687 Flacco, BAL.................... 451 280 3395 Garrard, JAC.................. 328 214 2435 Roethlisberger, PIT........ 335 203 2600 P. Manning, IND............ 608 407 4257 Schaub, HOU................. 519 324 3807 Orton, DEN..................... 498 293 3653 Fitzpatrick, BUF.............. 404 237 2749
TD 31 29 24 23 22 14 28 22 20 23
Int 4 11 5 8 13 5 15 11 9 12
Rushers Att Yds Avg A. Foster, HOU.............. 277 1345 4.86 Jones-Drew, JAC........... 299 1324 4.43 Charles, KAN................. 203 1303 6.42 Chr. Johnson, TEN........ 282 1267 4.49 Mendenhall, PIT............. 292 1173 4.02 Hillis, CLE....................... 252 1129 4.48 D. McFadden, OAK........ 212 1112 5.25 R. Rice, BAL.................. 262 1051 4.01 Benson, CIN................... 276 1006 3.64 Tomlinson, NYJ.............. 206 886 4.30
LG 74t 37 80 76t 50t 48 57t 50 26 31
TD 13 5 4 11 10 11 7 4 7 5
Receivers No Yds Avg LG TD Wayne, IND..................... 99 1247 12.6 50 5
And. Johnson, HOU........ 86 Welker, NWE................... 83 T. Owens, CIN................ 72 Ste. Johnson, BUF.......... 72 B. Marshall, MIA............. 71 Bess, MIA........................ 71 B. Lloyd, DEN................. 67 Ochocinco, CIN............... 67 R. Rice, BAL................... 62
1216 14.1 829 10.0 983 13.7 943 13.1 815 11.5 751 10.6 1264 18.9 831 12.4 556 9.0
Punt Returners No Yds Mariani, TEN................... 22 321 E. Royal, DEN................. 23 279 Leonhard, NYJ................ 21 238 Mi. Thomas, JAC............ 28 317 Bess, MIA........................ 21 234 Arenas, KAN................... 31 266 N. Miller, OAK................. 32 241 Sproles, SND.................. 24 166 Jac. Jones, HOU............. 24 164 Cosby, CIN...................... 26 176
60 8 35 7 78t 9 45 10 46 3 29 3 71 10 42 4 34 1 LG TD 87t 1 33 0 32 0 78t 1 47 0 36 0 46 0 16 0 39 0 19 0 Ret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 90 84 78 72 68 66 60 60 60 60
Quarterbacks Att Com Yds Vick, PHL....................... 329 208 2755 Rodgers, GBY................ 410 268 3289 Romo, DAL..................... 213 148 1605 Brees, NOR.................... 571 391 4122 Kitna, DAL...................... 298 197 2250 M. Ryan, ATL................. 510 320 3321 Cutler, CHI..................... 368 227 2891 Freeman, TAM............... 422 249 2959 E. Manning, NYG........... 477 305 3458 Ale. Smith, SNF............. 298 179 1974
TD 20 23 11 31 15 25 20 18 28 12
Int 5 10 7 19 10 9 13 6 20 10
Rushers Att Yds Avg M. Turner, ATL............... 300 1256 4.19 Bradshaw, NYG............. 249 1182 4.75 A. Peterson, MIN........... 247 1149 4.65 S. Jackson, STL............. 295 1148 3.89 L. McCoy, PHL............... 194 1036 5.34 Forte, CHI....................... 203 865 4.26 Gore, SNF...................... 203 853 4.20 Blount, TAM................... 164 777 4.74 Jacobs, NYG.................. 126 727 5.77 Hightower, ARI............... 135 683 5.06
LG TD 55 11 48t 8 80t 11 42t 5 62 7 68t 5 64 3 48 6 73 8 80t 5
Receivers No Yds Avg R. White, ATL................ 106 1284 12.1 Colston, NOR.................. 82 1001 12.2 Witten, DAL..................... 82 911 11.1 S. Moss, WAS................. 79 956 12.1 Fitzgerald, ARI................ 78 986 12.6 H. Nicks, NYG................. 75 959 12.8 Amendola, STL............... 75 627 8.4 L. McCoy, PHL................ 74 551 7.4 Ca. Johnson, DET.......... 73 1068 14.6 Cooley, WAS................... 67 748 11.2
LG TD 46 8 43 7 33 7 56 6 41 5 46t 10 36 3 40 2 87t 12 35 3
Punt Returners No Yds D. Hester, CHI................ 30 491 Amendola, STL............... 36 432 Logan, DET..................... 27 323 De. Jackson, PHL........... 20 231 Ginn Jr., SNF.................. 20 224 Munnerlyn, CAR.............. 28 309 Banks, WAS.................... 32 347 Camarillo, MIN................ 34 342 Tra. Williams, GBY......... 34 269 Roberts, ARI.................... 28 221
LG TD 89t 3 42 0 71 0 65t 1 42 0 37 0 53 0 52 0 52 0 25 0
NFC Individual Leaders
Avg 16.4 12.0 12.0 11.6 11.2 11.0 10.8 10.1 7.9 7.9
Scoring Touchdowns TD Rush Rec Ca. Johnson, DET.......... 12 0 12 G. Jennings, GBY........... 12 0 12 A. Peterson, MIN............ 12 11 1 M. Turner, ATL................ 11 11 0 Maclin, PHL..................... 10 0 10 H. Nicks, NYG................. 10 0 10 L. McCoy, PHL................. 9 7 2 R. White, ATL.................. 8 0 8 Bradshaw, NYG............... 8 8 0 Forte, CHI......................... 8 5 3
Ret 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pts 74 72 72 66 60 60 54 52 50 50
Atlantic Division L 4 12 18 19 21
Pct GB .852 — .586 7 .379 13 .345 14 .300 15 1/2
Southeast Division L 9 12 12 19 20
Central Division L 9 14 16 19 21
Pct GB .700 — .613 2 1/2 .571 4 .321 11 .259 12 1/2 Pct .667 .481 .407 .345 .276
GB — 5 7 9 11
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division
W San Antonio...................25 Dallas.............................23 New Orleans.................17
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Northwest Division
W Utah...............................21 Oklahoma City...............20 Denver...........................16 Portland.........................15 Minnesota......................6
L 9 10 11 14 24
Pct .700 .667 .593 .517 .200
W L.A. Lakers....................21 Phoenix..........................13 Golden State.................10 L.A. Clippers..................8 Sacramento...................5
L 8 14 18 22 21
L 3 5 12
Pct .893 .821 .586
Pct GB .724 — .481 7 .357 10 1/2 .267 13 1/2 .192 14 1/2
GP Washington......36 Tampa Bay......34 Atlanta.............36 Carolina...........32 Florida..............32
OT 2 4 4 4 4
Pts 40 38 32 32 28
W 20 19 19 15 15
L 12 10 12 13 17
OT 4 5 5 4 0
Pts 44 43 43 34 30
67 105 59 103 GF GA 89 77 89 68 89 97 81 106 75 102 GF 109 105 117 90 87
GA 100 111 104 99 83
W 21 19 17 17 16
L 8 14 10 13 12
OT 4 3 6 3 5
Pts 46 41 40 37 37
GF 110 115 84 85 86
GA 92 104 83 91 93
W 19 19 15 14 12
L 8 11 13 18 15
OT 5 4 4 3 5
Pts 43 42 34 31 29
GF 105 121 79 92 85
GA 83 110 91 103 110
Pacific Division
PTS AVG 716 27.5 765 26.4 745 25.7 716 25.6 687 24.5 729 24.3 631 24.3 576 24.0 663 23.7 683 23.6 682 23.5 684 22.8 671 22.4 565 21.7 598 21.4 553 21.3 572 21.2 628 20.9 626 20.9 577 20.6
FGA 202 317 385 352 204 245 388 212 190 184
PCT .619 .584 .577 .565 .564 .563 .559 .557 .553 .549
AST AVG 275 13.8 255 10.2 285 9.8 289 9.6 263 9.1 133 8.9 246 8.8 219 8.4 248 8.3 204 7.3
Friday’s Game No. 15 Baylor vs. TBA, at Honolulu, TBA Saturday’s Games No games scheduled Sunday’s Games No games scheduled
Mississippi Schedule
Thursday’s Games Ole Miss vs. Colorado St. (n) Mississippi St. vs. San Diego, (n) Southern Miss vs. Saint Louis, (n) Friday’s Game Ole Miss vs. TBA, at Cancun, Mexico, TBA Saturday’s Game Mississippi St. vs. TBA, at Honolulu, Hawaii Dec. 29 Mississippi Valley St. at Southern Miss, 7 p.m. Miss. St. vs. Saint Mary’s, 10 p.m., at Las Vegas
NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE OT 5 2 1
L 13 11 16 17 17
Northwest Division
GP Vancouver.......32 Colorado..........34 Minnesota........32 Calgary............35 Edmonton........32
Assists G Rondo, BOS................................ 20 Nash, PHX.................................. 25 Paul, NOR................................... 29 Williams, UTA.............................. 30 Felton, NYK................................. 29 Wall, WAS................................... 15 Kidd, DAL.................................... 28 Rose, CHI.................................... 26 Westbrook, OKC......................... 30 Miller, POR.................................. 28
L 8 10 14
W 19 17 14 14 12
Central Division
Rebounds G OFF DEF TOT AVG Love, MIN........................ 30 148 320 468 15.6 Howard, ORL.................. 26 90 252 342 13.2 Randolph, MEM.............. 25 111 200 311 12.4 Griffin, LAC...................... 30 114 258 372 12.4 Noah, CHI....................... 24 96 185 281 11.7 Gasol, LAL...................... 29 106 217 323 11.1 Camby, POR................... 27 88 204 292 10.8 Odom, LAL...................... 29 65 221 286 9.9 Garnett, BOS................... 27 35 231 266 9.9 Biedrins, GOL.................. 25 82 163 245 9.8
W 22 23 20
20 20
Southeast Division
GP Detroit..............33 Chicago...........36 Nashville..........33 Columbus........33 St. Louis..........33
NBA LEADERS
GP Philadelphia.....35 Pittsburgh........35 N.Y. Rangers...35
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WESTERN CONFERENCE
THROUGH DEC. 22 Scoring G FG FT Durant, OKC.................... 26 230 217 Stoudemire, NYK............ 29 288 183 Bryant, LAL..................... 29 255 194 Ellis, GOL........................ 28 272 129 Nowitzki, DAL.................. 28 256 149 James, MIA..................... 30 244 203 Rose, CHI........................ 26 240 106 Anthony, DEN................. 24 200 161 Gordon, LAC................... 28 217 188 Martin, HOU.................... 29 193 229 Wade, MIA...................... 29 236 183 Westbrook, OKC............. 30 232 210 Williams, UTA.................. 30 220 184 Howard, ORL.................. 26 199 167 Beasley, MIN................... 28 240 96 Granger, IND................... 26 191 111 Bargnani, TOR................ 27 217 106 Love, MIN........................ 30 211 166 Griffin, LAC...................... 30 243 138 Gay, MEM....................... 28 223 94 FG Percentage FG Hilario, DEN............................... 125 Odom, LAL................................. 185 Horford, ATL............................... 222 Howard, ORL............................. 199 Okafor, NOR.............................. 115 Young, PHL................................ 138 Millsap, UTA............................... 217 Ibaka, OKC................................. 118 Warrick, PHX.............................. 105 McGee, WAS............................. 101
18 22
Northeast Division
GP Montreal...........34 Boston.............32 Buffalo.............34 Ottawa.............35 Toronto............33
Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 98, Cleveland 84 Detroit 115, Toronto 93 Chicago 87, Washington 80 Boston 84, Philadelphia 80 New York 112, Oklahoma City 98 Utah 112, Minnesota 107 New Orleans 105, New Jersey 91 San Antonio 109, Denver 103 Houston 97, L.A. Clippers 92 Thursday’s Games San Antonio at Orlando, (n) Milwaukee at Sacramento, (n) Miami at Phoenix, (n) Friday’s Games No games scheduled Saturday’s Games Chicago at New York, 11 a.m. Boston at Orlando, 1:30 p.m. Miami at L.A. Lakers, 4 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.
Atlantic Division
GB — 2 8 1/2
N.Y. Islanders..31 7 New Jersey.....33 9
GB — 1 3 1/2 5 1/2 15
Top 25 Schedule
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W Chicago.........................18 Indiana...........................13 Milwaukee......................11 Detroit............................10 Cleveland.......................8
.483 11 1/2 .414 13 1/2
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W Miami.............................21 Atlanta...........................19 Orlando..........................16 Charlotte........................9 Washington....................7
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Pacific Division
Avg 14.6 12.1 11.3 11.3 11.1 8.6 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.8
Touchdowns TD Rush Rec A. Foster, HOU............... 15 13 2 Bowe, KAN...................... 14 0 14 Hillis, CLE........................ 13 11 2 Green-Ellis, NWE............ 12 12 0 Tolbert, SND................... 11 11 0 Chr. Johnson, TEN......... 11 11 0 Gates, SND..................... 10 0 10 Ste. Johnson, BUF.......... 10 0 10 B. Lloyd, DEN................. 10 0 10 D. McFadden, OAK......... 10 7 3
W Boston...........................23 New York.......................17 Philadelphia...................11 Toronto..........................10 New Jersey...................9
Houston.........................14 Memphis........................12
Pts 49 48 41
GF 117 115 105
GA 87 81 91
GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas...............34 21 10 3 45 100 92 San Jose.........34 18 11 5 41 102 95 Anaheim..........38 18 16 4 40 98 111 Los Angeles....32 19 12 1 39 95 75 Phoenix............32 15 10 7 37 89 93 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games N.Y. Islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1, OT Pittsburgh 5, Florida 2 Detroit 5, Vancouver 4, OT Chicago 4, Nashville 1 Thursday’s Games Atlanta at Boston, (n) Florida at Buffalo, (n) N.Y. Islanders at New Jersey, (n) Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, (n) Pittsburgh at Washington, (n) Montreal at Carolina, (n) Vancouver at Columbus, (n) Detroit at St. Louis, (n) Ottawa at Nashville, (n) Calgary at Dallas, (n) Minnesota at Colorado, (n) Edmonton at Los Angeles, (n) Phoenix at San Jose, (n) Today’s Games No games scheduled
transactions BASKETBALL NBA
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Announced the resignation of coach Larry Brown. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS—Signed F Ike Diogu.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS—Placed WR Early Doucet on injured reserve. Signed LB Curtis Gatewood from the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS—Signed DB Brett Johnson to the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS—Signed FB Rashawn Jackson from the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS—Claimed TE Garrett Mills off waivers from Philadelphia. CLEVELAND BROWNS—Placed TE Evan Moore on injured reserve. DENVER BRONCOS—Placed FB Spencer Larsen on injured reserve. Signed G Stanley Daniels. GREEN BAY PACKERS—Signed G Adrian Battles and S Michael Greco to practice squad. Placed WR Terrance Smith on practice squadinjured reserve. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Placed WR Austin Collie on injured reserve.
LOTTERY Sunday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-2-5 La. Pick 4: 5-5-2-5 Monday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 0-1-3 La. Pick 4: 2-0-6-2 Tuesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 8-0-5 La. Pick 4: 9-3-5-4 Wednesday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 9-3-1 La. Pick 4: 4-9-1-6 Easy 5: 1-10-14-27-36 La. Lotto: 12-14-17-26-34-40 Powerball: 11-33-44-46-47 Powerball: 12; Power play: 2 Thursday’s drawing La. Pick 3: Not available La. Pick 4: Not available Friday’s drawing La. Pick 3: Not available La. Pick 4: Not available Saturday’s drawing La. Pick 3: 7-4-0 La. Pick 4: 0-4-8-6 Easy 5: 8-16-21-22-34 La. Lotto: 1-8-21-24-29-35 Powerball: 4-11-19-33-43 Powerball: 14; Power play: 4
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Douglas Continued from Page B1. You don’t see many middle linebackers make plays like he did.” Douglas credited his teammates for some of his success. Central Hinds had a loaded roster with 11 seniors who had started for at least two years apiece. Besides fellow linebacker Hunter Farrior, who had 100 tackles last season and 79 this year and drew most of the offense’s attention, defensive linemen
Austin Sills and Nick Mitchell did a good job of opening lanes for Douglas to find the football. “We got penetration on most of the plays. It’d take two people to block one of my linemen, so there was a big hole. All I had to do was plug the hole,” Douglas said, adding that having trust in his teammates allowed him to make some plays he otherwise might not have. “We
played together for three years, and then I played with them in junior high. I knew I could trust them. If I didn’t make my assignment, I knew they’d be there.” The MAIS all-star game in early December was likely Douglas’ last competitive football game. He said he’d like to walk on somewhere, but hasn’t had any contact from colleges. That will leave his high
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since 1996 — Jones steered the national conversation toward whether his club would be in the big game. The Cowboys became a chic pick, which is why the pratfall was so devastating, although only in a football sense. “In sports marketing, you generally like to keep expectations low and exceed them. That makes fans feel great and keep coming back,” Ganis said. “Jerry marches to different beat. It’s part of what makes him unique. ... Missing those high expectations has not damaged the brand. It’s the opportunity that was lost. One season of the kind Jerry was hoping to have this year would have had benefits for at least
another decade.” It’s hard to imagine the Cowboys having a stronger hold over the public. They’re already the league’s No. 1 drawing card both at home and on the road. They are the only team that has played in front of a sold-out crowd every game this season. They wrapped up their home schedule last weekend, averaging 87,047 fans per game. That is down only 3 percent from last season, a phenomenal feat considering the 2009 total was boosted by an NFL-record crowd of 105,121 in the debut of Cowboys Stadium, another 100,621 for the regular-season finale, and the team won the division.
school career like a violent summer thunderstorm — gathering for a while, then striking and moving on while leaving devastation in its wake. “I don’t know what clicked, but I’m glad it did,” Montgomery said. “As a defensive coordinator and head coach, I couldn’t be more proud of the way he came out and finished his senior year of football.”
the lease or improvements to New Orleans but the metropolitan area has been terthe arena that could improve rific,” Landrieu said. “They the club’s bottom line and understand it’s a regional make remaining in New team. I feel very confident Orleans more viable. that people are going to step “We’ve discussed a variety up and do what’s necessary of possibilities not only with to keep them.” Jac and Hugh but some of The Hornets’ current lease the people that were interruns through 2014. Jindal ested in buying the team and Landrieu said hitting earlier for the last several attendance benchmarks this months. We’re not just starting this conversation,” Jindal year will buy the state and city time to negotiate with said. “We made it very clear the NBA and recruit more we’re interested. We want to local investors. Jindal said keep the Hornets here. We’ll he also hoped that when the be creative.” Customer ID: swilson@vicksburgpost.com NBA reaches a new labor Landrieu he has Order # 5867 said Order Date:been 1/18/2010 10:22:25 AM agreement, it will include encouraged by interest on ____________________________________________________________________________ revenue sharing and player the part of regional business SPORTING TIMES salary limits that make it leaders in forming an ownerFISHING/HUNTING TIMES Longitude: 90.90W Latitude: 32.32N easier for an NBA MOON team to ship 2010 group. A. M. P. M. SUN TIMES MOON Dec Minor Majorin Minor Rises Sets Up in New Down DST survive financially “The response theMajor busi- Rise Sets ____________________________________________________________________________ 19 Suncommunity > 2:37 8:51 not 3:05only 9:19in06:59 05:00 3:37p 5:21a 10:58p 10:30a Orleans. ness 20 Mon > 3:30 9:44 3:58 10:13 06:59 05:01 4:33p 6:20a 11:56p 11:27a 21 Tue F 4:26 10:41 4:55 11:10 07:00 05:01 5:36p 7:16a NoMoon 12:25p 22 Wed > 5:26 11:40 5:54 ----- 07:00 05:01 6:42p 8:07a 12:54a 1:22p 23 Thu > 6:27 12:13 6:54 12:40 07:01 05:02 7:50p 8:52a 1:51a 2:18p 24 Fri 7:27 1:14 7:54 1:40 07:01 05:02 8:58p 9:33a 2:45a 3:12p 25 Sat 8:26 2:13 8:51 2:39 07:02 05:03 10:04p 10:09a 3:38a 4:03p ____________________________________________________________________________ Major=2 hours/Minor=1 hour Times are centered on the major/minor window F = Full Moon N = New Moon Q = Quarter > = Peak Activity! DST column will have * in it if in effect that day. Calibrated for Time Zone: 6W Don't forget to renew your tables at http://www.solunar.com
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Layne Tedder, 13, shot this 11-point buck on Nov. 25. It had a 16-inch main beam and scored 143.25 Boone and Crockett points.
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NBA hosts five-game slate on Christmas day MIAMI (AP) — Phil Jackson and LeBron James agree: Christmas Day games are not the ideal holiday gift. A day after the Lakers’ coach reiterated his longtime stance against NBA games on Dec. 25, James and other members of the Miami Heat said they also wish they could be with their families on Christmas. Instead, the Lakers and Heat will spend the holiday together, playing in Los Angeles on Saturday afternoon. “If you ask any player in the league, we’d rather be home with our families,” James said. “I think the people that even set the games up would rather be home with their family during this day. It’s not just a regular holiday. It’s definitely one of those days that you wish you could wake up in the morning with the kids and open up presents.” James’ two children will do their gift-unwrapping on Christmas Eve this year. Jackson is the son of two Christian ministers, and he famously wrote a book on his spiritual growth related to basketball. The Lakers have been picked for a Christmas game annually since 1999. “I don’t think anybody should play on Christmas Day,” Jackson said Tuesday night before
NBA NBA on TV 11 a.m. ESPN - Chicago at New York 1:30 p.m. ABC - Boston at Orlando 4 p.m. ABC - Miami at Los Angeles Lakers 7 p.m. ESPN - Denver at Oklahoma City 9:30 p.m. ESPN - Portland at Golden State the Lakers lost at home to Milwaukee. Keeping with the theme from recent years, the NBA went with five games again on Christmas. Chicago is at New York to open the quintupleheader, Boston plays next at Orlando, then after the Lakers host the Heat it’ll be Denver at Oklahoma City and Portland at Golden State in the nightcap. Christmas games are a tradition nearly as old as the league itself. “I actually feel sorry for people who have nothing to do on Christmas Day other than watch an NBA game,” Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said last year.
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Spencer Davis, 11, bagged this 115-pound spike buck on Thanksgiving morning in Bovina. It was his first buck, and only the second time he had fired a gun. He made the 70-yard shot with a .243 Marlin rifle. Spencer is the son of Cary and Donald Davis of Monroe, La., and the grandson of Gene and Francis Jowres of Vicksburg. Seven-yearold Vicksburg resident Carter Magee took this 10-pointer for his first buck. He shot the deer, his third of the season, with a .243 rifle from a distance of 80 yards while hunting on private land in Yazoo County on Dec. 12. Carter is the son of Kevin and Beth Magee of Vicksburg.
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TONIGHT ON TV n TONIGHT’S MOVIE “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” — A page from the diary of John Wilkes Booth implicates Ben Gates’, Nicolas Cage, great-great grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln./7:30 on USA n SATURDAY MOVIE “Scrooged” — A ruthless TV-network chief, Bill Murray, meets the ghosts of Christmases past, present and yet to Bill Murray come./7 on AMC n TONIGHT’S SPORTS NFL — The Hawaii Bowl is the final bowl before Christmas and pits Tulsa vs. hometown team Hawaii./7 on ESPN n SATURDAY SPORTS NBA — Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers try to play Grinch to the Big Three of LeBronJames , Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh on Christmas Day. On ABC, the Knicks battle the Bulls at 11 a.m. and the Celtics battle the Magic at 1:30 p.m. NBA./4 on ABC n TONIGHT’S PRIMETIME “CSI: NY” — A death row inmate’s final request brings Dr. Hawkes to a prison just as a riot erupts; Hawkes is forced to confront a tragic incident he kept secret for many years.8 on CBS n SATURDAY PRIMETIME “Community” — Abed decides he and the group must rediscover the meaning of Christmas when he awakes in stop-motion animation; Britta and Jeff become concerned about Abed’s mental health./7 on NBC
THIS WEEK’S LINEUP n EXPANDED LISTINGS TV TIMES — Network, cable and satellite programs appear in Sunday’s TV Times magazine and online at www.vicksburgpost. com
MILESTONES n TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS Mary Higgins Clark, author, 83; Mike Curb, recording company executive, 66; Stephanie Hodge, actress, 54; Anil Kapoor, actor, 51; Kate Spade, designer, 48; Ricky Martin, singer, 39; Ryan Seacrest, ‘American Idol’ singer, 36. n SATURDAY BIRTHDAYS Jimmy Buffett, singer, 64; Barbara Mandrell, country singer, 62; Sissy Spacek, actress, 61; Annie Lennox, singer, 56; Klea Scott, actress, 42; Dido, singer, 39. n DEATHS John Alldis — The director whose choir ranged from working with opera to collaborating with Duke Ellington and Pink Floyd has died of pneumonia. He was 81. He founded the professional, 16-voice John Alldis Choir in 1962 and made an early mark with the world premiere performance of Alexander Goehr’s “A Little Cantata for Proverbs.” Alldis died Monday, his family said. Subsequent recordings, mainly for Argo, tackled modern composers including Malcolm Williams, Harrison Birtwistle and Richard Rodney Bennett, but the choir repertoire reached back as far as the Renaissance.
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Adkins to perform at gospel ceremony Trace Adkins will headline the list of performers scheduled to appear at next month’s GMA Gospel Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The Gospel Music Association will induct Johnny Cash, DeGarmo & Key, the Golden Gate Quartet and Bill “Hoss” Allen” into the Hall of Fame on Jan. 24. Also slated to perform that night are John Carter Cash and family, TobyMac, The Fairfield Trace Adkins Four, Bobby Jones, Russ Taff, Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, Lee Williams & The Spiritual QC’s and others. Adkins is scheduled to pay tribute to Cash. The Gospel Music Hall of Fame was established in 1971 and has inducted more than 150 members.
Foxx: Daughter helped my music career Call her the guardian angel for Jamie Foxx’s music career. The Oscar and Grammy winner said Tuesday his 16-year-old daughter, Corinne, gave him the best advice when he began recording music. “When I first started I was doing this little slow music, you know, just R&B ... and my daughter walked in and said, ’What you doing?’ I said, ’I’m working on the album.’ She said, ‘I hope you don’t put that on there because you going to put everybody to sleep,”’ Foxx said. His daughter told him to reach out to younger artists to aid in his music career. And that’s exJamie actly what the 43-year-old performer did. Foxx In 2005 Foxx released “Unpredictable,” a double-platinum album that featured production work and guest appearances from Kanye West, Ludacris and Tank. He followed that with 2008’s “Intuition,” another platinum CD that featured the Grammy-winning party jam, “Blame It.” And this week Foxx released “Best Night of My Life”; the album has collaborations with top acts like Drake, Justin Timberlake, Rick Ross and T.I.
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Purse from shooting sells for $13,100 The purse a Florida school board member used to smack a man who was holding other board members at gunpoint has sold for more than $13,000 in an auction. Authorities said the Brahmin purse Ginger Littleton used Dec. 14 in an unsuccessful attempt to disarm gunman Clay Duke after sneaking up on him sold Wednesday for $13,100 on eBay. The buyer lives in Alexandra, Va., and asked to remain anonymous. The purse manufacturer, based in Fairhaven, Mass., says it will match the bid. That means the charity founded by Mike Jones, the security guard who shot and wounded Duke before he killed himself, will get a total of $26,200 from the sale. The purse is from the discontinued Almond Collection and originally sold for $345.
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Lohan rehab spat to bring scrutiny to Betty Ford LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lindsay Lohan isn’t the only one authorities are investigating over a late night spat with a rehab worker. Experts say the facility where she is being treated and its former employee will also receive some scrutiny. A spokesman for the California Department of Public Health confirmed the agency was conducting an investigation at Betty Ford, but declined to release details. Spokesman Ralph Montano said this week that details might be released later, but he could not confirm that the inquiry was related to Lohan or an interview by the fired employee. Detectives are investigating Lohan for misdemeanor battery at the request of a Betty Ford Clinic worker who was involved in a fight with the “Mean Girls” star shortly around 1 a.m. on Dec. 12. Lohan’s attorney, Shawn Chapman Holley, has declined
comment on the incident, but said it was the actress who called police. The worker l at e r c o n ducted an Lindsay on-camera Lohan interview with celebrity website TMZ, which also posted an e-mail the worker apparently sent to supervisors after the fight. The woman, identified by TMZ as Dawn Holland, was promptly fired by Betty Ford. Criminal defense attorney Steve Cron, who is not involved in the case, said both Betty Ford and Holland are likely to face some repercussions. Betty Ford, which described the Lohan incident as the first time in 28 years that it had a breach of patient confidentiality, could face a civil fine, he said. “I don’t see any criminal prosecution, but I do see some inves-
Stephen Baldwin sues Costner over BP centrifuge NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stephen Baldwin has sued fellow actor Kevin Costner over their investments in a device that BP used in trying to clean up the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The federal lawsuit filed in New Orleans Wednesday by Baldwin and a friend claims Costner and a business partner duped them out of their shares of an $18 million deal for BP to purchase oil-separating centrifuges from a company they formed after the April 20 spill. BP ordered 32 of the centrifuges, which separate oil from water, and deployed a few of the devices on a barge in June. BP capped the well in July and kept any more oil from leaking until the seafloor gusher was permanently sealed in
TWEEN 12 & 20 BY DR. ROBERT WALLACE • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION
Dr. Wallace: I feel depressed because I’m very shy. All of my peers seem to be having a lot of fun, but I always sit on the sidelines. How come I have to suffer this handicap, and what can I do to overcome it? I’m tired of being a wallflower. It can’t be that I inherited my shyness. Both of my parents and my brother are very outgoing and have a lot of friends. — Wallflower, Dixon, Ill. Wallflower: Don’t be upset about being shy. It’s a perfectly normal condition of being human, which most people experience from time to time. After an extensive study, a research team at Stanford University reported that only 7 percent of the people they surveyed claimed never to have felt shy. That means a whopping 93 percent of us are occasionally waylaid by shyness. The study revealed that shyness is equally common among males and females and experienced to the greatest degree by teenagers. During the teen years, girls are more likely to be shy than boys. Dr. Mary Lou Vandenburg, author of “Coping with Being Shy,” feels that self-acceptance is the first step in overcoming shyness. Have positive feelings about yourself! Optimistic thoughts can change your life. When a person is shy, he or she dwells on supposedly negative traits — including shyness itself, which, in reality, is usually the sign of a reflective, sensitive and eminently likable person. You have many positive traits. Start showing them off! • Dr. Robert Wallace writes for Copley News Service. E-mail him at rwallace@ Copley News Service.
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September. Baldwin and his friend, Spyridon Contogouris, owned shares in Ocean Therapy Solutions, the company that marketed the centrifuges to BP. But Baldwin and his friend claim they were deliberately excluded from a June 8 meeting between Costner, his business partner Patrick Smith and a BP executive, Doug Suttles.
tigation to see whether this is a systemic problem or just an isolated incident with one wayward employee,” Cron said. There is both a historical expectation and legal requirements for confidentiality in rehab settings, said
Dr. Westley Clark of the Maryland-based Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. “We want people to be able to get care, to be as candid as possible,” Clark said.
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Small acts of kindness can give hope to those in need Dear Abby: From time to time you print letters about random acts of kindness. May I share something that happened to me? On Jan. 30, 2009, my husband and I took our three kids to a restaurant for breakfast to celebrate our twins’ fourth birthday. When it was time to pay our bill, the waiter told us that a couple who had been sitting behind us had taken care of our tab. What that couple didn’t know was that the day before, my doctor had informed me a lump in my neck was probably lymphoma and that he needed to do a biopsy as soon as possible. He had wanted me to meet with a surgeon that morning, but I told him no. It was the twins’ birthday, and I didn’t want them to associate their birthday with the day Mommy got sick. What that couple did was more than pay for our meal;
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it gave me hope. I felt it was a sign that everything would be “taken care of.” To pay it forward, we left the waiter a large tip. I did end up with Hodgkin’s disease, but I have been in remission since August 2009. — Blessed in Wisconsin Dear Blessed: Your letter made me smile. Your hope was rewarded and everything WAS “taken care of.” And because Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a treatable cancer, I hope you will continue to enjoy good health for many decades to come.
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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Conditions look extremely good regarding joint endeavors. However, it might be up to you to make the plans and call the shots. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Friends and family who have consistently proved to be loyal will once again be supportive of you when needed. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Your greatest gratification is likely to come from protecting the interests of those you love. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Accept all your family and friends for what they are and don’t expect anything from them that they can’t be. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Your plans can come off beautifully, if you’re prepared to pay the price. If you put forth the needed concerted effort, the challenges will take care of themselves. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — That marvelous disposition of yours will be very appealing to those with whom you share your day. You’ll turn any aggravating problems into something fun and buoy everybody’s spirits. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Displaying the spirit of the day will not only substantially benefit you, but all others as well. Spread the good cheer like lukewarm apple butter. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Although some well-conceived plans might not work out as you envisioned them, your on-the-spot revisions will be so clever and thoughtful that they’ll make things even more appealing. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Lady Luck is inclined to favor you both socially and financially. However, she isn’t likely to be too impressed with frivolous attempts, so give it your all. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Both good timing and a strict pace will be two major requirements for turning your hopes into realties. However, start things off with a slow canter before breaking into a speedy gallop. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Keeping a low-key approach to everything will help greatly in accomplishing your aims. This will be especially true if the room is filled with a lot of noisy individuals. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — This is an excellent day to stimulate warmth and friendships with those associates you rarely see. Even if the list is lengthy, get around to everyone you can.
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BY BERNICE BEDE OSOL • NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE ASSOCIATION Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Some heartwarming actions you take could have far-reaching, beneficial effects for some time to come. It pays to share your feelings with those you love or those you want to know better. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — It doesn’t take undue aggression to get what you want, just a bit of warm, cozy interaction. Everyone, both people you love and those who are new to you, will respond to kindness. Pisces (Feb. 20-March 20) — Something you may have received as a gift is likely to spur your creativeness and get you to come up with all kinds of interesting ideas. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Be open and receptive to new things that are introduced to you at this time, especially if they would help you achieve something that you always thought was beyond your reach. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — A chance remark by another could hold the answer to something that has plagued you for quite some time. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Don’t hesitate to experiment with a new idea or an innovative way of doing something. It could be exactly what you’ve been looking for, and could be applied to several situations. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Some days are just better than others when it comes to our mental faculties. At this point in fate’s wheel, your mind is likely to be sharp, so don’t hesitate to trust it in making an important decision. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Another gift could be on its way, which isn’t apt to come from one of your usual givers. It might be someone’s way of repaying you for a great favor you did for him/her in the past. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — There’s a strong possibility that you’ll meet someone new at a gathering. This chance introduction could lead to both you and this person’s vistas being collectively expanded. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Your greatest happiness is likely to come from simply being protective and doing things for your loved ones. Nothing pleases you more than to see them joyful and excited. Scorpio (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) — Early in the day you might simply want to lie around and do nothing, but as time wears on, you could find yourself seeking out those who know how to have a good time. Sagittarius (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Conditions in general are warm and cozy for you, but it looks like the area where you’re apt to be the luckiest is in the gift-giving department. It appears that more are coming your way.
Dear Abby: I have a big problem. My father refuses to spend time with me. He is a firefighter and says he has a busy schedule. I understand that. But when he has extra time, he will find anything else to do. I tried talking to him — it was like talking to a brick wall. My mom has comforted me a lot, but I feel there is something missing in my life. That missing part is my dad. Please help me to figure out how I can make the situation better. — Girl in Need in Baltimore Dear Girl in Need: You have already done as much as you can. It is now up to your mother and/or your grandparents to help your father understand that there is more to being a parent than providing financial support. I hope he gets the message before it’s too late — for him, not you. Dear Abby: An odd custom
is beginning to surface in my local church. Showers for new brides and new mothers are being announced from the pulpit at Sunday services. All church members are invited to attend, and in one or two instances even told what to bring for gifts. I have always understood that showers are given by close friends, relatives, associates, etc. Just what is proper procedure for this? How does one respond to these “open” invitations? I have not responded. Am I wrong? Please help. — Socially Naive in South Carolina Dear Socially Naive: You are not wrong; you are correct. Approach your pastor and ask why this is being done. If the reason is that the bride-to-be or mother-to-be is financially needy, and you would like to contribute, then attend the showers. If not, then treat the
Self-insuring makes sense when person is well-off Dear Dr. Gott: I have a 6-yearold daughter. In the past, I decided not to have health insurance for her or myself. This is because we eat healthy and exercise. When we get sick, we eat even healthier and drink lots of tea and get lots of rest instead of going to the doctor. However, she is at the age where I worry about her breaking an arm or injuring her teeth or something. I don’t want to pay $350 a month and up for full coverage when I will use only the accident portion of the coverage. I know they offer accident-only coverage. Do you think this is a good idea and do you know which ones are good? Or am I better off putting $200 a month into a savings account in case she has an accident? Dear Reader: I personally know a number of people who “self-insure,” meaning that they put a specific dollar amount away each week or month in case of an accident. They have been doing it successfully for many years. However, coupled with this practice is the knowledge that they are reasonably well-off and can cover a minor catastrophe should it strike. If you are in that category, this is worth considering. Some schools have accidentinsurance programs available for a minimal amount of money. The cost is in the vicinity of $50 each school year. They can offer the bargain price because they work on the odds of most children remaining accidentfree, owing to close supervision; however, should a child fall from a play gym and break an arm or loosen an adult tooth, he or she would have the coverage. This, too, is an option. While $200 a month is a lot to put aside, it adds up to only $2,400 a year at a time when she can be playing kickball with other children, chasing someone across a piece of equipment at the local park or dashing into the street for a ball when a car is coming. Accidents do happen, and they’re expensive. One catastrophe (and they never come at a good time) can wipe out several years worth of savings. But, that said, the money in the bank is far better than no fallback at all. If you can handle the lesser issues, there is catastrophic insurance coverage offered with relatively low premiums. For example, you might have a policy that picks up 100 percent of her expenses after you are out of pocket $2,500 or $5,000. Maybe a combination of the $200 monthly savings and a catastrophic plan is appropriate. Keep in mind that we don’t know what will happen tomorrow, next week or beyond that. Even if you read your horoscope, get up on the right side of the bed, eat well, exercise, and think your crystal ball has all the answers, accidents and sickness can strike. It’s difficult to be prepared and more difficult not to be. So my answer is to comparison shop for rates. Begin with your computer or local phone directory. Jot down
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the names of three or four wellknown insurance companies. Call them, and explain your situation. Ask for rates. There is no commitment, so don’t feel any pressure from anyone on the other end of the line. Some companies might have better ideas and new affordable packages.
• Write to Dr. Peter Gott in care of United Media, 200 Madison Ave., 4th fl., New York, NY 10016.
announcement as you would any open invitation. If you choose not to attend, you are not obligated to give a gift. P.S. I agree with you. It is an “odd” custom.
• Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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Working mom feels guilty about day care Q: I recently heard one of your programs about why moms should stay home with their kids. You made me feel like a horrible mom for working when I have a 22-monthold daughter at home. I understood what you were trying to say — and why my situation is not ideal, but we don’t have a choice. I’d love to stay home but our modest income requires that both my husband and I work. I’m lucky that we have affordable day care and a job that provides me with a car. Still, every day I leave my child at home, it kills me. And FOCUS ON your proTHE FAMILY gram only made me feel more guilty. Juli: I not only understand your situation, I’ve been there. When my first FOCUS ON son was THE FAMILY born, I had to work. Every day I left him with a heavy heart and a lot of guilt. One day, I had the radio on driving to work and, like you, heard a radio broadcast that brought me to tears and piled on the guilt for leaving my son. You should only feel guilty if you’re doing something wrong. Don’t let our radio broadcast, your friends or your neighbors be the barometer of your guilt. If you’re longing to be home with your daughter, it is a worthy goal to work toward. In the meantime, do your best with the time you have with your daughter. Q: My wife is overwhelmed. Our two preschool sons require constant attention, while the housework and other responsibilities pile up. How can I help her? Jim: You’ve probably seen studies that calculate what the average mom would make if she were paid for her various roles as housekeeper, day care operator, psychologist and so on. A 2007 study by Salary.com put the figure at $138,095 a year! Not to oversimplify the issue, but you might want to start by praising your wife for the contributions she’s already making in your home. Be sure to cut her some slack when the house is messy and dinner is late.
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Jim Daly is president of Focus on the Family, P.O. Box 444 Colorado Springs, CO 80903, host of the Focus on the Family radio program, and a husband and father of two. Dr. Juli Slattery is a licensed psychologist, co-host of Focus on the Family, author of several books, and a wife and mother of three. The website is www.family.org.
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Sister Joyce Richter, center, measures a sheet of drywall at a Hurricane Katrina-damaged house in New Orleans
Handy sisters swinging hammers for the holidays Project aims to restore N.O. By Mary Foster The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Sister Paula Gonzalez — dressed in sweats and sneakers — was directing a fellow nun to the ceiling of a closet — the last area in need of insulation before the group begins hanging dry wall in a house that has stood empty since Hurricane Katrina flooded it. “We’re all glad to be done with that nasty stuff,” Gonzalez said. “Everyone has been itching for days.” Gonzalez, 78, of Cincinnati, is one of 86 nuns from various Roman Catholic orders around the United States and Canada who took part in the latest edition of Nuns Build. The program, begun in 2009, brings nuns to New
Sisters Louise Smith, left, and Anita Gagnon, S.C.H, cut a sheet of drywall. Orleans twice a year to help rebuild houses flooded by Katrina in 2005, but are structurally sound and can be renovated. There are still thousands of the houses in the metropolitan area. Many were owned by elderly or
poor people without flood insurance and left with no means of reclaiming their homes. The nuns worked with the St. Bernard Project, a nonprofit disaster recovery organization dedicated to rebuilding homes
destroyed by Katrina. The nuns have been part of more than 23,000 volunteers who have helped St. Bernard Project rebuild 319 families’ homes. Money for the supplies is raised through donations. In the latest effort, the
nuns worked on 17 houses — swinging hammers, working saws, insulating, hanging dry wall, painting, putting in flooring and installing doors and windows. “We do it all,” laughed Sister Winnie Brubach, 64, of Cincinnati, as she taped insulation into a closet ceiling. “We just showed up and started in on what they told us to do.” The sisters finished their stay working at Patricia Gardner’s home in the Gentilly section of New Orleans. The house, which was flooded to the roof by the failure of the city’s levees following Katrina, was gutted when they arrived. By the time they left at the end of the week, the house had been completely insulated and ceilings and walls covered with dry wall. “It will be one of our ‘Homes for the Holidays’ See Nuns, Page B9.
Family thankful for Christmas Eve miracle baby, mom By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Strangers sometimes ask if they can touch 1-year-old Coltyn Hermanstorfer on the head or take his photo after he and his mother, Tracy, recovered from a near-death experience during childbirth last Christmas Eve. “People feel that he is, like, somehow connected right directly with God,” said Coltyn’s father, Mike Hermanstorfer. He isn’t convinced of that — “We’ll find that out later in life,” Hermanstorfer said — but he has no doubt it was a miracle, and he understands if others want to get as close
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Tracy Hermanstorfer and her 1-year-old son, Coltyn, share a laugh. to it as they can. “I’m not going to deny anybody,” he said. Tracy Hermanstorfer, now
34, went into cardiac arrest while preparing to give birth at Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs on Dec. 24, 2009.
Doctors quickly delivered Coltyn by emergency Cesarean section, but he appeared lifeless. Hermanstorfer was at his wife’s side when her heart stopped beating. He thought he had lost both her and their newborn son. But doctors revived Coltyn in his father’s arms. And then a nurse told Hermanstorfer his wife’s pulse had inexplicably returned and that she would probably live. She was without a pulse for about four minutes, her doctor said. Mother and child are healthy, with no apparent aftereffects and no medical explanation for what happened.
“That’s why I mark this up as a miracle,” said Hermanstorfer, 38. “There’s no other explanation anywhere from anybody that can explain anything different to me.” Coltyn squirmed, pushed and babbled happily as his parents and two brothers watched during a recent interview. “He’s developing and at the right level he’s supposed to,” Tracy Hermanstorfer said in a quiet, happy voice. “I’ve done a couple tests and I come out just perfectly healthy. We still haven’t figured it out, how it happened and why it happened.” Stephanie Martin, a materSee Baby, Page B9.
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church events Antioch Baptist Sunday services at Antioch Baptist Church and Unity Outreach Ministries (A Full Gospel Ministry), 1800 Poplar St., behind Jones-Upchurch Realty, begin at 9:15 a.m. with children’s church, followed by worship at 10 weekly. Tuesday prayer service is at 6:30 p.m., and midweek service/Bible study is at 7. Alfred E. Lassiter Sr. is pastor.
Berachah Services at Berachah Church, 2918 Fisher Ferry Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by praise and worship and children’s church for ages 4-8 at 10:30. A nursery is provided for up to age 3. Today’s service, Monday’s women’s Bible study and Wednesday services are canceled. Roger Cresswell is pastor. Visit www.berachah.net.
Bethel A.M.E. Services at Bethel A.M.E. Church, 805 Monroe St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 a.m. Communion is each first Sunday. Wednesday Bible study begins at 6:30 p.m. Membership training is at 10 a.m. each Saturday before the first and third Sunday. Choir rehearsal is at 10 a.m. each Saturday before the fourth Sunday. Board meeting is each second Sunday after the service. The Rev. Quincy Jones is pastor.
Bethlehem M.B. Services at Bethlehem M.B. Church, 3055 N. Washington St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Mattie L. Brown is superintendent. Communion is each fourth Sunday. Covenant meeting is at 11 a.m. each third Sunday. Bible class begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Kevin Winters is musician. The Rev. Dennis Redden is guest speaker.
Bingham Memorial M.B. Services at Bingham Memorial M.B. Church, 1063 Green St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, led by Dorothy Miles, assistant superintendent. Worship begins at 11 a.m. each second Sunday. Covenant begins at 10:30 a.m. each second Sunday. Worship and Communion service is at 11 a.m. each fourth Sunday. Prayer meeting and Bible study begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Youth choir rehearsal is at noon each second Saturday. Choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. each Wednesday before the fourth Sunday and each fourth Saturday at noon. The Rev. James Archer is pastor.
Bovina Baptist Services at Bovina Baptist Church, 5293 U.S. 80, begin at 9:45 with Sunday school led by Jim Daquilla. Worship begins at 11 with the sanctuary choir, led by music minister Jerry Stuart, singing special music. Donna Harper is pianist. Bobbie Bruce is organist. Brian Parker is minister of students and education. Jo Sumrall is minister of children. The Rev. Jess Sumrall, pastor, will deliver the message. Evening services and Wednesday night activities are canceled. A nursery is provided.
of Jo Ann Beavers. The Rev. Harry Hawkins is pastor.
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Bypass Church of Christ Sunday services at Bypass Church of Christ, 787 U.S. 61 North, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Bible classes for all ages. Worship is at 10:30 with Dr. Willie Nettle, minister, delivering the sermon. Worship consists of congregational and a cappella singing and observance of the Lord’s Supper. Evening assembly begins at 6 with Joel Dimmette, associate minister, delivering the message. Wednesday, Bible study for all ages begins at 7 p.m. For transportation or a free nondenominational Bible correspondence course or home Bible study, call 601638-6165.
Calvary Baptist Services at Calvary Baptist Church, 406 Klein St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Communion services are at 11 a.m. each first and second Sunday. Breakfast is served at 9 a.m. each second Sunday. Mission meeting is each third Sunday, covenant each fourth Sunday and worship services are each fifth Sunday at 11 a.m. Prayer service and Bible class are each Wednesday at 5:45 p.m. Nathaniel Williams is the choir director. Johnny May Marble is the choir president. Patrick Little is the musician. The Rev. Rudy Smith is pastor.
Calvary Baptist Services at Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27, begin at 11 a.m. with worship. The Rev. Bruce Bryant, interim pastor, will deliver the message. All other activities for the day are canceled. R.L. Sigrest is worship leader. On Wednesday, youth activities and prayer meeting are at 6 p.m.
Cedar Grove M.B. Services at Cedar Grove M.B. Church, 3300 Grange Hall Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Jimmie Jefferson, superintendent. Worship begins at 11. Communion is each third Sunday. Choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each Monday with Travanti Hill, minister of music, leading. On Tuesday, Prayer meeting and Bible study begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday Night Live worship is at 6 p.m. each first Tuesday. Media Ministry meetings are at 5:30 p.m. each Wednesday. Children’s choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each fourth Thursday. Brotherhood Ministry meets at 7 p.m. each second Friday. On Friday, combined Watch Night services begin at 7 pm. at Greater Grove Street M.B. Church, 2715 Alcorn Drive.
Christ Episcopal Church Christ Episcopal Church, 1115 Main Street, will celebrate the First Sunday after Christmas with Morning Prayer led by Dave Benway at 9 a.m. in the chapel. The service at 10 is canceled. The Wednesday Coffee/ Bible study group will meet at 10 a.m. in the Sunday school building. A healing service will be at 12:15 p.m. in the chapel. Call 601-638-5899 or visit www.christchurchvburg. dioms.org.
Bradley’s Chapel U.M.C.
Church of Christ
Services at Bradley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 13815 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Youths will meet at 9:45. Music is led by Hope Raney. Earlene Alexander is pianist. Children’s church is led by Ann Grimshel. Wednesday night prayer begins at 6 p.m. at the home
Sunday services at Church of Christ, 811 Culkin Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Bible classes. Worship is at 11. On Wednesday, a Bible class for all ages is at 7 p.m. Call 601636-0141 or 601-529-0904 for a free Bible study. Larry Harris is the minister.
Church of Christ Services at Church of Christ, 3333 N. Frontage
“And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.” •
Mark 13:26
When we come to a place where we don’t understand what is happening...when everything seems to be caving in, there is Jesus. We always have the forgiveness of the cross, the victory of the empty tomb, and the hope of Christ’s imminent return. •
When we go to the doctor and he tells us we have a malignancy. When we hear that we as a couple are infertile and cannot bear a child. When we have to declare bankruptcy. When we are laid off work. When we read a note that our spouse has left. When a loved one dies because of a terrorist act. •
We have a Savior...and we have a choice to believe or not to believe! At that time we can begin to murmur, criticize, grumble or despair. Or we can yield to the Savior and hear Him say, “My child, no matter what is happening, this is how much I love you. Look to the cross. Look to the empty tomb. Look for Me. I’m coming again.” • Written by Dr. Adrian Rogers in conjunction with Love Worth Finding Ministries; www.lwf.org
Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Bible classes. Worship is at 10 a.m. with Tom Tankersley preaching. Norman Maranto will present the lesson for the service at 6:30 p.m. On Wednesday, Bible classes for all ages are at 7 p.m. Call 601-636-4801 or e-mail vickcofc@cablelynx. com for a free correspondence course or home Bible study course.
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal The First Sunday After Christmas at The Church of the Holy Trinity, Episcopal, South and Monroe streets, will be celebrated with Holy Eucharist, Rite I, at 8 a.m. and Holy Eucharist, Rite II, at 10:30. Adult and youth Sunday school begins at 9:30 and children’s Sunday school is at 10:15. A nursery is provided from 9:15 until 11:30 a.m. On Monday, Feast of St. Stephen, Holy Eucharist begins at 7 a.m. Vestry meeting and Holy Eucharist are at 6 p.m. On Tuesday, Feast of St. John, Holy Eucharist begins at 7 a.m. On Wednesday, Feast of the Holy innocents, Holy Eucharist begins at 7 a.m. On New Year’s Day Feast of the Holy Name begins at 10 a.m.
Clover Valley M.B. Services at Clover Valley M.B. Church, 7670 Mississippi 27 South, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Communion is each first Sunday; Covenant is each third Sunday; pantry donations are accepted each second and fifth Sunday; fourth Sunday worship is a devotional service by the women’s ministry; all start at 11. Bible study is at 7 p.m. each Tuesday. Missionary workers meet at 6:30 p.m. each second Tuesday. Choir rehearsal begins at 5 p.m. Monday and at 11 a.m. each Saturday before the second Sunday. Call 601-636-6375 or 601-6382070. The Rev. Samuel Jones is pastor.
Crawford Street U.M.C. Services at Crawford Street United Methodist Church, 900 Crawford St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Chancel choir rehearsal is at 10:40 with the orchestra. Worship begins at 10:55. The Rev. Cary Stockett is pastor. On Tuesday, LINK deadline is at 10 a.m. On Thursday, youths will leave at 8 a.m. for their beach trip. Visit www.crawfordstreetumc.org for more details. The sanctuary and Sunday school rooms are handicap accessible through the elevator in Wesley Hall.
Cross Point Services at Cross Point Church, 510 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 10 a.m. with
Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Robert Andrews, pastor, delivering the sermon. Children’s church and a nursery are during worship. On Wednesday, adult Bible study, children’s choir and youth and young adult Bible study begin at 6 p.m. A nursery is provided.
Eagle Lake Baptist Services at Eagle Lake Baptist Church, Eagle Lake community, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with the Lord’s Supper being served and 6 p.m. with Dwight Sibley, pastor, delivering the messages. On Wednesday, prayer service begins at 6:30 p.m.
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at 11. A nursery is provided for ages up to 3 and children’s church is available. Second Sunday praise and worship begin at 8 a.m. Successful Living classes begin at 6 p.m. Friends and Family Day is each third Sunday with Successful Living classes at 9:30, followed by praise and worship at 11. On Wednesday, intercessory prayer begins at 6 p.m., followed by discipleship classes at 7. Call 601-629-3900, 601-6383433 or 601-218-5629 for shuttle bus. E-mail flcoasisoflove@Cablelynx.com. Betty J. Young Tyler is pastor.
First Baptist Services at First Baptist Church, 1607 Cherry St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Bible study, followed by worship at 10:50 with Dr. Matt Buckles, pastor, delivering the message. Bible study groups are available. Sunday school and morning worship for the hearing impaired are available. Evening service is canceled. Celebrate Recovery begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Mafan Building, 1315 Adams St. Wednesday services and activities are canceled. Visit www.fbcvicksburg.org.
First Christian Church Services at First Christian Church, (Disciples of Christ), 3005 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:45 with the chancel choir presenting the anthem. Jeffery Murphy will deliver the message. The Lord’s Supper is celebrated weekly. A nursery is provided.
First Nazarene
Services at Eagle Lake United Methodist Church, 16682 Mississippi 465, Eagle Lake, begin at 9 a.m. with the Rev. Barbara Hite bringing the sermon. Fellowship time follows the service. Sunday school begins at 10:20. The Eagle Lake Hi-Steppers walk in the fellowship hall at 8 a.m. weekdays. Call 601-218-6255.
Activities at First Church of the Nazarene, 3428 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 10:30 a.m. with worship. Sunday school is canceled. The Rev. Charles Parish is pastor. The nursery workers are Dian Warnock and Taylor Strong. Evening worship is canceled. Midweek Bible study is at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Ebenezer Baptist
First Presbyterian
Services at Ebenezer Baptist Church, 2346 Grove St., begin with Sunday school at 9 a.m. Willie H. Smith is superintendent. Communion is each fourth Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The Rev. Ferlonzo Knott will preach.
Edwards Baptist Services at Edwards Baptist Church, 101 Magnolia St., begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Bible study begins at 6 Sunday and Wednesday nights. All services will be led by Dr. John McCall, interim pastor. Choir practice Sunday morning is canceled. Curlee Green is minister of music. Linda Dickson is pianist. A nursery is provided and managed by Debby Best. E-mail edwardsbaptch@ bellsouth.net. Call 601-8528141.
Faith Christian Center Services at Faith Christian Center, 1100 Main St., begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10. Children’s church and a nursery are provided. A men’s and women’s fellowship is at 5 p.m. each first Sunday. Intercessory prayer is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, followed by Bible class and teens ministry at 7. Dr. Ollie Hardaway Jr. is pastor. For transportation, call 601-638-1600.
Family Life Cathedral Sunday services at Family Life Cathedral, An Oasis of Love, 2832 Ken Karyl Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Successful Living classes, followed by praise and worship
Services at First Presbyterian Church, Cherry and South streets, begin at 9:30 a.m. with worship led by the Rev. Tim Brown and the choir presenting a choral program. The choir director is Sharon Penley. The organist is Barbara Tracy. On Tuesday, men’s Bible study begins at 7:15 a.m. Meals on Wheels will meet at 10:45. Al-Anon is at noon. On Friday, a lock-in for the youths begins at 8 p.m.
Freemount A.M.E. Services at Freemount A.M.E. Church, 1190 Myles Station Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 each first Sunday. The Rev. Theodra Rowan is pastor. Call 601-7020570.
Gibson Memorial Activities at Gibson Memorial Untied Methodist Church, 335 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. The Dabney Bible Class can be heard at 10 a.m. Sunday on WBBV 101.3. Worship begins at 11. Visit www.gibsonumc.org.
Gospel Temple M.B. Services at Gospel Temple M.B. Church, 1612 Lane St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Recco Owns is Sunday school superintendent. Bennie Slaughter is deacon and assistant superintendent. Worship and Communion service are at 11 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Women’s ministry meeting is at 6 p.m. Monday. Prayer/Bible study meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Rev. Walter Edley is pastor.
Greater Grove Street Services at Greater Grove Street M.B. Church, 2715 Alcorn Drive, begin at 8:30 a.m. with worship. Fifth Sunday services begin at 10 a.m. Bible school begins at 6 p.m. with Hour of Power Service each Wednesday before the fourth Sunday. A baptismal is each last Wednesday. On Thursday, Bible Class and fellowship begin at 10:30 a.m. Valet parking is available for the handicapped or senior citizens. For transportation or prayer request, call 601-2183911. C.J. Williams is minister of music. The Rev. Dr. Casey D. Fisher is pastor.
Hawkins U.M.C. Worship at Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road, begins at 10 a.m. A nursery is available. On Tuesday, Prayer group meets at 6. The Rev. Chris Young is pastor.
Holy Cross Anglican Services for the Celebration of the Feast of St. Stephen at Holy Cross Anglican Church (Reformed Episcopal Church) 1021 Crawford St., located inside the former Sisters of Mercy Chapel, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Bible study. Holy Communion begins at 10:30; baptized Christians may participate. Child care is provided. The sanctuary and fellowship rooms are accessible to the handicapped through the back gate on Adams Street. Visit www.holycrossvbg. com or call 601-529-9636.
House of Peace Services at The House of Peace Worship Church International, 2372 Grove St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. Bible class, choir rehearsal, Women of Peace, tutoring, and Evangelistic Outreach Ministry are canceled this week. A prophetic New Year’s Eve service begins at 10 p.m. “Perfect Peace” is broadcast at 6 a.m. Sundays on WAPT-16 and Monday through Friday on WUFX-11.
Immanuel Baptist Services at Immanuel Baptist Church, 6949 U.S. 61 South, begin at 10 a.m. with worship. Sunday school and evening worship is canceled. On Wednesdays, prayer meeting begins at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. A nursery is available.
King of Kings Services at King of Kings Christian Center, 4209 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10. Children’s ministry for ages 2-6 is Sunday. Ages 2-10 meet Thursday. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday. For transportation, call 601661-6444 or 601-629-7791. Willie P. Taylor is pastor.
King Solomon Baptist Sunday services at King Solomon Baptist Church, 1401 Farmer St., begin at 8:15 a.m. with “The Hour of SoulSaving Power.” The Rev. R.D. Bernard, pastor, will deliver the message. The praise team will provide the music. Regular worship is at 10 with Bernard delivering the message. The male choir will sing. Sunday school for the youths is at 11. A nursery is provided beginning at 9:30 a.m. The message can be heard at 11 a.m. on WTRM 100.5 and on WJIW 104.7 and KJIW 94.5 at 7 p.m. Continued on Page B8.
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church events Continued from page B7. Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and at noon on Friday. CDs or DVDs of the Sunday message may be obtained by calling 601-638-7658. Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and at noon on Friday. For transportation, call 601831-4387 or 601-630-5342, a day ahead.
Lighthouse Baptist Activities at Lighthouse Baptist Church, 1804 Sky Farm Ave., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Mike Sharp will lead the adult class. Women’s intercessory prayer is between Sunday school and 11 a.m. worship, which is led by Dr. E.L. Sharp, pastor. Sunday evening, men’s prayer is at 5:30 and evening worship is at 6 with special music and the pastor’s message. Bible study and prayer service are at 6 p.m. Wednesday. A nursery is provided.
Living Word Baptist Services at Living Word Baptist Church, 2845 Clay St., Suite 13 (in the Emmich Building), begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school and new members orientation. Worship is at 11. Morning Glory worship services are at 8:30 a.m. each first and third Sunday. Bible study is at 7 each Wednesday night. W.I.T.N.E.S.S., a women’s ministry, is at 10 a.m. each first and third Saturday. Man II Man, a men’s ministry, is at 8:30 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Dr. Stevie C. Duncan is senior pastor. Visit www.thelivingwordbaptistchurch.com or e-mail livingwordbless@aol.com.
Lutheran Church of the Messiah The Festival of the Nativity of Our Lord will be celebrated at The Lutheran Church of the Messiah (LCMS), 301 Cain Ridge Road, at 9 today. The Divine Service for the First Sunday after Christmas will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Visit www.lutheranchurchofthemessiah.org or call 601-636-1894.
Mercy Seat Baptist Services at Mercy Seat Baptist, 5 Dos Casas Lane, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school, led by Grace Brown. Communion begins at 11 a.m. each third and fourth Sunday. Covenant is each third Sunday. Choir practice led by Mattie Lacey begins at 6:30 p.m. each Thursday before the third and fourth Sunday. Musicians are Shirley Coleman-Harris and Charlie Gross. The Rev. Rudy L. Smith is pastor.
Mount Alban M.B. Services at Mount Alban M.B. Church, 2385 Mount Alban Road, begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school led by Leonard Knight, deacon and superintendent. Worship with Communion is each first Sunday; praise and worship are each second Sunday; youth service is each fifth Sunday; all start at 11. Praise and worship are at 10 a.m. each third Sunday. On Wednesday, prayer/ Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal begins at 6 p.m. Thursday. Women of Faith is at 10 a.m. each second Saturday. The Rev. Henry Lee Taylor Jr. is pastor.
Mount Ararat M.B. Services at Mount Ararat M.B. Church, Eagle Lake community, are at 1:30 p.m. each second Sunday. Dr. L.A. Hall Sr. is pastor.
Mount Calvary Baptist Services at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, 1350 East
Special events SUNDAY • Port Gibson Baptist — 11 a.m., The Day After Christmas; 804 Church St. • Unity Temple Full Gospel — 10 a.m., “A Bitter and Sweet Christmas” by Elder Mary Mann and Tresey Brisco; bishop Johnny E. Gibson, pastor; 2647 Roosevelt Ave.
NEW YEAR’S EVE • Family Life Cathedral — 9 p.m.-6 a.m., Foot Washing service; breakfast served; 601-629-3900, 601-218-5629 or 601638-3433; Betty J. Young Tyler, pastor; 2832 Ken Karyl Ave. • Greater Grove Street M.B. — 7:30 p.m., combined service with Bingham Memorial and Cedar Grove M.B. churches; 2715
Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Al Evans, superintendent. Worship is at 11 with Mincer Minor, pastor, delivering the message. Communion is each second and third Sunday at 11. Services are at 8 a.m. each fifth Sunday. Children’s ministry for ages 1-7 begins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the annex. Brotherhood meets at 6 p.m. each first Tuesday. Ushers meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday before second Sunday. Wednesday’s youth Bible study and intercessory prayer begin at 6 p.m., followed by adult Bible study at 7. Senior choir rehearses at 6 p.m. each Thursday. Male chorus rehearses at 6 p.m. each Thursday before the fifth Sunday. Women’s ministry meets each first Saturday at 10 a.m. Junior choir rehearses from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. each Saturday before the first and third Sunday. The trustee board meets at 9 a.m. and the deacons at 11 each Saturday before the second Sunday. For transportation, call 601636-4999.
Mount Carmel M.B. Services at Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2629 Alma St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Keafur Grimes. Worship and Communion are each first Sunday; Sunday school enhancement is each second Sunday; worship and testimony service are each third Sunday; and youth services each fourth and fifth Sunday. All are at 11 a.m. Wednesday’s prayer meeting/Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Senior choir rehearsal begins at 4 p.m. Saturday before the first Sunday. Male choir rehearsal begins at 7 p.m. Friday before the third Sunday. Youth choir rehearsal is at 1 p.m. Saturday before the fourth Sunday. Mission Society meets at 3 p.m. at the church each second Monday and at 2 p.m. each fourth Saturday at Carmel Manor, 910 Bowman St. Dr. Franklin L. Lassiter is pastor.
Mount Carmel Ministries Sunday services at Mount Carmel Ministries, 2015 Grove St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school for all ages. Worship begins at 11 with Communion each first Sunday. Musicians rehearse Mondays. Praise and worship choir rehearses Wednesday. Both begin at 5 p.m. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Men’s fellowship is at 7 p.m. Thursdays. Saturday’s exercise class begins at 8 a.m. For information or transportation, call 601-638-9015 or e-mail mtcarmelministri@ bellsouth.net.
Mount Givens M.B. Services at Mount Givens M.B. Church, 210 Kirkland Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school each second, third, fourth and fifth Sunday. Alice Scott is teacher. Sarah Cosey is superintendent. Communion is each fourth Sunday. Bible study is each
Wednesday at 6: 30 p.m., led by the Rev. Terry L. Moore, pastor. Call 601-631-0602.
Mount Hebron M.B. Services at Mount Hebron M.B. Church, Bovina, are at 11:30 a.m. each first Sunday and include Communion. Willie J. White is pastor.
Mount Heroden Services at Mount Heroden Baptist Church, 1117-19 Clay St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, directed by Hilda Y. White, superintendent. Worship is at 11. Communion is each first Sunday at 11. Youth service is at 11 each second Sunday. Prayer meeting/Bible study is at 5 p.m. each Wednesday. Senior choir rehearsal begins at 2 p.m. each first Saturday. Youth choir rehearses each second Saturday at 12:30 p.m.; activities follow. Dr. Louis A. Hall Sr. is pastor.
Mount Olive M.B. Services at Mount Olive M.B. Church of Villa Nova, 210 Villanova Road, in the Oak Ridge community, begin with Sunday school at 8:30 a.m., followed by worship at 10. Communion is at 10 a.m. each third Sunday. On Tuesday, Bible study begins at 6:45 p.m. The Rev. Richard Hopkins is pastor.
Mount Pilgrim Services at Mount Pilgrim, Freetown, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. First Sunday services begin at 11 a.m. and are led by Gracie Daniels, evangelist. Communion is each second Sunday and worship is each fifth Sunday. Both begin at 11 a.m. Bible class is at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday. The Rev. Joseph L. Brown is pastor.
Mount Zion No. 4 Services at Mount Zion No. 4 M.B. Church, 122 Union Ave., begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school each second, third and fifth Sunday. Worship begins at 9 a.m. each first and fourth Sunday. Choir practice begins at 6 p.m. each Wednesday before the first and fourth Sunday. On Sunday, the Rev. Luster Lacey will be the speaker. The Rev. Henry Mayfield Sr. is pastor.
New Beginnings Services at New Beginnings Christian Fellowship Church, 4345 Lee Road, begin at 10:30 a.m. with Sunday word and worship. Sunday night training begins at 6. David and Carolyn Sterling are pastors. Call 601-638-9898.
New Mount Elem M.B. Services at New Mount Elem M.B. Church, 3014 Wisconsin Ave., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11. On Tuesday, intercessory prayer is at 6:30 p.m. Bible class begins at 7. New Year’s Eve worship and praise service is from 10 p.m. to midnight. Inspirational messages will be presented by the Rev. Terry Walker, Adrain Clark and Earl Cosey Jr.
Alcorn Drive. • Mount Carmel Ministries — 10 p.m., Watch Service; 2015 Grove St. • Pleasant Valley M.B. — 10 p.m., watch meeting and baptism; breakfast served; the Rev. Joe Harris is pastor; 260 Mississippi 27. • Soul Saving M.B. — 9 p.m., service; the Revs. Joesph Smith, Andrew Cook, Booker T. Smith, Willie White Sr., James Williams and Jessie Jones, pastor, speakers; 522 Locust St. • St. Luke Church of God in Christ — 10 p.m., watch service; 915 First East St. • Travelers Rest Baptist — 9 p.m., service; the Rev. Thomas Reed, pastor; 718 Bowmar Ave.
Dr. Leonard Walker is pastor.
New Mount Pilgrim Services at New Mount Pilgrim M.B. Church, 501 N. Poplar St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Leroy Gillium, deacon and assistant superintendent. The following begin at 11 — second Sunday services; covenant after Sunday school each third Sunday; and Communion services each fourth Sunday. Life Changing for Today’s Christian is set for 6:30 p.m. Monday. Minister Jacqueline Griffin, is instructor. Prayer meeting is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, followed by Bible study led by the Rev. Virdell Lewis. Senior choir practice led by Jean Thomas begins at 6:30 p.m. each Wednesday before the second, third and fourth Sunday. The usher board meets at 11 a.m. each first Saturday. Recordings of services are available from Lee Griffin, deacon, or by calling 601636-6386. The Rev. Henry J. Williams is pastor.
New Popular Grove Services at New Popular Grove Independent Methodist Church, Mississippi 27, Edwards, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Marshall Harris is superintendent. Worship begins at 11 with Tommie L. Moore, associate minister, delivering the message. On Thursday, Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. James O. Bowman is pastor.
Northside Baptist Services at Northside Baptist Church, 4820 N. Washington St., begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by children’s church and worship led by Dr. Frank Lescallette, pastor, at 11. Sunday evening activities are canceled. Wednesday activities begin at 6 p.m. with mission study, men’s Bible study and GAs, followed by prayer service at 7. A nursery is provided.
Oakland Baptist Activities at Oakland Baptist Church, 2959 Oak Ridge Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with a devotional led by Ray Wade, followed by Sunday school. Children’s church and worship are at 10:45. Music is led by Bryson Haden. Special music is by Crystal Beard. Justin Rhodes, pastor, will deliver both messages. Children’s choir practice and evening worship begin at 6 p.m. A nursery is provided for all services. On Wednesday, the youth will meet at 6:15 p.m. Prayer service begins at 7 p.m. A New Year’s Eve fellowship will begin at 8 p.m. Friday in the church fellowship hall. A nursery is provided.
Open Door Services at Open Door Bible Church, 4866 Mount Alban Road, begin at 10:15 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11:15. Youth and adult classes are offered and a nursery is provided.
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Explosion Ministries, 2130 Washington St., begin with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., followed by praise and worship at 10:30. Wednesday Bible study is at 6:30 p.m. Corporate prayer/ Bible study is at 7 p.m. each second and fourth Friday. Leonard and Paula Calcote are pastors. Call 601-636-4978.
Pleasant Green Services at Pleasant Green Baptist, 817 Bowman St., begin with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m., led by Ernest Walker, deacon and superintendent, and Elwin Johnson, assistant superintendent. Second Sunday worship begins at 11 a.m. Communion is each fourth Sunday. Bible study is at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Deacons and trustees meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday before the second Sunday. Mission Ministry meets at 10 a.m. Saturday before the first and third Sunday. Herman L. Sylvester is pastor.
Pleasant Hill M.B. Services at Pleasant Hill M.B. Church, 11170 Halls Ferry Road, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship and Communion begin at 11:15 each second Sunday. Worship is at 11:15 each fourth Sunday with Derric Lewis serving as pianist. Prayer and Bible study begin at 6 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Joseph Brisco is pastor.
Pleasant Valley M.B. Services at Pleasant Valley M.B. Church, 260 Mississippi 27, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school and a new members class. Worship is at 11. On Tuesday, Bible Institute is at 7:30. The Rev. Joe Harris Jr. is pastor.
Redwood U.M.C. Services at Redwood United Methodist Church, 101 Redwood Road, across from Redwood Elementary, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with the the Rev. Barbara Hite bringing the sermon. Jordan Lee and Lauren Whitaker will be acolytes. Christopher and Johnny Lee will be ushers. A nursery is provided. Adult choir practice is Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Call 601-218-6255.
Refuge Services at Refuge Church, 6202 Indiana Ave., begin at 10:45 a.m. with Bethany Winkler, music pastor, followed by Tony Winkler, senior pastor, bringing the message. Kidz Konstruction is canceled. Wednesday Family Night for all ages begins at 7 in the Family Life Center. A nursery is available for children as old as 4. Call 601-638-4439 or visit www.myrefugechurch.com.
St. Alban’s Episcopal Services for the First Sunday after Christmas Day at St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, 5930 Warriors Trail, Bovina, begin at 10 a.m. with Holy Eucharist, Rite I being celebrated by the Rev. Billie Abraham, rector. Coffee and fellowship follow the service. Bible study is canceled Tuesday. Each Wednesday at 7 a.m. is a study of the book,
“Twelve Steps to Spiritual Wholeness, A Christian Pathway.” Wednesday Holy Eucharist and Healing service are at 6 p.m. weekly with the Rev. Denny Allman celebrating this week. The phone number is 601-636-6687.
St. George Orthodox Services at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church, 2709 Washington St., include: The Sunday After the Nativity of Christ; The Sunday of Genealogy: Matins at 9:30 a.m. Sunday; Divine Liturgy at 10:30 a.m. Confessions are heard before and after every service. All services are in English. The Very Rev. John W. Morris is pastor. Call 601-636-2483 or visit www.stgeorgevicksburg.org.
St. James M.B. No. 1 Services at St. James M.B. Church No. 1, 400 Adams St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school led by Robert Hubbard, superintendent, and Walter Bell, assistant superintendent. Worship is at 11 a.m. each second and fourth Sunday. Communion is each second Sunday. Bible study begins at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. Willie J. White is pastor.
St. Luke Church of God in Christ Services at St. Luke Church of God in Christ, 915 First East St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship begins at 11. Evening worship service begins at 7 with YPWW Bible study. On Tuesday, prayer/Bible study is at 7 p.m. A home and foreign missions Bible study is at 7 p.m. Friday, followed by an evangelism service each first and third Friday. Choir rehearsal is at 8 p.m. each second and fourth Friday. Elder Douglas Anderson is pastor. For transportation, call 601-6380389.
St. Luke Freewill Services at St. Luke Freewill Baptist Church, 91 Young Alley, begins at 11 az.m. each second, fourth and fifth Sunday. Elder Billy Bennett Jr. is pastor.
St. Mary’s Catholic St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 1512 Main St., will celebrate the Fifth Sunday of Advent at 9 a.m. Christmas Mass begins at midnight tonight. Christmas morning Mass is at 9 a.m. Daily Mass is at 6:30 a.m. Monday through Saturday in the parish chapel. Devotion to the Blessed Mother is at 7 p.m. each Monday in the chapel. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. each Wednesday. The Rosary is recited at 8:30 a.m. each Sunday before Mass. The Sacrament of Penance is from 8 to 8:45 a.m. each Sunday, or by appointment. CCD/CYO classes are each Sunday after mass. Youth Mass is each fourth Sunday. The Rev. Malcolm O’Leary, SVD, is pastor. Call 601-636-0115.
St. Mary’s Episcopal St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 900 First North St., will observe the First Sunday after Christmas Day at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Denny Allman bringing the message and serving at the Eucharist using Rite II from the Book of Common Prayer. Coffee and snacks are available before and after the service.
St. Michael Catholic St. Michael Catholic Church, 100 St. Michael Place, will celebrate The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Christmas Day Mass begins at 9 a.m. Mass will be at 5:30 tonight and at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday. The Sacrament of Penance is from 4:30 to 5 p.m. Saturdays. At 2 p.m. each Sunday is a Eucharist service in Spanish. Continued on Page B9.
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church events Continued from Page B8. Daily Mass is celebrated at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith should call 601-636-3445 for information about the RCIA program.
St. Paul Catholic St. Paul Catholic Church, 713 Crawford St., will celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Mass on Sunday is at 10:30 a.m. Vigil Mass is canceled for today. Daily Mass is at 7 a.m. Tuesday through Friday. Mass schedule for New Years Vigil Mass is at 5:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. New Year’s Day. R.C.I.A. will resume Jan. 12.
Shady Grove Baptist Services at Shady Grove Baptist Church, 61 Shady Grove Circle, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 each first and fourth Sunday. Bible class begins at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Richard Johnson is pastor.
Shiloh Baptist Services at Shiloh Baptist Church, 920 Meadow St., begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Oscar Jones is superintendent. Communion service begins at 11 a.m. each third Sunday. Covenant begins at 10:45 a.m. each second Sunday. On Tuesday, Bible study begins at 6 p.m.
Dr. Willie Jones, pastor, is the instructor. Choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. Tuesday after the second Sunday.
Shiloh Primitive Services at Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church, Warriors Trail, begin at 10:30 a.m. with singing, prayers and a sermon. Elder Charles Holden is pastor.
Southside Baptist Services at Southside Baptist Church, 95 Baptist Drive, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 11 with Greg Clemts, pastor. Andrew Clemts, interim song director, and Jim Bowman, instrumentalist, will lead the music. Observance of the Lord’s Supper is at 5 p.m. All other activities are canceled. Midweek prayer services are at 10 a.m. each Wednesday, and Bible study/prayer service is at 7 p.m. Call 601-631-0047.
Travelers Rest Baptist Services at Travelers Rest Baptist Church, 718 Bowmar Ave., begin at 9 a.m. with Sunday school, followed by worship at 10:30. Music is by United Voices.Baptism is at 10 a.m. each first Sunday. The deacons ministry meets at 7:30 p.m. each second Monday. The missionary ministry meets at 10 a.m. each first and third Saturday. The ushers and wellness ministries meet after services each
third Sunday. Men of Purpose rehearses at 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday. Youth tutorial meets at 7 each Tuesday night. Boy Scouts meets at 6:30 p.m. each second and fourth Tuesday. Bible study/prayer is at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Midweek Bible study/prayer begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Perfect Praise choir rehearsal is at 6 p.m. each fourth Wednesday. Inspirational choir rehearsal is at 6:30 p.m. each second Wednesday. United Voices of Worship rehearsal is at 7 p.m. each Wednesday. Call 601-636-3712 on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Thomas E. Bernard is pastor.
Trinity Baptist Services at Trinity Baptist Church, 3365 Porters Chapel Road, begin at 9:30 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 10:45. Evening worship begins at 6. On Wednesday, The Gathering begins at 3 p.m. The Gathering and age-graded studies begin at 6, and choir rehearsal is at 6:45. Tim Goodson is music director. The Rev. Ron Burch is pastor.
Triumph Services at Triumph Church, 136 Honeysuckle Lane, begin at 10:15 a.m. with pre-service prayer, teen class, Kingdom Kid’s church and a nursery. Worship is at 10:30 with Mike Fields, senior
pastor. Corporate prayer is at 6 a.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Saturday. Wednesday services begin at 6 p.m. and include Elevate Your Life classes, 24/7 youth ministries, and Kingdom Kids church. A nursery is available for children as old as 3. Men’s fraternity meets from 8 to 9:30 a.m. each first Saturday.
Triumphant Baptist Services at Triumphant Baptist Church, 124 Pittman Road, begin at 8:30 a.m. with New Sunday Connection/New Members Transition Classes at the Kings Empowerment Center. Partners in Prayer begins at 9:30 a.m. in the sanctuary, followed by worship at 10. Women’s ministry is at 5:30 p.m. Monday in the administration building. Activities at the Kings Empowerment Center include aerobics at 6 p.m. Monday and Thursday and Bible study at 6 p.m. Tuesday. Mass choir rehearsal is at 7 p.m. Thursday at the church. Elders’ Bible study is at noon Friday in the administration building. Usher/Helps Ministry is at 4 p.m. each fourth Saturday at the administration building. For transportation, call 601-218-1319, 601-638-8135 or 601-638-8108. The Rev. Dexter Jones is pastor.
WC Ministers Alliance Warren County Ministers Alliance meets at 9:30 a.m. each Saturday at the E.D. Straughter Building on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The aim is to benefit ministers and discuss Sunday school lessons. Ministers and community members are invited to participate. Robert L. Miller is moderator.
Warrenton Independent Services at Warrenton Independent Baptist Church, 829 Belva Drive, begin at 10 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Marvin E. Curtis Jr., pastor, preaching. Junior church is during worship and is led by Scott Audirsch, associate youth pastor. Evening worship is at 6 with Curtis delivering the message. Wednesday prayer meeting begins at 7 p.m. Prayer time will follow. Visit www.warrentonbaptist.net or e-mail wibc@warrentonbaptist.net.
Wayside Baptist Services at Wayside Baptist Church, 6151 Jeff Davis Road, begin with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m., followed by worship at 11 with Jason Wooley, pastor, leading. Evening worship begins at 6. Wednesday prayer meet-
ing/Bible study begins at 7 p.m. A nursery is provided Sunday mornings.
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Services at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3601 Halls Ferry Road, begin at 9:45 a.m. with Sunday school. Worship is at 11 with Scott Reiber, pastor, preaching the sermon. Elder Bob Walker will assist. Evening worship is canceled. Mary Claire Allison is choir director. Dr. Gwen Reiber is the organist. A nursery is provided. Visit www.vpcvicksburg. com.
Woodlawn Baptist Services at Woodlawn Baptist Church, 2310 Culkin Road, begin at 9 a.m. with a Christmas breakfast for the children and their families, followed by worship at 11. The Rev. Kent Campbell is pastor. The Rev. Mike Barber is minister of music. Student Minister is Devin Rost. A nursery is available for ages up to 3. Children’s church is available for 4 years through second grade, following Sunday school. Morning services are at 11 on WBBV-101.3-FM or www. woodlawnbc.com. Youth Bible study will not meet during December. Wednesday activities will resume Jan. 5. Call 601-636-5320 for more information.
Baby Continued from Page B6. nal fetal medicine specialist at Memorial Hospital, said she referred Tracy Hermanstorfer to specialists who explored various theories but came up empty. “We don’t have a medical explanation for what happened,” she said. “We have theories but nothing we can prove.” Those theories included an overactive component of the nervous system and a reaction to an anesthetic, but neither held up. Mike Hermanstorfer still seems rattled by the experience. “I witnessed my wife die in front of my face. I witnessed my child — I don’t really want to say dead, because you’ve got to live first. But he wasn’t breathing,” Hermanstorfer said. Hermanstorfer said he suffers nightmares and frequently awakens at night to make sure his wife and baby are still there. “With Tracy already going into cardiac arrest ... you never know if it’s going to happen again,” he said. The Hermanstorfers have hit hard times since Coltyn was born. Mike Hermanstorfer said he lost his job with a towing company because he missed so much work looking after his wife and baby. The family was evicted from their home when they fell behind on the rent and
Churchgoers in Utah rally against food tax hike OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Utah churchgoers are being asked to sign petitions opposing increases in the state’s sales tax on food. The Utah Coalition of Religious Communities is pushing for signatures when attendance at many churches is high because of the holidays. The coalition is a multifaith response to poverty. State Sen. Stuart Adams, R-Layton, presented a bill to increase the sales tax during an interim session of the Legislature. The coalition fears similar bills in 2011. Sales tax on food in Utah is 3 percent.
had to move in with Tracy’s mother. Hermanstorfer said he also fell behind on alimony payments to an ex-wife and spent time in jail because of it. The couple said they have no health insurance. “We’re having trouble finding the tunnel, let alone the light at the end of it,” Mike Hermanstorfer said. The couple said they have found comfort in family, which they say has drawn closer since Coltyn’s birth. Their 4-year-old son, Kanyen, has become Coltyn’s “big brother-protector.” Twelve-year-old Austin, Tracy Hermanstorfer’s son from a previous marriage, has buckled down at school. The only sign that either older brother felt left out amid the fuss about Coltyn was when producers for “Oprah” didn’t invite them to accompany their parents and baby brother to Chicago in February to tape a segment for the show. A spokeswoman for the show said she did not know when it might be broadcast. Austin was upset by that, Tracy Hermanstorfer said. “He was like, ‘OK, we’re part of this family.’ And I think we’re learning that with a lot of people now. We point out to them that we’re a family of five, not three.”
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Coltyn, 1, plays with a toy as his family, from left, Austin, 12, and Tracy and Mike Hermanstorfer, watches.
Nuns Continued from Page B6. houses,” said Amanda Catalani of the St. Bernard Project. The agency is working to have 25 houses restored in time for Christmas. A group of volunteers will pick up where the nuns left off at the end of their stay. “It’s doable, definitely doable,” Catalani said earlier this week. “We could use more volunteers, but we have 13 done so we believe we will get them all done. The nuns working on Gardner’s house ranged in age from 62 to 78. All acknowledged that when they entered their orders as young women they would never have imagined themselves involved in such a
The nuns have been part of more than 23,000 volunteers who have helped St. Bernard Project rebuild 319 families’ homes. Money for the supplies is raised through donations. In the latest effort, the nuns worked on 17 houses. The associated press
Sisters Luke Boiarski, left, and Ann Whalen share a laugh on the job site. project. Every nun working in the house wore full habits when
they took orders. “We were all in the penguin suits,” said Sister Luke Boiar-
ski, 62, of Nazareth, Ky., who was dressed in a T-shirt and jeans for the manual labor. The voluminous habits with the starched wimples and veils were never questioned,
said Sister Joyce Richter, 76, a teacher who now works in information technology and builds websites. “We just thought, ‘This is our life,”’ Richter said. “But over the years the changes have been drastic. It’s been very freeing to put the habits away. I can’t imagine us taking on something like this wearing them.” The nuns learned their construction skills on the job, they said. “This is the first time I did this in my life,” said Anita Gagnon, 75, of Halifax, Nova Scotia, as she helped put wall board on a bathroom ceiling. “Wait until I go home and tell my brothers.”
4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot Forty-Eight (48) of Cottonwood Subdivision, Part II, a plat of which is of record in Plat Book 3 at Page 113 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 7th day of December, 2010. Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 ASH/F10-2586 Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 (3t)
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01. Legals Abandoned Vehicle For Sale Vehicle considered abandoned and will be sold for towing, repairs & storage. 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt VIN: 1G1AK55F067792846. Date of Sale: Monday December 27, 2010. Time of Sale: 9:00 A.M. Place of Sale: Vicksburg Auto Sales, LLC, 990 Hwy 61 North, Vicksburg, Ms 39183. Publish 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 (3t) IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF WARREN COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN RE: THE ESTATE OF JAMES WILLIAM CARR DECEASED PROBATE NO.2010-137PR NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE is hereby given that Letters Testamentary of the Estate of JAMES WILLIAM CARR, Deceased, were granted to the undersigned by the Chancery Court of Warren County, Mississippi on the 23rd day of November, 2010 and all persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified and required to have the same probated and registered by the Clerk of said Court as required by law within ninety (90) days of the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors. Failure to so do will forever bar such claims. WITNESS my signature this the 24th day of November, 2010 _____________________ VIRGINIA NEVELS CARR Publish: 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 (3t) Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 18th day of January, 2006, and acknowledged on the 18th day of January, 2006, Katina Foster, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Ellis and Ellis, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc, Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1573 at Page 227 #230382; and WHEREAS, on the 8th day of November, 2006, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1430 at Page 410 #240330; and WHEREAS, on the 8th day of November, 2006, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1430 at Page 411 #240331; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 7th day of January, 2011, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: That certain lot or parcel of land lying and being situated in the City of Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, in Section 1, Township 15 North, Range 3 East, designated as Lot 2, as shown on plat of Lightcap Place, Evelyn Street Survey said plat being of record in Deed Book 302, at page 495 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. Said land is the same conveyed to Walter L. Salassi and Annie A. Salassi by Warranty Deed from Luther Edwin Mobley and Phyllis Wilson Mobley recorded Book 462 at page 293 of the land deed records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 7th day of December, 2010. Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 ASH/F06-1411 Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 (3t)
01. Legals Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 20th day of December, 2005, and acknowledged on the 20th day of December, 2005, Anthony D McCloud, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Ellis and Ellis, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1567 at Page 717 #229603; and WHEREAS, on the 28th day of September, 2010, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto Wells Fargo Bank, NA, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1514 at Page 353 Instrument #282337; and WHEREAS, on the 30th day of September, 2010, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1514 at Page 444 Instrument #282472; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 7th day of January, 2011, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, to-wit: All of Lot Forty-Eight (48) of Cottonwood Subdivision, Part II, a plat of which is of record in Plat Book 3 at Page 113 of the land records of Warren County, Mississippi. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this 7th day of December, 2010. Emily Kaye Courteau Substitute Trustee 2309 Oliver Road Monroe, LA 71201 (318) 330-9020 ASH/F10-2586 Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 (3t) • Glass
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Substitute Trustee's Notice of Sale STATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF Warren WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of February, 2007, and acknowledged on the 22nd day of February, 2007, Brian K Russell, executed and delivered a certain Deed of Trust unto Recontrust Company, NA, Trustee for Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., Beneficiary, to secure an indebtedness therein described, which Deed of Trust is recorded in the office of the Chancery Clerk of Warren County, Mississippi in Book 1641 at Page 553 #243221; and WHEREAS, on the 1st day of March, 2010, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., assigned said Deed of Trust unto BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP f/k/a Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1506 at Page 680 #276306; and WHEREAS, on the 25th day of September, 2008, the Holder of said Deed of Trust substituted and appointed Emily Kaye Courteau as Trustee in said Deed of Trust, by instrument recorded in the office of the aforesaid Chancery Clerk in Book 1486 at Page 20 #261916; and WHEREAS, default having been made in the payments of the indebtedness secured by the said Deed of Trust, and the holder of said Deed of Trust, having requested the undersigned so to do, on the 7th day of January, 2011, I will during the lawful hours of between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, offer for sale and will sell, at the west front door of the Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for cash to the highest bidder, the following described land and property situated in Warren County, Mississippi, towit: All of Lot Twenty-Two (22) of that certain tract of land in Warren County, Mississippi known as Shoreline Estates, being Lots 14 through 23, inclusive, of the Survey and Subdivision of Part of Parcels 3 and 2 South, of "Tarri-Longer Ranch, Part Three", in Section 21, Township 18 North, Range 2 East, Warren County, Mississippi, a plat of which appears of record in Plat Book 3 at Page 26 of the Land Records of Warren County, Mississippi. Said Parcel is the same that was conveyed to Forrest L. McNair and Patsy P. McNair by Merchants National Bank, Trustee for the Lorena Bonelli Trust by corrective warranty deed dated September 16, 1981 and recorded in Deed Book 644 at Page 12 of the Warren County, Mississippi Land • Construction Records. I will only convey such title as is vested in me as Substitute Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, CONSTRUCTION this 2nd day of December, 2010. New Homes Framing, Remodeling, Emily Kaye Courteau Cabinets, Flooring, Substitute Trustee Roofing Vinyl Siding 2309 Oliver & Road Monroe, 71201& Bonded State LA Licensed (318) Jon330-9020 Ross 601-638-7932 lca/F08-2309 Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 Lawn Care Home (3t)• Mobile
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Warren County, Mississippi and WHEREAS, on the 25th day known as Shoreline Estates, being Lots 14 through 23, of September, 2008, the Holder of said Deed of Trust inclusive, of the Survey and Subdivision of Part2010 of Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, substituted and appointed Parcels 3 and 2 South, of Emily Kaye Courteau as "Tarri-Longer Ranch, Part Trustee in said Deed of Three", in Section 21, Trust, by instrument recordTownship 18 North, Range 2 ed in the office of the aforeWarren County, said Chancery Clerk in Book East, Mississippi, a plat of which 1486 at Page 20 #261916; appears of record in Plat and Book 3 at Page 26 of the WHEREAS, default having Land Records of Warren been made in the payments County, Mississippi. Said of the indebtedness secured Parcel is the same that was by the said Deed of Trust, conveyed to Forrest L. and the holder of said Deed McNair and Patsy P. McNair of Trust, having requested by Merchants National Bank, the undersigned so to do, on Trustee for the Lorena the 7th day of January, 2011, Bonelli Trust by corrective warranty deed dated I will during the lawful hours September 16, 1981 and of between 11:00 a.m. and recorded in Deed Book 644 4:00 p.m., at public outcry, at Page 12 of the Warren offer for sale and will sell, at County, Mississippi Land the west front door of the Records. Warren County Courthouse at Vicksburg, Mississippi, for I will only convey such title as is vested in me as cash to the highest bidder, Substitute Trustee. the following described land MY SIGNATURE, and property situated in War- WITNESS this 2nd day of December, ren County, Mississippi, to2010. wit: Emily Kaye Courteau All of Lot Twenty-Two (22) of Substitute Trustee that certain tract of land in 2309 Oliver Road Warren County, Mississippi Monroe, LA 71201 known as Shoreline Estates, (318) 330-9020 being Lots 14 through 23, lca/F08-2309 inclusive, of the Survey and Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 Subdivision of Part of (3t) Parcels 3 and 2 South, of "Tarri-Longer Ranch, Part IN THE CHANCERY Three", in Section 21, COURT OF WARREN Township 18 North, Range 2 COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN RE: THE ESTATE OF East, Warren County, EDNA SMITH SANDERS, Mississippi, a plat of which DECEASED NO. appears of record in Plat 2010-138PR Book 3 at Page 26 of the NOTICE TO CREDITORS Land Records of Warren NOTICE is hereby given that County, Mississippi. Said Letters Testamentary of the Parcel is the same that was Estate of EDNA SMITH conveyed to Forrest L. McNair and Patsy P. McNair SANDERS, Deceased, were to the undersigned by Merchants National Bank, granted by the Chancery Court of Trustee for the Lorena Warren County, Mississippi Bonelli Trust by corrective on the 23rd day of Novemwarranty deed dated ber, 2010 and all persons September 16, 1981 and having claims against said recorded in Deed Book 644 estate are hereby notified at Page 12 of the Warren and required to have the County, Mississippi Land same probated and regisRecords. tered by the Clerk of said I will only convey such title Court as required by law as is vested in me as within ninety (90) days of the date of the first publication of Substitute Trustee. WITNESS MY SIGNATURE, this Notice to Creditors. Failure to so do will forever bar this 2nd day of December, such claims. 2010. WITNESS my signature this Emily Kaye Courteau the 24th day of November, Substitute Trustee 2010 2309 Oliver Road ______________________ Monroe, LA 71201 CHARLES LAMAR (318) 330-9020 SANDERS lca/F08-2309 Publish: 12/10, 12/17, 12/24 Publish: 12/17, 12/24, 12/31 (3t)) (3t)
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ENDING HOMELESSNESS. WOMEN with children or without are you in need of shelter? Mountain of Faith Ministries/ Women's Restoration Shelter. Certain restrictions apply, 601-661-8990. Life coaching available by appointment.
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07. Help Wanted 1713 CLAY STREET. Hairstylist private booth rental. Starting $300 monthly. 601-618-8659 or 601429-5005.
“ACE” Truck Driver Training With a Difference Job Placement Asst. Day, Night & Refresher Classes Get on the Road NOW! Call 1-888-430-4223 MS Prop. Lic. 77#C124
Vicksburg Video has openings for Installer and Customer Service Rep Positions. Vicksburg Video offers excellent benefits, which include the following: Health Insurance Dental Insurance 401(k) Retirement Plan Profit Sharing Plan Additional Supplemental Insurance Paid Vacation and Sick Leave Paid Training and Education in the National Cable Telecommunications Institute Complimentary Cable Service & High-Speed Internet Service for applicants living in our service area and discounted phone service Interested applicants may fax a resume to (601) 636-3797, or mail a resume to or come in and fill out an application at our office at 900 Hwy 61 N, Vicksburg, MS 39183. Vicksburg Video, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is a drug and tobacco free work environment.
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19. Garage & Yard Sales
29. Unfurnished Apartments
30. Houses For Rent
GARAGE SALE OVER? River City Rescue Mission will pickup donated left over items. 601-636-6602.
2 bedroom house, $400 monthly. 3 bedroom Duplex $450 monthly. Refrigerator and stove furnished. $200 deposit on all. 601-6348290.
LOS COLINAS. SMALL 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Cottage. Close in, nice. $795 monthly. 601-831-4506.
STILL HAVE STUFF after your Garage Sale? Donate your items to The Salvation Army, we pick-up! Call 601-636-2706.
31. Mobile Homes For Rent 2 BED, 2 BATH, Grange Hall Road. Application, deposit required. Call 601831-4833. MEADOWBROOK PROPERTIES. 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes, south county. Deposit required. 601-619-9789.
21. Boats, Fishing Supplies
07. Help Wanted FULL-TIME SECRETARY/ BOOKKEEPER position. Associates Degree in business or related field. Two or three years experience preferred. Proficient in Microsoft office and Quick books Pro. Send resume to P O Box 64 Vicksburg, MS 39181 LOOKING FOR A Federal or Postal Job? What looks like the ticket to a secure job might be a scam. For information call The Federal Trade Commission, toll free 1-877-FTC-HELP, or visit www.ftc.gov. A message from The Vicksburg Post and the FTC.
!! " # $%&'$($' )*)* # ' + " RECEPTIONIST POSITION A small health related company has an immediate opening for a PART-TIME Receptionist. Responsible for collecting, posting, and managing accounts; communicating with clients; and providing clerical assistance. Submit resume and three letters of reference postmarked by Dec. 27, 2010 to Receptionist Position, P.O. Box 526, Vicksburg, MS 39181.
14. Pets & Livestock AKC/ CKC REGISTERED Yorkies, Poodles and Schnauzers $400 and up! 601-218-5533,
VICKSBURG WARREN HUMANE SOCIETY
Highway 61 South
601-636-6631 Currently has
30 puppies& dogs 39 cats & kittens available for adoption.
Call the Shelter for more information.
Please adopt today! MAL- SHI (Malteese/ Shih-Tzu. ) My tiny house dog's babies. Really beautiful. Will be small and gorgeous, CPR registered. Females $350, Males $300. Delhi 318-680-2100.
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SPECIAL BABIES, SHIHPOOS . 1 wonderful chocolate male, black and white male, cute cute cream Brindle girl, Very very small. Ready to go. CPR registered, shots and wormed. $250. Delhi 318-680- 2100. TINY LONG AND short coat Chihuahua babies. Exceptional beauties. Ready Christmas Quite in colors. CPR registered. Delhi 318-680-2100.
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14. Pets & Livestock TOY POODLE CHRISTMAS babies Black, females, shots, wormed, CPR registered Delhi 318-680-2100. WONDERFUL SHIH-TZU babies (your family dog) Such sweet little dolls. Lots of color. For now until Christmas, shots and wormed, CPR registered. Male $200, Female $250. Delhi 318-680-2100.
15. Auction LOOKING FOR A great value? Subscribe to The Vicksburg Post, 601-6364545, ask for Circulation.
17. Wanted To Buy I PAY TOP dollar for junk vehicles. Call 601-218-0038. TOP PRICES PAID for coins, Gold, Silver, war relics, estates. 601-618-2727. WE HAUL OFF old appliances, lawn mowers, hot water heaters, junk and abandoned cars, trucks, vans, etcetera. 601-940-5075, if no answer, please leave message.
18. Miscellaneous For Sale FOR LESS THAN 45 cents per day, have The Vicksburg Post delivered to your home. Only $14 per month, 7 day delivery. Call 601-636-4545, Circulation Department.
THE PET SHOP “Vicksburg’s Pet Boutique� 3508 South Washington Street
DOGGIE SWEATERS ARE HERE! A VARIETY OF SIZES, STYLES & COLORS! COME IN FOR A FITTING!
RED OAK FIREWOOD. long bed truck, stacked, good load. $70 601-415-9760. USED TIRES! LIGHT trucks and SUV's, 16's, 17's, 18's, 19's, 20's. A few matching sets! Call TD's, 601-638-3252.
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24. Business Services
• Bankruptcy Chapter 7 and 13 • Social Seurity Disability • No-fault Divorce
COMPLETELY FURNISHED. 1 Bedroom or studio apartment. All utilities paid. Includes cable, internet and laundry room. $750 $900 a month. 601-415-9027 or 601-638-4386. FURNISHED 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT. 1415 Washington Street, deposit required. 601-638-5943 or 662-8734236, 662-873-2878, leave message.
29. Unfurnished Apartments
601-661-0765 • 601-415-3333
605 Cain Ridge Rd. Vicksburg, MS 39180
601-638-2231
MAGNOLIA COMMONS OF VICKSBURG, 2 Bedroom - $630 3 Bedroom - $724 Enjoy Life In Our Modern, Convenient Apartment Community Located off Highway 61 South. 601-619-6821
TAKING APPLICATIONS ON 1, 2 and 3 bedroom. $200 deposit on each. Refrigerator and stove furnished. 601-634-8290.
READ THE CLASSIFIEDS DAILY!
30. Houses For Rent 3 BEDROOMS, TOTALLY renovated, all new, $700 1865 MLK. 732-768-5743, 209-628-8756.
Make us your HOME, We make Life EASY! We have it ALL! Paid cable, water & trash, we furnish washer/ dryer & microwave. Ask about our SPECIAL! Call NOW!! 601-415-8735
29. Unfurnished Apartments
1999 16 x 80, 3 bedroom 2 bath, $13,900 601-941-9116. 1999 32 x 80 4 bedroom, 2 bath, $29,900 601-941-3733. 2000 16x80 3 bedroom 2 bath $14,900 needs paint 601-941-3733. 2000 3 bedroom 2 bath Double wide, $14,900 601-941-9116
34. Houses For Sale McMillin Real Estate
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2002 16 x 80, 3 bedroom, 2 bath. $15,500 601-941-3733. KEEP UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS AND SALES... SUBSCRIBE TO THE VICKSBURG POST TODAY! CALL 601-636-4545, ASK FOR CIRCULATION.
33. Commercial Property BARGAIN!! PRIME OFFICE space, $450 monthly. Call 601629-7305 or 601-291-1148.
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1911 Mission 66 Suite B-Apprx. 2450 sq. ft. Office or Retail! Great Location! Easy Access!
Brian Moore Realty Connie - Owner/ Agent
318-322-4000 CALL 601-636-SELL AND PLACE YOUR CLASSIFIED AD TODAY.
105 RANCHO ROAD. 2 bedroom, 1 bath with 4.99 acres. Located 1 mile outside city limits. $60,000. 601-415-5033.
29. Unfurnished Apartments Utilities Paid • Downtown Convenience •
Classic Elegance in Modern Surroundings
601-630-2921
• 1 Bedroom/ 1 Bath 2 Bedrooms/ 2 Bath Studios & Efficiencies
18. Miscellaneous For Sale
to Fine Restaurants, Shops, Churches, Banks & Casinos Secure High-Rise Building • Off Street Parking • 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings • Beautiful River Views • Senior Discounts •
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Live in a Quality Built Apartment for LESS! All brick, concrete floors and double walls provide excellent soundproofing, security, and safety. 601-638-1102 • 601-415-3333
Merry Christmas!
Bienville Apartments The Park Residences at Bienville 1, 2 & 3 bedrooms and townhomes available immediately.
and
VICKSBURGS NEWEST, AND A WELL MAINTAINED FAVORITE. EACH WITH SPACIOUS FLOOR PLANS AND SOPHISTICATED AMENITIES. EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY
FOR LEASING INFO, CALL 601-636-1752
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“Bank Owned, Make Offer!� 1.5 story, 1580 sf, 3/2, wood floors, fireplace. 601-218-1800 Bette Paul Warner, McMillin Real Estate, www.Lakehouse.com.
Big River Realty Rely on 20 years of experience in Real Estate.
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Jones & Upchurch Real Estate Agency 1803 Clay Street www.jonesandupchurch.com Mary D. Barnes.........601-966-1665 Stacie Bowers-Griffin...601-218-9134 Jill Waring Upchurch....601-906-5012 Carla Watson...............601-415-4179 Judy Uzzle-Ashley....601-994-4663 Andrea Upchurch.......601-831-6490
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601-636-6490 Kay Odom..........601-638-2443 Kay Hobson.......601-638-8512 Jake Strait...........601-218-1258 Bob Gordon........601-831-0135 Tony Jordan........601-630-6461 Alex Monsour.....601-415-7274 Jay Hobson..........601-456-1318 Kai Mason...........601-218-5623 Daryl Hollingsworth..601-415-5549
Sybil Caraway....601-218-2869 Catherine Roy....601-831-5790 Mincer Minor.....601-529-0893 Jim Hobson.........601-415-0211
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40. Cars & Trucks
36. Farms & Acreage 3.03 ACRES ON BILL Strong Road, cleared/ ready to build. $20,000. 601-2189984, 601-218-7816.
310.46 acres Freetown Road, Bovina area. Rolling pasture, beautiful house site. $55,000. 321.52 acres China Grove. Wooded, $85,000. 3Financing available3 May and Campbell Land Company. 601-634-8255.
39. Motorcycles, Bicycles
2008 CRF 450X Street Legal, $4,900. Very low miles, like new condition. 601-636-1927
40. Cars & Trucks CHRISTMAS SALE-A-THON! 98 Malibu - $728 Down 01 Cavalier - $728 Down 03 Alero - $879 Down 00 Explorer - $879 Down
Gary’s Cars Hwy 61 S 601-882-9995 Garyscfl.com
35. Lots For Sale
Broker, GRI
REALTORŽ•BUILDER•APPRAISER
34. Houses For Sale
REDUCED--Warren Central area great 4 br, 2 ba home on approx 1 acre. Updated with ceramic in kitchen and baths, new carpet in bedrooms, new wood laminate in large den. Includes 12x20 wired workshop. For more information or appt. call 601-415-3022.
Eagle Lake 55 Sullivan Cove,
2001 32x80 4 bedroom 3 bath mint condition $34,900 Financing Available 601-941-9116. 601-941-9166.
No Utility Deposit Required
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• Pool • Fireplace • Spacious Floor Plans 601-629-6300
1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms
$600 MONTHLY STUDIO. $900 1 bedroom townhouse. Utilities/ Cable/ Laundry. Weekly cleaning 601-661-9747.
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28. Furnished Apartments
3508 SOUTH WASHINGTON Is your Christmas list filled with people who have everything? Check out our UNIQUE GIFTS!! • Antiques Fill your Sleigh with • Primitives Wonderful Surprises!
MAGNOLIA MANOR APARTMENTS Elderly & Disabled 3515 Manor Drive Vicksburg, Ms. 601-636-3625 Equal Housing Opportunity
• 1, 2 & 3 Bedroom Apts. • Beautifully Landscaped
501 Fairways Drive Vicksburg
River City Lawn Care You grow it - we mow it! Affordable and professional. Lawn and landscape maintenance. Cut, bag, trim, edge. 601-529-6168.
KATZENMEYER’S
• Glassware • Costume Jewelry • Small Lamps • Carnival Glass • Steel Cars (small) • Decorative Plates • Dolls • Aquarium/ Supplies • Small Critters/ Cages
BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE LIVING
www.thelandingsvicksburg.com
Great Expectations Remodeling and Flooring 769-203-9023
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32. Mobile Homes For Sale
Voted #1 Apartments in the 2009 Reader’s Choice
Toni Walker Terrett Attorney At Law 601-636-1109
34. Houses For Sale
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BOVINA AREA- LAKE front, cul-de-sac, approximately 1.5 acres. Reduced to $16,000. 601-831-0302.
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29. Unfurnished Apartments
29. Unfurnished Apartments
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George Carr Truck & SUV
SELL OFF! 1997 GMC Yukon GT 4x4
2003 Chevy Tahoe
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2007 GMC Canyon SLE
2008 Jeep Liberty
2007 Toyota Tundra
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2006 Ford Ranger 4x4
2008 Toyota Tundra
2005 Chevy Crew Cab 4x4
2008 Chevy 1500
Good Miles, Clean
Black, Clean
Extra Cab, Nice Truck.
#P9488A
#P9577
#P9564
Extra Clean, Nice Truck
Extra Cab, White
#41490B
#P9244
14,995 $14,995 $17,495 $17,995 $18,995
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2008 Chevy 2008 Ford Silverado LT Ext. Cab F-250 Crew Cab Black, Tool Box
Gas Engine
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2006 Honda Ridgeline
2010 Chrysler Town and Country
2007 Hummer H3
Clean, Silver Truck
Sto & Go!
Black Beauty.
#41401A
#P9323
#P9448A
18,495 $18,995 $18,995 $19,495 $19,995
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2010 Saturn VUE
2010 Chevy Colorado LT Crew
2010 Ford Explorer XLT
2010 Ford Edge
2010 GMC Terrain
100,000 Miles, Powertrain Warranty
Only 15,000 Miles
Low Miles, Clean.
Black Beauty
Enterprise Special
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20,995 $20,995 $21,995 $21,995 $22,995
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2010 Ford F-150 Crew
2010 Chevy Crew Cab
2010 Saturn Outlook
2007 GMC Sierra Crew 4x4
2009 GMC Acadia SLT
Only 22,000 miles XLT
White, LT Package
Red, Extra Clean
Red Beauty, Leather
One Owner, Local Trade-In
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2008 Buick Enclave
2008 GMC Yukon XL
2010 GMC Acadia
2008 Chevy 2500 Crew 4x4 LTZ
2008 GMC Yukon Denali XL
Loaded #P9326
Black Beauty, Fully Loaded, SLT
Loaded, SLT
Duramax Diesel
#P9242
#P9479
Nav. System, Entertainment, Sunroof #41462A
#41385A
29,995 $32,995 $33,995 $36,995 $38,995
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2009 Chevy 2009 Lincoln 1 Ton Crew Cab 4x4 Navigator
2008 GMC Yukon Denali
2010 Chevy Suburban LTZ 4x4
2010 Chevy Duramax Crew 4x4
Diesel, Loaded
Black, Loaded
Black Beauty, Loaded
White Diamond, Entertainment, Sunroof
#P9579
#P9418
Only 8,000 miles, Diesel, Sunroof, Original M.S.R.P. $57,000
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#P9394
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Letters To Santa f riday-saturday, De ce mbe r 24-25, 2010
Karen Gamble, managing editor | E-mail: newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com | Tel: 601.636.4545 ext 137 Dear Santa, You are very cool. You can do lots of things. We have a good Christmas. I want Xbox. I want psp with 2k11 ane Smaskdown vs Raw 2011. I want a Lap top. I want some jordans. I want lots of things. I want a will. I want a gocart. I want a baskball Kant. I went a football. Love, Deshaundre • Dear Santa, I do good on my test. I do good at school. I like school. I ride the bus to home. I do class worke. I tacke AR test at school. I past my test. My name is Quinton. I have a buther He is nise I like my buther He is good Love, Quinton Rowan • Dear Santa, I want for Christmas a bike. Is somethings else I want for Christmas is shoes. Hn some clothes. I want a PSP. I want a ds. I want a computer. I want to be a good girl I want a loptop. I want a will. I love Santa, Shalsina Mack • Dear Santa, I want cars and football. I want food. I want party. I want Jorns and Nike. I want bikes and dog. I like party game snake. I like song and pizza. I like jump ropes and lion. I like Christmas. I like Christmas Eve. I like run and play. I was a good boy. I love Santa, De’Juaan • Dear Santa, I want a iphone 4. I want a car. I want a motorcycle. I want a book. I want a bike. I love Santa, Jeff • Dear Santa, I want toys for christmas Is a big foot toy can you got a car can you got a dinosaurs can you get a toy. can you got play 3 can you play a game with me his is good he is bad ery bity is good L ove , M i c h a e l Colston • Dear Santa, I want a bike. I want a Ds. I want a schooter. I want a nadace. I want a fourwheeler. I want some hairbands. I want a computer. I want a binder. I want a Pizza I want a wii I want a toys I a tree Love, Kateesha • Dear Santa, I want gifts. I love you santa. This Christmas I want something new two bikes, four balls and ds and two psp. I love you Santa. Dear Santa you is the best, Shountiera Perry • Dear Santa, I like the town you live in. It is cold and snowing ice cold like your jingle bells hat I like my presents. I like to play with the snow. I love to get my things for Christmas Evening. I love every for Chrismas the lights that shine and bells that is beautiful in christmas Evening. I want the snow to come because I want to make a snowman. I like Santa Clothes. I want a xbox a black psp with profoot ballgame. Kinect. I want a wii. I want a fushigi. Love, Robert Jones • Dear Santa, I like Santa. I want to be like you. I want to be a elf. I will make toys. I like toys. Love, Kamyngogv Willicars • Dear Santa, Can you be my friend. I like cestnet Cestet is good Christmas red and green Christtmis is fun I gat a toy for the toy was big can you beng me a dog The toy can go I got to got a car I wat a red toy I wat the big toy was little. Love, Damon Phillips • Dear Santa, I can play. I can play fun. I have fun. I can go play. Can you play with me? I play good. I love to play. Do you have fun? I can
play with you. I have so fun. I love to play. I play pick ball. Love, Destinee, • Dear Santa, I like the elf. I love Christmas. I want a xboxs I want a psp is your elf good I want a football I want a DS I want a bitee I want a toy I want we. • Dear Santa, I want to have is a go cart and the best Christmas. I love Christmas and my Mom love christmas to all like to is be like you and a Dsi and a xbox 360. tujo gocart and a I phone. Love, Davis Bunns • Dear Santa, You drow me a peichen last xmas but this Xmas I hope you draw me anuther one with you and Roudof and I want a photo of you and Rourdof. You are a nice person. I want for Xmas is a bike. Snow meshen and a new schooter. I want a bookshelf. Your friend Hailey • Dear Santa, Can you go got a game can you go got me a toy? can you go got me a car? can you go got a cisty? can you go got or toy? can you got me a disown? can you go got a play 3? can you go got a game? christmas is good? toy are a home? car are a toy? I like you can play car. can you got me toys? Love, Denarius Brown • Dear Santa, I want a Dsi. I want a psi. I want to be a good girl. I wnat a xbox 360. I want a laptop. I want some Jordans. I want a outfit. I want a ipod.
I want a clothes. I want a lots of books. I want a bookbags. I love Santa • Dear Santa, I am a good boy and I am sleep. and I am fun. I want a game. a xbox 360. Love, Jo Ange • Dear Santa, He is good. He give out gives. He like kids. He is the best. I want a michael Jackson and I like him. He is a good singer. I like his moves. I want all his songs. I want it pleas. My is the best. Love, Jacob • Dear Santa, My dog can play with me! My mom can play. My dad can play. I can sleep good. I love school. I love you Santa. Santa you are cool. My mom loves Santa. My Dad love gus. Mg likes me. My dog loves you. My mom loves you. My mom love you. My Dad loves you. Love, Katlin Donovan • Dear Santa, Please bring me a toy horse
and a toy story Woody and buzz lightyear Game and a toy story car. Sincerely, Kyle • Dear Santa, Please bring me a monster truck a buz lightyear video game an a guitar and toy horse, an a garbage truk. Sincerely, Clarence • Dear Santa, Please bring me a buzz lightyear video game. Sincerely, Kellen • Dear Santa, Please bring me a guitar, a toy horse, buzz lightyear a monster truck. Sincerely, Edward • Dear Santa, Please bring me a guitar, a monster truck, a drum, yellow ball. Sincerely, Noah • Dear Santa, Please bring me a baby doll, barbie baby, babacar, a guitar, a wii gam DSi. tRR. Sincerely, Caitlin • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie, barbie house, I wot a lot of stuf. Sincerely, Kailee • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, barbie houe. I wot a lot of stuf 4 Crimus. Sincerely, Jakaylan Woods
Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, a new room, I like car, a bol hous, a drum set ol big wurld, I wor my tef to cmom out. Sincerely, Anyla Branch • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, barbie houes, car and bedrum. Sincerely, Lomi • Dear Santa, Please bring me a guitar, a buzz lightyear video game a garbage trucks, toystory toys, a guitar, a toy horse, a monster trucks casul 4 hosa wii. Sincerely, Julian • Dear Santa, Please a guitar, toy story toys, buzz lightyear video game, en vidio gams. Sincerely, Wallyeke • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, a doll house a stov. Sincerely, Jaqeriah • Dear Santa, Please bring me a iron man, bring me toy story toys. Sincerely, Daniel
Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, barbie house, bilg bet a car. bebrum I wat a new house. Sincerely, Shantavia • Dear Santa, Please bring me a garbage truck and toy horses. Sincerely, Lionel • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll, a new teddy bear a mbed,
have a nintendo Wii, a PS3 and a Adrian Peterson footbll jersey. And the sims. Thank you very much. Sincerely, Azande Miller • Dear Santa, I just want to tell you what I want for Christmas. This is what I want a wii and a Justin bever doll and some paper towers and pencils. Sincerely, Jarheon •
barbie clohs a guitar I wat a lot of stuf. Sincerely, Katia • Dear Santa, Please bring me toys teddys guitars dmonser truck. Sincerely, Doysh • Dear Santa, Pleaese bring me a barbie doll. I wut a cook makr. Sincerely, Winter • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll a new bed. Pragnbok. Sincerely, Ameriah • Dear Santa, Please bring me a barbie doll house. Sincerely, Arekurna • Dear Santa, My name is DeMarcus Lee. I have ben good and want a play statn 3 and silver belt. Sincerely, DeMarcus Lee • Dear Santa, Please bring us some presents because we are trying to be good. Sincerely, Jacob Kackley • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a gator, a drit bike, four-wheeler parts, a mountain bike, and a DSI. Sincerely, Brady • Dear Santa, I would like you to bring me a D.S. and clothes, shoes, toys, bike for Christmas. I been a good girl this year so I will leave you some cookies, milk for Christmas. Thank you, Alexis Johnson • Dear Santa, My name is Andre. I am seven years old. I go to school at Dana Road Elementary. I would like some wrestling toys and games. I would also like a bike to ride. Sincerely, Andre • Dear Santa, On Christmas I would love to
Dear Santa, My name is Ailish Fontanez. I live in Vicksburg Mississippi. I have been a good girl this year. I want for Christmas the icarly 2 game for DS. And acesories for friends boutique. This is what I want for Christmas. Sincerely, Ailish • Dear Santa, I hope you give me a great gift. Did you had a great day today? Are the elves doing fine? Make sure you feed your reindeers. What do you live at Santa? Do you like cookies? Where do the elves live too? Next time, I will give you some milk. We miss you, and my baby sister too. Love, Hannah Norman • Dear Santa, I will like to have two Mostortrogs and a motusouwill an a playsthn 3. I hope I have been good this yure. Love, Javier • Dear Santa, I want a game, some dolls, a toy, a phone, some shoes, some CD’s, a DSI, a toy kitchen, a baby, a baby bed, a new book bag, and a MP3 for Christmas. Sincerely, Almiyah Johnson • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is doll clothes, fureal walking puppy, zhu zhu pets, and a dollhouse. S i n c e r e l y, Danielle Robertson • Dear Santa, I baby doll, note book. Sincerely, Haley Henderson • Dear Santa, I want a DSi, Ipod, and a bike. Sincerely, Ja’Niah • Dear Santa, I wot a bike and a schooter. PS I love ou are the best Santa. Merry Christmas, Sidney • Dear Santa, I ben a good boy. Santa can a have a wii, a car, a nalus, a playstatn 3, a dish, a madden II. Sincerely, Parker • Dear Santa, I been very good at school. Are you doing very good too? Santa you is the best one. Sincerely, Jess
Dear Santa, Please brang me mom and dad some presents. I want a fourwheeler and a dirtbike and some cars. Sincerely, Damien Love • Dear Santa, I will like to have for Christmas is a PSP, dog, and scooter. I think I’ve been good this year. Thank you! Sincerely, Edmond • Dear Santa, I want a laptop and peace and quiet and others to respect each other and a new Amarican doll. Sincerely, Mary Parsons • Dear Santa, I want a DSi, a Justin Bieber doll, a dog, and bell. Also the best Christmas ever. Movies, books, doll’s clothes, and a laptop. Sincerely, Tatum Horn • Dear Santa, I want a Ipod, Iphone, cell phone, Hillys, trampoline, jewelry, hoops, silly bands, ribbons, skating blades, and a DSI paddle. I thank you for everythig you’ve given me. Sincerely, Kiara Jones • Dear Santa, I want a DSI, cell phone, yoyo, playstation, iphone. Thank you. S i n c e r e l y, D e i d e Tunstall • Dear Santa, Thank you for toys last year. This year I want a toy helicopter, a Ipod and some new games to my playstation. Sincerely, Keontaye • Dear Santa, Thank you Santa for all the presens ben geven out and thank you for geven me my presens! Sincerely, Jaquan Jackson • Dear Santa, I would like for Chirsmas a DS, the movie Santa Paws, DSI xle and DSI xl, and a pupppy and the movie Santa Paws. Thanks for last yera prents. Sincerely, Micah Lush • Dear Santa, I want some shoes called heelys for Christmas. And some clothes and toys. Sincerely, Jaylent Hicks • Dear Santa, I want a playstation, DSI, Ipod, a cell phone, trampoline, a psp, a dirt bike, a puppy, a cat, a pool. A nerf, a football, xbox360, legos, a go car, a game cube, end a helicopter. Sincerely, Collie Neal • Dear Santa, I love you. I want a xbox 360 and a cell phone. I want a ipod and a DS. I want a Iphone and a blade blade let it rip and hillys. Santa have a good Christmas. Yours truly, Kevon Dulaney • Dear Santa, I want a ipd, red wii, play make up, tv, iphone, tromblive, and money. S i n c e r e l y, S h a i k a y l a Wheatley • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Iphone, DSi, Ipod, cell phone, and touch sreen. Sincerely, Stricsan Wiggins • Dear Santa, Thank you for all my presents that you brooght me last year. I hope you bring me and my brother everything we want this year. I want a dirtbike, redbox, nike, car, truck, psp, playstation3, and a Ipod. Sincerely, Delvin King • Dear Santa, I want a phone, Iphone, Notend, blade blade, and fox. Good Christmas. Thank you. Sincerely, Dallas Bell
2 Dear Santa, I want some helly’s, Nintendo, DSI, fushigie, Ipod, a white and brown puppy, Iphone and a baby all gone. Sincerely yours, Ernisha Hunter • Dear Santa, I ant a Mongoost bike, DSI, play station 2, xbox360, Ipod, Hilly, cel phone, trampoline, and Santa have a Merry Christmas. Thank you Santa. Love Santa and Ms Claus. From, Keithon Cooper • Dear Santa, May you give me a cell phone and a Ipod and a xbox360, a playstation, a helicopter and Ipod one more thing a new psp. Sincerely, Joshua Brooks • Dear Santa, I want a playstation, DSI, Ipod, a cell phone, and helicopter, music. Sincerely, Kiara Campbell • Dear Santa, I love Christmas so much. My birthday is in December. These are some of the things that I hope I get for Christmas. A DS, go go and me playset, a Hannha Montana dance floor, a High School Musical dance floor. Sincerely, T’Erria Tubwell • Dear Santa, I want a playstation3, DSI, a Iphone, Ipod, trampoline, hillies, helicopter and a xbox kinect. Sincerely Carldarius Parson • Dear Santa, I love you. Thanks for giving me something last year. This year I want a Ipod, phone, some clothes, and shoes. I have been very very good. I am making good grades. I am making A’s and B’. I just want to say you are the best and I like red and black. Sincerely, Brandi Dillon • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a Big Foot for Christmas, Love Axiel • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want DSI for Christmas, Love, Zack • Dear Santa, How are you reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a dirt bike for Christmas. Love, Marquasia Smith, • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a Bubble Castle for Christmas. Love, Ariah • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hap you and Mrs Clause are doing good. I would like a DSI for Christmas. Love, PeArah, • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a toy for my puppy. Love, Jacquez • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a phone. Love, David • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are ding good. I would like a Christmas town for Christmas. Love, Hannah Lee
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a ipod. Love, Sam • Dear Santa, How are your reideers doing? I hope ou and Mrs. Claus are doing good. I want an ipod for Christmas. Love, Alyiha • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Claus are good. I want a labtop. Love, Markaysha • Dear Santa, How are your raindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a Nintendo wii for Christmas! Love, Trinitee • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a skateboard. Love, Kevie • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a Playstation for Christmas. Love, Jaylen • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would lik a dirt bike. Love, Christopher • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a play station. Love, William • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you ad Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a football for Christmas. Love, Michael • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a cup cake machine for Christmas. Love, Atlantic White • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers dong? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I would like a xbox 360. Love, Nicholas • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a basketball for Christmas. Love, Gabriele • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good I would like fourwheeler for Christmas. Love, Joseph • Dear Santa, How are your reindeers doing? I hope you and Mrs. Clause are doing good. I want a Super hero game. Love, Keith • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a 4 wheeler, motorcycle, dirt bike, pool, DS, Ipod, psp, and go car. Merry Christmas. Love, Reginal • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade and would liik to have a TV, DSI, Ipod, xbox360, laptop, PSP, and a pool with diving board. A fish tack with fish in. Merry Christmas. Love, Efxaih
Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a psp. Merry Christmas. Love, Brianna • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Rod School. I would like to have a baby doll house, laptop, and baby doll. Merry Christmas. Love, Ebone • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a DS, laptop, ball, game. Merry Christmas. Love, Jahem • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a laptop. Love, Victoria Rogers • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a DSI, I pod, xbox360, TV, laptop, playstation, psp. coat, Hannah Montana microphone, and 4wheeler. Merry Christmas. Love, Trinith • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a video game and DSI. Merry Christmas Santa. I love Santa. Love JaQuez Williams • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a race car. Love, Demarion • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade. I would like to have a Blackberry. Love, Shakendria • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a bike, laptop, Hanna, xbox360, DSi, TV, doll, blackberry. Merry Christmas, Mariah • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Rod School. I would like to have a boxing game and army truck. Merry Christmas. Love, Shaquiquille • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a microphone, drum, and a guitar. Merry Christmas. Love, Dewayne • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a laptop, Ipod, and bike. Merry Christmas. Love, Aarmis • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a laptop, phone, doll house, baby. Merry Christmas. Love, Craishawna • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School I would like to have a trampoline and a dirt bike. Merry Christmas. Love, LaDale • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade. I would lik to have a phone, laptop, ipod. Merry Christmas. Luve, Brandon • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Danna Road School. I would like to have a phone, dsi, ipod, and baby doll and house and a laptop. Merry Christmas. Love, Reese • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade. I would like to have a race car. Mery Christmas. Love, Richard
Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a Hannah Montana. Merry Christmas. Love, Catricia • Dear Santa, I am in the first grade at Dana Road School. I would like to have a Merry Christmas and a bike. Love, Cecil Hayes • Dear Santa, I am in the first at Dana Road School. I want Hannah Montana microphone bad. Love, Faye • Dear Santa, I luve ou can you plys bring me a psp. My dady has a bot. Can I get a bicke. Love, Corbyn Brown • Dear Santa, How are your eleves? All I want for Christmas is a baby doll and a I want a big toy. Love, Kellisia Walker • Dear Santa, Santa I love you so very much. Is you at the house? Santa we hope you are ok. Santa you is the best. Is you ther Santa? We love you, Kierra James • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you. Can I see you every Christmas? I want to take your reindeer. Can I take a ride with you? Love, Alicia Jones • Dear Santa, Can you git porij. I love you Santa. Are you feeling ok? I love Mrs. Claus. I be good. Love, Jermaine Owens • Dear Santa, May I have a xbox360. Can I see your elves? Ho are your elves doing? How is Mrs Claus? Are you feeling ok? Merry Christmas to you, Tremaun Williams • Dear Santa, Can you get me a bick. I want a swing. Can I get a pola? Can I have a grid rorbwot? I love you Santa in my heart Alicia Jones • Dear Santa, Can you please bring me John Cenna toy? Santa is Rudolph ok? Is Mrs Claus alright? Love, Terris Harper • Dear Santa, Can you please bring me a toy car, notepad, book, and a bike? Are you ok? Love, Donald Parson • Dear Santa, Are you feeling ok? Can I take a ride? Plese bring me a DSI. Love, Tyrone • Dear Santa, Can I see your reindeer? Is Rudolph with you? I would like to visit you. How is Mrs. Claus? Love, T’Mara Cross • Dear Santa, Can you bring me a playstation3, four wheeler, and a bike? How are all the reindeers is Mrs. Claus doin alright? Love, Derrius Darden • Dear Santa, Can I take a ride? You are grat. Can you hug me? Can your bring me a prices. Thank you Santa. I love you, Jada Battle • Dear Santa, Merey Cisus Santa. May I have a skateboard? May I have a toy car? May I have a bicke? I love you, Jalen Brasfield • Dear Santa, Can I ride your reindeer? How are your elves doing? How is Mrs. Claus. Merry Christmas to you, Jaylah King
The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, Can you make me a present. Can you pease bring me a ds? Love, Willie Mosley • Dear Santa, Can you get me a erejnt Octmas Prime? I’ve olways wanted one. And I love you! Love, Caleb Whitney • Dear Santa, Can you get me a doll and a little cat? Can you get my mom a cat? Is Rudolph with you? Merry Christmas to al! Can I take a ride with you? Love, Kiyana Blackshire • Dear Santa, Can you please bring me a Nintendo Wii, Microphone, and a PSP. How is Mrs. Claus? Love, Asia Etheridge • Dear Santa, Can you please bring me a Nintendo DSI and truck. Santa can I ride with your on your slay? Love, Rondarius Newson • Dear Santa, I would like to see Prancer. Can you please bring me a psp? Love, Peyton Malone • Dear Santa, How are you I am in first grade my name is Vanessa. I love you. I be so good in clas. I love you I went a doll drums belt. Love, Vanessa • Dear Santa, How you doing? I wat a log truck a road truck. Love, Joe Mosley • Dear Santa, How are you dowen to day how is rotoff how is mis closs? My scoohl is Dana Road Elmetrey I am in Mis Lindsey class. Love, James W. • Dear Santa, How is Claus Roff doing? I am doing good how are you doing? Santa I love you I want this for Christmas a doll. I will seen you some cookes. Love, Marq • Dear Santa, My name is Elliot. I go to Dana Road School. I am in the •. How is Mrs Clause? I want a ds. Love, Elliot • Dear Santa, My name is LaDaja. I go to Dana Road. I am in •. How is Ms. Claus, my favorite toy and my favorite game is a DS and a color book. Love, LaDaja • Dear Santa, I wot a powl. I go to Dana Road. My name is Malik. How is your disz. I son don hir. Love, Malik • Dear Santa, Rortof is a great randire. My name is Kyleigh Neal. For Christmas I want puppies and a wii and a doll. Love, Kyleigh • Dear Santa, I am in •. This is my favorite day. And I am a good little girl this is all my mom said be good. Oh I onmost frget. Love, Jessica • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clows I am in 1st gard I go to Don Rod School.
How are you? I love you! I want a babby doll on a play car. Love, Ariel Booth • Dear Santa, I go to Dana Road. I am in •. I mim you. I love you. I wont for doll. I wont to see rodrd. Love, Kaitlyn • Dear Santa, I be good in scooh and me and my mom want a dog. I want a girl dog. My name is Amirah we go to bed at 8:00. Love, Amirah • Dear Santa, I go to Dana Road. Can you make some toys? A toy train. Love, Ja’Michael Adams • Dear Santa, I go to Dana Road. I’m in •. How is Mrs Claus. Santa for Christas I want a DS. My name is Rachel I am going to leave the door open. Love, Rachel • Dear Santa, For Christmas I wot a make-up class and shos and a Michael Jackson wii game and a nintendo and ipod and ipad and a bick and my sister Haley and Erca to be nice and a 4-wheeler and Mrs. Ross and Mrs. Griffin to have a Mery Christmas. Love, Charity Adams • Dear Santa, I want a remote control car, Ipod, a phone, a Christmas toy, a toy car, a fake gun, a xbox game like Black Ops, and a Michael Jackson game, dirtbike. Love, De’Airrus Smith • Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is a toy. I love toy in I want for Christmas is a bag. and games and a dollhouse and a kite and a ipod and a car. I love you Santa. Love, Kassandra Gidron • Dear Santa, The things I want for Christmas is a make up box, a labtop a realy one, a phone a real one, a heart thing you print with glitter in your hair to look pretty in a cottin candy makeup in fake nails, a pillow pet, lipstick, dsi, xbox360. Love, Jamie Carter • Dear Santa, Things I want for Christmas a ipod, mp3 player, a bike, a pellet gun, bb gun, nerf gun, a skateboard, ds, and a dsi. Love, Hunter Williams • Dear Santa, I want a nintendo ds and wii, paint, paintbrushes, a big note book, xbox360, ipad touch, remote control car, 4 wheeler, and a dirt bike. Love, Kendal West • Dear Santa, Xbox360, mackeup, dress, hehes, they for hair, gun 22, wii, ipod, dog house, ipad, 4wheeler, a book. Love, Alicia Pevey • Dear Santa, I want a baby doll, doll house, make-up set, a bike and a Barbie, a ipad, a Barbie Jeep. Love, Violette Leslie Dotson • Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is a pair of shoes, a game for my psp, And I want an xbox360 and a silver bell. Love, Jonathan Truly
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I want a xbox360, black will, red will, and a playstashon360. Scooter, ipod, a new bike, call of duty, dirt bike, 4 wheeler, and a fake remote control spider. Love, Trae • Dear Santa, I wanta make up box and journal and some close and snow boots and Michael Jackson wii and a ipod and a dirt bike and a electric scooter. Love, Eliyah Walker • Dear Santa, I want some real nikes and a wii xbox360. And a dirtbike an an motorbike and the Michael Jackson game and Michael Jackson shoes. Ipod touch electric scooter, and a electric drums. Love, Channing Adams • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a DS and a new ipod and a unoslash thing and a new wii and a playstation3 and a scooter and a tangle toy. An a xbox360 and a barbie and a teddy bear and a caping bed and a ipad and a dall house and a army and th polor express toy and a 4-wheeler and a dirt bike and a hold buch of games on my ds. Love, Janae Battle • Dear Santa, Santa I want a dog for Christmas. Santa I want a silver bell for Christmas. I want a wii. I want a xbox360. I want a house. I want a 4-wheeler. I want a dirt bike. I want a ipad. I want a dsi. I want a 900 bucks. I want a remote control car. Love, Abigail Grace Wren • Dear Santa, I want a psp for Christmas. And a football. Then I want a basketball. And a Dallas cowboy jersey number 3. Next, a remote control car and truck, motorcycle, a forwheeler, last a bell. Love, Charles Gray • Dear Santa, I want 10 credit cards for Christmas. I want a xbox360, a ipod, a remote control plane, a electrick scooter, a conputer, remote conchole car, 1000 dollars, and a big stuffed shark. Love, Will • Dear Santa, Hey give me for Christmas he gave me a Nascar and Nintendo. And he said ho ho ho Merry Christmas. And the conductor take us at the Polar Express. Love, Ashton Parson • Dear Santa, I want a wii sonic a sega all star racing and super mario. Love, Allen • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas. I whant a dsi, a lote of games, a live baby, a Michael Jackson wii, a school stuff, a pool. books, a 4-wheeler, and sega. Love, Asia • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a xbox360, and a toy car, and a army toy, and a bike, and a big car, and a toy man. Love, Harris • Dear Santa, I which I get a wii form Christmas can you get me a bell off your reindeer can you get me a dirk from Christmas and a xbox360 can you get me a Michael Jackson jacket and a dsi and a ds game I want a ipad, remote control car, nascar, a 4-wheeler a laptop. Let me ride in your sleigh when you come to my house. Love, Sean • Dear Santay, I want a Ben lo watch and a Bed lo car and the Ben lo game
and a Lion King game and a Iron Man toy. Your friend, Corey Anderson • Dear Santa Clause, For this Christmas I want silly bands for Christmas. I want them so I can wear them on my rest and not snap people. I will keep them on my rest all day. They are silly and they are really really funny. Yours turly, Will • Dear Santa, For this Christmas I want a touch screen phone, bike, xbox 360 conect, psp, and also a wii. Love, Dennis
wheel cars, a book, ice cream maker socks, and a train. Love, Alvaro • Dear Santa, This year may I get a game called madden 11 and can I get a toy call Rey Mysterio. Can I get new shoes called white polo shoes and New York Jets jersey. Love, Roderick • Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is a phone some wii game, some game for my dsi xl, I want it because that what I want and I like it. I love my dsi xl and I
mas. A DS game would be fine, belt, some shoes, and colthes. And the best thing I want for Christmas is a Dairy Queen Maker. Love, Alexis • Dear Santa, I have been making good grades. I have been nice to people. What I want for Christmas is some clothes, shoes, and lots more. You are giving presents every year so I am giving you a present. Love your friend, Chantel • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas
Dear Santa Clause, What I want for Christmas is a dsi and a phone for Christmas. Christmas is fun and I love Christmas. Love, Patrice Brown • Dear Santa Clause, I want a DSi for Christmas and a ipod and a new bike and sketches with skates on the bottom. And a skateboard for Christmas why because I haven’t had it before. And a new wii game and the toy that you can make your own beat and some books to read to my baby brother. I hope you bring my toys. Ho ho ho. Yours truly, Cedric • Dear Santa, I want a new charger to a psp it coust 16$. I wanta new ps3 and a new wii. I want Mario Cart. Because I like games like that. I also want a Michael Jackson game and a ipod and a laptop too. Senerly, Rashun • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a phone, bike, books to read, all the baby alive dolls, and you. What do you want for Christmas? Love, Lacey • Dear Santa, I want a gingerbrad man, a circus clown, slinky dog, hot-
want some games for that. Your friend, Char’Meeia • Dear Santa, I want a laptop, a ipod touch pad, new clothes and shoes, dresses, phone, Christmas sweater, my own phone in my room. Thats what I want for Christmas I want all this because I’m a good girl. Love, Ayanna • Dear Santa, I want a wii game for Christ-
is a game called Dragon Ball Z for wii an psp. I want that because I’m getting a new psp. That’s all I want for Christmas. Love, Christopher • Dear Santa, I want a tuch screen phone, eny toy u got ok Merry Christmas Santa. Love, Jacori • Dear Santa Clause, I want John Cena’s gear. I
Dear Santa, Kiddie City wants to expose all the children in this community to their academic, social, emotional, physical and spiritual skills training. Please send them by Monday to our facility to enroll. And Santa, remind everyone to bring this ad in to have their $35 registration fee waived. Remember we now offer our services until 12 midnight. Merry Christmas to All.
want his shoes, his shirt, his hat, and his neckless. And because I want it I want to become a fighter too. Just like him. Your truly, Sam Newton • Dear Sata Clause, I what for Christmas is a pant, and may I have a laptop and a pj and a lot of papet ten and may I have a toy. Love, Naikel • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. I would like for you to bring me DSI. Thank you for being so good. Love, Shamarya White • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. I would like for yo u t o bring me a playstation3, some jewelry, and a doll if you can bring a c a r fo r the doll and a doll home. Love, McRhea • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy I wo u l d l i ke f o r to bring me a Nerf football. Thank you for being so good! Love, Marcus • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to bring me a dsi and a playstaton3. Thank you for being so good! I love Santa, David • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to bring me incredible hulk game. Thank you for being so good! Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good by. I wold like for you to bring me a gi goe. Thank you for being so good! Love, Kessler Tillman •
Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to bring me a 4-wheeler. Tank you for being so good. Love, Rashon • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. I would like for you to bring me a nurse set. Thank you for being so good! Love, Annie • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to me a Bak. Thank you for being so good! Love, LaTravis Smith • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to bring me a game. Thank you for being so good. Love, Johnathan • Dear Santa, I been a good girl. I would like for you to bring me a nurse set. Thank you for being so good. Love, Megan Wallace • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. I would like for you to bring me a iphone. Thank you for being so good. Love, Toya Hayes • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. I would like for you to bring me a gutar. Thank you for being so good! Love, Hasley • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I would like for you to bring me a alive elf with a elf house. Thank you for being so good. Love, Isaah Thomas • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I wot a pilopat. I wot a transformor. Love, Logan • Dear Santa, I love you. You are my biggest fan? I mis santa ohca I hope she is ohca. You are good and nis. I wish I had megghmied for the xbox and I wish I had hot will. Cris cros case. Love, Landon Cessna, • Dear Santa, I love you in I wot to tlel you det I wotit a bock in a pet. Love, Jakali’Anna, • Dear Santa, I am going to send you a card not a card that has what I want on there. What wold you want this year send me a card that has what you what Santa? I’ll by anythig for you Santa. I’ll polish your shoes anythig Santa. Love, Sabrina, • Dear Santa, Hi Santa. How are you Santa? I love you Santa. I what a car. Love, Annieshia •
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Dear Santa, How are you boing? I wut a ds and a jep and a big house. Love Lauren • Dear Santa, Are the reindeer ok? Bley bley top and dsi. Love, DeMarques • Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you doing? Can I have a bike, Can I have a baby dall hose? Love, IberTineil Davis • Dear Santa, How ar you? A new black wii and wii game. Love, Darius • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. My I have moterls. Love, Aron • Dear Sante, How are the reindeer? I love you Sante. I want a ds and a bike. Love, Toisha • Dear Santa, How do you make the pass? I want a sotr and a ds. Love, D’Lexis • Dear Santa, Hi Santa. How are you doing? I wan a dsi. I want some toy. Love, Shaymaria Coleman • Dear Santa, I like spiderman. Hi Santa how or yue doing? Love, Jose’ • Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you? I will like a pare of skes and a football and a footlball healmitt. Love, Ashton • Dear Santa, How are you feeling this year Santa and your reindeers. How is your mother doing. Santa I realy realy want the new smach down vs raw 2011 game and an football. Lve, Jashun Simon • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Crayloa Art and Lep Folg a I wiw like with ese you get for me. Love, Shelby • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I want a doll for Christmas. Love, Taylor • Dear Santa, How is the reindeer doweing? I rele wont a xbox 360. Love, Aaron • Dear Santa, I like love you. I want to dogs. I want a palyset. Love, Robert • Dear Santa, Hi Ho are you doing! I love you. Hi are Mrs Claus! I wot to get a plliwpet and a jumrt. Love, Jalyn Davis • Dear Santa, Hi Santa, are the reindeer doing fine? I want ice skates borad and a dsi jeep for me and a boy jeep for my brother. Love, Keariel • Dear Santa, Is Miss Closs fileg ok? Can I have sum shos and a dsi and sum gams to go wioth it! Love, McKenzie • Dear Santa, Hi are you doing? Football and paps and garg. Love, Kaleb • Dear Santa, I love you! I want a Barby doll and a pilow pet and I want
a vitvow game. My dad want some new close! My mom want a new woch! Love, Kristin Wells • Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please brig me a bike. Love, ShaQueria • Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please bring me a vido game a ras car. Love, Madison
Dear Santa, Are you haveig a good witer. I wuot a exbox for kimus and a blatbt. A I luv you. I wuot a tv my mom wout a tv. My dad wout a game. Love, Mason Watts • Dear Sata, I love you very must. I want a bike and a tv and a game and a ros for my mom and a kitten for my sister. And a batman. Love, JaDarrion • Dear Santa, I love you. Well Santa what I want for crimus is a pillow-pet cat, spiterman, puppy, and this is all I want. Love, Jordyn Reed • Dear Santa, You are so seet! I love you! Please bring my a genny pig. Love, Anniah Calvin • Dear Santa, I like you. I want a puppy I want a cat I want a papt. Love, Sadie Grace Smith • Dear Santa, I love you! How are your reinbeer? I like your red soot. Please
bring me a doll and a doll house. I like your hat. Please bring my mom make up. Love, Mcrganie • Dear Santa, I love you. You be so sweet. Pleas can you gev me a xbox 360 and a bike and a ds and a puppy and a house and a kitten and a rose. Love, McKenney •
Dear Santa, You are so sweet. I love yuou. Please bring me a puppy kitten. car. bike. ekxbox. Love, Dakana • Dear Santa, You are so sweet. I love you! Please bring me clothes bike. Love, Tamekah • Dea Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please bring me a game car game. Love, Jason Lee • Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please breng me a xbox truck puppy tv bike. Love, Joshua • Dear Santa, I love you! I want a real forwiller and a pillow pet. Love, Noah • Dear Santa, I love you! Please bring me a puppy, pillow, game, car, truck. Love Alexis •
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Dear Stna, I like you Santa. Barbie ballt, Santa I wot four tv. Dog wif game. Kitten tv bike. Love, Robin • Dear Santa. I love santa please give my go go dog. pillow pet. for tv mama. Love, Angelina •
Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please bring me a doll vauel mop. Love, Bria • Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you! Please bring me a car and a hos. Game tv. Love, Alan • Dear Santa, You so st! I love you! Plea bg me a movioma. Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, You are so sweet! I love you. Please bring me a vanetabl, kitten. Love, Madelyn • Dear Santa, Please bring me a Bartz take doll for Christmas. Also, my dad would like a new car. Hugs and kisses, Jasmine F. •
Dear Santa, Please bring me a ds for Christmas. Also, bring my brother a ds. Love, Zaria J. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a buch of vedeo games for Christmas. Also, my dad would like a two chclrs for the vedeo games to play. Hugs and kisses, Edward P. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a black xbox360 for Christmas. Also, my m o m would like a mitten. Hugs and kisses, Tamia • Dear Santa, Please bring me a doll for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a rain and a big hug and kiss. Love, La’Asia • Dear Santa, Please bring me basketball goal for Christmas. Also, my sister would l i ke a dora doll. Hugs and kisses, Branbarrion •
Dear Santa, Please bring me a gocart for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a whoche. Hugs and kisses, Jarvis B. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a gocart for Christmas. Also my mom would like a ring. Hugs and kisses, Roy. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a DSI for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a ring. Hugs and kisses, Joseph • Dear Santa, Please bring me a DS for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a mixer. Love, Patrick • Dear Santa, Please bring me a wii for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a car. Love, Alariya •
Dear Santa, Plese bring me a toy car for Chirstmas. Also my mom would like a xbox360. Hugs and kisses from Datria • Dear Santa, Please bring me a DSI for Christmas. Also, my mom would like a flat screen tv. Hugs and kisses, Yakia B. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a puppy for Christmas. My grandpa would like a truck. Hugs and kisses, Tavarius M. • Dear Santa, Please bring me a xbox360 for Christmas. Also my mom would like a ring. Hugs and kisses, ShaDerihat • Dear Santa, Please bring me a DSI for Christmas. My mom would like a car. Hugs and kisses, Abbygail • Der Santa, I wunt a Lien kub. Love, Alexa Wilson • Der Santa, I wunt a pabrjaw. Lve, Blake Channell • Der Santa, I wunt a spudr. Love, Blakeney Allen • Der Santa, I wuld love a camero. Love, Cameron Monk • Der Santu, I want a pad 6 kuk. Love, Cameron Green • Der Santa, I wunta bo and arrw pleas. Love, Chase Smith • Der Santa, I wunta phone. Love, Chloe Rice • Der Santa, I wunt a Santa ipod. Love, Destyne Carson • Der Santa, I wunt a car. Love, Ellis Terrett • Der Sata, I wunt a Brbe. Love, Elysse Terrett • Der Santa, I wunt a xbox360. Love, Gatavius Magee • Der Santa, I wunt a vakqgm. Love, Javincia Mixon • Dear Santa, I wunt a toy dog and a pop gun. Love, John Custer • Der Zanta, I wunt a tatr. Love, Josh Artman • Der Santa, I wunt a punt. Love, Kameron Rice • Der Santa, I want a Brdie car. Love, Kayden Lum • Der Santa, I want a atv. Love, Kent McArthur • Der Santa, I wunt a dog. Love, Laney Schrader
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The Vicksburg Post Der Santa, I wunt a Breu. Love, Lydia Hopkins • Der Santa, I wunt a pledn. Love, Macey Hill • Der Santa, I wunt a babe. Love, NaDajah Smith • Der Santa, I wunt a dogg. Love, Shakourie Fultz • Der Santa, Love, Terrance Smith • Der Snta, I wunt a prat and plces. Love, Austin Murphy • Der Santa, I wunt a ggg. Love, Jonathan Washington • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year and I want for Christmas is a DSiXL and a Mississippi State visor and I want is a wheel of fortune wii and super scribble nauts ds game and $100. Sincerely, Cooper Orman • Dear Santa, Give me a Christmas tree and a present and doll. Santa, come in my house and I will leave you some chips. Thank you for my gifts. Sincerely, Kiara Thomas • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. And what I want for Christmas most of all is a laptop. But here is some other things I want. A puppy, a science kit, a crafting string kit, some cute clothes, a digital camera, a i pad, and any other things you bring. And I want to thank you for all the things you give us. Love, Aubrey Ruby • Dear Santa, I want some shoes and some claus and a baby and a wach and some erings. I want a good movey. I want some skinny jens. I want some bralists and a jaket and some tiny shoes and a phone. Love, Lexi • Dear Santa, I would like a play stayshen two and a psp and a for wheele and a Game and Hot Wheels moster truck and a black bow and fast shoes and money and a moder bike and a wolet and a gun and a little pet tiger and a truck and a car and a hot wheel battle force 5 and jeans. I love you Santa. Sincerely, Jayton Tuner • Dear Santa, This is what I wish for Christmas. I want a mx350 dirt racked motorcycle blue, a jacket blue, and a helmet that goes all over my face blue. And if you don’t know what I’m talking about call my mom and thank you for all the stuff you give me and I wish everything is blue. Sincerely, Conner Paxton
Dear Santa, We love you Santa in all this days I have not seen you. Where have you been Santa. Santa don’t you have Mrs Clause to. Santa you are awesome. I want a babydoll a bear a iphone a camera a ds and a tennis racket and a car and a dress and a bike and a ball and a wig and a alive baby and a sleigh. Sincerely, Aaliyah Wilson • Dear Santa, Thank you for all you have don and I hope I have the very best Chrishmas ever! Santa Claus I love you! You are the best Santa Claws! I wish for a new bike and a new scooter and that Princess jeep at walmart and 100 dollars, and 3 real dimand rings, and a dimand by its self and the tangled movie on DVD. Sincerely, Destiny Mayfield • Dear Santa, Thank you for all you do for us and I hope we have the best Christmas ever! I love you Santa!! What I want for Christmas is Donkey Kong the wii, $100, diamond, crafting mama, charm, ipod touch. Sincerely, Meagan Garner • Dear Santa, I want to thank you for all of the great toys you have brought me last year. I love you very much I want you to know that I have been very good all year. I made all A’s on my report card. My mom and dad think I am a sweet little girl. This year I want a iPod touch, pottery wheel set, North Face jacket, laptop, camcorder, and a craft kit. Thank you! Sincerely, Morgan Nelson • Dear Santa, I would like a video camera. a camera. an Iphone. a beagel thats a girl and black, white, and brown. some kinzy girl boots that are black with a blue flower. a tazer, and 3 fake guns 2 little guns 1 big gun, and DSI games and a DSI and a guitar. Thanks Santa. Sincerely, Chloe Vinzant • Dear Santa, This is what I want. Rabbits go home. Headbandz crafting mama, DSI, scooter, Zhu Zhu pet, Zhu Zhu pet park jump rope, skateboard. Thank you for all the things you done for us. PS merry Christmas. Sincerely, Anita Reed • Dear Santa, I want an Itouch and a bike and a Nerf gun with 60 bulets. I want a wii game and Rockband on Wii and a real dirt bike. What are you dowing? Are you sick? I hope not. Am I on the good list? I’ve been good! Have a safe trip. Is Rudafe okey? I hope he is. Sincerely, Wes • Dear Santa, I want a phone. I want a DS and games. I want a laptop. I
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want a shows. I want clothes. I want a chain. I want a goat cart. I want a play car. I want jackets. I want a scooter. Sincerely, Augusta Jodge • Dear Santa, I would like a black boy puppy that is a lab. And a blue bow. I pat and a I touch. With aps. PS thanks. S i n c e r e l y, R u t h A n n Buckner • Dear Santa, Thank you for all you have done for me. I would like a ultimate humongossae swampfire, and two videogames madden nfl and college football. And a razor scooter and I wold like some transformers and final of all I would like a saints jersey. Sincerely, Will Custer • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Can I please have a remote control truck and a bow and some legos and a romot control car. Sincerely, Jonathan Taylor • Dear Santa, I want a go-kart with rims. I want some games. I want a video camera. I want a iphone touch. I want a skateboard. I want a plasma TV. I want a sack of candy no chocolate. I want a Robot maid. I want a hover car with gold paint. I want a solid gold t-shirt. I want a 2 million dollar check. I want some toys. Sincerely, Logan Lane • Dear Santa, I am very excited about Christmas. I can not wait for you to come. For Christmas I would like a motorcycle, a bike, and some hunting gear. Sincerely, Robin Gray • Dear Santa, I want some games for Christmas and some toys for Christmas and shoes for Christmas and clothes for Christmas and fourwheeler for Christmas and PSP for Christmas and playstation 3 for Christmas and bike for Christmas and wii for Christmas and xbox360 for Christmas and gocar for Christmas and playstation2. Sincerely, Rock Brown
Dear Santa, Plese santa plese bring wolf mountin, and few more. I will leve some cookies and milk for you. Oh and little bit of cofy, too. Sincerely, Indy Biedenharn • Dear Santa, I want a DVD player a Christmas dress, close shoes with skats, a pillow pet, a pet babay cat that is real. A new moter sikle. Sincerely, Madison Ashley • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is nintendo dsi and a ice cream maker. Sincerely, Abbie • Dear Santa, We have been a good class. This is what we want this year. Olivia wants calico pets, Omar wants cars, Derrick wants a nerf gun, Anthony wants a monster truck, Chase wants Buzz Lightear, Meysa wants a baby doll, Danny wants a doggie and a snowman, Tim wants paper jamz and TJay wants coloring books. Thank you Santa-we love you. • Dear Santa, I want a electrical scooter, a red lightsaber, and I would like a cs-6 and I would also like a happy christmas. Sincerely, Hunter Merritt • Dear Santa Claus, Christmas Wish List. I want a baby doll, purse, and a dsi xl. Thanks, Haley Judge • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I have been a very good girl this year. I would really like a Barbie doll house, a bike , and a lip gloss. Love, Brooke Taylor • Dear Santa, My Christmas List. For Christmas I want a bike, pool, and a babydoll. Love, Breanna Hearn • Dear Santa, I hope all is well at the North Pole. I know you and the elves are busy. I have been good this year. I was hoping to get PS3, psp games, wii games, and a
5 b-b gun. You and the reindeer please be safe and don’t eat too many cookies. Thanks, Dawson Oakes • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Where is Rudolph? Do your nose still light up? Would you please bring me a bicycle, DS, boots and an old fasion doll? I got a piece of cake for you and berries for the reindeer. Love, Keegan • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I want a toy flute, a barbie fashion set, and a xbox 360. Love, Bella Wooten • Dear Santa, I want an over drive and a monster truck, and a psp. Yours truly, Love, Wyatt • Dear Santa, Luke’s Christmas Wishes. I wood like a trampoline with a cage on it, a new deer games, a soccer and fotball game for my dsi. With love, Luke Hopkins • Dear Santa, I would like a north face jacket, a dollhouse, videogames. Thank you santa love you. Love, Karye • Dear Santa, My name is “GG” Magee. For Christmas I would like a fishing pole, a kickball and basketball with a goal. Thanks in advance, GG Magee • Dear Santa, I want a NERF, Ds game, and wii game. Thank you, Kalib Miles • Dear Santa Claus, Here is the things I would like for Christmas. Wii fishing game. Spy video watch. Crane with moving parts. Love you, Darrion Hall • Dear Santa, I want a DS, electric train and binoculars. Your friend, Hunter W. •
Dear Santa, I want a Dragon Ball Z Kai DVD, a Goku Toy, and A Captian Ginu. Love, Lee Griffin • Dear Santa, I want a dsi for Christmas. I also would like to have a set of brums, I want a bass for Christmas. Yours truly, James Bingham • Dear Santa, My name is Trenton. Will you please bring me an xbox360, ipod, and playstation 3 for Christmas. I love yoo. Thank you, Trenton • Dear Santa, I want a dirt bike, a man on a motorcycle, and some wrestling toys. Thanks, Richard • Dear Santa, Pleas bring me a dsi, basketball, and a remote control dirtbike. I love you, Justin • Dear Santa, My name is Anisten. I would like a jeep, laptop, games. I love you. Thank you, Anisten • Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a dry erase board. I would also like markers for my board. The things I would like is a desk chair for my room. Love, Kirsten • Dear Santa, The first thing I want for Christmas is a new puppy. The second thing is a purse. The third thing is a comforter set for my bed. Yours truly, Katie Tillman • Dear Santa Claus, My name is Greyson. I am six years old and I live in Vicksburg, MS. I am very excited about Christmas. For Christmas can I please have a bike, hockey table, and cruncher the dinosaur. I want forget to leave you milk and cookies. Love, Greyson •
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6 Dear Santa, I would like a puppy. I wish for a Indian Bow and arrow. I would like a skate-board too. Love, Payton • Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year so will you please bring me an Iphone like my dad, a pink mp3 plater and a lot of wii games. I love you, Kalea Tillman • Dear Santa, The three things that I want for Christmas are first I want a baby doll. I love playin with dolls. The thing I want is a bicycle. I would love to learn how to ride one. Finally, the last thing I have always wanted one. Those are 3 things I want for Christmas. Sincely, Wondisha Williams • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360, ds games and a dog for Christmas. Love, Tyler Washington • Dear Santa, How are you? I would like a wii, 2 puzzles, and a new stuffed animal. Sincerely, Quinton Bailey • Dear Santa, I want an Army toy for Christmas. I also want a DSi xl and a new neft gun. Thank you Santa! Love, Tanner Garton • Dear Santa, I have tried to be very good this year. I would like you to bring me a dirt bike, three xbox360 games, and two wii games. Your friend, Jeffery Shelley • Dear Santa, I would like a xbox360 and games for it this Christmas. I would also like some powr rangers and a basketball. Have a good Christmas. Being a little good, Nicholas Erves • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want Toy Story 3 buzz light. And I want shoes. Last I want clothes. Love, Joe Edwards • Dear Santa, Santa I have been a very good little boy this year. There are three items I would like to get for Christmas this year. They are a bow and arrow, Ipod touch and a pellet rifle. Thanks, Braxton McCurley • Dear Santa, The three things I want you to bring me for Christmas are a bicycle, a dora doll, and a cell phone. I have been good this year. Yours truly, Keonya Harris • Dear Santa, I would like the movie toy story 3. I would like the doll tangled. I would like a wii game. Yo u r f r i e n d , Au b r e y Arendale • Dear Santa, I want easy bake, a new DS game, and a new keyboard. Your the best Santa. Your nice Santa. I love you Santa. Your pal, Ashlynn Palmer • Dear Santa, I would like the have a lala Lucy doll, Paper Jamz and a life size Baribe. Love always, Katie • Ho ho ho Santa, I would like for Christmas is a dsi, a wii too. For Christmas another tent to play in because I like my tent. I have been good. Love you Santa, Erin Lawson • Dear Santa, I would like a puppy, an American girl doll, and boots. Love, Skylar Flaharty, • Dear Santa, Xbox360, Geotracks, Gi Joemen. Thanks for my little brother and big sister. Love, Bo Broome • Dear Santa, I want a remote conrol car and a x-box game and a paper jams. Thank you, Peyton Rouse • Santa, I want a scooter. I want DS games. Love, Austin Murphy •
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, I am writing you to let you know to bring me and all other kids lots of toys for Christmas. Thank you, Billy Williams • Dear Santa, I would like an XBOX360, an Ipod and a new psp becaue mine is broke. I know, my mom says I am spoiled too! Mom would lke to make sure that every child gets a gift for Christmas and I hope for the same. Also, I have been super, super, super good this year! For some reason, my Granpa used to say I make Dennis the Menace look like a choir boy, but like I said, I have b e e n su p e r good. Lots of love, Carson Kurtz • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a car, two Barbies, and a Barbie house. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Paige • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a guitar, a motorcycle, and a skateboard. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Justin • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Zhu Zhu pet, a DS Toy Story 3 game, and a Zhu Zhu pet house. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Cecy • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a skateboard, a guitar, and a PS3. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Jae’Vyan • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a guitar, a robot toy, and a monster truck. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Tyler • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a police car, a train, and a bicycle. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Jamel • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Barbie, a Barbie house, and a tutu. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Mikaela • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a wii, an xbox360, and a guitar. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Bradley • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like an art set, a marker board, and a DS with Toy Story 3. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Kayla, 5 years old • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Wii with 4 remotes, a DS, and a PS3. Love, Brian, 6 years old • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a doll house, the Disney princess dolls, and jewelry. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Shelby, 7 years old • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a make-up set, a bike, and a Barbie. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Rhiannon, 6 years old • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a remote control helicopter, a pellet gun, and a remote control jeep. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Conner • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a paint set, a new bicycle, and a new Christmas tree. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Sadie Kate
Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like wrestlers, a DS, and Mario Cart. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Kylan • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like shoes like Kayla’s, jewelry, and clothes. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Bella • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a
skateboard, a bike, and a laptop. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, David • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a DS with a camera, PS3, and a dirt bike. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Calen • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like Toy Story 3, a Barbie, and a baby doll. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Jamaya • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a guitar, a princess toy, and new shoes. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Kendal • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Paper Jamz, a Home Depot tool bench, and an amp. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Dylan • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a DS, a microphone, and a guitar. Thank you! I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Jamie • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want cars, games, and tractor. Love, Justin Winans, • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a race car, XBOX360, and DSI xl. Love, Reid Haliburton, • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a princess dress, babydoll, and a book. Love, Kaitlyn Tipton, • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want xbox, a reindeer, and a dsi. Love, Meggan Williamson •
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Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a truck, car, and a motocycle. Love, Jamie Bingham • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a princess dress, babydoll, and a dog. Love, Kaylee Tipton •
car, barbie, and a baby sitter. Love, Mimi Patterson • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want DS green, a game, and a Wii game. Love, Keritrel Sorrells • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want marbles, a computer, and a monster truck. Love, Joseph Brown
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a monster truck, track, and a police car. Love, Preston Pittman • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want video games, xbox, and a Scooby Doo game. Love, Trevis Davis • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a train, DSI, and more trains. Love, Corben Ringo • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a dog, an airplane, and a race car. Love, Omari Dailey • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Wii, cars, and a white DS. Love, Jason Kennedy • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want magic stuff, 4 wheeler, and a basketball goal. Love, Marcus Shorter • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want make up, a DS, and a baby set. Love, Makayla Wallace • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a race
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a phone, braider, and Hannah Montana. Love, Gracie Hull • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Wii, a DSI, and an oven set. Love, Tamia Sweezer • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want Hannah Montana clothes, a car, and a phone. Love, Breonna Smith • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a DS, barbie doll, and a truck. Love, Conderra Collins • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a scooter, a barbie doll, and a DSI. Love Mya Erves • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a pink bear, blue ball, and a pink dolly. Love, Shannon Harpole • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a lunch box, a TV, and a phone. Love, Mylanese Lewis •
Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a DS, computer, and camera. Love, Avery Carroll • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like a baby doll and a CD player. I want a new movie and a pair of boots, some keys and a cell phone. I also would like a skateboard. Thank you. Your friend, Kendal • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like a game, a toy phone, a baby doll, a bike, some new clothes, a Teddy Bear, and some candy canes. Thank you. Your friend, Kira • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like a Baby doll, a bike, a cash register, some clothes, and a pair of boots. I would like a book too please. Thank you. Your friend, Destiny • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like trucks and cars, a race track, a bike, and a cash register. I want a CD player and some Legos too. Thank you. Your friend, Joe Joe • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like cars and trucks. I want some Legos and a bike too please. Thank you. Your friend, Tyler • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like a bike, a toy bus, some games, a skateboard, an Action figure, and some Legos please. Thank you. Yo u r friend, Krisshun • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like a Dora doll and an Easy-Bake oven. I would also like a CD-player. Thank you. Your friend, Kay Kay • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would lie toy cars and a dump truck, a scooter, a boke and a pair of boots. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Kedderius • Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good. For Christmas I would like cars and a bike. I would like some candy canes too please. Thank you. Your friend, Kaden • Dear Santa, I want a baby GaGa and a light bulb to help him see. Thank you. Love, Kaleb • Dear Santa, Thank you for bringing the toys. I want a DSi, I want a wii, I want a playstasin2, I want a psp, I want a flat screen tv, I want snowboots, I want comevos shoes. Sincerely, Terrankavia • Dear Santa, Thank you for getting us our toys. I want a truck game dsi. Love, Otis Wallce •
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I want a gloing stick. And a ball. And a car. And a game. Thank you for my car. Sincerely, Chance Brown • Dear Santa, I want a football and a basketball and a baseball and a basketball goal and a bouncyball and a new tv. Sincerely, Jonathan • Dear Santa, I want a laptop and a puppy and a child size motrsicul and a pet horse and a walky talky and a goal and a sled and a babycat and a punching bag and a train set and mario cart for the dsi. Mary Crismis Santa. Sincerely, Tyler McCain • Dear Santa, Thank you very much for everything. Mary Christmas. Now I want a Dsi and a snowglobe and books and shoes. Clothes bowes jackets grippers. Sincerely, Madelynn Mcgraw • Dear Santa, Hi Santa I want the best Christmas. And I want a game. And I want a good heart. Sincerely, Taylor Simpson • Dear Santa, I want a car, truck, motercicle, and games, and dumptrucks and toys. Thank you for giving toys. Sincerely, Derrick Jackson • Dear Santa, I want a big dog and a big blue playtruck. Then a big deer. Dear santa I want a big cat. Sincerely, Shemar Anderson • Dear Santa, I love you and I want a puppy and a doll and a skate board and a laptop and a santa book and a toy and a light up raindeer and a santa toy and a exbox and a dsi santa hat and a phone and a santa scarf and a real raindeer and sligh and a chick and dog. Sincerely, Trinity Hoton • Dear Santa, I want most is to have the best Christmas ever. May I please have a Barbie that looks just
like me. May I plese have a marker bord. Sincerely, Talitha Smith • Dear Santa, For Chismas I want a skatebord, snowman toy, remote airplane, jaket, remote truck, nintendods, picutre of sata, psp, and uhh huge huge huge chismas tree! Sincerely, Samuel Terrett • Dear Santa, If you can, I want you if you can get me a germanshepard plese buyt if you can’t get a germanshepardyou can get me a puppy. Sincerely, Kaitlyn Knighton • Dear Santa, Thank you for theese presints and I wold like for cristmas a little pet shop and a ds and a diary and a pair of boots and blue jens and shirts. Sincerely, Jackie 2nd grade • Dear Santa, I want for Crismas is a LSU snuggie and a LSU cover and a LSU jacket. Sincerely, William • Dear Santa, Thank you for last year Christmas. All I want for Chistmas is a nerf gun and a paint ball gun. Sincerely, Kristopher • Dear Santa, I love my DS. Say hi to Mrs. Clase. I love my presents now I want Harry Potter wand, rocket fishing rod, and monopoly bass fishing. Sincerely, Jacob • Dear Santa, Your the best Santa you always give me presents. And can you tell Miss Clause hellow for me and can you tell the elves hellow and can you tell rodof hellow. Santa I’m gona put cookies out for you. I wish I could see you Santa but I can’t. Sincerely, Amoiree Kelly • Dear Santa, How are you and how is Mrs. Clause? Am I on your good list? I think it is cool how you come on the same day babby Jesus
was born. I want for Chirstmas is a DQ blessered maker, zoo zoo pets and the house that comes with the dipin dots maker and a ipod. And that is all. Thank you for my present’s last year. Sincerely, Kayleigh Beard • Dear Santa, I watn a playstasion. I watn a new xbox game. I watn a new wii game. I watn a new balyandads. Sincerely, Rashad Richards • Dear Santa, I love you Santa and Miss Claus. Santa may I have a Barbie doll and a playset that be outside and Dora doll and moon dough and I want that dog thats call gogo and a Dora house. Sincerely, Kennraya Smith • Dear Santa, Thank for last year gifts. I love Christmas is fun. I love you Sata. Christmastime is fun. Sata is fun, sata is cool. Sata is cool and fun. Sincerely, Cole Mason • Dear Santa, Tell Mrs. Claus Hey, and Santa hey. I have ben good this Christmas. I want Cnennt 4 and Grippgrs and I want a laptop and a magic lamp. And a pink houluhoup and have a happy Merry Christmas and elfs too. Sincerely, Grace James • Dear Santa, I want these things for Christmas. I want a kinect for my xbox360. I also would like a crossbow like my Pawpaw. Please bring me lots of Star Wars figures. Thank you, Nolan Gullett • Dear Santa, I want a basketball goal, a DS with games, and I want bendaroos that glow in the dark. Thank you Santa, Justin • Dear Santa, My name is Quincy Turner. I want a xbox360, PSP, DSi, Play Station 4, DS. Santa I am a good boy. Love, Quincy Turner, •
Dear Santa, I would like for Christmas: kitchen set, Marley and Me book, New Markers. Thank you, Sharise, • Dear Santa, I want a doll, a puppy, and a piano for Christmas. I have been making good grades at school. I always obey my teacher. Sincerely, Genesis • Dear Santa, My name is William. I’m going to tell you what I wish for you to gfive me for Christmas. Number 1 xbox, number 2 is paper jam, and number 3 is a pillow pet. To my dear Santa Claus from William Barnum • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Joshua Smith. I have been very good this year. My grades are good too, can you please bring me a DS game for christmas. Thank you, Joshua Emmanuel Smith • Dear Santa, I wont a toy car and a toy motorcycle and markers. Love, Josh Coleman • Dear Santa, I am very excited for Christmas this year I still remember when I had Christmas at South Carolina for this Christmas. I wish for a pet turtel, a pet crab, and a gold fish. Love, Paula Meer • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is PSP, DS, football helment, cleets, xbox360 with two draw sticks, Jordans, Iron Man, clothes, dirt bike, buzz and woody, and spiderman toy. Love, Marcus • Dear Santa, My name is Michael. For Christmas I would like a motor cycrcyle a race car and a gotcart. Thank you Santa. Love, Michael • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. Would you please bring me a Just Dance 2 game? Thank you. Love, Codey
7 Dear Santa, Will you bring me a DSI, Rapunzel’s tower, and an art set. I am going to leave some reindeer good outside for your deer. I hope you like the cookies. Thank you, Elizabeth Curry • Dear Santa, All I want is a Doll House, Barbie Doll, Tinker Bell doll, and I want a champerline and teaset cookin stove, make up. Love, Angelina • Dear Santa, These are the things that I want for Chrismas: Cruncher and rmote cuntrol ples car and key fleto a geneal Greve is. Thank you, Alex Chappell • Dear Santa, Would you please bring me a nintendo DS? I would like a Wrestling game. Thank you, Reginald • Dear Santa, I want you to bring me a present. This is what I want you to bring me. Clothes, frame, and a stocking. I love Santa, Mia Garrard • Dear Santa, Please bring me a Xbox360, Ipad, and a car. Yours truly, Jadon • Dear Santa, I now what I want for Christmas. But, you also have cool things too. Like reindeer, working elves and a beautiful wife. But, what I want for Christmas is a ipod touch, wii games, xbox360 games, and xbox360 kinect. Also I would like a 4 new beyblades and a new 2 cord launcher. Signed, Rodney • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is...a monopoly game, a remote control car, a nurf gun, a toy motorcycle, a box of hotwheel cars, an xbox 360 with games, and a new laptop. That is all I want for Christmas. Sincerely, William Daniel Day II •
Dear Santa, I want a exbox 360 and a playstation. I want a forwillor for Christmas a close to wear. I want a gun so I can practic shooting. Signed, Dustin • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360 cnect and a game to go wit it and some money a lot and a 3d tv and a bike sow i can ride down the street and some more stuff and a go kart and a atv. Signed, Rysheam • Dear Santa, I want an Iphone-four, shoes, clothes, nails, hair, jwereal, earing, boots, jacket. Signed, Breaunia Donya Hall • Dear Santa, I want this for Christmas. I want a dog, cat, puppy, kitten, four wheeler, animal clothes, pet beds, bop it, and some more stuff. I love Christmas. Signed, Charlene Peebles • Dear Santa, I would like a PSP, pool table, two footballs, laptop, some games for the laptop if I get one, and the wii. And some puppy toys and tell Mrs. Clouse helo and the elves hi. By, Brendan, • Dear Santa, Hello Santa, my name is Elizabeth Leist and I want to show you what I want for Christmas. Well first, I didn’t know what to ask you for. But then, I said so why I don’t I ask him for a wii because I didn’t want to make my mamaw pay all that money so I said I want a wii from Santa. So now I want a wii from Santa. I hope you think I was good enough for a wii. Signed, Elizabeth Leist • Dear Santa, I want a Texas Longhorns poser, spygear, spytrac, and a San Diego Chargers jersey number 17 Philip Rivers. I want a laptop, spy net clock watch, and a micrscrop. I want a hellocoper cam. Signed, Alex •
8 Dear Santa, All I want is a DSI and a wii and so cloths in some eyringsg. Some shoes to and some lip gloss withsome boots to. Then I want some Justin Beiber albim and one of his jacket in some of his shoes to. In some necklice in some games with my wii in dsi to get my mom some to for her bday. Love, Sheldreika • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a new controller for my x-box and new video games and CD’s of my favorite arist and a be-be gun, some new clothes. I want a football for christmas some new shoes i want to have a puppy i want some more posters for my room and wall paper. Signed, RashDashauu • Dear Santa Clause, I want a game for my xbox 360 and clothes and a nerf gun and I want call of duty black ops and halo reach. Signed, Christopher Johnson, • Dear Santa, I want a trampoline and a wii and a iphone. But most of all I wont people that are in shelters or are in need to get everything that they want. Me and my mom are adobting an angel. Thats what I want for Christmas. Because Christmas is not about presents or gifts or food. Christmas is nothing without Christ our Savior and Lord. The End, Savannah • Dear Santa I’ve been kinda good. I would love a Bmx bike or a DSI XL or video games. Tell Mrs. Clause hey and tell the Elve’s hi for me and merry Christmas. Brendan Stafford • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is $100. I would won’t that more than a camera. $100 dollars is good because I might be able to give some to charity. Also I would like to give money and presents and gifts to charity and the poor. They need it more than we do! Love, Kelsey • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is Super Smash-bros brawl for the wii. I have acted so awsome. The game is so awsome. I also want an nentindo DS. My hole family has one and I don’t want to be left out. There so cool... I also want the game that’s more exiting than Club Penguin Bey blade metal fusion. It’s supose to be so awsome. I hope you have a good night on the job. Scincerly, Lee • Dear Santa, This year I’ve been tring to be good, and not fight with my sisters and brother. I don’t need so much candy this year. I want an american girl doll. It doesn’t mader which one. I also want a webkinz clover puppy. I do want a new american girl puppy more than a webkinz. I’m asking because I relley want an american girl doll. A reason I’m tring to be goodsa I can get presents this year. I want places to be safe if they have had a bad year. I hope you have a good rest of the year. Love, Abi Wallace • Dear Santa, I have had a very splendid school year. I want school stuff for Christmas. School stuff is better than other things because with school stuff you could study and all that. I really hope all of my teachers and class mates get what they wont. I want it because I could study and know more. I deserve it because I have good grades. from, Stuhr • Dear, Santa I hope you come this ear in your red slay. I want a grey moongoose bike thier better than my red next bike. My red next bike has a rusted chain. I’ve worn it out and my parents say I’ve been good this year. I hope my friend gets one too. Sincerely, Peyton • Dear Santa, I want a pink four wheeler for christmas. I want a pink four wheeler becuase I have enough space in my new yard. I should recive a pink four wheeler becuase I am a good girl. I hope you give the Kids in Haiti What they are asking for. I hope you have a merry christmas Santa. Love, Anna Callender
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Dear, Santa For Christmas I want some Helicopters. I also want Call of Duty Black Cops for Playstation 3. Antoher thing I want is a debit card. I think Call of duty Black Cops is better than the Helicopters. I should get what I want because I have been very good this year. I want everybody to have a Merry Christmas. I want a debit card because when I go to friend’s house I can go and by stuff when we go to the store. Merry Christmas, PJ •
Dear Santa, I would love for the people in Haiti to have a merry chrismas. I would alsaw like my family to have a good chrismas. I would like some DS games to please. I would like a fuzzy chair pink green or blue I like them all. And I would like foir all my animals to make it in the winter. The end. Love, Jacey • Dear Santa, I would like to have my dog back. He mean’t everything to me. He was a great dog and he knew when to go to
kow your are a very busy man, but would you mind stopping by my house on the night of Christmas Eve. I took the time to write you a list of all the things I want for Christmas. I would like a Playsation 3, Xbox, video games, and maybe even an outfit or two. Thank you Santa! Have a merry Christmas and a happy New Year. Sincerely, Greg • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want the best presets. I want a Ipod touch, Ds I, pixios and a new phone. A Ipod is the
four two weeks and i want super browler four and I want a bayblade. and I cand my four bing good. LaKendrick • Dear Santa, I want a xBox 360. It is the best game system. It is better than a wii. I should receive this gift because I have been the best big sister I could be. Somethimes Jasmin wishes that she could be my sister. Love, Michaela Dorsey •
Dear, Santa I want a Dsi a Michael Jackson video game and i want a will a real computer, phone, ipod, Moxie Girls with the snow, and I want a atm bank it comes with a real dept card and money you can put on the card then get it back, And the last thing I want is for a merry christmas to ever one in the whole world. Love, Tameya • Dear Santa, I am in the fourth grade at the fabulous Bowmar Elementery. I have the best teachers and classmates in VIcksburg. I would like the doll’d up Nails set because you can print your dog’s face on your nails. I deserve this because I helped my Grandma make the meals on Wheels bags. I would also like my friend Sarah to get a Hillary Duff Album. I would like for my Dad to get a mechanical spice rack becsaue he loves to cook. Sincerely your’s Allie Hilderbrand • Dear Santa, My name is Trina Winters. All I want for Christmas is a small brown dog and a blue glow goldfish. I’ve been much better this year than last year. That’s one of the reason’s I should receive my brown dog and my blue glow goldfish. Another reason is because my teacher says I’ve been real good. I want a dog so I can have someone to play with. I won’t the goldfish so I won’t be scared at night because it glows in the dark. I wish my friend Alaya to get all the presents she wants for Christmas too. Sincerely, Trina Winters P.S. I can’t wait for you to come down the chimny.
the restroom. It was a joy to have Peanut around. He was so small he had light brown and white fur. He had small eyes and they were brown. He always had manners. He kind of barked a lot. He doesn’t bite. We lost Him in November 2009. The End. Gada Clay • Dear Santa, My name is Keidria Winchester and I am nine years old. I live in Vicksburg with my family (my Dad, my Mom, and my brother). Santa, I don’t have a long wish list this year, but there are few thing I would like for you to bring me. First, I would like a Unicorn Pillow Pet and a hot pink Nintendo DSi. Next, I want an iPod Touch with a red carrying case. Then, I want a new jogging suit and some more school clothes. Last, I want my whole family to have good health and strength over the holidays. Thank you Santa for every thing. Yours Truly Keidria Winchester • Dear Santa, I am so excited! I can’t wait for Christams. All fo the beautiful lights and decorations are always fun to see. One of the things taht I want for Christams. is a Yorkee. I would love for her to be brown. She will sleep in my room. I will take good care o her and give her lots of love. Santa pelase make sure tha my friend Sidney has a wonerful Christmas. Sidey’s mom is in heaven. With love, Keanna • Dear Santa, My name is Gregory Jenkins, I’m 10 years old, and I’m in the 4th grade I attend•. I have been a good boy this year. Santa I
most awsome presents I could get. I want the prents because a lot of people have them. I should get the presents because I am responsible. I wish my best friend will get anew soccer ball. I wish she will get a new soccer ball because she likes soccer. I hope you will have a good night. Love, Addie Hale • Dear Santa, My name is Tyler Jackson. I am one of the smartest nine year old boy at my school. I am in fourth grade. I want a lot of things for Christmas. I want a trampoline, a black Electric scooter, Ground Force Drifter, and the Tron game. I made A’s and B’s on my report card. I show respect to my parents and adults. I wish for you to bring my brother a black scooter too. He has been good this year too. Sincerely, Tyler Jackson • Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring the following toys to my house: xbox 360, 3 games, 5 polo shirts, 2 pair of polo geans, a new vehicle for my mother, and more toys. Yours Truly, Corey D. Wilson Jr. • Dear Santa, I wish for a bow for Chrismas. I’m asking for the bow because I would love to shoot a big buck this year. The reason I’m asking for the bow is because I’ve been better than Torey. I wish for you to go to the Children’s Shelter. It would be even better for you to go every where. Love Sara • Want I want for Chrismas is a four wheeler and a dirt bike. and in school I have been good
Dear Santa Claus, I hope I am not disturbing you right now. If I am, I’m sorry. What I want for Christmas is a dog, and to get a ride on your sleigh. You are probably thinking why is she wanting to ride on my sleigh, but I need sometheing to tell my teacher when I go back to school from Christmas break. If I get my present I will give you a chance to see how it is here in Vicksburg. It will be the best time in your life! Love, Alaya • Dear Santa I want some Beyblade for Christmas. They are really fun. I should get them because I have been on my best behaivor. Beyblades are smaller than most toys but I like them anyway. My Aunt Maggie is always helping other people, I hope she will get a lot of money for Christmas. Love, Reginald • Dear Santa, I like it when Chriatmas comes. Chriatmas is my favorite holiday but it is not just about gifts. It’s about spending time with your friends and family. What I would like is a xBox 360 because I have been hopeing for a new one cause someone stole it. Now I need a new one the 2nd thing I would like I have two things in mind I just can’t decide about. Those two things are a bike more because I already have enough close. But I also wish my mother a new car today and I deserve all of this because I do my chores at the house, and brush my teeth every night. Love Jasmin • Dear Santa, How is your wife Mrs. Claus? I hope she’s doing fine I want a games for my psp. And I want
shoes and cloths. And they are my friends. Reggie, Jalen, and Leon Love, Leon • Dear Santa, I would like to have a pink laptop and a gray sparkly i-pod touch. I want those things because on my own time when I don’t have any-thing to do I will play with them. I really deserve those things because I’m very kind. I would love to wish evry-one a Merry-Christmas. Oh! Last but definly not least I want a blue x-box connect! I would purfer blue than any other color!! love, Toni Jackson • Dear Santa, How are you and the elves doing? I bet this time of year is the hardest time of the year. I am going to let you know what I would like for Christmas. I would like a cat becouse a cat is better then a dog. I would lik a cat becouse I don’t have one. I think I should receive one becouse I am quiet and pay attention when the teacher is talking. Please get some Batman toys for my four year old brother and some wooden birds for my mom’s shelf. Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Katie Fox • Dear Santa, Hello, my name is Jai’ L. Kingdon and I go to Bowmar Elementry. I’m in fourth grade and i’m nine yrs. old. I love it. They ahe some of the best food. The choices are a fish sandwhich, there spicy chicken patty, and chicken nuggets. All I wish for Christmas is a new PSP and a guitar thank you. Please let my grandma be able to see again. I think I’ve been really good. I think a psp and guitar is better that PlayStation 1, 2, or 3. Love your friend, Jai’ • Dear Santa, I love you very much. I think you’re the best and everybody love you I heard that you have a red cute top and bottom and hat. I want some DS games for Chrismas. I got a DS game last year. I took good care of my DS, but I need more games to play on my DS. I have good grades in school and I have been good. I would also like Taylor Gray to have a friendship book. Love, Jaylah • Dear Santa Clause, I want a baby beagle, dsi, wii, and a bike. I want all the orphans to get homes and families. Also I want a leash and collar with my beagle!! Have a Merry Christmas Santa Clause. I think I deserve my Christmas list because I’ve been a big help to my brother. I will always believe in you Santa Clause. Sarah Kaitlyn Riles • Dear Santa Clause, What I would like foir Chriatmas is a red wii. I think the red wii is better than the white wii. The reason I want it is because my family will spend more time together. I might think the red wii is the best of all. I hope Alaya and Cody Burns get what ever they want. The other thing that I want is a DSI xl and a game called My Baby Girl. The reason I want it is because I am becoming active. I really love games. Love always, Machia Lumpkin • Dear Santa, My name is Skyler Anderson. How is everyone? I’m so excited about Christmas! I would love an electric scooter. I also love shoes, but I can’t find any that will fit me so I want shoes. Have a merry, merry, merry Chistams! Sincerely, Skyler Anderson • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. I would like the new video game Squibble nauts. It will teach me how to spell better then anybody else. I would like to give toys to the poor little kids. Thank you Santa. Evan Fedell • Dear Santa How is your wife Mr. Clus. I have really enjoyed you and Mrs. Clus. I want a psp, a flat screen TV. And I want a bike. That is all I want and hope you have a great Chiristmas. Jalen Glass
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I hope you are doing fine. I’am very excited that Christmas will be here soon. Christmas is my favorite holiday because I can spend time with my family and get gifts. There are one things I want for Christmas. What I want is a Razor spark scooter and it has to be red. I want it so I ride it at the River fort Park. I need it so I can have something to do outside. I wish that all the children in the world can get what they want for Christmas. I hope that everyone will have a better Christmas than they had last year. Love always, Alston Harris • Dear Santa, How have you been doing all year long? I hope you got plenty of rest so you can deliver toys to the boys and girls. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. It is better an any other holiday. I am asking for a skateboard, an Ipod, and some more beyblades. I want those three things because I have been good in school. I wish that all children could get want they want. OK Santa, I got to go have fun delivering all the toys to the boys and girls. Your friend Kameron logan • Dear Santa Claus, What I would like for Christmas is an ipod touch. I want a ipod touch because you can take it with you. I hope Machia gets the red wii she wants. I want a ipod touch cause it better than an ipod. I deserve it because I have been very good. Sincerey Taylor Gray • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a Play-Station Move because it’s better than the PS3. I like the red top on the controller. I wish my mom would feel better. I think I should get it because I‘ve been good. Sincerely, Greyson • Dear Santa, I hope you have had a great year. How is working at the North Pole? How is your wife doing? My name is Amberly. I would like a pair of wallabees, size 2, I deserve them because I have brought Christmas spirit to everyone. I would also like a new pair of earings. Another thing I would like is a book called, How to Train Your Dragon 2. The Title is, How to be a PIrate. There is one more thing that I would like, it is for someone else. I wish that people can have Christmas spirit. Merry Christmas, Amberly Wilkes • Dear Santa, Thank you for bringing me gifts every year! I deserve the gifts because I have been a big help with my new baby sister this year. I would like a new T.V. because my old T.V. is broken. Also, I would like a new DS game, a Wii game for the family Justin Bieber cd and the Ramona and Beezus movie. I would like to have a new T.V. most of all. A wish of someone else’s that I want to come true is that Mr. Peewee gets a liver transplant. I can’t wait until Chriatmas Day! Savannah Cupit • Dear Santa, I want a PSP and Madden II. cause I hav been good. I wish my friend can get it too. I want those games because I like them better than the rest. Love, Justyn Griffin • Dear Santa What for Chirstmas is snauks they are a pair of shoes, the game epic mickey it is a game about Mickey Mouse with a paint brush he try, to put color into the world, and the last thing I want is toms there relly cool they are shoes the shoes are black and desined I relly want them because they are cool If I were to give a present to somebody it would be the children’s hosiptal because they don’t get to be with their family. Love: Angel Harmon • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Is Mrs. Claus OK? What I want for Christmas this year is a game called Batman Arkham City.
It seems very cool. I know its going to be better than the other games. I hope you put me on the good list because I have been trying hard. I hope the children that don’t have parents get something for Christmas. I want that game I was talking about because I think that I have been good. Love, Malcolm McArthur • Dear Santa, I would like a pink stuffed animal net because it will keep my room clearn by holding my stuffed animals up. I have so many stuffed animals I don’t know what to do with them all. My bear berry is bigger than my bear pinkey so berry won’t fit in my room. The last thing I want is for everyone to have the best Christmas ever. I think I deserve this because I help my parents do things. Love, Hope Marshall • Dear Santa, I would like for Christmas NCAA II on ps3 because I like ps3 better than wii. I think I have been good this year by helping my family and friends. That is the only thing I want from you. I wish my family a happy Christmas and you too. Sincerely, Wesley Ricks • Dear Santa Claus, I wot that tuy that looks like mi elf. Love, Meredith Cole • Dear Santa Claus, I bin good. I want a power ranger sutit. Love, Marcus Randle
Dear Santa Claus, I want a Irid wite game on it. Love, Sha’Kyria Allen • Dear Santa Claus, I wut a camera. Love, Blake • Dear Santa Claus, I wut a flag. I wut a ipod tuch. Love, Eil Parmegiani • Dear Santa Claus, I wut a pod. Love, Mya Jones • Dear Santa Claus, I wont a brbe doll. I wont a horn. Love, Morgan Emerson • Dear Santa Claus, I wont a a game a batman. Love, Chris Brooks •
Dear Santa Claus, I wont a ipod and a fone. Love, Hayden Beard • Dear Santa Claus, I want a bay bald. I want xbox 360. I want real car. I want toy guns. Love, Devin Thigpen • Dear Santa Claus, I wot a burd. End I wut a mubow. End I wut a weg. I wat a ipod. End a tv yellow. I wat a clok red. Love, Bree Butler • Dear Santa Claus, I b good Santa Claus. I want games cookink games. I want a DSI and a doll and I want a little mommy and I want a baby alll goes Big Doll has new prenss car. Love, Da’Swayla Powers • Dear Santa Claus, I want a baby and a doll and game boy and clock and computer and calendar and puzul. Love, Vijae Flaggs • Dear Santa Claus, I rile wot like a lectric lec scotr. I wot like a wig. I wot moru. I wot like a tv. I wot a clok. Love, Audrey Jennings • Dear Santa Claus, I want a rob pewg and a vito brebe gorl and I want a noo cisho. And want a ipod and a towe puppoe. And I want a clok. Love, Charlie Van Norman • Dear Santa Claus, I want a motorsicle. Love, Charles
Dear Santa Claus, Pony, fest. Love, Claire Ellison • Dear Santa Claus, I sktr dego. Love, Robert Jones • Dear Santa Claus, I wot a ber. I wot a toweys. Love, Kritiana • Dear Santa Claus, Santa DSI dog cat pink. Love, Taylor Stamps • Dear Santa Claus, I been way way good and my mom buy a gun for me. Love,Jonathan E. • Deir Santa, I wat a drik vatir krooser. Love, Michael • Dear Santa Claus, Dole dog ball. Love, Ginna • Dear Santa Claus, Dole and cat. Love, Jacie • Dear Santa Claus, Dog plipatt love. Love, Jaiden • Dear Santa Claus, Luke, dog, cat, yoda. Love, Jack • Dear Santa Claus, I wut a dol the at baby. I wot a scoodr. Love, Payton • Dear Santa Claus, R sin men. Dsi. Wii gun. Love, Kame
Dear Santa Claus, I wot peht. I wot a cup. I wot cadiy. I wot morubs. I wot a wig. I wot a dol. Love, Chaney Parman • Dear Santa Claus, I want a baby bald. Love, Judson Jones • Dear Santa Claus, I want pus. Love, Destiny • Dear Santa Claus, I want a toy santa and a robot. Love, Lexi • Dear Santa Claus, I wont a cat. Love, Aidan • Dear Santa Claus, Love DSI, cat, pet, dog, rbit. Love, Parton
Dear Santa Claus, Cat, gutuar, scootrer, dog, bick. Love, Bre • Dear Santa Claus, I wunt a dog bick scooter ds gingerbred man cat. Love, Madison Tanner • Dear Santa Claus, I what a i fone9 and I what a drume. Love, Mira Patel • Dear Santa Claus, DSi, Sunday hsfi. Love, Anaya • Dear Santa Claus, Babe dol brbiitle Love, Mariah • Dear Santa Claus, DSi, Barbe shop a lot Love, Noel Dixon
9 Dear Santa Claus, Dog lesh cat barbie Love, Hope • Dear Santa Claus, DSi we Love, Erik • Dear Santa Claus, I want blocks, puzzles, computer, art, writing Love, Destiny • Dear Santa, I am six years old. Santa I want three rolling chairs and two more baby dolls and play daipurs and three car seats and a play tub and a seats and a table thanks for all you do Santa. Thank you Santa, Katelin Crook • Dear Santa, My name is Katie. I go to school. All I want for Christmas: 3 DS games, a pillow pet, and a Barbie airplane. And a sundress for the Spring. Signed, Katie Tanner • Dear Santa, My name is Brandon Gilliam. I am in first grade and I go to school. I wateu some wiis and some ds gams and a keynex rallrcst. I love you so much Santa! Thank you Santa. Signed, Brandon Gilliam • Dear Santa, I am in first grade. I want a game set DSi and a play stashon and a little computer and a Aot miss prom toy and a toy Airplane sogbob vidogame. Thank you Santa. Signed, Jamison Pendleton • Dear Santa, My name is Rekia Williams. Santa I am in frst gaed. I go to school. Dsi psp ds some boots and some cots and a baby doll. Thank you Santa. Signed, Rekia Williams • Dear Santa, My name is Otis. Remote control for xbox, nerfgun, playstation, race car track, I wat a football games for my xbox360 and a Dsi. I am 7. Thank you Santa. Signed, Otis • Dear Santa, A DSI a super morio game a bike a scooter. I am 7. Thank you Santa. Signed, Elijah Gonzales • Dear Santa, My name is Lendsi Jones. I go to Bowmar Elemedry School. I want a pony doll and the pony is sapost to be aliv too. Thank you Santa. From, Lendsi Jones • Dear Santa, My name is Justin Myles and I go to school and my teacher is nices she is a good teacher I love her to. Guotcar and a Dsi XL an the Michael Jackson for the wii DVD labtop. Thank you Santa. Signed, Justin Myles • Dear Santa, My name is Timothy Ross. I want a psp and a dsi and a play sash two and a basketball game and a vido game and a football. I am six. Thank you Santa. Signed, Timothy Ross • Dear Santa, My name is Ke’Arris Gilliam. I an in frs gad. Wwe games. Red wii. slfonn. For Ms. Njitia rin. I love you Santa. Signed, Ke’Arris Gilliam • Dear Santa, I wot a wii and a chotgun and a chotgun bllit and a furwiller and a buis and a pstl. I am 7.
Thank you Santa. Signed, Justin Ross • Dear Santa, I am Selby Springfield. I wot a wii hous and a wii car. I wot a DSI. I wot a pair fo boots I wont a desk with papr. I wot a Bair and my on cocdr. I love you Santa. Signed, Selby Springfield • Dear Santa, Desizie, chug, car, satrlisaur, pasthen, zowpat. Thank you Santa. Signed, Carter • Dear Santa, My name is Anaya Holt. I go to Bowmar Elemetary. I am six. I am in first garde. Big bilk doll. Doll house. Doll car. Thank you Santa. Signed, Anaya Holt • Dear Santa, My name is Marin Sherwin. Im 6 can I have a PSP and a Pisl alis Santa. And a Pone. Signed, Marin Sherwin • Dear Santa, I am in 1th grad. I wat a Dsi and a anmol pilow and HAnmta fodow and sasa hat and a zowe fodw and a pidid dasss and a irigs and a lapetop and a lip flos and a nel polich and so new bow and makp. Signed, Naperia Swartz • Dear Santa, My name is Taniya Banks. I am 6. I wot a babydall and a babydall hoes and a toy. Cupdr and a ds and a cook sat and a drddall. And a toy sory mory. Thank you Santa. Signed, Tanya Banks • Dear Santa, My name is Madison Jones. Santa wut a doll home and a pink spotsed doll. And I wut an PSP and a DSI and a gotur. Thank you Santa. Signed, Madison • Dear Santa, My name is Jayla Cox. I what a Dsi and DS games and a wii game and a food set and a toy dog and a doll. Thank you Santa. Signed, Jayla Cox • Dear Santa, My name is Michael Fink. I am in frist grad. I wot gagr Jam nindle gos and lego woch and a lego alum clock and the big red new Dsi and eg ick Mickey on the wii. Thank you Santa. Signed, Michael Fink • Dear Santa, DusI, arn pun, lagas, bakwgon. My scoohl is Bowmar. I am 7. Thank you Santa. Signed, Johnathan • Dear Santa, My name is Jane Ranager. I wot a hoffeas vat is pink and wif poko dats a bik wif got then wis a fek mama bew wif a pen wif a baby the sem theig but with a wat baw and a psp and a DSI and a new set. Thank you Santa. Signed, Jane Ranager • Dear Santa, I am in first grade. I wat not have lots of toos. I wat a goo scdr taple ng cars gams spuch bob dsi gams racs tack. I am 6. Thank you Santa. Signed, Ben • Dear Santa, I am 7 in frst grod. Dong cong retn 2. Coking set. Chlikit making set. 5 meryo book. Jrm looking set. a tify cormo. Thank you Santa. Love, Parker • Dear Santa, I am in first grade. I want for Christmas is Roddlepe and a doll makeup a dress a camera an ipod and a phone. I am six. Thank you Santa. Signed, Amy Gatchell • Dear Santa, I would like a Pink Barbie House and a Pink scooter. I want Hannha Montana tikets. I want a Pink Wii. Love, Jaiila Davis • How are and Miss Coles and the elvfs? How if my elvf. Please bring me a bike and a doll and a teddy bear to. I love you. How many elvfs do you have in your shop? Love, Olivia Osborne •
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Dear Santa, Hiw is the randers? Please bring me a DS, a wii, moda, ermus, mets. Your pal, Quinjerus Miles • Dear Santa, How are the elfs doing? Is it cold up ther? I have been good, can I have a Barbie doll, Bratz doll, Hannah Montanah cd, Bop it, Easy BAck over, stffed animal. Love, Taylor • Dear Santa, I would like a new TV and a laptop. I love you Santa. Love, Maegan Little • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clas doing? How is that sleigh of yours? Please bring me a Black Barbie and Art set and Make up set and cell phone and Play food set and Play horses and Teddy Bear and craft set and Paint set and Barbie DSI Make up set. Merry Christmas. Love, Mary Katherine • Dear Santa, How are your raindeer? How are you doing? I have been good. Can I have a guitar and PS3 games. Thanks! Bye, Hartley Sullivan • Dear Santa, How is the rain deerds? I have been good. Can I have a ps3. Love, Keen Smith • Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? How is Mrs. Clase? Please bring me a real tea set and easy bake oven and book set. Love, Madison Jones • Dear Santa, I have been good can I have a rmockt car. Love, Joshua Floyd • Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elzs? I have been good, can I have a dsi and a doll and a ball. Love, Jannifer Banks • Dear Santa, Hows the rades. Wat rou the eds do ea. Please bring me a wii. How is miss clos. Love, Gracie Halterman • Dear Santa, Santa how or Radeer. I have been good. Can I have a baby dol? Love, Amari Shears • Dear Santa, Is it fun at the North Pole? It is can rae in the slad? Please bring me huting stof. Love, Will Watts • Dear Santa, It is December. Is it cold? For Christmas I would like a wii and have a good year. Love, Frances • Dear Santa, I am 8. I am in the second grade. I go to bowmar. I want Beyblades some pagases and all of them. I want a Psp and a game Q. playstatjion 2-3. all toy guns. Love Nicholas • Dear Santa, I want a doll house. I want rings that can fit me. I want clip on earrings. I want fingerneal pollag. I want chalk. I want a treehouse. I want some skiny jeens kid size: Large. I want a sand box. I want a book. I want a heart to love. Love: Garielle • Dear Santa, I want a Lego Portal of atlants set, my Design by me Lego
creatons, and a Lego airport. I would also like a airsoft gun, a new cat, and a sicence kit. I would realy want a chinchilla. Love, Benjamin Talbot • Dear Santa, I would like a moxie doll for Chistmas and a Ci-Ci bello doll from toys R-us. I would all so like a Pair of new boots and gliteery snifs and some blue jeans. and shoes. I would like a new hude jacket. I would like a new hair solon set at toys R-us. I would like a new game like a ds and games to go like a cookie mama game. I would like a new room set. I would like a drum set. I would like a cleaning trolly. I would like a new pair of earrings. I would like a new pair of neacklece and a bike. Love, Aaraeuna Stamps • Dear Santa, I am 7 and I want some wwe toys and a psp. I am in 2nd grade. I go to Bowmar Elementry school. I want a big train set with lots of trains. And I hope I have a good Critshmas. Love, Lawrence • Dear Santa, I want a laptop. And a mp3 player. I want a phone. I want some more pretty boots. I want some earrings. I want some braclets. I want some rings. I want a big dalls house I want all kinds of dalls. I want some more clhots. I want some shoes. I want a scoter. I want a bike. I want a new bed. I want some face nails. I want sa blue school jacket. I want a million dallors. I want some liplouse. I want chaptstick. I want some candy. Shurt size 7. I want some jordens. I want make up. Love, Rosemarie • Dear Santa. I wade like a weeter. And a troke and trale. A xbox. I waut a neuf gun. I wat a camow jaket. I wate a liptop. I waet fack glases. I waet some toles. Some xbox games. I waet some shoes. I want a new balt. Love Brandon • Dear Santa, I want a malcounchroll plane. I want the color to be white with green strips and a msl on each side. I want small misl on each wing and a camru for sping and taking picshures. I also want a watch that tells the time, date, secend, weather, and is wather proof. Love Aaaron • Dear Santa, I want 20 blablas for Chirsmas and a battle bord with it! When you come to my house you would get a suppise. You have to gise what it is. Last year I got a bike and a basketball goal from you. I want a football goal. I want a millon dollars. I want a football like when you kick it into the goal. I like Chistmas. I want a kick ball to. Love AJ • Dear, Santa I want a barbie doll, bratz doll, bingo game, DSI, tea sat, barbie house, bike, scooter, baby doll, goodtar, soocer ball, barbie doll pool, basekit ball, jump rope. Love, Jade • Dear Santa, What I want for Chiristmas is a stampede nerf gun, a Airhogs eye hawk, toy space ship,
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whole lego city, remote control car, remote control rc airplane, a Electric car that you can ride on, a Electric rc train, a new trampoline, a iphone 4, a ipad, a laptop, Xbox 360, Nintendo dsxl, Nintendo dsi, Pro Flight simulater the game, a drum set. I love you Santa claus. Love, Neil Sanipara • Dear Santa, I want a mokren control car. I want some NBA socks. I want a bike. I want a for wheller. I want a PSP. I want a Tindo dsi. I want some Air Force ones with my NBA socks. I want a new football. I want some polelo shirts. I want some polelo shoes. I want a little es bookbag. I want a pone. Love, Timothy Ross • Dear Stnta, Whant I whuat for Chirsmas I whuat a puppey cooking momac 3 pet nresrs 3 zoo zoo pets game and the Beber doll with the vidyow camrea in it a plowpet a pairgone. Alise in wathrland game and mike the epick vidyow game. Love, Juilanna • Dear Santa, I whit a charplin for Chirstmas and it is fun. I want a Ipod it is where you touch the screen and I want a PSP. Love, Mac Vroman • Dear Santa, I want a madden ten game and 2kII game and a mp3 player and a flat scren T.V. for Chirsmatamas to. I want 5 bin bags and a mix whad d.s. have. triplett WWe reacling men. and atiants helmet and LSU helmet and a skooter to. I want a wwe belt and I want to a king crown. Love Taylon Smith • Dear Santa, I want a laptop and a Santa costoom, I want a makerbord and a pack of crayon pencils that can erase, I want the maker that can erase the crayon and a school scart as a scort, I want a nail polish set. Love, Destiny Davis • Dear Santa for Christm I want a bike, stoft amlams, and a jeep. A desk, paper, and DS. A xbox 360. love Stephanie • Dear Sant, I want a magie wan, laptop, ipod, ipone 4, x box 360, I pad, book. Love, Kalani •
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Dear Santa I want a mario game and a new bike. conek 4 to and a magie wonde to be a wizrd lep frog and a wii to. and a laptop bonokolers and a telloscop. O ya did I tell you I was in 2nd grade and I go to Bowmar. Love Michael • Dear Santa, I am in 2nd grade. Do you think I could get some think. I want a bady dall. I want a bike. I want close. I want a carmar. I want a pupy wat do you want? The End. Lov Zoe Jennings • Dear Santa, I want a bayblade. I want a bb gun. I want a bow and arow. I want a hunting game. I want a zoozoo pet. Love Tyler • Dear Santa, I love you so much and Cresmes but your elves most of all. I want a blaplay and a game day. Love Zac Boyd • Dear Santa, My name is tessa. I am 8 years old and I am in 2nd grad. My school’s name is Bowmar. I want a Bras Let’s talk. Scart book. For ever one to have a Merry Christmas. Sele fone a tach screan. stuff to make a Gerger Berd house. Colring book. 3 candy can. A big candy can red and blue. Tessa • Dear Santa, I want a Bayblade and a perfeser Ein-o toy. I also want a now bike and a Jr. Bow An arow to. I want STar War Lego sets. I want a 22. That is a pump gun. Love, Ethan • Dear Santa, My sisteres hav ben vere bat. I think you shud put coll in ther stocking. Will you fill ther roomes with coll. Will you give me what thay get. Ples give me a gun. Love, Sam • Dear Santa, You are the best becase you make all those toys just for us.
This year a would like a planer it is brown, and green, blue and with a strap. I also want a moution bike that is pink. And I want a clipboard with a T on it. And I will leave the rest to you Santa Clase. Love Taylor • Dear Santa, My name is Ashley Gatchell. I am 8 years old. I want a IPod, a new wii game, a new DS game that is called my little pony, and some new earphones for my MP3 player for Christmas. I am in 2nd grade. Love Ashley • I want a psp for Christmas. and a remote controll plan. and a Iphone and I want a horse and a mopad and I want to give my mom a new pursh and I want to give my dad a Sant’s jerses hamser and I want 2 jerbles. DaMon Clay • I want a bay blades. I want a phone. I want a D.S.I. I want a drum. I want a pool I can saf it. I want a controller. I want a laptop. I want a XBox 360. I want a trampoline. I want $100,00. I want a four weller. I want a verey happy Christmas. Cameron Jackson • I want a wii. I want a zillon dollers. I want a wode girl. I want a Ipad I wan a zuzu pet to and a good Cristmas. Shreya Surti • I want a trampiline. I want a neclece for my grandmother. I want you to come to my house. I want some basketball shoes just like my brother liam bat pink black and white. I want some candy. I want a Christmas hat. Just like you. I want it to snow. Last of all I want a happy Christmas with my friends family and you. Jane Hopson • I want a Ds. I want a iron man controller. I want a kungzho. I want a I touch phone. I want a small transormer. I want a ponkemon. I want a bay blads. I want a pack that we can controller that has a car in it. Michael DeJesus •
I want a phone for Christmas and will you plase get me a video girl an a Barbie zoo zoo pet Nintendo DSI. And I want some mony and a Babydoll and I want 12000. and I want a riel dog and I want a Mustsan and I want some lagos and a camre and a ruel pupey. Jazmyne Lee • I want a new dsi game it is called kungzhu and more bayblades, transformers and more bacnlgon. I want some more nerf guns anad toys, howk I camera and the Megamind Dsi game and a bay blade stadem. Sam Dixon • I want a in p3 player, american girl, DSxl. I am going to make some my cookies from my easy bake. I want my mom and dad to have a Ipad. I want $100,000. So I can get a new house. Tylah Magee • I want for Christmas is a Ninendo DSI and a cell phone. I want a blessing for my classmates and my famliy. I want a I phone and a car, house, lots 200,58 money, flowers for my mother. I want a Easy baker and a puppy. Keanna Connor • I want 12 Bowblades. I want an IPhone. I want a Xdox 360. I want a DSI xl. I want a camo cowt. A 22 rifol gun. A remote control boat. I want a baspro shop card that has a 100 dolers. I want a good Christmas and Athny Dixn come to my house. Barrett Joseph • I want Bacogon. and Bay Blad. and a wii. and a xbox 360. and a Nintindo D2 ixl. and a pistl. and a iphone. and ipad. and 400,000$ and a runot and a tmero. and a chalanjer. and a Justyn Beber stand. Ricky Carraway • I won a Phone a babydoll and a real dog that do not grow a lot pretty dog to. I want some dog teast. And a room makeover. And lots of hair. The doll I like it is a doll you got to tak care of. And a car and a scooter. And money I want 2000 $ dolers. Madison Banks
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The Vicksburg Post Can I have a puppy. And a phone. And desk chare. And a video girl. And a trep to Atlantis. And 4 tecets please! Chloe Bailess • I want a X Box 360. I want a cellphone for Christmas. I want a Ipod. I want some hi top shoes. I want a moter thurk. I want a verey hapy Christmas. Joshua • for Christmas I will like a Lego Atlandtis shark temple and a Lego Atlandtis Neptune Carrier. I’d like a Lego set called Blackbeards bonty. Last but not least a lego Airport. Please send all gifts. Merry Christmas. Scott Wallace • I want a video girl a pony, instrumins, and phone. I want a ladtop and lizrmakener. I want to have a Mary Christmas. I want my famliy to be safe and 900 dolrs. Macy Watts • For Christmas I want a video girl, a real puppy dog, a zhu zhu pet, a Barbie and two wii remot, and a baby boll and a zhuzhu ds game, and I spy please book, and a Megaminds game please. And one more thing Santa I Love you. Madison Embry • Santa I want a x-box-360and a PSP. I want Baby blades and I want a DSI. I want some zhu zhu pets boy zhu zhu pets. I want to give my mom a present for my mom and I want it to be a new purse. I want a I Phone and a $10,000 dollars. Levi Wyatt • I would like a DS, IPhone, Zhu Zhu pets, and some DS games with it. Santa I want a American Girl with all the stuff to it and I would like a xbox 360. But most of all I would like my dog, Mom, and my Dad to have something. Can I have a video girl too. Have a Merry Christams. Rachel Garmon • For Christmas I want a DS i. I want a phone. I want a book. I want zoozoo pets. I want a DS game. I want a colro book I want a colro box. I want a gun. I want a posinis snake. I want a Frog. 10000$. I want a floot. I want a wii. Elaina Delgado • I want a Barbei puppy swim school. I want a I-phone. I want X-Dox for my borther. I want $205,000 for a bukbed for me and my sirsther. I want a car. I want a houes. I want a shepets. I love you Santa. Lauren Butler • I want a bayblade for Christmas. I love to play with it. I love to battle with it. It cost $10,000. Ashton Dent • All I want for Christmas is a good Christmas. I want to have a good year. I wish you a mary Christmas Santa Claus. I want you to come to my house and let me talk to you for 5 menets at 7:30 a.m. Jagger Jones •
I want a PSPGO, LG Neory and a PS3. Santa you are the best. I want a dog to. Ms. Cluse is the best to. Do you know what my dad wants if you know put it up in my room. I want a Mustang. I want some money so I can buy those things. I love money so get me $999,999,999 dollars. I want a Cam Newton Jersey and Rejjie Bush. Tommy Curtis • I want bayblades. I want a house and a car. I want all the toys I can get today. I want a new bed and a new tv. I will writ a note to my dad. I want to go up with God someday but not today. I want a psp it is a game. I want a new DSI. I want a bike. I want a room. I want my on house. Santa Claus is good. Alexis Richardson • If I’m on the note list I understand. I am kinda bad. Anyways I want some bayblades. I want a pelic gun. I want a sole skate. I want 60 billion dollars. Spencer Elawart • I want a Kung Zhu video game for ds. I also want new bayblades. I also want a phone. I also want a bays adiem. The last thing I want is a baka gun. Thank you santa. Bram Francis • What I want a Iphone. I want a wii. I want 30 thansin. I want a pack of m and ms. I want a fish. I want a real dog. I want a car. I want a book. I want hases I want a camera. I want a Just dance 2. I want a Juten Beber pater. Klausen Madison • Dear Santa, How are the rander? You are nice. I have been good, can I have a Nintendo DS Lite, and a Barbie Video girl, and a dog, games, and a blizz maker. Your pal, Mekay Burns • Dear Santa, How is rodoff? Is it cold up there? Pleas bring me a itouch. Love, Allie Boland • Dear Santa, How is Miss Clase. How is it at the North Pole? For Christmas I would like the lost Nurf gun. Love, Nikolas • Dear Santa, Who are you Santa? Can you find your hat? For Christmas I would like a game and a doll. Love, Destini Sims • Dear Santa, I have been good thes month. I love Santa and I woant a jrom sat. Your pal, Gordon Wilkerson • Dear Santa, Did you have a good year? How are your elfs? For Christmas I would like lego, x-wing, and slave one. Have a save trip. Your pal, Adan • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I bet it is cold up there! Please bring me some fzoo dalz and a foshese ball and some new cloths for my Amaracin Doll. Please come soon. Love, Mary
Dear Santa. I love your Mss Rian. Ho ho ho ho ho. Love, Natalie McMilian Byrd • Dear Santa, I hope Rodogh is doing good. I hope your rander are good. For Christmas I would like a DSI DSI games and a white SI it with all of the assec. Love, Alex Tingle • Dear Santa, How is my elf buddy? How is Rodolph 500? For Christmas I want a stunt bike and a gum ball mushee. Love, Michael Nation • Dear Santa, I can get all of thease things and there is a lot of things? There is a bike a Razer scouter and a new game and a go cart and a air soft gun I want some thing for Mrs. Smith and a holl bunch of athor things. The end. Your friend, Steed • Dear Santa, This year I have been good And my name is Kayla. This year know I want. Is a doll cause I like to play with them with my doll house. And a thearcher sat cause I like to play teacher. And a baby alive cause haven’t had one in years. You can be me other thing. Mreey Christmas Santa Clus. Your friend, Kayla Burnham • Dear Santa, I will like to go to the North Pole so I can see your Reindeers. I want in guitar and camera, dsi. I a crayon maker and new pair shoes. Get my moma present. I want m3 player and bake oven. I want a dog that walk and doll that walk. Your friend, Zamaria Taylor • Dear Santa, How are your raindeers santa. Can you bring me a pellow pat. Can you bring me a x-box 360. Can you bring me a I-pod. Can you get me a nother long hair dot son. I love you santa so much. Your friend, Alex • Dear Santa, Can I have a neat gun ecs and blad blad, traformer, mot corl car, and psp game for my psp. I wont a dog for Chrimest. Your friend, Dylan • Dear Santa, I wish I could big nef gun. And a dirt bike but there is lots of other things. But I dont deserve a lot of stuf. But i do deserve some stuff. Cause I have ben bad and good. Your friend, Noah • Dear Santa, I know you have been a good person today. I have been a very good person today. Chrismas is a special day where people are happy to see you on a special day. Gifts are given to nice people not nauty people. Your friend, Emon • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas as games and a wii for my moms house. I want more play station games. I also want a bowanarrow. I think I need it because I’ve been good. Your friend, Mason
Dear Santa, What I will like for Crismas Desepeable, Legos, Nutcrackers, yarn, and Harry Potter wands. Because I leack them. Your friend, Tommy Martin • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360. I should have it becaues I am a good helper for my teacher. I may talk to much but I help a lot. I love it when she gives me the run around. I want a baby a live. I should have the becaues I help my friends in need. I want a new houes. They should get that becaues they have been good to me. Your friend, J’Meiha Allen • Dear Santa, I’m not really into the Christmas spirit, but I want to be. I really hope I don’t get coal for Christmas! Tell me how your elves work. How do come down chimneys. People say your fat. I just think you should lay off the milk and cookies. People say I talk to much so I’m just going to list the toys I want. Drum set, twin baby dolls, four wheeler, Barbie machanicle nail painter, iphone, gumballs, and candi. Your friend, Nikkior • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. Santa I want to tell you why you should give me toys. I’ve been nice to people I’ve been good friends and family.
11 I what a baby alive, DSi XL, everything. Your friend, Haleigh • Dear Santa, We all love you. You love use to. You give use presents. Were and we have you Santa. Santa we love the presents you give use. We love them very much! Your friend, Ana • Dear Santa, I wloud like to have a xbox360 and a sell phone, the Mschale Jakcson game for wii and a DSi and a play stash 3. I need that because I have a llab I wasnrt very good. Your friend, Ryan Thompson • Dear Santa, I know I have not been the best kid in the world but could you at least give me 5 presents. Please Santa. I know that I have been a little good an a little bad. Santa could you let it snow this year. I really want it to snow can you give me snow and you don’t have to give me 5 presents. Snow is all I want for. I want a plane white Christmas Santa. Yo u r f r i e n d , G a b r i e l Katzenmeyer • Dear Santa, The reson I should get my gifts Santa is that I have be a good to day. I hope I get my gift Santa cause I have be good Santa. Your friend, Jamal
Dear Santa, I really want a new puppy that is white has a spot on its eye and it is brow on its bad and pink on the end of the tail. I still want a horse for me an my friend Amber, a DS game on, black and white version, a new nintendo DS for my brother and the ds will be black, and a new home for my dolls, please. I’ve been a little good this year so please bring all the gifts. Your friend, Michell Liu • Dear Santa, I would like to have a bog because I ask all the time to have a dog. Also a car because I have wanted a car every sins I was 2 years old. Also I bike because I want something to ride. Your friend, Sarah • Dear Santa, I ho that some of the things I want is expincive but I’d like a xbox 3 sixty and the game conectibles and a Elisabeth doll with Falicity and Eliseeth’s riing sutes in a emerican girl catalog and a 100 check for Chistmas and this shows how much I want something. And I wish you a Merry Chistmas and a Happy new year. Your friend, Mary •
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12 Dear Santa, All I want is hugs and kisses I have to many toys. I just want to speed time with my family. I want my family to have a good time. Your friend, Aniah Turner • Dear Santa, I wold like a bablad, cranding rayle, and a ramp for my rip stik. Kan you make it larg. Some under armer pants and shorts. Some teckcrocks sets. Some skise and skie gloves and gogles and skie stiks. Some ice skates pleace. A hokey stike and poke. A animtik air soft rifle pleace. Your friend, Tripp Curtis • Dear Santa, I love you. I know you are real. I love how you say ho, ho, ho mary Chistmas. I lauht when you say that! Love, JaMiya • Dear Santa-Claus, For Chismas I would like to have a Justin Bieber CD, Rondney Atikins CD that has Farmers Daughter, and Ipad, Barbie doll, Baby doll, a piano, and a Ipod, and a puppy, and a green and blue 4wheeler. Love, Kelcee • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is for you to bring joy to the world. And I want a snuggie if they have one my size. And a DS a blue one. And a new shoes. And I want some makers and crayons and people to rember god and santa and think about god’s birthday its so speial and I want some blank white sheets of paper case I like to draw and remote car have nice Christmas everbody. Your pal, Allie, • Dear Santa, I want a Ipod, Ipad, Iphone, xbox360, a bow, a super model, a car, long hare, a tv, a hause, a south butt, a football, a laptop, say hi to the rindeer and miss cuas. Love, Barrington • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a puppy, for it to snow, and a sled. But they true reason we celebrate Christmas because of Jeses birth and that I’m thankful for. Sincerely, Andrew • Dear Santa, I want a BeyBlade. One is named El Drago and the other one is named Strom Peaugus. St. Nick I want a PS3 game called WWE SMACKDOWN VS RAW 2011. That’s all I want from you. Your pal, Brandon • Dear Santa Claus, I don’t want anything. I just want to be like you. Well I want a real guitar and real drum set and a real keyboard and ipod iphone ipad. Your pal, Treasure Chiplin • Dear Santa, I will like a computer, a pet dog, and I want my familyto have the best Christmas ever and want a sled if it snow in I want you to have the Christmas to Santa. In I want a phone in a I want a bike in a pogo stick in I want a cool jacket in my brother want a bike in a new game in I want a big good book in some new pencils. Love, Deshawn
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, What I want for Chrissmas is a touch screen Ipod, more airows for my bow, x box 360, camoflage huting cloths, camo border for my room and huting boots. Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, I would like a ipad or a ipod. And a snuggie. And I would like a dimon ring I promise I will not lose it. And I would like Call a Duty world a wore. I would like something for my dog and cat maybe a raindeer bell and your hat for me. Love, Abby Fuller • Dear Santa, This year I would like a Ipod touch, xbox360, the hunt wii game, and last but not least, xbox games if you bring me bow or xbox. Love, Joshua • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a house for me and my mom, a dog, a cat, a papper jame, an ipad, forwiller, an ipod, an elf on the shelf, a pictur of you. And some elfes and the raindeer and Miss Claws and the best Christmas for my family and I. Thank you. Love, Grace • Dear Santa, I would like to have a BadeBlad, vido game, legos, thats all I would like to have. Mary Cristmas. Love, John Robert Jabour • Dear Santa, All I went for Chismas is a game boy, DSi, wii, xbox 360, and I wont my family to have a great crismas this year I wont them to have fun. Love, Ka’Trent • Dear Santa, I want the Nerf gun, CS-6, and a bike and beebee gun and a new basket ball and sneakers and a papper jamz guitar and a new guitar and the Nerf CS-36 and a dirtbike and a sword. Love, Kameron • Dear Santa, This Christmas I want an apple pod, laptop, ipod, ipad, guitar, iphone, and a chica bella doll. If you can get all of this stuff me and more I will get you something. PS Santa Clause and Mrs. Clause you’re the best. I love you. Love, Khyrean • Dear Santa, This Chirstmas I want a Ipad and I want the beat Christmas ever. I want a dog and I want a DS. Love, Sara • Dear Santa, I’m not so sure what I want for Christmas this year. I can’t choose between a go cart or a electric scooter, please Santa choose for me what you think is right. PS And I can’t choose between a cotton candy machine eather. Love, Ariel • Dear Santa, Santa for Christmas I want the last fronteir, dragon ball z tecknech, drao light, lighting. Your pal, Anthony • Dear Santa and Mrs. Claus, All I want for christmas is an hulu hoop and a scooter and a baby alive doll and items and a
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electric scooter and make up set. Bratz dolls Jade and Cloe a Maxie girls set and an easy bake set and zhu zhu pets and a barbie doll hair set. Love, Madisyn Peterson • Dear Santa, This Christmas I want a ipad, labe top, ipod, DSI, pencil sharpener for school, WWE superstar jacket, and yankins jersey and a Boston Celtics Jersey. Love, Michael • Dear Santa, I phone. Big bag green. UGGs. Dry earsses markers and eareser. A chart to wright my rules on for my door. A pink clock. A thing to keep my clostes in for the week. Rubr band. Ballipen that eases. A little calnder that can cari around in my pirs. Lots of ponatles. Dairy of wipekid book. Power brales and neckles. A airpostyl shirt purple. Mine frirdreter. A big chair that can twist that is very cmftbule Love, Courtney • Dear Santa Clause, I want a kiect for the x box 360. And a orange bike. And games for my xbox. A new North Face. Some new books. And a flat bill hat. And a gum ball machine. And some movies and a good Christmas. UFC gloves. Your pal, Ethan Parmegiani • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a airhogs, wolf mountain, money, and for no one to get hurt on Christmas day. One more thing i want for christmas is a new bike. Your best friend, Nick • Dear Santa, My name is Makayla and all I want for Christmas is a Galexsey phone, dolls, so I can do there hair. And I want my friend and family to have a very specail christmas Love, Makayla • Dear Santa Claus, I want a small race car, a new game for my DSi, a nerf gun, a puppy, a ipod, a basketball, some boxing gloves, a new book bag, and a Holly Jolly Chirstmas. Your pal, Tyrique Willis • Dear Santa, For Chrismas I want an ipode a whiplash and star wars the force unleashed 2. Your friend, Christopher • Dear Santa, I am been good and I wotn a games and i watu a lunch Box. I love you Santa! Iyana • Dear Santa, I love scholl i want a games. and i like December. is Christmas. I love Santa. Tristan • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like ipod, game boy and games. I love you Santa! Skylar Beard • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play with my doggie. For Christmas, I would like games, cool wii and soccer game. I love you Santa! Tristan Watts • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play outside. For Christmas, I
would like kids tractor, monster truck with remote and jet with remote that flies. I love you Santa! Bradley Pecanty • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like Stinky the Garbage truck, hot wheels and brown force triptor. I love you Santa! Tanner Green • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play games. For Christmas, I would like games, mario games and microphone. I love you Santa! Brett Hoover • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play games. For Christmas, I would like games for DS, board game and Barbie plane. I love you Santa! Katelyn Bassett • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like dog, Barbie play house and pink play dress. I love you Santa! Emily Ingram • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to run. For Christmas, I would like blue lunch box, black DS and game. I love you Santa! Kevin Thompson • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play DS. For Christmas, I would like pretty pink dress, rainbow purse and Barbie house townhouse. I love you Santa! Lyndsey Wigley • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play with my dog. For Christmas, I would like a game of Santa, toy dog and lunch box. I love you Santa! Angel Reynosa • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play games. For Christmas, I would like lunch box, wii and DS. I love you Santa! Lyana Dorsey • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to learn with my teacher. For Christmas, I would like games, wii and Taylor Swift barbie doll. I love you Santa! Presley Ladner • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like DS, present and hunting game. I love you Santa! Jonathan Wells • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like Christmas tree, candy and board game. I love you Santa! Antwa’ Meka Dee • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to dance. For Christmas, I would like toy puppy, kitchen set and skate board. I love you Santa! Laila Evans • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like site bte 600, xbox 360 and toy puppy. I love you Santa! Hailey •
The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to dance. For Christmas, I would like play station, bike and Barbie. I love you Santa! Jaden • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, skate board and bike. I love you Santa! Caid Sellers • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to. For Christmas, I would like kitchen toy puppy, Barbie doll and skates. I love you Santa! Tyrione Dole • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, play station and skate board. I love you Santa! Nathan Poole • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like, skate board, bike and costume. I love you Santa! Tyree Sims • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like bike, boat and toy puppy. I love you Santa! Dylan Soleman • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to dance. For Christmas, I would like kitche set, skate board and xbox 360. I love you Santa! Dakota Cook • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to dance. For Christmas, I would
like boat, bike and toy. I love you Santa! Masxgol • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like bike, boat and doll. I love you Santa! Chiro Carson • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like kitchen set, Barbie Doll and toy puppy. I love you Santa! Breanna • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like bike, boat and x-B60. I love you Santa! Jase Poole • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to run. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, Barbie Doll and play Station. I love you Santa! Alanna • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, boat and Play Station 3. I love you Santa! Jadarrius • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, bike and boat. I love you Santa! Colby Solomon • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, skate board and play station. I love you Santa! Jenfes
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like Barbie doll, Play Stion and Skateboard. I love you Santa! Georgia • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to dance. For Christmas, I would like xbox 360, pl. I love you Santa! Makate • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like bike, boat and play station. I love you Santa! Roy Veon • Dear Santa, I want a Barbie Jet and go-go. I like roodof. Emily Cook • Dear Santa, I Love you. I want a Blizzard maker and a gogo puppy Mary Makenna Wooten • Dear Santa Wut dus yur randir et? How can yor dadir fliy? Wut i Wunt for Christmas is Zoo Zoo Pets. Sarah Hoxie • Dear Santa, I would like Moxie girls and make-up. What does roodlf eat? Cloe McGowan • Dear Santa, I want a walking puppy and a microphone Henlee Middleton • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play wis Bridey. For Christmas, I would like gun sud, Brbey jet and ril pupey. I love you Santa! Laurel O’Bannon • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to Fliye in a arplane. For Christmas, I would like Bey Babe, scooter and wii. I love you Santa! Lane Gordon • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play wis Bridey. For Christmas, i woulk like gun sud, Brbey jet and ril pupey. I love you Santa! Laurel O’Bannon • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to plau weth the tuwiz uw gvme. For Christmas, I would like swords and guns and x-box 360. Lawson Selby • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like real puppy, walking puppy and a heart. Anna Holman • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to jres up. For Christmas, I would like iz-Bak, Pladow and Rapunzel and mirror. Zoee Cole • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to have a Chrmas Parte. For Christmas, I would like go cart, gun and bacugon. Marquan Jones •
Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play outside. For Christmas, I would like puppy, trampoline and crayin maker. Landen Ellis •
Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to Jres up. For Christmas, I would like Blizzard Maker, Zuzu pet and walking puppy. Mirannoa Dixon • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas, I would like x-box 360, zuzu pets and guitar. Ethan Channell • Dear Santa, I want some Lego, battle, toys, Swords and guns and a Blizzard Maker. Mason Harvey • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to fish. For Christmas, I would like real puppy, go-cart and drums train. Mark Gray • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to car. For Christmas, I would like kitchen, Barbie videog and drums. Tiffany Reynosa • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to swing. For Christmas, I would like transformer and leogs. Brady Hinson • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to fish. For Christmas, I would like
cyclaw, lego and playstation. John David Mann • Dear Sana, Santa i what you to bring me a toy that is fun to play with. And i hop you to bring me a deer call. And what you to bring me a lot of toys. Layton Burke
Dear Santa, I love your smile. I want a Baby Alive. Can you bring it ti me. Please? Anna Hemphill • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. You are nice Santa. Santa you can bring me a sollo skatbud. Santa you are nice. Hevoni • Dear Santa, Can I get a DSi. Can I get a Bick. Can I get a play stashn. Can I get a scatbord. Can I get a xbox 360. Can I get a cher. Dakota Hines • Dear Santa, I want an xbox 360. I have ben good all wee. My brother has been good too. Jonathan • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Santa wot a prezet. I have been good. My bravrr has been good. Ella Clare Brewer • Dear Santa, Sant will you get me a 14I Erik Stevens • Dear Santa, I can get a Bauk, a fake fuvne I love Zakella, 3 box six and a ball. •
Dear Santa, I have a baby alive. I sam you at my house Takin Heppill • Dear Sata, You give us presents your a gunus. I know I’ve tried my best this years so please bring me what i want. I like you. Brandon Johnson
Dear Santa I wish I had a job Do you love me? I want a pellow petness. I want you bad I love you. Ashlee Weiss • Dear Santa, I Love you. I want a Ipad. I want a pento. i want a kitty toy. Ellas • Dear Santa, You are my friend because you are bring me an ipad touch. They are cool. Amya Tolliver • Dear Santa, You bin flying around the city. I bin good and we have a evof in oth room. My mom is saying am gon to fliy fest god are you bing me pest becos I want a toys. Joseph • Dear Santa, I love you, for Christmas I would like a barbie doll house and a barbie doll dog with a dog house. Heaven • Dear Santa, I bin good all this year. I want a x box 360. I want a play station. I want a Wii. I want a ball. I want a bicycle. I want toys. I want a car. I want a pup. Kristoper Cook
Joyful And Triumphant Christ the King has arrived to bring His blessing to us. His gift has been a certainty that love will find us one and all.
13 Dear Santa, Thank you for all the stuff from last year. All I want for crismas is sonic colors. you have ben fling and I hope you will come back soon to misusipe and I want the pole park for crismas. Jacob • Dear Santa, Thank you for last year. Can you give me a play station? Can you give me a Wii game? Nickolus • Dear Santa, Santa, thank you for the xbox 360. Santa, thank you for GoDofwor. Santa, Thank you for playstation called residence of evil. I like the elf. I want an elf. I want an elf. I want a game sonic color. I want ipod. I want a tv. I wont a house. Endy • Dear Santa, I love Santa. I want a xbox 360. I want a star. I want a targer. I want a key. I want a lock. Connor • Dear Santa, I want an xbox 360, because my brother won’t share his game. I want a shooting game to with it. I need some glasses to match my clothes. I want some dice too. Ginuwine • Dear Santa, Hi Thank you for my xbox 360, security systom. please give me a elf. Ashton • Dear Santa, Thank you for a babyball I Love you Santa. Thank you for all the presents i lovoe the present form last year. Santa i wus gunu tell you thank you for the presents to Day. Layla •
Dear Santa, I made good grades. i want a xbox 360. Thank you for giving me a conpeter last year. i want a doll and a bicycle. and a wii and a playstation and a Hannah Montana xbox 360 game. Mercedes • Dear Santa, Thank you for my eses bake oven last year. I can’t what to see shut you get me this year. I hope I get a will and a peret I want a peret mostely. I love you to: Santa. Natalie • Dear Santa, Thank you for what you goav to me. This yir will you get me a wii. This yir ples get me a chaww Hamah Man Tenu xbox 360. can you giv me a mack set I wot you to come to my soes. i wot to get a elf for chrimas. Ples come to my hase so I san see. I love you Santa. Elaina • Dear Santa, You been flying. and you ga me a doll are you excited that you are cumeing to see me you are Byulfle and Thack you for presents. i will Love sum Toys. Madelyn • Dear Sant, Thank you for giving me the stuf from last yer. I want a Wii and a scoodr layk Nick and a drum set and a xbox 360. Aaron • Dear Santa, Good Job. I Love you sana can I get a Wii plice. Have a good trip. Hannah • Dear Santa, I want a playstation and a bike and I want a exbox360 and a kulrs and a kulring book and a jakulanr bere. SAnta I love you. Joshua •
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14 Dear Santa, I want sparkly ipod the and the color is purple. I want beautiful dsi. I hope you have a mary christmas. Cali Grace • Dear Santa, I was good at lunch. Tell him I want stinky the garbage trucdk; and That I want a beebee gun. You are a very cute little elf. I like cristmas, My elf is Gone. Gavin Standish • Dear Santa, I want a new move a new suit cais anda lottel elf named snowflak and a new book and one more a ordment. Mckenzie Rhodes • Dear Santa, can you geet me this clothes, shoes, Baby doll, cool stuff, you and loveing, markers for my teacher, boots?uggs. Tori Lynn • Dear Santa, Santa can you get me that green mostrehrack that when you say things it dusit, and can you get that big tv and the big superman Jace Riggs • Dear Santa, I want to get a DSI for chrimas and a xbox 360 and a pillow pet. I want lego Harry Potter too. I am going to give my little sister my old DS. Cooper Madison • Dear Santa, I want a durt bic Santa, Santa is yut. We tack pcih wi Santa, We go to de Molinsee Santa, he preg tuorg to iwwhos. I luv Santa Delwin Smith • Dear Santa, I want a star wars i wont a taunk garage two will Tluck and a drik bick and are animals to bealw i wot mor games. Shawn McAdam • Dear Santa, I want a pink Ipod. I want a doll with brwon hare and doll clowse and sum Joke teetk and sum Jock braces and a bag uv sum cande. Annalyn Nevels • Dear Santa, I want a lite red bike for Christmas! I wont a baby with baby milk. A toy dog. Teveuunah Scott • Dear Santa, I want a movie. I want a Bibke. I want a BB gun. I want a ds. I want a Ironman and i want a wwii Zion Nixon • Dear Santa, What I want for christmas is a pink ipod with sparkles on it! And I want a bell neckles. And i want a santa doll. Danielle Gray • Dear Santa, The thing I waint is a toy it runs on rills it has a brasts it is cool it s amzing it is so osim it is a shake track Gavrie Boyd • Dear Santa, I want a pupey and candecans my mom want flawers and my burth wants a toy tran and have a good mary crismas Riley Lampkin • Dear Santa, I want a psp for cricmas and i want a bat manfigrt. and a maxand ruby mvoive allso. and a spongebob movie to. Jaden Hoofman • Dear Santa, I want a itouch it is balck and i saw it at walmart it has a ligt of games and pink baby alive it is wite to and I want a some sporockrs can i ples have some Kyleigh Weekly • Dear SAnta, I want a bick and it is red and car. is red the ws are blak. i wat the finodr and song blak and blak and witb it bebe Andrew Rainey • Dear Santa, I want a ipod for crismsmis. I ben good. Radyn • Dear Santa, I want a baby doll weith bronw eyes anda lettle bit of brown hair. I want a baby or live weth or bunch of baby dox. i want new borbes. Lexi
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, Do you know what I want for Christmas? I want a Moxie girl baby doll and a M.P. 3 player. I have been good for a cuppal of days. Thank you and your elves a lot for making toys for everybody. Love, Jalyah • Dear Santa, I would like a babay Doll. I would like a monkey. I been vary good this year. Love, Onitsha • Dear Santa, I want a car with lines on it. Then I want a fiting men. I have been bad for a lot of days but I will be good Santa. Yes, i will be good. i love you Santa. Santa you are the best. Love, Jaylin Thompson • Dear Santa, I want a summer soususe and root beer. They taste good. I like them. They are my favorite. I hope you have a good christmas. Love, Matthew • Dear Santa, I want a Yellow bike so I can ride it with my sister. I want a green saddle so I can ride my horse with my family and friends. I love my family and friends. I love my teacher too. Love, Allie • Dear Santa, I want a Dsi because I want to play on the internet and games with it. I would like a dog that has a lish with it because the lish makes it run around. Santay your elves make good toys. I like them. Santa I have been bad a lot but please forgive me. I will be good next year. Love, McKayla • Dear Santa, What I for Christmas is a scoeter and Hot Wills. I hope eveyone have a happy new year. Love Larry • Dear Santa, I want a Silver Bell Off of Donner because it will ring for evry body that belives in Christmas. Santa I want a set of Hunters and Deer Toys. Love, Sean • Dear Santa, I want a blue bike with a kick stand and a nintendo dsi. I have been good a few times but I’m being good now. Thank you Santa and your elves for making toys. I will believe in you forever. Love, Bryce • Dear Santa, I want a bike and PSP. I will ride my bike. I would pay my PSP and lat my friend Play with MY PSP and lat him ride my bike. Love, Korey • Dear Santa, I’m being good thes year. Santa i want a foshegy and the game polar express. How is Mrs. claus doing? I wonder if its snowing in the North pole I hope you breng me a lot of toys. Thank you for all the toys you give me. Love, Calton • Dear Santa, I have been trying to be good. Will you bring me a Ds. and a Ds. game Santa? Will you leave note on the table that says what cookie you like? Love, Ben • Dear Santa, I want a bike for Christmas so when I get out of school I can ride it at home. Please give me a wii with game so I can have fun at night. I will be good. Merry Christmas to you and your elves. Love, Kevoni Tayshia • Dear Santa, I want a car. I want a fourwheeler. You are nice to me. I like you. I love you Santa. Love, Joseph
Dear Santa, I wante a new Bike. I want a Mp3 playor becaue it has a lot of songs. Thanks for Macking me those. Love, Camri • Dear Santa, Can you get me a dirt bnike and a bee bee gun? I wood like if you get me that. I Love you Santa. Thanks for making toys. Santa. Haw is the north Pole. Love, Andy • Dear Santa, I want a red and white bike. i want a lot of zu-zu pets. I want the trackers That go’s with it. Love, Taylor • Dear Santa, I hope you give me a silver bell and a lot of nitindo DS games. You are so nice. I am your friend. Love, Daphnea • Dear Santa, I want a four wheeler for Christmas. I been working hard. I love you Santa. I’m going to be good. Love, Antwuan • Dear Santa, For Christmas i want a
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horse for Christmas. I will take care of my horse. I love you. i hope Rudolph is good. I hope Rudolph is good. I hope Rudolph sees me. Love, Alaila • Dear Santa, i wat a bik for Christmstmas, i want Mrs. lee to have a gud Chistmas. i going too be rellllllyyy good. Love, Laitah • Dear Santa, I want a Kries Ahgulest Maigc Kit because it is cool and I love maigc. It si the coolest maigc kit I have ever seen. I think I should get this because I work so hard. Thank you Santa. Sincerely, Trey • Dear Santa, I want a DSI. i want it because it can take picturs. I also want two games for it. I want it because I have always wanted it. I also want all the books Dirary of a Wimpy Kid because all I have is one which is Dog Days. i love you Santa. Sincerely, Audrey Ezell • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is this ball called Gushigi I want it because it looks awesome.
I also want it because it has gravity. I’m sure I can get it because I have been fine. Sincerely, Parker Green • Dear Santa, For Christmas, i want a DSI and a Pokeman game of Play Station 2. I want the DSI because my parents won’t get me one and i want the Pokeman game because i lost mine. i thnik I need these things because I am always nice everywhere I go and I need them so much. Thank you Santa! Sincerely William Devin Parker • Dear Santa, I want a dog toy for my dog Dewwy I also want a hunting game with a bear on the game. i should get it because I am a hunter. Sincerely, Max Carlisle
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a dxl game and a globe. I want a new dxl game because I lost my old one. I want a globe because I can put a sticker on it wherevere I go. I think I need a new dxl game because my old games are getting boring. I want a globe because I can play with it whenever i wnat. Sincerely Aayana Chapman • Dear Santa, I want a DSI for Christmas and some big earrings. i want it because I don’t hve them. I alaws wanted warrings because I want to look cute and pretty in the moring when i go to shool. Thanks Santa! Sincerely, Raven McDonald •
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Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Christmas day for Christmas. i want a horse because i love horses i also want snow on Christmas day because I think it would be fun to play in the snow. I think I should have it because I have been good this year. Sincerely, Hope Red •
Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a bow, blow gun and a four wiler. I hope your reindeer aren’t too tired. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas. Be carful on Christma Eve. I’ll be wating on you. Love, Reese •
Dear Santa, For Christmas i want a games blue jeans and some shoes for Christmas. i want the stuff because they are my favorite I also want the stuff because I am smart. I think I sould get the stuff. i want it and need it. Sincerely, Daquan Miller • Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? I hope you are safe and I hope you are careful. I also might make delicous cookies for you. How are your elves? Are they making awesome toeys for all the chidlren? Also I want these kind of toys for all the children? Also I want theses kind of toys. I want about 2 or 3 play staion 2 games and a toy car that can fit a toy in it. Also, I want a wonderful present for my mom. Thats all I want for Christmas. Your friend, Cameron Bracey • Dear Santa, I can’t waite for Christmas. For Christmas I want a pink comoflage bow and arrow, a new bike, and real Ugg boots. Also we will put out milk and cookies on the table. How is Mrs. Clause? Is she doing well. Finally I have been good girl. Happy New year. Your friend, Emily • Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I’m in third grade and want some things for Christmas. I would like a blue bike, some skates, a new shirt, and a wii. Also, I would like a Nintendo DS. I hope you have a great Christmas. Your friend, Kaitlyn Bunch •
Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? I will leave you some chochlight milk and some cookies. Thank you for the stuff last year. I hopefully want a puppy! Please! Please! Please! Thank you, Sarah Lewis • Dear Santa, I want a DSi and a barbie doll for Christmas. Thank you for the presents you gave me last year. Your elves work very well I will leave you delicious cookies my mom bakes for you. your a great Santa Claus. Tell Mrs. Claus. Tell Mrs. Claus thank you, too. Your friend, Jayla White • Dear Santa, How are you? My name is DelRaslyn. Tell your elves I said hey. Be careful coming up the chimmeys. I will leave you some delicious cookies. For christmas I want a gocart, laptop, dolls, clothes, shoes, a scotty, wii and a touch screen phone. I love you, Santa. Have a great holiday. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas. Your friend, Del Raslyn • Dear Santa, Thank you for last year. What I want for Christmas is a MP# player, and tow Moxie Teen boys. Be careful going in the chimneys. Tell the elves and reindeer they are doing a good job at the North Pole. I have ben good all the time. i ben listening to my teacher. i am anxious for you to come to Tennessee. Mreey Christmas Mrs. claus and Mr. claus. Since I’ll be in Tenneessee I made milk and delicicious cookies. They are going to be on the table in
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my cabin with my dad, mom, brothers, uncle, and cousins. Have a happy New Year! Thank you again. Your Friend Sierra Soloman • Dear Santa, I have been very good at my school. I have been good for my teacher, too. I’ve been happy to see you, and I will be happy to take pictures with you to
my family. My family has been good for you, too. So please bring them presents too. My teacher has been doing well too. When are you
bringing your reindeer to see us? I sure want to see Mrs. Claus and her reindeer. I won’t forget to kiss you when I see you and your reindeer. I hope you are careful and don’t get stuck in the chimneys. Also don’t cut your beard. I hope everyone gets a presents for Christmas. I hope my whole family gets a presents for Christmas. I hope you have a Mreey Christmas. i will make you some cookie for you. Your friend, TriMekara Jackson • Dear Santa, I hope you are coming to my house. I have been missing you and your elves and even your reindeer. I forgot Mrs. Claus. This is what i want for christmas I want a DSI and i want it green. I would love Rock Band 1 and a bow. I have been wanting that for years. My brother already has one. Also, I would like a wii game. Please give Mrs. Leist and Mrs. Smith some pencils and a new sharpener. I hope your elves and reindeer can hadale it all. I hope you have a Marry christmas. Love, Logan Hardin • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I hope I get good things. I hope you and the reindeer are safte. Be carful and don’t fall off the roof tops. I’m excited it is December. December is my favorite month because of Christmas. Merry Chrismas to you the elves and rendeer. Your friend, TyKira • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I hope you’re doing fine. I’m happy that Christmas is going to happen. Christmas is the best holiday. I am so excited that you’re coming to town, and i
wish you a Merry Christmas. Next, be careful in the snow, and I hope you are sage. Then I hope your reindeer are careful flying. how is it in the North Pole? I would like to be your friend. Would you like to be my friend? My name is Zyon Scott, and I am 9 years old. Merry Christmas to your reindeer. Your friend, Zyon Scott • Dear Santa, Thank you for last year. Last year was fantastic. I was happy I saw a lot of games. i had a PS3, clothes, shoe, and colone. The games i had were NBA 10 and Smackdown vs Raw Future ECW 2010. I’m excited i’ve seen some gifts. Please be safe. I’m waiting for Christmas. Your friend, Cameron Jones • Dear Santa, I can’t wait for Christmas. Can you tell the elves thank ou on the good work they done! Can you get a real puppy for christmas? I really want one. Thank you for always coming to my house. Love, Charity Williams • Dear Santa, Thank you for my bike last year. I had a great time. I enjoyed my family. This year I would love a motorcycle. I would ride it in my neighborhood. I have been good this year. I will make you some oatmeal raisin cookies. see you later. Your friend, Brandon Kioreaske • Dear Santa, First tell everbody at the North Pole to keep up the work. Be careful and do a good job. Be safe and happy during the holidays. I am going to tell you a little about what I want for Christmas. I want some clothes, shoes, and some beads. Your friend, Anna Hoben •
Let’s count our blessings one and all for all his creatures great and small. And on this anniversary, celebrate diversity, For He made us all, and on His birth, let’s pray for everlasting peace on earth.
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Dear Santa, I want a DSI for Christmas because i lost my other one. My brather and I can play together. Love, Ashton Neal • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360 and Wii. i want this because I broke my sister’s Wii. If I get a new one me and my sister will play it. Sincerely, Andrea Pecot • Dear Santa, I want a play stashen 3 and wersling toys. I want the play stashen3 and wersling toys because i like it and because my Dad want a play stashen 3. I think I should get it because I really want it bad. Sincerely, Andrew Wearum • Dear Santa, I want a wii. I want a wii because I like the games and when it rains I can play on it. I should get it because I have been good. I love you! Sincerely, Mary Beth Gordon • Dear Santa, I want a PSP and Wii for Christmas. i want a PSP and a Wii because I don’t have them that’s why I want them. i think I should have that stuff because i got smilie faces all month last month. Thanks Santa. Sincerely, Bonnie Marr • Dear Santa, I want a megalldon tooth for Christmas. I want this Megalladon tooth because, I can make it go with my shark tooth collection. Thanks! Sincerely, Brady • Dear Santa, I want a lot of books for Christmas. i want books because I love to read. I need more books because all my books are old. I think I should get this because I need it. Sincerely, Thomas Cockrell • Dear Santa, I want a DSI and games go with it. I want a DSI because i can play games and take pictures of me and my sisters. That’s why I want it. I should get it because I am good in school and I work hard in school. Thanks Santa, you are the best. Sincerely, Tamasina Hunter • Dear Santa, I want a football game for my PSP, because i like to play football. I should get it because I am being good at home. Sincerely, Ketrick Thompson • Dear Santa, I want Nikes and blue jeans for Christmas. i want Nikes and some blue jeans. because I have ben good and I want them. Sincerely, Willie Davis Lee Jr. • Dear Santa, I want a Wii and a DSI for Christmas. I want a Wii and DSI for Christmas because I don’t have thoes things. I think I should get this because I work so hard. Sincerely, Gracie Watford • Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want another bike. I want another bike because that will make 13 for me. I think I should get it because my mam payed for it. Sincerely, Terrance Simpson • Dear Santa, I want a horse and snow on
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16 Dear Santa, I have been good this year so I want a red bike, a bow and arrow, and a kide fourwheeier. Santa I am going to put out some food for the raindeer. Be safe and don’t get hurt. Have a Mary Christmas. Your Frind, Anna Bull • Dear Santa, I can’t wait til you come! I will leave you some delicious cookes. When you some down the chimny be careful. oh and tell Mrs. Clause Merry Christmas. Thank you for last year’s presents. How many elves and reindeers do you have? I only have two things that I want, and that is an ipad and a DsI. Oh, and Merry Christmas. Love, Imanie Hartman • Dear Santa, Are your elvs working good? How is Mrs. Claus doing? It must be cold in the North Pole. I hope you have a warm jacket. I bet your elvs are working hard. I even think they are getting better at making toys every Chistmas. Santa Claus, tell your elves and reindeer Merry Chitmas for me. I want a new part for my dirt bike. One of the parts broke on it. I’m leaving cookies and milk. Love, Ethan Guevara • Dear Santa, I really want a DSI. I’ve been good this year. Also I want a cat and a dog. The reason I want a cat and a dog is because I really want to take care of them. Dekayla • Dear Santa, My name is Tyler Cladwell. I’m in the third grade at School. My teacher is Mrs. Shelton. She is a nice. I have been a good boy. Please bring me a xbox 360 games and a flat screen TV for my room. Don’t forget to bring my sister a Nintendo DS Lite and a Dora doll. Please remember all boys and girls. Tyler Cladwell • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a ipod player and an xbox 360 kinerta I mostly want everyone to have a joyous holiday. Lamar Gray • Dear Santa, I would really like a dirt bike for Christmas because my parents told me to ask you. Some people say you are not real I tell them “You are wrong merry Crismas Dustin Fottegill • Dear Santa, I would like a video barbie doll for Christmas. What are your favorite cookes? My favorite cookies are chocolate chip. Could bring a toy for my dog Jackson? He is a small dog. Victoria • Dear Santa, I would like a PS3, a charger and some games. Marcus • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a DSIXL and a computer. This is the rest of the stuff I want the uno game when the cards come out themselves. I want a karoke machine abig bike. I want a lot of clothes. Kearius Bailey • Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a pillow pet, jumprope, candy cane, silly bandz, and sidewalk paint. Also I am making good grades. One more thing is that I am very good at school. Some other things I want is a box of sidewalk chalk, boots, and a dress. Caydee Schweitzer • Dear Santa, I What an Ipod and a present for my nanny and my mom. I also want a WII. I Love you Santa. You rock. You are very nice. Will you bring me a puppy. Madison Williams • Dear Santa, How have you been doing? I have been being pretty good fro Christmas. I would like a ney bicycle, a robe and an xbox 360. Also I would like a paintball gun. That is all I want for Christmas. Clayton •
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, I would like a lot of things for Christmas. I would like a Xbox Kinect and a Playstation Eye so much. Also, I would like a DSI XL. I might want some more clothes. Sincerely, Elijah • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is an Ipod touch, a red NorthFace Jacket, and a new pocket knife for Christmas. Charles Houston • Dear Santa, I hope you get me everything I want. I look up to you. I believe in you. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. Am I on the good list or naughty list? I don’t want many toys your best believer Branson
Dear Santa, I hope you can make it to Vicksburg. You’re probably the most famous person on earth. But still I hope you can make it. Also I would like a Wii. Brandon • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a computer. 2 games for my Wii and some clothes and shoes. I know you were thinking I was going to say my tow front teeth. I have been a good girl so I can be on your good list. Santa can you tell your elves I like pretty stuff. So now you know what I want for Christmas. Zakaria • Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you doing? I’m doing goo! this is what I want for christmas: a Baby Alive Baby all gone. A new watch and a drum set! We just put up our new christmas tree! Merry Merry Christmas! Oh tell Rudolf I said hello! Amber Busby • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is an I touch I want it to be blue. Also I want a four wheeler. I want it to be red. last I want a bike I want it to be blue and gold. Jagger • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is Legos: Star Wars, Agents, Atlantis, and City Legos. Wes • Dear Santa, I hope you get me some games, any kind. I love you very much! You are soooo magical! Your are the best. Tell your reindeers I say hi and I really want to meet them. Unique Moore
Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a horse with all the accessories. a free ticket to Disneyworld. a horserider Me doll and a new pet beta fish because my beta fish named Prince died Maddie Grace • Dear Santa, This is my list for Christmas: 1.computer 2.all dragon ball and games 3.a Ninetndo Ds 4.A new war game 5.caster board 6.BabLade 7. Dirt bike 8. skate board 9. 1 seat go-cart 10. $100 Matthew • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is Rock Band 3, the new sing it, new clothes, new shoes, i tune cards, carvile world, wii game, and some silly bands. Gabby King
Dear Santa, I want a parot and a xbox. I you bring it I’ll be realy happy. Please don’t give my little sister any dolls she already has 20 thank you. Joseph Ertle • Dear Santa, I want telescope a toy submarine a pogo stick and a happy cristmas with all my family. P.S. I have something for you Austin Holman • Dear Santa, I really want a hunting bow for Christmas. I really want a DS to. I am a really good boy, but sometimes I am bad sometimes I hope I am not on the naghty list. I hope my sister and brother is not on the naghty list ether. I hope you can get there toys for me. John William Madison • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a new gun, bow, and basketball goal. Also, I want some hunting clothes, new boots, and a new bike. Next, I want a bunch of candy to eat on Christmas morning. Then, I need socks, shirts and pants. i really want a new fourwheeler with mud tires. What I really really want is to spend tome with my family. Now you know what I want for Christmas. McKinley Skipper • Dear Santa, I want a four wheeler for Christmas. The second thing I want a big tracter. Santa I am very talkative boy. Santa Please don’t put coll in my presents you bring. Taylor Alexander Gaddis •
Dear Santa, I will tell you somethings about me and what I will like for Christmas. My name is Kylah. I like to do nails. I also, like to play teacher, fashion and talent show. I would like MY Very On Nail Kit from ToysRus. I would also like more games for my Nentendo and to bring joy to my family. Now you know what some things that is on my Christmas list. P.S. I will leave you some cookies on the table. Kylah Steadman • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a ripstick, a gray kitten, wipe out wii game. I want Just Dace wii game. Also, I want a new tramplen net. i want a bow. Also, I
want is a four barle gun. One more thing that i want for Christmas is that I love my family. Cameron Hoofman • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like the new game Smackdown Raw 2011. I would also like boxing gloves. the paly set wrestleing ring with the man. Something else I want is the new dirt motorcycle bike that is blue because mine is broke. I want the new Michael Jackson game on the Wii. I would also like some clothes and shoes. I would like some cool toys and if ther si some other cool stuff you want to five me I woud love it. Shaun • Dear Santa, I want a play station three for Christmas. The reason I want a play station three for Christmas is so when my siste and i both want to play on the Wii I can play with my play station and she can play the Wii. Also, because i can hook it up in my room and play it whenever I wnat to. Jack Selton • Dear Santa, For Christmas i want a DSI. i had a DS but I broke the charger end. Plus, I’ve never ever had one in my whole life. But if you don’t come this year I won’t be made at you. Because I love you. Kenwanna Wilkes • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want an iphone, pupy, foursheeler, gray uggs, clothes, northface, air max shoe, makeup, hair stuff, perfume and a big pretty purse. I also want to give preents to the poor. Gracie Burke
The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I want a guitar the most. I would like to relly have a good Christmas but i would like a guitar. I relly want a guitar. I want to lear how to play it. So if I got one I would use it. I would love my guitar. Victoria McAdam • Dear Santa, This is what i want for Christmas, I want some legos, a football, some horseback riding things, and a soccer ball and a soccer bag. I want some wekginz, some DS games, and please give me a nintendo DSI Have a Merry Christmas! One more thing a kick board so i can kick the soccer ball. Hannah Huntley • Dear Santa, I really want a DSi game for Christmas. Then when I get my g a m e for Chirstmas then I won’t a fore wheelers, and a remoka trol car t h at m e a n d my brother can race. Lagarus Jackson
Dear Santa, All I want for Chrismas is XBox360, Playstation, shoes, clothes, touch screen computer, a new house, built in pool, Wii game, Mp4 player, jewlry, and my mome to be happy Montevio • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is nice nike shose. The other theng I want for Christmas is a netindo Ds game. Axel Santasa • Dear Santa, Can I please have a Yorkie terrer pup with long clean hair and can it please be a boy. Oh, how silly of me my name is Cutler. I have long brown hair, sky blue eyes, I’m a country girl and I like boy stuff. I know you your Santa Claus and your wife is Misses Claus. So i have a lot of stuff I want like reindeer like Roudofe, a lot of Pkemon stuff, and if you can’t give me a reindeer give me a bell off of Roudofe’s ranes. That’s all I wnat for Christmas. Cutler Rose Diso Lynn • Dear Santa, For Christmas i want a xbox360, a boomarrang, a playstation, aPS3, and a guitar for Christmas. I’ve always wanted a guitar for Christmas. Ai’ve been witing to get a guitar and a drumset with drumsticks. I’ve wished to get one and I never got a guitar for Christmas. Also I’ve wanted a skateboard. T’Dorion Matthew • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a ranger so I can go through the woods and use it at my deer camp so we don’t have to walk a long way to the deer stand. Also, I want a shimano spinning rod and reel. Also, I want some flies for my fly rod. You
could also make Ole Miss have a better football season next. I want season tickets to see Ole Miss all next year. I wish everyone else to have a good Christmas. Halden Ginn • Dear Santa, I want a Chystal making maching, a Wii, shoes, another puppy, a fish, a hermit crab, a turtle, and a new phone. But that is not all I want. I also want a new game and to have a very merry Christmas. The last thing I want is to be at home with my family. I hope everyone has a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Kortland Almore • Dear Santa, The only things I want for Christmas is a guitar, a new bike, a new scooter, a skatebord, a pit bull and a german sheperd, a cat and my own room. Sometimes they don’t belive it would happten. I hope it does so I can dance in it the way I want it. LaToya N. Andrews • Dear Santa, I know that you can do magical things. What i want for Christmas is a laptop, a game called wii ware, and a wiplash scooter. I know that christmas is not just about getting toys it is also about Jesus birthday. It is also about giving thatn recieveing. So think of joy J is for Jesus O is for others y is for yourself and I want to have a great christmas and let my family have one to. Camea Harvey • Dear Santa, I am writing this letter to you so I can get what I want for Christmas this year. This year I want an I pod touch or I phone. Another thing is Just Dance 2 because i love Just Dant 1. It is so much fun, but I think that Just Dance 2 will be a whole lot better. Also I would like a hot pink BB gun and a hot pink flat screen tv. Now for my stocking last year I only got about 30 or 40 things and I want about 80 or 90 things! Oh and little things like lotion and little stuff. And I can’t find my elf on the shelf anywhere Bob. please tell him to come out. Sorry my letter is so long i take after my mommy Pam Mitchess yeas she talks to much. Kaitlyn Mitchell • Dear Santa, I would like a PSP and some games. I would also like an Ole Miss jacket and jersey. The last thing i want is a Auburn hat. Thats all I want for Christmas. David Bardwell • Dear Santa, Can I have a game names, call u duty blak OPS, and Asain Brotherhood. Some clothes and shoes. I want my family to have a great merry christmas. I want the michael Jackson Game on wii and I want a ipod. Keome Lumpkin • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a new DS game. A new purple bike. A wii with a lot of games and a stero. I would like a new wardrobe. Also I would like Hannah Montanah’s new songs. A new dry earase board. What I want most of all is for every child to get a present for Christmas. Jordyn • Dear Santa, How are you? I only want a few things. A big time rush poster and cd. Also, I would like to have some sort of pet. My mama will only let me have a fish. Anyway, what is your favorite kind of cookie. Hope you have a good time getting ready for Christmas eve! Abby Taylor • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a wii, PSP, Game Boy, DS, DSi, Play Station, Play Staion 2, Play staion 3. Clothes lots of them. Justin Beiber, Taylor Swift, Big Time Rush Album, Puppy and kitten. A hot pink, lime green Baby Blue Bike, lots of board games. Felesia Pecot • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I will leave mil and cookies for you. This is a list of everything i want an iPod, a horse, a rabbit, a necklace with an actual red ruby on it, a guitar, a peacock feather pen, Friendship Battle Field on DVE, 3ft of snow, a 4ft deep Pool, diving board, and an actual picture of you. Mahayla Williams
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I hope you have a great summer at the north pole. but now its a.most Christmas and its about time. I talked with your Elf on the shelf. He says you’re doing fine. Now let’s get down to the good stuff. What i would like for Christmas is a western belt, a toy Mass-Ferguson tractor, and a Cat Bull dozer so till I see you again. Glenn Alan • Dear Santa, I really don’t want much for Christmas this year but the thing I want most for Christmas is a pink digital camera. The reason I want one is so I can take pictures of myself, my family, and friends. I also would like a game for nintendo DS, some more clothes and boots. Last but not least I want everyone to have a happy and merry Christmas. Danesha Burden • Dear Santa, I hope you had a great time at the North Pole. Lets get to the presents. I would like a Wii a John Deer Bull Dozer, a lab puppy, xbox360, a 243 gun, John Deer Dump-Truck and a go Kart body. I hope you have a great holiday. I hope you bring lots of presents. Nicholas Scott • Dear Santa, All I want is a pink laptop, a pink cell phoone, a Vera Bradley fruit punch wallet. Also an American Girl doll with clothes, glasses, night pajamas, shoes, slippers. There’s one more thing I want an otter box for my I-pod touch. Lauren Hughes • Dear Santa, What I really want for Christmas is an Ipod touch, Wii, xbox360 and a PSP Merry Christmas Rosalyna Flowers • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Wii, Movie, Moxie Doll, clothes, Doll House and bike. How is Mrs. Claus and the elves? And I won’t forget cookies and milk. Merry Christmas, Santa. Zaria • Dear Santa, I would like to have a Ipod, cellphone, puppy, and a babydollhouse. Because I have been good this year. I was a good girl. (cookie and milk on the sild) DeVyunn • Dear Santa, I would like a guinny pig and nothing else please Naomi • Dear Santa, I want a wii game and a Dsi game call Sims 2. Micah • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a video camera, a digital camera, a bike, a star pillow and much much more, like a four-sheeler (pink), a smelly pencil pack. Thank you for everything. Sydnie Smith • Dear Santa, Even though I don’t believe in you, I’ll still tell you what I want for Christmas (just in case!) I want a dog. Maybe a black fluffy, long-eared chihuahua for Christmas, and lots of surprise toys! I really don’t know what to suspect for Christmas, but I hope to get a lot! Desha Williams • Dear Santa, My name is Parker. Wut I want for Christmas is a new bee bee gun and som cande and a mocab trok car to and my life to be beter. Ho ho ho Merry Christmas! Your friend, Parker, • Dear Santa, I wish I had a WWF ring, and a xbox360 and a Jeffy Hardy toy. Your friend, Christian • Dear Santa, My name is Riley. I am 7 years old. I go to • school. I have been good this year. Santa I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas a nailpainter a north face jacket and swingset. Your friend, Riley Wilkerson • Dear Santa, I am 8 years old and I love to play soccer and I bin good today. I wood like a dirt bike
and a remote control car. Your friend, Ethan • Dear Santa, My name is Hunter I go to Redwood and for Christmas I wont a dirtbike. For Christmas I wont a toy car. For Christmas I wont a toy plan. You rock I love you. Your friend, Hunter • Dear Santa, My name is Chloe Lingle and I am 8 years ole and this is I want for Christmas. I won’t a D.S, a go go, and a Talge move and that is all for Christmas. Your friend, Chloe Lingle, • Dear Santa, My name is Kameron. I am 8 years old and this is what won’t for Christmas. A psp, my two front teeth, 2011 nfl for wii, a Tony Romoe jersey, 2011 NBA for DSi. And that is all I want for Christmas. Your friend, Kamerson • Dear Santa, My name is Haley S. and my school is Redwood. I live in Eagle Lake. I am nice. What I want is book’s, a new bike, and D.S. Your friend, Haley S • Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl. My name is Brikley. I live in Vicksburg. The street I live on is Eagle Lake Shore Rd. Now I’ll tell you what I want, toms shoes, I pod touch, and PJ’s. Your friend, Brikley Spencer • Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I think you are real. This is what I would lick. Paper jame, some slipers, DS games, and the best Chirsmas ever. Your friend, Malynn • Dear Santa, My name is Dylan. I am seven years old. I go to Redwood. I am in second grade. I wa n t a laptop, a trampoline, and a motor scooter. Ho ho ho. Your friend, Dylan
Dear Santa, I am Haley Cummins. I am 7 years old. I want some Moon sand and a book. Think you very much. I love Christmas. Your friend, Haley Cummins • Dear Santa, Hi I am William. I am 7 years old. I have been good this year. Can I have a silver belt. Your friend, William • Dear Santa, My name is Cole. I would like a toy airplane, a DSi, Indana Jones one the vido game, and a racer car. Your friend, Cole • Dear Santa, I am 7 years old. And I want a wii, and 7 more army men, and could you give me some
candy to go in my stocking, and a book to, a wii game. Your friend, Landon Pettway • Dear Santa, I have bin a good little girl thes year. My name is Makenzie. Cane you bring me a Ipod, make-up, dresses, bike, some jurlley. Your friend, Makenzie • Dear Santa, Hi I’m Colt I am eight years old. I go to school at redwood. I want a black motor cicle and a General Lee car and a tractctor. Your friend, Colt • Dear Santa, Hey I am Catherine I am 8 years old. I go to Redwood and I want a bike, makeup, bracse, hug. Your friend, Catherine • Dear Sana, My name is Eli. I am 8 yurs old. I go to redwood. I want a train to go aroun my chrimas tree. Your friend, Eli • Dear Santa, I want a Wii game for Christmas. Your friend, Eric Hayes • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I did what my mom said. Plese bring me a yoth bow. With a bow case I also What a box of grain bullets. Yo u r f r i e n d , B r ys o n Whitaker • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I have helped my mom cook cookies. I want a skatebord
and a bike. I want a psp and a game to it. Please bring my friends gifts too. Thank you, Preston Lynch • Dear Santa, I have be hag good. I waht a go cart and a psp and a four wheeler and bike. Love, Derrick Qualts • Dear Santa, I have been good boy. I help my mommy bake cookies, cupcakes, and blue berry muffins, I let my little brother play with my toys. Could you plese bring me paper jamz, a new Ds game my sims, ky hero for wii and a pet turtle. Love, Joey Greer •
Dear Santa, I have ben a good girl. I like to play and have fun. I want a happy Christmas, a fun toys, and some thing for the army pelple, and something for you. But the most of all I want a happy Christmas! Love, Abby Smith • Dear Santa, I want a doll games and bike. I love you! And a Christmas tree. Love, Shakira Ortiz • Dear Santa, I want doll, bake maker and a barbie. Merry Christmas! Love, Shandriyah • Dear Santa, I’ve been thinking about Christmas. I like to be helpful. Can you please get me a puppy a xbox360 and donky kong returns game. Be safe flying. Love, Cade Stockstill • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I helped my mom clen up. Pleas can you bring my mom ring and please can you bring me D.S. and a ring. I want a Barbe house and a Motee girl and a crown. Christmas is the happy day of my life. Love, DaJah Sanders • Dear Santa, I have been very good. I love Christmas. Could you please bring me a I love you robot? I really want a remote control dog. How do you get letters at the North Pole? Love, Karlie Grace Ray • Dear Santa, I luv you Santa a lot. I ben good at schooll. Please bring me xbox and swing
set. Please don’t forget my home. Love, Jason Ashley • Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl. When my brother got stuck under the table I got him from under the table. Could you bring me a wii and a computer and a doll that can walk and talk? Love, Keyona Bland, • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I have helped my dad. I want a car and a train. Pleas bring my brother a toy train too. Can you pleas bring my sister a barbie? Thank you for the toys. Love, Donald Bailey
17 Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy. I didn’t jump on the new couch. Can you get me a xbox and a ninja and ninju wepuns? Thankse for the Christmas last year. Love, Christian Jones, • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I have helped my sistr. I want a hause and a presit for my Dad. I love you Santa. Love, Kaitlyn Blood • Dear Santa, I help my mom clean up. Dear Santa do you love me Santa? I have ben a good girl. Santa please bring me a bike and some real puppy’s and a indian. Love, Tashunna Sims, • Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I am thankfill for my mam and father. I want a red and blue jeans and a sord. Love, Landon Ledbetter • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I’ve been helpeful. Can you please brig me a pilow pet and a guitar and a barbie girl and a pupy. Christmas is a very good holiday. Love, Avery Mabe • Dear Santa, I have ben a good girl. I helped my mom with my baby sister. Please can you brig me bike for Christmas? Love, Keshon Evans • Dear Santa, I love you I have been a very good girl. When Robby falled I got Robby ice. What I want is a toy cat and a stuffed cat and a toy dog and a
stuffed dog and a barbie. I miss you. Love, Marion Hoover • Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I like to help my friends if they fall down. Could you plese bring me a fishing game could you please bring me a camo blanket an a dsi. I think you are verey nice. Love, Bryce Rebert • Dear Santa, I relleey love you! I have been good. Will you please bring me a toy gam boy and a toy ds and pla stastn? Love, Brendon Barker •
Dear Santa, I love you. I have been very good this year. I always mind my parents. Coud you please bring me a little pet shop, doll, tell rudolph ‘hullo’ for me. Love, Jame Lee Boyd • Dear Santa, I love Mrs. Claus. I have ben good I have ben nice too others. Could you please bring me a book? Santa ples tell Rudolph hello. Love, De’Ja Dudley • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been good this year. I have been very nice to my feinds. Could you please bring me a dsi game and a wii game and a water car? Could you please bring a babydoll for my Lexi? Tell Rudolph and all the others rein deer that I said hellow. Love, Brooklyn Hart • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I share with others. Could you please bring me a skatebord and a letreck guitar? Love, Justin, • Dear Santa, I love you! I hav been very, very good this year. I always mind my parents. Could you please bring me a toy gun, a Eigal book, and a swimming pool? Please bring my family hope. Tell the elves I said “Hello” Love, Anden McClurg • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I share with everyone. Please bring me a game, toy, nerf gun, wii, and hot wheel cars. Love, Max • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. Could you please bring me a game and a ds. I love the reindeer. Love, Logan Parker • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I helped my family. Could you please bring me a dirtbike and a DS? Could you please bring my dad a tv? Tell the elves I said “hello” Love, Logan Pettway • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I wont a shot gun and a dirt bick. Love, Masen Pettway • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I have been kind to my family. Could you please bring me a new Ipod and a ring and some candy? Could you please bring Reann a new Ipod? Tell evry one I love them. Love, Trina Ponder • Dear Santa, I love you and I want a xl ds and a wii and sanz booth and a fhon. I been very good this year. And babby doll and a tv. I want a pretty shirt. Love, Demetria Puckett • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. Could you bring me a toy gun and a ball game too? Love, Eric • Dear Santa, I love you. I have ben very good this year. Could you pleas bring me a jatpack and could you ples bring me a ipod and a futbal? Luf, Jeremiah Reynolds • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I share whit others. Could you please a scarter and baby doll? Could you please bring Daddy a shirt? Love, April Skipworth • Dear Santa, I love you. I have been good. Could you please bring me a toy car and a football? Love, Ronnier Hedrick • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I share with others. Could you please bring me a DS and a computer and a red ball? Could you please bring Roneisha a toy car? Please tell Mrs. Clous I sid hello. Love, Damonica South
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Dear Santa, I have been very good this year I share with others. Could you pleas bring me a pillowpet, Love, Nick Harmon • Dear Santa, I love you! I have been very good this year. I share with others. Could you please bring me a ball and a toy gun? Love, Quntarius Ross • Dear Santa, Tell Rodph hello for me I have ben very good. Please bring me a toy. I will leave cookies for you Santa will you bring me toys? Love, Chase • Dear Santa, I want a pup for Christmas love you santa and a doll and a ipod and a fake santa and a rednose reindeer and a easy bake oven. Your friend, Alana • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360, a hannah montana watch, a play truck, lipstick, color book. PS my sister wants some lipstick. Yo u r f r i e n d , H a i l e y Blackwell • Dear Santa, I want a xbox360 and transformers. Your friend, Dejayion • Dear Santa, I want snow so I can make a snow man. I want a doll house. I would like a mermaid. I clean house with maw maw. I have been good. Thank you. Your friend, Katie Garcia • Dear Santa, I think you are real. I like Ruedolf and his red nose. Thank you for all my toys. Your friend, Lane • Dear Santa, Please bring me a Barbie doll. My sister want a guitar. My brother want a bike. We all have been good. Your friend, Benicia • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a guitar and two little fish. Your friend, Tyrone Jackson • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas are minimats. Let it snow. Your friend, Karl • Dear Santa, I want to come to the North Pole. I want lots of toys and candy. I want a Merry, Merry Christmas. Your friend, Janya • Dear Santa, Will you please bring me a PSP charger, a DSI, and some toys. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Your friend, Nathan Sibley • Dear Santa, Please bring me a trampoline with fence, jewelry, makeup, earrings, guitar, money. Your friend, Makayla • Dear Santa, All I what for Christmas is a game and game boy, football, gocart, 4 wheeler, dirtbike, snow, boots, horse, DSI, games, and camo. Your friend, Kevin
Dear Santa, I hope you are not to busy this year. I haven’t found much that I want this Christmas. I would love to have a Wii, Apples to Apples, Password Journal, a birthstone ring, but I don’t like the color of my birthstone. I want December. Have an awesome year. Love, Katelynn Pettway • Dear Santa, I want to git all games and wii games and a new xbox360 a 55 inch tv psp games and a psp. Love, Tyree Miller • Dear Santa, Can I get a new dog like my old dog Oscar, a fusion, a Nerf football, Spark scooter, New videio compter, and a big pool slide and one more thing a scope for a BB gun and thats it. Your friend, Miles Harris • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. Will you please bring me a webkins, new skates, new lunchbox, calendar, headband, a new bike, air hockey table, and a guitar. Sencierly, Josey Tatam • Dear Santa Clause, I’m very sorry if I’ve once asked for too much some Cristmases. This Cristmas I only want 4-6 things, here they are. I would like a TV for my room not to big. I would like an x-box 360 with Call of Duty Black Ops. A head set, and a new controller. Trust me I changed my ways! From, Caleb Curtis • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Peyton. I’m in Mrs. Ray’s class. For Chrismas I want an electrice codder, but what I really want is an Iphone. It would be great to have a DSI if I can’t get an Iphone then just a new phone. Last but not least new wii games. Love, Peyton • Dear Santa, I want a good Christmas for my family. I was good. I want Play Station 2, a wrestling ring, and bicycle. Love, Curtis Branch • Dear Santa, I would like a 360 rider, an xbox 360, a football, bike with gears, air hog toy, remote controll car, and a laptop. I have more at my house when you get there. The most important thing I want is a bell off your sleigh. Your friend, Karsten • Dear Santa, Santa Jack the elf you have sent me is amazing. I would like for you to bring me a new gun, more hunting clothes, game for the wii, and DS games, zoo zoo pets, and everyone to have joy. I love when I wakeup in the morning, I have to look for Jack. I will put a lot of cookies and milk out for you. I wish you will have a Merry Christmas. Your buddy, Kaylee Hinson • Dear Santa, All I want for Cristmas is to have the best Cristmas ever. I do have a lot of good cristmases but I want this one to be special because my yonger sister just turned one years old and now she can open her presants. Love your friend, Adison Hearn
Dear Santa, My name is Sara. I am in 4th grade. I am in Mrs. Ray’s class at Redwood Elametry. I have been a good girl. I would like a wii, a dsi, a iphone, some golves, earings, a book bag, a tote bag, wii games, dsi games, a Christmas stuff. Santa do not forget the other kids that don’t have homes and want toys. Love, Sara Wigley • Dear Santa, I’ve asked for a puppy a lot but I still do want one, and a skatbord, air hockey table, and fosball table. Your friend, Layken • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a DSI, a game called TinkerBell and the Great Fairy Rescue, and the movie Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue. Your friend, Lexy • Dear Santa Clause, How is Mrs. Clause I hope she’s fine. What I want for Christmas is Five Transformers, that Gear of war 3, and Call of Duty game to, touch screen phone, and spy watch, baseball bat, and PSP, DS, PS3, PS2, Wii. Your friend, Julius • Dear Santa, I want Five things for Christmas. It is time to be joy. The things I want for Christmas are Big Buck Hunter, XBOX360, ds game, and Call Duty 2. By, Devonte Young • Dear Santa, I really wish I could know if I have been nice. I love you Santa I love you too Mis. Claus. Here is my wish list. Merry Christmas to you Santa and Merry Christmas to you Mis. Claus. I want this for Christmas please a horsey, ds games, some high hill boots, sleepin capes that go on your face, cd’s, pjs, a gitar. Your true friend love, Breanne • Dear Santa, All I want is a ipod touch. A bsketball, and football, and maybe some games. But the only thing I want is my knee fixed. From, Carter White • Dear Santa, I love your elf you send me every year. I love the stories about you. I love everything you give me every year. Their all fabulous and their all fun to play with. Talking about toys I would like a zoo zoo pet, a DSI game like the zoo zoo pet game, a electric scooter, a my mom to get to go to the school she’s been wanting to get in even though that means I willhave to switch school witch I don’t want but it’s for my mom. I won’t forget about your cookies and milk. Your buddy, Laney Smith • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Hey its Bailey its Christmas and I was thinking maybe you could get me a lot presents for Christmas please. I would like a new texting phone, and a psp with games and movies and few more things one very bushey dress that is like a wedding dress and strapless the is red with sequenes and red hoops big. Red high heel shoes and big red pom-pom bow and the
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whole set of magic tree house books and couple more things. Shirely Temple movies and that’s it thank you. Love, Bailey • Dear Santa, I think I have been a good boy this year. Here is a couple things I would like for Christmas this year. I would like a siege power scooter, a xbox360, a playstation3, and a new super mario galaxy wii and madden 2 wii. Sincerely, Braxton Morson • Dear Santa, Are you having a good time at the North Pole? I hope you are because on the 25th you have to send out presents to little girls and boys. Santa, remember to give the poor presents and goods. Have a very Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Christopher Lee • Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Drum Set, game stop, and walmart gift cards. I would also like chocalate candy, and other cool stuff. I wish you a Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas, Hank, • Dear Santa, If you can make this please do. I want a Fat Head of Drew Brees with a black jersey on him. And I want a knife that is long and comes with a case. The last thing I want is a stunt scooter too and the rest a surprise! Your friend, Wyatt • Dear Santa, All I what for Christmas is a game, fingernail polish, any more prasits and have a good Christmas I bin a good girl. Thank you. Love, Ashley Furr • Dear Santa, I hope you can make it. I really hope I can spend time with family and toys. And again I hope you can make it on Christmas big guy. Sincerely, Junior • Dear Santa, It is all most Christmas and I want a new bike because my old bike is boken that is why I want a new one. The thing I want is a new bike and scooter. Name, Decorian, • Dear Santa, I want a horse, a ipod touch, computer, a dog, I would like a board and like a bike. What I really want is my good family. Yo u r f r i e n d , D e n i s e Hamilton
The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I would like a Wii for Christmas and a game to go with the game I want is a police chase game and I want to play the game with my mom and dad. Love, Devin • Dear Santa, I would like a DSI xl, and an automatic air soft gun, the xbox360 kinect, 52 inch flat screen tv and a new bike and a 22. To whom it may concern, Andrew • Dear Santa, Hey Santa how are you doing? I hope you are doing fine. How are the elves doing and the reindeer. Mrs Claus is doing great hopefully. I hope it snows on Christmas St. Nick. You know what I want for Christmas is a dirk bike, labtop, Ipod, playstation3, and wii for Christmas. Sencerly, Dwane • Dear Santa, I know you have been busy. I want a laptop and a north face jacket. I hope you make it. I hope you have a nice Chrismas. Love, Emmy • Dear Santa, I would like a Ipod touch, a coer, and some clothes. I would also like some stuff from Clares and I would really like to have a scutter, a gravity ball, and a for real pet and dsi games. Then I want a wii game called Just Dance 2. And also I would like a diary. Sincerely, Madison Wade, • Dear Santa, I hope you had a great summer. I just can’t wait for it to snow. What I want for Christmas is a dsi, sled, play stashon 3, and a psp. Love you santa hope to see you on Christmas. Yours truly, Jalanda Harris • Dear Santa, May you bring me a ipod for Christmas thats all I ever wanted. What is it like in the North Pole? I also want a skate board and some new shoes and clothes. Yo u r f r i e n d , E r i c k Weddington, • Dear Santa, I known that you been busy at the north pole, but the only thing that I want is a phone, game, money, clothes, and a bmx bike and that all I want for Christmas. Sinerly your friend, Sky •
Dere Santa, What I wont for Chrismes. I wont a nife. And a bed spred. And a game. And tons of ole is awesome. Sensely, Mayson • Dear Santa, I’ve been so good. I hope you get this and i will be so happy. Can you get me a Nouth Face jaccet, more camo, a computer, a falt screen tv. Sinceeil, Cody Pearson • Dear Santa, I would please like a overdrive car, buzz lightyear, wouldy tent, 6 pice sud, match box, and a desk. PS I have been good. Senseraly, Anmi • Dear Santa, I know you know me. What I really want for Cristmas is to see you but I don’t think that one is going to come true. If you ask me, your my friend. Not any friend. Best friend. Sometimes I be good sometimes I bad. But I will always be your friend. I will never let you down even if I could. You are a best friend. I got one wish please forgive me for al lthe things I did. Sometimes I just try to help and I mess up. Can you get me a PSP or a mp3 player. Your friend, Michelle • Dear Santa, I would like a pink DS. A wii game, a camera, a pink scooter, a sled, a gun, a ball machine, a make up kit, a sling shot, jacket, and a scarf. Your pal, Jennifer • Dear Santa, How have you been doing? I have been good so you will see me. How do you know which hosue to go to? I hope you are doing alrite. Love, Austin, • Dear Santa, These are the things I want for Christmas. I want a DS for Christmas. I want a new bike. I need new school shoes, I love you Santa Claus because you give me what ever I want. You are the best Santa. Sincerely, Aniya • Dear Santa, I would like a Iphone. I would like a forwheeler. I would like a nouth face jacket. I would like a Ipod. I would like a new under armer book bag. Kolby • Dear Santa, How have you been. I hope you have been doing so good.
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The Vicksburg Post I have been good this year. I would like to have a iphone, dirtbike, a puppy boxer dog, new soccer clats, soccer clothes, a new north face with a huge jacekt and a new north face book bag. Your friend, Abigayle Davis • Dear Santa, I would like to have new games for my PS2, and the games I would like is NCAA 2011. And my favirite team is ole miss and the alabama crimson tide because there qarter back number 12 but auburn gave him a concusen. Sincerely, Drake • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a paper jamz guitar and the drums. How is Mrs. Clause? Are the elves doing all their work? There is one mmore thing I want it is an electric scooter? Your friend, Ashlea • Dear Santa, I hope you are exited for Christmas. I wish I could get a electric gutar. Please can you get me grand theft auto game. please can you get these things? Austin Brown, • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a dragon head and a alien toy. Your friend, Bradley • Dear Santa, My name is John David. I hope you don’t fall throw my roof. I hope you bring me a lot of toys. How are you doing? Sincerely, John David • Dear Santa, My name is Meghan Hinson. I would like a mopad, bike, and a noth Face. Sincerely, Meghan Hinson • Dear Santa, My name is Mollee. I would like a pig in a teacup, a DSI, a ipod, and a chapter book. I hope everyone at the workshop is doing great. Sincerely, Mollee •
Dear Santa, My name is Skylar. How have you been Santa? Can I get a DSI for Christmas. How have Mrs. Claus been? How have the raindeer been. Sincerely, Shiyo • Dear Santa, My name is Tony. How are your elves doing? I want a xbox360 and a bike for Christmas. Christmas is a good holiday for people. Santa I wish you was at my house to visit me. Sincerely, Tony • Dear Santa, My name is T’mia. Santa I want a iphone for Christmas. I want everything for Christmas. How are you doing? Sincrely, T’mia • Dear Santa, My name is J’Niah. I want a iphone for Christmas. I want a Hannah Monnta gutar. I want a bike. I want a ceabord. Sincerely, J’Niah • Dear Santa, My name is DeQuarian. I am in the third grade at Redwood. So how are you and your reindeer doing up in the North Pole? Well sence I can’t come to see you I drew you and your reindeer. Sincerely, DeQuarian • Dear Santa, My name is Corbin French. I am in the third grade How is your reindeer? I want a helicopter that takes photoes. I allso want a pelat rifle with a scope. Sincely, Corbin • Dear Santa,My name is Brooklyn. I am in third grade at Redwood Elementry. How are you and your reindeer? I want a dsi, a Mississippi state book bag, and a Justin Beiber binder. Sincerely, Brooklyn • Dear Santa, My name is Jerry Lynn Busby. I am in the third grade. I want a DSi, Icarly posters, rugs, and pictures. How are the elves? Are you having a Merry Christmas? How are you? I am happy right now because I just got done with my reading. Sincerely, Jerry
Dear Santa, My name is Scott. I am in the third grade at •. Santa can you get me a tow truck and a for wheeler that can go reall fast? Santa you are so great. Sincerely, Scott • Dear Santa, My name is Natain. I am in the third grade at Redwood. How are you doing and how are the elves Santa? Watt I wat for Crimase is a bike of a LSU santa hat. Hows mis clase santa? Sincerrely, Nathan • Dear Santa, My name is Ken. I am in the 3rd grade at Redwood. Are you doing ok Santa? You know what I would like a computer. How are the reindeer? ARe any of the sick? I hope not. Sincerely, Ken • Dear Santa, My name is Haley. I am in the third grade. This is what I want for Christmas is a Ipod, a car, a bike. What I want for Christmas is a fireplace, a candle. Next, I want for Christmas is a Ipad, TV, necklace. Sincerely, Haley • Dear Santa, My name is Caitlin. I am in the third grade. How are you? I know I have been bad. Can I please have a pink gutar and my name on a roll bag and thanks for the elf on the shelf. We love him. He is the best. Sincerely, Caitlin • Dear Santa, I am good. I want a robot, a car with a remote control, and a dinosaur. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Terell Branch • Dear Santa, My name is Cameron. I am in the 3rd grade. Wat I want for Christmas is a skactbaod and rep stek. How are the raindeer doing and the toye doing are they doing good? Sincerely, Cameron • Dear Santa, My name is Brooke. I am in the third grade. All I want for Christmas is to see my mom one last time. I miss her very
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much. She died when I was six months old. How are you and the reindeer? I have been a good girl this year. My birthday was Dec. 5. Sincerely, Brooke • Dear Santa, I would like a new four wheeler, a BB gun, a playstation 3, and some games. I deserve them because I have 6 chores and I do them without fussing. Love, William • Dear Santa, I would like a ipod touch, I would also like agour wheeler, and a BB gun, and a power scooter. Love, Lane • Dear Santa, I want a lava lamp, scooter, MindFlex. I deserve this because I’m nice. Love, Brandon • Dear Santa, I would like a iPod touch, vidoe camera, laptop, and a four wheeler. I’ve been good and I get good grades too. Sweetie wants a new dog toy. Love, Kennedi • Dear Santa, I would like a pillow pet, DSI, BB gun, and a laptop. I am good and you sade I was on the good lise. Love, Christina • Dear Santa, I would like a Nintendo DSI XL, Nintendo DS Mario because I help people. Love, Jon Cade • Dear Santa, I wold like a real puppy and a real reindeer, iphone, video, Barbie doll. I want a reindeer to I can fly to shool. I want a iphone so I can call my mom and dad. Love, Hannah Grace • Dear Santa, I would like a bike, ipod, lamp, and a wii. You told me I was on the nice list and I help my mom take care of Sera and Liam, I take the trash out, put a diaper on Sera and clean my room. Love, Seth
Dear Santa, I would lik a four wheeler, power scooter, pillowpet, and a hampster. I’ve been good. I do my chores and help my teachers at school. Love, Sara • Dear Santa, I want a hampster, and an American Girl doll, camera, guitar, power scooter, violin, four wheeler. I hope Rudolph and the elves are doing fine. Love, Haley • Dear Santa, I would like a toy rifle and a toy Mustang and a puppy. Love, Jimmion • Dear Santa, I want for everryone to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and for you and Mrs. Clas and the elves to get rest. Love, Gage • Dear Santa, I would like a new bike. I would like a DSI for Christmas. I would like a lamp for Christmas. I would like a pool. Love, Laauisha • Dear Santa, I would like a dirtbike, ipod touch, hampster, and an arrowgun because I made all A’s. Love, Shunderrick • Dear Santa, I would like an ipod touch, a four wheeler, DS games, and a razor scooter. If I am on the nice list, I will be happy. Love, Shelby • Dear Santa, Can I have a doll, xbox360, computer, and an ipod touch? I should have them I think because I am a good girl. Love, Taliyah • Dear Santa, I want my own real PSP and I deserve it because I am good and I have good days. Love, Peyton • Dear Santa, Can I have an ipod touch, whith the thngs you put in your ears and play station 3, and Call of Duty Black Ops, and a new TV Love, Landen
Dear Santa, I would like a new lava lamp, so I can read my book, an ipod touch and fourwheeler. Love, Rhae • Dear Santa, I want a puppy and a power scooter and a violin and drums. Because I have been kind and sweet. Love, Dasia • Dear Santa, I want a walking dog for Christmas, ad cupcake maker, a bike, and a DSi. I have been a good girl for my mom. Love, Asia • Dear Santa, I would like a new ipod touch, power scooter, and hampster. I deserve this because I’ve been good this year. Love, Ethan • Dear Santa, I want a dog pillow pet and a stuffed animal. I have been good to my mom by cleaning the kitchen. Love, Chris • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Sklya Hearn. I am 9 years old. I want a fon, fuliller, i pod, writt bridy dog, cat, snank pand brar, play car, play dr, squirrel, xbox, cumputer, fish, peacock. Your pal, Skyla Hearn, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Evan Mabe. I am 9 years old. What I want for Christmas is a zebra striped dress for my Amaracan girl and my baby girl DS game. Your friend, Evan Mabe, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Jaden. I’m 8 yrs old. Santa I would like some camo, boots, sand paper, $40.00, and a belt. I wan’t to get my mom a jewelry box for Christmas. I’m a good boy. Your friend, Jaden, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Robert Hinson. I am 8 years old. How are you and the reindeers doing? I have been trying to be good but some times it is hard. I would like to have a trampoline, computer, and a four-wheer for Christmas. Your pal, Robert Hinson,
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Dear Santa, Hi my name is Chucky Jones. I am 8 years old. For Christmas I would like a DSi XL game boy wii and I would like 8000 dollars to by a house. Your pal, Chucky Jones, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Justice Rankin. I am 8 years old. I want a baby doll for Christmas and a tea set. I want baby doll clothes, moxie girl, and a bike. I want a baby stroller, coloring book, and a braze toy for Christmas. Your pal, Justice Rankin, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Nick Henry. I am 11 years old I went a paper guitar and a XBOX360 from Santa. Your pal, Nick Henry • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Selena Ortiz. I am 8 years old. I want a Ipod, blackberry, puppy, kitten, bell, make up, and a computer. Your pal, Selena Ortiz, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Elaina Pugh. I am 9 years old. What I would like for Christmas is a horse and a puppy, kitty, and makeup, shake, and a rabite and a frog and a car, and a culb house. Your pal, Elaina Pugh, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Theresa Hamilton. I am 8 years old. Me and my brother want a game for Christmas and my mom want fish for Christmas and my baby brother want a play truck and me and my sister want a play house. Love, Theresa • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Rachel Neumann. I am 8 years old. I want a DS, Hula Hoop, and a twister. Your pal, Rachel Neumann, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Dyllan Pettway. I am 10 years old. I whant a wii, a hoolwiller, and a mario wii game. And I whant my mommy and my daddy to be wrich and a bibi gun to and a wril gun, and a wril gitar and a wril mack it foun. And a snack and a drink. Your pal, Dyllan Pettway, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Nike Draine. I am 9 years old. I wood lik a attendo DS because they are very fun to play with. And a paper gator and a xbox360 and it does not ater long as they are boys toys. Your pal, Nike Draine, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Kaitlin Ratliff I am 9 years old. For Christmas I want Pokemon Ruby, Pokemon leaf green, Pokemon Black, The Beatles rock band. Your friend, Kaitlin Ratliff, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Watson Davenport. I am 9 years old. I would like a xbox360, live, a gof cart. Your pal, Watson Davenport, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Jaime Farris. I am 8 years old. What I want for Christmas is a Barbie a Christmas ornmenet that said Jaime on it. For my family I want a blue telephone, a christmas book and compount. Your pal, Jaime Farris,
Dear Santa, Hi my name is Hallee Hoffman. I am 9 years old. I go to • School. I want a Ipod touch, bicycle, rollerskates, DSi, and DSi games, make up, purse that is camoflag, camoflag wallat. Your pal, Hallee Hoffman, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Hallee Hoffman. I am 9 years old. I want a Ipod touch, bicycle, roller skates, DSi, and DSi games, makeup, purse that is camoflag, camoflag wallat. Your pal, Hallee Hoffman, • Dear Santa, Hi my name i s Ky l e Dupree. I am 9 years old. I want a kinect x box 360, a new bike, an ipod, and DSi. I have been a good boy. Your pal, Kyle
Dear Santa, My name is JaTavius Qualls. I am 9 years old. I would like for Christmas is a wii, xbox60, ad a psp go. Your friend, JaTavius Qualls, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Maddie Watkins. I am 9 years old. I want for Christmas are some DS games and a phone. I want some wii games. Your pal, Maddie, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Drew Stokes. I am 9 years old. I waht for Christmas is dirt bike a wii, a xbox 360, and a bb gon. Your pal, Drew Stokes • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Grace Ross. I am 8 years old. I want a Fur Real pet. I want the cat, Santa. I also want a girl cabige patch.I live with my mom and dad. If I was good I wish I can have that cabige patche pleses very much. It does not matter if I don’t get it or the fur real pet Santa. Your friend, Grace Ross, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Elijah Qualls. I am 11 years old. Santa I can
get something out of your bag. Or if not I want a go car for hristmas an my sister and me wont a wii. Your pal, Elijah Qualls, •
Dear Santa, Hi my name is Deanna Pugh. I am 8 years old. This is what I would like for Christmas Balay shoes and a outfit to go with it, a wii, and DS. And I also want a cariokemachien. I like the color purple too. I like to have fun with my family. So that is all about me and what I want for Christmas so Happy Holidays santa. Your friend, Deanna Pugh, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Zach Shedd. I am 8 years old For Christmas I would like transformers rebenge of the fallen the game for the wii the one thats for the wii. I don’t have any brothers or sisters. Your pal, Zach Shedd, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Victoria Davenport. I am 10 years old. I would like for Christmas is a phone, pants, computer, and some lotion. Thanks Santa. Yo u r pal, Victoria Davenport, • Dear Santa, Hi my name is Spencer Azlin. I am 8 years old. I want a Mario
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I would like a scooter, skate board, basketball and nerf gun. Love, Logan • Dear Santa, What I won’t for Christmas is a happy one and I don’t want any game, toys, all I want is a happy Christmas my Dad want to set a Xbox 360 But I don’t want it my Mom want a pretty ring and get marry. Love, Preston P.S. I will give you some milke and cookie. • Dear Santa, Now Santa I know you got a lot of houses to go so I’m going to make the list of things I want for Christmas. I would
like some clothes, a xbox 360, racing, grand thief auto IV, dragon ball Z Battyja, I’v been good. I take out the garbage. I feed the dogs. I study hard. I read Charlotees web. From, Michael •
Dear Santa, What have you been doing? I beat you been very beusy. All I want for Chistmas is my family and help other chidren. Love, Shania • Dear Santa, I hope you had a great Sumer. This year I have already made up my mind, But I really had a hard time decideing and none of them made sence to get. So all I want for Christmas I already have my family and friends. Yours truly, Aaron • Dear Santa, I’ve been working really hard in swchool and I’ve been studing hard too. I would like love, and peace for Christmas. I hope
you get my letter Santa. I would really like it if you did. Yours truly, A’leeyah • Dear Santa, I will have the best noel. Can you help me find the best noel gift for my sister. What she like help me. Yours truly, Trinity • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I would love it if you could bring me a drum set and a Dsi with only one game with it. I hope you can bring it but if you can’t thats all right. I hope you have a good Christmas. Your friend, Victoria Hoeft • Dear Santa, I have really been good this year. I have tried my best in school and studying hard to make good graded. I would like some games for my PS3 for christmas this year. Love your Pal Sam • Dear Santa, I have been reall good this year. I have tried my best in school and studying hard to make good grades. I would like a wii, a nice laptop that has free ihernet, a painting kit, free glasses, markers, and a micophone. How are you and Mrs. Santa. I would like a learner kit of ABC123 for my brother. Love, Mariyah • Dear Santa, I have been realy good this year in school. So how are you in the North Pole? I bet you and the elvs have been wording hard this year with all those boy and girls around the world. I hope they get what they want this Christmas so god bless them. Love, Jillian H. • Dear Santa, I have good grades and I help my mom alarne up and for christmas I wan’t a doll house and my faimly and Love. Love, Breanna • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I will donate my one dollar to you I hope you like iy. I would only like one gift a Magic Snow flaker. Moxie girl. I love you! Kaitlyn Boler • Dear Santa, I did good this when I was in third grade this year. How are you doing? It is cold in Vickburg. This what I want. I want this year for chistmas is a PS3, and some games. Love, Artaireus • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. It’s got very cold here in Mississippi. My teacher has been very good. I want you to get her a very good gift. I want it to be a gift to my heart. I dont want it to be a bag of switches and a candlestick cause she a
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The Vicksburg Post very good teacher this year. Love, Skylar Blair • Dear Santa, I am a good or bad kid? I think you should tell me. But I only wan’t for my family to have a good time this christmas. Love, Aniston • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year I hope you’ve I’ll been help people I be nice to people I’ll won’t toys Santa will buy me some presents I’ve bake santa some cookies Merry Christmas class. Sincerely, Tony Neal • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. Because you sent me the elf on a shelf. I’m the best kid in the family the others bounce of the wall. Love, Brantly Willaims • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. I hope you’ve seen all the nice things I’ve done for others. I’ll make some special, good, and sweet cookies and sweet milk. Santa what for Christmas is another phone, toys, cloths, boots, and candy cans. Sincerely, Kemya Wallace •
Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. So when you come you will see cookies a milk. But what I really want for Christmas is a xbox, psp. Revilon hand game, a mini sports set, I-pod, and tropmoline. Sincerely, Shanitra Lee • Dear Santa, I’ve been really good this year. I will throw food out for your rain deer. I hope you bring presents for my friends, family, and me. I’ll make your favorite cookies with love. Tell Jesus Happy Birthday. Love, Haylee • Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I hope eveybody is on the good list. Everybody is speaid. I think you are the best. I don’t want a gift I allready have something that is Jesus. We all wish you a Merry Chirstmas. Sincerely, Britney Lawrence • Dear Santa, I think Ive ben good. I think you haven’t seen my grades this year You’ve been very nice to me every year. So my sister and I are thanking you very much. I’ve always thought you wanted a toy. I’ve always new you were real. P.S. Don’t forget to give people who need it. Sincerely, Matthew Copes
Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. Merry Christmas Santa. Tell Jesus happy birthday Santa. It’s been a great day. Sincerely, Brenden • Dear Santa, I’ve been waiting for you. I want a remote control motorcycle dsi gmaes (dragon ball Z) and a laptop. That is what I’ve been wanting for Christmas. How are you and your elves? Send me a letter back if you can!! Sincerely, Curtis P.S. I forgot to mention to you I will put our cookies for you. Merry Christmas. • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. When you come to my house I’ll have you some milk and cookies. I love when you come to my house. This year I realy want a Ipod touch I realy wan’t my own slideout cell phone or even a Go cart I would love all of those things but if you can only give me one of them that’s fine to as long as I get one of those I’ll been fine if I can’t get any of them then I’ll be fine to something else. I don’t get any thing I’ll be okay. Sincerely, Carlyle •
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Dear Santa, I hope you’ll give me a MP3 player this year. I also want a new bike. I want my new, bike to be purple and pink. I’ll love it so so so so much because they came from you. It’ll be rode all the time. Sincerely, Elizabeth P.S. I want my own mediu, size fourwheeler, and we will also give you some milk and cookies. • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year I hope you’ve seen all the nice things I’ve dont. What I want for Christmas a toy truck, toy airplane, toy car, and a toy train. Sincerely, Jayden • Dear Santa, I’ve been waiting for Christmas. I realy can’t wait and I won’t wait for dinner, presents, and family. It’s a week befor my birthday! Yours truly, Cameron • Dear Santa, Your the best and so are your elves. I hop you like those cookes I let you eat. Did you no I have the coler red. G gese Ill see you befor Chrimise. Love, Caley •
Dear Santa, I love Cristmas. I do want presents. But Christmas isn’t about gifts. It’s about being happy and being with family. I’ve been good this year. Did you know I’ve gotten baptized. Your the best. I love you Santa! One of your best friends, Mary Cate Miles • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year I hope you bring presents for my family, friends, and my class. Love, Leslie Nelson • Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. I went toys for Christmas. I want a school bus for Christmas. Sincrely, Montrell • Dear Santa, I was very good this year. I’ll hope you seem all of things I did for people. I will mat you so choalate chip cookies and milk I wasn’t mean this year kindlly. I won’t for Christmas is a present for the you are the best. Love you, Marianna • Dear Santa, Do you wan’t to get me anything that I want for Chirstmas because I been good this week. Chirsmas is the sprit that is giving and you get presents from Santa and your parents
too. Because we aren’t gonna stay up on chirsmas Santa Cluase. Sincerely, Taegan Guise • Dear Santa, I have been good this year. What I wont for Chrismas is a gocart. And I want a roabot. And that’s a few things I won’t. But I’ll get you a lot of cookies and I’ll get you a big glass of milk. Love, Garrett Hopkins P.S. Don’t forget to give a present to those in need. • Dear Santa, I wot a baksitball I wot a football I wot a playstashn 3 I wot a SDi LXL I wot a PSP I wot a i fonon I wot a will Your Friend, Kevin • Dear Santa, I love you may I have a big barbi doll house. Thank you santa. your the best. I wan’t a pritty purs so I can play for my sister I’ll want a doll. Your friend, Ilenia • Dear Santa, Thank you for branging all of the toys that you brung or bis, a scooter, a pilow pet, and 1 more can you brang a camra. Yo u r f r i e n d , G r a c i e Delaughter •
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22 Dear Santa, I play will ym mom i run will i my mom. Your friend, Kenny • Dear Santa, Thes is me learay and I love you Santa. I need thes to play wis hms cuz en I love you. I do love you I love you Santa. Your friend, Learay • Dear Santa, I woot I boll and my tedey coth. Also I want a bike. a brbe and a loss but it is sin i reays of me. Your friend, Iley • Dear Santa, I hup you get ey. I love Santa. I hup you get me some toey at ihs begen I love Santa and dad. Your friend, Brayden • Dear Santa, I waet a borehouse and a gii wpet. I wish forn barbde tar. My famiiy was me to ge a bike. Thak you Santa I love you and a mere crismis. Your friend, Kimberlin • Dear Santa, I want a new bike I also want a smak down vs row 2011 wrestling game. I want reslling a chipfigr and a reslling guy. I want Johncona mvp themz and Randy ortin. Your friend, James • Dear Santa, I wish yus ckud giv us adley becus us I like tles. Your friend, Isaac West • Dear Santa, Skoot 2 Sled crayon book pocck2. Spirman prises. hanmotoch fiueur. mane crbon my mom. pootive shin box bick. Your friend, Kecyalynn • Dear Santa, I love you is the best santa a cat is good I love my dog quiet I love my mom. Your friend, Jadasante • Dear Santa, I won’t a toy that can wut evr I say I will name will be Docke Josh Shirey Then I won’t a qoout Dog. Your friend, I am your frieng • Dear Santa, I want a toy mostrtruc. I want a toy jiyinte. I want a toy kege. I want a face bulldosre. I want a ipod. Your friend, Bryan • Dear Santa, I won a derson I won a playsasn I won a big I won a gocot I won a Durt big I won a three m gam I won a ras ham I won a tendcour oes. Your friend, Tristin • Dear Santa, Mary Chrismas I have been a good girl this is want. toys brat talking dall mooves that is what I want for Christmas. Your friend, Emma Engdohl • Dear Santa, I lus and I wog mocynfryelro moysato I woop os arn thee cmeyepo Ice nay at cemes. Your friend • Dear Santa, I would like a spider man for Christmas. Your friend •
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, I want an x box 360. I hope you come to my house. There will be milk and cookies for you. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Conner • Dear Santa, I hope you come t my house on Christmas eve. I will leave out milk and cookies for you. I would like a sleigh and snow. Have a happy Christmas please. Your friend, Kelsey • Dear Santa, I hope you will come to my house on christmas eve. I want a an animal for christmas. I will leave out milk and cookies for you. I want a tiger. Your friend, Sarah • Dear Santa, I hope you come to my house on christmas eve. I want iphone3 and GMC truck and my drivers licese. I will leave out milk and cookies. Your friend, Hawkins • Dear Santa, I wish for a xbox360 and a mp3 player for Christmas. And a DSi for Christmas too. I will put milk and cookies on the table for you. I love Santa Claus. Your friend, AJ • Dear Santa, This is me. Am I on the good list? Will you give me a doll? I love you Santa. You are the best Santa. I love your reindeers. I will leave food out for the reindeers. Your friend, Leightoshia • Dear Santa, I hope you come to my house on Christmas. I wil leave out milk and cookies for you. Your friend, Jaquavion • Dear Santa, I want a puppy, Santa. Then, I want a laptop. Then, I want a firecreackers. Then, I want a big hat. Then, I want a brainbike. Then, I want a $100,000.00. Then, I want something for my grandma. Then, I want something for my daddy. Then, I want something for my mama. Then, I want something for my aunt like a new dress. Please and thank you. I love you Santa! Your friend, Cateria • Dear Santa, I want a laptop. I want a helicopter. I want a pokemon cards. I want a golf cart. I want a toy cars. I want a Iphone 3. I want a TV. I want a stuffed animal. I want a puppy. I want a car. I want a million dollars. Your friend, Bridges, Age 6 • Dear Santa, I want a DSi. I love you Santa. I want lipstick. I want a mp3 player. I want new crayons. I want a DS. Plese can I have a camera. Can I have a new wii? I will set cookies for you. I would like a new bike. Your friend, Savannah • Dear Santa, I want a psp. I would like a bike a puppy. I wat ten dollar. I want two psp. I do not have a chimny. I want a neos blaste. Your friend, Kaivon • Dear Santa, I want a new dsi and a new ds and three toys for me for my mom and my puppy and one more thing before you leave I
will leave some cookies on the table thank you so much. Your friend, Kemi • Dear Santa, I hope you come to my house on Christmas eve. I will leave out mill and cookies for you. I want marbles a puppy and a camera. Your friend, Brianna • Dear Santa, I hope you come to my house on christmas eve. I will leave out milk and cookies for you. I would like a skudr and a camera and a brbedol and soom makup. I wut sum loothas and sum horses. I bin gob. I will gif you a presens. I wich you will go to my has. I will gif you a cane cane. I will not lken my runme. I luf you. Your friend, Makayla • Dear Santa, I want a Nerf gun where I can shoot stuff. I want a iey pod. I need some 22 bullits. Where I can shoot my gun. I want 102 dallers. I been good year. I will leave milk and cookies out for you. Your friend, Ryan • Dear Santa, I want a DS and a mp3 player and a puppy. I want an x-box and a wii. And a whole year out of school. And a nerf long strike. Thank you santa. I love you santa. Your friend, Anthony • Dear Santa, I wont a DSI XL, a bike, a new game boy, a teddy bear, a dry erase bord, a DS game, some new crayons, a toy robot, a new sweter, a new tux, some new toothpaste, my own Ipod, my own suzooky, my own cheverlay, my own puppy, my own couch. Mary Christmas! Your friend, Nathan • Dear Santa, I want a D-Back and cars. I want lady thomas for Christmas. love you Santa. Santa is my friend. Your friend, Lamont • Dear Santa, We ban good. I want a xbox360 for christmas. I will give you milk and cookies. I want a dsi a toys too. Thank for Bnrd. I want guns far christmas. A games for christmas. I am gowin to the kids mziyim. I want nerfguns. I luve you. Your friend, Raegan • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to skip and run. For Christmas I would like a prenciss bike, a barbie doll. I love you Santa! Love, Brashayia • Dear Santa, I am 5 yaers old. I love to play with my cat. For Christmas I would like a baby doll. Love, Ariana • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play with toys. For Christmas, I would like a bike a scotter. Love, Jason • Dear Santa, I am 7 years old. I love to run. For Christmas I would like a bike buzz light year and a woody toy. Love, Seth •
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Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to run. For Christmas I would like a bike, Buzz Light year, and a woody toy. Love, Jackson • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to run. For Christmas, I would like a scotter, drum. Love, Jaleh • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play with my truck. For Christmas I would like a boxing game and police car. Love, Jeremiah • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play games. For Christmas, I would like a bike, a play station, a bike. Love, Sean • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play with my wii. For Christmas I would like a skate board, a teddy bear, and a real dirt bike. I love you Santa. Love, Danny • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to jump. For Christmas I would like a play station a scooter and a eating play toy. Love, Jakaria • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to play. For Christmas I would like a bike, a lunch box, and a hannah montan bike. I love you Santa! Love, Ericka • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas I would like a play house, a pillo pack. Love, Williams • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to go outside to play. For Christmas I would like a bike, rabbits go home a scooter. Love, Tuesday • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to color. For Christmas I would like new shoes, a guitar, a new chair. Love, Keeria • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play with my brother. For Christmas I would like a wii a bike a teddy bear. Love, Alexandria • Dear Santa, I am 6 years old. I love to ride my scotter. For Christmas I would like a bike trampoline a dog. Love, Jerrimeh • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to ride my bike. For Christmas I would like Boston doll house. Love, Ashlyn •
Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to ride my bike. For Christmas I would like Boston. A play set. Love, Kelsey • Dear Santa, I am getting a X Box 360. I am getting a DS iXL. I am getting a TV. I am getting a Wii fit. I am getting a DSi. I am getting a fish net. I am getting a intendowe. I am getting a wig. I am getting a petbog. Your friend, Bowen, 6 • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. How are the dear is Roudoph doing? I want a OS and a new bell and Toy Story #. Movei and new Barbir and Ken. A tag brad and a Jite lol pop, DS. Your friend, Lily, 6 • Dear Santa, I want a Nintindo DS, Molreovs DK and I want mol reocar and I want a wii game. Dukeykug kashreputers and a wip a shscuter. Nintindo des Mustertruck. Your friend, Jamichael, 6 • Dear Santa, Cant I get satto get for Christmas. Hi Sante dis is Jordan can I git a prezent for Christmas. Dear Santa I was a xbox 3 with a mocantra and I wot a Ef on the shee and sell hof bin bad and Jordan bin good so santa can you giva mey a prezent. Your friend, Jordan, 6 • Dear Santa, I what a dirte bik far crhistmas uesx loox chetbl hit vigngog plast shrn treey. Your friend, Colton, 6 • Dear Santa, I want a wiee and some games I want a ball. I love you Santa. I want a book. Your friend, Mckenzie, 7 • Dear Santa, I am 6 year old I like the elf you sent to my hose can y send Him next christmas I will went a DSI for this Christmas I went a scoody doo book and my own tv. Your friend, Cody • Dear Santa, I want a gogo dog and a doll and a boll and a art dox I want a toy cat I want a wmerckndoll I want a tite and cras art and a toy enrmade and mon dowe. Your friend, Addie, 7 • Dear Santa, I want a wig but it long as stops two my fete and it glose win I sege and I want a doll who tox but it hot with 9 butin and nota streg it tost smill people. Your friend, Maddy, 7 • Dear Santa, Geet speship Dirstet how are you we has so mych fun wif jegl we I will ades I sho wege I wot a poke mon gem and a bal fushen. Your friend, Garrett
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Dear Santa, I wot a dobick I wot a xbox game i wot a DSi XL I wot a 1000 bolrs I wot a race car I wot a USA baj I wot a DSi XL game. Your friend, Evan, 7 • Dear Santa, I want a DSI XL a lalaloopsey doll da maker new hiarballs Ipod Toch. Your friend, Sydney, 6 • Dear Santa, I will got to detisu about having to do with reaching high with reading Lion’s Den I wot a now black cat. I wot a new bady. I a now better. I eat every buy I like a butter fiy egg It’s time for me chatch. Your friend, Shell, 7 • Dear Santa, How are you. Is roodoff the red nos rain diry. Dora dx sporry DSI. Dso to. Your friend, Ananda, 6 • Dear Santa, I want Sam Fushtad. I want a Xbox 360 I want Christmas CD I want a now pull I promis I will liv you cookes I love you Santa and miss closs oh and I want a toy stor DVD move and I want a now Blatr man I am in Mrs. Williams class. Your friend, Candace, 7 • Dear Santa, Im glay your comeing to Christams I whnt a DSi X fun Dowe and on I what on it Sonie Ceuls and I whnt Knercky ana xbox 360 and I what a wig and I whan epic Micky. Your friend, Blake, 6 • Dear Santa, Santa I want a night vij I ant a bike I want a DS I want a Xbox santa I love you santa. I whnt u toy gun. I want a bell I want a toy mouccolu I ant a toy a CO2. I love you Santa I love to Santa. Your friend, Kemontaye, 6 • Dear Santa, I have been very good this very I want a big doll hose and a hose and a horse I promis to leve for you. I love you Santa and Miss Closs. Your friend, Katelynn, 6 • Dear Santa, I wall a desi I wall a fowiwl I wall a sowwni cis I wall a burd I wall a dag I wall a nad babsus I wall a 1000 madbies I wall a fes ckit I wall a bus I wall a mucke I wall a radt I wall a Ium. Your friend, Floyd • Dear Santa, I want a toy Rooduph that sing, electric dirt bike, protction and gloves riding boot Pootection ves dirt bike suit. I love you sata. Your friend, Chance, 6 • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I want a skelton drum set. I love Christmas. I love you, Drake •
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I want a repunzel doll and sum candy. Love, Sara • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I want a toy dragon and a sea monster toy. Merry Christmas! Jadon • Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I want a nerf gun. I want a transformer. I also want some new shoes. Love, John • Dear Santa, I want a doll for Christmas and one for my sister Ragan. I have been good this year. Love, Brooke • Dear Santa, Please bring me a bebgun for Christmas. Also, my mom would like snowboots. Hugs and kises, Tre’veyon Dana Road Elementary Dear Santa, I would like an Xbox360 for Christmas. Love, My’Riah • Dear Santa, I would like a barbie for Christmas. Love, Macey • Dear Santa, I would like a unicorn for Christmas. Love, Cadence • Dear Santa, I would like a microphone for Christmas. Love, Bellamy • Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll for Christmas. Love, Timaya • Dear Santa, I would like an animal game for Christmas. Love, Anthony • Dear Santa, I would like a toy car for Christmas. Love, Dwayne •
Dear Santa, I would like a puppy for Christmas. Love, Irasmye • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi for Christmas. Love, Ashley • Dear Santa, I would like a train track for Christmas. Love, Ethan • Dear Santa, I would like a train for Christmas. Love, Austin • Dear Santa, I would like a barbie for Christmas. Love, Tyra • Dear Santa, I would like a Buzz Lightyear for Christmas. Love, Payton • Dear Santa, I would like a reindeer for Christmas. Love, Kamryn • Dear Santa, I would like a Buzz Lightyear for Chistmas. Love, William • Dear Santa, I would like a puppy dog for Christmas. Love, Marleigh • Dear Santa, I would like a bakugan for Christmas. Love, Stefen • Dear Santa, I would like a dump truck for Christmas. Love, Wesley • Dear Santa, I would like a car for Christmas. Love, Jonathan • Dear Santa, I would like a toy for Christmas. Love, Gabriel •
Dear Santa, I would like a beads for Christmas. Love, Qui’Yuhnna • Dear Santa, I would like a car set for Christmas. Love, Conner • Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll for Christmas. Love, Morgan • Dear Santa, I would lke a truck for Christmas. Love, Peyton • Dear Santa, I would like a Dora doll for Christmas. Love, Kamille • Dear Santa, I would like a train for Christmas. Love, Cruz • Dear Santa, I would like a legos for Christmas. Love, Grace • Dear Santa, I would like a swing set for Christmas. Love, Millanna • Dear Santa, I would like a game boy for Christmas. Love, Haley • Dear Santa, I would like a play car for Christmas. Love, KeAshia, • Dear Santa, I would like a tractor for Christmas. Love, Ryan • Dear Santa, I would like a play horse for Christmas. Love, Jamahria • Dear Santa, I would like a truck for Christmas. Love, Jason •
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Dear Santa, I would like a bike for Christmas. Love, Jasmine • Dear Santa, I would like a car for Christmas. Love, Kameron • Dear Santa, I would like a lego set for Christmas. Love, Dowe • Dear Santa, I would like a puppy for Christmas. Love, Kennedy • Dear Santa, I would like a Thomas train for Christmas. Love, Zackery • Dear Santa, I would like a dog for Christmas. Love, Cydney • Dear Santa, I would like a monster truck for Christmas. Love, Landon
23 Dear Santa, All I went for Christmas is a DSi, a shark pillow, and my family to be there. Oh, how are the reindeer? How is Ms. Claus doing? What do you do win it is not Christmas? I love Christmas and I hope I am on the good list. Your friend, Kelcie • Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Mrs. Williams will love a pencel sarpener. Santa plese breng the homeless presints. Your friend, Habilee • Dear Santa, Do you mind if you get me a DSI? I really ant one and I want it to have pink, green, and orange stripes. I want a play atm bank for ages 8 and up. I want a bike and a hement with it. I really want to know your reindeers names. I only know rudolph. Chrismas isn’t about gifts its about love and celebrate with your family. I love you santa and I know you love me too. And a Merry Christmas to you. Love, Timeshiana
Dear Santa, How are you? Santa can you give me a ipod with games on it? How is Mrs. Claus then raindeers and the elves. santa can you give me a football game? I wish that I can come to the North Pole. Your friend, Rashad Flagg • Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Cluas? Ho is dancor, prancer, comit, and rudof? Will you please bring me a xbox360, weasel and some joy for the homeless people such as clothes, food, and a house. Your friend, Jaquer • Dear Santa, I love to have a dirt bike for Chrismas. We will love to have lots of gifts. I will love to be one of your elves. Ho ho ho Merry Chrismas. Love, Alexis • Dear Santa, How are you? Where are you in January, February, March, April, May, June. July, August, September, October, and November? How is Rudolph?
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24 How are your elves? Do you like the cookie my sister and I make? How is the North Pole? Are you happy it’s Christmas time? Can Dancer dance? Will you please bring Mrs. Ashley a tub of glue? Will you bring Mrs. Williams a pencil sharpener? Your friend, Laney Whitten • Dear Santa, How is Rudolph, Dancer, Prancer, Dasher, and Kupid? What is your favorite type of cookies? I want a 3 foot nerf sword, a new bottle of colons and a brown north face jacket and some fake blood. How is Mrs. Clause and your elves doing? I don’t want a bike this year. PS and for orphans and homeless people, please bring them gifts too. Your friend, Collin Manuel • Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a bike, camra, and for people that don’t have Christmas like orphan, homeless, and poor to have Christmas. I think Christmas is not about getting gifts. It is about shareing. An what do you think about my mom’s cookes? Everyone does not believe in you but I do. Your friend, Tyzaih Williams • Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? What kind of cookies do you want? I will now tell you what I want for Christmas. I want more webkinz pets, jewelry, go go, walken pup, a bike, and books like goosebumps. Now we do now have a chimney so you will have to go through the side door. One more thing how is Mrs Claus doing? Love, Miusomerville • Dear Santa, How are you? I what you to come to my house Santa. I like your red Santa hat. Want to see the reindeer how is mrs claus? She is so very nice. How is the baby doing? Can you get me a bike I wanted? I like the elves so can see them. Can you come and get me to the north pole? Your friend, Vanity • Dear Santa, How are you? Did you like the cookies I left for you last year? Santa would you like to know what I want for Christmas? I want a train, a bike, a phone, a space jump and a MP3 player. Santa did you love my tree I got up for you to see? Your friend, Kevin Jones • Dear Santa, How are you? Santa what does the reindeer eat? Santa how are the elves? How are you doing? How is the North Pole Santa? Santa can you please bring me some toy cars, a note book, and books? How are the reindeer doing because they need lots of power to get to earth and back to the North Pole? Santa how do you go all night without sleeping? Santa you have the best of the elves and reindeer especially Roodof! Your friend, Emily Burke • Dear Santa, How are you? I want a Ipad, pet turtle, iphone4, Justin Bieber every thing. Please, oh please. Oh yeah a pearcing set. Are the elves doing good? Does Rudoph nose still glow? Does Mrs. Claus make good ham? Your friend, Lacey Parker • Dear Santa, How are you? I have all ways wondered what was your favrite coler. So how is Mrs. Claus since she had the baby buddy claus. I have all ways wondered what was your favrite book too. I want a fugshgi. That is all. Your friend, Searra • Der Santa, How are you? What is it like at the North Pole. What do the reindeer eat? How is Mrs. Claus. I love you Sata! Yo u r f r i e n d , S k y l a r Etheridge • Dear Santa, How are you? How are the reindeer and what are their names? I do not want anything for Christmas because I have everything I need. I love to gie and not to recive. So Santa you can bring some presents to the people who do not have Christmas. Your friend, Zackary • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a purse for my mom.
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Second, a dog for my sister. Last, a bike for me. Love, Jordan Townes • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a camera for my dad. Last, a xbox360 for me. Love, Cameron • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a crock pot. Second, a ball. Last, a DS for me. Love, Emily • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, I want some shoes for my mom.
Second, I a football from my brother. Last, I want a PSP for me. Love, Trevion • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a camera for my dad. Second, a baby doll for my sister. Last a DS for me. Love, Morgan • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a camera for my mom. Second, a ball for my brother. Last, a wii for me. I love you Santa, Kaniaha • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a car for my mom. Second, a ball for my sister. Last, a DSi for me. Love, Jasmine • Dear Santa, How are you? There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a camera for my mom. Second, a baby doll for my sister. Last, a sate board for me. Love, Gabriel Hodge • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, a car for my dad. Second, a football for my sister. Last, a play station for me. Love, Malik • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First, shoes for my mom. Second, a sweater for my sister. Last, a DSi for me. Love, Zar’ke • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you. There are three things I want
for Christmas. First, a car for my mom. Second, a football for my brother. Last, I want a DSI. Love, Michael • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are thre things I want for christmas. First, a camera for my mom. Second, a sweater for my sister. Last, a DSi for me. Love, Joerica Williams • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. First a camera for my dad. Second a sweater for my sister. Last a xbox360 for me. Love, Maurice
Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! There are three things I want for Christmas. A camera for my dad. Baby bottles for my sister. Last a DSI. Love, Carli • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas have a good trips. Tell Roodof I said hay. And Mrs. Closs to. I like to spend time with my famile. Love, Makehha • Dear Santa, Tell Roodoff I said hi. Ho ho ho. I love you Santa! Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Biana Hollis • Dear Santa, Tell Rood I say hi. Ho! Ho! Ho! I love you Santa! Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Madison Cloud • Dear Santa, You are the best santa in the hestory. I love you. Do you what me to bake you some cooke? I whant a psp for Chrismas. I whant a xbox 360 the new. I whant some crayons. Love, Jayden • Dear Santa, I hope you have good Christmas. I wan’t a xbox 360. And a dog. Love, Isaiah • Dear Santa, I want bike. I want a crayons. I want a rido. I want a desk. Merry Christmas. Love, Taeja • Dear Santa, I want a real girl puppy. I want a doll. I want clothes for my puppy. Love, Aranza •
Dear Santa, I want a DS and games to go with it and a babalad. Merry Christmas Santa. Love, Joshua • Dear Santa, Santa I wa’nt some gum. Santa I wa’nt a DSI. Santa I wa’nt a bike. Santa I love you. Merry Christmas. You is so nice, Shaikora • Dear Santa, Thank you for bringing good children presents. I wrilly want a bike for Christmas cuse somebody stole my. Well I wrilly want to meet you Santa bu I can’t because I will
fall asleep. Well I am doing good at school, but I just got 8 checks and that’s all well merry Christmas! From, Mikeulee • Dear Santa, Thank you for all the presents you gave me. Oh I almost forgot I want a drum set for Christmas. And I have a new best friend and her name is Aranza. Even though, she’s eight years old and I’m seven it doesn’t mean we can’t be friends. Anyway have a Merry Christmas. Love, Madison Wade • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas Day is Doll’d up nails. I would also like to have two Barbie dolls. And I wish you to have a happy Christmas. Love, Kangana • Dear Santa, I want a fhone for Christmas. And I want a DSi game for Christmas. Santa can you be my friend? Love, Denishoe • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi for Christmas. Love, JaDarius Fuches • Dear Santa, I would like a Jeep for Christmas. Love, Armani Gleese • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi XL for Christmas. Love, Shareonna Compton • Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll for Christmas. Love, Breneisha Wilson •
The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll for Christmas. Love, Jamerica Evans • Dear Santa, I would like a four wheeler for Christmas. Love, Ja’Hvion • Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll for Christmas. Love, Zoria Valentine • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi for Christmas. Love, Jonele Robinson •
Dear Santa, I would like a DSi for Christmas. Love, Ty’ler Williams • Dear Santa, I would like a psp for Christmas. Love, Jashun Ross • Dear Santa, I would like a psp for Christmas. Love, Terry Sims • Dear Santa, I would like a xbox360 for Christmas. Love, Davian McDonald • Dear Santa, I would like a psp for Christmas. Love, Paris Mayfield • Dear Santa, I would like a bike for Christmas. Love, Cameron Perkins • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi for Christmas. Love, Rukiyah Miller • Dear Santa, I would like a xbox 360 for Christmas. Love, Shamera James • Dear Santa, I would like a baseball for Christmas. Love, Carlos Jones • Dear Santa, I would like a scooter for Christmas. Love, Layla Carter • Dear Santa, I would like a tod box for Christmas. Love, Terrion Johnson
Dear Santa, I would like a baby doll house for Christmas. Love, Christasia Smith • Dear Santa Clause, I want a DS, DS game, chalk, markers, eresers, penicles, money, glue, Mrs. Lott some clothes, Miss Auventa new car, more zue zue pets, sunnige, drumset, baby brother, ipod toche, ipone, psp, baby alive bouncy doll, and a baby hog. Love, Carley Pickering • Dear Santa, Can you bring toys, shoes, games, psp, xbox360, wii, DSi, DS, gun, tv, Mrs. Lott a new car, Ms. Avant a new car and my mom a new car? Love, Jaylan • Dear Santa, Hey I bin wating for you. My name is Ayiana and my age is 7 years old. And what I want is a new DES Ntendo DESI hot pink. And Mrs. Lott wants a spakle dres. A blue one. I want everything. Merry Christmas. Love, Ayiana • Dear Santa, Pels bing me a xbox360, ds, well, bike, scooter, tv for my mom, playsashan, dog, a car. Love, Joshua • Dear Santa, I would wont a ds game, dsi, dsi games, phon, ladetop, zue zue pets, sunnig, ipod tuch, ipod, and my hole family to see me ples. From, Kaylee Ross • Dear Santa, Can you ples bring me a walk and giggle doll, new sell phone, and nails and hair did. And my family. I am 7 years old. Love, Naper • Dear Santa, I would like if you will get me someing. I will like what ever you want to giv me. How aare you doing. This is going to the North Pole. Love, Prentiss • Dear Santa, Plese get me a wii and a xbox360 and give my mom a ring and a car for me and a DSi XL and a bike and shoes a hat and a dog and a house. And 4 bikes. Love, Jacquez Galloway • Dear Santa, I want a barbie doll, books, new clothes, and to give all the pour children presents so they can have a good Christmas. Love, Sarah Grace Jabour • Dear Santa, I wont a bike, scooter, Easy Bake, mom want a new car, boat, shoes, lip gloss, cloethes, a dog, baby a live, give people a new car, crayons, drum, baby dolls, paper, crayons box, dresses, high hills, Michel Jackson, books, desk, friends. The End. From, Tiaka • Dear Santa, This is what I want from Chirstmas: xbox360, snuggie, big time rush, poser, CD, dress, Iphone, psp, drum set, gutair, barbie video girl, computer, to have the best Chirstmas ever. Love, Alexis McBroom • Dear Santa, I want this for Christmas. A psp, ten doow bees, phone, bike, schooter, close, shose, baby doll, earring, purs, necks. Love, Tamaria Evans • Dear Santa, I want 3 spiderman pelow pets and 2 prinses pelow pets and my mom and dad the best Chrimas ever and I want 3 toy gons and 2 baby alive doll and give my family the best Chrimas ever. By, Lonia Wright • Dear Santa, Geve Mrs. Lott a car and Mrs. Avant. Give my dad and mom rings and Mrs. Lott and Mrs. Avant. Give me a Mick Jackson shos, drum. From, Jaylon • Dear Santa, I like you because you give everybody wut they want give me red wil, black xbox360, DSi, shoes and cloes big car. By, Harvey
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The Vicksburg Post Dear Santa, You what a go man can you baby I want a toy. Love, Jmone • Dear Santa, Plese give me a Michel Jackson four Chissmess and that game and a DSi and my mom a tie and I wont a Michel Jackson suot in my grenn and my pappa and my baby a happy new yares. And I want a Michel Jackson shose and a drum sent. Love, Derrick Brown • Dear Santa, I would like a dog and car. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Ariana • Dear Santa, I would like a psp and skats. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Quirunn • Dear Santa, I would like a DS and Brbe dol. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Amy • Dear Santa, I would like a xbox 360 and Ben 10. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Raymond • Dear Santa, I would like a Brbe and wii game. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Dayzasia • Dear Santa, I would like a DS and Wii Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Neo • Dear Santa, I would like a wii game and dog. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Idmaya • Dear Santa, I would like DS games and xbox 360 gam. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Nicholas • Dear Santa, I would like a e z bak uven and dog. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Kenyatta • Dear Santa, I would like a psp and gam. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, John • Dear Santa, I would like a dog and e z bak uve. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Lea • Dear Santa, I would like a Brbe dol and babe dol. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Shanna Lynn Brooks • Dear Santa, I would like a Motsee dol and dol car. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Hallee Moore • Dear Santa, I would like a Brbe has and Brbe cr. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Kathryn, • Dear Santa, I would like a E Z bake uven and Brbe dol. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Aniyah • Dear Santa, I would like a Ben 10 and kite. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Vansh • Dear Santa, I would like a Brbe dol and ez bak uven. Thank you for bringing us presents. Merry Christmas. Love, Jaylenn • Dear Santaw, I wish I had a booshegy in and bike in a bab dol has for Cism. Love, Sa’Kyiah McCline • Dear Santa, I want a DS. Love, Royneia Atkins • Dear Santa, I want a DSi and a boosegeey and a baby doll hose and a big big house. Love, Jasmine Morgan
Dear Santa, I want a dog and fund, and a des i. I want my tooth back. Love, Jarianna Banks • Dear Santa, I want my tooth back, scoof, EasyMake, Mack up, doll, boots, color books, Dsi, blocks. I love you Santa. I forgot Santa. Love, Saniah Lovette • Dear Santa, I wunt a fooshegy. Can you gif me a mukcht car. Can have gif me ol gul. Well you gif me a muckchjl a plan. Love, Brandon January • Dear Santa, Can you pat a pupp undar my teey? And a gaerm to. And wot a bik. Love, JaDereka Jones • Dear Santa, I waht my noow Buzz Lityir and Ben ten wooh cipttsh. Love, Ethan B. • Dear Santa, I love Santa. Ds, house, a dsi, a fooshegy, and a bik. I love Santa, Dear bike tree. I would like a baby doll. I love dear Santa. Love, Tamariana Newsome • Dear Santa, Do you know my home? Cah no bice I wut and hoge. Love, Chris B. • Dear Santa, I want a DS. I want a game boy. Love, Ethan Erekson
Dear Santa, I wish for a DSI. I wish fo r a dog name chip. I like my suthr. I wish for a bike. Love, Monterrius Whitehead • Dear Santa, I want a psp. Can you giv my sisthr a dsi. Can you giv my soothr a ds. Love, Reynard Gray • Dear Santa, Can you put a bootsheegy undar my tree. Can you put a dsi and a psp, foot ball gaem. Can you put a hat undar my tree and xbox360. Live, MJ Stokes • Dear Santa, Do you know my mom? Can I have a fish? Love, Joshua Jennings • Dear Santa, Can you put the dsi. Can you put the baby. Can you put my thee back. Can you pu my go cat undar the tree. I love you Santa. Love, Kaylin Ross • Dear Santa, Can you bring me a boosheegy. Can you bring me a tv. Can you bring me a bike. Can you bring me a xbox. Can you bring my your slocve. Love, JaKobey Lyons
Dear Santa, I bin good. I wot a btk. Love, Alexus Trunell • Dear Santa, I wut a boll for me. I wut a wii gam efor me. I wut a doll and a baby. Love, Natyiia Atkins • Dear Santa, Can you put a game under my tree? I wat a bicke. I like to bicke. Love, KaMiya Miller • Dear Santa, I would like presents and elves will help you. Love, Tyi Jon Shanks • Dear Santa, I want a psp. Love, Jaylen Jones • Dear Santa, I have been good. I would like a DSi. Love, Tamara Powell • Dear Santa, I have been good. Please bring my a motorcycle. Love, JJ • Dear Santa, I have been good. Please Barbie heels. Love, Aniyah • Dear Santa, I love yu. Please bring me a DSI. Your friend, Terrance Wright •
Dear Santa, My name is Terrance Johnson. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like xbox 360, psp, Dsi, Wii, labtop, fon. Love, TJ • Dear Santa, My name is KeMariyah Glasper. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like goodtar, Easy bake over. Love, KeMariyah • Dear Santa, My name is Careyana McCoy I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a DS and labetop. Love, Careyana • Dear Santa, My name is A’Toni Griffin. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like wii and a DSi. Love, A’Toni • Dear Santa, My name is Emma Neal. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like boots, guitar, wii, psp. Love, Emma Neal • Dear Santa, My name is Savone Warren. I am in the first grade. For Christmas I would like a PSP and a PS3 and a XBOX360. Love, Savone
Dear Santa, I want a DS a baset and a game and a 4 wheeler and a motorcycle. Love you, Demarion • Dear Santa, I would like a DSi. Love, Cierra Russell • Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a motorcycle. Thank you. Love, Kentrel Gross • Dear Santa, I have been good. Please bring me wrestling toys. Love, Shaw • Dear Santa, I wont Barbie heels and a Barbie. Love, Medison Lauren • Dear Santa, I want Dora the Explorer and for my family to give me boundkissey.I love you so much! Love, Kyra
Dear Santa, My name is Nekhia Dillard. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like move, grils, ds. Love, Nekhia • Dear Santa, My name is Tyriona Mazie. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like DSI mosgils. Love, Tyriona • Dear Santa, My name is Edward Thomas Jr. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christat I would like an nintendo ds psp. Love, Edward Thomas Jr. • Dear Santa, My name is Christionn Sanders. I go to Sherman Aveue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I wold lik: Jeep baby sholar. Love, Christionn
25 Dear Santa, My name is Melanie Lewis. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a moxseegrils, ds, nike, four willr. Love, Melanie • Dear Santa, My name is Dwayne. I go to Sherman Avenue Ememtary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like computer and sims2 sim3 sims and Band psp dsi. I love you Santa. Love, Dwayne • Dear Santa, My name is Walteria Hardy. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a guitar. Love, Walteria Hardy • Dear Santa, My name is Jarienn. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like psp a giuitar and a psp for my mom. Love, Jarienn • Dear Santa, My name is Devin. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like xbas, game cuve, dog, psp, phone. Love, Devin • Dear Santa, My name is DeMarcus Williams. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like Wii
game Maryo car. Wii spots with basaball. Love, DeMarcus • Dear Santa, My name is Kamaya. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a psp, dsi, baby dol, baby game, xbox507, prisses clothset pink game. Love, Kamaya • Dear Santa, My name is Wade Sims. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a psp xbox360. Love, Wade • Dear Santa, My name is Amyah. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like a bike and a pink ds ad a purse for my ds to go in and for my ds games I would like the cookiemom 2 and 3 in a baby game and a wii with boling game a mario race car. Love, Amyah
Dear Santa, My name is DeMarion Mack. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like prume. psp. Love, DeMarion • Dear Santa, My name is Tashanna. I go to Sherman Avenue. For Christmas I wold like a gmae. Love, Tashanna • Dear Santa, My name is Jashun. I go to Sherman Avenue Elementary. I am in first grade. For Christmas I would like psp xbox. Love, Jashun • Dear Santa, May I have a voi girl and a big doll with long hair. Please bring me a baby alive and four babies alive and GoGo Wendy and some nails. I want Mox girls. With love, Destany Shelton • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a mongoose bake. and a dirt bake. and a go car motorcycle. and a for wheeler. May my mom have a new mustang. With love, Antonio • Dear Santa, I want a DSi and a lot of transformer toys. A fishing pole. Power rangers and one of your elfs and a rain deer and a slay like yours. Love, Tyree • Dear Santa,For Chrismas I ant two new beyblades. Please bring the super hero squad game. May I have Harry Potter and the eadly Holwes game for Chrismas. Please bring a Mario Bros game for Chrismas. Please bring a DSi xl. May I have Toy Story 3 DVD. Your friend, Cameron Wright • Dear Santa, For Christmas may I have a dog a game in a xbox360 in a car. With love, Terry Robinson • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a ds and a baby alive and please bring my mom a dimon ring I love you thank you for your help. Your friend, Michayla King • Dear Santa, Please bring me a xbox360 I want a DSi. Could you bring me some clothes and shoes. Will you bring my mom a ring? Your friend, Ashanti • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want some psp and xbox games. I alsow want a dirtbike. May I get a horse. Plese bring me a MP4 player. May I get some Joys! Plese bring me a remote control car. May you bring me some drums. MAy I have a forewheeler. With love, Derrick • Dear Santa, I want a xbox 360, trucks, skate board, vieo game, checkers, chess, skates, monster truck game, hot wheels, nintendo ds, nintendo dsi, sonic and ario toys, Buzz toy gutar, and a toy air plane. Your friend, Dmarion Wells • Dear Santa, May I have baby doll for Christmas barbie dol babrie man kar. Your friend, TaNysha Newsome • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a barbie video girl. Please bring me a moxie teens stamp n’ style. For Christmas I want a guitar. For Christmas I want a scooter. One you can sit in. For Christmas I want a Lala Lopsy. May I have a little mommy play all day. For Christmas I want a baby alive. Love, Amaya Goodwin • Dear Santa, If I am not on the notty list. May I have a brat doll an a barbie minicar. Your friend, Amaya Lewis • Dear Santa, I want a playstation 2. Your friend, Charles Holmes •
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Dear Santa, I want a game bord. A bike and a ds a dsi a morogice wold. Love, Daryus Ward • Dear Santa, Please bring me a bayblay for Christmas an xbox360. Your friend, Shandale • Dear Santa, Please bring me a baby doll for Chirmas I will like a baby doll with a car and some nails and bratz and some Jordan’s and som nike and some cloes jacket ds and a barbie and ear rings cards and also send me som color pencil crayons colorbook markers borets good clases psp candy canes. Your friend, Kailyn • Dear Santa, May I have a drum set for Christmas. I want a xbox 360. Please bring me a backchacer. May I have a puppy in a box. Your friend, Lamar Deshaze • Dear Santa, May I have a wii for Christmas. Please bring me a guitar for Christmas. I want a ipod. Can I have a baby all gone. Can you bring me a puppy girl. I want a happy new year. Your friend, Skye May • Dear Santa, May I have a phon pleas. And nellprenter. I want a xobx360. And jukebox. And a playstashan. Your friend, Ariel Darden • Dear Santa, For Christmas I wund a American girl doll and baby alive doll and a bike and some skates and a we game and a xbox360 and a doll that can walk and talk and a compter. Your friend, Adriann • Dear Santa, May I have a four wheelar for Christmas. For Christmas I want a puppy. I iwant i pod touch for Christmas. Please bring me a football game on the wii. Love, Brian • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a football to my play stion game. May you bring you a Dsi for Chrismtas. Your a nise man to me. Now when I get home I get my ball. And Cameron thank you teaching me how to play Poeman. And thank you TJ and your brother teaching me football you are a nise brother and cousins. MY mom and thank you my hole family special. Your special friend, Kyle Mayberry • Dear Santa, May I have a dirtbike. I want a sonic colors game. Can I have a 4 wheeler. For Christmas I want lego city. Please bring me a motercycle. Can I have a game cube. I want a xbox360. Love, Ronnie • Dear Santa, Pleas bring me a pmone and a Bratz dol and a apple bottom jeans a dog and a little doll house too and a jacket some shoes to a night a pant some new ones to some shots to and a short to apple bottom shorts that go with the jeans to a little sister and a tatty bear and a phone and a scooter and a bike and long hair. Your friend, Jakayla • To Santa Claus: I have been bad and good. Mostly I was bad. Even though I want $34 for a pokemon heartgold and a soul silver cheatcode book I still wont get it because of my mom. Also I’m broke. My teachers name is Mrs. Hicks. From, Nocle •
Dear Santa, I will make sure I have a good Christmas hit Jesus. I will have a good Christtmas this year I love you Santa if I have some ony I will gave it to my mom and dad. Love, Keithia • Santa Claus, I been a good girl and I want a computer. My brother want spider man. My sister want a toy. I love Christmas! Love, Tamarrian • Dear Santa, I will make sure the elderly have a wonderful jolly Christmas. I will sure have a wonderful great Christmas. We will always celebrate Christmas because that is the day Jesus spared his lie for us. We love Christmas because it is Jesus’s birthday. I want to with a Merry Christmas to the elderly and Jesus. Love, Ashlyn Wright
Dear Santa Claus, I want a four weeler, a xbox360, platstsun 3, 3d tv, laptop, thermometer, and money. I am nice, and a train. From, Michael • Dear Santa Claus, All this week I been good and all I wont for Christmas is a dsi Irman game on the psp at walmart. Buzz Light year toy, labtop, Cally Duty 4, and I’m smart. Love, Malik • Dear Santa, I love the mounth of December because it’s Jesuses birthday and he’s the one who helps us when it’s hard and on Cristmust is he’s birthday and sens I brought fer Cristmust can I plese have this a bowen aro, a full bluded boxer that lisens and thats nice plese some orbeze some zoo zoo pets and a home for them some presents for my teachers I’ve had and to give my parents some mony and close for ty and a happy cristmust. Love, Brianna • Murry Christmas Santa, I have been good in scool. I been nice to my classmates. I have been good to my parents too. I have done my work. I want a laptop and a bike. I am good. Love, Angel Love
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Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a laptop and a wii fit plus. Some people think Christmas is about present but the real meaning of Christmas is that you can spend time with your friends and family and celebrate Jesus Christ birthday. Love, Katherine • Dear Santa, I have been a happy girl. What I won’t is a alive puppy and orbeeze if you can’t get me the puppy it is ok and can you help my dad be safe on his trip and my grandma. I have been a good girl and I won’t a food maker it is ok if you can’t get me any of that you can get me anything. Love, Tristan • Dear Santa Claus, I have been good for a few days. And I love my teachers Mrs. Hicks and Mrs.
Rawlaings. I can’t believe Christmas is almost here. I want to buy me a viedo games for my ps2 games. I want you buy my teacher some deoderant and purffrum for wemen. Love, Martez • Dear Santa, I want Easey bake packets, bike, a scooter, and a trampoline. Love, Megan • Dear Santa, I like for my mom a computer Christmas is special for me because I get my presents and I will be good for Christmas because it is my faveret holidy I
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will be so good that I will have good grades. Love, Karla • Dear Santa, Hi I want a pokemo, xbox360, playstayn 3, ds, 3d tv, toy story 3 on DVD, laptop, thermometer, $50 gift card to game stop, toy story 2 on DVD, toy story 3 on wii and dsi xl. Love, Brian • Dear Santa, I have been good so if you want to bring me anything you can but here are some hears of war and 2 on xbox 360, 2 remote controls for xbox, smack down vs raw 2011 on xbox 360 and scarface on xbox 360. Love, Austin • Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good girl. I am Schyler. I wont you to gave me somethings not much.
thing for Chrismas. I have fun with my new friends and I wish my riends a Mery Chrismas. Love, Syrilla • Dear Santa, I have been good and at home but my brother makes me but I try not to get in eney trouble but again I do. I am so sorry but do you like my haed writeing and I want a iphone please Santa Claus and a 100 dollar bill. Love, Laraedoe • Dear Santa, All I want this year is a pair of skates, the game headbandz, squinkies, and bratz lets talk doll this year and maybe zoobies and littlest pet shop toys and my own doll that looks like my friend Christopher so when I poke the doll he can feel it. Sincerely, Trenity • Dear Santa, I would like a Rapunzel for Christmas. Love, Anna Cain • Dear Santa, I would like a race car for Christmas. Love, Jacob Bryant • Dear Santa, I would like a PSP game for Christmas. Love, Brantley Dunaway • Dear Santa, I would like a motorcycle for Christmas. Love, Tony Peters
That will be graet. My bruther would like some gase for his fourwheeler. I don’t want much for Christmas this year. I would like a ipad tuch. That is relly all I won’t. Love, Schyler Morgan • Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good girl. And my brother has been a good boy. I want a laptop and a art set. And I hope you can come to my house. And I hope you can squeeze in to my fireplace. Love, Simran • Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I will do even better at being good. I am going to have a happy Mery Chrismas. I hope I get some-
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toy, barby, and a bicke. Love, Bria • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play games. For Christmas I would like a ball and tuck. Love, Jorden • Dear Santa, I am 5 years old. I love to play. For Christmas I would like candy cake, three, ball. Love, Tainya • Dear Santa, I am 7 years old. I like to watch TV. For Christmas I would like a truck a ball and tennis shoes. Love, Kalt • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a Nintendo. Merry Christmas! Love always, Justin • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a piano. Merry Christmas! Love always, Tamya • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a Platowhs. Merry Christmas! Love always, Ajavian • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a bike and ds. Merry Christmas! Love always, Annieyah • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS. Merry Christmas! Love always, Zainavia • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS, dollhouse. Merry Christmas! Love always, Nyiah Smith • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a bat and ball. Merry Christmas! Love always, ShaTora Knight • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS.
Merry Christmas! Love always, Zariyah Jones • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a wii game. Merry Christmas! Love always, Raneko • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a play station. Merry Christmas! Love always, Daniel • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS game. Merry Christmas! Love always, Jazmine • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a bike. Merry Christmas! Love always, Tianna • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS. Merry Christmas! Love always, Jordan • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a doll. Merry Christmas! Love always, Taldah • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a bike. Merry Christmas! Love always, Trhina • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a DS game. Merry Christmas! Love always, Kennedi Hall • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a horse. Merry Christmas! Love always, Tamia • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a skateboard. Merry Christmas! Love always, Darius • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be
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good. Please bring me a dog. Merry Christmas! Love always, Mia • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a motorcle. Merry Christmas! Love always, Cornelius • Dear Santa Claus, Thank you for my Christmas gift last year. I have tried to be good. Please bring me a parnaba. Merry Christmas! Love always, Ajene • Dear Santa, How have you been? Have the elves been busy making toys for all the little boys and girls? Have the reindeer been practicing for Christmas Eve? Oh, and I forgot how has Mrs. Clause been? I’m sure it’s been very busy there. Anyways, the things I want for Christmas are one pair of toms, a dry erase board, a chalk board, a pair of Ugg’s, a new North Face jacket, and a new ipod cover. Also my mom wants new sunglasses, my dad wants a new jacket, and my sister wants a bullhorn. Another thing I’d like to ask if everyone would have a family or someone to spend Christmas with this year. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Madison Willis
Dear Santa, How have you been this year? Have the elves been making toys? I bet Mrs. Clause is making cookies right now. For Christmas this year my brother is wanting an Ipod touch and a new North face. I want an iphone, Toms, bear claws, and a Wii game. My dad wants a Lab hunting dog. My mom wants a new watch. But most of all, I would like the kids without a family to have a great christmas. Love, Anna Black • Dear Santa, This christmas I want just few things, not that much. This year I want brown Uggs and some blue and green Toms, but my mom is giving me those, and I want a Wii and thats really all I want for Christmas. Wait I forgot. I hope everyone has a great christmas and how are the reindeer? Love, Maddie Hull • Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Clause? Are the elves doing ok? I hope the reindeer are good. First I want to start off with what my family wants for Christmas. My Mom would like some new shoes, perfume, and a day off of work. My Dad would like a new gun and some hunt-
ing clothes. My Nana would like a new, cozy, warm, sweater. My Grandmother would like a new pair of earings. What I would like is an I-pad and a trampoline. Thank you Santa for all the hard work you do! Love, Alli • Dear Santa, I thank you for all of those gifts you gave me in the past. Well, for Christmas, I want 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th of the Harry Potter books. I want catcher’s gear and a bike. That is all I want. I want you to give the poor people something nice. I don’t want for those elves to get tired from making me a lot of toys. I want y’all to have a succesful gtrip. Your friend, Josh Collins • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are your reindeer ok? Are you ready for the long trip? I want you to give food, clothes, and Supplies to the poor. I want some New games for my Wii, some new underarmour clothes, and I want my family to have a good Christmas. Sincerely, Jack Dowe •
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Dear Santa, How are you and your elves and reindeer doing? Please give my Mom something soothing. Please give my little brother a lego ninja., Please give my dad a photo of Elvis. Please give me the Z Minifigure set and the lego death star. Sincerely, Tyler Easterling • Dear Mr. Claus, How are you feeling? I hope you’re all right because it’s time for the list. My mom wants a new book. My dad would like 1980 Volvo Stationwagon parts. My older sister wants makeup and a Lorelei book certificate. My other sister makeup and amart Eit. I would like a tie, Doritoes, and a 68 oz. glass bottle of Coke. Thank you. Sincerely, Will Gatewood • Dear Santa, How are you? I want: 1. an iphone4 2. Call of Duty: Black OPS 3. TRON game 4. XBox Live accont 5. music stand 6. fix the gov. so then with the cash we save we can be one step closer to ending hunger in the U.S.A. 7. world peace. Love, Gray Houser • Hey Santa Clause! I am wondering what you are doing up there haha! Are you getting those reindeer ready for the big day? Now let me tell you what I want. I really want a dirtbike. But my parents don’t want to get one. I want some X-box games too. I want a kenetic too. Hope you’re ready for the big day. Love, Collin Magoun • Dear Santa I thank you for the bow and arrow I got last year. This year I would like an Itouch. I would also like for every poor boys and girls to get what they want. I realy don’t want any thing else from you. And I make sure I will give you and your reindeer enough to eat. Your friend, Jeff Mcmillin P.S. I was pretty nice this year. • Dear Santa Have y’alll been busy this year? How have you been? Is Mrs. Clauser doing good? I want a Iphone, a new bike and a pair of toms. My family and I would like a good Christmas. I hope that everyone has a great and safe Christmas. Love Ashton Jones • Dear Santa, How are you? How are the elvs and the reindeer and Mrs. Clause? I know yall have been making lots of toys this year, so please don’t forget about me and my family. This is what we want. I want a cellphone, an ihome, and some new Uggs. I don’t know what my sister wants, but my brother wants a dog. My mom wants a new watch and my dad wants some new shoes. Please make sure you bring a gift to the poor. I can’t wait til you come. Love, Madison Powell • Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? This is what my family wants for Christmas: my dad wants a tie, shoes, and well whatever else. My mom wants clothes, new shoes, and jewelary. My brother wants a XBox 360, Wii games, a bike, and a phone. I want a laptop, phone, colored socks, Uggs, Toms, candy, money, and some other stuff. Thank you! Love, Emily Phillips • Dear Santa, How are you, Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? For Christmas
my mom would like a pair of cowboy boots, my dad wants a new fishing rod, my brother wants everything he sees on TV, and I would like a Kinnect, uggs, and clothes. Please try to give the poor families a great Christmas. I will leave you cookies and the reindeer food. Love, Gracie Roberts • Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clause this year? Are the reindeer ready for the big night? Have the elves made a lot of presents? We will leave milk and cookies for you. We will also leave out reindeer food. This is what I would like... an iphone and a laptop. Please bring my family something special too. Please get the poor boys and girls something too. Hope you have a Merry Christmas! Love, Caroline Simrall • Dear Santa, I wish for an iPod and for a new cell phone. I also wish for my family to have the best Christmas ever. I wish for a car for my parents, an electric guitar for my brother, and some books for my brother and sister. I wish for something for the poor, sick, and lonely. Your friend, Kaleigh Stuart • Dear Santa, I would like for you to go to the building that have the homeless in it and whatever you were going to give me, give them, but save a couple of things. I would like an Xbox, a ping pong table and a flat screen TV. I would also like a chair for archery. But if you can’t give me any of that, just wish me luck at my archery tournaments. Love, Garrett Vincent • Dear Santa, I want a White Christmas even though we won’t get one. Hav you been doing good lately? I hope you have. I also want Need for Speed Hot Pursuit. I want Under Armour clothes and a titanium knecklace. Love, Cole Yearwood • Dear Santa, I want something special for Christmas. I want a DSI, Pggy bank, star for command, super mario 64 DS, The Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess please help my family have a great Christmas together. Darrian Powers • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Is it busy up there? I bet it is. My sister has been good, I think. You should get her something good. Here are some things I want for Christmas. I want an I pod touch. I also want camoufloge for hunting. I hope you can get that. Thanks, Connor B. • Dear Mr. and Mrs. Claus Hey Santa. how are you, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, and the elves? Are you busy reading letters and feeding the reindeer? I bet right now Mrs. Claus is making milk and cookies for you. I have somethings I hope others get. I hope my sister gets a headboard because she has been good ever since our elf on the shelf, Jonny, came back. I also hope my uncle gets here safely. This year for Christmas the biggest thing I would like is playstation 3 or a dirtbike. I would also like a pair of Nike shoes. If you can, I would like white longsleve Under Armor or Reebook shirts. Connor C. • Dear Santa, I am wondering how are you and Mrs. Claus? Also all the
reindeer and elves, are they alright too? I will put out extra milk and cookies this year (bring some to Mrs. Claus because our cookies are good!) My Dad wants Ole Miss stuff. My Mom wants new clothes. My sister (Piper) wants a new Baby Alive Doll. My other sister (Ellery) wants Polly Pockets. Also, my little brother wants toy trucks But I want a Iphone 4G or an emerald ring. Hope you have a safe trip! Sincerely, Emme Connell • Dear Santa/Mr. Claus, How’s the family? Is Mrs. Claus still making those cookies? Say “Hi” to Rudolph for me. Could you try to give these gifts to some other people. Santa, my little brother has been really nice. I think he deserves the Harry Potter Lego game. My other brother has also been good and I think he deserves an I-tunes card. I would also like somethings. Could I have the Alien Kerplunk game. Could I have some funny looking glass jars so I can make special gift for my mom. See you later. Have a nice Christmas. Adrienne • Dear Santa, How are you Santa? Is your body healthy and strong as ever? Are you tire or not? My sister is good this year and she wants a Snow White book. She likes the book a lot. She wants the book because it has elves. I am good this year, too. I want some books because books give power and knowledge. Thanks for everthing you did and Merry Christmas. Your friend, Jerry Hou • Dear Santa, I hope you, Mrs. Claus, and the reindeer are all feeling well because it’s almost Christmas! Make sure to feed the reindeer. Make sure the sleigh can hold all the presents. I was wondering if you could get my dog a new chew toy. Also, could you get my sister a watch becase she really wants one. I was also wondering if you could get me two more wii remotes and maybe if you still have time, an Ipod touch. Merry Christmas. Your friend, Ryan • Dear Santa, How are you doing this year? I hope good. What about Mrs. Claus, the elves, and reindeer? We had a very good year at our house. For Christmas my brother would like the Nerf Stampede. My Mom would like makeup and clothes. My sister would like a Barbie doll. My Dad would like to sleep all day. He really deserves a rest! I would like the Nerf Stampede, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows video game for WII, and the Nerf Longstrike. I will leave cookies for you and carrots for the reindeer. Thank
you for everything you do. Your friend, Caleb Larsen • Dear Santa, How have you been? How has Jeff, the elf been? Has he been nice? Annakate has been nice. And Mom, and Dady have been nice too. I’m going to leave carrots for the reindeer. I want an ipad and some board games. My sister wants an ipod touch. Annakate has been saying that she wants one. Santa please get her an ipod touch, the new one. I hope you have a very merry Chistmas. Love, Michael Corbin • Dear Santa, How have you and Mrs. Claus been doing? My family and I have been great? How have the reindeer been? I hope the elves have been okay. Have you had a good year? My family has been good, but I bet my Elf on the Shelf has told you that. My sister and I haven’t even been fighting a lot. My grandmother has been sick, so I want to see her. I really want my family to have a Merry Christmas. I am really looking forward to seeing them this year. I know you have been busy, so here are seeral things I would like: black Uggs, a mini laptop, and a new watch. Jordan • Dear Santa, Hey, how is it going up there? It’s probably going, crazy up there trying to get all the boys and girls their toys. How is Mrs. Claus doing up at the North Pole? Just don’t feed the raindeer too much food! Mr. Santa, I would like for you to give all the boys and girls some luck so they won’t be so cold or unhappy. For those who don’t have homes or parents, I would like for you to brighten their day. Santa I have a few things that I would like: one is World Peace, 2 big cans of boiled penuts, a body pillow, and a brand new sild out phone from AT&T. But most of all, world Peace! Annabeth • Dear Santa, Hello, how are you doing? How are your reindeer and how is Mrs. Claus? Have you been feeding the reindeer, because they need plenty of food to fly to every house for Christmas? I want to make sure that my brother gets what he wants for Chirstmas. I want all of my cousins to get what they want too. For Christmas, I want that blue jacket from Sam’s and the zebra snuggie and that bed I really really want. Merry Christmas, Kennedy p.s. I hope you have a safe trip!!! • Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Are you and the reindeer ready for Christmas? What have the elves been doing? Has Mrs.
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want but I hope that whatever they get they will like it. This year I would like a camera, a lap top, and a golf cart. I hope you have a safe trip! Merry Christmas, Alexandra • Dear Santa, How has the North Pole been? Are you doing okay? Is Mrs. Claus doing well? Have you been feeding the reindeer? I hope the needy people get some gifts this year, that would make them happy. My little brother wants a go-cart and, I think he should get one because he has been pretty good this year. My older brother has been nice, too. I’m not sure what he wants though. My parents are always so giving and nice. I don’t know what they want but they would be happy with anything, I’m sure. I would like some new Uggs and clothes. Thank you Santa for everything! Love, Grace P.S. I will leave you some cookies. • Dear Santa, Hey! How are you! Are you making toy’s? You and your wife are doing great right? Any who my little brother, Calem, has been relly good so could you give him something that he would relly enjoy and make him happy. There is this game that seems really cool that I might want maybey you could make it for me please? Theres this King Z thing that sounds cool too and could I get it for Christmas, please? And one more thing that’s Super Cool is a Nintindo D.S. Love, Noah • Dear Santa, Whats up? How are you doing? I hope yall had a great summer! Please remember all the needy people, and wish them a Merry Christmas, especially Jesus. Christmas is not about presents, It’s about Jesus’ birthday. I would like an XBox Live Kinect, a DQ Blizzard maker, a dippin dot maker, a new phone, and a kitten. Thank you so, so much. Love, Ashton Pierce • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Did you have a good summer? Please remember all the people in Iraq and wish them a happy Merry Christmas. Keep the real meaning of Christmas in your heart. My Momma wants a new pair of earring. My Dad needs some jeans, blue, of course. My brother wants a new pair of boots. I would like a fushigi. Thank yo so much. Love, Hannah Middleton • Dear Santa, How have you been doing? I just wanted you to know what I want for Christmas. Are the elves doing their jobs? Hope yo uhave a safe trip. Merry Christ-
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The Vicksburg Post mas! My list • A wii • A camera • A snowcone machine all flavors • A blizzard ice cream machine with cups • A water jug with napkins and plastic cups • Dsi games • A bike • eletric scooter Your friend, Anna Turner • Dear Santa, Hi! How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? If you could take a moment and think about why we have Christmas. Well, we have Christmas because Jesus’ birth. Don’t forget about the needy. If you could, remember the poor and hungry. And could you bring them food and presents? I want to thiank you for all of the prsents you have sent me since I was a baby. What I would want: snowcone machine with all flavors • blizzard icecream machine with cups • cotton candy machine with the stick to hold the cotton-candy That’s all, I hope you have a safe trip around the world. Your friend, Molly Starnes P.S. Can you leave a picture of all of the reindeer on my table this year? (please) • Dear Santa, Thank you so much for the gifts last year. I promise I will never lose the real gift, Jesus. How are you? How are all the elves and Mrs. Claus? And now for my favorite part the gift list. This year I want, if you don’t mind 1. fushigi 2. ipad or ipod, but I really want the ipad, 3. xbox 360, 4. penbo 5. any surprises you want me to have. Love, Maddie Sharp P.S. Merry Christmas • Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus doing? This year I want a new bike, an Iphone, and a fushigi ball, a pogo stick, different colored duck tape. I usually ask for three things but I wanted to ask you for this stuff. I know I already have a piano but I want an electric piano this year. Love, Kaylee Claiborne Wright • Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus doing? What kind of cookies do you want? Let’s get down to buisness. There are not many things I want. Just bring a byce and a crayon maker that’s it. Any thing else you were going to bring just take it to the kids that don’t get much. Just make sure that my Mommie, Daddy, and sister are safe year long, and that my whole family is with me for the rest of the year. And thank you for all the gifts I have gotten in the past. Pelase make sure that more people remember that Jesus is born. Love, Madalyn Burke • Dear Santa, First I would like to thank you for all the presents you’ve given me in the past. This year I want a ripstik, a Madden 11 for the wii, NCAA foir the PS2, a 15$ itunes giftcard, an autographed football by Drew Brees and Reggie Bush. But I know Jesus is the greatest gift of all. Yours sincerely, Braxton Chewning • Dear Santa, I hope you have been doing well over the year. I know that I have been a good girl this year, even though I have made some mistakes. Anyways, how are you? This year I don’t ask for much, but I am thankful for all you have given to me in the past, including the happiness from last Christmas. But most of all know that the greatest gift is Jesus. This year I am trying to help others as well as myself. This year I would like
peace in all of the world and and happiness for all of those in heaven including my very own mother. Also, I would like some minutes for my phone, some lyrical shoes, a new pair of earrings, some Nancy Drew books, and a new dance bag. Also for anything any child in the world wants. L ove , M a tt i e C a r l yl e Derivaux • Dear Santa, I would lik to know how are you doing? How are your Reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? Is she cooking? How are your elves doing. Are they working hard? Well, if you know Jesus tell him I said Hi and Happy Birthday!! Love, Sophie Sudderth • Dear Santa, How are you, Mrs. Claus, the reindeer, and the elves doing? Does it snow in the North everyday? Are there a lot of elves making toys? I hope you are ready for Christmas cause I know I am. Here’s what I want: a video camera, flip flop slippers, a loom set, a flag iron travel bag, a laptop, a pink shirt with lips all over it for my teacher, an iPod touch, earrings, necklaces, rings, and a huge dry erase board. I also want some dresses and shoes for church. God and love are the best presents you could ever get. Don’t forget that Jesus started Christmas. Love, Emily Hawyward • Dear Santa, I ope you come to all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparent’s houses, and my house so we can see if we were good. This is what I want for Christmas. I want new hunting clothes and Nike shoes that have my last name on them. I also want a new Xbox 360, an NCAA 09 to the Wii, and some Under Armour clothes. Love, Thomas Trichell • Dear Santa, First of all what’s up. How are you doing I hope Ms. Claus, the elves, and all the reindeer are fine. Santa, have I been bad or good this year. If I’ve been good I know Christmas is all about Jesus. I would like for Christmas is Xbox Kinect and the sports game. Santa also please give the poor the gifts they need. Santa please give my cousin a new hunting game for the Wii. If this is not too much Santa I would like to have the Iphone 4 also the NCAA football 2011 for the Xbox 360. Sincerely, Carson Collier • Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like an ipod touch, A go cart called A hammer head I would also like A couple of PSP games like NCAA II and Maden II. And for my room I would like a TV. How is it going in the North Pole? Love, Hamilton Ragland • Dear Santa, First of all, how are you doing? I’m doing good for one thing. Here is what I want for Christmas. I want an iphone, and a mini laptop. I also want some nintendo games and some wii games. God, I want to thank you for Jesus, and for Christmas. I also want to thank you for my family and my gifts. Please give toys to kids that don’t have any. I also hope that Jesus has a good Christmas and you God. I hope m brother and my family get what they want. Love, Anna B.
Dear Santa, I’d like to begin this letter by thanking you for all the Christmas presents you gave me from past years. I hope you and your reindeer are doing well. Second, I’d like to ask you to keep the children in the orphanages happy and safe, and please give them presents. This Christmas please give me a Dsi and a Fushigi. I know Jesus is the greatest gift but sometimes I forget. I won’t do that this year. Thank you for being so genorous each year. Love, Vickie Gong • Dear Santa, How are you? Thank you for the gifts you have given me in the past. I know I am about to ask you for a lot, but I know in my heart that Jesus is the best gift of all. What are you going to give the poor? One thing I want for Christmas is a DSI because my DS broke. My mom wants a new bike. My brother wants a fushigi. My sister wants a barbie. My dad wants something about chocolate. I don’t know what my other sister wants because she is only 17 months. I am done writting my letter. Love, Ryan Theriot • Dear Santa, Whats up, Santa? I know I have been bad this year, but I just want to let you know what I want for Chrismas. I want an Ipod touch, skate board, a box of 22 bullets, a new wii game. By the way, how are the reindeer and Mrs. clause? Love, Hunter Landers • Dear Santa, Thank you for the gifts you gave me last year. All I want this year is the light-up Harry Potter video game with stylus and Harry Potter’s wand. I do want other things, but I haven’t decided what they are yet. Merry Christmas to you Santa. Sincerely Charles John Beamish III • Dear Santa, What have you been doing? What is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer doing? Are the elves making toys yet? I hope you are having a good time, and here is my list: A camera, a new bike, go cart, and a trampoline I hope you have a good trip! Love, Natalie Jones • Dear, Santa I’m glad to see you again. I’ve heard that you have been very busy lately so I’ll make it quick. What I whant for Christmas is: 1. Sonic colors 2. Lord of the Rings Dragon Quest 3. A laptop 4. An iphone And I want you to
make sure that you stop a evry body’s house. Love, Andrew Ulmer • Dear Santa, How are you doing. I hope you’re fine. What I want for christmas is a dirtbike, an X-box 360 kinect, an M-16 cabine airsoft rifle, and a ripstik. I will leave you egg-nog and cookies on the bar. I hope you have a Merry Chriatmas! Love, Nick Barrett P.S. Could you get me airsoft bullets? • Dear Santa, How are you doing? I would like a Ripstik, a new coat, some new boots, a radio, some Under Armour warmups, a new bike, and a remote control airplane. Thanks, Santa. Love, Sean Daily • Dear Santa, How have you been this year? Has Jeff, our elf on the shelf been acting nice? This year I would like the new IPod touch with a pink and white otterbox for it. I would love to have a lot of Andes Candys in my stocking. If you could I would also l ike a pair of pink Uggs. I would really like a pair of green and white five fingers. My mama wants a new pair of earrings. My Daddy wants a new pair of work boots. My brother wants something called MindFlex. Have a Merry Christmas. from, Anna Kate McCain • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How are you? For Christmas I would like a basketball goal, a phone, paint by number sheets, an I-pod touch and some glass horses. Please give presents to the people less fortunate than me. Your friend, Claire Jamison • Dear Santa I hope I get a new phone. Some zig tech shoes an steel to boots. Don’t forget to give too the less fortunate. Love Farmer Abendroth • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want you to bless the people who are over seas, to give the less fortunate homes and families, to give the Salvation Army children toys, give homeless people homes, food, and clothes, and bless everybody in the world. Your friend Kyla Goodlow • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas do you mind taking presents to all of
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29 the poor people everywhere. Please give them food, blankets, a job. So they will have a good Christmas too. I would like to spray piant that is blue. I would like to get a swift army knife. I would also like a new pair of teneshes please. Your friend, Parker Kelly, • Dear Santa, I was wondering how you are? Because this Christmas is about you. Yes I know I asked for a lot but I’ve been good right? Any way I would like you to give yourself a big thankyou from me. Cause my gift from you is to give everyone in the world gifts this year. You inspiar me to give gifts to children and adults in need. Also to give gifts just cause I want to. Thankyou Santa you will always have a specail place in my heart. Your friend, Alaina Warnock • Dear Santa, I don’t want much for Christmas. All I want is for the needy to get many gifts, the poor to also get many gifts, I want an itunes gift card, and last I want the hungry and thirsty to have food and water. Have a very merry Christmas. From, Sean Simpson • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you, Mrs. Claus, and the elfs. What I want for Christmas this year is for all the children of the world to get nice presents. I also want a pink electric scooter. I would also want a bracelet making kit. I also would like everybody to have a great Christmas. I also would like a few surprises too. Love, Anna Gatling • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you at the North Pole Please bring my dad a new trail camera and a new tool box. My mom you can bring her The Twilight solar Eclipse and some jewelry. Please remember to bring joy and love to the homeless, and me, just bring me a crossbow. Your Friend, Lee Hanks • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. Claus. This year for Christmas would you please bring me a pink electric scooter, a North Face rain jacket, and a new pair of uggs. Also would you please bring me an ihome and a soft bathrobe. Would also make that the less fortunate will get presents also this year. I hope you have a great Christmas. Love, Elise Piazza • Dear Santa Claus, Hello! How are you, Mrs.
Claus, the elfs, and reindeer? I want the navy men and soldiers home for Christmas. For the needy I want a good Christmas. Also I want the new ipod touch, a HTC droide, and charms for my charm bracelet. Also I want a safe Chiatmas. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you. Love, Maddie Stokes P.S. Make sure you drive safley on the sleigh and make sure the reindeer behave. • Dear, Santa I hope you are doing well and Mrs. Claus too. I would like a PS3 and Madden II football for PS3 and Wheel of fortune for Wii. Thank you. I hope the reindeer are feeling ok and take a stop by the needy. Your Friend, Carter Mcelroy • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is NCAA 9 to the wii, a northface jacket, a new xbox when you can do it by yourself and I hope everybody has a happy new year, I want the game NCAAII to my xbox, The bigs 2 ta the wii and I hope everyone in the Army will be ok. Your frien, Jamee Trichell • Dear Santa Claus, How are you and all of the elves doing. Don’t work to hard because all I want for Christmas is for you to help the poor and give them money and for you to help the hungry and give them food. And for you to help the homeless and give them the money to buy one. And last of all I want a couple of video games like Mario. Have fun riding in that sleigh, and have a Merry Christmas. Your friend Jacob Waisner • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. Clause. I want a powerbalance wrist braclet, a 24 rack fishing reel holder, a 243 bolt, some LSU baseball tickets, a I touch or I phone, a laptop a bow, grunt call, singed baseball, a scouting camera, and pray for the sick, homeless, and poor. Your friend, Hayden Palmer • Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing well. I don’t want a lot for Christmas. I only want three things. The new Ipod touch, a art set, and a webkinz. And please rember the children that are less fortuneate than me. Love, Madeline Lee P.S. If my mom dosen’t agree with you on the art set its okay I really don’t need it.
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Dear Santa Clause, I hope I’m on the nice list this year. What I want for Chistmas this year is the new 4 generation itouch. and some sock monkeys. My brother would like a twin b.b. gun. My sister would like a new otter-box for her iphone. My dad wants a new gun, and my mom wants some new clothes. Santa remember the needy they really need some presents to make them happy. Santa, you do a lot for us every year and I just wanted to say Thank You!! Love, Alexis Varner • Dear Santa, You’re really busy at your shop but I was going to tell you my list. It is a laptop and camra. Also I want uggs and muck boots. I really want a Ipad or Iphone or Ipod. Santa if you can’t get to the kids in need then don’t come to me. Your friend Brantlee Richards • Dear Santa, What I want for Cristmas is 2 bags of assorted legos (ornge and blue), A tool kit, some regular legos, and for all children poor or rich to get some toys. Have a good trip and wish Mrs. Claus and the elves a merry Christmas! Your friend, David Osburn • Dear Santa, For Christmas could you please stop at shelters for the sick, poor, and hungry. It would mean a lot to me but even more to the people that are in the shelters. Also can you bless all the people in the armis. For Christmas could give me a rock polesher, a nintendo Dsi, and a happy Christmas. But please put others in front of me. Merry Christmas! Love, Emily Wallace • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. Claus. I would like to remind you to make sure to give gifts to the less fortunate. And for Christmas I would like a Paper Jam and a iPad. And please do not eat all the cookies because I get hungrey after opening presents. Your friend, Eden Engler • Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like Madden II for the Wii, Rock Band, and some new jeans. I also want all of my family to have a good, safe Christmas. Please let all of the poor, homeless, and hungry people have the best Christmas of their life. Please let M.S.U. win the Gator Bowl, too. Bless the troops that our fighting for our country. While you’re around wish Jesus a happy birthday for me. Merry Christmas, and if you get stuck in our chimney the oil is in the garage! Your Friend, R.G. Willis • Dear Santa, Hi and Merry Christmas! How are the elfs, the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? For Christmas I would like black Uggs, a white and yellow Otter Box, and for the poor to not be cold or hungry. Please let the troops of our armies come home for Christmas. or anytime soon. I only put two things on the letter for me because I am greatfull for what I already have.
Love Sarah Jane Pierce P.S. Have a GREAT Christmas, and enjoy the milk and cookies! • Dear Santa, Please help those people who need help. I would like all the books of Deltora Quest. I would like for my mom and dad to have a candle. If manageable some wood, a hammer, a screwdriver and some nails would be nice. Thank you for every thing. Love, Michael • Dear Santa Claus, Please bring Mrs. Alice, and her famly lots of care and presents. Please Santa, may I have the pink and white penguin. Also may I have a science kit, an animal kit a Docter kit, a hair kit. and a male Rottweilr puppy please. Thank you for Christmas. Love, Piper • Dear Santa, Please send things the poor. I would like a female Chihuahua puppy. If it’s not too much trouble, please give dog food for my new pouppy. Love, Ella Ann • Please send lots of presents to all children that do not have homes or a lot of stuff. If you can I would love to have the Diary of a Wimpy Kid book called The Movie Diary, Dog Days, and Rodrick Rules. Also if its not too much trouble, I would like an DSi. Thank you Santa Claus for every gift you have given me in the past. Sincerely, Cami • Dear Santa, Please give the poor things they need and give toys to the kids that don’t have toy. If it’s not too much trouble, please get me a LG Sumba, the Ps3, and a DSi, and an iPod. Thank you. Love, Austin R. • Dear Santa, Please send joy to the Hosemann family and to the poor. I also want you to give lots of toys to the homeless. I would like a candy cane. Thank you for everything. Love, Adam • Dear Santa Claus, Please send a gift to the poor. Please bring me a phone, an American Girl doll and a lot of clothes. I would also like a wheelchair and a horse. Please bring me art supplies and school supplies. I would like drums and a new dog. Thank you for a great Christmas. Love, Cameron • Dear Santa, Please send toys to the children that don’t have toys. I would really like a teloscope and a Nintendo Dsi XL for Christmas. It would be nice to have a cellfhone, computer, and a male Bulldog. Thank you for everything. Love, Wilson • Dear Santa Claus, Please send toys to the needy children and homeless people. I would really like a new fourwheeler for Christmas and if is not too much, please give me 2K Basketball for xboix 360. Thank you for everything. Love, Carrington •
Dear Santa Claus, Please send lots of faith and presents to the Hosemann family. I would really like a real chocolate lab dog and a 3D TV. If it is too much trouble, please give me some video games for my wii. Thank you for everything. Love, John Michael • Dear Santa, Please give lots of love to kids who don’t have toys. I would really like a Dsi, Wii, and an ipod for Christmas. Thank you for everything you have given me in the past. Love, Stephanie • Dear Santa, Please send lots of toys and love to the poor. I would like to have a Fushigi, Jumonji, and a new controller. Thank you for everything. Love, Kieran • Dear Santa, Please send toys and love to the poor. I would like a wii for Christmas this year and please get some games for the wii. Thanks for giving me things every year. Love, Olivia • Dear Santa Claus, Plesde help the Hoseman family. I want a slither for Chriatmas. I’d also like a chance to be like you. I want a mini trampoline for my room, a clubhouse if it’s not to much trouble for the elves. Thanks for everything Love, Beki • Dear Santa Claus, Pleace send the Hoseman family a lot of toys and love, so they can have a good Christmas. I would love to get a computer or a Nintendo DSI. Thank you for everything. Love, Jacob • Dear Santa, Please help the Hosemann family by helping them have the best Christmas ever. For Christmas I would like the new 3D TV and an ATNT phone also please give me video games for my Xbox 360 and some toys. Thank You. Love your friend, Parker •
Dear Santa, Please send lots of toys to the kid’s that are in foster homes or have parents that cant afford presents. If it’s not too much trouble can you try to help my mom come to one of my birthday’s. One more thing, can you please get me a little puppy. Love, Ethan • Dear Santa, Please bring the poor food and clothes. Please bring them warmth and happienes. Bring them books and colors. I want an Ipad. Thanks. Logan Sanderford • Dear Santa, Please send lots of love and toys to the Hoseman family and please let me know that my uncles are doing good. If I don’t get a lot of presents, would you give me lego spidderman. Thank you for everything. Love, Caleb • Dear Santa, Please give the children toys if their moms and dads don’t have any money. I want some glittery nailpolish that is purple, black, pink white, red, yellow, blue, and clear. I also want a Fur Real Pet kitten. My mom wants a true blood neckace. Love, Ariel • Dear Santa, Please bring some awsome toys for the poor and please bring the oor dolls, bears, and anything they might want. Santa, I want you to bring my family anything they want and I want you to bring me a watch and something special. Santa, I want to thank you for what you have brought me and I love everything every year. Love Kareena Patel • Dear Santa Claus, Please give all children toys and other things so they will be happy. Help the familys in need. For Christmas I would like the new Itouch, the wii party game, and my mom and me would love a kitten. We miss our old kitty. Thank you for everything Santa Claus. Love, Jaleigh • Dear Santa, Please send lots of love and toys to the poor. I would like an
The Vicksburg Post ipod touch. Thank you Santa. Love, Parker • Dear Santa, Hey I hope you are doing good. Will you get my Dad a cell phone and some slippers? Can you give my Mom a bracelet? Would you get Katie a gocart this year? Will you get me and iphone4 and a go cart and a horse and a kitten and an ipad and a Saddle and an easy bake oven for Christmas? Will you get Olivia a gocart and a easy bake oven and a Saddle and iphone 4 this year? Will you get my friend some chapstick? Love, Anna Waring • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you, the reindeer, Rudolph, and Mrs. Claus? Thak you for the presents you brought me last year. For Chriatmas this year I would like an IPhone 4, gocart, and scooter. My dad would like an I Pad. My mom would like some snowshoes, and my little sister would like a scooter. Love, Madelyn Polk • Dear Santa, I hope you are doing very well this year. I think I have been good this year. If you can, bring me an ipad, Spy net watch, Kinect. I also want you to remember the poor and sick. Love, Coleman Verhine • Dear Santa, Hello! Are you doing good this year? I hope so. Thank you for the presents you brought me last Christmas, especially the flat screen tv and the playstation 3. This year I would like an I touch, I tunes money, and a DSI XL. Mom would like jewelry. I don’t know what kind. I don’t thik it really matters. LAndon wants I tunes money and a modded controller for his Xbox 360. Please bring pesents to the poor. I hope you have a good Chriatmas. Sincerley, Luke Little • Dear Santa, Hwo are you on this fine Chriatmas? Thank you foir the presnts last year. This Chriatmas I want Super Scrible hauts, my Mom wants a snuggie, my sister wants a watch from Wal Mart, and my Dad wants a new phone. Please make sure its a good phone and have a Merry
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Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the presents you brought my last year. For Christmas this year I would like a bike with gears for mom’s, I would like the book Diary of a Wimpy Kid Ugly Trouth, and a lock for the bike. My Mom wants a bike with gears to. Please bring presents for the need, and poor. Have a great trip and don’t forget to feed the reindeer. Love, Lane Hubbard • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? Thank you for the presents last year you brought me. I will like a saddle this year. Please give the poor presents. I hope you have a good flight and be carefull. Love Kalar Dawn Hall • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you this very cold Christmas? I hope you are not too cold. Thank you for the presents you brought me last year. This year I would like a Kinect, Ipodtuch, Tomes; “Sparkly and pink,” long hair that is colord or glitery like extensions, a little puppy, a bike, a scooter, some cd’s, a dsi, and a discover. Please bring Mom some “Toms“ that are blue, Dad some new clothes and some cooking stuff, for Kaykay some new hair stuff and a bike, and for Mary Quinn some singing stuff, some cd’s and some chair stuff. Bring presents to the needy, food for the hungry, and happines for thoes who are sad. Hope you, your reindeer, and Mrs. Claus have a good Christmas and a Happy new year. L o v e , A n n Wa l l a c e DeRossette • Dear Santa, How are you? I would like you to bring me a horse saddle, an iphone 4Gs, a book, and clothes. My sister would like a phone too. Bring gifts to others that don’t get a lote of stuff. I hope you have a good Christmas and don’t lose your reindeer. Love Mallory Palmertree • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you at the North Pole? I hope you are doing well because I am doing swell. Thank you for all the
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The Vicksburg Post touch, and a Sour candy maker. My brother Chandler would like paper jamz guitar, and a I touch. My sister Madelyn would like a pink-barbie doll, and a pink bike. My Dad would like a new bed and a new northface jacket. My mom would like a new pair of slippers and a new pair of tennis shoes. I hope you have a good Christmas!! Love, Brayden Roesch • Dear Santa Hello! I hope you are doing fine and I hope the elfs are doing fine too. How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a motor scooter, and Epic Mickey the video game, and some ninja stuff for me and my Karate class. Pelase bring my mom a new treadmill and my Dad some songs for his trombone and a razer for my brothers beard. Love Andy Jennings • Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is your family and reindeer? Keep Rudolph in shape for the big flight. I really like the presents I got last year. I would like Super Paper Mario on DS. My mom would like a JC Penny gift card. My dad would like a Game Stop gift card. Please give food to the poor and the needy. Sincerely, Benjamin Lobred • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? I hope you are doing well? I also want to say thank you for all the presents that you give. For Christmas this year I would like a Ipod, bike, laptop, bookshelf, book, phone, and moon sand. For my mom, could you get her jewelry and for my dad he would probly like a phone. My grandmother would need to win the car at school for Chriatmas. My other grandmother would probly like a mug. My grandfather would probly like a new pair of pants. Could you bring presents for the poor/the needy, food for the hungry, and could you give happinesss for those who are said and peace between the people who are fighting in the war? I hope you have a great trip. Love, Anna Catherine Speights • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? Thank you for the presents you brought me last year. Are there any new reindeer pulling the sleigh? I hope you, Mrs. Claus, the elves, and the reindeer have a great Christmas! For Christmas this year I would like a pink guitar, Josefina the american girl, and Pepper the american girl pet dog. Will would like a basketball goal. My daddy needs lots of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and mama needs some salad in her stocking. Please send things to the poor. I will leave you milk, cookies, and reindeer food. Love, Elizabeth Keen • Dear Santa, Hello I hope you are doing well. You have been very thoughtful with the presents you have given me over the years. I hope you will be very thoughful this year too. For Christmas I hope you will give me paperjams. But I also think you should give very good presents to my sister, my mom, and my dad, also the needy and poor. And have a good Christmas. Love, Zane Monsour • Dear Santa, How are you doing? Do you feel good? Thank you for all the presents you brought me last year. For Christmas I would
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like a DSIXL, and some games to go with it. My Mom would like some comfortable jammies so she can sleep better. My Dad would like a new tool box with some screws, a drill, a hammer, and all the other stuff that is in a tool box. Hope yoy have a great Christmas. Love, Morgan Rogillio Dear Santa, • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? I hope you are doing well. Thank you for the presents tha you brjought me last year. For Christmas I would like a hand gun, 7mm08, gas durtbike, book, 200 dollars, prowler, Ipod, dog, ant farm, rume farm, and a nife. Love, Devin Deweese • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? Is Rudolph excited of pulling the sleigh in front again? Are all the elves doing ok? How is Mrs. Claus? If you would would you get Mom a new charm for her Pandora charm braclet? Would you get Randy a new thing for his grill so he can grill more? Would you get Ryan a Xbox 360? Would you get Jack a new bed that is made so he can not chew it up? If you dcould, I would like Kinect for Xbox. If you had it in your heart, would you send stuff to the needy please? I hope you have a great Christmas! Love Shane Still • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you? Are you excited about Christmas? I bet you are. How is Rudolph? What about Mrs. Claus? Are your Elves ok? Have you been having too many candy canes? Don’t eat too much or you will not be able to have Milk and Cookies. Thank you for my presents from last year. I would like an I touch for Christmas and a camera. But all I really want is a happy Christmas. What do you want for Christmas? You always give us things now what do you want? Anything is fine with me as long as it is a joyful, wonderful, and happy Christmas. Anna Ware Brown • Dear Santa, Hi, how are you and the reindeer? I hope you are doing well. Thank you for all of the presents last year. For Christmas I would like an Itouch, and an electric scooter. Please bring my daddy some new boots. Please bring my mama a new bed. Please bring my sister a scateboard, and please bring peace. Love, Mckenzie Hedrick • Dear Santa, I hope you are getting ready for your fly and I hope the reindeer and Rudolph are getting ready too. Give the needy and poor presents. My family will leave out cookies and milk and I hope you eat them all and drink all of your milk. What I want for Christmas is a phone and an Xbox 360 and a football wii game. My mom wants a new case for her phone. My dad wants a new watch. My sister wants a new pair of boots. Sincerely, Thomas Phillips • Dear Santa, Hello! How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? Hope your reindeer are ready for the trip. I’m thinking it might snow because it’s been very cold. I bet it’s 10 below up there, brrr. I’ve been pretty good this year so for Christmas may I have Super Scribblenauts for the ds this year. I’ve almost beaten Scribblenauts and it is is so fun! Also can my mom have
a panini maker and can my brother have another lightsaber please? Can you also give the army a good Christmas too? You can know that we will have a lot of reindeer food and milk with cookies. Love, Chandler Stanchfield • Dear Santa, How are you? How are the reindeer? Thaks a lot foir the presnets I got from all the Christmases back. This year I would like a laptop for me, for mom & dad a car, for my sister a doll, my brother a toy story buzz light year toy, and please bring stuff for the poor and the needy. I’ll leave cookies and milk on the counter. Love, Madisyn Miller • Dear Santa, Hi! how are Mrs. Claus, the reindeers and Rudolph? I hope you are doing very well for Christmas this year. Thank you very much for my presents last year. You got all my presents I wanted last year. For Christmas, I want Iphone 4, Itouch and a bunny. For my brother is a black wii. For my sister, she wants a phone. My baby brother wants a teddy bear. Stratton wants a DSI. I hope you have a very great Christmas. Love Molly Derivaux • Dear Santa Hows is it been gowing up in the north pole? Is it going good? I hope you are doing good this year. Thank yo for the presis you gave me last year. Chriatmas I would like a go cart lettle grand and I-pod 4G Odder box for the I-pad and for Grace a new case. I hope you have a good year. Love Phillip Upshaw • Dear Santa, I wish for people to not steal money. Also not to get sick and die. What I want for Christmas is gumballs, pizza sllip, and a real phone. Also a big, big, big, big toy car. Also simple books for my little brother. Love, David Adusei • Dear Santa, I hope the poor gets rich. Santa I want a DSI for Christmas. please. Santa, what kind of food do you like? What was your favorite toy when you were young? Love, Reed Bourne • Dear Santa, I hope everybody gets what they want for Christmos. For Christmos I want my Mom’s life to be a song. I want some books for Christmas. I want stilts and trampoline. I want an ice skating ring. Christmas is great. Love, Natalie Burke • Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is for the world to be safer. I hope everybody gets what they want and doesn’t cry or get sad. I hope you and my family have a wonderful merry Christmas. I hope you have a safe ride and tell all of the reindeer I said, hey. Also I really want a nintendo DSI and tow more wii remotes. And happy New Year Santa. Oh, and my mom said, that I could have a new screen tv to go in my room. Love, Bradi Davidson • Dear Santa, I hope the reindeer don’t get sick and I want you to be strong, and rich. I have a question to ask you because everytime I wake up I don’t see a gift anywhere. If one day I have I will give you, another surprise. I want a doll that has a crown on it and a boucy bubble and
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some fancy viedo player. Have a nice trip Santa. Love, Sophia Hou • Dear Santa, God loves us all! I hope that everyone gets a Merry Chriatmas! I hope that Audey, Aimeé, Reed, David, Bradi and everyone a Merry Christmas! I want a Cinderalla doll, American Girl, spakit, spykit, finfinfends, Nintindo Dsi, Xbox 360. Santa you are the greatest thing in the world. Love, Anna Scott Geter • Dear Santa, I hope the world is safe. I hope my family has a Merry Chirstmas. I hope we have a Happy New Year. I want an Wii, dsixl, books, and a lava lamp. HAve a safe trip. Love, Angelina Haddar • Dear Santa, Please give my family a Merry Christmas. I want a nintendo dsi, Just Dance 2 and to more wii remotes. Please, oh please, give me a nintendo dsi. I really want one. Christmas is my favorite season. Thats what I really want. Oh, and please give my dog a bone but not rubber. He won’t eat rubber. And wish my Aunt Heather, Uncle Steve, Ashley and Katie all a Merry Merry Christmas. Love, Ashley Jarratt • Dear Santa, I am thankful for all my friends, family, and you. I hope every one is safe this month. I
31 do not want any soldiers to not come back alive. I want some more science stuff to use to study horses. I also want a rotweiler puppy. I hope you have a very Merry Christmas. Love, Aimeé Jones • Dear Santa, We are so grateful to you Santa. You are always so nice to us and you give us presents. I love you Santa. You are sweet to us always, and you are always their for us on Christmas. I want a bed for my bear And my friend would want a Barbie and so would I. Love, Alana Latorre • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want my friends to get what they want for Christmas. I hope my brother gets what he wants for Christmas. What I want is to have the best Christmas ever and a Keyboard and a cotton candy machine and have a safe trip. Love Sophie Grace Lee • Dear Santa I hope everyone gets what they want. I want an American Girl doll and her name is Kaya and one of the dogs named Grooming. I want an itouch and I want a Barbiedoll Dream house. I hope no one cries or pouts. I hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas! Love, Emma Rose Ragland • Dear Santa, I hope you have a great trip
to town. I hope I’m on the good list too. I really want a new four wheeler for Christmas. I want lots of presents too. And give my dog some dog bones too. Love, Ben Rains • Dear Santa, I have been really good and so have my friends. I want a wii an Easy Bake oven some American Girl clothes, and American Girl Dogs, Honey and Pepper. I want just dance 2 and 1 for the wii. I hope you have a very Mery Christmas. Love, Kendyl Rice • Dear Santa, Thank you for all the gifts you have given to me, now I want to give soemthing to you. I hope you have a safe flight. Tell the elves I said Hi. Get Tracy a gift card to the spa. Get Dad a massage chair. Get Ryan and Alaina a mini laptop. For me I want a mini laptop too. Love, Analese Warnock • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and your elves. Please remember my Uncle Robert in Bahrain for a year, he will not be able to have Christmas with us. My family has been very good this year. My mom would like some more candles to light and my dad would like more kitchen knives. I think I have been good. May I have a snow cone machine and a trampoline. I want to thank you by giving a letter to you. I will give you milk and cookies and your raindeer pals some corn. Love, Ellen Beard
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32 Dear Santa Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please remember the families that have died. My family has been good this year and they would like a house, chairs, tables and bed spead. My Dad would like socks and a grill. My Mama would like new furniture. I would like, a Pink two wheel Bike, Easy Bake Oven, Lalaloopsy Doll- Be a spells-a-lot and a Harry Potter Lego set. Thank you! I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Caton Blackburn • Thank you for giving all of the children presents for Christmas. Please remember the soldiers, especially Mr. Charlie, who are not with their families. My family has been good this year. My Mom wants a jewelry box. My big brother wants a laptop computer. I would like a big camouflage bike, a big chocolate candybar 2 feet long, an Ipod or a MP3 player, and a video camera. I will leave you some cookies and milk. I will leave carrots for your reindeer. Love, Emilee Bloodworth • Dear Santa Claus, Merry Christmas to your Elves. Please remember the poor that have nothing to eat. My family has been good this year I think my mom wants a new garage door that opens well. My brother wants a Lego set. My Dad wants some new tools. My dog, would like a big doggy treat. I have been good too! I would like a new Wii game, a new Nitindo Ds game, and a Xbox 3-60. I will thank you by leaving cookies and milk. Love, Colten Easterling • Dear Santa Claus, I hope you remember the people in Haiti have a loving Christmas. We have been very good this year. My mom wants a new couch. My Dad wants a new bow to hunt with. My brother want a dirtbike. I have worked hard this year and I am reading well. I want a new D.S. game called Furry Friends Kitten game, a snowglobe, and a Zoobles. Love, Alyssa Claire Gordon • Merry Christmas to you. Please remember the military men and women in wars in their tents and bunkbeds. Please give them presents along with their families who miss them. My family has been good this year. My mom wants everyone to be happy. My dad wants less taxes. My baby brother wants a toy dog. My big brother wants a faster computer. One of my twin sisters wants to come home from China. I would like a king of snake costume, an EOF DS game, and for my baby brother to be happy. Thank you and I am going to leave you chocolate milk, cookies, and a gift. Love, Alex Heise • Merry Christmas to you and your Elves! Please remember the poor and the sick. My family has been good this year. My mom wants a new coffeemaker. My Dad wants a new golf club and my Brother wants a Jack-in-a-Box. I want a 1. Real B.B. Gun 2. Real Bow and Arrow 3. Nintindo DSi. 4. Camo army man figure. 5. Paper Jam Guitar. Love, James Hossley • Merry Christmas to you and your Elves, and Mrs. Claus. My family has been good this year. My Mama wants for verybody to be happy. My Daddy wants 4 Wheeler. My Sister wants a an Iphone. I want an Ipod. I will leave cookies and milk. We leave reindeer food outside I have been good this year too. Thank you. Love Finley Laina Jones • Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please remember people who have lost their homes or loved ones. My family has been good this year. My Brother wants a Hot Wheels garage. My Mom wants new running shoes. My Dad wants a Carbbean trip. I want Lego Star Wars, video games, and drums. I will write you a thank you card. We will leave you cookies and milk and we give the special food. Love, Hayden Jones •
Friday-Saturday, December 24-25, 2010 Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please remember the military men and women who will not be home with their families, friends, and relatives. My family has been good this year. My Mom would like a happy and peaceful Christmas for everyone. My Dad would like a 3D tv. My sister would like a iPhone. I would like a Polly Pocket Shopping Mall set, a DSI, or a Crayola Crayon Maker. I have been good too! Thank you! I will leave you milk and cookies. I will also leave food for the reindeer. Love, Anna Lamanilao • Dear Father Christmas, Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please remember the Soldiers who will not be home for the holidays. I have been good this year. My mom would like a day off, My Dad would like a day off, I would like a camera,
I-pod with games, a pair of mittens, and slippers. I’ll leave you cookies and milk. I will leave food for the reindeer. Thank you so much Santa! Love, Julia Liggett • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and your Elves.Please remember the military men and women who will not be home for the holidays. My family has been very good this year. My family would like a camera for Mom, Dad wants his family to be together, Emily wants a Fushigi ball, Jacob wants the new Mario vs. Donkey Kong game, and Robey wants new toys. I want a Handetecter or anything you can get. I will leave a thank you note, milk, and cookies. I will also leave your reindeer some carrots. Have a good Christmas. Thank you so much! Love, Jordan McClelland • Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please help the people in Haiti get their house back. My family has been good this year and they would like a vacation. My dog would like long haulls and treats. I would like the Lego Death Star. I would leave you cookies with milk. Love, Street Miller • Dear Santa Claus, Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please remember the poor. My famliy has been good this year. My dad wants a new car. Mom wants a new dress watch. My sister wants Toms shoes. My brother wants a real dog. I want a bike, a Digital camera, Mario Carts Nintendo game, a new swing set and a Trampoline. We leave Milk and Cookies for Santa Claus and we leave reindeer food out for the reindeer. Love, Mary Reilly Powell •
Dear Santa Claus, Merry Christmas to you and your Elves. Please let the soldiers spend some time with thier Families on Chistmas morning. My Mom wants a huge bag of Doritos, My Dad want a book about making Starwars, Ellen wants a Ariel doll. Rufus wants a blue coller. Padmé wants a pink sparkling coller. I was good this year. I want how to train a dragon movie and Tangled tower. I would also like the laptop computer. I will leave a present. Love, May Spangler • Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you and your elves. Please help those who miss their family because they are in different countries. My family hopes for more time together and especially Lucky our dog. I think I have been good this year. I will like A DSi with
a fashion game, Walkies talkies, and I can draw wild animals. I will leave a thank you note for him. I will l e ave t h r e e cookies and one glass of milk. Thank you! Love, Logan Young • Dear Santa, Ples bring me a DS and a babey wit a pseyfir and a p i l ow p e t and a pritey prinses. Love, Hannah Hill • Dear Santa, I want a pudl pet. I want a litl pone and a big pone. I want a dora gam. Love, Aimee Townsend • Dear Santa, I want a bike so it can takeout the trashcan to the rode. Also I wanta laptop. I want a pillow pet. I want a DS, Lego Harry Potter and an axshun figur Harry Potter. Ples make the pillow pet a pengun. Love, Ian Townsend •
Dear Santa, I want a dolhas and Barbie and staf to rit on. I want a uikrn pilo pet. I want clos fr mi Barbie. I want a prite dres and hi hels for mi mom. Love, Rowan Gould • Dear Santa, I wus wudering if you cud bring me a hors. Ples bring sum buotufi shos ad earrings for my mom. Ples bring a box uf pupes and firworxed. I love you. PS I am 7 years old. Love, Merry Harding • Dear Santa, I want a babey wit a pasifir and sum pels. Love, Gloria Hall • Dear Santa, My name is Anastasia and I would like my dad for Christmas. He is in Iraq. I want my lttel bro
to get a lose tooth for the tooth fariy. I would also like a laptop and a dsi. Love, Anastasia Tower •
The Vicksburg Post My name is Whitley Claire! I am sure you remember me because I cried when I sat in your lap. I still like you but I was scared because I am only 1 year old. I would like for you to bring me toys for Christmas. I want a toy horse, Mickey Mouse 4-wheeler, a baby doll with a bottle, books, and cupcake house shoes. Anything else you think I might like would be okay with me! Also, I am going to be a big sister next year. Please bring something for my baby brother even though he isn’t here yet. Remember, Jesus is the reason for the season. I will put Shipley’s Donuts and Sprite out for you. Lots of Love, Whitley Claire White • My name is Nate an I‘m only 2 years old so I will not be writing this by myself. I have an older brother Zack an older sister Darah an sometimes it is really really hard to be good! But if you could please bring me a Toy Story book bag I will try really hard next year to be good! My Great Grandma & Great Grandpa Gaines live in Portia and I would like for you to take them something. I think they have been good. Plus mommy, daddy an our dog Lola. Please don’t forget to get your cookies & milk before you leave my house. I know you will be hungry from carrying all the toys to the good boys an girls around the world. Please tell Mrs. Claus hi for me. Your Friend Nate Branan P.S. Tell Rudolph an all the other Reindeer they will be reindeer food for them. • My name is Dara I’m 3 yrs old an live on the Mississippi Coast with my two brothers Zack & Nate,
plus mommy and daddy. I have tried to be good this year but at time it was really hard. If you think that I have been good enough I would like a Princess book bag. I also would like for you to remember my brothers
an my favorite cousin Whitley. She is only 1 1/2. I will leave you some Milk & Cookies so you don’t get to hungry before you return home. If you like you can take some back to Mrs. Clause I sure she will be tired from all her baking. I hope you will have a Merry Christmas an a safe trip around the World. Your Friend Darah Branan P.S. I will not forget to leave something for all your reindeers that are with you. • To: Santa I love you Santa. I got my tree up. I’d like a DSI and lots of gifts. Love, Morgan • Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a crossbow with 20 aross and a new dirtbike bike and a krane and a airplane ship and a police hawss. From, Gunner • Dear Santa, You are the best I hope you have fun and you are good and think you for the toys. God bless you. Love, Katie • To Santa, Thank you for what you gave to me. Merry Christmas! From, Brianna • To Santa, Santa surprise me please with toys. From, Jacob • Dear Santa, I want to get a ipod pleas. I love you Santa! Cane you give me many thangs. From, Ethan • Dear Santa, I would appreciate if you would give me a little pet shop we game and a lot of new puppies and kitties and Julgle’s in my pockits and a new DSI and a new suggey. Love, Bailey • Dear Santy, I wunt the comit dostrugs in ben utmit and bablad batte of floashun and bagnon battle brolens and peochoow. From, Kyle • Deer Santa, I want a yoyo. From, Brayden