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FORRESTON GRADE SCHOOL Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are you ready for Christmas? May I please have s toy pup and a kirrt toy for Christmas? Your Friend, Nevaya Brooks Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is rodf doing? May I plese have a Pokemon Nendendo Swich, PS4, a Iped, a lechrer scuder for Christmas? Your Friend, Jaesiah Webster Dear Santa, How are you doing? May I plez have a unicorn kit, art clt, hasham , IPAD for Christmas? Yor frend, Leah Wagner

Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is roodalf doing? May I pleas have a xbox, ps4, ramboe seed, black cops, madin for christmas? Your ffierd, Elijan Whetsel Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the elves? May I plessse have rme toes, truk, and grinch kloths for christmas? Your friend, Gavin Smith Dear Santa, How are you doing? How was rodof done? May I please have a new xbox1, a new fotbol, a new baskitball for christmas. Y9ur Friend, Luke Z. Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is the north-

pol? May I please have a figrluing, LOL for christmas? Your Friend, Jerzi Kappes Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are th elfs doing? May I have a Pokemon card, a water type, and a new svyeor to, I want a new gatare for christmas? Your Friend, Natalie Bradbury Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is rodof doing?May I please have a unacorn wuzey a jojo shoz? and a jojo bow and a LOL adore rap and a LOL gldin spriz for christmas? Your Friend, Paityn Williams Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the presins going? May please have a game an stickman game for Christmas? Your Friend, Bileigh Moring Dear Santa, How are you doing? Wut do the elvs do? May I pleas have axbox and the tran

set, and sidsu for christmas? Your Friend, Caleb Gillingham Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is wodof doing? May I pleas have LOLâ€™s, nwshos, nwpant, noshft, LOL undrwars for christmas? Your Friend, Lily Zipse Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is roudlf? May I please have a ninja bed anda nintendo swich for Chritmas? Your Friend, Luke Wittig Dear Santa, How are you doing? May I pleaze have a unicrn pilo unicrn ziiphs unicrn bed unicrn whze for christmas Your Friend, Destiny T.

Kelli Joy First Grade

Dear Santa, How are you doing? Coud I please have a touy crmis tree and a tou stocen. Thank you, Tylar Groth See FORRESTON, Page 4

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Dear Santa, How are you doing? How do you get all the toys I want? May I please have a new bike and ps4 and hache baby and a lol doll pack and a pokemon set and dipa for chrismas? Your frind, Shayla Hill

Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is roodof? May I pleas have a gafre, a stufft trkey. ps4, hover board, a lol doll for chrismas? Yoyr Friend, Sophia Biley

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â€˘ FORRESTON Continued from Page 3 Dear Santa, How are you doing? Could I pleasw have a folweelr and a trupit and a slingey. Mark Ross Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? can you bring me a toy cars I would like a nintendo 3ds with mareo kart. Can you bring me a skootre. Thank you, Chase Norman Dear Santa, I wud like a fone. Shannon Pals Dear Santa, How is mrs claus? Canyou bring me a popith set I would like a pak pokemon cordz could I please have a ntado swith? Thank you, Aliyah Krieger Dear Santa, How is Mrs Claus? Can you brine a fone? A dog? Cande cans? Thank you, Aydin Simmons Dear Santa, How are you? I would like pokomon cards, dolls, play doh, the old lps, legos, American Girl doll, bitty baby, Lalaloopsee dolls and books. Thank you, Abigail McElmeel Dear Santa, how are you? I would like a fone. Could I please have a brbe set? Can you briung e a trmpaleen. Thank you, Lily Hongsermeier Dear Santa, How is Mrs Clause? Could I please have a Amakin gal doll? I would like a barby kishin set ples. Thank you, Emma Kasper Dear Santa, How are the elves? Could I please have a Amerkin Grl Dol, gmno stiks aet and a little liv pet chidando voonekonn litlliv pet? Thank you, Lucy Schneiderman Dear Santa, How is Mrs Clause? Could I please have a par of stefin grey black shoos siz 2? I would like a nintendo swich. Thank you, Sullivan Schneiderman

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I would like a amarok dol? I rily like thim alot! But can I a kane kandy Can I hav 1 for my sistr to? Bristol Julius Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Can you please bring me a xbox. Thank you, Jacob Merkel Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Could I please hav the new Grinch movee? And reckit Rlph movee. Thank you, Andrew Norton Dear Santa, How are the elves? Could I please have a pole pokit and can I have a horsis. Thank you, Aislin Steinke

Dear Santa, How are you? Could I please have a horse? Thank you, Autumn Gurnett

the sled? May I plees have one of those lol cits? It comes with 60 and its huse. Mary Crismus! Love Jaylee

Dear Santa, How is Mrs Claus? can you bring me a palin alig cit please Sanra Claus? Thank you, Alison Moore

Dear Santa, How are you? May I plees have two lgoses? Noo bed f my Dade? Mery Crismus! Love Logan

Michele Edler First Grade Dear Santa, How are you? How mene elfs do you have? May I plees have a fourwelr and a lago set? Can my cusin Aliyah have a brbee plees. Mary Crismus! Sincerely, Easton Dear Santa, How are you? Is rodof stil the ledr of

Dear Santa, How are you? War are you? May I plees have a campoeutr? Can I have a big barebee housis too plees. And I wont a glare. Mary Crismis! Love, Bailey Dear Santa, How are you? How do yor elvs fli? Msy I plees have a sathrn pusific dalit See FORRESTON, Page S

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Dear Santa, How are you? How many elfs? Do you have goys? May I pleez have Barbe doll? Mary Crimus! Love, Rileigh Dear Santa, How are you? How is Roodof the red nose raindeer? May I plees have all of the LOL sests? and a stand mixr plees for my mom plees. And a heeting pad for my cat plees. Mary Crismus! Sincerely, Leighton

Dear Santa, How are you? I like santa. He is my fait Ssnta. May I plees have two Ulsa dols? I wot a dols hos. I wot LOLs. Mary Crismus. Love Hayden Dear Santa, How are you? How many elfs do you have? May I plees have a roo kidey chrm brasit? My mom needs four Crimis lits for are Crimiss tree. And we will get a Crimis tree! Mary Crismus! Sincerely, Molly Dear Santa, How are you? How do you hav Crismus? My I plees have a lageo four my bruthr. And two LOL dulls and cups for my mom and dad. Mary Crimus! Love Jalynn Dear Santa, How are you? How meny elvs do you have? May I plees have a semi? May dad have sum bots plees? May my dog have a bed plees? Mary Crismus! Sincerely, Rhyder C.

Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elfs Santa? May I plees have six toy cats? I want 15 cat toys Santa. Mary Crismus! Sincerely, Lana Dear Santa, How are you? How do you fliu? May I plees have a farmet and a barn? Wil you get my pupie bed for my pupe and spray so my pupe doesnt rip the bed. Msry Crismus! Sincerely, Daegan H. Dear Santa, How are you? How are yor rander? May I plees have a marcin grl dol? My cat neds a now bed. My dad neds now wrk bots. Mary crismus! Love, Evalynn

Alayna Meyer Second Grade Dear Santa, I want a box of Pokemon cards to trade with my friends. Kaylee wants a baby for Christmas. She also wants a Barbie doll. My mom wants new slippers because our puppy chewed up her old ones. What is your favorite kind of cookie? Your Friend, Brayden Dear Santa, I would like a new drum set and a new 20 inch biker. I also want a crazy pack of Pokemon cards. I know you are a real jolly soul Santa claus. You are cool! Your Friend, Maddox Dear Santa, I have been very good. Can you get me an xbox one. How many homes do you go to . How are you doing in the North pole? A present for mom would be a family photo. How many cookies do

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like to have a lot of football stuff. I really want so many Legos. I would like a Nintendo swich. Will Rudolph join the sleigh this year? My mom would like a stocking. Your Friend, Brycen Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a new horse for Christmas I would like a pupy for Christmas I would like lots of cards I would like lots and lots of toys. I would like toys because they are fun to play with. do you eat cookies every night? Your friend, Max Dear Santa, Can I please have a toy dinosaur and drone? They are my favorite thong in the world. Please do you want some healthy stuf this chritmas? My favorite reindeer is Rudolph. I love you santa! (Not Signed) Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. i would like Lego. my mom would ;ikle new slippers. My dad would like screwdriver. My brother would like tractors. How is Mrs claus? Your friend, Elise Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I

would like a new pair of slippers and a new Flat Stanley book.to read. My bropther would like a pair of workboots and my dog wants a bone. Does Mrs Clsus3e help you? Your friend, Brianna Dear Santa, You are very nice. I have been good this year. How are you doing? I would like you to get me a fake snow box. Santa you are the best. I want to go to my brothers house. Your Friend, Hattie Dear Santa, i have been very good this year. I would like a legp set. I bet my dad will need a shovel. Sincerely, Ryan Dear Santa, What I like for Christmas is a skate board, a cell ponne with a back case, a snow board, and a new video game. Even lego swat team set. I also football cards and lego piece set. I have ben a very good boy this year. a nintendo 3ds nintendo swich. Your friend, Zakani Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a new bed so I can sleep on it. My brothers wouldll like pokemon cards. My mom would like a horse. My dad would like some tols. Does Mrs See FORRESTON, Page 6

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Dear Santa, How are you? How are the rander? Dus rodo stil led the sled? How many elfs do you have? May I plees have a cupl of toy horsis? May I plees have sum sno pants and snoboots for me and my bruthr? Mary Crimus! Love, Jessah

Dear Santa, How are you? How mene elvs do you have? May I plees have a peet the cat book and a lego set. My cat wants a catbed. My dog wants a dog bed. Marey Crismus! Sincerely, Rory

you eat? Your Friend, Joe

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eleshric train? They are Ho and may I have a jigantic Ho track tabl. Mary Crismis! Love, Asher

Dear Santa, How are you? Wut are yor randers doing? May I plees have two drt bics. My mom wonts pes and quit. Mary Crismus! Love, Daniel

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• FORRESTON Continued from Page 5 clause help you? Your Friend, Adalyn Der Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like an esy bake oven, Bsketball tranning stuff. My brother wants football tranning stuff for football. My sisters wants Barbies. My mom wants a new car. My grandma and papa wants a baking stuffs. Sincerely, Bella Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a new lego city police station. My Brother would like a Jurasike world play set. My mom would like a new shoes. My dad would like a new shirt. What do you feed the reindeer? I would also like pokemon cards, 3 packs. Your Friend, Peyton Dear Santa, I want a Finger Ling for Christmas. My mom wants a pair of sequin slippers. My dad wants a pair of Auburn slippers. My brother wants a smart ball. My little sister Hannah wants a fancy notebook. Your Friend, Eve Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a new Barbie doll. to play with my sister I wold like a new LOL wall surprise doll sleeping cage. I would luke a new you tuber name lolosalve doll. I wold like a new ipod and the case is going to be lit blue. Your Friend, Piper Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a xbox 360 and minacraft a book also. My little sister want Barbies. My mom wants to see Santa My dad what a book. I want ip save Rebelia. Your Friend, Izabella Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Pc to play games on it. Myv dad wuld like a Ferrari. My brother would a Frotnite save the world. How old are you? How meny states do you travel on Christmas. Your Friend, Gage

Dear Santa, My mom and dd would like a new car. I would like a little drum set. My little brother would like a bike. How many elves do you have to help you make the toys? Your Friend, Michael Dear Santa, I would like a sled for christmas so I can go sleding in the snow. I would like a drum for christmas too. And playdough. My big sister would like makeup for christmas. My big broother would like a drt bike. (Not Signed) Dear Santa, My Aunt woiuld like a new blanket. My uncle would like a new fallout 76 bobblehead. I have been very good this year. Your Friend, Dillon Dear Santa, I have been good so far. I would like 2 big farm peterbilt toy trucks and a toy crane. An ipod touch and fort block cutter, my little siter wants a alive baby. I would like a mini z snow mobile and a snow mobile helmet. Nintendo siwitch. and my dad want a bolt for the snow mobile. Your Friend, Dillyn

Sheila Kinsey Second Grade

Dear Santa, Hoq are the elves doing. What is Mrs. Clause doing. What is Rudolphs favorite snack. Can you get my mom and dad presents to. Who is your favorite reindeer. Happy Holidays. Hope you have a happy Christmas. i will leave the cookies out for you. How long have you ben Santa Claus Have a merry Cristmas. Sincerely, Brayden Dear Santa, Thank you for presents. Can I have a phone and nerf guns? I’m gowing to put a couple cookie out for you. please give my mom and dad something. Sincerely. Kylor Dear Santa, Ples help frends. Please bring presints too me and mom and dad. Sincerely, Zachary Dear Santa, I want some legos and cars and bear and hats. I hope you have a Merry Christmas! Sincerely. Mikey Dear Santa, I want a LOL dol for Christmas. and the howtochran lgrons for Christmas and the how grinch movee for christmas. Sincerely, Brooke

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas Santa Claus. Can you please give me a xbox for Christmas. Can you please give me a nitendo switch. Sincerely, Bryson

Dear Santa, How are your elves? Can I plese have a PS4 for me? and i want a chum friene and me to and a gifts for my mom and pop. Plese anf paw patrol toys for my bruthr? Sincerely, Rylee

Dear Santa, Where do you live Santa? Merry Christmas. When do you fed the ders. I love you Santa. How do the elves make presents? Sincerely, Grace

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas Santa! You are a hard worker. You are cool. You are the best. My mom and dad want a new car and Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus are in love. Sincerely, Emily

Dear Santa, Can I please have a Hatchamal? How are the reindeer? Happy holidays! Can I have my own X-Box? Can I have a Baby Alive? Csn I have a ride in your sleigh? Merry Christmas! Sincerely, Briannae

Dear Santa, Is Patrick coming this year? Merry Christmas! Please help the homles people. How far is the North pole from here? Wot are the nams of the rander? Sincerely, Eva Dear Santa, Please give my mpm a gift. Merry

Christmas! How are you? How are the reindear? How is Mrs. Clause? Are elves real? Hpw can you fikt down the chimney? Plerase give my dad a gift. What are your elves names? Can I have a PS4? Sincerely, Cali Dear Santa, Can I please have a plactashin. Win does chippy come Santa? How do yi go dane the chimne? How did rudolph become the ledr? How old are you? How can you eat all the kukces? Sincerely, DJ Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Thank you for all the gift. Please help the poor people. Hi Mrs. Claus. Sinerely, Kinsley Dear Santa, Are you reel? I want all the tips of Paw Patrol toies. I wish you a Merry Christmas. How is Mrs. Claus doing? I want a elf on the shelf, I want a tablet and thank you! Sincerely, Chayne Dear Santa, How is mrs Claus? What dose Mrs. Claus do? Merry Christmas Santa Clause! Can I please have a PS4? Thank you for my presents. Do you know Fransise? I love Santa Clause. You are the best Santa. Sincerely, Evan Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are the elves? How are the reindeer? Plesse git me a PS4 with Ark on PS4. Sincerely, Corey Dear Santa, Please Santa can you deliver presnts and money to the poor? Please help my mom, she is realy sick badly. Can you please get me a bebegun? Plesse and thank you, and Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Gage Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Have s good holiday! How is the North Pole? Can I have paper? Can I please have scwoches, can yo git my dad new bots? Sincerely, Tenlei

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Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Hopw many elves do you have? how hard is it to go down the chimney? Have a Merry, Merry Christmas! I would like a mindcraft legos please and thank you. Do you like to fly in your sleigh? What are your reindeers names? Sincerely, Kaleb

Janese Michael Second Grade

Dear Santa, How is Rudlph? How are you? How is Mrs. claus? D you have glasses? are you almost one hundred? Can you tell Rudolph he’s my favorite reindeer. Could I have a PS4 and Ipod and elf on the shelf? Have fun! Please give me a present.Do you make snowmans? What do you do at the Northpole? It is really snowy here! Could I have a picture of Rudolph? Do you have majic You are awesome. From. Colson L.

Dear Santa, How are you’re elves doing? We are not gowing to be here. We are gowing to Florida. I like Rudolphs red nose. How many reindeers do you have? Have a nise trip Santa, I want a Ben 10 Toy From, Mason B. Dear Santa, How can you fit in the chimny? How is Snowflake? How is Dashef/ How can your sleigh fly? Can I have a nintendo swich? Can I have a Ben 10 wach? From, Isaih Dear Santa, My dad would like a blue healer. My favorite christmas movie is elf. I would like smart lights and a puppy. please bring elfy the elf back. How do yoiu go down the small chimneys? do you go through the doors. My brother would like an xbox How are the reindeer? From, Ella M. Dear Santa, I hope you have a merry christmas. I will put out the cookies and milk. How is your elf? I like Rudolph. How did Rudolph git his name? How is Mrs claus? Can you plees bring me a phone? Have a safe trip. From Brody Z. Dear Santa, How are thd reindeare doing We gogt a new Christmas tree. We will leave the front door open. My sister would like some hatchimals. I would like a tracter

Dear Santa, Please get my mom a gift. Thank you. Please get a gift for my dad. Thank you. How do your reindeer fly? Have a merry Christmas! Do you like the grinch? You are so cool! Have you met rudolph parents? How is mrs Claus? Can I please have a lol doll house. Have a grate time. Please can I have some lols. Good job. From Lexi Y. Dear Santa, Once Santa was my Grandpa. you are swete like a strawberry. I hope you like those sweets. i like that shirt you gave me from nohah. It was a Jason shirt. with Frede Kruger. From Max L. Dear Santa, I like Rudolph’s red nose. How is your elves doing? How is Mrs clause? Do you like snow? How many reindeer do you have? You are the best and Mrs claus is the best to? How many elves do you have? How old are you? How old is Mrs claus? I want a phone and slime and socks and bookbag and joho bow and dog purse and clothes and markers and crayons and colored pencils and pencils and paper and a coloring book and a picture of Rudolph and Dasher too. Thank you From Xairyn G. Dear Santa, I like you/\. How many cookies can you eat in a whole day? How are you dowing? Ilike yore North Pole. I like Christmas. I can’t wait for you to come. Are you hooking up your slay? From Reagan S. Dear Santa, How many cookies can you eat in one whole day? I love you Santa and Mrs. Claus. How are the reindeer/? How are you and Mrs. Claus? I like you and Mrs. Claus. Can you get me a new book? Have a nice trip! from Isabella M. Dear Santa, How are you? How are your elfs? Can I have a elf on the shelf? Can I please have an Iphone? Can I please have an Xbox1? Can I please have an PS4? My name is Hudson. Have a safe trip. Hudson

Dear Santa, My dad wants a new truck. How are the reindeer doing? Are you doing good? Is Mrs Claus doing Good? My brother wants a new Xbox snf he’s doing good to. My mom is to and dad is to. I want an Xbox. Merry Christmas Santa and with the Xbox can yoy bring ne fortnite? Please fly the sleigh safe. How does Rudolphs nose glow? My birthday is on July 4th, wens yours? From, Ryan R. Dear Santa, When is elf on the shelf coming? Did Mrs. claus give you the presents? How are you? What I like for Christmas is a LOL surprise! and a alarm clock. Have a nice trip. Have a merry christmas. From. Genny H. Dear Santa, How many elfs so you have? Wate kind of cookie? I hope you got alot of good boys and girls. I just hope my elf tells you good stuf. I like your raindeer. I like the wraping you put on my presents. How meny raindeer do you hve? I wnt a army toy. I like your elf and raindeer and Mrs. claus. I hope the cookies are good. From, Gabe M. Dear Santa, For Christmas I wish my grandma would frrl bettr. I want a hover board scooter. I want my grandpa to help grandma. We would like a flying squirrel toy okease, From, Tamera M. Dear Santa, Will you plese get my mom a purple flower? How are you? Will you please get me an ipad? Will you please get my dad a polish sausage? You are as swet as a plum. Wut is yor favrit culr? How old are you? Yoy are swet. Thank you! have a safe trip. from Lucy Dear Santa, How is Mrs. claus I would please like a wild dino fingerling that is a skeleton, a transformer, a robot, and a Mindcraft sword. I m maybe going to build a snowman in my yard. I would also like a Ben 10 watch and a yo-kai watch. Please my sisters would like a barbie. How is Rudolph and the other reindeer? How are you? Happy Merry Christmas! From, Domonic

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Dear Santa, My favorite reindeers are all of them. You are the best. My pets love Christmas. We love playing in the snow. I hope you have a grat trip. Whst are your elves names? We love watching Sponge Bob Square Pangs the christmas ones. I want a horse and horse stuf. I want a phone. How is Mrd claud doing? i am excited for Christmas day. How is your elfs doing? How is your reindeer doing? Christmas is all about spending time with yor family and God’s birthday. I like the wrapping on my presents. I made you a pichure. It’s gunna be laying on the tabl with the cooces and milk. Have a great Christmas and I will to. We had alot of snow. I put up my tree. We have a lot of presents. Your reindeers are good at flying. Please give every body one present. Pease give me all kinds of hachimols Please give me a American Girl horse and boots and hat. Have a grate trip I want slime too. From Alexis S.

Dear Santa, We have alot of snow now. I like Christmas. Could you please bring me an Ipad and an Xbox PS4. You are nice to everyone. I wiil have cookies and milk for you. Can I please have a new game for my Xbox? From, Gavin B

and some colored pencils. My mom would like a necklace and my dad would like some new tools. I love Christmas. From, Weston D.

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Dear Santa, What does Mrs. Clause do? How is Rudolph? an you please give me a elf on the shelf? How are you? I love Chritmas! you are the best. I love the North Pole. Can you please bring me an Iphone? I will leve the cookes out. Sincerely, Sabelia

Dear Santa, How is Dasher? How is Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus? Also is Dancer okay? Is it really really cold? We just had almost a foot of snow. I put a mini Christmas tree up in my room. Please send me a pictcher of Dasher. I would like a nintendo and the big Hachamals and the small Hachamals. I would like the games Mario cart. and the original Mario. I would like some of those coten candy pigmy pops. I woiuld like some disney dorabels. From Brylee W.

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CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, POLO Stephanie Moring AM Preschool Dear Santa, I want a Shopkin phone and a Shopkin toy! I want a Barbie house with a Barbie car. Can it be pink? Make sure the elves are good! From, Mya Plachno Dear Santa, I want a choo choo train for Christmas. Um….I want a toy like a star toy. I want lotion and sanitizer. I think that’s all. I love Mrs. Claus. Merry Christmas! From, Saige Clapper Dear Santa, I want a robe for Christmas….like the one Mya has with Elsa on it. I would like stuff to play school. I don’t have a bell and I want a bell and a pointer. Uhhh. I like a water bottle that has a thing that pops out like the cap does it by itself with the button. Merry Christmas! From, Alanna Witkowski Dear Santa, For Christmas I want three Bey Blades and a rocket ship and a new toy gun that just makes sounds. Can I have a new motorcycle? Do you like the North Pole? Thank you! Love, Cooper Maples Dear Santa, I want a treehouse for Christmas! Um… I want a car and I want… I don’t know! I want some toys. 10 toys like dragons! Merry Christmas, Santa! Thank you. From, Gavin Weems Dear Santa, Ooooh I want an RC Car for Christmas! Uhhh I think a new tablet because my tablet last night, it didn’t work. I just didn’t work. Uhh...I think a Jurassic World dinosaur a blue one and a red one. I want two Jurassic World ones. I want a new pumpkin, too, so I can make a jack-o-lantern with my dad. From, Jackson Yingling Dear Santa, I always wanted a candy eyeball and a jingle bell. I want toys from Santa. There is houses where Santa lives and people live and there are chimneys so Santa can get in their house. I want Santa to

bring me a toy phone to talk to people. Of course Santa eats M & M’s! Merry Christmas! Love, Landon McBride Dear Santa, I want an LOL doll for Christmas this year. I want an American Girl doll, too. I want a Peppa Pig doll. I like elves. Santa loves his elves. He knows everything! I love Santa! Merry Christmas to Santa! From, Magdalena May Dear Santa, For Christmas I want more hot wheels...I don’t want any more of the cars because I already have a lot of the cars, but I want the little trucks. I want a new remote control car. We already have 2 because Briar got me one, but Jersey broke mine and Ryders. How far is the North Pole from Polo? Merry Christmas! From, Madden Faivre Dear Santa, I want whatever Santa gets me for Christmas. What I really want is a Baby Alive because I keep losing my other one. Well I don’t really like shoes… I love toys so I really want a make-up set so I don’t have to use my grandma’s makeup. I can have mine and she can have hers. I want to name my elf Crystal! Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Annalise Knutson Dear Santa, I want a triceratops...like a dinosaur triceratops. I want a dinosaur that can get bigger. I want a Robot. Braedyn got a final robot from mom at Walmart. Mama got it and I want a dinosaur robot thing. I am going to make Santa cookies because he’s gonna drink milk when I wake up. Santa’s going to bring the kitty presents too. Mama’s going to be happy. Santa Claus will bring me a new toy! Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Braxtyn Jensen Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a car! I want a big truck like my mom has. I want to drive it! Ya! I’m going to drive my truck to walmart and get a big toy! I want a bike to ride. I want a big one. I don’t need new shoes because I already have new shoes. Merry Christmas! Love, Maddox Albee

Dear Santa, I want a bell that rings for Christmas! I want a tablet and cell phone to play with. I also want a baby doll and play food to play with in a kitchen. I love all of these things so much! Thank you, Santa! Merry Christmas! Love, Evie Elder Dear Santa, I love twisty packs, can I have one for Christmas? I really want a JoJo Bow. I hope you give me one, they are really cool. I love you, Santa. You’ve given me a hundred toys because I love toys. Love, Hadley Dear Santa, I’d really like a Star Wars base for Christmas. I also want the Avenger tower. Thank you. From, Cohen Dear Santa, I want a dollhouse. And I want more Barbies. I want to see you right now! Love, Bryn Dear Santa, I want a big LOL Surprise doll. I want to get a special hat. Um, a turtle because my brother asked to get a turtle. A real turtle. I want some animal dolls. I want jack-o-lanterns because they are my favorite. I want flags. Also a little phone. I like Annalise. I love Daddy. I love Mommy. I love reindeer. And dinosaurs for my brother. This is the last thing, I want a real pool. Love, Evelyn Dear Santa, I really want some wooden trains. A steam tram, Thomas, Edward, Henry, Toby. And some choo choo train engines. What kind of cookies do you like? I want a blue and green bike. And another bike that’s orange and purple. And a bike that’s pink. I want to know everything about the North Pole! Love, Wesley Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Monster Jam El Tora Loco smashing thing! Thank you, Santa! Merry Christmas! Love, Emet Graden

PM Preschool Dear Santa, What is it like at the North Pole? This year for Christmas, I want a new pair of shoes. Can they be pink with purple polka dots? I want a dress up dress, like how you dress up with a dress? I want a Barbie...an Elsa Barbie! Thank you, Santa! From, Adelynn Neels Dear Santa, I want a monster truck for Christmas. And I want a video game that is easy and it’s not too hard. And I want another video game that is easy. I wish I can be a princess for Halloween because I am always a witch so can you please bring me a princess costume? I want to be firefighter and an astronaut when I grow up and I wish I can be trained by a real astronaut if I grow up first. And I won’t be a kid anymore, I will be a grown up like Nana and Papa and they can go into outer space with me. Everything I do, I do for papa. I love him so much...to the moon! And I love my nana too! Merry Christmas to Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus! From, Ashlynn Tate Dear Santa, I really want a toy of me. And I really want a doll like my mom and a doll like my dad, too. I like you Santa and want to give you a hug and give you a kiss. I like Santa and he’s so special. Merry Christmas and hi to the elves! Love, Delilah Josephine Olsen Dear Santa, I want a Mickey Mouse hat and then I want a toy froggy that jumps. And then I want a toy truck that can move fast like a race car. I like you, Santa. How are your reindeer doing? I like decorations for Christmas time! Love, Owen Schmidt Dear Santa, I want a nighttime light that looks like a shark egg. How do the elves make all the toys? I want a kite, too. Can it be green? Colton Anderson Dear Santa, I want monkey pajamas for Christmas. I already have monkey pajamas, but I want another pair. I want horsey slippers, too. I want a horsey hat and See CENTENNIAL, Page 9

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Dear Santa, I have two things. This is all I want is 2 guinea pigs for Christmas! Okay… I want a pony, too. And Minnie Mouse sucker that has a button on it. Ya! Merry Christmas, Santa Claus! From, Jianna Pitchford Dear Santa, Want I want for Christmas is a lot of Legos. Ya. I already have a truck but I want a big rig for Christmas. I want to go to the North Pole. One more gadget left… I want two John Deere Gators and that’s it. Love and From Frankie

Dear Santa, Ahhh I want Santa to bring me monster truck that you need to pull it back and then let go and then it goes forward by itself like that one in the classroom! A big monster truck and a red car! And that’s it. Next year on the next Christmas day, I will want something else. I need to go outside and say “hello” in my brand new coat and Santa will peek from out of his sleigh and he’ll give me my presents and then he’ll fly away. Have a good Christmas on my roof. I love my dad and mom. From, Liam Canales

Dear Santa, I am good. I want to go to the park with you. I would like a doll for Christmas. Love, McKenzie Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a hatchable for me. Please bring Jackson a dinosaur egg and a new controller for Cody. Love, Cora Dear Santa, How are you doing? Wish I could see you. How are you? I like you. Can I have a toy unicorn. Love, Aubree

Dear Santa, Hi Santa! I want a transformer for Christmas. I would also like Mr. Potato Head. Love, Andre Dear Santa, I want a new dog. I will leave you cookies. Love, Ella Dear Santa, How are you doing? I wish you would come today. I want a toy jet, Mr. Potato Head and a Mickey Mouse doll. Love, Emmett Dear Santa, I have been good. I want an AS and a charger to go with it. I also want a remote control tarantula from the Dollar Store. Love, Malcolm See CENTENNIAL, Page 10

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Dear Santa, I want a guinea pig for Christmas! Um….and one new barbie. I still have 2 boxes of barbies, but I still want a new one. I want a pretend chair for my barbies to sit in and that’s it. That’s all. What are your reindeers doing? Thank you and Merry Christmas! From, Tinley Roop Dear Santa, Me want Barbie dolls for Christmas. Um…. me want toys, like My Little Pony and a pet monkey! Me want presents and a coloring book. Merry Christmas, Santa! From, Elyana Payne Dear Santa, I want a Barbie. Ya, I want a Barbie. And I want toys. My toys like Barbies. I want a dolly to go in a pool. Merry Christmas! Love, Analice Merdian

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Dear Santa, I want Santa to bring me all the toys. I want a Hatchimal and that’s all I want. Do the elves play with you? I want an animal...a kitty cat! A real kitty cat! That’s all I want. Thank you, Santa! I want to play with you! Merry Christmas. Love, Leanna Cholke

Dear Santa, Me want a bike for Christmas. Can Santa bring me toys? Me want them to be brown and purple. Brown and purple are my favorite colors. Me want brown toys, and pink toys, and dolphins, and horses. Me want triangles, circles, and people. Merry Christmas! Love, Kinsley Vaultonburg

Dear Santa, Um…. I want a turkey (giggles) and a birdie. I want a snowman and some toys like a moon (giggles). I want some pink clothes. I like pink! I want a big shark! A stuffed animal shark! And a big froggy! Merry Christmas! From, Brooklyn Marceau

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• CENTENNIAL Continued from Page 9 Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a toy pet. I wish I had a fairy. What are you doing? Love, Nevaeh Dear Santa, I wish I could have a fairy. I want a Barbie doll for Christmas. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Molly

Christmas. Love, Summer Dear Santa, I hope to see you at my home. I have been good this year. I hope your sleigh comes to my house. I want a dirt bike and a digger for Christmas. Love, Ryder

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Dear Santa, You are really cool and really nice. You are really special. I hope you will always be like this. I would like a safe and nerf gun for Christmas. Love, Jace

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. Every day I was good at school and at home. I love you Santa. Will you please give me games and legos? I’m going to leave you milk and cookies on the kitchen table. Love, Jack Gjonola

Dear Santa, I have been good. Thank you for presents. I hope that you bring me a snowmobile. Love, Benton Dear Santa,

Dear Santa, Can I please have my own real phone and a toy school? How are the reindeer doing? I’ll leave you chocolate chip cookies and milk by the stairs. I share my toys with my sister and I mop the floor. Love, Hannah Lahti

What are you doing? I have been good. I will leave you cookies. I would like a yellow car and a fox toy for Christmas. Love, Heaven Dear Santa, What are you doing? Where do you live? What do you make? I like to play. I have been good. I would like a racecar this year. Love, Sam Dear Santa, Hello Santa! I like you! I like your sewing! I would like new snow boots, a new book, and ribbons. Love, Makenna Dear Santa, I love you! I like you so much! I have been good. I want a batman chair. Love, Dallas Dear Santa, I like your reindeer. How do your reindeer fly? I want a dirt bike for Christmas. Love, Liam Dear Santa, Hello! I want a dog and a cat for

Dear Santa, Can I have a doll set and my own phone? How are the reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? I listen to what my mom says to do and I clean my room. Love, Devany Lackland-Dean Dear Santa, I clean my room all the times and I will set you some cookies in my room and when you come to my room I will wake up and you can play with me. Can I please have a big nerf gun with nerf bullets and a debit card? Where is your reindeer hiding? I really want to see him, but I can’t. What are you doing? Are you making toys? Love, Jayce Quick Dear Santa, Can you take my presents in my house? I want a tractor and I want a nerf gun. Love, Gabriel DeWaele Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Like my toys? Please give me makeup and an LOL doll. Thank you for giving me my presents. I listen to my mom, I clean my room, I be nice to the neighbors, and I play soccer with my dad. Bye, Santa. Love, Emry Carlock

Dear Santa, I want a tree necklace for Christmas and a reindeer necklace. I is going to give you chocolate cookies and I love you really much. I’m going to hug you on the tummy. Love, Terrance Woodson Dear Santa, I wish I can a nerf gun with a whole bunch of bullets and I want a candy cane, dear Santa. I will get milk and cookies by the counter and you can eat them, dear Santa. Love, Zayden Imel Dear Santa, I’ve been really good today. Please bring me a Barbie and a Frozen that sings. Dear Santa, I’m leaving you a treat that’s a cookie and milk. How old are you now? I help my mom and dad with the sheep and I give my brother a hug because he’s sick today. Dear Mrs. Claus, I love you so the best. Give me a great big hug when I’m sleeping. I wish you could come to my dad’s birthday and my birthday, but its Christmas only for little children. I love you. Love, Keandria Marceau Dear Santa, I’ve been really good. I like my friends. I want a real phone for Christmas. I like this season the most because I get presents. Can I please have a drum? How do you get all the presents with all these people in the world? I will give you M+M cookies and milk. Love, Easton Faivre Dear Santa, I want a walkie talkie for Christmas and a nerf gun with bullets. I help my mom wash the laundry and I’ll leave milk and cookies on the counter for you. How’s the weather in the North Pole? Love, Bentley Jensen Dear Santa, Can I please have a X-box and a gizmo? I’ve been a good boy at school. I help my mom by getting ready in the morning. Love, Henry Hillison Dear Santa, Will you please have a toy train and truck for me? I’m responsible. I keep my hands to myself. I have peanut butter crackers for you. Thanks for Santa! Love, Abigail Kain Dear Santa, Can you get me some makeup and

high heels? Thank you. I listen to my teacher and I listen to my family. What do you do? Love, Zoey Kitson Dear Santa, Can I please have a little doll with a house and also a tiny dog that fits inside it? Can you bring me a beautiful gorgeous dress that I can wear to school and my friends will think, “What am I wearing!”? I’ve been good all day and I love you with all my heart. Love, Kylia Johnson Dear Santa, I love you. Have a great day. How are you doing? Can you please bring me a real phone and a dolly? I help my mom clean up. One time I cleaned up my brother’s room. I do what my mom and dad say. The cookies and milk are going to be on the table. Love, Jordyn Huyett Dear Santa, Will you please bring me some legos and a Power Rangers toy? I clean up my room and take out the garbage. I’ll leave cookies and milk on the table. Love, Zakkary Albee Dear Santa, I clean my room and I listen to my mommy and I share with my sisters. Please can I have an LOL doll and slime? I will leave you Christmas tree cookies in my kitchen on the counter. Love, Kendal Poff Dear Santa, May I have a nerf gun that transforms into two pieces and can I please have a toy phone? I love you. I’ll leave you a candy cane and there will be milk and cookies on the counter or the chair. Love, Liam Messer

Brenda Soltow Kindergarten Dear Santa, I’d really like to get a scooter and a skateboard. I really like your sweater.I do need a new pair of gloves because we are running out of gloves at home.I like your outfit and your elves and your elf’s hat.I been doing chores for my mom but my mommy didn’t give me any money for it because she forgot. Mommy asked me to clean up my room See CENTENNIAL, Page 11

• CENTENNIAL Continued from Page 10 today and I did. I’ll leave you cookies and milk and the cookies are going to be stars and Merry Christmas! Love, Leah Bocker Dear Santa, I wantthree stuff from you.I want LOL dolls and Barbies and then Polly Pocket. I don’t know if I need anything. Mommy has an old blanket but I think that she wants to keep it but I don’t know.I don’t know how you’re going to get in my house because we do not have a chimney. We are going to leave cookies and milk. Love, Rylan Bradshaw

Dear Santa, All I want is just a bigger semi…..it’s all I really, really, really, really, really want. I’ve been getting along with my sister and stuff. I already know about Rudolph. I know so much about that because he has a glowing nose. The new shoes that my dad got me, they hurt so I’d like some new. Love, Barret Clothier Dear Santa, I love you. I’ve been good.Can I please have a skateboard? I want a Beyblade. I want to know more about the North

Dear Santa, You can bring me presents. Bring me something that is Hot Wheels and a race track. Please and thank you. I’d like to ride on your sleigh. I’ll call you and you can pick me up. I can get a cool star by being good. Just bring the presents down to the house. We will put our Christmas tree up and I’ll wear my Christmas jammies to bed. Love, Jarrod Hanson Dear Santa, Thank you for the toys last year. Thank you for food. Please bring me a special rainbow ball. Love, Kaiden Johnson Dear Santa, Can I please have a RC car and a Paw Patrol big fire truck and a tractor car, like a little car? That’s all. Love, Gabriel Maavich Dear Santa, I want a LOL doll for Christmas and I want a little more LOL dolls and I want a blankie….a nice, cozy blankie. Please can I have some little accessories for the LOL. Can I have some more food so

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Dear Santa, I like your elves. Can I have an LOL doll for Christmas? Love, Hayden Nielsen Dear Santa, I want Fortnight and a tendo (Nintendo) cause I don’t have them. I clean up my toys. And I want a Mario game. Love, Delaynie Oleson Dear Santa, Thank you for the Barbie Dream House, even the Mermaid tail for swimming. I want both of those for Christmas. I want a lot of stuff. Even I really want a kite to fly…a butterfly kite. I listen to Bernie my babysitter. Come in my door when you come to my house. Love, Julianna Phillips Dear Santa, I want like wrestling toys and stuff, like those little John Cena and different figures and stuff. And like RC cars and please and thank you. I been being nice. I help my mom. Your elfs are cool. We are going to leave you cookies because you like….wait do you like chocolate

Dear Santa, Thank you for the Hatchimal last year, even though you accidently got me the small one and I wanted the big one. I want big sister LOL dolls and Polly Pockets and a toy dog. Love, Reagan Terry Dear Santa, I want to say thank you for giving me toys. And I even want a big pony and a big Barbie. Love, Evelyn Walker

Rachel Phillips First Grade Dear Santa, Please brikng me a pokmorcycle, pokemon crd, remote control peckach. I have been taking out the trash. When are the reindeer coming to the house? Love, Ethan Dear Santa, Please bring me Lego sets, and a new See CENTENNIAL, Page 12

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Dear Santa, Please can I have a football set like with the two remotes. One for my mom to use and one for me to play against her. Now I want a soccer set with two remotes, too. I really want to go to the North Pole.You’re older than me actually. How old are you? 100…I think? So older than Mrs. Soltow and me. You’re older than anybody. Love, Hunter Carlson

Dear Santa, Pretty please I want an Xbox 1 and a bow. Areal life bow that comes with string inside of it and shoots arrows. I do need a pair of shoes. I help my mom put up the Christmas ornaments. Me and my sister do the tiny Christmas tree and mommy does the big one. We hand the ornaments to her. I’ll leave the cookies by the door because that’s the only want to get in. We don’t have a fireplace. My grandma has one. Love, Corbin Fulrath

chip cookies or something?! And then milk…I’ll leave you milk. Merry Christmas! Love, Liam Stanley

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• CENTENNIAL Continued from Page 11 Lego game. I have been doing laudry and make my bed are the elfes makeing toys. Love, Isaac Dear Santa, Please bring me a diyle kinde and earrings. I have ben hlping dad do the dishies. How are your rander ben doing? Love, Maleena Dear Saynte Nicks, Please bring me a remote control mustng a bike, and big pokemon. I have been helping fix the truck. When is your birthday? Love, Ben Dear Santa, Please bring me eighteen pokemon bokxes of pokemon cards, ten big cards bokes and fifty pokemon pcks. I dust the stars clen my room and put away.. Love, {Not Signed) Dear Santa, Please bring me a golden LOL, pokeamons and books. I klleen my room I make my bed and pick up my toys. Love, Olivia Dear Santa, Plese bring me a remot controll helcotr, new boocs, and a legl set. Arowd the hows I help my dad with his simi. How old is Rudolph? Love, Jackson Dear Santa, Please bring me facke glasses, toy elves, and toy cars. I have been picking up toys. How do your elves make toys? Love, Kaden Dear Santa, Please bring me a LOL doll, Alexam and a fingerling. I have been cleaning paint the flor and put away the dishis. How are the elf making toys? Love, Isabella Dear Santa, Please bring me cksnde a Teddy bar, and a new bike. I have cleng vmy room. ‘when is your brthda? Love, Maddie Dear Santa, Please bring me a huver bord, bike, and a reel raing. I have bind vakuming,

giving the cat and farit food. How are your reindeer doing? Love, Kacie Dear Santa, Pkease bring me the biggest ld dowll, a pikme pop, and alexu. I help put awaw the groshrees. What is your brthtdys? Love, Lexie Dear Santa, Please bring me a amerikin girl ball that is a gymark, also can you bring me a LOL dall, and can you bring me a faock lion wich is a stuf anmel I have bin cooking with my mom and my dad Ive have bin clening up the houe and I be nice to my brothers. How are reindeer bin doing? Love, Adalin Dear Santa, Please bring me a dinasore that is a stegsoris, slime, and a toy bote. I have bin doing help, wartring the plants, helping woth dinr and I have a pet that Ive bin wartring it. Can Rudolph fliy? Love, Sebastian

Carissa Hillison First Grade Dear Santa, why dose your reindeer fly? I help Casen when he got hurt. I wish to have a phone. My wish for my mom is that she didn’t yell that much. My wish for the hole world is to give people food thart doesn’t have food. Sincerely, Blaine May Dear Santa, How are you? I have ben a good sister. One wish I have for this year is an LOL doll. I wish my mom could grt nrw furiniture. I wish everybody respecld each other in this world. Senssele, Shelby Dear Santa, Are you a billionare? well, if you are I want to be one. Do you know why because I was good this year. 1 reason I let Dominic play fortnite on my phone. I also want you to get my grandma a dog. My wish for the world is for all to have freedom. Love, Tian Dear Santa, How are the raindeer? I was nice to zandra because she got hurt and I helped her. I wish for new fuzzy socks. I wish that everybody csn have food & freedom. Love, Jillian Gorzny

Dear Santa, I have a question for you what is your favorite food? I was good this year because I did what my mom told me to. I really want a Jeffy puppet for Christmas please. Just a plain Jeffy puppet just a helmet shirt. This is a wish for my granpa Jon I want him to live forever. I wish for there to be no such thing as war or crime. Love, Landen Dear Santa, How is scout this year? I helped my dad put in anew toilet. I want a vr headset. My sister wants nsil polish. I wish pepole had more food. Sincerely, Maddox Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clause? Hear is a fact that I have ben good this year. I helped my mom clean. Hear is a wish for my little sister Tinley she wants crafft stuff. Here is a wish for me Kendra Roop I would like crafft stuff. Hear is a wish for the world I want everyone to have food for other people. Mary Christmas Santa! From, Kendra Roop Dear Santa, How is pepermint my elve doing? One thing I did nice is I helped my mom do the dishes and londre. One thing I wish for is the Vage. A wish for my sister is she had more slime. I wish all the people how don’t have home hade home. Love, Ella Helfrich Dear Santa, I have two questions for you how old are you? my other one is what kind of cookies do you like? One thing i wish for the world is there were no bad people. I was good by cleaning my room. I wish for a boy baby born doll. Also wish my aunt will not die. From, Brynlee N. Dear Santa, Holw is your famiy? One thing I did that was nice was that I helped my friends. A wish for myself is that I get lego sets, A wish for someone else is that all my friends get what they want for christmas this year. A wish for the world is that every one gets to have their freedom. Merry Christmas Santa Claus. Bye Bye! Love, Anszely Pope Dear Santa, If you got another reindeer what would it’s name be? First, I want to tell you something. I was good this year and stayed on the kindness club the whole month of Oct. Next. I wish that I get a

new Iphone6 please. Also, a wish for my brother is I wish he gets an RC car. Another thing is a wish for the country is every country gets freedom. Finally, I want to tell you another question...do you have Mrs. Clause cook you some cookies and then you eat them the night you get home from the ride? Sincerely, Reese Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? One way I was nice this year is I went to Maddox in gym and I asked him what was wrong because he was crying. One whis for me is I wish when I’m older I’m a Navy Seal when I grow up My wish for my grampas and gramas is that I wish they were back alive. My wish for the world is that I wish all the people in the world had food,water and freedom. Love, Zandra Vock Dear Santa, How a u doing today? How are the elfs doing? I did a good thing this year. I helped a freiond. This year I wish for a TV. And I wish that my grandma din’t have to work so far. I wish for the world to have alot of food. Sincerely, Fred Dear Santa, On Christmas eve do you prefer cookies or donuts? One thing I did good this year us that I helped clean my house. One wish for me is that I wis I get a pocket knife. A wish for my dad is that he gets a 66 inch tv for Christmas. A wish for the world is that everyone gets freodom in different states I really hope you get this letter. Sincerely, Reid Dear Santa, How is the family doing? This year I helped my friends and family by making food for them. A present is a Xbox. And a stofed anial unicorn. ‘i wish tha everyone cou have freedom like America dose today and not be poor well I have to go Santa. Bye Love, Leslie Dear Santa, I have a few questions for you. I was wondering if you have kids? If you do what are there names? One good thing I did thid year is I gave my sister cookies. My wish for the world is that the homeless were no longer homeless. My wish for my sister is that she could get slime. My wish is that I want an adult smart watch. Sincerely, Kady See CENTENNIAL, Page 13

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Dear Santa, I would like a ride on unicorn, a gitar, and L.O.L Dolls. I have ben good because I am good wen I play. Santa, do you like my cookes? Love, Mila

Dear Santa, I would like a puppy, a coffee cup, and a L.O.L Doll. I will help my mom. I help her vacume. How do you get to all the houses in one day? Love, Lara

Dear Santa, Please bring me an L.O.L Doll, a barbey hous, and a pet dinosor. I bin good beycause I cleened my room. How do The reindeer fly? Love, Serenity

Dear Santa, Please bring me a robot, a puppy pet, and a baby pet turdl. I already have a daddy turdl. I help my mom thro gorbig in the gorbig can. Santa, can you wack me up wen you get to my house? I want to delivr presins with you. Love, Brayden

Dear Santa, I would like a Halo set, a Mincraf, and a Hello Neigbor set. Yestarday I cleened up when my dad was sik. Santa, how do your reindeer fly? Love, Kayden

Dear Santa, Please bring me L.O.L Dols, a L.O.L cunfete pop, and glidder seres. I have ben a good grl. I klen the living room all by my self. How do you bring all of the prenzist to everly house? Love, Jayden Dear Santa, Please bring me a Slime Kit, a L.O.L Doll, and parte Pops. I help my mom do chors. How are your reindeer doing? Love, Carly Dear Santa, please bring me candy, a craft kit, and a yo-yo. I’m nice at school and at home. I help by bady brother. How do your reindeer fly? Love, Dominic Dear Santa, please bring me a mickorskope, barbe close, and a barbe house. When Daddy has to make diner I play with Laney. What is one of your elfs names? How do you bring on the presins in one nite? Love, Lexi

Dear Santa, Please bring me a Confete Pop L.O.L Doll, an under wraps Doll, and an I Spy pet. I will help Jayden, Serenty, and carly when they fall down. Why do you make your elvs worck so hard? Love, Alisha Dear Santa, I would like an xbox, a play sashin 5, and a whoos your Dad game. I have ben good becaus I have ben moping the flor. Santa, how do you git auroud the wrld? Love, Devin

Jennifer Lahti Second Grade Dear Santa, I would love a LOL balls and a my little pony set and frasty the snowman pillow. My mommy would want makup and a snowflake pillow. Chris would want a muky named Fleepy and new work shirts. I ben good.I do not have pets. Sincerely, Madilynn Maddux Dear Santa, What I want for Chismis is a baby

Dear Santa, Can I have a phone and a compater? Can my sister have a fake phone? How do the elf make presens? Thank you Santa. You are nise. Love, Cooper Huyett Dear Santa, Can I please have a ramote control race car, rc car, and 4 wheelers. How cold is the North Pole? Thanks for my favorite rc car last year. From, Gage Hanson Dear Santa, Can you giv me a robot and my cat a cat toy? Shawn wont to hav a wii. I waont to hav my family togethr. I will lef it to wot you thek is bes. From, Konner Patton Dear Santa, Can I plz have a phone because it is my drem because I can coll my frands and do snapchat. Can I plz have a big big big stuft anmal because I have a lot of stuft anmals on my bed. I theank I have 21 stufft anmals. I am gowing to leav you cokeas, proble 4-5. I hope you have a grat time at the North Pole. Chloe Majors Dear Santa, Can I have a Nintendo Switch, two $50 gift cards for xbox or Ps4, and $1,000? I will leave you some cookies and milk. I have 4 dogs so try to be sneaky boy. Can my Uncle Blaine have a xbox controler? The good kid, Carter Quaco Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer? Can I please have a remote control bug? Also, can I please have a big hot wheel set? You can come right down the chimney in my house. Also, put the gifts under the downstares tree. We will leave semi sweet chocolate chip cookies and milk. What do the reindeer and elves eat? I will leave something for them too. From, Ryder Faivre Dear Santa, I like Zelda. I will lef milck and cugeez. Love, Stealey Alba

Dear Santa, How cold is the North Poll? Can you get my little bruther some hot wheels. Can you plese get me 50 Gxs. Can I also have 100 big Gxs. I’m going to help me mom bake cookeys for you and thare going to be colkit and they are going to be in the cinckin. Love, Dmetri Burgett Dear Santa, How cold id the Noth Pole? Can I pleaz have a pokemon tranner card box. Can I also have the Lgeendary ohoh shiny Lgends box. Pleaz can I have the Legendary charzard shiny Legends box. I will leave you good cookies and if you like to dip the cookies in the milk you can. I love you Santa! From, Landyn Zellers Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clos doing? By the way can I have a peano. And a phone. Also a cumpoter. Can my sister Neveah have a new phone. And my baby sister have a big baby doll. Also can my mom have $50. I have bin both good and bad. Oh ya I have a vishis dog and her name is Rocy. She dose bark at people that she dosin’t no. Also I will leave your cookis and milk on my talble. From, Aaliyah Altherr Dear Santa, I mite have cookies and milk. I have to ask my mom. I have pets they are wild so my mom mite lock one of them up. Can I pleace have a LOL sprise doll, legoes, and a remote contral car? That is what I want for Chrimas. Love, Raven Clapper Dear Santa, For chrismas I want a rainbow hoverboard and I want it to be a small one pleas. How many raindire? I also want a aletrec scooter that is green please. I also want a green rc car and I would perfer a big one but you can get me a small one. I will leave your milk and cookies in the living room wear you leave the presents in a bag. How many presents do you make a year? I want to now what town do you go to first. From, Harper Boothe Dear Santa, I want a Nintendo switch to play fun games. It would be nice if I could have a game of pokemon let’s go Pikachu. I have been good this year. Love, Knox Chesnut See CENTENNIAL, Page 14

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Dear Santa, Please bring me a xbox, cande, and a lot of fish games. I lisin to my mom and dad. How do your reindeer fly? Love, Antwon

Dear Santa, please bring me a pick ax, a Ben Ten game for my xbox, and robot people. I cleen my room and my dirt pile. Can I see your reindeer? Love, Jonny

reborn. I only want one thing because I ascted your helper for some other things. Also we will leav you cookies and milk. We have 2 dogs Lugnut and Jake. Jake has a gray berd. I love Chismis, Santa, and your elves. Suncearly, Emma Porter

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Dear Santa, How is everybody? What do you no? one nice thing I did this year is I helped my mom wen she needed it. One thing I wish for is a camera for Christmas. I wish for my sister to get a new loptop My wish for the world is to get free. Sincerely, Gracie

Dear Santa, Please bring me an exbox 1, a fone, and a VR hed set with controlers. I hav bin helping out. Santa, are you ulerjic to cats? Love, Robbie

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• CENTENNIAL Continued from Page 13 Dear Santa, I would like a doll, phone, and a preatend kitten please. How are the reindeer? Can my little brother have a dump truck please? Can my dad have a toy truck that is blue? How are the elfs? I bet you are happy. Sincerally, Maryn Clothier Dear Santa, For Crismas I want a Nintendo switch. Also I want a ds and a chromebook. Mason wants a play station 4 game. Madlyn wants a Barny. My dad wants a new snow blower. From, Maddox Peterson

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one for Christmas? Can I please have a lol hows? Is Rudolph real? I know a way to get in my hows. You can go thow the back dor. Do you wrilly fly? Love, Aaliyah Dear Santa, Can I please have a morf bord? Can I please have a size 5 soccer ball? Can I please have clevenled brows stuf? How do you get into my house? Rudolph how did you get a red nose? How did you get a ranedeer? Thank you for the gifs last year. Love you, Landry Dear Santa, Can you please bring me legos, a recgutangle bukuet, and a Anna doll. Thank you Santa. You have to go thorw the garage to get in my house. Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Rozlynn

Dear Santa, Can you please give me new walky talkys, new board games, and some pokemon toys? How long dose it take to give presents to everybody in the world? Thank you for the gifts you gave me last year. Love, Joelle

Dear Santa, Will you please bring me a gold ps4 controler, and a madden 19 game and a Jordan howord jerse? What was the first reindeer you had? You can come throght the chimney. Thank you for the gift last year. Your friend, Jayden

Dear Santa, I would like a new highlight, new bord games, and new barbies. Santa is Rudolph real? This is how you can get into my house yoose my middle door. It is by the middle window that is by my 5 twitee lights. Thank you for the my little pony neckles last Chrismas. Love, Haley

Dear Santa, Please bring me a electric scooter, a majnet sience box, and the nintendo switch game lets go pikachu and eevee. Thank you for the nintendo switch last year. Which milk do you like, almond or the regleur milk in a jug? Your the best Santa EVER!! Sincerely, Jackson

Dear Santa, Can you bring Bears stuf? I would like to haf a hos. Can you bring cat car? Santa bring cat car! Do you like cucies? Love, Kaleb

Dear Santa, Please can you bring me a evee stufft animal, bears shirt, and nentendo swich game Lets go evee and Lets go pekachow? Santa what is one of the elves names and all of the reindeers names? Mrs. Claus, do you ride with Santa to do the presints? Thanks for all the presints last year. Elfes do you like making the presints? Reindeer do you get tired of poling the sled? Love, Imber

Dear Santa, I like green Bay Packers stuf. I like bob cat. I wish you bring me green Bay Packers helmet. Thank you for presents. Love, Theodore Dear Santa, Can I please have a game? Who takes care of the reindeer? How is your life? Thank you for all that you do! Your friend, Chayce Dear Santa, Thank you for the present you gave me last year. Can I please have a xbox

Dear Santa, Can you please come to my house and please go through the chimney. Can you bring me Lets go pikachu? It’s a game for nintendo switch. How old is your reindeer? Also can you please bring me a ledgandary pokemon plush? Can you please bring me a five nights at freddys plush? Thank you for the gifts you got me last year. Love, Grady

Dear Santa, Please can I have a bell from Rudolph? And a real elf please and thank you and space invaders. How do the elf no what we want? When did you becoum magic? How cold is it in the north pole? How mane elfs do you have? Thank you for the thunder tumbuler. Love, Matthew Dear Santa, Santa can I have a moctectl jet? How clod is it up there? Can I have a fiertruk? How miny elfs do you got up there Mrs. Claus wat is your favet drink? I wunt a toy set of tomis. How do your wrandeer fly? Thank you for my gift last yere thank you Santa Claus. Love, Connor Dear Santa, Can I please have a puppy and a nike socer ball and new socer cleats. What do the reindeer eat? How many elves do you have? How do you make toys? How do the reindeer fly? How cold is the North pole? Is white a christmes colr? Where do you and the reindeer sleep? Sincerely, Christian Dear Santa, Can you please give me lolsprise dolls? Can you please give me sime kits? Can you please give me a sazzable with orbeys? Mrs. Claus do you help Santa bilud toys for us? Santa how cold is it up there? He uses my front door to get in becuse I don’t have a chimmey becuse I have a upremend. Thank you for my gifts last year. I’m sorry that I forgot what you gave me becuse I have so much toys. Merry Crismess Santa and Mrs. Claus and the elves. I love Crismess. Sincerely, Brynlee Dear Santa, How old are you Santa? I would like a squishes, a new fiidget spiner, and a America girl doll please Santa. How is Mrs. Claus doing? How are you doing too? Are the elfs bise and I love my squishe. Love, Jor

Heather Faivre Third Grade Dear Santa, I have given a binder to someone. Can I have a bigger bike? I hope that my mom has a quiet place to work. I wish that the mechanics for guns were not invented. Love, Keagan McBride

Dear Santa, How have your reindeer been? For Christmas can you please get me squishes? And would you please get my mom a diamond necklace? Here is an example of me being nice to my mom and dad. last week I wached my brother when my mom was at work and my dad was sleeping. My wish for the world would be for everyone to donate money to people who stay in foster homes. so we could get more food, toys and clothes. Sincerely, Kyle Diaz Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Thank you for the Nintendo Switch last year. May I have pictures of Rudolph? I’ve been good this year. I cleaned the basement by myself. Can you please bring Charger a bone? He is a very good dog. He deserves it. I wish for the world that there are no more wars. Your friend, Tanner Johnson Dear Santa, I hlped lalo clean the guinea pig cage and I was hoping for some sea life staff and WWE wrestlers. I wish there is no more battles. Can you please get my mom a bracelet? Merry Christmas, Landon Brauchler Dear Santa, Hi Santa it’s me Casen. I was wondering if you can get my dad a I presents. You can get my dad a new golf bag. You can gegt me Halo Rech for the Xbox. Also, I wish there was no more school shootings. I helped my mom by cleaning my bathroom. PS Blitzen is my favorite. From, Casen Grobe Dear Santa, i hope you are doing good this year. One thing i did good this year is I helped my grandma with my little sister. One thing I want for Christmas is a puppy. One thing Ella wants is a new water bottle for Christmas. I wish for the world to not have wildfires. Sincerely, Franchette Gipson Dear Santa, I’ve been good. I even let my friend use a chair when I really wanted it. How was your year? I would like a giant RC car and a Nintendo Switch. My mom and my grandma would ike a big diamond. I have a wish for the world. I hope that everyone has a home this Christmas. Love, DJ Miller

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Dear Santa, I am so excited for Christmas!I want a tractor for Christmas I love you, Kayleigh, age 3 Dear Santa, I can’t wait for you to come! I want a big surprise egg with toys inside. Thanks Santa! Evelyn, age 4 Dear Santa, I want a Hot Wheel for Christmas and a train for Christmas. I like building blocks too. Love, Bishop, age 4 Dear Santa, I want a white hover board for Christmas and Thomas trains and a race track. I like gears and magnetic blocks too. Thanks! Wyatt, age 5

• CENTENNIAL Continued from Page 14 Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? May I have s hoverboard please? I wish thr world to be a better place. I think Tanner should have a candy cane cause he has been kind to others. I was carring for the world. Your Friend, Vann Dear Santa, How is my elf Flower? Can I please have a LOL doll for Christmas? I put my laundry down the shoot. Can you also get earring box for Layne because her earring box is full. I wish there were no more shooting in the world. Thanks again. Love, Macie Mandrell Dear Santa, I hope you’re having a great time! One good thing I did this year was help my mom clean the house and the toy room. Could I please have a LOL doll. Piggy pet. For my mom, could she have a really pretty necklace because she has been really, really nice and she is even letting

Dear Santa, I am so excited! I want a big dinosaur that makes noise and a big strong guy and a robot and a motorcycle and a dirt bike. Draven, age 4

Dear Santa, I want a Nintendo Switch and a sucker for Christmas.Thank you. Marshall, age 4

Dear Santa, I can’t wait to see you! I want a Fancy Nancy dress and an Elsa dress and a ballerina Elsa and a ballerina Anna for Christmas. Thank you! Wriglee, age 3

Dear Santa, I want a sucker and a dump digger tractor with wings and a guy in it for Christmas. That’s what I want. Leo, age 4 Dear Santa, I love you!I want unicorn slime for Christmas and Skye from Paw Patrol. I love you, Kiley, age 4 Dear Santa,I want you to come soon!I want Barbies and a play house for Christmas Kamalei, age 3 Dear Santa, I want trains for Christmas. I like gears and puzzles too Lincoln, age 3 Dear Santa, I want dress up clothes for Christmas – Anna from Frozen – and a pink dress for Christmas Love, Maleenie, age 3

our family have sleep overs. Could Lucas have the cutest stuffed animal because he is so fun and the best. My wish for the world is that there is no more shooting. Merry Christmas, Grace Monaco Dear Santa, How are you? I think i should be on the nice list because I let my brother play on my phone. Can i please have slime? Can you please give my mom a diamond ring? Can you give my grandma a diamond ring too? Can you try to make everyone be nice to everyone? From, Bailey Velazquez Dear Santa, How have you been? I was nice this year. I helped my mom give my dogs a bath. Can you please get a puppy with toys to play with. Thank you! Can you get my mom a diamond ring and get my grandma a vaccuum? My grandpa asked for a new chair please. I wish everyone would clean up trash to keep the world clean. From. Abbee Ward

Dear Santa, I want a track and a trailer and an orange skid loader this Christmas and a hay picker with a tractor. I’ve been good. William, age 4 Dear Santa, I am so excited! I want a bracelet maker and a Nintendo DS for Christmas. I love you. Emelia, age 4 Dear Santa, I want Legos and toy dinosaurs and blocks for Christmas.I hope I see you! Declan, age 5 Dear Santa, I love you! I want an ice cream squishy and a toy Jojo Siwa doll for Christmas. Thank you! Caroline, age 3

Dear Santa, I can’t wait to see you! I want a princess and a ballerina and ballerina shoes and Sleeping Beauty for Christmas. Love, Amelia, age 3 Dear Santa, I’m excited for Christmas! I like Little People and baby dolls and ToothlessJ I hope I see you!! Love, Lilian, age 4

PM Preschool Class Dear Santa, I want a princess with a princess house that’s red and a dress that’s a rainbow with 1 diamond. I love you! April, age 4 Dear Santa, I want a toy robot that’s a boy with batteres and a remote control. I love magnetic blocks. I’m excited for Christmas! Theodore, age 3 Dear Santa, I can’t wait to see you! I want a bigger guitar for Christmas.I also like building blocks and Legos.Thanks Santa! Nicanor, age 4 See OREGON, Page 16

Dear Santa, How have your reindeer been? I think I deserve to be on the nice list because I went to check on Imber, my sister, to make sure her hand was ok. Second, I would ike a picture of my whole family and me together, and I think that Macie Mandrell should have a necklace because she needs something to cheer her up with. Last, I wish that everyone coud be friends. Sincerely, Liria Clapper Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? First, I wish there was no more littering. Next, can I please have more Barbie shoes? Then Lori would like it if she could hold Lainey again. Last, I have helped my mom with supper. Sincerely, Samantha Gray Dear Santa, How have you been Santa? and Mrs. Clause? I helped Landon pick up his Legos. I wish for the wrlb that we can prevent oil slips. Please send some warm winter clothes like warm jackets and mittens to my family. I looked everywhere and cant find my horse stat-

ue. Could you please bring me another one? Your Friend, Emily Kitson Dear Santa, I would love if you could give me some squishies for Christmas. Hopefully I don’t make the elves sweat. also, I feel like my friend, Franchette deserves a squishie for being a good friend. I wish that the world should not have torados or hurricanes because every year houses are destroyed from torados and hurricanes. Something that I did last year that was very good was when my mom told me to clean my room. I never groaned or moaned. I hope you can come for Christmas please. Your friend, Ela Gonzalez Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? I was just wondering if he was sick. Also, I helped my mom pack my lunch. For Christmas I would love if you got me any pokemon plush and I want you to get Tanner a new Pikachu plush. Finally, if there was a way to stop war, I’d be happy, I hope you have a great Christmas Santa. Love, Harley

• Friday, December 21, 2018

Dear Santa, I want a star toy for Christmas. I want art and stickers. I like paints and Playdoh and stamps. Thank you Santa, Josanna, age 3

Dear Santa, I can’t wait for Christmas!I want stuffed animals and Baby Alive this year. Thanks! Trinie, age 4

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• OREGON Continued from Page 15 Dear Santa, I love you! I’d like an LOL and a tablet for Christmas and slime this year. i also love painting and crafts. Love, Marie, age 5 Dear Santa, I am excited for Christmas! I want a bumblebee with batteries and a remote control robot for Christmas. Thank you! Trace, age 4 Dear Santa,I want slime and a bumblebee this Christmas.I also love painting. I hope I see you! Love, Lennox, age 4 Dear Santa, I love you so much! I want a girl toy and a Barbie and everything girl for Christmas. I love you! Caroline, age 3 Dear Santa, I want a vampire doll and a Christmas tree this year for Christmas. Love, Makala, age 5 Dear Santa, I am excited for Christmas! I want an Echo and Dominix T-Rex for Christmas this year. Thanks! Graham, age 5

Dear Santa, I can’t wait to see you! I want a unicorn that can walk by itself and a Barbie with a horse named Sparkles that can eat a carrot., Thank you! Tinley, age 4 Dear Santa, I love you! I want a baby with a binky for Christmas. also love to paint.I am so excited! Peighton, age 3 Dear Santa, I want a remote control truck, with a trailer that opens, that drives and comes with a car. Carson, age 5 Dear Santa, I can’t wait for Christmas! I want Hot Wheels and Superheroes for Christmas.I want 2 Batmans with a big house! Lewis, age 4 Dear Santa, I love you so much! I want a Paw Patrol Kitchen and Paw Patrol puppies. I love baby dolls and painting. I can’t wait! Oakleigh, age 3 Dear Santa, I want a new pink My Little Pony for Christmas. I also like Barbies and want a puppy. I’m so excited to see you! Addi, age 3.

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Dear Santa, I can’t wait for Christmas! want a computer and tablet for Christmas. I also like painting and crafts. Love, Emery, age 4

Dear Santa, I want a big unicorn. I also want a baby doll that pees and cries and changes and toots. That’s all. Love, Tessa I.

Dear Santa, I love Spider Man! I want a Spider Man costume this year for Christmas. I am excited! Love, Thomas, age 4

Dear Santa, I want a little train. Some more cars for my race track. A baby sister. Love, Gage D.

Dear Santa, I’m excited about Christmas! I want a puppy for Christmas and a race car this year. I also love Legos. Thanks! Hunter, age 5 Dear Santa, I want a puppy for Christmas. I’d love one . I hope I see you this Christmas!! Love, Jesse, age 4 Dear Santa, I love Christmas! I want an ultimate fire truck. The Paw Patrol Marshall truck. Thanks Santa! Kory, age 4

Dear Santa, I want a LOL surprise. I want a doggy. Love, Fayth F. Dear Santa, I want a LOL baby. Love, Isabella H. Dear Santa, I want cars. Toy cars. Like a truck like my dads. Like a dark blue. Love, Joshua H. Dear Santa, I want baby. Love, Chloe B.

Dear Santa, I want LOLs. A baby LOL. A big one. A kid one. A ring like you. That’s it. Love, Enya S.

Dear Santa, I want a boy. A big one to pull people behind it. Puzzles like doggy ones. Love, Matio B.

Dear Santa, I want a doll that has pink hair. Princess. Toy bear. Its only a toy. Love, Emilia W.

Dear Santa, I want a remote control monster truck because at my grandmas house the control remote monster truck broke. Love, Nathaniel B.

Dear Santa, I want a doll. Love, Elena S. Dear Santa, I want a Ninja turtle toy Raphael. Buzz light year toy that karate chops. I also want a Star Wars action figure BB8. A flying toy airplane. Love, Kayden G. Dear Santa, I want a robot with a bat and I want some magna-tiles. Love, Jackson G. Dear Santa, I want toys. A car. A little car and a big one too. A toy boat. Love, Wesly G. Dear Santa, I want a Nerf gun. 2 Nerf guns. Play with them with my brother. A baby Nerf gun. I want 3. Love, Rylan D. Dear Santa, I want mommy and my house. More more toys. It’s enough toys. Love, Maxwell G. Dear Santa, I want an ice cream truck. A coffee maker for I don’t know. A fake green tractor. Love, Charles N. Dear Santa, I want karate chop stuff. Ninja stuff. I am going to have nun chucks, nun chuck costume and a mask. Karate chop things that goes on a finger. Nun chuck stuff that swings around the world. A dirt bike to ride around the world. A helmet. A doll. A boy and also a girl doll. Love, Lysle W. Dear Santa, I want a dirt bike to ride it. Blocks like those ones to play with them. Ninja sword. Legos. Remote control helicopter. Love, Fabian M.

Dear Santa, I want a Pikmi pop and I want a LOL. A jojo bow rainbow. A rainbow kitty cat. I want earrings like Jojo Siwa. I want a Barbie. And a purse. I want paint and that’s it. Love, Avery T. Dear Santa, I want presents Santa. Love, Roman T. Dear Santa, I want a spider a little one. A Yellie. A doll that can suck its thumb. Love, Mercy R. Dear Santa, I want a soccer ball. I just have toys for Christmas. I really want a Yellie. Love, Addison H. Dear Santa, I want a LOL. Elsa. Anna. And a baby LOL. And a baby alive. Love, Mila K. Dear Santa, I want a Nintendo Switch. Remote control Gotham city. That’s not it. Super hear gotham city. A painting picture moon thing. And just like my daddy a playstation. Love, Nolan P. Dear Santa, I want a LOL doll. Pikmi pops. A LOL doll baby. Love, Leila V. Dear Santa, I want a pretend gun to shoot the bullet out. Love, Daniel D. Dear Santa, I want a real cat. I name it rain with white and gray. Then I want a monkey toy. And then a dog that’s black and red. Love, Sebastian J. See OREGON, Page 17

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Dear Santa, I want a LOL doll. A pikmi pop. A big stuffed animal kitty. But a rainbow one. And a Jojo bow. Love, Mackenzie M. Dear Santa, I want a pikmi pops. Baby alive. LOL doll. Hatchimal. I like kitties. I like pink. Splatters like those things dotters. Kinder egg surprise its chocolate. Love, Mykel M. Dear Santa, I want a cat a black one. A real one. Love, Wyatt B.

Dear Santa, I want a pretty cat that’s pink. I want a present so badly for Christmas. A real cat. Love, Riley A. Dear Santa, I want a big monster truck. Santa is bringing me. Love, Brayden J.

Samantha Smith Kindergarden Dear Santa, This year I have been helping my mom and dad. For Christmas I woud like a computer and games. I love you Santa! Love, Brenden Dear Santa, This year I have helped my mom with the dishes. For Christmas I would like a girl kitten (a real one) and a real live horse. Santa, please send more toys! Love, Briannah Dear Santa, This year I helped mom shovel all of the snow. For Christmas I would like a robot that copies you and a new elf toy.

Dear Santa, This year I helped my dad shovel snow. For Christmas I would like toys and wrestling stuff. I am wondering if the elves have been good this year? Love, Kenny Dear Santa, This year I helped shovel off the deck and the sidewalk. For Christmas I would like a LOL dollhouse and a camera. How old are the reindeer Santa? Love, Alyssa R. Dear Santa, This year I have been helping out with the kids at Annette’s house. For Christmas I would like a tablet and captain America things. Can you leave me one of your reindeer Santa? Love, Augustine Dear Santa, This year I have been helping with the dogs. For Christmas I would like batman legos and a dinosaur. Do you really fly on a sleigh? Love, Jaxson Dear Santa, This year I have raked all of the leaves out f my yard. For Christmas I would like kinetic sand and playdoh ice cream. Santa, I feel really bad that the reindeer made fun of Rudolph in the ‘Christmas Movie. Love, Saige Dear Santa, This year I have helped my brother. I even gave him a hug when he got hurt. For Christmas I would like a zombie game and a robot. I love all the toys that you give me Santa. Love, Jaryn Dear Santa, This year I have cleaned the house. For Christmas I would like an America hat and a camo sweatshirt. Santa, I want you to know that I love you. Love, Kolten

Dear Santa, This year I made a beautiful picture for my mom. For Christmas I would like a golden suprise egg and a LOL house. Don’t worry Santa, I will leave carrots, cookies and milk for you and the reindeer! Love, Leah Dear Santa, This year I have been giving people turkey at Thanksgiving. For Christmas I would like bat mobile lego set and a police lego set. Santa did you know that I’m in Kindergarten now? Love, Sawyer Dear Santa, This year I have been helping my mom fold the laundry. For Christmas I would like to get a Nintendo for my brother and an elf onesie for me to wear. Santa, I wonder what have you been doing all year? Love, Sophia E. Dear Santa, This year I have been busy being a big brother to my new baby. For Christmas I would like a teddy bear that is dark blue for the Cubbies and a choo choo train. Santa will you wake me up to ride the reindeer? Love, Mason Dear Santa, This year I have been helping mom and dad shovel the sidewalk after it snowed. For Christmas I would like a slap bracelet and a wizard wand to cast a spell. I love you Santa. My mom and dad love Christmas too. Love, Rory Dear Santa, This year I have been helping my mom with the dishes. For Christmas I would like a cooking set with pots and pans and all of ther colors of playdoh. Santa, I will share the playdoh with you. Love Alexis Dear Santa, This year I have shoveled the snow with my brother Walker. For Christmas I would like a tablet and a phone that I can text on. how far is the North Pole from my house? Love, Jesslynn

Delaney Huels Kindergarten Dear Santa, My name is Jase. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have played nice with my brother. For Christmas, I would like a dinosaur. I have a question for you. Do you like cookies? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Jase Dear Santa, My name is Andrew. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my mom make lists. For Christmas, I would like a hotdog and a sword. I have a question for you. How do you make your presents? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Andrew Dear Santa, My name is Ulta. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my mom make shirts. For Christmas, I would like bracelet maker set. I have a question for you. What do you like to do? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Ulta Dear Santa, My name is DeAndre. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my mom make bacon. For Christmas, I would like cars. I have a question for you. do you like cookies and milk? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, DeAndre Dear Santa, My name is Justin. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my family with loving my baby brother. For Christmas, I would like a big lego set. I have a question for you. Do you go underground? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Justin Dear Santa, My name is Kassidy. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped clean toys and do the laundry. For Christmas, I would like LOL Dolls. I have a question for you. Do you like to say Merry Christmas? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Kassidy See OREGON, Page 18

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Dear Santa, I want 2 cows. Not real cows. Maybe I’ll get one more. Love, Emmit M.

Dear Santa, This year I have been really busy doing the dishes. For Christmas I woukd like new clothes and barbies. Do you like cookies? Love, Sophia S.

Dear Santa, This year I have helped my mom clean all of the snow off of the cars. For Christmas I would like some playdoh and a baby doll. what is your favorite color Santa? Love, Nathalia

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Dear Santa, I want a colored Lalaloopsy. A kitty cat that is very real. Its going to be a pink one. Love, Rylynn R.

Will you please fill up my stocking for me? Love, Alyssa S.

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• OREGON Continued from Page 17 Dear Santa, My name is Kaileena. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my family with cooking dinner. For Christmas, I would like Pokemon cards. I have a question for you. Where is your house in the North Pole? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Kaileena Dear Santa, My name is Jameson. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have played nice with my friends. For Christmas, I would like a robot. I have a question for you. Do you like to eat dinner? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Jameson Dear Santa, My name is Silas. I have 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my make my bed. For Christmas, I would like a toy car. I have a question for you. How do you ride on your sleigh? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Silas Dear Santa, My name is Aria. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped make dinner. For Christmas, I would like a remote control car. I have a question for you. Do you like the color purple? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Aria Dear Santa, My name is Alaina. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped do the dishes. For Christmas, I would like a LOL’s. I have a question for you. What are your favorite colors? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Alaina Dear Santa, My name is Parker. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my parents clean the whole entire house. For Christmas, I would like a Lego set. I have a question for you. What do you like to do at night? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Parker Dear Santa, My name is Roman. I am 5 years old

and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my friends at school. For Christmas, I would like a drum set. I have a question for you. Do you like the to say Merry Christmas? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Roman Dear Santa, My name is Wesley. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my family clean up my room. For Christmas, I would like Paw Patrol toys. I have a question for you. How do you make all those toys? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Wesley Dear Santa, My name is Sawyer. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped take care of my sisters. For Christmas, I would like a teddy bear and video games. I have a question for you. What is your favorite color? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Sawyer Dear Santa, My name is Kollins. I am 6 years old and I am very exctied for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have been nice to my siblings. For Christmas, I would like guitar. I have a question for you. What is your favorite type of cookie? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Kollins Dear Santa, My name is Cristina. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my family make food at Alfano’s. For Christmas, I would like an actual cellphone. I have a question for you. Where is the North Pole? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Cristina Dear Santa, My name is Macie. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped play with my brothers. For Christmas, I would like a horse and a panda bear. I have a question for you. Do you have a favorite color? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Macie Dear Santa, My name is Cannon I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my mom with projects. For

Christmas, I would like a big Lego set, I have a question for you. Where is your house in the North Pole? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Cannon Dear Santa, My name is Harmony. I am 5 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my mom clean the house. For Christmas, I would like a microphone. I have a question for you. How do you deliver all the presents in one night? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Harmony Dear Santa, My name is Ashton. I am 6 years old and I am very excited for Christmas. I have been very good this year. I have helped my parents at their work. For Christmas, I would like a nerf gun. I have a question for you. How do you get through chimneys so well? I cannot wait until December 25th! Love, Ashton

Dawn Merrill First Grade Dear Santa, Thank you for my pony! I have been good this year! how do you put the magic in your sleayh? I would like a slime kit! Please bring me a marker skwishe to coler. Thank you Santa and the Elfs! Love, Isabella Dear Santa, Thank you for the umarki grl dol. I have been good. Is Misis klos ok? I wiukd lik pc’s and LOLs. Love, Chelsea Dear Santa, Thank you for the givs. I have been chrg to be good. How can the slay Fly? I would like slm, lol dolls. Plese bring me a kisck. Love Kinzeigh Dear Santa, Thank you for the peresins santa, I have been aosum. How do the rin deer fly santa? I would like a new pug please. Please bring me a pscg of toos. Love, Aaron Dear Santa, Thank you sparkle I have been nois. Wich cpgig ps yor farrit. I would lik a posenthssnf posetoya poseprs. Love, Isabella

Dear Santa, Thank you for are classroom elf. I have been very nice. Is roodofs nose ok? I would like a toy Crismas tree. Please bring me a toy elf. Love, Taylor Dear Santa, Thank you fof my presents. I have been guid. is roodolph doing good? I wowl like a tablit. Please bring aisu dgtfd rm. Love, Mason Dear Santa, Thank you for my asum presis. I hsve been triy to hwlp. Is rdofdus fliy niec? I would have lionel Christmas! Love, Hayden Dear Santa, T hank yoyh for the cars. I have been chriinge chreey? I would like a pichr. Love, Rayden Dear Santa, Thank you for ore new elf. i have been good this yoer. How many elfs do you have? I wiuld like five lol pets. Pleae bring me a big kitty twin hoch amol. Love Shyanne Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys. I have been good. Why do you live in the North Pole? I would like a phone. Love, Bryleigh Dear Santa, Thank you for cllos. I have been good. How cold is the northpool? I wuld like a fon. Please bring me a choir. Love Marley Dear Santa, Thank you for my elf. I have been good. I would like mov akb grl suf. Wut have you been dleg? Ples bring me a new I pod. Love, Delaney Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents. I have been gud at schl. Haw do you mak ralr fad? I would like a rmkouke. Please bring me a babe pukp. Love Cari Dear Santa, Thank you santa for the elf. I have been hlpe aron the house. Is the randr ok. I would ike LOL dolls. I would like a LOL blacent. Love, Ashlynn See OREGON, Page 19

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Dear Santa, Thank you for the prisit. I have been good. How aus your slay fli? i wuld like a big rympt kcholr. Please bring me a powr wyol. Love, Tristen Dear Santa, thank you for presents. I have been hape. How is th rander? I would like a dum teblit. Love. Mackenzie Dear Santa, Thank yiu for sending an elf. I have been good this yere. Dose Rodof like candy canes? I would like a LEGO polce HQ. Love, Lucia

Gretchen Nelson First Grade Dear Santa, I love the camra you gave me last year. Thank you Santa! I really want you to give me a roabot unicorn toy this year. I tried to be good but I’ve been really really good one day! Did my elf toad you that I’ve been good one nitegh? How much did Rudolph leed your sled? Duss my elf wrck hard? Huss evry elf wrck hard? What is evry deers name? Love, Kate Dear Santa, Thank you for the tank you gave me last year. I really wanta army jet with a bomb. I’ve been mostly good. I also went a army uniform. How old are you santa? Is comet a really wild reindeer? Do you have a dog? What is his name? Fly safe! Love, Dalton Dear Santa, Thank you for the watch last year. I really want a watch and a skateboard. I have tried to be good. How do you get

Dear Santa, Thank you for the present you gave me last year. I was so exitidd. I really want a lot of thans for Christmas this year but ok. I want a Americain girl doll. A reall pezza kichin maker. You’ll see when you get to my house. I have been pretty good. How do you travele throu the snoe? Hou do you get to all the housise in one day? Love, Brooklyn Dear Santa, I love the bag toy trucks. I want a big dargun. I try to be good. Love, Brantley Dear Santa, I love the pokemon-cards you gave me last year. Thank you! I realy want Hatchamle’s this year. I have been awesome. Do you have power’s for the rain deer so they can fly? I love santa! Love, Samearrah Dear Santa, Tank you for the Packer football last year. I really want a Deer set this year. I have been good this year. Can you tell me how the elf’s make toys? Love, Taylor Dear Santa, I love the little live pet you gave me last year. I want nerf guns this year. I tried to be good so please come to my house. I want to know if you shovens at to rudolph for me. Love, Zoey

Dear Santa, Thank you for the Legoos you gave to me Santa! Pleese give me a WHOS that grl cosmetix this year! I love you Santa! Love, Avery Burke Dear Santa, Thank you for the boots! I really want Hatcha mals and I tried to be good and I tried to be nice to every on. How cold is it? Love, Cora Dear Santa, Thank you for my unicorn pet. I have been good can a barbie? Please comes to my house! Love, Bailey Dear Santa, Thank you for The barbie Hows. I really want a robe. I really want a cutie cars wash too. I have been good and I work hard at school. What do The reindeer do to helP? Love, Sophia Dear Santa, Thank you for the close you gave me last year. I loved them santa. I really want a lizard this year. I have been nice. Can I have a turtle this year? Pleas + thank you. Can I have a baby huscke and a grmin sherd dog? Please and thank you. I will give you a lot of cookis this year. I hope you have a grat trip. Love, Nevaeh Dear Santa, Thank you for the electrc scooter you gave me Last year. I really want a nientendo switch and a scateBoard. How do the elf’s make all those toys? I have been good so Please stop by my house. Love, Kade

Dear Santa, I love the air hock you gave me last year. Thank you Santa. I want a mechanical Pencil. I’ve been nice. Love, Boe

Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents I love you. I am wishing for a dirt bike. I Love you Santa. How Many elfs do you have? Can I ride in your sleigh? Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Christmas! Love, Kaeson

Dear Santa, Tank you for the givs you gave me last year. I really want a vande and I’ve been good, nice and I tried to be nice to everyone. I was wonderering if the elf have been good? I hope you travel safe. Love, Raclynn

Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents that you gave me last year. I relly whnt more dinosours this year. Have a good sleigh ride. Love, Myla

Erica Cann First Grade Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents last year. I’v bin printy good this year! How do you deliver all of the presents in one night. I want a lock box and a puppy and a trampoling. Love, Brittany. Dear Santa, Good what is for favite cool favorite cookie I want a yokie pad and a dog with a cade Fomur, Callar Dear Saatu, How do the rainder fly? Can I please have a red hoverboard and a rel cat Luv, Kai Dear Santa, I try’d my Best this year. Who is your Favorite elf? Wht’s your favorite cookie? I Would like a uniorn Rainbow tape dispnser Please. Can I Please can I have a unicrn diary with a uniorn key? Can I have a mermaid and a uniorn coloring Book Love, Kinley Dear Zanta, How are you? i tried my bezt to be good thiz year. I just want A zkateboard For Chriztmaz. Love, Alethia Dear Santa? How do you Put the Presents udr the Christmas Chree? Can I Hav a toy Batman car? Year Frend, Micah. Dear Santa, How old are you? What is your favorite cookie? I was a LittLe Notee a LittLe can you Please git a LOLs Thank you can you Please bring a Pet Puppy Please can you git a adult cat a sister too. Love, Hannah Dear Santa, Thank you for the Presents last yer. What is your favorite cook? I wot a LOL Pet. I Also Wot a litleist Pet Shop. From, McKenna Dear Santa. What is your favorite cookie? How old are you? I want a slime kit. I want the game of uno. I want Play- Dough. I been good. Love, Mairanni See OREGON, Page 20

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Dear Santa, Thank you for the toys. I have been ok. How ren you mag? I would like a tendoo. Love, Atticus

Dear Santa, Thenk you for the remote contro truck. Cen You bring me a remote control train? I have been a good kid! Love, Isaiah

Dear Santa, I love the ipad you gave me last year. Thank you. I really want all poekmon suff this year. I have tried to be good. Be safe! Love, Easey

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Dear Santa, Thank you for my tablit. I wuyl been good. Hou is redif dewend? I woud like a foon. Please bring me bnweurs. Love, Jayden

all the toys made? How do you make the reindeer fly? How big is your House? I can’t wate for Christmas. Love, Jack

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• OREGON Continued from Page 19 Dear Santa, I been good this year. How do you deliver the presents? How do the elves move? I want a puppy. and I want new clothes. Your friend, Braelynn Dear Santa, the elf has Bin woching. thank you for the presins last year. i hav Bin good theis Year. the prezins undr the tree. Santa brens prezins. I wod like lots of Books and Cltohes for Christmas. Your Friend, Gianna Dear Santa, Thanck you for the presents last Christmas I Trid my best This Year. What’s your favorite cookie? What does the north pole look like? Can I get face paint please. From, Rico Dear Santa, Please can you get me a controller? How oLd are you Santa? Thank you Santa for my Presents Last year. Thank you Santa From, Antonio Dear Santa, I want a Hoverboard. I want a gray dog to listen to me. I have been good this year. What is your favorite flavor of Sprinkles? Your Friend, Dayton Dear Santta, Howre the reindeer? How Are you? I wnta. Hoverboard. I wt remote control CAR. I Been Good. GoodBye, Isaac Dear Santa, How do the reindeer fly? How old are you? Whih elf works the hardest? what is the reindeers names? can I have a real horse Plsase and a toy horse? Love, Serenity Dear Santa, Thank you for last presents. How old are you? I want a toy car. I want toy truck. I wat a toy car. Love, Owen Dear Santa, How old are you? What kind of eves bo you mack? I wnt squadshies. May I have pink pops? Love, Elise

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. What’s your favorite color? I want a lot of hot wheels, a shark toy, and a dog. Thank you. From, Mathias

Dear Santa, Thank you for giveing me the drone. How to Make presents? eat cookies. I want to be a raindeer! get me the drone Please. Love, Jaxxon Goshell

noze light up? How Do your Reindeer fly? This year can you please. Bring me a cansumsin please. Can you by me a kupd. I wot a apple watch. Thak you for the a jojo doll. Love, Aniya Woodson

Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents. I have been a good boy. I want a train and a drone. Your Friend, Ty

Dear Santa, Thak you for Popsie Purse! how is Rudolph doing? how is Mrs. Claus doing? This year can you please git me a Popsie unicorn and a Popsie keychan. Love, Jamiria Hodges

Dear Santa, Thank you for Bren me a car. Ca Rudolpoh Being in th efrunt? how dus Rudo nose Glow? This year please breme a playstation and a power ranger red. Love, Braxton Gron

Olivia Phalen First Grade Dear Santa, Thank you for going unnd the would so we can say thank you. Can Rudolph be in the font of the lin? Do you lilke the elf wok hrd so msh claus lilke the elf wok hod? this year. can you Please. bring me 2 dogs. Please. Bring me. transforming bat cave? Love, Wyatt Patterson Dear Santa, Thank you for toys. How is Mrs. Claus? How is Rudolph? Can you give me a baby toy Lion and a tiger toy vs. echudr But they don’t have sharp claws. Can I has a robots helicopter so it can fly without a string? Love, Athena Lee Dear Santa, Theank you for Bringing us cheer! How dos Rudolph’s nose glow so bright? This year can you please bring me shopkins Love, Lilly Cadie Dear Santa, Thank you for the prisents. Thank you for dollhouse! do you like elsa? do you like cookies? This yeah n you please bring me kittens this yea n you ples bring me jojo see wa bunk bed with a slide. Do you like turkey? Love, Marylou Larson Dear Santa, Thank you for the candy in my stuking last year. Doz it always snow in the north pole? Is anyone siok zanta? This year can you please bring me some jojo siwa bows and a new Baby Aliv? Love, Riley Crawford Dear Santa, Thank you for th epresisis. My Fravrit Holiday is Christmas. are you real? how do you fly? This year can you plese brng me A hoverboard and a tablet. Love, Timothy Crosby

Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents last year. How do you travel around the world in oun night. This year can you Please bring me big legos and will you Please bring me a hover board Love, Cameron Rogers Dear Santa, Thank you for making Christmas. How do you make raindeer fly? How do you get to other states. Santa bring me a robot dinosaur please. me a night dragon please. Love, Jaxden Gordy Dear Santa, Thank you for power ranger. How do you make presents! how is Rudolph! this year can you please bring me playdoh! and thomas! Love, Estoban Aboyes Dear Santa, Thank you for all of us. and thanks for the toys. and this year can you Plese give me a Pet dog? Thank you.How do you fly? and how did you get a white bererd? Your so nice Santa. Thank you! Thank you for the toys. I love Santa hes so nice Thank you. Love, Mikaela Arnold Dear Santa, Thank you for Drivin round the world for us. How does Your rainDeer fly. This year can you please bring me a Pink bow and arrow. Love, Makayla Daielson Dear Santa, Thank you for the Elsa toy last year. How is Mrs Claus how is the elves? This year can you please bring me a jojo American girl doll? Love, Lacee W. Dear Santa, Thank you for the toy and my sogats kady. We luv kismis. Thank for the American girl doll. How dow yor Rudolph

Dear Santa, Thank you for the toy. how do you eat all the cookies? do you say hohoho? This year can you Please brining me a skeletin spawner or a iron soldir? Love, Brady Wills Dear Santa, Thank you for the toys. Do you sa HoHoHo? Do you go coco becus the cookis. I would like a xbox oen please santa xboxoen in my room and a Bucky action figure and hot wheels and a sword. Love, Wyatt S. Dear Santa, Tank you for coming. How duz Rudolphs nos glowe is it groing at the north pole? this year can you Please brng me my life Doll and petkins? Love, Kaylee Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents. How is rodof? How is Mrs. Claus? This year can you please bring me A toy raptor. And a actshin shark. Love, Jackson D. Dear Santa, Thank you for the toys. How do the reindeers fly and are you magical? This year can you please bring me? the sword from Halo and the hammer from Halo. Love, Cole

Cynthia Kilmer Second Grade Dear Santa, For Chrstmas i would like flute how rab. From Lucy B. Dear Santa, I want a launch pad and a ipod and I See OREGON, Page 21

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Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are bizzy? You prubl are. This crisms I whan a Iphon plees an I uso whont a antdasuion plees. Have a good crims. From, Nathaniel S Dear Santa, How are you Santa, are you busy? I wold like a shoot gun! how are your reindeer? When’s your birthday. What are your elvs names. From Caleb W. Dear Santa, how is Rodoff? Did you have a nice summer how are thr randirs and Mrs. Cluas? Can i please have a few things. Please can I have s Jojo doll please? From, Alice T.

Dear Santa, Marry chrismis Santa is roodoff doowing okay, wode you please get me a kinpewter and a kase for the kinpewtter and a hed set. And sum futy pjamas. and a new nintendo swich please get me the chinpewter that is the thang I wont the most. From, Jack Dear Santa, Marhy crismis Santu I hope you haf a good crismis. Santu can you ples get me a PS4 for crismis ples? Santu can you ples get me a wotr gun? From, Elijah M. Dear Santa, how ar you dowing Santa? Oh crismis nit I will put some crismas kookis and milk! Your favrit coller is probally red. From, Kylie K. Dear Santa, Mrry Chasmid Santa I hope you give me the gifes I want a want a cp[atr and a playslat and a muck4. abd a achihf 9r and more coros and foote and more cis-

Dear Santa, may i please have a phone with unlimited data . how are you doing? Thats what I realy want. From Derrik Dear Santa, How are you and the reindeers can yu pleas trihy to get me a baby horse that moves and a horse please Santa. From Izzy B. Dear Santa, How are you doing may I please have a dirt bike. Also may I have another PS4. From , Brayden K. Dear Santa, How are you doing the elfs are crazy in a good way. So how are the reinder? How is Mrs. Claus. I rily hope you have a rilly good crismis. From, Kylie Dear Santa, how are you and mrs. Cluas and the reender? Can I plees get a lago set and thank you. From, Olivia L. Dear Santa, how are you and the reinder? good? bad? ok? Im good. I would pleaz like this from you. a chwawa dog a red one pleaz. have a safe trip. From Lyra

Mindy Potter Second Grade Dear Santa, Ples can I hav a xbox for me. Can I have ice crem for me oles. How are yor raders. How are you doing? From, Jacksyn Dear Santa, I wot a nise peek shorts an a nis peek pans and nise peek shos an a nise peek

Dear Santa, Hi. How is mis claws. How are the elf. Can I [leese have a LOL bolls for chires. Thack you Santa From Aivah D. Dear Santa, How are your reindeer andI wish I could see you and everybode elas and for cerismes cen you please please cen I get LOLs and cen I get a cat a reel one and I hope I am on the good lest and I hope you have a great cerismes. From, Jadlynn R. Dear Santa, I like chismis. crismis is my favrit hall day and I wish to have a gatr with a cra set. From, Will Dear Santa, Hi! How are your reindeer? How are your elves. I hope your elves are doin “good”! Can I please go to the north pole with my famle? How is mis close! Cn I pleas have a iphon eite! and a de reckters char. Pleas and thank you. I hope your doing good. From, Jackson R. Dear Santa, How or you and misis cles. I hop yor fin. Am I on the noty leist I ole whant won thing pleys can I hav a phone see yo next crismis. From , Jackson D. Dear Santa, Hi! How are you are reindeer? I wuld loke to work at the North Pole. I hope I’m on the good list. Can I have a phone and a real drum set. From Jasper M. Dear Santa, How are you and Mr. claws? Did you get a vacashin last year? How are your elvs? I wish I could read to you. Can you plese get me a lego set and scoop rocr. Thank you if you do santa. From, Emma F. Dear Santa, How sre your rander? and I want to see you! Can I plesy have thmas and friends sgor gta ghoun. Boxre. Have a good day From, Landyn

Dear Santa, Can I ples hav a tadlit four cismis I wot ho kit ipomis sants and sum crayons and markers? From, Gabby B. Dear Santa, How are yor reindeer dowing? Well and you to last chrismis did you get a lot of cookey. Can I plese have a baby boy and girl to. From Carson Dear Santa, Hi hows rudulf is his nose still bright? How is every budy? I hope im on the good list. You and mrs. clas do any thing cool this summer? So are the elfs doing any thing for Christmas. can I please have a phone wach and I cant relly think of a nother one so just give something for me. From Amelia Dear Santa, I wish I can go see you all. I hope im on the good list. Can I please have a LOL and JOJO stuf please send some gril stuf thank you very much. From, Isabella B. Dear Santa, Hi ho are yiur reindeer? I wiukd love to come to the North Pole. From, Carsen H. Dear Santa, Can I please have a gizmo woch. From Alec F. Dear Santa, How are thr elfs. Am I on the good list? I am going to see on Chrismis eve. Are the elfs tierd? May I please have the wrestling plaers with the wresling ring to. Thake you. Mayi have a Xbox onex. Thake you. From, DJ Dear Santa, Hi! How are you and miss close? and how is rodof and the other reindeers? I hope i’m on the good list because I have 2 requests. Please may I have a hover bord. and a Jojo bow. Thank you so much santa. From, Olivia S. Dear Santa, Hi! How is mis clos is she being good with you? Is roldolf shining his nose? Are your elves makeing toys? Can I plesa have a atedoswich and a phone See OREGON, Page 22

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Dear Santa, How are you santa. You and your elfs must be working hard. Can I plese have a gizmo for cirhismas and a elf on the shelf. I hope evrybody is on the nice list Plese and thank you. From Caden B.

Dear Santa, I now how bkisiy it is can uou pleas triy to get me a babey aliv doll and a lol barby dolls and elechrik car doe an eight year old and glow-in-thjedark-slim and a younkorn that mvs and a babey doll stroller and a tablit and a phone, and lol spriz, and I thank that is all so din’t give me more pleas. From, Lyndsie

soks an a nikse peek woch an a nise peek hats an sunglass. From, Mason

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want a toothless the dragon plush. From, Liam H.

tms a nintendo. and pleas give me they. From Cody C.

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• OREGON Continued from Page 21 case plesa. From, Carter C. Dear Santa, I also want the snow to come. How are the elfs? I hope Budy comes this year!!! I miss you. I want LOLs please from you. how are the reindeer? I hope they are good for you, I also please want from you some American stuf please . To Santa thank you. From Kinsley F. Dear Santa, Hi! May you give your elves a break pleas for me? Have ylou seen the jurassic worlds movie? I hope Im on the good list because I have a few recwests. 1. May i plese have the new dino game. 2. I woukd also like a dog. From, William B. Dear Santa, Hi How are yur reindeer?How is the elves and miss cleus and how are you? Then how is your hoews? Can I plaes have a toy cibintgern and compupter plaes and thank you. Froim Kadyn G.

Suzanne Rypkema Second Grade Dear Santa, I’m in second grade also. I am 7 years old. All that I waint for christmas is a scooter and a remote control monster truck and a magic tracks. Toy cars and a play set. From, Luis A. Dear Santa, Hi. My name is Brody. I want a racing game for my play stasho. Santa I wunt atchranurth guns this year. Santa I wish for a Saints Jarsey. I wunt a jroun. Love, Brody F. Dear Santa, Can I tell you what I want? All I want? But i am in second grade my name is Addison. I want to help the ill kids. But I do want a eey pad. I want dog for my whole famlay. And just so you know I believe you are real. Love, Addison Dear Santa, Hi I’m Layne. I am seven. I am in second grade. Santa I know christmas is not all about presants, But it is about

family. But I want to tell you five things I relly want. they are a phone a puppy my third to last tooth. Love, Layne Dear Santa, My name is Aaliyah. I am seven years old.I I am in second gradd. I want a PS4 and iphoneX. My family tradition is we get around the tree sometimes and we sing. I also want a hoverboard. Love Aaliyah K.

grade. I am seven years old. I want a Jojo Bow and a soft note book. and a tablet. haed phones, and I love christmas. Have a happe Christmas. Love Hannah M. Dear Santa, Hello Santa I am in second Grade. I want a ps5 for next, next, next, next (repest one hundred more times) Christmas. and money Love, Weiland

Dear Santa, Hello. My name is Vincent. Am 7 years old. My grade is 2. I have 1 dog and 1 cat. My family name is Tonya. Love, Vincent

Dear Santa, I’m 7 yer old. I’m in second grade. I wot a Nintendo switch. and I wot a PS4 and a hover board. Love, Liam

Dear Santa, I am Joshua. Can you grant my wish please. but be for I tell you it I will be eight in February third. I do like music do you? I do no about you Santa! Love, Joshua

Dear Santa, Whet I whet for Christmas is a rambo unucrn robot please with a chary on top. and a now tablit please and a now robot cat. And a happy new year. Love, Kadie P.

Dear Santa, My name is Nicolas i have one sister I want a ituns card and a laptop also a Nintendo switch and a goldin freddy plush and enor plush. Love , Nicolas

Dear Santa, Hi my name is Anya I am 8 years old. Im in second grade I have two sisters and one brother. My tradition is conting the days in till christmas. I want a laptop for christmas. Love, Anya

Dear Santa, Hello my name is Mason, and I’m in second grade. And please and thank you. Mason’s list 1. Laptop, 2. Lagos, 3. guitar, 4. wlmrt, 5. Masy’s. Love, Mason S.

Dear Santa, My name is Logan. I am in second grade. I have one brother. My tradition is poling names out of a bukit. can i have a hover board? Love, Logan

Dear Santa, I am in second grade. My name is Roman. I have 3 brothers. I want Family necklace. Love, Roman C.

Dear Santa, Hi My name is Gabi I am eight years old. I have five sisters. I am in second grade. I wood like a Power Wheel car. I wanta iphone 8. Thank you. Love, Gabi

Dear Santa, What i relly want for Christmas is guitar and a bow and arow and x bay blade set. Nerf gun. Sum stuff about me I’m in second grade, I’m seven years old. Love, Lyvi M. Dear Santa, My name is Alleah. I am going to send a box to you whith some thing that I want. But the foure things I rely want are a uniorn bed and a pomureenyion and a friendship necklis and a unicorn choker, Thank you. Love, Alleah P. Dear Santa, My name is Hannah. I am in second

Dear Santa, Im Stella and Im in second grade. Ans Im 7. My tradition is to wake up early and sort all the presents. The thing I want most is a laptop and a lego freinds resort. I would like in my stocking a unicorn puppy stuffed animal. And for my mom get her a cat tringket. Please come and be jolly like always. Love, Stella W. Dear Santa, Yow are the best Santa evr and wiy are yow special I love yow. and santa close is the best gri evr and I love yow and den end I love yow. Love, Eliana

Samantha Kann Second Grade Dear Santa, I have been extra good this year. I have been wanting a bike, a tablet, and some owl diarie books. I hope you a safe trip. Love Evelyn Dear Santa, I’m so excited for you to come and can I get a hot wheeles and a zds and hover board. I help my mom and dad every time. Thank you Santa! Love, Rafael Dear Santa, I’m sooo That to have youre me I’ve been hoping for a pokemon cards and a gold chen. Love, Tyler Dear Santa, I am so ready for snow and for you to come! I really want four necklaces for my sisters, me and my mom! I been waiting for a whoopy cushion and a watch please. Have a safe trip. Love Lia T. Dear Santa, I am sooo excited to have you here. Ive ben wanting some new high heels. i want a new bracelet and a necklace for my mom and dad. But not last and not lest a good time. Love Claire Dear Santa, I’m so excited for christmas. I really want a nintendo swich for Christmas. And I want a phone and head set for my brother. Love, Ethan Dear Santa, Can my mom have a new bed set. I want a hoverboardj. Can my brother have a Lego set. Thank you. Love, Levi Dear Santa, I’m sooo excited fof you to come the first thing I want i the family of kind the next thing i want for christmas is the magic of kind, The last thing I want for christmas is a puppy, and have a great christmas. Get rest! Love Algaie K. Dear Santa, I am sooo happy to have you come See OREGON, Page 23

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• OREGON Continued from Page 22 for the year. I whot creeper titan toy and a endre closis toy and a zombe titan toy and a charged creeper titan toy. Love, Wyatt Dear Santa, I am exvited for you to come. I want some nerf guns! For my moma coffee mug. I want head phones I want ipod Merry crismas. Love, Ben Dear Santa, Im so excited for you to come! I really want a family nintendo swich a Ipod

and the seres of a Diary of a Wimpy kid. Please and thank you! Love Brady L. Dear Santa, I am so excited for you to come to give my family lots of presents. I can give them to my family members. So you can go home quicer and get more rest. Love, Avery Dear Santa, I want to see you. I want a hockey toy, train, cars. Do you have a magic hat? How big is your shop? Thank you. Love, Finnigan

Dear Santa, I cant wait for you come. I want xbox. I wonta total controller. Love, Zach Dear Santa, I hope you come to my house. I am so excited! I would please like a tablet and a Barbie hose and a Barbie car. Thank you Santa! Love, Gaby Dear Santa, I can’t wait untill you come. I would like two toy grenades and some toy guns and a Nintendo switch. I hope you

have a good travel. Thanks. Love, Brian Dear Santa, I hope you had a great year. I want pokemon cards. I also wanta watch and bracelet. Thank you and have a very merry christmas. Love, Liam R. Dear Santa, Hi I am cooper. I would like nw Lwgo set. I love the Jurrassic sets. I would like to have a pool too. Merry Christmas. Love, Cooper

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