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Wednesday, December 23, 2015

LETTERS TO

SANTA

Wishing You Peace & Prosperity In This Joyous Season!

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Dear Santa, I will leave you some milk & Cookies incase you get hungry along the way. Here are a couple things I would like. I would really like a new Derby Car for next season. Also a rock-n-Roll barbie and some minion toys. Safe Travels, Emma Buyers, age 4 Milledgeville

carrots for your reindeer. Your reindeer love carrots. Please bring puppy’s and one should have 101 dalmatians. I will leave cheese and hot dogs for Santa Please bring a teddy bear for Lilli and a dragon for lex and a dragon and a basket for baby Brennan. Love, Jennica Taft, age 4

Dear Santa, I would please like Barbie shoes, Barbie clothes and Barbies. Thanks, I like your beard. Your friend, Skylar BeaugrandEberhardt, age 4

Dear Santa, Can I have some American Doll clothes and a ballerina American Doll? And a few cat toys for our cat, Max? Also a clever keet bird. Thank you. Love, Claire Grobe, 6

Dear Santa, I would please like a ninja turtle shell, Power Ranger Figure and ninja Turtle Mikey nunchucks. Thanks. I think you are cool! Your friend, Jameson BeaugrandEberhardt, age 5

Dear Santa, This Christmas I would like an ice cream maker, a magic thread wrapper and a sing along Elsa doll. Also a clever keet playset. Thank you. Love, Cadence Grobe, 4

Dear Santa, I would please like an X-BOX 360, an NFL Football and an NBA Basketball. Thanks and you are awesome. Your friend, Blaine Eberhardt, age 7 Dear Santa, I want another dinosaur. Dinosaurs! For Jennica: go to Hunny’s House. For Lili: a truck for me to drive it. For baby: dinosaur Lex Taft, age 3 Dear Santa, My name is Lili. I am 2. I want a Queen Elsa book. I want a Tinkerbell. Please bring Jennica bubbles and a pirate for Buddy. The baby a bottle. Love, Lilian Brenizer, age 2 Dear Santa, Please give your reindeer a ball. Will you bring presents please. God is nice to Santa Clause too. I will leave

Dear Santa, Could I please have a fire truck, fishies, and cars. Can you deliver all those presents to my house? Love, Dax Repass, 3 Dear Santa, I would like an elfe on a shelf I would relly relly relly like a gymnastix beam and here is what I want the most. I would like a bunty chair. I would like the new movies Home and Inside Out. I would like an nail kit like my 2nd cusin Jasmin to do matty pettys and lastly I would like an 1,000 doller Justive gift card. If you get me all that stuff, I will give you lots of cokies. Love, Allie Russell Dear Santa, I want a camp kit please. And a popcorn machine. I will sing you a song. Love, Kamryn Russell, 5

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Letters to Santa are published “as is.” These letters were sent in by children in the Gazette market area.

Centennial Elementary, Polo Mrs. Folk’s Prekindergarten Class Santa, I want him to bring me a dog. And I need a dog bone for him. My mom will be happy with the dog and the dog bone. And he can sleep in my room with me. And a toy dog computer. Love, Brycen, 3 Santa, I like you. I like your deers too when you fly them. His reindeers are so cute. I like unicorns and a baby unicorn. I like his presents too! Love, Marti, 4 Santa, I want a Christmas tree. I want a frog too and a kitty cat. I want a sign. I want it to say, Stay Away. I want a letter, K. And I want E. I want Madden to have a Christmas basket with a rubber toy ducky. Sunglasses for Mommy. A car for Madden. A new shirt for me. A eye for Mommy. A hand for me. A crayon for

Madden. Soap for Ryder. A computer for daddy. A flashlight for mommy. A flashlight for Jersey Girl. A chair for Mommy and Daddy. Love, Easton, 3 Santa, I want a bike! And a doggy, a pony, and a doctor tool. Well, I don’t know what my sister wants. Maybe some baby toys for my sister. I don’t know what my dad wants! My mom likes everything. She likes shoes and she likes clothes and she likes soap. I hope you feel better! Love, Dalaynee, 4

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Santa, I want a toy train and track. And I want a bouncy ball like in school. Landry, 4

Santa, I want a Mickey Toy. I want a Mickey Hat! And a doggy, bark bark! And a truck, vroom vroom! And a monkey. And a bunny and a frog, ribbit ribbit ribbit! And a lion, rarrrrr. Konner, 4 Santa, I want a little truck and little semi! Santa always gives Tigger treats! Mom and Dad probably want a little racing semi. Christian, 4

Santa, I want a Wii. And I want a bouncy ball. My brother wants playdoh, we’re going to share it. My brother and I want a trampoline. Mom wants a little trophy. My dad already has one. My dad wants a different pair of shoes. My mom wants a bunny. We can’t get it for Christmas, it will get sick in the presents. I want a ball and a play phone. Love, Jayden, 4

Santa, When I grow up and get a license I want a snowmobile and a dirt bike and a purple truck like my dad and remote control car. Mason wants to be a hotrodder. My mom and dad already have a license. Maddox, 4

Santa, I want a puppy and a baby doll. SJ was ABCs, truck, and a garbage truck. Daddy wants a toy Halloween. Mommy wants a Halloween toy. Nana and Papa wants ABC Song. Sophie, 4

Santa, I want a toy baby. And I want a little little toy cat. Well, my brother wants a kitten. My sister wants a toy kitten and a toy baby. My mom wants a toy kitten and

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Santa, I want you to bring me presents. I want airplanes. I want Transformers. I have a lot of Transformers. I want pictures of my Mom and Dad so we can hang it up. I want Thomas the Train. I want my Daddy to get a cool and awesome airplane. Jordyn will get a lot of princesses. Maybe Mom should get some Hot Wheels. I want a tow truck. Love, Cooper, 4 Santa, I want a Frozen Doll. Bubba wants Ninja Turtles stuff. Him likes Ninja Turtles. Hailey wants baby dolls. I don’t know what Mom and Dad want. Love, Chelsea, 3

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Santa, I want a bunny, a red bunny. I want a lion for babe. Theodore, 4

Santa, How are your deer doing? I want some bouncy boots. I found them in a magazine and they have springs on them and they make you boing! I do not know what the rest of my family wants, they have not told me yet! Love, Ryder, 5

Santa, I want ponies at my house. I want two horses at my house too. I want a gray one and pink one. I want a purple hippo. I want a happy face for my mom. I want a pig for my dad. My dad has mohawk

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Santa, I want a puppy. Kaiden wants a puppy. He will be a white one! He will bark. Kaleb, 4

Santa, I want an egg toy. I want a baby with a pacifier and a bed. Cali wants a computer. And me, I want a computer too. Olivia, 3

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Santa, I want a Barbie. I want a teddy bear. And another Barbie. Harlie, 3 Santa, I would like an ant house. I want playdoh. Gracen likes an ipod, maybe, I don’t know. I want markers too. Mom and Dad don’t want anything. Love, Nevaeh, 3 Santa, I want the octopus thing, I want it! The thing with the launcher and you push the lever and it splits open. Mom and Dad like old stuff from the mail. Love, Mikhail, 4 Santa, I want Santa to bring a Barbie for me. Cooper wants to bring a stranger with him. Mom wants to bring a chicken. Dad wants a stranger, too! I do like Santa, yes I do! Jordyn, 3 Santa, I want a pony. Aubree, 3 Santa, Ameer wants cars and trains. Ameer also wants playdoh. Ameer, 3 Santa, I want a toy Santa. SJ, 3 Santa, I want you to bring me presents. I don’t know what Kylie wants. Kaethen, 3 Erin Wilhelms’ Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, I want a My Little Pony named Rainbow Dash. I want clothes with hearts on them. How are the reindeers doing? I will get milk and chocolates for you. Love, Jillian Gorzny Dear Santa, Will you please get me a Scooby Doo Lego set and a iPad please? I will give you cookies and milk. How are the reindeers doing? Love, Ella Helfich Dear Santa, I want a pony that has wings and a Goosebumps plant that bites. I want my sister to have a baby doll. I hope you have cookies and your reindeer is good. Love, Brynlee Nielsen Dear Santa, I want Minecraft mini characters and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles maker. I will leave you some vanilla cookies for a treat. Love, Hurley Boothe Dear Santa, I want an Optimus

toy and Bumble Bee transformers. Is your reindeers doing well? Can you bring my mom a mask to scare people? I will give you cupcakes and cookies on the plate. Are your elves working good? Love, Vann Lindaas Dear Santa, Could you bring me a Spiderman car and a Batman car please? Thank you. How are the elves doing? I will leave you some cookies and milk on the table, dear Santa. Love, Ian Baal Dear Santa, I want a Mario set that you can make your own levels and I want a Mario backpack. I will leave cookies and milk on the plate on the table. How are the elves doing on their job? Love, Maddox Karrow Dear Santa, I will leave cookies on the plate and milk. Are the elves doing good on their jobs? Can I please have a Bumble Bee transformer and a zombie popper? How are the reindeers doing? Love, Landen Bell Dear Santa, Can I please have a Shopkins suitcase and Shopkins Small Mart. How is Flower doing? I miss him, but I will see him in Christmas. I will leave you some cookies by the fireplace. Love, Macie Mandrell Dear Santa, I want some Rock ‘Em Sock “Em Robots and a four-wheeler. How are the reindeers doing? How are the elves doing? I will leave you some tree cookies on the desk. Love, Tanner Johnson Dear Santa, Can you please give me a karaoke machine and a Barbie? How are the elves doing? How is Miss Santa doing? I been listening to the teacher. I’m going to leave you some cookies. Love, Kendra Roop Dear Santa, I want Shopkins and a couple coloring books. How are your reindeer doing? I have been helping my mom drying the dishes. I will give you carrots and milk and cookies on the table. Love, Ava Hagler Dear Santa, Can I please have Shopkins and can I please have a book to read? I hope your reindeers are feeling well and I hope you and Mrs. Claus are feeling well. Santa, I will leave cookies and milk for you in

www.saukvalley.com the living room on the table. Love, Samantha Gray Dear Santa, I like Barbies and another kitty cat. I clean up my mess in the living room when my mom tells me to. I hope your reindeer is nice. Love, Shelby Peterson Dear Santa, Can I please have Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots and a bird foot? I’ve been good. Love, Keagan McBride Dear Santa, I want an American Girl doll and I want Shopkins. I’ve been cleaning up my room and I’ve been making my bed and I’ve been doing chores around the house. How are you doing? I will make you some cookies and brownies. Love, Kady Paul Dear Santa, I want a telescope and I want a picture of Santa Claus. How are the elves doing? Love, Areej Khattab Brenda Soltow’s Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, Can I please have a Swamp Police Lego set? I really love Nerf Guns! Please get me a soccer ball. If you’re good, you get these things. If you aren’t, the other kids get it. I want to ask you about Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Is his nose REALLY red?! Love, David McCoy Dear Santa, Please can I have Pop the Pig? Remember, you got it for me last year but my sister put it in the fire pit. Also, can you get me the game where you pull boogers out of the nose? I clean up my room. Thank you Santa. Love, Blake Strickler Dear Santa, Can I please have a unicorn that has a berry and it says thank you? And I want a new bike please without training wheels. My brother would probably like some cars. My sister would like a doll. I want a new American Girl Doll – the new ballerina one, but tall. I just want one more thing – a computer. I’ve been nice to my brother and nice to my sister. I forgot something for my big sister – her is Josslyn. She would like Love, Jayda Pitchford Dear Santa, Please can I have a Frozen Jewelry Box? Thank you. There are Elsa Legos in the TV and I like them! Please can I have a computer? My sister can get a

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coloring book if she likes it. And she can get headphones. I’ve been good. What do the reindeers do? And what do the reindeers lay in? I forgot one thing – can I have some new clothes? That’s the last thing! Love, Zandra Vock Dear Santa, Can I have cars? Please and thank you. I want my dad to please have a computer. I want a football player – A Green Bay Packer – please and thank you. Monster Trucks, too please. I listen to my dad. Can you please bring two dolls too for Tori and Maddy? I want to know where Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer is. I forgot something – I want a Santa suit to dress up like you! It will be tricky because people will think I am you! Love, Leslie Helm Dear Santa, I want a computer, please. Please can I have a transformer? Dominic might want Olaf. Ellia might want a new TV for her room. Mom might want a necklace. Dad might want a new blanket. Hi Santa. I stay good! I am going to give the reindeer some apples. Love, Tian Escobar Dear Santa, Can I have a little ZuZu Pet? And another controller for my brother because he only has one. So then me and my brother could play Minecraft together. Maybe we could have Lego Minecraft to play please? I like those toys. I’ve been nice. I’m going to bring something for Rudolph and when Rudolph comes, I’m going to give him an apple. I want a dog, a real dog. A baby one that’s white. That’s it! Love, Ella Gonzalez Dear Santa, Can I please have a computer? Can I please have a Lego set with guys? A fire truck or a space ship. Can I please have motorcycles? I know what my sister wants – dolls. That’s for my little sister Haylie. And my sister that is 3 – she would like ponies. And I would like red motorcycles. My dad would want a video game maybe and mom would like a sewer that sews by book bag. I help my mom clean up. I like the reindeers. Love, Tyler Harazin Dear Santa, Well I do want a new computer. My mom would probably want a new phone, for sure! I do want a Bratz Lego set, please. It’s cool because I like that show. One more thing that I want is a Rudolph movie. I’m always nice to my brother. I want to know about

Daily Gazette • C3 Rudolph. How like shiny is Rudolph’s nose? Love, Anszely Pope Dear Santa, I want a Lego Minecraft set. I just saw those two robots, Heeva and Wall-E. I would like them maybe. Ella would like some girl Legos. Mine are different colors than the girl Legos. I pick up my toys. Love, Spencer Koenen Dear Santa, Please can I have a Minecraft Lego set, a Minecraft couch, a Minecraft blanket, and a Minion pillow. The only thing that is duck is a duck soccer ball – one with a duck picture on it. I’ve been good. I help at home by cleaning. Does Rudolph’s nose glow really bright? My mommy might want a pen. My daddy might want a duck. He likes ducks, too. My daddy and mommy might want two straws for their cups. Love, Nathaniel Martinez Dear Santa, I want a Minion Lego set please. I want a pet hamster, too. I would give it food every day. I want a book about reindeers. Does Rudolph’s nose glow bright all night? I want an ipad, too. I want some tractors for Benton. My mom might want a blanket. My dad might want – I don’t know what he wants! Maybe a new shirt for work. I share my toys. Love, Reese Mekeel Dear Santa, I want a princess doll and Lego princesses, please and thank you. I want a toy castle with a doll, too please. And a pony. I say sorry to my sisters when I hurt them. I will tell my mom to get white milk and put it out for you. We will make cookies, too. Love, Liriq Clapper Dear Santa, Can you please give me a toy set of make-up? My sister, Adaline, could want a doll. My brother, Jacob, will like a new video game. My sister,

Elsa, might want a new night light. My mommy might want a new cover for sleeping. She really loves to sleep! I don’t know what daddy would like, but maybe he could get a new shirt for work. I want to see your reindeer’s nose that glows, Santa. Love, Grace Monaco Dear Santa, I want a new Batman Lego set. And then a Batman statue, please. A new batman shirt and light up batman shoes, too. I want to get my dad something for work – new shoes. And then I want to see how your reindeers fly, Santa. Then, I want a remote control Batman car with Batman and the Joker. I just want one more thing – a dinosaur with a remote control. I will put my other toys away and give them to someone else if you bring me these. I want to see how your sleigh falls on the roof and how it works. Love, Landon Brauchler Dear Santa, I want another American Girl Doll, please. I want a pet hamster with some food and a cage. Oh yeah – and things for him to play with. I will give some of my toys away so that you can give me new ones. What does Mrs. Claus look like? I want to see how your reindeer fly. Also, I want 100,000 bucks! I always help my grandma and do all of my chores. Santa, I want to know what your house looks like and how does it look in the North Pole? Love, Iyana Calderon Dear Santa, Will you please bring me a pair of boxing gloves so that I can punch my punching bag? And some new clothes and new shoes. Also, a Lego City set. I shared my toys from last year with my sisters. Do reindeer eat apples? I have a new house this year. My room is green. My sister’s room is pink. My other sister’s room is blue. Love, Casen Grobe

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C4 • Daily Gazette Heather Faivre’s Third-Grade Class Dear Santa, Why is it so cold up whare you mis claws and randers stay. Can you get me that wach that you press and it shows you the time, a Barby can trule car, maby a amaracia girl couch, in marue in girl grace orbed. Can you get my mom a shefe cuting bord. Can you get my sister Paige a lame braclet, mack up brush, tie die scarfe kie. Can you get my sister Hailey mack-up brushis. If I cud have 1 thing to have no robers. I give unumies a homeall thare lifey for pepe care all about dnumes and lern about nums. From, Riley Wiggins Dear Santa, How are you, Mrs. Claus, and reindeer doing? Can I please have some fun games for my natundo 64, a playstation 4 or 3, a new football please and a new bone for my dog and some play toys for my cat. Please give peace to the world. Sincerely, Noah J. Dewey Dear Santa, How are rudolph and the reindeer doing? Are the elves helping you out a lot? Did you have lots of notes this year more than last year. Are you getting them all done? I really want a big stich, a pet cat and dog. Sincerly, Gus Mumford Dear Santa, What kind of cookies do you like? Do you prefer chocloate or white milk? I ask because I will leave it out on Christmas. Speeking of Cristmas, lets talk about what I want for Cristmas. I realy realy realy want a bunny. And some suplies too. I don’t even care if I do not get anything else. And I just want to tell you my little sister realy want some new turtle stuff. And may I ask for one world wish. I wish for world peace. I’m so sick of all this fighting all the time. I mean it’s horrible. It must be stoped. Your wishing friend, Abbi Merrell Dear Santa, What is your favorite kind of cookie you get at Christmas from people? Do you like egg nog better or milk? Some things that I would like for Christmas are a pet turtle and a Xbox360. Some thing that my sister would enjoy would be the movie Inide Out. I wish that the world would stop pulltion and that poor people would get extra presnts. Sincerely, Gage Zeigler Dear Santa, Hi there Santa! How many good children are there? Is one of them me?!! This Christmas I am hopeing for a Book Shelf and tons of Books to put on the book shelf. I was wondering if you could get my mom a sented candle and a world gift is world peace. Please write back. Love, Natalya Witkowski Dear Santa, How are you I just wanted to know if your elves are doing there work. Are your reindeer working getting ready to fly. Are you sharing your cookies with Mrs. Claus. Anyways lets get into presents. My sister Trinity wants the book Wonder. I want a conttrolable Helicopter or monster truck. I don’t know about my other sister but tell people to stop polloting. Sincerly, Dawson Foster Dear Santa Cluse, How are you Santa Cluse? Can you send us a video of the elfs? May I plece have a reindeer

www.saukvalley.com that walks and talks plece and may I have a pary of hihels plece but can they be boots like Mis. Faviers. Are the cookies good up their santa cluse. My sister mac relly whants a parey of hihels she just don’t care if there boots or lital wans can they be pink or puple. Mabe can I have something baby toy for my cosen. I wish for the wold to be a better place. Sincerely to Santa Cluse, Kylie Cisketti Dear Santa, How are you? What is your favrit things. I want a set of drums and a gutair and I want a chromebook. A Big white bored. A world wish is to bring peace to the world. Love, Alayna Young Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Is he getting along with the other reindeer? Ok this is what I want light brix, Girl scout cookie oven, the friends hot air ballon, shop kins, some new earings last but not least I want project Mc square expeirements. I think my mom need some nen atachments for her kitchenmade and a trip to Florida for my dad to see his friend Ed. I wish we had world peace. Have a very merry trip! Love, Brianna Kuhn Dear Santa, What cookie do you like? Whant this for Christmas 1. Xbox 2. Nerf Rhino Fire 3. Guitar 4. 21 inch t.v. I’ll like if you give my dad, Ed a tractor and farm. Please give the world the gift of no pollution. Sincerely, Carl Vock Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer. For Christmas i wood like lalalopse babies, and barbie dools, and more snow globes, and stufed animals, and get a star wars toys, and letrec gutar. I wood like for us to have mor fun on Christmas. Love, Janae Garrett Dear Santa, What is your favorite kind of cookie? For Christmas I would like an electric car and a doll. My mom would like a new T.V. and a ring. My sister wants more shopkins and LPs. I hope everyone in the world gets a gift this year. Love, Maddy McLane Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing today? What is your favorite kind of cookie? How is Rudolph doing are the other reindeer being nice to him? Can I please have an Iphone. Can I please have some make up. Can I please have some boots. Can my mom please have make up and three puppies. Can we please have world peace. Can we please stop the fighting. Sincerely, Ramsie Grenoble Dear Santa, How is Rudolph is he good is he leading the other reindeer. Is Mrs. Clause giveing you to much Christmas jobs for you at Christmas. Can you give me a neck lass for Ragen and please give me the necklass A bimend necklass. Sincerely, Sylas Wiegmann Dear Santa, Do you like cack at Christmas? If you have Rudoph with you can you give me a toy one if they have one. And tell Mrs. Claus hi I like the movies that she made and if you like please send me a piccher of her. Marry Christmas, Renee Patton

Dear Santa, How are you I hope you hade a good day so far. I am going to list a few things I would like for Christmas. I would like a pink moter skooter and a hide away pet cat (more on other Christmas list). For my mom I would like for her a paper towns poster. I would like you to make sure every kid has a nice Christmas. Love, Bridget Call Dear Santa, Hi my name is Camryn Jean Cox. You might know this but I’m 8 years old. Some interesting facts about me, I’m really crazy, I like chocolate a lot and candy. Lets go on to the gifts. Gift #1 go cart, #2 dirt bike, #3 money for my whole family because we need it, #4 high heels, #5 cute clothing. Here are gifts for other people. Dad, he’d like every gun in the wourld, every gun!!!! Lexi, let’s see, I’d say more make up, a better birthday party next year because she didn’t even have one this eyar, that’s funn! Please bring Bree cowgirl boots and high heels. My wish for the wourld is for everyone to be good. From crazy child, Camryn Cox Dear Santa, I want a drone with a built-in spy camera. I also want a Nerf shiper gun. Can you please bring my cousin a sled? Merry Christmas! Love, Wyatt Dunbar Dear Santa, I’m itrested in the new Android Marshmellow. But instead of that I would like a nerf gun. Any kind of nerf gun that’s big will work. And for my dog a Chicago Bears jersy #22. For my ginea pig a nice warm sweater that has the Bears symbol. For my friend Kale and Kameron a T.V. flat screen T.V. For everyone a nice warm house. Love your friend, Katelyn Rockwood Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is hampe hoops, pie face, bigger TV, minecraft storymode, Itunes card, bean boozled, wubble bubbles, treasure truck, nerf guns, and SKITTLES! By, Kale Grobe Stephanie Moring’s Third-Grade Class Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and how is alvin and thridoor doing. Santa can I pleas have a sky viper video drawn and can I pleas have a cnopllng and sant can I pleas get a tablit. Cincerely, Wyatt Angier Dear Santa, It’s me Jeffrey. I wrote this note to tell you what I want for Christmas. I want a snowboard, remote control helicopter, drum set and the most thing I want the most is a new football. Love, Jeffrey Donaldson One thing I forgot to tell you, how are all the Raindeer and Rudolph? Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? Can I ples have a three ds with games for it? Can I ples have ipod. Can I ples have some toys. Can I have a tablet ples. So you know I have been doing great. Your 3rd grad fried, Reagan G. Dear Santa, I wish I can get all the stuff on my Cristmas list at home. Also can I meet your pleeeeaase! I can do a backflip for you. So I hope I can get all the stuff on my Cristmas list. Also how is Rudolph? Sincerely, Kameron Grobe

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Dear Santa, How are the raindeer doing this year? Can you please get me a few games for my wii u, a moutain bike, scetch paper, an iphone or an ipad please. Thank you for the wii u last year. Love, Mazy Queckboerner

Dear Santa, Hey Santa, how cold is it in the north pole because I bet you cannot sleep. What I want cristmas or xmas however you call it but I really want for cristmas is a video drone. Sincerely, Caleb Suton

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and the reindeer!? Please get me a husky pup with a diamond collor, leash, bowl, and bed. That is all I want for Christmas. Love, Sicilia

Dear Santa, How are Rudolph and the other raindeer? I promise that I will always put out Christmas cookies every year. This year for Christmas I would like a golden reachreaver puppy for Christmas. I hope you have a joly Christmas. Love, Beverly Clarice Foster

Dear Santa, Are the reindeer doing good flying you and your guide? How is Mrs. Claus doing? Are the elves working hard making toys? I will always leave you cake or cookies and with milk. Now on with the toys. For Christmas I want for real friend unicorn, star wars play set, girls legos, elf on the shelf, and thats it. Love, Layney Mumford Dear Santa Claus, Salutations how are you this year? I have been Looking foard to Chrismas for Christams can I please get a tab lite. I hope your elves are doing good!!!! Love, Abigail Lynn Barron Dear Santa, Hi. It’s me Alexis. How are you and Rudolph? This Christmas I would love to have a chance to be like you. Really that’s all I would like! I know you can’t do it but that’s all. Can you tell the reindeer their best friend Alexis said Hi. Sincerely, Alexis J. Cheever Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like the new Disco Roller roller skates that light up! Also, I would like a new book. Preferrably a large chapter book. I would like a new art set. But the most important thing of all is a pair of new shoes! P.S. How’s Clarice doing? Tell her I said hi! P.P.S. Get my kitty a gift! Best wishes, Myah J. Ackeberg Dear Santa, Can I please have a big huge stufed bear for crismis. I also want a phone that I can take as meny pichers as I want. Can I also get a new bike. I wont a milyon dolers for crismis. How is roodofe doing? Sincerely, Mariah Tarbill Dear Santa, How are you doing? I’m gesing fine. How is the elves and raindeers doing down there? I hope you have a merry chritmiss. Oh and I do not want anythin. From, Neveah

Dear Santa, As you may know I’m Isabella and I love music and horseback riding. So I wonder, how is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer doing? So you know I love music. I have really been wanting some new C.D.’s. Do you think you can get me some? I also really want some new Monster High dolls and to live on a farm. But I don’t think that last one is going to happen. I hope you have a good Christmas! Sincerely, Isabella L. Bergstrom Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and Mrs. Claus doing? How is Scout doing? And one last thing, here is some things I want for Christmas: Shopkins, Invisible Pen, and a reindeer for Scout. Wish YOU a Merry Christmas. Love, Morgan Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and the other raindeer Mrs. Claus and the elves this eyar what kind of cookies do you like? I would like a iphone 5 and a ipod for my sister Clara with a case and bar beres and more babaies for catar and a new phone for my mom and a rcachargr. You friend. Carra Dear Santa, Hay Santa how’s everybody going? Rudolph’s nose charging up for Christmas? Mrs. Claus doing ok what about the elves? They getting ready for Christmas? I just wanted to tell you what I wanted for Christmas. The top things are ipod, xbox 4 with the outraler, and a remote control vehicle that can swim ride in snow, mud and ice. Your friend, Logan Nelson

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Dear Santa, How are the elves, reindeer and Mrs. Claus. This is my Christmas liste can I please have a dirtbike, lego sets, tablet, musical instroomet and drum set pleas by. Sincerely, Billy Lowry

Dear Santa, I would like to know how are the raindeers? I would like 2 american girl dolls Mary Ellen and Samantha an ag doll house decarations for winter fall summer spring and a dollhouse and furniture for every room and a limo for my dad. Love, John

Daer Santa, How was your day ben how is Mrs. Clauss and how is the raindeer can you please give me a guitar santa and can you please give me panio and a D.S. and can I please have a read met trow car and plane and can I have a real moresikel and can i have a toy car. Love, Shawn Patton

Dear Santa, How are the raindeer doing? And how long is your berd getting? Measure it in inches. If it is more than 20 inches OMGOSH! And how old are you? Let me guess 62? Sara the elf can she write to me? So can I please have a Shopkin ice cream truck? Love, Dana

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing this year? I want a Siamese stuft animls and a rear cat and a unicorn and for Mis. Moring to have a good Christmas this eyar. Love, Kaiyle Horton

Dear Santa, What are your ellfes names? Can I please have a little slay and a snow globe and a little Santa? Can I please have a blanket machine because my mom is always cold? Love, Landon R.

Dear Santa, How are the raindeers doing? Can you please give me Minecraft for play station 3? Can you please give me a X-Box 1? Can you please get me a tablit that skipe and all of the games on my moms tablit? Can you please get my step dad a tool set that cannot break? Can you please give my real dad a phone that works? Can you please get my mom a pair of eternity pants? Can you please give my brother a camouflage gun that makes noise? Love, Patrick Dear Santa, How are you? I want for Chrismis is a stuft Clarice and a cat and a dog and a puppy and a raindeer and some ninja turtles and Olofe from the Frozen movie. Love, Chloe Dear Santa, How is Twinkles doing? I want Grace, Shopkins, and Kindle Fire. I want my daddy to come home and a coffee cup. Love, Ava R. Dear Santa, How high do the raindeer fly? I want a big remote control truck!!! Please get my mom a new car. Love, Cash C. Dear Santa, I know I want for Christmas Santa. I want a baby with diapers and a Barbie microphone and strawberry shortcake doll. Next my mom wants new shoes. Love, Makenzie J. Dear Santa, Do you like snakes? Because I don’t! If you don’t that’s good. Do you know what a snake is? May you please get me a toy monster truck? My big brother wants a toy monster truck too. Love, Davin Dear Santa, How old are you? Can you give me a piece of gold? Can you give my dad a new phone? Love, Uriyah K. Dear Santa, Is Mrs. Closs allright? Pleas give me a tablet, macup, fone and mom and dad a game. Love, Natalie Dear Santa, How are you? Can I plaes have call ov dudy and haylow 5? Can Alec hav haylow reche? Love, Isaak Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? Can I please have call of duty black ops IIIIII and the maps? My friend Landon R. wants call of duty black ops III and all the maps. Love, Colin Dear Santa, Can I be a helper? Can I have a toy? I want a dog stuff animal, mincraft villager and spider jacy and clever ceet. Please get my mom costom jewelry. Love, Morgan Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claws and the raindeers and can I have your phone number and can I have a amarican girl dall and have my brother come home for my family? Love, Kyla Dear Santa, What is your favorit food? How is Jessica Clause? How are you and Mrs. Claws? How many Elfs do you have? For Christmas can I have shopkins please? Love, Breanna


Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, What are your reindeer names? I know Rudolph. Can you write the names back? Can I have more Shopkins please? Santa can you bring Rian a puppy because she is my bff. Love, Ava W. Dear Santa, Are you bisy? How many elfs do you have? Santa can I have a army set and a cop set? Santa can you giv my brother cory mickalister call of duty black ops for X-Box I? Love, Gavin W. Dear Santa, Did someone try to steel raindeer? Do you have a baby? Can you please give me a Go Carts Lazer tag game and a Machine nerf gun? And for my brother can you get him Halo please? Have you seen the Grinch steeling snowballs? Love, Grant H. Dear Santa, Am I on the naughty or nice list? Please can you get me a picture and on the picture can you put your oddagraff? Please can you get me a baby pup? Please can you get me 3 tickets to the Vikings vs the Packers game and I like the Vikings. Please can you get me a raindeers horn? Please can you get my sister a American doll? Please can you tell me your phone number? Love, Landon K. Dear Santa, Do you still like gote chees and fried chiken? I hope you do because we serve it evry Christmas with choklet chip cookis. I hope I have been a good girl this year. Can I please have a mermad barby, my life dall, and a kid farm kit? For my mom can you ples make a heart shaped picture frame? Love, Sophia A. Dear Santa, How are all the elves? Are they working hard on all the presents for all of the kids or are they just sitting around and watching tv? If Mrs. Clause is making cookies will you send all the people in my class even the teachers one? Thank you. Can you please get me a green machine please or a new scooter with the paper with a picture on it or the scooter with the 2 feet things with it or the skateboard that is hard to ride please. Love, Owen M. Dear Santa, How are you? I have never been to the North Pole. I saw you at the mall. I let my brother Noah play in my bedroom and I helped him clean up. Can I please have a Ninja Turtle playset? Can I please have the red turtle Raphael? Also a Ninja Turtle house? Thank you! Love, Kayden Dear Santa, How are all the elvs? How are you? Can you give me a iphone six and a candy bag plees. And a nfl book and snake book pless and a game char. And a I Phone for my mom and a new jacket. Love, Enrique

Christ Lutheran School, Sterling Miss Cavanaugh’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, This year has been full of events and changes. I feel blessed already with everything Jesus has given me but since I’m sure you love an extra letter or two, I though I’d write anyways. What I’d like for Christmas this

year is just a handful of kind generous kids that are grateful for what they have already and for the new gifts they receive... I guess if you have a little extra time on your hands I wouldn’t mind a little ring on my finger and a husband to be! Just sayin. Stay cool big man! Miss Cavanaugh Dear Santa, I wish that my clase will de mech deter this yer. Love, Lydia

www.saukvalley.com want and a stuft toy pug and I want and my own lep frog ipod and I want makeup case. By, Jenna Dear Santa, Here is my cristmas list: candy, gum, books, coclet, mak up, toys, cemistry set, beef jerky, money, a pate set, soup, mooon sand, sowing set, cool rock’s, a Book about planets, no permit hear die. Love, Willow

Dear Santa, I want eneything Besiyd a boy toy Love, Juliet

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Dear Santa, I would like a lego Star wars clone speeder. And a lego Star wars Genroil Greivis roiler. And a lego Star Wars set from the new movie. And a lego Star Wars clone super speeder. Love, Wesley

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a PS3 with the WWE game 2K15. I also wish to have a WWE t-shirt sz. 10-12 of Roman Reigns. I want a Build-ABear workshop Glisten. Also TY Beanie Babies Tundra, San. Fran. gloves, WWE battle pack Jack Swagger and Zeb Colter. Your Friend, Bryce

Dear Santa, I wont a zoomer kitte and a oorbe fooot msosh. and in side out. and a mood ring with a mood Neclis new Ereeings rabw dash. Love, Tynlee Dear Santa, I wud like a Ipod and a muvee and elsa doll. Love, Korah Dear Santa, Cin I get a berd ina cge and cin i get a zommer kitty and Barbie. my cat wont a toy. Love, Dani Dear Santa from Eric, I wont A puppy and I have the Best Techer. I won’t $100. A X Box and The Best clas urer Miss Cavanaugh’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I would like a four weelr for crismis this yere and I would like a new jetski because we only can fit 2 people on it. and Books to Read and juwlrbox for my mom I would like a new pony. Love, Alyssa Dear Santa, Hello! Santa I have been a good and silly girl I won’t a Pokemon card and a sesson three. Minecaft figgers just three of the figgers. By, Lena Dear Santa, I wold like a wiu. with splat tune. and super smashbros. and super mario y. Love, Jonathan Dear Santa, I hae ben a very good boy this year and I woud like to have a lego mindieraft set, wii you, remote conitorole care, roller sckates, seckret Diery, towr tornaod w micheyian Love, Owen Dear Santa, I am very good this year. this christmas I like Minecradt books and Minecraft figures and one hundred dollars. Love, David Dear Santa, I wish for a zoomer kitty and I wish Jesus neckless and a God neckless. I wish for some beeds and charmes. I wish for a darway and a vaned ywith jewlry. and a little lime that I can ridn in and a good cristmas. and my family comes together. Love, SoPhia Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. What I want for christmas is a mal and Evie and been and carlos and Jay doll and I

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Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I have been a good boy this year. I want a Minecraft sword and Xbox one. For Christmas I want Foxy kit and ipad air 2 Also Foxy headphone and a illuminate. Would you get a Voss stuffed animals and Call of duty black ops 3 for Xbox 360 with 100,000,000 dollars. Please bring a WiiU with Super Mario Maker. Love, Kevin Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I have been a good boy this year. Could I have a Hover board. I want it black and red. I will like a pet husky. Your Friend, Nathan Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. I would like a five nights at freddys shirt. Also I would like a Five nights at freddys phone case. I would like a 2DS and an xbox. Love, David Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like to have a make up set. Wil you bring me a joke books? Please will your elves make me a phone? I wanted a new pair of boots. Would you bring me a Barbie. Can you bring me finger nail polish? Can you bring me the Peanut Movies. Your friend, Alexus Dear Santa, Hi Santa. these are the things I would like Christmas. If your elfs make playstation 3 I want one. Can you please bring me Minecraft toys? I would really like a Ninja Turtle robe. I could probably use Minecraft clothes. I really would want walky talkys. Can I have Ninja Turtle clothes? Please I would like Packers stocking hat and other hats too. Can I please have the blue Minecraft book and please the Pixels and Peanuts movies. Love, Brynn Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. Santa for Christmas I would like a motorcycle for kids with traning wheels. I would like a tool belt too. Can I have nail polish. Also I want a phone for Christmas. I would like a guitar. I will leave you cookies on Christmas Eve. Love, Addalyn Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I will love a dirtbike for Christmas. I will like two DSs. I will also want the Madden 15 game. I want my sister to be cancer-free. It would be cool to have the movie Pixels. Can I please have random toys to give to kids? Can you come to my house and give me a

flat screen tv for my living room? You can give me WWE Wrestlemania four of them. Santa I know you can let me go on a Disney cruise. Sincerely, Brayden Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I can’t wait until Christmas/ I want for Christmas is a 3DS and also a diary and a makeup set. that is all I want for Christmas. I love Christmas. Your Friend, JayLynn Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Santa I want Minecraft story mode and xbox 360. Also a toy globe and a toy train. I would like a toy tornado and a toy volcano. I also like space books and hot Wheels. I like space model. Love, Lucio Dear Santa, I have been a really good boy this year. I really want the Peanuts movie. I really want two Playstation 4 controllers. I would like a Playstation 4 and the helicopter that has a camera and Dinosaur books. Also Minecraft Story mode and Minecraft toys and stuff. Love, Christian Dear Santa, I have been really good his year. I would really really really want a Zoomer Kitty. I also want nailpolish. I want a make up kit too. I want Monoploy Jr. I really really want Shopkins. I love Christmas. Love, Chloe Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. These are the things I want for Christmas a computer 2 blue DSes a phone a majic 8 ball doll clothes all Twilight movies Elmo movie Nintendo a bike a 3DS An American Girl Doll and high heels. Love, Illyana Dear Santa, I have been a really good boy this year. I want an Xbox and a Minecraft game. I would like the Lego movie. I will like the Lego movie set. I will like dinosaur book. I would like new shoes too. Your Friend, Ivan Dear Santa, I have been a really good boy this year. This year I want an Xbox 360. This Christmas I want a PS4. I want a computer. Your Friend, Rayne Dear Santa, I have been a really good boy this year. I want a five Nights at Freddy’s phone. Can you please give me a Xbox. I would like a remote-controlled toy car. Will you bring me snow boots. I would like snow pants. I like snow gloves. I would like 4 xbox

Daily Gazette • C5 controllers. Your Friend, Pablo Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. Can your elves make a tablet? I would like a dirt bike. Please make high heels. Would you bother to bring me a teacher stuff? I would like a Zoomer Kitty. Please get me makeup. Can I get headphones. I would like the movie Pixels. I want a new bike. I would like new clothes. Can I have a kid motorcycle. Love, Cherikee Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I want a Justin Biever doll and the good Dinosaur movie. Justin Bieber shoes and Justin Bieber clothes. These are the things I want for Christmas. Love, Tionna Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I want all this. Santa can you give me a Zoomerkitty? I would like Minecraft stuff. For Christmas I want a robot. Can you please give me a laptop. Santa I want to get smart can you please give me Junie B. books. I like Christmas. Love, Raul Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I want a Zoomer Kity. I hope I can get all of the Junie B. books. I wish that you culd get me shopkins. Please teacher stuff. Will you get me a Barbie? I’ve allways wanted monopoly Jr. will you get me a stuffed owl? Will you get me a whit board? Will you get me high heels? Will you get me that for Christmas? I’ve always wanted a ring. Love, Jaslene Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. Can you bring me a xbox one for Christmas. I want a computer/ I want a game Mindcraft. I want a movie Jurasic Warld. May I please have a remote controlled train. Please can I have a hotwheels cars. Can you give me a game Toy Story 3. Your Friend, Jovani Mrs. Kelly’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I want a tablet and barbies with a Barbie car and a Barbie dress. I would also like a four wheeler and a 60 inch T.V. and an electrical scooter. How are the reindeer? From, Emilee Dear Santa, I would like a ball, hula-hoop, phone and a cat-toy. I would also like a computer and a MobiGo. Love, Clara Dear Santa, I would love a toy mon-

ster truck and a remote control truck. I would also like a remote control mustang, a toy tractor and a toy dirt bike. I would also like a blue BMX bike. From, Grayden Dear Santa, I would like a four wheeler. Also I would like a nerf gun. Another think I would like is a Minecraft dungeon Lego set. Love, Carter Dear Santa, For Christmas I want some Barbie dolls. Also some Legos too. I would also like some Bunchems at my mom’s house for me. I would also like a shirt that says I Love Santa! Thank You, Hannah Dear Santa, I would like Barbies. Also I would like a Barbie castle. How are the reindeer doing? What are the raindeer’s names again? And thank you Santa. Love, Aurora Dear Santa, I want a Monster High doll. I also want an alive baby doll with alive food. P.S. How are the reindeer doing? From, Liliana Dear Santa, I want a big power wheel with fast engine boosters. I would also like a rocket co 7 enging with a helmet and a jacket with flames. Thank You, Antonio Dear Santa, I want a laptop that can be a tablet too. And I want a robot that you can control. I would also like army guys with tanks and machine guns. You are the one who I like forever! From, Brandon Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a computer please. Also, I want a huge remote control car that is red. Next I want a real dirt bike that is blue. Last, I want a four wheeler. Love, Devon Dear Santa, For Christmas I would please like a Barbie toy. Also, I would like Bunchems and Lego friends. PS: We will make you awesome cookies! Love you Santa, Kyah Dear Santa, I would like a Xbox 360 and also army people with tanks. I would like Legos and also a dirt bike. How are you doing? I would like 10 race cars with wings. I would like a tablet that can turn into a computer. From, Zachary

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C6 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, I would like an Xbox One and a Bunchems for Christmas. I would like WWE action figures and crazy sand. Thanks, Ryan Dear Santa, I would like to have a phone with a charger and the old Littlest Pet Shops. Have a good Christmas. Thank You, Addison Dear Santa, I would please like a car and a dirt bike and a remote control mustang. I would like a toy four wheeler and a teddy bear with Legos. I love you. Love, Michael Dear Santa, I want a computer for Christmas. I would also like a robot pup, Legos and a real dirt bike. Can I have a swimming pool, a dog and an iPhone too? Thanks, Christian Dear Santa, I would please like a robot cat and a rubber ball for Christmas. How are your reindeer? Can you please give me a Scooby Doo book and a phone along with a tablet. How are your elves and your city? Love, Madison Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a laptob and a Khol’s gift card. I would take some roses too please. Thank you. Love, Avri Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a robot. I would also like a toy tablet. I would like a toy computer. Thanks, Xavier Dear Santa, I would like a remote control mustang please. I also want a real dirt bike. Thank You. I love you Santa. Love, Geliria Cahley Rosengren’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I have been good by helping my baby sister. I would really like it if I received yellow flash, arrow, Lego’s, Minecraft, super heroes, cars, transformers, Thor, shredder, Ninjago toys, flash movies, arrow movies, turtle games, arrow games, flash game, SpongeBob games, SpongeBob movies, Thor games and a giraffe. Your Friend, Jacob A. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received another talking bird, a frog from WalMart and the flappy clay Your Friend, Alexis B. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received a Monster High School Doll, Xbox 360, Dora House, Shopkins, Barbie in the Dream House, American Girl Doll, chalk, books, notebooks, a new doll house, a bunch of Frozen posters, Else and Anna Dolls, a Frozen beanbag, yoga balls and a radio. Your Friend, Avery B. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received toys and more toys, but I can’t because my parents won’t let me, but you can! But don’t tell my parents. Your Friend, Angelina B. Dear Santa, This year I have been kind of good and how I have been good is by being kind to others. I would really like a camera and a kid’s jeep if you

www.saukvalley.com could get me it please and thank you. I would want some clip on earrings and a radio too. Your Friend, Aza C. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would like it if I received one ball chair, one pack of papers, fourteen small chairs, twelve little tables, four packs of erasers, two packs of any kind of books, one pack of white board markers, one pack of glue, a timer, one pack of addition flash cards, one pack of subtraction ones, an iPhone, a phone, and a big computer. Your Friend, Chelsie D. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received a horse, dog and a hamster. What I really want the most is a monkey, I would like if it drove me crazy. I would like it is I could have a snake. Your Friend, Hannah D. Dear Santa, This year I have been good because I’ve been nice to others and I share with them. I would really like it if I received 19 phone erasers, a new dog and a $5,000,000 gift card and a set of bunchems. Your Friend, Alex E. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received an iPod, 6 cool bears, Bull’s hats, and a ten dollar Google play card. I would like a calendar, cool clothes, socks, Nike clothes and Jordan clothes. Your Friend, Tyler E. Dear Santa, This year I have been good because I was helping mom and I gave her a piece of candy. I would really like it if I can have a toy truck, toy car, a phone, a big tablet, a boy’s toy house and a walkie talkie. I would like a lunch box, lots of games for my Xbox 360, snow globe and a skateboard. I would also like markers. Your Friend, Joey H. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received a skateboard, Xbox 1 and a Saints hat. Your Friend, Ryan H. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received a phone, mermaid tail and a Barbie car. Two new Barbie’s, one for me and my sister. I would love to get a little baby cat and a little bunny for my little sister too. I would love all this stuff for Christmas and my whole family is probably gunna bring me stuff for Christmas too. I’m gunna get a lot of stuff for this year. But my family will probably get me a lot of stuff on Christmas this year and you will too. This year is gunna be the best day ever. Merry Christmas. Your Friend, Jez’Liyn H. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I received a pet snake, Lego’s and call of duty three and four. Your Friend, Aiden M. Dear Santa, This year I have been good and bad. I would really like it if I received crayons and markers and outfits. You are nice to us, Santa. Your Friend, Delliah M. Dear Santa, This year I have been good, a little bad and good. I was a little bad because me and my brother fought a little, the rest of the year I have

been good. I would really like it if I received the Monster High School, American girl doll to look like me, Jaley, American girl doll Josefina and the American girl doll Maryellen. Your Friend, Jayleigh M. Dear Santa, This year I have good because I put my clip on light green. I would really like it if I received mini-Minecraft characters, Minecraft books, Minecraft Lego’s, Minecraft dimensions and a Minecraft home. I would be cool and awesome. Another talking bird, a frog from Wal-Mart and the flappy clay. Your Friend, Cadian J. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I have listened to adults. I would really like it if I received an Xbox 1, new Call of Duty, Minecraft, Shopkins, Monster High Doll, Five Nights of Freddy and the old Call of Duty. Your Friend, Emma P. Dear Santa, This year I have been good because of helping others out. I would really like it if I received an Xbox 360, a lot of Minecraft toys, a tablet and an Xbox 360 controller. Your Friend, Jerimiah P. Dear Santa, This year I have been good. I would really like it if I recieved an Xbox 1, Play Station 4, Lego minions and with Play Station 4, I want Call of Duty Black Ops. Your Friend, Ethan P. Dear Santa, This year I have been good because I don’t like to hurt people. I would really like it if I received an Xbox 1, Lego dimensions, Minecraft Story Mode, Skylander Super Chargers and Batman. Your Friend, Dallas S. Dear Santa, This year I have been kind of good. For example, at school I only get on yellow if I don’t put my name on my paper. I would really like it if I received Minecraft Story Mode for Xbox 1, Xbox 1, Xbox 360, Super Mario Maker, Skylander Super Chargers, Chaos Trap, Hammer Slam Bowzer and the Mirror of Mystery. Oh and Chaos Trap, Hammer Slam Bowzer and the Mirror of Mystery are Skylander items. Thank you! Your Friend, Quinn S. Dear Santa, This year I have been nice. I would really like it if I received a Zurg costume, a pet puppy and my own bag of Doritos. Also, a Woody toy and Buzz costume, Lego’s and a cold Christmas….. IDEA: Pack-man toys, Toy Story toys for Chippy’s stocking, toy cars, surprise activity and a fun Christmas. Your Friend, Cooper W. Mrs. Moeller’s Second-Grade Calss Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Santa, do not forget my presents! This is what I want for Christmas! I want a sled or scooter. Santa, can you put your picture on my present? I also want a wallet. Santa, can you put a picture of Mrs. Claus on my present, too? What is Mrs. Claus’s real name? Santa, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Love, Jessa A. Dear Santa, Christmas 2015 is coming up so here are some things I want for Christmas and some other things! I would like to

tell Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, and the other reindeer, and even the elves what I want for Christmas. So first I would like to tell you what I want. There’s more, but this is just four of them. The first thing I want is Lego Dimensions for PS 3, the second thing I want is a nice blue sled, the third thing I want is all the A to Z Mysteries and Calendar Mysteries books. The last thing I want is a 96 big box of crayons like Mrs. Moeller has. So that’s all the things I want for Christmas. I’m going to give you some milk and cookies. AND for the reindeer, I will leave water and carrots! So since you guys give me lots of presents I want to say thank you! Also, can you give me a picture of you, Mrs. Claus, Rudolph, and the elves? Please? I will come see you at the Sterling, IL mall. I want to say thank you again for everything! Actually, thank you everyone in the North Pole! Have an awesome winter! Gavin F. Dear Santa, For Christmas, can I have a game of Crazy Craft and all the Disney cars from the movie and all the Beyblades in the world? Can I also have Skylanders Super Chargers and all the Pokémon cards in the world and a new puppy? Love, Colten G. Dear Santa, I want a diamond sword, a tree house, an iPhone 6, chocolate coal, and a grappling hook! That is what I want for Christmas! P.S. What is Mrs. Claus’s real name? I would really appreciate it if you get me NO clothes and NO Ender Dragon things! Love, Maddux K. Dear Santa, I would like to meet you and Mrs. Claus! I would like a toy hook, a toy GI JOE, a bean bag chair, and a toy house. Thank you and we will leave you some cookies and milk and carrots for the reindeer! Thank you! Shawn L. Dear Santa, On Christmas, I want some new white Jordan’s and Santa shoes. Santa, can you try to give me a pucture of the reindeer and some candy in my stokings at my house? I want a new pair of shoes for my mom. Also, can I have some new drums for Christmas? Please, Santa that is all. Oh ya, can you sind me your picture? Thank you Santa! Ashlyn F. Dear Santa, How are you doing? What about the reindeer? Don’t forget your wife? How is she doing? Anyway, I’m going to ask you for four things! An Xbox 1 and a big scooter that is like the one Emanuel has or any kind of scooter! Also a Tererria shirt and cap. Last but not least, I want an XL sled! Have a Merry Christmas! Joseph M. P.S. Don’t forget I’m going to get you milk and cookies! Dear Santa, I want a bunch of Shopkins! Also, can you get me games to play with my family? I’ll leave cookes out. Mrs. Claus, please make sure you help Santa with his long list Love, Jocelyn M. Dear Santa, Can you get me a puppy and give me an elf and an Xbox 1 & 2 and some powers too? Also, a computer too! I think that is good! I will give you and Mrs. Claus and your reindeer food and some cookies too! Love, Heaven P.S. I love you and have

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 a good Christmas! Thank you and I will have a good Christmas and that is what I want for Christmas! Oh, ya! What is Mrs. Claus’s real name? Dear Santa, the elves, and the reindeer, I just want to thank you for giving us presents. The reindeer I want to thank them for flying all around the whole intire world just to give us presents. I also want to thank the elves mostly because they are the workers. If Santa didn’t have them the packages would all be empty. Then when Christmas is here there wouldn’t be any presents. Now Santa I want to tell you about some of the things that I want for Christmas. I want all the Magic Treehouse books, a pet snake or tranchula, and a $100 dollar gift card. Last but not least, I would love four tikits to a Bears game! That is why I want to thank you for doing all this stuff for me, my family, and all the people in the world. So for the last time, I would like to thank you Santa Claus, the reindeer, and especially Rudolph and the awesome toy making, super funny, giant eared elves! I will try to leave you cookies and for the reindeer I will leave you carrots, but Rudolph I will try to leave you carrots shaped like a big star. Sincerely, Adan O. Dear Santa, I want an electric scooter, Minions, and a box of Oreos! Also, I want a dog bone for my dog. The other things I want for Christmas are Zoomer Kitty and a bean bag chair! Thank you Santa, the elves, and reindeer! Gracie P. Dear Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the reindeer, I’m going to leave a treat for you at my apartment! Okey dokey! This is what I want this Christmas. Can I have a big white bear, 3 packs of gum, Hello Kitty bed set, a charger that comes with a computer, a Baby Alive, super snacks, and $100 real dollars? Can I have 5 new screens without any holes, a real dog, and a tablet? One more thing… Owl Diaries collection except the first book. Love, Katalina S. Dear Santa Claus, How are the reindeer and Rudolph? I want a big-eyed stuff animal zebra! Thank you Santa Claus! Love, Emily S. Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want a Star Lilly from Fur Real Friends and my sister, Ayana, wants Luna Moth from Monster High Boo York Boo York. I also want the Monster High Deluxe High School. And last but not least, Zoomer Kitty! I am going to have the best Christmas! Love, Cynthia S. Dear Santa, There are four things I want the most, but I want more! Christmas 2015 is coming and this is what I want. The first thing I want is a Bears and Cubs football tee. I want a one and half foot tall Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer stuffed animal, the third thing is an Under Armor shirt. The Under Armor symbol I want is red and the outside of the Under Armor symbol I want is dark blue. The thing I want most is a foam snowboard at my mom’s house. Thank you Santa for giving me presents for seven years and this one. I’ll give you milk and cookies ad you are lucky because you get cookies at my mom and dad’s house. It might be chocolate chip or it might be chocolate with white chocolate chips in it. My

dad might put out carrots or reindeer food. You are the best ever Santa. But don’t forget the Hershey kisses and chocolate in my stocking and in my stocking I want glow stick bracelets and necklaces. Love, Logan T. Dear Santa, What I want is a big drum set like my sister has. I want a pirate costume. What I want is an Xbox 360 and a laptop like my brother. You’re the best! I believe in you! I will give you something for you when you come to my house. Thank you Santa! This is for my mom, we gave my dad slippers! Can you give my mom some too? I love you Santa! Can you give me a picture of you and Mrs. Claus? Love, Rheanna Dear Santa, This is what I want for Christmas! I want a kids jeep and a new dog because my old dog dide and a big stuft animal and a zip line and a kitten and a fish and a couch that turns into a bunk bed and a robot cat and a robot dog and a basement. Love, Emma R. Dear Santa, How are you? How are you, Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? How are the elves? How is Rudolph? Are you o.k.? I do miss you. Can I tell you what I want for Christmas? I want a remote control helicopter and a PS 4 and I want Rudolph. I want Dasher and Danser too! Santa, you get cookies and milk. Sorry reindeer, you get carrits and milk. Thank you Santa for giving me presents for 8 years! Love, Aysen S. Dear Santa, I want an Xbox 1. I even want lots of games too. Even controllers too. I even want a tablet. My family and I will try to put out milk and cookies on the back step. I even have food for the reindeer. Love, Kai D. Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a unicorn that is named Star Lilly. It is not real, I see it on TV. And I want a Zoomer Kitty. I always see it on TV too. And I want the movie Goosebumps. I want the movie Frozen and Frozen Fever. I want candy to. I would like something for my cat, a fish for her. I would like a Shopkin the real rare one too. I would love something for my mom and dad. My mom wants a Days of are lifes dvd thing and my dad wood like a ring. I want to know how you are doing to? And I want to know if Mis Claus is doing too. And thank you for everything. And you are luky because you have milk and cookies for you. Thank you, Megan K. Dear Santa, My first wish is that I want a Dune Buggy. Santa please get me a Dune Buggy and try to fit it through the front door. Oh, also how are you and Mrs. Claus doing? For Santa I will get cookies and milk, but share it with Mrs. Claus. Santa, make sure you give this to Rudolph, it is not a carrot, but an apple. The other reindeer will get carrots and water. Also give Rodolph water too. Ok? Now, that I ‘m done with that I will tell you the rest of my wishes ok, here is the second wish. I want a PS4. My third wish is I want any game for PS 4. My fourth wish is I want a 3 feet tall flat screen tv that is 2 feet wide and that is all of my Christmas wishes. Love, Broxyn S.


Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, I want a wrestling mat and a scooter and clothes for Christmas. I also want a dolly to help us move boxes to our new house. Love, Dominic R. Dear Santa, Can you get these 4 things I want for Christmas? This first that I want is a box of crayons and the second thing I want is a coloring book. The 3rd thing I want is a box of markers. The 4th thing I want is a marker coloring book. Love, Mahkai F. Dear Santa, For Christmas Santa I want the Pie Face game. I want a Play Station Four and a surprised board game. Also, a Lego Dimensions for Play Station 3 and a new Spiderman drum set, I want a picture of you! You are a good, funny and a big fan of cookies. I want a times book and a second grade book. Santa you are the best spirit in the world. I want a tred mill for running. I want a Samsung computer with a charger. Two new lap tops and a Playstation 3 game. I want a Sky Landers game for Play Station 3 and an electric scooter. Love, Alyas Ms. Masini’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, You are the best. I want a Wild Fire truck. I want a black drone with a camera. From, Harrison Dear Santa, I like you because you give us presents. I hope you hear me. I want Legos. From, Anthony Dear Santa, You are the best. May you please get me a Chihuahua dog. From, Addison Dear Santa, I want an electrical scooter and Shopkins, and Play dough. From, Janiah Dear Santa, You are the best. Can I have a chocolate pen? Can I get a Monster High doll? From, Keighlynn Dear Santa, You rock. I want Skylanders Super Charger. I want a maze book. I want 10 Skylanders to go with the Super Charger. From, Casey Dear Santa, You make the best presents. I would like a toy dog. I would like a puzzle. Do you want some cookies? From, Aaliyah Dear Santa, You rock Santa. I want a stomp and strike T-Rex. If you pull his tail down he roars. How big is Rudolph’s nose? From, Peighton A. Dear Santa, You are the best. I would like books . I would like one about a reindeer. I would like a skate board, and globe, and toy cars. Are Rudolph and Frosty the Snowman real? From, Rian Dear Santa, I like you Santa. I will give you milk and cookies. I want a Wii U game and a Lego tractor, From, Brody Dear Santa, You are the best. I want so many things, I can’t name them all. But… I

want them all. From, Xander Dear Santa, I love Santa. He brings the best presents ever. I give him cookies and milk. He loves cookies and milk. Can I have a Monster High doll and a Shopkins, and Play dough? I love you Santa! From, Ellie Dear Santa, You are so nice. May I have a Lego shop? Also can I have a Wall-E lego for Christmas please? Thanks Santa. From, Noah Dear Santa, I want an electrical dirt bike. I want a dog and a cat. I want a horse too. I want Jurassic Park stuff and art stuff too. From, Payton V. Dear Santa, I want toy car. I want a kid’s movie. I want Legos. I want the book The Cat in the Hat and Green Eggs and Ham. From, Hayden Dear Santa, I want Barbie dolls and a four-wheeler. From, MaCaia Dear Santa, You are nice. Santa, could you get me a fourwheeler and chicken to eat? From, Anessa Dear Santa, You are so nice. I like your reindeer. I would like a Radiator Springs from Cars. I would like a Charlie Brown movie. Do you like chocolate cookies? From, Drew Dear Santa, You rock! I would like school stuff. From, Jozlyn Dear Santa, You are nice because you give us presents. I want some cars. I want an airplane. I want a set of legos. I want a remote control truck. From, Cody Dear Santa, I want a Star War game. I want a remote controlled truck. I want crayons and paper. I want clothes. From, Josiah

Franklin School, Sterling Mrs. Wright’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, Merry Christmas. Are your elves busy? Wot kind of cookies do you like? I like oreos. I wood like some phone cases for a golicse s4. Please. Wot do your elves eat? Do they eat carits? How is Mrs. Claus? Love, Sydni Dear Santa, How is the Rudolph doing and can I have legos and can I have a for weeler? Love, Ely Dear Santa, I will put cookies and milk on the table and try to be good. I want a 3DS. Sensarily, Augie Dear Santa, For Cristmas I want an airhogs shado loncher and tell Rudoph I said hi and is he being good? Is Buddy being good? And tell Mrs. Santa I said hi to. Love, Noah Dear Santa, How did Randooph efr git that nose and how

www.saukvalley.com are you doin and Mrs. Claus doin and wut list am I on? And I wod like legos and nrf guns and a fuffy and warm stuffed animal. That’s it. Merry Christmas! Love, Drayden Dear Santa, Why do you live in the North Pole? Is Rudolph real? I want a Monster high dol and a bump bed. Love, Alixas Dear Santa, How are the reindeers doing? What cinde of cuckes shud I get I wold like a pockit nif. Love, Wyatt Dear Santa, Can you show me my elf and please give me a terraria, dungeon guardian, stuff from terraria and terraria blade sword? How is Rodaf? And Mrs. Claus? Love, Preston Dear Santa, How is Rudolph and how is your reindeer? I wunt a dog for chrismes. Do you no that dog Loosy that dus fifteen new tricks and I wunt that and I wunt shopkins and a littol baby dog and a stuf animal. Love, Kaydence Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? What kind of cookies do you like? Hey, Santa can you please get me the nerf raven but they don’t make it anymore so I thought you could make it. If not a nerf rapid strike CS-18. These are some questions for you. From, Gavin Dear Santa, Santa how are you doing? How are the reindeer doing Rudolph is my faveret. You Santa are my faveret too. Your cool Santa and I would like a scatboard and a mindcraft. Love, Maurice Dear Santa, I want to ask you how the North Pole is doing? How is Rudolph doing? I love your soote that Mrs. Claus made and are the elves doing good? I want an ipod, some Barbie pieces, and thank you! Love, Allysen Dear Santa, How is the North Pole doing? I hope it is good? And can you please get me a girl elf on the shelf? I stile have billy the Elf on the shelf and how is Rudolph and all the other reindeer doing? An you get me a cat please? I will be good love! Love, Cole Dear Santa, How are you? Has my elf Brandon been good. Is he doing ok? Santa I no I am not supposed to ask you for a lot of stof so I only going to ask for one thing. Can I have an ipad

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please. I waele want an ipad. Love, Ellah

How are the elves, are they ok? Love, Adylyn

airplane, a transformer Bumble Bee and a Spiderman. Jaalon Mullan, 4

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? Are the other reindeer picking on him still? Can I git a tablet and a robot and a miny tv and a maid that cooks and a tiny puppy and a flying car so I can git to school on time. Oh and with it can you put rockit boosters on it too and please can I have a tablet? Love, Chloe

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing and the other reindeer doing to? Are the elves doing ok? Is Mrs. Claus doing great? For Christmas I want google eyes, and a chocolate pen, and a doggie doo, and a blanket, a frozen one. How much do you like our songs? Merry Christmas Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus! Are you busy right now? Love, Lily

Dear Santa, I want a big purple pony, a basket for my big purple pony and a boy puppy that makes noise. Norah Richards, 4

Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Rudolph doing? How are the elves and how is Mrs. Claus? And how are the rest of the raindeer? This is some of the stuf I want. I want logos and some toy cars and a new pro scooter. I want a pro Bike to. And I want a little toy scooter and bike. Love, Levi Dear Santa, I wold like to babysit Rudolph. Oh and I wold like a medium toy horse plese. Oh and how are you doing? Love, Harmony Dear Santa, How are your elves and your reindeer doing? I want lego dimension sets for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Love, Ross Dear Santa, What cind of cookies do you like? How are the raindeer? Are the elves working yet? For Christmas I want a zoomer kitty. That’s it. Love, Adriana Dear Santa, I want a cat. And santa how are the reindeer. And do you what chocklit chip cookes? Love, Anaya Dear Santa, How tall are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus Does Rudolph, your reindeer really have a shiny nose? What do your reindeer eat? For Christmas I really, really want an iphone touch screen. And I want a real live dog. And, do you have a grandmother? Do you have a machine to make your toys? Love, Cassidy Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? I am so good in school. For Christmas I want a remot control airplain, marker maker, three DS, candy canes, gingerbread houses, and to live with my mom, and last but not least a phone and ipad and motor x. Marry Christmas Santa! Love, Alexis Dear Santa, I already put up the Christmas tree which you should no but maybe you don’t. For Christmas I would like a baby doll and a big stuffed dog.

Dear Santa, I want a 4DS. How are you doing? Would you like to come to my house and bake cookies? Love, Anthony Dear Santa, I want a brack the ise gam. I want america girl dol. Love, Madison Dear Sata Cals, I want Maddin 4 with colge football 6. I want baseball 16 and the game called sory. Love, Koby Mrs. Bartel’s Preschool-Class a.m. Dear Santa, I want a John Deer Tractor, a truck and trailer. I want a combine, a semi and a trailer. Braylon Briggs, 5 Dear Santa, I want another friend, another bed for my friend, and a doctor kit. Samuel Calderon, 5 Dear Santa, I want Legos and video games. I also want monster trucks and play dough. Alexander Cooper, 4 Dear Santa, I want a big stuffed bear. A big toy crane and a train track for downstairs. Alec Crandall, 4 Dear Santa, I want a radio, Legos, a Batman cave, and a real turkey. Conner Jackley, 5 Dear Santa, I want an ice cream maker and a pizza set. I also want to have a party with my babies. Ellie Landwehr, 4 Dear Santa, I want hot wheels cars, hot wheels garage, Magnatiles like at school and some wood to build something. Eamon Malooly, 4 Dear Santa, I want Elsa, her castle, and chairs to go in it. I also want a set of PlayDough and Barbies. A’Lanna Martin, 5 Dear Santa, I want a blue dog, a fake animal rabbit and a fake fish. Brody Meiborg, 4

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Dear Santa, I want Legos, fire trucks, Minions and monster trucks. Boston Robillord, 3 Dear Santa, I want babies. I want a crib for the baby and clothes too. I also want a Twinkle Little Baby. Also, a stroller for the babies. Autumn Stevens, 4 Dear Santa, I want Batman, a Batman cave, Legos and Magnatiles. Daniel Straw, 4 Dear Santa, I want kitchen food for my kitchen, crayons, new papers to draw on, glitter glue and tape. Lillyan Vandersnick, 4 Mrs. Bartel’s Preschool-Class p.m. Dear Santa, I want a light sabre for Christmas. I also want monster trucks and dinosaurs. Mason Avila, 5 Dear Santa, I want a robot and sand to make a sand castle. Roberto Camacho, 3 Dear Santa, I want a Christmas Tree. I also want dollies, an IPAD, flowers, jamas and crayons. Harper Carskaden, 4 Dear Santa, I want number 10 bowling shoes, a red light sabre, and a sweater that is red and green with a zipper. Christian Cox, 4 Dear Santa, I want a Frozen scooter, a Frozen bike with training wheels, and some brand new markers and crayons. Ruby Dingman, 5 Dear Santa, I want Barbies, a Barbie house, a dog for my Barbies, and an apple for my dog. Addison Gabrielse, 3 Dear Santa, I want a train book and a slide. I want more angels for the tree. Isabella Harrold, 3 Dear Santa, I want a light sabre and a big house. I want a watch and a book with a red Lightening McQueen in it. Julian Herrera, 3 Dear Santa, I want a bad guy game and a car game. I also want a robot game and a train track. Brohnx Magill, 4 Dear Santa, I like you. I want an Elsa Castle, little Elsa’s and monster High Legos. Evvy Miller, 5

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C8 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, I want a Cars controller, a bike, a Cars bike, a new table and a video game for the WII. Noah Ramirez, 4 Dear Santa, I want a Christmas tree. I also want more backpacks, more pajamas, more flowers, more dollies, and letters. Victoria Sproul, 4 Dear Santa, I want Sophia ornaments, Frozen flip cards, Elsa dress up clothes and Elmo. Makayla Szakatits, 4 Dear Santa, I want Santa to bring me presents. I want Elsa’s castle and I want to see inside. Makenna Szakatits, 3 Mr. Puentes’ Second-Grade Class Dear Santa Claus, How are the elves at the North Pole? All I want for Christmas is a cat. I want a cat because I’ve been doing cleaning. Also I want a doll for Christmas. I’m going to play with it and take it to the park. I deserve it because I’ve been good. I want books too. I think I deserve some books because I like to read and I’m going to read them. Merry Christmas! Autumn V. Dear Santa, How are you? Dear Santa for Christmas I want a little motorcycle. I’m going to ride the motorcycle. I think I deserve one because I do my homework. Also I want a game called Grand Theft Auto for my Playstation. I will play with it. I think I deserve it because I try to be good in school. Also I want a tablet for Christmas. I will play with it. I think I deserve it Santa because I do the dishes. Christmas is my favorite holiday! Love you Santa, Romeo P. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph at the North Pole? This eyar for Christmas I would like a white phone. I would play games on it. I deserve it becasue I help my Mom cook. Something else I would like I for Christmas is a little motorcycle. It would be fun to ride on it and drive it. I think I deserve it because I clean when my Mom tells me to. The third thing I would like is Pokemon cards. They would be fun to play with my sister. I deserve them because I fixed my Mom’s bed. Thank you for the presents last year. Have a good Christmas. Love, Cornelius T. Dear Santa, How is it going at the North Pole? This year for Christmas I would like a pair of cowgirl boots. I would wear them to school. I think I deserve them because I clean my room. Something else I would like for Christmas is an Ipad. I am going to play games on it. I think I deserve an Ipad because I help my Mom keep the house clean. Finally something else I would like is a pink Columbia jacket. I will wear it to the store. I think I deserve it because it is warm. You are the best! Thank you for all the presents from last year. I love them all. I still have all of them. I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing good! Love, Cierra P. Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? This year for Christmas I would like paints. I could paint pictures. I deserve paint because I’ve been good. The next gift I would like is a new bike. I could ride it in the summer with my friends. I think I deserve one because I help my Mom all the time. The

www.saukvalley.com last thing I would like are Shopkins. I will play with them at my house with my friends. I think I deserve them because I let my brother play on my Ipad. Also thank you for all of the presents from last year. I hope you have a good Christmas! Love, Jessa F. Dear Santa, How are the elves at the North Pole? How are you doing? This year I want an Easy Bake Oven for Christmas. I will bake cakes with it. I deserve one because I help my Aunt Gaby with her baby. Also I want a bike for Christmas. I will ride it in the summer. I deserve it because I have been good. Also I want an Ipad for Christmas. Thank you for last years toys. Have a fun Christmas! Love, Alivia G. Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus doing this year? This year I would like for Christmas is a dirt bike. I would ride it and play with it. I deserve a dirt bike because I have been good. What I would also like for Christmas is a four wheeler. I would use it to ramp with. I deserve a four wheeler because I do my chores. What I also would like for Christmas is an electric derby car. I would use it on a track. I deserve an electric derby car because I do the dishes. Thanks for all the hard work you have done. Sincerely, Delanie P. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph at the North Pole? This year for Christmas I want a Little Live Bird. We would play with my sister. I deserve it because I have been good all year. Something else I would like is a Little Live Owl. I would share it with my brother. I think I deserve it because I help my Mom with my sister. The third thing I would like for Christmas is a Little Live Turtle. I would play with it. I deserve it because I have been good. Have a good Christmas Santa! Love, Giselle G. Dear Santa, How are you Santa Claus? This year for Christmas I’d like a board game. I’m going to play it with my sister. I’ve spent time with her. Another thing I want is Pokemon cards. I’m going to battle with them. I deserve them because I offered the last two Cheetos to my family. The last thing I want is a stuffed animal. I’m going to play with it. I deserve a stuffed animal because I do a good job in 2nd grade. Love, Christopher P. Dear Santa Claus, How are the elves doing? This year for Christmas I’d like a board game. A board game called Monopoly. When I get my board game I’m going to play with it. I deserve board game because I help clean our living room. I would also like a soccer ball. When I get my soccer ball I’m going to play soccer. I deserve a soccer ball because I do my chores. I would also like a bike. When I get my bike I am going to ride it. I deserve a bike because I have been good. Thank you for the presents from last year. Have a good night! Sincerely, Vitor P. Dear Santa Claus, I’m wondering if the elves are good? This year for Christmas I want a remote controlled car. I think I deserve one because I help my brother put on his shoes. Another thing I want is a Barbie Collection. I will use it to play. I deserve it because I ehlp clean my aunt’s house. I would

also like a Journey doll. I will use it to have fun. I deserve it because I clean my room. Thank you for last year’s presents. Love, Aleecia R. Dear Santa, How is my elf Lucy and Mrs. Claus? What kind of cookies do you like? How is Rudolph doing this year? This year I would like a Yorkie puppy. I will take good care of her. I deserve her because I have been good. I’d also want the movie Descendants with Ben and Jay dolls. I will play with them. I deserve them because I do a lot of work at home. I also want American Girl doll clothes. I will use them for my dolls. I deserve them because I do my homework. Thank you for the presents from last year and all the hard work you do! Love, Morelia V. Dear Santa, How is it going for Rudolph? For Christmas I want a toy gun that my friend in Freeport Road has. I will play with it. I deserve it because I’ve been good. I also want the original Monopoly game. I am going to play it. I deserve one because I’ve been awesome! Love, Ben S. Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph this year? I would like a four wheerler. I will ride it at home. I have been good. The second gift I would like is a dirt bike. I have been a good girl this year. I would like some dolls for Christmas. I will play with them. My family and I have a new brother. His name is Oliver. Sincerely, Marlee H. Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? This year for Christmas I want an Ipad. If I got an Ipad I’d listen to music. I think I deserve an Ipad because I have been responsible for getting up in the morning. I also want an American Girl doll. If I get one I’ll do her hair. I think I deserve an American Girl doll because I’ve been good. I also want a lizard too. If I got one I’d name it Lizzie. I would play with her every day. I think I deserve one because I have been honest. Santa I liked all of last year’s presents. Sincerely, Grace W. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph this year? I would like a baby reindeer. I will play with him outside. I deserve him because I was good all year long. My next gift is an Ipad. I deserve it because I keep my house clean. I will play on it. My next gift is a dog. I deserve him because I put the dishes away. I still have last year’s gifts that I still play with. Merry Christmas, Jonahas T. Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph? I want a computer. I would play games on it because I help my Mom. I want Pokemon cards because I want to collect them all. So I can be the greatest Pokemon collector. Then I want a little kitten so I can hug it. I deserve a kitten because I feed my dogs. Thank you for the other presents from last year. From, Elexia C. - C. Dear Santa Claus, How is Chipsy? He is my elf. For Christmas I would like a dirt bike. I deserve it so I can learn to drive in the grass. Also I would like an Ipad. So I can do Math on it. Also I would like a little motorcycle. I deserve it so I can learn to drive it on the road. Santa I hope you

are doing good. Love, Evan J. Dear Santa Claus, How are you, Mrs. Claus, the elves and Rudolph? This year I’d like a stuffed animal for Christmas. I will play with it at home. I deserve it because I am being good. This year I’d some Shopkins. I will use them at home and play with my sister Dacia. I deserve them because I’ve been good to my sister. Also I’d like a new bike for Christmas. I will ride it in the summer. I deserve one because I don’t have one. Thank you for all of the presents. I still have all of them. I hope you and Mrs. Claus will have a good Christmas! Love, Estrella M. Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are the elves doing? This year for Christmas I would like a new bike. I’m going to use it so I can ride it. I deserve one because sometimes I help my Mom clean the house. I also would like a laser pointer. I am going to use it for the dark. The last gift I want for Christmas is an Ipad. I am going to use it to play Math games. I think I deserve one because I do well in school. Are you and Mrs. Claus doing great because I hope you are! Merry Christmas, Osmar B. Dear Santa Claus, This year I would like a dirt bike. I would use it to ride. I deserve it because I clean my room. For Christmas I want a remote controlled car. I would use it to play with. I deserve it because I cleaned my closet. Also I want a video game called Call of Duty Black Ops 3. I would use it to play the game. I deserve it because I cleaned the yard too. Love, Urijah C. Dear Santa, How are you? This year I want a game called Black Ops 3. I’m going to play with it. I deserve it because I clean a lot. I also want a phone. I will use it to play games. I deserve a phone because I do chores. I also want a pair of shoes. I’m going to go places with them. I deserve them because my shoes are old. Love, Wyatt M. Dear Santa Claus, How are you Santa Claus? How is Rudolph doing this year? This year I want toy cars. I will play with them at home. I deserve toy cars. Then I want another toy car. I will play with it at home too. I deserve toy cars because I have been good. I want a tablet too. I could play with it at home. I deserve it because I have been good. Sincerely, Brevin F. Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? This year for Christmas I would like cards. I would use the cards to play Thirteen. I deserve the cards so I can play with them. This year I would also want ten toy cars. I would use the toy cars to race each other. I deserve the ten toy cars because I did the dishes for a month. I also want two stuffed animal bears. I would use the two stuffed animal bears to play with. I deserve the two stuffed animal bears because I cleaned my room. Thank you, Santa! Love, Brady B. Dear Santa Claus, I want to know how you are? This year for Christmas I want a Karaoke machine. I’m going to sing with it. I think I deserve it because I like Karaoke machines. Also

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 I want a Frozen Sing Along. I will sing with it too. I deserve it because Elsa is my favorite. I LOVE Frozen! Also I want an Elsa doll. I would dance with it. I deserve it because she is my favorite. Thank you for last year’s gifts! Love, Celina S. Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? What I want for Christmas this time is an Ipad. I want an Ipad so I can play games. I deserve an Ipad because I’m good. I also want a Nintendo DS. I will play games like Mario and Uno on it. I deserve a DS because I’ve been good. The last thing I want is a red Iphone. I could play games on it. I deserve an Iphone because I’ve been doing my chores. Love, Gavin S. Mrs. Rowzee’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I want bord games for Christmas and a Ipad for Christmas too, also a bike. Thank you, Marcus Dear Santa, I want my tooth to fall out on Christmas. Also I want a purse. I want a puppy really bad. Sincerely, Ivy P. Dear Santa, What I really want for Christmas is an American girl Doll. If I am good some books to read please. And one more thing my two front teeth. Sincerely, Anabelle R. Dear Santa, I really would like a whole bunch of Barbies. Best of all would be a dog. I would like purple socks too. Sincerely, Alexa B. Dear Santa, I will be good for you if you will give me a bike. My tooth to fall out on Christmas Eve? Also a doll would be nice. Sincerely, Teleah S. Dear Santa, I would like a Freddy Fazbear stuffed bear. Also gta5 and i will be good. A Puppy Huskey will be nice for Christmas. Sincerely, Logan R. Dear Santa, I want a x box one with Mindcraft. Ana Lambergin with doors come up. Also a pink footdall towel. Sincerely, Aaron S. Dear Santa, I want for Christmas Burde’s Play House. If I am good evey day could you give me a puppy for Christmas? I want a little American Girl Doll. Sincerely, Rebecca L. Dear Santa, I want something for Christmas. A xbox one for Christmas and a new minecraft game. Sincerely, Landon A. Dear Santa, I will be good if you give me pokemon on the wii u. I won’t annoy my brother if you give me a DS. If you give me a Turtle I will play with it every day. Sincerely, Charles J. Dear Santa, I promise if you would bring me a xbox 360 and a wii u I will be good. I would also like super mario maker game for my wii u. Sincerely, Natalie C. Dear Santa, I will promise to be good if you give me the Lexis Hover Board. I also want a Disney Infinty 3.0

play set. Also with spot from Disney Infinity 3.0. Also a new football. Also a football helmet. Sincerely, Payton F. Dear Santa, I will promise to be good if you bring me a xbox 360, splatoon, tubehetoes, minecraft story mode for ps3, new charger and skytindrs swap force. Sincerely, Dealon G. Dear Santa, I will be good if you get me a case for my phone. Also American girl doll clothes. I also want the last Owl book. Sincerely, Kiera M. Dear Santa, I want the xbox game spider-man shattered dimensions. I want the xbox game minecraft story mode. I want the xbox one. I promise to be good for a new xbox game. I would like clothes. Sincerely, Landon Murphy Dear Santa, I would like an Orbeez spa. Also I would like a Zoomer Zepe. I promise to be good if you get me more American girl doll clothes. I also want a bed for my doll. Sincerely, Grace Mascho Dear Santa, I will like a video game. I want Plants vs. Aliens the xbox game. I want a Mincraft game please. Sincerely, Christopher Wellman Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Play Station. I also want a TV like my dads. Can I have a pretty big blanket for my tablet place downstairs? Sincerely, Phelix Cervantez Dear Santa, I will be good for a tablet. A red one for Christmas. And then I want some books! I’ll be good no matter what. Christmas is my favorite time of year. Sincerely, Autumn Phillips Dear Santa, I want a cat and a ps4 and Ready Freddy book’s and Fly Guy book’s and Call of Duty 3 on the ps3 if they don’t have it on the ps3 get it on the ps4 and 20 chocolate chip cookies and I love you Santa! Sincerely, Ruben R. Dear Santa, For Christmas I whant a reall giny pig, toys, good, drinks, hay, cage. Ready Freddy books. Goose bumps movie. Love, Kyla S. Dear Santa, I would like the new movie Descendants and Descendants Two. And I would like some little pets would like you to give one of my bffs Cory two new hamters. And I would like some new playsets. Sincerely, Morgan D. Dear Santa, I want 2 kittens and 2 20 dollars and 5 qworters. and the new Just Dance. Play station. play doughanda and a play dough set. the movie Home and orders and a sticky boot and a skeleton key and Landyn to be good and a trampolime and eny thing I wod wont. Sincerely, Austin Glen Jacobs Dear Santa, I whant a wii u I whant games Yoshi’s Wooly Wold, Nintendo Land. I whant games for a x box 360 Call of Duty Black ops II, left 4 Dead 2. I whant 20,000,000,000,000 Dollers. Sincerely, Shawn R.


Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, I would like an xbox 360 and a really cute baby kittens a million dollars and a Guitar. No cole! A race track a mega one. Sincerely, Landyn D. Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Zummer Kitty and a Zammer Zuppy. An American girl doll. Can you get me some pretty clothes. I promise to be good if you get me a dog. I hope you send me Elfy again if you do send him to my dads house. Can you get me a very big comfy purple blankit. Sincerely, Laney Zaithoff Dear Santa, My students have been very good this school year. I hope you make all their wishes come true. As for me, I would like a lot more chocolate in my stocking. Sincerely, Mrs. Rowzee Mrs. Janssen’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, My name is Maci and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was I ked the hors. And for my best friend American, I helped them. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: American Gir Babes. And also, a American Girl Dolls for my sister Danica. She’s been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cookes and milk. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Maci Dear Santa, My name is Jacob and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was cen the hos. And for my best friend Padwihtih, I helped them wih. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: ipod ad a dinosaur. I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: coes ad melk. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Jacob Dear Santa, My name is Isabella and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was help my mom with the pie. And for my best friend Nia, I helped them tiydshoas.

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ling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was help the babes. And for my best friend JJ, I helped him to tiy his shos. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: Hot Wheels. And also, a Sonic for my friend. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cokes. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Isaiah R. Dear Santa, My name is Joanna and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was helpped babysit. And for my best friend Loin, I helped them playd at reses. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: American Girl and Star Wars. And also, a Hello Kite for my friend Loin. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cooks anb milk. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Joanna Dear Santa, My name is Brady and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was werait leevs. And for my best friend Isia, I helped them tit the shob. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: Legos and the gam ormchs. And also, legos for my friend Isia. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cucs and melk. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Brady Dear Santa, My name is Xavier and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was if a vom. And for my best friend Prade, I helped them I play. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: trampoline. And also, a I wotto for my

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Dear Santa, My name is Zviron and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was: read a book with his baby sister. And for my best friend trampoline, I helped them Avengers cookies and milk. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: Avengers, trampoline. And also, a ring for my friend mom. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cookies. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Zviron Dear Santa, My name is Sophia and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was put away baby. And for my best friend Jaksin, I helped them out the door. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: little live pet dird. And also, a bon for my friend Jaksin. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cokise and melc. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Sophia Dear Santa, My name is Jonathan and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was taking grbit out. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: dinosaurs. I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cuies. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Jonathan

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C10 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, My name is Jaclynn and I am 6 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Sterling. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was wosh the disis. And for my best friend koe, I helped them ken. There are a few special things I would really like. They are: bird trampoline monster high dolls. And also, monster high doll for my friend Roes. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cokies and milk. It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Jaclynn Dear Santa, I liv in Sterling. I get popstr my baon. I wat brva baty beg sef. I wat my frebtonoy. Legow s tolvwars bahbir. I wit le tyrtafritshac. Cycesuy fumyrtreb. Charlie Mrs. Wills’ First-Grade Class Dear Santa, I have ben good to my mom. Can I please have a roBot and a Braslit? Merry Christmas to you. Love, Courtney Dear Santa, I have been good. How is Rudolph? Can I please have a game Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 for Playstation 3 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 for Xbox 360? Love, Jesse Payne Dear Santa, I have bin good. I lisin to my tcher. Can I please hve a remote control car and a street? How are the elves? Love, Kameron Dear Santa, I have ben good. I lisen to my teacher. Can I pleas have a phone and a tablet and a Ipad. I think your nice. Love, Gabe Dear Santa, I have den good. I have Ben booing hom wrck. I have ben dooing my choors. I have ben good. Can I please have a go L ben real sharck tooth neckLis. Can I please have a pockemon Box with all. Can b s in Rylan the hole pack it. Love, Mega Dear Santa, I have ben good. I lissin to my mom. Can I please have a zoomer cat and a reemote control car transforming bat mantoy? that trnsin to a truck. Mary Chrismas Santa. Love, James Dear Santa, I have bin good. I have washtpats car. Will you please bring me a batman set and a pelesset. And a happy crismis to you. thak you for yor presints. Love, Micah Dear Santa, I have ben good. I am lisning to my Teacher. Will you please bring me a mostr high school and a most high gerl. How are the elves. Love, Jocelyn Dear Santa, I have ben good to dad. Can I please have a dies

www.saukvalley.com and a pokemon doks. How are the elves. Love, Aiden Dear Santa, I have been good. I have been listening to my teachers. Can I please have a horse and a dog? How is Rudolph? Love, Annabelle Dear Santa, I have been good. I give my dog food. Will you please bring me a toy dog and a bick elves. How are the elves? Love, Gabby Dear Santa, I have ben good. I help other people. Can I please have a IPad and o bok miksfulf move How is Mrs. Claus Love, Elizia Dear Santa, I have bin. I help othr peple. Can I please have a coloring set. Can I please have a ipad. How is Rudolph. Love, Allyson Dear Santa, I have ben good. I ben qite. Can I please have a cat and a baby alive. I rille love you. Love, Sophia S. Dear Santa, I have ben good. I lisin to my tachr. Can I please have a ninja trtle that trns in to the sowrs. How is Rudolph? Love, Cale Dear Santa, I have ben good. I helped watch a little girl at a chilli cook off. Can I please have a Ipod and a Zoomer Kitte? How is Rudolph? Love, Sophia T. Dear Santa, I have ben good. I helpt my babe brathr put on his shoos. Can I please have a singing Elsa doll and a hape crismis to you. Love, McKenzie Dear Santa, I have ben good. I lisin to my tachr. Can you please have a Ipad and a new bike? and a happy crismis. Love, Ruby Dear Santa, I have bin good, I do my choros. Can I please have a scootr and a ipad? Have a good crismis. Love, Denver Dear Santa, I have ben good. I had ben hlping Momy. Can I please have a swatr and a Jackit? I love your elves. Love, Romy Mrs. Garza’s Kindergarten Class

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Dear Santa Claus, My name is Anna. I am 5 years old. I live in OLY6V8TXS. This year, I have been really Anna. I would really like it if you could bring me: P58I8IJ5 Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Kamoya. I am 6 years old. I live in huttor. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: notyksds. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, Is Rudolph ready to fix? Can I Please have a Fake Mermaid tail and a candy maker. I will leave carrots for the reindeer and I will cookies for you. Love, Rosie

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Max. I am 5 years old. I live in SrL. This year, I have been really dud. I would really like it if you could bring me: JJ Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Meteh. I am 5 years old. I live in Shoxm. This year, I have been really T013. I would really like it if you could bring me: duck, Lonn Bob fooda. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Can I Please have a cotton candy maker. Can I Please have a Popcorn maker. I will have cookies and I will leave food for the reindeer. Love, Kasey

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Galie. I am 5 years old. I live in ins. This year, I have been really tnets. I would really like it if you could bring me: nomsiex, mxxsiouj, tkocisms. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, Is Rudolph ready to fly? Cud I Please haev a Chubby Puppy and a Fake Mermaid Tail? I will leave carrots for the reindeer. Love, Abriella

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Bella. I am 6 years old. I live in Helale. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: B o WeehHweh Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Madison. I am 5 years old. I live in srlen. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: WoDRSA DiPAD SeemRGRZ LAGO2 Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Natalie. I am 6 years old. I live in huHut. This year, I have been really gtD. I would really like it if you could bring me: BhihoS BFS UStoSFMTh20 Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Chloe. I am 5 years old. I live in Srleen. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: toy cat, toy budrfliy, toy prisestrs, toy graf. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Logan P. I am 6 years old. I live in Emen. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: tEoYs fMokNiELF EON Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Gianna. I am 5 years old. I live in Srley. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: DWOXb, DES, JJ Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Jace. I am 6 years old. I live in FHStTESHTST. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: HCESFABStSSE Thank you and Merry Christmas! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Kylee. I am 5 years old. I live in fr. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: AlMrYK Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Isaiah. I am 5 years old. I live in hos. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: JEMSPEKR HOLLEGO Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Dayton. I am 6 years old. I live in nWS. This year, I have been really Kt. I would really like it if you could bring me: PCP WU Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Jazzy. I am 5 years old. I live in eiooiyabol. This year, I have been really yllaglo. I would really like it if you could bring me: eibolo, biololanbololowm, logledo. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Esteban. I am 5 years old. I live in Notisou. This year, I have been really GDNiT. I would really like it if you could bring me: GTIONU, DSIONUO, PYODIiO Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Landon. I am 5 years old. I live in sghn. This year, I have been really good. I would really like it if you could bring me: GYS Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Yliana. I am 5 years old. I live in noLiPb1. This year, I have been really GLiFa. I would really like it if you could bring me: SLEDD, BLiomPJ, FGjF. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Kaidon. I am 6 years old. I live in homemenn. This year, I have been really kpmon. I would really like it if you could bring me: zozonoIt, zoo, OmOPQd. Thank you and Merry Christmas! Mrs. Wittenauer’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole May I Please hav an Xbox 1 And a Puppy toy. I will have cookies for you and reindeer food. Love, Cayden DeAr SAnta, Is it cold at the North Pole? Please, ma I have an Elsa shirt and a toy Elsa doll? I will have cookies for You. Love, Destinie Dear Santa, Is It cold at the North pole? Plese can you bring me a toy plane and a basketball. Hope you have a safe trip. Thanks, Artan Dear Santa? How mane Elves do you Have? Can I have a minecraft. Plese may I Have an American girl bathtub? Plese an Xbox Live and I will leive cookes out Four you and the randeerr. Love, Claire Robers Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? May I Have a Monster Highdoll ClauDE WolF? I Will Have Milk and cookies for You. Love, IMani Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? MaY I have a new Phone? ind a xbox live? I will have cookies and milk for you. Love, Xavier W. Dear Santa, How many Elvesdo you have? Please Can I have an X box 360 golden contRoller. Pleasecan I have an Xbox live Please Xbox 1 Please MiNcraFt Story MoDe. Love, Tukker Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? Santa can I Plese have a Xbox1 and a golden controller thank you. I will have cookies for you. Love, Ean Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? May I Please have a Xbox1? Can I Please have a I-pod? I will have cookies for you. Love, Jacob Dear Santa, How are You and ms Claus? May I Plese hav a mutant Ninga Tutles Ma I Plese hav a X-box 1 to. I Will laeve Food for the Ranbear. Love, Miguel

Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? May I have a PawPatroler. and some Chubby Puppies. Thank you I will have cookies for you. Love, Sadie Dear Santa, IS Rudolph ready to fly? may I Please hava Toy Penguin and a gingerbread house. I will make cookies for You and food for yor Ranbear. Love, VICTORIA Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? CanIPlesehav ballet slippers and can I Plese hav Chubby Puppies. I Will leave carrots for the reindeer. Love, Evalyn

American Girl doll for Christmas. Love, Samara Edens Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a real lizard. I have always wanted a lizard of my own. I have been working hard in school. I have been helpful at doing my chores. I am responsible and I take good care of the pets that we have. I would be the happiest boy in the world if you would bring me a lizard for Christmas. Love, Wesley Hackett Dear Santa This year for Christmas I would like to have an Xbox 1. I have been wanting an Xbox1 for a long time. I have been helpful at home. I am working hard in school. I am responsible and I will not play it a lot. I will get my work done before I play it. I would be the happiest kid in the world if you would bring me an Xbox 1 for Christmas this year. Love, Jeffery Kane Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Zoomer cat. I love cats and I have always wanted a Zoomer cat. I have been helpful at my house. I am working hard at school. I am responsible and I would take good care of it. I would be so happy if I got one for Christmas this year. Love, Sydney Kemp

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Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like an Xbox.I don’t care which one, I would just like one for my own. I am working hard in school. I am doing my chores at home. I am responsible and I will take good care of it. I try my hardest at everything. I would be so happy if you would bring me an Xbox for Christmas. Love, Mason Kuebel

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me an Xbox. I have been working hard in school. I always behave when I go places with my parents. I will take care of it and I will do my homework before I it. I would be the luckiest boy in the world if you brought me an Xbox for Christmas. Love, Tyler Barsema

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a tablet. I am working hard in school. I am trying hard in Math. I am good at home. I am responsible and I would take good care of a tablet. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you would bring me a table because it would be the best Christmas ever! Love, Chloe Lee

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Lego Idea Wall*e. I have been a good boy in school. I have been doing all my homework. I’m very helpful at home. It would be the best Christmas ever if you brought me a Lego Idea Wall*e! Love Wyatt Becker

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would really like a you to bring me a real horse. I have been working hard at school. I have been helpful at home. I would feed it and take care of it. I think I am getting to be very responsible. I would be so excited if you would bring me a real horse for Christmas this year! Love, Ariah Mitchell

Dear Santa, How many Elves do you have? May I please have a guitar and a I-phone. I will have cookies for you. Love, Alexander

Fulton Elementary School

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me a butterfly in a cage. I am helpful my mom. I try to be helpful to my teacher. I am doing good in school. We learned about monarch butterflies in school and I love butterflies. I would be the happiest kid in the whole entire world if you would bring me a butterfly in a cage for Christmas. Love, Aidan Cook Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like the new American Girl doll. I have always wanted an American Girl doll, and I really like the new one. I am helpful at school during recess. I help kids who get hurt. I am responsible at home. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you brought me the new

Dear Santa, This year I would like a new desk full of school supplies. The desk that I have right now is a shoe holder and it is very small. I have been good in school. I have been helpful and responsible at home. I would eso excited if you brought me a new desk for Christmas. Love, Nelly Preston Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a baking set. I really like helping my mom with baking. I have been working hard in school. I have been taking the dog out. I have been helpful and responsible. I would love to have a baking set for Christmas! Love, Jessa Read


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Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Monster High doll. I want one of the ghost Monster High dolls. I have been wanting one since last year. I am trying to do good in school. I am helpful at home. I would take good care of it. I would really appreciate it if you would bring me a ghost Monster High doll for Christmas this year. Love, Alexis Richmond

I would like an Angry Bird plush animal. I really like Angry Birds and I’ve always wanted an Angry Bird plush animal. I’ve been working hard at school. I am trying to be helpful at home by making my Grandma coffee. I would take very good care of it. It would be awesome if you would bring me an Angry Bird plush toy for Christmas this year. Love, CJ Struckman

Dear Santa This year for Christmas I would like you to bring me an Xbox. I have been wanting an Xbox for a long time. I am doing good in school. I have been helpful at home. I am responsible and I would take good care of it and get my homework done before I played it. I would be the luckiest boy in the world if you brought me an Xbox for Christmas this year. Love, Liam Robbins

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like you bring me a real kitten. I don’t have a cat and I have always wanted a kitten of my own. I am doing good in school. I am responsible and I would take good care of it! This would be the best Christmas ever if you brought me a real kitten. Love, Jordin Williamson

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like my own kitten. I have been working hard in school. I have been responsible with cleaning off the table. I would take good care of a kitten. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you got me a kitten for Christmas. Love, Jada Schaver Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare video game. I played the game with my friend and I really loved it. I work hard at school. I am helpful at home. I would take good care of the game. I will be a good boy. I would be so happy if you brought me the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare video game. Love, Dylan Schroth Dear Santa, This year I would like a Play Station. I have been working hard at school. I have been helpful at home. I would take good care of it and not play it too much. have been really wanting it. This would be the best Christmas ever if you brought me a Play Station. Love, Elijah Speir Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a baby doll that comes with pink clothes. My favorite color is pink. I have always wanted a doll that comes with pink clothes. I have been working hard at school. I am trying to be helpful at home. I would be the happiest girl ever if you brought me a baby doll with pink clothes for Christmas this year. Love, Zoey Stage Dear Santa, This year for Christmas

Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like an NBA 2K 16. I have been good and am working hard in school. I have been cleaning my room. I am trying to be responsible and I would take good care of it. I would be a very happy boy if you would bring me an NBA 2K 16 for Christmas this year. Love, Gavin Snyder Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a pair of black high heel boots. My mom has a pair of black high heel boots and I like to be like my mom. I have been working hard in school. I help my mom clean the kitchen. I try to keep my room clean. I would take good care of my boots. I would be the happiest girl in the world if you brought me a pair of black high heel boots for Christmas this year. Love, Caydence Eads Brianne Price’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I hope you bring me an Angry Bird game, a pack of toy cars, and a new red and black mountain bike. I deserve this because I do my chores when my mom asks me to. This would make me feel better! Love, Tarik Paisley Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me a Wii U,BB gun,and hunting gear. I deserve these gifts because I have been getting A+s on my spelling tests. I would feel Amazing if you brought me all these presents. Love, Jacob Voss Dear Santa Claus, I hope that you will bring me, an American girl doll, a pink dress,and a charm of you for my necklace. I deserve these

gifts because I have been clipping up and getting good grades. I will feel happy! Love, Cathryn Graham Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me Pokemon Mega EX,a toy baseball mitt and aT.V. I be serve these gifts because I have good behavior at school! If I get this I word feel happy so happy. Love, Josh Halloran Dear Saint Nick, I really hope that you will bring me a puppy, kitty, and rollerskates! I believe I deserve these gifts because I clean my room. I will feel awesome if you bring me these! Love, Leah McCallister Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me the Lego End set,some Terraria characters,and a balance beam.I deserve these gifts because I am good at school They will be really fun to play with. From, Wyatt Smith Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me a minecraft lego set, bb gun, and science kits. I deserve these because I have been good to my little brother Owen. This will make me feel good if you put this under my tree. Sincerely, Eli Schroeder Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me roller skates, a light up charger, and black boots. I deserve these gifts because I clean my room. Also, I am nice to my brother. I help my mom and dad with the twin babies. I will feel really, really happy. Love, Jaiden Shepherd Dear St. Nick, I really hope you bring me books,a quilt, and some chalk. I deserve these gift because I make my ar reading goals at school. Love, Sophia Bauer Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me DS, a pet dog and a cell phone! I deserve these gifts because I clip up at school. Thank you! I will feel great getting these gifts. Love, Levi Tegeler Dear Santa, I really hope you will bring me a snowboard, sled,and a geode kit. I deserve these gifts because I’ve been getting good grades and been clipping up too. Your Friend, Landon Boonstra Dear St.Nick, I’m really hoping that

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you get me some pairs of high heels, an Ipod, and a new book bag that hooks onto it! I deserve these gifts because I have been good I have been good at school and at home. If you give me these I will feel the best and also excited about it because I really want one. Love, Haley Smither Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me a bike,a tablet,and some cloths? I deserve these things because I clip up at school a lot. This would make me feel the best! Love, Chase Dykstra Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me an Ipod if my mom doesn’t get it and an Under Armour tight shirt. I deserve this because I do my homework. From, Kody Schipper Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me Monster High doll, shoes, a shirt, a fish tank, and fish food. I deserve these because my tells me to put my laundry away and I always do it! Love, Aubry Smith Dear Santa, I would like to have some toys for Christmas. I will name three of them. I would like to have some Kinetic sand float, an Olaf stuffed animal and a new Ipod. I would feel wonderful if you could do that. From, Isabella Dear Santa Claus, Here are some ideas on what to get me.A new sleeping bag,a glass Elsa painting doll,and the American girl doll set.I deserve these gifts because I am really good at school.I’d love it if you could get me these gifts. Thanks! Love, Lauren Guenther Dear Santa, I really hope that you will bring me Lego Mine Craft Netherbox, Lego Mine Craft mine and Forward on to Dawn set. I deserve these gifts because I have good colors on the clip chart. I also do chores to help my mom. I’m usually nice, but sometimes in the day I’m usually a little bit bad. From, Gavin Huizenga Dear Santa, I hope you will give me an, ipod, t.v, and a red dress. I deserve these because I am good in school. Love, Brylie Mrs. Renkes’ Second-Grade Class Dear Santa,

Daily Gazette • C11 I want to have 200 Barbies. I only have 5 Barbies. I don’t have any boy Barbies. My sister has 100 more than me. 200 Barbies please. Your friend, Hannah Dear Santa, I would love CD’s to dance the night away. If I have a sleepover me and Willey dance day and night. I could dance to it. I really hope you will bring them to me. Love, Jessiah Dear Santa, I would love to have a gun cleaning pack. I do not have one. I have a gun. I do not want to use my dad’s. I want one! Sincerely, Kamdon Dear Santa, I would love a new Smart board for Christmas. I can play games and write with pencils. I need a smart board so it can help me with my homework. I can look at videos and makeup for my mom. I’d love a smart board. Love Brooklyn Dear Santa, I would really love to have a trailer for my four wheeler for Christmas. I could help my mom and my dad. I use it every time I help my mom and dad. So my dad doesn’t have to pick up his wood. So my mom doesn’t have to pick up the branches and the flowers. I like a big one. Sincerely, Dawson Dear Santa, I would love to get a Smart board. I really want it for me to play school. I can check my email. I can look stuff up big. Please bring me a Smart board. Love, Bowen Dear Santa, I pretty please want a new phone. Then I can be able to play games. And also I will get to call my friends too. Also I will get to go into candy crush too. So I can do whatever I want. I pretty please want a new phone. Sincerely, Lakynn Dear Santa, I would love to receive a bunny. The reason I would like to have a new bunny is because I would cuddle it. The other reason is I would like to feed it. I would take care of it. That is why I would like to have a bunny. Love, Zoey Dear Santa, I would like an ipad. I have a Kindle Fire but I never play it. I can play games and read on it. I hope I get an ipad. Love, Brody

Dear Santa, I really want a four wheeler. I would like it because they are really fun to drive. When I get my hunting license I could hunt. I could go to my cousin’s house and drive it with him. That is why I want it for Christmas. Sincerely, Braedon Dear Santa, I want a science kit. I really always wanted to do science. Sometimes me and my sister fight when we play Barbies so I need something to do. When my friends come we barely have anything to do. Love, Belle Dear Santa, Can I please have a bunch of Halos? Why? Because I’ve had 80% 1 day. I’ve been on purple once. I’ve been on blue twice. So please give me a bunch of Halos the toy type. Love, Leium Dear Santa, I would love to have an ipod. Our other one I have to share with my sisters. I never get to play on our other one. Our other ipod only has a little of my games. Please bring me an ipod. Your Friend, Caden Dear Santa, I would love to get a Slappy Dummy for Christmas. I really want a Slappy Dummy because me and my brother would have shows. I can make movies with it and my brother Ayden. I can play with him and practice with him. Please bring me one! Sincerely, Aaron Dear Santa, I would really, really love to have a giant teddy bear for christmas. I would use it for a pillow. I don’t have that many stuffed animals. I lost 5 of my favorite stuffed animals. Please bring me a giant teddy bear. Love, Paige Dear Santa, I would like a dirt bike for Christmas. I would like a dirt bike for Christmas because I have never rode one. I would like a dirt bike because I want to try it. I would like a dirt bike because I can do a wheely on it. That is why I want a dirt bike. Your friend, Isaiah Dear Santa, I would love to have a new Frankie Stein Doll for Christmas. I love it because it has green skin and black and white hair. I like it because it can walk and talk. I like it because it could jump. Please bring me a new Frankie Stein Doll. Love, Chloe

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Dear Santa, I would love an x box one and it is cool. An x box one is so cool because it has a lot of games. I never had an x box one before. I want a lot of games. Please bring me an x box one. Your friend, Noah Dear Santa, I would love to receive Black Ops 3 for PS4. I would like it because I don’t have it. I would like it because I don’t have a gun game. I would like it so I have a better game. Please bring me Black Ops 3 for Christmas. Sincerely, Landen Dear Santa, I would like a puppy. I would take care of it. I would feed it. I would clean up after it. I want a puppy. Your friend, Ronnie

Santa, can you bring me an owl with a necklace and pretty clothes? I have been concentrating to read. My favorite thing to do is to help my mom, dad, my auntie, and my uncle. Love, Elaine

help dad at The Factory. Love, Khloe

I am a kind friend and I know how to read books. I want ice skates for Christmas. Love, Averie

I want a Lalaloopsy doll that goes to the bathroom. I have been good. Love, Annalis

I want a turtle. I have been good. Love, David I want the little Critter. I am good. Love, Brenley I want a turtle. I am good and I like to play outside. Love, D’mico

Dear Santa, Santa will you please send me a phone. I would love to receive a phone this Christmas because my sister never lets me play on her Ipod when mine is dead. I always have to go to my grandma’s house. I always have to play with my mom’s phone. Please bring me a phone. Sincerely, Alyssa

Jefferson School, Sterling Mrs. Brown’s Kindergarten-Class I would like some new Barbie dolls. I have been good too. Love, Reese I want new clothes, Barbie dolls, and a Barbie house. I have been a little good. I have been hugging my mom and I love my mom. Love, Malachi

I want a music box. I am good. I don’t want to go to the principal’s office anymore so I am going to be good. Love, Noah L. I want a unicorn toy. I have been playing nicely with my sisters. Love, Janay

I want a Minion toy. I helped my grandma clean the windows. I have been good. Love, Noah R.

I want a baseball bat. I was kind of good at times. I am going to work that. Love, Jaxon I want a Lalaloopsy baking oven and a puppy surprise. I really like you Santa because I saw you at Kroger’s. Love, Chloe I want a Ninja toy and a big dinosaur. My name is Dylan and I already wrote you a little note. I like your toys a lot. Love, Dylan I want a Ninja Turtle, a volcano toy, a dinosaur, and a Ninja toy. I am good at math. I have been good too. Love, Ethan

I want a Power Wheel Range Rover. I have been good and I help my mom at home. Love, Rush

I want washable markers (and one that is pink). I want a scarf that has a lot of butterflies on it. I am being good. Love, Kendall

I want Play-Doh. I have been good and I help my grandma do laundry. Love, Alexis

I want a Ninja Turtle toys. Mind Craft toys, and a big dinosaur. I am super good. Love, Mauricio

I want Shopkins. I help my mom and I am really nice. Love, Toni I want 100 books and 100 Barbies. I like to pretend teach. I am good, silly, goofy to my cousins, brother, and sister, and I

I want some toys, clothes, shoes, and maybe a dress. I want a toy that is like a Pooh Bear like I had before. I want to tell Santa thanks. I have been good. Love, Destiny

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Mrs. Hartz First and Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Can the elves make me a bike with traning wels? I have never lrned how to ride a bike. I wood like closes. I was a good grl. Love, Jada Dear Santa, How are the elves? Can you bring a Playstation Lego Dimensnon game? I wood like a poodle toy. I wood like a fishing pole. I was a good boy. I work hard at school. Love, Tanner Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer? I would like an American girl doll. I thank you for the toy. Enjoy the cookies. I love you Santa. Love, Madison Dear Santa, I want a new bike for Christmas. Blue is my favorite color. I will leave some cookies and milk for you. Thank you, Salvador Dear Santa, Is it almost Christmas? I like playing in the snow. Will you bring present? Will you pick out presents for my family? I will leave cookies for you and carrots for your reindeer. I hope to see your reindeer and sleigh driving to my house. Love, Tre Dear Santa, Is it almost Christmas? I like playing in the snow. I want an American Girl doll. Will you bring my doll all the way from the North Pole? I will leave cookies for you and carrots for your reindeer. Love, Joanna

Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer? I would like batman toys, I-pad with games on it. Thank you, Ashton Dear Santa, How are you feeling? How is your day Santa? I would like an xbox 360, minecraft, minecraft story mode, a minecraft toy, lego minecraft and a lego costume. Thank you, Cesar Cervantes Dear Santa, How are you? Are you fine? I want a guitar for Christmas. If I could play it with my dad. I have been a good boy. Love, Aaron Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? How are you doing? Good I hope. Is Mrs. Claus baking? What I would like for Christmas is: Ipad, phone, chef, a maid for my mom. Thank you. I love you. Elisia Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer I would like some make up please. I will give you some milk and cookies. I hope you will enjoy it. I love you Santa. Love, Andrea Dear Santa, How is your reindeer? Santa are your elves doing good? I like your white beard and red sled. I would like minecraft, a choo-choo, a ship, a mario train, a tornado games and a computer. Thank you, William Holcomb

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, How are you and Rudolph, Dasher, Blixen and the other reindeer doing? Am I on the naughty list? Yes or no. Can I please have a wii and maybe a new home or brother? No I am just kidding about a brother, but for a new home we will give more cookies. That would be all. Have a good day. Love, Kiera Krepfle Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How are you doing at the North Pole? I hope you get ready for Christmas night. On Christmas Eve I’m making you choclate cookies just two for self. I can’t wait until Christmas. This Christmas I want a game called Skate 3, and a game call Mx vs atv reflex, and FNAF plushies. I been a really good boy this year. I hope your Elves are doing a good job making the toys. So I hope you will have a good night passing out presents. Sincerely, Raymond Mangan Dear Santa, Hi Santa Claus am I on the naughty list? How is it at the North Pole, is it fun? How many elves do you have and how do you deliver all the presents in one night? I really want a bad boy nerf gun. It is cool. I think I should be able to get it because I have been a good boy this year. Sincerely, Zyan Westbrook Dear Santa, How are you and Rudolph doing? Who’s on the naughty and good list? How did you like my cookies? This Christmas I would like is a new bike for my sister and me because we got our bikes stolen. I really want a tablet or phone. Another thing I want is a new mouse for the amazing zeus. Don’t get frost bite and Merry Christmas! Sincerely, Tatum Allen Dear Santa, How are your reindeer doing I hope they are fine so you can fly over houses and deliver presents to all the people. And when you get to my house I will have cookies and milk. This Christmas I would like a x box with plants vs zombies garden war fair. Also, I would like a new rocket chair because it is broken. Have a happy Chistmas Eve, and don’t get too cold. Yours truly, Aaron Bertolozzi Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? Santa, I would like an xbox 36d. I think I am really good this eyar. I help my mom do the dishes. I would like Black Ops 3 so bad. I help my dad clean the basement. Merry Christmas, Ean Cervantes

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Dear Santa, I’m woundering how Ruodolph, Blixen and the other reindeer are, also I wanted to tell you what I want for Christmas. I would like a big stuffed girafe, a little live turtle, a pair of slipers and pajama pants, a deck of Pockyemon, and a brand new iphone, and a cute cover to go with the iphone, also Tsum Tsum. Merry Christmas Santa!! Sincerely, Olivia Clark

want that because I can take it places with me. Also I can play games on it like my furrof Mincraft. I also want a dog. I want a dog because I will take care of it and also I deserve a puppy because I have responsibility. We have a dog and I also feed it all the time so that is why I think I should get a dog. I hope you have a Merry Christmas with Mrs. Claus. Sincerely, Finley Ryan

Dear Santa, How are you? Are you going to use Rudolph this Christmas? Also does Mrs. Claus seem well? I would like for Christmas Disney World tickets for my family to go. I really, really want them for me and my brothers and parents. I have done all my chores and have been a good girl! If you can’t get the tickets I would also like a duffle bag for Christmas, a new bike and other stuff that you can choose for me. Thank you I am looking forward to Christmas! Your friend, Payton Ottens

Dear Santa Claus, Hi Santa Claus! How are you? I hope you’re fine because Christmas is coming up soon! I can’t wait to see what I got in my stocking. My sister can’t wait either! I’m very excited to spend my Christmas in Hawaii this year! All of my dad’s relatives are coming and it is going to be a very cool Christmas. This Christmas I would really enjoy some shopkins! Me and my sister love shopkins so much and we would like some 5 packs and the little baskets at Walmart. I would also like some Frozen stuffed animals. I love Olaf and Sven. They’re so cute! The last thing I want is the Disney Tsum Tsums. They are adorable! The Tsum Tsums I want are Areil, Genie, Buzz Lighter, Hans, and Elsa. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Love, Brinley Francis

Dear Santa, How are you and Rudolph? Does Rudolph’s nose really glow? My dogs name is Rudolph. How do you get inside my house? I want another Knex box it is also for my dad. I also want maybe another Ipad or an Ipod either way. I’m good. I think you should deliver the knex box that is the one that I want the most. Yours truly, Georgia Gallardo Dear Santa, How are you and the reindeer doing? I’m so excited to see what you’ll get me and my family for Christmas this year. This Christmas I would like the most this year is a framed picture of my dog Tana that passed. I think I should get this because I loved her and I miss her very much. Happy Holidays! Your friend, Viktor Gnatovich Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus today? I hope you stay warm on Christmas Eve. I will get some delicious cookies for you on Christmas. This Christmas I would really like to have Text cool the braclet studio and I want that because I have been good. Oh and also a real gutair please. My family can’t wait until Chrismas. Stay warm on Chrismas Eve and be safe. Sincerely, Olivia Maxwell Dear Santa, How are you and the reindeer? Is Rudolph excited for Christmas? I hope Rudolph is excited. You can tell him I said hi. I am very excited for Christmas. I really want a ipod for Christmas. I

Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa? Who is on the good list and naughty list? I love the presents that you give us. I am going to set cookies on the table. I really, really want a dog and really want new fish for my fish tank. I want Jordans and basketball shoes and I want Tsum Tsum. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Jaylah Green Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus and the reindeer? I am excited to see you. I have delicious cookies and milk. What I really want is a wii and I want Lincoln Blocks and a pokemon book. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Thank you, Leighton MunozRipley Dear St. Nick, How is your family doing? Happy Christmas eve I wonder am I on the nice list? Well here are some things I want for Christmas, I want an x-box 1, PS4, we figures, and for my family a 80 inch tv and a secsanal as big as our living room. We hope you have a great Christmas. Oh yeah, one more thing. Florida tickets. You are the best present delivery guy. I hope you never get replaced. Love, Joey Cordell

Dear Santa, How are you Santa? Is Mrs. Claus and the reindeer doing well? If they are can you tell them I said hi? I hope you can make it to my house and my friend’s house. This Christmas I would like a wii u and splatoon to go with it. I did not hit my sister for a long time. I also listen to my mom this year. Can I also get Black Ops 3 for PS4. I did not make my dad mad a lot this year. Have a merry Christmas Santa! Sincerely, Thai Nguyen Dear Santa, I hope you do not get sick. How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you come to my house. I’m very excited. For Christmas I really want a new baseball bat. I want a big barrel bat. I want a lime green bat the most but an orange bat is my second choice. I think I deserve a bat because I have been really good this year and I am playing for a travel team called the Sterling Sharks. I will have some really good cookies for you sitting on a very low table. Your friend, Bryce Hartman Dear Santa Claus, Hi Santa, it’s a great year. How are you Santa? I bet your having a nice day. So what I want for Christmas is a brand new xbox 1. Also can you also bring a game like Call of Duty Black Ops 3 with my xbox 1? That’s what I really want. So Santa are you ready for the big year? I can’t wait. So can’t you you. Just want to give presents I’m glad you give presents to all the boys and girls. Have a great, great year Santa! Love, Owen Pope Joy Dear Santa Claus, How are you? How busy is it there? I wonder if you get a lot of snow. Can you please get my mom and

Daily Gazette • C13 dad a new TV in there room. And I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I am going to put food out for the reindeer. I would like an Ipad that has a keybord please and I also would like a gift card to stuff a Bear please and fill my stocking I hope not with coal. Your friend, Teagan Morris Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa and Mrs. Clause? Are you doing fine? This Christmas I want a remote control car that can get gas. This Christmas I want a new mongoose bike. This Christmas I want to see a picture of you and the reindeer. This Christmas I want a elecktrick scooter. This Christmas I want a Tsum! Have a Merry Christmas! Your friend, Blake Durdan Dear Santa, Hello I would want you to be warm Santa. Please tell Mrs. Claus I said have a well Christmas Eve. Tell all the reindeers an elves hi and have a good time at the North-Pole. I really want a x box 360. And kind of a few games. I’m in the 3rd grade. Can I have tsum tsum please? Also by the way I am a girl and please don’t give me cola. I want new shose and new boots or some snow pants and some snow boots. Some dresses. I really want shopkins. I want all of them. I hope you like the cookies. Love you and Mrs. Claus, and I really want those things really please and thank you. Love, Desarae Ballard Dear St. Nick, Hi Santa! How is Rudolph doing and the other reindeer doing? Are they ready for Christmas? Is the sleigh in good shape? I want a new video game. I’ve been good. I’ve haven’t been fighting

with my dad. I hope I am not on the naughty list this year and Jungles will be watching me. I want a new pair of new Jordens for Christmas. I’ve been doing nice things for people, like going to give the boy gum. But some person already did it. Sincerely, Gabriel Celestino Mrs. Virtue’s Third-Grade Class Dear Saluta, How are you? I am good. Do you know what I want? Can you Bring me a I phone 6! And an I pad? How are the Elves doing? Do you want some cookies on Christmas Eve? Have a great trip! Thank you for listening to me. Your friend, Geovanni Cisneros Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are the elves? How are you doing Santa? Santa if you could I want an xbox 360, I want an xbox 360 because I want to play the real minecraft. I would also, like an Iphone because I know how to use one. I want an Ipad also, because mine cracked! Also, I would like a computer! Thank you for my Art set last year and for all you’ve done!! Your friend, Brynlee Martinez Dear Santa, Did you have a nice summer? How is Mrs. Claus? I would like a guinea pig. I would also like a kitten. I would like it a lot if you could bring me some clothes. I liked all the presents you have brought me. Your friend, Brecken Dear Santa, Hello how is Mrs. Claus? How are your reindeer? Santa if you could can you get me a phone or a phone case? Thank you for all of the things you have given me. Sincerely, Emma Landis

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C14 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa Claus, Hi how are you doing? I wanted to ask a few questions like how many toys do you make a year? How many elves do you have? Santa for Christmas I would love a dog. But if you can’t get a dog I also would love an IPad so I can watch my videos. Thank you for all the great Christmases and I hope there will be many more! Sincerely your friend, Bashkim Dear Santa, How are yor elves Santa Claus? Are they good? I hope you like our cookies. If you can get me an Ipad and a pensil sharpener it will be a great Christmas! Thank you Santa for the presents last yer. Your friend, Gage W. Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus? How is your family? How is the weather there? Santa I would love a terrian twister for Christmas. Also, new orange lowtop curry shoes. Next, I would like a new basketball with Stephen Curry on it. Thank you for all the gifts you got me in the past. Merry Christmas to you!!! Love, Maddux Osborn Dear Santa, How are you Santa? Are you doing well? Are your elves doing well? How are the reindeer? Santa for Christmas I’d like a nintendo 3ds. Also, I’d like the new star wars game. Also, I’d like a rc rev lamborgini. Also, an elf on the shelf. Last I’d like an xbox 360 and the new Jurassic world game. Thank you if you can bring me what I asked for please. Your friend, Maximus M. Dear Santa, Hi Santa how are you doing? Is it fun there? How is the weather? Santa I would love an Ipod for Christmas please and Santa can you please bring minecraft for a xbox 360? Also, I would love an Ipad for Christmas please. Also, can you bring me a dog please? Also, can you bring me a game that is called Mario please. Thank you for all these things. Love, BrookLyn Jane Dear Santa, Santa, how do you stay warm in the North Pole? Santa how are you doing in the North Pole? Santa I love my elf on the shelf. I realy miss Tommy because he was like my best friend. Oh and Santa one more thing a grown up drum set please santa oh and santa I wish you a Merry Christmas. Your friend, Michael Bennett Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? How are your rein deer? How are your elves? Santa can you please bring me a laptop? Also, an I phone 6? Also, can I have an I phone case for my I phone 6? Also, can I have a new I pod case? Thank you for all you have given me for Christmas! Love, Emma Sinn Dear Santa, How have you been doing Santa? Have your reindeer been good? Santa may I have an IPod for Christmas? And may I have a Iphone 5 for Christmas? Thank you for giving me a lot for Christmas last year. Have a great trip! Your Friend, Ethen Rosenbaum Dear Santa Claus, How is the weather at the North Pole? How is Mrs. Claus? How are you Santa Claus? Santa if you could would you

www.saukvalley.com please bring me an Ipad because I don’t know where it is. I would love if you could please bring me a 3ds. On Christmas would you please bring me an Iphone 6. I would love if you could bring me a puppy because I love puppies and they are so, so cute. I would love a mini basketball hoop too. So, you can see I would love these presents for Christmas Santa. Thank you. Your friend, Lincoln Davis Dear Santa Claus, How are your elves? How is Mrs. Claus? How is it going there? Santa can you bring me Amercan girl stuff? Also, can you bring me who was, what was those books? Thank you for all the great presents you’ve brought me. Sincerely, Eleanor A. Dear Santa, Is it cold out where you live? Are your elves making toys yet? Is life treating you well? Santa I hope you could bring me a Nintendeo 3DS XL. A Nintendeo 3DS XL would be a good collection of Nintendos. I am hoping for a game it is called Tomodachi life. My cousin Jena has both of the things I want an I’m glad she lets me play it. I am wishing you the merriest of Christmases! Your friend, Jason Lee Dear Santa Claus, How are you Mr. and Mrs. Claus? How are you this year? Is there a lot of kids on the naughty list or not? Santa I would like if you bring me a xbox one and the xbox one GTA5 and xbox one, Minecraft. Also, Santa can you bring me a I phone 6s? Thanks for everything you got me for every Christmas Santa. Sincerely, Jase Tompkins Dear Santa, How have you been this year? Are all the reindeer doing ok? Is Mrs. Claus doing ok? Santa if you could please get me the whole series of the Harry Potter books it would be great. Also, it would be great if you could get me a computer for Christmas this year! Santa, I would also love if you could get me a whole set of markers and crayons please. Thank you Santa for all the gifts! Sincerly, Vianney Contreras Dear Santa, How were the good cookies. How is my elf pinecone doing is he doing good? Santa for Christmas I would want the new star wars game for my playstation. I would also like wireless headphones that are called beats. I would really like a laptop please. Santa I would like some new nerf guns. I want a bulls basketball. Thank you for all the great things you have done for me. Your friend, Nicolas Battaglia Dear Santa, How is your family? Did the Elves get started on making our presents? Santa if you could will you bring me a guinea pig? And also will you get me an Iphone 6. It would be nice for you to also get me a laptop. Santa can you also get me a case for the Iphone six? Thank you for the presents last year. Your friend, Haedyn Dear Santa, How is Miss Claus? How are you? How are the elves? Santa I would love a turtle because I love animals! I also want a tank to keep my turtle in if you get me one. Thank you for all you’ve done. Your friend, Reagan Ellis

Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? How are you Santa and your elves today? Santa can you please get me a xbox one or a PS4 for Christmas? Also, I could love to have a computer and a minecraft game for PS3 or PS4 or xbox one. Also, a Iphone6 and a shark. Thank you for all that you gave to me last year. Sincerely, Kalhuin Heller

good and you. Sincereley, Rilley K. Dear Santa, I have a list of things I hope you can get me. Ok 1 a Wii U. 2 Soper move maker for Wii U. Thake you. Sincerely yours, Daegun Dear Santa, All I what for Christmas is a B.B. Gun and a laptop. Also I want a minecraft game for xbox 360 and a controler. So I have a very small list because you have more kid to worry about. Thank you. Your frend, Karlos

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Also how are the elves and rein deer? Santa can you please bring me an Ipod or an Iphone? Also, I would like an American girl doll? Also, if you get me an Ipod or phone, a case with it? Thank you for great gifts you’ve given me! Can’t wait for the gifts! Love, Samara Dorner

Dear Santa Claus, I’s been a loooong time seenes I’ve seen you. Could you come to my house Chrismas nght. Chould you bring me some toy guns that make sound and with capted hot holes pleas bring me a xbox 1 ps 4 and this isn’t for me it’s for me and my family my firends I want a ml6, mg08 for my guns clesntion and my birthday party. From, Donovan to Santa Claus

Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? Please may I have an Iphone and a mini carset or DS and PS3 or turtle? Thank you for everything you have done for me last year. Your friend, Laderias

Dear Santa, I want a PS3. If you can get me one please can I have one. I want a new bed to. I can eather get 1 or both. It does’nt matter. I need one or the other. Please can I get a PS3 or a bed. Your the best thanks. From, Shealynn

Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? What is it like there? How is Mrs. Claus? Santa I would love an Ipad please if you could. Santa could you get me Justice gift card? Santa if you could get me doll clothes for Christmas. Thank you for getting me all the gifts. Thank you! Your friend, Ahrianng Martinez

Dear Santa, I am loking forward to Christmas. I would be Happy to see My Family there. And only if I have been good I would like to see under my tree some baby Books. So I could Read them to my baby brother. If I have been good I would like to see a new pair of osiRis. Sincerely, Gisselle

Dear Santa Claus, How is your family? How are the elves? Are any reindeer sick? Santa can I please get a mac book for Christmas? Can I also get a new phone case? I also want a elf on a shelf please and a chocolate pen and new shoes. Thank you for the great things you have given me. Your friend, Nakynzy Cavazos

Dear Santa Claus, Santa Claus my name is Mya. I’m excited for you to come to my house. There are a few things I would like this year. I would like the people at St. Judes to stay alive. Last a cool PS3 game. Sincerely, Mya

Dear Santa Claus, How are you? Is it hard to have lots of gifts? How many elves do you have? Santa if you could I would like an xbox 360. Another thing I would like is a gold PS4. Thank you for all the great gifts last year. Your friend, Antonio Diraimondo Dear Santa Claus, Santa how is the wife? Is any reindeer sick? Santa may I have a PS3? May I have an IPad? May I have a IPod? May I have an IPhone? May I have a computer? I wish you a Merry Christmas. Love, Jesse DeWitt

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Dear Santa, Dear Santa I’m excited for you to go to my house. There is a few things I wold like. I wold like. I would like some clothes the kind of clothes I would like is skinny Jeans and some shirts. I also would like a new pair of shos. I also would like a tablet. I hope you can get me the things I want like but if you cann’t get me what you can. Your friend, Hannah J. Dear Santa Claus, It has been a long time since Christmas. and I would like to find some toys under my tree. Early one morning I broke my tablet. I would like to replace the old one for a new one. I don’t know how I broke it. but I charged it and it did not come back on after I charged it. Early

one other morning I had a shirt that I put on and it had a hole in it. So I could not wear it. Can I please a new one. Can you make it so it is a Christmas Shirt. If you could get me one. I would like a nice candel that smells like Christmas. bye Santa Claus. have a good time eating all them coookies. Thank you, Jersey Schmidt Dear Santa, Hello my name is Abigail. I’m looking forward to Christmas. Here are some things I’d like. I would like a bow and arrows because I like archery. I would like a tablet because I like to watch youtube and my ipod dies very fast. Sincerely, Abigail Dear Santa Claus, Hi, my name is Exavier. I hope I can find some things under my tree. Can I have a remote control car that goes in water, in snow, in grass, it goes sideways, backwords, and forwords. Can I have a 23 in. tv. Merry Christmas. Sincerely, Exavier Dear Santa, Hello my name is Avery. Can I have Skylanders Superchargers dark edit on starter pack please also all characters and vehicles to go with that. I’ve wanted this game ever since it came out badly. Here is the other thing I wanted Lego Dimesions starter pack and all fun packs please. I really want to try this game badly. Hope you get this. P.S. Can’t wait for Christmas. Sincerely, Avery Dear Santa, I would like to get some presents like Lagos. And a x-box 1 maybe if I am on the good list. I hope I am. You do not have to get me it. Then 1 more thing I would like to have most of all I would like all my family at the Christmas party. Sincerely, William Dear, Santa Claus, Hello my name is Mackenzie Scott and I am going to tell you 2 things I wish to get for Christmas. But before I tell you I just want to think you for everything you’ve given me so far. For Christmas I would like to have a Journal to replace the one I’ve had since Kindergarten with full pages. I would also like to find under my Christmas tree, some markers to replace the one’s my brother runied. Thank you if you get me anything. Sincerely, Mackenzie Scott Dear Santa Claus, Can I get alot of toys this christmas and try to get some biger toys please and thank you can you also get my baby brother a firetruk and a police car and please get my brother a pro scooter thank you but can you get me a pro scooter a ripstick a bike new shose and a lot of cookies!!! Sincerely, Emillio #3

Dear Santa, Hi, so theirs a few things I might want for Christmas. I think I want a tv with a robot so I don’t have to get up and so I can watch tv well I wait for my food. I might also want a car to drive around a lot. Bye, Jacob P.S. Your the best! Dear Santa, Hello Santa I was wondering if I could have some stuff under my tree this year. I want some lets see clothes, books, Army toys, coloring books and crayons, toy guns. Last but not least I would like some stuff you know I would play with. From: Brycen Cole Kaye To: Joly Fella/Santa Dear Santa, I am curious about what I am going to get for Christmas this year. There are a few things that I want from you this year. I would like a trampoline please!! I want a cookie maker. Love, Evan C. Dear: Santa Claus, Hello Santa my name is Abbie and I would like a few things for Christmas. This year may I have An iphone charger and can I have one more thing may I have a book bag. Thank you. Sincerely, Abigail B. Dear: Santa Claus, I have a few things for Cristmas. The frist one is a box of crayons, a book shelf and som books to go with it, and last but not least a big giant, humongos monkey! Sincerely, By Mia R. Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus doing? Can you plase get me skylander super chargers. Sincerely, Rylee Dixon Dear Santa Claus, Hello my name is Mia G. How are you doing? I am just saying thank you for every Christmas and having fun. So I want to ask if I could have a few things. I just want a basketball because my big sister’s basketball popped so yay. The thing that I realy want is a locket with my family also my big sister who died I want her in it too. Thank you. Sincerely, Mia G. Dear Santa Claus, Santa Claus, My name is Genna. The only thing I hope for is for St. Judes hospital and every kid that is in St. Judes hospital to get better and for all of the kids to go back with there family and stay with them for ever and ever and go to school and learn and never get canser again and so they can be helthe again. They sound get to bo Christmas with there family. Sincerely, Genna Merrill

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Mrs. Lantz’s Third-Grade Class Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. This is what I want an green computer, Oddel Beckem Jr. Jersy, skate 3. Love, Ryan Dear Santa, I have ben really good this year I would like this year a zoomer cat and dog and shopkinds and a chubby puppies and a plush toy to and my baby sis a toy or a blankey I hop you and every one at the noth pole are doing good Love, Chloe Sosa Dear Santa, I been good all year. I waent a compoter and a Phon with a dofan case and makup and a little cat and some toys for the cat and some food and a vido and picher camer. Love, Santa From: Mersaydez Dear Santa, Bring me a PS4 for well you know. Love, Zac Dear Santa, I have been good all year and what I want is a xbox 360, and I want a xbox 360 Live Cards and I want a phone, and a Ipad, and a KTM Dirt Bike, and a PS4, and I want a PS4 Card, and a computer, and new KTM Dirt Bike Cloths, Love, Korbin Dear Santa, I have been good and bad this year. If you do bring me presents here is a list. List: easy bake oven, shoppkins, more amarican girl doll stuff, own labtop, and more. Bye. Love, Kamryn Dear Santa, I have ben working hard this eyar. This is what I want. Playstation 4, Wii U, Phone, tablet, Bike, TV, xbox, xbox 360, wwe wresles, books, wwe bed. Love, Brock Dear Santa, I want a phone and a MP3 player and a xbox 360 with a reymowt and ezey back owin dow and a tv and a col because I want to see it and a lot of candy and a rening a dimend rening. Love, Serenity Dear Santa, I worked verey hard this year I woud love fore bring me 3 things more if you feel like it so here are my 4 things I want a video camera, sword art online the lost song, and fall out 4 and a line where computer. Love, Collin Dear Santa, I ben good all year I want a tv a phone and tablet and toy sanda computer. I love you santa. You like cookies. I am 8 year old love you Santa cause best santa. I’m happy love you Santa caus love Momto. Love Santa, Jayeveon Dear Santa, I have been good all year this year I would like a laptop. Love, Danika Dear Santa, I have ben good this year so may I have a american girl doll and can I have Grace because I have all the books. I would also like a big reamot car that I can fit in it so I woulden’t have to walk everwear because my nee hurts when I walk. Love, Breanna W.

Dear Sante, I have been very good this year I would like a eyephone. I would like a elf on a shelf. Love, Jaylee Dear Santa, I want a aptop. I like a new bike. I want a fuon. I want 2 xbosx. I want a miacaft. Love, Sarah Dear Santa, I have been good all year. I think that I deserve these things. Ipod, computer, minecraft, bonee off, and a elf on the shelf. Love, Addison Watts Dear Santa, I den good dont bring me clos. I wont dihshelh finie 3.0. and a fone and a avesrschlr. Love, Aidan Lclash Dear Santa, I have been good this year. for cismas can you get me a phone and a big owl and a teacher kit. And a easy bake oven. And can you get me a real cat and can it be a gril and the caller can be pink pleas. Thank you that is all I want on! Can I also have a Barbie live dream house. And a comuter. Thank you. Love, Elayna Dear Santa, I have ben really good this year I would like to have a my life doll and a DVD player with some movies and some shopkins and a lot of blindbags and a insloe swimming pool and a teddy bear. Love, McKinzie Muller Dear Santa, I’ve ben bad this year. I dezerve coal. Love, Marshawn Dear Santa, I really worked this hard for Santa I want trash pack I really wanted a phone I want a race car with a race car track with bag full Pokemon cards. Love, Noah Dear Santa, I have not bin bad at school may I have a labtop a dolphin phone case a xbox 360 with minecrart. Love, Omariyah yaya Mrs. Maloy’s Third-Grade Class Dear Santa, Can you tell me some names of your elfs? Can you have rudolph make a raindeer mark on my frount porch step please? Santa my I have an ipad. Also may I have a easy bake oven please. Last I want a pair of high heels please. Kimara, age 8 and a half Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeers doing? I want to see you again. I would like to get a tablet, a glow pad, a barbie, a frozen blankey, and a elsa play set. I have been so good for my teacher and all my relatives. Love, Na’Ari Young, age 8 Dear Santa, How is it going with the reindeers and the elvs at the shop? I want a pro scooter. I want a plant vs zobies lego set. I want a ice cream maker. I have been good by doing my chores and cleaning my room. Love, Xaviar, age 9 Dear Santa, What I whunt for Christmas this eyar is a BMX toy bikes and a Elf and a toy macheine gun and a been bag and

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Dear Santa, What is one of your elfs names? This is what I want, iphoun, lego friends, craft-stuf, books, a gadget thing. Santa I have ben good becaus I realy realy like you. Zoey, age 8

Dear Santa, How are your raindeer. All I want for Christmas is a PS4 and with it I want a controlar and little big planet and I want a lego set, a toy drone with a seet that could fit a little guy. I’ve been good because I help people and use my manners, I help people what stuff are. From, Mason Skinner

Dear Santa, Why do you have reindeer? I helped my brother tie his shoes when he broke his arm. Please can I have a toy phone that actually works and a cd player? I help my mom. Love, Megan of Milledgeville

Dear Santa, Can I have a plant vs. zombie lego set lego movie lego set super hero 1 the people set and more legos. I can I have a remote control. Zen, 8 Dear Santa, Is Rudolph’s nose realy glow and did he get picked on. For Christmas may I please have a lego set of star wors and all of the chacters. For Christmas can I have a new mokotroler and venom for disneyanfrity. For Christmas may I please have some new hotwheels. For Christmas may I please have that toy it is a robot and you can change him into a spider and a dinisour. Esai, 8 age Dear Santa, How are your reindeer doing? Tell Rudolph that I said HI. This is my Christmas list. So want I want is a gymasitces bar. A amarican gril doll name clowe. A dog the kind a palmskee. Also a Jeep. Last bat not least I want to be abble to spend ather Christmas with my Family. Gabby, age 8 and a half Dear Santa, I hope your life at the nourth poul is geart. I still think you are real. I hope all your raindeer are ok. All want for Christmas is to go the disny land I bean a very good boy and I will alwas b good. Cheveyo Dear Santa, Can I have a American Girl doll named Chloe, Elsa. Pajamas and slippers doll bouse and a Barbie camper. Alyssa W. Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus! Here is what for Christmas. 5 SOS books, Iphone, Beados, dohvinci and barbie dream house. I have been a good girl because I cleaned my room. Love, Kenzie, age 8.5 Dear Santa, Hi Santa, I have a queshton about the north pole, how are you survive the coldness and how do you give kids presents to kids in one day? The things I want for Christmas are, 1. A xbox 1. 2. A Wii U. 3. Minecraft Zombie. 4. Minecraft Storymode. 5. WWE 2klb. I think I was good because I do my best in school and I do my best at home. Sencearly, Isacc

Dear Santa, How are you doing. I wont for Christmas a snowmaker Barbie Dream house tablet I wont ads a now. I ben goud I help my little sister Elizabeth Claingher bipre and clen up lisin I help my hold fame. By, Abby Leve Dear Santa, How are the raindeer I relly want to see them. I would like a pet hores, and a american girl doll with a american girl doll house with a pet. And a elsa play set whit all the caricters, some more make up and new glasses. I been good for my techer what I have been good for her is I ficstmy cabey and share a book with her, and got the buket down. Love, Ahliyah, age 8 Dear Santa, How are your raindeer doing. I wunt for Chritmas xbox one, legos, minecraft for xbox one. Also gun choms. I wus good for my baby sitter. Adam

Milledgeville Elementary School Sarah Bates’ Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, I am helpful with my brother. Please give me some Shopkins and an American Girl dol. How do you make all those toys? I will make you some yummy cookies! Madalynn of Chadwick Dear Santa, What snack do the elves like? May I please have a truck and a trailer and a Lynyrd Skynyrd CD? I am nice to my brother and sister. I hope you are doing good. Love, Ryder of Chadwick Dear Santa, Do you take care of your deers? I help the neighbors with their dogs. Can I please have a powered scooter and a letter and number game? Lexis of Chadwick Dear Santa, How are you doing? I help with my baby sister. Please can I have a Barbie house and a Shop-

Dear Santa, Where do the reindeer sleep? I do my chores without complaining and I am polite. May I please have an Easy Bake oven and a MaKayla doll? Do you want sprinkles on your cookies? I can’t wait for Christmas! Claire of Chadwick Dear Santa, Is it snowing at the North Pole? I help my mom and I carry in groceries from the car. I help make dinner and I do good listening. May I please have a Bears cheerleader outfit and an art set? Do you want donuts or cookies for a snack? Lyla of Milledgeville Dear Santa, Does Rudolph really have a red nose? May I please have a tablet and some fancy dresses? I take care of my baby sister, I feed and water the dog and help my mom and dad. I love you Santa! Elaina of Chadwick

Dear Santa, What do you like to eat? I help my mom vacuum and I feed the cats. May I please have a grain cart for my farm set? From, Wyatt of Chadwick Mrs. Skoog’s Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, Please can I have a Disney Frozen playset with Elsa? I help take care of the cats, dogs and chickens. How did Rudolph get a red nose? Love, Melody Dear Santa, Please can I have a quad and roller skates? I pick up my room and help my Mom. What is your favorite color? How do you fly your sleigh? Love, Emily Dear Santa, Please can I have a robot kitty and a My Little Pony for my Innotab? I help my sister and do chores and I am respectful to people. Would I be able to ride in your sleigh and help this year? Love, Madilyn Dear Santa, Please can I have a train and a toy maker? I pick up my toys and do my farm chores. How do reindeer fly? Love, Rowen

Dear Santa, What do reindeer eat? Can I please have John Deere tractors and Transformers? I take out the garbage and take care of my dog and cats. Blake of Milledgeville

Dear Santa, I please want a Lego train set or a Lego city set? I help with my brother get toys and do chores. How do your reindeer fly and how do you get around the world so fast? Love, William

Dear Santa, I help my mom with dishes and supper. Please have me a new toy Spiderman and SpongeBob house. I leave the reindeer carrots? Zayne of Milledgeville

Dear Santa, Please can I have a tractor and a fire truck? I love helping do chores and things by myself. What is your favorite cookie? Love, Ian

Dear Santa, Is it snowing there? I been helping my dad when he got hurt. May I please have a pony and a Doc McStuffins? I will leave you m&m cookies. Love, Mya of Milledgeville Dear Santa, How do the reindeer fly? I pick up and I am nice to my brothers. May I please have cowboy boots and a combine? Caleb of Milledgeville Dear Santa, I helped my friends at school pick things up. I please want American Girl doll. Do you want m&m cookies? Addi of Milledgeville Dear Santa, Do you want cookies? May I have a dog Godzilla and a green Hulk car? I pick up my toys. Love, Elliot of Milledgeville

Dear Santa, Could I please have a little play horse? I help tie my friends shoes. How can you remember all of the elves names? Thank you! Love, Kennedy Dear Santa, Please can I have Shopkins and an American Girl doll? I help my Mom cook and I help with baby Breah. Why can’t your elves fly after you touch them? Love, Brynley Dear Santa, Please can I have a Lego train and a Lionel train? I have been working hard at school. I have been taking piano lessons and I am nice to my brother. You ever watch the movie Polar Express? How do your reindeer fly? Love, Henry

Dear Santa, How are you and bella and snowflake and Donovan it most be bussy. Well thank you for the letters and what you sent to me yoru the best thank you. Santa I was wondering if I could have a sky lander game for a PS3 and a make up kit that is all I want thank you. I have been good I clean up around the house and I help my grandma I dust clean sweep and open the car door. Thank you. From, Ella Whitebread, age 8 Dear Santa, I hope you don’t get sick on the sleay and can you say hi to your raindeer for me. Can I have ultement grage and a minecraf lego set and terria lego set and minecraft story mode and a tube hero my tube hero that I want is captin sparkles.

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C16 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa, Can I please have books and candy Santa? I am nice to others and keep my hands to myself. Do you have any dogs? Love, Adelle Dear Santa, Can I please have a Barbie saddle and ride horse and a Barbie feed and cuddle horse? I am doing great in school and I am always nice to my sister. How does Rudolph’s nose light up? Love, Brenna Dear Santa, Please can I have books and a rainbow colored purse? I help my brother learn the alphabet and how to count to 10. How strong are your reindeer? What do they eat for energy? Love, Lilly Dear Santa, Please can I have a dirt bike? I helped feed the dog and help tie shoes. How do reindeer fly? Love, Kyson Dear Santa, Can I please have a kid sewing machine and a new crib for my baby? I help feed my pets and I work hard and I am nice. When do you feed the reindeer? Do the elves do it? Love, Rosalie Dear Santa, I like a new toy bird that sings and talks. I was good at stuff. Love, Kaelin Mrs. Engelkens’ Third-Grade Class Dear Santa: How do you make toys? How do you get elves? How do you get turkey. I want a catt! I want a car. I want a skateboard. Love, Kira Dear Santa: Do you like the movie krampus? Do you have ducks? Who’s your favorite Reindeer? Can I please have a comput with TF2 on it PLEASE!!!!! And I want a girlfreind. I want a bell of your’s. Love, Landon Dear Santa: What is you’re phone number, what kind of cookies do you want, do you want coke a cola I want call of duty black ops 1 for the DS1, a PS7, call of duty black ops 2. P.S. give my brother a lump of coal. Love, Wyatt Herbert House Dear Santa: How do you get reindeer? How do you get elves? Where do you go to vacation? I want a phone for Christmas. I want a whiteboard for Christmas. I want a computer for Christmas. Love, Kiyah Dear Santa: Do you get rain and do you have a computer and do you have a phone and I have been cida good but if you want to give me coal I’m fine with that. Ok now I want a phone. And I want a cat or dog. Love, Haleah Dear Santa: I would like to know how many elves you have in your workshop? How many presents you usually. How many cookies do you want? What kind do you do you want milk or coka-cola. I would like for Chrismas is: Ken dolls, a school set, a art set, an elf on the shelf, a robot that recycles, and more stuff. Love your friend, Abby gail Bramscomb Dear Santa: I’ll leave you a lego

www.saukvalley.com cookie safe. There’s 13 cookies inside. I’m just telling you. I want a xbox 360 with mincaft on it. Zoomer kitty, dino, and regular, too. Last I want a zombie pigman toy. Merry Christmas!!!! Sean Dear Santa: I want a new mountain bike for Christmas. I want NEW Pokemon cards. I want New Skylanders. I want 1 billion dollars. Do you want chocolate cookies? Do you want jolly rancher? Do you want chocolate milk? From: Trevor Dear Santa: I will leave you my lego candy machine enjoy. You will NOT have to pay I will leave the coins beside it. Enjoy the jolly ranchers. Things I want 10 lego sets, iphone 6 and 100 minecraft things. P.S. I also want a scientist lego set. Merry Christmas. Love, Kyle Dear Santa: How do reindeer fly? How do elves make the toys? How many elves do you have? For Christmas I want Babie alive snacking Sara, a suit case for a baby doll, and doll dresses. Love, Kailyn Dear Santa: How are the elves and the reindeer doing Santa. By the way how are you and Mrs. Claus doing too. Do you still want cookies and milk this year? For Christmas I would like a hundred dollar bill and a laptop. I would also like a castle. Sincerely, Hannah Dear Santa: How many elves do you have in your workshop? Do you really give coal? Is rudolph real? What kind of cookies do you like? I would like a Iphone 6 and I want big bows and I would like a locket. Love, Kendra Dear Santa, How are you can I have a BMX bike. Can I have a dirt bike and a laptop. Love, John Dear Santa: How are you? I want spin tire and I want a play station and new BMX bike I also want Legos can you get a car for Macey? Love, Daniel Dear Santa: Are you too busy? I want books, car, and will game. Are you cold? Love, Dylan Dear Santa: How are your reindeer? Are you having a great time in the north pole? How are your elves. I want Jesus to come see for Christmas. Love, Lili Miss Wright’s Third-Grade Class Dear Santa: How are you doing? Are you letting the elfs have a break? What are the elfs doing? How are the elfs? This is what I want for Cristmas. I want a xbox, ps4 and games. From, Blake Dear Santa: Are your elves and reindeer going coocoo? Hows your workshop? How old are you, because you should probly be very old by now, because you’ve been hear for a long time. Santa how do you deliver all those presents in one single night. Dear Santa, I want a puppy riding a jetpack, a kitten riding a jetpack (not as toys) and a new set of

little lololocpsy with a little house for them. Love, Abi Dear Santa: How are you doing? How are the reindeer I love Christmas I want a pony I want a tablet what are you doing at the north pole From Lucius Dear Santa: How are the reindeer. I’ve been wondring about the elfs are to. Most of all how are you. I wold like a stroller a dall. And a dog. Love, Taylor Dear Santa, How do the elfs make toys very fast? Whats your favorite cookie? What coler do you like better red or white? For Christmas I will like toys and some owl toys and P.J’s Thank you! Love, Hailey Druien Dear Santa, How are you. What are you doing. How are your elves. How are your reindeer? Are they good? This year I haven’t been as good as I was suppose to be. But I will be better. I would like some clothes, shoes, Ipad and a puppy. Your friend, Hannah Dear Santa: How are the reindeer? Are you working hard up in the North Pole? Is there a lot of snow? This year I will like is a puppy. I will like a chew toy for my puppy. Love, Layney Dear Santa: How are you? How do you deliver all those presents in ONE NIGHT?! Are the reindeer going crazy? For Christmas I want a kitten, a jetpack, Zoomer Kitty, and a BIG stuffed cat. Love, Presley P.S. Do not send me a email. P.P.S. I want it to be a surprise! Dear Santa: What are your elfs like? Are your reindeer being good for you? Last how do you deliver all the present in one night? Santa for Christmas I would like a bunny or turtle. Second I would like a Josphina minni doll. Last I would like some toy horses please. Love, Lilly Rae Ebersole Dear Santa: Are you having a nice year? Is it cool there? Will I get presents? For Christmas I want a xbox, Kulerbooks and games for our family. And thing we can do together. Love, Tim Dear Santa: How are your reindeer doing? What is your favorite kind of cookie? Do you like chocolate milk? Santa I would really like some art suplise. I would like some stuffed animals too please. The last thing I would want is just something special for my family because I just want to help them out. They work so hard and I want them to know I appreciate them. Love, Erika Luisa Braunstein Dear Santa: How are the elfs? They better be faster than ever because I have presents crazy. The thing I what most are the D Rose 6, Duke and North Carolina gear. I what bulls gear. Love, Micah Dear Santa: Do you like your rain deer? Do you like us? How cold is it up there? I whant a cat. I want a big Jet. I want a skunk. Love, Jackson

Dear Santa: How are your reindeers? I would like a flat screen tv and call of duty III. I would also like a spy kit. Love, Dalton

Montmorency School, Sterling Ms. LeFevre’s Third-Grade Class Dear, Santa How are Mrs. Claus’ cookies? How are your reindeer and elves doing? Christmas is like a birthday. I think Christmas is better because you get more toys. Speaking of toys, I think I want an xbox 1. Also, my dog goes through dog toys, so can you give her some bones. I would like a tablet too. The last thing I hope to get would be to get 3 games for my xbox 1.The games are BattleFront, Destiny, fallout 4. Love, Tristan Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? And how are you and Mrs. Claus? And how are the Elves, and how is the weather? Are you excited for Christmas? I am really ,really excited . I would like an Elf on the shelf, more games for my X-Box 360,a movie called The North Pole, and also and iPad. Love, nevaeh Dear Santa, I am really excited for Christmas this year.I hope you and Mrs.Claus will have a great Christmas.This year we are going to cut a tree down for our Family.These are some things I want for Christmas:a phone that I can call people instead of playing just games.I would also like a 2015 Holiday Barbie to add to my collection. For my sister,I think she needs some more “binkies,” because our cat keeps chewing on them. For my grandma, she needs at least twenty dollars, and for Josh, he needs a new John Deer n hat. My dogs need more treats because we are running out, and my cat needs more wet food. That is all Love Makenzie D. Dear Santa, Can you please tell me how Lucky is doing? I am really looking forward to seeing her. I am really excited that you are coming. Here are some things I would like: an ipod, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the whole series including the new one. Also the movies too Also, a dog but a small one so it won’t scare my cats,more Knix for my brother and a new lamby for my sister that is all . More thing how is Mrs Claus doing? Kirsten Dear Santa I am excited for Christmas. How are you and your reindeer? I hope my friends get the presents they want .I will tell you some things that I would like for Christmas: a laptop, a clock with a cat on it, and a Nintendo 3 DS. One more that I wish for are games for my Nintendo and Wii .Have a great Christmas. I wish you a Marry Christmas and hope you have a great year. Love, Kenedi Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing ? I have always wanted to ask you this question ,’’do you have fun passing out presents, I would like a SmartBoard, a Chrome book, a Lego set , and last but not least , the book series of Notebook of Doom . I hope you have fun passing out presents ! Stay warm and make sure the reindeer and elves do too. Love, Kacie

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? Are you ready for Christmas? My sister and I want a new dog. My other dog will have a playmate. I want a new video game for my dad so he won’t yell at the TV . My mom could use some new shoes, and Camryn would like an Xbox. This year I would like to get my own phone. Have a good Christmas. Jacob Dear Santa, Is it cold up at the North Pole? It is cold down here! I am mostly nice. Sometimes I am stubborn. A few things I would like are: a Rubik’s cube, and I need a hat that will cover my face. It would be fun to have a Minecraft © gold armor guy, A lego Minecraft© desert outpost set and the crafting box. Also, an Xbox … if I could. NO DOLLIES!!!!! O.K ? I have been waiting for Christmas all year! Hopefully I won’t get any coal! That is all I know … for now. Have a good Christmas! Love, Hunter. S Dear Santa I can’t wait for Christmas. I hope the elves have learned a lot of new things to make. Here are some things I’m hoping to get this year : wii and a samsong charger. Oh I almost forgot how are your elves? How are your reindeer doing? Hope you have a jolly Christmas. Your friend, Elahzar. Dear Santa, How is my Elf on the shelf named Chip doing? I like Christmas because I like to be with my family ,This year I want a new tablet and wii and the game splatoon and the spy gear walkie talkies I will leave milk and cookies for you on Chrismas Eve . Dylan Dear Santa, How are Mrs.Claus’ cookies? I have been waiting for Christmas for a long time. My brother and I will exchange presents. I don’t need any presents because I have a house, lots of clothes and a family. The elves are probably going CRAZY because it’s getting close to Christmas. My grandma , brother , and I put magic on the reindeer food . Oh , but something cool to have would be another……… dog !!!! Have a merry Christmas! Love , Dena Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Cole. I love Christmas because I love the spirit of the season. How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? How is my Elf on the shelf, Buddy, doing? How are your reindeer? How are your elves? For Christmas, I would like some games for my ps 4, a 20 inch TV for my room, and finally a Bandit Traxxas car. Have a happy Christmas! Your friend, Cole Dear Santa, Are the reindeer and elves doing well? How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? I love Christmas, and I bet you do too! Is it cold up in the North Pole? I will leave milk and cookies out for you. I would like a Call of Duty Black Ops game for PS3, a fake sword, and a new game for my 3 DS. Thank you and have a good Christmas. See you next year. Brendan Dear Santa, My name is Aubrey. I have been waiting a long time for Christmas. How are your Elves on the Shelves doing? Here are a few things I would like: a Rubik cube, diving flip-

pers, an iPad mini for my grandma, a puppy , and the last thing is a giant Olaf. If you can’t get everything, it’s ok. I hope you are at the mall, so I can see you. If you have the time, can I have an Elf on the Shelf? I hope you have a good Christmas. Aubrey Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Ajay. This year sometimes I have been good and other times not so good. Oh yeah, I forgot to ask, ‘’How are your reindeer? How are you and Mrs. Claus? This year for Christmas I am hoping to get a Tow Truck Turbo, a Quixel set , a rubber sword , and a NCAA football game . Hope you have a great Christmas! Thank you. Love, Ajay Mrs. Hackbarth’s Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Morgan Bertolozzi. For Christmas this year I would like a real Pegasus. I would also like a real unicorn and horse. I want stuffed animal wolf. For my dog, Roscoe, I would like a squeaky toy dog and a rope toy. I want legos from Legoland. How are reindeers doing? How are you doing? Love, Morgan Dear Santa, Hey Santa may I please have a remote Monster truck, A prank trap to use on my daddy. A T.V. for my awesome room, my own computer.A lock for my bedroom, because my younger brother always destroys my room. A bone for my dog for his grave. And some new headphones for my mom. A phone for my grandpa. Some arrows for my Dads bow. A ipad for my sister. A new dog but not rapped because I want it to be alive. And I want to give santa some delicious cookies and milk. And no stupid homework for a whole year. A 150 20cc dirtbike for my awesome amazing dad. Love, Mason Dear Santa, My name is Logen Gaulrapp. For Christmas I want a toy farm with pieces of corn, people, a barn, and lots of farm animals. I also want a toy combine a corn head and a bean head, chicken run, a new DS, a toy grain cart with a tractor to pull it, and computer with a whole bunch of games. Something else I want is a turkey toy that has a control to make it move. From, Logen Gaulrapp Dear Santa, My name is Lily Williamson. I want a transporter and a bell for Christmas. I want a princess Bell toy, a necklace, bracelet, and fake earrings. I want pretty glasses and a gumball machine with boxes of gum in it, so I will always have lots of gum. I want a pretty princess flashlight with snowflakes on it and a pink robotic pony that can talk and sing Happy Birthday. I want a puppy and pretty pink golf cart because golf carts are fun. I want a pretty pink boat and a toy computer. I want a Doc McStuffins movie and a Frozen movie. Please make it not haunted. And I want new pink boots and flip flop crocs. I want a pink magnet and a pony stuffy. How long did it take to get here at nighttime? How heavy is the sack? How can you eat so many cookies? What is your favorite cookie? Do you brush your teeth? Love, Lily


Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, My name is Lauren. For Christmas I would like a purple car that I can drive. Also I want money. I want my own toy cat, a toy plane, a book of princesses, candy, also I want a doll and clothes and shoes for my doll. For my family I want a big jar with money in it. I also want a TV. I also want my own notebook and pen. That is what I would like for Christmas this year. Lauren Dale Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a doll house, and Barbie doll too. I want a tablet and a pink case with it. I also want more dresses. I want more head bands and bows too. I want Elsa castle. I also want an American girl doll, and clothes for it. Love, Kamryn Dear Santa, Hi Santa. I’m Juelious Olivas. For Christmas I want 3 little doggies. I also would like a big cat. I also would like a Spiderman action figure. Another thing I would like a toy car. Sincerely, Juelious Olivas Dear Santa, My name is Hadley. For Christmas I want an American Girl Doll, Play Dough, pink fake nails with white polka dots, Monster High Dolls, a diamond ring and, a doll house for my American Girl Doll. A chew toy for my dog and cat. I also want a doll house for my Monster High Dolls. I also want black and pink pens. One last idem is a pink desk. Love, Hadley Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Grady Small. For Christmas I want all the nice dinosaur toys. I want Dusty Crop-hopper toys. I want a new homework paper book. I want Lego master builders. I want a Lego tow truck and cars. I want new all blue shoes. I also want Lego Stevers. I want shirts and blue plants in size 8. I want Lego jammers. I want a lot of lemonade. I want a blue bike. I want to get my mom a new shirt with a heart on it and new pants for my dad. I want to give Grandpa Jerry pencils and pencil sharpeners. Love, Grady Dear Santa, What are you doing? Santa I love you. How is Rudolph doing? I want make-up because so I don’t have to get into my moms and I like it all over my face. What else I want is Frozen cookies so I can share them with you. Could I please have some pink and purple nail polish? I want two Huskies that I can name Huskie and Bo-Bo because the other ones went up to heaven. I want a Elsa and Anna dress, shoes, and a crown. For my Angie mom I want a gun for her to go hunting again. For my other mom I want to get her some make-up like me. And for my dad I want a new boat. I love you Santa, to the moon and back, Brooklyn Dear Santa, Hi! My name is Ashley Rodriguez. I would like princess legos, Princess

Barbie, and a sparkly pink headband. I want pink helmet. I also want a pet hamster. I want a new pink bike. Love, Ashley Dear Santa, My name is Aliyah. I want a phone and a baby alive, a new computer, a puppy, a real horse, and a kitty, new shoes, new clothes, and a unicorn horn. I love you Santa Claus! Aliyah Davenport Mrs. Masini’s Kindergarten Class Dear Santa, My name is Wyatt. I want an x-box 1 for Christmas. I want a controller for the x-boxand a wii controller. I want to buy mom another wii controller. Sincerely, Wyatt Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is hunter jeep. Book(Santa book).I want Santa to build me a brick wall. Toy car (blue car). Computer (black computer) and keyboard. Wants an angry birds game and a tablet. I want a dog (pug). A game for a computer (lego).I want the colorful things on the keyboard at school. I want a mice that goes with the keyboard. I want a note card. Flat sceen tv. Robot mouse. I2 race cars. I want pizza all for myself, another thing is that I want another game for my computer ( another lego game ) thank you santa!! I love toys! Stone Dear, Santa Hi my name is Miley Bickett. For Christmas I want a doll. I want pink shoes. I want lots of clothes. I want girl Lego’s. I want a Frozen Anna doll. I want a new basketball. I want a blue bike. I want my sister to have Lego’s for she doesn’t use mine. I want my mom to have a new bracelet. I want my dad to get a new blanket. I want my brother Jalen to have a new X-box. I want a new blanket to. I love Santa. Love, Miley Dear, Santa A big bone dinosaur with a cage by his foot, batman, Bones for dinosaurs, and pies to smash in people’ s faces, and a computer for click and read, and a movie for dinosaur bones in it. And a big race car, a spiderman, and a big four wheel motercicle, and a pirate book, a big transformer, and batman and joker. Sincerely, Matix Dear Santa, I love you! I live with my Mom, Dad, and Grandma. I lost my bottom tooth at school. Please bring me a teddy bear for Christmas. I love you, and thank you for all my toys. I want a Frozen movie. Kadie Pratt Dear Santa, Hi!! My name is Josue Vega. For Christmas I want Hulk and a car of Hulk. I want an Xbox 1. I want legos. I want a computer. I want Xbox games. I want Hulk shoes that make me jump high. I want new clothes. Santa I have a question for you, how many reindeer do you

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www.saukvalley.com have. How old are you. Love, Josue Vega Dear Santa, I want a Jurassic World video game. I want a little toy football guy. And I want a Power Rangers toy. I’d also like a monster truck toy and some mints. Jakob Nicklaus Dear Santa, I would like a blue remote control race car, a grave digger monster truck remote control, remote control robot, a low-rider remote control car, a street bike remote control car, a kid power wheel monster truck, boys nerf gun with a lot of bullets, a hot wheels green car, a low-rider power wheels car. Sincerely Isaac Favela Dear Santa, `What I want for Christmas is how are the elves doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? Are the elves working hard? Things I want, a playground, play dough, a slushi maker, an rc car, a butter fly poster, a pink computer, jewelry, alarm clock, a Barbie that you can do her hair and makeup. More things I want, a big stuffed panda, I want the movie Inside Out, princess books, makeup, dresses, a hockey table, ping pong table, joe bot the robot, posters I can decorate, pet hamster with cage, a moose cup , I also want a dog book so I can learn more about them Love, Hayden Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is an ice cream make ‘n shake, and a play dough color mixer, cats , I also want monsterhigh dolls, I want a lot of candy, I want more candy, legos any kind, a big box of play dough, I really want the movie inside out! I also want a dollhouse , paint ,crayons and markers , two coloring books .I also want Scooby Doo as a pet, and a horse. From, Mikaela Dear Santa, Hi!! My name is Cullen Cox. I want a toy airplane. I want new shoes. I want new hot wheel toy cars. I want legos. I want new video games. I want a small four wheeler. I want new books. I want new stuffed animals. Can you please give Jimmy my dog a new bone? Dena my sister would like new dolls. My dad would probably like a Bears football player. My mom would like perfume or make-up. Thanks for reading my letter, Santa. Sincerely, Cullen Dear Santa, Hi my name is Cori I live in Rock Falls in my house. Please bring me dolly to love and hug. I want a red bike for Christmas. I love you Santa. Cori Dear Santa, I want a laptop and a bear. I want Legos and video games. I would also like a bouncy ball and a computer mouse. Love, Aiden Devers Mrs. Miller’s First-Grade Class Tyler’s Santa list Dear Santa, I would like some mine-

craft legos for Christmas. I also would like to have minecraft for the computer and some minecraft toys . I want a smart board that I can connect to my computer to play minecraft. I would like money so I can buy my grandpa a new ranger or gator. Sincerely, Tyler Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and Rudolph doing? I’m doing good. I have been good all this year. Could I please have a makeup set, an American Girl doll, my own baby dog, a phone, and some clothes for my American Girl doll. Sincerely, Taelynn Bush Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like: Stuffed animal Make up set Logos TV Books Flat ball From: Makayla Zelle Dear Santa What I want for Christmas is a phone, poster, mine craft story mode, and I want mine craft Legos and I also want a shield I also want 10,000 ,000,000,000,000,000,00 0,000,000,000 dollars So my family can be rich. From, Ryan Bliefnick Dear Santa, My name is Olivia. What I would like for Christmas is a DS, a computer, a kindle, an IPod, some money, head phones, a trampoline, a pool, a TV, a dog house for my dog Charlie. Can you get a ninja turtle car for my brother, candles for my mom, and a little IPod for my dad. Love, Olivia Dear Santa, How are your reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Claus? I’m doing good. I’ve been really good this year. For Christmas, I would like a stuffed animal, a makeup set, some Legos, a TV, some books, and a football. Love, Katie Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like to receive the game mine craft. I also want mine craft legos and a phone. Another gift I want is, hallo legos. The last thing I want for Christmas is a toy machine gun. Sincerely, Jevin Ordean Dear, Santa I would like a laptop, phone, Mine craft toys, toy bow and arrow, X-box 1, Wii-U DS, Dinosaur bone toys, mine craft for ps3. Sincerely, Ethan Mathews Dear Santa, I would like a makeup set, a blue DS, stuffed animals, Girl legos, and money. I would like Santa to bring my parents clothes. Thank you, Emily Dear Santa, My name is Elijah Reyes. I have been really good this year. I would like a computer. I would also like $100. I would like Call of Duty 3 and legos. Finally I would like toy machine guns. I would like to get my

Daily Gazette • C17 mom a necklace and my dad a new watch. I would like to get my sister a new computer and my brother play station money. Thanks You, Elijah Reyes Dear Santa, American girl dolls Makeup set Phone Monster high dolls Big smart board Horse posters Blowup chair From, Kiersten Bontz Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is an American Girl doll. Also I would like a DS. I would LOVE to have money, books, and a TV. I would also like an art set too. I would like you to get my mom flowers. My dad like you to get my dad candy because he ate all of mine! I would also like you to get my dogs bones and dog toys because they already ate all of theirs. Love, Ashlyn Dear Santa, my name is Abby, this year I would like a few things for Christmas. I like to play mine craft so I would enjoy mine craft toys. Mine craft Legos would be perfect or even books. I love to watch TV so this year I would like to have my own TV. I also would like camouflage clothes. Sincerely, Abby Mrs. Prevo’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, Please can I have a dog and please can I have anything. Denali would like American Girl Dolls and money. My sister, Cadence would like money. My dad would like some tools. My mom would probably like family games and flowers and clothes. As a family present we would like a golf cart and a new go-cart. Also I would like another cat. I also would like two bunnies in the front yard. I want AR student on my computer. I want some more Lego’s. I want for games for my Xbox like Call of Duty and Harry Potter Games. Spiderman Games and some kittens. I also would like a whole bunch of games. Molly, my cat, would like cat food and cat treats and toys. Lastly, I would like Iron Man games. Thank You, Trail Stonitsch Dear Santa, My name is Ryleigh and I am six years old. I have been so good all this year. I would like to have a new cute rabbit. I think my brother would like to have a new bla-blade, okay? My mom would like to have make-up and my sister would like to have jewelry. My dad would like some new socks and my dog would like a bone. My kitty would like a new toy. Thanks, Ryleigh Rylans Santa list Dear Santa, I would like a race car and a train. I also want a fire truck to drive and some legos to put together. I would like you to get my sister some dolls to play with. I would like you to get my brother some john Deere toys. Sincerely, Rylan

Dear Santa, My name is Owen Laws and I am six years old. I would like a dirt bike, 1 billion books, and a TV. My dad would like a new truck. My brother Matthew would like a new basketball. My mom would like new shoes. My brother Evan would like Iphone. My cat would like a new cat toy. Sincerely, Owen Laws Dear Santa, My name is Max Burns and I would love it if I could have a dirt bike and Max the tow truck a remote control helicopter and sisters Mayson and Peyton would like some softballs but mayson will like some makeup. Also I would like a Monkey. Thanks, Santa Max Dear Santa, How are you? How are your reindeer doing? I’m doing good. I’ve been good this year. I would like an ipad, a desk, a computer, a TV, a basketball, and a soccer ball. Love, Linnaeah Busch Dear Santa, I would like a fire engine, he resotu, I would like a goxoodrs, there santa I would like ovswecr. Santa I will be so good, my mom would like a rin, and my dad would like a rin. Sincerely, Kyle Logan Schmidt. Dear Santa I want everybody to have a good Christmas and I want my baby sister to get a Doll and I want my brother to get legos and my mom wants a cube and my dad wants to get a farm. Sincerely, Jazmin Lopez Dear Santa, My name is Ethan I want to get a horse I want to get a go-cart and I want to get a and I want to get a cat and I want to get deer head and I want to get my dad a truck and I want to get my mom jewelry. Sincerely, Ethan Dear Santa, Happy Christmas Santa, I Love Santa and The North Pole. I want a coat so I can play in the cold without being cold. In the cold everyday. So I would be sad everyday because then I would be. I want my whole family to have a miracle. And Lizzy, Preston, me , my mom, and my dad made a milky way. Love, Alexander Armstrong Dear Santa, My sister would like a new doll, and my brother would like a new bike. My name is Alayna. I am seven years old. I would like to have make-up, books, I-Pad, dolls, and socks. My mom would like socks too, and my dog would like a new bone. Thanks, Alayna Dear Santa, My name is AJ and I am six years old. I would like to get a Magic Tree House book. Thanks, AJ. My grandpa would like bird food for Christmas. My grandma wants flower seeds. Thank you, AJ

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C18 • Daily Gazette Mrs. Dowd’s Third-Grade Class Hi Santa! How is Rudolph doing? Can I get a coffee maker for my mom? I really want a tablet and I want a new Lego Friends set. Also, I would like a computer, the Inside Out movie, and a notebook password to write in. Thanks Santa. LOVE Stefany Dear Santa, Are you doing good? What kind of cookies do you like? For Christmas I would like Nerf gun, a Race car, a bunny stuffed animal and Minecraft Legos. Also could you get some pink earings for my mom, and a black hat for my dad? I would like if you could get me that stuff. Thank you! From, Preston Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? How is my elf Snowflake? This Christmas I want an Optimas Prime Transformer, and I want the Goosebumps series. Then I want a Bears Shirt for my mommy, I want a good shirt for my daddy to wear to church. Thank you! From, Presley Dear Santa, How are Rudolph and the other reindeer? How are you, because I am fine. What kind of cookies do you want? Are you ready for Christmas and your busy night? Santa this year I would like Mine Craft for a Wii, and Bayblades. Can I get a beautiful pink, green, yellow, and blue butterfly and purple heart necklace for my teacher Mrs. Dowd. Can I get another necklace for my mom, and a colorful wallet for my grandma. She likes the colors pink, purple, white, green, and yellow. I would also like a white and black scull necklace for Mark. Thank you Santa. From, Porter Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? How is my elf on the shelf Jack? I’ve thought long and hard about what I want this year. For Christmas this year, I would like a Bears football helmet, a Dareway scooter, Lebron shoes size 4, 4 wheeler, football, basketball, a drone with a camera, type writer, some boxing gloves, and a new baseball bat and tee? also for my dad could I get a bears jacket and shirt both xxl, and a bracelet for my mom with her name on it.(Her name is Melissa) Also can I get the Harry Potter Series for Mrs. Dowd’s class? They are really cool! And also a necklace for Mrs. Dowd that says Dowd. Thank you so much, Mason L. Dear Santa, How is our elf Lucky? Are you ready for the big trip? How is Mrs. Claus? Santa this year I would like Bedos, Bunchems, and a Zoomer Kitty. I would appreciate if you could get me these things. Oh and could you get Mrs.Dowd some coffee? Love, Marissa Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is my elf Tinker doing? Santa this year I would like games for my XL3DS, a squiggly chair, The Diary Of A Wimpy Kid series, new shoes, some pants, a new case for my IPOD 5 and an IPAD mini, some drawing stuff, nail polish, and a laptop? Can you get some earings and a neckalice for my mom and some new tools for my dad? Can you get my sis-

www.saukvalley.com ters some drawing stuff? I would appreciate if you could get me that stuff. Love, Maddison Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the reindeer doing? Are you ready to deliver all of the presents? I hope you give me a lot of presents! How is Mrs. Claus? How is Rudolph? This is what I want for Christmas: peanut butter, I phone, football, Gatorade, Pop tarts, Lego’s, X box 360, dirt bike, Play station, basketball, basketball hoop, desk with drawers, drone with camera, hot chocolate maker, type writer, barf bags, I’m with Stupid (minion poster for my room), and Nike shoes size 3. Thanks Santa. From, Lucas Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the reindeer? Santa what cookies do you like and what milk do you like? This year I would like Black Ops 3, a basket ball, and new shoes. From, LINO Dear Santa, How are you? How are the reindeer? How is Mrs. Claus? I’m doing good. Santa, I have been good this year. For this Christmas I want an Eagles bed set, an RCA tablet, a ps4, some earrings for my Mom, and finally coffee for my parents and me. Sincerely, Landyn Scoles Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the Reindeer? What kind of cookies do you want? Are you ready for Christmas? Are you ready for your busy night? Santa, this year I would like a trampoline for my family and me, a chalkboard, a long white board with a new eraser to play school, a package of clay, roller skates, and a squiggly chair. Can you get a coffee cup for my mom, for my dad some new tools, and for my teacher a pretty necklace? Also could you get some new books for my class? Thank you Santa. Love, Kennedy Dear Santa, How is your day going? How are the reindeer doing? How’s my Elf on the Shelf doing? SANTA, I Want a new bike, and an alarm clock so that I can wake up in the morning! I would also like a remote control helicopter, Cheezits, Candy Corn, and a big bag of Skittles. Could you bring 2 bags of beef turkey for my dad? Also could you bring some pretty flowers for my mom and a bracelet for my sister, Cheyenne From, Issac Dear Santa, How are the Reindeer? What kind of cookies do you want this year? How are you doing Santa? Can I please have a PS4 with Call of Duty III? Can I please have a Halo Lego set? Can I have a pair of some Nike Airmaxes, size 4? Can I have marvel super hero mashers? And can I have XZEANOVERS. And can I have three PS4 controllers so my brothers and I can play together? Love, Briar Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa? How is Mrs. Claus? This year I would like a PS4 and some super hero mashers. For my brother Austin I would like Nike shirts. For my dad I would like a tool kit. For my mom I would like a necklace. For my little brother Cameron I would like a stuffed bear. That is all. Sincerely, Braxton Nelson

DEAR SANTA, HOW ARE YOU DOING? HOW ARE THE REINDEER? WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO YOU WANT? ARE YOU READY FOR CHRISTMAS AND YOUR BUSY NIGHT? SANTA THIS YEAR I WOUID LIKE A REMOTE CONTROLE BOAT AND A SWIGLY CHAIR AND THAT’S IT. THANK YOU AYDEN Dear Santa, How are MRS.CLAUS and the elves doing? Can I please have XZEANOVERS, a XBOX one, also a XBOX one controller? I want the minion fart gun as well! Thank you very much SANTA! Also what kind of cookies do you want? How are the reindeer? I hope your night isn’t too much work for you Santa. Thank you, Addison Miss Ackert’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, How is my elf, Joey, and the reindeer? I bet they are okay. How are you? For Christmas I would like Shopkins, a robe and slippers, a Snackeez in orange and purple, a crayon pouch, winter clothes, snow boots, jerseys, paint, stencils, pens, warm socks, a TV in my room, movies, Junie B. Jones books, Dork Diaries books, and a chair in my room like Miss Ackert’s. I also want clothes for my teddy bear and my other stuffed animals, some necklaces and rings, owl earrings, and sweat pants. Have a merry Christmas! Love, Haleigh Dale Dear Santa, Hi! How are you? I would like an Odell Beckham Jr. jersey, an Alshon Jeffery jersey, Fallout 4, Black Ops 3, Madden 16, a Drew Brees jersey, a Jay Cutler jersey, a C.J. Anderson jersey, and Fifa 16. Thank you! Love, Jeffrey Sommer Dear Santa, I really want an American Girl doll set. Any set is fine, but not the bed and computer set. I already have that one. Also, can I please have a little notebook? I would also like some Rainbow Magic books and some Rainbow Fairies. Not Fern, but any other fairy is fine. Thank you! Love, Trinity Funderberg Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas I would like ten Star Wars Lego sets, one book, some clothes, a toy airplane, and a toy racecar. Thank you, Santa! Have a good Christmas! Love, Camden Buchholz Dear Santa, How are you? I don’t mind if you don’t give me what I want, but here is my Christmas list! I would like my own Kindle Fire, please. I would like Ginny’s wig on Harry Potter, a new Lego girl set, two new outfits for my American Girl dolls, a gymnastic set for my American Girl dolls, a new Barbie, two new Magic Tree House books, a brand new desk that comes with a chair, a purple guitar, a Cleo and Duece doll, an Ever After High doll (the one that is a knight, but please don’t send it with the armor). I would like a new Wii game, a bubble gum packet, and for the Lego set I would love Olivia and her parents with her house. I want Madeline Hatter’s costume that is from Ever After High, a present for my mom, dad, sister, and my dog, please, a candy cane, a bean bag, a new snow board, a Monster High doll please, an American

Girl doll, or a hundred dollars for an American girl doll, please. Love, Maya Kobbeman Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? I want Shopkins ice cream truck, shopping cart, and vending machine, the movie The Witches, a Monster High doll, a remote control helicopter, a computer, a panda, and a horse. Love, Jackie Ahsmann Dear Santa, Elves, and Reindeer, How are you? I hope I see you someday. I love you, but can you please give me a leather jacket? Love, Collin Parker Dear Santa, Hi! How is Rudolph doing? How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? I want my own X-box please, if you can. I also want a lot of games and my own power ranger, please. Can I have a basketball game without connect? Please and thank you. Love, Gavin Sanders Dear Santa, How is your day? How are your reindeer? I hope they are good. How is Mrs. Claus? I love you all. How is my elf, Hank? I miss him so much. This is what I want for Christmas. I would like a baby kitten, coloring books, white paper, Stink books because I like to read, and a Wii. You are the best! I also want some markers and crayons. Thank you! Love, Mylee Janssen Dear Santa, How is your day? For Christmas I want a plastic skull. Are you going to visit our house? I think you are really nice, but if you can’t find a plastic skull you can give me something else. Also, I want Black Ops 3. Thank you! Love, Brayen Hicks Dear Santa, How are you? Please bring a small cash register and a bag to carry my toys in. I also want a necklace, a toy ring, a new toy puppy, a new toy cat, and a toy top. Thank you, Santa! Love, Mackenzie Burhenn Dear Santa, How are you doing in the North Pole? I know how hard it is to travel around the world. For Christmas I want a tablet, an X-Box 360, Legos, a wild pet, a Cubs jersey, X-box 1 and 2, a Bears jersey, a pet panda, a pet turtle, and for you to have a better life. Love, Samuel Limond Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? These are the things I want for Christmas. I want Grim Creeper for my Skylanders game and Eye Brawl for it too. I also want a paintball helmet, a skeleton dinosaur, and a Martellus Bennett jersey, please. Love, Bennett Williamson Dear Santa, How are you? For Christmas I want an NBA basketball, a Stephen Curry jersey, Stephen Curry shoes, a Play Station 4, Fallout 4, Call of Duty Black Ops 2 Lego Nuketown 2025, an NBA basketball hoop, a Fifa soccer ball, a Fifa Brazil cup 2014, and Madden NFL 16. Please and thank you! Love, Adin Law Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Do they fly good? All I wanted to say was what I want for Christmas. All I want for Christmas is a dance bar, a

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 phone and a phone charger that goes with it, a pet goldfish, a Kids Bop 30 for my karaoke machine, and a phone case with a puppy on it. Have a good Christmas! Love, Ryleigh Eriks Mrs. Hansen’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the reindeer and elves? Can I please have a PS4, Skate 4, or an XBox 360 live gold? Please! Love, Charlie Bates Dear Santa, How are you doing? These are some things I want for Christmas. An American Girl doll, money, and a Magic Tree House book. Love, Abby Boss Dear Santa, How is Christmas? Is it cold? Here are a few things I would like. A pair of roller skates, stuffed animals, and a Wii U. Please! Love, Emma Cernich Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? Are they busy? I made my list today and here is what I want. A PS4, Xbox 1, football, and a zebra stuffed animal. Love, Carson Devers Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? Were you busy this year? For Christmas I would like an Ipod, a medal detector, Roku3, microscope, and matching cat footie Pjs. Do you make all the toys or buy them? Have a great Christmas! Your friend, Kayla Hackbarth P.S. Should Molly be mean to me like she is right now? Dear Santa, How are you doing today? Are the elves okay? All I mostly want is a four wheeler and an XBox 1. That is all I want. Have a great Christmas! Love, Cole Heald P.S. How is Mrs. Claus? Is she ok? Dear Santa, Were you busy this year? How are the elves doing? How are you? Here are some things I want. A Titanic toy and Jurassic World toy, and a gift for my mom. Hope you have a great Christmas! Love, Austin Homrighausen Dear Santa, I want a PS4, XBox 1, a Magic Tree House book, and Bad Kitty books. Love, Cole Mulnix Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a flat screen TV for my room, an XBox 1, and 90,000,000,000 dollars. Love, Kellan Newendyke Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? How are you? What I really want for Christmas is an American Girl couch and bunk bed. Is Christmas busy up at the North Pole? Yes or no? Love, Ari Reyna Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? How are the elves and reindeer doing? I would like an American Girl doll, a pet bunny, and a PS3 or a PS4. Love, Grace Ross Dear Santa, Are your elves busy? I would like a doll with a movie mask, PJ mask figures, and Shopkins seasonland 2. Your friend, Hannah Schilpp

Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? Were you busy this eyar? Here are some things I want this Christmas. I want a new Iphone, pillow, and a Titanic toy. Love, Dylan Todd

Open Sesame Learning Center, Sterling Dear Santa, My name is Lillian and I am 4 years old. Please bring me a Kitty Cat for Christmas. Love, Lillian Dear Santa, My name is Isabella C. and I am 2 years old. Please bring me Presents for Christmas. Love, Isabella C. Dear Santa, My name is Roman and I am 5 years old. Please bring me a real Hunting Bow for Christmas. Love, Roman Dear Santa, My name is Quinn and I am 3 years old. Please bring me a Teddy Bear for Christmas. Love, Quinn Dear Santa, My name is Kael and I am 2 years old. Please bring me Trucks for Christmas. Love, Kael Dear Santa, My name is August and I am 2 years old. Please bring me Presents for Christmas. Love, August Dear Santa, My name is Elyssa and I am 3 years old. Please bring me Minnie Mouse for Christmas. Love, Elyssa Dear Santa, My name is Isabella G. and I am 4 years old. Please bring me a Robot Kitty for Christmas. Love, Isabella G. Dear Santa, My name is Avery and I am 3 years old. Please bring me Olaf for Christmas. Love, Avery Dear Santa, My name is Emmett and I am 2 years old. Please bring me a Ducky for Christmas. Love, Emmett Dear Santa, My name is Jionni and I am 2 years old. Please bring me Superman for Christmas. Love, Jionni Dear Santa, My name is DeAndre and I am 5 years old. Please bring me a Hulk Smash for Christmas. Love, DeAndre Dear Santa, My name is Ilyssa and I am 4 years old. Please bring me Paw Patrol toys for Christmas. Love, Ilyssa Dear Santa, My name is Oliver and I am 2 years old. Please bring me lots of toys for Christmas. Love, Oliver Dear Santa, My name is Easton and I am 3 years old. Please bring me an Orange Sweat Shirt and a Paw Patrol playdough set. Love, Easton


Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, My name is Aubrey and I am 4 years old. Please bring me a Snowman for Christmas. Love, Aubrey Dear Santa, My name is Camden and I am 4 years old. Please bring me a Dinosaur with a banging tail and a control. Love, Camden

Prophetstown Elementary School Mrs. DeGroot’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Is he geting Ready for christmas? I want a Frozen lego set and an IPOD. Thank you. Love, Kaydence

wars LEGO. And a light saber. Love, Evan Dear Santa, Is rudolph ready for christmas? can I please have a big lego set and an x box 1? Love, Derek Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing at the North Pole? How is Rudolph doing and is he getting ready to travl? I like babys. Can I have six baby dolls? Love, Lillian Retherford Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph santa? can I have a remote control helicopter? may I have an X box1? Can I have a remote control dirt bike Please? Love, Sawyer

Dear Santa, I Love you Santa. can I heve a real monster truck for Me and My dad? can I heve a toy Dodge car? Love, Jamisyn

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? How are you? How is Dashor? How is Pasnsar? How is Donr? Please can I have a TV. Love, Kora

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? I like art. Can I get art supplies for Christmas. Can I get trash pack. And some lego star wars. Love, Alexander

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? I want Pokemon and a big Lego for christmas and a Iphone. Love, Jacob

Dear Santa Claus, how are you doing? how are hour reindeer doing? can I Please hav a IPod for christmas. Me and my family are excited vray. Love, Lily Dear Santa, How is rudolph dooing? May I ples have a xbox 360 and aremote cortrol helicopter and remote cortrol car. And a big helicopter. Love, zakk Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph Doing? How are you Doing at the north Pole? May I have a Laptop for christmas? I cant what intill christmas? can I maybe have the move frosin? How are the reindeer Doing? Love, Sarah Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? I hope its a foggy Christmas. So if it is I bet he is getting ready. We won’t find a bulls alarm clock so can you make one for me? Love, Kayler Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing?Is he ready to fly? Can i have a xbox 360 and a xbox one and a playstashin 4 and a Playstashin3. Love, Brett Dear Santa, Santa how are your elves? Ples Santa Can I have A baby Alive? I also Want crazy sand. Love, Bailey Dear Santa, How do You Feelintha North Pole? How is Rudolph? How is Dasher and Dancer. and comet and cupid and Daner. and Blitsen? For christmas I wod like a Pokemonfolder and cards. Love, Tristan Dear Santa Claus, How is Rudolph and is he ready for his flight? Can you give me a star

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? can you get me an I Phone and I want a PuPPy. Love, Wynn Dear Santa, IS Rudolph okay? can I please have a babY PottY surprise and a stroller for my stuff ed aniimals? Love, Harley P. Dear Santa, How is RudolPh doing? can I Please hav a tablet for christmas? I would also like a phone too! Love, Allie Dear Santa, How is Rudoloph? How are you doing inThe Nort Pole? For chrisTmas I would like a computer tablet and an I Pod Thank you Love, Klarady Amos Dear Santa, How is RudolPh? I want an IPoD and whatever you can afford.I also will like The movies Frozen minious and Annie. Love, Cyolhee Dear Santa, How are you doing in the North Pole? May I get a tvfor my mom and Dad? May I have a computer too? May I have an xbox1? Love, Wyatt Ms. Henrekin’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, Can I pleas have a new kindol fire and som transc formrs some rolrblading skatse and skese thats all. Love, Nathaniel Dear Santa, I want a puppy for Christmas. I also want legos. I want a mine craft game. Please and thank you. How are you? How is your elvs? Love, Grace

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www.saukvalley.com Dear Santa, I wont x box 3 anD xbox 2 anD a Xbox and a TV and minecareFt. Love, Joe Dear Santa, Ive been a good boy this year. For Christmas I would like a Max tow truck. Love, Carson Dear Santa, I want mal and ben the dscending toy ad the dsending toy haw have you ben I am fine. Love, Taylor Richmond Dear Santa, How are you? I am fin. How is Miss. Clos Santa. I wont ene thing Santa! Love, Isabel Dear Santa, I been a good girl this year. I want a PS three. I want a Gum ball mac nd also I want a phon. I also want Ragit it’s a game. I love it. Love, Shyla Dear Santa, I won’t a wee and sum Minecraft legos. ps. how are you’re reindeer. to Santa From Gus Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. can I have Black OPS III. Can I also a toy gun. Love, Birgen Dear Santa, You’re awesome. How are you? How is Mrs. Clus How is Roodof? How is Pranscer? How is the elf? You’re grat? I’ll leave cookies out for you and milk for you. You’re firend, Olivia Megli Dear Santa, For christmas anything thats arty but mostly for Arther to get good grades. we’ll give you some food and your reindeer! Sensearly, Lillian Dear Santa, I wood not wont rock for crismis. i wood have crismis toos to play for crismis. so can you give me sumthing that i Like pleees. From, Jasmin Dear Santa, I wanta reindeer ples. Can i have redaf. And a pupy.Can i have Lilly plesa. Love you friend, Jazmine Dear Reindeers, I like how you shine youre nose shine because you are the best reinedeer on eath I Like you so much. Love, Nova Dear Santa, I want for christmas mor cloths. I want a fuoow boots. Cowgirl drees and boots with eachuder. A art soplode. A triara for chistmas. And a lot more stouf. Love you friend, Madisyn Dear Santa, I want the ps three Mort al Kombat with Freddy and Jason For x-mas i want a infinit three point o How mach cookies do you eat. I want a Freddy vs Jason movie. Love, Jermayne Mrs. Rangel’s Kindergarten Class Der Santa, How do yor dander lif4?

Can I hav a fir truk? Love, Damion

dress up clothes please. Love, Isabella

Der Santu, How de yor randr fli? Can yo get me a tomus tran set? Lov, Cash

Dear Santa, How cold is the North Pole? I would like a rocky crane please. Your friend, Aiden

Der Santu, Wut r yor randers nams? Can I hav a Brbe Dremhows? Frum, Ella

Dear Santa, How do your elves make all the toys? I would like some Spongebob toys please. Your friend, Hunter

Der Santa, Wat do yor Rander et? I wold like a laptop plez. Lov, JaeVison Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? I would like a big T.V. please. Love, Hailey Der Santu, How do the elvs mak so mene toys? I wont a remot cuntrl bot. Yor Frend, Gavin Der Santa, How is rudalf? Can I hav a wotr shotr? Lovm, Nate Der Santu, How duz yor slay strt? I wld lik a remot cuntrl bot with remot cuntrl fishing pol. Yor Frend, Kenny Der Santa, How do yor elvs mac toys? I wold like a skool set for mi dolls ples? Love, Baylies Der Santu, Wut doo the rander et? Can yoo get me a monstr truc? Yor Frend, Jonas Der Santa, Do yor rander fli? Can i hav an indominuc rex soomr ples? Yor Frend, Dean Der Santu, Wi doo you hav hlpr elvs? I wood like a lolupulooze baby? Love, Mya Der Santa, How dos rodolfs nos glow? i wold lic u elsu dil wif o microfon ples. Love, Jaylyn Der Santa, Whut dus mis kids do? i wold lik a rikstir birbe ples. Lov, Claire Der Santu, How dus rodof nos glow? I wod lik a strobare shortcak bok. Yor Frand, Lauren Der Santa, Hou dus yor sleay muv? I wuld lic a lego tran set ples. Yor frend, Seth Dor Santa, Wi doz Rodolfs noz glo red? Kan I hav the fastast ramot kontrol kor? Love, Eli Der Santa, How das it sno al the tim at the north pol? Can I hav a yoda tranr? Yor Frand, Miles Dear Santa, How do your reindeer fly? I would like some

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Ms. Joborek’s First-Grade Class Santa, Can I please have a Amaecen girl doll? Can I please have a book bag? Can I please have a poster? Can I please have stickers? How is the express doing? Love, Khloee

for the presitns you give to us. Love, Madalyn K. Porter Dear Santa, I would like a Hot weel car from you. I want a hot weel driver santa. I would like a captin Amarika from you Santa. Love, Braydnne Dear Santa, I wont to sit on your lap. I wont a trn a rown thing. Love, Timothy Dear Santa, We hope you have a great day. We love you. Can I have a dirl bike. You got me a IPod. Love, Christian

Dear Santa, I want Fashnboos I want easy bake I love your radeer. Love, Grace

Dear Santa, Can I please have a Kawskee drt bike and a ipad too ples. I hope you had a good year. And I have another thing I ples want a skatbor and a down ram mokr. Love, Cameron

Dear Santa, I want a 4 remote cmtr truck. Sum Pokemon and I want sum scons. And a shell frum the beach. Love, Ty

Dear Santa, Can you please give me a tablet and a turkey and a toy flag and a kumppewter and a robot cat. How good are raindeer. Love, Trace

Dear Santa, I want to have a remote control air plane! Fashin bots a shint and pants. Love you Santa! Thanck you for Chrstmas! Love, Ava

Dear Santa, I would like new books. I hope you have had a grat year. I have been ok all year. Love, Miley Wetzell

Dear Santa, Can I please have a singing Elsa doll? I want all of the dasandints dolls. How are your randeer? Love, Ellah Jinan Brooks Dear Santa, I wunt a horse that has a purple strawberry please can I have a docmic stuFeing tote. Love, Keyana Dear Santa, I want a new charger. I wil like a Babne wish a dol hoouss. I wil love a pory noow gluvs and new hat skatbad. Love, Jakensi Dear Santa, I hope you have a good Chrismas. I hope you get me a maze book. You have a good Chrismas day. Love, Maddox Mix Dear Santa, I’m good I hope you had a great year I wunt a stuftdat. I love you because you give me presis. Love, Jessie Dear Santa, I have been good. I hope you have a grat year. I want eaf on a shelf. Santa I hopey you have a grat Chrismas. Love, Bella Dear Santa, I hope you eat my cookies this year. I would like an x-box 360. I am a good boy. I like your elves too. Love, Jason Dear Santa, I hope you had a good year. I hope you had a nuff cookes at my home. I am sorry if my dog wocks up. Thank you

Mrs. Buri’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, My name is Evan. I’ve been nice. I want a toy t rex toy I also roar stompand chomp t-rex I also toy cars. From, Evan Dear Santa. My name is Maycie I have been very nice to people. How are you and Mrs. Clause and you’re raindeer. For christmas I want a barbie dreamhouse whatever you can think of is fine with me. I like When you say ho ho ho. marry christmas. From, Maycie Dear Santa, I am nice to. For christmas I won’t a ipod, legos, Wii, game, Ds3 game, Ds3 ds, American Girl Doll clos, Wii game, Mario world, whipoutandbasketball for the wii and a now computer. Love, Alyssah Dear Santa, My name is Chase. I what a car Mustang. and a semi with a trailer. and some straps. and I wat they real mustang and a real semi van trailer and a real straps From, Chase Dear Santa, How are you and rudolph dueing my best friend is Gaven Im nice. I want a kitten with blake and Grey stripeswhone and a football. Anda shreder toy thank you. From, Lars Dear Santa, My name is Dalton Bender I have Been a little naught or nice. I want Spider man suits for christmas because I Licke Spider man suits. From, Dalton

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa, I want a Lego set called the grand Hotel. oh and I have been nice and a little bit naughty. and I am going to leave you some cookies and milk. From, Cadence Dear Santa, My name is Justin. How are your elves and Rudolph doing. there are some things that I whant. A thrain that you can make. Toy tracktors. Toy sords. I am going to leave you cockeys and milk. I have bene a little Naughty and nice. From, Justin Dear Santa, CanI have 999Pokemons and I would Like soo Pokemons and I would Like 900 Pokemons Pleace can I have theos thing can you Bring Me theos thing Pleace. Marry carrimys. Love, Seren Dear Santa, I want some cars. I want some Legos. I want some Big semi. Love, Quinton Dear Santa, I have been Nice how are your rain-deer. you are the best santa inthe wuole wrold. for criesmice I won’t a bigbigbigbigbigbig Bear stufft anmil From, Eden Jensen Dear Santa, I want a remote control that gos fast and a computer Hot wheels 1,000 and Happy mere christmas and I need a Drag racing set. Love, Gaven Dear Santa, I am Nice I can’t wait to see you I want a evie doll I like evie so much ILove the costom I Like Blue I want a lap top with my Name a Monster High clawdeen doll. Love, Leah Dear Santa, for christmas I want a true love kiss and a true love and a 30 inh tv. Love, Carlee Dear Santa, I’ve been nice. I would like the X-Wing flying thing, some lego sets, a dirt bike with a semi with a four wheeler. How’s Rudolph? I’m going to leave you cookies and milk. From, Jace Dear Santa, I want a computer and a remote control that can go 100 mph. and some legosets and a ipode. Love, Colten Dear Santa, My name is Jake and I am 8 years old! I’m pretty far away from the North Pole, I live in Illinois. I’m really looking forward to Christmas and your visit, and have been trying my very best to be nice all year. The nicest thing I did for my family this year was I hept my broter. And for my best friend Justin, I helped them him when he got into fits. There are a few special things that I would really like. They are: Semi and Hot wheels and monter truck. I want a hockey stik. And also, A trin that for my friend you can build. They’ve been really good too! I hope everything is well at the North Pole. How are the reindeer and elves, and Mrs. Claus? Thank you so much Santa, I promise I will leave my favorite snack out for you: cookes with Milk! It’s so yummy, and will give you lots of energy for visiting all

those houses. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Jake Dear Santa, I have been nice. canihave aremote control truck. canihave a lego set. From, Sawter

Rock Falls Day Care Ms. Jenn’s Preschool Children Dear Santa, I want a baby with a bottle on her. I also want clothes for the baby and diapers. From, Jemma, age 4 Dear Santa, I want a pet duck for Christmas. I want him to be black. Love, Kaysen, age 3 Dear Santa, I want a Dinosaur! A big Dinosaur. Love, Braxton, age 3 Dear Santa, Can I have some dollies so I can have some of my own because my sister won’t let me play with hers? Can I have my own housekeeping set ‘cause I don’t have one at my house? Can I have some Polly Pockets and a bag with straps so they can sit in it? Can I have a flannel story board and flannel story pieces and a teapot, tea cups and pretend juice inside the cups? A baby doll with a toothbrush and toothpaste and some mouthwash and some letters and a key for my baby doll and a bookbag for my baby. Love, Abrielle, age 4 Dear Santa, I like some nail polish and one big bike that I know how to ride on. That is all I want. Love, Izabella S, age 4 Dear Santa, I want play kitchen toys for Christmas. I want a giraffe toy. Love, Genevecia, age 3 Dear Santa, I want a Superman for Christmas ‘cause I don’t have one, a new fire truck and Batman. Love, Riley S, age 3 Dear Santa I want you to bring me a bouncy ball. Love, Isabella H, age 4

St. Andrew, Rock Falls Mrs. Rosengren’s Kindergarten Ella Atilano, Rock Falls, I would like Santa to bring me An American Girl doll and some linking cubes. Brenyn Bartel, Rock Falls, Santa please bring me some toys. Chloe Behrens, Rock Falls, Santa I would love to have a new toy kitchen to play with. Jonathan Blackert, Harmon, I love you Santa! Ivan Cansino, Sterling, Santa please bring me some toys. Zoe Como, Sterling, I want a pony. Amy Finney, Rock Falls, I want Santa to bring me a toy. Charley Frank, Rock Falls, Santa please bring me a horse and baby doll. Owen Frank, Rock Falls,Santa I have a list full of trucks. Braylen Grennnan, Rock Falls, Please bring

www.saukvalley.com me X-Box video games. Chloe Hemminger, Rock Falls, Santa I would like a Baby Alive and I have been good! Ronni Oyen, Sterling, Santa please bring me a phone and a unicorn. Lucas Porter, Rock Falls, I would love a bunch of Nerf guns please Santa. Marlee Thompson, Rock Falls, Santa I want the magic mixer and I want you to come right now. Iliana Valdivia, Rock Falls, Santa please bring me presents. Tatiana Velasco, Dixon, I love you Santa! Please bring me a piano and guitar. Mrs. Bianchi’s Second-Grade Class Dear Santa, I want Girl and Doll Pj’s, chocolate lab puppy, and princess pet bed, doll pet carrier and a pretty doll is what I would like. Thank you Santa. You are the best! From, Yuvia Dear Santa, I want minecraft stuff like a poster of gaming with Jen, t-shirt of popular mmo’s, a minecraft mystery box, an ocolot stuffed animal, a youtube channel, Mrs. Pig, and to see Ian and Morellia. From, River Dear Santa, I want for Christmas two xbox controllers, and a grand theft auto xbox 360 game, and an ipad, and an iphone6 and a bike and a disney 3.0 Inside out and skylanders super chargers and a drum set. From Ben Dear Santa, I want another PS4 remote and a metal detector and a max tow truck, also a remote control car, a robot and a star wars game. From Ian Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is an emoji pillow and a donut pillow, an iphone6s, and my own youtube channel called Maddie’s Saturday’s and Sundays. From Madelyn Dear Santa, I would like more nerf guns, a One Direction book just of Nile, Ipad just for me, Ipod just for me, Iphone 6s, another season of Zoey 101, $100, another pillow of Charlie, a peace sign pillow, and a season of Girl Meets World. Thank you, Grace

game. I want boy toys and zombie toys and a tablet with you tube. From, Anabelle Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a DSI, a tablet and pokemon cards and a stuff monster truck too. And have a Merry Christmas! From, Connor Dear Santa, I want an American girl doll and pink beats and a baby bunny and iphone 6 and an ipad. Love, Isabel Dear Santa, I want a Wii U, a 4 wheeler, emoji pillows, iphone 6s, a white and black xbox one, the most grand theft auto 5, WWE 2K16, a mega nerf gun, and Max movie. I want Max in my stocking. Love, Cooper Dear Santa, I want Halo 2, Halo 4 and Halo 5 video games. I also want that V game. From Jaxson Jennifer Jordan’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa, My little pony, may I have? Can I have a diamond necklace? Can I have a Pokémon toy? Can I have Minecraft stuffed animals? Are elves big? How are you fast? I am a girl. I am nice. Some people like me. Have they found you yet? Love, Madison Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Barbie movie. And a computer. And a scooter. And a Barbie family. And one more thing, a hamster. How do the reindeer fly? How do you get our letters? I like to dance. I am really flexible. Love, Maddey Dear Santa, Can I please have a computer? And can I have 4 puppies please? Can I have a D.S. please? I do not know if my mom will have a boy or a girl. I really want to drive a van. I really like iPads. Can I have another phone please? Can I have a back pack and a lunch box that matches? Can reindeer fly? Do elves have big ears? What do you do all the time? I have 5 electronics. From, Layla Dear Santa, I want a computer. I want a Xbox. I want a golf cart. I want a hamster. I want a goldfish. I want books. I want a phone. Can reindeer fly? I am a great friend. Love, John

Dear Santa, I want a minecraft game and a pokemon game and a ipod with youtube and some boy toys, and cool toys and alot of dollars and a new bike, a car with a TV for daddy, a alot of cool boy toys. Love, Delilah

Dear Santa, I love computer. Can I have a puppy? Can I have a necklace? Can I have a Barbie? How do your reindeer fly? What do your reindeer eat? I do good. I do good at my gymnastics. Love, Ember

Dear Santa, I want a playstation batman game and a 3D’s and a camera and an iphone6+ and apple pie. I want batman lego’s and a 2 wheel bike and alot of playstation games. The End. From, Lionel

Dear Santa, I want a computer and new earrings, a new TV, a wife for Cooper, and some new easy bake oven things. Do you know things about me? I love two people, it is Santa and Jesus. Why do you have elves? Why do you have reindeer? Love, Blair

Dear Santa, I want a minecraft game, a toy minecraft guy and all the books and every toy of minecraft. I want crossy road game and a tablet that has games. I want fighting games, sonic dash, and every game thats cool, skate board game, shooting game, and a zombie

Dear Santa, I want the Pixels movie. I want the Jurassic World movie. I want a computer. I want a pet hamster. Why do reindeer fly? Why do you have elves? I am cool. I am weird. Love, Renner

Daily Gazette • C20 Dear Santa, I want a DS game. I want a hamster wrestling stage. I want a scooter. I help my mom with dishes. I want a watch. I want a tablet. Love, Matt Dear Santa, This year I want a unicorn. It comes with berries. I want a lion. I want a puppy. I want a necklace. I want a Barbie in the dream house. How do you get our letters? How do the reindeer fly? I am a good little girl and sweet. Love, Kierra Dear Santa, I want a dolly and a library. I have been good. I want a swing and a goldfish. Love, Isela Dear Santa, I want a new bike and a girl dog. I want a nerf gun. I will leave you cookies. Love, Jaykob Dear Santa, I do not want anything for Christmas this year. Can reindeer fly? I am happy by Santa. I am glad I love you. Love, Cooper Dear Santa, I want a new bike. I want a bike for my mom. I want a scooter. I want a hamster. I want two robots. I want a fish. What do your reindeer eat? I like to eat chicken. I love you Santa. Love, Kingston

Tampico Elementary School Mrs. Newman’s Prekindergarten A.M. Class Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a new Oliver tractor for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Carter B. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Tinkerbell for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Lily H. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a blue tractor for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Brysen A. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like Legos and piano for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Emma J. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like Olaf for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Rowen C.

horse for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Macey B. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a baby with a bath tub for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Kyhlor T. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like horsey that has wheels and says neigh for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Leah P. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a motor bike for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Reese T. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a remote control monster truck for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Parker L. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a dirt bike for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Bentley Mrs. Newman’s Prekindergarten P.M. Class Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Legos for Christmas Merry Christmas! Neaven E. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a real ice cream maker for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Rozlyn M. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a train for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Michael K. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like some Shopkins for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Harper W. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a new Mario Car for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Landen S. Mrs. Newman’s Pre-Kindergarten P.M. Class Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Princess Peach Legos for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Maddie W. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like Star Wars toys for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Milo R.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Pony for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Gracie M.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like Mario Legos for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Bryce W.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a baby doll that hops by itself for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Mariah P.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a something to listen to music for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Dakota W.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a really big fire truck for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Alex R.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a Ninja Turtle Toys for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Peyten A.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a skateboard for Christmas. Merry Christmas! Jack S. Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like a

Holly Wangelin’s First-Grade Class Dear Santa Claus, For Christmas I would like an Xbox, mincraft story mode, legos, math, ninjas, star wars. Thank you for my presents. Thank you, Joshua K.


C21 • Daily Gazette Dear Santa Claus, Can I please have: books, a robot, legos, Math, a fire alarm with pull staion? Thanck you santa. Lucas M. Dear Santa Claus, Can I please have a jumprope. I hope you have a nise chrismis. Dear santa for Christmas I want legos. Can I pleas have a leapad. Can I pleas have spunjbob squarpants. Love, Alana L. Dear Santa Claus, Can I have Xbox, lego dimensions, starwars legos. Thank you. Love, Carter H. Dear Santa, Can I please have: a Puppy, Nintendo DS, Paw-patrol semi. I have ben a good girl. Thank you, Love Kennedi S. Dear Santa, I would like a toy, a dog, Minecraft, a picture of santa. I have ben good. Love You Santa, Eric H. Dear Santa Claus, Can I have for Christmas a rabbit, kite, robot dog, puppy, book, Peppa Pig, American doll, puppy. I love you. I love you, Calleigh T. Dear Santa, Can I please have a rabbit, Xbox, the game minecraft, books, legos? I love you Sant. Love, Ava E. Dear Santa Claus, Can I please have: a lego book, lago starwars, lago batmen game, pokemon cards. Thank you for the presents. I love you Santa, Adan P. Dear Santa, Hi. Please can I have 200 books. Thank you, Carter B. Dear Santa Claus, Can I Ples have a leapad, clothes, book, Pepa Pig, America doll. Love, Kennedy C. Dear Santa Claus, Can I have reindeers, DS games, to be a ninja, ninja books, kittin. Thank you. I love you. Love, David F. Dear Santa Claus, Can I please have American Girl doll, a Kitten, a rabbit, girl leappad games, xbox and games. I love you, Penelope R. Dear Santa Claus, I can have Pepa Pig. I can have Robot. I can have puppy. I love you. Love, Price S. Dear Santa Claus, I want a Xbox, games, puppy, legos, minecraft story mode. I like santa. Thank you, Ryder S. Sear Santa Claus, Can I please have a fire alarm with a pull station, kitten, puppy, and space book and a work zone cone. I thank you for your service. Love, Nicholas T. Dear Santa, Can I please have: 3DS, also puppy, also transformers, also Dragon ball

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sleeping. Do you ever go to every state and deliver presents. Do you ever go threw doors ever. Do you ever leave a snack behind. Do you ever have all the rainderes on the sled every year. Do you ever take Mrs. Claus with. Do you ever see pegins when you fly acrost the south pole. Do you ever take a day off from making toys. Do you always give people what they want for chritmas. Do you always give out toys even when people are bad. Do you ever take a day off from chritmas to give people presents. Do you love christmas spirit and christmas job. Do you ever make candy. I really want to know if you are a vegeteren. Do you ever let Mrs. Claus fly the sled. I want to know if you can fly without using your sled. I want to know if you and your elfs are better freinds then Mrs. Claus. I want to know if you don’t like the elfs that much you just like them becasue they make your toys that you deliver for all the kids on christmas. I want to know if you like your reinderes better then your elfs do you like them more then Mrs. Claus. I want to know if you like yourself better then Mrs. Claus. Love, Axel, to Santa Dear Santa Claus, My name is Zander and I am 8 years old. I am a very good boy. This year I would like a xbox one and lots of games for it. Also I want a four spinner airplane with a remote controler. And I want a few more things like a kitten, a helocopter, a teddy bear, a toy soilder, a bb gun, a swimming pool. I love you Santa. I thank you for all the presents from last year. I hope this year will be better. I hope you lend me all these toys. I just want a few more toys. I want some monster trucks, a sleeping bag, a real ninja, and a toy Santa. Love, Zander Dear Santa Claus, My name is Alyssa and I am 8 years old. I was a good girl this year. Do you know what I want for Christmas? I want an x-box and a fake car gater. I help my mom and dad do a lot of stuff and I love them. I help them do dishes. Please get me a minecraft game for my x-box. I want anything you give me I will love it. Please send me a picture of you and Mrs. Claus thank you and have a good Christmas with goods and make sure your elfs keep me safe. I want an elf on a shelf. I want a fourwheeler. I want call out of duty the second one. Thank you. Love, Alyssa!!! Dear Santa Claus, My name is Wyatt and I am 8 years old. I have been good because I did the dishes when my mom didn’t tell me to. When my dad tells me to do the dishes and laundry and I do it. This is what I want for Christmas a remote control dinosaur, a toy dinosaur, more legos, a couple army guys, a toy volcano and a hot tub. Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love, Wyatt Dear Santa Claus, My name is Henry and I am 8 years old. I have

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Wednesday, December 23, 2015 Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Rodolph and Comit and the elves? Can I ples have a tablit and a dog and a tortol and a fone and a rabit. Thank you Santa. Love, Karson Dear Santa Claus, My name is Walker and I am 7 years old. and I help my mom clean the house. I have been a good Boy how are you? I want a x box. And I want a ps3 and I want sweet tooth I have been a goodboy I play video games. And I want a games too. And some boxing gloves. Love, Walker Dear Santa Claus, I am 7 years old my name is D.J. I want a tablet and, Star Wars 7, wiiu, wiii, and Star wars 3. From, D.J.

Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good boy this year. I help my mom clean at the house. Santa how are your rain deer. Can I pleas have a toycar that you can drive. Love, Conner Dear Santa Claus, My name is Cloe and I am 7 years old. I have been a good girl this year. I help a lot of people every year. This year I want a pretty doll, my own three Ds, fake food, a couple of dresses, and my own Viking shirt, a book about Cleo patra and a baby cat. From, Cloe

Dear Santa Claus, How are you Santa? I love Christmas I want all of the Twilit dalls and zoomer kitty and a makup set. I want hi heals. I want a lolo lopsy baking ovin. I am 7 years old. Love, Eliana

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Dear Santa Claus, My name is Shelby and I am 7 years old. I have been a good girl this year. I help my mommy do the dishes. And I want a super Delta weather computer. What do you look like? I help my little brother do a lot of stuff. I love my family so much. How old are you? How is Mrs. Claus? How are your elves? What are your elves doing in your work shop? Can you please give me a fake cat that has kittens? And one last thing, you can give me a another superies. Thank you Santa C I love you Santa. Love, Shelby

Dear Santa Claus, My name is Jordae and I am 7 years old. How are you Santa? How are your raindeer? Can I please have a toy truk and a toy car. A toy roodoff the raindeer and a set of 3.D.S XX Les please and have a Merry Christmas. Love, Jordae

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