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WEDNESDAY, DEC. 18, 2019
All aboard the North Pole Express By Heidi Schulz STAFF WRITER
In 2012 Antioch Park and Recreation staff members Toni Galster and Libby Baker created a train trip for Camp Crayon Pre-school as a field trip. Word got out about this fun event and the public wanted to be able to experience the same trip so the North Pole Express was started. Every year it has grown and at one time they were offering trips on 16 days. The North Pole Express is now offered for the 12 Days of Christmas with the trains running Dec. 2-17 this year. Guests get on the train in Antioch at 11:00 a.m. and make their way to Buffalo Grove where Galster, current Special Events Coordinator for the Antioch Parks & Recreation, and Anna Strobel, have transformed the station into the North Pole. Guests are greeted when they arrive, have hot dog and chips lunch, and Santa arrives at noon to greet the guests at their tables. Each table then takes their turn visiting Santa to tell him of their Christmas wishes and each child receives a bell. While the other guests are waiting their turn coloring books are given to each child along with a letter for them to write to Santa. Children also receive a bag with a craft project to work on while they wait. Hot chocolate and cookies arrive at each table and once every child has visited Santa he reads “The Polar Express” to the group. Santa encourages the children to sing and practice their Ho, Ho, Ho’s with him. At 1:51 p.m. the train arrives to take everyone back to Antioch and this is when Santa announces he is riding back with them. Children get to spend time talking and taking photos with Santa as they make the trip back. This year’s conductor is Sandra Simon, train station helper is Anna Strobel, and volunteers for the train and train station are Sheryl Pierce, Sheryl Stier, Aleksandra Schultz. Antioch Queens Lyric Stay, Madison Dempsey and Cayleigh Thompson also help out and assistants Alexis Strobel and Abby Strobel. And then of course there is Santa Claus! Tickets for this year’s train sold out, but mark your calendar for next year’s train. Tickets go on sale in mid-October and sell out quickly.
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Clockwise from top: Santa makes his arrival at the Buffalo Grove depot where children and families take turns to get photos with him before he reads “The Polar Express” to everyone. Letters to Santa can be sent off from the depot.
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