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Mustangs headed to State

Turner elected new Houston Mayor

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Sylvester Turner gives a Victory Wave to hissupporters last Saturday night at the George R.Brown Convention Center.

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San Jacinto Pilot ClubDonates Bicycle Helmets

The North Shore Mus-tangs, against many odds,have journeyed a toughroad to earn the right toplay in the state champi-onship game, most recent-ly defeating ConverseJudson 23-17 at NRG Sta-dium Saturday evening.Judson, a perenniallytough opponent, has ad-vanced to the state semifi-nals 18 times - a staterecord. But on this day, theMustangs doused theRockets fuse with a mightydefensive effort and thestrength of their specialteams.

The first score, and theonly score of the first quar-ter, was a 23-yard fieldgoal by North Shore's kick-er Aaron Cuevas. The de-f e n s e s h u t d o w n t h eConverse offense, aided bya punishing defensive lineand a perfectly timed in-terception by Eric Monroe.In the second quarter theMustang offense got thingsrolling, capping a drivewith a 32-yard touchdown

run by Eric Monroe, givingthe Mustangs a 10-0 lead.But four minutes later theRockets scored on a 58-yard pass. As tensionmounted, Aaron Cuevasagain answered the call,kicking a 46-yard field goalto give the Mustangs a lit-tle breathing room and a13-7 lead at the half. Butt h e c u s h i o n w a s n o tenough as the Rocketsscored first in the secondhalf and took the lead 13-14.

With the game in thebalance and the Rocketsholding on to their fragilelead, Cuevas was calledupon one more time. Hesent the ball through theuprights from 37 yards andhelped the Mustangs re-gain the lead. The defenseheld firm, frustrating theRockets attempts to movethe ball and score. Thelinebackers were relent-less in their pursuit of thequarterback and nevergave him an opportunity tothrow the ball cleanly.

As critical as specialteams was in scoring forthe Mustangs, it was alsokey to keeping the Rocketsfrom scoring. North Shore

and Judson punted theball 10 times each; howev-er, North Shore punted fora total of 382 yards. Withbooming punts and out-

Channelview Falcon quarterback Jalen Hurts was named the Fox Sports-Greater HoustonHonda Dealers Player of the Year during a special ceremony at Channelview High Schoolrecently. Hurts led the Falcons to their first playoff berth in 22 years and he was also theDistrict 21-6A Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. He has committed tothe University of Alabama and will play for the Crimson Tide in the fall. Presenting theaward to Hurts are KRIV Fox 26 anchor Chris Stipes and Rod Hall, president of the GreaterHouston Honda Dealers.

standing coverage, theRockets were pinned deepin their own territory of-ten. Late in the game, lead-ing by two points, the

Eric Monroe (#11) leads the charge in the second half, carrying the banner for the Mustangs.Monroe rushed for a 32-yard touchdown and had a key interception. He was also namedthe Houston Chronicle High School Athlete of the Week for December 15.

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In a close race, Sylvest-er Turner defeated BillKing last Saturday to be-come the first Houstonmayor to serve a four yearrather than a two yearterm. He will need to solveissues of pensions, pot-holes, and policing duringhis time in office.

Jubilant but concilitoryin his acceptance speech,Turner said “Let’s every-one put the Election be-hind us and go to work fora better Houston.” A finalcount put 108,389 votes forTurner, 104,307 for King.

Sylvester Turner is anative of Acres Homes inthe Northeast, but promis-es to represent everyone inthe city equally.

Other winners includedChris Brown for Controller,and Rhonda Skillern-Jones for school board.

Sylvester Turner with some of his supporters on stage at the Convention Center, includingSteve Costello, John Whitmire, Adrian Garcia, and Congresspersons Sheila Jackson Leeand Al Green.

Mustangs offense failed toget a first down. AaronCuevas booted a punt thatburied the Rockets insidethe 10-yard line. Twoplays later the Mustangsforced a fumble and AbrilHarrison picked it up atthe two-yard line. Oneplay later Carl Guillorypunched it in for a touch-down, putting the Mus-tangs up 23-14. On theirfollowing drive, the Rock-ets moved the ball downthe field, but the Mus-tangs held them to an in-consequential field goals i n c e t h e M u s t a n g sjumped on the ensuing on-side kick. As the secondsticked off the clock, themessage for the Mustangswas clear, “We're going tostate!”

The North Shore Mus-tangs will take on the Aus-tin Westlake Chaparralsat NRG Stadium Satur-day, December 19 @ 4PM.

Wednesday, December 9, 2015, the San Jacinto Pilot Clubjoined the North Shore Rotary Club to donate 130 bicycles(from Rotary) and helmets (from Pilot), assembled byLyondellBasell, to elementary school students who hadperfect attendance in the after school program sponsoredby Harris County Precinct2Gether. Many thanks to TexasMedical Association's Hard Hats for Little Heads forpartnering with us to help fund the helmets.

SUBMITTED BY JULIE FALLIN/SAN JACINTO PILOT CLUB

Helmets were sponsored bySan Jacinto Pilot Club

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Dear Santa,I may be good or bad

so no toys or yes toys. I

may be mad, sad orhappy but wene I go to 3grade I am going to make

my mom happy. Logostoys, mincraft plush,

starh.Alberto G.E., 7 yearsLyons Elementary

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All I want for Christ-mas is Jewerly, new bedset, cable box, purse,

docker toy set, stuf dogiewith orbez cruch a littlecarpet and nail polish.

Lyana Rodriguez,9 years old,

Lychs Elementary

* * *Dear Santa,I want a new four

wheeler for Christmas. Iwhat a new G.I.Joemovie. I want to see the

new Starwars, the ForceAwakes, a new toy Acion

Finger. I want a realStarwars Light Saber,and a Tazer.

SamuelAge 8

* * *Dear Santa,I want a Barbie doll

with a curling iron And alava lamp, and shopkin

colleione, and an aamati-can girl doll.

Ooo a hot pink big

barbie doll house with aelevater and a gargaeand a cumputer that is

hot pink. And a blanketfor the homeless pepoles.And just dance 2016.

AlisonAge 9

* * *Dear Santa,

I want a phone, brodgames, books, Minecraftlegacy. Laptop, spy

copter, Monster jam.I hope Santa give the

homeless peole get

presints on Christmasand they get a lot ofmony. So they can have

fun.SethAge 8

***Dear Santa,

How are you doing?Well I’m doing fine. I waswishing I could have an

Ninja go Lego set forChristmas and Ninja goBook for Christmas to by

Santa.Adrian

Eight years old

* * *

* * *Dear Santa,How are you

doing and how thereindeers? and thething i want for

christmas is aphone, iphone,

Magic book, tablet,family joy, teach-er’s joy, poster,

and colors. Have amarry christmas.

Hannah

Age 8

* * *Dear Santa,How are you doing?

How is Rudoph? I havebeen good. What I wantfor Christmas is a

teddybear puppy, apigybank, and my familyaround the tree.

Jewel8 years old

* * *

Dear Santa,I want a Lava Lamp

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Hot Pink and a Hot Pinktwister lamp, and

Shopkins and a Vanitythats Hot Pink.

Honey

Age 9

* * *Dear Santa,I want a Jurassic

Park 3, Spinosaur-ous toy, and a FnafBonnie plush, and a

Godzilla toy, andLego’s and Sonictoy, and a T-Rex,

and a Dragon toy,and a Lavelu lamp.

Blue.LoganAge 8

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How are you DoingSanta. I want a stake-boarding helmet, a lamp,

and write gourd, elbowpads, and leg gaurds. Ihope you have a great

Christmas. Thank you!EthanAge 8

Dear Santa,I want a bay blade,

hall palish, a lot of chapstick. Pens with theerasers on them.

Meganage 8

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December 3, 2015 - NorthShore Senior High SchoolCustodian Herman Josephhas been nominated for the2015-2016 nationalLifeChanger of the Yearaward.

LifeChanger of the Yearis a national program thatannually recognizes and re-wards K-12 educators andemployees who are makinga significant difference inthe lives of students by ex-emplifying excellence, posi-tive influence andleadership.

Mr. Joseph, who has beena custodian at the school formany years, assists withevery student-related eventsuch as dances and pep ral-lies. He helps students be-come connected with theschool community by givingthem opportunities to workin the athletic concessionstand. Mr. Joseph's kindnessis evident each day. He isoften seen opening doors infor teachers and deliveringheavy items to classrooms.He even gives studentsmoney when they cannotafford lunch.

“This is completely unex-pected,” Joseph said whenasked about the nomina-tion. “I do those things be-cause I love my job. I lovethese students. I love thiscommunity. This is my ex-tended family,” he added.North Shore Senior HighSchool Principal Dr. JoeColeman is proud to havesuch a dedicated custodianand humanitarian on hiscampus. Coleman comment-ed, “He's been here a while,since before I was here. ButI'm glad he's on our campus.He is such a positive exam-ple to our kids… and ourstaff. He's a hard worker, buthe does it with style andsmile.”

Solid financial perfor-mance is expected to con- tin-ue in 2016 with projections bythe Port Au- thority of reve-nue growth after a verystrong fis- cal 2015 in termsof cargo tonnage. Total reve-nues are projected to increaseby 2 percent next

year with a steady growthin container units.

Cash flow generated in2016 will help support a cap-ital improvement program of

San Jacinto College weld-ing students have enhancedtraining options, thanks tostainless steel pipes recent-ly donated by Lyondell-Basell Channelview.

LyondellBasell donatedstainless steel and standardcarbon steel pipes valued atapproximately $15,000,which will be used in train-ing San Jacinto Collegewelding technology stu-dents.

“The carbon steel pipeswill be used for training stu-dents at every level, and thedonation of the stainlesssteel pipes is especially sig-nificant because it will beused in training advancedstudents, such as thoselearning Gas Tungsten ArcWelding,” commented EddieFoster, North Campus in-dustrial technology depart-ment chair. “To myknowledge, it’s the largestsingle donation of stainlesssteel pipes the North Cam-pus has ever received.”

Some of the donated car-bon steel pipes have a thinlayer of rust, which moststeel acquires over time.“Rust on the carbon steeldoes not diminish the valueof the pipe for training pur-poses,” commented Foster.“Most things made of steelwill develop a surface layerof rust over time, but therust can be easily removedby surface grinding.”

People on hand for the pipe donation included, from left: DavidGosnay, LyondellBasell logistics and training manager; Dr. BillRaffetto, San Jacinto College North Campus provost; Dr. Kerry Mix,San Jacinto College North Campus dean of business andtechnology; Eddie Foster, San Jacinto College North Campusindustr ial technology department chair; David Sirman,LyondellBasell maintenance coordinator; and Todd Monette,LyondellBasell Channelview plant manager.

Photo by: Jeannie Peng-Armao/San Jacinto College

SAN JACINTO COLLEGEDonation from LyondellBasell enhancestraining for welding students

Stainless steel is typical-ly around four times moreexpensive than standardcarbon steel and has a dif-ferent alloy composition, re-quiring welders to usedifferent techniques. “Hav-ing a large quantity of stain-less steel pipe allows ourstudents to gain valuablehands-on experience withdifferent types of metal, andbecome more versatile,” hecommented. “It’s an advan-tage for a graduate applyingfor a job to have experiencewelding with stainless steel.We really appreciate this do-nation from Lyondell, avaluable industry partner

with San Jacinto College.”David Sirman, Lyondell-

Basell Channelview main-tenance coordinator, saidthe pipe donation is a wayof giving back to the commu-nity. “We had pipe that waspurchased for projects andturnarounds that over a pe-riod of time was not used,”he said. “We were able toreach out to San JacintoCollege and ask if they coulduse it. We wanted to giveback and we were very hap-py the College could use it.”

To learn more aboutwelding training at San Ja-cinto College, please visitsanjac.edu/career/welding-technology.

Galena Park ISD

Custodian nominatedfor National LifeChangerof the Year Award

Each school year, theLifeChanger of the Year pro-gram receives hundreds ofnominations. Fifteen win-ners are chosen by the se-lection committee to receivecash awards that are splitbetween the individual win-ner and their school. TheNational Grand PrizeAward is $10,000. The topfive Grand Prize Finalistswill also be honored at a na-tional awards ceremony.

Nominees must be full-time school or school districtemployees. Award winnersare selected based on the fol-lowing criteria:

• A proven ability tomake a beneficial differencein the lives of students

• An ability to positivelyadd to the development ofthe school and/or district'satmosphere

• A leader in his or heractivities at the school and/or district level

• A proven record of ex-cellent performance at theprofessional level

• A commitment to pro-ducing a nurturing atmo-sphere

• Adherence to high mor-al and ethical standards

Winners to be announcedin spring 2016.

Herman Joseph

PORT BRIEFS

Port Commissionapproves 2016 budget

$314 million. Those capitalimprovements will includestrategic projects to supportnew growth opportunities,along with recapitalizationprojects and channel

projects to benefit the en-tire Houston Ship Chan- nel.

The global economic out-look suggests 2016 will beslightly stronger than 2015,with most key economies ei-ther growing or remainingsteady during the upcomingyear.

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By FRANCIS P. CHURCH,First published in The New York Sun in 1897

We take pleasure in answering thus prominentlythe communication below, expressing at the sametime our great gratification that its faithful author isnumbered among the friends of The Sun:

Dear Editor—

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say thereis no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in TheSun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a SantaClaus?

VirginiaO’Hanlon

Virginia, yourlittle friends arewrong. They havebeen affected by theskepticism of askeptical age. Theydo not believeexcept they see.They think thatnothing can bewhich is not com-prehensible by theirlittle minds. Allminds, Virginia,whether they bemen’s or children’s,are little. In thisgreat universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant,in his intellect as compared with the boundless worldabout him, as measured by the intelligence capable ofgrasping the whole of truth and knowledge.

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists ascertainly as love and generosity and devotion exist,and you know that they abound and give to your lifeits highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would bethe world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be asdreary as if there were no Virginias. There would beno childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to maketolerable this existence. We should have no enjoy-ment, except in sense and sight. The eternal lightwith which childhood fills the world would be extin-guished.

Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well notbelieve in fairies. You might get your papa to hiremen to watch in all the chimneys on Christmas eve tocatch Santa Claus, but even if you did not see SantaClaus coming down, what would that prove? Nobodysees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is noSanta Claus. The most real things in the world arethose that neither children nor men can see. Did youever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not,but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobodycan conceive or imagine all the wonders there areunseen and unseeable in the world.

You tear apart the baby’s rattle and see whatmakes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering theunseen world which not the strongest man, nor eventhe united strength of all the strongest men that everlived could tear apart. Only faith, poetry, love,romance, can push aside that curtain and view andpicture the supernal beauty and glory beyond. Is it allreal? Ah, Virginia, in all this world there is nothingelse real and abiding.

No Santa Claus! Thank God! he lives and livesforever. A thousand years from now, Virginia, nay 10times 10,000 years from now, he will continue tomake glad the heart of childhood.

Francis P. Church’s editorial, “Yes Virginia, Thereis a Santa Claus” was an immediate sensation, andwent on to became one of the most famous editorialsever written. It first appeared in the The New YorkSun in 1897, almost a hundred years ago, and wasreprinted annually until 1949 when the paper wentout of business.

Virginia O’Hanlon went on to graduate fromHunter College with a Bachelor of Arts degree at age21. The following year she received her Master’s fromColumbia, and in 1912 she began teaching in the NewYork City school system, later becoming a principal.After 47 years, she retired as an educator. Through-out her life she received a steady stream of mail abouther Santa Claus letter, and to each reply she attachedan attractive printed copy of the Church editorial.Virginia O’Hanlon Douglas died on May 13, 1971, atthe age of 81, in a nursing home in Valatie, N.Y.

Yes, Virginia, Thereis a Santa Claus

AUSTIN — Gov. GregAbbott was in Washington,D.C., on Dec. 8 to partici-pate in a news conferencewith U.S. Senator andpresidential candidate TedCruz, R-Texas, who rolledout his proposed State Ref-ugee Security Act.

Abbott said in a Dec. 9news release that Cruz’sbill “gives states and gov-ernors the tools to rejectthe resettlement of a refu-gee in that state unlessthere is adequate assur-ance that the refugee doesnot present a securityrisk.”

“America is a charitablenation, but we cannot al-low charity for some tocompromise security forall,” Abbott said. “Congressintended to give states asubstantial role in the ref-ugee resettlement process.The federal governmentand resettlement agencieshave sidestepped that role.My top priority as governoris to keep Texas citizenssafe and this legislationhelps me do that,” he add-ed.

Cruz’s bill, S. 2363, di-rects the federal Office ofRefugee Resettlement tonotify the state agency re-sponsible for coordinatingthe placement or resettle-ment of an alien refugeenot later than 21 days be-fore the alien's arrival inthe state. The bill statesthat no alien refugee shallbe placed or resettled in astate if the governor certi-fies to the Office of Refu-gee Resettlement that ithas failed, in the sole de-termination of the gover-nor, to provide adequateassurance that such per-son does not present a se-curity risk to the state.

On Nov. 25, the TexasCatholic Conference, thepublic policy voice of Tex-as’ Catholic bishops, pub-lished a statement, saying,“We firmly believe that itis possible to maintain se-curity at home while alsowelcoming refugees.”

Gilbert Hoffman, Architect713-977-2555

Abbott backs Cruz’s filing oflegislation addressing refugees

TEA chief notes pas-sage of act

Texas Education Com-missioner Michael Will-iams issued a statementon Dec. 9, following Con-gress’ final passage of thefederal Every StudentSucceeds Act, legislationthat succeeds the NoChild Left Behind Act.

Williams said the act“represents a significantshift in education author-ity away from the federalgovernment and a returnof greater control to thestate and local level. ForTexas, this legislationbrings an end to the on-going requests for federalwaivers made necessaryby requirements few ifany states could evermeet.”

Sales tax revenuedecreases

Texas ComptrollerGlenn Hegar on Dec. 9announced sales tax rev-enue for the state in No-vember was $2.58 billion,down 3.3 percent com-pared to November 2014.

“Sales tax revenue de-clined again due to re-duced spending in oil andgas-related sectors,” He-gar said. “Remittancesfrom other sectors, includ-ing construction, restau-rants and retail trade,continued to grow. The netdecrease in sales tax re-ceipts is in line with theOctober Certification Rev-enue Estimate.”

Furthermore, Hegarsaid, he will send cities,counties, transit systemsand special purpose tax-ing districts $626.3 mil-

lion in local sales tax allo-cations for December, 3 per-cent less than in December2014. These allocations arebased on sales made in Oc-tober by businesses thatreport tax monthly.

DPS offers anti-thefttips

The Texas Departmentof Public Safety on Dec. 7posted a reminder to Tex-ans about the increased po-tential for vehicle theftsand burglaries during theholiday season and advisedthe public to take extra pre-cautions, such as:

“Never leave your carrunning unattended, evenfor a quick visit to a busi-ness or store. Never leavekeys in the car or ignition,inside a locked garage, or inhide-a-key boxes. Alwaysroll up your windows andlock the car, even if it isparked at your home. Whenpossible, always park inhigh-traffic, well-lightedareas.”

Also: “Install an anti-theft device that locks thesteering wheel, column orbrakes, especially if yourvehicle is considered to beat increased risk for theft.Never leave personal docu-ments, vehicle ownershiptitle or credit cards in yourvehicle. Always keep valu-ables or property hiddenout of sight or locked in thetrunk” and more.

TxDOT calls for soberrides

Texas Department ofTransportation’s “PlanWhile You Can” campaign,launched Dec. 7, urges par-tygoers to plan for a soberride now through Jan. 1.

The campaign, whichruns in tandem with an in-crease in Texas DPS patrolsand enforcement, includesa statewide tour featuringan interactive dodge ballgame that uses customgaming technology to rep-licate the effects of alcoholon a person’s reflexes.

For more information,visit SoberRides.org.

Give the‘Write’ Giftthis HolidaySeason

(NAPSI)—Manyfamilies have foundthat letting little oneswrite letters to Santacan end up as a big giftto their parents.

That’s because it notonly gets kids into theholiday spirit, but it’s agreat way to improvetheir writing skills,boost creativity andhelp them with theirschoolwork for years tocome.

Here are seven waysto get kids writing:

1. Use fun writingtools. Choose—orcreate—decorativewriting paper and pickpens, pencils or high-lighters, bright colorsor clever designs.

2. If they’re writingto Santa, encouragethem to send morethan just a list of toys.Have them tell Santa abit about themselves—where they go to schooland what they like todo. When they tellSanta how good they’vebeen this year, havethem include examples,such as tying a sibling’sshoes or helping Momand Dad clean thehouse.

3. Older childrenwho’d rather not writeto Santa can still createa Christmas list forthemselves as well as alist of what they intendto get for others.

4. Write out holidaycards. Let family andfriends know howyou’ve been and thatyou’re thinking aboutthem. Children caneven draw pictures onthe card if there’s room.

5. Create place cardsfor holiday dinner.Write out each guest’sname and add a smalldrawing.

6. Write thank-younotes. This is animportant time of yearto be thankful for allthe gifts your childreceives. Thank-younotes are a way foryour kids to show theirappreciation.

7. Give the gift ofwriting. BIC Pencilsand Pens make terrificpresents and stockingstuffers.

BIC is on a missionto save handwritingand you can join theirmission-for moreinformation, visitwww.BICFightForYourWrite.com.

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Charles worked as amachinist in the petro-chemical industry formany years and in hisspare time he enjoyedhunting, fishing, workingoutdoors and spendingtime with his family andfriends.

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Charles is survived byhis brother, Curtis Beder-ka; brother, Jimmy Beder-ka; sister, Louise;grandsons, Wes Skrla andKevin Skrla; son-in-law,Pat Skrla; nieces: ViolaStubbs, Mary Ackerman,Penny Ackerman, MildredBeBee and Sandra Arse-ment; and many other rel-

When my oldest sonwas about three yearsold, he could "read."Because we read hisfavorite book, TheLittle Red Car, sooften, he could tell youevery word of the story.There was anotherbook we made surebecame a favorite of hisand his youngerbrother, The Bible.There was anotherstory both he and hisyounger brother could

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atives and friends. A visi-tation for family andfriends will be held on Fri-day, December 11, 2015from 5pm-8pm with a ro-sary at 7pm. Funeral ser-vices will be held onSaturday, December 12,2015 10am at Sterling-White Funeral Home withburial following at Ster-ling-White Cemetery.

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t Letters to Santa tDear Santa,

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animals, Electric scooter,trapoleen.

Mra

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"read" to us at a veryearly age. It went likethis:

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safe trip here. MerryChristmas. Ho Ho Ho.

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The Little Red Car

Dear Santa,

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leave a lot of cookies outfor you and some appleslices for your raindeer

and a full apple forRudeoff. Please one morewish send my graet

grandma and my graetgrampa for Xmas.

DesireeI’m 8

* * *Dear Santa,How are the rain-

deer’s doing? and you? Iwant a phone but don’ttell my mom please. I

want a Wii with the newMario game pleas. bypleas and thank you.

HagenAge 8

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this is what I wantxBox

and computerif you do thank you.Benjamin

Age 8

* * *

Dear Santa,How are you? I

missed you so much. I

have been a little goodbut please can you get

me a Areil Lego set forChrismas and help mydad to come home happy

this month! Please.BryceAge 8

* * *Dear Santa,How are you? I have

ben rill good. the firstthing I want to be togeteras a famley. And a

dairway. And shopkins.And mocup. And a bigmonster hight big doll.

Good bye.Gaige-Lyn

Age 8

* * *

Dear Santa,How are you doing? I

have been great this

year. It’s almost Christ-mas and I want a phone,scooter, pens and

markers and most of allis to see everyone in myfamily.

KatelynNine years old

* * *

Dear Santa,How are you? How is

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Christmas is a xboxoehand Jarisstik World legosets and star wars.

CollinAge 8

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Jaylyn

Age 9

* * *

Dear Santa,How are you doing

Santa? I am doing fine in

school. I know thatChristmas is coming upso I wish you can get me

this for Christmasplease. I would like aWiiu, a Lego set, a

pokeman plushies andmore time with my whole

family and last is spendtime with all my cousins.I hope you can get that

for me Santa?Luis8 years old

* * *Dear Santa,

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World. thank you Santa.I love you!

John8 years old

* * *Dear Santa,How are you doing? I

hope you are doinggrate. I have beenthinking what I have

whaned for Crismas. Iwhant make up, shrit,pants, and being with

my nana.Jenna

Age 8

Kids asks Santa & Mrs. Clause for joy, gifts and peace lastweekend in Crosby

Thank you for 35 Wonderful Years

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Thehour’slate,should goto bedNearmidnight IbelieveBut mem-orieskeep me wide awakeThis snowy Christmas EveYes, memories of my kids movedonEach has their separate lifeAnd how the holidays havechangedSince angels took my wifeThe toys, the food, the ChristmascheerMy wife would bear the loadBecause I work most holidaysState Trooper on the roadJust sitting in my easy chairSo many years retiredI reminisce of times gone byAnd all that has transpiredOf all the many happeningsThat seem to come to lightA multitude of themoccurred_Right on this very nightA drunken woman in a wreckDied on Christmas eveLeaves memories of a tragiccaseMost people won't believeI had to drive to where she livedTo tell her next of kinAnd found the rundown mobilehomeShe had been living inThe person answering the doorI still recall todayA little girl about four years oldShe said "I'm Sue McKay"I asked her if her dad was homeAnd felt the longest pauseShe said "My daddy ran away""You must be Santa Claus"

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This article was writtenby Edward Jones for use byyour local Edward JonesFinancial Advisor.

Diamond Jim: "What is yourfavorite Christmasstory?”

"My mommy said you'd cometonight""If I just stayed in bed""And bring a pretty doll for me""That's what my mommy said"I broke the law that ChristmasEveDid not call child's careThey'd merely put her in a roomAnd that I could not bearI picked her up and took herhomeMy wife tucked her in bedAnd wrapped a pretty doll for herJust like her mommy saidAdopted by a loving homeAnd soon they moved awayI won't forget that Christmas EveAnd little Sue McKayAnother bitter Christmas EveA blizzard to beholdHad left a family in a ditchJust trapped there in the coldBy grace of God I spotted themAll cold and gaunt with frightI drove them to a motel room_Tosafely spend the nightOne Christmas Eve a homelessmanShivering and wetWas trying hard to get a rideI'm sure he'd never getI picked him up and drove himTo a diner on the hillTo warm his bones I left him witha five dollar billStrange how when you’re allaloneWhat memories you recallYour think of everything you'vedoneAnd was it worth it allI think about my God, my jobMy children and my wifeWould I do it all the same_CouldI re-live my lifeThen comes a knock upon mydoorThis late who could it beA neighbor or has Santa Claus

Come to visit meThe figure standing in the coldGives me a sudden frightA trooper with that solemn lookDear God, who has died tonightI'm flashing back to bygoneyearsHow I'd often stoodOn someone’s porch to bringthem newsAnd it was never goodIs this how life gets back at meFor misery I've inducedWhere pain I've caused someother folkHas now come home to roostBut looking in the troopers eyesMy mind is in a whirlI see a pleasant countenanceThe trooper is a girlShe reached and smiled toshake my handAnd silence wasn't brokeUntil a tear rolled down hercheekAnd then she softly spoke"I'm sure you don't rememberme""But thought I'd stop and say""God bless you on this ChristmasEve""I'm Trooper Sue McKay"

You can hear Bob Welsh tell thisstory…go to http://www.pineforestjewelry.com/articles/my-christmas-eve-by-bob-welsh.

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