El Campo Leader-News General Excellence: 12-18-2013 by Jay Strasner

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EC police capture alleged robbers

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By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com

Detectives believe men held up store in October

When it comes to the economy, El Campo finds itself in better condition now than at the start of 2013 as far as one state indicator is concerned. With more than $3.5 million in the bank, the city has collected about 4 percent more in monthly sales tax rebates this year in comparison to 2012. The December check from the state comptroller’s office totals $326,711, up almost 22 percent from $267,940 in December 2012. It’s good news for the city which counts on sales tax dollars to fund 44 percent of El Campo’s $8.5 million general operating fund. “Sales tax figures are on target for Fiscal Year 2014, should we continue the remainder of the fiscal year at last year’s pace, we’ll still

By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com

El Campo police believe they’ve tracked down two men who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint two months ago. John Matthew Mingo Galvan, 19, of Houston and 19-year-old Julio Ceasar Jaramillo of 1423 Thrift in El Campo were arrested last week, each on a single charge of aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon. Police believe Galvan and Jaramillo were the two men who walked into Quick N Easy No. 1, 703 E. Second, on Oct. 7. With one brandishing a handgun, they demanded cash from a female

(See CITY BUDGETS, Page 7-A)

Inside:

“(One of the suspects) had fled to Houston and was hiding there since the robbery,”

– Lt. Russell Urban

Today’s Spotlight With her roots firmly planted in El Campo, Troyla “Troy” Washington has moved on to pursue her dreams of producing and reporting the news.

A hesitant Bryce Krenek, right, seems to have caught his sister Bella by surprise, as he asked Santa for Legos and a Wii game at the recent Breakfast with Santa. Bella also wants Legos along with a Dream Light. The event was hosted by the Pilot Club of El Campo at the Taiton Community Center. Bryce, age 6, and Bella, age 5, are the children of Russell and Tasha Krenek of El Campo. L-N Photo by Quala Matocha

(See ROBBERY, Page 8-A)

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LOCAL WEATHER Wednesday

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clerk, the only person in the store at the time. She wasn’t harmed, but the two got away with money from the cash register and cigarettes. Jaramillo was interviewed by police early in the case, Lt. Russell Urban said Monday, but additional evidence and statements were needed before any charges could be leveled. Galvan, the detective said, “had fled to Houston and was hiding there since the robbery.” Last week, the two-month investigation came to a close. “Officer (Mark) Biskup and Sgt. (Robert) Holder received information where Galvan was at,” Urban said. “They contacted our Houston PD con-

65.7% of ECISD students struggle with poverty By JODY LARIMER reporter@leader-news.com

Texas repeatedly ranks as the number one state to do business, but it also ranks as 42nd to be a child, based on poverty levels. “Although poverty is certainly not destiny, poverty is still arguably the most important predictor of how kids are doing,” Texas KIDS COUNT project director Frances Deviney said. Despite economic recovery in the state, Deviney says Texas and Wharton County kids are still

struggling and child poverty remains too high. Too many kids are uninsured, dropping out of school and having babies while in their teens. “I don’t disagree,” El Campo ISD Superintendent Mark Pool said in response to the report, adding that the educational statistics are similar at ECISD. Based on a report from the district, 65.7 percent of today’s ECISD students are economically disadvantaged. The rate grew steadily from 60.4 percent in 2003 to its peak of 67.9 percent in 2010, so some recent recovery has been made. Investments in pre-kindergarten help reduce

the education gaps for economically disadvantaged children and is something the district continues to address. “We have increased the number of pre-k classes,” Pool said. “We changed from half days to full days about three years ago and added two classes this past year. The only thing that’s holding us back now is space, physical space.” One idea the district is investigating is the possibility of adding classrooms to Hutchins Elemen(See PRE-K CLASSES HELP, Page 8-A)

Louise ISD starts track replacement Scheduled completion set for March 2014 By JODY LARIMER reporter@leader-news.com

Replacement of Louise ISD’s 55-year-old track began last Thursday. As long as everything stays on schedule, the job should be complete by March 1, 2014. Officials have considered replacing the track for 30 years, but the board had not approved the work until this year. The district’s good financial shape and increasing fund balance made the project possible, Superintendent Mike Seabolt said. Although the project has only begun, progress is being made. “Currently, they are excavating the old track which seems to be going very fast,” Seabolt said Monday, “The old track was not constructed nearly as well as they anticipated and was therefore very easy to demolish.” So far, there have been no delays, and the project is (See LISD TRACK, Page 7-A)

Caroling, Caroling

L-N Photo by Jody Larimer

Iris Danielson smiles for the camera before the big performance as last Wednesday the children of Michelle’s Daycare performed Christmas carols at Prairie Village for the seniors and disabled. Service Coordinator Jaime Johnson and Robyn Debo from Texas State Healthcare and Hospice Care coordinated and hosted the event.

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Law & Order Police Blotter

Would-be scrooge wrecks holiday lights By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com

A would-be scrooge or two attacked an award-winning holiday display Friday night and now authorities hope the public can help capture whoever tried to keep Christmas lights from shining. Jo Ann and Willie Bender Jr.’s Bode Street display won Wharton County Electric Cooperative’s Christmas Lighting Contest last week, but before that could be announced in Saturday’s Leader-News a large section of their display was destroyed. “We turned off the Christmas tree lights about 11 p.m. Friday night and when we woke up in the morning, two of the Christmas trees, they were just thrown down – one was from one end of the yard to the other ... one deer was in the cedar tree ... the sled packages were all broken up,” Jo Ann Bender told the

Leader-News Monday. She added, “It looked like a hurricane came through that part (of the yard).” Then on Sunday night, vandals returned doing even more damage to the display and stealing a lighted deer. “I don’t know who’s doing this,” she

“Do they not like Christmas or what?”

– Jo Ann Bender said, adding, “I’m scared to leave my house.” Bode Street, off FM 2765, isn’t a highly-traveled road, but authorities hope someone may have seen something. Wharton County Sheriff’s Depart.

Sgt. Matt Machart is working the case, but, as of presstime, had few leads. In an effort to help track the vandals down, the West Wharton County Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information leading to the arrest of anyone responsible for this crime. Callers to the Crime Stoppers Tip Line (543-TIPS) do not have to give their names to earn reward dollars. No other cases of holiday decoration vandalism have been reported as of presstime. “Do they not like Christmas or what?” Bender asked, adding this was the first year they had entered the WCEC contest. “We do it (decorate) for our grandchildren,” she said. “And we have a neighbor who is 100 who loves to look at the lights.” The Benders have done what they could to repair the damage, she said, but

Tips sought on FM 1163 burglaries By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com

Wharton County Sheriff’s investigators hope the public can lead them to whoever broke into three FM 1163 homes last week. “They were all neighbors,” Sgt. Scott Grosser said. “This was daytime, back door, forced entry.” The crimes took place between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 11 on FM 1163 in the area of CR 310. Large flatscreen televisions and jewelry were taken from each home. Anyone with information can contact the WCSO at 5431373 or 532-1550 and ask for either Sgt. Grosser or Sgt. Matt Machart. Those with information can also call the West Wharton County Crime Stoppers. Callers to the Crime Stoppers Tip Line – 543-8477 (TIPS) – do not have to give their name.

City Arrests

Alcohol, drugs

Cory Daniel Martinez, 26, of Brenham was arrested at 9:10 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 for possession of a controlled substance less than a gram, abandoning or endangering a child (criminal negligence), possession of a controlled substance less than 28 grams, two counts of violation of a bond or protective order, possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, a Pardon and Parole warrant for parole violation - unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and a Bay City PD warrant for violation of a protective order after being stopped in the 100 block of East Railroad. With Martinez was 26-year-old Dennis Stanley Maynard, 26, also of Brenham. He was arrested at the same time for possession of a controlled substance less than a gram, abandoning or endangering a child (criminal negligence), possession of a controlled substance less than 28 grams and possession of marijuana less than 2 ounces, The two reportedly had methamphetamine and a prescription drug with them. Both were processed and transferred to the Wharton County jail the next day. Miguel Angel Ramirez-Aredondo, 22, of Bay City was arrested at 11:15 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 for driving while intoxicated after being stopped on East Watt. He was processed and transferred to county jail the next day. Robert Wayne Witte, 44, of Cypress was arrested at 2:41 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 for driving while intoxicated after police sent to investigate a reckless driver stopped his vehicle on U.S. 59. Witte was processed and transferred to county jail later that day. Gabriella Rodriguez, 33, of 1615 Able was arrested at 4:09 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14 for driving while intoxicated after police were dispatched to investigate a stranded motorist on Lilly Street. She was processed and transferred to county jail later that morning. Christopher Joseph Gonzales, 29, of 310 Newport was arrested at 12:52 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 for driving while intoxicated and no driver’s license after being stopped on North Wharton. He was processed and transferred to county jail later that morning. Property

L-N Photo by Shannon Crabtree

One Hurt In Rollover

El Campo emergency responders assist one of three men involved in this single vehicle rollover wreck on FM 1162 near the intersection of CR 408 Monday afternoon. He was transported to El Campo Memorial Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The other two were uninjured. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.

Heroin smuggler nets 10-year sentence By SHANNON CRABTREE scrabtree@leader-news.com

A failed attempt to smuggle more than $1 million in heroin across Wharton County means 10 years behind bars for a Houston man. Heriberto Antonio Acevedo, 52, had been northbound on U.S. 59 the night of Nov. 28, 2012 when a highway patrol trooper spotted his 2007 Chrysler Sebring driving on the improved shoulder. The trooper stopped the vehicle outside

Don’t Miss: Danevang Church Holding Christmas Program Danevang Lutheran Church will have their annual dancing around Christmas Tree and Christmas program on Saturday, Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. at the church and community hall, Hwy. 71 in Danevang. Everyone is welcome. Bring refreshment to share. Santa will be there.

Thursday, Dec. 19 Louise/Hillje Holds Christmas Lighting Contest Judging of homes and businesses will be held on Thursday, Dec. 19 at 6 p.m. Call Eula Mae Crowell at 648-2251 or Shelly Fritz at 541-7056 to enter. Prizes will be awarded. Sponsored by Louise Beautification Committee.

Friday, Dec. 20 Trim A Tree Seeks Donations Trim A Tree is being held at Gatti’s Pizza, 1202 N. Mechanic. The trees are up and the community is invited to vote for their favorite tree by placing canned goods underneath. Donations of food and toiletry items are being taken. The event is open during regular business hours now through Friday, Dec. 20, and winners will be announced Saturday Dec. 21. Non-profit organizations participating this year are: Aggie Moms, Cub Pack 196, EC Steps Out, Knights of Columbus Council No. 9393, Saint Robert’s Youth Group and New Life Assembly Royal Rangers. For more information, contact Elisa Garcia at 332-2357.

Saturday, Dec. 21 Country Christmas Jamboree Coming Pick It’ Productions presents A Country Christmas Jamboree, a variety of country and traditional Christmas music performed by Kimberly Murray and Bob Manning, Dottie Jack and Jade Jack from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21 at the Plaza Theatre in Wharton. Tickets are $10. For more, call 282-2226. Progressive M.B.C. Hosts Banquet Progressive M.B.C. will host their 22nd Annual Christmas Banquet Saturday, Dec. 21 starting at 7:30 p.m. at

Wharton near Hwy. 60 and noticed something was amiss. The vehicle was searched and 20 bundles (11.40 kilograms) of heroin with a street value of $1.1 million was discovered in the car’s rocker panel. Acevedo pleaded guilty to the offense in Wharton County’s 329th District Court. Other recent pleas related to drug crimes include: • Juan Manuel Hernandez, 38, of Houston (See COURT ACCEPTS, Page 6-A)

Bulletin Board the El Campo Heritage Center, 803 Fahrenthold. Speaker will be Carl Grice of Mt. Olive Baptist Church of Rasharon. Sponsors are Sisters K. Heard and M. Hargrove, Pastor Rev. E.L. Dawson.

Tuesday, Dec. 24 Church Hosts Candlelight Service First Baptist Church, 206 Depot, will host a candlelight service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 6 p.m. The public is invited. For more information, contact Joe Tom Davis at 543-7156. Church Holds Candlelight Service Danevang Lutheran Church, Hwy. 71 in Danevang, will host a candlelight service on Tuesday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Maria Barnes at 616-1484.

Ongoing Christmas Silent Auction Held Mid Coast Medical Clinic are hosting a Christmas silent auction benefiting American Cancer Society Relay for Life from Monday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 19. For questions, call Becky Wishert at 543-5510 or 3321685. 2014 Little League Spring Registration Now Open. The 2014 Little League spring registration open until Thursday, Dec. 31. Visit www.elcampolittleleague.com to register. Lylah’s Love Hosts Pet Food, Blanket, Toy Drive Lylah’s Love is collecting food, blankets and toys for pets that need some love. Donations are being taken through Saturday, Dec. 21, and may be dropped off at the IMUD office, 403 N. Liberty, or call Christina at 6167085 for pick-up. No cash donation, but they will accept gift cards. All items collected will be donated to the El Campo Animal Shelter for animals that don’t have forever homes during the holidays. New Life Accepting Donations Love Without Walls and Toys From Heaven would like to provide families with non-perishable food and new toys for the holidays. If you know of a family in need, call

Thomas Garcia Jr., 20, of 603 Lundy was arrested at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 on a warrant for criminal mischief less than $1,500. He was processed and posted bond on Dec. 9. Breton Kersse Johnson, 20, of 202 Ripple was arrested at 4:16 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 on a Dallas County Sheriff’s Office warrant for probation violation - theft from person and a charge of harassment of a public servant. He was processed and transferred to county jail the next morning. Violence, weapons

Christopher Cleveland Crawford Jr., 30, of 1008 N. Washington was arrested at 1:44 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 for assault family violence following a disturbance. He was processed and transferred to county jail later that day. Other

Steve Guzman Jr., 27, of 6515 Machaville in East Bernard was arrested at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11 for driving while license invalid, no insurance and expired registration as well as warrants for speeding, failure to display a driver’s license and failure to appear. He was processed, posted bond and released later that night. Paul Martin Vega Jr., 19, of 604 Lundy was arrested at 3:16 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 on warrants for minor in possession of an alcoholic beverage and failure to appear. He was processed and released Dec. 15 Felix Alfonso Guerra, 40, of 1105 N. Rusk in Wharton was arrested at 8:54 a.m. Friday, Dec. 13 for failure to report a change of address, hit-and-run, driving while license invalid and unsafe speed. He was processed and transferred to county jail the next morning. Public intoxication: 3.

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New Life Assembly of God at 543-3959 Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. or to donate, take items to drop off locations: New Life Assembly of God, 707 Earl; Comet Cleaners in both El Campo and Wharton; the Isaacson Municipal Utility District, 403 N. Liberty; and Dane’s Country Store, Hwy. 71 Danevang. STARS Looking For Volunteers The El Campo High School Speech and Drama Club (STARS) are looking for volunteers to judge debate, public speaking, and acting events at the 38th Annual ECHS Speech and Drama Tournament Friday and Saturday, Jan. 17 and 18, 2014 at El Campo High School. If you would like to donate your time, contact Katrese Skinner by emailing kskinner@ecisd.org or calling 543-6341 ext 430 by Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Keep Chamber Calendar Current Remember to check the El Campo Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture Community Calendar before scheduling events. The Chamber is requesting organizations to let them know when their events are being scheduled. An accurate and up-to-date calendar helps avoid conflicts and keeps the community aware of upcoming events. To put your event on the chamber calendar, call 543-2713 or visit www.elcampochamber.com. SPOT Taking Orders For Calendars Wharton County SPOT is taking orders for its 2014 calendar, including photos of SPOT rescued, fostered and adopted dogs and cats. Forms are available at Coastal Plains and Country Pets in El Campo, and Alamont and Wharton Vet Clinics and Wied Realty in Wharton. For more information, contact SPOT at 253-3446 or wcspot@hotmail.com. Aquatic Center Fall Hours El Campo Aquatic Center fall hours are: Mondays, closed (but can be rented for private parties); TuesdayFriday, 5:45-11 a.m. and Tuesday-Thursday 4-7 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sundays, 1-6 p.m. For more information, call the ECAC at 543-1468. VFW Hosts Bingo Games VFW Post 2786 hosts bingo games at the VFW Hall every Wednesday night, starting with selling of cards at 6 p.m. and games starting at 7 p.m. The post has a

free meal for those attending on the third Wednesday of each month. American Legion Hosts Friday Night Bingo American Legion Post 251 hosts bingo games each Friday. Doors open at 5 p.m., card sales start at 6 p.m. and games at 7 p.m. The Ladies Auxiliary host a raffle the first and third Friday of each month; ticket drawing is held at halftime. Snack bar is also open. Free VA Hospital Transport Available To Veterans The Everyday Heroes van is available to all veterans. If you need a ride to the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Houston, call 578-8387 for an appointment. The van picks up in El Campo and Wharton. For more, call 543-3703.

Veterans Service Office Open In December The office of the Wharton County Veteran’s Service Officer will be open on the following days in December: Holidays include Dec. 24 and 25. He will be in the reference room of the El Campo library, 200 W. Church, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Wednesday in December except Dec. 25. On Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon and 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the veterans service officer will be in the Frank Shannon building at 1017 North Alabama Road, Wharton, about ½ mile south of the H.E.B. store on the west side of Alabama Road. Please call 532-1311 before coming to the office to get information on what to bring. About the Bulletin Board Bulletin Board is a community service to promote onetime events for nonprofit organizations. The Leader-News requests only one representative from each event or organization submit items. Include contact information. Items will be edited. Event submissions will run no more than four editions immediately prior to the event as space permits. All items submitted must arrive at the Leader-News no later than 3 p.m. Mondays for the Wednesday edition and 3 p.m. Thursdays for the Saturday edition. Digital submissions must be text that can be edited and pasted (no pdfs or fliers). Items may be dropped off in person or sent via email to bulletinboard@leader-news.com. No voicemail submissions.

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First elf retrieves valuable letters for Santa “Are you here for the letters to Santa?” the young clerk in the Hutchins Elementary office asked a couple of weeks ago on a typical South Texas fall day when short sleeves were just fine and dreams of a bundled-up Christmas seemed like sheer fantasy. Seeing a nod, she handed over a sealed brown envelope with care. This was not a casual exchange – it was far too important for that. That envelope was filled with children’s pleas for everything from a Doc McStuffins to the latest electronic device, concerns over reindeer health and offers of cookie bribes. This package – as far as the little letter writers were concerned – should be afforded the same level of protection offered those mythical nuclear launch codes in a briefcase permanently handcuffed to the wrist of a black-suited Secret Service agent two steps behind POTUS. That expectation is, of course, why the powers that be sent this overweight, gray-headed woman armed only with a ball point pen, a pair of broken-in boots and the reins to a 5-year-old

Ford to do the job. helpers uniforms are With near-sighted, bimade of – at least not in focaled eyes at least attraditional television clastempting to be on the sics like the 1964 kind of, hannon lookout of any would-be sort of animated Rudolph scrooges, I accepted those The Red Nosed Reindeer. rabtree dreams concealed in a That simple nod caused plain brown wrapper. that one little guy’s jaw to And that’s when I noreach a point that would ticed several little boys sitmake proud any doctor ting in a row of chairs along one wall in the who has ever instructed a patient to “Just say office. ahh.” Seeing the exchange, one little guy’s eyes beTaking a deep breath, the awestruck second gan to grow wide as his mouth slowly dropped. or third grader pulled himself up in his chair So much for stealth mode. and quickly gave his buddy in the next seat a Thankfully, believers are far, far easier to mighty swat on the arm. handle than a free-range scrooge. Good news “See, I told you Santa was real!” he shouted considering my scrooge-away had been left in as his friend continued to stare at El Campo’s the office along with any official badges of of- version of a Christmas elf – this Leader-News fice, marching orders or pointy-toed boot cam- writer who has had the privilege of being Sanouflage covers. ta’s intermediary for the last 20 years. I simply gave another nod and tried to igThose Hutchins Elementary letters, along nore the fact the purple cotton shirt I was with hundreds of others from West Wharton wearing wasn’t exactly the stuff that Santa’s County schools and homes, are included in the

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Christmas Greetings section in today’s LeaderNews. Each was typed by newspaper staff members for the section – all designated elves of the highest order – before being routed directly to the North Pole – stamped “Priority One.” The Christmas Greetings section is an El Campo tradition which has somehow lingered despite the techno-strangled world we all live in. It’s proof a little bit of Christmas magic is still out there. Somehow it’s comforting to know that despite ear buds, 100-word-a-minute texting and a grownup wardrobe starting around age 3, children somehow still know that magic can be captured with a simple incantation: “Dear Santa, I want ....” It all starts there. Turn the pages, share the magic brought to you by the Leader-News advertisers, staff and, most importantly, the youngsters who shared their thoughts and wishes.

Letters to the Editor Quick response greatly appreciated Editor, the Leader-News: On behalf of the board of directors, residents and staff of Czech Catholic Home, we want to thank the El Campo volunteer department and the Louise volunteer department for the response to our call for help early Tuesday morning. We appreciate the excellent teamwork of everyone involved to locate the source and disassemble the mechanism in record time. The fire chief, Jimmy Nielsen, gave us the “all clear” and everyone assisted in relocating the residents into the facility. Thank you to everyone who came and assisted in any way. It is very much appreciated. Edith Molberg Administrator

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Today’s generation use noise for self-avoidance Never before in the history of America has a society worshiped sound as we do. We love noise, we feed on all its myriad facets. We are uneasy if we’re not inundated by sounds of some sort, informing us, directing us, entertaining us and distracting us. Quiet is disquieting, silence is frightening, we like our noise. Yes, we do. I was working in the yard this weekend, loading leaves into the back of the pickup and carrying them to the back pasture – to the cacophony of automatic bells, pings and chimes that truck of mine makes if the door is open, if the brake is on, if the window’s down with the car stopped, if the seatbelt is undone or if lights are on and the car is not moving, and all this is nothing compared to the GPS and its insulting voices that tell you you’re basically an idiot if you’ve turned off a major road and into your own pasture. I miss the days when my car was just a car, not an annoying modernday sidekick like R2-D2. I miss being able to leave my keys in my car if I want, to drive in the wrong direction occasionally, or to back up with the door open to let the dog in, without a symphony of noises and voices hammering at my senses. I miss my old Ford Falcon, from which the only noises I remember came from the radio and the front right shock. But all of this is nothing compared to today’s new generation and their desperate necessity of sound. They wear iPod earphones like I wear a belt, requiring some sort of cacophony on a continuous basis – while eating, while in conversation with others, while on the phone, or reading, or writing. They’re terrified of silence. I’m reminded of the quote by author Jean Arp; “Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation ... Tooting, howling, screeching, booming, crashing, whistling, grinding

Michael Reisig and trilling bolster his ego.” Yeah, I know. All this makes me sound old – the guy who once made his living as a Rock ‘n Roll musician. Sometimes it takes a person a long time to learn the value of quiet. I like the quote by Elisabeth Elliot, who said, “The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry and crowds. He will not allow quietness.” This new generation is terrified of tranquility and silence – they’re afraid if it gets too quiet they may have to look into themselves – without the distraction of noise they might be forced to discover who they are, they might be forced to come to terms with their own emptiness – physically, mentally and spiritually. So, like natives in the jungle, beating on drums, rattling pebble-filled gourds and shaking bells to ward off evil spirits, they continue their cacophony. Given a constant noise, they can rely on its diversion to obscure their fears. We need to be reminded that nature moves in silence. Flowers and trees and grass grow in quietness. The moon and the stars seek the certainty of their paths in silence. Peace is a still heart and a calm mind. Michael Reisig is a best-selling novelist and an award-winning newspaper columnist. His novels are available at bookstores everywhere, and in paperback and ebook format through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble.com and Apple.com. Visit his website at michael-reisig.com for information on his latest adventure/ humor novel, The Road to Key West, and his apocalyptic thriller, The New Madrid Run.

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Government

Tres Palacios bridge project begins South Mechanic Street lanes crossing over the Tres Palacios were re-routed slightly last week as the state’s bridge replacement project gets under way. Two lanes should remain open to traffic throughout most of the nine-month project. The bridge was originally constructed in 1930 and widened in 1964, but erosion has slowly caused issues. “The existing timber pilings were exposed resulting in significant decay,” said Helena Wright, the Texas Department of Transportation Yoakum District public infor-

mation officer. “A temporary repair was performed in 2010 to fill the void under the pile cap and encase the deteriorating timber piling. This repair prevented the need to load post the bridge until it could be replaced with the current project.” Menade, Inc. of Kingwood got the state job with a $1,218,476 bid earlier this year. The work has been designed to complement upcoming city efforts to improve drainage on Tres Palacios from West Jackson to CR 406. That $3.6 million drainage project should start next year.

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Democratic candidate Wesley Reed filed for the 27th Congressional District seat – the only challenger to Republican Blake Farenthold, who is seeking his third term. Reed, 44, is a lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps Reserves and has been a pilot for FedEx Express the last 13 years. Reed said the district needs better leadership. “To me, leadership means leading from the front,” Reed said. “It means listening to the people, understanding their needs, and incorporating that input in making an independent decision on what is the best way to help them. Not to just blindly follow party or think tank talking points. Reed calls for a focus “on issues that would bring jobs to our district” as well as the passage of a new Farm Bill, immigration reform and continued support of veteran issues.

WESLEY REED “My opponent, instead of working to solve these issues with members of Congress, has spent his time voting to repeal the Affordable Care Act 41 times, a bill passed by Congress, signed by the president, and upheld by the Supreme Court, participated in House Judiciary Committee hearings to discuss the prospect of impeaching President Barack Obama, and refuses to discuss

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common sense immigration reform.” Reed said he has a difficult road ahead of him in seeking the 13-county post. “Some of these counties have many elected officials from the Democratic Party, but when it comes to voting for the ‘top of the ticket’ (Congress, Senate, governor and president), they tend to vote with the Republican candidate,” he said. State redistricting in 2011 also changed the political landscape, he added. Serving in the Corps for 24 years, Reed flew F/A-18s for 10 years and was deployed to Bahrain and Qatar in 2010. “I have a sense of duty, a call to serve,” Reed said. “I believe that where you start in life shouldn’t define where you finish. As a young child, I learned the value of hard work and dedication as they were instilled in me by my parents. In my younger years, I worked as a paper boy, shelf stocker, tobacco picker, landscaper and as a factory worker.

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“I’ve served my country in the military for 24 years, on active duty for nine years and for 15 years as Marine Reservist. I’ve worked in private industry as a pilot since 2000.” Reed has been married for 13 years and has three children, all of whom attend public school at Flour Bluff ISD. His wife is a homemaker and volunteers her time rescuing animals. “As your representative in Congress, my duty is the same duty I’ve had in my entire career in the military,” Reed said. “I put my country first. I want people to understand that we deserve better representation in D.C; someone who will fight for our values, our families, our schools and who will work to make our district work for everyone and not the chosen few.” The March Primary elections will be held on March 4, 2014. Early voting to begin Feb. 18 and will run through Feb. 28.

Drabek challenges incumbent Stephenson By JODY LARIMER reporter@leader-news.com

CYNTHIA DRABEK

The office of the State Representative District 85 now has a Democratic contender, listing budget, efficient use of tax dollars and education as priorities if elected. Cynthia Drabek, 51, of Richmond, filed to represent the district and will face Republican incumbent Phil Stephenson of Wharton, who won the office on Jan. 8. “I was born here in Richmond, raised here, went to school here, own my business here, and am raising my family here, too,” Drabek said.

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Drabek said she feels the business experience she has gained the last 20 years has prepared her for the office. “As a business owner for over 20 years, I definitely understand the importance of a good budget and staying within that budget,” Drabek said. “As your representative, I will work hard to be sure your tax dollars – and mine – are being used efficiently and effectively.” Being a mother has given her perspective on the importance of future generations, she said. “As a mom, I believe in a strong school system to edu-

cate our children to be independent and productive in the work force,” Drabek said.

House District 85 includes all of Jackson and Wharton counties and part of Fort Bend County. “I will work hard as your

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Community

Trim-A-Tree collecting canned goods By JODY LARIMER reporter@leader-news.com

The annual Trim-A-Tree holiday tradition continues this year with all proceeds benefiting the Blessing Cup. “This project was originally created by Lack’s,” project organizer Elisa Garcia said. “In 2011, Lack’s closed and the project was picked up by Palais Royal. Last year Jake (Lutz) from Gatti’s Pizza allowed us to put the trees in his business and we are there again this year.” The trees are up and the community is invited to stop by through Friday, Dec. 20 to vote for their favorite tree. To place a vote, donate food or money to the tree of your choice. Each non-perishable item equals one vote and $1 equals four votes. The tree with the most votes by Dec. 20 wins. Recommended donations include non-perishable food items, personal hygiene items, laundry soap, coats and blankets. “We are taking items such as canned goods and toiletry Place Votes To Benefit Blessing Cup items,” Garcia said. “Even though some people are able Carolyn Russell, an employee at Gatti’s Pizza and member of the to use food stamp cards for New Life Assembly Royal Rangers, places items under one of the food, many people have had contenders in the annual Trim-A-Tree project which is going on their benefits cut or terminow at Gatti’s Pizza. The community is invited to stop by through nated. As we all know, there Friday, Dec. 20 to vote for their favorite tree. L-N Photo by Jody Larimer are no programs to assist with shampoo or toilet paper or

Christmas Day may be in 60’s By JODY LARIMER reporter@leader-news.com

Whether traveling to be with loved ones or hosting the family Christmas gathering, weather plays a key role and the forecast this year is calling for warmer, but wet conditions. “It’s looking more and more like the weather Christmas week will be less cold and more wet as the coldest air moves more east,” said Andy Kirkland, Wharton County emergency management coordinator. Texas State Climatologist John NielsenGammon agreed. “It seems that the cold spell is just about over and we’ll return to more normal weather for the rest of the week,” he said. “A rainstorm

is possible over the weekend. All in all, it looks like as good a stretch of weather as one could hope for this time of year.” As of presstime, the Christmas day forecast, according to weather.com, is sunny with a 10 percent chance of rain, a high of 63 degrees and a low of 44 degrees. Meanwhile, not all regions will have it so good. “The Arctic air is moving east and will be bringing chills to the northeastern United States from now until Christmas,” NielsenGammon said. However, colder weather could return locally after the holiday. “A couple other storms are lined up to come through after Christmas,” the climatologist said.

items such as those. Really in these times, we need a little bit of everything.” One new thing this year, “we are not taking toy donations,” Garcia said. Non-profit organizations participating this year include Aggie Moms, Cub Pack 196, EC Steps Out, Knights of Columbus Council No. 9393, Saint Robert’s Youth Group and New Life Assembly Royal Rangers. “Aggie Moms, Cub Pack 196 and Saint Roberts Youth Group are returning teams while the others are new to the contest,” Garcia said. “We have more teams volunteering this year, but not as many donations.” The event is open during Gatti’s regular business hours through Friday, Dec. 20, and winners will be announced Saturday Dec. 21. “I would just like to encourage everyone in the community to participate,” Garcia said. “I have known El Campo to be a community that is giving and supportive, I just hope they can find it in their hearts to give to one more project.” For information on how to donate, contact Garcia at 3322357 or email inquires to lissiye@hotmail.com.

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ementary and moving the first grade there. This would allow more space for pre-k classes at Myatt. An Early Start program was also introduced by the district this year, specifically targeting economically disadvantaged children, but it’s too early to measure results the program might have. “The teachers thought it had a big impact,” Pool said. “You don’t know what impact it will have until four to five years down the road, but one thing I will say, if we don’t do something, we’re going to go in the wrong direction.” A study done by the district compares economically disadvantaged children who attend pre-k classes with those who do not. “The results were amazing,” Pool said, “It was amazing how much better the kids performed who had attended (preschool classes before entering kindergarten). The greater impact actually came in the fifth to eighth grades. Early childhood education is important.” On average, the percentage of kids attending preschool before entering kindergarten at ECISD has remained at 38 percent over the last 10 years.

Kelly Waters joined the district staff at the end of July as Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum and Instruction. Waters served 13 years as principal of George Junior High School, a Title-I school with 75 percent low socioeconomic students, and under her leadership, the district earned TEA Gold Performance Acknowledgments; was named on the Texas Monthly Top Public Schools List; and was selected as a Just For Kids High Performing School. “Our district staff development plan includes a strategic approach to teaching students from poverty,” Waters said. “Teachers will be exposed to the characteristics of generational poverty, as based on Ruby Payne’s studies ‘A Framework For Understanding Poverty.’” Waters is currently attending a train-the-trainer course, enabling her to return and teach Payne’s theories to the teaching staff. “Teachers will be provided tools, resources and intervention strategies to assist these students in the classroom,” Waters said. “Our goal is that by helping teachers understand the learning reality of poverty, they will be better equipped to help their stu-

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Ricebirds take home fourth in Industrial Cobra tournament EC secures two big wins

Ricebirds fall to Columbia The Ricebirds fell to the Columbia Roughnecks 71-40 in Game 4. Columbia had a slight 16-12 lead going into the second quarter. The Ricebirds scored just The Ricebirds participated in the 2013 one less point in the second quarter, bringing Cobra Jam tournament at Industrial High in 17 points to Columbia’s 18. The Roughnecks School last weekend. They finished fourth in had a 5-point lead entering the half. Columbia the tournament with a 2-3 record. held the Birds to 7 points in the third quarter “We had ‘flashes’ that we need to turn and went on to score 27, putting the Roughinto longer stretches,” Head Coach Matthew necks ahead with a 61-36 lead. Columbia Sandoval said. “Our focus will be on defense scored another 10 points in the fourth, with and rebounding as those are the areas of the Ricebirds unable to come back. concern.” Torre Robinson was the leading scorer with 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal. Other Jamal Bryant Industrial defeats EC contributing Ricebirds were: Washington 4 The Ricebirds fell to the Industrial Cobras points, 1 rebound and 1 steal, Perry 1 rebound, 63-41 in Game 5. After a close first quarter, the Cobras Haynes 4 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, led the Ricebirds 16-10. The second quarter proved to be Gaskin 2 points and 1 rebound, Alameda 4 points, 2 retough for the Birds, who scored 4 points, while Industrial bounds and 1 steal, Wydell Robinson 3 rebounds, 1 steal scored 17. Industrial led 33-14 at the half. Coming out and 2 blocks, Wilson 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals in the third, the Ricebirds outscored Industrial by 4, but and Greely 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. still had a large gap to contend with. At the end of the EC defeats Bloomington third, the Ricebirds still trailed 45-30. Industrial finished El Campo used a 24-2 run in the third quarter to take the fourth out with 18 points, while the Ricebirds earned the victory over the Bloomington Bobcats 81-38 in the 11. Adrian Alameda was the leading scorer with 17 third game. After taking a big lead early in the game, EC points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal. Other contributing Rice- led the Bobcats 23-12 at the end of the first quarter. Albirds were: DJ Washington 2 rebounds, Taerrikk Perry though Bloomington put up 14 points in the second, EC 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Torre Robinson 15 points and 2 still outscored them by 4 points. The Ricebirds led 41-26 rebounds, Larry Haynes 2 points and 1 rebound, Alontae at the half. In the third, the Ricebirds held the Bobcats Harris 3 points and 1 rebound, Datrel Gaskin 1 steal, to just 2 points, while the Birds scored 24, raising their Wydell Robinson 1 rebound and 2 blocks, Demarcus Wil- lead to 65-28. Bloomington finished scoring 10 points in son 2 points and 1 rebound and LeTrent Greely 2 points, the fourth quarter, but it wasn’t close enough to catch up (See EC, Page 3-B) 7 rebounds and 1 block. By KAITLYNN BIANCONI sports@leader-news.com

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Ricebird LeTrent Greely goes up for a shot against East Bernard during the Industrial tournament. The Birds defeated East Bernard in overtime.

Ladybirds take win in first district contest of season By KAITLYNN BIANCONI sports@leader-news.com

Racing Down The Court

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Ladybird Angelica Fortanelli beats a Sweeny defender down the court to get a shot in a recent game. The Ladybirds are currently 1-0 in district play.

2013 Freshman Ladybirds The 2013 freshman Ladybirds Basketball team includes, front row from left: Manager Malerie Sosa, Desire Turner, Madilynn Castro and Hope Williams. Middle row: Kaydra Sparks, Brandi Hayes, Krystana Stavinoha, Melea Socha and Janaysha Barnes. Back row: Coach Diana Matula, Shelby Sabrsula, Lyric Robinson, Paige Halamicek, Erykah Lindsey, Aliyah Manzano and Jasmine Lockridge.

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The Ladybirds claimed a 51-37 win in their first district game at Bellville against the Bellville Brahmanettes on Friday night. “They had an outstanding third quarter,” Head Coach Noma Kremling said. El Campo had an early lead in the game with shots from Amy Pflughaupt, Callie Carruth and Quiana King, ending the first quarter 9-7. The Ladybirds continued their lead through the second quarter, scoring 14 points with help from Pflughaupt and Bee Bradshaw. Although the Brahmanettes closely followed with 11 points, they weren’t able to close the gap before the end of the first half. The Ladybirds led 23-18. El Campo came out fighting in the third quarter, holding Bellville to just 5 points, while going on to score 23 points in the third quarter alone. King, Pflughaupt, Aubree Navarro, Veronica Johnson and Bradshaw all had scores to put the Ladybirds on top. Going into the fourth quarter, EC led Bellville 4623. Although the Brahmanettes did better in the fourth quarter, putting up 14 points and holding the Ladybirds to 5, it was not enough to close the wide gap between the teams. “We had a strong third quarter,” Kremling said. “We only had one turnover in the quarter and held Bellville to

five points. It was good teamwork.” The third quarter gave the Ladybirds impressive numbers. Pflughaupt had 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Bradshaw had 3 assists and Navarro and Carruth each added one assist in the third quarter alone. “We struggled in the fourth quarter with 10 turnovers and hit only 1 or 9 field goals,” Kremling said. “Bellville had 9 rebounds and shot 6 of 15 field goals.” The leading scorers for the Ladybirds were King and Pflughaupt with 12 points each. Pflughaupt added 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 6 steals, while King had 13 rebounds. Other contributing Ladybirds were: Bradshaw 10 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, Johnson 4 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, Danielle Flowers 1 assist and 1 steal, Cierra Arismendez 1 rebound, Navarro 2 points, 2 assists and 1 steal and Carruth 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals. Overall, EC had 31 rebounds, 16 assists and 12 steals. The Ladybirds made 47 percent of their field goals and 50 percent of free throws. Bellville made 34 percent of its field goals, 38 percent on free throws and tallied 24 rebounds during the game. The Ladybirds faced the Lady Falcons last night at home in their second district game of the season. Results were not available at press time.

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to EC. Alameda was the leading scorer with 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals. Other contributing Ricebirds were: Washington 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Perry 8 points and 8 rebounds, Torre Robinson 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Haynes 3 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals, Harris 2 points, Gaskin 3 rebounds and 1 block, Wydell Robinson 4 points, 5 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks, Greely 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 steal and Jamal Bryant 3 rebounds and 1 block. “Bloomington played us tough in the first half, but we managed to open it up in the third quarter,” Sandoval said. “We talked at halftime about being able to put away teams early– and we did just that.” Ricebirds fall to Indus-

trial The Ricebirds lost to the Industrial Cobras 53-42 in Game 2 of the tournament. After losing an early 8-5 lead in the first quarter, EC was unable to catch up before the end of the second. Although they were able to score 8 points in the second quarter, Industrial scored 10, securing its lead at the half. Industrial kept its lead in the third, scoring 21 points and holding the Birds to 10. The Ricebirds trailed 39-23 entering the fourth quarter. El Campo outscored Industrial by 5 points in the fourth, but the 19 points weren’t enough to win the game. Torre Robinson was the leading scorer with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist. Other contributing Ricebirds were: Washington 4 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal, Larry Haynes 6 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Gaskin 1 rebound,

Alameda 7 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Wydell Robinson 1 steal and 2 blocks, Wilson 2 points and Greely 8 points and 4 rebounds. EC defeats East Bernard The Ricebirds took the Brahmas into overtime in their first game of the tournament. After losing an early lead, EC finished the first quarter 11-6. The Ricebirds closed the gap at the end of the first half, finishing out 2018. Into the third however, the Ricebirds were at a 9-point deficit. EC fought back in the fourth quarter. With the score at 40-39, EC just needed one point to tie up the game with less than a minute left. A free throw from Haynes tied up the game and took it into overtime. With 4 minutes on the clock for overtime, Greely hit a 2-point shot. East Bernard followed suit, but a lastminute free throw from Al-

ameda gave the Ricebirds the extra point to take the game. Greely was the leading scorer with 12 points, 4 rebounds and 1 steal. Other contributing Ricebirds were: Washington 4 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, Perry 2 points, Torre Robinson 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 steal, Haynes 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 steals, Harris 1 rebound, Gaskin 2 rebounds, Alameda 4 points and 3 rebounds, Wilson 4 points and 1 rebound and Wydell Robinson 4 rebounds and 1 steal. “We fought back and overcame an early deficit and late deficit to win in overtime,” Sandoval said. “It was the first time this group overcame adversity.” The Ricebirds had their first district match of the season against the BrookshireRoyal Falcons at Ricebird Gym last night. Results were not available at press time.

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ways great to hear, and is a character trait we stress to all our athletes.” JV Ladybirds take second at Hallettsville Tournament The JV Ladybirds took second this past weekend when they competed at the Hallettsville JV Tournament. In game one the Ladybirds beat East Bernard 38-37. “The Ladybirds played a great game against East Bernard and were led by Elise Raun and Jazz Bryant who both had 11 points,” Coach Gabriel Villareal said. The Ladybirds defeated Smithville 43-19 in game two. “The Ladybirds played a very good game and defeated the Tigers,” Villareal said. “Team leaders were again Bryant with 17 points and Raun with 10 points. In the championship game, the Ladybirds fell to Hallettsville 49-32. “The Ladybirds played a hard-fought game and came up a little short in the championship game,” Villareal said. “Team leaders were Raun and Bryant with 15 points each. Congratulations to the Ladybirds for placing second.” Freshmen Ladybirds take first place in Hallettsville Tournament The El Campo freshman Ladybirds claimed first place in the Hallettsville freshman tournament Dec. 7 and 8. In game one, the Ladybirds tied the LaGrange Lady Leopards 27-27. Hope Williams was the leading scorer with 10 points. Paige Halamicek closely followed with 9 points.

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ith her roots firmly planted in El Campo, Troyla “Troy” Washington has moved on to pursue her dreams of producing and reporting the news. “I want to share some exciting news with the El Campo Leader-News,” her mother Phyllis Schooler said. “My daughter has been in Albany, Ga. over a year now working as a news producer for WALB Channel 10. Within the next month, she’ll be reporting the news full time, although as a producer she has done a little reporting for them.” Washington developed a passion for field reporting for several reasons. “I love meeting new people. I love the excitement. I love that each day holds something new and the thrill of deadline,” she said. “I’m a one-man band, so I shoot, edit and write my own content. It’s a lot of work, but I feel accomplished at the end of the day. I get an adrenaline rush each time I hear them say my name and I love the fact that I get to come into the homes of thousands each day. I can’t wait until it’s millions. I just pretend that I’m talking to my mom.” While most remember her as Troyla, she prefers “Troy” when reporting the news. “In the news world, she’s Troy,” her mom explained. “That’s what she prefers to be called. Her friends started calling her that in college and it sort of stuck with her. Troyla is still very much a feminine young lady looking forward to one day getting married and having a family.” Washington’s earliest recollections of being interested in the news was when she was a small girl living in El Campo. “When I was younger, Fox 26 was one of the only channels we had access to, so I woke up to the news and went to sleep with the news,” she said. “From then on, I felt like it was something I wanted to pursue.” Washington moved from El Campo to Richmond with her mother during the beginning of her freshman year in 2004. In 2008, she graduated from B.F. Terry High School in Rosenberg where she was Homecoming Queen in 2007.

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Since she was a small child, Troyla “Troy” Washington has been intrigued with the televised news reporting. When she went off to college, she pursued a degree in mass media communications and, from there she continued her work of producing and reporting the news. Today, she is a full time reporter for WALB Channel 10 in Albany, Ga. Washington’s father, step-mother and grandmother live in El Campo, as well as other relatives.

She pursued her college degree, graduating with honors, cum laude, from Prairie View A&M University with a degree in mass media communication. Washington is a charter member of 100 Collegiate Women of America, an international organization for college-trained women. She interned at KTLA in Hollywood, Calif. where she had the opportunity to do sideline reporting for Pac-12 and LA Lakers basketball. Washington then returned to Houston as a news intern at KRIV. Then she joined the WALB news team as a news producer. “As a producer, I was in charge of stacking shows, editing video and making decisions for our newscasts, all valuable skills that helped me once I realized my real dream of reporting. I am no longer a producer, but I did began my television career as a producer,” she said. “I moved to senior producer, then fill-in reporter and then full time reporter at the station within a year.” While Washington has pursued her dreams, she never imagined being where she is now in her career at such a young age. She attributes her success to God. “I had no idea I’d start as a producer and then work my way around to it, but that’s the route God had for me and I think it was for the best. It made me better,” she said. “Really, growing up I just told God I wanted to be a voice of influence and, I can say at age 24, he has answered my prayer in a major way. I give him all the credit. Eventually, I want to become an anchor.” Washington still has close family ties to El Campo. “Most of her relatives live in El Campo and she still visits as often as she can,” her mom said. “Her last visit was two months ago.” El Campo family includes her dad and stepmom, Troy Sr. and Laura Washington, and her grandmother, Verlee Henderson. She also has numerous uncles, aunts, cousins and friends in the area. Her mom and step-dad, Victor and her younger brother, Troy Jr., live in Richmond.

Local Presbyterian honored for her tireless efforts Church Group Donates Funds In Sumers’ Name By QUALA MATOCHA lifestyle@leader-news.com

Aubin Sumers is modest about volunteer efforts and contributions made to First Presbyterian Church, El Campo over the course of her membership. Dealing with the debilitating disease of scoliosis has kept her less active in recent years, but her previous talents have not gone unnoticed. Members of the church’s women’s group recently recognized Sumers for her labor of love with a $1,000 donation towards the church’s building fund. “It is with such mixed emotions that I’m dealing with this honor,” Sumers said. “I am honored to do the Lord’s work. This honor is a humbling experience that it just doesn’t seem right to be receiving it. I was totally surprised.” A gold leaf etched with her name on its surface signifies her contributions and joins others on the giving tree located in the newest addition to the church grounds. Very soon after joining the local church in 1953, Sumers took a special interest in the women’s group. She was a leader and served as moderator of the group for 25 years. “I transferred my membership from the Presbyterian Church in Bay City to El Campo,” she said. “I was christened as a baby in the Presbyterian Church and joined at the age of 12.” Sumers grew up in Bay City. She and George W. Sumers were married in 1950 and lived in her hometown where she became involved in the church. “I became active in women’s work in Bay City after I got married,” she said. As newlyweds, the couple moved to El Campo “because he was in the rice business and was assigned to this area

to buy rice,” she said. It was only natural that she continue working within the Presbyterian church. And so she quickly became involved and over the course of the years has headed up several projects, primarily through the women’s group, which “is made up of different circles,” she explained. Members attend their respective circles. There is an afternoon circle which meets at Meridian Assisted Living for the older women, “because many of our members are residents there,” she said. “There’s a morning circle and an evening circle group comprised of young women. They do most of the footwork,” she said, wishing she were still capable of doing the physical labor of fundraising. “I miss all the things I can’t do anymore.” Collectively, the circles have several projects, such as donating to the local Blessing Cup Storehouse and to an orphanage. “Our budget goes primarily to them,” she said. There are other projects as well. In her prime, Sumers said she was “a doer. I think I have painted about everything there is to paint in this church. You can always find something to paint.” She also served on the committee responsible for the new addition to the church. “I was invited to serve on a committee for the building to represent the women of the church,” she added. “We have some absolutely wonderful members in this church who have made this (new building) all possible.” Sumers has four children. One lives in Katy, another in Greatwood (Richmond) and the other two are in Austin and Nassau Bay. She also has five grandchildren.

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When Aubin Sumers does something for the good of the community or her church, she does it out of love for her fellow being. Being a leader of the women’s group at First Presbyterian for 25 years was brought to the attention of the congregation recently as that group made a donation in her name to the building fund. Sumers, however, is unpretentious about receiving praise for the work she has done. She believes she is doing God’s work and that is recognition enough.

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Ashley Thorworth & Layne Muegge wed at Old Dobbin Station Ashley Ann Thorworth and Layne Griffin Muegge were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Old Dobbin Station in Dobbin. The double ring ceremony was officiated by Pastor Mickey Reynolds of Caney Creek Church in Wharton. A special wedding prayer was read by the groom’s maternal grandmother, Mrs. Lee Roy Lundquist of Garwood. On the eve of the wedding, the parents of the groom hosted the rehearsal dinner at Fajita Jack’s in Montgomery. The bride is the daughter of Pamela Phillips of Montgomery. She is the granddaughter of Katheryn Wedgeworth and the late John Wedgeworth of Palestine. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Eric Muegge of Wharton. He is the grandson of Peggy Lundquist and the late Lee Roy Lundquist of Garwood and Betty Parr Muegge and the late Ervin Muegge of Glen Flora. Presented in marriage and escorted by her mother, the bride wore a fitted, strapless ivory gown of embellished lace on tulle. The fit and flare style gown was beautifully enhanced by scattered Swarovski crystals and featured a sweetheart neckline in addition to a Swarovski crystal sash belt. To complement the gown, the bride wore a fingertip illusion veil and carried a hand-tied nosegay bouquet beautifully composed of cream and blush peonies, roses, ranunculus, hydrangea and Dusty Miller. In remembrance of the bride and groom’s late grandparents, Ashley incorporated heirloom pendant portraits of Lee Roy Lundquist and E.C. Muegge into her bouquet. Serving as Ashley’s matron of honor was her sister, Reagan Guess. Bridesmaids included Stacy Zahn, Erin Long, Sommer Stanley, Stephanie McKenny and Whitney Kelso. The bride’s niece, Lyla Guess, was flower girl. Standing with the groom as best man was Dustin Matula. Groomsmen included the groom’s brothers, Lyle and Mason Muegge, along with friends Trey Watson, Jason Otto and Dane Hudgins. Ushers for the wedding were Bryan Rees and Adam Rachunek. Ring bearers were the bride’s nephew, Gavin Guess, and the groom’s cousin Mason Hivnor. The bride’s cake was a fourtiered white cake resting on a silver riser. Cream and white roses on columned pedestals separated each layer. The groom’s cake was a threetiered stacked German chocolate cake sitting on a double grapevine wreath which was embellished with gold pods and gold burr oak acorns, lichen, Italian ruskus and reindeer moss tucked into the grapevine. Three large brass deer were placed to one side. Diagonal garlands of chocolate buttercream encircled each layer. The top tier held an arrangement of meringue mushrooms, chocolate curls and chocolate twigs. Me-

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Valerie Kay Roye and Troy Coffman were united in marriage at 4 p.m., Oct. 19, 2013 at Schneider Hall in Columbus. Nita McNulty, cousin of the bride, officiated the double ring ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Bobby Roye of El Campo and Anita Roye of East Bernard. The bride is employed by Lamar CISD in Rosenberg. The groom is the son of Pat Coffman of El Campo and the late Don Coffman. The groom is employed by Richmond Fire Marshal’s Office in Richmond. The bride was given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father. Maid of honor was Crystal Roye and matron of honor was Stephanie Jensen, both sisters of the bride. Bridesmaids were Tracy Ehlinger, cousin of the bride; Audra Grigar, Britni Key, Sarah Reynolds, Audrey Russell, Lanise Williams and Beth Yockey. Flower girls were Morgan Baughman and Sadie Green, nieces of the groom and Brianna Jensen, niece of the bride. Best man was Wade Speckels. Groomsmen were Brad Ascenzi, Derek Brown, Matt Cyrus, Donney Guebara, Brett Hafer, Jose Magana, Dutch Schultz and Tom Walleck. Ushers were Bryan Baugh-

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El Campo Memorial Hospital is seeking a qualified individual for the position of Controller. Applicants must possess a degree in Accounting; a minimum of 3 years of bookkeeping/accounting experience; be detail oriented and have strong communication skills. Some of the responsibilities of the successful candidate will include preparing journal entries, financial statements and bank reconciliations. Inquiries about the position can be directed to: Ginger Andreas El Campo Memorial Hospital 303 Sandy Corner Road El Campo, TX 77437 gandreas@ecmh.org 979-578-5251 EEOC For more information, visit www.ecmh.org

TRUCK DRIVERS WANTED Become a valuable part of the largest company of its type in the United States, Wharton County Foods, LLC. A Cal-Maine Foods Company. We are one of the fastest growing companies in the area and have immediate openings in the transportation department for the following: Short Haul Truck Driver To ensure a good quality of life for our drivers, we only hire in our area (50 mile radius). This allows our drivers to be home nightly and every other weekend off depending on customers’ needs. Wharton County Foods drivers enjoy some of the most modern equipment available.

SEPOHCUT TZ IN WHARTON is seeking Barbers with valid barber license. Contact Donnie at 281-896-977

Employee Benefits include: Vacations • Holiday Pay • Sick Leave • 401K Plan Family Health Insurance • Life Insurance Dental & Vision Insurance

NIGHT AUDITOR/FRONT DESK Clerk needed. Past of fice experience preferred. Must have open availability. Will be filling night shift - week and weekends. Will train. Holiday Inn Express, Wharton. Apply in person.

We require the following to be eligible: Minimum of 21 years old • Class A CDL Minimum of 3 years verifiable experience No Major moving violations in past 12 months No Felony convictions • DOT Physical and drug screen required CALL US FOR INFORMATION: 979-657-2891

Linda’s Sand & Gravel, LLC. Call Linda

979-541-7621 or 979-578-6308 Tyler’s Jewelry and Pawn New 14K Gold Jewelry of value. We buy scrap gold.

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QUICKBOOKS ASSISTANCE. ARE you in need of help getting data Apply at: input for year end? Having Please proof and problems getting the reports that Knebel Inc. fax anyElectric, changes to 979-532-8845 you need. Call 979-541-9597 after 5 p.m. 207OR E. Watt, email El Campo

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Cottonwood Apartments

Nursing - RN/LVN: PRN basis; Nursing - ER RN: full-time, days, rotating shifts & weekends. Laboratory - MLT: PRN basis.

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Mon. - Fri. 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. • 1 - 3 BEDROOMS AVAILABLE • PLAYGROUND • PET FRIENDLY • SWIMMING POOL • SPORTS COURT

043 Houses for Rent

L AW N M OW E R M E C H A N I C wanted. Stanley’s Lawnmower Service. 1507 Divide, EC. Call 979-543-2242.

CLEAN 2 BR, 1 BA, WEST Wharton, 803 Mattie St. All electric, wood floors, appliances. Updated 640 sq. ft. Gardener. GR AVEL HAULERS NEEDED One acre. Small pet. Rent $510. Class A CDL license, South TX Call Bill Coleman, 916-799-4561 & Gulf Coast Region. Some candbprops@aol.com. benefits & immediate openings. 3 BR, 2 BA, LIVING, DINING, Call 979-648-2580. kitchen, W/D hookup, garage, F U L L - T I M E T O PA R T - T I M E small fenced yard. Wharton. Housekeeping help needed. Must $700 monthly, $700 deposit. Call work weekends. Prior experience 979-332-3156.

preferred. Must apply in person: 047 Office Space Holiday Inn Express, 10247 Hwy. 59, Wharton. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE EL CAMPO ISD FOOD SERVICE Department is now accepting applications for a cafeteria manager position. Applicants must have managerial or supervisory experience in the food service industry, be organized and be able to demonstrate the ability to lead a team. No nights or weekends and most major holidays off. Apply in person at 700 West Norris St. or online at www.ecisd.org.

store front, 325 sq. ft., $500 monthly, electricity & water included. 808 N. Mechanic, EC. Call 979-543-9620. OFFICE SPACE FOR LEASE. Small office located Alabama Road, Whar ton. For more information call 979-532-5151.

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El Campo Leader-News • Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Realty Listings

The Real Estate Service

979-543-2266

107 E. Monseratte St., El Campo, TX

(979) 543-2523

We have many other listings available.

$320,000 Spectacular home with amazing yard and outdoor kitchen. Too much to list. Please call for a tour of this home today. 311 Ave B 0000 NE FM 1300 - 28.91 acres. $202,370 (#30638574) 1706 Palacios St. - 4 BR, 2 BA, 2,817 sq. ft. $199,900 (#42131524) 2507 CR 231 - Near Hinze’s BBQ. 2+ acres, completely updated home, barns, 4/5 BR, must see. Pictures online. $197,500 (#62777499) 1307 Pinchot - 4 BR, 2 BA. $160,000 (#15728544) 2701 Meadow Lane - 3 BR, 2 BA. $158,000 (#11293624) 813 CR 424 - 2-story, 4 BR, 3 BA, 3.6 acres fenced, barn. $147,900 (#33038948) 1308 Kingston St. - 3 BR, 2 BA. $132,300 (#64501443) 308 E. Calhoun St. - 4 BR, 3 BA Townhouse. $125,000 (#87783604) ! $119,500 (#91107848) 2003 Wayne St. - 3SBR, OL2DBA. G! $119,500 (#13273534) 1609 Byrne St. - 3 BR, 1 BA, DINpool. PEN REDUCED 503 Heights - 3 BR, 2 BA, 1,328 sq. ft. $119,900 (#13300632) 9324 CR 403 - House in the country! 3 BR home on a little over an acre. Danevang area. Nice! $117,500 (#95352271) REDUCED 306 Tallow Lane - 2 BR, 2 BA. $100,000 (#54140729) 1587 CR 406 - 3 BR, 2 BA . $99,900 (#92637524) REDUCED 205 FM 1160 (Louise) 2/3 BR, 1.5 BA, corner lot. $98,000 (#85222078) REDUCED 1405 Heights St.- 3 BR, 1.5 BA. Great NBRHD. $98,000 2908 Lindale St. - 3 BR, 1.5 BA, 2 car garage. $94,000 3693 Hwy 71 - 2 BR, 1 BA. $57,500 (#77555452) 702 Center St. - 2 BR, D! large corner lot. $55,000 (#37413772) SO1LBA, 508 College St. - 3 BR, 1BA, lots of potential here. $48,000 (#45638458) 2,380 sq. ft. Commercial Building in downtown Garwood. $40,000 519 Monseratte St. - 1 BR, 1 BA. $23,500 (#55761266) 802 Lilly St. - 2.37 acres, city water/sewer, electricity. Move your home or build. $35,000 (#34050076) We have several tracts of land: 5, 6, 20 acres. Port Alto: 735 CR 307 N. - 3 BR, waterfront, lighted pier. $224,900 (#28962898) 1129 CR 307 - 2 BR, 2 BA remodeled waterfront home. $184,900 (#85101961)

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Becky Wied - Broker 979-637-6371 Stacey Leopold 979-758-4279 Corri Chandler 979-541-3584 Dustin Tarver 979-541-7474 Debbie Folks 979-533-1302 Dwight Hudlin, Jr. 979-257-7358

Smith Realty

Jane Smith, Broker® 979-332-2577 Stephanie Hamilton, Realtor® 281-728-1989 REDUCED Beautiful Bay Home in Palacios, 3 BR, 2 BA on Bay/Pier 697 CR 305. REDUCED 9993 CR 405 - 4 BR, 2 BA, pool, gated. 2.19 Acres, FM 1160, Louise, Texas. Sale/lease. FOR SALE 43 Acres Farmland, N.W. of Taiton. FOR LEASE El Campo Plaza Spaces, 31,000’, 1,500’, 1,700’, 700’. “Values and Service You Can Depend On”

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131 Dogs, Cats, Pets

Coastal Bend

JACK RUSSELL - RAT TERRIER cross puppies. Ten weeks, shots. $200. Call 979-332-2901 or 979-543-3001.

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Ray's Tree Trimming Trimming • Skylighting • Topping Tree and/or Stump Removal Quality Work Free Local Estimates No job too little or too big Over 25 Years Experience

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072 Trucks, Trailers

RAT TERRIER PUPS PURBRED. Also Rat Terrier and Pug Mix pups. Shots and wormed. Christmas gifts! Wallis. $125. Call 979-478-6592.

133 Cattle, Hogs, Horses F U R WA N T E D ! T E X A S F U R Company will be buying furs Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in December, January and February. Warehouse is located at Magnet, Texas, 12 miles south of Wharton off of Hwy. 60. Contact Steve Tyler, 979-236-8622. Trapper License Required.

134 Feed, Hay HEAVILY FERTILIZED TIFTON Hay. Square bales $6.50/bale. Minimum 100 bales. Horse quality. Call 979-257-9199.

151 Misc. For Sale

979-543-3911.

MASONIC RING THIS IS A custom made one-of-a-kind Scottish Rite ring, 4 diamonds round brilliant cut, .30 carats each, total weight 1.20 carats, 14K yellow & white gold, a black enameled triangle each side with 14th and 32nd degree markings, double headed eagles each side, square & compass and rose croix. Size 10.5, like new condition. Recent appraisal $5,088. Asking $3,900. Call 979-533-9024.

117 S. Mechanic St.

153 Want to Buy

2004 GMC 1/2 TON EXTENDED CAB w/costumized rack & Tommy Lift in good condition. Contact Jim @

White Western Auto

073 Used Cars 2003 DODGE DURANGO IN real good condition. $3,500. Call 979-543-4023 & leave a message.

111 Mobile Homes BRAND NEW 2013 3 BR, 2 BA manufactured home!!!! Clean, safe, quiet, family oriented, great location. Come visit us today at North Meadows Estate. Call Krystal at 979-543-4984 or visit our web site at www.Pentagonhomes.biz SL#S41892. MOBILE HOME FOR RENT EC. 2 BR, 2 BA, $500 monthly & deposit. No pets. Call 979-257-2224. REPOS FOR SALE. SINGLES, Doubles. In house financing available. Call today! 1-800-346-6144. Complete parts store available! FOR SALE 3 BR, 2 BA MOBILE home, living room & kitchen, wrap around deck, w/open floor concept. Call 979-257-7657.

Fax (979) 543-5830

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$35,000 - New home building site. Established neighborhood. $130,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG, 2 living areas, lg. utility room, spacious lot, covered patio. $140,000 - Nice 3 BR, 3 BA, 2 CG on corner lot. Very well maintained with large bedrooms and great storage space. Huge fenced backyard with nice trees. $146,500 - 3 BR, 2 BA completely updated. Family room, den, large kitchen/dining area. Tile, laminates, tons of storage, fenced backyard, in-ground pool. Quiet neighborhood. $185,000 - Brick 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG on 2.4+/acres. Completely updated, fireplace, patio, water softener and much more. $195,000 - 3 Br, 2 BA, 2 car gar., hardwood, tile & carpet flooring. Plantation shutters, granite countertops. Large kitchen, dining and living areas. Large master suite. Open concept. $335,000 - Immaculate brick 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 CG, additional shop and office. Completely updated. Corner lot. Granite, tile, amazing master suite, lg. guest rooms, fabulous fireplace and more! $349,000 - 4 BR, 3 BA in established & desirable neighborhood. Beautifully landscaped, pool, workout room. Open concept, amazing cook’s delight kitchen including granite counters & two convection ovens. BRs oversized. Lg. laundry room. $399,000 - StunningIN G! 3 BR, 2.5 BA, ND 2-story PE 2 CG on 1/2 +/- acre. 3,600+ sq. ft. living area. 2 master suites. Huge kitchen and living area. Beautifully landscaped backyard in wonderful neighborhood. $615,000 - 10+ Acre Ranchette. Brick 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG 3,350+/- sq. ft. living area. Crown molding and granite throughout. Wood burning fireplace, built-ins, tile and wood floors, carpet floor to upstairs gameroom. Amazing master suite, large guest rooms, 2 AC units, landscaped yard with sprinkler system, 3,600 sq. ft. barn, horse stables, chicken house, fire pit. Improved pasture. Pond. Fenced.

RESIDENTIAL

$25,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA, MH in Hungerford. $37,000 - 2 BR, 2 BA plus bonus room. .70 +/- acres. $41,000 - 2 BR, 1 BA. Make offer. $68,000 - 2 BR, 1 BA in nice area. Large rooms, fenced yard. Great starter home. $76,000 - 2 BR, 1 BA, 2 CG on corner lot. Many updates. CA/H. Really nice. $2,000 BTSA. $90,000 - 3 BR, 1.5 BA, sits on 3 lots, with mature trees, wood/tile flooring, 2 CG attached in Blessing. $110,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA mobile home on 1.4 +/- acres. Just outside city limits. $113,000 - S2OBR, LD!1.5 BA, 2 CG, great neighborhood. Completely updated, ready to move into. $122,500 - 3 BR, 1.5 BA on 1 +/- acres. Spacious with country feel, wood floors large kitchen/living. $128,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA on corner lot. $140,000 - Updated 2-story, 5 BR, 3 BA in great area. Great family home. $142,000 - 2-story, 4 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG on corner lot. Heights area. CA/H, kitchen with many cabinets, large living area. Bonus room. Fenced yard. $145,000 - 4 BR, 2 BA, in desirable LD! countertops, fenced SO neighborhood, granite backyard. $168,000 - Brick 3 BR, 2 BA, bonus room w/ bath. Wood burning fireplace. 169,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG, brick home w/ fireplace, 6.758 acres fenced, large barn, extra well & septic. $170,000 - 3 BR, 3 BA, with 2 living areas, ! SOLD fenced backyard, covered patio perfect for entertaining. $310,000 - 3 BR, 3 BA, 3 CG, fabulous home with 3,800+/- sq. ft. on 1.4+/- acres. 2 living areas, loft, wet bar, wood burning fireplace, huge kitchen, dining, living area. $480,000 - 2-story log cabin on 22+/- acres, beautiful mature Pecan trees. $550,000 - 2/3 BR, 2.5 BA, 2 CG 3,800+/- sq. ft. living. 2,680 sq. ft. barn. Outside city limits, on 2 acres. Built 2007. Magnificent home.

REDUCED

$55,000 2-story, 3 BR, G IN 2 !BA on 1+/- acre. NDarea. PE City services. Nice $299,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA, Colonial in Louise on 30 acres. Additional acreage available.

LOTS AND ACREAGE

$23,000 - 3 lots on Business Ave. $28,000 - Cape Carancahua, gated community, 2 corner lots. $35,000 - 3/4 acre lot on Brent Street. Outside city limits. $40,000 - 2.5 acres city limits. Great area. $40,000 - 2 lots @ Cape Carancahua. Septic, water, electric. Waterford Estates - 1.2+/- acre lots 20+/- Acres - Home site. Barn, water wells, electric, house pad, pond. 50+/- Acres - North of town. Wooded, creek, pasture.

COMMERCIAL

12+/- Acres - $30,000/acre. Hwy 59. $32,500 - Lot along W. Loop. Great location. $75,000 - 1.47 acres West Loop. $80,000 - 1 acre lot, West Loop and Norris. $85,000 - Multi use bldg. Great location. $120,000 - 2.16 acres. Prime location. $150,000 - 3.25+/- acres on Mechanic. $160,000 - 2+/- acres West Loop & Roberts. $185,000 - Commercial lots. 3 road frontages. Great Location. $215,000 - Commercial Prop. 5 +/- acres. Hwy. 59 frontage. Bldg. on site. $395,000 - Known as “Arbor House” this completely updated, beautifully landscaped facility is a must see! 1+/- Acre Lot in high traffic area.

FOR LEASE

3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG, CA/H completely updated. $1,150 mo. & 1,150 dep. No smokers/pets. 2 BR, 1 BA, CA/H, updated. $850 mo. & $850 dep. No smokers/pets. 2 BR, 1 BA. Nice area. $850 mo. & $850 dep. No smokers/pets. 10,000 sq. ft. Warehouse - plus 5,000 sq. ft. refrigerated warehouse. Hwy. 59 & CR 315. Multi Use Bldg. Great Location. $850 mo. & $850 dep.

For more details on these and other listings please call or see our website. Melissa Rod - Broker ...........................Home 979-543-3906...Cell 637-7971 Lin Hutzenbiler - Agent .....................................Cell 979-541-9945 Stacey Vesely - Agent ........................................ Cell 979- 578-1260

208 Fahrenthold, El Campo, TX. Office: 979-543-3373 Cell: 979-541-7929 All we do is Real Estate. All the time. FARM & RANCH

New Listing 1,204 Acres Combination rice & timber. Sandy Creek frontage. Great hunting. NW Wharton Co. $2,500/acre. New Listing 130 Acres - Excellent deer & hog hunting on Sandy Creek. Very remote. $2,300/acre. New Listing - 10 acres at $8,000/ per acre. Great home site FM 441 and CR 360. John Petty Chase Nielsen Marie Powell

Reduced $97,000 - 4 BR, 1 BA, clean brick home, move-in ready. Reduced $115,000 - Nice 3 BR, 2 BA, approx. 1,500 sq. ft. brick. Reduced $139,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA, 2 CG, brick, 2,549 sq. ft., big yard. New Listing: $189,900 - 3 BR, 2 RESIDENTIAL/IN TOWN BA, brick, 2203 James St. Reduced $64,500 - Boca Chica lot New Listing: $189,000 - Town with pier, with RV hook up. New Listing $85,000 - 2 BR, home located at the Regency, 3 BR, 2 BA. 2,252 sq. ft. 1 BA on 3 lots. 502 E. Watt. New Listing 4.19 Acres - FM 1300 New home const. $7,500/acre. New Listing $150,000 - Camp house, and 16.3 acres. New Listing $150,000 - 10.1 acres on East Francitas River. 14x28 cabin shell, wooded.

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154 Garage Sales Giant Yard Sale

208 W. Webb St. (Behind Comet Cleaners) Fri., Dec. 20 & Sat., Dec. 21

8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Silver Dollars & Trade Dollars, Coins, Crystal, Jewelry, Fishing Rods & much more.

Garage Sale

Nancy Pfardrescher Kelly Jo Osina

979-332-2902 979-578-6556

Saturday, Dec. 28

Garage Sale

$18

Call Mary or J.W.

979-543-1084

Glen Pasak Rick Schmidt Scott Clifton

New Listing $197,900 - Brick 3 BR, 2 BA on Byrne St. built in 2006, big lot with privacy fence. New Listing: $320,000 - Beautiful fully updated 2-story 4 BR, 2.5 BA home.

COMMERCIAL

Reduced $550,000 Lack’s Furniture.

Former

INVESTMENT PROPERTY

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parties to the transaction prior to the issuance of the Bonds, F) Secure TWDB and Texas Attorney General approval of the bonds and the registration of the Bonds by the Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas, G) Review certified proceedings, and H) Undertake such additional duties as deemed necessary to render the opinion with respect to each Bond issue. II. Proposal: The Proposer shall provide a description of the history and background of the firm, identification of the ser vices currently being provided to entities in Texas and other information relevant to the provision of Bond Counsel Services. The following information shall be included in your proposal: A) General information about the firm, B) Two (2) references for the firm, C) Identify personnel to be assigned responsibility for administering the account (provide resume and location for the individual representatives that the firm will assign to the account), D) List the experience of the individuals assigned to the account with the Texas Water Development Board’s Program and placement of debt instruments with the Board. Please list the work performed, including the dollar amount of the debt issue or other financing. Please include the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of contact persons, E) Additional services - describe any other service or experience of the firm, which you deem beneficial in acting as Bond Counsel to the City, and F) Attach a copy of bond counsel services contract proposed by your firm without fee information. III. Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: If your firm is interested in being considered as Bond Counsel for the City, proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2014 at the following address: City

of El Campo, 315 E. Jackson Street, El Campo, Texas 77437. Three (3) copies of the proposal must be sealed and clearly marked on the face of the shipping material as follows: ATTN: MINDI SNYDER, CITY MANAGER - BOND COUNSEL RFP FOR TWDB DWSRF OR CWSRF PROJECT. IV. Additional Information: A) Any loan award is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and B) This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are (Category / % MBE Goal / % WBE Goal): 1. Construction / 12.94% / 8.72%, 2. Equipment / 7.12% / 5.39%, 3. Services / 10.84% / 5.72%, and 4. Supplies / 9.68% / 9.34%.

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CITY OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 711 N. Wahington St. BOND COUNSEL SERVICES C ASH! TO BUY JUNK C ARS, The City of El Campo, Texas (“the junk trucks, junk farm machinery, City”) is seeking proposals to provide Fri., Dec. 20 & Sat., Dec. 21 salvage metal, batteries etc. Call objective legal opinions with respect 979-618-1204 or 979-618-0880, to the validity of authorizing and 8 a.m. – ?? issuing evidences of indebtedness by Joey. Clothes, Electronic, Shoes & etc. the City for capital financing through 154 Garage Sales the Texas Water Development Board 172 Special Notices Program (TWDB) - Drinking Water Multi-Family Yard Sale WANTED! SECRET SANTA FOR State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund a 9 year old boy and a 5 year old (CWSRF). The City seeks to afford the 183 Cactus St. girl. Please call 979-257-0158 or opportunity for qualified SBE, MBE, 979-257-5345 and WBE firms to propose to provide (3 miles past American Legion) the services described herein. The City of El Campo reserves the right to Thurs., Dec.19, 4 – 7 p.m. accept or reject any or all proposals for any reason deemed to be in the Fri., Dec. 20, 8 a.m. – ?? best interest of the City. Interested firms may submit a proposal To much to mention. according to the following criteria: I. Scope of Services: The services to Don’t miss this one! be provided by the Bond Counsel shall include the following duties, Leave Walmart in as necessary: A) Assist in preparing legal documents in connection with El Campo at 5:45 a.m. the TWDB application, B) Render an objective legal opinion with 908 Hayden St. respect to assessing validity of the per person Bonds, C) Examine applicable law, Fri., Dec. 20 & Sat., Dec. 21 D) Prepare resolution, indenture or order authorizing and securing the Bonds and other authorizing 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. documents, E) Consult with the

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Realty Listings

SUSAN RADLEY

Town & Country

Realtors

REAL ESTATE, INC.

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202 Fahrenthold St. El Campo, TX. 77437

RESIDENTIAL • NEW LISTING - A MUST SEE! This totally remodeled & updated home is located on corner lot in one of EC’s most desirable areas. 4 BR, 2 1/2 BA. Crown molding, granite countertops, 2 living areas, & beautiful outdoor entertaining area/kitchen are just a few of the amenities. Call today! • NEW LISTING $80,000 - 3 BR, 2 BA open living area, tile countertops, indoor utility, covered patio, corner lot, privacy fence, nice neighborhood. • $20,000 - 2 lots at Cape Carancahua. COMMERCIAL/LAND/BUSINESS • “Business Opportunity completely remodeled & updated, Bar & Events Center, with great income potential for specialty restaurant. Located in high traffic area on large corner lot. Also included is very nice garage apartment. Ideal rental. Call for details.” • New Listing $225,000 - Established business in ideal location w/ building & property suitable for many uses. • $250,000 - 150x150 corner lot, high traffic area. N. Mechanic St. frontage. Small residence included, great for office use. • New Listing! $69,369 - Commercial lot with high visibility on .637 acre. • $25,000 - 60x140 lot on W. Jackson Street. • Lots available in The Fairways subdivision. Deed restrictions. FOR ALL LISTINGS GO TO OUR WEBSITE:

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Beulah Buchanek, Broker 541-3482 Sandie Roppolo, 578-1040 Jenni Koudela, 578-2483 Jimmy Roppolo, 543-0160 Paul Herrmann, 541-3057

2395 E. Jackson El Campo, TX 77437 www.wmerealestate.com

Ed Ritter - Broker/Owner Certified Wildlife Biologist® Phone: 979-533-9093 Email: eritter@wildlifeme.com Laura Anderson, Realtor Phone: 979-541-6412 Laura Anderson.REALTOR@gmail.com Judy Peter, Realtor Phone: 979-578-1600 Email: judypeter71@yahoo.com

COMMERCIAL BUILDING: for lease at 702 W. Jackson. 1,200 sq. ft. $700/ month + deposit. Call Laura 979-541-6412. LARGE BARN/OFFICE FOR RENT: South of El Campo, Call Judy 979-578-1600. CHARMING 3 BR, 2 BA in nice neighborhood. French doors, built-ins, claw-foot tub in master BR. 805 Ave E. $138,000. Call Laura 979-541-6412. PRICE REDUCED LARGE 3 or 4 BR, 2 BA. Nicely remodeled bathrooms, original hardwood floors, sprinkler system, French drains, shaded corner lot. $159,000. Call Laura 979-541-6412.

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CITY OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ENGINEERING SERVICES The City of El Campo, Texas (“the City”) is seeking to enter into an engineering services contract with a state-registered engineering firm. The City is in the process of applying for funding through the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The City of El Campo reserves the right to negotiate with any and all engineers or firms that submit a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) in accordance with the Texas Professional Services Procurement Act. Qualified SBE, MBE and WBE firms are encouraged to submit SOQs in response to this invitation. The City of El Campo affords Affirmative Action to qualified small, minority and women-owned businesses. Please note that the successful respondent is required to make a good faith effort toward affording opportunity for qualified SBE, MBE, and WBE participation and submit, if required, supporting documentation to the TWDB. The City of El Campo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all SOQs for any reason deemed to be in the best interest of the City. Interested firms may submit a SOQ according to the following criteria: I. Scope of Work: The engineering contract will encompass all projectrelated engineering services for the City of El Campo, including but not limited to the following: A) Preparation of an Engineering Feasibility Report and, if required, an Environmental Information Document in accordance with requirements of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB), B) Preliminary and final design plans and specifications, C) Preparation of the bid packet and construction documents, D) Construction phase engineering and inspection (interim and final), and E) Other engineering services as may be required for the project. II. Statement of Qualifications: The City is seeking to contract with a competent engineering firm, registered to practice in the State of Texas, which has had experience in the following areas: A) Water distribution/transmission and storage, B) TWDB-funded projects, C) Projects located in this region of the state, and D) Projects incorporating planning, design, bidding, construc tion phase services, and resident project representative services on drinking water infrastructure projects. As such, please provide within your SOQ a list of past projects with contact information and the resumes of all engineers who you intend to assign to this project if you are awarded the engineering services contract. III. Deadline for Submission: If your firm is interested in being considered for this project, your SOQ must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2014 at the following address: City of El Campo, 315 E.

Jackson Street, El Campo, Texas 77437. Three (3) copies of the SOQ must be sealed and clearly marked on the face of the shipping material as follows: ATTN: MINDI SNYDER, CITY MANAGER - ENGINEERING SOQ FOR TWDB DWSRF OR CWSRF PROJECT. IV. Additional Information: A) Any loan award is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and B) This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are (Category / % MBE Goal / % WBE Goal): 1) Construction / 12.94% / 8.72%, 2) Equipment / 7.12% / 5.39%, 3) Services / 10.84% / 5.72%, and 4) Supplies / 9.68% / 9.34%. CITY OF EL CAMPO, TEXAS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FINANCIAL ADVISOR SERVICES The City of El Campo, Texas (“the City”) is soliciting Proposals from interested and qualified professionals to provide: A) Strategic financial planning, B) Analysis of market conditions, C) Recommended investments of bond proceeds and D) Recommendations to the City for financing through the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program and Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF). The City seeks to afford the opportunity for qualified SBE, MBE, and WBE firms to propose to provide the services described herein. The City of El Campo reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals for any reason deemed to be in the best interest of the City. Interested firms may submit a proposal according to the following criteria: I. Scope of Services: The services to be provided by the Financial Advisor shall include, but are not limited to, the following: A) Direction and coordination of all programs of financing, specifically including preparation and coordination of filing an application with the TWDB for loan assistance from the DWSRF, B) Coordinate efforts for delivery of debt instruments and preparation and verification of closing figures, C) Maintain liaison with Bond Counsel in preparation of all legal documents, D) Deliver schedule of annual debt requirements on debt instruments,

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E) Attend meetings as requested, and F) Provide all financial planning services as requested. II. Statement of Qualifications: The Proposer shall provide a description of the history and background of the firm, identification of the services currently being provided to municipalities in Texas and other information relevant to the provision of Financial Advisory services. The following information shall be included in your proposal: A) General information about the firm, B) Information pertaining to the firm’s compliance with licensing and other requirements of the Securities Exchange Commission, the National Association of Securities Dealers and the Municipal Securities Rule Making Board, C) List of three (3) references of cities for which similar services have been provided, D) Identify personnel to be assigned responsibility for administering the account (provide resume and location for the individual representatives that the firm will assign to the account), and E) List the experience of the individuals assigned to the account with placement of debt instruments with the TWDB. Please list the work performed, including the dollar amount of the debt issue or other financing. Please include the names, addresses, and phone numbers of contact persons. III. Deadline for Receipt of Proposals: If your firm is interested in being considered as Financial Advisor for the City, proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on January 8, 2014 at the following address: City of El Campo, 315 E. Jackson Street, El Campo, Texas 77437. Three (3) copies of the proposal must be sealed and clearly marked on the face of the shipping material as follows: ATTN: MINDI SNYDER, CITY MANAGER - FINANCIAL ADVISOR RFP FOR TWDB DWSRF OR CWSRF

PROJECT. IV. Additional Information: A) Any loan award is contingent upon release of funds from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and B) This contract is subject to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “fair share policy”, which includes EPA-approved “fair share goals” for Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Women Business Enterprise (WBE) firms in the Construction, Supplies, Equipment, and Services procurement categories. EPA’s policy requires that applicants and prime contractors make a good faith effort to award a fair share of contracts, subcontracts, and procurements to Minority Business Enterprise and Women-Owned Business Enterprise firms. Although EPA’s policy does not mandate that the fair share goals be achieved, it does require applicants and prime contractors to demonstrate use of the six affirmative steps. The current fair share goals for the State of Texas are (Category / % MBE Goal / % WBE Goal): 1) Construction / 12.94% / 8.72%, 2) Equipment / 7.12% / 5.39%, 3) Services / 10.84% / 5.72%, and 4) Supplies / 9.68% / 9.34%.

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Lifestyle Today

Riha has Cinderella celebration Kendall Riha celebrated her fourth birthday at the El Campo Museum of Natural History 10 a.m. until noon, Saturday, Dec. 14. Her actual birthday was Tuesday, Dec. 17. The birthday girl’s Cinderella party was hosted by her parents, Todd and Alicia Riha and siblings, Riley and Faith. Attendees enjoyed a tour of the museum, creating their own personalized princess crown and playing at the many discovery areas. She had a Cinderella princess Barbie cake made by her mom and the birthday girl. Guests also enjoyed pizza and drinks. Special guests were her grandparents, Garry and

GIFT IDEA! COSTA SUNGLASSES Kendall Riha Marian Bram and Kathy Riha and great-grandmother, Tillie Smaistrla. For her birthday, she received a princess bike with a baby seat for her dolls, Cinderella doll, castle, table and chairs, clothes and money.

Bode earns degree from TAMU Amanda Popp & David Bures Jr. announce January wedding date Daryl and B.J. Popp of Louise announce the engagement of their daughter, Amanda Jo Popp, to David Lee Bures Jr., son of David and Renee Bures of Ganado. The bride graduated from Louise High School in 2008 and Blinn College in 2011. The groom graduated from Ganado High School in 2005 and Victoria College in 2012. He is employed in corporate sales at Cactus Wellhead. The couple’s wedding will be held at 4 p.m. Jan. 11, 2014 at the Methodist Church in Ganado.

Nada CDA hosts domino party Nada Catholic Daughters hosted a senior citizens domino party for 29 seniors Wednesday, afternoon, Dec. 11 at St. Mary’s. Winners were: 42-high, Doug McLeod and 42-low Ethelyn Popp; train, Gayla Dhuhos; chicken foot, Anita Meismer and traveling prize, Evelyn Lincke. Birthdays were celebrated. The seniors were treated to a meal of chicken noodle soup, homemade bread, Jello salad, assorted cookies, candies, iced tea and coffee. Doug McLeod and Joyce Zbranek gave several bags of grapefruit, lemons and oranges and Joyce Zbranek presented the hostesses with a gift of home made noodles. The next domino party will be 2-4:30 p.m. Jan. 29, at St. Mary’s Parish Hall in Nada. Seniors are invited to attend.

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The world would be a better place if people Dear Santa, I want a new doll and I want a new stick nells and an new I-pad and a new bike and I want a new barbie house and a new toy monkey and a doc-mikes Sufen doll house and a new toy dog and I want a new big barbie tinte and I want a new I-Phone 5 for my sisters and me and a nekles that you can put a picter in it. From Alaysa Robinson To Santa I love you Santa Dear Santa, Merry Christmas santa. Can you please let me have a ninetendo DS3. And also that Blue car that was on daddy’s phone Internet also a spider man web thrower. thank you for last and this Christmas Love, Joseph Henry Garcia 2nd grade, Mrs. Martinka

Dear Santa, I been a good boy. I would like you to bring me a x box one DS games, scare board, and some Ducks Dynasty things Thanks, Colton Stary Age 8

Dear Santa, How is it in the northpole? For Christmas I would like, a remote control monster truck, lego set chima, and hot wheels track. Love, Grant Bubela, age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, I want a Saw cool and Esey bake oven and American girl dalles coboys stuf a bed for my American girl with blue eyes and blond hair and close for her. Love Megan.

Dear Santa How is the noth pole? good or not so good. Please get me a furby and a new bike and a phone. good luck. from: Kinsey Severson, age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, My name is Taylor. I have been very good this year I would like an American Girl doll, a kindle fire HD and x-box with Bardie fashion games. can you bring my mom a surprise too? Thank you very much. Love, Taylor Davenport, age 8 2nd Grade Dear Santa I wuot a minne I pad. I have got a lot of happy fasis. luv Natalia Ramirez

Dear Santa, I love everything you have given me through out the years and I really want an ipod, and a Luke Bryan CD, Some pretty clothes and some paint supplies. Love: Allison Bena Dear Santa, can I please have a mario cars game and a monoply game then a new DSi and I am going to leave you some cookies and milk. Sincerely amar

dear Santa, I have been good. I would like for Christmas is a puppy or a Playstation. thank you Devin Jaramillo, age 6 Myatt Elementary School

Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl. What I would like for christmas is a family furby puppy jump rope. Brianna Rangel 2 grab

Dear Santa, bukit of candy xbox DS candy apple For Richard By Santa Dear Santa, Doll House Doll Ipod guitar Love, Raven 2nd grade 8 years old Dear Santa, I want a remote control car. the brand new xbox 360. with lots of game and a BB gud a remote lortrol airplane and a bike Love Dear Santa, I want nerf guns, a dummy goosebumps #21, vampire breath goosebumps #19 Revenge of the lawn gnomes, goosebumps most. w #1 planet of the gnomes, goosebumps #18 Return of the mummy. Love, JP Krenek age 8 2nd Grade

Deat Santa I want three things this year. I want a toy helcaptes and a remote cantrol boat. and truck. I want you to send a card to the people in the miltary. Love Carson Howard, age 7 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I want Doc. Mc. Stuffing toys, I also want some barbies. I want a singing tablet. Also a BIG VOLLEYBALL. I want a coloring set with books, and a small sprakly make-up pack. I also want a small tractor. I drawed some pictures on the back. Love Jordyn Barron

Dear Santa, My name is Yazmen and I want to tell you what I really like you to get me a zummer, dogs, I pad, I phone 5, and a 50 inch Flat Screen Smart tv. Ive been really good for my mom and Dad I make good grades and Im a good kid so hope to see at least two of my Gifts under the tree. Yazman

Dear Santa, I would like a four wheeler, DS games, Legos, a bike, a monster truck, a glowing track, a keyboard, air hogs atmosphere, hexbug truck, mold, factory, marker maker, telescope. Wesley Rohan

Dear Santa, How are your reindeer doing? Can I please have a dog seat pet and a new blue helmet with flowers on it. I also want an American Girl doll with light skin, layered blond hair, and blue eyes. I will leave you chocolate chip cookies. Love, Riley, age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, I have been good in School and I want a helicopter and fishing pole so I can go fishing with my dad. I wish it would snow for Christmas. I also want a marker airbrush. Please. I am in Kindergarten Chad Quinonez

Dear Santa, For christmas I will like some clothes for my dog bella and some boots and roller blades. Love, Tori Ballejo Dear Santa, I always wanted a xbox360 with the game infinity. A board game “Manopoly Millionaire. A hulk toy and a batman toy, a tv, a spider man toy. Sincerely from you best friend Mateo. Dear Santa, I know christmas isn’t about me so I only would like a skate bord because Christmas is about th celebration of Jesus Christ the chosen Savior. Love, Grace Amestoy age 7 2nd Grade Dear Santa, How are you and your raindeer? Your raindeer have did a lot. I bet they are sleepy. Happy Chrimas. Love, Ella Lauritsen Age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, Do you want milk or chocolate milk? Are the elf doing all right? I tried to be a big helper this year. I wont like an I-pod, A ping pong table, and Addit up archery. Love Mason Bystreck A ge 7 2nd Grade Dear Santa, How is the North Pole? How are the reideer? I have been a good girl this year. I would like an American Girl Doll, seat pet, and a puppy. What do feed your reideer? Love, Kinsley Cerny Age 7 2nd Grade Dear Santa how are your Raindeer. I am having fun. I want Leago Chima Lion tempele. I want Niniago Spiners I want kies Spiner, Sinsawoos Spiner, Gardamadons Spiner, Coloeles Spiner, Jays Spiner, Zanes Spiner, Lego Star wars replick gun saip Ho Ha Love , Owen, Radley Age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? I hope they are okay. I have been good this year. I want a bike and a new guitar. I hope you have a safe trip. I will leave you some milk, cookies, and carrots for the reindeer. I love you and your reindeer! Love, Holly Foegelle, age 7 2nd grade Dear Santa how the northpole? Santa can you please get me a footdall sined by he holl manning family. Santa can you plese get me a fourwheeler. Santa can you get me a buttful blue dress. Santa can you plese get me a little kittin. Santa can you get me a lap top and a scatdored. Love, Sammi Hubert, age 7 2nd Grade

Dear Santa, for this year I will like to get a mario toy, and Luigi. Also I like to get a bear. Sincerely Oscar Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is your reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Clause? Santa can I please have A bike, Some cheer stuff can I have every thing you can think of. And how are your elfs doing? Santa I love you! Thank you. Love, Kamryn Till, age 7 2nd Grade Dear Santa, My name is Maggie. I am trying to be really good. This is what I want for Christmas. Ipod, easy bake, color wonder princess guitar. Thank you for everything last year. Love Maggie

Dear Santa Clause, I want to be together with my family, and I want an Ipad to learn math and reading in it. I also have a brother that is 2 years and I want you to bring him a toy too! Thank you for reading my letter Santa Clause! Sincerely, Brian Paniagua Dear Santa My Name is Zachary Garcia jr and What i want for Christmas is a laser Goggles a Super man costume a Joker toy a batman toy and thank you Love, Zachary Garcia Jr, age 6 Myatt Elementary School Dear Santa, I want you to no that you are the best. And I like wen you give us wodrfol give’s. And you are the sweet Cind Santa. Frum Chloe Thach

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had less toys and more peace and love. Dear Santa, My name is Christopher Ramirez and this year I have been good in my school and listening to my parents. I would like to asked for this Christmas a PSP and would like to thank you for all the presents all the years past. Hope you like the cookies and milk I left you close to the Christmas tree. Thank you Santa Dear Santa My name is Sonny Rodriguez III. What I want for Christmas is a Spiderman toy, and a new real Batman suit, and Batman and Joker toys. But can you bring my baby brother Bucky a rockstar Mickey Mouse And bring my doughboy a lot of bones. I promise to be good. Love, Boonies, age 5 Myatt Elementary School Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year so can you please bring me a new cell phone and new Hello Kitty backpack and new markers and crayons. Thank you I love Santa. love, Julissa Martinez, age 6 Dear Santa, I would like a lot of toys. I’ve been a good boy this year. I would like a lot Legos and toy cars, a T.V and Xbox 1. I hope my borther and sister were good too, and I hope they get lots of great things. Love, Spencer Hallinger Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa I would like for you to bring me an American Girl doll. May I have an i pod touch. May I have a new dog. Can I have a Kids grocery basket. May I have an pillow pet. Can I have rollerblades. I’ve been a good girl. Jocelyn Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa, My name is Victor jr and i like truck and cars so can you please bring me a race car trak and a new DVD player and a new backpack. I love Santa. love Victor Martinez, age 4 Pre-K Dear Santa, I want a BattroBoard, Hulk toy, a new bicycle with gears, iphone. Tristan Furch W. Merry Christmas

Dear Santa, I love Santa La La Loopsey, Doc. MC Stuffins, Clinic Barbie, Mini Cheer Leadeer, Doc’s Couch, for my Family presents and I’ll lov some cookies under the tree. I love you Santa. Love, Cindy Olvera, age 7 Myatt Elementary School Dear Santa, My name is Adrianna Flores and I’m 6 years old. I have been a good girl this year. Here are a few thing I would like for Christmas. First send presents to the kids in need. After you do that I would like a Diva Wrestler, a case for my Leap Pad 2, and more games. I also want an Ipod, new shoes, a Nintendo 3DS, a Divas Champion belt, and a watch. I will leave you milk and cookies so don’t forget. Love, Adrianna Flores, age 6 Berglund, 1st Grade Daer Santa, How are you and mrs clause doing I have been very good I would like a Lalo Loopsie doll with blue hair and new pajamas with tinkerbell on them I hope you and the reindeer have a safe triq. Love, Lillian Ritchie, age 6 Myatt Elementary School, 1st Grade Dear Santa I want a iPod and a iPad with a 4x4 4or wheeler with a winch and Legos. send a Picture of you, your wife, and your elves and picture of Rudolf the reindeer. Love, Rex Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa I want a nintendo DS game and I want a bike with pretty flowers and a doll with flowers and snow. I want a DVD of Tom and Jerry. Love, Daniela Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa, I want an Xbox one and 2a Motorsports and dead Rising 3. I want Hot Wheels and a new Xbox 360 controller modifid controlle and Madden 25 and a new Houston Texans Jersey and Fast and Furious 6 Hot wheels. I want these thing cause I have been a good boy. Love, Nicholas Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade

Dear Santa, May I for Chrismas have a xbox, kindle, flatscreen t.v., and dinosaur bones. For my stocking may I have some games form my wiiu. Also can I have some movies. Some day I want to meet you. If I get an xbox can I have all the call of dudy xbox games. from: Damiam G. to: Santa Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy this year. For Christmas I would like...remote control car, games and a phone. PS. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Jaylik Cunningham Dear Santa, I will like a computer, Ipad, clothes, zebra cowgirl boots, backpack, earrings, airmax, fluffy socks, play hair, tights, money, jacket, jordans, shoes for church, glasses and an iphone. For my sister a TV. The end. I love you Santa Claus. I love you Rudolph. Love, MateJaah Sanford-Tolden 2 Grade Dear Santa, how are you? I want a flicker, and toy minions and new boots. Love, Coltyn Janik Dear Santa, I wood like a B.B.Q. I wood like an ipad. I wood like something for my mom and something for my dad. Thank you Santa. Love, Chris Molina Dear Santa, I want a electric Dirt bike and a electric scooter and a bike and a psp and a ipod and a control boat and I want a football and a toy truck and I want a angry bird stuff and a leap frog Ipad. Love, Lil George A. Olvera

Dear Santa, This year what I want for christmas is furby boom, barbie doll, my little pony Equestria girls Rainbow dash, lego friends set, monster high doll Draculaura. This is all I want for christmas. Love Jacqueline Dear Santa, I would like jewelry and a trampoline, a Glitzi Globes and the movie wreck it ralph. A justin beiber poster. American girl doll. Love, Brooklyn Douglas Dear Santa, I do not need or want anything I have everything I need my family and friends. Sincerely, Sydney Blair Dear Santa, This year I don’t Want you to Bring Me anything. There are children all over the World who don’t have any toys. So Please take the toys you were going to give to me and give them to Poor children instead. The World Would Be a Better place if people had less toys and more Peace and Love. Love, Neveah Ortega Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade Dear Santa, I want a playstation four and the game call of Duty Ghost and a psp that goes with games and a Snapback that has the Texans sign and a Jersy of JJ watt. I want some new shoes and a little four willer. I want a pelet jut for Christmas. ps thank you santaclause. Adam Nuncio Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade

Dear Santa, I would like a scooter and a bouncy house. I hope you like the milk and cookies. Thanks, Lawrence Melchor Jr.

Dear Santa, a.k.a. Mr. Nick, I hope you had a AWESOME summer. I have been a good boy. I would like Disney Infinity for my Xbox 360. I also want a computer and a gaming keyboard. See you soon Mr. Nick. Love, Matt Lewis Louise Elementary, 3rd Grade

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You and your elves do Dear Santa, How are you in the North pole? Could please bring me a white puppy and some books and Some dolls. I will leave you a coke and cookies. Love, Abigail Zapata Mrs. Goetsch Class

Dear Santa, Is it cold at the North Pole? For Christmas I would like a water BB gun and an I-pod. I try hard to be good at School. Thank - you. Your Friend, Jordan Edison Mrs. Goetsch Class

Dear Santa, How are your elves and reindeer? Hope you are well. For Christmas I would like a BB gun and a 4-wheeler. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Giovanna Valdez Mrs. Goetsch Class

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing? Do you have all the toys ready? I have been very good. I would like a purple motorcycle and a laptop for Christmas. Please bring my baby sister a toy car. Have a safe trip. Love, Adriana Ramirez Mrs. Goetsch Class

Dear Santa, Is Rudolph ready to pull the Sleigh? Would you please bring me a remote control monster truck and an i-pod? Have a safe trip. Your Friend, Hugo Reyna Mrs. Goetsch Class Dear Santa, How are you doing? I know you have been very busy. For Christmas I would like an easy bake oven and a pink clock for my room. Could you please bring my little sister a baby doll and a coloring book with Colors. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Love, Mikaylie Romero Mrs. Goetsch Class Dear Santa, I love you. I hope the reindeer and sleigh do not crash in the night. I am excited about Christmas. Please bring me a 3 DS game that is batman and whole adventures game with the bad and good guys. Your Friend, Jaden McGraw Mrs. Goetsch Class Dear Santa, You and your elves do a good job building toys. Would you please bring me a baby doll and stroller and some clothes. I hope you have a safe trip. Your Friend, Taylor Garner Dear Santa, Where do you get your magic power to fly through the sky? For Christmas I would like race cars and trucks. My Grandma will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Haydes Rodriguez Mrs. Goetsch Class Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? Have you been busy getting all the toys ready? I would like a Barbie house, a Barbie and dishes for Christmas. Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Your Friend, Rosario Carrera Mrs. Goetsch Class Dear Santa I want Hot Wheel and Angry Birds Go. And train table and a bike. Love, Salvador Reyes Jr 6 years old

Dear Santa, All I wunt for chrismis is a 22. And I wunt clos. And I wunt pelits for a pelit gun. I all so wunt a tramblein. I all so wunt a xbox. Merry Christmas Santa Claus and mrs. Claus!!! Love, Hunter Saavredra Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, How are you and the elfs? This year I want a keybord. Also anything Paris so it will match room and headbands and laptop Also a Phone 5! I really want that stuff! P.S talke to you Next Christmas Love, Margaret Evans Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, I want a 360 and 100 dollars and i Pad and Cud and a ginny pig and scooter and a wanderfle mom and techer Love, Dinyle Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer? How is Mrs. Claus and your elfs? This is what I would like for Christmas this year. Some Ugg’s, a aggie hoodie, a camo anything and I would like some vera bradley and I would also like some headbands I hop you have a very Merry Christmas this year!! Love, Morgan Russell Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, May i please have all the Skylanders on the Xbox three sixty and a gator and a Spiderman costume that can shoot wev and some sharp teeth watch the movie Spider man 3 and a Hot Pink duck call and a camo bike and the blue track and infinite on the Xbox three sixty. Love, Casen Braden Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, It has been a long time since last Christmas. I would like some Bey blades, a scope, and I-Pad, and a shot gun. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love, Brenden Henke Korenek’s Class

Dear Santa, My name is Donovan and I want for Christmas is a 4 wheeler Call of duty gohst Play Station 4 Xbox one ! dontroller 3DSXL Pool table Skylanders Swap-foose table basket ball World warz on DVD new xbox Love, Donovan Montoya Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, My name is Mason Woodruff. I would want some Nerf Guns and bullets I would like a wii 4 and a set of head phones, and a typhaling. Love, Mason Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a My little Pony Barbie doll, baby doll, socer ball, a ginie ping and piano for Christmas I hope you can make it to my house. if, you don’t remember my address I’m writeing are address 2509 bench marck drive. P.S I’ll ask my mom if I can leave you cookies and milk good bye. P.P.S give my little sister Madison a verey nice preasent. See you next Christmas. Love, Sophia Angie McLain Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, This year I wyould like a tablet and an iPod and a eleceric car. Then I would like a laptop and Xbox’s games, iPod case, tablet case and a helecopter, wii and a tramplein and a snoopy stuft animale. Merry Christmas!!! Love, Zane Thurmond Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, for Chrismas I would like a whole collection of Scooby-doo movies, a new bicycle, a tablet and a exploders sneak attack with a chocolate bar. Love, Diana Mejia Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, Cristmas is my favrite time of year. here’s a list of thangs I want: 1.) r/c u boat (subivie) a voltron toy 2.) An xbox 360 3.) xbox controler 4.) minec raft xbox edition 5.) Model ritamic Love, Seth Mallory Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, May I please have a new Play-Doh set. I would also like some new Barbie Dolls and a One Direction pillow. I also would like the other three dolls of One Direction which are, Liam, Louis and Niall because the other two Harry and Zayn you got me those already for Christmas. I hope you have a good Christmas delivering all the presents to the kids. Merry Christmas Love, Mikayla Bustamante Korenek’s Class

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Dear Santa, I don’t want any presents I want my granma’s feet to be ok she had a surgery I do not know when she had it but I want here to feel better. PS. I am 8 years old. Merry Christmas Santa Clause and Mrs. Claus!! Love, Neha Ali Korenek’s Class Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like more games that are intellectually challenging. I love to learn new things and I love to talk and carry on my own conversations. Maybe a life size doll would be nice to have so I can talk to her as much as I want to. Love, Bree Angela Ramos Age 2 Dear Santa I want a Kindle Fire, a wrestling game for my Wii, headphones for my Kindle Fire and Christmas decorations for in front of my house. Love, Jeremy Soto 5 years old. Dear Santa I love you and your elves. I have been a good girl. I want a stuffed bear and puzzle. I want two barbies and a car for my barbies. I will leave you cookies and milk. I love you Santa. Love, Kanadie Dear Santa, I want an Amarican girl doll and some clothes and I want golf clubs. Love, Brianna Jensen, age 7 2nd grade St. Philip School

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toys. Would you please bring me a baby doll... Dear Santa, What I want for Chrismas is a fake computer. And a american girl doll who comes with a american girl dog, And my own garden tools. And a best friend necklace that you put a picture in it. And a camera. And a ping long dress. Love, Kadence Hernandez, age 7 2nd grade St. Philip School Hey santa how are you. How are things going at the North Polo. This is what i want for christmas barbie and Diamond Catsle and a laptop. And a Tinker Bell camper. Think you love Alexandra Sohrt, age 7 2nd grade St. Philip School Dear Santa, I want a big boots yeti catcher set. I want a Hotwheels care maker. I want a legend of Chima lego set. I want a ninjago lego set. I hope Rudolph is ready to lead the other reindeer. I hope you bring me all my stuff. I want. Love, Kayle Treme, age 8 2nd grade St. Philip School Dear Santa, I want a xbox with minecraft, batroborg, Sky landers Swap force, legos, forwelers, 22., exspooters, nerf guns, crayons, majic tree house books, wii u, can you help me find iron, gold, diomond, green ninga spinner, duck dinasty duck call. from Kayden Hajovsky, I am 8 2nd grade St. Philip School Dear Sanda, I want an X. box, a D.S and all the spiners collection. I have been good. love Slade Saha, age 7 2nd grade St. Philip School Dear Santa, I want a puppy and a phone and a ipad and a American girl doll and makeup and a kendal fire and a password journl and flipeeze and Doggie doo and a build a bear Love, Kristina Kocian, age 7 2nd grade St. Philip School Dear Santa, I would like princess toy for Christmas this year. Love, Emmarie Barnes, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a Dora doll and Dora clothes. Thank you, Cameron Couey, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas

Dear Santa, I would like toys and trains for Christmas this year. Jayden Martinez, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a puppy and a princess doll. Anabelle Carrion, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, I would like a horse for Christmas. Abby Cox, age 2 Methodist Child Care Wendel - Head Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a chicken and big truck. Kayden Kunz, age 2 Methodist Child CareNicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a sucker and candy. Dilynn Ramczyk, age 2 Methodist Child CareNicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Deat Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a robot and a car. Keegan Bubela, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a Thomas Train. Love, Brett Bacak, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a Dora doll. Love, Brynn Chomout, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, I would like a candy and a big toy truck for Christmas this year. Thank you, Jax Johnson, age 2 Methodist Child CareNicole Wendel - Head Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a Barbie house. Love, Sydni Janik, age 2 Methodist Child CareNicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas

Dear Santa: Your hear about that tablet? That singing tablet? I want it! Then I want that derby doll movie. Doc Mcstuffins doll too. Dad wants that rectangle thin that the balls go in the holes. Mom doesn’t want nothing, just to be herself. We always have pizza. Jordyn Barron, age 4 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Santa: I am Tristan Francis. I want to be a football player and a race car driver. I really want football and race car driver costumes. I’d like a clipboard like my teacher has with real ink pens. I know that you’re watching so I’m trying to be good. Can I pet the reindeers? Tristan Francis, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a spiderman cup and a toy. Noel Ramirez, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like cars. Trevor Mann, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, I would like lots of presents for Christmas this year. Ava Acosta, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like an Elmo. Love, Sandre Puente, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa, I would like lots toys for my room for Christmas this year. Love, Cayden Cortez, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Dear Santa: I would like a truck for Christmas this year. Love, Austin Tupa, age 2 Methodist Child Care Nicole Wendel - Teacher Joni Deleon, Sara Zaskoda, Sky Quijas Santa Claus: Everything Dora for me! clothes, socks, shoes, bows and toys! You know Dora the explorer? Love, Laurissa Ortiz, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class

Dear Santa: I like to write. Please bring me some pencils and paper. And all kinds of paint and paintbrushes. I want new toys because I have all kinds of old toys at my house. My sister needs paper and pencils too. We don’t need any more hair bands! Santa don’t forget about my mommy and Daddy. Oh! I almost forgot - I want puppy dogs! I am Holley Trochta, age 4 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Santa: Robin and Batman is what I want. How about a helmet too? I want a blue castle and a baseball. I really have been good, so I need a football outfit. My name is Carter, Dear Santa: A barbie doll, gym clothes to tumble around in, fake eyelashes for me, Hair bow for me and Mommy. Football clothes for Dad. I will leave cookies for you. Kinsley Koudela, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Santa Claus: Can you bring football stuff for my Daddy? Santa - please bring to me: A MONKEY! A radio is what I want, but most of all I want alot, alot, alot of markers. Santa - I’m trying good choices like my mama said. Beau Tupa, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Dear Santa: I just want a bicycle, a new racecar, a place to keep my race cars, and shoes so I can race faster. I’m gonna leave you round cookies to eat. Thank you William Labay 5 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class

Dear Santa: I’m Levi Anderson. I want, I want a BIKE! And Wal-mart has lots of scooters, I can’t decide which one I want - you pick it. And a big truck with a hopper bottom at John Deere tractor place. I have been good. I’m gonna have a baby brother. I want Legos to build with, there are whole bunch at Target. Levi Anderson, age 4 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Mr. Santa Claus: What I want is a sword and superman costume. And a comote controled airplane and when I’m bid, I’ll drive a motorcycle. We have baby toys at home for my sister when she comes. I don’t know what you can bring for my Mom and Dad. That’s it! Hey! I need 2 swords! Keaton Koudela, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Santa Claus: I want new shoes with light and new hair bows. I’m a good girl. A new cat for me too! I need more baby dolls. I am 3. Christmas cookies will at my house. Kolbie Klatt, age 3 Methodist Child Care Miss Peggy’s Class Dear Santa: I would like a bicycle for Christmas and a puzzle. I’ll get my other stuff later. On Christmas we do a bunch of fun stuff. I want a baby without hair. I’m gonna make you reindeer cookies because I know you like those. I will leave carrots for the reindeer, and I’m gonna put sprickles on this side and that side, but not in the middle of your cookie. Love Sydney Escobar 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class

Dear Santa: I would like a Doc McStuffins toy, a puppy that learn tricks, I want some Ariel songs and then I want an Ipad, and some toys animals, Iwant a toy phone and some toy baby diapers i saw at Walmart. I’m gonna make you some stocking and hat cookies Love Bailey York 5 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa: I want a new skateboard and a new dark puppy for bedtime. I want to get my brother Landon a snowboard and maybe it will snow so he can use it. My favorite cookies are chocolate chip, so thats what I will leave for you. Thank you Cayden Witcher 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa: I want a barbie house with 2 elevators and a My Little Pony stuffed animal. I’m gonna leave you chocolate cookies with milk. Avery Cruz 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa: I want a princess castle and a shiny car I can ride in with really fast wheels. I’m gonna make you cherry cookies and they’re very sweet. Love Alyx Fisher 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa, I will like a 3 Nerf gun. and I will like a tracter that you can Pull the string. and I will like a SlingShot and a Bow ini arow. I will like my own dog. I will like my own Biysicl. thank you Santa, Love, Margarito Velazquez

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How are your raindeer! I hope they are good Dear Santa: I want ninja turtle everything. A ninja turtle cartoon, 3 ninja turtles, a race car track, a Santa animal center, and another race track. I’m gonna have some Santa shaped cookies for you to eat. Love Conner Arrambide 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa: I want a n airplane costume, a race car track, a zebra, a T-Rex and a cell phone a white one. Will leave you some chocolate, chocolate chip cookies. Thank you Kamron Barker 4 years old Methodist Child Care Ms. Carly’s Class Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a 2DS, One Direction Stuff, Hello Kitty Stuff, and cat Stuff and monster High Stuff, make-up and pretty polich. How are the Reindeers? How is Mrs Claus? Love you Santa Mazilyn Rodriguez 1st grade Mrs. Shelley Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl. For Christmas I would like a remote control car, bike with no training wheels, red Texans pants, Texans blanket, and Curious George books. I will leave you some milk and cookies. P.S. I need Fiddlestix Love, Makenzie Harris 1st grade Dear Santa claus, I have been a very good girl this year. I would really like a little pony rainbow Dash doll, Beauty Salon toy and a Fashion Design Barbie doll. I will make sure to leave you some of my homemade delicious cookies that I make with my Family and a glass of milk. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Mia Mena 5 years old Mrs. Pool Class Myatt, Kindergarten Dear Santa: Santa Claus I love you to the moon and back. I want a big blue monster truck. I would like some monster jam stuff and Bass Pro Shop adventure set. Sincerely: Konner Beal Dear Santa Claus, What I want Christmas. Is a Kireo, a samsung Galaxey Note 3, a playstation 4 with call of dutty goust and 3 collon trolyes, Star wars stuff, Star wars Legos. How are you and the elfs doing and Mis. Claus! Love Tanner Broman Age 11

Dear Santa, I’ve been waiting for a long time to write this letter. Mommy says I’ve really good this year. I am 4 years old and i started Pre-K. My christmas wishes are a 4-wheeler, a real Iron Man Costume that takes me up in the sky, Ben 10 game, captian American, Hulk, superman, and thor, a tractor, Football, X-box, DSI. Love Your Friend, Nathan Renae Salgado Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a remote control car. and a aggie and texan football set. and a Ipad and a Iphone. and and a race car track and two nascars with two remotes. Sinerely: Your friend Kaden beal Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Your the best I hope you have a very merry christmas. What I want for christmas is for my family to be very happy family. The last thing I want for christmas is that we are and we are healty people. Sincerely: Your friend Kendall Beal Dear Santa, How are your raindeer! How is Mrs. Clause? I hope they are good and you are getting skinny for Christmas! I will have some great cookies and Hot Chocolate for you! I would like a Phone and a mink coat for Christmas. I have always wanted those things. I’ve been a good girl this year. You have a great and safe Christmas. Love Your Pal, Taylor Watz dear Santa, I have been a good boy today I hope you give me thes toys on December 24. eltric skooter. a little toy robot. motorcycle. a round table. a Dog. a four wheeler truck. a pool for Mama’s back yard. a pet turtle. have a great trip to El Campo TEXAS Love Vinnie Ibarra Dear Santa Claus, I Love you. I want a real tea set, real makeup and blankets & pillows for my barbies. I also want real high heels size 11. Thank you for the presents. I want a boy & girl Ragady Ann and Andy dolly. And pretend food for barbies and a real high chair for the little doll. Love, Holley Mills Age 5

Dear Santa, I want this I Pod tranpoline a big nutcracker Justice clothes a monster high house shoes Rudolph Build-a-Bear Books clothes and more. Love, Morgan Paige Garcia age 8

Dear Santa, Can I have a 1) Many house 2) Mermaids tail 3) air hockey 4) cup that says Rachel on

5) Phone 6) meny I Pade 7) Solft Pillow 8) hambster’s cage 10) spyger 11) T.V. for my room 12) Table 13) a mini mermaid poley pak it 14) LaPtoP Love you forever, Rachel Evans Age 9 Dear Santa, I love the thing you do. you are AWESOME! How are the Elfs. I want to tell you what I want for Christmas. This is what I want... 1. A Sewing Kit 2. An American Girl doll 3. A New soccer ball 4. A new Zip-line 5. Art spplies 6. Make your own jewelry box Peace out, Love, Allison Evans Age 9 Dear santa, How are you and the elfs? This year I would like anything Paris So it would match my room. Also I would like a lot of shoes and a keyboard. Love, Margaret Evans Age 9

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Dear Santa I wish that every one has a special merry Christmas. from Kaden Frank Beal Deer Santa? MAY I have a DSi Tranformes Legos Bat-MAN Legos. Jet my with Armys Thank you Santa Lorenzo Servin

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Dear Santa, I want a ipad and a iPhone for me Darren Farrow cash and three house and a 20 DoLLaRS Bill. I want to get MY MOM a TV a big one. And i want To get MY dAddy a LapTOP and a tble for christmas. My sister 10,000 DoLLARS for Christmas. Love, Darren Farrow!!

Dear Santa How are you doing? I want a red water Phoof watch, a San Franciso o 49ers collar for my dog copper, some sun glasses, a 49ers poster, and some hedphons for my ipad. merry christmas Adan Lopez

Dear Santa, I think have been a good girl all year. I weat a ipad and laptop and game for the Wii and Wil tramline and books and camera and Barbie Dolls swinging. Lve, Sheyllen Granados

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Dear Santa, I wunt a XdoX360. and trasforformore for the dsi and huloed. infainde and fone woch footdol footdoll ger and zoomrt. Love, Cole Deleon 6 Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clazw dowing and your randeer and how are the elves dowing? Santa for Christmas I would like a heavy bag and Fast bag and a Air Hogs and a bout with si, wille, Fill, Chace with some guns and 2 ot 3 duck and some duck calls with some squirrels. Love, Elijah Lyford Dear Santa, I hope you have a great year. I have been good this year. Would you please bring me a Bitty Baby, Zebra chair, iphone, new boots, and travel seat for the baby. I love you Santa/ Love, Olivia Lutrick Dear Santa, These are the things for Christmas. I want a Zbox Oone, A samsung IPad Tablet, A Samsung Chrome-book. Yours truly, Jerrell Jr. P.S. I hope you have a great Christmas. Dear Santa, I wish you a merry Christmas. I Hope you have a Good Christmas! Waht I want for Christmas this year is the collection of Mario and Sonic Lego’s ! From Miles Shaffer Dear Santa, I want hedfons for my tadlet, The Barby Drem hous, A Areal tent, mony, my little pony eqestra girls the move, Play ishis, a big Pofe Dress, a play car, my little pony eqestra doll and for evrey one in the world to have a grate Crissmiss Love, Camille Gonzales Dear Santa, WWe 2K14 a new baduree dsX1 basekit ball 2K iPad any thaing cool thas whut they giting me money spin time with Famuly Love, Trevon Jackson Dear Santa, For Chrisrmas I would like a coon trap, Mini I pad, Airsoft gun, Nerf MEGA, Air hogs hellochopter and skylanders GINTS. So how are your raindeer, you, Mrs. Claus. Love, Hal Erwin

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Dear Santa, I would like some new pens and paper. I would like a new desk. I would like a Nerfgun. I would like a Poster. Love, Nicolas Anzaldua Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is... K.i.t.t. and kiairiri from Knight rider Love, Raymond Brown Dear Santa, For Christmas I want all the Junie B. Jones and Junie B. First Grader books. I want money and I want Lago friends. And I want a Nutcracker. And Santa What kind of cookies do you like. And the last thing that I want is Katy Perry Cancert tickets for 4. Love, Tori Biskup Dear Santa, I woud like for sanbots and sum glofs and a nice frinds at school and a pipie cris mis threy at my house and a dow and a adaskit dall The end Love, Julie Hart Dear Santa, for Cristmas I would like a Wii U, Nintendo Land for the Wii U, Super Luigi for the Wii U, Pikmin for the Wii R, Injustice for the Wii U, Skylanders Swap Force for the Wii U, a IPad, a Hey Jack Si pillow and a Cristmas Duckdynasty blanket. How is Mrs. Claws? How are you doing? Love, Dylan Cook Dear Santa, I hope this christmas I will have a new bike for christmas. I will like to have a Pet cat for christmas to. And I hope that I am in the good list not in the bad list side. I will be sher to leve some cookies for you Santa. I will like to no haw the Reindeers are doing good or bad. I mite think I will leve some good cookies for Mrs. Santa Clos if she is going to come. Thank you Santa Love, Elizabeth Santana Dear Santa, I want a Brian Cushing autographed jersey, a nerf gun, a Case Keenum autographed football, Bring some snow to El Campo please. How is your life. I hope you and Mrs. Claus are doing well, I also hope the reindeer and elves are doing good, is Rudolph doing good? How bright is Rudloph’s nose. Thank you Santa Love, Logan Jansky

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Dear Santa, HOW ARE YOU AND THE RAINDEER. I WILL TRY TO Remember TO PUT YOU A SNACK AND THE RAINDEER Carites. JUST LETING YOU KNOW I WANT THE Mega from nerf. BYE! Love, Cameron Conrad  December 3, 2013 Dear Santa, How is Rudolph Mrs. Clause and you. I would like a Ipod, pee wee football, elet pants, black and wihte okles, and red beat’s. Love, Karson Martin

Dear Santa, Want I want to Christmas is a American girl doll. The secent thing I want is a that thing were you make markers. The therd thing that I want is a Barbie house. The forth thing I want is a thing how to make all kind of bralis. The fith thing I want is a it is like a Srpay markers with some coloring book. And how are your raindeer doing. And how is Mrs. Claws an dyou doing I hop you are doing good. And how are your elfs doing. I love you Santa Love, Emma Orozco

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clause doing? Are the Reindeer doing well? Here are some things that I want can you bring me a notebook touch screen, a bag of snow, Gift cards to Shabby Chic, Lake Shore, teacher heaven and justice, and headbands and neckless. I will give you a bunch of food and a glass of milk. Love, Kennedy Ritz

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clause doing? Are all of the reindeer doing well? On Christmas Eve I will leave you cookies and milk. I really want it to snow. I would like, headbands, a trampoline, a new pair of shoes. Thank you Santa! Love, Ella Rod

Dear Santa, I have Been waiting for this momment. and I see you very year. But please Don’t think I am noti becoause I’m not. But I hopw I am in the good list couase I’ve been a good girl. But far now I’m going to tell you my wish list. for Chritmas I want a Zebra Neon Green bike. And a Dog. And a new Bed set. and some highells. And Kindale Fliere hd. And some P.J’s. And a new backpack. And whater bottle. and a lunchkit. And 20 bows. and clothes. and shoes. and a hamster. and a Bild a bear. But most and Not least I want a hug and a kiss. Love. Jennifer Perez

Dear Santa, I wunt a piad. and I want a hello Kitty Pillo too. Hey Santa how are you are you dong I hop you are doing good. are you and rudof. I want a Effe. Look in the back but frst is a Amarcin boll with crle hire. and a Will with Just Danss 3 game If you have time to buye me a bike. How are you doing in the Northpole. I hop you are doing grat. cuse I’am being grat Love, Gladiz Reyna Dear Santa, how are you doing this year? I have been good this year. I want a cool baker cake pop maker, and I would like Mario cart racing game for PS3. I also want flippies for Christmas. Love, Selene - Age 8

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Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a book that has guitar lessons in it, some tenkynights toys, a game calledl minecraft so I can play on my Kindle, some NFL Chicago Bearcards, a glowfish, a racecar track Lego ninja go legos, a nerfgun, a Ipod, a present for each for my for each of my friends, a gift for my family, a board game, a watch, the fighting robot toy, and thank you Mr. Claws and Mrs. Claws. Merry Christmass. Love, Alexavier Valle Dear Santa, How are you and Mis Clause doing? My name is Q’ue Armstrong and i am 7 yrs. old. and in the 2nd grade. I been a very good boy and would like a game called mindcraft for PS3. and a game called WWE2K14 for PS3. and also want a cellphone. And can you get my brother Qu’Marr a bike for Christmas. Love, Que Armstrong Age 7

Querido Sonta Clos mi nombrees Jesus este aõ me he portado muy bien Y en a escuela la maestra me Pane Happy face pol eso te quiero Podi un dinosour rio y una vicicieta gracias Delgado PK Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, I just want to tell you that I have been a good boy this year. Can you please bring me a Ipad, motorcycle, xbox and video games. Love, Jayden A. Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a skateboard, shoes, big monster truck and socks. I will leave cookies and milk for you. Oh some carrots for the reindeers too. Santa don’t forget about my brothers and sissy they have been good too. Thank you. Your friend, Jacob Garcia Age 4 Mrs. Raun’s Class

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I have been a verry good girl this year so Dear Santa, how are you? I hope you are warm. I would like a Ipad, jewlry, make up & doll. ples give the kids that dont have a lot a good csismis. And I Love you so much. Love, Taylor Leal Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, for Christmas I want an Iphone 5’s Ipad touch and makeup to and a baby pug puppy to and I want 10 tickets to an R5 Concert and clip on earings and I want a poster with one direction odigraff on it and a playstore with a cash regester and a basket and selfs to put my stuff on for people to pretend buy and fake money so people can buy stuff and stickers with the price on it so people can see how much it is and a 32” inch tv because my old tv is to small and high hill boots and a beauty shop with a curling iron and stratner and a blow dryer and a chair and a hellow kitty motorcycle and car and a gutair and keyboard micorphone and drums and a Xbox one and a Wii u and a bed set with a mastress Pillow cases the place to put the matresss. Merry Christmas Santa Claws and Mrs. Claws. Now turn it over. Dear Santa, how are the elfs and Mrs. Claws have the evlfs grown evlfs are hard workers so how were you santa are you good so I want to know is it frezzing in the northpole you probley you are frezzing so are the nice’s man in the world and I love. Merry Christmas and a happ new year. Love, Adryanna Manzano Dear Santa, I wood like you to bring me a kindfire, toy’s, clos, shows, Art stashon suff animal, plastik makeup, Plastik food, doll’s, Plastik medikol bag, toy kichin, moveies, ipod, ipad, tadlit, Benokeler comeputer, jorwer, pones, slifer, tv, HOP the Move, Twister the game, Madgaser 3 the Move, epik the Move, Peano, Ice Aeg the Move, big stuff, hamster that talk, Hello Kitty toy, under water camera, Play house Princess Walkie and that is all I want for chrimas and how is Mrs. Santa Clas and the raindeers I hope they are dowing fine and I also hope that Mrs. Santa Clas is dwoing fine to and I hope that I am not on the notty list. Love, Pamela Jaramillo Aeg 8 Dear Santa, I have been a good boy at school and at home Fur Christmas I would like a monster truck, football, basketball, ipod, remote-control car, Spiderman toy and a toy airplane. See you soon Santa Love, Tommie Tyler 7 years old Myatt Elementary

Dear Santa, I ben so good that I well like to have some toys cars as my Christmas present I am sher I well leve you some delicious cookise Just for you Santa. That you Santa Ho Ho Ho Ernsto Santana PK-Delgado Dear Santa, This Chrismas I want a One Direction Calender a One Direction perfom a One Direction couver a One bedset One Direction Stker’s for my room a One Direction shirt, a One Direction Ear that sings a One Direction poster a ipod and last a pilow pet of One Direction. I will Leave you some cookies and milk. Merry Chrisma and Happy New Year! Love, Alondra Martinez Age 8

Dear Santa, This year for Chrismass I would like for you to bring me a Ds game Iron Man Bayblade and Nerf guns, A Wii U game, fishing pole so I can go fishing with my dad, bigger bike with drink holder, New scotter and lots of money. Love, Miguel Loredo 1st Grade, Mrs. Martin Myatt Elementary

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and elfs? I have been a verry good boy this year so for Christmas I would like to ask for a new bike, a tonka truck, a TMNT action figure, and a pete the cat book. Thank you Love, Daibrein Zerek Ortiz Kindergarten Age 6

Querido Santa mi nombre es yazmin yo meporto mui bien y me saque un 100 en mi primer exmen Poreso te Pido un bestido y unas sapatillas de Princesa y un Peluche. te deceo una Feliz navidad att.yazmin Ontiveros Lopez PK-Delgado Myatt Elementary

Dear Santa, What i Want for Chirstmas is a Drumset, laptop, megu blast, electic scooter, hotwils rasing trak. And santa if thats to much thin you don;t have to bring all that stuf but you can bring the drumset at least. ok santa. Love behind the paper. And i hope you have a happy Christmas And santa ther will be cookies on and milke on the table whin you go to my house. Love, Cody Rodriguez Age 9 Dear Santa, Hi, how are you doing up there I want size 3 a pear of the roller blades, a horse, a Cage for a horse, I Pad air, I phone, some duck tape, Mindcraft for the x box, chess nat, trampline, a foss Ball tabe. A elf on the shelf, smart Bord, White Bord, I pad Mine, A set of hotel cards, A big hotel house with a computer in it, Merry Christmas!!! Love, Shaylee Vaclavick Age 8 Dear Santa, I want a 3DS Mario 3 D world and I want a Dirt bike and I want a four weeler And I want Call of Duty Balck Cops 1 and I want call of duty maddon warfare Call of duty maddan warfare 2 Dall of duty Maddan Warfare 3 Call of duty Gost NBA 24K14 wwelk14 and I want CC7 and I want Madden 25 and I want a skateboard and I wana skabeard and I want a razer and Xbox 360 Kenek a Brown pupey and a Ipad. Love, Larrell Allen Age 8 Dear Santa, I want for Chrismas a Nerf gun And i want a ifhone 5. Santa And i want xbox 360, Playstion 4, xbox one, DSi, toy cars, and 4 weller. Sincerely Juan Siva PK-Delgado Myatt Elementary

querido Santa hojala estes Bien son mejores deceo este ano me empostado mas umeno quiera que traigas juguetos x mi hermanita tam bien ojala estes bien salvados y cuidate muchos attez Marco Ramirez PK-Delgado

Dear Santa, My name is Allison Barrett Evans. I love the Things you do you are awsome. How are the elf’s? I want to tell you what I want for Chirstmas. This is what I want...1. A Sewing Kit 2. Ameran Girl Doll 3. A new soccer ball 3. A new Zip-line 4. Make your own jewlry box 5. Lots of BIG BOWS 6. Santa hat. And one more thing, how is Mrs. Claws and you doing? And is it fun to be santa? Merry Christmas And A Happy New Year!!! Love, Allison Evans Age 9 Dear Santa I would like a Texans pillow pet. and a Texans animal mascot. and a Texans toys From Késhunn 3rd Grade Dear Santa,  My name is Lexus Perez. I am five years old. I live in El Campo, Tx. and go to school at Myatt. I been a god girl and I want a tablet for Christmas and lots of toys. Bring my baby sister a lot of toys too. She is one year old her name is Emma. I’m going to leave your cookies ready for you. Love, Lexus Perez Mrs. Pool’s Class Myatt Elementary

Santa Claus! Quiero un tren! un arbolde navidad! Santa te pido que les des! regalos a los niños pobres! Quiero un juego de Mario para mi hermano!!! Muchas gracias Feliz navid Santa Claus PK-Delgado Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clause? I have been a verry good girl this year so for Christmas I would like to ask for a new bike, an easy bake oven, make up and lots of new books. Thank you Kaybreann Jayce Ortiz First Grade Age 7 Ola Santa quiero que me traigas un libro una bolsa unos colores gracias Evelyn PK-Delgado Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie House. A small car to ride, small ball, electrio car to drive a princerss Bora, Dora kooking stuff. Magnets to put together. Katlyn Trevino Mrs. Raun-PreK Myatt Elementary

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Hola, Santa: Me llamo Allan espero que este año como losdemas estes bien junto a tus ayudantes que asen los jugetes.... Santa yo quiero que me traigas una cachucha para cuando corro en la escuela, un mike mouse que canta, un perrito 4 para mi hermanito un chupon 4 un sueter porque ase muchofrio 4 40 por ultimo quiero un juego que le enseñe a mamt espero que llegues bien. Junto conto rreo Allan Myatt Elementary PK-Delgado Dear Santa, my name is Noah Perez. I am six years old. I live in El Campo, Tx. i want a xbox 360 for Christmas and a blue football and a big Superman Action-figur. Please I been a good boy. Sincerely Noah Perez Mrs. Mican’s Class Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, How many kids do you have to give presents? I hope my family and i are on your good lilst. If we are on the list I would love a blue mini ipad to facrtime with my daddy when he is away at work and to lsten to music. I promise to shre it with my baby sister Emma. Love, Esabella 1st grade-Mrs. Page Myatt Elementary

Dear Santa, This Christmas I would like a barbie and a barbie house with Zebra and Poko dots and a baby toy scrowler decrated with Zebra or rainbow colors and $30 and 2 pillows with zebra on it. Love, Valeria G. Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, I have been good for Chrismas I would like a phone, a IPod, a fashian pof with a lot of games i anda clock a star wafsone please thank you Love Miguel Martinez Dear Santa, I ben so good that I well like to have a toy Ponys as my Chistmas present I am going ta leve you some delicious cookise Just for you Santa. Think you Santa, Ho Ho Ho Adilene Santana Dear Santa, I want a Porsce car, a toy car, a shey infinity with a extra character, animals from TSC, I want it to snow, a big dragicattack monster truck From Kaiden Schoelman Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Khaidence and I’ve been a good girl all year ... well most of the year and I asked my mommy to help me write you this wish list. Please Santa make this the best Christmas ever. 1. video game 2. fishing rod and reel 3. B.B. gun 4. A John Cena toy wrestler 5.a baseball bat 6. a horse 7. a saddle 8. body lotion 9. a football Dear Santa, For Christmas I want some legos, a big truck and a horse. I have been a really good boy this year. Love, Kendron Taylor Mrs. Raun-PreK Dear Santa, Can I please have a toy titanic that brake’s in half. Thank You Jared York 1st Grade Myatt Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus doing How are the reindeer doing. How do the reindeer fly. Be careful on the way the weather mite by crazy. I want a Barbie house with a Barbie car and lots of barbies. I will everyone a mery Christmas.I will celebrate Christmas for everyone. I will put milk and cookies. Make shere you have your list of who was noty or good. Mikayla Sanchez 2nd grade, Louise Elementary

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for Christmas I would like to a new bike... Dear Santa, How have you and your family been? How is Rudolf? I am Pete-Dwayne Galvan. I am 7 and in 2 grade. I have strait A’s in school. I think I deserve a flat screen TV with lots of channels, an I phone, a cross necklace and Teen Beach Movie on DVD. I love you Santa! Love Pete-Dwayne Bobby Galvan Age 7 Dear Santa, My name is Andrianna Gomez. I am 7 years old and in 2nd grade. I have been good this year. Could you please bring me a Zoomer, Tummy Stuffers and a Mariposa Fairy Princess? I hope you are doing well. Love, Adrianna Age 7 Dear Santa, Hi. My name is Danielle. I have been really good tais year. How are you and Mrs. Clause? For Christmas I would like a trampoline, a swimming poll, and a ant kit. Have a safe trip Love, Danielle. Age 7 Dear Santa, I wont 1. a helmet for my bike w. I wont a toy cun. 3. I wont a Play Mokeup set. 4. I wont new shoes fur me anb my sister. 5. I wont new nail Polish. Jaylee Cantu Dear Santa, How are your and Mrs. Santa? I was writing because there are a few things I really would like far Christmas I am 7 years old and been doing very good in school. Could you please bring me a air hog air plane, a remote control monster truck, and mario tennis a DS game Thank you so much, DeAndre Bluntson Age 7 Dear Santa, I wont a laptop, american doll, and cookies for my Christmas wishlist. Age 8 I’m Sienna Millie Espinoza Dear Santa, I am sevin years old. I hav been good. How are you? Can you ask my elf to come soon? I would like an ipod Touch and ipod case. I would like a bike plese. I will mack a ginger bread man and gingerbread house. Love, Noah Martinez 2nd grade Dear Santa, for christmas I wold like a monster high boll and a spider man for my brother and a monster high setup. Love, Vanessa Diaz Age 7

Dear Santa, My name is Leyla. I am eight years old. I have been good so far. How has you and your family been. this christmas I would like a Hot pink bike, bath set and perfume. Leyla Piedra Age 8

Dear Santa, I would really like a easy bake oven to make yummy treates. I would really like a ipod to get Relex. I would really like higheel Boots to where them on my Birthday. Danaisha Loyd Age 7

Dear Santa, im eight year’s old. And ive been back and forth with behavior. How Has your family been.___ great or bad ____ love you Santa Ok !!!!!!! Bye Bye santa See you on christmas. Mabey!! Gjabaree Allen Age 8

Dear Santa, My name is Raelie Garcia I’m 7 years old and I’m in 2nd grade. I have been a good girl at school and a big help at home. I hop you and your elves been okay. I would like a bike. Monster High doll, and a kitty. Thank you. Santa. Raelie Garcia Age 7

Dear Santa, I want a devede That seys Just dance. I want a robe that says Love. A cumputer that is real. And I wanta stuff cat. age 7 Madilyn Kana

Dear Santa, I want a movie. I want a Dog. I want a phone. I want a horse. I want some candy. Jake Frakum Age 8

Dear Santa, My Name is Romeo I am 7 years old and I’m in 2nd grade. all I want for christmas is a Bike, helmet, race car. thank you, Romeo Dear Santa, It’s me Shelby Krpec and I’m 7 yrs old. I have been doung my best to be a good girl this year. I would like an ipod head-phones and an Easy Bake oven. Thank you, Love, Shelby Dear Santa, I will like $50. And a new toy car. but Jordan shoes 5 1/2 to. by: Diego Gutierrez I’m 8 years old me and my family are very well today. Dear Santa, I hope you are filling good. I am carson I am in 2 grade. I am 8 yeros old. I want a wii game and a ps2xgames. I hope your reindeer are all good. I want my sister to get an kindle fire to share with me carson. I wii leave some cookies and milk to. Love, Carson Gonzales Dear Santa, i wish for a drums, toy car, xbox 360, PS4, some church cloths and shoes. Thanks, Curtis Gilbert Age 7 I am 7 years old and I was born in Eagle lake, Taxes. Dear Santa, Hi Santa. this is Trey (Albert Staff III). I will be 9 years old in January. I hope the North Pole isn’t to cold this yeas for you and your family. I bet the raninde will like the cold snow. For Christmas I would like a Nurfgun, a kitten with short orange, and a Transformer. Trey Staff Age 8

Dear Santa, My name is Juiiana am seven years old. And I am in 2nd grade. And I want for christmas is a doll. And a room fool of zebra. And a coputer And Some pajamas And some boes. From Juiiana A. Age 7 Dear Santa, I hope everybody is doing fine at the north pole. For Christmas I would like a log bed for hello kitty a Guardian crossbow and a car seat pets monkey. Love, Savannah Barrera i am 7 years old 2nd grade

Dear Santa, Hi, my name is Randy Ratcliff. I am 7 years old. I live in El Campo, Tx. How are you? I have been good this year. Please bring me a game colled Super Mariod 3D world. I want tickts to SeaWorld and super fast shoes. Thank you, RandyDear Santa, My name is Isla i have ben good i disrv tows 3 presens and you disrv tows 3 cookes and for crismas i want a american gril and a one drecshan room with sporcols an the rufe and make it be crismas every day plesy. Isla Age 7 Dear Santa, How are you? My name is Serenity Esochea. I want for Christmas Monster High dolls, talking barbie and bows for my hair. Please santa please. I am in 2nd grade and 7 years old I go to Hutchins Elemartary. I have been a very good girl. Love, Serenity Age 7 Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. My name is Dakota I want a babie house, car, play house my family has been good. Dakota Wiley Age 7 Dear Santa, How are you!! from chloe I want a barbie house. I want a doll with clothes. I want a xbox with minecraft. Chloe Zahn Age 8

Dear Santa, How is everyone doing? My name is Nicolas. I am 7 years old. I have been kind of good. There are only a few things I would like for Christmas. Please bring a 3DS or Wiiu games, and the DVD Epic. Love, Nicolas A. Age 7

Dear Santa, My name is Kadance Williams. I have been very good this year. I would like you to bring me a hot pink bike, some new clothes, and some diamond earrings. I hope you have a safe thrip to my house. thank you santa. Kadance Williams Age 7

Dear Santa, How is your family? Can I pleas have a toy batcave that coms whith a batman and robin and can I pleas have a xbox game cold the bgoe Lord of the rings and can I get some firey slipers pleas. I am 7 years old and I live in a whit brik house that is cose to the qwonik senter. Your friend, Harley Mendoza Age 7

Dear Santa, I hope your reindeer feel good much. I like your color of your clothes. I love all your reindeers names and the color of there bodys. I hope your elves make all the presents until Christmas time. I hope Ms. Claus is allright still. I would give you 6 choclate chip cookies this time. I want a wii u and a toy helicopter that has a remote control in the box. Kason Lewis 2nd grade Louise Elementary

Dear Santa, My name is Jasmin I am 7 years old. I live in El Campo, TX. I have been very good. Can you please bring me a Barbie house. an Ipad and a toy cat for Christmas. Love, Jasmin Martinez Dear Santa, I am Jake I am 8 years old. I want Xbox, halogames, and money. Jake Janik Age 8

Dear Santa Claus, hellow Ms. Clau how are you doing at home and how is Mr. Claus and how is your randooe and your eves. is it at the north ploc. I want to go cr. Ivan Briano 2nd grade Louise Elementary

Dear Santa, How is the weather and how is Mrs. Claus and how are the elves and how are the reindeer. Is wish my grandma gets better? I want a portal gun? I want a spy set? I want a lego set? I want Tekno dog? I want a Duck Dynasty season 1. dvd.? I am going to leave Chockalate chip cookies and milk. Kobe Gusman 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus and the elves. I would wish for my Aunt to come for Christmas. I would wish for some books. I wish for a labtop.Merry Christmas. I will leave you cookies. Chancey Ortiz 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How is Dixin and fixin dowing? I wish I have the wiiu and all the ninjoga legos. What are you manking rite know. Would you give my mom a ring and a nexes with gold. I want a xbox360 and a disi3-D with the games. I will leave you cookies on the taboll whit some milk. Adrian Velazquez 2nd grade, Louise Elementary Dear Santa, is your elves takeing good cear of you is your raindeers rete to fly to town and santa are you takeing cear of Mrs. Claus and jack frost fezzeing anybaty yet if he is you shod pu him on the noty list. T’Jay Alexander 2nd grade Louise Elementary

Dear Santa, My name is Kennedy LongBrown. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is One Direction dolls because One Direction is my favorite group. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a doll house, a barbie doll, a nerf rebelle heart breaker, bow, Easy Bake Ultimate Oven, PlayDoh perfect twist Ice cream and a pink nintendo 3DS. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

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Dear Santa, My name is Levi Schoeneberg.This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is a 4-Wheeler like my Popo’s. One with a gear shift and camo. because I want to go fast and be like my Popo. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like: a motorcycle just my size that goes fast! A toy truck with a boat and trailer, a green toy tractor with a lift like daddy’s! Bring me some snow from the North Pole if you can! I promise to leave you some cookies and Hot Chocolate on Christmas Eve. Tell your elfs and Reindeer I said Hello. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Madilyn Valenzuela. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is a dolly, a ring, a phone because I love them and want them. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a necklace with a princess, new boots, and give my nana a new t.v. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus doing is she doing ok I hope so. Is the wether up there nise. when are you going to come to town. I hope your elves are working hard. For Christmas I wold like a drum set. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Love, Jacob Miller 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How do Mrs. Claus is doing up north How do reinder doing Good or bad. How do the eleves doing on their work. How do wether feels cold or a little cold. Eduardo Camacho 2nd grade, Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How are your deer doing? Have yu been getting ready for chrismas? How are you and your wife? I hope you get my mom and dad what they want. I have everything on my list. I wish a aways have a family. I want to keep my family in gos hand so he can keep them safe. Love, Jaden Brown 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, I wish that my bog would fil deter we are doing inthing we can she is giting old but we are leving her in the hous and win I go to school we lev her in the gurad we are feding her poprle but she not so wel. Love, Tanner Staff 2nd grade Louise Elementary

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Dear Santa Claus, How are you Santa Claus? How you been graet? What is rong with your dear? I want a game for Christmas. I wish for Mario Party Island tour. Would you bring my brother Mario and luigi derm team. We move to a dirfferet house it is at Louise. Fabricio Lopez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, I wish that I can see how you ride your sled. I wonder what weather it is sunny or cloudy. I wish I had a toy that’s a transformer. Imanol Mendez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, I whop you are doing well. I hope that it snows. I like when it snows you get to play in the snow. I wish that I can see the North Pole. Francisca Vazquez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How bo you have a beard? did you grow it yes.” I wunt a football game for Chirstmas. What do you do during Christmas? Adrin Rodquez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, Do you have 100 elvs? I think you do or do you have 1000 elvs? Your reindeer fly and land on peoples homes. I want a t’rex for Charatmas? and you are the best Charetmas? and your are the best present giver ever. Thank your for a grate Charetmas? Kutter Lewis 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How is the weather up there? How is the Mrs. Claus? I wish that you give Mrs. Green nice flowers. I wish that my sister would git nice close and and purfum and lipstick and eyelash. I wish for hot wheels and zoom and star wars. Holden Watson 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How have you bin Santa? What do you do Santa Claus do you sleep? I want a iphone5 and a 3DS. I wish I get a toy for my sister. Alex Sepulveda 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, I hope Lazette weeks gets beter and hope you bring her something. I thank it will mack her fillings beter. And I hope you get something for me. How have you been Santa Claus. I hope people get what thay what. Love, Cameron Gutierrez 2nd grade Louise Elementary

How Dear Santa Claus, How are you? What have you been dowen? How are the reindeer? How are the reindeer. I wish that my litte nefyuw gets a hock chet. I would like a hello ketty bed. I want sum spliys and a desk. I want a little citen. I woud like a motrsicol for my dad because he youstyou have a morsicol. Jaycie Beal 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How are you Santa. Can you get me a dog for Chistmas Santa. But can it be a real dog. And can you give me a bike for Christmas. I want a girl toy. Melody Vasquez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa claus, How does your elves make all the presents have you been felling good Santa. I wish I went in Santas workshop and see his elves and Mrs. Claus. I want a romote cuntro bote. Jario Rosas 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How have your been, have you been good? I wish I can have for Crismis a new bike and a new gluvs. I celebrate at my gramos. Nat Sanchez 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How does your dear fly? are your elvs short? I want the bild to distroy and sants row 4. And I wish my coson gets a sonic doll and bottle shoc infinite. Darianno Aguirre 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa claus, How have you been doing? Are you ready for Christmas because I am. what do you get for Christmas? I wish for my brother Blaise to have a tractor because it cost to much money. I wish for my brothers not to fight. How do you celebrate? I would like to meat you. Benjamin Blanco 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus, is she good? How are the elves? How is the reindeers, are they helthy? My brother whats a dirtbike. I don’t what inthing. Simeon Musgrove 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, What are you doing are you made toy froy the kids. Do you have a reindeer. How you doing Santa I miss Santa dut is ant is room. I would be good. I wish Santa get bresnt to use. I want to made cookes. Love, Camren Sosa 2nd grade Louise Elementary

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Dear Santa, My name is Christoper Ochoa. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is WWE Wrestling Set because I really want it. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like mega nerf gun, basketball goal, ping pong table, bowling set, x-box, water gun, pool table, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Secret Sewer Lair Play set I promise to leave you some brownies and gatorade on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Conner Gonzalez. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is College Football Guys Action Figure Set because I LOVE FOOTBALL. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like Lego camper set Monsters University DVD Football. I promise to leave you some cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa Clos, I wont mune for Crismis so I can cep it so I can by him a choch train for crism and dicip coke and milk for him by the crisme tree. Trevor Lutringer 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, What do you do for Christmas? How are your raindree doing? Have your been eating a lot of cookes? Can I please have some Art splies because I like making stuff. My sister Hannah wants a LoLolopsy because she like it. I hope my friend Lazette feels better when she comes back to school. Kirsten Ochoa 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, Have you been good? Are you getting ready for Christmas? Can I please have a Nutinodou D.S. game because I’m making good grades at school. The game is called Wip Out. I wish my little Nefue Oliver coulde come on Thanksgiveing and Christmas. Julie Warzecha 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Troy Martinez. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is a Monster Truck because I have been good. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a spider man doll and a spider man mask. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Braden Wells. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Dusty from planes movies, Disney infinte game, Super friends bat cave, maga apatosarus Dino nerf pullback gun and Hot wheels track, go cart, color maker, Nintendo 2DS, tampoline, power scooter, Power Wheels Dune racer, Over Door Basketball goal. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like My sister Hannah to move back home. For everyone to have a Merry Christmas. All Soldiers to be with their families. My family healthy and safe. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa claus, How are you doing santa. I won’t a dog for christmas. I won’t a book for christmas. I won’t a toy for christmas. I won’t to give you a cookie. I won’t a teddy bear for christmas. Mariah Abelar 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, How have you been are you having fun at the Northpole? I wish I had a I Phone 4 and can you get my brother some close. and can you get me a football and can you get my brother a golden woch. And can you get me a moveing and can you get my brother a some tools for work. And can you get my dog a choo toy and get my mom a nekeles and get by bad some new shows. Kyle Anderson 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, I have my brother and dad is Dalise. I want to visit them for Christmas. How is the reindeers doing Santa Cluas how is the weather like over there. I wish my brother and dad cames so I can give my brother his present. Santa Cluas we are going to celebrate. And all my causen are going to my house. Monica Montes 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus is her elves helping her out are they making toys? Santa is Roodoff nose shining red again? How is the weather up there is it cold. I want a phone for Christmas. We are leving cookies for you on the table with milke. Kylie Bell 2nd grade Louise Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Elijah Gonzales. This year I have been very good. What I would Most like for Christmas this year is: a power-ranger mega zord because I have been doing really good in school. If your elves are not too busy I would also like some dinosaurs, hot wheel cars, DVDs, and Pokemon cards. I promise to leave you some tamales and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Hayden Jones. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Kindle-Fire because I like to Play GAMES. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a transformer preauakinge. I promise to leave you some cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Nayeli Mendez. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is bike because I have been a very good girl. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like tablet. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Zachary Miller. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is drumset because I like to Play music. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like remote control airplane guitar. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk for Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

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Dear Santa, My name is Marissa Torres. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Dolls dora and friends. because I ave been a very good girl. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like nail polish and earring. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Adriana Gutierrez. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is an easy bake oven because I like to help bake. Thank you Santa for all that you do. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Love you Santa. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Vanessa Olvera. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Barbie dream house because I’ve been a good girl this year. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a new bike and a princess doll. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dar Santa Clause, how is Mrs. Clause and you’re raindeer’s I hope it snows Santa I want a drum set and a electric Gutair set and a stand for your mocrophone. I want a iPad6. My name is Tabitha Schulze. I’m 15 year old and I live in El Campo, TX Have a Great Christmas tell the elfs I said hi.

Dear Santa, My name is Javier Ventura. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is 3DS, Sonic game for 3DS. because I like games also because I want to have fun. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like I will also like a 2DS Left Four Dead 3 game for the 2DS and Skylanders Swap Force for the 3xBox. I promise to leave you some cookies and crazers and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Fernando salas Amaya. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is WWE because I like watcing it and I like fighting. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like Angry Birds because It’s also my favorite thing. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Sami. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Docmikes suffuns doll because so I can play doctor. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like bunny rabbit. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Tracen Kelly. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas is Zoomer the robot puppy because I really want to play with him. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a remote control Dusty from the movie Planes. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Kendall Smith. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a fire truck because I life firetrucks. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a buzzLightyear or helicopter.m I promise to leave you some Slimfast on Christmas Eve. Love Kendall Smith Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Kenberley Rae Olsen. i have been a really really gob Girl for Christms I would like real higheels, real dress, real crown and real gloves because I love being a princess. I would also like a teddy bear and a barbie. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Roxanne Rodriquez. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a kindle fire because I want to play games. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a Barbie house a easy bake oven a barbie car. I promise to leave you some cookies and milk. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Riley Meyen. This year I have been a bit naughty but most of the time I am sweet. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is motorcycle, horse, mini Ipad because I want to ride around and have fun. I love to play on Ipads. If your elves are not too busy, I would also life furbie, barbies, mermaid toys, new shoes, clothes, Aerial Stuffed animal, I promise to leave you some cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Thank you for sending me my Elf on the Shelf. Merry Christmas!

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Dear Santa, My name is Kylie Acuna. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is BARBIE because I LIKE THEM. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like BARBIE HOUSE. I promise to leave you some cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Evan Jacinto This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is Ironman and Spiderman because I really like them. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a toy for my little brother Aaron. I promise to leave you some cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, This year I have been quite good ... I would like to ask for 1 Big Barbie house because I don’t have one ... If your elves are not to busy I would also like Monster High Dolls ... I promise to leave you some cookies. Mac Pre-K 4 yrs. old. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is J.J. Sanchez. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a four-wheeler and a Ipad because I want to drive it around and go to popo’s house. And learn more. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like remote control car, a new bike, a trampoline. P.S. I love you Santa. I promise to leave you some warm cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs. old Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Payton Villanueva. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is High heels, Dress, Make-up, Build A Bear and Cheerleading charm for my bracelet because I like all this stuff it’s my favorite! If your elves are not too busy, I would also like yoyo, more make up, Barbie, a real phone so I can play games on it. I promise to leave you some Donut holes and milk on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 5 yrs old Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Blane-ayqr Popp. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a Gator because i make good grades. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like an axe, iPad (for my brother - David) Teddy Bear. I promise to leave you some Money on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 5 yrs old. Merry Christmas!

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Dear Santa, My name is Abigail Torres. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is bike because this is what I always been wanting for christmas. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like Ipod because I like listening to music. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Canyon Jones. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a kindle fire because my brother and sister want one too! If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a punching bag. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 5 yrs old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Natalie Roades. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is a Doc McStuffins doll and tools because she is my favorite. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like an ipod, and lots of stuff so I can write and draw. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is David Camacho. This year I have been very good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is a toy truck because I am a good boy. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a got of cars. I promise to leave you some cookies! on Christmas eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Ramiro Gusman. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is A airplane that shoots bullet because I would like to shoot objects. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a water gun, dragon, and a dinosaur. Kindle Fire HD. I promise to leave you some milk and cookies on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Paige Lutringer. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is A dancing barbie doll because she has a pretty dress. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like some Hello Kitty ear rings. I promise to leave your some candy on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 5 yrs. old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Hannah Sanchez. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST life for Christmas this year is IPad and a cellphone because I live playing games and talking through facetime. If your elves are not too busy, I would also like a princess costume, play makeup and lip stick because I love playing dress up. I promise to leave you some Leche and cookies on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs. old Merry Christmas! Dear Santa, My name is Ezequiel Almaquer III. What I would MOST want for Christmas this year is a zebra but if I can’t have one I would like basketball goal. If your elves are not too busy, I would like a handy manny tool set. I promise to leave you some cookies and hot chocolate on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs. old Merry Christmas!

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Dear Santa, How are you and your family doing? My name is Dayshun Loyd and I’m from El Campo. I’m eight years old and in the second grade. Santa I been good this year and working on doing better . May you please give me a football, Nintendo D.S.I and a Mario Super ?? D.S.I game. Thank you Santa. Love, Dayshun Loyd Age 7 P.S. I will have milk and cookies for you :-)

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claua? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a bike that is pink and with blue and blak? My have a nice puppy that is a baby puppy that has withe pockitdots and blak on the top of the back? An I wan one thing is a house that has 4 rooms so me and my sister and me my mom and nodmo? I will leave 10 cookies and a botle of milk for you! Your friend, Valery Pesina 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me? I Phone 5S, a X box360, and a millon dollers. P.S. I have cokies for you. And Santa Please take care of the reindeer for me. Your friend, Adam Pedroza 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, My name is Elizabeth Ochoa. This year I have been quite good. What I would MOST like for Christmas this year is a Mariposa Barbie because I love barbies! If your elves are not too busy, I would also like ANOTHER Mariposa Barbie! I promise to leave you some sugar cookies and milk on Christmas Eve. Louise ISD Pre-K 4 yrs old Merry Christmas!

Dear Santa, My name is Natalee. I am 8 years and I am trying to get my grades better then they are. I am in the 2nd grade and I have a wonderful teacher. How have you and your family been doing good for christmas I would like to have a bike and a baby doll set and also new clothes. Love, Natalee Martinez, age 8

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Stnta, would you please bring me a PS3, ipad, ipodes. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your friend, Marcos Alba 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, 1. I would like a watch. 2. x box games. 3. Hot wheels. Love, Scooter Johnson, age 7

Dear Santa, U wunte arbes land and kitchen set, and a labtop, and a boendana, and elecrrel goodr, and musttr bae bols and brdes boll. and toy clening get and That’s all I wunt Santa. Love, Jaden McNeal

Dear Santa, My name is Vincent Lopez and I live in El Campo, Texas. I am 8 years old. I hope you and your family are well. For Christmas I would like 3 toys a hot wheel, a basketball, and some PS3 games. I am doing good in school and will keep it up. Love. Vincent Lopez Age 8

Quer dido Santa, Yo te pido orbes y una tableta y que led den zapatos y camisas para los pobres. te prometa portatame bien. I obedese a mis papas. Gloria Ortiz 2nd grade 7 years old

Dear Santa, My name is Toni, I am 8 years old and I’m in the second grade. I live in El Campo, Texas with my family. I’m a relly good girl at school and I make good grades. Now I would like to tell you what I would like for Chirstmas, girl Elf, and ipodnano, and 2013 holiday Barbie. Thank you. Love, Toni Puentes

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a DS, laogs and a bike. A bring my Dad a truck. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your number 1 fand. Nicholas Cerda 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me carz lome, frdes. I will leve some milk and cookies for you. Your friend, Alexis Perez 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

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I know I haven’t been good this year but I Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a xbox one, PS4, i phones 5S. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your friend, Cameron Hernandez 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a little radio, a little puppy, and close to were for my family. I will leave some milk and cooies for you. Your friend, Giselle Rodriguez 3rd Grade Hutchins Elmentary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hell for me. Santa, would you please bring me a tedy bear, boots for winter, chalk bord with chalk. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your friend Ariana Magallan 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a bike, tablit, rainbow loop and bring somting for my tow brothers. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your frined Heaven Soto 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me. Santa, can you please bring me some black boots, that are a size 3. Can you also bring me a white teddy bear, Can you also bring me a winter coat, for winter please. I will leave you some milk and cookies for you. You friend Senay Ebarra 3 Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, My name is Landen Witcher. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a dirt bike and a ramp. Love, Landen 1st grade

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hellow for me. Santa, would you please bring me a set of legos, also a sooter, and a bike. I well leav milk and cookies for you! Senserley you frind Cory Schooler 3 Grade Huchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your rain deer and the elves hello for me. Dear Santa, would you please bring me swam people 2, swamp people 3, and granthef auto five. Please drive careflly Chismas Eve!!! Love, Your freind Daiten Hubenak Thank you.

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a puppy. And can you bring my mom some close. And my Dad some close to. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Your friend, Shanaya Williams 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a little puppy that is real, a leap pad two, a bike. Santa would you please bring my stepbrother a Skylander game and my step dad some country boots. Your friend, Ludivina Hernandez

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claws? Please tell your rein deer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a ipad, a car games, PS4. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Sinlery Jace Gutierrez 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your renbeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me...would you fisk my cuputr, and give my bad new toos and give my big stistr a new car and a suningone. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! your friend, Ryan Mejia

Dear Santa, How air you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hollo for me. Santo, wold you please bring me a baby pet bulldog and a new game and a new ipad and my mom a new fhone? your friend, Christopher Gonzales Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a ipad, teddy bear, pig please give my granma a vacition to Hawii. Please call me when you land Crismas eve! your friend, Aryannah Redd Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hodl for me. Santa, would you please breing me a palycar, and a JB bed set Santa bring my moma new ring Sant bring my big stser a new car. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Love, Your friend Brein Gardner

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. claus? Pleas tell your reindeers and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me ipad, and plastationtree, and with-saint a row iv game, Pleas, pleas bring it i’m beging you. Love, Your friend Rayshawn hood Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a four whiller. Please drive care fully Christmas Eve! Your freind, Joshua Gonzalez Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, Would you Please bring me a scouter and my mom a bran new car and a I Pad and a II Phonw 5. Please dive carefully Christmas Eve! Love, Your friend Alyssa Espinosa

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a Iphone5, Hello kitty clothes. For my mom can she have a new red car. For my brother can he have a Phone. For my sisters can they have clothes. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Joanna Baeza Dear Santa, How are you a Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the Elves hello for me. Santa would please bring me a new bike, a ipad, and a 3ds. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Love, You freind Andrew Ortiz Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me Aaican Glirl doll and a MosterChTuck for my bother and a rockFrdey for my sister. Your friend, Kaidenee Graham Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves Hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me one dog, cholate fonten, Air Soft Sniper. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Nicholas Hernandez Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, Woul you please bring me a clechic dret bike, an iPone 4’s, and a goalcart. And a car for my mom. Please drive carefully Chistmas Eve! Love, Your friend Ethan Sandoval Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your reideer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a phone in a ipad and some shorts. Please dive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Erllainea Armstorng

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me caler dodey goste, Santa would you bring my brudre a ipone, and for me bring a majee wond. Please drive care fully Christmas Eve! Love, Your friend, Jesus Soriano Dear Santa, how are you and Mrs. claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me wreck it Raiah from infinaty. Lego Star Wars, and Please give my mom a truck. Your friend, Tom Valdez Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me two or three thing for me. Fist I wish I can get and ipad and and a play hose. And a new closes. Pleas drive care fully Christmas Eve! Love, Your friend Faith Van Ness Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Caus? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, wold you please bring me a bike, Hello Kitty set and password jarl. And Santa can you bring my teachers and my famly good luck thank you. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve Love, Your friend Madisan Maldonado Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a i pad, teddy bear, pig and give my grandma a cacition to Hwaii. Please call me when you land. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a baby pet bulldog and a game and a ipad? and my mom a new fhone. Your fried Christopher Gonzales

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me Minecraft for Xbox 360, A new Xbox 360 and a change color controler. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Avery Day Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, whould you please bring me, a pool for my family. And a Wiiu. And a cumputer. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Sierra Alameda 3rd grade Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you Please bring me a kindfire, New shoes, and a baby doll for my baby sister. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Kindallyn O’canas 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you reindeer and Plese tell elves hello for me. Santa would you please bing me a Drtbike and a letric scode and my mom a rige Please dive carefully Christmas Eve! Love, you friend Mauricio Moreno 3 Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a Elethrec Scooder that’s pruple please, a kitten and for my mom some money please. Your friend, Alexis Barnes 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me. bike, skat bord, skat’s, for my bruthr laptop. Please give carefully Christmas Eve! Love, Your friend Dustin York 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

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would really like for you to bring an xBox One. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clauus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a julery box. For my brother a lego protect. Then for my mom and dad for my mom a perty neckles for my dad a new helacopter. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Sommer Beltran 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring m grandma a cow vase for her and for my mommy and daddy a new dog like bella please, and a new Babrie Winter doll. Please drive carefully on Crismas eve. Love, Angela Melchor 3rd grade Hutchins Elementry Dear Santa, How are you and mis clas? Please tell your reindeer an the elves hello for me. Santa, would you pleas bring me a bird, money, rel sord Your frind, Trenton Smith 3rd Grad Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a pet kitten, a xbox 360 for my brother Jamerion, and some cars and playset for my little brother Javonte. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, J’laysha Shorter Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a remote toy car for my brother, a necklise for my mom and a new S.S 3D Pleas drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend, Daisy Medrano 3rd Grade Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs, Claus? Please tell your reinbeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a little psp and cowches and a play stashen 4. You friend Julius Garcia 3rd Grade Huchins Elementary

Dear Santa How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a ipad and my mom bring her a new phone and my dad bring him a xbox 1. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your Buddy Nathaniel Hernandez 3rd Grade Hunchins Elementary

Dear santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bringme a Dsi for my brother he will like it blue, and would you bring me a pink foweler for crismas, and my brother will like a ipad Your friend Melanie Nunez 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa would you please bring me a yellow bat, some yellow gloves, a yellow helment. Please bring my mom a beatiful ring and please bring my dad some yellow glasses. Your friend Isaiah Gonzales 2rd Grade Hutchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hallow for me. Santa would you please bring me a baby doll, resess peases and a wach. Please drive carfully Christmas Eve! Your frend Alexis Ramirez 3rd grade Hunchins Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? pleas tell your reindeer and the elves Hello for Me. Santa would you please bring me, a I phone, and a puppy for m brothers. Your Friend. Gabriel Cortinas Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a pet cat and for my dad bring my dad a wulet for my mom, I want you to bring for my mom a nales. Your friend Isaac Saucdeo 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Please tell your reindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a NFL football, a new DVD Player, a flawer! Your friend, Dylan Villarreal 3rd Grade Hutchins Elementary Dear Santa, How are yon and Mrs. Claos? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a laptop, iPod, doll bed. And can you bring my baby sister a doll, and new shoes, pants And can you bring my mom and I-Phone Please dive carefully Christmas Eve Your Friend Ja’Kaela Higgins 3 grad Hutches Elementary

Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs Claus? Please tell your raindeer and the elves hello for me. Santa, would you please bring me a baby pony, laptop, I-Phone. And can you buy my family and me a i-pad. Please drive carefully Christmas Eve! Your friend Leara Robinson 3rd Grade Hunchins Elementary Dear Santa I have been good this year. Can I Pleas have a bike and Vtech and a fingernail Polish. Masoger and Santa my little sister can’t write and cant ask for a Minnie Mouse cheer doll for her. Love, Taviana Whalon Dear Santa, I know I haven’t been good this year but I would really like if you can bring me a Xbox one, a scuter with motor and a trampolin please and I promes the nex year I will be a good boy. I love you. Sincerily, Jonathan 2nd grade, 7 years old Querido Santa, Querido Santa este ano estoy tan contenta! de tener am; familia con salud por eso no te pedire nada para mi este ano te pe dire para los ninos desanparados y para los ninos y familias que necesitan mucho, espcialmente en las filipinas por la trajedia que les pasa porfis llevales regalitos andaleo! Alma Rosales 2nd grade 8 years old

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Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like on American Girl doll and a movie of Spongedboeb when he is Fired and a teddy a Minie Mouse cheer leaders toy. and a ear phones. Love, Brenda Gonzalez 2nd grade 7 years old Dear Santa, A want to give me a present to my famaly. my sister likes a cumperer. my mom wants a robbot. my dad want a new car. my baby broder like music. my baby sisterlikes to play with my baby brother. a want a bike a never had a bake tenqui for my famaly present a like you be, you are good. than qui for my famaly a want a new car toy dad say Hot Weels toy and a game off super mario galax in Wii. Luis Galicia 2nd grade 8 years old Dear Santa, Flutterbye Flying Fairy Doll Nerg Rebelle Heart Breaker Bow Zoomer and Labtop sofia Talking Amulet Barbie Dream House Barbie Cash Register Barbie Sisters RV Easy Bale ultimate oven Orbeez Luxury Spa Karaoke with Lights Twister Dance Rave Love, Esmeralda Avalos 2nd Grade 7 years old

Dear Santa, I want the new Nintendo DS. I also want more skinny jeans. I want 3 more American girl dolls. I want cloth for the dolls. I want b shirts one will be with a barbie that glows. The others Santa, reindeer, American girl, snowflakes, and the last one cat with hearts. Thanc you Santa I hope I can have it all. Viviana Luna 2nd grade 7 years old Dear Santa, I want yuo to breng me a tablet and for my broters for miy broder he wants a romot controll car and miy lero broder he wants a romot controll car. Leandro Maya 2nd Dear Santa, My name is Alan Mendez. I want some Hot Wheels and a remote control car and a football. Love, Alan Mendez 2nd grade 7 years old Dear Santa, Halloy Santa how are you Doing lanty good or bad I was just cheking on you and how is your ren nose beer’s doing and I was so happy it was Noveber good cremis. Jabrajah Shorter

Dear Santa, I want a Batman toys and Hulk hands toy and ironman mask toy and Army toy set and with two blade blades. toys set and two Ipods and two skate bords toys and Xbox 1 and psp 4 and DL legos set and Marvel legos set and wwe toys set and a long soft blakit and wwe belt toy. Thanks Santa Love, Ron Balderas Dear Santa, I want stompes and fleppes and easy bake oven there are my best toys ever. Thank’s santa Love, Kaylynn Dear Santa, How are you Santa? I would like crismus mackup and Hellow Kitty close and a Monter high and a computer. LOVE, Madison Hoffer Dear Santa, for Christmas I would like a leap pad ultra. I would like a new lunch box. I would like a cheerleader doll. I would like a toy phone and a little Chihuahua puppy Thanks Santa LOVE, Julisa Padron

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I love this time of year it gos by so fast. Dear Santa, I Pad, Highheels, Barbies, Bike, Lipstick, Book, Eyeshadow, Babybed, Carseat Love, Ava Dear Santa, How are you? My name is Jasmine. Could you please bring me a Barbie jeep, an Easy Bake oven, a pink ball, a bike with a helmet and a doll? Hope you have a safe and happy Christmas. Love, Jasmine Galindo Age 5 Dear Santa, I want the Exploder Z Sneak Attack, Infinity for the Wii, a new DS game, Hungry Hungry Hippo. I also want you to bring my sister lots of toys. Oh I also want a race car track. Thank you Santa Love, Jeremy Roy Kindergarten Mrs. House’s Class

Dear Santa, My name is Jasmin Lopez. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like some bac cuvn. I would like some neclis. I would like some hollokitty shool. Love, Jasmin 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Esbeydi Barron. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. School. I would like a TV. I lifth some cookes. I would like a toy doll. I would like a toy car. I would like one ds and one dsi. I would like a eyepod. Love, Esbeydi 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Kyle Beeson. I am in the first grad. I would like a Bowinareow monsterus a red rochit sky ladrs swapfor SpiroTrigrhape, I am a cool kide. Thanks Santa Love, Kyle 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Layl Contreras. I am in first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a fredey cogrt move. A little pet pup, a trmpuln a big pool and I will leve cookies and I am a good girl. Love, Layla 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Brynn Baze. I am in the firt grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a frbey for crismis. A trampleen a new doll. A doll house. Atablit. Some Sandlls. Thank you Love, Brynn 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Artemio Alvarez. I am in the first grade. I go to the Louise Elem. I want maden NFL 25. I want the new batcave. I want a four wheeler. I want a phe. I am a good Kid. Love, Artemio 1st grade

Dear Santa, I am goweng to get a noo ifr and a noo gacit and a scine project a noo ticr chrt. Thank you Love, Haley 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Kianna Cortez. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a pare of chuck’s and cupres that go all the way to my nese the coler pink and purple zebra strips. A pare uf black snowboots. I will leve cookies for you. Thank you Santa Love, Kianna 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Colie Johns. I want a pupy. I want a cat. I want a Bar by. I want a fre be boom. I will put a jinj bred man. I want lagos. I want a dres. I want some drums. Love, Colie 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Talon Cionek. I like a leapfrog. I woud like a eze bak uvin hat weels car macrare plan. I wode like a blab blab. Eze do kuvin modrsilcl. Love, Talon 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Jackson McKelvy. Razre scoudr pokemon trainin cards craze cart fgbee r boom maker maker rell wepin maker reall folweelr spy geer Mike roacharchr Hot weels maker blade blade let it rip angree birds go cake bop maker . Thank you Santa Love, Jackson 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Mya Munoz. I am in frit grad. I go to Louise Elem. I woud like a Doraskaeting, Hellokidy car fome warmart, a box and kees, and some barbees. Love, Mya 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Benjamin Medina. I am in the first grade. I go to Loui elem school. I want a car. I want a beat. I want a booke. Thanks Love, Benjamin 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Preston. I am in the first grad. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a aple ipad and a fon and a bebe boms and a bebe gun that has a scop and a ds and a exbox seven Luve, Preston 1st grade

Hey Santa, I know that I haven’t been good all year but if you get me something than I would like a piano and a guitar with a strap. Thank you Santa Love, Charles Jolivette III Dear Santa, How are you doing this year? How is mrs. Santa clows? My name is Preston. I want a microphone phone and a x box one. I want a Mikle Jaksin figyer and a Santa clows figyer. Madden NFL. I would want a I pad. Kindle fire and a football New cleats and a new john cean.And football helmets. Love, Preston

Dear Santa, My name is Kyler Flores. I want a bow and arow buck kol Love, Kyler 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Daniela lara. I am in the first greade. I go to Loise Elem. I would like a zebru bed or bees and a couvloj vlanke and a password jarnuyl. Thank you Santa Love, Daniela 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Caroline Gusman. The first grade. I go to Louis Elem. I want some fumbe bom. I want some morck make. I want some doll. I will lev cookes and melk. Thank you Santa Love, Caroline 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Hannah Ochoa. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like cloes. I would want a dolly. I would want a chirampulen with a net. I am a good girl. Love, Hannah 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Larryana Cunningham. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like nerf rebelled. I would like skip-it. I would like avin. I would like helloKitty car. Thanks Santa Love, Larryana

Dear Santa, My name is Vanessa Villeda. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a doll house with a lot of things. I am a good girl. I would like a hooloo hoop and hedfones. Love, Vanessa 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Leonards Mendez. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise elem. I would like a I pod. I would like a forwillr. I would like a nrfgun. I would like a bebegun. I would like a lap top. I would lev some cookes for you. Love, Leonardo 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Fatima Feregrino. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like to get a tablet and a phone. I am a good girle. I want heud phones and a bord with markers and a eraer. Love, Fatima 1st grade

Dear Santa, My name is Macenzie Trevino. I am in the first grad. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a ipond an fone and I want a stuf dog and stuf cat and then I want a x box. Love, Macenzie 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Will Kelly. I am a first grader. I wunt a ipod. I wunt a wolwillr. I wunt a deer stand. I wun a rocordr. Love, Will 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Aedyn. I want to have a race care, batman game, and a toy. Love, Aedyn 1st grade Dear Santa, My name is Samuel Camacho. I am in the first grade. And I want a gam I want a chaka too. Love, Samuel 1st grade

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Hows rooldofe. I want legos, Nintendo 3ds... Dear Santa, My name is Dylan Davidson. I am in the first grade. I go to Louise Elem. I would like a toy monster truck a spring a shovel and pale a hot weel s makere. Love, Dylan 1st grade Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a Barbie, lipstick, mirror for my mom, lots of make-up, Texans room, my own fridge, and an ipad. From Hailey and Maria Flores 6 yrs kindergarten and little sister 3 Dear Santa, For Christmas I want--cars, trucks ,a fire engine, a monster truck, a helicopter, and dinosaurs. Love, Israel Madriaga Age 5 Myatt Elem. Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a stuffed animal panda. Thank you, Cody Martin Age 6 Myatt Elem. Dear Santa, My name is Jayden Solis. For Christmas I will like a real motorcycle, a new fire truck, a skateboard, a new bike and a new tractor. I will leave you a glass of milk and some cookies under the tree. Love, Jayden Solis Age 5 Kindergarten DEAR SANTA, CAN YOU GIVE ME A LOTS OF STUFF HOW ARE YOU TO DAY YOU ARE THE BEST OF THE BEST YOU GIVE OUT PRESENTS I BET THAT YOU EAT A LOT OF FOOD THAT’S Y YOU HOW A BIG TUME YOUR WORKRS WORK HARD THIS YEAR THER IS A LOT A PEOPLE I DON’T KNOW Y YOU LIKE COOKES I WANT A LOT OF PRESENTS I WANT GAMES I WANTS A COMPUTER FOR CRISTMAS I WANT A Wii for CRISTMAS I LOVE YOU, GABRIEL ORTIZ Dear Santa, what are you doing this yaer I hope yore elfs are making alot uv toys this yaer I wish I had a nerf gun and a toy car and Blay Blad and A plastasin3and a xbox 360 happey holidas yore firend happey chrismis OLIVER.MILES

Dear Santa, How are you doing this year ? and the elfs and randears doing ? want for Christmas i wood like a monster high dolls for Christmas and monster high pillows and I got a PRESENTS for you santa claws. And I wach Christmas moves of you. Find Erica melchor Dear Santa, My name is Diana. For Christmas can you please bring me a puppy, a computer, a doll, a pink guitar and a princess castle. Have a safe trip. I love you. Love, Diana Martinez 5 yrs. old Dear Santa, I love this time of year it gos by so fast. Hows rooldofe. I want legos, Nintendo 3ds, canping gear. Love, Taylor Fries Dear Santa, My name is Jake. How are you doing? For Christmas this year I would like a x-box one for me and my dad. please bring me a basketball goal, Case Keenum jersey, a new Nike football and a 360 Bike. Love, Jake Samaripa Dear Santa, how have you been. I bet your good. I hope you will feel ok befor Christmas. I want a xbox 360 & I will make you milk & cookies and I want an ipod computer wii. I love u. 5 uv pens holiday Barbie amercan doll. thank you for the stuff you gave me for Christmas. I want to give you a prize happy holidays. ho ho ho marry Christmas happy holidays elfs I hope I don’t get cole for Christmas. I want toy. & I want holaween stuff , Love regina J’Elaine barnes Dear Santa, i have been good kind of BUT good i wunt Logose for the hollday and a toy robot osllo a Angreey burd sleeve shirt and new shoes. Love, Robert Perez Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer? I have been a good girl. I would like a Ipad and dress up play clothes. I also would like a cotton candy maker. I will leave you some milk and cookies out in case your hungry. Love, Nicolette Alaniz

Dear Santa, how our you doing at the nothpole? I want a lot of stuff like a for weeler. Will you come to my house first I will leave cookies and milk. I love Crismas let it sown for crismas I want a rc stunt car and a new bb gun and a new skateboard and a football game for a xbox 360. and a remote control monster truck one that goes in mud and that has a real moter. And intend two ds. Love, Teagan Stewart Dear Santa, how our you doing I thank you are real sweet? I want a I pod touch and a baby little horse that is cute. From Ariana bre Metoyer Dear Santa, Are you busy? I want Legos. And Lego city chase undercuver . And Zoomer Dog . And tell the rain Deer I said hi . How are your elfs? Tell them I said Mine Craft Game! From Liam Wilson!!? Dear Santa, how our you doing and the elfs at the nothpole? I want a cunpoudr and a nfl football and a DSI whith a game an bascitball . ho ho ho Crimis Love, Jordan Fry Dear Santa, How are you? I am doing good. I would really like a bomb launcher. I would like halo 4. I would like a 4 wheeler. Merry Christmas to all. Love, Margarito age 8 Dear Santa, I was good this year and I want a inotab and candy in my stocking and love and hope and many wishes come true that’s all I want. Love, Keriana Oakman Dear Santa, I want an xbox one and GTA5. Can I please get a stuffed toy Santa? Can I guide your sleigh tonight? Love, Jacque Hogan Dear Santa, My name is Justin Johnson Jr. For Christmas I want a race car, motorcycle, xbox 360, SS2D, clothes, & new shoes. Also to spend with my family. Love, Justin Johnson

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Dear Santa, Can I please have 4 sheep, 2 babies and 2 grown ups? Can I please have two twin brothers? Can I please have a bb gun? Can I please have toys? Love, Aidan Puente Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a baby alive, labtop, bike, and some shoes. And I would like a easybake and long sleeves shirts. I’ve been good this year. I’ll see you later. Love, Melaya Carter Dear Santa, My name is Joaquin Ratcliff. I live in El Campo, Tx. I have been a very good boy this year. Can you please bring me a game called Super Mario 3D World for my Wii U. I also want SpongeBob Square Pants LEGOS. I would love it if you could bring some snow for Christmas so I can throw snowballs. Thanks Santa! Joaquin Ratcliff Dear Santa, How are you. Are you feeling ok? For Christmas I would like a fast truck that I can hook a trailer to. I would also like some cars and trucks for my baby brother. I also need a new tablet because I dropped mine and it broke. I hope you have a safe trip on Christmas Eve. I almost forgot. Can you bring my daddy a new shot gun for hunting. Thank you Santa. I love you Tristan Leal Dear Santa, I’ve been good Santa Claus. I wish I had a longhorn steer because I lost mine. I wish I had a truck that hauls horsies that is orange. I wish I had a truck that hauls race cars and I wish I had a race car. Actually it’s at Walmart do please make sure you wait until its closed to go get it and fly your sleigh through the window in the top of the roof so nobody sees you. Don’t forget you gotta get out before the sun comes up. Love, Clayton Joines Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I want a 4 wheeler and an IPOD. Merry Christmas! Love, Jaren Brown Dear Santa, For Christmas I want 2 phones, dsi and a motorcycle. Love, Carson Moreida

Dear Santa, I Have been good, well, at least most of the time. Santa, can you please bring me a new saddle blanket for my horse. His name is Cowboy! I would also like a jewelry box. I have a lot of necklaces and bracelets, but I have no wear to put them. Last but not least, I would like a princess Barbie. Can she please have a pink dress? I will have cookies waiting for you. I can’t wait! Love, Breelyn Freeman Dear Santa, I love you. I am trying to be good. Please can I have Lallaloopsy Doll? Her name is Jewel. I want a Barbie Snow White too. Thank you. Love, Brenna Villarreal Dear Santa, I like Christmas because its so pretty special all the families get together to ear. Santa I want you to give me a doll a chair to sit the doll I can make hair pretty. I also want a Hello Kitty Laptop. Thank you Jocelyn Aguero Dear Santa, How are you doing in the north pole? Please tell Mrs. Clause, the elves, and the reindeers I said hi and that I can’t wait for Christmas. What I want for Christmas is a Justin Beiber make up bag because I love him so much. Thank you Santa. Love, Kaylynn Mendez 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I hope you have been doing good this year. I am sure you have been busy. I would like an MP3 Player and some little tractors so me and my sisters can play in the dirt. Me and Paige would also like a Pop the Pig and Doggie Doo game. Don’t forget to wear your warm jacket for Christmas because its getting cold. Love, Kasey Eggemeyer Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a gas-powered 4 wheeler, a Nintendo DS, a cell phone, some new clothes and shoes. I would also like a new bike and helmet, and a Spider Man Book. Love, Tiedric Ashton Dear Santa, I would like a hot wheels truck and legos and the ninja turtles. I will leave you some cookies. Thanks, Love, Ty Rodgers Dear Santa, I wunt for chrismus a toy house and a blue dinusore and some toys that go with my house and some stickers and a robbot dog that is pink. I wunt a new barbe and her heir is brown and she hase a blue and pink drease and her eyes are lite blue with gray and sparckels in the eye shadow. Love, Krista Holub Myatt - 1st grade

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Are your elfs working hard? I can’t wait until Dear Santa, I’ve been very good this year. What have you been doing? I will draw a picture for you. I would like a dinosaur tablet because I need something to entertain me. I would also like a remote control pterodactyl, a dinosaur puzzle, and a dinosaur poster for my room. May I also have a Ninjago book? Do you still make littlee light sabers in green and pink? I love you very much. I’ll give you extra cookies if you want more. Love, Gus Peacock Dear santa, I have been a good girl this year I would like a Barbie and a phine. I also want a jewelry box. I will leave you some cookies and milk. I would also like a puppy that says “woof”. An American Doll would be great too. Tell Elf Jingle we can’t wait for him to come to our house and a pig. Love, Realee Nelson Dear Santa, I have been very good all year! For Christmas I would like a flutter bye fairy, a wheel light up scooter, food, candy and some new boots. And please bring an extra toy for all the kids who don’t have a lot. Love, Kyleigh Wertz Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. For Christmas I want a santa cup, a stuffed Barbie animal, a big Barbie house to bring my brother a big moo cow. Bye, Bye. Love, Emily Schneider Dear Santa, I would like a Sleeping Beauty doll and a Princess Barbie doll and a Barbie fairy movie. I will make some cookines. Thanks Love, Reyna Rodgers Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? This year I would like some barbies, a bicycle a leap pad and Play dough hope you have a safe trip! Love, Ava Torres Dear Santa, Hope you are doing good! Please bring me an IPAD, Pocket Mod Scooter, and “Bell” Stuffed Wolf. Also, would you please bring the new Barbie Fairy Friendship movie, ORBEEZ luxury spa, and a Heartbreaker Bow Blaster. Thank you, Gracyn Center. P.S. Be Safe in the sled. Love, Gracyn Center Dear Santa, I would like a big race car and a he toeop leranda toy turkey and a buzz, light year and a new pen. Thank you Brennan Thornton

Dear Santa, I want a toy b truck with a trailer on it. I also want toy farm animals. Jesus Rodriguez Dear Santa, I am a good boy. Please bring me a army set, 100 dollar bill, lego house, SKYLANDERS SWAP FORCE thank you I Love you Lawson Floyd Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Lalalopsi, ew cool, skylanders, and swing set. Tell the reindeer I said Hi and to rest up for Christmas. I will have treats for ya’ll Have a safe flight. I love you Santa Taylor Rohan Dear Santa, I want a bubble Machine for Christmas, I want a kite. I want a dog for Christmas, I want a pinwin for Christmas. I want a color book for Christmas. Jordana Johnson Dear Santa, I want an American girl doll, with blonde hair, with pretty purple shoes. And a new pair of shoes size 11 or 12 for me. I want a shirt for my American girl doll. Have a Holly – Jolly Christmas. And one more thing I want a new necklace with clip on earrings. Hi Santa, My name is Michael Smidovec I have been good boy. For Christmas I would like new X-box. I would also like a Sky lander Easter game, Skylander Swap force game. New Critter happy. Tell Mrs Santa I said hi. Love, Micael Smidovec Dear Santa, I want a cowboy hat and a Play fence with Cows and Horses. Please bring me some new Cow boy boots. I have been a good little boy and I want a Saddle for my Horse. My Dad said if I was realy a good boy that you would bring me a new I Phone. My sister always take hers phone away from me. Love, Jacob Bluntson Dear Santa, I want a doll. I want a doll, A chapter book. A hat is easy. I want a bean bag to read. I want a Barbie house for my doll. I want a movie to watch on tv. I want a ball that says gorl rock.I want a lunch box with pink. I want a tablet that gas gams. I want new boots with. I will give you cookies and milk. Love, Alejandra Palacios Dear Santa, How is your year? How are your Reindeer? I was a good boy. I would like a basketball goal. I would also like a bike and a scooter. I would like a toy gun. I hope you have a safe Christmas. Love Aaron

Dear Santa, I would like Skylander’s Giants. I also want Skylanders Swappables. Have Merry Christmas. Love, Robby Abell Dear Santa Claus, My name is Alonna. I have been very good this year. I would like to know if you can brig me a belt, a teddy bear, a cat, and a ipod. Love, Alonna Rodriguez Dear Santa, I want a little Puppy. I want a beanbag that is black. I want a toy any kind. I want new shoes. I want a new lunchbox. I want a necklaces. I want makeup. I want a camera. I want a diary. I want a horse. I want no homework. I will give you some milk and cookies. Love, Ariana Palacios Dear Santa, How are you? Are you ready for some cookies and some chocolate milk? I’ve been a good girl this year!!! Could you bring me some American Girl stuff, Justice clothers, cowgirl boots, lego friends, and a computer. Give Rudolph some deer corn from me! Love, Claire Ann Class ♥Oh and I want a I-pod tp. Dear Santa, how are you and your reindeer? We mite leve some cookeys and milk. This is all I want for Christmas. A Zoomer dog, a Marker Maker, wds games, Cars, A hamster, car Maker, Rolling shoes, Video games, I Tunes cards, thank you for doing this for me. I wish you a happy Christmas. Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Santa and rein deer doing? Here is my Christmas list. 1. I want a Ipod that looks like a phone. 2. A doll with that back pack with the stuff in it and a crib with the curtens on both sides and the stroller to. 3. pedel car. Love you Santa Love, Hope Schneider Dear Santa, I want a helicopter and a boat. And A jet and I left out Cookie. From Felipe Cordoza Dear Santa, how are you and Mrs. Claus and Rudoph. For Christmas I Wood like 18 ameriean girl dolls and a pink car. And I wood relly relly relly! Like 14 barbie dolls. I will relly ! even like little close for my. American girl dolls like maybe like 49. Close. What I wood relly relly like for you is to tak a brake I wood live stalberry milk and same cookies by the fire place love Samantha Olvera

Dear Santa, I live with my mom and dad. I wish for a new bike, a new I-Pad, a Mp3 player, sky Landers, Mario game, and a telescope. I want our new home built before Christmas. I also wish that my little brother and family have a great Christmas. Love, RyShaud Smith Dear Santa, How are you and your elfs and Mis Clos- Santa this is wut I wunt. I wunt a now dress with lots of sparckl. I wunt a now costume for Hollwen. I wunt a now crown with dimens, I want a now tramplen with a net. Frum Kaitlyn Dabney Dear Santa, How are your reindeer?I’m going to give you chocolate chip cookies and milk. Are your elfs working hard? I can’t wait until Christmas. How are you and Mrs, Claus? Is the snow really cold? I hope you give me lots of presents! I love Christmas. I hope you can make it to my house. I love you Santa Claus! What I want for Christmas is. 1. I want 6 movies: The Croods, Turbo,Monsters, University, Wreck it Ralph, Tinker bell, and Despicable Me 2. Art Easel, 3. Flutterbye 4. Password Journal8 5. CD Boombox, Kids Boop CD 6. Hello Kitty, Sparkle Tote bag. Adalyn Rodgers Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy for Christmas I would like a Wii u, a watch, a drum set, new boots, an iphone and a new saddle. Jayden Sanford Dear Santa, I want a littil puppy, cat, bike, Playstation 3, wagon, motorcycle, magic finger, disappearing ink, aero capter. Love, Izaac Ortiz Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a camo belt. Second I would like baby blge boots. Next, I would like camo hunting shirts. Then, I would want a blue 3DS. I think I deserve this because I help mom out by helping her feed the animals. I am going to put cookies and milk out for you and oats for the reindeers. Also, I’m going to make something fior you. It is going to be a knitted flower. Your Friend, Jakelyn Primrose Dear Santa, I love you Santa! You are the greatest, Santa! For Christmas this year I want a Doc McStuffins toy, center, and doctor’s bag. Thank you Santa! Love, Nevaeh

Dear Santa, for Cristmas I would like a bar, beam, and a mat. The second thing I would like is a baby black lab and can you bring the fence to. The next thing I would like is a 243 witch is a gun so I can go deer hunting with my dad. Finally I want a huge furry big soft bean. I forgot 1 want a 1Phone 5 too and a lap top. I think wy 1 derserve the bar, beam, mat, Black lab with fence, and the 243, the big furry bearm Iphone 5 and laptop is because I have been good. When my mom ask me to clean I do it. I am going to leasve cookies and milk on the table when you walk in. Love, Sarah Al-Oaidi. Dear Santa, I want a Ipod and Iphone for Chriustmas. I have been good. Please bring me a bike. I love you Santa. I want a DS3 and Leapfrog. I like Barbies too. Love, Valencia Dancy Dear Santa, I want to tell you something Santa. Is it true that you fly around the world with a big sled and give kids presents? Well, I am one of the kids. This Christmas I will like a play station 3, and a wii u for Christmas. Oh, and I almost forgot to tell you Merry Christmas Santa Claus. Do you know why I want two things because of her needing kids need it more than me. Santa I need you to get cookies. They are in the Refrigerator. Oh and don’t forget to read my notes. Merry Christmas Santa Claus!!! Your friend, Luis Ceballos Dear Santa, For Christmas, I would like an iphone 4. My mom said if I help her clean the house she would let me have one. I deserve one because I help her clean every day. Also I want a new horse and I am going to name it Lightning, On Christmas I am going to put sugar cookies with green and red sprinkles out for you. Then, I am going to put horse feed out for the reindeer. Your friend, Hanna Schendel. Dear Santa, Santa I want presents. Santa I want stuffed penguin twins. I want play zebras. I want markers. Please Santa can I have a My Little Pony Unicorn. Please can I have Barbie Legos. Please can I have some horses with riders. Please can you also help me at school with some things that are hard. Thank you, Lyla Seymour Age: 4

Dear Santa, How have you been? For Christmas can I have some new tennis shoes. I deserve the shoes because every week I fold clothes, bothe my little sisters, and feed the horses. Can I also have a duck dynasty pillow (big pillow) and blanket (big blanket) too! May I have two pairs house shoes. When you come to my house, I will have some reindeer cookies for you and carrots for your reindeer. I will also have some milk for you too. The cookies will be on the chimney. PS. Tell Raadof to let it shine. Love, Bradi Freeman Dear Santa, Could I have A xbox 360 for Christmas and a bike, and a basketball too. I want my own tv and a pair of sneakers for school. I want my own computer and a remote control airplane. This is for my doga dog house. I will leave you some cookies and milk, please eat them. And I’ve been good. Love, Aziel Gonzalez. Dear Santa, I would like some jewelry because I wear jewelry to all kinds of places, Also I would love to have some shoes because most of my shoes don’t fit me. Also I would like some blue jeans because most of mine are to little. Also, Santa I am going to put cookies and milk out for you. This is what I am going to feed the reindeer. I am going to put some reindeer food with glitter on there food, Love, Raegan Nelson Dear Santa, For Christmas I would Like a new bedspread, and I would like a baby husky. I would also like new books. I deserve this stuff because I feed the turtle and I clean my room. I will give you some milk and cookies. I’ll help you put up the Cristmas tree. This is what I’ll do for you. Your friend, Mckinsey Smidovec Dear Santa, I wunt for chrismus a lot sparcle pupey, jermx, prinsus, lotin, and barbe. Love, Layla Holub Myatt - Kindergarden Dear Santa, How are Mrs. Clause and your elves doing? I know all of you are bust right now so I’m going to make this quick. What I really want for Christmas would be a Batman game for my Xbox. Please Santa please! Love, Izik Mendez

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Christmas. I hope you can make it to my house. Dear Santa, I been wanting for you to give me 5 candies. I hope you get me a guitar and coloring books. I been wanting a walkie talkie that turns into a bracelet. I would like another puppy too. Can I have some roses please. And can you give my mom the baby to come out nice and healthy. Can you please give me the nabi that is at Wal-mart also please. Love, Alyssa Casarez Age 5

Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Claus? Are your reindeer feeling well? I have been a good boy this year. I would like a remote control helicopter, a football action figure, and some Power Slammers. I’d also like some boxer underwear and a camo hat with a light on it. I wish you a Merry Christmas! Love, Andy Russell Age 5 - Orange (PreK-4) Presbyterian Preschool

Dear Santa, I want a Barbie toy and a horse. From Azariah Age 4

Dear Santa, I want a video game, Basketball, and Gatling Pea Plush toys. Thank You santa, Cameron Kocian 1st grade

Dear Santa, I would like for Christmas this year is an ipad, play makeup or a pink Razor Sweet Pea scooter. I have tried to be good this year. I will leave you cookies and milk to eat. Thank you! Love, Megan Mamerow 6 years old

Dear Santa, I have been a very good boy. I want some dinosaurs, a toy gun, a weenie dog, new shoes, a cowboy belt, an electric pencil sharpener, and tattoos of Santa Claus. I will make some cookies for you. Love, Nathan Henke

Dear Santa, I been a really good boy this year. So here my list a bike, skateboard, monster truck maybe a DS and game. Most of all if you have extra room on your sleigh a three wheel too. That might be hard to carry so it ok I don’t get it. Thank You, Loreto Garcia III Age: 5

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I want some Lincoln Logs, Bey blades, a real shot gun, a football, Diary of a Wimpy Kid books, Mario DS & Wii games, & another Wii controller. Hope everyone stays healthy & has a great new year. Love, Zachary Henke

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas I want a basketball goal and a basketball. Love, Kylon Taylor Age 5

Dear Santa, It has been a long time since last Christmas. I would like some Bey blades, a scope for my air rifle, an I-pad, a TV for my room, and a shot gun. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love, Brenden Henke

Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs.Claues are doing good. I am really excited that Christmas is almost here. I hope you and the elfs are not working to hard. This year for Christmas I would like a flutterbye fairy, two kittens so I can name one Cheese and one Sprinkles, a ipad, and an American girl doll. My little brother is to little to write you a letter but he likes trucks, tractors, and puzzles. Thank you Santa for taking the time to read my letter I love you and thank you for bringing me presents every year. Love, Adisyn Dear Santa, I want a motorcyue for Christmas. Also a new bike and clothes. And remote contmd monster tmuclc. Love, Gavin Hyde 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I want a four wheeler, I pad, kindle fire, I really want a nintendo ds, and a bigger tv for my room. For my sister Karlie I want her to get a electric scooter like I have and a little flashlight. Thank you Santa for all the stuff I might get is I be good. Chasidy Kunze 3rd Grade

Dear Santa, I try to be a good girl but sometimes by little brother just pushing my buttons. Just in case you do see me when I am being good and you decide to bring me some presents I would like the Doc McStuffins Deluxe Get Better Check Up Center and the animals Hallie, Stuffy, Chilly, Lambie. I would also like a baby doll pretend play nursery and some baby doll clothes. I have a lot of baby dolls that need to be taken care of. I love you Santa! I will have cookies and milk for you on the fireplace. Love, Darby Socha Age 4 Dear Santa, I been good and i want a pelit gun. Love, Jordan Fry 2nd grade Dear Santa, How are you doing how are the elves doing I want a tablet for chirstmas and a toy monster truck. Love, Julian Garcia 2nd grae Dear Santa, How are you? I hope you are good. Can you please get me a remote control car. Thank you. Love, Alek Harper 2nd grade

Dear Santa, What can I say, I am a 2 year old rowdy little boy who likes to bug my big sisters and smother Tucker our family dog! I get in trouble quite a bit but I have a heart of gold! If you decide to bring me some presents I would like a wooden train set and a new ride on toy, maybe a fourwheeler. That would be really cool! I will leave cookies and milk for you on the fireplace! Love, Keaton Socha Age 2 Deer Santa, I am doing good tell the raindeer I said hi. And I want a cazy chiskr. And a pool with a water slit. And a chaple. And a playgrand. Love, John Brown 2nd grade Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a guitar, new dollhouse, a bike, clothes, shoes, jewelry, and decorations for my room. Love, Kaylie Bubela 2nd grade Dear Santa, I wold like to nowe do you tack presints to kids? Wold you git me a doll for crismis and earings. Love, Jaidan Crawford 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want a cotton candy maker for Christmas. I would also like an easy Bake oven. I have been good all year and I even help do chores at home. Thank you. Love, Nadia Hernandez 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want a xbox 360. Love, Adan Juarez-Balderas 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl for Christmas I would like a make up set and a doll house with dolls. Love, Ta’Niyah Levi 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I want a rockit scooktaor and I want a 1000 dollars to play football. little race cars. and a cady cane that is sawar. Love, Jase Gonzalez 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I want a new bikd. I want a new hat. Love, Angel Limones 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I want ANGRy BiRDS Go and I had ben good kind of and Legos New Shoes and a New ANGRy BirD Sleeve Shirt Iphone and a wii u. Thank you for all Good christmas’s. Love, Robert Perez 2nd grade

Dear Santa, I want a Ipad and Frozen Movie and Barbie house and Barbie dolls and a tv and a planet orbie and a Jr.c cd. Love, Jaiden Miller 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want a couple of stuff like top secret (2, or, 3,) uv pens and my little ponys. The small ones and monster high dollis. Love, Emily Mouser 2nd grade Dear Santa, How are you I want a Ipad and jewlery box and a barbie doll and jewlery and clothes and a hello kitty trash can and jordans. Love, Shaniya Newsome 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want a Bike. I want a computor. I want a xbox 360. I want a phone. Love, Rylee Gonzalez 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want a f demon rc stunt car and a 4 weeler and a moclconcontl helacoptr and a Polaris ranger RZR and a e Razor sole skate. Thanks Santa Love, Teagan Stewart 2nd grade

Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a gocart and a lesh that goes around his belly and back and for my brother a little toy car. Love, Ja’Kourayn Ramirez 2nd grade Dear Santa, I have ben good I hope you bring one or two presints or more I love you may you bring me presints. Love, Laura Reyna 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would Like a scooter and Legos. Also a nurf gun. Love, Rodee Schuelke 2nd grade Dear Santa, My name is Kyle I want for Christmas is a toy pokemon game and a ds3d and a bike and a toy dog that is all! Love, Kyle Deleon 2nd grade Dear Santa, How are you? I would like a Hello Kitty bike, Barbies, crafts, and Barbie boat. Stay warm on your way to see me. Love, Addisyn Faith Fisher 6 yrs. old/First Grade

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I am going to leav som cookies and milk and I Dear Santa, for Christmas may I please have a new 3DS game. a new bike and a yellow furby. that would make me happy. I will make you cookies. Love, Brianna Hogan 2nd grade Dear Santa, I wood like a game for my 3DS. I wood like a doll. I wood like a movie. Love, Marisol Jaramillo 2nd grade Dear Santa, How are you? Hope you had a good year. I would like a camo bowinarrow set, trampling, western belt with furr, a gun with a scope. Be safe, I have a gift for you. Love, Joseph Johnson 2nd grade Dear Santa, I been a good girl this year. Can you please bring me an ipod, and an phone and a barbie dream house. p.s. I will Leave you some milk and cookies. Thanks Santa Love, Taejah Levi 2nd grade Dear Santa, How are you doing? I been good this year. this is what I would like for Christmas: ipod touch, furby, pink coach wallet, purple cross, little Christmas tree. Love, Ariana Metoyer 2nd grade Dear Santa, I wat a drbik bik an I wat a wwe I wat a srburd an a pule I wat a cud woch ana folle hamit I wat a litit jackit I wat a cuol pilo Love, Nicholas Montes 2nd grade Dear Santa, What I whet for crismis is a litte dortbick for crismis an a micraf game for playstath an a bick for me and Rommie and Elaina Love, Anthony Ortiz 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would like a turbo couch, new Wii games, and ipad, faster shoes, a new TV, my own fridge for food in my room, everything Turbo, aSonic the Hedgehog toy, and a Power Wheels car for my brother. Love, George Flores VI

Dear Santa, For my mom get her a soda drinker and for Jaden a knew bike. For my little brother batroboard. Alexa Ipod. For Cella a Make-up bag. My big brother a xbox game. For me a laptop. Bring Carl a tablet and my sister melisa a hair drier Please. Love, Jose Rodriguez 2nd grade

Santa, How are you, Santa? I was a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a toy dragon, an alarm clock, and Handy Manny tools. John

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I waould like a rescue bot, switch and go dino. I will leve you some cookies out on Christmas Eve. Love, Zamaryon Smith 2nd grade

Querido Santa, mi nombre es Jesús; este ano me ha portado muy bien y en la escuela la maestro me pone Happy Face, por esto te quiero pedir un dinosaurio y una bicicleta gracias.

Dear Santa, I want doggy doue and stompes and flipes and a seatpet for Christmas. Love, Gabriella Tijerina 2nd grade Dear Santa, I won’t a ipad and a ds and a make up seat and I won’t a baby a live. And can you make me a supris gift for me and I will give you a prasit. Love, Brianna Williams 2nd grade Dear Santa, I want canes and a monster truck and 20 dollars and play motorcycle and a Iphone and some nan esbrnf brenaes brnal clothes. Love, Santiago Aguillon-Hernandez 2nd grade Dear Santa, I Love you! I’D like a barbie House. I Also want easy bake oven and roller blades. And spa facial kit. I Love you And reindeer. I will make you some chocolate chip cookies. Love, Chloe Mia Herzik age 5 Dear Santa, I would like a big monkey, dollhouse furniture, and lots of toys. I will leave you some milk and cookies for you and your reindeer. Megan O’Canas Pre-K Dear Santa, How are you? I want a Saint’s jersey, a baby brothr, shoulder pads, a camo bb gun, a new bat, a camo bracelet, one of your elves, a tiny dog and Legos. thank you Love, James Dorotik 6 yrs. old / First GradeDear

Dear Santa, I would like an electronic device. It doesn’t matter what kind. Thank you! Kang Jun Teng

Dear Santa, How are you? Thank you for sending your elf Rudy to our house. Will you please bring me a remote control helicopter and jet for Christmas. I would also like a BB gun. I have been a good boy. I can’t wait until you come. We will have cookies and milk for you. Thank you Santa! Your friend, Ridge Schneider Age 5 Orange Class Presbyterian Preschool Dear, Santa I would like to thank you for putting me on the Good Girl List, and for the toys your Elves Make for me and the other kids. I would like a girls Nerf-Gun (Rebel Nerf Gun), some jewelry (bracelet and Necklace), a play computer with a computer mouse, some high heels, a DiamondRing for my Mommy, a Fishing Boat with a Slide for Daddy, a Mood-Ring for Bubba, and I would also like a MoodRing for me to, and a pair of Cheetah Sperry’s. From, Emma Cobb Dear Santa, I have tried really hard to be a good girl this year; sometimes I am bad and Daddy and Mommy have to remind me to be a nice little girl. My Elf, Buster, has not arrived yet but when he does I know that he will watch everything I do and report back to you; so I promise I will try my best to be a good girl. I would like for you to bring me a New Pair of Pink Cowgirl Boots, a Jeep for my Barbie’s to ride in, a Sparkly Bike, a Barbie Doll House and that’s it. I will have Milk and Cookies ready for you when you stop by my house. Please be safe. Thank-You Santa Claus; Bye-Bye!! Love, Kambree Charbula Age 5 - Louise, TX

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Dear Santa, How are you and Rudolph? Is it snowing in the North Pole? Are the Elf’s busy making toys for all the good boys and girls? I have tried my hardest to be a good boy. I have lots of smiley faces on my behavior chart I have 12 in a roll so I think I have been good. Santa, for Christmas I would like a skateboard with fire on it, a big mot control monster truck, some new boot with blue on the top with stripes like my boots now, some new jeans that fit me for my jeans. I want the movie Marley and me, planes, and turbo, a new doctors kit with shots,and a new big bike and some presents for my mom and dad too. I know you cant bring everything and that’s ok my birthday is coming and I will get more stuff. Thank you Santa for all my presents and I will keep trying to be a good boy. Oh and Santa I will have you favorite sugar cookies by the tree so don’t for get them and take some for the reindeers and Mrs. Claus and the elfs too....Be safe flying Love, Jayden Huerta 5 Years old. Dear Santa, I hope your having a good time at the north pole I know it is very cold there. I also hope your Riandears are having a good time too. I love you very much a lot like my Mom and Dad. Love, Zoe Dear Santa, How are you? Is Mrs. Claus doing ok? How are your Reindeer? I hope you are not too cold at the North Pole!! Make sure you wear a coat!! For Christmas this year I would like a………… A pair of Roller Blades Some Thea Stilton books Some nice bookmarks A Spirograph That is all I want this year. Love, Emmy Lou Russell Age 8 2nd Grade – Mrs. Rasmussen P.S. We will put out carrots for your Reindeer!! Dear Santa, I hope you are ready to deliver all those presents. I’m trying my best to be good. I would really love a new bike, a stuffed Rudolph, clothes, a movie book, and an American Girl Doll Love, Madelyn Glaze 6 yrs. old / First Grade

Hello Santa, I hope you are doing well. Are you ready for your trip around the world? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmast I would like a XBox 360, Madden 25 football game and a Fire Vision Football. I will have milk and cookies for you and carrots for your reindeers, Thanks Santa. Bryan Cisneros 6 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I would like a Nerf gun because my other gun’s They do not work and new nerf bullet’s to shoot. A rasing set. The hol set of Lago cemu Carter Priesmeyer 7 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, Scooter Clothes A doll A play dog I watt a coat Jillian Howard 7 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are you haveing a good time feeding your reindear? I am going to leav som cookies and milk for you. I am going to leav som carrots for your reindear. Please can I have a Kindle, a flute, Scented markers, lagos, and a robot necklace. I also want a art set so I can make things with it. Have a good Christmas! Love, Cadence Dornak 6 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I have been kinda good this year. I would like an electric 4-wheeler, electri scooter a Texas A&M Aggies mini ipad case. I also like an airplane legs set and Duck Dynasty Bass Pro Shop stuff. Also, I will leave a Cookie and Milk for you and a carrot for Rudolph. Bradyn Korenek 7 yrs. old/ First Grade Dear Santa, I wanta train and a teddybear. I want a toy car and a puppy. I want a Americar girl and a sea mokeys. I want a coloring book and a new set of crayons. Brooke Bacak 6 yrs. old/ First Grade Dear Santa, how are you? how are your elves? May I please have a telliscope. So I can see the stars and planets, You are very nice. Love, Lake Wadsworth 7 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I have kept my room clean and helped my mom and dad around the house. I have been good in school and church. I would like you to bring me a: 1. Rifle 2. iPad 3. Bow and arrow 4. 49ers helmet and Jersey 5. Basket ball game for my X box 6. 4 wheeler Love, Tyson Farquhar 6 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, Santa you are the Best and you and your eLFS are too. I am thankful for x30d for Christmas I will want A SKyLanDeRS. A Nerfgun. Kyle Hurst 7 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I want a kitchen and an American Girl Doll Baby and an Easy Bake Oven. Barbie doll, Phone, an Ipad and a Baby doll. Love, Emma Schoeneberg 7 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I am Wishing for a IPAD, games for my X-Box and for a White Christmas. Have a safe trip, cookies and milk will be by the Christmas tree. P.S. I hope Elf Jeffery is giving you a good report about me and my brothers. Spencer Wishert 6 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I have been very good this year, so for Christmas I want Scooby-Doo Mystery Mine game. I would also like nerf blasters. I would also like the Scooby-Doo action figures and their mystery machine van. I would also like to have teenage mutant ninja battle shell turtles. Could I also have 4 games for my x-box, and a couple of movies for my dvd player. Thank You Santa. P.S. Santa if you make it to my house there will be cookies and milk waiting for you. Jaden Velez 6 yrs. old / First Grade Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would like qeuestniq Girls dolls, my little pony, Barbies, Lalaloopsy, A guitar Littlest pet shop and an iPhone. Can I have these thinqs Please Jeyten ♥ Strnadel 6 yrs. old/First Grade

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am going to leav som carrots for your reindear. Dear Santa, Hope you are doing good. I would like an X boxes and Mario invisible world game. New Scooter. A box of 8 colors. A Walking with dinosaurs book. A house. Complete Dino distruction. Angry Birds go. Jenga. Thaok you I love you. Phillip Grier 7 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, Santa I love you can you go to Australia? I will be spending christmas in Australia. I hope you bring some videogames and toys. some robot toys some Mario videogames and Cloudy with a chanci of Meatballs videogames Merry Christmas love Grady Hansen 7 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, I’ve been a good girl this year. For Christmas I would like an X box. I also want a Mario game for my 3 DS. Also can you bring a present for my little brother? I’ll leave some milk and cookies for you and your elves. Merry Chrismas Santa Dylan Johnson 6 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, I Love you Santa. how is Msr Clos. I wod like a dimin renging. you are swrret to us. you are soo nice to us. and thank you for snding My lef. I wod like a fled by fare and frby. thank you for the persist. Mirecrismus santa. I wod like a presit for dad and mom. Can I ples have a new ta dal and a costom for Cleeus Pless. Tll the lefs. hisi Pless. Thank you for erthang Santa. can I Pless have a now BaBdoll pleess. you sped the Criesmus sparit. you are oss Santa. can I pless have a jesee three santa hig heels Hoo Hoo Hoo ♥ 12 and a half * Maddy Radley 6 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, Please will you bring me a Wii, gun, Bass Fishing, hunting games and motorcycle. I love you. Jeston Janik 6 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, Christmiss is the best time of the year because Santa gives out presents. I want an iPad mini make-up and a make-up mirror, and a play computer. Please tell the elves hi tell Mrs. Claus hi for me. I hope you have a great Christmas! Carlee Bubela 6 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, I want a stuffed cat and I want a LaLaLoopsey I Love them I Love you Santa you are the best Santa ever I wonder if you Love me I love your Reindeer you hove your elves to help you elves are very Special my MoM said to hove a merry christmas. ReIndeer are good Zoe Pavlas 6 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, Hi my name is Gana How are you doing, Santa? Coud you please bring me some goodies? I would like a back pack, basket ball, high hells (size 12) and errings. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Love, Giana Martin 6 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, Sometimes Ive been a good boy. Bike operated car Boots Win is my elf going to Be Back? from Joseph Stewart 7 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa, I want a new drumset that is red. I want new skates too. I want a under armor super man shirt. I love you santa. I will give you cookies with milk. Thank you for my elf Michael. Dayton Zabodyn 6 yrs. old/First Grade

Dear Santa, This is Konley Socha. I want a saddle and an Ipad for Christmas. I want a knife in a sheath kinda like a camo machete. I need an electric chain saw to cut down our trees. I want a skin colored vest and a camo bow with a release and some arrows. One more thing is a new pair of boots. and gloves. I forgot a camo 22 with scope and bullets. I love you, Konley Socha 6 yrs. old/First Grade Dear Santa I wood like a vibexow games and a reymot cantrowear plane and i well like a Playstyson 4 and a nintindow 2 DS and a baskit ball goll with a iPhone 5s and a tablit. and I wont a psp vedu and a remote cantrol car. Santa how are the raneder are dowing good i hope that you are dowing good Santa. Santa i hope that i am not on the notey list a Santa most of all i wishe you a happy merey chrsmus Santa Love, Jeremy Garcia Mrs. Walters Dear Santa I always wanted to see your workshop and I want three viedo game sone is Madden 25and Saints Row 4 and a game could WWC 2K14. And when the PS4 come out in red I would enjoy if I got it. And I want one more thing I want brand new shoes. And santaI always wanted to see a real elf. And that is all I want for this Chrismas. And I will be extra good next year. Ho! Ho! Ho! Merry Chirstmas! Love, Joel Garcia Age 9 Mrs. Walters

Dear Santa I hope your reindeer are not sick. Yesterday I broke my baseball orniment, I really want a new baseball orniment. Gage wants his OWN Ipod/Ipad. I would like a 3DS XL and I was extra perfect. Merry X-Mas Love, Zane Garner Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa This Crims I will like A Book of Stikrs and a Book to Color and some hello Kitty Book to color and some sitkers and a lots of tags of Helo Kitty. This is wot i wait. Hall are the Rander and the elfs and you and yrou famiy and frends and do you have some cosins. And I say hy the Rander and elfs. Johanna Gonzalez Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, I wont to get a Desneiy Fit Crit and a biksikl and a rmoter cholccor and that is it but how are your elfs are doing and you and mrs. clos. and rander are they good and you can com and see me. Love, John Hilsedrand Age 9 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, I want a maroon four wheeler, red drumset, nerf mega blast, iPad, Metal Detecter, remot control truck, 5 rolls of camo duck tape, zeke, Elf on the Shelf, Contton Candy maker and have a good Christmas and I will have milk and cookies for you. Love, Reed Jung Age 9 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, How are you doing. For Christmas I wait a PS4 or a PS3 or a iPhone 5s Call of Duty Ghats midnight club mod of woodfar 3. A nout that you came Love, Taylor Manrriquez Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, how are you doing this Christams I hope your elfs are doing and you and Mrs Clows are doing good to. If tall are I will like a PS4 with some of the games that go with it are a Xbox one, mindcraftfor a xbox 360, and some raceing games, a bascket ball, call of duty black opsgoust and a for a xbox 360, and a electric scooter, mine ipad, tires for my gocart, and a momputer that can tarns into a ipad. A ipod tuch, And i holp all of yor elfs are going to do good this year and you, mrs clows are good too Love, Kolte Kollaja Age 10 Mrs. Walters

Dear Santa, for this Christmas I want shoes, clothes, and a new bike, Amarican girl doll car. I want my dad to come and see me, I want a new puppy, I want a new T.V. and new furnicher, and I wan tot see you, I want long hair like Sophia Lucia, and I want to dance like her, I want a chease mat to practice my flip flops, I want cowgirl boots that have the points in the front, I want new bows. How are you doing I am fine how is Mrs. Claus and the raindeer is rudeoph a real raindeer? Can I tell you more what I want for Christmas? I want a laptop for Christmas. Do you live in the north pole? “Realy” Why do you never show your self I want to see the real Santa. By the way are you and God close friends? I will leave cookies. What kind do you like? Love you Santa. Love, Kylie McKelvy Age 9 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, for Chrismas I would like some Hello Kitty Wakietakies and some rollerskates and a cat and a Big stuff animal and some shoes and cloths and I aso want a wallet and I want fake Nails and I want a cookie Maker and a crayon maker and I want a Hello Kitty color book and I ant a Big Ball and a Hello Kitty cup and some money. Love, Kimberly Rosiles Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, My wish list is legos, coloring books & map colores, liys rubber bands, angre bird toys, puzzles, and toy cars. Thank you. Love, Matthew Tupa 1st Grade

Dear Santa, My name is Eduardo Ruiz for Christins I want a dog and a kingbom on Playstason3 and it is game so Santa Clas how is rdeoph how mrs clas and how are the elf doing so how do you get in our house wen I go to the I don’t see you. Merry Christmas Love, Eduardo Ruiz Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, How are you doing. I can see you told my elf to come back. How are your elf’s doing are there a lot of toys. How is miss Claws doing his she doing good. Are your raindeer ready to fly in the night sky. May I have a football and football Glovs. And May I have a texas A&M Gray Jersesy and the Aggie Unfrom. May I have Maden 25 I wish to meat Ryan Swope. Thank you Santa Love, Rhenner Spenrath Age 9 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, I hope can give me a willu for my gift and if you cannot give me a willu for my gift gust give me a laptop for my for givft. Also if you can Please give me then new big Lego friend as a gift to and Santa if you cannot giet me that to gust give me a small lego friend. Hey Santa how are you and the family doing? Santa how many family members do you have. Santa have a good Merry Chrstmas!!! Santa and can you Please get me a IPod. Thank you Santa. Love, Lorena Torres Age 9 Mrs. Walters

Dear Santa, I love you, Santa. I want money and a new T.V. I’m going to make a card for you. You will love the card I made you. I want a not from you saying you love my family. Happy Holidays! Ho! Ho! Ho! I love, love, love you! Love, Hannah Morton Age 8 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, This year I have been, well a 2 year old... I like to throw fits for no reason and get into things I shouldn’t, but Mommy says I’m cute, so it’s okay. For Christmas I would like, a broom and mop my size, a straightner and curling iron and a car. Thanks Santa! Love, Paxton Wilson

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Dear Santa, What kind of cookies do you like? Your El Campo Leader-News staff helped Santa and his elves again this year by forwarding letters to the North Pole. This section of letters from local children would not be possible without the support of local and area school administrators and teachers who asked students to write most of these letters to Santa; the many businesses who financially sponsored this enjoyable endeavor; the local U.S. Post Office staff who got the mail to the “North Pole” and the Leader-News staff who spent hours working on ads, typesetting the letters and producing this section. The Leader-News wishes to say “Thank You” to everyone who had anything to do with this annual Christmas project. Don’t let it be said that Santa does not keep up with technology. Not only does he deliver computers, cell phones and iPods to children around the world, he also loves email himself! He has learned to appreciate getting letters from children and their parents by email. In fact, he now prefers email, saying it is much more efficient and is easier on his old eyes to read. The majority of the letters in this section came from students in grades kindergarten through third. Helping out were teachers at Myatt Elementary, Hutchins Elementary, Louise Elementary, Garwood Elementary, Presbyterian Preschool, St. Philip’s Catholic School, El Campo Middle School Lifeskills Program and local daycare centers.

Here’s wishing our readers a Merry Christmas, and a Safe, Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year!

Dear Santa, This year I want a itouch 16g band Longhorn case and I also want a itunes gift card. I also want Diseny Infinity cars play set and I also want Manter for Disneny Infinityand I also want 1 thing of Power Discs for Disney INfinity. I would like a Amzon gift card. I would like a flat screen TV. I want a app store gift card. How are you doing? I would like a snoppy stuffed animal. How are your elfs doing? How is Mrs. Calus doing? What kind of cookies do you like. What’s your favirtoe color. Do you likesnow? How are your reindeers doing? Love, Mason Sabrsula Age 9 Mrs. Walters Dear Santa, How are you? I want a switch-o-dino, Lego city, glitter snow, God toy, chase robot, chase car and chase toy. I want a fake mouse so I can scare Mrs. Marek. I want a blue Skeeter hat. Makenzie wants a candy pillow. I want a necklace for my mom and I hope it is a cross. Love, Mason Cortez Age 5 Presbyterian Preschool Dear Santa, I love you. Merry Christmas. Ava 4 Years Old Dear Santa, Tell Kyle I thought it was runny when I saw a pepper mint where he was sitting. My wish list: iPhone 5 a Electra Doodle light Systemanda Cotton Candy maker P.S. Kyle is the cutest little elf in the world! XOXO, Regan S.

Dear Santa, May you sent a Elf. 1 Elf. and if I be good can you bring me a Ipad Pales? I love you Santa. Brianna Williams This is my street Ella Steet Elcapo Dear Santa Claus, I have wrote another letter to you angain this year. I have been wanting to check up on you and Mrs. Claus! How have the reindeer been ? Do you have your sleigh ready for Christmas Eve? How cold is it in the North Pole? I have been watching reindeer cam and I love when you come out! Tell elf Lewis I said, “Hi!” The only reason I know his name is becuase he emails me! I have a cuple more questions. What kind of cookies do you want this year? Oreo or chocolate chip? Do you like our Chirtsmas lights? I don’t think you will because we are haveing the reindeer hanging from the tree. Neither will Sugar Plum. Have a great Christmas! Love, Kara