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Children across the county are getting ready for a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve. On December 3 at the Hometown Christmas Event in Adamsville, Santa met with many children to make sure he got their Christmas wish list.

Community helps Kentucky neighbors in need Janet Rail Publisher

McNairy County residents came together to help their Kentucky neighbors. Within twenty four hours $50,000 worth of toys were collected for many who lost everything in the recent tragedy. Over 300 families

and 1,000 children were served by donations from McNairy County and safely delivered to the Graves County Middle School. All families were invited for a special evening at the school to celebrate Christmas. Imagine the relief parents felt knowSee KENTUCKY, 2

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McNairy County residents came to the aid of their Kentucky neighbors supplying over $50,000 in Christmas toys and collecting over $11,000 in the Selmer Walmart parking lot when they joined First Lady Britainy Beshear’s Western Kentucky Toy Drive to provide Christmas for children in the Mayfield, KY area who lost their homes during the deadly tornadoes of Dec. 10. Partnering with His House Ministries, McNairy County met the needs of 350 families and 1,000 children for a Christmas celebration hosted at the Graves County Middle School last week. Thanks to all who donated toys, gift certificates, money or time to bring joy to many children who lost much.

Cook named teacher of the year Photo By Bryan Huff

Sherry Inman was sworn in by City Judge Ken Seaton while granddaughter Raelyn Glidewell held the Bible.

McNairy Co. COVID-19 Cases as of December 21

Total Tested 30,292 Cases 4,895 Active Cases 55 Deaths 78 Recovered 4,762

The City of Selmer swore in their first female mayor. Sherry Inman was sworn in last Tuesday as the first woman to serve in the city’s top office. In an election on November 2, Inman received 350 votes to incumbent mayor John Smith’s 294 vote and candidate Mike Lambert’s 229 votes for a total of 874 votes. Inman was sworn in by City Judge Ken Seaton with granddaughter Raelyn Glidewell holding the Bible before a gathering of family and friends. She will assume the office January 1, 2022.

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McNairy Central High School teacher Nick Cook named Teacher of the Year in McNairy County. On Friday, the McNairy County Board of Education announced Nick Cook, Future Farmers of America agricultural educator as the county recipient of the Teacher of the Year award. Every year each local school elects their own Teacher of the Year. Candidates answer questions on the state department’s application and must meet criteria. Selected teachers go beSee TEACHER, 2

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McNairy County educational leaders Dr. Brian Jackson, Asst. Director of Schools/Supervisor of Instruction, Director of Schools Greg Martin and MCHS Principal Dr. Jerry Pyron present Nick Cook with a plaque and gift certificate to commemorate his selection as Teacher of the Year.

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FROM PAGE 1 ing their children would not do without from the giving hearts of others. This event was only possible by the generosity of many. Amanda Miller, manager at Walmart recounted several couples with multiple carts filled with toys and the many gift cards purchased. She recounted observing elderly couples, families, children and the large numbers of purchases that remind us of the true meaning of Christmas to share the love of Jesus among the people. Several different conversations took place before a decision was made to host a Western Kentucky Toy Drive in the Selmer Walmart parking lot. Last Thursday and Friday, the drive resulted in donations of $11,049.05 and a total of $50,000 in toys. Selmer Fire Chief Anthony Carr contacted His House Ministries in Graves County, the hardest hit area, and worked with Pastor Steven Borken, and volunteers Nate Strickland and Natalie Winn to coordinate our local offering. A 53 foot tractor trailer was donated by Sammy and Sherry Kiser of Pink Logistics and signs donated by the Corinth Coca Cola Bottling Group setting the event in motion. Joining together, the Selmer Fire Department, City of Selmer, Selmer Parks & Recreation, McNairy County employees, City of Adamsville, Chamber of Commerce, 45 South Offroad, and the Mary Lou Johnson, Inc. nonprofit all joined together to assure children in Mayfield had something for Christmas. “We had 28 bicycles in the front of the rig and over four feet of toys throughout the truck. I got a call from Winn requesting 20 more bicycles if possible which we fulfilled as well as all request by the ministry,” said Anthony Carr, Selmer Fie Chief. December 10 proved to be one of the toughest nights in Kentucky history. The choice became clear that many needed help but none

like the area around Mayfield, Kentucky where many parts of the community were turned into rubble. Tornadoes struck late on that Friday night and early Saturday morning, tearing through Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas causing death and destruction along its path. One tornado traveled over 200 miles, something Kentucky had never seen before. Deaths were reported in multiple counties

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If there is one thing McNairy County residents understand, is that tornadoes wreak havoc as most have been witness to many devastating storms over the years and we were spared this time. As the Bible states in Galations 6:9, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” As commonly stated, “Be not weary in well doing. We are God’s hands and feet here on Earth, called

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Jai Templeton, served as the host of the Adamsvile Christmas Parade on December 11 where area residented enjoyed a wonderful parade filled with floats, the Adamsville High School Marching Band and more. Above: Adamsville Healthcare and Rehabilitation won 1st Place from guest judges at the parade.

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A sample of the toys and 48 bicycles McNairy County delivered to Mayfield, Kentucky last Saturday.

but the hardest hit was Graves County in Western Kentucky where the official death toll stands at 75 with 138 Kentuckians treated in emergency rooms in the aftermath of the storm. Mayfield, the county seat, was devastated according to Governor Andy Beshear. At a candle factory in town with 110 employees inside the roof collapsed resulting in mass casualties resulting in the largest loss of life as a result of the storms. The community lost their main fire station and police station along with most of the historic downtown. Upon hearing of the tragedy, local citizens started discussing ways to help their neighbors in Graves County as well as disaster/rescue teams across the state.

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to help others and to build them up. In fact, the Lord expects us to intentionally look for ways to show His love to both fellow believers and people we meet out in the world each day.” To all who gave to this great cause, thank you. Your efforts of kindness and generosity will go a long way to lift the spirits of those who lost much. It will take time to rebuild their lives and may never be made whole but I promise you, they will never forget their neighbors to the south who were there whey they needed you most. Mayfield plans to do a formal thank you video and message will soon follow from the great Kentuckians, the city officials, families and friends and a very Merry Christmas to all.

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fore a committee made up of Robert Shackelford, chairman, two school board members, Dr. Bruce Lewis, professor Freed Hardeman University and Sarah Hibbett who served from Freed Hardeman. The candidates are timed and interviews scored by a rubric. Cook received the highest score. Cook will submit an application to the state for consideration as District Teacher of the Year. District winners advance to the Region. At that point winners advance to the state level where there is another interview. “We appreciate what you do, we are proud of you. Everyone was very complimentary of you. Dr. Lewis was very impressed. You really knocked it out of the park during your inter-

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view,” said Greg Martin, director of schools. “You’ve got a great teacher here at McNairy Central,” Martin said to Principal Dr. Jerry Pyron who agreed whole heartedly. Cook has been an educator for sixteen years. The past three years Cook has been dedicated to advancing agricultural education through Future Farmers of America. Seven years of Cook’s career was teaching middle school history before coming to McNairy Central as a history teacher. Cook then obtained his ag certification and is now dedicated to preparing students who have an interest in agriculture. “Agriculture is our number one industry. Actually this week I have been walking my students through the woods and marking trees because timber is Tennessee’s number one industry and we take it for granted,” said Cook. He is committed to individual students and their path to achievement. The goal of Tennes-

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see Teacher of the Year program is to recognize and celebrate the wealth of excellent teachers that exist across the state. This award applauds teachers who prioritize the needs of all children, who devote their professional lives to enriching the lives of Tennessee students, and who demonstrate exceptional gains in student achievement. Additionally, the program aims to: promote effective teaching practices by recognizing and rewarding outstanding teachers. Teachers of the Year are selected competitively through five cycles: school, district, region, grand division, and state in three grade bands: pre-k, 5-8, and 9-12. Each teacher selected receives local recognition and awards with applications submitted for district competition. The Tennessee Teacher of the Year also represents Tennessee in the National Teacher of the Year.

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Governor Bill Lee and Dr. Piercey address concerns as omicron variant spreads Janet Rail Publisher

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Michael’s Christmas Vacation entry won 3rd Place in the Adamsville Christmas Parade on December 11.

Four days before Christmas, Governor Bill Lee and Dr. Lisa Piercey, TDH commissioner, address concerns about the spread of the omicron variant across the state. “We hope that as we have seen in states where the Delta variant has

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The Town of Selmer Board of Aldermen presented outgoing Mayor John Smith with a plaque in recognition of 8 years of dedicated service as Mayor 2014-2021, 8 years dedicated service as alderman 2006-2013. Thank you for your continued leadership, dedication, passion and effort over the last 16 years to move Selmer forward and make Selmer a better place for future generations by aldermen John Finlayson, Johnny Norris, John Austin, J.T. Hawkins, Willie Sain and all the employees of the Town of Selmer.

moved through and in Tennessee, that a rise in cases are at a plateau. We are hopeful that our cases are on the decline, however, in the meanwhile we are doing everything we can and will continue to press forward with all efforts to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in the state,” said Gov. Lee. W Tennessee Department of Health reported 22,508 active cases of Covid-19 as of December 19, marking a 7% increase from the week before. The state recorded an average of 2,079 new cases per day and an average of 15, 220 tests were performed each day of the week, with an average positivity rate of about 10 percent. As the omicron variant spreads across the world and becomes the primary variant, the medical community continues to do research in an attempt to understand how this variant may change

the pandemic. The one thing that is for sure is that omicron is highly contagious and roughly twice as contagious as the delta variant and four times more than the original virus. Tennessee leaders are working tirelessly to monitor the situation across the state to provide resources and support, especially to hospitals and health care systems who are reaching capacity for beds in intensive care. Governor Bill Lee stated in a recent press conference stating that in recent visits to the following counties: Van Buren, Hamilton and Meigs County (which has the highest vaccination rate in the state), the Gov. was reminding folks that the most important weapon we have against the virus is the vaccine and wanted to show gratitude for those counties and leaders who were leading the way in high See OmicrOn, 4

Missing Michie woman found safe A missing woman from Michie was located a day after the news article hit the streets. Carol “Sam” Black, 67, with blonde hair and blue eyes was reported missing by her son, Timothy Black of Belmont, Mississippi on Decem-

ber 11 to the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office. Information obtained by authorities led Investigator Jaco of the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office to confirm Black’s safety. Jaco did make contact with Carol Black who stated she

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was fine. Investigator Jaco did verify this with several family members. Following the confirmation she was safe, Black was taken off the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) missing person file. Sgt. Rickey Finley, of the McNairy County Sheriff’s Office, spoke to Timothy Black on December 11, following the report about his mother Carol Black being missing. Black stated that he hasn’t spoken to his mother in several months and none of the family or friends had seen her around town for a while. Black was reportedly driving a white HHR at that time, however, her son stated that the car had a lien on it and wasn’t sure if his mother still had the vehicle. Timothy told authorities that his mother also had a black Nissan Altima at one time and was not sure if she still had that vehicle. Sgt. Finley went to 1545 Post Office Road, Michie, Tennessee, the

last known residence of Black. Finley spoke to a couple of people who stated they had not seen Black since June. Black was last seen at the end of the driveway by the gate according to a witness. Sgt. Finley got permission of the tenants to walk through the house in search of Black. Fin-

ley did not find Black inside after looking in the home, sheds and cars. It was reported that Black was last seen when she borrowed a lawn mower from a friend in Counce, Tennessee in August. Black was allegedly seeing a guy named Josh Jones AKA “Pocket Change”.

The report stated witnesses said Jones wanted to take Carol to Georgia and that he was from Memphis. At that time, Black was entered into the NCIC missing person file and referred to Investigator Jaco.

McNairy Republican Party Precinct Meetings January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m.

District 1: McNairy Fire Station (Finger, Bethel Springs, McNairy) District 2: East Main Event Center (Adamsville, Lawton) District 3: McNairy Courthouse (N.E. Selmer, Purdy, Leapwood) District 4: Sulphur Springs Fire Station

(North Selmer, Rose Creek) District 5: Ramer Civic Center (Guys, Ramer, Eastview) District 6: Ruby’s Venue (C.S.E. Selmer) District 7: Stantonville Civic Center (Michie, Stantonville)

The purpose of the meeting is to elect delegates to the McNairy County Republican Party Delegated Convention on Jan. 20, 2022 to be held at the Selmer Community Center. To be selected as a delegate you must be in attendance. Candidates seeking the Republican nomination for Constable, County Commissioner, School Board or any county wide office is urged to attend their respective precinct meeting. For more information contact County Chairman Jai Templeton at (731)646-1083

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From Page 3 vaccine rates. Dr. Lisa Piercey, stated that the availability of hospital beds was not significantly different from last week, however the strain on Tennessee hospitals was in the intensive dare units (ICU’s). Currently 55 percent of ICU beds across the state are filled with Covid patients, seven out of eight health care coalition regions are using their surge plans and are at ICU capacity. “The important thing to remember, almost all patients in the ICU, 95 percent and almost 100 percent of patients on ventilators are unvaccinated. We know that our vaccines

are very safe and very effective against severe disease,” said Piercey. “Let’s talk about third doses. Third doses and boosters are not the same thing. There is some confusion. Booster doses are not approved and not approved in this state as the FDA has not yet authorized those doses, however, a third dose is recommended,” said Piercey. “Let’s talk about the people who need a third dose. It is important for persons with weaker immune systems to get that third dose to complete their primary series. Those that qualify have had two doses of an MRNA product and to get the third dose 28 days after the second

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dose whether Pfizer or Moderna, preferably the same product but in a worst case scenario it is ok to cross over,” Piercey stated. Those that qualify have active cancer treatment, immune deficiency, transplant deficiency, advanced or untreated HIV infection, those on chronic steroid therapy or other types of medication that suppress your immune system because it is treating another system. “Talk to your physician about your medical condition or show up at any of our sites state-wide you don’t have to show any documentation or prescription, you just have to show up and tell them

that you are immunocompromised seeking your third dose,” said Piercey. “President Biden will be addressing questions about vaccinations in a press conference later today,” said Piercey. The President is expected to announce a plan to set up testing sites across the country, partly modeled after the Federal Emergency Management Agencyrun vaccination sites the administration deployed during its vaccination campaign. According to the Governor, micro-antibodies are widely available across the state and we want to say that as often as possible. If you get sick you need to speak to your physi-

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cian about treatment. “Vaccinated people can transfer the disease, even though their viral load is lesser,” according to Dr. Piercey. “Our hearts go out to anybody who has lost of a loved one. We have lost countless people, you made reference to teachers that have died. Hundreds of thousands across the state have lost their lives as a result of a global pandemic. That is the reason that we are doing what we are doing, to reach out with schools to work with them to see how it is they manage cases, that is why we are met this morning with our unified command group, the reason why we expanded flexibil-

ity for hospitals, why we expanded funding to fight the virus,” said Gov. Lee. “We are working hard every single day to manage a global pandemic that is moving through states and is residing in a big way in Tennessee right now and we will continue to do that.,” said Gov. Lee. Districts are working with our health departments to get information out in a timely manner to all residents of the state. To combat the uncertainties of the omicron variant, citizens are urged to get vaccinated and boosted, wearing masks, opening windows and avoiding crowds and limit travel.

City shelter hides records based on animal “privacy” rights In late April, the city of Memphis abruptly changed course and shut down access to records that show how the city-owned animal shelter treats the dogs and cats in its care. The map to reach this decision is familiar to those of us in the public records community and sobering to anyone who wants government to be open and accountable to its citizens. It usually starts with a person inside government who doesn’t want particular information in the records to be revealed. Next is a call to someone in the government’s legal department, and then another lawyer and another lawyer until a “case” can be made to withhold the records. It often does not matter if the reasoning

undermines the public records law, which the Tennessee Supreme Court has said “serves a crucial role in promoting accountability in government through public oversight of governmental activities.” The result is that, bit by bit, the well-traveled path by some government lawyers feeds and breeds a culture of casual disregard for the transparency citizens deserve and expect. A citizen’s only real option in the face of this type of defense of government secrecy is to hire a lawyer and file a lawsuit to try to enforce a law that no one inside government will enforce. And, as those who follow this road know, most citizens just don’t have the time and cash. Here’s what happened in Memphis:

A citizen long involved with animal rescue groups in Memphis asked for records related to a particular animal kept by Memphis Animal Services (MAS). These included medical records that would show the treatment of the animal by the city-owned shelter. But a few months earlier, the animal service’s director, Alexis Pugh, had asked the city’s legal department whether such medical records could be withheld. “MAS sometimes receives very broad requests for animal medical records from people who have no connection to the animals, so they are very interested in whether there is a statutory basis for withholding these records,” the city’s attorney wrote to

the state’s Office of Open Records Counsel, an office created to help citizens and government understand the public records law. The city’s attorney was probing whether the state law that provides privacy for human medical records could also be understood to allow the city to deny access to animal medical records. Lee Pope, the attorney in the Office of Open Records Counsel (OORC), said “it does not make sense that the provisions (in state law) governing patient records would apply to animal patients,” but he ultimately deferred to the Tennessee Department of Health, which licenses veterinarians and vet facilities. Animals have right to medical confidentiality,

state says Paige Edwards, an attorney for the state health department, told the Memphis law department that animal medical records are not considered public records. As the state sees it, as confirmed in an email to me, no differentiation exists in the law between human and non-human patients when it comes to a patient’s privilege of confidentiality. If you didn’t catch that: Dogs and cats possess a right equal to humans to keep their medical records private. This was enough for the Memphis legal department, and Memphis Animal Services stopped fulfilling public records requests that would show medical treatment that its vets were giving (or not giving) to ani-

mals in its shelter. “Effective April 26, 2021, the TDOH in congruence with the OORC determined that animal medical records are exempt from disclosure…” the Memphis law department told the citizen in an e-mail. (Later, the law department said euthanasia records could be released.) For people concerned about such animals, this was a blow. Under a previous administration, the city-owned shelter was raided by the Sheriff’s Department in an animal cruelty investigation. People were fired and criminal charges were filed. The city worked to turn things around. But now a new veil has been dropped to hide behind. See PrivaCy, 5

Santa comes to Deaconess Home Care Deaconess Home Care visited Residents at AHC McNairy County Healthcare. They came dressed as the Elf, Bridget Ray, Account Executive and Santa, Sewilta Patterson, Nurse/LPN, and brought gifts. The Grinch, Sonya Holloway,

crashed the party, but made it even more fun. Residents pictured are Roy Taylor, James Earnest, Mr. Shirley Thomas Wolfe, Helen James, and Opal Wood. Thank you to Deaconess Home Care for the visit and the gift.

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From Page 4 Are animals receiving proper medical care? Are they getting pain medication? Or are they being left to suffer without it in cages until their euthanasia date or until someone adopts them? Is the medical diagnosis of some animals such that it would be more humane to euthanize rather than wait several days for a possible adoption? And, perhaps most importantly, why does Memphis Animal Services want to hide this information now, after all these years? Exploiting a dog’s ‘privacy’ to hide shelter treatment is twisted Memphis Animal Services has a $4.45 million expenditure budget. In addition to city funding, it gets public donations. Government officials like to the control the message about their programs, so they release information when they want and in the context they desire. The public records law operates differently. Citizens have the right to access information in public records, unfiltered. In this way, the public records law provides a check on what government officials say. Remarkably, despite the city’s new reason-

ing that animal medical records are just as secret as human medical records, the Memphis shelter still gives out medical information in mass emails to rescue groups, hoping to find someone to adopt sick animals. But if a person were to ask for animal medical records as a check on how the shelter treated animals, the city says it doesn’t have to release them. A record that documents how a city-owned agency treats a dog or cat in its custody is the type of public record that promotes accountability of government activities. Exploiting an imagined right of privacy of a dog is a twisted way to shield the government’s treatment of that dog. Whose privacy are we protecting? Whose secrets are we keeping? The dog’s or the government’s? The government’s lawyers in Tennessee need a new map. They have lost their way. Deborah Fisher is executive director of Tennessee Coalition of Open Government. This column is part of a monthly series that explores transparency in government in Tennessee. More information at www.tcog.info.

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244 graduate from Union University Two hundred fortyfour students graduated from Union University Dec. 11 during fall commencement services of the 197th graduating class at West Jackson Baptist Church. Reggie Thomas, a 1985 Union graduate and president of PeakePotential, delivered the commencement ad-

dress. “Make a decision that you are going to finish the race that the Lord has called you to,” Thomas said. “I want to encourage you to run strong, run well, finish strong and finish well.” Located in Jackson, Tenn., Union University is a liberal arts-based university affiliated with

the Tennessee Baptist Convention. Founded in 1823, Union is the oldest institution relating to the Southern Baptist Convention. LOCAL GRADUATES: - Adamsville, Tenn. Gabrielle Morris, Bachelor of Science in Nursing Accelerated. - Bethel Springs, Tenn.

Sara Massey, Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner. - Michie, Tenn. Kenneth Rainey, Master of Science in Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner. - Selmer, Tenn. Jonathan Mehr, BS Business Administration in Marketing.

Congratulations Early Graduates of 2022 MCHS is proud to announce the graduation of four members of the Class of 2022. In an early ceremony this

morning in the Little Theater, seniors Kyra Brunning, Shaylea Danish, Aiden Denton and Hannah Nicholson were

awarded their diplomas by Director of Schools Greg Martin and MCHS Principal Dr. Jerry Pyron. Calling roll for the cer-

emony was the MCHS Teacher of the Year Nick Cook. Congratulations to these new alumni!

FCE Annual Christmas Luncheon & Awards

On Thursday, December 9, Sharing Hearts Family and Community Education (FCE) Club hosted the annual countywide FCE Christmas luncheon and awards program. The other clubs in attendance were Selmer FCE and Stantonville FCE. Barbara Isbell, Sharing Hearts President, welcomed everyone and introduced the special guests. The special guests included, Carl Perkins Center Director, Callie Foreman, Carl Perkins Center Office Manager, Autumn Peden, and RCP Worker, Hannah Robinson. After the meal, UT Extension Agent and FCE Advisor, Schancey Chapman, recognized members for their vol-

unteer service in the county and the number of books read for the year. Volunteering in the community and literacy is a very important part of FCE. The number of books read in 2021 was 767 among 15 members. The amount of volunteer hours reported for 2021 was 18,748 among 34 members with at least 75,000 people reached. In the state of Tennessee, a volunteer hour is valued at $24.69. The value of these volunteer efforts was over $450,000, with most of it done right here in McNairy County. Awards for Outstanding FCE Member of the Year were presented. Glenda Moore was nominated from the Selmer Club and Helen Scott was nominated

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Helen Scott (right), nominee for Outstanding Member of the Year and Glenda Moore (left) nominee and winner for Outstanding Member of the Year.

from the Sharing Heart Club. Glenda Moore was selected as the McNairy County Outstanding Member of the Year for 2021. Lastly, 25-year membership was recognized for two members, Helen Scott and Sandra Bass. These ladies have given a lot of time, effort, and money to FCE over the years and membership felt that it needed to be recognized. Congratulations to all the award recipients. The luncheon concluded with thanking members for their donation to The Carl Perkins Center. Approximately $1,500 worth of Christmas toys was donated. Announcements were made, door prizes were given out, and a warm

farewell from Barbara Isbell concluded the luncheon. If you would like to join FCE please contact Schancey Chapman at 731-645-3598. McNairy County Extension offers programs in agriculture and natural resources, 4-H youth development, family and consumer sciences, and resource development. The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and McNairy County governments are cooperating to bring the people of the county various programs and services. UT Extension provides equal opportunities in all programs and employment.

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FCE Club Representatives with Hannah Robinson, Callie Allison, Autumn Peden. All standing behind the presents donated to The Carl Perkins Center.

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Emanuel, God with us - That is the lesson of Christmas Page Walley State Senator

Christmas truly is the most wonderful time of the year. Whether you are enjoying the Christmas lights, celebrating with friends and family, or enjoying special holiday traditions, it is a joyous time of year filled with hope. But the real hope of the season is found in the birth of Jesus Christ. The Bible clearly states the magnitude of what this miraculous birth in the humblest of settings means to us in Matthew 1:22: “Now all this took place to fulfill what was spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child and shall bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which translated means, “God with us.” In Matthew and throughout the New Testament, we are immersed with healing message of “God with us.” He sent the Holy Spirit in fulfilment of this promise. It gives us hope that along life’s path that He will be there to help us, guide us, encourage us, and

strengthen us. While the Christmas message that Jesus is Emanuel represents the fact that the awesome presence of God with us, it also clarifies the actions we as Christians must follow. Jesus gave us a new commandment that we should love one another. He said “by this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” That is the lesson we are living this week as we reach out to our fellow Tennesseans and neighbors in Kentucky who suffered losses in the devastating tornadoes. The tornado outbreak, which is one of the nation’s most deadly in more than a decade, created an unfathomable path of destruction in Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, and Mississippi. The images of the damage are difficult to view and the photos of those who lost their lives are even harder to see. Many are suffering, including those who are without homes this Christmas. The recovery efforts are just beginning for

survivors of the storm. They need all the help they can get, including our prayers. In the spirit of our Volunteer State name, many Tennesseans are already on the ground to assist. Although our district did not suffer the tragedy of loss of life, we did have many people who were affected with storm damage and the loss of power or water. It was heartening to see people come together

to help one another recover from the storm. We have seen examples of the good news of Christmas all around us as many citizens in our district find great joy in uplifting each other during difficult times. Our emergency workers have worked diligently to help storm victims. Thank you to all of our utility workers, community officials, and leaders of faith in our Senate district who

rallied around those who needed assistance. But, that’s who we are. Our trials and tragedies bring us together, living out the commandment of loving one another as Christ loves us. Emanuel, God with us -- He came to seek us and to save us, and told us to love one another. That is the lesson of Christmas. As we pause at this coldest, darkest time of the year to thank God for the

eternal blessings of His Son on December 25th, it is incumbent upon us to be His ambassadors of hope and light to one another. May God bless each of you and may God Bless Tennessee. Merry Christmas!

Slim Randles

small apartments and on themselves. Mabel had been reminded several times by the staff that morning that the kids were coming over, this being necessary as Mabel’s memory isn’t what it used to be. And she put a sprig of imitation holly in her hair and tied a red ribbon on the other side. The little girl smiled and walked over to Mabel. “Are you a grandma?” she asked. “Why, yes dear, I

am.”

Mom said this is where the grandmas are and we can have fun bringing presents to the grandmas.” “I see,” Mabel said. “Well, Candice, come over here, dear and let me give you a hug. There!” Sometimes, it isn’t the cost of the hankies, or the fun wrapping them up. Sometimes it’s just a child’s smile and a small taste of love that makes us treasure Christmas.

Home Country Contributor

Mabel Adams was sitting in the day room at the Rest of Your Life retirement home when the children came in. She smiled and so did all the others in the room except for two who didn’t know what was going on. The old-timers in the home knew the kids were coming and had put up Christmas decorations around in the day room and on the doors of their own

“I brought you a present, Grandma,” she said, handing a box to Mabel. Mabel opened it and was delighted at the sandalwood-scented hankies inside. “Why thank you so much, Honey!” she said. “And what is your name?” “I’m Candice. I’m four.” “Well, Candice, merry Christmas to you. Have you been here before?” “Well … no, I guess.

Dare to Live Without Limits: Give It Your Best and Give It Your All Bryan Golden Contributor

The level of success you achieve depends on what you do, and how well you do it. Desirable goals are achievable when you give it your best and give it your all. A high degree of enthusiasm and determination significantly enhances your accomplishments. There are effective strategies which can be utilized to boost your achievements. The more approaches you take, the better your results. Implementing as many of the suggestions below as you can supercharges your efforts. Give at least 100% effort. Go beyond what is expected. Do more than is required. Take initiative. Look for what

needs to be done before being asked. Avoid the trap of doing just enough. Have a standard of excellence. Be proud of what you do. Work smart first and then work hard at it. Treat people with courtesy, respect, and dignity. Always be honest and ethical. How well you treat others influences how much you will accomplish. Use please and thank you. Ask rather than demand. Demonstrate you appreciate someone’s help. Help others whenever possible. Be solution oriented. Maintain a can do, will do attitude. Focus on what you can do instead of wasting time on what you feel you can’t do. Trying is a back door to failure because

it doesn’t demand a full commitment. Instead of “I’ll try,” say, “I will.” Be ready and willing to overcome obstacles. Purge “impossible” from your vocabulary. Seek advice from the appropriate people. Someone else’s experience is the most valuable teacher. You can save yourself a lot of time by learning what someone else has already been through. Connect with those who are already where you want to be. Be an active listener. Listening is the key to learning. You learn nothing while you are speaking. Pay attention to what others are saying to you. This is especially true when you ask for advice. Ask questions if you have any doubt

about what is being said. Learn from your own experiences. Repeat what works, while eliminating what doesn’t. Make learning and improving a daily routine. Study what others have accomplished instead of attempting to reinvent the wheel. Remain optimistic. Have a positive mindset. Expect success. Project confidence. Control your emotions by responding rather than reacting. Think before you act. Reduce stress. Never say or do anything while you are angry, bitter, or upset. Set meaningful and desirable goals. You will devote more effort to achieving goals for which you have a burning desire. For the same reason, working at what

you really love is more satisfying and productive. Make a plan for each day. Create a daily to do list which contains the 3 most important tasks to be completed. Don’t waste time. Be productive. This means actively working toward one or more goals. Concentrate on what has to be done today, don’t procrastinate. Avoid busywork, which doesn’t move you closer to your goals. This is displacement behavior which you engage in because you are putting off the productive work you should be doing. When planning your day, the items on your to do list must be goal oriented. Maintain a positive mindset. A healthy atti-

tude is essential for goal achievement. Remain optimistic. A pessimistic outlook has no positive attributes. Never, ever give up because failure only occurs when you do so. If something doesn’t work out as planned, figure out what went wrong, fix it, and keep moving forward. Projecting confidence helps you remain confident. Give it your best and give it your all by utilizing these strategies. Don’t wait for opportunity. Instead look for and create opportunity. Actively pursue your goals. The more you put into life, the more you’ll get out of it.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to members of our community who are serving in the armed forces: • PFC Casey William Akin • Spc. Allen Alexander • AA Nicole B. Ayres, US Navy • Sgt. Joseph W. Baggett • Capt. William B. Barkley, USMC • Sgt. Andrew W. Bayless USMC • Petty Ofﬁcer 3rd Class Katie Lynn Bizzell, US Navy • Staff Sgt. Dustin Blakney, USAF • GySgt. Christopher T. Byrd, USMC • Staff Sgt. Susan Cawley • Staff Sgt. Alicia L. Coil, USAF • Cpl. Mandy L. Cooper, USMC • Spc. Mark A. Cooper, US Army • Staff Sgt. Adam Court, USAF • Sgt. James P. Crain • Tony Crouse, U.S. Army • Senior Airman Aaron J. Cull U.S. Airforce • Sgt. Bobby J. Dickey US Army • C.W.3 James R. Dickey, Retired • Capt. Todd Joseph Drobina, US Army • Capt. Bonnie Lynn Dunlop • Cpl. Bradley Eisenhut, USMC • Master Sgt. Carrie L. Ellis, Air Force • Airman Christopher D. Ellis, Air Force • Master Sgt. Lonnie J. Ellis, Air Force • Kip Ellison • Sgt. Cory Brandon Emily USMC • PV2 Jana Estes • Specialist Bryan Ray Ferguson

• PV2 Ashley Freeman, US Army • A1C Ian James Furman, Mountain View, Idaho • PV2 Skyler Gammill, US Army • Pvt. Adam Gray, US Army • Daniel Gray, USMC Lance Corporal • Sgt. Rob Gray, US Army • A1C Stephanie Lynn Griffin, USAF • Captain Dustin Hamm, USMC • PFC Isaac Harville • Staff Sgt. James Taylor Haubrich, US Air Force • Col. (Chaplain) Billy Hawkins • Spc. Matthew Hemby, Army • Sgt. Brian W. Hendrix • Sgt. Timothy Hixon • Staff Sergeant Brian Lee Hood • Pvt. Alex Johnson, US Army • Sgt. Ricky L. Jordan, USMC • Petty Officer 1st Class Arnold Jermaine Knight • Army Officer Major James Lax • Sgt. Joseph Lilly • Sgt. Michael C. Lipford -Army Service Member • Spc. Ritchie A. McCrary • Spc. Dustin McDonald • A1C Amanda K. McMillen, USAF • Joshua Lane Meek, Army • AO3 Kevin Dewayne Mettlin, Navy • Cpl. Jeffery Mitchell, USMC • SSgt. Patrick Michael Moore, Nat. Guard • A1C Kassidy N. Mosier Deneen, USAF

• A1C Logan D. Mosier, USAF • Cpl. Dallas Nelms, USMC • Sgt. Major Paula Norris • Pvt. Justin Overton, USMC • Spc. Joseph Payne, US Army Nat. Guard • CPO Denise Picard Culverhouse • Spc. William Andrew “Andy” Pickett, Nat. Guard • Spc. Robert H. Pittman, II • Sgt. David Poole, National Guard • Cpl. James Scott Powell • Cpl. John M. Powell • Airman Cameron B. Prater, Air Force • Ernest Purez, Air Force • Pvt. Samuel Bradford Ray, Army • E4 Sophia Reinke • Sgt. Charlie Rickman, US Army • John Robinson US Navy • Staff Sgt. Ryan Robinson Air Force • Angel Rodriguez, Petty Ofﬁcer US Navy • Spc. Blake Rudd • Specialist Robert Rzasa • Sabion Sanders, USAF A1C • Veronica Sebree, Navy Chief Ofﬁcer • Alan Seigers, Army • SFC Patrick Michael Shaughnessy • Spc. Hector Soto, Jr., Army • LT Kevin Shelton, Navy • Cpl. Jeremy Tyler Sisk • ITS Rusty Smith, US Navy

• Preston Cross Smith, U.S. Air Force • Cpl. Sam Speck, USMC • Sgt. Shaun Spicher, USMC • Sgt. Richard A. Ssesanga, US ARMY • Airman Nathaniel A. Stout • Spc. Daniel Sullivan, Army • 2nd Lt. Chad Sweaton, Army • Spc. Dakota Taylor, National Guard • Jeremy Thompson • Cpl. Logan Gage Ward, U.S.M.C. • ET3 Jeremy Wilbanks, US Coast Guard • Pvt. Demaro Wiley, SC, Army National Guard • A1C Logan James Williams, USAF • Joseph Lloyd Williams MM3 US Navy • Master Sgt. Stanley Wilson, USAF - Retired • Spc. Jeffrey Witoszczak U.S. Army • Petty Ofﬁcer 1st Class (CTNI) James M. Wolford • USAF A1C Aidan Buck • USAF A1C Dylan Kidd • Jack H. Smith E5 US Navy, Sasebo, Japan EDITOR’S NOTE: If a loved one has had a change in status, contact us at (731) 645-5346.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Robert Earl Brown

October 2, 1932 December 11, 2021

obert Earl Brown was born October 2, 1932, in Michie, Tenn., the son of the late James Earl and Lydia Tedford Brown. He went to be with the Lord on December 11, 2021, at the age of 89 years, 2 months, 9 days. He attended Michie School and later became a licensed electrician; he was a hard worker and a perfectionist in everything he did. He took great pride in the Christmas lighting displays he did each year for the community to enjoy; people would come from miles around every year to see them. He married the love of his life, Joyce Whitaker Brown, on June 30, 1951. Together they owned and operated Selmer Decorative Center for 25 years. Robert and Joyce were blessed with 70 years of marriage. Their union blessed them with five children and in-laws: Billy (Denise) Brown, Debra (Roy) Haggard, Belinda (Avon) Shelton, Brian (Laura) Brown, and Tim (Tina) Brown; 11 grandchildren: Scott (Elana) Shelton, Ross ( Courtney) Shelton, Will (Megan) Shelton, Eric Brown, Erin (Nathaniel) Root, Steven (Mallory) Brown, Michael (Darcie) Brown, Chase (Nikki) Brown, Ashley (Max) Sanford, Christian Brown and Austin Brown; 17 great-grandchildren: Chloe, Bailee, Carlee, Konner, Kolby, Karsyn, Colton, Kate, and Kora Shelton, Abby Cate, Wade, and Andi Brown, Bryce Sanford, Caroline Erickson, Blakely, Sam, and Ayla Brown, and a baby boy due in February. Mr. Brown was also blessed with many nephews, nieces, and friends, as well as his surviving brother-in-law, Johnny Doles. In addition to his parents, Mr. Brown was preceded in death by five sisters and four brothersin-law: Juanita (Woodrow) Burks, Geneva (Clifford) Moore, Dorothy (Charles) Burks, Patricia (Alton) Dickerson, and Rebecca Doles; an infant brother, Billy Neal; and three brothers-in-law and their spouses: J. C. (Lois) Whitaker, Charles (Geneva) Whitaker, and Lowell (Janet) Whitaker. Services were held on December 15, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee, with Richard Doyle and Will Shelton officiating. Burial followed in the Pebble Hill Cemetery at Michie, Tennessee.

Robert Alley

March 27, 1965 December 9, 2021

obert Alley was born March 27, 1965, in Savannah, Tenn. the son of Joe and Carole South. Mr. Alley was the owner of Robert’s Tree Service. He also had worked at Jake’s Truck Stop in Pickwick. He was a member of Counce United Pentecostal Church. He enjoyed going to auctions, collecting antiques and Indian artifacts. Robert was a loving son, brother and uncle. He enjoyed taking care of his family - his nieces and nephews were the light of his life. He was the first one to make sure that Ahser, his nephew, had his watermelons in the summer. Mr. Alley departed this life on December 9, 2021, in Michie, Tennessee at the age of 56 Years, 8 Months, 12 Days. He is survived by his parents, Joe and Carole South of Michie, Tenn.; a daughter, Jessica Anderson; four grandchildren, Andrew, Eric, William, and Amelia; two sisters, Michelle Price and husband Danny of Michie, Tenn., Kimberly Lambert and husband Ryan of Michie, Tenn.; nieces and nephews, Jennifer Price, Christy Arnold and husband Brant, Jessica Wheeler and fiance’ Jeremy Poindexter, John Price and girlfriend Hailey Johnson, Asher Price, Austin Lambert, Bentley Lambert, Aliyah Wheeler, Lane Wheeler, Hunter Wheeler, Madelyn Wheeler, Dani Shae Sawyer, Caden Mask, JC Price, and Cullen Price; special family friends, Barbara Sue Murphy, Don Briley, Stephanie Price, and John Dickerson He is preceded in death by grandparents, Elmer and Maybelle Melton, Kirk and Ruth South; best friend, Vivkie Hunter Plaxico. Services were held on December 12, 2021 at 1:00 p.m. at Counce United Pentecostal Church in Counce, Tennessee, with Glen Miller officiating. Burial followed in the Trinity Cemetery at Michie, Tennessee.

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OBITUARIES

William Thomas Turner May 19th, 1952 December 8, 2021

illiam Thomas Turner was born May 19, 1952, in Parsons, Tenn., the son of the late William “Bill” Pomeroy and Nina Sue Walker Bullard. Mr. Turner was united in marriage to Patricia Ann Faulkner on February 18, 1972. He retired from Thyssen Krupp Elevators in Middelton, Tennessee. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed fishing and turkey hunting as well as going to flea markets and antiquing. Mr. Turner departed this life at his home with family by his side on December 8, 2021 in Dyersburg, Tennessee at the age of 69 Years, 6 Months, 19 Days. He is survived by his wife, Patricia Ann Turner of Dyersburg, Tenn.; two daughters, Britney Lewis and husband Bubba of Halls, Tenn., and Jessica Turner of Dyersburg, Tenn.; a son, William “Derek” Turner of Dyersburg, Tenn.; two granddaughters, Madison Turner and Morgan Turner both of Selmer, Tenn., two grandsons, Talan Lewis and Maddox Lewis both of Halls, Tenn.; and uncle George Walker of Selmer, Tenn.; 2 nieces, 2 nephews, 6 great nieces, and 5 great nephews,1 sister-in-law, 2 brothers-in-law. Memorials may be made to Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital. Visitation was held on December 10, 2021, from 5-8 p.m. all held at Shackelford Funeral Directors of Selmer, Tenn.

Jo Kate Oliver Mesplay

November 24, 1939 December 9, 2021

o Kate Oliver Mesplay was born November 24, 1939, in Saltillo, Tennessee, the 7th child of the late Charlie Robert and Kate Elizabeth Gray Oliver. She was united in marriage to Thomas Eugene Mesplay Jr. on August 2, 1973 in Caruthersville Missouri. Mr. Mesplay preceded her in death on October 21, 2011. Also preceding her in death a grandson Blake Thomas Smith on June 11, 2011; along with 3 sisters and 4 brothers and twin great-great grandchildren. She was a member of the Powell’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Hornsby Tennessee. Mrs. Mesplay departed this life on December 9, 2021, in Hornsby, Tennessee at the age of 82 Years, 15 Days. She is survived by two daughters, Nancy Jean Smith, Natalie Kaye Mesplay both of Savannah Tenn. and a son, Nathan B. Mesplay of Mo ; a sister, Alice Fay Oliver Calvert of Ariz. ; a brother, Allen Wayne Oliver of Okla. ; three grandchildren: Rebecca Hooker, Johnny Hooker, and Kate Mesplay; three great grandchildren: Austin Whitely, Victorea Gestring, and Sophia Hooker; 3 great-great-grandchildren , Adam Whitely, Alex Whitely, Keegan Harris. A caregiver of many, Mrs. Mesplay was loved by her community, family and many friends.

James L. Prince

July 10, 1946 November 25, 2021

ames L. Prince was born on July 10, 1946, to Lilbert D. Prince and Lowenstein Hendrix Prince in Memphis, Tenn. He was raised in Hughes, AR. He finished high school in Alcorn County. James joined the Army in 1963 and received an honorable hardship discharge to help his grandmother take care of his five siblings. He was married to Tommie Davis Prince for 25 years. They did everything together. James died November 25, 2021, at his home at the age of 75 years, 3 months, and 25 days. James was a painter, carpenter, floor leveler and tattoo artist. He owned Jim’s Tattoo in Corinth, MS. He loved to fish, hunt, dance, build and fix things. He was always ready to help a friend in need. He always told people that he wasn’t a good man, but he was a considerate man. James leaves his wife, three sisters and a brother. He is greatly missed.

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Bobby Robinson

July 16, 1953 December 10, 2021

obby Robinson was born July 16, 1953, in Selmer, Tenn. the son of the late Ernest Hugh and Nelda Jean Foust Robinson. He was united in marriage to Cathy Eaker on September 17, 1971. Bobby was not just a carpenter, but a good one. He could build and fix anything, if it didn’t fit or work, it did when he finished. Bobby loved his family but most of all he loved his Cathy. They spent most of their life together, marrying at a young age. He was always ready for a good dance with his girl, especially “Last Date,” their favorite song. He spent many hours teaching Michael how to build and fix things. Michael was his pride and joy. Bobby loved spending time with his granddaughter, Nikki along with her babies: Nevaeh, Jake and RJ who loved their Paw Paw. In his heart, he was also Paw Paw to Angie, Chelsea, Ashley, and Cassie - his special nieces, who loved him dearly. They always knew their Uncle Bobby loved them too. Knowing Bobby as we all do, we would think that he is ‘buildin’ a house in Heaven’ with a smile on his face and all his loved ones who have gone before him right there with him. Mr. Robinson departed this life on December 10, 2021, in Selmer, Tennessee at the age of 68 Years, 4 Months, 24 Days. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Cathy Robinson of Selmer, Tenn.; a son, Michael Robinson of Selmer, Tenn.; a granddaughter, Nikki Sappington and husband Billy of Morris Chapel, Tenn.; great grandchildren, Nevaeh, Jacob and RJ; brother, Paul Robinson and wife Theresa of Selmer, Tenn.; brother-in-law, Ricky Phillips of Selmer, Tenn.; sister-in-law, Danita Sims and husband, Anthony of Stantonville, Tenn.; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to his parents, Mr. Robinson was preceded in death by two sisters, Nelda Sue Phillips, Lisa Coulter and husband Bobby. Memorial Services were held on December 15, 2021, at 7:00 p.m at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Selmer, Tennessee.

Glenn Murray Cook, Jr.

July 14, 1950 December 11, 2021

lenn Murray Cook, Jr., age 71 passed away December 11, 2021 at his home in Pulaski. He was born July 14, 1950 at Selmer, and grew up at Finger, the son of Glenn Murray Cook, Sr. and the late Fauntella Brock Cook. He graduated from Chester County High School in 1968, graduated from FreedHardeman College in 1970 and U. T. Martin in 1972 as a Registered Nurse. He then graduated from Anesthetist school in St. Louis. He worked at Jackson General Hospital for a few years, the hospital in Lawrenceburg, and finished his nursing career at a hospital in Huntsville. He had made his home in Pulaski for thirty years. He enjoyed TV shows from the 60’s, particularly comedy shows. He enjoyed traveling to the Smoky Mountains and West Virginia. He was a member of the Finger Church of Christ. Mr. Cook is survived by his father, Glenn Murray Cook, Sr. of Finger and a brother, Johnny Cook and wife Katrina of Finger and two nephews, John Taylor Cook and Garrett Cook. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 14th at Shackelford Funeral Directors – East Main Chapel with David Looney officiating. Burial will follow in Finger Cemetery. The family will receive friends at East Main Chapel beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday until service time of 11:00 a.m.

M. Jean Mitchell Ballard June 3, 1930 December 10, 2021

. Jean Mitchell Tacker Ballard of Munford, Tenn., was born on June 3, 1930, to Hal and Frankie Mitchell in Finger, Tenn. She fell asleep, in death, on December 10, 2021, at 91 years old. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at 12:00 p.m. in Lake Hill Memory Garden in Bethel Springs, Tenn. She married Bill Tacker on January 4, 1950. Together they had three children, Randy Tacker, Steve Tacker, and Lisa Prater. Bill passed away on August 15, 1978, and then she married Harold Ballard on July 30, 1988, and was married for 18 years. She will be remembered for her concern for others.

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CHURCH DIRECTORY

Recipes of the Week Chocolate Fudge

• 4 T. butter • 3 c. semi-sweet chocolate • 1 can Eagle Brand

milk • 1 tsp. vanilla • 1/4 tsp.salt

Mix butter, semi-sweet chocolate, milk, vanilla and salt. Microwave 1 minute. Put tin foil in a 8x8 glass pan and spray

with cooking spray. Pour fudge into tin foil. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Peel tin foil off and put fudge in 8x8 glass pan

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021

Selmer Students of the Month

Christmas Goodies

• 1 lg. box vanilla wafers, crushed. • 1 lg. pkg. frozen coconut. • 1 lg. box whole raisins.

• 4 c. pecans, chopped. • 1 can Eagle Brand Milk. • 2 bottles cherries, ground up.

Mix all the above ingredients together and make into log rolls. Can be rolled in coconut if

you like. Then refrigerate overnight. Slice and serve. Store in an air tight container.

Adamsville Football Team goes caroling at AHC McNairy County Healthcare

Photo Submitted

Selmer Middle School’s December Students of the Month. First row left to right: Brooklynn Davis-6th; Aiden Moran-6th; Jacqueline Hernandez -7th. Back row left to right: Andrew Clay-8th; Heisman Gray-7th; Elizabeth McDowell-8th. Not pictured David Wallace-Mr. Ricky’s class.

Events and Happenings Photo Submitted

The Adamsville Football team and managers came to AHC McNairy County Healthcare, on Wednesday, December 15th to sing Christmas Carols for our residents. They sang carols as they walked along the outer edge of the building, by each room, so each, and every resident could hear the songs. Thank you, Adamsville Football team and managers for helping make the residents feel that Christmas Cheer!

Christmas Candle light Service December 23 Sulphur Springs will host a Christmas Candlelight Service on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 5:00 p.m. Everyone invited to attend.

Midnight Masquerade December 31 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Selmer Moose Lodge 628 Moose Lodge Rd., Selmer Tenn. is holding a masquerade ball December 31, 2021 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Please call Vicki about tickets at (731) 610-7170.

MCNAIRY COUNTY CHURCH DIRECTORY

APOSTOLIC Life Tabernacle 1353 Hwy. 142, Selmer Thomas Davis, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

New Jerusalem Faith Apostolic Church 27 Linley Circle, Selmer Bishop Ferdinand Gant Sr. Pastor Wanda Gant Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Bible Class: Wed. night 7 p.m. Prayer: Wed. night 6 p.m. BAPTIST Meeks Grove Freewill Baptist 1030 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Adamsville Freewill Baptist Church Old Shiloh Road Adamsville, TN 38310 Marcus Morrow, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: 11:15 a.m. Sunday night: 5 p.m. Bible Study 7 p.m. Solitude Freewill Baptist Church 414 Meeks Rd., Adamsville Sunday: 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. INDEPENDENT Calvary Baptist Church Hwy 22 North, Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m. Worship: Sun. 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. Faith Baptist Church 1301 Peach St., Selmer Mark Shumaker, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Fellowship Baptist Church 1308 High School Rd., Selmer Pastor: J.D. Matlock Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Locke Road Baptist Locke Road, Selmer Bobby Bray, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. / Wed. 6:30 p.m. Lighthouse Baptist Church 1780 Mulberry Ave., Selmer Jorgen Runquest, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. & 5 p.m. PRIMITIVE BAPTIST Better Hope Primitive Baptist 4235 Leapwood-Enville Rd., Adamsville Elder Gene Gist, Pastor First Sunday of month beginning at 10:30 a.m., preaching 11 a.m. Michie Primitive Baptist Church Hwy 22 Michie Elder Rickey Taylor, Pastor

10:30 a.m. Song Service 11:00 a.m. Preaching Service

5 p.m & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m.

Selmer Primitive Baptist Church 331 Falcon Rd., Selmer Elder Clinton Barnett, Pastor 3rd Sunday Each Month: 10:30 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Michie 5658 Hwy 22 S., Michie Bro. Ben Martin, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

SOUTHERN Chapel Hill Baptist 6371 Vernie Kirk Rd., Pocahontas Bro. Frank Bell, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Chewalla Baptist Church 190 Chewalla St., Ramer Richard Doyle, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Clear Creek Baptist Church 1728 Lawton Rd., Selmer Chuck Castles, Pastor Sunday School: 10:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m. Covenant Baptist Church 6515 Hwy 57 East, Michie, TN Pastor: K. Brian Rainey Music & Youth Director: Seth Bragg Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday Night: 7 p.m. Cypress Creek First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 1104 14 Falcon St. • Selmer Pastor: Clifford E. Wynn, Jr. (731) 645-8094 Sunday School: 9 a.m. Wednesday Prayer - 6:30 p.m. Bible Study: 7:00 p.m. Jam Zone: 7:00 p.m. Eastview Baptist Church Hwy 45 S., Eastview, Tenn. Rob Burnes, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Bible Study: 7 p.m. Falcon Baptist Church 777 Falcon Rd., Selmer Jay Houston, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Adamsville 222 West Main St., Adamsville Senior Pastor: Dr. Chad Ball Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Morning Worship: 10:15 a.m. Discipleship Training: 5 p.m. Evening Worship: 6:15 p.m. Wednesday Activities: Prayer/Bible Study: 6:15 p.m. Children & Youth: 6:15 P.M. during the summer First Baptist Church of Bethel Springs 143 Jackson St., Bethel Springs Jacob Brimm, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

First Baptist Church of Selmer Joey Johnson, Pastor 310 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m., Wednesday: 6 p.m. First Baptist Church of Finger Finger-Leapwood Rd., Finger David Sims, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: 6 p.m. Forty Forks Baptist Church 672 Ed Barham Rd., Bethel Springs Randy Smith, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Good Hope Baptist 678 Good Hope Church Rd., Adamsville Bro. Randy Latch Sunday School: 9:45 a.m. Sunday: 10:45 a.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Grace Baptist Church 1255 Connie Smith Rd., Selmer Pastor: Bro. Don Singleton Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening: 6:00 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Gravel Hill Baptist Church 86 Tom Baker Rd., Ramer Pastor: Bro. Eric Jones Church Phone: 645-6776 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6:30 p.m. ; Wednesday: 7 p.m. Lakeview Baptist Church Pastor: Clint Overton 877 W. Cherry, Selmer Sundays: 11 a.m. Wednesdays: The Upper Room Student Ministry 5:30 For more info. call 731-645-9771 Lorraine Baptist Church Melvin Qualls Rd., Michie,TN Trent Nethery, Jr., Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Mt. Gilead Baptist Church 6185 Rowsey School Rd., Bethel Springs Rev. Mark LaRue, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Wednesday: AWANA 6:30 p.m. Youth & Adults 6:45 p.m.

PRIME CARE MEDICAL CENTER 270 E. Court Avenue • Selmer, TN • (731) 645-7932 710 East Main • Adamsville, TN • (731) 632-3383 426 White Avenue • Henderson, TN • (731) 989-2174

ST. JUDE THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH 1318 Poplar (Hwy. 64) • Selmer, TN 38375 Telephone: 731-645-4188 Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor

Mt. Zion Baptist Church Litt Wilson Rd., McNairy TN Bro. Jakob Harris, Pastor Sunday: 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. New Hope Baptist Church 854 Chandler Lane Pocahontas, TN Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Eastside Church of Christ 1366 E. Poplar, Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Forrest Hill Church of Christ Forrest Hill Subdivision Hwy 45 S., Selmer Shobeck Dethrow, Minister

Olive Hill Baptist Church 46 Olive Hill Church Lp., Guys, TN Robert Hudson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Fourth Street Church of Christ 142 N. Fourth St., Selmer Brian Stephens, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Pleasant Site Baptist Church 1868 Pleasant Site Rd., Selmer Bradley Woolworth, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m.

Liberty Church of Christ 1005 North Liberty Road Michie, TN 38357 Minister: Jeff Harville (205) 712-3502 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 9 and 11 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Ramer Baptist Church 3899 Hwy 57 West, Ramer Joe Loncar, Pastor Sunday School: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Selmer Second Baptist 1004 Peach St., Selmer Tony Polk, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m., 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Trinity Baptist Church 7193 Michie-Pebble Hill Rd. Hwy 224 South Michie, TN 38357 Pastor: George Kyle Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Morning Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Evening Worship: 6:30 p.m. Wed. Night Bible Study:6:30 p.m. West Shiloh Baptist 282 West Shiloh Church Rd. Stantonville Sunday Worship 10 a.m. Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6 p.m. Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Unity Baptist Church Unity Church Road, Ramer Greg Brasher, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF CHRIST Antioch Church of Christ 7200 Hwy 57W Ramer, TN 38367 Darrin Stapleton, Minister (732) 645-5639 Bible Study 9:30 AM Worship 10:15 PM Worship 6:00 Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m. Acton Church of Christ 9389 Hwy 22 S. Michie Jon Paul Gulledge, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:50 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. (731) 239-9691

Stantonville Church of Christ 8228 Hwy 142, Stantonville Randy Cook, Minister Matt Cook, Minister Sunday School: 9:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:00 a.m. Discussion Class: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD Center Ridge Church of God 948 Center Ridge Road, Bethel Springs Duane R. Moore, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Only services due to Covid-19. Piney Grove Church of God 888 Rose Creek Rd., Selmer Aaron Moss, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy Hwy 22 N. Adamsville Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Church of God of Prophecy 1642 Curtis Hill Church Rd., Bethel Springs Richard Horner, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m., 6 p.m. , Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bethel Springs Community Church 3886 Main St., Bethel Springs Larry Lancaster, Pastor (662) 415-8012 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Michie Church of God of Prophecy 6681 Hwy 57 East, Michie Roy Bennett, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Adamsville Church of Christ 243 E. Main St., Adamsville Van Vansandt, Minister Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.

CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN Court Ave. Cumberland Presbyterian Church 234 W. Court Ave., Selmer Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Cypress Tank Church of Christ 2645 Cypress Tank Rd., Pocahontas Dr. Brian Jackson, Minister Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m., 5 p.m.

Mt. Vernon CP Church 3101 Mt. Vernon Rd., Ramer David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

New Salem Cumberland Presbyterian Church 453 New Salem Rd., Bethel Springs David Sprenkle, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. New Bethel Cumberland Presbyterian Church New Bethel Road Rev. Jeff Powell Worship Service: 9:45 a.m. Ramer Cumberland Presbyterian Church Highway 57 West, Ramer Pastor: Albert Brown Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. METHODIST Adamsville First United Methodist 206 East Main St., Adamsville, TN Rev. Troy Dillard Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Buena Vista Methodist Church Tull Road, Bethel Springs Roger South, Pastor Sunday Worship: 9:00 a.m. First United Methodist Church 1122 West Cherry Ave., Selmer Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday: Supper 5:30 p.m. Bible Study & Breakouts: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Hickory Flatt United Methodist Church Puron Rd., Hickory Flatt Jackie Gardner, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Worship: 10:15 a.m. Lebanon United Methodist Church 250 Chambers Store Rd. Michie Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Sunday School: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Maggie Jones United Methodist Church 8173 Finger-Leapwood Rd. FInger, TN 38334 Pastor Howard Russom Contact info: 731-610-7638 Sunday School 10 a.m. Sunday Services 11 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday 5:00 p.m. New Bethel United Methodist Church 74 Wright St., Bethel Springs Shirley Williams, Pastor Sunday School 10 Sunday Service 11 a.m. Bible Study: Wed. at 7 p.m. New Hope United Methodist Church Sticine Rd. - Michie Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. Sunday School: 10 a.m. Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 p.m. Tony Newman, Pastor Pebble Hill Methodist Church 2768 Chamber Store Rd., Michie Rev. Alvin Jones, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Stantonville United Methodist Church 8351 Hwy 142, Stantonville, TN Tony Newman, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Ladies Prayer Brunch 2nd Saturday 10:30 a.m. Sulphur Springs United Methodist Sulphur Springs Rd., Selmer

Billy Patterson, Pastor Sunday School: follows service Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Fellowship: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Union Grove United Methodist Pleasant Site Road, Selmer Billy Patterson, Pastor Sunday School: 10:20 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:20 a.m. Thurs. Bible Study: 6 p.m.

Mt. Sharon Presbyterian Church 108 Mt. Sharon Rd., Adamsville Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m.

Mt. Vinson United Methodist 2100 Tommy Sanders Rd., Stantonville Howard Russom Westmoreland, Pastor Worship: 9:15 a.m. Sunday School: 10:15 a.m. LUTHERAN MISSOURI SYNOD Prince of Peace Lutheran Church 4203 Shiloh Road Corinth, MS Mike Dickson, Pastor Sunday School Adult: 9 a.m. Sunday Worship Service: 10 a.m. Sunday School Children Adult: 10 a.m. PENTECOSTAL Beauty Hill Pentecostal Church 46 Beauty Hill Road, Bethel Springs, TN Pastor: Jonathan Tubbs Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday Evening: “Refreshing” 7:15 p.m. Bethel Springs United Pentecostal 3591 Main St., Bethel Springs Jeff Young, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m. / Mon. & Wed.: 7 p.m. First United Pentecostal-Eastview 7810 Hwy 45 S, Ramer Rev. Wayne Isbell, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Monday: 7 p.m. Wednesday: 7:15 p.m. The Sanctuary of MPC 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN Rev. Jimmy Kelly, Pastor Sun. School: 10:30 a.m., Youth 5:30. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Gateway Holiness Chapel 2342 Refuge Rd., Bethel Springs Michael Price, Pastor Sunday: 2 p.m. / Thursday: 7 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN Bethel Springs Presbyterian Church 59 4th Ave., Bethel Springs Rev. Joey Edwards Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m. Bethesda Presbyterian Church 50 Bethesda Loop, Selmer Bro. Chris Dancer, Pastor 610-1859 Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. First Presbyterian Church USA 800 Poplar Ave., Selmer Dr. Larry W. (Bud) Sizemore, Pastor

ROMAN CATHOLIC St. Jude the Apostle 1318 Poplar, Hwy. 64, Selmer Rev. W.H. Arnold, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. 1st Saturday: 9 a.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Bethel Springs Seventh Day Adventist 4352 Main St., Bethel Springs John Johnston, Pastor Saturday Worship: 9 a.m. Sabbath School: 10 a.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. OTHER/NON-DENOM Abundant Life Christian Fellowship 15770 Hwy 64 East Bolivar, Tn. Pastor D.R. Moore Bible Class: Saturday 10:00 a.m. Worship: Saturday 11 a.m. Only services due to Covid-19. A New Beginning Sol Coulston Rd., Bethel Springs Kenneth Kitchen, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. Believers Church 1431 Peach St., Selmer Karen Linam, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m. Encounter Community Church 1026 Peach St. Selmer, TN Pastor: Melvin Berry (731) 645-0055 Sunday Morning Fellowship 10:30 a.m. Sunday Morning Services 11 a.m. First Christian Church 133 N. Third St. Selmer Preacher, Gregg Worthey Sunday: 10:30 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m.

Kingdom Church, More Sure Word 1814 Buena Vista Road Bethel Springs, Tenn. 38315 (731) 577-0100 Sundays at 4 p.m. 2nd & 4th Tuesday L.I.F.E. class at 7 p.m. Thirsty Thursday (Bible Class) 7 p.m.

Love & Truth, Adamsville Campus 440 Hwy 64 East, Adamsville Lead Pastor - Eddie Cupples Campus Director - Scott Melson Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Wednesday nights: 7 p.m. Phone: 731-632-4999 www.loveandtruthchurch.com Greater Evangelical Ministry 1854 Airport Rd., Selmer Frank M. Holiday, Pastor Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 12 p.m. Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. Life Wind Covenant Church 63 Linsey Lane, Selmer Barry Bishop, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. Wed.: 7 p.m. www.lifewindchurch.com Safe Harbor Church 1514 Peach St., Selmer Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. World of Truth Church Hwy 57 West, Ramer Larry Cooksey, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 7 p.m. God’s Way Church 1121 Peach St., Selmer Bro. Billy Sanders, Pastor Sunday: 10 a.m. & 5 p.m. Full Gospel Fellowship Church 6595 Hwy 64 West Bethel Springs, Tenn. 731-646-1837 David Paseur, Pastor Sunday: 9:30 a.m.., 11 a.m. & 6 p.m. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Petra Family Worship Center 54 Pentecostal Ave., Milledgeville, TN 731-434-1002 S.S.: 10 a.m. Worship: 11 a.m. Sunday Night: 6 p.m. Thursday Night: 7 p.m. Pastors: Paul and Bonnie Young

First ChristianChurch 254 N. Maple St. Adamsville, TN 38310 Clint Hopper, Minister (731) 632-3012 Sunday Bible Class 9:30 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. FCC Wednesdays Meal 5:30 Worship/Studies 615 p.m. City of Refuge Church 300 Emmons Rd., Selmer C.A. “Skeet” Jackson, Pastor Sunday School: 10 a.m. Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. & 6 p.m., Wednesday: 7 p.m.

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF MCNAIRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE NOTICE TO CREDITORS PROBATE NO. P-1731 Estate of MATTHEW STEPHEN LOCKE, late of McNairy County, Tennessee Notice is Hereby Given that on the 16th day of December, 2021, Letters of Administration, in respect of the Estate of Matthew Stephen Locke, deceased, who died September 25, 2021 were issued to the undersigned by the Chancery Court Clerk of McNairy County, Tennessee. All persons, resident and nonresident, having claims, matured or unmatured, against the Estate are required by law to file the same with the Clerk of the above named Court on or before the earlier of the date prescribed in (1) or (2); otherwise, their claims will be forever barred. (1)(A) Four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or of the posting, as the case may be) of this notice if the creditor received an actual copy of this notice to creditors at least sixty (60) days before the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting); or (B) Sixty (60) days from the date the creditor received an actual copy of the notice to creditors if the creditor received the copy of the notice less than sixty (60) days prior to the date that is four (4) months from the date of the first publication (or posting) as described in (1)

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Trade continues to be on the minds of TN producers Jai Templeton Contributor

As consumers settle deep into the Christmas season agricultural producers continue to face the future with trade on their minds. Recent analysis from the Corn Refiner’s Association tracking trade agreements since 2010 show that other nations have outpaced the U.S. in cutting new trade agreements. The Biden Administration has adopted a policy of refining current trade agreements in place of

pursuing new ones. There is concern among some producer groups that the lack of new agreements may diminish the role of the United States in world trade. However, much work was left behind by the Trump administration with the new U.S.Mexico-Canada Agreement and the China Phase One Agreement. Active pursuit of these two agreements should continue to improve the balance of trade in favor of American production. While new agreements don’t necessarily equate

into business they do present the opportunity to grow market share as well as determine what the rules are. Since 2010 the U.S. completed four new agreements. In contrast China which is a major global competitor as well as consumer of U.S. production has completed ten. Other major countries such as Japan has entered into seven new agreements and Canada has entered into eight agreements. The robust adoption of new trade agreements seem to be paying a dividend for other coun-

tries. Those countries often enjoy improvements such as lower tariffs and reduced trade barriers. China for example realize improved conditions on $420 billion in total trade compared to $171 billion for the United States. As 2022 looms on the horizon TN producers as well as those across the country will be looking with eager eyes toward the possibilities of new and engaging multilateral trade agreements with the global community.

Gas Prices Keep Dropping as Omicron Pressures Oil Prices Lower NASHVILLE, Tenn., (December 20, 2021) — Tennessee gas prices are still falling as 2.5 million Tennesseans prepare to set out on a holiday road trip. Tennessee Gas Price average declined three cents last week. Drivers are now paying an average price of $3.00 a gallon for gasoline, which is 17 cents less than the 2021 high set back in October. “Holiday travelers are getting the gift of falling prices at the pump, though these prices surely aren’t falling as fast as many would like,” said Stephanie Milani, Tennessee Public Affairs Director, AAA - The Auto Club Group. “Travelers are poised to pay about a dollar per gallon more than they did last year. Even still, after many decided to stay home and play it safe in 2020, it

appears that higher gas prices will not be a big deterrent. AAA forecasts a strong 28% rebound in road trips compared to last year.” Quick Facts 62% of Tennessee gas stations have prices below $3.00 The lowest 10% of pump prices are $2.73 for regular unleaded The highest 10% of pump prices are $3.35 for regular unleaded National Gas Prices Pump prices fell again last week as crude oil prices wobbled—neither rising steadily nor falling rapidly. The national average for a gallon of gas dipped three cents to $3.30. Today’s national average of $3.30 is 11 cents less than a month ago and $1.09 more than a year ago. National Oil Market Dynamics

We are seeing deep cuts in the price of oil this morning. At press time U.S. oil prices are trading at a 6% loss on the day. Crude prices are falling due to growing market concerns that the omicron variant of COVID-19 will lead to a decrease in fuel demand as governments around the globe consider measures to curb transmission rates. If sustained, these lower oil prices will reduce the cost of producing gasoline – thus further reducing prices at the pump. Motorists can find current gas prices along their route with the free AAA Mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and Android. The app can also map a route, find discounts, book a hotel, and access AAA roadside assistance. Learn more at AAA.com/mobile.

Tennessee Regional Prices Most expensive metro markets - Memphis ($3.07), Morristown ($3.07), Jackson ($3.04) Least expensive metro markets - Cleveland ($2.91), Clarksville ($2.91), Kingsport-Bristol ($2.95) Tennessee Gas Price Averages (Price per gallon of regular unleaded gasoline)

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Local Events MCHS Basketball Schedule 2021/2022 12/30/21 vs Scotts Hill @Home 01/04/22 Crockett Co. Away 01/06/22 vs Middleton Away 01/08/22 vs Bolivar @Home 01/11/22 vs Kossuth Away 01/13/22 vs Northside @Home 01/15/22 vs JCM Away 01/21/22 vs Dyersburg Away 01/25/22 vs Chester Co. @Home 01/28/22 vs Lexington @Home 02/01/22 vs Hardin Co. Away 02/04/22 vs Chester Co. Away 02/08/22 vs Lexington Away 02/11/22 vs Hardin Co. @Home

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McNairy Central girls basketball crushes rival Adamsville to extend streak

McNairy Central girls basketball crushes rival Adamsville to extend streak McNairy Central girls basketball improved their winning streak to four straight games as the Lady Bobcats dominated Adamsville 64-34

on Dec. 17. The Lady Bobcats crushed the Adamsville through all four quarters, holding the Cardinals to less than 10 points in all but the third quarter and scored more than 15 in all but the fourth quarter.

Lynlee Brown led McNairy Central with 16 points, while Audrey Pierce was second on the team with 15. The 5-2 Lady Bobcats will take on Scotts Hill on Dec. 30, while Adamsville (3-4) will face Clarksburg.

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Lady Cat Biana Davis prepares for shot against the Lady Cardinals in rival game.

Adamsville High School Schedule Basketball 2021/2022 12/27-28/21 Alcorn Christmas @ Alcorn Central High 01/04/22 vs. Hardin Co. Away 01/07/22 vs. Frank Hughes @ Home 01/11/22 vs. Scotts Hill Away 01/14/22 vs. Riverside @ Home 01/18/22 vs. Bolivar Away 01/21/22 vs. Madison @ Home 01/22/22 vs. Obion Central Away 01/28/22 vs. Scotts Hill @ Home 02/01/22 vs. Riverside Away 02/04/22 vs. Bolivar @ Home 02/08/22 vs. Madison Away Start time is 6:00 p.m.

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MCHS Lady Cardinal Brooklyn Hopkins secures the ball in play as the Cats secure a win for their win over the Adamsville Lady Cardinals 64-34 at the Roundhouse.

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Adamsville Lady Cardinal Jada Wynn attempts a shot during a game against the Lady Bobcats.

Bobcats defeat Cardinals in Roundhouse Adamsville Cardinals lose to MCHS in the roundhouse Friday night 56-40. MCHS takes the lead in the first quarter 8-2 and it just got worse for the Cardinals from there. Cardinals #2 Logan Luckett was high scorer with 12 points while # 4 Jacob Bowles added 9 points. Bobcats leading scorers where #12 Nate More with 16 points and #11 Tanner kirk with 13 points.

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MCHS Bobcat Jabari Melton drives to the basket against AHS Cardinal Jamal Stiger during their Dec. 17 matchup. The Bobcats won 56-40 over the Cardinals.

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Adamsville’s Logan Luckett attempts a shot as McNairy Central’s Nate Adamsville’s Ty Case attempting a shot against an aggressive Bobcat defense in their December 17 matchup. Moore during their recent matchup.

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McNairy Central girls basketball extends winning streak to 3 games Madison Kirk’s 16 points was the difference maker for McNairy Central’s girls basketball to edge Jackson Central 36-28 on Dec. 14. While Kirk was the only player who scored in double figures for the Lady Bobcats, all but two players scored in the game against Jackson Central. Lynlee Brown was

second on the team with eight points, while Willow Merry was the only one who attempted a three. The Lady Bobcats improved to 4-2 on the season, and are currently riding a three-game winning streak as they will face Adamsville (33) for the second time this month on Dec. 17.

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Adamsville High loses Adamsville girls basby one to Kossuth High ketball loses in close Adamsville High loses by one to Kossuth High Adamsville boys basketball lost a nail-biter on Dec. 14, as Kossuth High defeated the Cardinals 45-44. The Cardinals led 2220 going into halftime, but Kossuth going on a 16-7 run in the third quarter gave the team a 36-29 lead heading into

the fourth. The Cardinals scored 15 points in the fourth, but Kossuth’s nine was all it needed to secure the win. Logan Luckett led Adamsville with 14 points, while Jacob Bowles was second on the team with 12. Next up for the Cardinals (4-5) is McNairy Central on Dec. 17.

game to Kossuth

Adamsville’s girls basketball’s win streak ended at two games after losing 47-42 to Kossuth High on Dec. 17. The score was tied at 13 as both teams made their way to the locker room for halftime, but it was Kossuth who came out with momentum as the team outscored Adamsville 34-21 in the second half.

Chloe Swearingen led the Lady Cardinals with 16 points. She was the only player who scored double digits, as Kayla Godwin was second on the team with nine points. The Lady Cardinals hope to get back into the win column with their next game against McNairy Central.

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Lady Bobcat Alli Austin attempts a shot against Jackson Central Merry’s Cougars on Dec. 14.

Bobcats lose close one to Cougars Staff Photo Janet Rail

Adamsville’s Logan Luckett attempting a rebound against Kossuth on Dec. 14. Luckett led with 14 points.

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Lady Cardinal Kyla Sanders attempts a shot against Kossuth. AHS lost 47-42 in a close game Dec. 14.

Michie boys basketball survives late comeback against Ramer

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Bobcat Nate Moore makes a shot against JCM on Dec. 14. Moore made 17 points in the game.

The Bobcats lose a close one to JCM tuesday 12/14/2021 with final score 81-77. The bobcats lead the first three quarters 59-48, but JCM showed up in the fourth quarter with 33 points while MCHS only scored 18 giving JCM the victory.

Leading scorers for the Bobcats where #15 Eli Yopp with 20 points, #22 simon Whitaker with 19 points and Nate Moore with 17 points. The leading scorers for JCM where #4 Jaydin Poe with 25 points and #10 Elijah Lovelady with 21 points.

It was a close game between Michie and Ramer’s boys basketball, but it was the Blue Devils who prevailed 35-33 on Dec. 16. Ramer led 19-18 heading into the half, but only scored five points in the third quarter to give Michie the 2624 lead heading into the fourth. It was back and forth from there, but Ramer was unable to win the game at the end. “Good to get out with a win,” Michie coach Michael Cleary said. “Credit Ramer’s coach and players for a good game plan and execution. Proud of our players for grinding it out.” Ty Whitten led Michie with 14 points, while Skyler Hollan was second on the team with 11. Ramer’s Konner Shelton and Jaden Court both finished with 10 points for the Eagles.

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Ramer’s Radarius Patterson makes a shot attempt for the Eagles against the defense of Michie’s Avery Burks.

Ramer girls basketball defeats Michie after 16-point 3rd quarter

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Lady Eagle Carlee Shelton attempts a shot in a matchup against Michie while Dani Kate Sawyer blocks the action.

After being down by four in the first half, Ramer’s girls basketball bounced back in the second half to defeat Michie 37-29 on Dec. 16. Michie led 17-13 heading into halftime, but Ramer’s 16 third quarter points put the Eagles ahead for the rest of the game. Michie ended up scoring 12 in the second half and could not recover the lead. Bailee Shelton scored a team-high 15 points for the Eagles, while Jaley Bolen was second on the team with 10. Michie’s Kennedy Cleary was the only

player who scored double digits for the Blue Devils, as she finished with 14 points.

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Last week’s photo below was- taken by LeAnne Gray. The Lady Rebel is number #33 Rhyan Parker. We apologize for the error.

Selmer girls basketball snaps losing streak with win over Pickwick Selmer’s girls basketball team is back in the win column after a dominating 36-12 victory over Pickwick Southside on Thursday night. The Lions held Pickwick to just five points in the first half, leading 24-5 by halftime. The score was 30-8 by the end of the third quarter, and it was all but over for Pickwick by then. Selmer’s leading scorer was Callie Finlayson with 18 points, while the second-leading scorer was Jocelyn Barnes-Mcgee with six points. The win improves the Lady Lions to 2-9 on the season.

Selmer wins first game of the season; dominates Pickwick Southside

It took 11 games, but Selmer’s boys basketball team secured their first win of the season after the Lions defeated Pickwick Southside 38-22 on Dec. 16. The first half did not start off great for the Lions, however, as they only scored nine points heading into the locker room. They turned the game around in the second half, however, outscoring Pickwick 27-13 to secure the win. Markell Fulton was the leading scorer for Selmer with 13 points, while Avion Jackson was second on the team with 10. The Lions are now 1-10 this season.

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Mrs. Crystal Austin’s 1st Grade Class at Adamsville Elementary

me an X-Box 5. Love, Kingstyn Weatherly

Payzleigh T. - I want Santa to bring me a Barbie House, play barbies, a scarf, and a bubblegum machine.

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS4, X-Box gaming set up, popit, and popin cooking. Love, Kailani Croswait

Brody C. - I would like for Santa to bring me a remote control monster truck, stuffed animals, and a dinosaur.

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a toy puppy, a real puppy, and popits. Love, Addison Starnes Ms. Tammy Carroll 2nd grade

Kyleigh F. - I want a cat, a pool, and a barbie house. Harper Y. - I hope Santa will bring me a new laptop, a gumball machine, and a Nintendo Switch because my brother has one and I want on.

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an iphone 13, 4-wheeler, X-Box 5, horse, and PS5. Love, Greyson Larson

Kendall D. - I want a cat, a hat, glasses, and a watch. I think that is all.

Dear Santa, I would like for you to get me slime, venomous action figure, elf, drum, PS5, and X-Box 360. Love, Jayden Hardin

Milana R. - I hope Santa will bring me a scooter, a fake cat, and a teddy bear. Brentley H. - I want Santa to bring me a new RC car, new clothes, new shoes, and a new dog. Ty P. - I want Santa to bring me a dollar, a Polar Express Train, and a violin. Shiloh F. - I would like for Santa to bring me 12 mini brands, diamond earrings, 5 rings, and a necklace. Kaylee C. - I want Santa to bring me a Pop it Tube, an Alexa, a set of bunk beds, and for my sister to please be nice to me. Hayden T. - I hope Santa will bring me some chapter books, Mining Machine books, and some Big Truck books. Nellie C. - This Christmas I want my family to have a good Christmas, a stuffed dog, lots of books, and a pretend hospital. Leelan A. - I want Santa to bring me a hover board, a hat, 3 monster trucks, and hot wheel cars. Ms. Jessica Plunk 2nd Grade Class Adamsville Elementary Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a LOL doll, fidgets, popits, and barbie. Love, Heaven Long Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS5, iphone 8, computer, ipad 12, and a hoover board. Love, Maddox Ross Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dirt bike, popit, squishy, monkey noodles, iphone, and hoover board. Love, Levi Clausel Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an XBox, fourwheeler, earpods, shirt, and iphone 11. Love, Khloe Rice Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dirt bike, weight stuff, 100 jumbo popits, cell phone, PS5 and controller. Love, Tayte Surratt

Katie Driskell 8th Grade Michie Elementary School Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dirt bike, bike, computer, books, trampoline and ipad. Love, Kooper Moore Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me shoes, fidgets, cup, books, and stuffed animals. Love, Harper McFall Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me makeup, a dog, books, bookshelf, iphone, air pods and an elf for next year. Love, Ava Ward Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a four wheeler, dirt bike, books, roller skates, popits, earpods, and air shoes. Love, Amariana Sanchez Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a wiggy, makeup, board games, squishamels, and X-Box. Love, Aleah Crowder Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me whatever you would like to bring me. I hope you get all the presents done. Love, Nic Pettigrew Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me FLY Guy Books, Jumbo popits, slime ball, earpods, computer, Mario Game, and a toy rat. Love, Max Pettigrew Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring mea nerf gun with bullets, jumbo popits, monkey noodles, phone, and a skateboard. Love, Luke Naylor Dear Santa, I would like for you to

bring me an electric bike, swimming pool, trampoline, clothes, books, bookshelf, jumbo popits, mini TV, tablet, airpods, shoes, earrings, makeup, and sketchpad. Love, Maisey Kellerhals Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me books, skateboard, pusheen toys, ipad, mac book, PS5, with controller, Rainbow high dolls, fidgit popits, a new TV with remote. Love, Mila Horton

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me karaoke, clothes, hooverboard, and x-Box 5. Love, Mya Irwin

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a karaoke machine, X-Box 5, computer, slime, and PS5. Love, Payton Flowers

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an X-Box 5, remote control car, and an elf. Love, Jacob Webb Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS5, and nintendo switch. Love, Chase Kelly Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dog and an elf. Love, Kaiden Olive

Dear Santa, I would like an LOL doll. Love, Sierra Davidson

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a new my life doll, crafting set, LOL doll, popit. Merry Christmas. Love, Madison Davis Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a fake soft puppy dog,

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me popits, computer, PS5, and game Madden 22 Love Hayden Roberson Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a horse, chicalinda, and boomerang. Love, Emma Cherry Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a board game and a fidget spinner. Love, Layton Nixon Ms. Tammy Carroll 2nd Grade Adamsville Elementary Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS5. Love, Liam Matlock Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me minecraft dungeons. Love, Parker Feazell Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an LOL doll, Encanto Movie, and a barbie. Love, Madison McConnell Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a dirt bike, X-Box 5, battle drones, lego set and an elf. Love, Bentley Milford

Amelia Irvin 4th Grade Michie Elementary School

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doll, squishy, and tablet. Love, Angel Delcher Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a tablet, makeup, samsung TV, and a watch. Love, Briley Moore Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a waterproof mermaid tail, minibrand store, Mario Golf, iphone, and new shoes. Love, Lorelai Dragich Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a squishy, a little baby cardinal, pony, goldfish, and earrings. Love,

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me a PS5, iphone, and money Love, Henry Bowen Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS5, iphone, and money. Love, Owen Hughes Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me Bluey toys, Barbie stuff, cute puppy, and Lego set. Love, Ashlyn Robertson Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a phone, piano, bike, hoverboard and a nintendo switch. Love, Madisyn Kellerhals Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd grade

Anistyn 6th Grade Adamsville Elementary and a fake walking cat. Hope you have a Merry CHristmas. Love, Mallorie Tidwell Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a popit purse for Chritmas and you can surprise me with everything else. Love, Sadie Luttrell Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an LOL doll, dollhouse and barbie. Love, Mya Newcomb Ms Shiree Combs 2nd Grade Adamsville Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a Amongus player, Poke Ball, remote control car, sword, elf on the shelf and computer. Love, Karter McFerson

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring mea squishy, hoverboard, and real dog. Love, Katie Wesemann Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a real snake for Christmas, a toy sea monster, and a slinky. Love, Carter Harris Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a watch, crafts, snow globes, and squishy. Love, Laken Black Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me minibrands, fidgets, Mario Golf, Big Hershey Kisses, four matching necklaces. Thank you for my elf. Love, Bella Keeton

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me Sonic screwdriver and Tardis from Doctor Who. Love, Taven Foley Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me minibrands, fidgits, popits, and a bike Love, Maylee Fuller Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a remote control car, phone, nintendo switch, farming simulator 22 and itune card. Love, Hayden Roberts Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an ipad, Alexa, and a phone. Love, Ray Conley Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an LOL doll, cat, baby

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an elf pet and play station. Love, Eli Nicholson Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a PS5, remote control car, nerf gun,and race game. Love, Koby White

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a four wheeler and iphone 13. Love, Emmett Davis

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a sniper nerf gun, hoverboard, iphone 12, Alexa, and security camera. Love, Jax Adams

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me some Nike Airforce shoes and a popit purse. Love, Jaelynn Brown

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a big Lego set, an elf on the shelf, hotwheels, and kinetic sand. Love, Drake Ratliff

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an ipad, book, and dolls. Love, Emma Jackson

Dear Santa, I would like you to bring me an iphone13, Alexa, security camera, and a waterslide. Love, Addie Sebren

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me an X-Box, skateboard, computer, phone, and tablet. Love, Brody Burks

I would like for you to bring me an iphone and computer. Love, Nevaeh Stackens

Danielle Wiggins PreK-5 Bethel Springs Dear Santa, I have been good this year.

mas. Thanks, Taylor Coy Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like two Barbies and a toy pony for Christmas. Thanks, Alexa Elizalde Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a bike helmet and a Barbie house for Christmas. Thanks, Raelynn Gladish

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy lamp, a toy shark, a toy chicken, a toy car, a toy turtle, a toy window, a toy snake and a toy dolphin for Christmas. Thanks, William Hallman Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a baby doll with diapers and a bottle for Christmas. Thanks, Paisley Herman Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a real Pug dog, a bouncy ball and a PlayStation for Christmas. Thanks, Daniel Hostetler

Cooper Davis 8th Grade Michie Elementary Bonna Smith Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a new bike, fidgets, new phone case, and art stuff. Love, Izzy Lott Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a Huge Rainbow high doll, big white tiger, a silcone doll, and a huge among us popit. Love, Keelyn Harbin Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd Grade Adamsville Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me LOL doll, fidgets, and fake nails. Love, Sadie Jarrett Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me money and puppies. Love, Malachi Watkins Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me dolls, new bike, LOL dolls, crayola crayons, crayon box, and new shoes. Love, Adalyn Boswell Ms. Sarah Barber 2nd grade Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring

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Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a nerf gun, iphone, and a computer. Love, Jake Wommack Dear Santa, .I would like for you to bring me boots and Legos. Love, Creed Smith

Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me PS5, scooter, and fast mini car. Love, Cree Smith Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a puppy, baby doll, and baby changing table. Love, Emma Alley Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a hoverboard, PS4, phone, and puppy. Love, Taytum Griswell Dear Santa, I would like for you to bring me a remote control car, elf on the shelf, and a bike. Love, Cai McFerson Dear Santa,

Jessie Selmer Elementary I would like a Batman car and Batman robot for Christmas. Thanks, Gunner Beavers Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy diesel truck, a toy house with people, a toy mouse in a toy wall, a toy house with Barbies and a toy octopus with a toy man for Christ-

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy whale, a Barbie doll named Chelsea, a toy whale for my big sister and a real doghouse for my dog for Christmas. Thanks, Charleigh Ingle

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy gun, a motorcycle and Legos for

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LETTERS TO SANTA

and a stuffed animal. Love, Kason Franks Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a remote control race car and a remote control dinosaur. Love, Jackson Hurst Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a race car. Love, Mason Jones Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a bike. Love, Matthew King

Lilly B. 6th Grade Adamsville Love, Misty Caraway

Christmas. Thanks, Jaxon Kirby Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a Ballerina Barbie, a baby doll, a doctor doll, a scooter with a helmet, a toy sink, a toy salad, toy donuts and a tray of play food for Christmas. Thanks, Lila McCullar

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Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy gun, a toy dog and Legos for Christmas. Thanks, Braxton Wilbanks

Ava Holloway 3th Grade Ramer trol race car and a remote control dinosaur. Love, Jackson Hurst Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a race car. Love, Mason Jones Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a bike. Love, Matthew King Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a Toy Story Rex and Woody figure. Love, Gideon Kirk

I have been good this year; I would like a real motorcycle and puzzles. Love, Daniel Reed

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a Barbie doll, L.O.L. Dolls, and a Venus Fly Trap. Love, Jayde Reynolds

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a remote control dozer, front in loader, hot rod and dirt bike. Love, Gunner Roach

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a Venus Fly Trap plush and a spider plush. Love, Hunter Nixon

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like Pokemon cards and a remote control boat. Love, Ethan Rocco Kindergarten Bethel Springs Elementary Melissa Watkins

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Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a real dirt bike and Spider-Man Squishy. Love, Eadon Browder Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a Barbie and a stuffed animal. Love, Raven Bryant Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a baby doll and a Barbie doll.

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a remote control dozer, front in loader, hot rod and dirt bike. Love, Gunner Roach

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like Hot Wheel cars and a stuffed animal. Love, Kason Franks

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a toy doll just like me, a real dog and a bunk bed for Christmas. Thanks, Bentley Simmons

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Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a Barbie doll, L.O.L. Dolls, and a Venus Fly Trap. Love, Jayde Reynolds

Dear Santa, I have been good this year; I would like a dinosaur set and a Paw Patrol set. Love, Noah Coy

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a Fortnite sniper gun, play ax and a bike for Christmas. Thanks, Zyon Reece

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PAGE 4B ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL I have been very good this year. I would like a toy train set. Love, Jacob Ballard

and the new Barbie Dream House. Love, Hazely Edenfield

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a Barbie Dream Closet with some Barbie Dolls and clothes. Love, Dixie Burger

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like an XBox and controller, a phone, and some AirPods. Love, Reagan Harben

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a Nerf blaster Gun with nerf bullets and a Hoverboard. Love, Konnor Daniel

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like an ipod and an orbeez ball, Love, Lakely Ingle

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a Barbie Dream House, a dog kitchen, and a stuffed unicorn. Love, Brooklyn Dubose

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like some little babydolls, the new Barbie house, and an iPad. Love, Kensly Jackson

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nus Rex, T-Rex, Velociraptor, and a Dilophosaurus dinosaur. Love, Titus Killingsworth Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a Pegasus that flies, a T-Rex, and a horse farm. Love, Leianna Moffitt Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like Mario and Luigi toys, Mario games, and Luigi games. Love, Zachary Parish Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a helicopter, scooter with buttons, and a remote control jeep. Love, Kolton Smith

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a soundproof bedroom, an iphone 12, and a new Barbie Dream house. Love, Kynleigh Smith Dear Santa, I have been very good this year . I would like a carrier for cats and a car for Tag to fit in. Love, Memphis Smith

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Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I would like an Indominus Rex. Love, Cates Allison

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2021 Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like fidgets. Love, Alyvia Floyd Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a jewelry set. Love, Lyla Gee Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I would like a toy Polar Express train. Love, Cade Graham Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I would like a mopad. Love, Shiloh Haggard Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a Barbie doll house.

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Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a little kitten. Love, Stella King

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a toy motorcycle. Love, Adaiah Lloyd

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a tablet. Love, Aaliyah Lloyd Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I would like an army suit. Love, Connor Matlock

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a LOL surprise doll. Love, Anny Mitchell

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl. I would like a lot of fidgets. Love, Adley Mitchell

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Wednesday, december 22, 2021 Dear Santa, I want a polly pocket dollhouse, 2000 instruments, and a hatchimal, a big one. Love, Avery Browder Dear Santa, I want an electric scooter with black handles, a race car track a Mario one, and a nerf gun. Love, Brody Butler Dear Santa, I want clothes and shoes, pop its, and a new barbie dream house. Love, Khloe Daniel Dear Santa, I do want a nintendo switch and I want a Ken doll and a barbie doll. I do need a new bicycle too. Love, Lily Davis Dear Santa, I want a pop it, a water bottle, and a coloring book. Love, Yadhira Elizalde Dear Santa, I want a rose and a cooking

set and a unicorn. Thank you Santa. Love, Karma Faraoni Dear Santa, I need a bike because I’m too big for my other one, a small toy dinosaur, and a dark saber from Mandolarian. Love, Forrest Goodrum Dear Santa, I want an American Girl doll, a polly pocket, and a pop it. Love, Evan Hutcherson Dear Santa, I want a nerf gun and a toy go kart and a new game for my nintendo. Some pokemon too. Love, Jayce Hembree Dear Santa, I want a polly pocket, pop its, and a barbie. Love,

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Dear Santa, I want a drone, treasurex, and I’d have to say a toy car. Love, Jaxon Recoulle

Dear Santa, I want a pet weiner dog and a toy unicorn and a horse plushie because I love horses. Love, Irelynne Wiedl

Dear Santa, I want a drone and maybe among us plushie and maybe a spider man mask. I think that’ll be all. Love, Yahweh Reyes

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1st Grade Bethel Springs Elementary Lacey Tanner’s Class Letters To Santa

Dear Santa, I want a skateboard and a nintendo switch. That’s all. Love, Mason Skinner Dear Santa, I want a tent, magnets, and a hot wheels track. Love, Luke Smith Dear Santa, I want a LOL doll, high heels, and my own board to write on in my room. Love,

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PAGE 6B ❖ INDEPENDENT APPEAL makeup, scrunchies, and dress shoes. Love, Evelynne Brasher Dear Santa, I would like an RC car, imaginex, and a sling shot. Love, Isaac Simmons Dear Santa, I would like a Nintendo, a Barbie car, and a Barbie. Love, Lisa Webb Dear Santa, I would like fake keys, paper, and art stuff.. Love, Carsen Berryman

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Us Figure, and a Batman car. Love, John-Luke Tuberville

Dear Santa, I would like hatchimals, llama corn, and LOL dolls. Love, Lily Younger

Dear Santa, I would like a laptop, a Nintendo switch, and mermaid doll. Love, Madison Howard

Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie house, baby dolls, and some clothes. Love, Izabella Guthrie

Dear Santa, I would like a hot wheels track, a tire for the track, and an Iron Man figure. Love, Jase Reichert

Dear Santa, I would like a black kitten, a white puppy, and a square legendary pop it. Love, Chasity Nelson

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Dear Santa, I would like a Batman, an art set, and Pokémon cards. Love, Jaylen Morrison

Dear Santa, So I want a notepad. I also want some stickers. Then I also want markers. Love, Dulcie Bishop

Dear Santa, I would like a mine craft game, Batman, and the Among Us game. Love, Jaxon Parrish

Dear Santa, I want a polly pocket dollhouse, 2000 instruments, and a hatchimal, a big one. Love,

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Timmy 6th Grade Adamsville Avery Browder Dear Santa, I want an electric scooter with black handles, a race car track a Mario one, and a nerf gun. Love, Brody Butler Dear Santa, I want clothes and shoes, pop its, and a new barbie dream house. Love, Khloe Daniel Dear Santa, I do want a nintendo switch and I want a Ken doll and a barbie doll. I do need a new bicycle too. Love, Lily Davis

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Dear Santa, I want a pop it, a water bottle, and a coloring book. Love, Yadhira Elizalde

Dear Santa, I want a rose and a cooking set and a unicorn. Thank you Santa. Love, Karma Faraoni Dear Santa, I need a bike because I’m too big for my other one, a small toy dinosaur, and a dark saber from Mandolarian. Love, Forrest Goodrum Dear Santa, I want an American Girl doll, a polly pocket, and a pop it. Love, Evan Hutcherson Dear Santa, I want a nerf gun and a toy go kart and a new game for my nintendo. Some pokemon too. Love, Jayce Hembree Dear Santa,

I want a polly pocket, pop its, and a barbie. Love, Aubrey Miller Dear Santa, I want a drone, treasurex, and I’d have to say a toy car. Love, Jaxon Recoulle Dear Santa, I want a drone and maybe among us plushie and maybe a spider man mask. I think that’ll be all. Love, Yahweh Reyes Dear Santa, I want a skateboard and a nintendo switch. That’s all. Love, Mason Skinner Dear Santa, I want a tent, magnets, and a hot wheels track. Love, Luke Smith Dear Santa,

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Wednesday, december 22, 2021 I want a LOL doll, high heels, and my own board to write on in my room. Love, Alexis Stofko Dear Santa, I want a pet weiner dog and a toy unicorn and a horse plushie because I love horses. Love, Irelynne Wiedl 1st Grade- Bethel Springs Elementary School Mrs. Mallory Graham’s Class Dear Santa, I would like a nerf gun, a nintendo switch game, and a new toy. Love, Gage Alexander Dear Santa, I would like a sonic action figure, a hoverboard, and an ironman suit. Love, Aiden Allen Dear Santa, I would like a polar express train, blocks, and a dry erase marker board. Love, Griffin Ashcraft Dear Santa, I would like a new four wheeler, a playstation 5, and a new side by side. Love, Elijah Baggett Dear Santa, I would like a remote control car, a new bike, and a dirtbike. Love, Owen Brown Dear Santa, I would like a whiteboard, a playstation, and an american girl. Love, Greenlee Carroll Dear Santa, I would like some glasses, an ironman toy, and a superman toy. Love, Kyson Davis Dear Santa, I would like an American girl doll, a keyboard pop it, and a simple dimple. Love, Tuesday Ervin Dear Santa, I would like a vacation to the beach for next year, a pocket knife, and a toy pistol. Love, Harrison Hatch Dear Santa, I would like an american girl doll, american girl doll clothes, and some crafts. Love, Tinsley Hicks Dear Santa, I would like a new paw patrol tower, a Barbie dream house, and a jumping thing. Love, Victoria Larios Dear Santa, I would like a dollhouse, a barbie doll, and a chalkboard. Love, Gracelynn Lusk

Dear Santa, I would like a shock wave from Transformers, a toy tractor, and a toy plow. Love, Rylan McNatt Dear Santa, I would like a nintendo switch, xbox 2, and a power ranger toy. Love, Noah Miller Dear Santa, I would like an american girl doll, tamagotchi picks, and a frozen doll. Love, Madison Osborn Dear Santa, I would like a squishmallows, a tablet, and squishmallows house shoes. Love, Aleaha Stansell Dear Santa, I would like a nintendo switch, a kid ranger, and a watch. Love, Casen Westmoreland Dear Santa, I would like a cocker spaniel blanket, a baby doll, and a simple dimple. Love, Jamisyn Whirley

2nd Tina Brewer’s Class Bethel Springs Elementry Dear Santa, How does your slay fly? This is what I want for Christmas, a robot, a trampoline and a RC car too. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Mathew Dear Santa, I love you Santa. I want a ipone7. I want a PS5 controller. I want popcorn shrimp. I hope you have a good Christmas. Love, Braydin Dear Santa, I think Santa is great and puts presents under the tree. I want a pegasus horse and lso a girl riding a different horse. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Ja’liyah Dear Santa, I love Santa. I want a barbie doll. I want a fone. I want new clothes. Merry Christmas! Love, Isabella Dear Santa, I hope you are having a good Christmas. This is what I want for Christmas. I want a Iphone 12 or 11, an LOL kit and airpods. I hope you are having a Merry Christmas! Love, Mimi Dear Santa, I hope you are having a great Chrismas. I want walky talkies for Crismas. I want Miny Brans and a baby alive doll. From you friend, Avery

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Dear Santa, You are one of my favoret people in the world. You work very hard. I relly want a new bike then I also relly want a new LOL doll. I want some roboks too. You are like a super hero. Love, Jessa Dear Santa, I hope you are having a Merry Crismas. I would like a surprise for Christmas. Also tell Miss Clows I hope she is having a Merry Christmas to. Love, Skye Dear Santa, How are you filling this year? All I want for Christmas is fortnight stuff and mine craft stuff. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Brayden Dear Santa, I hope your having a great year. I would like a gel blaster with gel blaster reefel ammo.I want a robot. Merry Christmas! Love, Keegan Dear Santa, I want a hoverboard and some crayons. My dad wants a side by side and I want mom to get a new phone. Merry Chrimsas Santa! Love, Kynlea Dear Santa, Are you having a good Cristmis? Can I have a LOL and a OMG doll and a stuffy? I like your elfs. Love, Aubree Dear Santa, Hope you have a good Chrismas and this is what I want for Chrismas. I want a motorsicle and a nintendo switch and a neckless and rings. Love, Madi Dear Santa, I hope you have a good Chisrtmas. I want a oculus, PS5, a tablit and for you to have a Merry Christmas! Love, Braylan

3rd Grade Hannah Kiestler’s Class Bethel Elementary Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Roblox card. I would like some fidgets. I think I have been good. I don’t want a lot of presents. I would like a great Christmas. Love, Chloe J. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a robot. And I would like popits.. I would like a drone. I have been a good boy this year. Love, Eric B. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like to have a baby brother. I hope I have

4th Grade Michie Elementary been good this year. I want clothes. And Spider Man miles morales. I am so sorry to ask for to much. Love, Karson J. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a Amongus plushie. I believe in you Santa I also hope everybody else gets Christmas to. I love youSanta. I have been a little nice this year. Love, Camden C. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like little minecraft figures. And some amongus plushies. And a soccer ball. And a minecraft toy ores. And a real diamond. I have been good. Love, Evan E. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like toy minecraft with the right pickaxe. A real gold bar. A real diamond. A real netherite bar. Thank you Santa. Love, Cooper W. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a xbox card. I think I have been good. I think my favorite holiday is Christmas. I think Christmas is more about family and friends not presents. Love, Anna K. Dear Santa, This year for Christmas I would like a popit. And a simple dimple. And two puzzles. And a teddy bear. Love,

Madison G. Dear Santa, I want two elf on the shelf good elfs that listen and sleep and eat and drink and that can play with me and a furreal dog. Love, Alexcia H. Dear Santa, I want LOL dolls and some JoJo toys. I also want some pokemon cards. Love, Brooklynn H. Dear Santa, I want a tablet and a popit case. I also want baby doll stuff and barbie doll stuff and makup and shoes. Love Teleah R. 3rd Grade Jennifer Huggin’s class Bethel Springs Dear Santa, I would like football cards, Pokemon cards, an Ole Miss football and helmet, a number 2 jersey, and a big Pokemon card. Lake Lamberth

Dear Santa, I know I was not the best this year, but I have been going through a lot. One gift in my school has been my best friend. I know I do not normally ask for a lot, but this year I really really want a new bike and a few American Girl dolls, lots of legos. I am really sorry for asking for a lot. Trinity Miller

Dear Santa, I am going to tell you what I want for Christmas because I was a good girl this year and what I want is a tumble mat, a smart tube watch, modern craft kit and Lol dolls, and a bouncing unicorn Thank you. Aubrey Cook

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl so I want new headphones because my sister broke mine and a new go cart because my oil is leaking and that is all. Jaycee Flatt

Dear Santa, This year I have been very good. For Christmas I would like My Life Baby Born Surprise and Gabby’s doll houses and sets. Grace Martinez

Dear Santa, I have been wanting LED lights. I also wanted the all pro passer. These are the things I wanted the most. I’ve been good this year, so far. Austin Lucietta

Dear Santa, I have been good, but can I have a punching bag please? I need it please! May I have a book too, please? Lilly Sanders

Dear Santa, I would like a bearded dragon for Christmas. I would also like some stuff for it. I have been a good for my mom, my dad, and my teacher! Sailor Presson

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Page 8B v Independent appeaL Dear Santa, I want a puppy, xbox, suitcase, a four wheeler, a dog pen, dog car, dog bed, a cat post and bed, and a dog and cat house. Kyile Burks

Dear Santa, I have been trying my best to be good this year. May I please have a guitar, a drumset, submarine goggles, and a microscope. Love, Kaidenn C,

Dear Santa, I was a good boy and I want a tv and pokemon and sports stuff like a new football, a new bat, and a lot of baseballs, some toys, an xbox 1, and some candy. Jesse Parks

Dear Santa, I would like a phone so I can play games. I would like a soccer ball and a goldfish. I would like annabell the movie and some house shoes. I have been really good. Love, Landon D.

Dear Santa, I want the ps 5 and the black spider man game. I want a hamster with a cage and food and water bottle for the hamster. I want this Christmas to be the best Christmas ever and I want my elf to come to my house. Eyan Wright Dear Santa, I want a ps 5 and a computer and a new mortal kombat game. Weston Plunk Dear Santa, I have been decent and everything has been ok. I want an iphone xr, money, and a pc science kit. Jaydin Wyke 3rd Grade Bethel Springs Elementary Mrs. Kim Carlin’s Dear Santa, I want a house that is upstairs that can have animals. I want things that have pictures of me and Bella. I really wish I could have my dog Bella back. I want another hoverboard. Love, Karlee V. Dear Santa, I want some pokemon cards (5 sets), an electric scooter, little rubber bands, and more toe socks. Love, Willow B.

Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a onewheel, for my 50 states test to be moved to after Christmas, and for a hoverboard. Love, Olivia S. Dear Santa Claus, I would like some squishmallows, a watch, some slime, and last but not least some fuzzy pajamas. Love, Bailee H. Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like some chapter books, more clothes, legos, and a hoverboard. Love, Brayden P. Dear Santa, For Christmas I want and Ipod, a fortenite burst and triffle gun, a baby yoda toy, and a spider man set. Love, Weston H. Dear Santa, I would like a big bucket of slime for Christmas and a fake baby doll. I would also like a hoverboard and a white and black husky puppy. Love, Gabbi P. Dear Santa, I want a stained glass solar system watch, a solar sys-

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tem blanket, lego spiderman sets, and a Mandalorian spaceship lego set. Love, Noah M. Dear Santa Claus, I would like boots, overalls, and more track pieces for the model train set. Love, Reed M. Dear Santa, I want 4 pairs of comy pj’s plus a lego set. I would also like to have pokemon cards. Love, Kamden W. 4th Grade Bethel Springs Elementary Mrs. Christie Killingsworth Dear Santa, I want all the max crumbly books, FNF vs. Zardy for Nintendo switch, FNF vs. Garcello for nintendo switch, FNF vs. RUV for nintendo switch, FNF vs. Garcello’s return for nintendo switch, FNF vbs. Huggy Wuggy for nintendo switch, FNF posters, My hero acadia may seasons 1-5, FNF vs. Scott pilgrim for nintendo switch, FNF vs. Whitty for switch, FNF vs. A.G.O.T.I., FNF vs. my hero acadia my, FNF vs. Mickey Mouse, and finally I want FNF vs. FNF hd. Love, Alex Anderson Dear Santa, I want figit’s Pop it’s make up nails, and doll’s. Love, Tynlee Bauer Dear Santa, can I get a Ak24. can I get a new rifel. can I have a shotgun. can I get an elexa blue tooth speaker. can I have a new football. can I have a dirt bike. can I have a new pocket knife. Can I get a puppey. Three fortnite cards pleas. Love, Braylyn Bivens

6th Adamsville Leya B. Dear Santa, I would like the Hunger Games book collection and the Harry Potter books, and 20$. And a new phone. Love, Charissa Bridges Dear Santa, I want a dirt bike. I would like one switch game that is my Hero’s one’s justice. I would like 1000 Vbucks. The reason is I have ben helping with my babby sisters and have ben helping with the house and cleaning my room my parints have not ben yelling at me. Love, Aiden Byrd Dear Santa, I want A phone, figit pack white shoes, led light, phonecase. Love, Gracie Gray Dear Santa, I need boxers. I want shoows. I want xbox IS controllers. Love, Kyle Hembree Dear Santa, I hope I can get some presents. I want an 8 bitalo usb for a nintindo witch a Fortnite v-buck card an xbox one shopping card for the xbox store. Love, Bryson Hurst

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Dear Santa, I have been good this year so can I have a popet, a nedo, mak up, jean’s, shirt’s. Love, Miranda Mayfield Dear Santa, Iv been really Good this year and me and my friend have started a business of saleing pictures and pencils. and want is fort nite cards, and a airsaft gun. from, Kaleb Nethery Dear Santa, Can I have a ps4. I have never had one before. So can I have one And some more book Diriy of a wimpy kid. I all ready have 1 of them. Minecraft to play on the ps4. Love, Marissa Price Dear Santa, I want my house paid off, a new car, bey blades, $20, Nerf fortnite guns and bokugan. Love, Riley Rouse Dear Santa, My busienes to prosper and some airsoft guns and a Ae86 panda. Love Lake Wilson Dear Santa, I have been good at home. Me and my sister have not been arguing with each

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other. I want a four weeler. I also want v-bucks to get the Battle pass in fortnite because their is spider man in the battle pass. And ps4 games for my ps4. I have been doing a lot of chores. I also want the v-bucks to get miles from the item shop in its bundle with the brite in emot where you hang up side down with webs on a building. You get it with spider man or miles. The first skin you get is deadshot with his back bling pikaxe glider and reading screen. You can also get some v-bucks back. Last seson in Chapter 2 you could get carnadg and venom. I can also buy the frost bundle. Love, Casetin Woods

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. All I want for christmas is for my family to be happy. I like seeing my family having a very good crismas and be happy and together. Evey morning we wake up and drink hot coca and open preasens and my momma gets so happy ad I like seeing her smile and be happy because my momma all ways busy and doing thangs for us and she is so happy at crismas. So all I want for christmas is for my family to be happy and togeter. Love, Jayleigh Morgan

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Dear Santa, I really like Polo so can I get a Polo Jacket and can you get me a hat any kind I just really like hats and can I a new playstaition game And I want Led Lights then I want Led pencils then I want adidas sweat pants and that all. Love, Case Eanes 4th Grade Bethel Springs

christmas wish red Ryder BB gun, the new Minecraft dungeons game. I also want a PS5. Love, Brentley Doucette Dear Santa, I want a xbox one x P15. I need some 270 bullets p1s. I want a Kg pocket knife. I want a deer skin on my wall. I want a AR to shot coyots. Love, Sam Dunaway Dear Santa, This year I think I have been good because I have done all my chores, so this what I would like I would like a postale purple pair of crocks with some gibets, buckleflair jeans, Tik-Tok

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strips. I want some new white adidas shoes. I want some more pocket knifes. I want some more crown Ivy shirts. Love, Gage Kiestler Dear Santa, I whan’t a new phone and some of a new bed and a new borther and some orange shoes Thank you. Love, Abriana Morris Dear Santa, I want a skechboard also a nintendo switch. Plus a computer and a brand new bike, four wheeler, and motorcycle. Love, Caston Plunk

lights. Love, Aslyn Reece Dear Santa, for crismas I want a Burrito Blanket and a Rudolph onsie. and a tablet. And one or two blow up giant stuffed animels. And some art stuff. Love, Victoria Sanders Dear Santa, How have I been this year? If I have heres what I want Christmas cookie and cucumber melon bath and body works lotion. And I want a hair brush, toothbrush, and a pair of house shoes. Thats all I want. Love, Chloe Smith Dear Santa, What I want for Chirstmas is to people to be happy and cheerful on Christmas Eve. So one thing I really want a sketch book because I love drawing. I really want cool colored pencil to color with and some fidgits. :) Love, Jade Wiedl Dear Santa, I want a dimond Chain, wich is a gangar chain and a iphone 13. I also want a pekachu plushie, and to fall down the stairs and a whole miami dolphins football outfit. Bye Bye! :) Love, Jayce Wilson

7th Grade Michie Elementary: String of Light in the Dark Elementary Mrs. Sharon Miller Dear Santa I want a piano and lessons. I also want a good score on my gymnastics competition. And I want collars for my cats and dogs and few more things I want robux and a crocheted bat dragon. And warrior cat neclace. Love, Marcy Allison Dear Santa, I have been a good kid this year. I would like four wheeler, Nike Air Forse 1s, roc, Jibetz, new clothes, New Foundland puppy, fairy lights, Chair and desk, Drake Jacket, Breaclets, Vera Bradly lunch box and backpack, sweaters, popcorn socks. Love, Ava Corzine Dear Santa, I want a PS5 and a monitor and a new PC for christmas. Love, Shawbreo Damron

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Dear Santa, What is happning at the north pole? I whant to go and see the elves. help to!!! can i also have a pet lizard. and that will be all. Love, Bayleigh Recoulle Dear Santa, I want my dog back. I want a better life. I want a baby sister. I want rainbow

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7th Grade Michie Elementary: Foil and Sharpie Ornaments its, mini monkey noodles, and some emojies. Love, Lilly Arnold Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. My graides have not been very good but they will be all I want is a doll and 3d pen. I hope things are going good at the north pole. Love, Aliee Baggett Dear Santa Christmas, I waet a vrandatablit and a allf on a shallp and a go kurt and a rilllifdog in a a kap and a big lole pop and a big gum and a makup cit. From,

Mekenzi Burney Dear Santa, My name is Aidan. For Chirstmas I would like pokemon snap, pokemon cards, pokemon brieritdiemond and pokemon shinig perol. I also want some bey blades. And a shiny new pokemon cards. Pikachu vmax figaur. PS Aidan Matthew Cox Dear Santa, My name is carter, I been good all i wont for christmas is a x box. A dog so my other dog can play with it. Everone to be happy. that all I wont for christmas. Love,

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Page 10B v Independent appeaL Carter Downer Dear Santa, I’m Maria Teresa Elizalde. I will like a appale pin, Slime lixers, pop its, books, moches, VR, waterball, tochs, shows, close. Love, Teresa Elizalde Dear Santa, I have bane so good and I wont to gite Pokemon and Pokemon plushys and a rainball chorord cord youtubnr staff so I can make you tube viteos and a Pokemon book an a Pokemon ball and a Harry Potter lond. Love, Mason Grantham Dear Santa, My name Valyn. Im 10 years old. I really want a baby doll. And figets. I do want a babydoll but I want baby stuff like blakets botles and stuff. I want fake nails. I want is all the raeder get a candy cane for cristmas. Love, Valyn Gray Dear Santa, I have been good this year. can I have legos, nerf guns, a drone with a camera, big aimer, real alarm for my house. Love, Coty Hurst Dear Santa, My name is Caleb. I wuet a Jr. and a x-box, and I fon 13 and a game Kpitr and I wuet and a drt bik and I wut a popit a big one. and

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I wut a larginey. and I wut a huvbood. And I wot a Junid. and I wut a litte fox two. And I wut a Px5. and I wut a TV. Love, Caleb Ingle

to have best chismas ever with my family and santa, I will make you cookies hope you like them. one thing I want is a neclece. Love, Kyleigh Pollard

Dear Santa, I ben being good so can I get a lot of Pokemon tons of chery candy canes and a dirt bike, and a xbox an a Ps5 and Nintendo swich a iPhone 11. Love Ryder Johansen

Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I have also have been getting good grades this year.So these are some things that Iv wanted for christmas. So for christmas I wood like a super fast iphone charger, money, a pop sockit, every thing you need for a tarantula, a small and large criter ceeper, and a real holigram for christmas. PS charlie has been realy good this year. Love, Ryder Prather

Dear Santa, My name is Cierra Kakuris and I want Pokeamon cards. and a eevee plush. have a good christmas. from: Cierra Kakuris Dear Santa, My name is Addisyn McVay in the Grade I have been good this year. I have 52 things on my christmas list. I was wondering what your reindeer like to eat and what kind of cookies you like. I don’t want everything on my christmas list. For one it is the year of giving and there are kids that also have very little toys at all and some kids don’t belive in you but they don’t know that there blessed to have you delivering toys around the world. Merry Christmas. to Santa from Addisyn McVay Dear Santa, My name Kyleigh Pollard and I help my mom, dad do choice. I will really like

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Dear Santa, My name is Carly a ben good for Christamas. I will like for Christmas is a dog and my dad he is a chriker so I do not see him that mach and I want a baby that look real and a stuff for my bedroom and I up that my dad com hom and for Christmas and I whut a doll hous and I whut a horuse and I whut som cloas and shoes that I whut so bad and I whut dog man books and a bord to work on and a iPone, a appal, iPad and a Pine for my ipad. Love from Carly Reichert Dear Santa I was hoping to ask you some things I was going to ask you if I can get 275 dollars four a baby bull? so can I have a bull? But if you say no I will ask my popa because he is thinking about giving me 275 dollers. And if you cood give me a bucket full of mochy’s that wood be really great. Love, Allana Tull PreK 5 Michie Elementry School Mrs. Missy Clapp

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Selmer Elementary Dear Santa, I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I want 2 kitties, a dog, and a big giant blaster. Love, Brantley Standridge Dear Santa, I have been good. For Christmas, I want a dinosaur magic shirt, a pair of new sticky action figures, lots of magic kits and a surprise from you. Love, Alakai Rasmussen Dear Santa, I have been good. For

Christmas, I want an Elsa Palace with all of the characters, a food mini ball, a toy gun, and Play-doh. Love, Asalyn Watkins Dear Santa, I have been good. I love you and your reindeer. For Christmas, I want a rainbow Narwhal with a ball, a shell, and a donut. Love, Eowyn Lancaster Dear Santa, I have been good but sometimes a little bad. I really like you and especially

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Mrs. Claus. I love you both. You are the nicest people on Earth. I want to visit you one day. For Christmas, I want a bunk bed, an electric scooter, an LOL snow globe, and a playhouse. Love, Sophie Haubrich Dear Santa, I have been good. For Christmas, I want a Christmas tree, make-up, real flowers, a new backpack, and a new jacket. Love, Ariel Parsley Dear Santa, I have been good. For Christmas, I want nothing just GOD. Love, Livie Wilbanks

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Dear Santa, I would like a lamp, pellets for a gun, cat toys for cat, and set up for a fingerboard. Thanks, Rowan Scott Dear Santa, I would like a hoverboard, soft blanket, and computer. Love, Cameron Irons Dear Santa, Please give me present pets, a shot gun, and a baby puppy. Love, Lauren Blakney

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Thank you Santa! Elijah Dear Santa, I want magic mix for Christmas. I have been good. I am 6 years old. Love, Rebecca 1st grade MIchie Elemetary School Tonya Ashe’s Dear Santa, I want a drone that can do flips and lights you stick on your wall and RC car with lights. Love, Zach Ellis Dear Santa, I wont a boreoere (bow and arrow) and I wont a box of legos a folwille a red one and box of pokobons and more of legos people. I wont a merry go round. I luve you Santa. Love, Landon Berry Dear Santa, I want a arcade gam, a lanowr, side by side and tralr and a fon. Love, Canaan Ashe Dear Santa, I love you how are you. I wont a drone ektric gitor and trmpit. A majic tophat with a stic rolrskats and drums. Love, Brayden Dykes

Ethan Selmer Elementary Dear Santa, I would like a Jack Pirate, Lego pirate, Christmas tree, and a dinosaur. Thanks, Dean Boswell Dear Santa, I would like to see Santa, Lego people, Roblox characters, and piggy characters. Thanks, Lincoln Carroll Dear Santa, I would like Moana doll and scribble pets. Love, Amalia Myers Dear Santa, I would like a chameleon, snake, parrot, and turtle. Thanks, Austin Baggett Dear Santa, I would like a dress, socks, watch, and puppy. Thanks, Tallie Seaton Dear Santa, Please bring me a huggy wuggy, kissy missy, Santa hat, and legos. Love, Rio Wilbanks Dear Santa, Please bring me a web shooter, dog, electric 4 wheeler, and every nerf gun. Thanks, Brayden Wilson Dear Santa, Please bring me a nerf gun, toy animals, a bike, and Hot Wheels. Thanks, Blake Young

Dear Santa, Please bring me a Frozen water horse, fairy house, doctor costume, and princess costume. Thanks, Sadie Wilbanks First Grade Class Michie Elementary School Miss Angie King’s Dear Santa, My name is Raylan. I’m 7 years old. I’ve been good this year. This year I want a soft belly turtle and stick bot. Thank you and Merry Christmas. Love, Raylan Dear Santa, Please can I wish for a doll and please can I have a boxing pet? I love you, Drew Dear Santa, May I have a bearded dragon and a bird? I am 7. I love you, Zeva Dear Santa, girl a live doll electronic sonic Merry Christmas, Harley Dear Santa, I want K city gaming, little flash radooldude, a rc car, fidgets, bicycle, dogs, cats. Merry Christmas, Samuel

Dear Santa, May I have a omg doll? I’m 8 years old. Thank you. I Love you, Annalisia Dear Santa, I want two knives and I want a toy shield and I want some armor. Please and Thank you and I love you Santa. Jacob

Dear Santa, Please bring me a teddy bear hamster, horse, cats, and a parrot. Thanks, Leo Chisolm

Dear Santa, I whnt to have a lego kasloe with a lego bragin and a lego hites and a lego stelcin nite. A lego rocit. A legt nochone. And a pwrrandj

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Dear Santa, How are you doing, I want a brady, exry vendeey and smooshmools. Love, Emery Stricklin

Dear Santa, I want a big box of fidgets because I want to play with them. I want toy money so I can play with it. I want five lols so I can play with them. I want some Barbie stuff so I can play with it. I wish my family was back. Love, Sahrena Aielo

Dear Santa, May I have a big ise creme and a new brbee doll pllese. Love, Nora Henson Dear Santa, How are you today Santa. I want pokemon cards. and pokemon toys and skishamoloes. Love, Baylee Posner Dear Santa, I love you how is the radirs I want a mackine girl doll calwch a borye farm a foodset a drawing set a holder that you put your bouckset and mackup set. Love, Cori Sides Dear Santa I wont a tleoy cor. Din I wont a pup. and oen trry nrf gun. Love, William Parsley Dear Santa, I wont a virtual reality with good Thanos, omnitrix. I love everyone in the world. Love, Hayden Johnson 2nd Grade Michie Elementary School Misty Wigginton Dear Santa, I want a toy lightsaber because I love Star Wars. I want a lava lamp because the blob goes up and down. I want a new dino track because dinosaurs are cool. I would like a Transformers cyberverse roll and change optimus prime and a paw patrol city

Dear Santa, Can I have a book because I want to read it? Can I have an American Girl doll to go with my collection? Can I have an American Girl doll dress because I also will put it into my collection. Love, Hallie Kate Carpenter Dear Santa, I would like an American girl doll because I have never had one. Also, I would enjoy a cheer uniform. Also, a new playhouse because mine broke. Can I have a toy kitchen because I can be a chef. Can I have a doll bed because my dolls don’t have a bed? Love, Christa Upchurch Dear Santa, I have been a good boy. I would be happy if I could have a toy T-rex. Can I have a toy nerf gun. I hope you have a good time Santa Claus. Love, Hunter Hopper Dear Santa, I want a box full of pop its. Can I have a phone? Santa, can I have a baby Yoda? How are you doing Santa and your reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Love, Adrianna Cox Dear Santa, Santa, can I have a phone to play on it? Santa can I

Dear Santa, May I have a hover board for Christmas. I love you, Waylin Dear Santa, May you please get this for Christmas? Can I have this for Christmas: a play makeup kit, new play glasses, and bunny ears. I love you, Kalli Dear Santa, Can I have a panda? Know that I have not been good but I thank you for loving me. I love you, Meredith Dear Santa, I hope my family gets all the presents. I wish for boxing pets. Thank you, Ari Dear Santa, Will you please get me a boy jack russel and a huggable and a twin brother and a star wars lego set.

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Dear Santa, I would like a BB gun, big teddy bear, to see Santa, and my family to be together. Thanks, Alieyah Wooley Dear Santa, Please bring me an Iphone, ear pods, Apple pen, and Ipad. Thanks, Charleigh Carpenter

Dear Santa, I want a jron, a box uf pokeman cars, a loonala rar legow pigs alof uf leg infinity gamlet. capttain merc sheld. i wont legs black panthr neklc we stnes. Love, Preston Ward

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I would like a million dollars to donate to charities. My mom would like a new laptop I would like a pair of house shoes. I would like two huggers. Love, Benjamin Finley Dear Santa, Can I have a robot snake and a bobo fish. Check on Mr. Freeze. Tell him I said get better soon. Can I have a batman lego mask and a clay set? Love, Will Merryman Dear Santa, Please can I have a PS5 for me so I can play videos and games for me and my sister and my dad and my mom. I love Santa. I would like Super Mario, Sonic, dirt bike games, and Call of Duty games. Love, Kade Blakney

Dear Santa, I would like an Outlander 850 four wheeler. Can I please have a dirt bike stand. I would like a new fox shirt. I would like some new pants. I would like a new pair of grips. Love, Bentley Lambert

Jrimiah Selmer Elementary have a puppy to play with at Nana’s because her other one died. Santa, can I have a big box of fidgets because I like to play with them? Santa, can I have airpods to listen to music? How is frisbee? How is Mrs. Claus? How are the reindeer? I would also like a wooden ice cream counter. Love, Evie Nabors Dear Santa, I would like a lookout from the new movie Paw Patrol. I would also like it if you would get my elf Climbee a reindeer. One more thing Santa, can Climbee stay until May? Love, Maddux Choate Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a reindeer plushie because I lost mine and I want a new one. I want an orb ball. It flies back to you and it’s like a boomerang. Please! I really want a fidget back. I think they are cool and funny. I would love a scooter to ride because I want to ride with my brother and the last thing is some roller skates because I think it will be good to ride on with my brother. Love, Scarlet Griffin Dear Santa, I want a gas dirt bike. I would like a four wheeler. I really want a hoverboard.

Can I have a clay set? I also want a pool. Love, Aydian Roach Dear Santa, Santa, can I have a phone because my sister locks me out? Santa I want airpods because I am tired of untangling them. Santa can I please have a pug because they are so cute? Santa can I have a box of fidgets, they help me. Santa I need a go cart because I am tired of walking. How is snickerdoodle? I miss him. Love, Gianna Hart Dear Santa,

Dear Santa, I would like Echo Kids pro tablet and lego art Harry Potter hogwarts crests and Lego art world map set. I would like a farming simulator 2019 for Nintendo switch at Gamestop. I would also like a create your own window art set and Aquabeads beginners studio. Love, John Michael Speed Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a phone so I can play on it. I would also like a magic mixi so I can create my own stuffed animal. Can I also have some crocs so I can have nice shoes. I would also like a grown up lol doll that comes with a baby lol so I can play with it. Can I also have a lol cat

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for Christmas so my lol dolls can have a pet. By the way, does Mrs. Claus help make toys or does she just help around the house? Also, are you busy making toys every day or do you have a break every once in a while? When do you get sleep or do you have powers or something? Also, do the elves ever get a break? Am I on the naughty list or nice list? Love, Kaya Rasmussen 2nd Grade Michie Elementry Mrs. Cook’s Dear Santa, I want a home for my momma because she is low on money. I want a good job for my momma so we can have more money. I want my brother to have a soccer ball so my Joe Joe can play soccer. I want for the twins to have two nerf guns so they can play. I mainly want a doll to play with. Love, Maggie Dear Santa, I want a popit phone case. Also, I want a dog. I want a among us popit. Also I want Five Nights at Freddie’s costume. Have a good Christmas even. Will Dear Santa, I want a LOL because I want to play with it in my house. I also want a Barbie doll because I like to dress them up. I want a popit. They exercise your hands. I want a red dress that is long because I like it. I want a puppy. I never have had a puppy. Happy Christmas Santa. I will put cookies out and milk. Love, Selvia Dear Santa, I want a cat because I can play with it. I want a popit

for my cat to play with. I want a hoverboard because I want to ride. I want a treasure X lab to play with. Love, Payton Pendley

Dear Santa, I want a nerf gun because I can use it at Logan’s birthday party. I want an XBOX so I can play Fortnite. I want a gator wader so I can go through the water. I want a bike so I can ride to my aunt’s. I want a electric bike so I can ride it. Love, Jep Dear Santa, I want art stuff to be a better artist. I want a lab puppy so I can train it. I want jewelry to be cute. I want a cat to have a best BFF. I want fidgets to play with. I want fuzzy blankets to keep me warm. Love, Kinzi Dear Santa, I want a real bunny because they are cute. I want a cage to put my bunny in it. I want a my life bunkbed. Why? Because I can put my life doll in it. I want toys for my bunny because it can have something to play with some. I want a bag of food for my bunny so it can eat. I hope you have a good Christmas. Love, Sadie Dear Santa, I want a popit bag because they are fun to pop. I want a hoverboard for Christmas because they are fun to ride. I want an ipad because it is fun to play on. I want a puppy for Christmas because they are fun. I want a new shirt for Christmas because I can wear it. I love you and Glittersparkles. Love, Scarlett

Dear Santa, I want a dog to play with outside. I will want a nintendo switch to play with. I want a hoverboard to ride on. I want a necklace to wear. I want a fourwheeler to ride on. I love you Santa Love,

Dear Santa, I want a hunting coat to hunt deer. I also want a computer to take a test. I also want a asteroid to do show and tell. I also want a nike so I can run. I aslo need a coat. Love, Peyton

Dear Santa, I want a PC so I can play my games on it. I want a football so I can practice against my dad. Maybe a banana phone so I can prank call my dad. Also, a kit with potatoes that have electricity inside. I would like a pranking kit so I can prank people. How cold is it at the North Pole. If it is not cold I will come visit you, or do you want to come visit me? Love, Ruston

Dear Santa, I would love a new Honda four wheeler because mine is broken. I would like a home gym because I need to pump some iron. I would also like a PS5. It would be nice because I like to play. Please bring me Pokemon cards because I like to collect them. I want a bigger TV 105 inch because mine is small. I hope you bring my elf. Love, Abel Dear Santa, I want a fancy no finger glove so I can wear it with one of my dresses. Next I want fidget advent calendar so I’ll have different fidgets. Oh and I also want

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a makeup kit so I can do my own makeup. I want a Polaroid camera so I can take pictures. Last thing I want is glitter putty so when I’m bored I have that. How are you and the elves? Love, Rylee

I hope you bring me a rc car because I have been good this year. Love, Dallas Hurst Dear Santa, This year I really hope you don’t forget my house this year. Love, Madi Beth Drinkard

Dear Santa, I will like a horse because I really wanted one since I was a little girl. I will like a popit purse because I really want one. I will like a popit phone case because I want a new phone case. I will like a hoverboard seat because I get tired of standing. I will like a saddle because now I will sit on the horse. I will like a set of horses. I want supplies because how will I groom the horse? I will like a pair of ballet slippers because I want to dance ballet for Christmas. Love, Kenlee

Dear Santa, I want a tablet, hoodie, pens/marker/notebook , a face mask, silly string/balloons and that is all. Love, Lillie Rogers Dear Santa, I hope you bring me an ipad. Merry Christmas. Love, Addison Woods

Dear Santa, I think I have been good this year. I would like a football and a nutcracker. I hope you stop by our house. Have a Merry Christmas. Love, Sam Rinehart

Dear Santa, I want a nintendo so I can play Fortnite. I want a baby yoda controller and a chasar pokemon card. Love, Logan Dear Santa, I want a ball because I love to play with it. I want a nerf gun because I love to go to Logan’s birthday. I want a nintendo switch so I can play a game. I want a bike so I love to ride. I want a football so I love to play with it. Love, Landon Dear Santa, I want a ipad so I can play games. I want a dog because I want to play outside. I want a bike to ride. I want a PS5 so I can play video games. I want a nerf gun so I can play at Logan’s birthday party. I want a phone so I can play games. Love, Robert

3rd Grade Michie Elementary School Mrs. Deborah Rogers’s Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I hope you will get me some Barbie stuff and a Nintendo Switch for Christmas. Will you please come to my house this year? I will leave you some cookies and milk. Merry Christmas, Santa! Allie Blakney Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. For Christmas, I would like a Sketch Pencil with a Sketchbook that has long papers. I, also, want a Spiderman Action Figure and a Venom Action Figure, too. Cooper Coln Dear Santa, I want an I-Pad and a new phone case for Christmas. I would also like some fidgets and cute bracelets. That is all. Thank you so much, Santa! Emma Dickerson Dear Santa, I have been really good this year, so please come to my house! I would like to have Ashton Drake Doll twin monkeys, clothes, and a laptop. I would also like Operation and Connect-Four games and an

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Dear Santa This is what I want for Christmas, so I thought you should know. I really want some cowboy/cowgirl boots. I would also really love a treehouse for me and my brother, some jackets/hoodies to keep me warm, some stuffed animals, and a four-wheeler would be nice. Ady Hauser

Dear Santa, I want lots of Pop-its and Fidgets. I want an Easy Bake Oven and a babydoll that can talk, walk, and cry. I also want a makeup kit. Thanks! Aubree Johnson

Dear Santa, I want some chickens and roosters for Christmas and a dirt bike. I also want a motorized R.C. 2-foot plane, a real-life elf, and a motorized R.C. car. Thanks! Lelind Henderson Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. What I would like for Christmas are these five things: a VR set, a PS4 Controller, a Christmas tree for my room, a new Nerf gun, and a Hoverboard. That is all I want this year. Thanks,

Dear Santa, I love toys! I would really love a bike. I would also like a Hoverboard and some games. Samuel Merryman Dear Santa, For Christmas this year, I want a PS5, an X-Box Series X, an Infinity Gauntlet, and an Infinity Cube Merry Christmas, Santa. Alex Radabaugh Dear Santa, I heard that you were fixing to fly a jet, looking to make sure we are being good and not mean. For Christmas, I would like a PS-5 and some books. Avery Sagely

Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I hope you can get me some Force of 5 hats, pants, and t-shirts. I also would like some Nerf guns. Hope you come on Christmas Day. Will Strickland Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I hope you will bring me some Legos, a Unicorn Diary, some Unicorn stickers, coloring books, pens and pencils. I hope you come to my house on Christmas Eve. Braiden Vanover Dear Santa, I want some baby dolls with clothes. I want to see you. I want a dirt bike and a bunk bed. Madison White Dear Santa, I have been so good this year! I hope you will bring me some coal, a remote control car, a remote control drone, fake snow, and

an Apple watch. Thanks. Mayia Wilbanks 3rd Grade Michie School Mrs. Karla Burns’ Class Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a PS4, fake vine’s and an apple laptop, and what I really want for Christmas is a bigger room! I want my own closet and a really big room is what I really wish for. Love, Elly Hollingsworth Dear Santa, I have been good. I want a hoverboard for Christmas. Love, Adi Bancroft Dear Santa, Some of the things I want this year are Airpods, crocheting kit, hoverboard, Amethyst ring, and Animal Crossing Amiibos. I’ve been good this year. Love, Jillian Tucker Dear Santa,

Dear Santa, I have been excellent this year. I hope you will bring me aps 5, Nageo Harris jersey, Jallen Waddle jersey, Devante Smith jersey and the whole swamp people season. I hope you come to my house on Christmas Eve. Love, Ryder Whitten

Dear Santa, I have been very fantastic this year and I hope others have been to and I hope you come to Michie, Tennessee. Love you Santa and let me tell you what I want for Christmas and you don’t have to get me any if you don’t want to. Clothes, shoes (size 6), necklaces, glasses, and Alexa. Love, Emiliana Crouse Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I hope you bring me a WWE ring, WWE hats, WUV bracelets. Love, Bella Harris

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Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. Eat my milk and cookies. Love, James Greer

Dear Santa, I would like a Monster Truck for this year for Christmas. Love, Winston Ragan

Dear Santa, I would like to get a Barbie camper this year. Love, Addison Garrison

Dear Santa, I have been really good this year. I hope you will bring me Pokemon. I hope you come to my house on Christmas Eve. Love, Jayden Hopper Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want some legendary Pokeman, Flip-32 nerf gun, 18 dollars, legendary bakugan. If you bring all that to me, I will leave milk and cookies for when you come to my house on Christmas Eve! Love, Landon Moore Ms. Crystal Gammon PreK Ramer Elementary Ms. Crystal Gammon Dear Santa, I would like Paw Patrol toys. Love, Xavier Alexander Dear Santa, I would like a game system. I would also like some farming toys. Love, Kason Butler Dear Santa, I want Barbie Dolls for Christmas this year. Love, Parker Carrington Dear Santa, I would like racetracks for Christmas. I love racetracks. Love, Eason Cox Dear Santa, I am asking for a Barbie house this year for Christmas. Love, Ava Donnell Dear Santa, I would love to get a ball tent. I also would like to get a laser tag game. I love Bowser from Mario. Love, Jesse Duncan

Dear Santa, I am wanting Babies and a Barbie Dream house this year for Christmas. Love, Jagger Ressor Dear Santa, I love dinosaurs and race cars. I would like to get dinosaurs and race cars this year. Love, Dominic Slocum

Dear Santa, I would like a Camper Van for Christmas this year. Love, Paisley Pettigrew

Dear Santa, I am wanting a skateboard this year for Christmas. Love, Junah Steele

Dear Santa, I would like a Monster Truck for this year for Christmas. Love, Winston Ragan

Dear Santa, I would like to get a scooter this year for Christmas. Love, Avery Tyler

Love, Lydia Dear Santa, I want a girl Elf, a Barbie DreamHouse, a castle for dolls, and a mermaid Barbie. I wish I could have a phone and earrings. I don’t know if I have been really good but I think I have. I will leave cookies and milk for you! Love, Andi

Dear Santa, I love to play pretend. I would like a toy shopping cart. Love, Malaya Wade

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I would like to have roller skates and a new phone.Thank you. Love, Tracy

Dear Santa, I love Transformers. I would like an Optimus Prime toy. Love, Harley Watkins Dear Santa, I would like a Drone for Christmas. I think they are so cool. Love, Leland Wilbanks PreK 4 Ramer Elementary Ms. Crystal Gammon Dear Santa, I would like Paw Patrol toys. Love, Xavier Alexander Dear Santa, I would like a game system. I would also like some farming toys. Love, Kason Butler Dear Santa, I want Barbie Dolls for Christmas this year. Love, Parker Carrington

Dear Santa, I love monster trucks and log trucks. Love, Ridge Ferguson

Dear Santa, I am asking for a Barbie house this year for Christmas. Love, Ava Donnell

Dear Santa, I would like to get a Barbie camper this year. Love, Addison Garrison

Dear Santa, I would love to get a ball tent. I also would like to get a laser tag game. I love Bowser from Mario. Love, Jesse Duncan Dear Santa, I want a dinosaur racetrack and a BIG remote controlled Monster Truck. Love, Zachary Espanet Dear Santa, I love monster trucks and log trucks.

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Dear Santa, Happy Christmas to you! I want a bouncy castle and clip on earrings for Christmas. I have been good all year. Love, Helena

Michie Elementary would like a toy shopping cart. Love, Malaya Wade

brother and sisters have been good too! Love, Loryn

Dear Santa, I love Transformers. I would like an Optimus Prime toy. Love, Harley Watkins

Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Will he be ready for Christmas? I have been a very good girl. Will you bring me a little Barbie camper for my Barbies, the big Barbie Dream Camper that I can ride in and a Barbie Fast Cast Clinic. Love, Sydney

Dear Santa, I would like a Drone for Christmas. I think they are so cool. Love, Leland Wilbanks

Prek-5 Ramer Elementary Kelly Johnson Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How big are Rudolph’s antlers? I have been really good this year. Please bring me a brand new bicycle and a pocket knife. I would like to have some bandaids with medicine in them and a new shotgun for doves, turkeys and ducks. Love, Jebb Dear Santa, I like your reindeer! Our elf is being good. I have been a good girl. I want a whole bunch of pop-its, squishy balls and a real phone.My

Dear Santa, I love you. I like our elf Gator, he is your friend. I have been good this year. I want a lot of Barbie dolls, and Barbie doll stuff. All I like is Barbies! Love, Emily PK5 Ramer Elementary Ms. Kelly Dear Santa, Merry Christmas to you! Our Elf has been in our cabinets eating chocolate! I have been good this year and I’m always good on Christmas Eve. I want a flying pixie. I also want a baby doll with accessories like a bottle, a paci, a bib, and a high chair. I want a playhouse with a little bed.

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Kindergarten Ramer Elementary Brandi Wardlow Dear SantaI have been really good this year. Will you bring me presents for Christmas? I really want a new gun, an ipad, and a new backpack. We would love lots of candy, too. Tell Rudolph HI and to be careful. Love, Allie Stanfield Dear Santa How are the elves? Are the reindeer ready to go? I have been good this year. How are you, Santa? Will you bring me a big pop-it? And a little life pet? I can’t wait for you to come. Love, Allyn Boehler Dear SantaI want a big pop-it and a little baby doll. And clothes for my-life doll. Will you bring me stuff so I can play school at home? How are the elves and the reindeer? Love, Brooklynn Patterson

Dear SantaHow are you, Santa? How is Rudolph? Will you bring me a little shot gun because my other one is jammed and doesn’t work. I want a big pop-it and a remote control car. I have been reaaaallllllly good this year. I also want a new backpack, too. Really I need two...one for me and one for my baby brother. We need them full with little toy cars and a racetrack so we can take them to the ballgames. Love, Camden Chappell

Dear SantaHow are you and Mrs. Claus? I want a fire tablet and a Pokemon game. And a Mario toy. I have tried to be good this year. Be careful on Christmas and take care of the reindeer. Love, Camden Pruitt

Dear SantaHow are you? Will you please bring me a kitty cat for Christmas. I really want a camera, too. I want a picture of my family in a frame. I have been really good all year long. I will leave you some cookies and milk and some food for the reindeer. Love, Emberly Underwood

Dear SantaHi. How are you and Mrs Claus? I hope the reindeer are good. Will you bring me a husky for Christmas? I want a new rope, too so I can rope with my momma and daddy. And I want a basketball goal and a basketball so I can play like Addi. I really want some school teacher stuff so I can teach my little sister new things because she is only 2. We have been really good girls all year. Love, Fisher Ann Rinehart Dear Santa-

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Dear Santa, I would like to get a scooter this year for Christmas. Love, Avery Tyler

Dear Santa, I would like racetracks for Christmas. I love racetracks. Love, Eason Cox

Dear Santa, I would like a Camper Van for Christmas this year. Love,

Dear Santa, I love Legos. Legos are my favorte. Love, Wade Locke

Dear Santa, I love dinosaurs and race cars. I would like to get dinosaurs and race cars this year. Love, Dominic Slocum

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I am wanting Babies and a Barbie Dream house this year for Christmas. Love, Jagger Ressor

Dear Santa, I am wanting a skateboard this year for Christmas. Love, Junah Steele

Dear Santa, I want a dinosaur racetrack and a BIG remote controlled Monster Truck. Love, Zachary Espanet

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I want a cross bow for Christmas. And hunting clothes. And a hunting stand. And lots of nerf guns. I really want a new 4-wheeler, too. I have been really good this year. Love, Jedidiah Tomaszewski

Dear SantaHow are you? I can’t wait for Christmas! I want a Hoverboard for Christmas and a tablet and a new bike and that is all. I love you, Santa! Love, Karter Peters

Dear SantaWill you please bring me an ice cream truck for Christmas? I really want a cooking truck too. And a Sonic stuffed animal. Will you bring my little sister a baby doll? And a big Mickey Mouse for my little brother. We have been pretty good all year. Love, Keaton Tavoian

Dear SantaHi. How are you? How is Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus?I want a hoverboard and a humongous pop-it, like the biggest one you can find. And I want a toy elf that I can play with and an ice cream squishy, and a heart pillow for my bed. The last thing is a scooter, an electric scooter. I think it will be safer than my bike. Love, Mary Lou Butler

Dear SantaI want a hoverboard and I want a Christmas tree for my bedroom. I would really like a new bike. And a play elf. And a snow globe because I think they are so pretty. I really want a new dog, too. Love, Melina Carroll

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you please bring me a doll, a fish and a new sleeping bag? I would also like a new Belle costume, a backpack, and a cat stuffed animal. I’ll leave you milk and cookies! Gracie Chessor

doing good and ready for Christmas. Love, Vada Outland Dear SantaWill you please bring me hunting clothes? I really need new hunting pants. I want a new gun too and some pop-its. I want some toy horses, too and some toy fences. That’s all. I have been very good all year long. Love, Weston Thacker

Dear Santa, Will you make me toys? I would like a new 4 wheeler, a kitten, and a monster truck. I may leave you milk and cookies! Baker Jones Dear Santa, Your elves are here and I like your reindeer! I want a real watch and a real horse, and a jewelry box with jewelry in it. I also want a real jukebox! What’s your favorite candy cane? I like your reindeer! Ella Kilburn

Kindergarden Ramer Elementary Dana Holmes Dear Santa, How are you? I want a monster truck ramp and a truck that goes up it for Christmas! I also want a backflip box. That’s probably all I want! I will leave you a cookie! Jake Tedford

Dear Santa, I love you! Will you please bring me a LOL house and a Barbie house? I also want some LOL pajamas! And I want some candy - candy starts with c. Mariah Hunter Dear Santa, I always like the toys that you bring! Will you please bring me a round pen - it’s a catch pen and a gooseneck trailer. I also want a dually truck for the trailer. My elves are already here! I will leave you some milk and chocolate cookies. John Luke Stanfield

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2nd Grade Michie Elementary Dear Santa, How are your reindeer? I like animals! I need you to bring me something for my doll. It’s an ipad (that’s fake) and it has a stand and a koala. I also want a house for my doll, it’s like in a jungle. Izzy is my doll’s name. I’ll leave you cookies and milk! Kate Shelton Dear Santa, Hey, my name is Stella. I want an LOL doll, a Nintendo Switch (I lost mine from last year), a Pop It , some pajamas, and a LOL

shirt! I’ll leave you some cookies and milk! Stella Hodnett Dear Santa, Will you please bring me an easel to draw on? I also would like an ipad. That’s all! Take good care of your reindeer! Ansley King Dear Santa, I want a game for my house, like an obstacle course game. I like Rudolph! Lawson Griggs Dear Santa, How are you doing? Will

Dear Santa, I want a toy bear and cookies for Ms. Dana. I also want a jack in the box and a cookie for my mom and dad and candy for friends! Angel Abernathy Dear Santa, I hope you have a safe trip on Christmas Eve! Will you please bring me a drone with a camera, a skateboard, and a dirt bike? I’ll leave you milk and chocolate cookies! Gauge Strickland Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a swing set and monkey bars like at the playground at school. I really want a whole playground and a school! I also want an elf

Dear SantaWill you please bring me a toy cat? My real cat keeps running away and I think if I had a toy cat that meowed the real cat might come back. I think I would really like some finger puppets, too. And a little fake Christmas tree with some ornaments so I can decorate it. I hope you and the elves are

Dear Santa, I want toys for Christmas! I would like Ariel and the dog. I also want the toy horse, the duck, and the small kitchen. Merry Christmas!! Amari Simmons

Dear Santa, I love you! Please bring me a Barbie doll, another Barbie doll, and a necklace. I’ll leave you milk and cookies! Addison Cleveland Dear Santa, Please bring me a toy excavator! Cameron Collins Kindergarden Ramer Elementary Molly Prince

Dear Santa, I would like a Buzz Lightyear with green lights that his wings come out. It has three buttons, green,blue and red and it says To Infinity and Beyond. He also has a laser. I will leave you milk and cookies Timothy Lockwood Dear Santa, I would like anything you bring me Hayden Tucker

Dear Santa, I made a list on a paper at home, but I can’t remember what I said. Happy Christmas Santa Emily Duncan Dear Santa, I would like a pop-it and a unicorn blanket.That’s all Eden Montgomery Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie Doll, and a princess book. Terri Beth Huckabee

Dear Santa, I would like a doll house that comes with little furniture so that I can put the furniture wherever I want. I would also like a Playdough spaghetti maker. I will leave you a gingerbread cookie and some milk. Sadie Melson

Dear Santa I want a hoverboard and a tablet and a bike. And that’s all. I have 2 big brothers, too. Please tell the reindeer hi and to be careful. Love, Nolan Wilbanks

Dear SantaHi. Will you please bring me a hoverboard and an electric scooter. I really want a remote control motorcycle. Will you bring a new toy for my cat, too. She likes squeezy balls and toys that make noise. Love, Riley Graves

for Christmas to keep at school and name it Dream Ms. Dana! Addie Wyte

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Some people have hanaka and some people have Christmas but the genral idca still stands. So today im gonna share with you my familys tradition. We have a dog in a stocking and when you get close to it would sign jingle bells. Well my sister got close to it one day and scared here to death she was tramitized because she was only fivr. So we keep it out on Christmas just to terrify her. Lily Wood Adamsville 6th Grade

Dear Santa, I don’t know what I want yet but you can leave some surprises,like a doll Aubree Baird

Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie toy,Would you bring me some cookies? My little brother would like a dinosaur. I will leave you milk and cookies. Bristol Garrison

Dear Santa, Please bring me a toy robot. Braxton Wellington

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Philosophy for Children During the American Christmas Renaissance, Santa Claus was born. Not Literraly of course, he is a mixture of European mythos. He exists, not as a body, but as a thought, a teaching. Santa exists to teach children an importance. The importance of giving, the feeling is great, children know. So when they grow up, they can give to theirs. Drake Wicker Adamsville 6th Grade Dear Santa, I would like a toy dinosaur that has batteries. It has three different things headphones, and a bone. You can put it in his mouth and he will play with it. That’s all Wade Brown Dear Santa, I would like some drums, a dark purple Elsa dress, I already have the light purple one. I would also want a real phone, a pink unicorn, not a real one ! A rainbow pillow and blanket and maybe a new stuffed animal like a horse. Charlize Chessor Dear Santa, I want a game for the Nintendo Switch. I also want Smash Brothers, that’s a Mario game, and a Pokemon plushie John Thomas Carpenter Dear Santa, Please bring me a baby doll, a mermaid tale and a tank top. Aria Thomas

First Grade Ramer Elementary Ms.Beth Dear Santa, How can you travel everywhere ni night? I really want these things 1. bike 2. pool 3. book’s Merry Christmas Kinsley K. Dear Santa, Is Rudolph real? I really want these things 1. Girll puppy plese 2. pinks purple and blue bows and clips 3. pink purples and blue beedso Merry Christmas from Ja-

cie Grace Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? I really want these things: 1. a elf on the shaf 2. a whit wolf 3. and a toy wolf Merry Christmas from Shelby

how many reindeer do you have? 1. Can you get me a I phone 2. roler skates 3. dog man book from Cj Dear Santa, I want a dart birk

DEar Santa, How man elves do you have I really want these things 1. reborn baby doll 2. toys 3. dog man and cat kid book 1st Grade Ramer Elementary Callie Horton Dear Santa, I want Jiujtsu lessons and an airsoft gun. I hope you have a good christmas. Thanks, Jett Cruse. Dear Santa, I would like fidgets, color reveal barbie, and a tablet. I have been good and helpful. Charlotte Landry. Dear Santa, I want a PS5 and a snowcone and a Icecream backpack and a sloth backpack for my sistr and I hope you and mrs.claus are doing well Im macking you some cookies. Katie Platukas ( check last name if possible) Dear santa, I want a power rangers mask and saber and a star

Dear Santa, How can you travel everywhere? I really want these things; can you get me: I want a dol I want a swing set I want to birs. Merry Christmas

Dear Santa, I would Like boy jordan shoes, Jordan clothes, my LED lights, hoverboard and toys and I’ll have you some milk and cookies. Love Bristol Dear Santa, I want a Barbi drim hose lick caegan’s. I love you santa and ms.claus. We are leaving you trats and bring Rudof! Louve Christine Mae Kirk Dear Santa, I want a toy turkey. I want a scarf and a purple coat. I want a pink fish. I want a green wolif. I want new shoes. And a toy doge. Jalyssa King Dear Santa, I would like fort nite characters for christmas love, Blaise Dear Santa. I was a pup for christmas. Love Tennessee. 1st Grade Ramer Elementary Ms. Kim

Dear Santa, Do you like cookies and milk? Please bring me a watch, a bike, and shoes. What kind of cookies do you like? Love, Addison Kiestler

Dear Santa, How many elves do you have? I really want these things 1. i want a Dog. 2. and i want a dire 3. and a cat plese. Marry Christmas Ja’Caia

Dear Santa, How can you travel everywhere in 1 night? I really want a rudolph costom. a pokmons cards .I really want these things for my efl too. Christopher.

closand sum shus. Love Emersyn

Dear Santa, Do your randers like certs? Santa can you brig me a bick and a ps5? Santa, you are the best! Love, Zane Miller

Dear Santa, How many reindeer do you have? I really want these things. 1. Iwot a bog. 2. i wot a lizrd. 3. I wot a tree house Merry Christmas from Russell

Dear Santa, How can you travel everywhere in 1 night? I really want these things mincraft plese and GTA game plese and a mukey. Merry Christmas Tyler M.

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Dear Santa, What is your favrit kulr? I want a cat toy, dog toy, and hampst. I am good this year. Love, Aimley Jarrett

Harper Youngblood 3rd Grade Ramer Elementary I really want these things for my dirt bike. from Kyson

wars sword. I will leave you a cookie. Love, Wylie Mathis

Dear Santa, Sant you are my favorite person in the world. I really want a now globe and a santa plushie and a white fox snow globe and a gacket. Merry Christmas Charlie

Dear Santa, I want a bat and ball and a drone. Thank very much! Love Devin Collins Dear Santa, I want an elsa and anna culring book, and sum makeup and sum noow

Dear Santa, How do you make your elfs so funny? This year I want a school airya, a ice cream set, and a school set. I’m so excited for Christmas EEE! Merry Christmas, Ellie Steele Dear Santa, How do you give the elfs there magic? I wish for a tobe robot woch, books, and surprises. How do you travel urawund the howl word in one night? Well good job! Merry Christmes Santa. Greenlee Riley Dear Santa, How does your reindeer

fly? I want a mini big truck, a elf, and a mini trailer. You are the nicest person Santa Claus! I love you Santa, Landon Johnson

Dear Santa, What is your favorite color? This Christmas I want a Amrucin Girl doll, a Gocart, and a dog. How do you travl the world in one night? Merry Chrismas, Mina Raye Dotson Dear Santa, I have been good. Will you bring me toys, clothes, and a Christmas tree? I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Mikayla Alexander

Dear Santa, How you doing? I want the elf on the shelf, a dinosaur, and a toy truck. Will I be on your nice list? Love, David Palk

Dear Santa, I hope I’m on the good list. I wish for a elf, sum mackup, and a Barbea drem howce. How do you trabl around the hole intier world? Merry Christmas, Abby Cate Brown 2nd Grade Ramer Elementary Bridgett Maness

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been good this year. For Christmas, I would like a bike, hot wheels, and a power wheel. Your friend, Axton M.

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. I hope you have been well. I am looking forward to Christmas. I would like to have a gold Nerf gun, phone, and a four-wheeler. Mason H.

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl this year. I hope you have been well. I am looking forward to Christmas. For Christmas, I would like a computer, a watch, a dog, and iphone 13. Avery D.

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl this year. I would like a Fingerling, a scooter, a real kitten, a watch, and a huge pop-it. I have a question for you: How old is our elf, Goopy? I hope you have a good Christmas this year! Maddie Rose L.

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Wednesday, december 22, 2021

Letters tO santa

I have been very nice this year, even to my little sister! I am wishing for a Nintendo Switch so I can play video games with my siblings. I hope to beat my brother in a game! I would also like to have softball cards and a purse with a light pink wallet. I will leave you Snickerdoodle cookies. I’ll leave some carrots for all the reindeer. I hope you have a great trip, Santa! Love, Brynlee C. Dear Santa, I have been a bit naughty and a bit nice this year. I am wishing for a Nintendo Switch. I would also like to have an art kit with supplies so I can do more drawing and coloring at my house. I need a pair of new red pajamas because I don’t have many pj’s for bedtime. I will leave gingerbread cookies for you and some carrots for your reindeer. I hope Rudolph is good this year! Sincerely, Julian C.

Kindergarten Michie Elementary Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl this year. For Christmas, I would like a dog, paint set, phone, watch, bracelet maker and a bike. Macie W. Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl this year. For Christmas, I would like a doll, toy horse, some clothes, some toys, and a hamster. Charleigh S. Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a Nerf gun, bike, catfish, and a plushy. Jeremy S. Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a guitar and a guitar pick. Zylas B. Dear Santa, I hope you have been well. For Christmas, I would like a plushy and a lot of hot wheels. I also want a phone for Christmas. Fabian V. Dear Santa, I hope you have been well. For Christmas, I would like a pet zombie that’s friendly, a Nerf flip 32 with 100,000 bullets, and my stuffed animals to come to life and for them to take care of themselves. Luke S. Dear Santa, I am looking forward to Christmas. I would like a horse, toy car, pop-it, computer, and books. Sadie F. Dear Santa, I am looking forward to Christmas. For Christmas, I would like a sign language book, an electronic scooter, a dry erase board, a big Nerf gun, a watch, and a goldfish. Annie B. Dear Santa, I am looking forward to Christmas. For Christmas, I would like a remote control monster truck and a remote control big truck. Payton W. Dear Santa, I hope you and your wife are well. Are the elves good too? I have been a good girl this year. Have you? For Christmas, I would like a

new bike, iphone 13, and a tablet. Carmen F. Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good girl this year. For Christmas, I would like a hamster, Barbie dream house, and a dimple. Mia B.

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I am wishing for a brown poodle puppy so I can play with it and take care of it. I would also like to have a Hoverboard. I need a purple purse be-

Dear Santa, I have been nice to almost everyone this year! I am wishing for a PS5 console. If I can’t have the PS5 I would like an i-phone, please. I also need a pair of Hey Dude shoes because mine are worn out. I think I would like them to be dark gray or black. I will leave chocolate chip cookies and milk for you. I hope you have a good time delivering presents. Your friend, Noah C. Dear Santa, I have been naughty and

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a Luigi’s Missions 3, painting stuff, and a Paw Patrol Avalanche city tower. Brayden R.

Dear Santa, I am so happy about Christmas! I would like a Chromebook, a new bike and a Baby Sitter Club book. I really want them. I hope I get them. Prometheus G. 2nd grade Ramer Elementary Ms. Gail Leatherwood Dear Santa, I have been nice and naughty this year! I am wishing for a big “pop-it”. I would also like to have art supplies so I can create art work and color at home. I really need a new suitcase so when we go places I don’t have to use a little one. I will leave you some milk and cookies. I plan to leave carrots for the reindeer. Love, Anniston B. Dear Santa, I have been a little naughty and nice. I am wishing for a skateboard. I would also like a purple basketball because I am signing up to play basketball. I really need a new leather saddle for my horse because mine is too little. I will leave chocolate chip cookies for you and some hay for the reindeer. I hope you have a safe trip. Love, Kylie B.

Cara Beth F. Dear Santa, I have been nice this year and that has been hard for me since I’m only 7! I am wishing for an i-phone and a pink case. I would also like to have a Little Passport STEM set because they are so much fun. I need some new Hey Girl red shoes because mine are too little. I will leave you some fresh chocolate chip cookies and I think we will get carrots for the reindeer. I hope you have a safe trip! Love, Addison G. Dear Santa, This year I am 7 years old and I have been nice all year. I am wishing for a washer to wash my baby doll clothes in. I would also like to have an i-phone with a softball case. I need some sparkly silver high heel shoes for church because mine are too little. I will buy you some delicious sugar cookies and get some carrots for your reindeer. I hope you have a great trip. Your friend, Ansleigh G. Dear Santa, My sister made it hard, but I was able to be nice this year! I am wishing for a brown poodle dog to play and have fun with. I would also like to have an i-phone of my own. I need a pair of blue jeans because mine are all too little. Mom and I will bake you some chocolate chip cookies and I will find some food to leave the reindeer. Thank you for the presents you always bring. Love, Kase H. Dear Santa, I have tried to be very nice this year. I am wishing for a tablet to play on. I also would like to have a Lego Poppy Playtime set. I need a trained dog because I like pets. I will leave you 10 cookies and some milk. Your friend, Elijah J.

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a Nerf gun 32, an Elf on the Shelf, and a toy zombie. Kevin P.

Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. For Christmas, I would like a plushie, toys, and a gift card. Jakob O.

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Wyatt Todd 8th Grade Michie Elementary cause I don’t have one. I will leave you some gingerbread cookies and reindeer food. I hope you have a good trip. Tell Mrs. Clause “hello” for me. Your friend, Bailey B. Dear Santa, I have been nice and a little naughty this year. I am wishing for tickets for a Ravens game and a Ravens football shirt. I would also like to have a pet green snake! I like animals. I promise I will not let it loose! I need some gray Adidas shoes because mine are worn out. I will leave chocolate chip cookies for you and some tinsel for the reindeer. I heard tinsel makes them fly fast! Have a good trip. Your friend, Eli B. Dear Santa, I have been nice all year. I am wishing for a phone because I have no entertainment at my house. I would also like a security safe to hide my things so my brother will leave me alone! I need more sneakers because I only have one pair. I will leave some good cookies for you and some carrots for each reindeer. I hope you have the best trip in the world on Christmas Eve. Love, Erich B. Dear Santa,

nice this year, just ask my brothers! I am wishing for a desk so I have something to use when I draw. I would also like a body book. I like to study bones and muscles because my mom is a nurse. I need a new pair of blue Christmas pj’s. I will make you some gingerbread cookies and I will leave the reindeer some food. I wish I knew how you deliver all the toys to kids in one night. Are you tired when you get home? Love,

Dear Santa, I have been nice this year and I’m wishing you could bring me an i-phone. I would also like to have some football cards. I really do need some new shoes because mine don’t fit. I will leave you some yummy sugar cookies. I think I will leave the reindeer some nice crunchy carrots. I hope you have a fantastic trip. Love, Apollo L. Dear Santa, I have been nice this year, so I hope you can bring me a Ravens football shirt. It would be great to get tickets to a Ravens football game in Baltimore! I would also like to have a Little Passport STEM set, so I can do some science stuff at home. I need a pair of black

Yeezy shoes because I have always wanted some! Eden and I will leave you a Hershey chocolate bar and some milk. I hope the reindeer and you have a safe trip. Love, Cason M.

Dear Santa, I have been very nice this year, but not to my brother. Sorry! I am wishing for a phone because I want to call my friends. I would also like to have a new dollhouse, please. I need some new shoes. I think pink sequin ones would be beautiful! Tell the elves that I said, “hello”. I will leave you some chocolate chip cookies and milk. I hope you like them. Love, Millie N.

Dear Santa, I have been very nice all year. I am wishing for a new L.O.L. house for my dolls. I would also like to have a L.O.L. Surprise and O.M.G doll. I need some new sneakers that are sparkly purple. Mom and I will bake you some chocolate chip cookies and leave them on a special plate for you. Tell the reindeer that I said “hi”. Your friend, Katelyn T.

Dear Santa, I have been better this year! My teacher said she is proud of me. I am wishing for a red i-phone so I can play games on it. I would also like to have a 4-wheeler and new golfing supplies. I need some blue Nike shoes because my old ones are worn out. I will leave you some chocolate chip cookies. I will give your reindeer some carrots. Stay safe. Your friend, Kayden W.

Dear Santa, I have been nice this year. I am wishing for a skating board and a new pink bike. I really need some new tennis shoes because mine are too little. I would enjoy them being pink. I will bake you some chocolate chip cookies and leave them on a pink plate for you! Tell Mrs. Clause “hello” for me. Your friend, Adriana W.

Dear Santa, Despite what some people say, I have tried my best to be good! I am wishing for my wonderful students to have a Merry Christmas holiday with their families. I hope you can bring them what they have dreamed of and asked for. They are such unique individuals and always share lots of smiles. They do bring a little mischief, but they are all good hearted! Please fill up their stockings and leave them something good. I know they will be thankful. I know I am thankful for them.

Christmas is a time of year of joy, love, and giving. Joy comes from the gifts we give and we get.. Love is being with friends and family. Giving is when you give a gift and pass joy and love to another. Christmas is my favorite holiday of the year. In Christmas you can travel to places where your family is. This is why Christmas is full of Joy, love and giving. Braylon Walker Adamsville 6th Grade

Page 6C v Independent appeaL tendo. That’s all and I’ll get your reindeer some food and have a safe trip. Love, Bentley Baldini

Your forever friend, Ms. Gail Leatherwood 3rd Grade Kim Hughes Ramer Elementary Dear, Santa I love you a lot and I want an apple phone, for Jaden to have a Merry Christmas, and lights to go around my TV. P.S Have a safe trip. Love, Liam D. Dear Santa, Please can I have some fidgets and a lot of fairy lights to go around my ceiling. I really want a jumbo squishy mellow and 4 mini brands and a new phone and a realistic baby doll. I have some carrots for the reindeer. Love, Anslyn T Dear Santa, I want fidgets and a race car and I want a PS5 and hot wheels and Ipad and I want an apple watch. Love, Brantley S. Dear Santa, Could you please give me some lights to go on my ceiling in my room, mini brands, poppit, dimple. Microphone, and can you give me and my sister a golf cart, and could you please give my mom and dad something. And I’m leaving you some cookies and milk and I hope you have a safe trip and if you want you can bring me a squishmellow. Love, Harper Y. Dear Santa, I want for Christmas a stuffed hippo, a nerf gun, and an animal book thanks. Feed you reindeer good for me. I will have some food for them. Love, Trenton Arnold Dear Santa, I want to get a four-wheeler. If you cant it will be fine I can ask my Mom and Dad. And a cord that connects to my TV. I love you and have a safe trip. I will make you some cookies and milk and I will put some carrots out for your reindeer. Love, Westin M. Dear Santa, Can I have a Nintendo Switch and Pop it’s for Christmas? Love, Taylor Lehmann Dear Santa, Can I please have a PC with Fortnight and a boxing bag, Four-wheeler, Razor, Golf cart, fidgets,and Nin-

Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is Dog man books, Splatoon 3 games and Fortnite and I got cookies for you. Thank you so much. Love, Tristyn Rogers Dear Santa, Please get me a football and new TV and some PS4 games and a PS4 controller. Have a nice trip and I will put some milk and cookies on the table and some carrots outside. Love, Cayden Tedford Dear Santa, Santa this year I want a Razor and fidgets. I also want a Nintendo deck. I have some cookies for you. Love, Brayden Peters Dear Santa, Can I have a go-cart, some games, an Iphone that has wifi? Please Santa? I have food for your reindeer and cookies for you. Have a safe trip. Love, Tyler Hardin Dear Santa, Please give me some mini brands, a jumbo Squishy mallow, fidgets, a real puppy, golf-cart and a new Iphone 13 and fairy lights. P.S. I will leave milk and cookies! Love AvaHolloway Dear Santa, I would really like a tablet and if you have time can you please get me a saddle and bridle? Thank You! I might have food for the reindeer and I will always have food for you. Love, Cheyenne Buehring

Letters tO santa

For Christmas I want popits and a new Iphone and a fidget toy. I want a fidget cube and 10 mini braders. I also want my family to be safe. From, Jacee Bizzell

Everything I do, before Christmas day, all leads up to whether or not I say yay. If you think it’s all about presents then you would be a menance. When Christmas is complete after that it would be obsolete.

Dear Santa, I love you. Can I please have a Nintendo Switch and me and my mommy wants cooking stuff! Love, Karsyn Shelton. P.S. I save you cookies on the back porch! And reindeer food in our yard! Dear Santa, Can I please have a Stockdale’s gift card. And would you please get my mom a new necklace and my dad a new toolbox. From Callie to Santa. I will leave a cupcake and milk and reindeer feed.

Dear Santa, Will you please bring Playstation 4, NBA 2k22 game, Madden 22 game. Can you also bring NBA 2k22 for my Nintendo Switch and a four wheeler. Thank you for everything. Colton Shelton. Dear Santa, Can I please have a four wheeler and a bike and NBA 2k22. P.S. The milk and cookies will be in the kitchen. Love, Jaxon Mood.

Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a Lol toy doll, glamper and a new Iphone. P.S. I’ll have milk and cookies and food for your reindeer.] Love, Katelyn Miller

Dear Santa, May I please have a computer, laptop, camera. I would love for you to make me a Santa Pop-it. I would like a wakey track and some surprises. Love, Rubi Joy Riley.

Dear Santa, Can I please have air pods, Apple Iphone, Apple watch, four wheeler and a speaker for my Mom. My Dad wants a truck and my Sister wants a horse. Hadeigh wants a dinosaur. I will leave food for you and your reindeer. Love, Aaliyah Delashmit

Dear Santa, Santa can you please bring me a laptop, computer, pink and blue size medium mittens, snow boots size 6, can you please get Jake some air pods. Thank you! Love, Jaci wardlow P.S I will have some cookies and milk on the fire place with some reindeer food beside it.

Wednesday, december 22, 2021

Christmas Day

3rd Grade Ramer Elementary Renea Melton

Dear Santa, Can you please bring me a pool table for Christmas. And I need pool sticks, pool balls, and a triangle. P.S. I will leave cookies and reindeer food, too. Thank you for everything, Weston Pruitt.

Levi Ferguson Adamsville 6th Grade Dear Santa, Please can I have a book and a pikmi pop. Can I please have slime. Love, Everlee Jarrett P.S. Don’t forget the cookies. Dear Santa, May I please have a puppy and a PS4 and please bring my mom a new phone and please bring me some books. Thank you! Love, Jaycee Childers Dear Santa, Am I on the nice list? Can I please have a chromebook, Samsung, two-seater razor, and a puppy bulldog and I will leave you cookies with milk too! Love, Bentley W. Dear Santa, Please bring me a Friday night and a toy player from FNF and a hulk figure for my bed. And a nightmare before Christmas mug and a snow globe for my mom. P.S. there will be cookies on the table. Love, Joshua J. Dear Santa, Can you please give me a rock-star foxxy plush and a sixteen inch lefty plushy and an apple phone and some cloths and a minecraft game for my xbox and can the apple phone have a sims card om it. P.S. I will leave some milk and cookies in the kitchen and I will leave carrots outside for the reindeer. Love, Davion W.

Dear Santa,

Kennedy Cleary 8th Grade Michie Elementary

Dear Santa, Can I please have these three things 1. Ipod 2. Airpods color tie-dye 3. Chrome book color white P.S. I will try to leave some cookies and milk. Love, Gracelynne H. Dear Santa, Please can I have A VR head set, A new bed, a boxing bag, and for my mom please give my mom a new car, please can I have a Iphone, a razor, a fourwheeler, a WWE 50 new wrestler. I will put out milk and cookies. Love, William J. Dear Santa, For this year I would like a magic mixes and some airpods and an apple pen and a pop it phone case. P.S. I will have some cookies and milk. Love, Brooklyn J. Dear Santa, Please bring me a jumbo squishmellow and a minibrand and one more thing I really want a phone case, popsocket for me. Now for my little sister willakate can you bring her like a play set and a cute stuffed animal. P.S. got you some milk and cookies. Love, Kenslee Howell Dear Santa, Santa this year can I please have a PS4, Ipod, and a chromebook flip? Santa can I please have a madden 20-22 and for everybody to feel great. But santa I really want this Christmas to be the very best Christmas! Love, Ben P.S. I’ll leave cookies and reindeer food.

Pre-K4 Selmer Elementary Madi Rose Powers

Dear Santa, I would like a gigantic bouncy ball and a Christmas star. Can you send me some sand to build a really big sand castle? I also need a lot of candy for my mom. I want a lot of stuff. Love, Ali Barnes

Dear Santa, I love you with all my heart! I want you to bring me presents. I want a yo-yo wrapped in blue. I will give you a hug when you come to my house. I love all of your elves. Love, Harper Collins Dear Santa, I want you to bring me a remote control Razor. I want a real race car to ride at home. I have been really good. I will leave you a good snack. Love, SJ Dowell

Dear Santa, I want a real dump truck and a go-kart to ride when I grow up. I want a Pop It and a fidget like we have at school. I also need another dump truck to help people. Love, Braxton Estes

Dear Santa, I want you to bring me a Barbie house and a bunch of Barbies. I also want a Barbie camper. Can you bring me a Pop It? I would like a Pop It and a tablet. See you soon! Love, Zoe Fingers

Michie Oh There’s Gnome Place like Art for the Holidays

Wednesday, december 22, 2021 Love, Ella Norris Dear Santa, I want a lot of presents. I want two Marios and a monster truck. 100 monster trucks would be cool. I also want a Mickey Mouse like Winston. Thank you. I want to give you a hug. Love, Weston Shea

Kindergarten Michie Elementary Dear Santa, I want a skateboard for Christmas. I also want a yo-yo, a horse for my new house, and a horse Pop It. I will leave you cookies and milk for a snack. See you soon! Love, Kinslee Flatt Dear Santa, I want you to bring me the Operation game. I also want a Barbie Dreamhouse with a bunch of Barbies. I think I am old enough for a cell phone. Please bring me a Paw Patrol toy. Love, Zaffire Gaetan Dear Santa, I want a USA flag to hang outside. I also want new Spongebob presents. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Zayden Grantham Dear Santa, I want a see-saw like my Papaw used to have. I also want a toy car, a bouncy castle, and a toy cow. I need new toy horses and a toy shark. I really want a Rudolph and a toy Clifford. Love, Colby Gee Dear Santa, I want a real camera to take pictures. I want Clifford’s new movie and a new puzzle. I also need a ballerina dress, sparkly shoes, and a new backpack. I want a toy vacuum. See you soon! Love, Heidi Harris

Dear Santa, I want you to bring me green slime to play with and waffles to eat. I need Playdough and Playdough toys for Kyah and me to play with at home. I also need you to bring me pretty fingernails. Love, Bre Smith Dear Santa, I would like a Barbie doll and some rainbow slime. I would also like you to bring me an Operation game. Your reindeer are very cute. I can’t wait for you to come to my house. Love, Harley Whitten

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real backhoe. Love, Paul Dawson Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Please give me a Christmas present. Give us all a Christmas present. I want pop its. Love you Santa. Love, Kamwren Williamson Dear Santa, I hope you come to my home for Christmas. I want a Mini Brand. I hope you are not far. Love, Bella Arevalos Dear Santa, I want a Barbie Unicorn for Christmas. I love you! Love, Riley Gibbs Dear Santa, I want for Christmas, a hover board, bean bag chair, pick me pop, squishies, pop its, fidget, a real bunny, a real unicorn, a real cat, and a real Frozen movie. Love, Audrey Goodrum

Dear Santa, I hope you will not put me on the naughty list. I want a big, big, big squishy mallow and a unicorn one. Love, Lily Putt Dear Santa, I want a Barbie dream house and LOL dolls with a LOL house. I want a house and a car for my mom. Love, Jessica Sanders Dear Santa, I want a LOL doll for Christmas. I want Tuffy and a sister for Tuffy. Love, Briley Isbell Dear Santa, I will make some chocolate chip cookies for you. I want a LOL Surprise doll house. Love, Meredith Jones Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a lot of Barbie’s and all I want for Christmas is a Happy New Year!

Dear Santa I want a Hoverboard and a Luna doll. I also want a toy unicorn. I got a stocking from the Christmas party. You can put my presents in there. Thank you! Love, Emma Freshwater

Dear Santa, I want a cat. I want a set of dolls. I want a lollipop. Love, Bethany Green

Love, Nadilee Oliver Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a four wheeler and a necklace. Love, Cody Mann Dear Santa, I want $200, gold bars, a golden hover board, and 2 golden backpack. Love, Arianna Wolfe Mrs. Bridget Harris Selmer Elementary School 2nd Grade Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I want a bike, a LOL doll, a LOL doll house, some new pajamas, and an OMG doll camper. I also want a new TV. Your Friend, Lea Stedman Dear Santa I hope you have a good day. I’ve been a good boy. Thank you for the presents. I thank God for you. I would like a bike, a four wheeler, and a toy truck. Your Friend, Johnny Swain

Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I want a toy purse, a toy wallet, and a lol doll house. I also want clothes, a toy doll, and a keychain on the toy purse. Your friend, Paige Mosier

Dear Santa, I’ve been good. I want a machine Nerf gun and my brother wants a RC car. Love, Hayden Presley

Taylor Bauman 6th Adamsville

Dear Santa, I want you to bring me a tablet and a monster truck. I also need a skateboard and a Hoverboard like Hudson. Thank you for bringing me toys! Love, Sawyer Henson

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a toy gun, a toy lego set, play dough, and an Elf.

Kindergarten Michie Elementary Your Friend, Alex Barco

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a gymnastic bar , gymnastic mat, a slanted mat, and nail polish set. Love, Khloe Gray Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I would like a LOL doll, an OMG doll, and a LOL pet, and a LOL baby. Love, Ella James Scott

Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I want a 4 wheeler, an xbox, and games. I want hockey tape, phone case, helmet(hockey), and a bb gun. I also want a Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt,a screen protector, maybe a new phone, hot wheels, legos, and an Army suit and American flag. Your pal, JD Austin

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I wish for a basketball goal please, some new fishing line please and an Orbeez gun please and a starter light please. Love, Liam Hawkins

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. l Would like a bike for Christmas this year. I would also like a dirtbike, an Orbeez gun, an iphone, clothes, shoes, and a ball. Your friend, Terry Robinson

Dear Santa, I want all of the Ninja Turtles. I also want some Pop Its like we have at school. Do Ninja Turtles do back flips at the North Pole? I want to come see them. Love, Jayceon Johnson

Dear Santa, I have been good this year.I want a gymnastics bar, mats, and a swing for our room. I also want a boy barbie. Love, Katherine Gray

Dear Santa, I want a monster truck for Christmas. I would also like a trampoline and a race car. I also need a real chainsaw to cut down trees, and I need a shovel to dig dirt. I have been very good. Love, Orin Kirk

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a barbie airplane and a phone and a robot Christmas this year. Your Friend, Eleanor Cooper

Dear Santa, I love your elfs and you. I have been good this year. I want a puppy, phone, and a new book. Your friend, Adrian Smith

Dear Santa, I want you to bring me a tablet and a pet cat. I will name her Chelsea. I also want a dog. You will need to bring him a cage and food. Can you bring me a trampoline? I love you! Love, Kristiana Carroll

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a gun for hunting. I want a buggy, animal crossing, and an Oculus VR set for Christmas this year. Your friend, Case Hill

Dear Santa, I want a dinosaur with cars. It is a really big one. It is the T-Rex. I also want a robot for my house. I need skates to skate like Willow. I will leave you chocolate chip cookies to eat. Love, William Mardis Dear Santa, I want a Gabby doll. That is all. Can you bring Reed toys? He eats his toys. That’s all.

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Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a phone and a pop it and a tablet. I also would like an Ipad, a phone, phone case, and tablet case. I want a motorcycle, a nerf gun, a real car, a computer, and a fish tank. I want 100 kittens, 2 gray kittens, and clothes. Your friend, Jacob Penning

First Grade Selmer Mrs. Beth Fowler

Dear Santa, I love you and your elves and Jingles. Jingles is the best. I would like Loud House action figures and a

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Could I have a doll bed, LOL doll, and an OMG doll? Please and thank you.I love you, Santa. Love, Vivian Weatherford

Aaliyah Delashmit Ramer Elementary

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Can I have for Christmas a toy doll that can talk, a pop it, and a new doll house? I also want Barbie food, a phone, Barbie campsite,

Page 8C v Independent appeaL new books, and shoes. I would like a bike, a hoverboard, and new LOL dolls for Christmas. Your friend, Genesis Davis Dear Santa, I have been good this year. How are you and the elves? I want rainbow high dolls, a car, and a closet and popit stuff for christmas this year. Thank you for everything you have done every year for me. Your friend, Laken Whitten 2nd Grade Selmer Dana Jones Dear Santa, I have been good, but I need to do better. For Christmas, I want a Lankybox backpack foxy, Lankybox plusie ghosty, plushies meant for sleeping and a skateboard. I will leave magical reindeer dust for your reindeer. Your friend, Gracie Marie Sperry Dear Santa, I would love an iphone, a xbox, and tattoos. I have been bad and a little good. I will leave cookies and milk for you. For the reindeer, I will leave carrots or grass. I hope that they enjoy it. I believe in Santa forever. I will nevr stop believing, Love, Emma Allen Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. For Christmas, I would like a camera, bean bag, and a Rubix cube. I will leave cookies for you. And for the reindeer, I will leave some candy canes. Can you also get my mom and dad some gifts too? I think they want some gifts too. After all, Christmas is for everyone. Love, Avalin Pegg Dear Santa, I want a big teddy bear. I want a plushie, a VR game. I want a fone and a computer. I have been very good. I want lots of toys and clothes. Love, Payton Hopkins Dear Santa, I think I have been ok, but I will do better. I am going to leave cookies for Santa. I like a Ps5 drone with a camera, a hover board. Thank you Santa! You are the best. Your Friend,

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Wednesday, december 22, 2021

Michael Sanders Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I am excited for your visit. For Christmas, I would love a mug with Ruldoph on it and a plush cat, Doctor Stuff and art stuff. I would like a puppy. I will leave you a plate of cookies and milk, And some carrots for the raindeer. Love, Hayden Satas Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year! I’m so excited for a visit from you. I want a new bed, a smart tv, and a pet snake. I’ll leave you three cookies and a glass of milk. Love, Carson Tull Dear Santa, Hi! I have been good this year. For Christmas, I want a puppy, PS5, TV, and a kite. Merry Christmas! Your Friend, Marley Davis Dear Santa, I have been good this year. For Christmas, I would love a new obrsoftake47. And I would like five nineteen dollar fornite cards Love, Jataylin Damron Dear Santa, I have been really good! I’m excited for you to come to my house. For Christmas, I would love a phone, a unicorn, and a cat. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Merry Christmas Santa! Your Friend, Aubrey Ray Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I would love a new phone, a puppy, a new bike, and a new toy. I have left cookies and a glass of milk. Merry Christmas! Love, Kysen Jones Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I will give a plate of cookies and a glass of milk to you. I would like a hover board, a skateboard, 2x jet popits, and a big yellow transformer. Your Friend, Eli McGriggs Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I am so excited for your visit for Christmas. I would love a iphone and a 4 wheeler and a xbox 4. love,

Levie 3rd Grade Adamsville Alayna Carpenter

Janiyah Brown

Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year. I am excited for Christmas. I want a Ps5, VR set, and one $50 nintendo card. Your Friend, Ian Christie

Dear Santa, I have been a good kid. For Christmas, I will leave you a glass of milk and a carrot for your reindeer. I would like to see my dad. your friend, Braxton Whitten

Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year! I am so excited for your visit! I would love a makeup kit, some clothes, some shoes, and some minibrands. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, NaHeaven Brown

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year! I am so excited for your visit. For Christmas, I would love a new doll bed, PS4, and a minifridge. I will leave you some cookies and milk and apples. Love, Morgan Lococo

Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. I’m so excited for your visit. For Christmas, I would like a VR hroadsot, PS5, hand controlled car, gloves. I will leave you a plate of cookies and a glass of milk and some carrots. love, Joshua Hill

2nd Grade Selmer Mrs. Bridget Harris

Dear Santa, I have been so good this year! I am so excited for your visit. For Christmas, I would like a new puppy dog, a stuffed animal , and a pair of white shoes. I will leave you a plate of cookies and a glass of milk. Merry Christmas! Your friend,

Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I want a bike, a LOL doll, a LOL doll house, some new pajamas, and an OMG doll camper. I also want a new TV. Your Friend, Lea Stedman Dear Santa I hope you have a good day. I’ve been a good boy. Thank you for the presents. I thank God for you. I would like a bike, a four wheeler, and a toy truck. Your Friend, Johnny Swain Dear Santa,

I have been good this year. I would like a phone and a pop it and a tablet. I also would like an Ipad, a phone, phone case, and tablet case. I want a motorcycle, a nerf gun, a real car, a computer, and a fish tank. I want 100 kittens, 2 gray kittens, and clothes. Your friend, Jacob Penning Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I want a toy purse, a toy wallet, and a lol doll house. I also want clothes, a toy doll, and keychain on the toy purse. Your friend, Paige Mosier Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a toy gun, a toy lego set, play dough, and an Elf. Your Friend, Alex Barco Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a gymnastic bar , gymnastic mat, a slanted mat, and nail polish set. Love, Khloe Gray Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I would like a LOL doll, an OMG doll, and a LOL pet, and a LOL baby. Love, Ella James Scott

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a poppit game with dice. I would like an Elf to myself. A red scooter that goes really fast.I would like a barbie hair play set. A new bird feeder. A new dog bed for my dog Cooper. A bed for my cat pumpkin. Some sunglasses for Christmas this year. Your friend, Catherine Grace Bodiford ear Santa, I’ve been good this year. I want a 4 wheeler, an xbox, and games. I want hockey tape, phone case, helmet(hockey), and a bb gun. I also want a Dallas Cowboys sweatshirt,a screen protector, maybe a new phone, hot wheels, legos, and an Army suit and American flag. Your pal, JD Austin Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I wish for a basketball goal please, some new fishing line please and an Orbeez gun please and a starter light please. Love, Liam Hawkins

Angelina 6th Grade Adamsville

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. l Would like a bike for Christmas this year. I would also like a dirtbike, an Orbeez gun, an iphone, clothes, shoes, and a ball.

Your friend Terry Robinson

Dear Santa, I have been good this year.I want a gymnastics bar, mats, and a swing for our room. I also want a boy barbie. Love, Katherine Gray

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I would like a barbie airplane and a phone and a robot Christmas this year. Your Friend, Eleanor Cooper

Dear Santa, I love your elfs and you. I have been good this year. I want a puppy, phone, and a new book. Your friend, Adrian Smith

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I want a gun for hunting. I want a buggy, animal crossing, and an Oculus VR set for Christmas this year. Your friend, Case Hill

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Could I have a doll bed, LOL doll, and an OMG doll? Please and thank you.I love you, Santa. Love, Vivian Weatherford Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Can I have for Christmas a toy doll that can talk, a pop it, and a new doll house? I also want Barbie food, a phone, Barbie campsite, new books, and shoes. I would like a bike, a hoverboard, and new LOL dolls for Christmas. Your friend, Genesis Davis

Dear Santa, I have been good this year. How are you and the elves? I want rainbow high dolls, a car, and a closet and popit stuff for christmas this year. Thank you for everything you have done every year for me. Your friend, Laken Whitten 2nd grade Selmer Mrs. Paula Scott

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Are you doing okay? l have been very good this year. I would like Barbies, Hatchimals, iPad, and a phone. I have been good. I am leaving carrots outside for your reindeer and cookies and milk for you. Happy Christmas Santa. Love, Bella Beam

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How are you doing? I would like a dog, cat, shirt, an elf in

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This has been a great year. I have been a good boy. I will leave you donuts. I want a hot wheels set and a VR headset. I want a hoverboard, a PS5, a drone, and a dog. Love, Izzick Garza Dear Santa, This has been a great year. I have been a good girl. I am going to leave you cookies and milk. I want a bunch of cookies. I want a hoverboard and I want a real reindeer. Your friend, Olivia Fortune Dear Santa, This has been a great year. I have been a really good boy. I want an Iphone 13 Pro, a TV, and a PS5. I also want Fortnite for the PS5. I love you, Santa. I will leave you milk and cookies and for the reindeer I will give them reindeer food. Love, Jakari Wilkes Dear Santa, This has been a great year. I have been good. I will leave cookies. I would like a PS5. Your friend, Eden Sykes

Levi K . 6th Grade Adamsville my room, a book to read, and some candy bunnies. I want to see you so much. Your friend, Jenesis Brown Dear Santa, Merry Christmas, how are you doing? I hope I am on the nice list! Please can I have a hoverboard, a four wheeler, phone, and computer? I have been naughty and nice and my elf has been the same. I’m leaving you cookies and milk, and food for the reindeer. Love, Ady Mae Childers-Mitchell Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I want a Fortnight, Legos, and a Lightbox. Love, Adrian Collazo Dear Santa, I would like a mini 4 wheeler and a dog bone for Rex. Love, Dominic Dear Santa, I really want a fortnite nerf gun, hoverboard, xbox headset, and an Among us hoodie. I hope you get my letter. Your friend, James Edgeston Dear Santa, I want an Amongs us hoodie, a fortnight backpack, a fortnight tomato head, and a spider man lego set. I have been playing with my sister and sharing my toys. Love, Hayden Hodum Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How are you doing? I have been a good girl this year. I want a laptop, hatchimals, Iphone, and an elf that is a girl. I’m leaving you cookies and carrots for the reindeer. Happy New Year, Skylynn Jones Dear Santa, Merry Christmas, how are you doing? These are my Christmas wishes: 1. A phone 2. A robot 3. An L.O.L 4. A pianoI have been extra good this year. I will leave cookies and milk for you. Love, Ali Mae Justice Dear Santa, I love you. I’m on the nice list. I’m going to leave you a treat. Love, Vanessiona Kirk

Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! I have been a good boy and kind to everyone. I would like a giant bear, a lot of robux and hot wheels, lego sets, a hoverboard, a lot of stuffed animals and pokemon cards. Your friend, Gavin Mashburn Dear Santa, Merry Christmas Santa. This is what I want for Christmas a hoverboard, electric scooter, 20 dollar fortnite card, laser x game, roblox, and pokemon cards. I do think I was good this year. I am leaving some cookies and milk for you and food for the reindeer. P.S. love, Gunnar Mashburn Dear Santa, I hope I am on the nice list. I need a new Elf because my sister was playing with it and it is hiding. Please send me a new one. Love, Paislee Oliver Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How are you doing? I would like a skateboard,elf for my Barbies, Hatchimals, and a Barbie Jeep. Santa I am leaving cookies and milk for you and carrots for the reindeer. I was nice most of the year. My elf made one mess so far but she has been good most of the time. Love, Ryleigh Raper Dear Santa, Christmas is my favorite holiday, is it yours? I hope I am on the nice list this year! I would like a pair of roller skates, 1 billion robux, P.S Five, enough money for a new home, and two new puppies for the new house please! I’m going to give you some cookies. Love, Emilee Strickland Dear Santa, Merry Christmas I hope I am on the nice list this year. I have been a good girl this year. I would like an extra Barbie, hair bows, dresses and high heels. I am leaving you cookies and custard, and carrots for the reindeer. P.S. Thank you for Buddy, our class elf. Love, Gracie Talbott Dear Santa,

Merry Christmas! How are you doing? I would like an elf on the shelf that is a girl, a dog, some Hatchimals, and a kitten. I am going to leave milk and cookies for you and carrots for the reindeer. Merry Christmas and thank you for the elf in our classroom. I hope I have been a good girl. Love, Herlin Valenzuela-Perez Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! How are you doing? I have been good. I would like a pokemon charmander, dog man books, a dog, gift card for my phone, and a v-buck card. I am going to leave you milk and cookies and food for the reindeer. My elf moved into my lamp. Love, MJ Williams 2nd Grade Selmer Mrs. Sheila Gardner Dear Santa, This year has been a great year! I’m gonna leave you cookies. I want a drone, a bar of gold, and $1,000. I love you, Santa. Your friend, Jayden Coyle

Dear Santa, I have done my homework at home. I have been a good boy at school. I have been doing good on my tests. I try my hardest to be good at school. I listen to my teacher. I get a lot of 100’s on my work. I help at my table because I don’t like for my friends to get in trouble. I love to help my friends. I can’t wait for you to come! I would like a VR and some new Jordan’s and clothes. Your friend, Jakayden Patterson Dear Santa, My name is Skylaa. I am 8 years old. I want fidget poppers and a glow in the dark blanket for Christmas. Love, Skylaa Longino Dear Santa, I am 7 years old and my name is Jape. I want a bike, a remote control car, and Nintendo games. I want the homeless to get gifts. I will leave cookies and a glass of milk. I have been nice to people. I also want a helmet. I will leave reindeer food and don’t forget to get the Elf. I also want a VR headset with the game

Independent appeaL v Page 9c gorn and the game red hot. Thanks for giving us the Elf. Keep giving joy for all the kids who are mad and sad. From Good Boy, Jape Robison Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a dog and a toy reindeer. My dad wants a new red car and my mom wants a new house. I have been good. I am going to leave 10 brownies and a mug of milk with reindeer magic munchies. I want a doll, a picture of the North Pole, and fairy lights. Love, Jacquelin Le Dear Santa, I want an Apple Watch, a hoverboard, marker maker, and a science kit. That is all. I have been good most of the time, and naughty sometimes. I will leave cookies for you, Santa, and for the reindeer, they get chicken food from Stockdales. I have a picture of part of the North Pole. Your friend, Eli Grandi Dear Santa, I want a drone, a kitten, paint, and a play kitchen. I have been very good. Shhh! I will leave your reindeer some food. I will leave you some milk and cookies. The reindeer food will be in the yard so let them eat it. Have a great night in your fabulous fast sleigh! I want to ride sometime. Love, Taylor Nevis Dear Santa, My name is Chase. I have been really good. I will leave you cookies. I want a VR headset. I want a drone with a camera. I want pop its and legos. Love Your friend, Chase Stamps

3rd Grade Selmer Katie Austin Dear Santa, Did you have a good week sata? I have been good. I would like a new game, a toy mic, and a new toy reindeer. Love,Taylor K. Dear Santa, How are you doing? I would like all 4 Mario & Luigi LEGO sets. I would like a plug-in hoverboard as well. Most of all, I would like A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Dear Santa, I have been a very good girl this year. I want a dentist set, a Barbie dream house, and a makeup set. I also want new clothes, new shoes, and a pink remote control car. I hope you and your elves are making toys for all the kids in the world. I hope one day I can visit the North Pole and see what it’s like some day. Love, Makayla Barnes Dear Santa, I have had good behavior this year and I want an electric scooter and a basketball. I want it to be black. I also want to tell you I have a present for you because you work hard for us all night. I have your reindeer one too. Tell your elves I thank them for the toys they make for us all. Love, Haylee Buss Dear Santa, I want bunk beds and I want a big Bon Bon LOL Surprise doll. I want a My Generation doll, house shoes, and a movie Magic LOL doll. I have been good this year. Love, Lynnleigh King Dear Santa,

Kindergarten Michie

this year. Love,Eli R.

Dear Santa, How are you doing? I hope your doing good so i’m going to tell you what I want for christmas and i hope you’ll get it for me. so I want a puppy,led lights,bed sheets,an makeup i hope you get it for me have a Merry Christmas. Sincerly, Terionna B. Dear Santa, How are you doing up there and how are the reindeer? I like football. I want a bike, nerf gun, gloves. Love, Chris C.

Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and Rudolph doing? For christmas I will like a x.box not a toy dog a real dog A toy barn with farm workers and toy animals and a skate. Love, Charleigh creasy

Dear Santa, Hello, how are you and the reindeer? I hope you all have a good christmas and I would like a lip balm kit and nail kit and tie diy kit. Love, Victoria Dear Santa, How are the raider and how are you, and I want a hoverboard and I new hoodie,new shoes. I hope you have a good Cristmas, Love, Ian G.

Dear Santa, How have you been this year? For christmas I wood like loldalls, nintendo game, and a new basketball. Love,Aleah Gee

Dear Santa, How are you doing?This year for Christmas I want some baby clothes,and some lipstick for Cristmas I hope you have a good and merry Cristmas. Love, Kennedy H. Dear Santa, how are you doing i would like ahoverboard, shirt, snowshoe, and shirt , love, josiah h Dear Santa,

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warm where you live!here is the list of things i want: #1:idk what it is called but it’s some sort of realistic silicone doll 2 of them. #2:You know you can’t have dolls without supplies! #3: skateboard. #4:the board game scrabble. #5:inflatable pool. #6:Rock painting kit. #7:BARBIES! #8:alot of American girl supplies. Anyways next christmas can you send one of your elfs please?Have a great week! Love, Parker (call me pk). (p.s.i know you’re not real and it’s just my dad but please git it all for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Michie Oh there’s Gnome Place like art for the holidays How are you and the reindeer? I made some food for the reindeer. For Christmas I would like a video game,joy,happiness and a lot of hot chocklate. Love, Kristoffer h. Dear Santa, how are you doing. What i want for chrismas is a hoverboard. And a skate board. Love AUBREY CRUZ LAMBERT Dear Santa, I hope you are having a grate year! May i have a huver board, can i have a corgi puppy, may i have a ipod Love, Lillian.M Dear Santa, i hope you are having a good year. I want a skateboard zelda laptop Love, Gabriel M Dear Santa, how are you doing this year?I would like a squshmallow,sweater,and a blanket.I really like those things.I could snuggle with the squshmallow i could wear the sweater to school and i can sleep with the blanket.Thats three reasons why.Have a good christmas santa Love, Lily M. Dear Santa, How are you doing this year ? this year i would like a bmx bicycle;and and bluetooth headphones sincerely; Greyson Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well and the elfs what I want for christmas iphone10 and a laptop and clothes. Love, Brayden Dear Santa, How are you doing this year? I want a laptop, necklaces, rings and dolls. Love, Gema.P Dear Santa, How are the elfs? I want clothes,dolls,and ,and makeup shoes,books and ipad,prfum, Love, Journee R Dear Santa, I hope that the elfs are doing well.how are the reindeers are ok I want a camera, hoverboard ,drown and a ps5 thank you for all the help and sport. Love brooklyn .s Dear Santa, I hope you have a great christmas i love you santa Love stevenblakeshields. Dear Santa, how are the Elfs? And mis closa? I hope you have a

good christmas. this christmas I want a makeup cit, and makeup unicorn horn brushes, a remote control car, and an Ipod, and Ipod case. And say hello to Hidey,and shiny for Me. sincerely, Ava Smith Dear Santa, How are you and the reindeer? I want new clothes and shoes. A new bike, scooter. Love, Jordan V. 3rd Grade Selmer Michelle Davis Dear Santa, I want a model train and a toy truck and a toy car. I would also like a puppy and a cat. Thank you. Love, Phillip Cross jr Dear Santa, Hello, I’ve been a good girl this year.I have been helping my mom a lot because my dad is gone sometimes and it helps her so much.I want sweatshirts and legos I really don’t want much, but I do want kira’s pj’s she is an american girl doll and I want the matching for me. Love,Aubrey Rickman Dear Santa, Thank you for all the holy jolly joy that you share.I do want soft thing’s and room decor but I want you to surprise me to.I just want you to know I know your real.Merry Christmas Santa Claus. Love, Reilly Catherine Duncan Dear Santa, i want a nintendo and two LOL dolls art paper and markers a i want 3 best friends necklaces if u can 3 plushies love,emilee haygood. Dear Santa, I want to tell you I have been very good for christmas I want lots of bakugan and so many pop its and a hot tub I will live cookins Love, hudson duke Ingle Dear Santa, How are you? Here is what I want for Christmas. I would like fishing gear and a new fishing rod. And I would like new hats and a new pellet gun. And that will be the end of my sentence and I hope you are doing well and do not eat too much cookies. Love, Caden Maxedon Dear Santa, I want an american girl doll . i want a puppy a german shepard Love, Stassi Dear Santa, hi my name is parker! i have been very good this year, and i hope i’m on the nice list, also did you know that christ is in christmas?hopefully it’s

Dear Santa, i know you are busy right now doing stuff we do not know but i came to check how you and mrs. claus are doing i hope yall are having a very very good time on this season i came to tell you what i want for christmas first i want a mini cotton candy machine a mini one specifically mini okay bye santa have a very good chritmas. Love, Ian Dear Santa i want a comptr my elves are bad .at my daddys I want a crossbow. I really want a rat coler Love,mason.p. Dear Santa i want for christmas a pc & a gaming chair but most of all to spin time whit my family . christmas is Love, most wonder!ful time of the YEAR!!!!!! Santa u are the best. Love, Jaylen Dear Santa, For Christmas I want 2022 to be a PERFECT year. And I would appreciate it if you could answer with a yes. And could you help with my dog? She needs lessons!! Her name is Macy. She feels like a sister to me! So do my other pets. :] Love, Olivia G. Serda Dear santa How are you how are you doing I want to tell you what I want for christmas I want a game, watch, and headphones. Then I want family and friends to eat dinner with us so we can laugh and have fun. Then I want a drone to play with outside. I want a new phone for christmas to use. Then I want a new vr set for christmas also. Then I want my family to be happy on christmas. And that is all i want for christmas have a merry christmas Love, JaCorey

Hello, I’ve been a good boy this year.I want an iphone12 pro mini,I also want a gokart. I also want an ipad with one of those keyboard. I also want one of those Grave Digger lego sets. Love,Hudson Whitten Dear Santa How r you doing and can i have a ps5 for christmas and a nba2k22. Love, Jhyon Dear Santa, All I want on Christmas is vr headset and a youtube channel and 1,ooo vbucx and 1,000 robux and .How is mrs.claus and the elves and reindeer. Love, Laken craft Dear Santa, How are you doing?Santa for christmas i want a PS5. And i want a naruto basketball jersey.And some pants. And i want some shoes i want some air jordan 4 lightings.I want a PS5 gift card.And a green screen and a Playstaion camera. That is all i want for christmas hope you have a good day santa bye. Love, Jertylen Dear Santa, I wish for a lego star wars AT-AT and some stormtrooper packs to go along with the AT-AT and some rebels to make also,hows the reindeer and Mrs. Claus?And can you please get me a 10 dollar nintendo card?Also please don’t ignore my letter also,i hope you have a merry christmas! Love, Silas Berg Dear Santa, I want a rc truck and a bard game a thrmis Love, Caiden Dear Santa, I want a Huggy Wuggy plush and a 3D pen for Christmas plz and how are u doing Santa I think u are doing good I like Christmas it is the best time of year. Love, Dominic Dear Santa I want a doll house and a new bike and teddy bear. Thanks Santa Claus for everything Your friend Jakurianna

Wednesday, december 22, 2021 4th Grade Selmer Carole Kennedy Dear Santa, I have been good and I would like to get a new xbox and a new controller, and I would like my wish to come true because I have been praying for my wish to come true so I really hope it comes true. But I would like my friends to have an amazing Christmas, and I hope they get what they want. I’m really grateful for my family and friends. Love, Ary DEAR SANTA: I haven’t been good but on some days I can be good. On Christmas I would like a big plushy of a husky and also what is your least favorite cookie flavor and one more thing I want is an ipad pro and a playstation 4 also 1millon robux. FROM Maddie Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy and here’s what I want for Christmas. I want a tall white bed, pokemon cards, nerf gun, clothing, shoes, that all I want and Santa, have a wonderful Christmas. Love, Ja’tavius Dear Santa, I have tried to be really good this year. Here are some of the things I want more pokemon cards, the brand of metals super colossal T.rex and,a lot of robux, and a ps5, and a nerf gun, and some pjs and clothing ,and paw patrol toys, and a new steeler jersey, and a elf on the shelf. Have a good Christmas, Santa Claus, thank you. Love, Eli Dear Santa, I have been a good boy this year and I wish for a new game to play with my friends and a new xbox if this is not too much to ask. Thank you for delivering presents to me and my family every year. Please tell Peppermint to come down to my house. I have been waiting for him since December first. And I have a question: are you one of the wonders of the world? And how old are you? And

Dear Santa, I hope your having a good day.I think my elves are sad about my guinipig dieing but besides that im having a good day. All i want for christmas is fake dimond jewerly.Thankyou for all the presents in the past thankyou so much santa. Love’ mason.s. Dear Santa, I know you are busy, but I think I have been super good I think I am on the nice list i think.So how is Mrs.Claus i hope she is doing well I wish i can see her. So Santa how are you have been soooo busy I get worried about you but i know you can do anything.So i am going to talk about the things i want for christmas, ok so what i want for christmas is a puppy not a toy one a real one,next i want a magic marker maker.Well Santa I hope you have a perfect christmas and make sure to send me a note about Mrs.Claus and you.Byeeeee Santa Claus. Love,Autumn Tate. Dear Santa,

Heather Selmer

I will make sure that I make a cookie especially for you and tell the reindeer I said hi. Your friend, Kasen Have a merry Christmas Santa:) Dear Santa, I want Battlefield 2042 and I want an arcade. Santa I hope you have a merry Christmas. And I will hear you on Christmas eve. By Jeremiah

Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a four wheeler, Trump flag, Trump stickers, Don’t tread on me flag, Come and take it flag, shotgun, Yee Yee hat, Yee Yee flag, Flair merch, Food plot, IPhone 11 pro, White cowboy hat, baseball gloves with Aliyah Faith on them, camo on clouds, Hunting rifle, gun racks, Air pods, coon dog, Smokey blanket, Redneck nation Decal, electric bike, were the red fern grows, ding targets, Thank you Santa. From, Landon D. PS. How old are you?

Dear Santa, I have been kind of good this year. I would like a computer and a new hoverboard and a chromebook. My mom and dad will not agree to it but an iphone, popit 101 of them. Have a good Christmas! Love,Christina

Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like everyone to be happy on Christmas day, earbuds, iphone the iphone is an option, watch, board games, legos, and slime. My mom and dad might not agree with the slime thing but I will be happy if I get something else I asked for. Santa, I hope you have a wonderful Christmas and eat a whole bunch of cookies and oreo balls. I will make sure we leave the reindeer something to eat. Love, Macon

Dear Santa, I have been trying to be a good girl this year. What I would like for Christmas is nutcrackers, Christmas crocs, puma socks, fidgets, new lunch box , a chromebook, telities, black mechanical pencils, fishing hats, black columbia

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Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a Hobby Lobby gift card. Your Friend, JT Dear Santa, I have been good, so I want a MarioGolf super rush. I also want a telescope, so I can see the stars and the moon. I will leave some milk and cookies for you. Love, Davis Dear Santa, Thank you for the presents last year. I hope you have a good Christmas. This is what I want for Christmas. I want a new gaming controller, and a Playstation 5, and another elf, and motion controllers, and the super hot game and another game for the vr. Thank you. Love, Ryker Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I would like a safe with ducks on it, a blue and white rams NFL charm to go on my chain, a new bike, new rims and tires, new ostrich skin boots, and a dodgeball court. Love, Austin

2nd Grade Michie rain coat, trump flag, four wheeler, mini fridge, pokemon cards, camo clothes, otter pops popsicles, gift cards, a watch, frostbite mountain dew, stickers, elf on the shelf, squish mallows, black nike leggings, gray hey dude shoes, and some earrings. Hope you have a great Christmas Santa, Mrs. Claus, elves and reindeer. Love, Anne Marie Dear Santa, I want the Nerf adopt me bees blaster the Nerf xshot royal rage hawkeye, the Nerf xshot royal rage reflex 6 and then the game on steam called raft. From, Cole Dear Santa, Here is the list of stuff I want this year for Christmas. I would like a new lunchbox, a pack of lead pencils, some cozy soft socks and a hoverboard. That is all I want this year, and I hope you get all the milk and cookies you want this year! Have a good Christmas and a happy new year! Sincerely, Averi Dear Santa, I want a drone with a camera on it. I want a Titans helmet from a real game. I want my dad to be home for Christmas. I want my family to have a good time with each other. I want everyone to be there. Your Friend, Hayden Dear Santa, Hey Santa it’s me . And my mom went to talk to you a few weeks ago . I was just going to ask you a few questions. Can I have a hoverboard, robux that has 800 on it and a friendship bracelet, and some air forces but it has to be blue and an ipod and more airpods,and some jordans, shirts and leggings, and that is all thank you so much Santa. Merry Christmas, Leigha Dear Santa, I have tried to be really good this year and here is the list of what I want for Christmas. I want a skateboard and an apple watch

and that is all I want from you. Can you tell the reindeer that I said hi? Thank you for sending an elf down to my house. My brother really likes her. Your friend, Ansley Hi Santa, I have a few questions for you. My first question for you is, is the elf your kid? Another one is why are elves so short and how old are you Mrs. Claus and the elfs? I have been a really good kid this year. I also moved to a new house!! I love the house so I hope you do not go to my old house because I won’t be there. Santa, why do you not want people to see you? Have a great year, a great day and a great life. How are you and the reindeer? Bye, Santa. From Landen S. Dear Santa, How are you? I have questions for you Santa. How old are you and Mrs Claus and the reindeer? Why are the elves so small? For Christmas I would like a sports cup, new clothes, Pokemon cards, Monster jam toys, Hot Wheels cars and tracks, Nike black socks, a sports jersey, a football and a Nintendo Switch. Have a great Christmas and a happy new year. From, Ivy Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas I want an RC car and I want a puppy and some nerf stuff. A drone and rc speed boat and I want a pokemon book and pokemon cards and 1millon vbucks and I want a faze hoodie and a pc and a mouse pad and a headset and a microphone and a monitor. That’s all i wanted for Christmas Santa Claus merry Christmas. Love, Wesley Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a new phone and a four wheeler and some headphones and if it aint a lot to ask I want my family to be happy on Christmas. I have been good at my house but my only wish this year is my sister to come down for Christmas.

Thank you Santa From Jesse 4th Grade Selmer David Duncan Dear Santa, I’ve been very hard working. I’m sorry about the bad stuff I’ve done this year, but I’m still at being a hard working kid. I hope I still get a kunai for Christmas. I hope my puppies would pipe it down as well. I ‘d like a bit of money as well. I would love it if you could help my dad out a bit and mom Love, Benjamin Dear Santa, For Christmas this year I want Legos, a hoverboard, 3D pen, Nintendo Switch gift card, video games for Nintendo Switch, King of Tokyo board game, XBox video games, and Fortnite Joy Cons for Nintendo Switch. From, Levi Dear Santa, I don’t really know what I want for Christmas, so it would be nice if I just get money so I can buy stuff when I know what I want. Thank you. From, Joshua Dear Santa, For Christmas I really want a Nintendo switch and some mini brands for my BFF tara. She really likes them. Aslo, I want some new fake hair supplies to play with my mom’s hair and get my brother some new games for his playstation 5. He likes wwe games and racecar games. I would like more art supplies like new paper to draw on. Have a good Christmas. Love, Addy Dear Santa, It’s me, Tara. What I want for Christmas is roller skates, fidgets, popits, slime, PS4, a new phone, art stuff, books, a computer, fake nails, and the last thing is $100 to fix my PS4...PS it’s my brother’s old PS4. Love, Tara I hope you get enough sleep.

Dear Santa, I don’t really know if I’ve been good or not, but if I’ve been good I would like a new iphone 11 pro max, warm clothes for winter, summer clothes, money, weave, beads, a new mattress, baby toys to give my baby sister, ipad and apple pen because I’m good at drawing, a puppy, board games, popits, Christmas cookies, a pencil holder, a big thing of sharpies, paint, hoverboard, airpods, breases, another apple watch, Tp alot plz, clothes for homeless. Love, A’Niya Dear Santa, I’ve been a good boy. I want a puppy or a pet and presents. This is all I want and Ho! Ho! Ho! Love, Tony Dear Santa, I have been so good this year I need things. So I want some things for Christmas but not a lot of things. I want an ipad and apple pen because why? I am good at drawing and I do tiktok videos, maybe famous on tiktok and maybe change my life forever Santa! I really want that and also I post tiktok and do drawing videos on tiktok. Love, Jakobe Dear Santa, I believe I have been good this year. I would like a $100 xbox gift card and one year of game pass. And that is all. Love, Jaycob

Independent appeaL v Page 11c Have a good Christmas. Thank you. Your Friend, Whit Dear Santa, I would like: 1. American Girl doll with clos 2. Galaxy laser for my room 3. A puppy maybe 4. Bath and bodyworks stuff 5. Poppit bag a fidget box 6. Makeup maybe From, Bella Dear Santa, This is all I want for Christmas is a live puppy and vt watch, and a tv, boogie board and hoverboard and pop socket and a phone case and that all i want for Christmas . Love, Kensley Dear Santa, I want a ps5 and a german shepherd and robot dog football court and a gym for may dad and mom and me i would like a white electric guitar and a gold dirt bike and a trice and a jet pack and a shop and a three story house and a pool in the ground and a lake and a lambo and a trap-o-lene and a pet pig and a donkey and a mullet and a rocket ship and a pound of pickles and a farm tracker and three thousand popits new water bottle ten pounds of popcorn and a iphone 13 pro and a llama and a cow and a couch made with butt warmers. From, Owen 4th Grade Selmer Mrs. Holly Coburn Dear Santa, This Christmas I want everyone to get at least one present. I want all the unfortunate and homeless to get food and to get to see their family. I would also like a new bike, shirts, and for everyone to have a good time. Merry Christmas Santa! Sincerely, Anslee Baskin Dear Santa, My name is Quinn’ Marion Beard. How are you this year? I have been a really good boy this year Santa. What I want for Christmas is a sword necklace, some new clothes and shoes, some books, some pencils, and some paint. From, Quinn Marion Beard Hi Santa! I love how you’re giving presents to kids and how you are doing? I know you’re getting ready for Christmas! For Christmas I want a nintendo switch, some beautiful fabric, a pair of black combat boots,

a puppy(husky), a trampoline, new books, a new bed set, Barbie dolls and sets, legos,gift cards, jewelry, and an apple watch. That’s all, but if you give me anything else I will still be grateful because my mom taught me to be grateful because they thought of you. Love, Emma Lou Buss

Dear Santa, Hi. How are you doing? I am doing well. There are only a few things that I would like for Christmas: books, art supplies, furry blankets, oversized hoodies, and necklaces. That is all I want for this Christmas and I hope you have a good day Santa! Kayla Connor

Dear Santa, Hi, how are you?I hope you are doing well. Here’s a few things I want for Christmas. A lol box with a doll and a pet.The one I want is the pink one.I want some new clothes [ size 10/12 ] and some new shoes. [ size 3 ] You don’t have to give me this one but I want a phone that has time on it [ a samsung phone ].I wish you a Merry Christmas! Love, Angel Cryer

Dear Santa, My name is Isaiah. All I want is a bike that is all I want for now. Do you want to talk? I want to know how many people do you have on your Christmas list?. I know you have about 1 milyon. From, Isaiah Freshwater

Dear Santa, I wish that it was Christmas everyday. I want a game boy color for Christmas and a game for it called pokemon silver. Love, Ryan Howell

Dear Santa, Hi...how are you doing with the last few christmas`s? How are the elves? Are they happie working for you? So What i Want for christmas is… windows 11 Computer, but i f you can’t get that I want a tablet. I also want a new bike and some art supplies and a train track with a train. Love , Justin Kilburn P.S thanks for the presents and I can`t believe that you are real

Dear Santa I hope you had a great year and a great time at home. I’m confident that I was good this year. What I want for christmas is some pokemon cards and some cyborg gadgets and a cos-

Dear Santa, I’ve tried to be really good this year. And all I want for Christmas this year is a new bedspread and for you to rearrange my room please. And a new ipad - that’s all. Bring extras you think I might like. Thank you for all the presents these years. Love, Andi-Kate Merry Christmas! HoHoHo! Dear Santa, It’s me, Zoey. What I want for Christmas is a phone, fidgets, slimes, art supplies, canvas, scrunchies, chromebook, LED lights, hand sanitizer from Bath & Bodyworks, clothes, shoes, and toys to give my baby cousin,and a tv. Love, Zoey Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a pair of black cowboy boots and fireworks please.

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Page 12C v Independent appeaL tume that looks realistic and a a cyborg lego sets and a lego luigi set and a ps4 . Some video games for the ps4 like some dc game some spider man games and the fnaf security breach game. A new computer and some dc action figures and a VR headset and that’s what I want for Christmas. Love from, Ethan Lowrance Dear Santa, How are you? I hope you’re doing well, are you excited for Christmas? Only few things I want for Christmas this year are a bean bag, a mini fridge for my room, new art supplies, new makeup, and maybe a new bed. I hope you have a very good Christmas! Love, Aubrey Mountjoy Dear Santa, I hope you are having a good time. What I want for Christmas is a new bike because my old one broke. From, Divya Patel Dear Santa, How are you today? I hope you are having a good day. Do you feel confident about Christmas. Can I have a new bike for christmas, a chrome book for christmas too and a dogman sires. Merry Christmas! From, Braylan Purviance Dear Santa, I would like a computer and a puppy. My last dog died, and my little brother broke my last computer I had from my birthday. I would also like an art set because I love to draw and could I maybe get a bow and arrow? From, Kayden Richardson Dear Santa, This is what I want for Christmas: a gaming chair, a big bing bag chair, a vr headset for my xbox, a bike, a bungee chair, new clothes, new four wheeler, helmet dirt bike, gloves, a white fender to cover the dirt bike, a rc car, and a new pair of shoes. From, ELI ROBISON Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. All I want for Christmas is a new bike. Love, Nathan Rubio Dear Santa, I want to ask if you’re doing well this year! I hope you’re doing well! I have also got more confident this year, but there have been some unfortunate things this past year. I also wanted to tell you some things I would like for Christmas this year. Speaking on that subject I would like to have a new bike since mine is to small for me now. I also would like a new Backpack for school! And maybe just a few, perhaps some books! Since I don’t have many books. That’s all I would like for Christmas. Also, I wanted to tell you Merry Christmas! Sincerely, Adriana Theus Dear Santa, I hope you have a good Christmas and Ms Clous too. From Ms.Clous I would like a bed set and from Santa I would like two whole buckets of fidgets for Christmasand whatever else you can get me. Love, Amarianna Thomas Dear Santa, How have you been doing? I have been doing great this year. Do you want to know what I would like?

Well, I don’t know it all, but I want a VR headset, universe sandboyon, my mackbook pro computer. That’s all I know that I’d like for Christmas. Have a good Christmas. Sincerely, Caleb Thompson Dear Santa How do you travel around the world to each and every house and basically own Christmas and why is Christmas every year and i know that Christmas is a time of giving but Christmas is actually a time to celebrate the day when Jesus was born so for my question its why and how and one more question where do you live in the north pole that is three questions so please answer all the questions and I would never forget my wishlist so what’s on my wishlist is a nintendo switch oled a vr headset a 3d printer a 2d printer 10 folders and a gasmask. From, Haze Wellington 4th Grade Selmer Mrs. Holly Coburn Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well! I’m in Mrs.Robin’s homeroom. I go to Selmer Elementary School too! I have four-five things I want this year. One thing is I want a baby brother, slime, a Chromebook, art set, and a new book! There is one more thing...I want everyone to have a good Christmas! I am going to make you cookies and give you a glass of milk! Thank you for letting my elf come this year (: That is all. I love you Santa! Love, Brooklynn Serenity Aldridge Dear Santa, For Christmas, please bring me Picachu, Spider man figure and spy vehicle. Love, Christopher Baird Dear Santa, I want a pc for christmas, and I would also like a Lakers jersey and just some nice shoes. I hope you have Merry Christmas! Oh, and I want a party at my school. Love, 4th Grade Selmer Abel Blankenship Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like apex coins, oculus quest 2, ghost of tsushima, and a dog bone for my dog Buddy. If I could have any of these things that would be nice. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Love, Jaylon Baxter Dear Santa, How has your year been in the North Pole? My year has been good. l got to see some of my best friends that I haven’t seen in a while. Something I want for Christmas are some more toys for my dog and some popits. You know what Santa? I really don’t want a lot of stuff for Christmas this year. Also my decorations this year in my room are reindeer themed so if you need Rudolph this year stop by my room this Christmas. Hope you have a great Christmas Santa and Merry Christmas! Love, Zia Burton Dear Santa, What I want for christmas is slime and fidget toys and clothes.What I want for christmas is to just have the best christmas ever with my family because sometimes we don’t have the best christmas ever. Christmas is always about gifts, it is about god and family. Christmas is when you get to eat and stuff. The reason I like Christ-

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mas is because my sister is coming down from college so I want for my sister to make it down here safely. Love, Shayla Chesser Dear Santa, I want an x-Box 3, Paw Patrol Gloves, and Hot Wheels for Christmas. Don’t forget my Paw Patrol gloves. Your friend, Hayden Crowe Dear Santa, I am so sincerely sorry to take your time up, but I was wondering how the North Pole is holding up for you? Anyway, I was wondering if you could get me a couple things for Christmas. I would like beyblades, a PS5, and especially a hoverboard. I would understand if you do not get me that, so for sure could you please allow my big brother to come home for christmas. Love, Nicholas Chandler Dear Santa, I want a new bike and a few outfits. Have a Merry Christmas! Love, Preston Connor Dear Santa, I have a question. Could you get me a chromebook, 100 dollars, and a shark. Merry Christmas Santa! Love, Isabel Frederick Dear Santa, How was your day at the North Pole? I want an elf on the shelf pet, elf stories and movies. I would also like a PS4 and a hoverboard. I wrote a song for you and Mis. Clos...”Oh what I Want for Christmas is You!” Love your friend, JJ Hineline Dear Santa, I would like a hoverboard, lots of slime supplies, outfits for my dog, art supplies, and a roblox gift card with a little bit of money on it. Love, Anna Ingle Dear Santa, I hope you are doing okay. I have decided to help decorate my house this year. I am very excited for this year! I have been deciding what cookies to get you, and it’s between orange slice or chocolate cookies. I just hope you enjoy them either way. I want some different presents so I wrote a list for you! *winter&zodiac lol dolls *hello kitty plushie *hello kitty themed doll *sketchbook for drawing(white cover) *robux & v bucks card Either way I’m very grateful for anything! Merry Christmas! Love your friend, Kara Johnson Dear Santa Claus, I know this was a fast year and your elves probably didn’t build everything the kids wanted, but I just want three things for Christmas because Jesus got three things. I just want a mountain bike, oculos quest 2, and mario kart 8 deluxe for my nintendo. I’m gonna give you oreos and milk and germ ex after you finish so you don’t spread germs and by the way, how is Mrs. Claus? Good? Love, Jesus Lopez Dear Santa, I would like a 14 ft. trampoline for Christmas please. I’m in Mrs Robin Bedwell’s Homeroom. She said I’ve been really good this year! My school is Selmer Elementary, and I’m in the 4th grade. You can surprise me with some other toys and video games, too. Love, Bentley Rootes.(: Dear Santa, I have three questions.

First, may I have snow for Christmas. Second, can you meet my dog? She is crazy at first but she will love you before you know it. Third, may I have a ball with a smile on it because it will remind me of you. I love you . Your friend, Seth Thompson Dear Santa, I go to Selmer Elementary school and I’m in Mrs. Robin Bedwell’s class. I hope you’re having a good Christmas. Some things I would like to have for Christmas are a fluffy blanket and a trampoline.

Wednesday, december 22, 2021 I would also like a canvas and paint so I can paint a picture, some Dog Man books, and a hoverboard. Sincerely, Kylee Warren Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well . Why do you break into houses,leave presents, and eat cookie and drink milk? For christmas I would like a playstation 5. I would also like a playstation 4. Also I would like a playstation 3. All of those things are nice but the thing I want most is my dad to get better. Love,

Steven Watkins

Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. I just wanted you to know that I just put up my Christmas tree and decorated my house for you. We are going to make cookies and milk for you. For Christmas I hope I get a good haul (: , Thanks for sending Buddy the elf back to my house Love, Ashton Williams

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