Duane Hicks
Santa and Mrs. Claus, and all of the elves, eagerly are awaiting Christmas wishes from district children—and the Fort Frances Times wants to make sure they get them.
Kids of all ages can drop off their letters to Santa at the Fort Frances Times’ office and we’ll be sure to get them to the North Pole again this year.
Those who can’t make it to the office can mail their letters to the Fort Frances Times at 116 First St. E., Fort Frances, Ont., P9A 3M7.
Children also can send their wish lists by e-mail to santa@fortfrances.com or by clicking on the “Letters to Santa” icon at www.fortfrances.com
“I love to hear from all of the children of Rainy River District, whether they write their letters in class at school or on their own at home,” Santa said in an interview from the North Pole.
“Each year, they send me sacks and sacks full of letters, but Mrs. Claus helps me get through them all, and my eight tiny reindeer enjoy it when we read aloud to them all the letters from the boys and girls.”
Santa noted the elves in his workshop are ready to get to work, but added they can’t be exactly sure what toys they need to make until he gets those letters.
While jolly St. Nick can’t promise children everything they ask for, kids are welcome to use their imaginations when making their lists—one never knows what they’ll find under the tree on Christmas morning.
He also sometimes likes to hear what children would like to see their brothers, sisters, parents, and pets get for presents—Christmas is, after all, the season of giving.
As a point of interest, Santa Claus is on a diet under the watchful eye of Mrs. Claus. While normally he snacks on melba toast and cottage cheese, children are encouraged to leave out cookies (especially chocolate chip or shortbread) and milk on Christmas Eve.
They can, however, feel free to leave veggies, like carrot sticks or celery, for his reindeer to nibble on and keep up their energy as they make their rounds.
Remember, all letters have to be dropped off by Wednesday, Dec. 10. That’s when the North Pole mail sleigh, drawn by reindeer, will swing by the Times to pick up the bags of letters and take them back to Santa’s workshop to be sorted into “Naughty” and “Nice” piles.
Toys and coal will be doled out accordingly.
Copies of the letters to Santa also will be published in the Christmas Greetings edition of the Times on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
