18 December 2014
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18 December 2014
The Weekly Gazette 50c Serving Honey Grove, Ladonia, Pecan Gap, Windom, Petty & Surrounding Areas For All Emergencies.... Please Dial 9-1-1 For Assistance Established September 16, 1999 Phone: (903) 378-3558 Email: [email protected] New Website: www.honeygroveweeklygazette.com Volume 17 Number 25, December 18, 2014 No Paper Next Week The Gazette will publish again January 1, 2015 Santa Visits Honey Grove MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY! Christmas Celebrations of Yesteryear By: Malinda Allison How did the citizens of Honey Grove celebrate Christmas around the 1900s? Our collection of old Honey Grove newspapers, now online at the Portal to Texas History, tells us. In 1894 there was to be an "old fashioned Christmas tree at the Methodist Church." There was to be Christmas entertainment at the Baptist for the children, and on Sunday a special offering for Buckner's Orphan home. In 1902 the children of the Christian Sunday school were presenting a "pretty cantata, A Visit to Grandpa," on Christmas eve. After the entertainment there was to be a distribution of presents at the Christmas tree. In 1905 the Ladies' Society of the Presbyterian Church had to postpone their holiday bazaar because of inclement weather, but would have "many pretty and useful articles appropriate for Christmas presents." J. B. McKee offered the following special groceries in 1905: navel oranges, cranberries, celery, English walnuts, mince meats, nuts of all kinds, fancy white grapes, and fancy cakes and crackers. In 1906 the Shakespeare Club had a Christmas party at the Williamson home, which was decorated with Christmas bells, holly wreaths and mistle- toe boughs. In 1910 Foster Photo, of Honey Grove and Bonham, was ready to take the family Christmas photo. And the City Council instructed the City Marshal to enforce the fire works ordinance to the letter of the law. "There is a way in which those who get enjoyment out of shooting fire works can have their accustomed Christmas fun, but they must not in so doing endanger life or property. Ask the Marshall about the provision of the law." Also in 1910 there was to be "a beautiful Christmas tree at the Methodist School at the brick school building, ladened with nice presents for the Sunday School children, also a delightful Cantata entitled "Christmas Eve at Grandpa's." And the Christian Church was having special services on Christmas Day, both morning and evening, with special music by the choir and solos. The Sunday School Christmas tree was on Christmas eve. Christmas trees were also being held at the Episcopal church, the Presbyterian Church and the Baptist church. The Honey Grove Preservation League hopes that you and your family have wonderful holiday celebration this year. Doc’s Corner 1502 West Main Honey Grove 903-378-7104 He sees you when your sleeping. He knows when your awake. He knows when you’ve been bad or good, so be good for goodness sake!!! Santa Claus also recently visited children in the gazebo in downtown Honey Grove. Have you visited Santa to tell him what you want for Christmas? It’s almost time for him to begin his deliveries! Merry Christmas Ya’ll! DOC’S COUNTRY COOKING Welcome to Honey Grove! COME SEE US AT DOC’S! 378-7104 Thanks for giving us this opportunity! Doc & judy witcher Doc’s Corner 1502 West Main Honey Grove 903-378-7104 PAGE 16, DECEMBER 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette Christmas Shopping in Old Honey Grove PJC Holds Second Fall Graduation By: Margaret Ruff Malinda Allison What types of Christmas gifts were popular around the 1900s in Honey Grove? Our collection of old Honey Grove newspapers, now online at the Portal to Texas History, tells us. In 1894 S. L. Erwin & Co. recommended Haviland China and Libbey Cut Glass as a present. In 1897 W. L. Erwin advertised that his store would be open until 9:30 in the evening for Christmas shopping. In the December 12, 1902 edition of the Honey Grove Signal, The Nickel Store had a large front page ad for its Christmas items. They advertised that they had over 1000 dolls (all sizes and all prices) for sale, plus doll clothes and carriages. For the boys they advertised wagons of all kinds, toy guns, trains and building blocks. They carried a complete line of games, "crokinole, dominoes, checkers, ping pong, tug of war, authors, old maid, progression and diplomacy." They also had "the best line of fireworks in town." Burke and & Burke in 1902 advertised itself as "Headquarters for Santa Claus." They offered toy trains, toy printing presses, toy steam engines, toy guns, and dolls, including rag dolls. They also Correction: had a good selection of holiday books for all ages, and games and blocks. Murray & Evans, on the East Side of the Square, had a large stock of diamonds, jewelry, cut glass and silverware. Wright Book Company offered "dolls, dishes and furniture for the girls. Guns, trains, fire engines and fire works for the boys. Games for Old and Young." They had chocolates for the young ladies, bricabrac and fancy cups and tea sets, and shaving mugs and mustache cups. J. N. Lempeotis, northeast corner of the Square, advertised candies and cigars. And Williamson, Blocker & Co. recommended neckware, suspenders and mufflers. In 1905 Murray & Evans suggested, for the gentlemen, watch chains, goldheaded canes and a handsome tobacco jar. For the ladies, a cut glass vase, a gold thimble and a sterling silver hat pin. For the baby, a comb and brush set or a sterling silver rattle. Maybe these ideas will help you in your Christmas shopping! Happy Holidays from the Honey Grove Preservation League. Ancel Yarbrough Retires from US Air Force Air Force Colonel Ancel B. Yarbrough II has retired from the U.S. Air Force after serving honorably for over 26 years. His last position was Director of Operations, United States Air Forces Central Command, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, where he provided oversight of Air Force activities and operations throughout the Middle East. Yarbrough is the son of Mary Pauline Yarbrough of Honey Grove and the late Colonel (U.S. Army, retired) Jim Yarbrough. He currently resides in Sumter South Carolina with his wife, Mary B. Yarbrough and their three children, Lauren, Aubrie and Brock. Ancel is a 1984 graduate of Honey Grove High School. He earned a bachelor's of science degree in Aeronautical Engineering in 1988 from the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Upon graduation from the Academy he was commissioned in the U.S. Air Force and attended pilot training, going on to become an accomplished fighter pilot and senior leader during his years of service spanning four continents. He is a veteran of numerous campaigns including those conducted in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and the Balkans. Caleb Hix of Honey Grove is shown here receiving his Associate of Applied Science in CAD - Drafting from Paris Junior College president Dr. Pamela Anglin at Friday evening’s graduation ceremony. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from YOUR Honey Grove Chamber of Commerce p o h S ve o r G y e Hon Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Your Friends at Fannin Bank Equal Housing Lender Member FDIC (903) 378-2200 Honey Grove (903) 583-5522 Bonham Nearly 300 students applied to graduate from Paris Junior College in the fall semester, and more than half applied to walk across the stage Friday evening, Dec. 12. After the processional entered the Hunt Center, Student Government Association president Lauren Jeans gave the invocation. Graduating music major Katharine Wiebe performed, "You'll Never Walk Alone." As part of the ceremony, PJC President Dr. Pamela Anglin told the packed crowd that PJC had just celebrated its 90th Homecoming and continued the tradition of celebrating distinguished alumni. "Tonight we acknowledge that there are graduates who may be future honorees and we challenge and encourage you to achieve your goals and use your abilities to reach your dream," Dr. Anglin said. Afterwards, a reception was held for graduates and their family and friends. Honey Grove Heartbeats PAGE 15, DECEMBER 11, 2014 WEEKLY GAZETTE By: Lorrie Page Hello, Honey Grove folks!!! HGISD SCHOOL WILL RELEASE EARLY, 11:30 a.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 19th!!!! The Honey Grove VFW has just made several announcements of upcoming happenings: APA POOL LEAGUE, every Monday night. The veterans and members are now accepting food for holiday meal donations for veterans and their families. Please bring any non-perishable food items to the clubhouse. January 7, 2015 will be the annual meeting of the Friends of the Bertha Voyer Memorial Library. 4:00 at the Library. Election of officers and planning for the coming year. Has anyone shot a deer this year that they might like to share with all the Weekly Gazette readers? Email pics to [email protected]; or text me pictures to (903) 449-0593. We would love to publish your “prize”. The Gazette has received reports of several in need of prayers this week. The Weekly Gazette, Serving Honey Grove, Ladonia and Surrounding Areas is published every Thursday except the last week of July and the last week of December by Lorrie Page at 511 North 5th Street, Honey Grove, Texas 75446. (USPS018319) Subscription price is $35 annually in the United States. Periodical Postage Rate is paid at the Honey Grove Post Office on a weekly basis. Send subscription orders and address changes to: TEXAS PRESS MEMBER 1999-2014 The Weekly Gazette P.O. Box 165, Honey Grove,Tx 75446 Phone: (903) 378-3558 Email Address: [email protected] On December 18th, the Honey Grove Elementary will be hosting their annual Christmas Program at 6:00. Each grade level will be singing Christmas Carols. This is always a special occasion and everyone is invited and encouraged to come watch the children! Community Christmas Concert.. COME ONE COME ALL!!!! The BONHAM COMMUNITY BAND and the BONHAM BIG BAND EXPRESS will be performing their last concert of the year on Saturday December 20th at 7 PM in the Armory, (Bonham CivicCenter) 1100W. 5th. This is the second and BIGGER CHRISTMAS CONCERT than the bands played on December 6th. New songs and additional players have been added for this CHRISTMAS TREAT. Richard Knabe, band director at Whiteright High School will be directing the Community band in the place of Mr. Monte Ashcraft who could not make this date. As always there will be FREE refreshments served at intermission. The concert will start at 7pm.. Wear something festive. See y'all there. Rodney Hammerstrom, will be at the Honey Grove Cowboy “Falcon Territory” UIL Meet UIL Meet The Fannindel 6th grade UIL academic students attended the UIL meet at Ector last Tuesday and Wednesday. Results are as follows: Summer Crocker 4th Ready writing Lynn Shumacher 6th math Summer Crocker, Lynn Shumacher, and Rebekah Fornof 3rd place math team The Fannindel 8th grade participated in the UIL Academic meet at Savoy this past Tuesday and Wednesday against 7 other district schools. Individual winners included: Brayden Combs 6th Editorial Writing, 2nd Maps, Graphs, Charts Grady Howard 4th Impromptu Speaking Kim Evans 6th Spelling Kim Evans, Brayden Combs, Elizabeth Chesson 3rd place team spelling Other 8th grade Fannindel participants Included: Amber Childress, Nikki Connor, and Deandrae Tinnell. UIL coaches included: Cole Jenkins, Mandy Fine, Krissi Brunson, and Robert Milton Carol and Reuben Trussell of First Baptist Church in Pecan Gap express thanks to all of you. God has blessed us through you in the church family and the newspaper community, The Seed House and Eastside. From Honey Grove to Wolfe City and Gober to Roxton, God Bless You All. Philippians 4:7 May "the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:19 "And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus." welcomes all “Letters to the Editor” from individuals, although they do not reflect the opinion of the newspaper, editor, or employees. All letters MUST include the signature, address and telephone number of the author for verification. NO unsigned or anonymous letters will be published. If you would like your “Letter to the Editor” to appear in the newspaper, please follow the above guidelines. Letters may be sent to: P.O. Box F, Wolfe City, Tx 75496; P.O. Box 165, Honey Grove, Tx 75446; or emailed to: [email protected] FANNINDEL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCE GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2014 Other Governmental Funds General Fund REVENUES: $ Total Local and Intermediate Sources State Program Revenues Federal Program Revenues Total Revenues EXPENDITURES: Current: Instruction Instructional Resources and Media Services Curriculum and Instructional Staff Development School Leadership Guidance, Counseling and Evaluation Services Health Services Student (Pupil) Transportation Food Services Extracurricular Activities General Administration Facilities Maintenance and Operations Security and Monitoring Services Community Services Debt Service: Principal on Long Term Debt Interest on Long Term Debt Bond Issuance Cost and Fees Intergovernmental: Payments to Fiscal Agent/Member Districts of SSA Other Intergovernmental Charges $ Total Governmental Funds Antiques - Collectibles Jewelry - Glassware Decorative Items, Handmade Items Annette Shrum, Owner 903-486-5418 903-378-2388 106 E. Main St N Side of Square Honey Grove, Tx 9a.m.-5p.m. Thur-Fri-Sat FREE LOCK WITH EACH NEW CUSTOMER Honey Grove Self Storage Now with 24-Hour Surveillance Cameras!!! 903-449-0378 903. 815. 4723 903. 587. 2004 Granny's Place on the square Come on in... See what we have to offer! Granny’s Place Clo sed ed s S o Cl ay & 10 S. Plaza Ladonia, Texas unda d Mon y & Sun nday Downtown Ladonia day Mo 55,000 46,550 350 903-367-7095 - Jones ~ Walker & Son 484,519 (19,204) Sale THE VAULT 42,311 $ 116,089 306,915 465,315 224,443 18,172 140,004 - of Funeral Home, Inc. “Caring Service Since 1942” 14,248 14,248 DIGNIFIED CREMATION... $895 Affordable Graveside Services We will honor all pre-paid plans & insurance policies from other funeral homes. (4,956) Net Change in Fund Balances 8,682 Fund Balance - September 1 (Beginning) Fund Balance - August 31 (Ending) Let our local readers know of YOUR HAPPENING! NOW’S YOUR CHANCE! WEEKLY GAZETTE News From Fannindel I.S.D YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER Total Expenditures Excess (Deficiency) of Revenues Over (Under) Expenditures OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES): Real and Personal Property Transfers In Transfers Out (Use) Total Other Financing Sources (Uses) Church, Sunday, January 4 @ 1030 am. Everyone is invited. Come hear how God used a horse accident that paralyzed Rodney and made him into a walking testimony of His power! 3050 Hwy 100 North, Honey Grove, just north of the rodeo arena. 903.274.5497 Jerry Martin, a Reserve World Champion calf roper, will be at the Honey Grove Cowboy Church, Sunday, January 25 @ 1030am. Everyone is invited. Check out his website then come see him in person! www.cowboyconnectionministries.org. 3050 Hwy 100 North, Honey Grove, just north of the rodeo arena. 903.274.5497 Hope to hear from everyone soon! 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Speedway Screwdriver Set - $22.99! While supplies last. Get free monthly updates – [email protected] or 903-587-2232. Hwy. 69 in Leonard, Texas, next to Family Dollar. -------------------------------------Notice of Sale: Competitive Sealed Bids are solicited for sale of an office building at No. 4 South Side Plaza, Ladonia, Texas, formerly housing Leon Hurse Real Estate Office. The structure is approximately 1100 square feet. Minimum bid is $5,000. All bids must be submitted to the Upper Trinity Regional Water District Office at Ladonia City Hall prior to bid opening at 10am on December 30, 2014. The building may be seen by appointment by calling Doug Franklin at 903-456-2687. Seller reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Printed in The Gazette on Friday, December 12 and Friday, December 19. -------------------------------------1 Bdr Duplex for rent: $360.00 month $250.00 deposit. Single person only..no children no pets. Refrigerator and stove furnished, carport, washer and dryer connections. Leave message @ 903-378-3536. Available Immediately. D18 Granny's Place Christmas Store OPEN FRI & SAT 10a.m.-5p.m. 903-367-7095 101A West Main, Ladonia, Texas FOR SALE - Office Building at 209 West Main Street in Wolfe City (across the street from the Post Office). Call 903-227-7683 for info. -------------------------------------WINTER CLEANING? Getting home ready for the holidays? Just need a break from house cleaning? Call today for a free quote, by honest, local citizens. Local references/referrals given upon request. Fannin, Lamar & Hunt Counties. Call Bev today at (903) 268-8775. -------------------------------------- The most inexpensive way to let the public know of your Garage Sales/ Items for Sale, Lost Pets, Small Business CALL US TODAY, 903-378-3558 ONLY $5 WEEKLY ... OR, now you can just pay-on-the-go... Simply slide your credit/debit card!! ADVERTISE YOUR SMALL BUSINESS... And Pay-On-The-Go!!! 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(903) 450-6516 Vicki Hill Thu &Fri 9-5:30 Sat 9-1 Haircuts: $10 903-496-2331 200 Santa Fe, W.C. 1354 Clement Road, Paris, Texas Sale Date Saturday, December 13, 2014 Head Count 671 Sale Every Sat. at 11 a.m. Under 300 lbs 300-400 lbs 400-500 lbs 500-600 lbs 2.90 2.80 2.55 2.35 Under-300lbs 300-400 lbs 400-500 lbs 500-600 lbs 2.80 2.50 2.40 2.20 Cows Bulls Slaughter .70 - 1.23 1.05 - 1.48 Steers 4.00 3.90 3.40 2.95 600-700 lbs 700-800 lbs 800-900 lbs 1.80 1.70 1.55 2.47 2.30 2.22 600-700 lbs 700-800 lbs 800-900 lbs 1.75 1.55 1.45 2.35 2.15 2.15 Heifers 3.90 3.50 3.25 2.80 Stocker Pairs Stockers 1000.00 2900.00 1200.00 3100.00 Baby Calves 200-400 Holstein Steers Goats and Sheep - 20 Head $50-210 Beer is Back á bâà VÉÅx V{xv~ h LCF GLI LKCC 903-378-3558 Sale Begins at 11:00 A.M. Charles Mallicote (903)785-7191 Charles’ Mobile (903) 739-0682 Now anagement Under New M way to advertise... Classifieds!!! Commission Co. Barn (903)784-7800 Barn (903)784-2238 Street 100 West Main Wolfe City The most inexpensive Cattlemen’s Livestock For More Information Call: `t|Ç fàÜxxà _|ÖâÉÜ Leather Co. Grim Reaper Motorcycle Leather & Tattoo Downtown Ladonia (903) 227-6649 Fannin Bank P.O. Box 160 Bonham, TX 75418 (903) 583-5522 901 East Main Honey Grove, TX 75446 (903) 378-2200 Member FDIC www.fanninbank.com Delta Funeral Home 451 SW First St. Cooper, Texas 75432 (903) 395-2165 “Serving Area Since 1939” PAGE 12, DECEMBER 18, 2014 WEEKLY GAZETTE & WOLFE CITY MIRROR Ramblings By: Lena Shaw SALE * SALE!!!! Isaac’s Emporium Sue Reel’s Antiques & Collectibles Shirley Wright’s Scentsy BOOTH SPACES AVAILABLE!! 101 W. Main, Ladonia, Texas (903) 367-7095 Joe Joe’s Barber Shop Tina Johnson Sanders Hairstylist The parade through Ladonia Saturday afternoon brightened the day for spectators, as the participants were having fun as they rode horses, drove vehicles pulling floats, or walked from Fannindel School past the square and on down East Main, making the loop and returning by way of East Paris and Bonham Streets. Christmas is supposed to be a cause for joy as we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior. About midway of the procession two students, Paula Moody and Bailey Duplechan, led two beautiful goats trimmed with red bows. The community was working together and neighboring towns, Wolfe City and Pecan Gap participated also. Thanks to the Chamber of Commerce, the Fire Department and all others who helped, and Ho, Ho, Ho Santa Claus. Cleo Edlin was elated to hear the news during Thanksgiving that she is due to become a great-great grandmother in April. Her great granddaughter, Amy Rose Wood and her husband are expecting their first East Main Street Wolfe City, Tx (903) 461-8552 (903) 413-5913 Mahan’s Welding Service child in that month. Awaiting the birth of a baby is a time of joy for all the family. Fred and Janie Hulsey of Wylie were honored on Saturday December 13th on their Golden Wedding Anniversary with many family and friends attending to wish them well. Among those with ties to Ladonia attending were Harold and Jo Nan Mills Miller, James and Mary Ola Hemby, Doug and Peggy Franklin, Jerry and Mary Fields, Gene Marshall, and Tom and Oma Hulsey, Greg and Alicia Hulsey, and Lesa, Haley and Ashtyn Lawhon. Recent visitors in the home of Deona Owens were Nita Rolan and her son Jeremy Pittman of Porter Texas (down Houston way). On Sunday Deona Owens and Elaine Owens were at Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Reno, Texas for an ordination of deacons. Deona’s grandson and Elaine’s nephew, Marc McNeal, was ordained a deacon in the Church. They are very proud of Marc and so are we all. The shrubs at First Baptist Ladonia look so much better since being trimmed by Debby Crofford last week. Thank you so much Debby. First Baptist is happy to have Pastor David Howard, his wife Sherri and their son Grady living in the parsonage at this time. Birthday greetings on Dec. 19th to Randy Roberts, Nanette Verner and James Allen Hemby; on Dec. 20th to Linda Marcom and Dennis Thomas; on Dec. 22nd to Brad Daugherty; on Dec. 24th to Robbie Duncan, Cody Dawson, Lori Kinniard, Mary Scarborough, Michael Hubbard and Jon McDonald. Shaw stuff. Great granddaughters are going into the Christmas season in a big way. Up in Tennessee, Mary is moving into her new home. At Commerce, Madison and Savannah are competing in UIL and playing basketball. The Middle School came in third in the One-Act Play competition with Savannah being one of the two from Commerce to be named to the All-Star cast. For many years, young people of Fellowship Baptist Church in Campbell, have presented a Christmas play and all five of the Certain grandchildren (two of whom are my greats) act in it. In fact, the girls usually make up the program themselves with the help of their mothers, Cherish and Mandy, grandmother Cathy Certain and their grandfather Steve reading the Christmas Story at the end. This year they depicted the story of Ebenezer Scrooge. The program is always relevant to the meaning of Christmas. Each year I have played hooky from my Church here in Ladonia to be there for the play. I was sorry to miss this year, but with each passing year one has to curtail more activities. Carol Shaw drove down from Garland, as she does for their plays and when possible also attends one of the three types of ball games they play in. Grandsons Travis and Blake traveled in their work, Travis to Houston from his home in Tennessee and Blake to San Antonio from his home in Commerce. Melanie Shaw and daughter Mitzi Gill brought lunch and visited a while before going to the cemetery to put out flowers. They brought a huge stocking full of goodies which included a small can of Tundra First Alert to extinguish small fires. That goes with me wherever I go in the house. Tina Shaw attended the Chrismas pageant at Plymouth Park Baptist Church in Irving. We do not wish you happy holidays, but we do wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 1306 East Main St. Honey Grove, Tx (903) 378-3977 (903) 249-5990 Metal Buildings Metal Roofs ONSITE & PORTABLE WELDING Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from the Board of Trustees Staff & Administration High School ~ Middle School & Elementary of Fannindel Independent School District We now offer... ACCEPTING DEBIT/CREDIT CARDS!!! Page 3, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror Letters To Santa Claus Christmas 2013 Dear Santa, My name is Caleb. I want a tablet. How do reindees fly? How do you get magic? I want to give mama a neckless. Love, Caleb Lynch Dear Santa, My name is Jake McNish. I am 6 years old. I want four Christmas is playdough and fake animals. What are the reindeer names? Love, Jake McNish Dear Santa, My name is Chris Herron. I want a guinea pig? What kind of cookies do you like? Love, Chris Herron Dear Santa Claus, My name is Syria Brown. I want a barbie dream house a baby doll to be my baby sister. What kind of cookies do you like? Love, Syria Brown Dear Santa Claus, My name is Jory. What are reineders name? Please bring me a xbox. Love Jory Young Dear Santa Claus, My name is Alex. I want a monster truck. I would like to know how do the reindeer fly? Love, Alex Dear Santa Claus, My name is Hannah Horst. I want barbie life in the dream house. How did you get the magic? Love, Hannah Horst Dear Santa Claus, My name is Daniela Gonzalez. I am 7 years old. I what kind of cookies do you like? I want a little dog girl. Love, Daniela Gonzales Dear Santa, My name is Wyatt Davidson. I am 6 years old. How do reindeers fly? I want a new video game. Love, Wyatt Davidson Dear Santa, I want to give a fame to Luke. My name is Riley Crump. How mane cookies do you want? I nede a DS. I need a new iPhone 6. Love, Riley Crump Dear Santa, My name is Adysen Ross. I am 6 years old. How does Roddoph’s nose tern red? Can I please have an Elsa and Anna doll and a frozen castle. Love, Adysen Ross Dear Santa, I want a kindle fire. Why do you have a white beerd? How do your reindeers fly? What kind of cookies do you like? Love, Jason Huckeba Dear Santa, My name is Ella Hale. Pleese bring me all the Disney Infinite Bases. Please bring me a Elsa Castel. Do you like chocklet chip cookies? How many elves do you have? Love, Ella Hale Dear Santa, My name is Brayden. I want an Ipad and a toy whistle. How do reindeers fly? Love, Brayden Jacobus Dear Santa Claus, My name is Emily Silvey. How did you get the magic? Plese bring me a boanera (bow and arrow). How mine elvs do you have. What did you name all of the reindeers? Love, Emily Silvey Dear Santa, I’ve been good. I hope I can get some presents this year. I like 5th grade we have fun and learn new stuff in math, science, and language arts. My friend Jacob moved. The last time I saw him was on Halloween night at the square for trick or treat. It was sad but I still get to talk to him on the phone and write letters to him. I hit my head so hard that I started to see cartoon people. Are the elves doing there doing their job? Are the reindeer okay? What I want for Christmas is the Disney infinity game for the xbox and a Ipod. I hope you have a Merry Christmas. Your Friend, Kelten Wooten Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a go-cart and I will let my parents decide the rest. I know they will tell you if I deserve anything else. Sincerely, Josh Smith Dear Santa, How are you? Are you doing good delivering presents? Santa, all I want for Christmas is a go cart, ps3 controller and some football games. Santa, I hope you are not having a hard time reading all these notes. So Santa the night before Christmas I'm going to leave you a lot of milk, and cookies. And my last present I want is a basketball game. This night before Christmas you’re going to be stuffed Saint Nick. Sincerely, Ja'Quadrian Scott P.S. I want a PS3 controller. Dear Santa, Hello, my name is Jordyn Cash. How are you? I hope you are good. How is Mrs.Claus? I would like if it’s not too much trouble 2 glow fish, a fish tank, some monster high dolls, a iphone6+ and also a stethoscope. I have been a very good child this year and if you don’t mind putting in my stocking some of that delicious cole candy with nuts. I really hope you don’t miss my house this year. A fake Santa stopped by. I could tell he wasn’t you, he didn’t look jolly at all, even though I’ve never seen you before it doesn’t mean I don’t know what you look like. I’m NOT stupid. They obviously think all fifth grade class are. We just went along with it for the younger children. We think it was coach Pevey, but we don’t know. Coach Pevey is jolly all year around. Sincerely, Jordyn Cash Dear Santa, Hello Santa, how are you? I was wondering if you could get these presents for me. First present would be Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. It is the coolest game ever! It came out last month, but it is awesome. Next present is a little Mac Amiibo. These are NOT toys. They are figures. They go to the game Super Smash Bros. and you place it on the Wii u game pad and it comes to life. It is very cool! Third present would be tan worker boots. These are cool! I can walk on glass and stuff. O.K. I will leave you a table with milk and cookies. I hope you like it. Thank you! Sincerely, Joseph Page Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want a fourwheeler and survival stuff. I will set you out some cookies, a piece of cake, and a big glass of milk. I wonder how you get around the world in one night. I wound not mind if the fourwheeler was red and four wheel drive. Sincerely, Victoria Reel Dear Santa, I know I‘ve done some bad things since this school year started and Santa I know I’ve done some good things since this year started, like helping my grandma clean up her yard. For Christmas, I want an Ipod and a dirt bike. Merry Christmas! Your friend,Contreal Judkins Dear Santa, I have been a very good this year. So for Christmas I would like a guitar, bike, and I hope I get a Iphone. I hope I will see you on Christmas Eve. One Christmas I was going to stay up and see you, but I fell asleep. You came when I was asleep. Then, I woke up the next day and it was so fun. The next day, I played with my new toy. Your Friend, Anthanie Whitman Dear Santa, How are you? I hope you, your reindeer, and elves are doing very good. I know I have been bad and good, but I want an Iphone6 plus. I never had an American Girl doll. Can you please bring me one? I really want an Elf on the Shelf. Please and thank you. I will probably leave you some cookies and milk on the table. Love, KeNigel E’mone Cuba Dear Nick, This year I would like to have an Iphone, so I can text my friends, play games on, and listen to music. I would also like a PS3 and games, so I can play some games. I would like a bigger TV, so I can watch movies and t.v. I would like my very own laptop. I would also like a nicer bed, so I can sleep better. I would like a pack of Crayolas, so I don’t have to use the schools. They have some missing. I would also like some more shoes. Yours Truly, Dominus Daw P.S. I would also like some survivor things. Dear Santa, How have you been this year? I have been very good. For Christmas, I would like a Wizard of Oz hour glass, large dog sweater, and a monkey. Thank you so much for reading my letter. Sincerely, Lyndsey Franklin Dear Santa, How have you been? This is what I would like an Iphone6 plus because it’s the newest Iphone there is. Can you pretty please get me an Iphone6plus? Sincerely, Clarrissa Cuba Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a Google Play Card and a video game called Destiny and Far Cry 4, and a laptop. Your Friend, Jackie Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like Nascar the game and Legos. From Your Friend, Ashton Dear Santa, I know I’ve been naughty sometimes, but I can’t help it because I have anger issues. But most of the time I’m good. What I want for Christmas, let me get to that. My uncle has cookies and I have milk, so I’ll see if I can give you some cookies and milk. There’s a game I want called Halo 4, and it’s an amazing game! Also, a PS3, for Playstation 3, I want as another game. But there is games I want with it, except I don’t know any games, so pick a game you think is best for me with PS3. I have an Xbox360, and I need another controller so my friend can play. Also, I’m needing batteries for them. Can you also get me some games? I don’t know any, so can you get me what you think is best? And m,y sister wants all the games called Sims 3, but you can get the ones she doesn’t have, and don’t get the ones she already has. And please, don’t put me on the naughty list! Your dear friend, Kai L. Fornof Dear Santa, I am trying to be good this year. So I would like a Hot Wheel Auto Shop, paint ball gun, BB pistol, Grand Theft Auto 4, a four wheeler, hunting dog, camo suit, steel guitar, and an Iphone. From your friend, Dusty Dear Santa, For Christmas I want a PS4 with games, roller skares, Xbox 360 with games, Wii with 4 Wii motes and games, 3DS with Mndcraft and more games, also more PS4 controllers, Halo, Halo 2, and Halo 3, Call of Duty Advance Warfare, Watch Dogs, Ninja Turtle toys, Mario, Super Smash bro’s for Wii, Captain Toads Adventure, 8 Wii controllers, Mario Carting 8, Micolangelo bowling buddy, toy bow and arrows and Rayman Legend for PS 3 and PS 4. Your friend, Brady Dear Santa, My name is Mlarrissa and I have not been a very good girl in school. Bring Mrs. Rickman kids that listen to her in class. They get a prize. Santa is very good and I want a horse for Christmas. Your friend, Mlarrissa E. Cuba Dear Santa, I love you. I want to get my daddy something and I want my daddy home. Get my mama something for her birthday. I want a remote control car. Sheba, Sayla, and Bella my dog. I want a lego table for me and my bubba and a Santa Claus for me. Love, Tanner White Dear Santa, Santa wants to give me a purple bike. Santa wants to give me a Barbie. Love, Grace Brothers Dear Santa, I want puzzles. I want Mickey Mouse. Ke’Nigel wants Doc McStuffins. Frozen Let it Go. I want presents. Love, Caylie Horton Dear Santa, Doc McStuffins. Frozen. Zebra. A Christmas tree. I want to bring Santa a present. I want a pencil. Love, Justice Allen Dear Santa, I want a frozen doll. I want a frozen brush. I want a frozen comb. I want Santa toy and Santa sleigh. Love, Ziarre Aubrey Dear Santa, I want a pepa pig house. Lala Loopsy tinys and a Dora the Explorer House and a Minnie Mouse book and kitty cat house. Love, Carlee Baldwin Dear Santa, I want a tractor and a car and Superman. Love, Roger Belmontes Dear Santa, I want a green truck. I want green car. Love, Ethan Strong Dear Santa, Elsa skating girl and Ana skating girl. Elsa girl that lights up. Love, Brooklen Morris Dear Santa, I want a paw patrol. Basketball and football. Love, Keiston Champion Dear Santa, Elsa teddy bear. Elsa doll and Elsa bed. Love, Izabella Holloway Dear Santa, Elsa and sandals and a puzzles. Love, Donna Rhodes Dear Santa, Santa reindeer. I want a new backpack. I want a new dog. A computer. I want a snowman. And I want a Christmas tree in my room. I want a turtle. I want a phone. Love, Dylan Metzke Dear Santa, I want an Easy Bake Oven. I want a new doll. A snowman. I want a rocking horse. I want a Frozen castle. I want a telephone. I want a computer. I want a new backpack. I want some new paper. I want some pencils. I want some new clothes. I want colors. Love, Tynslie Braley Dear Santa, I want paw patrol. I want a cash register. I want clover off of Sofia the 1st. I want whatnaught off of Sofia the 1st. Love, Maya Simmons Dear Santa, I want a Sofia the 1st princess. I want Belle princess. Frozen Elsa. Love, Kathleen Brothers Dear Santa, Frozen Icee. I want ABC’s to put on the refrigerator and a horse. Love, Mary Alice Norwood Dear Santa, I want a Barbie doll house. I think a Frozen song. Hairspray. I want doll and cartoons and pencils. I want puppets. Love, Natalie Gathings Dear Santa, May I have a jet and a bb gun? I have been good From, Daniel G. Dear Santa, I want a mermaid tail that covers my feet and a pool! How are your reindeer? I am being good Love, Gabby J. Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa? May I have a camo dirt bike and a elf? From, Judd N. Dear Santa, May I have a stuffed animal reindeer and a ipad? How are you? I love you. From, Hadlee P. Dear Santa, May I have a iphone please and a chrismas book? I love roodolf. From, Ryder R. Granny's Place on the square Come on in... See what we have to offer! Granny’s Place 10 S. Plaza Downtown Ladonia 903-367-7095 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all our customers! We appreciate your business through the Eastside Grocery years! (903) 367-7210 701-A East Main Street, Ladonia, Tx Ho Ho Ho Merry Christmas Joe Joe’s Barber Shop Tina Johnson Sanders Hairstylist East Main Street Wolfe City, Tx (903) 461-8552 (903) 413-5913 Page 4, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror Dear Santa, May I have lipstic? I love you Santa. May I have a remote control dog? I love rudof. Love, Lainey G. Dear Santa, May I please have a stuffed animal pink horse? I love santa. Love, Gracie A. Dear Santa, May I please have a iphone and some magic tree house books and a stuffed reindeer? Claus I love her very much! Love, MaKayla Cuba Dear Santa, When you come to my house I will spy on you. I will see what you will give me, but I won’t really do that because it would be wrong. We are Santa Hunters. We will find you everywhere you go. I do want to know what you are giving me for Christmas. I want a dirt bike, a four-wheeler, a go-cart, a K-9, Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from everyone at FAST LANE 1636 FM 100, Honey Grove 378-3191 Holiday Greetings Honey Grove Pharmacy West Side Square 378-2901 Charles & Lesa Lawhon Pam & Andrea Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from The Staff & Residents of Honey Grove Nursing Center 1303 E. Main St. Honey Grove, Tx 903-378-2293 Santa how many toys do you have? Love, Bladen C. Dear Santa, May I have a tablet and a iphone? How are you? Are you good? I love you. Love, Taylor W. Dear Santa, For Christmas I want to have a robot. Santa how are you? I have been good. Love, Wyatt T. Dear Santa, May I please have a iphone 6 and may I please have a book about Christmas? From, Daniel G. Dear Santa, May I please have a Pegasus? How are you Rudolph? I am good. Love, Lorena P. Dear Santa, Merry Christmas! Please bring beado’s. Merry Christmas Mrs. Claus. Does Rudolph actually fly? Love, Molly C. Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is anything that you give me. I want to see all of your elves and reindeers, too. I wish that everyone could see you. I want to see you and tell you something. I wish that I could see my mother every day. Can you do that please? I don’t like how it is now. I really want to see my mother every day. I don’t want too many presents. When I was little I wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toy, but I didn’t get it. Your Kid, Carlos Aubrey Dear Santa, I want some toys for Christmas, a tablet, a computer, and a Hello Kitty stereo. I also want a doll with a big house. I want some army balls, too. Tell the elves I love them. Tell Mrs. PS4, Xbox one, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox Live, and a big screen T.V.. Love, Tahj McGee Dear Santa, How are you doing this Christmas? I hope you can get me something like a tablet. I might be able to put some cookies, milk, and carrots for you and your reindeer. I think I’ve been a good girl this year, at least I think. I hope I will go see you. I wish I could ride the train to the North Pole. I want to hear you on the roof top on Christmas Eve. I like a lot of the songs, too. My favorite song I guess I would say is Jingle Bell Rock. Anyways, see you this Christmas Eve. Love, Alyssa Kiefer Dear Santa, How many hours do you work on Christmas? Can I please have an I-phone 6 plus, if I be good please? I love you, Santa. I’m so thankful for presents and a lot of stuff you do. I loved when I got an Elf on the Shelf. I’m not going to lie, but I kinda been bad and kinda good. Your Friend, Abby Duplechan Dear Santa, Some of my friends think that you’re not real, but I think that you’re real. I hope you bring presents to my house and put them under my Christmas tree so that on Christmas day my family can have lots of presents to open. Santa, I thank you for giving us presents to open. I will set out delicious treats just for you and to share with Mrs. Claus. Can you please tell Mrs. Claus that I wish her a Merry Christmas? Love, Dalesha Johnson Dear Santa, I want an Iphone 6 plus and for my sister to come back home. I want a kitten, a new art book, a really, really fat cat, a Xbox1, $10,000, Nikes, shoes, clothes, two dogs, and two bracelets. I’m 10 years old. I have a 23 year old sister, 2 20 year old brothers, one 16 year old brother, one 18 year old brother, and a 19 year old sister. We all have been really good kids. My mom and dad are good, too! Love, Cynthia Smith Dear Santa, Can I please have a Barbie doll? Would you please ask your Elves to make me a Baby Alive doll? I want new shoes and Hello Kitty toys. I want to get tickets for a movie and to the skating rink. I would also like to get my nails done. Thank you for coming to our school. Tell your elves thank you for all the presents. I love all of you. Tell Mrs. Claus Hi and that I love her, too. Love, Ashanti McGee Dear Santa, I have been good… a lot and bad a little, but I’m sure I’m getting a present. I want a new MP3 player, a Iphone6 plus, TMNT pillow and blanket, a CPK also known as a Cabbage Patch Kid, LPS/ Littlest Pet Shop, the movie Frozen, to meet Smosh, the world’s largest gummie bear, and headphones. I wish to meet you and the elves, too. I will leave you cookies and milk. Your Friend, Katy Chesson Dear Santa, I love you Santa and I will leave you cookies out and some milk for you to eat if you want. My mom will let you in. I will play with you and we will have fun. I want a Iphone6 plus and toys. Merry Christmas! Love, QuaVeonia Judkins Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is Xbox one, PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, K-9, shoes, Iphone6 plus, a four wheeler, a go-cart, an I-pad, an I-pad plus, a tablet, a laptop, and a new DS. I love Christmas! Dogs are fun. Santa, please get me one. This Christmas will be so awesome! It will be my favorite Christmas ever. Love, Jabari Dowdy Dear Santa, Do you work all year, each and every hour, of each and every day? You are a busy man! Thank you for all the presents. For Christmas, I want an Iphone6 plus, a art supply kit, an I-pad, Si bedroom kit, Nikes, and new clothes. Love, Chasidy McDonald Dear Santa, I want an I-phone6, a PS3, a Xbox one, shellac fingernail polish, and a dirt bike. Can you bring my sister something? She wants a baby doll and a play phone. I have been in trouble, but I’m trying to be better. Merry Christmas! Love, Cortiana Hill Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys from last year. Please will you bring me an Anna Doll and a new backpack? I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Dalal Hazaymeh Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me a pink and purple bike and a skate board? I will leave you milk and cookies. I also, make you a stocking. Love, Bralee Reed Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me a pink and purple striped phone and a Dad? I will leave you milk and cookies. I have a secret present for you. I love you, Katie Ferguson Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me blue bike and a tub of linking logs? I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Caleb Hayden Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me an EZ Bake Oven and a Barbie Car? I will leave you milk and iced Christmas cookies. I love you, Brooklynn Uzialk Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me a shot gun to hunt with and a skeet gun? I will leave you hot cocoa and cookies. That will warm you up. Love, Trey Jones Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me a kitty and a unicorn? Please will you bring me a doll house? I will leave you milk and chocolate chip cookies. I love you, Cassondra Perez Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me a Barbie and a doll house? I will leave you a Santa cookie and chocolate milk. I Love you, Alice Cram Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me 410 shells and skeet to practice with? I will leave you Mt. Dew and Deer Jerky I Love you Santa, Brennon Russell Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents last year. Please will you bring me an ATV and an AR 15? I will leave chocolate milk and chocolate chip cookies. I love you, Jadon Todd Bethel Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me a Barbie Dream House and Castle with Elsa, Anna and Olaf. Milk and chocolate chips will be waiting. I Love you, Katlyn Staley Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me a Kindle Fire tablet and some Beat Headphones? I will leave you milk and brownies. I love you, Talon Hillary Dear Santa, Thank you for my gifts last year. Please will you bring me an iPad and a Nurf Gun? Santa, I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, H.D. Davis Dear Santa, Thank you for my toys last year. Please will you bring me an X-Box and cowboy boots? I will leave you milk and chocolate cookies. Love you, Zayden Dean Bell Dear Santa, Thank you for my gifts last year. Please will you bring me a hot wheel track and a Nerf Zombie Strike Gun? I will leave you chocolate chip cookies and chocolate milk to drink. I love you so much, Trevin Shaw Dear Santa, May I please have a four wheeler and a dirtbike? Thank you very much. Your Friend, Tyler Latta Dear Santa, I want an elf on the shelf this year, a boy and two girls. I would also like an iPhone. I’ve been a good girl. How are the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Merry Christmas! Your Friend, Patience Smallwood Dear Santa, How are you? I have been a good boy this year. Please bring me a tow truck and a monster truck. Merry Christmas. Your Friend, James Rossiter Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I’ve been a good boy this year. Please bring me a tablet and an xbox 360 with Call of Duty and Advanced Warfare. Your Friend, Warren Petterson Dear Santa, How is the weather? I was a good boy. How are Rudolph and Mrs. Claus? I want you to bring me legos and hot wheels. Thank you very much. Your Friend, Jessy Garcia Dear Santa, Is Rudolph born already? Did Rudolph get his nose glowing? I’d like a Kindle. I’ve been good this year. Your Friend, Brodie Hillary Dear Santa, I love Buddy and Jovey. The day Buddy brought Jovey, me and Trinity were surprised. I hope Mrs. Claus is doing okay. I love you coming every year. I hope Rudolph is doing good. For Christmas I would like the Bundle of Joy doll. I call her Erica. I would like clothes that match her and a surprise. Your Friend, Cameron Williams Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I’ve been a good girl. I want American Girl clothes and a cotton candy maker. I hope you have a merry Christmas! Your Friend, Miranda Morris Dear Santa, Can I have a remote control train? Santa, can I have a swimming pool? Merry Christmas! Your Friend, Triston Leonard Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Does Rudolph’s nose still glow? I’ve been very good. May I please have a phone and a computer? Your Friend, Gage Gearhart Dear Santa, How are you doing? I’ve been a good girl this year. Please bring me a stuffed animal and a Monopoly Lab game. Thank you very much! Your Friend, Kaydence McCaw Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Is he doing good? I hope Rudolph is good. I want a 53 Bel Air. I want and elf on the shelf. Your Friend, Austin Freeman Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? For Christmas, I want beats, they are headphones. I really want an iPad. I’ve been good. Thank you for the presents. Your Friend, Pavel Marquez Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I have been mostly a good boy. Santa, would you please bring Jeff Hardy’s face paint? Santa, would you bring me Willow in TNA? Your Friend, Carter Brummett Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus doing? I was a little good girl. I would like a crayon maker and a phone. I hope you’ll bring me presents even when I don’t celebrate Christmas. I love you so much, Santa. Your Friend, Alvelyn Chung Dear Santa, I want a Breyer horse. I want a kitten and toy horses. Can you get me a walkey talkey? Your Friend, Kayenne Mason Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? I’ve been a good girl this year. Please bring me a toy horse and Mario Brothers game. Merry Christmas to you. Your Friend, Angel Hathaway Dear Santa, This Christmas I would like a life girl doll and a karaoke machine. How is your family this year? Your Friend, Sarah Uzialko Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I have tried to be good. For Christmas I want a new backpack and a remote control boat that swims in the water. I would also like an iPod touch and some beats. Your Friend, Trenton Honeycutt Dear Santa, How are you? I’ve been a good girl this year. Can you please bring me a puppy and a dog? I hope you like the milk and cookies. Your Friend, Emeri Cooper Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I’ve been a good girl this year. I would like the elf on the shelf, one a boy and a girl for me and Elias. I would also like a stuffed Rudolph. Have a nice day. Your Friend, Laila Baldoza Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want a mini tablet, an American Girl Doll with earrings and dangly earrings too. I want a game called Sorry and Mouse Trap. I want a elf costume with elf shoes and a jingle hat. I also want some snow boots and snow flake earrings. I also want some Junie B., First Grader books. One of them is called, "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May.)" And what I really really want is chocolate candy. Your Friend, Elli Dear Santa, I want a teddy bear and a Mini Mouse House and a pocket pink tablet. I want Hello Kitty shoes and clothes. Merry Christmas. Thank you. I love you. Your Friend, Maya Dear Santa, I love you Santa Claus and I am so happy you are watching us like a coo coo clock! You are the best Santa Claus! I am happy and I love Christmas! I want a horse for Christmas. Your Friend, Kenden Dear Santa, I want a dog for Christmas. Your Friend, Triston Dear Santa, I want a teddy bear and a Mini Mouse House and a pocket pink tablet. I want Hello Kitty shoes and cothes. Merry Christmas. Thank you. I love you. Your Friend, Maya Dear Santa, I want an XBOX, a dirt bike, a 4-wheeler, and a motorcycle. I love you Santa Claus. Your Friend, Markease Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want an Olof Teddy, new clothes, and a new pencil with new erasers. I love you Santa. Your Friend, Zoey Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want a mini tablet, an American Girl Doll with earrings and dangly earrings too. I want a game called Sorry and Mouse Trap. I want a elf costume with elf shoes and a jingle hat. I also want some snow boots and now flake earrings. I also want some Junie B., First Grader books. One of them is called, "Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May.)" And what I really really want is chocolate candy. Your Friend, Elli Dear Santa, I want a new video game, a Ben Ten watch, Ben 10 toys, a rollercoaster, Power Ranger toys, and a flexible Spiderman. Your Friend, Jeremy Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a dog, a cat, a skateboard, and a Christmas tree. I love you! Your Friend, Kyla Dear Santa, I want an iPad and a water gun Santa Claus.I want a PS4, a dirt bike, and a scooter. Your Friend, Josh Dear Santa, For Christmas, I want my two front teeth. I want a cotton candy maker and I want a Si bobble head. I love you. Your Friend, Brailee Dear Santa, I love you, Santa Claus. Christmas day is almost here. I like your elves. I want a Junie B. Christmas book. Your Friend, Te'Asia Dear Santa, I want wrestling gloves. I want a cotton candy maker. I want a skateboard. Your Friend, Kalob Dear Santa, I love you Santa Claus. I miss you. Jack (my elf on the shelf) has been silly. He has been on the fan and on my doll house. He is coo coo. I want some toys! Your Friend, Lyric Dear Santa, I would like to go to the North Pole and ride on your sleigh and ride to my house. On Christmas, I would already know what my presents are and I would like a real Unicorn. Your Friend, Georgia Dear Santa, I love you Santa. Happy Christmas. I want a Barbie house, a big Barbie house. I am going to make you coffee with some cookies. Your Friend, Fritzi Dear Santa, I wish you to give me a iphone 6 plus or 6 or 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 or even 1 or even a Samsung galaxy mega or 5 or 4 or 3 or 2 or 1 and if not I want a pair of Jordans or at least a jacket that a fur like of sheep one of the skinny ones, not a big old jacket. Santa I also want one hundred dollars and if none of these come true at least a phone plese dear santa. Sincerely, Natanael Navarrete Dear,Santa How have you been?Ive been good so far.I have a bunch that I want but I really want is a Semi Auto Pistol, Recruit Crossbow, and a Pump Air Rifle Hpoe you give me these things and give these to my dad. Write back soon. Your friend, Morgan Stovall Dear Santa, I would like an X Box 1 for Christmas. I would like Hot Wheels and Extra Sketch. And if I do get those, I will be really good and I promise I will be good for Mrs. Rickman. Sincerely, DeDaunte Scott Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is to have a brand new Super Pac man and the ghostly adventures game and for my teacher to have what she wants for Christmas. Merry Christmas from your friend, KeMonte Cuba Dear Santa, My name is DeMarcus and I’m in the 3rd grade. Also, for Christmas I want a dirt bike and an X Box 1. Also, will you bring my teacher a new desk? Also, will you bring us a really really good Christmas. Also, will you bring me a fourteen multiplication problems and a four step problems and an aloe pack of eraser. Also, will you try to get Mrs. Rickman a new classroom? Your Friend, DeMarcus Aubrey Dear Santa, For Christmas I want ten of the coolest WWE people in the world. And I want an X Box 1 with two controllers and Teen Titans game with it. Sincerely, Kazion Dugan Dear Santa, I want for Christmas is a toy Robot Dag called Zoomer and a toy Rodof. I don’t know how to spell Rodof. Including I want a toy Tinkerbell Pacet because my old one broke and I want a toy Pony that can sing, and a book with Math Facts in it and a toy pony house for my toys to stay in and that’s all I want. Sincerely, Hannad Dear Santa Claus, How are your elves and your reindeer? I hope you have a good night for Christmas. Can I have an Easy Bake oven and art supplies? I would also like a Barbie house and some Barbies. I want some stickers, scratch off pictures some candy, and clothes. I live in Honey Grove. Your friend, Lila Lane Dear Santa, I will give you some chap stick in case your lips get cold and chapped. I will give you some cookies and milk. I tried to be good. I like Christmas. I would like an Easy Bake oven and a Barbie doll house. I live in Ladonia. I love you, Santa. Love, Kady Smith Dear Santa, How are you doing? I want a pretty bead maker, a pretty princess that has a slide that they go down, a purple Easy Bake oven, and a Hello Kitty airplane. I also want a Pepa Pig plane, and a Disney lunch box. I live in Ladonia. I hope you have a nice Christmas. Love, Zaiannah Aubrey Dear Santa Claus, I like Santa Claus. I live in Ladonia. I want a Barbie doll. Love, Riahana Shepherd Dear Santa, I love you. I want a trampoline. I live in Pecan Gap. Have a nice day! Love, Keaton Totty Dear Santa, How are you? I’m good at school. I want the video game Explorer. I live in Ladonia. Your friend, Cody Lee Dear Santa, I like reindeer. How are yours doing? I want an iphone, a new bed set, and some new earrings. I also want a gingerbread man, a Barbie doll, and a new TV for my Nana and my mama. I live in Ladonia. Your friend, Ta’Mya Allen Dear Santa, I hope you have a good day. Can I have a Power Ranger man and a Power Ranger Megazoid? I also want some new crayons and paper. I live in Pecan Gap. Love, Brayden Flanagan Dear Santa, I hope you have a good trip. Can you bring me a Woody and a Buzz from Toy Story? I live in Ladonia. Love, Caleb Davis Dear Santa, Santa, are you feeling good? I want a ring set, an iPad, some paper to write on and draw on, and a coloring book. I live in Honey Grove. Love, Haygen Davidson Dear Santa, I love you! Santa, bring me some toys. I will be happy. I want a Barbie, and a Catmobile. I live in Ladonia. Love, Joslyn Jones Dear Santa, My name is Brianna , can I have a doll please? I will be nice to everyone. The doll that I want is Everafter. My brother wants some Pokemon cards. This is all I want. Merry Christmas, Brianna Dear Santa, How is your Randere? This mit be too much stuf but I now you can do it. Can I have a candy bag, and a set of hot wills? I would like that very munch. I allso want an art set and a spy set. That would make me happy, and I allso want a watch. Oh, and I relly relly want a computer. I hope that’s not too much but Santa can do any thaing? Your freind, Tyler Pierce Dear Santa Claus, I want a Little Big Planet 3 and Toad’s treasure hunt also a phone I also want xbox 360. I also want a laptop. I also want Infinity 2.0 if I play it because I don’t play 1.0 much. I’ve always wanted Super Smash Bros. and my brother. I would also like a Zoomer Zuppie. I also want Mario Kart 8 and Juggle Bubble. Also I want to know how’s Misses Claus doing? Sincerely, Savannah Wilson Dear Santa Claus, Can I please have a new bike? Can I have an art set? I want a Bingo game. I want a Sorry game. I want a candy land game. Can I please have a xbox one? Can I please have a box of pokemon cards? I want Ninja turtle toys. I want pokemon games for a 3ds and a ds. What I really want is a wii u. Your friend, Ashton Sandlin Dear Santa Claus, How are you Santa? Are you good? Could you please give me an ipad for Christmas because I had never had an ipad? Would you please give me a remot contro car? Can you make sure it’s the best Christmas ever and make sure no one gets hurt Christmas morning? So what do you want for Christmas Santa, a new slay? Have a nice flight to the North Pole Santa! Your friend, Cristian Coronado Dear Santa Claus, How is your elfs doying? Can your elfs make me a dirt bike and legos of every super heor? Because I wanted them a lot. I hate cole because I’m alwas good. I’m getting a metel deteter for Chrismas. I need a wach and I do want one but I might not get one. I want a monster truk too? I want a DS and 1000 peses of bubble gum. But most of all I wold love a groop of real elfs. Sincerely, Samuel Troutz 3rd grade Dear Santa Claus, Can I have a Barbie for Christmas and a tablet and some more things? They are make up, snow cone maker, American girl doll and a computer. What I really want for Christmas is a Wobble Bubbal, Nabi, and maybe I want a lavalamp and $100 for Christmas. They are some thing that I relly want is a Nabi and a computer. Sincerely, Ruby Medrano Dear Santa Claus, I won’t to tell you I am going to live out some cookeys and milek. I want to tell you what I want. A blue geter mreen gill, lava lamp, computer, wupple ball, iphone, over ball, willeu, $1000, chranuling, pink bee bee gun, funloom, cotand candey, new bike, gumebal mune, hello kitty blet, ceroqey, soter, AmeunGillrDall. How are Mis Cols boing? I whede is you randers namesare Daser, Danes, Pren, Vecin, Coned, Couped, Dres, Bles, Rodofe. My letel stres loves you and Amos boes not bleve , but I bo. I love you. You are in my prayers. My Nana sed ever gronup has your number. Yar the beste Sand ever! Your Friend, Kiliegh Bateman Dear Santa Claus, Do you know what I want for Cristmas? I would like a gutar and a lava lamp. Also, I want an xbox 360. I’d love some candy. May I have a cotton candy maker, and an Amarican girl doll? I will love a computer. Ples can I have a bubble wobble ball? Also, I want an art set and lastly a pool. That is what I want for Cristmas. Sincerely, Marilynn Braley Dear Santa Claus, How is Mrs. Claus doing? Will you please get me 2 American Girl Dolls, some clothing for her, a American girl doll stroller, art kit, school supplies, a electric tooth brush, and a hair brush with a kom on it? If you can’t aford all of that it will be ok if you just send some of it. I will leave you Dr. Pepper and some cookies. Your friend, Katie Vest Dear Santa Claus, How are you today? I am going to bake cookies. We might not have a Chrismes tree but I know we will get one. I don’t want that much. I only want cat toys. How is Mrs. Claus doing? Do you want milk? Is your raindear ok? See you on 12-24-14. Sincerely, Aubri Roberts Dear Santa Claus, How is Roodah? Is he okay and not sick? Please Santa no more underwear and socks. I’m begging you please that I would like an Ipad. My bike is short, so can you give me a new dirt bike? My dog is lonely so could you at least give me a puppy? Also my nerf gun is running out of sticky bullets. I like building things so I would like a big packeg of star wars legos. I love you Santa! Love, Myles Neeley Dear Santa Claus, I have been wondering am I on the naughty list? I hope I am not. I can’t wait for Christmas. There is so much stuff I wanted. I would want some money like a couple of bucks, and all the candy in the world. I wish we can have no school. I need some legos to make stuff. I would like 3 teacup pigs. I also want a giant gummy bear. Sincerely, Mariyah Finney Dear Santa Claus, How are you, and you wife, and raindeer? I hope you are just perfect. May I have a max-5 realtree camo 4 storke dirt bike. I am doing good. Can I have 1 more cow dog because when it is muddy I can’t play with my cow dog but I want a puppy. I also want a Realtree camo cover ralls. May I please have some nerf guns? Can I please have a realtree camo lap- top? Thank you. Love, Ethan Craig Dear Santa Claus, Are you ready for Christmas? I am. Now lets get to my Christmas list. I am going to start with my most favorite thing I want. I wish I could have a basid-hound puppy. I also want an xbox one and a dirt bike. I would like it if you could get me a paintball gun and also a zike. I would also like it if you could get me a Galaxy S 4, or another gun. Speaking of guns, I also want a mash mallow gun. I want a new fishin’ pole too. Also could you get me a flame thrower. If you could, you’re the best person in the world. Love, Logan Klockgether Dear Santa Claus, How is everything doing down there? It must be really really cold at the North pole? I acted like a spoiled brat a little bit, Maybe I can still get presents? What I want for Christmas is, an fly fishing pole, a box of MTD and wish me luck on the contest to go to Hawaii! And how about some 22 shells for my 22 gun. Next I think I want a new tent. Then some more fishing bait. Also some more fishing line. Maybe more MTD I love that stuff. Even the new match box ocean play set. I would really really like more fishing gear pleas. P.S and for my dad to come home from Obessa. Your friend, Reece Slagle Dear Santa Claus, I been good this week. How are you and Mrs Claus. For this chirsmas I will like a dirt bike. If you don’t give it to me that’s ok. Can you give me a x dox 360. In a paint ball gun. A shot gun is good but a real one. I got a Bike but a new one. I want a sling shot rocks at a wall. I hoping you will bring me a tank with a pet shark. Im hoping for a new house. I wish you could bring me money for my mom. Can you bring me in my brothers legos. Your friend, Kedran LaShaw Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus? May you please get me these things for Christmas? Make up set, laptop, tablit cheger, dresses, homaded odriat, deld a dare workshops, and love from my famley! Thank you! Love you, Renders, Santa, elfs, and Mrs. Claus. Love, Emilee Hensley Dear Santa Claus, I hope you like the cookies. These are the things I want to have. A Lego ninjga, power rangers dino morpher, teenage munet ninga trtuls and lego ninga trutls. I will be glad to have them for me. Also I want a 2DS and 3DS. How is Miss Claus doing? I want to know obout you and your elfs. I hope you will do your best. Your friend, Edwin Lopez Dear Santa Claus, Did you like the cookies that I left in the table? You are the best for bring me some presents. Can you please bring me a cotton caney machine and a American Girl Doll? Can you please bring me a wable buble ball and a gume ball mashine too? You can bring me money 1000 and over ball to play. Can you bring me a ipod and a Macap. Can you please bring a computer and a wii? How are you dowin Santa Cluase? Santa Cluase you are the best! Your friend, Yazmin Gamez Dear Santa Claus, May I pleas have a xbox 360, a paintball gun, ps4, and a nef gun? How is Ms. Santa Claus doing? How are the elfs doing because every Christmas they did a great job wifth the toys. Santa you are the best in the busnus. Love, Deon Morris Dear Santa Claus, I would like a tablet, iphone, $20, funloom, a snowcone maker, zoomer zuppie, American Girl Doll, computer, real phone, and hover ball. Maybe you can’t get all of it but at least some of it. How are your elfes, and raindeer? Christmas is my favorite holiday because of the presents and beautiful lights. Sincerely, Cynthia Jaramillo Dear Santa Claus, May I please have a gun valt for Christmas? How are you doing? Maybe I could have a dirtbike or an iphone 6 +? How are you doing with the raindeer? Do you want choclate cookies? Does Rudof really have a red nose? Can I please have a huge!!! piell of xbox 360 games? Maybe I could have a snowcone maker and maybe I could have a indoor swiming Page 5, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror pool. May I please have a hot toub that comes with the swiming pool? Are my home made cookies very good? Could you give the poor children good toys, clothes, and many good things please please? Your friend, Jacob Ryan Atchley Dear Santa Claus, Can you please get me some of the things on my wish list? Can I have some pokeno’s card? A lave lamp will be good to pot in my bark room. Can I get a iponen 6+? $100 will be good for me and my family. I wolud love a rile monkey. I wood love a new bike. The toys I would like is a big teaddy bear and a baby for my doll hase. I love gumme bears and gumme warrnys, so can you please get me some? I love art so I love a big big big big big art set. I hope you have a savf flight. Love, Aubrey Wilson Dear Santa Claus, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I have been good, so may I have a box of pokemon cards, blue electrick scooter, iphone 6+, xbox 360, cottoen candy maker, DS, wohle buble ball, art set and manifying set? You know I will levae you a presant and please take it. How is Rodlf and Glitson becaue those are my favoite raindeer? I will see you on Christmas of 1225-14. Your friend, Brooklyn King Dear Santa Claus, How is your raindeer doing Santa? Santa I would like an xbox one with games, dirt bike, air soft gun, toy tazor, brand new bike, paint ball gun and new razor stuff. Santa I got two more questions. How are your elfs? Please get me a new puppy! And please get me an iphone 5s. Love, Michael Chadwick Dear Santa, So far I wonder if am good today? Today my brother is being mean. I’m mad today. I wont a sonic plus the game is going to be a plashtushen 2 = ps2. And if I get a puppy just put it under the tree by the presits. Also, I want a arady blue balloon. Then I want a sonic game DS and have a grat Christmas. I want a mincraft phon. Good nait. Love, Nate Warren Dear Santa, Can you say hi to Rudoff the red nose rainbeer? And Santa do you think you can probably bring me a nerf demolisher 2 in 1 blaster, lego police station, one ipab, kiryow extreme, nintenboe DS and 2 tickets to a paint- ball fight. Your friend, Bryan Vasques Dear Santa Claus, I have been a very good girl so I’m hoping I will get most of this stuff I wish for. I wish for stuff to put in my office at my house. Then I’m hoping for school stuff. And I’m really hoping for a dairy too. These are the things I really really want Speareys, camo stuff, camo shoes, Nikes. This is what I’m hoping for, a new horse. Then, I want art stuff. Last, I want purfum. I’m hoping that you will bring Kaylee, Mikinze, and Tyler school stuff for my class at my house. And I really want a new phone. I’m hoping you will bring camo spray paint for my gocart. I hope you have a good Chrismas. Love, Ana Yanez Dear Santa Claus, How are you doing? Have you had a good time with your raindeer? How are your rain- VENDOR SPACE AVAILABLE @ Isaac’s Emporium 101 W. Main, Ladonia, Texas (903) 367-7095 For All Your Minor & Major Auto Repairs! Air Condition Service State Inspection Blair Automotive 1308 Hwy. 56 East, H.G. 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What I want for Christmas is school stuff like a calculator, paper, pens, and all that stuff. I would really like an Ipad mang and a big white teddy bear. Posters I could really us. Art stuff will always come in Honey Grove I.S.D. Administration & School Board Elementary Middle School & High School would like to wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! handy some day. You know how much I love duket tap. I kind of need a notebook that has a C on it. I bet you know you always need some suger like lolypops. I stink some times so I need some perfom. Love, Carsyn Lane Dear Santa Claus, How are you, the elfs, the reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Santa Claus I’m doing so well in school. I just needed to tell you that. Please can I have a playstation four? I really want an ipad2 too please. I want a playstation portabel too preety please. I really want some new Air jordans please. I want a mini four wheeler too please. I want a buck call too please. I hope you, the elfs, the reindeer, and Mrs. Claus have a wonderful Christmas. Love, Lucas Morrison Page 6, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror Season’s Greetings from Eagerly Sought 402 S. 6th Street Honey Grove, Texas 378-3112 www.eagerlysought.com (downtown on square) Primary Care Associates of Leonard (903) 587-3331 Robin Kent, PA-C; Sharon Paine, FNP; Crystal, Terri, Gail, Brittany & Brandee Hoping you have safe travels during the holidays... Holiday 2014 Don't Drink & Drive Campaign This year, TxDOT, Santa, and Santa's reindeer have an important message for Texas drivers: Don't drive if you're Tipsy, Buzzed or "Blitzen"; call a cab or get a sober ride home instead. For the 16th consecutive year, TxDOT is sponsoring a holiday-themed public education campaign to remind Texans not to get behind the wheel if they've been drinking. From December 1st until January 1st, which includes the Christmas and New Year's holidays, Santa is not the only one who'll be busy. Law enforcement agencies will be making an extra effort to spot-and stop-drunk drivers. In Texas during December 2012, more than 37,000 traffic crashes injured 18,000 people and killed 240 more. Of the 3,089 fatalities on Texas roads in 2009, 956 were the result of alcohol-related crashes. This makes alcohol a factor in 30.9 percent of the fatal crashes in Texas . Penalties for a first-time DWI offense include driver's license suspension for up to one year, a fine of up to $2,000 and up to six months in jail. Santa's other helpers in the DWI-prevention campaign include the Texas Restaurant Association, Texas Petroleum Marketers and Convenience Store Association, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission and Texas Department of Public Safety. A drunk driving arrest, a car crash, or a trip to the emergency room is definitely not on anyone's wish list! Our wish list includes a safe holiday season for everyone. We are reminding drivers to celebrate responsibly and let someone else drive if they have been drinking. Our advice is simple: Designate a sober driver in advance or call a cab to get home safely. Follow all seatbelt laws and Please don’t drink and drive. The Police Department Dear Santa Claus, How have you been this year Santa Claus? I think it would be really cool to live in the Northpole and have flying reindeer. What do you want for Christmas Santa? How is Mrs. Claus doing? Santa Claus you are amazing. So I want to get you a present this year for Christmas. I’m just wondering but what is your favorite kind of cookie? I love Christmas Eve. Everybody in my family gets to open one present on Christmas Eve, but I like Christmas a little bit better. What I really want for Christmas is a Doctor Who book. Love, Autumn Howell Dear Santa Clause, Have I been a good girl are bade girl this year. Have I bee noddy or nice? Can I please have a tramplen and a net? Can I please have a rell bunny and a Santa boll that taks? Can I please have a Magchik Elif and a ornge? Can I please have a pig and a chiken. Can I have a gumie snake and a babby boll. Can I please have a Binber. Love, Megan Campbell Dear Santa, I really want a PS4 and GtA5 for Christmas. Can you please get me some Lebron’s? I want them to be red, and white. And some new pants. I want Jordan shirts. Most of all I want a trampoline and a swimming pool with a diving board. Kendarian Sampson Dear Santa, Before I get to the gift list, I want to ask how you and Mrs. Clause are doing.How are your reindeer? Now my wishlist, #1, I want a laptop. #2, I want a Ripstik, #3, I want a X-Box 1. #4, a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book, Dog Days. #5, I want a 3DS. #6, I want a new basketball. #7, I want some new Converse shoes. #8,I want some Jordans. I want them Black and Blue or Black and red colors on them. #9, I want Black ops Advanced Warfare if I get a Xbox1.#10, I want a key board. Merry Christmas! Your friend, Nicole Briscoe Dear Santa, May I tell you what I wish to have for Christmas? I wish to have a new nailpolish set, and a new hairbrush and hair dryer please. I also wish to have a golden collared wolf hound pretty, pretty please! Your little girl, Alyssa Martin Dear Santa, How is the North Pole? I’ve heard about your elv’s coming to my friends house. How have you been doing are you keepin things tidy up there? Here are some things I want for Christmas…combat boots, ugs, laptop, tablet, lightup speakers, new phone, Camron Dallas Hoodie, Thanks Santa that’s what I want if you can’t get those just have a great Christmas! P.S. tell Mrs. Clause to have a great Christmas too. Sincerely, Aniyah Smith Dear Santa and Mrs. Clause, How are the reindeer I know you are probly busie right now but here is what I want a Nintendo 3DS XL, laptop, Cowboy boots, gokart, Call of Duty Advanced Warfare. Your friend, Aiden Simmons Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is going to be a 3ds with the game smash bros. also I want a Wii U with Mario kart 8. Also I want a Kurio S5. Also I really want a red and black soccer ball. Also I reaaly want a red and black under armor hoodie. Also I want a Kinex Mario Kart set. Also I want Battroborg fighting robot set. Also I want a Bowser Jr. Plushie. Also I want the amazing world of gumball dvd the mystery. Also last but not least is a ninja weapon set. One more thing I want to know how do you get all the presents delivered in one night That is okay I was just wondering. Merry Christmas Sincerely, Trevor Scott Williams Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is arts and crafts, a boy guinea pig, some clothes for my girl guinea pig, and a girl scout elf with a reindeer. I was wondering if you get presents too for Christmas. Other than cookies and milk. What are your Christmas wishes? Are your reindeer doing ok? How’s Mrs. Clause? Well, see you soon. Well, technoly you will see me. Love, Brittiny Dear Santa, How have you been this year? I apologize for arguing with my siblings. Is Rudofe nose still shining bright? This year we might put milk and cookies on the hearth instead of 7Up and some of thoughs cookies with the icing. I hope thoughs didn’t make you nosish on the trip to give everbody presents. I am not saying for you to get me this but if you would make me a cotton candy machine. Are your elves ears still pointy? Please make the homeless kids get presents and have a good Christmas because you should focuse on them more than people like my family because we have a lote of toys and cloths, and they don’t have any. So have a merry Christmas. Love, Bryson Braley Dear Santa, I reely want something for Crismas, and it’s specel. Do you want to know what it is, and befor I tell you all my friends have it. It is a PS4. The reason I want it is because all my friends have it, and its new. That is what I want for Crismas. Your friend, Diego Maldonado Dear Santa, Please get me a Iphone6 plus. Then I want a tomygun. I want my favorite two wishes would come true. I want a knife collection. I want a model ship and a tiger. I want to be the president. Then finally want a billion dollars. Your friend, Trentin Larsen Dear Santa, How are you? And your reindeer? I’ve been very good. Our elf, Freddy, hasn’t gotten into trouble yet. All I want for Christmas are Copic markers, an ipad2, books, and a watercolor set. Merry Christmas! Love, Brinkleigh Mayberry Dear Mr. St. Nick, how is your wife? I watched a movie about you but your wife had red and you guys were gonna lose the North Pole. Well I guess I’ll stop bothering you with questions but just one more read about you in the bible that’s pretty cool. Well, the top 2 thing I want is for people less fortunite than me to have a very good Christmas and I would like to be like you. And a hunting rifle with a scope, NBA 2K15, NFL 2015, Dishonored, Assassians Creed, Advanced Warfare, puppy please PS: happy thatyou take all your time for everybody Love: Lucas Ordonez, Honey Grove Texas PS:sorry we don’t have a chimney. Wonder how you get in I have a theary also I’m going to put Reindeer food out Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are your reindeer doing ok? I hope I’ve been good this year! May I have a quad-copter flying over tall buildings and houses. May I also have a Wubble? I can only come up with 2 things. Can you surprise me with something? Merry Christmas! Love, Aidan Lornson Dear Santa, I know you’re going to be stuck at the North Pole until the 24th, but is there any way you can talk to my elf-on-the-shelf, Clogsworth, and tell him to be a little less crazy? Also I have been realy realy nice and good so I want a 6 week old English bulldog puppy. Have fun at the north pole and eat lots of cookies! Love, Kylie Williams Dear Santa, I hope you enjoy all of cookies and milk you eat and drink. And I will probably not get it but I would love to have a white teacup Palmeranian and crayola paint maker. I hope you bring every kid lots of presents. I would also like a bow and arrow and a new forweeler. Did you hear my dog Sadie is going to have Christmas babies! I hope you and Mrs. Claues have an awesome Christmas. O, and my elf on a shelf Peter has been very good until he fried one of our Christmas tree ornaments. Love, Alli Charles Dear Santa, I have been doing good things this year. The first thing that I would like is a Big Joe. It is a bean bag chair. I have enough space in my room. I can also go to sleep better. The second thing that I want is a $100. I can by almost any game I want. There are a bunch of games coming out. Plus, I don’t want to miss all the sales. Your friend, Jordan Woods Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus or the elfs? I have been relly good this year. What is it like in the north pole? I hope you like eggnog. I know you are stuck in the north pole until the 25th. Please be here the 24th. How do you get around the world so fast in one night. I can go around the world in 1 year maybe more. How old are you? Do you have kids? How many elfs do you have? I live in Petty Texas. What time do you sleep? Can you please get me a bulldog, staine, Bobcat, I want to have a million dollars, can I please have a laptop, 7 phones, and a mustang.Thank you for listening. Good bye. Love, Makayla King Dear Santa, Do you really watch me every minute of my life? I have an elf, but does he really work? Today he was sitting on a shelf in the dinning room. Yesterday he was in the fridge. His name is tricky. As you should know. I’ve heard you like cookies. Why don’t you like pie? Or kobler, or cupcakes? I need to know more details about you. Do you wash your Santa red suit in a magic washer? That makes them smell like candy canes? Or do you eat on thankgiving with all the elves? And howdo you get into a house with out a chimney? Cause I don’t have one at my moms house. I wanna make sure you come. I like the way you are sneaky but friendly.Whats your favorite holiday besides Christmas? Well sorry for all the questions, but how old is Rudolhp? Bye. Bye Now! Merry Christmas! Your friend, Lydia Neeley Dear Santa, I would like some galaxy slime, an Ipad, and a new stereo. Plz and thank you. Love, Macie Sky Turner Dear Mr. Santa, How are you! For Christmas I want an Ipad mini! That’s really all I’m asking for since it cost so much! I would like to have an Ipad mini because I could face time all my friends and I wouldn’t have to use my sisters all the time. By the way this is for my dad’s house! But if I could ask for one more thing it would be art stuff and clothes. Love, Tylar Lane Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is to see you and belive that you are real. I want to see your raindeer and see them fly. I want to see you go down a chimney to see if you realy just touch your nose and go down the chimney. I want to see your elves and see them make an Ipad. I hope your real. Syncerly, Baily Clark Dear Santa, All I want for Christmas is a Xbox and a Play Station 4. If you buy me both of them, I will be the happiest little boy ever, so I hope you buy me them. Bryan Gamez Dear Santa, My name is Cody . I want two gifts. First gift is a game board. My second gifts is a play station 3 game. Your friend, Cody Davis Dear Santa, My name is Preston, I would like a mountain bike. I would like to have a great Christmas with my family. I would like Xbox360 games. I would like pokemon cards too. That is what I want for Christmas. From, Preston Dear Santa, How have you been last couple of years.I got to admedit I been a good boy all year long.Exept the beggineng of the year I didn’t turn in home work in.I cant belive I for got to tell you about my presnts. I want a x box one, a paint gun, a control remote helicopter, and a shot gun. Your cincirily, Friend Alexis Jaramillo DEAR,Santa How are you,are the elves working hard on our presents. Are Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupit, Doner, and Blitzen doing ok? Our elf Jingles is watching me and my sister to make sure we are good. I hope you have a terrific holiday P.S.i will leave you milk and cookies. Can you please get me… Zoomer, fur real friend,legos,nerf rebel, craZsand, beats, iTunes card, leap pad3, inno tab max pink, shopkins Justice, maker airbrush, Yvolution Yflicker lift scooter, crazy cart, movie Frozen DVD,nabi kareoke machine,Avia tinisoes size 1, Christmas foottie pajamas,selfie shirt,owl outfit,jacket. Merry Christmas Your Friend, Aubrey Henry DEAR SANTA, How are over at the northpole with your raindeer and mrs claus. I have been a good boy hear helping my mom with my cute little brother jr. I have s a m t s i r e h c C a l y P r r e M om Our RS! F r o YOU T also changed his dipers his pe ones. If you could get me these things that would be great! I have wanted these things for years!!!!!! Ps4 ,mincraft game, mega magnis crossbow,a tablet with a lot of gigabites,a science set and that’s all thanks. Merry christmas santa!!!!!!!! Your well bahaved frendly naberhood kid Brandon Ramirez Dear Santa, This year im realy trying to be a good boy this year . I realy love christmis and its my favorit holday is christmis and I opening my presents and getting new stuff every year ,one year I got a play station 3 this year I realy want a play station 4 and maden nfl 15 the game I have maden 14 and I want call of duty modern warfaire for play station 4 . santa this year im going to tell my familey to make cookies for you so you can eat them at the north pole because so you will have a secret present to,and how about your raindeers are the all doing good?If so then I hope they wont be to cold in the winter going every where to give presents .Santa I hope you learned from me and put me on the good list this year and I realy want all the present I told you I wanted Love Caidyn Shelton Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs.Clause? How is Dancer? Well my elf Scout has been telling you about how good I am. I want a 2DS with Super Smash Bros. and Lego Batman 3 for Xbox360 and the reason I want it is because I want to play it with my friend Micheal and my brother. Your Friend, Cinch Gilmore Dear Santa, How are the elves and Raindeer. I hope you have some help delivering presents. This year I have been a good boy. At school I made lots of friends. I want a 2ds. For the 2ds I want call of duty1. I want a rc garbage truck. Your Friend,Coleman wilson Dear Santa, How are your raindeer doing. Is Dancer still dancing is prancer still prancing.Expeshliy Roodhf how Is he doing is his still lighting up.Just to let you know I have been a good boy this year.I hope I don’t make this hard on you.But I want a rc street hoke and a air soft kitt. Love, Dawson Taylor Dear Santa, How are you doing? Are the reindeer and Mrs.Claus okay? I have been as I can be. My hamster Baily died a couple of days ago. I really miss her. My brother is also sick. I want an Xbox One with a Turtle Beach headset. My mom just got back from Las Vegas! My papa also died before she left. I really miss him too. Your Friend, Evan Brown Dear Santa, How are you , Mrs .Claus ,and the rain deer? I have ben as good as I can be. I hope it is good enough . For Christmas I would like a cool bake oven ,dovinche,paint maker, beados , coton candy maker ,crazy sand, graphic skins , beats , make your case , iphone5 c , and beadola . You don’t have to get me all of them . Love , Hannah Allen MEARY CRHIST MAS Dear Santa, How have you and the raindeer been doing.Are u exsided for christmas .I am. I have been S N E K S ’ E U ES L B I CT City E L OL lfe C o & , W 4544 n i a 6M T 5 N 4 t s A Ea (903) 3 12 ES U Q I good this year. Also how isMrs.cluse . cant wait tell you come .Oh how are the elves .i bet they have been working hard.this christmas I would like a iphone 5c blue , a cotton candy maker , stereo, a life proof case ,bungo chair , beats, also some horse boots , and don’t forget to get the nike shoes.dont forget to get the raindeer something . Your friend, Kayce hawkins Dear santa Hi santa.How are yoy and your elves dowing this year. I would like a pair of rampage brees please. I bet you and your elives are bisiey. Ive ben soooo good this year. If you don’t believe me ask my mom .she would say no . so just ask my dad. Love, Kyla johnson Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Hi Mrs.CLAUS how are you doing at home? HO HO HO! I wonder who said that SANTA!How are you doing santa I been waiting for this Holiday all my life you now why santa no its my BrIthday on wensday. SANTA how long doues it take for you to make the toys. MERRY CRISMAS SANTA LOVE, MARIA ALVAREA Dear Santa, How are you doing in the North Pole? There is a lot of stuff I want for Christmas. A lot of them run on electricity. I want an opened faced reel. An other thing is a Rock wrawler. It can go on steep and bumpy things. It also has springs that make it bounce. I also want a Hot Wheels auto shop. You can paint cars different colors. I have been an ok boy. I only got in trouble once at school this week. I was distracting people inmy class. I also been good . I got candy for working hard. I hope you have a fun and safe time delivering presents to people. Your friend, Mayson w. Dear Santa, I’ve been a really good girl this year. I really want this things a iPhone 5s.I also want Beados it is so awesome. I hope your elf’s can make me these thing .tell Mrs. .clause that I want a few out fits to. I really hope you can make me a super cute out fits . Don’t forget to drop them off at my house! Oh and my mom wants pots and pans .If you can make me all this stuff I well love you forever and ever .Oh and have a really good Christmas!!!!!!! Your friend, Mckenzie Campbell Santa I have been good. I need an ipod . and a phone to call you. How are you and the deer. Ihope you have a good Cristmas. Love MichaelDear Santa, Santa will you please get everthing wll not everthing I put a star by. You know I have been a really good boy. St.Nicholas Ireally need a phone. Spring powered shotgun. I cant wait untill Chirstmas!I would really like the following! Mincraft for xbox 360,Destiny for xbox 360,iphone 5c 8GB,Inquisitor lightsaber.You and your elves work hard and make people happy!CHRISTMAS IS MY FAVORITE TIME OF YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your friend, Nicholas Foote Dear Santa, This year I have been a little good and a little bad. How are you doing with all that freezeing snow up there at the Northpole?How are your raindeer doing?If you decide to put me on the nice list for Christmas this year I would want a xbox 360,ps4,xbox one,nintendo 3ds,and a rc sports car.Have a merry Christmas Santa Claus. Love, Peter Krahn Dear santa, I would like somethingsfor christmas . I have been a good girl. I would want a cotton candy maker so that I could eat cotton candy at home,and a i phone 5s. also I would like if you got me a xbox one and, a play station four. Another thing I would love to have a 60 inch tv to play my xbox and my play station . you don’t have to give my this but if you want to a paint maker . you should give me all these thing because I have been good all year long. You should evan ask your elves .they should know. Your friend, Prisella reyna Dear Santa, How are you the Elves, the Raindear , and Mrs.Clause. I am being good at school. I won’t a Iphone 5, Some head phones , A my life as a doll clothes sets and the doll, A Inno tab vetch, A cell phone case making kit,A Clasic karaoke system,And a lap top. Love. Shay Williams Dear Santa, I have been a good girl this year. I hope you are ready to go get presents delivered. Your reindeers are named ‘’Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donner, and Blixen. Ihope you are okay at the North Pole. You might have people that are nice on your nice list and naughty people on your naughty list. Oh and one more thing can you please give me these, Zoomer, Hot Wheels super loop chace race, hot wheels auto shop, Cra-z sand, Cra-z art- cotton candy maker, Nintendo 3DS with Olafs Quest for my sister, and a Five HD for me. Merry Christmas Santa. Love, Summer Hensley Dear Santa, Are the ranedeer rede? I want a barbe and a necles. Can I pleze have a pupey to? Can I have a merken doll? I will lefe you cookes and milke. Love, Jaidyn Limbert Dear Santa, Are your randeer redy for christamas? Can I please have a gutarer for christamas? May I have some leatars for christamas? Will you bring me some gynastick aquitmit? Would you please bring me a American girl doll? Can I have jooey the American girl doll? I will leeve you milk and cookies. Love, Gracie Kibel Dear Santa, Are you ready to fly? I wood like a amarican girl doll. Can you please bring me a tablit? I want a art set. I wood really like a make up set. I hope you have a safe flit. Love, Emma Jane Allison Dear Santa, Are the elves tired of making toys? Can I please have a pet green igrona? Can I have the police city? Can I please have some beedose? Can I have a lego ninja car because it will go good with my others. I will leave you cookeys, pickels, and milk. Love, Easton Martin Dear Santa, Am I on the noty list? Can I pleas get a holl bag of make up? I wode like a zoomer pleas. Can I pleas get a marker maker? I would also like a my littl pony eqstrya gerl doll? I hope you have a safe flite. Love, Abigail Osborn Dear Santa, Have the elfs been making presents? Can you bring me a new phone case. I rilly rilly rilly want a bedoes maker. Please bring me all the mini American girl dolls. Santa I rilly rilly rilly want a tablet. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Blaire Odom Dear Santa, How are the efsts? Please bring me a bike please dear santa claus. Please can I have a get pak for cresmes santa? Cud you make me a gun please Santa Claus? I will put cookys on my tabl for you. Love, Corny Krahn Dear Santa, How are your elfs? Can you please bring me a real computer? Can you bring me hot cheetos please? Please will you give me a winter jacket that is camaflog? When you are working can you get me some cow girl boots? I will leave you brownys and milk. Love, Kaylee Judkins Dear Santa, Are you read to fli? Can you please bring me a big bear? Santa can I have a new shirt? Santa can you bring me a car? Can I have a tablet for chrimas? I will leave you some milk and cookies. Love, Antonio Torres Dear Santa, How are you and mrses claws filing? I have bin wanting some presents this year and I whont four things for Christmas and you are a good santa claws so can you bring me some toys? These are the things that I whont for Christmas, a horse, a cat, a dog and a bike. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Love, Taylor Campbell Dear Santa, I hope you have a good flite. Can you bring me a fone please? Will you bring me tablit? I rilly wont a babyalive. Will you bring me a merican girl doll? I will leave you mick and cookes. Love, Priscilla Whitman Dear Santa, Are you filling good to take your slay? I would relly like a set of bedos because I have never had them. Can you pleas get me a tablit too? I would relly relly like a real horse. I would relly love a set of Junie B. books. I will leave a lot of cookies on a plate and milk in a cup. Love, Braylie Miller Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? Can you pleas bring me a make up set? Can you please bring me a tapolit? Can you pleas bring me a mercan girl doll? I will lev you cooces and milke. Love, Madison Adams Dear Santa, How are you Mrs. Claus? Are the reindeer ready to fly? This year I want a I phone 6 and a cupple more things. What I want the most are beats so I can Come In.. Work Off Those Holiday Pounds... Page 7, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror listen to my music privitly. For Christmas I want madden 15 if you don’t mind. This is last but not least I want grand theft auto for my xbox 360? This year I am going to leave you brownies and milk. I hope you have a good flight. Love, Brody Mahan Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claws? Can you please bring me a tablet? Can you please bring me a green and black mongose bike? I realy realy want some beats. Will you please bring me a remote control ford? I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Grant Cheney Dear Santa, Is Rudolps red nose still glowing? Can you please bring me lego batman 3? I would really like a bat cave that I can fit in. May I please have a laptop? Can you please bring me a shrink ray? I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Brady Banker Dear Santa, Are your elfs doing there work? Can you bring me a I phone? I want to have a real computer. I will want a tablet for Christmas. I will also like a big ball house. I will leave some cookies on my table and some milk. Love, Kaitlyn Alvarez Dear Santa, Are you working your tushy off? Can you please bring me American girl doll? I would love for you to bring me a new bike. I realy want a soft blanket! I want a trampolin bed to!! I hope you have a good Christmas checking everyone’s list. Love, Caycee Woodard Dear Santa, How do you fly? Can you get me skylanders trap team for wii? Please get me 100 dollars. If you do I will buy a mansion. I hope you will get me a freeze ray so I can freeze my school. If you get me 5 I tunes gift cards I will share one with my sister. I will leave you some dr. pepper and cookies. Love, Jonah Neisler Dear Santa, Am I on the note list? Can you giv me a frozen casl? I wood love some make up for chrismis. Can you bring me a bord and markers? I would like it if you can make me a coten candy maker that glows up the stick? Love, Destiny Bates Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? Can you please bring me a dirt bike? Will you please bring me a four wheeler? I want a phone. Can I have a bb gun? I hope you have a good Christmas. Love, Trinden George Dear Santa, How are the reindeer Santa Claus? I want a tablet please. Can I please have a new phone? Can I please have a play station? I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Keyondre Leshaw Dear Santa, Can I have a tablit plese? Can I have a zombey plese santa? Plese can I have a game? I will leve you cookes and milk. Love, Jayden Galindo Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? May I have a dry erase bord please? May I have dry erase markers? May I have a box to keep stuff in? May I have a baby doll? May I have a book shef? I love To all our customers & patrons of Fannin County Graphics We wish you a very Merry Christmas! (903) 640-6099 Fannin County Graphics Christmas! Love, Jaeci Phipps Dear Santa, How are your reinderr at the North Poll? How is Rudolf the reindeer? Would you please get me a toy box? Please get me a Lego Minjago set. Can you please get me a nut cracker? Please get me a Pokemon game. Can you please get me a stuff bear? I can’t wate for Christmas to come! Love, Jack Weger Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? How is Rudolph? Can I please have a Wii-U? Could I please have a game called Super Smash Bros. for Wii-U? Can I please have Mario stuffed animal? Have a great Christmas. Love, Sawyer Price Dear Santa, How are you and the reindeer? Freddy is wondering in the parler. This is my Christmas list! Christmas is my favorite holiday! My wish list is to get an Amibo. Can you get your elves to make one please? Thank you. My second wish is to get a Wii-U. Please get me one. My third wish is to have a Play Station. Please get me one. My fourth wish is to get Super Smash Bros. Wii-U. Please and thank you. My fifth wish is to get Call of Duty Black Opps 2 for Play Station 4. Please please please please. Sorry. Got the hikups. Happy holidays! P.S. Can you knit? P.P.S. Merry Christmas! Love, Josh Mayberry Dear Santa, How are the reindeer and Rudolph? How is everything doing? May I have an iPod Touch with a blue case? May I have Orbys? May I have a Barby in the Drem House? May I have a baby doll named William? May I have a baby doll named Zoey? I love you Santa.P.S. A bow and aarow would be nice. Love, Chloe Walker Dear Santa, How is Rudolph anf the other reindeers? Are you doing good this year? I would like a big bike with traning wheels. I would also like two tablits. I would also like some Minecraft toys. I would also like a big TV. I would also like the thing I’ve been waiting for that is a toy cat. Merry Christmas. Love, Anali Martinez Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Hiy Mrs. Claus. How is the reindeers? Can I please have a Kindl Fire? Thin can I have a iPad? Also like 3 bunnys please. Thin 2 dogs. I will want a colorful guitar please. I would also like 2 kittens. Santa how do you get around the cities in any night? Tell me can you Santa. Love, Hannah Fletcher Dear Santa, Are the reindeer feeling good? I hope they are so you can come to my house. Is Mrs. Claus alright? I hope she is. Are you alright? I hope you are. I would realy like a big Lego set for Christmas. I would also like a iPhone so I can call my brother. I would also like a dog. Liny is making me sad. What I really want for Christmas is more Magic Tree House books. I hear the others are really good. I also want a little car that has a remote to it. It goes 15 miles per hour. Oh I almost forgot, I want some Nerf guns for Christmas. I can’t wait till Christmas. P.S. Let’s keep this between me and you but I saw your boots last year. Love, Kendal Wolfe Dear Santa, How are you? Is Rudolf and the other reindeer ok? Can I get a Frozen set and a 3DS? I beleev that you are reel. Is Rudolf still in the slay? Pleas can you get me two kittens, a tablet, and My Little Pony: Equestrian Girl set too. That is all I will ask for. Love, Ryleigh Lawton Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are the reindeer doing? Can you please give me Nerf Mega Bow, Turtle Maker, Disney Infinity with Super Hero starter kit and Spider Man, the Amazing Spider Man 2, and a Wii-U and Mario Cart Racing 8? Have a good Christmas!!!! Love, Tate Banker Dear Santa, How are your reindeer and Mrs. Claus? Also is Rudolph all right? Are you having a good time in the North Poll? Can you please bring me an X-Box 360? Also can you bring me some Legos for Christmas? Also can you bring me a iPad Mini? Can you bring 2 books? Also can you bring me a computer? Love, Tanner Adams Get Fit Through The Holidays. Merry Christmas HONEY GROVE FITNESS & MASSAGE from: Selah Landreth, Manager ~ Personal Trainer Melissa Gibson, Licensed Massage Therapist 972-533-0662 Paul & Melissa Puckett, Owners Gym Phone: (903) 401-0242 To all our customers, patrons and friends of Tom Wensel Photography We wish you a very Merry Christmas! & Happy New Year! 496-2231 Page 8, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? Hi. I will put out some cookies. I would like a Christmas book. I will also like a Frozen poster. I will also like 2 bunys. Can I have a iPad? I will also like a MP3. I love Santa. Love, Krislynn Gonzalez Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? Can I have this? A iPhone 5 that comes with internet, Halo Master Cheef, Wii-U, and a motorcycle, and a Xbox One? Thank you Santa Claus. Love, Keltin Moriarty Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? How is Mrs. Claus? Can I have an elf, paper, books, phone, and pencils? I will like if you will give me that. Santa how are you? Love, Jessica Ramirez Dear Santa, How are your reindeer doing? How are you doing and the elfs? Can you please give me a iPod? Can you give me 1 book please? Can you please give me a Zoomer Zupy? Can you please give me a doll house? Can you please give me dolls? Can you please give me stuff animals? Love, Gisselle Huerta Dear Santa, Is Rudolphs nose still red? Is Mrs. Claus baking cookies? May I have a DS and a video game? Do you have a monster truck for me? I hope you have room for a bike. Do you have a black rabbit? Good luck! Love, Sammy Rhea-Banker Dear Santa, Is Mrs. Claus doing good and baking some cookies? Is Rudolph’s nose still gloing? Would you please give me 2 Barbie houses? Would you please give me a Elsa dress? Would you please give me high heels? Would you please give me Mario Cart Wii-U? Would you please give me a Lolly Pop Bakery? I will leave you milk and cookies! Love, Alyssa Gilbert Dear Santa, How are you doing Santa Claus? Are you doing well? Delta Funeral Home “Serving Area Since 1939” Cooper 395-2165 Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from Mike, Cindy, Rachel and Charlie Yarbrough Clip~n~Cut Beauty Salon 232 South 6th St., Honey Grove (903) 378-3519 Wishing You The Very Merriest Of Christmas’ & New Years’ Blair Automotive 378-2304 Hwy. 56 East Please can you get me a 3 DS, a lot of games, a car set and a phone. I like Christmas. It’s my favorite holiday. Can you please get me some books? I would like a Pokemon binder. How are your reindeer doing? I’ll leave their cookies too. Love, Dayton Rich Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing and what are you doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? Can I please have the Life in the Dream House Barbie house? Can you please bring me a Monster High Cadacomes Party? Can you pleas bring me Orbys? Can you pleas bring me Beadoes? Can you pleas bring me Nerf for Bell Gun? Can you pleas bring me Nerf for Bell Bow and Arro? Love, Leilani Gaither Dear Santa, Are ya’ll OK? I hope so. How are the reindeers so far? Can I please have a laptop? May I have a phone? Make I please have a Buzz Light Year toy please? Can I please have American Girl doll close and American Girl doll animals? Mary Christmas! Love, Kaegan Johnson Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? How is Mrs. Claus doing? May I please have a bike? May I also have a 3DS XL? Can I please have a Luigi Amibo? Can I also have a Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS? May I have this last thing that’s called Spy Gear. May I have all these things? Love, Braylon Barnett Dear Santa, How are all eight of your reindeer doing? I hope you Mrs. Claus and your reindeer are doing great! May I please have some of these things? I really want a Strechkin. I also would like a Crayon Melter that makes stuff. I would also, with sprinkles on top, like a Lalaloopsy Diper Surprise doll. I would also, please, like an alarm clock to wake me up instead of my mom. I would pretty please like a computer of my very own. Love, Sonora Mae Flowers Dear Santa, Are you starting to load your slay up with presents? Is your reindeer doing good this year? Can I please have a cruise for my family? Can I please have an iPhone? Can I please have an iPad? Can I please have Call of Duty Gost for Playstation 3? Can I please have Far Cry 3 for Play Station 3? I hope you have a good trip to each house. Love, Bradyn Hevron Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clause? How are the reindeer? How is Rudolph? I would like an electric guitar and a Barbie doll. I hope you have a good flight. Love, Montata Webb Dear Santa, How are you and how is Mrs. Clause? I want a real life calf and make-up. I also want a toy kitten. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Mattie Lawton Dear Santa, You give good presents. We all be good. Everyone be good in my family. We love you all so much. I want a baby doll. Merry Christmas. Love, Angel Greer Dear Santa, I like you. I want an iPad. Merry Christmas. Love, Jonny Juarez Dear Santa, How are the elves? I want a bike with pegs. Merry Christmas. Love, Ja’Darius Sampson Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Our Christmas Wish Is... Each & Every One Of You Have A Safe, Happy, & Healthy Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! The Milton Family Clause? I want an iPad and a new bike. I want a scooter I don’t even have to move with my feet and a puppy. I will leave you milk and cookies. You have a good day dropping presents. Love, Journey Redd Dear Santa, Merry Christmas. I want a Barbie Doll and a baby. I want some puppets and a kitchen. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Christina Alvarez Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? I want earrings. I will give you milk and cookies. Love, McKaylee Chadwick Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I want an iPad and a toy motorcycle and I want some skates. I want some books. I will leave you out some milk and cookies. Love, Andrew Adams Dear Santa, How are you doing? Can you please give me a dinosaur, a watch, and a toy phone? I will give you cookies. Love, Tre’lyn Bailey Dear Santa, I love you. I want high heel boots and a baby bed and a Baby Alive. How is Mrs. Clause? I will leave you cookies. Love, MaKailee Bateman Dear Santa, Where is Rudolph? I want a Frozen doll and a guitar. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Serenity Canady Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? I want a Minnie Mouse doll and a Barbie. I want a stuffed animal. Merry Christmas. Love, Ariana Hardin Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Clause? How are the reindeer? I want a gymnastics bar and I want new stuff for my room. I will give you milk and cookies. Love, Kylee Pry Dear Santa, How are the elves? How is Mrs. Clause? Can I have some nail polish? Can I have a Baby Alive? Can I have some earrings? I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Addie Hunter Dear Santa, How are you? I want a Ninja Turtle Half-Shell Hero and a toy motorcycle and a toy truck. I will leave you cookies. Love, Laramie Williams Dear Santa, I have been good this year. Are you having fun at the North Pole? I want to see you. You are the best Santa in the world. I want a elf so bad. Can you get me a Frozen backpack? How are you doing? I want a Frozen iPod. I will always be good. I wish I can see you. I live in Ladonia. Can you get me Frozen clothes and tights. Sincerely, Kaylee Dillehay Dear Santa, How are you doing today? Do you have Rudolph with his red, shiny nose? I want a computer for Christmas and a Xbox One too and a 3 wheeler and also a mini bike. Why do you wear a red suit? Sincerely, Kyler Hester Dear Santa, I’ve been good this year. Why do you have a big belly? I want for Christmas a four wheeler and a truck and a trailer. Sincerely, Marquis Gunn Dear Santa, I have been good. I wish you a Merry Christmas in the North Pole. I would like a toy John Wayne gun. Why do you live in the North Pole? Rudolph is a good reindeer. Why do you say HOHO? How is Mrs. Claus doing? How do the reindeer fly? Why do you wear glasses? Sincerely, Cheyenne Simmons Dear Santa, How are you and your elves? I and my sister and brothers want to see you. I want a tablet and a little girl’s purse. I also want a Play-Doh machine. I also want an iPad. I also want a toy dog and ear buds. I also want some makeup and three dresses and a Nurf Rebelle bow and arrow. Sincerely, Hannah Davis Dear Santa, I have been good this year. How are you doing at the North Pole? But what I was trying to say is I already called you but I want for Christmas is one of those puppies that you can talk to and I want a tablet that you can download games on. It comes with a charger. I wish I can some and see you and Rudolph and the other reindeers and some high heels. Love, Nevaeh Aubrey Dear Santa, How are you? I am good this year. I want a cat toy. And a cat hat and cat gloves. And the last thing is a iPhone. Love, Ella Garner Dear Santa, I want a Zoomer and a Chatster. I wonder why do you wear a red suit? Do you know how many children are in the world? How cold is it up there? I have been good all year. How many elves do you have? Sincerely, Linda Beth Norwood Dear Santa, I hope you are having a good time at the North Pole. I have been good at school. Why do you wear a red suit? Did you have a good morning? Are the elves being good? This is my wish: I want to see you and a elf and the reindeer. Sincerely, Ariana Hollaway Dear Santa, My name is Jaylee G. and I have been good this year. I am fours years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class! I would like for you to bring me a new bunny bunny and a toothbrush for bunny bunny! Thank you, Jaylee Dear Santa, My name is Alyssa U. and I have a been very good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class!I would like for you to bring me a bunny, a horse, a microphone, books, Barbies, and baby dolls. I would also like a white board with dry erase markers. I need a Santa shirt, pink pants, and purple shoes. Thank you, Alyssa Dear Santa, My name is Peyton S. and I have been very good this year. I am fours years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class! I would like a new Barbie, a baby doll, and new pink shoes for Christmas. Thank you, Peyton Dear Santa, My name is JuJu P.and I have been good this year. I am fours years old and in Mrs. Giles PreK class! I would like for you to bring me pizza, a baby doll, and Dora. I would also like pajamas and new purple shoes. Thank you, JuJu Dear Santa, My name is Bobbie M. and I have been good this year. I am 4 years old and in Mrs. Giles PreK class! I would like for you to bring me a red tablet, a kitten, and magnetic numbers. I would also like corn, and a Christmas shirt with Santa on it. Thank you, Bobbie Dear Santa, My name is Syarrah M. and I have been very good this year. I am five years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class! I would like for you to bring me dinosaurs, a Christmas Barbie, new crayons, and a new bow for my sister. I would also like new pink shoes, and a new purple coat. Thank you, Syarrah Dear Santa, My name is Rustic M. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class! I would like for you to bring me a toy boat, Buzz Lightyear, and a race car. I would also like boots and a firefighter coat. Thank you, Rustic Dear Santa, My name is Katie W. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class! I would like for you to bring me Hello Kitty and ice cream! Thank you, Katie Dear Santa, My name is Hunter H. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me Bolder, Blade, Heatwave, and Chase from Rescuebots. I would also like new orange boots and a black jacket. Thank you, Hunter Dear Santa, My name is Kourtnee R. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a baby doll, a doll house, and a Christmas tree. I would also like Spaghetti-O’s and ice cream! Thank you, Kourtnee Dear Santa, My name is McKenna W. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me an Elsa doll and a real phone. I also need money! Thank you, McKenna Dear Santa, My name is Payton T. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a Barbie, Mickey Mouse Club House, and a coat. Thank you, Payton Dear Santa, My name is John T. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me Lightening McQueen, a blue truck, and fruit this year. Thank you, John Dear Santa, My name is Abby S. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre- K class. I would like for you to bring me all kinds of Spiderman stuff and Spiderman shoes. Thank you, Abby Dear Santa, My name is Megan L. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a Go Go Dog, a Frozen phone case, and a Frozen doll. I would also like new shoes and a new gown. Thank you, Megan Dear Santa, My name is Jay H. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me Power Ranger toys, a phone, some glasses and clothes. Thank you, Jay Dear Santa, My name is Ava C. and I have been good this year. I am five years old and in Mrs. Giles Marc Wensel Photography Wishes You Happy Holidays! 805 Edgewood St., Wolfe City, Texas (903) 456-3094 [email protected] marcwenselphotography.com School Photography Sports Photography Weddings Family Portraits Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a Go Go Doll, Frozen stickers, Frozen night gown, an American Girl doll with clothes. I would also like money, my own candle, and a calendar. Thank you, Ava Dear Santa, My name is Kamdyn B. and I Merry Christmas & Happy New Year To You and Your Family from the Mayor, City Council and Employees of the City of Honey Grove Thank you for allowing us to serve you, the Citizens of Honey Grove Hoping EVERYONE has a Very Merry Christmas & A Safe, Happy, Healthy Prosperous New Year!! Rita cs & f a Clif ny” Isa n a “Gr Granny’s Place 101A West Main Ladonia 367-7095 have been very good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre- K class. I would like for you to bring me a play kitchen with dishes, an Elsa costume from Frozen. I would also like food and money. Thank you, Kamdyn Dear Santa, My name is Camryn B. and I have been very good this year. I am five years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me sunglasses, a cell phone and a couch! I would also like to have kisses and a hug! Thank you, Camryn Dear Santa, My name is Brinlee A. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like to have a Barbie, and a Mickey Mouse house. I would also like to have some money and new shoes. Thank you, Brinlee Dear Santa, My name is Zachary M. and I have been very good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a tablet, a racecar, and soup! Thank you, Zachary Dear Santa, My name is Kaleigh S. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and I am in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a cat stuffed animal, a new puppy dog, and an Elsa and Ana Frozen doll house that sticks together. A Frozen jacket, Frozen tennis shoes, and a Frozen shirt. Thank you, Kaleigh Dear Santa, My name is Tres E. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me a kitchen, a red and gray car, some candy canes, clothes, money, and green boots. Thank you, Tres Dear Santa, My name is Aiden G. and I have been good this year. I am four years old and in Mrs. Giles Pre-K class. I would like for you to bring me red and black boots, Spiderman action figures, new clothes, a backpack, and money. Thank you, Aiden Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a DS and an Avenger game. Love, Logan Clark Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a bow and arrow and some video games. Love, Nabor Dominguez Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Please bring me a Mario Cart, a pocket knife, and a remote control car. Love, Matthew Gardner Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a princess doll, some makeup and a necklace. Love, Ashlyn Bell Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me an Elsa doll and a bottle, also a brush. Love, Kaylee Dodson Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a bicycle and some dolls. Love, Nicole Estrada Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a remote control car and fish and a remote control spaceship. Love, Joshua Herrera Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Please bring me a remote control car and some books. Love, Noah Jones Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a bear, a balloon and a remote control car. Love, Santiago Marquez Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me some legis, a boomerang and Avenger toys. Love, Tristen Hoskins Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me an Olaf doll and a Sven. Love, Ember Long Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a TV, a table and a doll. Love, Jessica Martinez Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a bike, a tractor, and an Elsa. Love, Abbi Rowe Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a kitten, a poodle, and a X-box 360. Love, Major Steele Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me an Elsa doll and a dollhouse and a kitchen. Love, Allee Swinson Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a bow and arrow and a remote control helicopter. Love, Eli Sellers Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a bug nobby, a flashlight pet, and a glowing pillow. Love, Alex Stewart Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a bow and arrow, and a remote control robot. Love, Asher Taylor Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good boy this year. Santa, please bring me a new bike, and a purple motor scooter. Love, Jase Williams Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I have tried to be a good girl this year. Santa, please bring me a snowman and a princess doll. Love, Andrea Medina Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a box that holds stuff and a target. Merry Christmas! Love, William Smith Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been happy this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me balloons I can blow up and a blue power wheels. Merry Christmas! Love, Lyric Sandlin Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been wonderful this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a toy princess and a baby doll. Merry Christmas! Love, Evie Samples Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been a little good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Doc McStuffins wagon and a play kitchen. The City of Wolfe City, on behalf of the Mayor & City Council, would like to extend a big !!!!!!THANK YOU!!!!! to all of our city workers, Police Department and Volunteer Fire Department for all of their hard work during last weeks ice storm. Your hard work & dedication is what makes Wolfe City a great place to live! A big thank you for your patronage and hometown support throughout the year. The Flower Box Have A Happy Holiday! 116 Main Street, Downtown Wolfe City 496-7337 or 496-7373 CITY OF WOLFE CITY Mayor, Aldermen and City Employees Season’s Greetings HAVE A Hope you have a fun, safe Holiday Season! Country Side Insurance 378-7300 Page 9, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & A SAFE, HEALTHY, HAPPY, 450 6th Street, Honey Grove PROSPEROUS 2015!!! Merry Christmas from Delta Funeral Home Serving The Area Since 1939 Cooper 395-2165 Helena Chemical Company (903) 378-7391 Hwy. 56 East, Honey Grove Page 10, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror Merry Christmas! Love, Sophie George Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a piggy bank and an orange Nerf gun. Merry Christmas! Love, Logan Dickey Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a hover ball and a scooter. Merry Christmas! Love, Noah Adams Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are well. I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a bike and a real horse. Merry Christmas! Love, T’Qyulian Wright Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a bear and socks. Merry Christmas! Love, Carrie Woolsey Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are thankful. I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a deer and a Christmas tree. Merry Christmas! Love, Israel Victor Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Devastator Transformer and a remote control train. Merry Christmas! Love, Keegan Rodenbucher Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a monster truck and a cookie. Merry Christmas! Love, Thaddeus Burns Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been a little good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Jeep and a rubber ducky. Merry Christmas! Love, Scotty Noble Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are warm. I have been a little bad this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me an Easy Bake Oven and a Lalaloopsy baking oven. Merry Christmas! Love, Abbie Myers Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a matchbox and a real puppy. Merry Christmas! Love, Weston Mitchell Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been okay this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me Frozen pajamas and Ever After High pajamas. Merry Christmas! Love, Ashlyn McNish Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been a good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a remote control for Xbox and a real phone. Merry Christmas! Love, Mason Linex Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are good. I have been nice this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me an Elsa Barbie and an Anna Barbie. Merry Christmas! Love, Makayla Lemons Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been happy this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Lalaloopsy Color Me doll and a real snowflake. Merry Christmas! Love, Courtney Horton Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a color Lalaloopsy doll and a stuffed unicorn. Merry Christmas! Love, Carrie Horton Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Transformer and remote control car. Merry Christmas! Love, Clay Horton Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Claus? I hope you are happy. I have been good this year. For Christmas, I hope you will bring me a Jake and the Neverland Pirates set and a new Rusty Dusty airplane. Merry Christmas! Love, Matthew Higgins Dear Santa, How are the elves doing? My name is Caigen Allen and I am 7 years old. Please bring me a wobble bubble ball and a girl elf. I will leave you good treats and the raindeer too. Love, Caigen Allen Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? If he is sick tell him I said get better! My name is Keith and I just turned 8 years old. For Christmas I want a remote control police helicopter that has emergency light. Can you bring it with people in it? Love, Keith Dodson Dear Santa, I want an ipad miny, a Lego batman2 vido game, and legos. I am redy to get presents. How are tha elfs doing? I don’t know where the North Pole is. Is it cold there? I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Austin Campbell Dear Santa, How is Mr. Hamster at Cambrlyn’s house? I am Kynadie and in 7. Please bring me an iRobot, a water pove tablet, and a list of banana jokes. I will leave you some cokies and milk and snaks for all 8 reindeer. I hope I can get you something, but first I need to know what you want. At least don’t make it to expensive and Ill get it. Love, Kynadie Taylor Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? My name is Joseph Taylor and I am 7 years old. Please bring me an IPad, Power Ranger Toys, and a phone. I will leave cookies and milk for you. Love, Joseph Taylor Dear Santa, How is Rudolph doing? My name is Walker Smith and I am 8 years old. Pleas bring me a toy hunting set, an Ipod, and the black and organge airplane the one that’s on tv and it has four wheels. Love, Walker Smith Dear Santa, How is it at the North Pole? My name is Summer Hathaway and I am 7 years old. Please bring me an white dog that walks, a Frozen Quest, and Mario kart 7. I will leave you milk and cookis. Love, Summer Hathaway Dear Santa, How is it at the North pole? My name is Aiden Samples and I am eight years old Can you please bring me a ipad min. Love, Aiden Samples Dear Santa, How is it at the North Pole? My name is Alyssa Killgo and I am 7 years old. Please bring me an a Frozen doll with Olof, a tablit, and a Olof body plelo. Love, Alyssa Killgo Dear Santa, How are the gifts going? My name is Raul Martinez and I am 8 years old. Please bring me Legos, lego books, and a tablet case. I wish I could leave milk and cookies. There are more toys I want, but I don’t want to be greedy. Love, Raul Martinez Dear Santa, How is it at the North Pole? My name is Adin Barnes and I am 7 years old. Please bring me a four weeler, an i phone six an I pad. I will get you cookies and milk. Love, Adin Barnes Dear Santa, My name is Gabe Lankford I am 7 years old. How is Rudolph. Will you please get me a NerF mini gun a Nerf sniper rifle and a Nerf shot gun. Love, Gabe Lankford Dear Santa, How are the reindeer? are they good? My name is Lane Goodman you talked to me last night. What is your name? Is it Claws Santa? I’m just playing with you. Is your actual name Santa Claws? I relea want my family. I will even leave goody bags. your the best. Love, Lane Goodman Dear Santa, How are you? My name is Lexi Stanbery and I’m 7 years old. May I have a real puppy a frozen snacke and an Elsa, Anna and Olaf Doll. I will leave chocolate chip cookies and milk for you. Ho! And I will leave carrots for yor reindeer to. Love, Lexi Stanbery Dear Santa, How are you Santa? I am 7 years old. My name is Lane Samples. Do you like the North pole? Will you bring me a basketball. I will leave you some cooeis and milk. Love, Lane Samples Dear Santa, How are you? Right now, I am sick and Mrs. Crump is writing this for me. My name is Baylee Quirl and I am 7 years old. I would really love a new set of earrings, a new purse , and a Wii this year. I will leave cookies and milk for you. Love, Baylee Quirl Dear Santa, How is it at the Northe Pole? My name is Jimmy Tipps I am 9 years old. Plea bring me an Rel Sheep. and goat an a cow. I will lev you cookies and milk and your reideer carets. Love, Jimmy Tipps Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? My name is Anthony Aldana and I am 7 years old. Please bring me an zoomer dino, remote control car, and animal toys. Love, Anthony Aldana Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? My name is Coryn Jackson and I am 7 years old. Pleas bring me an ipad, xbugs, and hot wells. I will leave milk and choklat chip cookeis for you. That is not all I want, you can find out more HO-HO-HO... We’re wishing all our customers, family & friends a very Merry Christmas to you and yours. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year, 2014! Smith Feed, Seed, & Hardware 378-2741 Johnnie and Geneva Smith and all the employees of that I want just flip the paper over. Love, Coryn Jackson Dear Santa, I want a ps4 a iphone super smash bros and a zommer dino. My name is Ryan Metts. How are the elfs and the reindeer doing? I will leave cookies and milk for you. Love, Ryan Metts Dear Santa, How are you doing a t the North Pole? My name is Elizabeth Gardner and I am 7 years old. Please bring me a necklace with a cross on it and a Robot dog with batures. I hope that’s not to expansive. Love, Elizabeth Gardner Dear Santa, How are the reindeer doing? Is Rudolph being genial or outstanding? Is he a mammoth or tiny still? I wonder is Mrs. Claus doing all right. I also wonder if your all right. Do you deliver to every kid around the world and even kids that don’t have homes? Please bring me a la la loopsy baking oven, monster high castle, and a mip and that’s all I want for Christmas. Thank you, Gracie Debord Dear Santa, For Christmas I would like a bicycle, a bed, and a horse toy. I have been very good this year. Love, Jatiyah Brown Dear Santa, I want a dog with a controller, a monster with a controller, a phone, a reindeer with a controller and a chalkboard. I am going to leave you circle chocolate cookies. I also want a controller with a robot. Love, Jackson Bryant Dear Santa, I like your reindeers. I want a Grimlock dinosaur. I have been nice. I will leave your reindeer some cookies. Love, Conner Edwards Dear Santa, I want a blue tablet so i can play games and videos on it. I want a deer and a phone. I dont want to lead the reindeer. Love, Natalia Finney Dear Santa, I want a bicycle and a guitar and a sippy cup. Thank you Santa Claus. Love, Alexis Forder Dear Santa, Do you live at the North Pole? I live in Petty. I want a bow and arrow, an Ariel bicycle, and a swing set. Love, Gracie Loftice Dear Santa, I like your reindeers. I want a tablet with games, a new purple guitar and a baby. I will leave you cookies and milk. Love, Stevie Manseau Dear Santa, Can I have a Frozen car like Elsa. I will leave you cookies. Love, Alyssa Quiroz Dear Santa, Can I have an Elsa necklace and a house like a tent of Elsa and Ana? I have been good. I will leave some cookies for you. Love, Kayley Ramirez Dear Santa, I want a Frozen dress, a computer, a Frozen phone, a puppy, and a baby doll. I want to see reindeers. I want to see your sleigh. I want to see where you live. I want you to give me your favorite movie. I like you Santa Claus. You are my favorite. I will leave you cookies, chocolate, muffins, and milk. Love, Ja'Myasiah Sampson Dear Santa, I want a tablet to play games. I will leave you some chocolate cookies. Love, Makenna Stovall Dear Santa, Do you have a red nosed reindeer? I hope elves are working good. I want a remote control monster truck, a ladder that turns into anything, an orange snackies cup. I will leave you milk and cookies. Love, Wade Towery Dear Santa, Will you please bring me some robots and some toys? I've been a good boy. Love, Pedro Vazquez Dear Santa, Hi. Are you coming to my house christmas? I have been a good boy. I took a picture with you. I smiled! My brother and I having been so nice to each other, no not really. Please bring me a Nobi and apple juice and yogurts, and everything. I will leave you some apple juice in the refrigerator And cookies. One Love, Maci Gonzales Dear Santa, Hello Santa Claus! Are you coming by my house? My house is over there, with lights on it. I have been playing then cleaning up. I've been going to school. Can you bring me some cars and trucks and motorcycle like this? I will leave you some strawberry cookies and peppermint milk. Come to my house and give me a hug. Love, Bryson Sampson Dear Santa, Hola, hello! I love you, Santa. My sister loves you, too. I have been helping my mom pickup and clean my room. And clean kitchen. Please bring me a toy horse and my sister a toy dinosaur. And some candy. I will leave you cookies-chocolate. Do you drink milk? Love, Abigail Esquivel Dear Santa, Hi. How do you fly? Are you coming to my house? I have been good at school and helping my mom. Thats all I want. Please bring me something to color, I like to color. Thats all I want. We will leave you some cookies-the kind with sprinkles. Some chocolate cookies. And some milk. Love, Joselinee Ramirez Dear Santa, I love you. I like your red suit. I like your Santa hat. I like your elves. And your belt! I was playing on the computer and getting smart. And I can do a hand stand on the wall! (my daddy taught me) Please bring me a pony set with ponies and a pony cage and a sled. Thank you! I will leave you some chocolate chip cookies on the kitchen counter. (P.S. don't forget Zander!) Love, Madisen Fangman Dear Santa, How's the weather at the North Pole? Where are your reindeers? I have been helping my mom do the laundry. My brother and sister have been helping too. Please bring me a toy truck that has a remote. I will leave you some cookies that are soft and round and have sprinkles on them. And a Santa too. Good-Bye, Ely Loftice Dear Santa, I love you! Jingle, my elf, wrapped my presents! Thats silly, Santa. She made a snow angel in the salt. I have been learning my abc's and learning right and cutting right and being good! And I love whistles! Please bring me a BIG barbie house and barbies. I will leave you Christmas cookies and a coke on the coffee table. Love, Lily Clower Dear Santa, Hi, where are your elves? Do you have your Christmas tree up? We have been practicing songs for our school program. Please bring me a little whizzle thing that goes into a box and it spins. Then it dissappears. I will leave you some Santa cookies with milk. And candy canes! Merry Christmas, I love you! Katelin Clark Dear Santa, I love you! Why are you big and round and where do you get the toys? I help my momma wash dishes and Mrs.Decker stacks chairs at school. I also pick up my clothes. I would like a truck you drive like my 4wheeler. Please! The boys and I will leave you some candy out on our porch. Be safe and come back. Love, Carson Klockgether Dear Santa, Hello! Are you a nice Santa? Are you the real Santa? I have been playing with my sister and I have been nice. Can you bring me a little gun and big gun. Play gun so I can shoot bad animals. If it's a bear I'll shoot it. I will leave you some chocolate ice cream on the shelf. The one by the clothes. Goodbye. Nothing else. Love, Colter Webb Dear Santa, Hello! I like to sing ItsyBitsy spider. I know all the words. Are you coming to my house? I've been good! I eat all my food, pick my toys up, and going to get my money and buy a present. For my baby, Please bring me an IPod. Please! I will sit in your lap. I will leave you cookies-brown ones. On the table. Goodbye Santa, Darey Lopez Dear Santa, I love you! I love you very much! What are you working on? Are you going to come to my house? I will wake up and see you. I have been helping my mommy do wood- we put in the fire. I would like some toys, a toy girl that comes to make him alive. The boys says " I can move" and covers his mouth. It's so funny. I will leave you some chocolate cookies with sprinkles and 10 reindeer cookies. GoodBye! Love, Kaylynn Lockhart Dear Santa, Good Morning! Are you working hard? I helped my mom put up the christmas tree. It is BEAUTIFUL! Please bring me a new 4-wheeler. My baby brother would like some new socks. I will leave you some chocolate ice cream in the freezer, you might find it there. Merry Christmas! Love, Gaby English Dear Santa, How are you doing, Santa? Is it snowing outside? I think it's not snowing outside. Maybe I have been good, I have been taking care of my baby Miles. I've been feeding him. Please bring me some lego ninja turtles, ninjogos, and paw patrol. There's dogs and fire trucks and all kids of things. Please get Miles anything he wants. I will leave you some tree ones with icing-cookies. They will be in my room. Be Safe, Bronx Shaw Dear Santa, I want a Thomas DVD, Jaivsir house, Zomer Dyno, Spirit DVD, Strog and choma Grimlock, Nerf Bazooka, Water, Arena Lego, Chase Paw Patrol on road truck, masks, swords, SW command figures, LEgo Halo. Cole Dear Santa, What I want for Christmas is a new bike, stetson cologn, camra, a movie, Justin boots, watch, toy truck Kenworth, a new tractor and IPod touch. Your Friend, Justin Laird Dear Santa, Madden IS, Call of duty, Advanced Warfare, 101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher (book), new set of golf clubs, football and basket ball cards. Please answer this question. Do you get indestion from the cookies you eat? Payden Dear Santa, Ninja Turtles, Ralph Lego, Ninjas, books, lego, Police station, cars, bike. Love, Bronx Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a dinosaur robot that will do what I say, a piano that will do what I say, a piano and a Nintendo D.S. with games and a case. Sincerely, Coltan Fisher Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have an R.C. truck that pulls heavy stuff, a race car that turns into a robot and a monster truck. Sincerely, Andrew Finney Dear Santa, How are you? I have been reallty good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a new pillow pet, a drum set and iPhone. Sincerely, Lillie Howell Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a sword, an x-box. Sincerely, Traylon Nooney Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a car and toys, a video game. Sincerely, Ancel Torres Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a Happy and Elmo Hug, and hourse. Sincerely, Aizley Ottmo Dear Santa, How are you? Ihave been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have an iPad and iPhone and a zoomer dino. Sincerely, Konny Hevron Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have an iPad, a dora doll and a Barbie. Sincerely, Jacelyn Gamez Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a bike. Sincerely, Chris Roberts Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have an iPhone, a Zoomer dog, and a play station 4. Sincerely, Aiden Finney Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a rainbow iPad, a keyboard case, a pink dog and robbot. Sincerely, Payton Knowles Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a red car with black lines, a puppoy, a flashlight, and a cuddle bear. Sincerely, Allie Christopher Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a zoomer dino, a dirt bike and remots control monster truck. Sincerely, Trace Moreland Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a baby doll a live, a unicorn and a baby. Sincerely, Lilly Mahan Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a rainbow iPad, a baby doll and a santa. Sincerely, Abby Sutherland Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a drum set, a Michael Jackson phone amd a toy rainbow. Sincerely, Mallpyan Hayes Dear Santa, How are you? I have been really good this year. For Christmas I would like to have a baking pan, a ballerina’s costume and a Hula Hoop. Sincerely, Rianna Casey Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Have I bin good? Ples could I have a Texas Tech jerse! May I have a sled? I want a tabullit. I love you! Love, Zander Fangman Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How is Rudolph? May I have a grinlocke and spid-man? Please may I have Legose? Tel the reindeer’s that I said hi. Love, Jaxon Fletcher Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How is rodolf? Please can I have a iFne 5? May I have beats? Please can I have a compter just like my teacher? Please can have a desk? Have a good Christmas. Love, Ja’Mya Gadlin Dear Santa, Hello! I can not wate for you to come to my house! Ples may I have a Brbes house and ples can you give me a Elsu dl? Ples will you bring me a toy dog? How is Rudolph? Love, Yari Granados Dear Santa, Hi Santa! I’m glad you are coming to my hosue. Please can you get me a monster? Please will you get me a xbox one? May I have a WWE belt?Thank you Santa Claus. Love, Omarae Greer Dear Santa, Hello Santa! Ples can I have a bic? Santa please can I have a skatbord? I am glad you are comign to my house. Love, Jayden Ingram Dear Santa, Hello Santa! Santa how is rudolph? Santa can I have a Tony Hoke game? Will you bring me a zBox 360? Peas take Briar Rose to my Nenus agin. Will you tell Rodolph I said hiy? Merre Christmas Santa! Love, Dixie Isham Dear Santa, Hello Santa! I like you. Please bring me a 3DS. Please can I have some pokemoncrs? Please may I have a tint? I will leev some cookies and some milk out for you. Love, Kalob Loftice Dear Santa, Hello! How is Rodolph? Please can I have a 3DS and a Ps4? May I have a tablit? I will leve you milk and coockys. Love, Adal Martinez, Dear Santa, Hello Santa! May I please have a Orgin football player? Please can I have a 360? Plase may I have a Playstashin 4? Tel the reindeer hie for me! Love, Ryelan Morris Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Please can I have a presnt that is a ninja turtle. Please can I have a game. I like you. Love, Cayden Preston Dear Santa, Hi Santa, Are your reindeer majek! Please please can I have a mustr truck? May I have a camero? Will you bring me play doue? I will bring you some cofe and some cooces. Love, Andy Quiroz Dear Santa, Hi Santa! Please bring me a guitar and Bumble Bee. Tell the reindeer hi. Love, Marcus Quiroz Dear Santa, How is Rudolph? May I have a XBox 360? Please can I have a stomp and chomp grimlock? Please bring me a Bumble Bee. Be careful on your trip. Love, Tyler Roberts Dear Santa, Hi! I misted you! Please bring me ameruken girl dol. Can I plese have a toy dog? Plese will you bring me rolr scats? Be Cerfl. Love, Lane Tindel Dear Santa, Hello Santa. How are you? Santa please let me have a 3DS. Please breg me some elfs. Please can I have a motorcycle? I wil breg you some cookes and milk. Love, Kailyn Whitman Dear Santa, Thank you for the elf. You have majic! How many presits do you bring? Can you give me a new red ipod? Please bring me a viceo game. Give me a shorts. How are you today? Your friend, Nathan Uribe Dear Santa, Thank you for Christmas elf! I help my mom get up out of her cher. Ples can I have a zoomer and a Pokemon Leider power cars and decoations for my mom. I need a cote. I will leave some milk and cookes. Your friend, Luke Bryant Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer! How is Mrs Claus? How is the North pole? I will leave milk and cookies. I like christmas! Can you bring Lego and my mom a phone. Your friend, Aaron Rubio Dear Santa, Hows the North Pole doing! I have been a good boy. I help my mom with the dishes. Will you ples bring me a Wii, nerf and a remote control jet. I like Christmas and I want a scooter for Christmas and a frisbee. I will give you milk and cookis. Your friend, Jaden Sandlin Dear Santa, How are you? I hekp my mom fold the towels. Ples bring me a tablet. I need new clothes. Ples bring mom a necklace. How are the efe and Mrs. Clause? I will leave cookies. Your friend, Ashely Vasquez Dear Santa, How are you?! I help my mom clean the house. I want a skateboard and a iPad. I need some winter clothes. Ples bring my mom a HG bow. I will give you cookies. Your friend, Katie Garcia Dear Santa, How is everybody in the North Pole? Please bring me new Pokemon cards. I am going to leave gingerbread mans and chochlit milk. Please can you bring me a tablet. My Christmas tree. My brother wants a pack of smarties. Your friend, Cason Gilmore Dear Santa, How are you and your reindeer and Mrs. Clause? I helped my sister, Jordan put up the Christmas tree. I will leva cookies out. Pleas bring me Legos and a Phone. Your friend, Levi Aycock Dear Santa, How are the elves and the reindeers doing? I have been a good boy and I want x-box 360 games. Madden NFL 15 basketball and clothes. Bring my mom a new book. I will leave milk and cookis and coofe. Your friend, Carson Reese Dear Santa, I have been good to my friend because ther are nice to me. How is Mrs. Close? Sate Clos can you bring me Legos? I will leve cookies and mike. Your friend, Giorann Jaramilo Dear Santa, How are you? I help in my house with the dishes. Please bring me a tablet. Please bring new winter clothes for my mom and I. I will leave cookie and milk. Your friend, Henieig Rheabark Dear Santa, How are you and Mrs. Clause doing? Santa I heloped my mom get up. I need new warm clothes. Can you please bring me a American Doll. Thank you for the baby elfs. I love you. Your friend, Payton Norris Dear Santa, Thank you for the baby elf. I have been a good kid. I helpmy grandma. I want you to being me clothes and babies that look real. I love you so much to the moon and back. Your friend, Adelyn Brown Dear Santa, Thank you for the elf. How is your wife? How are you? I hav Page 9, December 18, 2014 Weekly Gazette & Wolfe City Mirror “And, The Word Became Flesh” In the beginning words of John’s Gospel we find, “In the beginning was the Word, and the word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.” What do we celebrate at Christmas? Of course, the answer is obvious, even trite— the birth of Jesus Christ, the Savior of the World. But what do we celebrate at Christmas, what does the birth of Christ mean? Consider the familiar story from Luke’s gospel. We know it well. The images are fixed in our memories, down to the marrow of our bones, the crude stable, the angels, the shepherds. Indeed, so familiar to us is the story that sometimes it becomes difficult to hear it afresh. Luke’s nativity story is as comfortable to us as our favorite pajamas or sweater, as familiar to us as the back of our hand. In John Gospel we consider the Christmas message from a different perspective. It is a different gospel, but it too is familiar to us. Its words and images flow over us, surround us. Their beauty and brilliance have been dimmed as well by our repeated hearing of them. What new thing can we say about Christmas? What new or renewed faith, what transformation can come about in the midst ben good. I helped my Memaw watch my cousn. I love you Santa. An I on the good list? How are the elfs? I love you I want a dog. I want some Legos. Your friend, Anthena Childers Dead Santa, How are the reindeers? And now are the elf? I have been a good girl by helping a worker at the West Church. Good job Santa! And I will giv you cookees and milk. Am I on the good list too? I want a baby cat. Your friend, Laydene Manattey Dear Santa, How are the elf. How are the reindeer and how is Mrs. Claues? Plese can you give me a skateboard for Christmas and can you give me some new Christmas clothes? I will lev you milk and kookies. thank you for our presents. Your friend, Zachary Wolfe Dear Santa, I will leave you some cookies. How is the North Pole? I need some toys so please bring me Dora doll, skates, a dress, and a tablet. I want a watch that plays videos and an Xbox for Christmas. Your friend, Kionna Braxton Dear Santa, How are things at the North Pole? I need a jacket because I have outgrown my old one. I want a motorcycle and rocket boots. Santa, I will leave you cookies and I have been good. Your friend, Axel Sanchez Dear Santa, Is everyone doing well? I really need a coat, I have outgrown my other one. I really want an Xbox so I can play with my sister. I'm going to leave you some milk and cookies. Your friend, Adam Rubio Dear Santa, I hope this letter finds you doing well. I need a pair of new shoes. Please bring me a computer and a pretty bike with a horn. I will leave you some cookies and milk. Your friend, Paisleigh Clark Dear Santa, I hope you and Rudolph are fine. I need a football. I want a dirt bike and a tablet. I will leave you cookies and milk. Your friend, Jody Grat Dear Santa, I hope your wife and baby are fine. I need a pair of shoes. I have outgrown the ones I have. I would like a motorcycle and a big toy car. I will leave you some cookies and milk. I like Christmas. of such old familiar stories and words? In fact, that’s one of the problems with rituals. Human beings are by nature, ritualistic. Ritual takes us out of ourselves and out of our daily lives. Ritual draws us in, brings us into the presence of eternity. We like things to stay the same. We are comfortable with routine. We think things have always worked this way, that, for example, Christmas has always been celebrated in the way we do it today. Of course, that’s not true. We know approximately when Christians began celebrating the incarnation of Christ—it was probably in the fourth century. We know by whom and when the first crèche—the first nativity scene—was erected: by St. Francis of Assisi in the thirteenth century. We know that Christmas was not celebrated in colonial New England, that Santa Claus came on the scene in the mid-19th century, that “White Christmas” and “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” date from the 1940s. We know all this, but when somebody messes with it, we get mad. All of that accumulated tradition combines to make Christmas an evocative and powerful event. Yet all that familiarity, all the ritual does something else, too. It prevents us from encountering the gospel anew, it keeps us from hearing the words of Luke or of John with open hearts and minds, open to the possibility that Christmas, besides being the “most wonderful time of the year,” that Christmas might transform us, and transform the world. “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with Your friend, Nigel Henderson Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well at the North Pole. I need some dresses. I have outgrown mine. I want a baby dog and a baby cat for Christmas. Your friend, Izzy Weber Dear Santa, I hope this letter finds you doing well. I need new shoes and an Xbox. I want a dog and a big bike for Christmas. I will leave you some cookies. Your friend, Gabby Finney Dear Santa, How are you, Santa? I need a bike for christmas because I am too big for my old bike. Please bring me a red computer and a toy saw. I am going to leave you some cookies. Your friend, Conner Bateman Dear Santa, How are you Santa? I need a new coat and a new pair of shoes because I have outgrown By: Reuben Trussell, Pecan Gap God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being.” The profound and mysterious hymn with which the Gospel of John begins makes some extravagant claims about Christ. What is proclaimed in these words is that Christ, the Word, has been present in the world since creation, indeed that the Word was itself the creative process through which the world, and we, were created. There’s something of an irony here. At Christmas we celebrate the birth of Christ, the coming of Christ into the world, but John begins by asserting that Christ has been present in the world from the very beginning of creation. The problem, of course, is that we don’t get it. We don’t recognize Christ’s presence among us, in us. In the beginning was the Word… There are few texts of scripture on which Christians have thought and reflected than the opening verses of John’s gospel. The English translation captures only a small portion of all that lies in the Greek word logos that connotes as well, reason, natural law, the order of the universe. And behind the Greek lies the Hebrew concept of wisdom—the idea expressed in the Old Testament that it was through wisdom that God created the universe. These rich words convey to us something of the faith of the early Christians who confessed them and sang them in worship, but the profundity of what they confessed elude our grasp. What might it mean for our faith not just to confess, but to believe that in creation in this world around us, we see the presence of God, we detect Christ? We live in a world that loves to compartmentalize and to crit- my old ones and I will love some yoyos and I will love some 4wheeler toy because I have little toys. I will leave you cookies and milk. Your friend, Beto Taramilo Dear Santa, How are the elves and how is Mrs Claus? How are you? I need a dollhouse, sunglasses, a barbie surprise, and a phone. Please, I need a red folder for my stuff when I'm not finished. I will leave food for you. Your friend, McKayla Galindo Dear Santa, How is everyone at the North Pole? I want a phone and bike for Christmas. I have been good. Your friend, Ava Hughes Dear Santa, How are you and your helpers? I need a radio to listen to music. Please bring me a bike and a truck that I can drive. Your friend, Hunter Lambert icize. We tie things up into neat packages—this is science, that is religion. This is my faith, there is the rest of my life. This is Christmas, that, well, that is the rest of the year. We tie things up in neat packages, even though life resists such neat categorization. We want things neat and tidy, but life is messy. On Christmas, we want to hear the old familiar story, to sing the carols, to go home and have a nice Christmas dinner, exchange presents, and tomorrow wake up, and get back to business as usual. What we don’t want, not really, is to encounter Christ. Oh yes, we love the baby in the manger, we love the story of Mary and Joseph, of shepherds and angels, we love the warm fuzzy feelings that Christmas is so good at providing. We want Christ on our terms, not on God’s terms. John’s gospel reminds us that Christmas is not just about all of that. John proclaims to us loudly and powerfully that the Christ who was born in Bethlehem is the Incarnate Word, present in all the universe, present in all our words, present in us. Christ comes to us, of course, as the little baby in a manger in Bethlehem. But our faith also proclaims that Christ is present all around us, even when we fail to recognize Him. Christ is where we are. He is in the places of Worship, but he is in the Marketplace too. He is in our hearts, in the smile of a child and in the greeting of a friend, in the family gathering. Christ is present, too, in the poor, the homeless, the destitute. May the spirit of Christmas infect us and transform us, that we see Christ in all that we do, in everyone we meet, in our neighbor, and yes, in our enemy, too. Dear Santa, I hope the reindeer are safe. I need a toolbox because my dads truck brakes broke, then I can help my dad fix it. I want some skate shoes. I am going to leave you cookies and milk. Your friend, Harley Childers Dear Santa, I've been good. I need a new laptop because mine broke. I want a sonic boomer and little big elephants. Your friend, Andrew Brown Dear Santa, How are the elves? I want to be an elf because I love to do work. How is Mrs Claus? I need a toolset because I don't have one at my moms. I want a Lego set because I like building legos. I want a dog because my dog ran away. I want a red nose. I have been good. I will give you cookies because you give me presents. Your friend, Mason Eli Banker WEEKLY GAZETTE, PAGE 2, DECEMBER 18, 2014 Ch Merr ris y Ya tma ’ll! s ! We at Doc’s Corner would like to thank all our Friends for all their patronage over the past year. We look forward to serving you in the future. We would like to wish all a Merry Christmas. Doc’s Country Corner Judy and all the employees Highway 56 West, Honey Grove Co-op Gin 903-378-7104 says You’re at the top of our list when it comes to good wishes for the holidays! We are proud to have you as our customers! What Makes a Piland... a Piland By: Jerry Piland going to relate back to a story about him because I knew him and never knew his ancestors personally. Grampa had married the former Myrtle Gray. Their union produced eight offspring – five sons and three daughters. Grampa was a farmer as were his ancestors. In Grampa and Grannies house the family Bible occupied a prominent place. It was not a book that they brought out and dusted off just when the Preacher was coming to dinner. There were family meetings to read and discuss the Bible. The family was given a verse or chapter to read, then the next week, give their impressions on what was read. Grampa studied it daily. What he came away with was that there was no middle ground, an action was either right or it was wrong. There was black or white, there was no grey. My Grampa and Grannie Piland with my daddy, That being said, leads to Harvey, almost 100 years ago. this story. One of my very best friends in my life The exact time frame I can’t say, except was a man named Carl Neeley. He has been that it was during The Great Depression. gone now these past thirteen years. His Times were hard and money was as scarce favorite name for me was Ironhead, plus as hen’s teeth. Grampa had a field of hay in some other words that I can’t use in a fami- good bottom land. He owned a hay cutter ly newspaper. He wanted to imply that I and a hay rake; he did not own a hay baler. was on the stubborn side. Those days, people knew how to get This goes back in time probably past my around problems like that. They bartered or Grampa, Alfred Anderson Piland, but I am cxvtÇ ZtÑ axãá Honey Grove 378-2887 Happy Holidays Jerry & Barbara Piland & family from Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and yours! Walker Construction Local, Dependable For all your ROOFING, Painting, Add-on’s or General Construction Work Call 903-623-4072 Cooper-Sorrells Funeral Home 803 East Main Street Honey Grove, Texas (903) 378-2291 Family Owned and Operated Gerald & Judy Howard, Owners traded. Grampa got in touch with a neighbor who owned a hay baler. They got together and agreed on a day, weather permitting, for the neighbor to bale the hay. Grampa would have the hay cut, raked and dry. The neighbor would show up and bale the hay. The trade was Grampa got two thirds and the neighbor got one third, which was common practice back then. Hay bailing day arrived and so did the neighbor. But before he started he wanted to change the agreement to half and half. He told Grampa that no other hay balers were available. Grampa explained that was not what they agreed to. The neighbor told Grampa that was the way it would be. Grampa told him he needed to get his equipment out of the field, he asked why, Grampa said he would burn the field before he would be taken advantage of. The neighbor told him, “Alfred, you would not DO that, you and I both NEED that hay.” Grampa asked him to go back to the original agreement, the neighbor refused. Grampa smoked Prince Albert tobacco – roll your owns. If you have ever smoked Prince Albert, you know that it takes three to four matches per cigarette. Grampa had a special pocket in his bib overalls that he filled with matches every morning. He started walking and striking matches and dropping them in the wind rows. In a short time the field was black and smoking. Carl called me Ironhead…should have been Ironhead the Third. By Nelda Campbell Make plans to attend the Community Choir Christmas program which will take place at the Pecan Gap Community Center December 23, 6:00 pm. Finger foods will be served after the program. Come out and visit your friends and neighbors and enjoy the Christmas carols. Alex Stallings will be graduating from the University of Arkansas in December. Nicholas Stallings will begin his last semester of Law School at the University of Arkansas. Alex and Nicholas are the sons of Brad Stallings. Brad Stallings has been the Postmaster of the Pecan Gap Post Office for several years and he will be retiring soon. Brad will be missed greatly, as he has been a great Postmaster and is loved by all the people in this community. We wish him well! Thursday night, Peggy Durham escorted Lynn Morris and friend Marty, Terri Sandlin, Jennifer Sandlin, and Nelda Campbell to the wonderful 'Christmas in the Camp' which took place at the Red River Bible Camp Cowboy Church which is located north of Reno and close to Paris. Christmas in the Camp portrays the Christmas story and is played out in eight live scenes with people, horses, sheep, goats, etc. Visitors ride in horse-drawn wagon tours through the woods viewing the eight scenes and the tour last approximately 20 to 25 minutes. Billy Merritt, grandson of Nelda Campbell, plays one of the young shepherds. The Camp ended on Saturday night. If you have not seen it, Honey Grove Preservation League is... maybe next year. Be in prayer for Zoe Weaver Erwin of Ben Franklin who is scheduled to have extensive heart surgery after the first of the year. Also remember Loretta Smith who probably will be having surgery soon. Luncheon guest Sunday of Toni Woodall were Avos Stancil, Jana Stancil, Ed and Karen Pickard, Bobby and Billie McCarrell, and Nelda Campbell. The food was delicious and the fellowship was fun. June Roderick and Toni Woodall enjoyed the Christmas Cantata Sunday night at the New Hope Baptist Church in Cooper. Mindy, Alissa, and Brittney McKim from Pecan Gap sang in the Cantata. Bro. Dean Eudy is the pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church. Dean is the nephew of June Roderick and the late Orman Roderick. Lois Amundson and Bob Cadenhead enjoyed a Christmas brunch at the A&M University president's home Sunday in Commerce. The university does this every year for retired faculty and staff. Lois worked there back in the 80's. Terry Haneke celebrated her birthday Friday with lunch at Landons in Greenville. Helping her celebrate were her husband George, her sister Patricia Riley, and friends Helen and Jerry Park, Wanda Jouett, Karen Pickard, PK and David Kirkpatrick, Mary Stephens, and Kathy and Dewey Marsh. Happy birthday Terry! Wishing you the very merriest Christmas ever! Merry Christmas & Happy 2015! 803 E. Main Honey Grove Cooper Sorrells Funeral Home 378-2291 583-5555 Greetings of the Season & To You and Yours A Happy, Healthy & Prosperous New Year! Upcoming Sale Schedule: Saturday, December 20, 11:00 a.m. No Sale Saturday, December 27th Remember Our Special Replacement Sale Tuesday, Dec. 30, 1p.m. honeygrovepreservation.org Barbara Caffee, President [email protected] P.O. Box 42, Honey Grove, Tx 75446 Cattlemen’s Livestock Commission Co. 1354 Clement Road, Paris, Texas Barn (903)784-7800 Barn (903)784-2238 Charles Mallicote (903)785-7191 Charles’ Mobile (903) 739-0682