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It's time for Santa's annual vacation - or is it?
Christmas vacation
Santa Claus doesn't always work, does he? He must take a vacation every now and then. Well
the Grade 1 students at Hullett Central Public School have some strong opinions on that. Back
row, from left: Brynn Beauchamp, Lincoln Bolinger, Markus Heinrich, Miles Adams, Cole
Greidanus, Reese deBoer, Macy Smith and Abby Haak. Middle row, from left: Bailey Smith,
Sullivan Blair, Matthew Bordignon, Braxton Stryker, Clay Hoggart, Corbin Hoonard and Austin
McLaughlin. Front row, from left: Kaylee Haak, Carlie Hakkers, Peyton Badley, Brook Bergsma,
William Howson, Rileigh Cox and Marie Bolen. (Denny Scott photo)
Hullett Central Public School's
Grade 1 students have some unique
ideas about Santa Claus' Christmas
vacations. When asked, the students
provided answers ranging from the
expected, to the local, to the idea that
the jolly old man simply works the
whole way through the year.
"Santa goes to the Clinton beach
and swims in the lake. He wears a
bathing suit that's red and white, but "Santa makes cookies on his
it's getting pretty old so he should vacation because he doesn't have
get a new one"
Clay
"Santa goes to the beach in
Goderich so he can swim and sit on
the sand. He swims almost all the
time, but no one can see him because
he's magic."
Marie
The Lions Club's Santa
Continued from page 18
and Mell as one of the most
memorable in recent years. Having
everyone together and doing
something so fun as sleigh rides
outdoors in a Huron County winter
will stick with them forever, they
said.
When everyone is together, both
Ric and Mell share the cooking
duties for the traditional meal of
turkey, stuffing and potatoes. Both
are members of the Blyth Branch of
the Royal Canadian Legion and Ric
is a member of the Blyth Lions Club,
so neither are strangers to feeding
large groups of people in a short
amount of time.
In terms of Ric's time with the
Lions, which began in 2013, he has
been part of a new Christmas
tradition that has put smiles on the
faces of many of the village's
children when he dons the red and
white for the club's annual
Christmas party.
McBurney, with his long white
beard, was the perfect candidate
when he joined the Lions four years
ago and he says he has enjoyed
fulfilling the role when the holidays
roll around.
Things haven't always run
smoothly for the big man in the red
suit, however. Ric said that just
recently, when he visited a local
retirement home, he found his belt
simply would not stay in place.
Fighting this "wardrobe
malfunction" all day, pulling the belt
up from his knees for hours, he
visited with Irene Kellins at Stitches
With A Twist, who fixed him right
up.
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anything else to do. He makes
chocolate chip cookies because he
doesn't have anything to do. Mrs.
Claus helps him"
Cole
"Santa goes swimming at the pool
in Goderich if it's cold and if it's
warm he goes to the beach. He wears
swimming shorts with Spider -Man
on it because he likes Spider -Man."
Braxton
"I think Santa probably goes
camping at The Pinery. He goes
swimming there and camps and has
fires and roasts marshmallows for
almost the whole year except for
Christmas because the elves make
the toys. You can't see him when he
is there because he turns into red
dust."
Markus
"Santa goes to Santa's village, but
I don't know where that is. He sits in
a house in a chair and sleeps the
whole time. That's all Santa wants to
do is sleep because he gets tired
giving people all the toys and
presents" Lincoln
"Santa stays at home to wait for
Christmas and give presents. He
feeds his reindeer and watches
Christmas TV if he doesn't have any
toys to build."
Sully
"Santa goes hunting when he is on
vacation. I heard that he went
hunting because he told me he
hunts white -tail deer and reindeer.
He hunts for meat. How else
would he get meat at the North
Pole?"
Macy
"Santa goes to the beach in
Goderich. I don't know why he goes
to the beach because he just eats
cookies and milk. He wears a
swimsuit with Christmas and Santa
hats on it."
Rileigh
"Santa doesn't get to take a
vacation. He makes toys all year
long. He sometimes takes a nap so
he can get a rest to visit people's
houses"
Abby
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