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Page IB - Pike County Journal Reporter - Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Dear Santa, this year for Christmas
PHOTO BY RACHEL McDANIEL / PIKE COUNTY JOURNAL REPORTER
Santa Claus reads a letter given to him by a local child during
last year’s Lighting of Concord celebration.
• I hope the elves have not
had to work hard! I have been
so good this year! Please
bring me a Barbie Dream
House and a makeup set.
Please say, Hi to the elves
for me! Merry Christmas!
Thank you, JODI W., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• I hope the elves have been
so good! This year please
bring me a hover board and
an ac car. Please say , Hi
to the elves for me. Merry
Christmas. Thank you,
DALLAS, Kelly Browning’s
second grade
• I hope the elves didn’t
have to work hard! I have
been so good this year!
Please bring me toy cars
and monster trucks. Please
say, Hi to the elves for me!
Merry Christmas! Thank
you, CONNER T., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• How are your reindeer? I
have been very good this
year! Could I please have a
Barbie Dream House and a
Barbie doll? I will leave you
and your reindeer a special
snack. Merry Christmas,
BELLA G., Kelly Browning’s
second grade
• How are your reindeer? I
have been very good! This
year could I please have
a makeup set and Grinch
socks? Merry Christmas,
ZADIE M., Kelly Browning’s
second grade
• How is Rudolph? I have
been extra good this year!
Please bring me a toy for
my brother and Pokemon
cards. I hope you have a safe
flight! Merry Christmas. Love,
WYATT H., Kelly Browning’s
second grade
• How are things at the
North Pole? I have been
very good this year! Please
bring me Barbie zip line and
Barbie clothes. I will leave
out a snack for you! Merry
Christmas! Your friend, RHEA
A., Kelly Browning’s second
grade
• I hope you had a great
summer! I have been super
good this year! I would like
an American Girl doll that
looks like me and a look alike
elf with clothes. Try to stay
warm! Feliz Navidad! Thank
you, ABIGGAIL L.
• I hope you are having a
great year! You will find my
name on the nice list! For
Christmas I would really like a
Nintendo Switch and an iPad.
Christmas is my favorite time
of year! Your friend, LINCOLN
B., Kelly Browning’s second
grade
• Como estas? I have been
nice this year! Please bring
me ear buds and an Xbox.
Thank you for all my other
gifts! Drive carefully! Happy
Holidays, GRETA H., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• How is Rudolph? I have
been extra good this year!
Please bring me a Barbie
Dream House and a Barbie
Camper. I hope you have a
safe flight! Merry Christmas.
Love, REBECCA W., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• Thank you for the presents
last year! I have been
extremely good this year!
I would like an iPad and
Nintendo Switch. Please tell
everyone I said, Hey! Feliz
Navidad! G ALII .FA F., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• How are things at the
North Pole? I have been
very good this year! Please
bring me baseball cards and
a toy airplane. I will leave
out a snack for you! Merry
Christmas! SAWYER H..,
Kelly Browning’s second
grade
• Thank you for the
presents last year! I have
been extremely good this
year! For Christmas this
year I would like a Stitch
notebook and pens. Feliz
Navidad, DESTINEE S., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• I hope you are having a
great year! You will find my
name on the nice list! For
Christmas I would really
like a toy microphone and
a water bottle. Christmas
is my favorite time of year!
Your friend, MOBLEY, Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• I hope you had a good
summer! I have been super
good this year! This year I
would like an amethyst maker
and a hover board. Feliz
Navidad, MASON C., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• I hope the elves didn’t
have to work hard! I have
been so good this year!
Please bring me toy cars
and monster trucks. Please
say, Hi to the elves for me!
Merry Christmas! Thank
you, CONNER T., Kelly
Browning’s second grade
• Dear Santa, please bring
me Chubby puppies and
friends, Fingerlings monkey
bar set, American Girl doll
accessories, sticky notes
and large LEGO sets. Love,
LANIER, age 9
• Dear Santa, please bring me
a deer target for bow, fluffy
Christmas socks, long-sleeve
camo shirt, a new bicycle and
house shoes. Love, WYATT,
age 6
• Dear Santa, please bring
me a mixer for cookie dough,
monster trucks, small mirror,
Chubby puppy and house
shoes. Love, WALKER, age 4
• I have been good this year.
Can I have a big Pikachu and
Mario Wonder? Please and
Thank you. Love, EVAN V.,
Kayla Echols’ second grade
• How are things at the North
Pole? I have been very good
this year! Please bring me
LED lights and a softball back
pack. Merry Christmas! Your
friend, RY1.F.F CARAWAY
• I would like a Samsung
and a Barbie Dream House. I
love you! HANNAH F., Kayla
Echols’ second grade
• How are things at the
North Pole? I have been
very good this year! Please
bring me a flower hair clip
and a UGA book bag. I will
leave out a snack for you.
Merry Christmas! Your friend,
LARSEN MATHEWS
• I cannot wait for you to
come down my chimney
because I have been so good
this year! Please bring me
Luvabella doll and a Kindle.
Merry Christmas. Love,
MOLLY MATTHEWS
• I hope you are having a
great year! you will find my
name on the nice list! For
Christmas I would really
like a Barbie Camper and a
Frozen doll set! Christmas is
my favorite time of the year!
Love, JOSEPHINE B., Kayla
Echols’ second grade
• I hope you are having a
great year! You will find my
name on the nice list. Can I
have a Nintendo Switch and
an iPhone? Merry Christmas.
LOGAN V., Kayla Echols’
second grade
• Thank you for the presents
last year! I have been
extremely good this year! For
Christmas this year I would
like Air Up Bottle and blue
raspberry flavoring pods.
LARSIN BORRELLI
• How are your reindeer? I
have been very good this
year! Could I please have an
iPhone 13 and a Barbie Dream
House! I will leave you and
your reindeer a special snack.
LARKIN BLESSITT
• How are things at the
North Pole? I have been very
good this year! Please bring
me a PS4 and Legos. I will
leave out a snack for you!
Merry Christmas, MALAKAI
PHILLIPS
• I love Christmas! I have
been nice all year! Could you
please being me clothes and
shoes? Merry Christmas,
CARI.F.F. S., Kayla Echols’
second grade
• What I want for Christmas
is a Nintendo and a PS5!
Drive carefully! Thanks for all
my other gifts. Your friend,
NOAH EVANS
• I hope you had a great
summer! i have been super
good this year. I would like a
PS6 and a black Lab puppy.
Try to stay warm Feliz
Navidad. Thank you, CASH
JONES
• I like reindeer! I will leave
food for you and your
reindeer and the elf on the
table. Can I have any toy
you want to give me? It don’t
matter what toy it is. Can
I have toys for my dogs,
too? I love you, ISRAEL
ROBERTSON
• Querido Santa Claus, Como
estas? I have been nice this
year! Please bring me a PS6
and a dirt bike! Thank you
for all my other gifts! Fly
carefully! Happy Holidays!
Your friend, HUDSON H.,
Kayla Echols’ second grade
• I hope you had a good
summer! I have been super
good this year! This year I
would like a four wheeler and
a dirt bike. Try to stay warm!
Feliz Navidad! Thank you,
JASE SUTTON
• I hope that Jingle and
Fala have been telling you
everything nice I have done!
Please bring me American
Girl doll accessories and
Squishmallows. Merry
Christmas, ALLIE DOLLAR
• How is Rudolph? I have
been extra good this year!
Please bring me a Mario big
plush and a Pikachu plush,
please! I hope you have a safe
flight! Merry Christmas! Love,
HARLEY TAYLOR
• I hope you are having a
great year! You will find my
name on the nice list. For
Christmas I would really like
an iPhone 12 and a 2K24
game. Your friend, HOOPER
H., Kayla Echols’ second
grade
• Thank you for the presents
last year! I have been
extremely good this year! For
Christmas this year I would
like $100.00 and Roblox.
Please tell everyone I said,
Hey! SARAH W., Kayla
Echols’ second grade
• I hope hope you had a good
summer! I have been super
good this year. This year I
would like a blowgun and a
sling shot. Merry Christmas,
LEVI HUDSON
• How are things at the North
Pole? I have been very good
this year! Please bring me a
camera and a Nerf gun. I will
leave out a snack for you!
Merry Christmas! Your friend,
BENTLEY HAYES
• I hope you are having a
great year! You will find my
name on the nice list! For
Christmas I would really like
a drone that drives and a
hover board! Christmas is my
favorite time of year! Your
friend, COLE PRESTRIDGE
• I love my elf! Can you get
me a Barbie and a camera?
Merry Christmas, Santa! Love,
MAKENNA MARCHANT
• Thank you for the presents
last year. I have been
extremely good this year. For
Christmas this year I would
like a PS5 and 100 baseball
cards. Love, OWEN MUELLER
• Thank you for my elf. I love
him. Could I please have toy
wrestlers and a Beast Lab?
Merry Christmas, REED H.,
Laura Edge’s second grade
• I hope you had a good
summer! I have been good
this year! This year I would
like a make up set and a
sketch pad. Try to stay warm!
Feliz Navidad! Thank you,
BRIANA SWAIN
• My elf has been naughty,
but please don’t be mad at
him, it it fun! Could I please
have an iPad and a makeup
set? Merry Elfmas, HARPER
LINDSEY
• How are things at the North
Pole? I have been very good
this year! Please bring me
a camera and a diary. I will
leave out a snack for you!
Merry Christmas! Your friend,
AVA FLEMISTER
• How is Rudolph? I have
been extra good this year!
Please bring me a purple golf
cart and a new cat that is
real. I hope you have a safe
flight! Merry Christmas! Love,
AUSTYN BLAKENEY
• How are your reindeer?
Can you give me this: The
Zelda game and a pellet
gun with a scope? I hope
you have a good Christmas!
Merry Christmas, SAWYER
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