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Have a doggone Merry Christmas
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Three-year old Moo had visions of milk bones dancing in her head after she yipped to Santa she was all bark and no bite throughout the year and the big man reassured her that meant she was on his good girl list.
Santa better bundle up for his ride
BY SHERI REGNIER Times Staff
With the local forecast calling for mostly clear skies tonight, Santa’s travels to the Silver City should be a smooth sleigh ride this year. But he better bundle up in his bright red woolies because temperatures are expected to be frigid
with a low of -5 C a heavy wind chill and possible flurries for his ride back up North. If hopping on the bus is the preferred method of travel, the last day of regular service is today and holiday schedule changes mean no further service until Thursday when usual operations resume until Dec. 31, with the
exception of Dec. 29. If the jolly man leaves new ski gear under the Christmas tree, rides to Red Mountain Resort on the transit system start Boxing Day with ski bus service available daily until Jan. 2. To date, the resort’s website isn’t rejoicing with forecasts of new snow, however, sun is expected to
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peek through the clouds with a 10 per cent chance of the white stuff until the weekend. Road travels may be somewhat delayed throughout the holiday season with local detachments out in full force to step up road checks in efforts to keep highway driving safe for all. See POLICE, Page 2
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