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‘Dear Mrs. Claus:
~~ Why is Santa on every street
-> ‘comer, in shopping centres and

television specials? How can he be
so many places at once, and why
isn’t he at home, getting ready for
Christmas?

- Curious

Dear Curious:.

I] agree, Santa suffers from
overexposure. His agent geis a
little crazy this time of year,
double-booking appearances and
padding the expense account.
Santa and his agent are currently
negotiating a new contract to
resolve this problem.

As for Christmas preparations,

guess who’s left back home, doing

all the hard labour? That's right,

little overworked me and those

bumbling elves. We don’t get any
overtime, either. Remember to
enclose a small gratuity when you
write next time.

Dear Wondering:

Yes, the elves and I do. Last
December, he got a bit cranky, so
we filled his stocking with coal;
but we usually stick to simple gifts,
like socks or aftershave. Sometimes
the reindeer leave a small present
on the porch.

Dear Mrs. Claus: |
Every year, the frenzy of the
holidays puts my family into the
January blahs. What can I do to
keep their moods up this year?
- Dreading the crash

Dear Dreading: .
Past-holiday letdown is common.
You think you've got problems —
iry living with 67 burned-out elves
and an exhausted toy peddler. But
don’t let the pooped partiers drag
you down. Just give them space
and time to heal. For the elves, I
dispense large doses of high-sugar

' junk food and low-budget videos,

Dear Mrs. Claus:

Santa makes Christmas special
for so many people..Does anyone
ever give Santa a Christmas pres-
ent?

- Wondering

and let them wallow around the
family room until February.

Dear Mrs. Claus:

~ Is Santa Claus real? -

- Uncertain

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I often wonder this myself. He’s \_WW\ Santa stocking 27 ZI UNS \\

not home much lately (see agent
problem above), and when he is
around, I find myself asking, "Are
you for real??" This question
really irritates him.

Yes, dear, there is a Santa Claus,
and to prove the point, come Jan-
uary he'll be leaving his dirty
socks and underwear on the-bath- —
room floor again.

Skiing At Its Peak —

Ski Tips |

Tips for pressure control

Christmas Crossword

—

10. Striped hook candies (5).
11. Swapped a gift which was too
large/ugly/ridiculous (9).

1. Game bird in fruited wood (1,9,2,1,4,4).

To carve a long turn on your favourite run, you
must ultimately pressure the ski from tip to tail. But,
too many skiers never feel any carving sensations
because skiing with the tail of the. ski feels too
uncertain. .

Here is any easy exercise to help you on your way.
To get yourself into a strong carving stance, without
sacrificing balance, make some big turns. Do this by
lifting your inside ski off the snow and keep your
weight balanced on the entire length of your outside
ski.

Now, shift your weight back ever so slightly by
lifting only the tip of the inside ski off the snow. By
keeping the tail in contact with the snow, you'll stay
balanced as you apply more pressure to the tail of the
turning ski. You'll immediately feel less skid and
more carving. (You don’t have to roll way back on
your heels. Just feel your heel pressing the ski).

SNOW PHONE — for up-to-the minute snow and
weather conditions at Shames, call toll-free 1-800-
663-8300. For registration in the Skier Development
programs, call 635-3773. Happy holiday skiing!!

“Holiday greetings to all

—Andto all, a good year!”

REALTY WORLD

Lakelse Realty

Skeena Mall

phone 638-0268
REALTY WORLD’ Supporters of

THE RESULTS PEOPLE, Shames Mountain

12. He stole Christmas (6). _

14. Shames’ action (3). —

15. Musically, the usual number of
turtiedoves (3).

17. They work in Santa’s toyshop (5).
20, Initially, an afterthought on your
Christmas letter (2).

22, Found stuffed and hung on the
chimney (9).

24. This hoofer pulls a sleigh (6).

25, Initials of brightly-schnozzed animal (2).

28. Predecessor to "la-la" (2).

29, Tree foil (6).

31. A tree decoration (8).

33, Monogram of obese, unshaven man in
red suit (2).

94. Sleigh-driving philanthropist, familiarly
(5).

35, A present topper (3).

39, Welcome — but wipe your feet (3).
41, Santa won't arrive until you're like this
(6).
42. Vegetation for osculating beneath (9).
43. French for "following", before ski (5).
45, Three gifts for the special baby (4, 12,
5).

Down:

1. Latin for “arrival"; beginning four:
Sundays before Christmas (6).

2. “What a perfect gift! It's just 1" ).
3. Poor Rudolph couldn't play these,
musically (8,5).

4. A peaceful pigeon (4).

5, No vacancy here (3).

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4
5 6 7 8 9
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Across: 6. Scotch squares, perhaps green and

red? (5)

7. Sweet, buttery and full of dough (4).

8, Five of these in gold for a song (5).

9, Often following 19 down, it’s heaven --
the delight of Christmas shopping,
perhaps? (7).

12. The pile beneath the tree (5).

13. The evergreen in the living room (9,4).
14. Reindeer-powered. vehicle, initially (2).
16. Christmas paper (4).

18. A piece of a song (5).

19. Often before 9 down, extreme distress
— the misery of Christmas shopping? (5).
21. A muffler; standard Christmas gift (5).
23. Made of paper, for the tree; made of
steel, for Jacob Marley’s ghost (5).

26. On the thermometer or in your wallet

right about now (4).

27, A letter to Santa doesn’t require this
(5).

30, "When out on the lawn there arose
such a clatter, _ from my bed... "
(1, 6).

32. Seven percent on every gift (abbrev.)
(3).

36. The ring on the front door (6).

37, A Christmas song (5).

38. The standard selection of swimming
swans in song (5).

40. Happy; part of traditional greeting (5).
41. "Just what | wanted! Why, It's _
you read my mind!” (2,2).

42. A rodent not stirring, and his friends,
too (4).

44, How we put on “our gay apparel" for
fa-la-la-ing (8). ; |

For answers to this HO, HO, HO Christmas Crossword, see page 14