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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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CGley,will one of you Lazy . elves please come and ) & Dear Uncertain: put R pho presen 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

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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).

en 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 21 24 26 27 & wee) 1 KX) > 7 o 41 42 43 i een 45 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