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Volume 58, Issue 01                                                                                                                                                       Thursday,  January 4, 3036

Inside this Issue

Reindeer Captured

Freak Blizzard

Bake-Off

Post-Holiday Blues

Young Spiders Group

Letters To The Editor

ANOAA EXTREME WEATHER ALERT

Freezing rain warning for Wormville and surrounding areas.

Hail and sleet storm watch for Wormville and surrounding areas.

Local Weather Report

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Weather report provided by the Animalia National Oceanic and Atmospheric Accosiation (ANOAA).

 

CAPTURED! Chico Mule and Durango Jackalope tie a rope around the neck of one of Santa's reindeer and haul him off.

Whisker Valley Friends Lasso Lead Reindeer; Sentenced Three Years As Toymakers for Santa

Whisker Valley- Two citizens of Whisker Valley, found themselves on Santa's naughty list Christmas Eve with a guarantee of three years hard labor for their crime.

    Durango Jackalope and Chico the mule lay in wait Christmas Eve on their rooftop in Whisker Valley and kidnapped Comet, one of Santa’s lead reindeer.

     "It all happened so quickly," said eyewitness Woodrow Elf, Santa's delivery assistant for the year. "First, Chico lassoed Comet, and then Durango jumped up and disconnected the reins. I tried to stop them, but slipped off the roof and landed in a deep snow drift. By the time Santa rescued me, the culprits were long gone with poor Comet."

     According to North Pole sources, Durango and Chico had included a reindeer on their Christmas wish list for the past ten years, but Santa had refused to part with any of his crew.    

     "These reindeer are like family to me. I'm very protective of them," he told reporters.  

After a quick search of the area, Santa was forced to continue his rounds. He reported the missing reindeer once he landed back at the North Pole.

       Rescue elves used flying snow mobiles to head south for an extensive search of the crime area. Three long days of searching yielded no results. On the fourth day, Comet chewed through his ropes and escaped the underground barn. Durango and Chico were then located, put under elf-arrest, and transported to the North Pole.

     "It was really scary," commented Comet after he was safe in Santa's barn. "I know there are a lot of dangers involved in flying around the world in twelve hours, but I never thought this would happen!"

     When asked why they had kidnapped Comet, Durango and Chico said that they wanted a playmate.

     A jury trial consisting of two snowmen, seven elves, and three reindeer found the Durango and Chico guilty, and sentenced them to work for Santa for three years, effective immediately.

     "A jackalope is perfect for running messages in between elves, and a mule can haul supplies and toys back and forth," said the head toy maker elf. "This will make our jobs a whole lot easier." Chico and Durango will be allowed some time off during spring to visit their family, provided they complete their work quotas without complaint or bickering.

     Anyone wanting to send mail to the prisoners can forward their letters to Santa via our e-mail address, kidmagine@dancingword.net.

Freak Blizzard Catches Three Mountain Goats Unawares;

Local Rescue Crews Pull Siblings From Six-Foot Drifts

FOUND! Billy Goat managed to stick his head out of the snow and call for help. Rescuers pulled goat siblings from the snowbank.

Goatmilk Mountain - Rescue crews pulled three

mountain goat siblings, Billy (15), Willy (13), and Lily (17) Goat out of six-foot deep snow drifts after a freak blizzard trapped them in a narrow canyon. Police called out searchers yesterday afternoon when Mrs. R. P. Goat reported her kids missing.

     "Before they left to go sledding, Billy said they would be back by lunch time," stated Mrs. Goat. "When the storm hit and they didn't return as promised, I called police."

     "We were climbing back up the mountain after our first sled run, when a sudden gust of strong wind knocked us off the cliff," Lily told reporters through chattering teeth. "When I checked on my brothers, I noticed Willy's left hind leg was broken."

     The quick-thinking teens put their brother on the sled and started to carry him to safety, but were halted by the storm. Then, an avalance buried them under 9 feet of snow. Billy managed to stick his out of the snow and call for help. Rescuers soon had gotten all three goats out of the snow.

     The three mountain goats are in stable condition at JCM Medical Center in Butterville. Doctors say they should be fully recovered by they end of next week.