Mission Impossible Santa Claus North Pole study
American Greetings imagines Santa’s Christmas Eve logistics. Santa would travel east to west with 31 hours to deliver gifts to 51 million children, equating to 456 kids per second. If each gift weighs two pounds, the sleigh would carry 50,900 tons, needing a capacity rivaling nearly three Empire State Buildings.
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Santa Claus
American Greetings
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Humane Society
Santa Claus Theories Spark Classroom Debate
School pooled knowledge Thursday to examine Santa Claus mysteries with Ramona Alvis guiding second graders. Students offered ideas on how Santa carries toys worldwide and delivers in one night, mentioning a big bag a sleigh ramp and jet powered toys.
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Santa Claus
Ramona Alvis
Hunter
Country legends Kitty Wells and Johnny Wright end stage career
Country music pioneer Kitty Wells and her husband Johnny Wright will perform on New Year’s Eve for the final time, closing a 63 year partnership that began in the late 1930s with Jack Anglin. They appeared on the Louisiana Hayride and Grand Ole Opry after World War II.
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Kitty Wells
Johnny Wright
Jack Anglin
Christmas forecast: Cold and clearing in the region
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg predicts cloudy skies and flurries today with highs in the low 30s and night lows seven to 12 degrees above zero. Christmas Day should be sunny with highs in the low 20s and no snow, while no significant snow is expected until late next week.
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Bluefield
National Weather Service
Blacksburg
Pocahontas stadium facelift planned by volunteers
Volunteers from Pocahontas and Abbs Valley join with the Tazewell County School Board on a $128,000 project to replace bleachers and build a new concession stand at Pocahontas High School football stadium. They aim to raise $60,000 to $68,000 and seek $60,000 in school funding.
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Abbs Valley
Tazewell County
Pocahontas High School
Mike Mussalow
Board of
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