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Country Today in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

24 Dec 1986

Page 7

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Country Today

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Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Dec 24, 1986

Page

7

Christmas in the Norwegian Valley schoolhouse memories

A nostalgic reminiscence of a Norwegian Valley rural Christmas program in a small brick schoolhouse. The author recalls stage setup, candlelit tree, homemade gifts, and the district’s Scandinavian families. Santa's visit, gift exchange, and community gatherings follow the program, ending with family routines of polishing floors and making turpentine doughnuts.

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Norwegian Valley Herald Angels Bethlehem Santa Claus
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Bittersweet Christmas memory of a first grader

In a rural two room school, a December Christmas program ends with Santa gifting a handkerchief to the narrator, not the coveted pink doll. The memory mixes joy and disappointment, a lifelong bittersweet lesson about contentment and fate.

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Earl Bechtold Davis Ill Santa North Pole
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