Christmas Greeting 2014
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Christmas Greeting 2014
Christmas GREETINGS DECEMBER 24, 2014 • A SPECIAL SECTION FROM A collection of thanks and best wishes from your favorite local businesses. Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 2 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Destin Call Ariana Ellison In writing their letters to Santa, some area second-graders and rural school students also took the time to draw some pictures on their interpretations of Christmas. Addison Hathaway Kahlon Orcutt Caleb Brown Alex Hurr Thank you to the students who shared their letters and Christmas wishes with us. We hope they have a very Merry Christmas, and that all - or at least most - of their wishes come true!! We’re proud to serve those Who have served us! As we count our blessings this holiday season, we recall with pride the service of the many Americans everywhere who defend our freedom all year long. For your service we are deeply indebted, and we wish all of you and your families a Merry Christmas! VFW 119 N. 6th • Miles City • (406) 234-1154 Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 3 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Garfield School Miss Schulz 2nd Grade Dear Santa, For Christmas I please want a Victor Cruz jersey. I have been doing good in school I really like school. I have a dog so please be quiet when you come in so you don't wake him and make him bark because if you make him bark he will wake me up. P.S. What is your favorite sport? I live in Miles City MT. Sincerely, Alex Hurr Dear Santa, I have been very good this year. Please bring me some books. I think Addison Steadman wants a baby doll. Oh I want a bunny please. Do you want me to put food out for the reindeer? Have you ever got caught on the moon? P.S. I will leave you some milk and cookies. I live in America. I have a new puppy it is a girl named Stella. Love, Brytin Steadman Dear Santa, Can you please get me Madden 15? Can you please get me Seahawks jerseys of Russell Wilson and Richerd Sherman. How old are you? Make sure you are quiet. Wear where you born? Can you please get me a Maishon Lynch jersey? How do you get through the doors? How do you get through chimneys? How old are all of your raindeer? How do you get magic? How cold is it in the north pole right now? I hope you have a save trip. How old is the oldest elf you Have Santa claus? How old is Rodolph? Have you bin good. Sincerly, Russell Passons Dear Santa, How do you get to everybody's house in one night? I would like an underwater camera and can I please get a waffle maker so we can make waffles for breafast in the morning. I have been a very good girl. I have ben a very good girl to my family. Sincerely, Brynn Dyba Dear Santa, I would like a remote control Ford for Cristmas. I moved here from California. What is your favorite sport? I want a real offroad Jeep. I have a new dog named Addy. Love, Austin Smith Dear Santa, Can I have a Iphone 5. How do reindeer fly? We have a new dog, he likes to rip things up. He might rip up your bag. I have been a good boy. I will leave 5 cookies for you. Sincerely, Donavan Leitch Dear Santa, How did you get your job? All I want for Christmas is a watch and everybody to be jolly. I live in Miles City Montana Highway 12. Can you please bring my mom some presents? Can you get me a Fortyniners helmet and my dad a Fortyniners mug? And a poster of Frank Gore in the touch down zone. Sincerely, Royce Lynam 4? Dear Santa, May I have a Iphone May I have a I pod? Can I have a gun? May I have a white board. May I have a swivel board? What is your favorite sport? I got a new dog at my moms. His name is Hank. Love, Eli Maurina Dear Santa, Just remember that I live in Montana and South Dakota too. How many elfs do you have and how many reindeer do you have because I have a snack for you and them. I want American doll bed for Christmas this year. Just to let you know that I am happy that you sent toys to poor kids too. My family was good this year. Santa if you go to a house that is fancy, can you tell me about what ti looks like please. Love You. Love, Madisson Mailloux Dear Santa, How is your reindeers? My family moved from South Dakota. Can I have a ipod. Is Christmas your favorite holiday? I have two sisters one of my sisters likes Elsa and I don't know what my another sister wants. Are you glad that Christmas is comeing? I am glad that Christmas is comeing! How do you make the sled fly? I am be a good gril this year. Can I have a reading dog. I am learning a lot. With gratitude and best wishes from our entire faculty and staff at MCC. We look forward to serving your educational and workforce training needs in 2015! Merry Christmas to all our customers and their families. We appreciate your choosing us. Try Our Drop Off Service! (406) 234-9999 • 1115 S. Haynes Ave. • Miles City, MT Locally Owned & Operated 406.874.6100 2715 Dickinson Miles City, MT www.milescc.edu Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 4 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Garfield School Miss Schulz 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I want a remote control air plane. Santa how do you get around the world? Santa I moved to Miles City and I live in a apartment in room 7. I have been a good boy. Sincerely, Coal Newell Dear Santa, I live in Miles City, Montana. I would like a x-box 360 with minecraft for Christmas. Wot kind of baseball team do you like? Who is your favorite reindeer? And I have been very good this year. I got a new dog named Zoos. I am an uncle now my sister had a baby. And I have lots of friends. My teacher is very nice. And I want a robot that I can control. love, Kenneth Raymond Kuchynka Dear Santa, I want the Transformers playset. I want a toy tank. I want a real tank for my Dad and a humV. I was good. Miles City was good. How are you doing? Love, Michael Beattie Dear Santa, Can I please have a Xbox 360 and Minecraft Xbox 360 edition? How are the raindeer doing? Please can I have the Lone Ranger Open Up To Christmas! As we wrap up another year, We’re filled with gratitude and cheer. For the gift of your friendship and goodwill, too We’re deeply grateful to each one of you! Bobbi, Rinda & Monte Jewelry By Monte 3012 Stower • Miles City, MT • 234-7648 play set for Infinity? I have been a good boy. It is cold in Montana. Love, Wyatt Bennett Dear Santa, Please let me Have a iphone 4. How are the raindeers going? How do you get to everyo hose in one nitght? I have a dog that will maby borke at you when you come. I want a cat so my cat and dog can play together because my dog is sad when it has no whon to play with. I like crismes because it is my favret holuday. I have ben a good girl. I Like Santa Claus. Santa is nice because he lets me have toys. Love, Addision Hathaway Dear Santa, Santa please can you get me a gymnastics suit and an ipod please. Santa, how old are you? I moved to Miles City. I have been very good this year. Santa are you 100 or 20? My brother is another story. Do you want me to leave food for you? Be careful I have some dogs. She is really cute. Now I have a chimney for you. Love, Cadence Anderson Dear Santa, Please bring me the Serious of of Unfortunate Events series, a iphone 5+, a robot, roller coaster sets, a remote control car that climbs walls, a bayblade set. A friend from pre-school moved here from Riverside California. How do you make it around the world in one night. P.S. I might be at grandma's and grandpa's house for Christmas and I have been very good. love, Awayshen Hoffer Dear Santa, I whant a ipod, robot, toy gun, wwe toys, cop car, bow. Oh we have a new dog From the staff at East Main Animal Clinic Laura Sevier Dr. Catherine Young Dr. Claire McNamee Echoe Beeler Evon Wilcox Larisa Watson Dr. Jean Lindley Kelly Smith 2719 Main • Miles City, MT • 234-6900 named Elway. Hows your raindeer doing? Brody Peabody Dear Santa, I wont for Christmas is a iphone 4 and a robot, a remote control panda, a xbox games for my xbox 360, a gymnastics set, a remote control for my xbox 360, a electric guitar, a American girls. How are your reindeers? How can your reindeers fly? How are you doing? I have been a good girl this year. How are the elves? How is Miss. Claus? Ps watch out for my dog. love, Keyley Leischner Dear Santa, Hi Santa what do your reindeer eat? Santa can I have a Bayblade please for Christmas and a remote control robot please and an ipod please and books for Christmas please. Russel started student of the week December 8, 2014. What do your elfs eat? What is your favorite soccer team? Have any of your elfs got sick. I love reading books. My favorite book is little critter. My favorite song is what does the fox say. I have lots of friends. love, Aaden Snyder No paper thursday for holiday Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 5 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Garfield School Mrs. Tait 2nd Grade Deer Santa, I have been good this Cristmas. I want a Lego chee ma set, Play Staytion 3. how do you get a round the wrorld? Your friend, Kahlon Orcutt Dear Santa, I have been very good. And for Christmas I want some thing asome. And maybe see my mom. Christmas is my favorit time of the year. What is one of your elfs name. your friend, Natalie Hathaway Dear Santa, I have been good this year in school. I want to get a wii u, iphone, kindle, snow glow elsa, frozen walkie talkies. Do you have a favorit elif? your friend, Evelynn Jeide Dear Sante, Heloo. What color is yowr sleigh? please, could I have some new Lincoln Logs and a bike for christmas? Your friend, Scott Horan Dear Santa, I have been good this year. I wont sum BoBcats carrds. I wont a rusll Wilson- jersey. I wont a toy trukc. love, Ridge Miller Dear Santa, I have been good this Year. I am haveing a good school year. Is your name Scoot calven or Cris cringel? Are the elfs yong or old? How old is bnard? do you have a son named Charle? do you like milk or coco? I want a Gpig, new cloths, a wii, remote control helicopter, the shrit that sais Yell Shout your eye out, the leg lamp, Dahvinche. love, Story Pawlowski Dear Santa, It's been fun this year. For Cristmas I want a ... watch magic kit tablet Airplane hex bug nano v2 iphone how do you get all around the world? Love, Destin Call Dear Santa, I am good. I want a American doll, the game Just Dance 2015, and a knew game it doesn't matter what game. What is your favorit song? Your friend, Kalynn Heidemann Dear Santa, I have been good This year. I have been raising my hand in class. And doing what my mom say to me. This is what I want fo Christmas. A bike a remot control air plane and a skull crusher flying in suit Love, Zaden Hangen I love you Santa Dear Santa, Merry christmas I ahve been good at reading. I hope you have a good trip. What I would like for Christmas is a 2 ps. I hope I am on the good list. My elfs have done some funny stuff at my house. Last year when I was sick Mary candy cane gave me a get well card. how many elfs do you have. Do y ou ever get sick. Which raindear is your favorite. Which elf is your favorte. What does Mrs. Claws do all day. I don't have a chimney so you will have to go to the door. I realy like blindbags and blind boxes. PS I realy like poke man. Love, Allie Dodd Dear santa, I ahve been good this year and I been working very hard and I want a doll and the sofia first, and my brother wants a car, I love christ mas. And I have a lot of friends thay are Allie, Ryan, Bryan and my mom and dad like me and my brother, and I love shcool it is fun and I love home. how do you make toys? love, Chloe Johnston Dear Santa, I have been good every day. I hope I be good. I want a wii u. I want is supper mario kart 8. and super mario 3D world. and 1,000,000,000,000,000. and a Ihone and captain Toad treasure island. and a x box. and all of the skylanderrs. and a pokeman game. and kindle fire. and a lizard. and star war. How do you deliver the toys? Love, Cesar Amaya Season's Greetings With warm and bright wishes to all my patients and their families during the holiday season. DR. ALAN J. LOENDORF Miles City Clinic • 2000 Clark St. (406)232-3456 Across from old Holy Rosary Hospital With Thanks For Your Business From All of us.... Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Escape spa and salon 205 S. 4th Street • Miles City, MT 406-234-3263 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 6 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Garfield School Mrs. Tait 2nd Grade Dear Santa, For Christmas I want Super Smash Bros. video game. My own laptop. Minecraft handbooks. 1,000,000 dollars. My own room. 1 TV. I've been really good this year. Can I have all this stuff. Sincerely, Darrien Perkins Dear Santa, I have been good ths year. Can you breng me a puppy and a citin for crismis. I love you Santa Clos. And I wont a 3Ds with a Pockemon gams for crisn And i whont a fonu and a ipod ples. from Bryan Watson to Santa clos have i Been nis or Bad. Dear Santa, I been good all year i had run all year. I want a broncos foot ball. and broncos foot cards. and some BoBcats cards. i want a belle bord. and air Plane. race car to. a dirt bike. i never been to the north pole. I Phone iPod 5 sweet cars nerph gun At this Special Time of Year, wwe cit wwe men 3 DS mine craft bike nija turtle pocemon hot wheel track 1000.0000 dolers Leap pad cindl fire How big is the northpole. Love Kelton Bowling Dear Santa, I wouold like 1000.000 Dollars in gold blocks. and a Aaran Rogers jersey. I have been good this year. What does the noth pole flag look like? is thar any schools in the nothpole? how big is the noth pole. your frend Memphis Lunder P.S. What is your favorite rain deer? Dear santa, Have a good year. I ben a great boy. I want a nerf gun and a motorcycle. Do the elves make go corts? Love Nate Peterson Dear Santa, I have been very very good. What I want for Chritmas is 3DS. A kitten. 5 dollors. A new x box 360 game. P.S. I love you! Santa Claws + Mrs. Claws!!! your friend Tyler Dodge! P.S. Do you pracice? Dear Santa, I have been nice this year. I want 3DS, RC, PS4, x box 360, I Phone, beats, scorpion, car crusher, x wing, crazsand, wii V, EEvEE, Iggly Puff, Pikactlu, Golduck. Do you have Poke'mon. Love, Josiah Yates Dear Santa, I've been good this school year. I really like Mrs. tait. I really like school. I really want pokemon alpha sapphire and a 3dx and mario cart 8 and olaf and a ps4, iphone, beats, scorpion, rc roller copter, pokemon art acad- Have A Jolly Good Season! We wish you all of the Joys of the Season; the joy of celebrating Christ's Birth, the joy of being together with family & friends. We thank you for the support you've shown us all year. We appreciate your patronage! May you have a healthy & Happy New Year! Sincerely, 900 Main Miles City Mon. - sat. 9 a.M. - 5:30 p.M. “Locally Owned & Operated” We sure do appreciate your dropping in this past year. Merry Chrismas and many thanks! 406-234-1958 1-800-643-2494 Mt., Wyo., n. Dak. www.fredwackeragency.com 1413 Main • Miles City, MT • 232-1111 emy, x wing, cra Z sand, skyladers trap team. Your big fan Ryan Selk how do you delivre all Highland Park School Miss Askin 2nd Grade those present Dear Santa, What is the weather like in the North Pole? How do you get in if there's no chimney? How do your reindeer fly? For Christmas I really, really want the Nerf Demolisher, I pad, Treasure of the snake, and fire Tek bow. Love, Isaak Lien Dear Santa, Are you going to like the cookies? Are you exided about Christmas? How do you make toys? For Christmas I want a black micerphone that is tall. Next, I want a tent playhouse. Then, I want a compoter. Last, I want a snowglob. Love, Shae Shackelford Dear Santa, How are you doing? How are you so quite? How do the elfs not blink? Thank you for my presents last Christmas. For Christmas I want musical instorments and a compoter. Love, Robin Leidholt Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 7 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Highland Park School Miss Askin 2nd Grade Dear Santa, What is the weater like in the North Pole? Is Rouldough a real reindeer? Do you put some sort of magic dust on your reindeer or are they born with the power of flight. For Christmas I would like Benny's spaceship the lego set and a mission imposible spy kits Love, Myles Yoakam Dear Santa, Do reinDeer like doggie treates? How do you fit though skinny chimneys? Can I have planes fire and rescue stuff for christmas? Do reindeer eat wtih their mouth open? Do you like choclite milk? sinseerly Ella Hogan Dear Santa, How are your elfs? How is Mrs. Claus? Were do you go first? I want a 360 trike, a plane ticket to Las Vagas, a plane ticket to San Antino, Texas, and some games for my 3DSXL. Love, Braxton Smith Dear Santa, how do you go down the chniey? do you go through the door? How do you fit all the toys in your bag? I want in remote controld moster truck. Love, Beck Whicker Dear Santa, how are you? why are your elfs so short? how do you get to all of the kids? where do you'r raindeer stay? I want bik ramps. I want a couch. I want a monster truck toy. Love, Taw Jones Dear Santa, How does your slae fly? How do you get in our houses? I want an I pod and a I pad and a kenndle fire H.D. love, Teryn Rae Shores Dear Santa, How do your raindeer do? How are your Ellvs? How do you fit in my chinimy? I want the best staff like. Mrs. Sgrignoli And the best teacher. from Braden Corson Dear Santa, How are you? How is Mrs. Clazz? Are the raindeer okay? What are you doing? I want a cunpuiter, a new frig please. A tree stand. a puppy, a kitten or a fish. A new book, a bord game, my own 3DS, shose, and a wallit. Love, Kaybree Duncan Dear Santa, How is your raindeer doing? How is it like in the North poll? I would want a big Lego set? From Bruce Krummel Dear Santa, how longe have you been alive 1000 yers old. you are amasing. you go mostley arowd the wrld in won night. What I whant for crismas is a Xbox 360 love, Peyton Hoff Dear Santa, Do the elfs rily make the toys? How do y ou make it around the wrodl? Just For You! Our very best wishes and heartfelt gratitude for your generous support. 234-BACK (2225) 213 N. Haynes • Miles City, MT 59301 Do you have a son or a doter? I what a Xbox one and I what a lot of Legos. Love, Preston Shandley Dear Santa, Are elfs mean? Em I on the nice list? Can you git me a doll house? And can I see your randeer? And can I see a elf and you? I'll leav cookys for you and melk. Love, Keira Brown Dear Santa, I would like to give you a hug. Are you rell yes or no? My brother duse not blevin you I like you because you give presits to all who is good. Love, Samantha Peila Dear Santa, How is missis Cloes? How are your raindeer? How are the elfes doing? I want for crismas is a dirt bike. how do you dliver gifes? winis y our brthday? Love, Spencer Petroff Dear Santa, How are you doing? I am doing good I have ben doing good in school. I loved last yeers presints. The Grinch Stole Cristmas the book is wat I want for Cristmas. Love, Griffin Melchior With Our Thanks for Your Support! Gr e fro etin g at m all s & G thi s j of us ratit oy ou to a ude st im ll of e o yo fy u It's ea r. se bee r v for in n a wa g y ple rd ou, as to a u se nd wre ein g y e lo ou ok ag ain so o n. www.deluxemotorsinc.com 711 Fort • 234-2980 • Miles City, MT Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 8 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Highland Park School Miss Askin 2nd Grade Dir Santa, How ar you doing how is evre wone thar? goud. I love wat you got me last yar. I still havit it was a inotal 3s! I have bin goud becas I hav bin lisning. So I want a baby Alives barbehows, a carr for my mommy. Love, Kadence Hopkins Drie Satna How is evry thing going up in the nothpol. wut are you going to make me for crimrs a gift? santa thank you for last year crimsr i wot a pistol and i wot a now bowling bol and for a now fone and I'v ben doing my chors and i wot a x box woun. love Justin Jones Highland Park School Mrs. Kelly 2nd Grade Dear Santa, What town do you go first? What country do you go? What house do you go first? oh yeah I want a Oklahoma, St. football for christmas. Love, Cole Vermeire Dear santa, How are you doing? on chrismas can i please have this: lego movie set with astro kitty benny and wyldstyle (space)? love your good boy Michael Keyes P.S. and every on my Xmas list? Dear Santa, How are you today? I hope you are having a good year. How is Mrs. Clas? How much presents have your elfs made? I was going to tell you what I want for Chrismas. I want a reamote controle car and some more close for my Amarcin Doll and two walky taly and som chalk and a sled and some balls. Love Ashtyn Brugger Dear Santa, How are you doing? How is Mrs. Clas doing? How are the elfs doing? for Chrismas I want a little hous that fits in my bassbent. I would like a corkbord. for Chrismas I would like a neckless. I would like a baby doll that sleeps and crys and needs chatcht and needs fed. Love, Brylee Liles Dear Santa, how do your raindeer fly? What do your elfs look like? how do you fit in a HAPPY HOLIDAY With well wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season from our entire Centra staff. With a round of best wishes to all our friends and neighbors this holiday season! Thank you to all of our patrons! We look forward to serving your health and fitness needs in 2015! Mon.-Thurs: 5am-10pm Friday: 5am-8pm Saturday: 8am-8pm Sunday: 9am-6pm Call 406.874.6184 or visit us on Facebook for more information. 18 N. 8th • Miles City • (406)234-3229 www.vbusch@midrivers.com Vern Erlenbusch Local Representative Agent is independent of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana and is authorized to offer products only in the State of Montana. A Division of Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company, an Independent Licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. big chimany or a small one? for Chrismiss i want a dolhfons helmit. and some rocks. and a play stashin and maddin 13 and Nhl. and a dolhfons neklis Love, Mason Brossman Dear Santa, How old are you? How old is Mrs. Clase? How did you get you elfs? I want a Elsa doll for chrismis. from, Deidra Scott Dear Santa, Can you make my elf in the Shelf a dress for her can you her look likets? I would like som play-models and a bow and awe and a soing mishing. And som prety prisher. Love, Kyleigh Zentz Dear Santa, How many raindyers do you have? How old are you? How have you ben? How is roodof? I want a buch of stuff anmlas and a dolls. Love, Alana Martell Dear Santa, I want to now wiy you allways eat cookies and milk! and wiy do you allways go throw the chimny? and I want a scooter! Love, Corbin Meidinger Dear Santa, How are your raindeer? How is Mrs. Cloes? This year can I pleas have a row vityogame? Is it cold at the north pole? Love, Kameron Lockie Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 9 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings love Cash Allen Highland Park School Mrs. Kelly 2nd Grade Dear Santa, oh is Miss. Clous and you ? oh so Im gunu write you letrs and I want a new toy heilucopeder becaus my brother owen brok my ornge heilucopeder. Love Ethan Jomes Dear Santa, How are your raindeer? Hows Mis. Cloes? Hows the elfs doing? How are you? Can I please get a toy gun. Love, Emillio Torres Dear Santa, How are you? um how are your rendeer? how are your elfs? can I have a hellocopter. pleaes and can i have a Santa achinfiger and can I have a real wor uniform. Love, Gavin Bontrager Dear Santa, wuat does uor sleieh look lik? How do you fit in chimneyes? wuat is uor reindeer named? for Christmas I want a samsan gulikse SY. A mokintrow arplan. A mokitrow truk. A icy pad, A colering seat ahat seat. chapter books. a x-box 360. Dear Santa, Do you really fly around the world in one night? How many Ellfs do you have? How many people saw you befor? Is it true that every time you fall off a roof you have to get a new Santa? I don't need any presents all I want to see is peopel smiling. Love, Annaleis Sloan Dear Santa, I was wonderring how you can go all around the world in a singl night? How are you doing Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus? Thank you for the presents that you gave me last year. I was just leting you know what I wanted for Chistmas I want a horse book, bow and arow, unbrela, nife and gun. Love, Kinzie Brimmer Merry Christmas! Dear santa, How are you? I bet you are tired at the North pole. How many elfs do you have? How do you like flying in the sleigh? Is rodophs nose really, really, really bright? How do you get around on time on Christmas night? Love, Chloe Chappell Dear Santa, How are the Elfs? How do you get around the world in time? How do you deliver to china? What I want for chrismas is an M14, legos, and my own Germam Shperd. Love, Jase Erlenbusch Dear Santa, How do you fit down the chimney? How do your elvs make the toy? Are you feeling well? For Christmas I want Madden 12, I pod, and Disney infinity people. Love, Zach Phipps Jefferson School Mrs. Christopherson 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I want a ipod, Advance Warfare, ps3, for wheeler, a horse, airsoft gun, remote control helecoptor, dog, and bebe gun. Braden Brandt Dear Santa, I want an Ipod for christmas. What are your elves names? Can I see you? I wonder what you look like. So can I plees see you on Christmas Day. Dear Santa, Hi, how are you. Thank you for the Other Christmas. I want a kitten pleas! pleas pleas a hamster. I Love your work. I want to see you in real life pleas. Love Carley May Dishon For the time you’ve invested with us this past year, we are sincerely grateful and we wish all of you a most joyous holiday season with many happy returns. Merry Christmas! 2713 Bridge Street • Miles City, MT Marge & Kelly Gardner & Ty Dear Santa, Hi! How are your elfs doing? thank you for a elf. Will the elf come next year? Do you know Christmas is my favorite year! How long do we keep the elf? I want the elf game for christmas. Jacob Coleman With Our thanks FOr YOur trust & GOOdWill Here’s hoping your holiday season is a truly memorable one. We know we’re filled with fond memories as we recall the many kind people we’ve had the privilege to serve this year. Kelly’s Auto Repair Love, Ellen Buckingham ps What are your raindeer names? Pat Bre nt Carisa Neka Kaitlyn Brittany Candice Angela 619 Main St • Miles City, MT Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 10 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Jefferson School Mrs. Christopherson 2nd Grade Dear Santa, Hello! How are you doing? How's Mrs. Clause doing? I would love an angel costume. I have your raindeer bell sense lasts year. I beleave it's yours. Have a Merry Christmas! from, Ariana Ellison Dear Santa, Hi! How are you doing? I want a X-Box 360 this year and a lab top and a 4 weeler and I would like 30 nerf guns. I'll leave you milk and cookies Santa. Excited for Christmas. Love, Jack Gollehon Dear Santa, How you doing? I hope you can get me a real monkey. I love monkies. I think there so cute. I really want one because they have tiney ears. I just love them! They're too cute. Please can you give me one? Oh and a big fake one. from, Brylee Hager Dear Santa, Last year was fun, you gave me a bike!!! Making people happy. Is that what you do best? For Chistmas I want an I pad. I hope when your Delivering toys you don't crash. Love, Reece Hinrichs Dear Santa, Hello! How are you and Mrs. Clause doing? How are the raindeer doing Santa? Santa can I see you? I would like a lepfrog for Christmas. Love Ashtin Kiel-Sprandel Dear Santa, Hello Santa!!! I really think your a great guy. Your holiday is my favorite! How do your raindeer fly? All I want for Christmas is a google card. What are your raindeers names? Name five Elfes of yours. How is misses clause doing? from, Gavin Marmon Dear Santa, Hi Santa! How is Mrs. Clause doing? Oh, and how are you doing? I have been very good this year. I would like a Puppy, Bead o's kit, oh and I forgot a bed for my pup. and Nails kit too, please, or coal. Love, Hannah Miller Dear Santa, Hi! Are you doing Lighten Up... It’s Christmas! With bright wishes to you and yours at this merry season. Many thanks for your loyal patronage. Hometown Lighting LLC 330 Roger Lane, Suite 4• Miles City, MT (406) 234-5050 • hometownlighting@midrivers.com well??? Are the elvs doing good??? I would like a gun for Christmas. I will leave Oreo cookies for you. Love, Taylon Richard Dear Santa, I want a new traanstormer bed. How many ELLves do you have? I will leav a piy by the tree. Sinsrly, from Xavier Scheid Dear Santa, Hi! Is it cold in the North Pole?? I have been good this year. For Christmas I would like a web chair this year. I'll leave you some cholklet chip cookies on the table for you. love, Ali Smith Dear Santa, Hi!! How are the rander dowing? I wanted for Chresimus a Amaricu girl doll with her dog and claws! Look for cookies. Love Let it glow! Let it glow! Let it glow! Soon it will be Christmas and we’re all aglow Thinking of all the good folk that we know– For your support and goodwill, too, We’re really grateful to each one of you. A&A electric 2312 Plaza Blvd. • Miles City • 234-6508 Camdy Waterman Dear Santa, Can I have swoop and slug for Christmas. I have in xbox olrety I wannt in xbox one also for christmas. I will leave cookies for you. Love, Trever Woosley Jefferson School Mrs. Ingraham 2nd Grade Dear Santa, I have been a good girl all year!, im not relly asking for ... anything This Christmas, but anyway! Have a good Christmas! Love, Chloe Hasbrouck Dear Santa, How are you? I will leave you coockies and hot cocoa tonight. I want for Christmas is a Cra-Z Art Cotton Candy Maker and a Sing kareoke Machine. Merry Christmas! Love, Sashia Peaslee Dear Santa, How are Your ELFS? How are Your ranedeer? I want for Chistmis a laptop and a bell. I bin a good Boy. I hope You have a marry Christmis. From Jaemyn Benton Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 11 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Jefferson School Mrs. Ingraham 2nd Grade Dear St. Nick, I hope you are having a good Christamas. Are you done with you toys? Well I want to throw one thing in a sowing mushen. I hope you ben waching me I cind ben naughty. Say Meery Christmas for me thank you. Love, Brichna Silk Dear Santa, How is Roodoph? I want a trip to your workshop. I will leave a presint I promise. love, Alex Zastrow Dear Santa, How is the elfs do in well? And the raindnear. I hope you can come to my hous this year. I dont want enthing this year. Have a merrier crismis. Love, Aiden Chamberlain Dear Santa, How do the raindear fly? How do the raindear lift up the sled? Well the one thing for Chrismas I want is a zilafone. Marry Chismas, Love Connor Kuchynka Dear Santa, How are you? How are your raindeer? How is the warther? How is Mrs. Clouse? I will leve cuisse and mikl for you. I only wont for Chrismas is a hat. Have a good yera. Love, Brett Gruba Dear Santa, How are you? I wont a Barbey Doll vet. and a takking panda. Have a merry Christmas. Love, Rylee Roberts Dear Santa, How are the ranedear? I've ben a good girl ol year. Santa plese can I have a hors. And can I have a gogo puppy. Ten years of Christmas to you. Love, Maddy p.s. can I have a mery Christmas. Dear Santa, how are you is the wethru ok is the rendeer ok? I been good i want a cros necklis form crismis. Merry christmar. From, Jordyn Palmer Dear Santa, I have ben a good helper every day sens we bot the buisness. I want a pockit nife and a cap gun. have a good crismes Love, Payton Ridenour Dear Santa, I hope you have a great Christmas. I only want 2 thing for christmas, these 2 things are a reamote control car, and a good Christmas. I'll leave you cookies, and milk. Merry Christmas bye, Kaliber A. Thompson Dear Santa, How are the randear? All I want is a snowglobe. I hope you have a jolly Crismis. Love Ella Gray. The End Holiday Greetings Here’s hoping your holiday is uplifting in every way! We’re always proud to be of service and we thank you for your continued patronage. SILVA’S Service Center Auto & Light Truck Repair • Foreign & Domestic 234-2277(cars) • 620 N. 7th • Miles city Morgan Leesburg Dear Santa, How do the raindeer fly? there are two things I reely want for Crismis. the lego hobbit set that coms with smog the dragon and the lego star wars three game. have a mary Crismis Santa love, Trenton Smith Dear Santa? How are you? I am good. What I want for Christmiss is a puppy. And a lego deth star. And a air hogs. Have a mairy Christmiss. from, Zachery Rickerd Dear St. Nickolis, How Do you get all those presints in your bag? I would like a glow in the dark helicopter and a big monster truck jeep that is gray. Can you Plese leave a sleigh bell under my pillow Merry Christmas! love, Gabe Albee Season's Greetings Wishes warm and bright to you and your loved ones at this joyous time of year. We appreciate your support and hope you'll drop by again soon! From our families to yours, Ron, Ryan, & Blayne Watts, Tayler Kennedy & Mychen Anderson We will be closing at Noon on December 24th, and will return Monday, December 29th. 1-800-344-8254 (406) 874-1804•(406) 874-2560 2503 Main St. • MileS City, Mt Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 12 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Odessa Dear santa I want a sparkle pig I want an Olaf sparklr shirt Love Jaycee Kircher School Mrs. Bishop Dear Santa, I would have a real dog. I would have a real pony. I would have a real harse. I would have a Teddy bear. I would have a real Kitten. From, Nia Dear santa, I want a motorcycle I want a dirt bike I want a Hot wheel track Love Trent Dear santa, I want a seahorse I want an Olof shirt Love, Khloe Dear Santa, I want a Sophia dresser. I want a stuffed Olaf. I want a stuffed Olaf. Love, Dear Santa, I would like some toy cows that are stuffed. I would like a toy dog and cat. I would like a girl farmers set that is a toy. I would like you to have a marry christmas. Love, Joani I would like a flute. I would like some Power Rangers toys. love, Paul Dear Santa, I would like a kid snow Dear Santa, mobie. I want an Action Bible. I would like a pet dog. I want a Barbie Dream I would like a new train. I would like a toy tractor. I House. I would like a twilight would like some toy Bales. sparkle kingdom. I would like a new pich I want a Santa Clause up. doll. Love, I would like pix dust. Colton I would like a toy uincorn. Dear Santa, I want a toothless toy. At Christmas I want a I want a Pikachu stuff toy race car. I would like a time trael toy. I would llike a flute. machine. I would like Jamminals. I would like a little pet I want My Fun Fish T-rex. tank. I would like a rocket I want a Lallaloopsy. slip. I want a Santa hat. I would like power. I want building tools for I would like a guitar. my time machine. I would like a disco I want an Elsa and Anna ball. castle attached together. I would like a new I want an alarm clock laptop. love, I would like a pet penChrstean guin. I would like some AnDear Santa, gry bird toys. I want a doll and a I would like a dum. Cheers! We’re hoping that your holiday is the best in every way! Econo Lodge Thank you for your valued business this year. By Choice Hotels 232-8880 Interstate 94 & Highway 59 Off Exit 138, Miles City South Haynes Avenue Miles City, MT Most credit cards excepted Friends like you make it all worthwhile ~ thanks! Hope It’s Merry! PARKERS 13 S. TENTH • MILES CITY, MT Monster high doll. I want a toy horse and a doll houes. I want a Barbie Dream houes and school stuff. I want a Ever after high doll and all kinds of dollls. and a doll car. Your friend, Elaina Sacred Heart School Mrs. Stanley Dear Santa, I have been Pretty good this year I want a D.s. and it is Jesus Birthday thank you santa Caleb Brown Dear sana, I would like a Metal detector. and a telescope and I know what the real meaning. of Christmas. Its Jesus's birthday!! Merry christmas Love Gussie Schantz Dear Santa, What I want is. Santa's work Shop, tower-brigde. ningawd tempple, Phone and a lego phone case, white house, big ben. Samuel Muggli Dear santa, I want a sled and a cat and I want legos and a stuffed animol, musical Snow man. thank you for Jesus. (heart) u Santa and i (heart) u God. from: Fraya Baker Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 13 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Sacred Heart School Mrs. Stanley Dear Santa, I want a magic set and lego sets. A T.V. for my room. I am so glad about Jesus birthday coming up! I also want a table for my lego world! love, Sylas Smith Dear Santa, I am learning to read in school - we read about Jesus. I would like a transformer. Good bye Grant Chezum Dear santa, christmas is all about Jesus. I like reading in church about him. for Christmas I would like a Lego set and tall cowboy boots. thank you, Tylee Huft Dear Santa, I like going to church. I want Barbies for. Christmas. my brother wants Legos for christmas. my mom would like a neklas. I like opening presents. from Emery Murnion-Brantz Dear Santa, I want a rocking horse that is pink and a Ipad. I hope people to know the true meening of christ mas. I also want a blue Teddy bear. Maddie Clemons Dear Santa, I want a fire truck fof christmas. My little sister Eden would like my little pony. I wish you woud bring my Mom + Dad something nice. I help my Mom + Dad. Love Gideon Sparks Dear Santa: I want a toy stufed aminal and a doll house. I don't want a bunch of stuff for Christmas, because Jesus didn't get a bunch of toy's. Merry Christmas! Juliana Muggli dear Santa i want wokey villige i like to read at church my Mom and Dad would like a picture of giste my Dog that died i would like a inperial Star destroyer. Jerek Dufner Dear Santa I'd like a Trigger bow and a drum set and a I,pod for christmas. did you no that it is his day Miles Wacker Jesus in born on chrims mest. Dear Santa, I want a brieor set. I like Christmas, becawe of Jesuses birth. my brother owen wants a nerf gun. Roy wants parts for his old Allis Chalmers tractor. Josie Murray Dear Santa I want a little stufy and a big stufy I also want a Ipod I like christmas because it was the birth of Jesus. Morgan Leesburg Dear. Santa. The reason for Christmas is Jesus birth. You’re On The List.... Of People We’d Like To Thank! The list may be long, But one thing is true ... We wouldn’t be here Without all of you! With gratitude and greetings for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Dear santa, I want a Dolphing football I also want my family to have a good Christmas it is Jesus birthday. Brennan Holmen ‘TIS THE SEASON— TO SAY THANKS! We couldn’t have done it without your support. Hardesty Real Estate 1112 Main • Miles City, MT 406-234-2600 • www.hardestyrealestate.com I would like a transformer Stomp and Chomp Grimlock and a Zoomr Dino. My sistr loves Barby dolls - Please I love you santa Tristen Mollmen Dear Santa, I want a lego set. I hope evryone has a grate Christmas and prays a lot. Emily Wu Merry Christmas At THE WOOL HOUSE 419 N. 7th Street from our City, MT Miles Miles City (406) 874-2424 Star Carriers Kelly Buckingham Pat Hartse Christian Stradley Quinn Rogers Lance Nelson Bradley Gregory Ian Bealer Shawn Kenitzer Andrew Laakso Caleb Leach Ruby Kuester Robert Wilmot Susie Sanders Mitzie Abbott Jim Ludwig Randall Sikveland Pat & Hazel Braden Evan Miller Nancy Fillafer Sharon Cline Mary Roberts Lisa Ridenour Scott Ask Ed & Rhea Sako Tody Stubbelfield Wanda White Krista Smith Hunter Lacquemont And our Miles City Star Substitute Carriers Laura Sevier Charity Aguirre Tony Allbee Janice Gackle Terry Driver: Tracy Holman Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 14 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 Dear Santa I like to decorate the Christmas I like to put the Star on top I would like arial I also want a dollhouse. I hope morgan gets some thig nice for Christmas. Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You We just can't say it enough, We're really grateful for your support this year! Happy Holidays! We wish eueryone Merry Christsmas. Maggy Hovhannisyan Dear Santa I wont a switch and go dino, I like Christmas because I spend time with my family. Love, Evan Pauley Dear Santa, Alise is sick today. The class thinks she would like a Frozen doll and a My Little Pony. Alise knows the real meaning of Christmas. Alise Anderson's class Sacred Heart School Mrs. Stanley Dear Saint Nick, I know what christmas is all about. So what I want for christmas is lego's for Sylas, clicker pencils for Fraya and Greta. A real laptop and ninja turtle movie for me! Yours truly Audrey Loomis P.S. Summer and winter is awsome! Dear santa, I would like a lego movei lego set and tiger will like a squeeky toy and Avery will like a barbie doll and Caleb will like a ninja turtle toy. Ellie Goff Dear Santa. I know the real meaning of Christmas. I want an iPod, magic set. a real dog. How are your elfs? from Andy Bundy Dear Santa, I want a jingle bell snowman that sings, and a dog one too. And a advent wreath with four candles, three purple and one pink one. And a grown up furby and a baby one too. and most of all dry erase markers a lot please. And a movie called The Lucky Dragon. Merry christmas Greta Tooke Mike Schmitz 116 N. 7th • Miles City, MT 234-3176 Trinity Lutheran Classical School Mrs. Cox To the Coolest Folks We Know, Go our very best wishes for a fantastic holiday. Thanks, neighbors! (406) 232-3583 • TOLL FREE (MT) 1-800-421-0322 803 Phillips • P.O. Box 38 • Miles City, MT Kelton Bowling With gratitude and best wishes from our entire staff. ROLLING RUBBER 1404 Main, Miles City • 234-4938 • 1-800-406-0253 908 E. Montana, Baker, MT 1522 Crisafulli Dr., Glendive, MT & TRUck cENTER 2712 S. Haynes, Miles City • 874-TIRE (8473) Dear Santa, I will like a pet lizard and the first Halo and a baby puppy. I have been really good. I have a friend named Gavin. He goes to school with me. I hope you have a good day. Yours truly, Liam Raymond Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 15 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Box office: ‘Hobbit’ finale sends ‘Exodus’ fleeing ‘Night at Museum,’ ‘Annie,’ ‘Mocking Jay’ round out top five movies of the week NEW YORK (AP) — The finale of Peter Jackson's "Hobbit" trilogy, "The Battle of the Five Armies," marauded through the multiplexes during the weekend before Christmas, taking in $54.7 million. Since opening Wednesday, the Warner Bros. release has made $89.1 million, according to final box office figures Monday. The film easily bested the week's other new releases. The Fox comedy "Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb" opened with $17.1 million, while Sony's "Annie" remake debuted with $15.9 million. Last week's top film, the biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," tumbled to fourth place with $8.1 million in its second week. The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Rentrak: 1. "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," Warner Bros., $54,724,334, 3,875 locations, $14,122 average, $89,131,544, 1 week. 2. "Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb," 20th Century Fox, $17,100,520, 3,785 locations, $4,518 average, $17,100,520, 1 week. 3. "Annie," Sony, $15,861,939, 3,116 locations, $5,090 average, $15,861,939, 1 week. 4. "Exodus: Gods And Kings," 20th Century Fox, $8,105,681, 3,503 locations, $2,314 average, $38,942,192, 2 weeks. 5. "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1," Lionsgate, $7,879,421, 3,174 locations, $2,482 average, $289,356,110, 5 weeks. 6. "Wild," Fox Searchlight, $4,113,752, 1,061 locations, $3,877 average, $7,174,489, 3 weeks. 7. "Big Hero 6," Disney, $3,642,326, 2,407 locations, $1,513 average, $190,520,749, 7 weeks. 8. "Top Five," Paramount, $3,590,013, 1,307 locations, $2,747 average, $12,477,306, 2 weeks. 9. "P.K.," UTV Communications, $3,565,258, 272 locations, $13,108 average, $3,565,258, 1 week. 10. "Penguins Of Madagascar," 20th Century Fox, $3,476,141, 2,717 locations, $1,279 average, $64,123,602, 4 weeks. 11. "Interstellar," Paramount, $2,702,289, 1,550 locations, $1,743 average, $171,535,531, 7 weeks. 12. "Horrible Bosses 2," Warner Bros., $2,203,429, 1,902 locations, $1,158 average, $47,778,121, 4 weeks. 13. "The Theory Of Everything," Focus Features, $1,611,333, 1,011 locations, $1,594 average, $19,843,906, 7 weeks. 14. "Foxcatcher," Sony Pictures Classics, $939,436, 308 locations, $3,050 average, $4,423,492, 6 weeks. 15. "Birdman," Fox Searchlight, $865,337, 452 locations, $1,914 average, $22,204,384, 10 weeks. 16. "The Imitation Game," The Weinstein Company, $858,615, 34 locations, $25,253 average, $3,155,576, 4 weeks. 17. "Dumb And Dumber To," Universal, $768,605, 986 locations, $780 average, $83,677,765, 6 weeks. 18. "Gone Girl," 20th Century Fox, $376,364, 352 locations, $1,069 average, $165,203,822, 12 weeks. 19. "St. Vincent," The Weinstein Company, $225,458, 404 locations, $558 average, $42,389,144, 11 week. 20. "Whiplash," Sony Pictures Classics, $214,014, 111 locations, $1,928 average, $5,104,755, 11 week. Although everyone here is going full-steam to get ready for the best holiday season ever, we’d like to stop and express our gratitude to each and every one of you. P S Have a great holiday! Prorate Services, L.L.C. Susan Sanderson & Gloria Tucker 1709 Main, Box 1349, Miles City 406-234-6010 Rejoice in the Gifts of the Season May Christmas deliver the best gifts of all to you and yours this year: Peace, Love, Health, Happiness & Friendship Merry Christmas, and best wishes for a blessed New Year. 2200 Box Elder Miles City, MT (406) 234-6034 all our friends to s e h is w st e b h Wit r a happy and fo rs o b h ig e n d an ason. healthy holiday se preciate We really ap t. ued suppor in t n o c r u o y For all your Soft Drink Equipment and Products. Miles City, MT • 874-3546 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 16 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 A charming cast anchors a dark ‘Into the Woods’ By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer This is one Disney film that's definitely not a light fairy tale. For those unfamiliar with Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's 1987 Broadway mu- sical, that fact might come as a surprise. Fans, meanwhile, will probably be left wondering where the subversive edge has gone. Disney has chosen to take the middle ground here, cutting, smoothing and refining to create something more Wishing You Peace at the Holidays May your home be blessed and your heart filled, by the beauty and spirit of this inspiring time of year. We know you inspire us in so many ways, and we are truly grateful to have neighbors like you. Thanks! 819 Washington St. • Miles City, MT • 232-2208 www.unitedbuildingcenters.com • www.probuild.com With You In Mind at Christmas Time palatable to the masses. Devotees might scoff, but director Rob Marshall, his team and his charismatic cast have created a deliriously dark and engrossing spectacle that seems a worthy addition to the movie musical canon — until the last 45 minutes, when it all falls apart. "Into the Woods" brings together the stories of Cinderella (Anna Kendrick), Jack and the Beanstalk (Daniel Huttlestone), Red Riding Hood (Lilla Crawford), and Rapunzel (MacKenzie Mauzy) when a witch (Meryl Streep) challenges a Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) to retrieve a number of objects -- a red cape, blonde hair, a white cow, and a golden slipper. If they succeed, she'll regain her beauty and bless them with a child. A manic opening thrusts you into these disparate lives, but soon the quest of the bumbling Baker and his beautiful wife takes hold and powers the first half of the film with a lively, infectious energy. Blunt and Corden anchor the film with their humanity and humor, while Streep, sporting a ratty, cerulean blue mane, belts her way out of "Mamma Mia" prison and into our musical goodwill, delivering some of the film's most emotional moments. Kendrick is as delightful as possible as an indecisive Cinderella, too, but the biggest surprise comes from Chris Pine who proves his comedic prowess by carrying on our modern tradition of poking fun at the idea of "Prince Charming." He and Rapunzel's Prince (Billy Magnussen) steal the show with the unforgettable "Agony"_an ode to unrequited love and one-upmanship from the handsomest dolts you're likely to meet. The only performer who falters is Disney's own dark prince Johnny Depp who slurs his way through the sleazy "Hello, Little Girl," aiming for what sounds like his best David Bowie impression. Its brevity is its only saving grace. But, the most glaring issue with "Into the Woods" is the story itself. Just when you think it's reached an appropriate conclusion, you glance at your watch and realize that there's still nearly half a film left. Things get infinitely weirder and darker and end up nullifying most of what was captivating in the first part. Apparently the second half is even divisive in the theater community. Some productions choose to leave it out entirely. It's hard to fault the Mouse House for trying to play it a bit safe. They've got a story that involves a mashup of some their most beloved fairy tale characters, and also rape, adultery, and a whole lot of death and cynicism. It hasn't been completely sterilized, either. The beats are still there, just obscured ever so slightly. So, when Red Riding Hood sings that she "knows things now" following a dramatic run-in with the predatory wolf, it is exactly what you think. It's hard not to get swept up in the grand production of it all. The film looks timeless with its gothic intricacy and disinterest in being modern or trendy. In 30 years, the costume design is not going to date the film. Also the perpetually present wind and sweeping overhead shots of the village and woods makes it feel like you are indeed somewhere real. But the magic drains as the minutes wear on_that's the danger of teasing the audience with a false ending. "Into the Woods," a Disney release, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for "thematic elements, fantasy action and peril, and some suggestive material." Running time: 124 minutes. Two and a half stars out of four. Greetings at the Holidays We’re thinking of you this holiday season, And your kind friendship is the reason! For all the joy you’ve brought to us, you have our very best wishes for a Merry Christmas! May all your dreams come true as we embark upon this magical time of year. We appreciate your dropping in and look forward to your continues friendship. Merry Christmas and thanks. We’d like to thank you for your business with us! 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BOTTOM LEFT: After singing one song, the first-graders got musical instruments handed out to play during their next number. Those with instruments became the instruments by using their hands and voices to make music. All the best to the best bunch of neighbors anyone could ask for! Thanks! Pete, Jane Dale, & Doug Mangen MANGEN’S ELECTRIC INC. 1620 Main. St. • Miles City, Mt • 406-234-3682 STAR PHOTOS/Steve Allison O Come Let Us Adore Him! Many blessings from our family to yours this Christmas. Thank you for your generous support. In the spirit of the season, we’d like to offer you our best wishes along with our gratitude for your friendship and goodwill this past year. Merry Christmas! Corner of S. 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"Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" (Blizzard Entertainment, for PC, iOS and Android): Blizzard Entertainment, masters of massively multiplayer online worlds, scaled down with this delightful collectible card game. It's simple enough for any newcomer to enjoy, but you'll want to spend hours tinkering with your deck. Each card is so beautifully detailed that you Merry Christmas Happy Holidays Season's Greetings Joyous Noel Feliz Navidad No matter how you say it, we hope it's grand! We value your business and look forward to seeing you again, soon. can almost see the monsters within coming to life. 3. "Valiant Hearts: The Great War" (Ubisoft Montpellier, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC, iOS and Android): This stirring war drama tells the story of a European family torn apart by World War I and the brave dog that helps them. There are no rah-rah heroics, just the humble efforts of some ordinary people trying to survive a horrific calamity. The ending is one of the most heartrending moments in game history. 4. "South Park: The Stick of Truth" (Obsidian Entertainment, for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC): From the sublime to the ridiculous, as Cartman and friends defend their town from aliens, Nazi zombies and Al Gore, "Stick of Truth" goes way beyond your typical licensed-game fan service, delivering a ter- rific role-playing game that doubles as a savvy parody of the genre's cliches. 5. "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" (Monolith Productions, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC): In Monolith Productions' brilliant take on J.R.R. Tolkien, you must challenge a series of orc warlords before going toeto-toe with their evil boss. The result rewards a smart strategic approach as much as skillful swordplay, and it's utterly unique. 6. "Monument Valley" (Ustwo, for iOS and Android): Each of the three-dimensional landscapes here looks like an M.C. Escher drawing, with paths and staircases that seem impossible to traverse. To find the exit, you need to change perspective and rotate parts of the structure. A haunting soundtrack hints at mysteries that may never be solved. Christmas With a Country Touch To our customers, neighbors, associates and friends, we extend our warm wishes for a truly satisfying and inspirational Christmas season. For your support we feel deeply blessed, and look forward to your continued friendship. MILES CITY “Come be a Member...Not just a Number.” - 2 Locations - 104 S. Main • Ekalaka, MT • 406-775-8748 2905 Main • Miles City, MT • (406)234-2550 • 1-888-900-2550 www.c1stfcu.org SADDLERY 808 Main • Miles City, MT • 232-2512 Locally Owned Since 1909 • Frontier Friendly 7. "Wolfenstein: The New Order" (MachineGames, for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC): We got a bunch of new firstperson shooters in 2014, but the freshest was this revival from Sweden's MachineGames. Set in an alternate Europe where the Nazis won, it's an expertly paced thriller with a cast of resistance fighters that I found myself caring about. 8. "Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker" (Nintendo, for Wii U): Nintendo's Wii U console finally found its mojo with several big multiplayer games, but I preferred this low-profile puzzler starring one of the company's most endearing bench players. Its 3D mazes are first-rate, and you'll want to spend hours exploring every nook and cranny. 9. "Far Cry 4" (Ubisoft Montreal, for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, PC): Ubisoft has become the king of sprawling, open-world action games. "Far Cry 4" is the best of this year's batch. The new Himalayan setting offers not just breathtaking scenery but also the opportunity for all kinds of high-altitude high jinks. The chance to mow down your enemies while riding a rampaging elephant is worth the price of admission. 10. "Threes!" (Sirvo, for iOS, Android and Xbox One): A small studio named Sirvo launched this elegant $3 math game early this year — and then promptly got ripped off by a wave of free copycats. Fork over the cash for the original, whose smart design turns a simple premise into an enthralling, infuriating instant classic. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 19 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings ND student forgoes gifts for charity fundraising BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A middle school student in North Dakota is giving up his Christmas gifts to raise money to provide clean water in African countries. Bridger Anderson, a sixth grader at Horizon Middle School in Bismarck, has opted to pass on presents and instead raise money for the nonprofit Charity Water for the past five years, KXMBTV reported. He said he plans on continuing to forgo Christmas gifts for many years to come. "We all have water and food while they have to work so hard to get it and it's not even clean water. "We all have water and food They have to while they have to work so work way harder than we do," hard to get it and it's not even Anderson said clean water. They have to of his decision to help others. work way harder than we do." He said he raised $5,600 - Bridger Anderson dollars for a well in Ethiopia in his first mates and teachers. year of fundraising and "The support that I think raised $5,100 for a well in he has gotten has been pretty Rwanda in his third year. overwhelming," said Kelsey He said he has already Ledger, a teacher at the raised $15,000 this year middle school. with the help of his class- His supporters wear festive sweaters and hats to school to raise awareness and money for the cause, Anderson said. Ledger said Anderson's efforts make students realize how fortunate they are. "Well, I hope that people will start doing more stuff like that and we can help the world turn into a better place," Bridger said. To Our Loyal Customers: Thank you for your continued patronage! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! On the Go Grooming 202 Spandel Lane (406) 234-1776 Larisa Watson Miles City, MT (406) 852-0066 Over and out: TV flops, exits and endings in 2014 NEW YORK (AP) — Along with its triumphs, the world of TV had its share of setbacks in 2014. Here's a sample: — "How I Met Your Mother" Concludes: This long-running CBS sitcom met few viewers' expectations for a slam-bang finish. Its big reveal — naming the titular "your mother" after nine years of teasing — yielded a finale only slightly less tangled than the ending of "Lost." And even "Lost" resisted the temptation to include a blue French horn in its wrap-up. — David Gregory Exits "Meet the Press": After months of speculation that Gregory was being ousted from the program he had hosted since 2008, NBC News announced in August he was toast. That was 18 months after the network signed him to a new contract it described as "a long-term commitment." And four months after NBC News' president defended him in a memo to "Meet the Press" staff expressing support "for David, now and into the future." His future was short-lived. He was out in a jiffy, with Chuck Todd his replacement. — Ray Rice's Elevator Assault: Over and over, viewers were force-fed the chilling video of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice striking his then-fiancee and knocking her out. After it was released on a Monday in September, the video of Janay Palmer crumpling to the elevator floor was aired repeatedly by multiple networks. In one particular hour, the clip aired 37 times on ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, Fox News Channel and MSNBC. But by Thursday, many of those networks vowed to give it a rest. But Rice isn't necessarily off the air. Having lately appealed his indefinite suspension by the NFL, and won, he's eligible to play again in the NFL — and log more TV face time. — "Utopia" Unrealized: Arriving with much fanfare, this Fox reality show stranded a group of strangers at a remote site where, during the year to follow, they were meant to build a more perfect society. But it turned out they couldn't even build a show that viewers would watch. Puny ratings forced its cancellation after just two months. For Fox (and the human race) "Utopia" swiftly proved to be a dream unfulfilled. — "Peter Pan Live!" It proposed a bold counter-theo- ry for the space-time continuum. It argued for eternal youth in a realm only accessible by fairy dust-assisted human flight. Unfortunately, NBC's live production of this time-honored musical never managed to take off. Viewers had the feeling they had grown up and grown old by the end of its three hours struggling to get off the ground. 234-5163 Wishing our friends and neighbors and most harmonious and joyful season! Cowtown Ag Supply 501 Pleasant Street, Miles City, MT (406)234-4575 Fax: (406)234-1018 Hours: M-F 7am-6pm Sat. 8am-4pm Miles City Star Seasons Greetings 20 - Wednesday, December 24, 2014 2014 gave viewers great shows on-air and online By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From the May you and your loved ones enjoy all the blessings of this holy season. Hair Designs by Lynne Lynne Toennis • Glenda Hoffer 1011 Main, Miles City • 234-0347 extraordinary Maggie Gyllenhaalstarring miniseries "The Honorable Woman" on SundanceTV to Syfy's goofy "Sharknado 2: The Second One," TV delivered in 2014 — streaming, on cable and over the air. Showtime's "Homeland" roared back from last year's muddle with a season of white-knuckle suspense. CBS' "The Good Wife" killed off a main character to give the show its latest burst of life. FX's "Sons of Anarchy" ended its seven-season run with explosive closure. HBO's "Boardwalk Empire" wrapped its saga with a fascinating season that juggled three phases in the life of Atlantic City potentate Nucky Thompson. AMC's "Mad Men" teed up satisfyingly for its final round in 2015. Showtime's "The Affair" gave fair warning against cheating on your spouse, while making such a misdeed seem irresistible. And ABC's "Scandal" was wackier than ever. Consider them winning programs, one and all. But here are 10 that get a special nod: Have A Jolly Holiday Wishing all of you a most Merry Christmas, because serving you has been such a good time for us! RED ROCK SPORTING GOODS 700 S. Haynes, Miles City, MT 232-2716 •1-800-367-5560 — "black-ish" (ABC). The diversity of life is celebrated within the seeming confines of an upscale African-American family whose patriarch is determined to uphold a sense of cultural identity for his four kids. Starring Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross as his far-less-fretful wife, it's a smart comedy that addresses race, culture and class with a colorblind brand of relatability — plus plenty of laughs. — "Fargo" (FX). This deliciously deranged series channeled the 1996 crime classic while setting off in fresh new tracks across the Minnesota tundra. Its brandnew crop of oddball characters was led by Billy Bob Thornton as Lorne Malvo, a sotto-voce psycho on a byzantine trail of deadly mischief. Black comedy never shone so bright. — "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (Bravo). Truth may be stranger than fiction, but sometimes fiction is more true-to-life than truth. Exhibit A: This fine new comedy-drama, the first scripted series on a network identified with reality fare such as the "Real Housewives" franchise and "Millionaire Matchmaker." Lisa Edelstein is a how-to author dispensing radiant advice for a successful family life while her own marriage is coming apart. You might call it an adult variation of "Sex and the City," full of mature emotions and challenges (divorce isn't for sissies), but also spiced with grown-up fun. — "Gotham" (Fox). The comic book crowd can embrace it as an "origin" series about the lad who would grow up to become Batman. Fans of noir thrillers can savor the sleek storytelling and brooding stylishness. "Gotham" has everything: larger-than-life characters completely at home in the free-floating world of this crime-ridden city. A terrific cast (led by Ben McKenzie and Donal Logue) that plays the twisted narrative completely straight. And gorgeous production values. Were it on premium cable, this broadcast-network series would be worth the price. — "Jane the Virgin (CW). Jane Villanueva, a young Miami woman whose eyes are trained on professional success and whose knees have stayed virtuously clamped together, finds her plans upended after she's mistakenly impregnated with a specimen meant for someone else. After that, the show is as unpredictable as Jane's life, and as big-hearted as she is. Based on a Venezuelan telenovela, it stars the effervescent Gina Rodriguez in a multicultural world that feels genuine yet buoyed with wonder. — "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (HBO). A balm for the imminent pain of losing Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report," this weekly half-hour swiftly proved itself with its indepth looks-plus-laughs at serious subjects that "serious" TV news routinely overlooks. Employing a style that's been called "investigative comedy," Oliver has applied his British brand of wry bemusement to gender-pay inequality, anti-gay laws in Uganda, exaggerated claims for Miss America scholarships and net neutrality. In these seminars-cum-sermonettes, he's hilarious and illuminating. Trimmed with Best Wishes Merry Christmas and may thanks for your visits this past year! Jeff Boggs Insurance 519 Main St., Miles City, MT Office: 406-234-3307 • Cell: 406-853-1101 — "Nixon's the One" (Online: http://harryshearer.com). At first glance, it might seem like a cheap shot tossed off as a bunch of comic sketches. But, no: Harry Shearer has dramatized the reallife President Richard Nixon with an eye toward authenticity, not parody. Shearer mimics the man known to detractors as Tricky Dick in bizarre but actual interludes lifted word-for-word from the White House recordings Nixon secretly made — the very tapes whose revelations wrecked his presidency. In the series' six half-hours, Shearer has reanimated scenes from Nixon's Oval Office archive with tender, loving care while exposing them with full comic effect. — "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" (NBC). What mattered when Jimmy Fallon took over from Jay Leno (and "The Tonight Show" returned to Manhattan after four decades) was this: Fallon just kept doing what he'd done so successfully as host of NBC's "Late Night" — just bigger and better on this grander stage. He remained funny, gracious, bubbly and much-assured. Instantly "The Tonight Show" became, in effect, "The Jimmy Fallon Show." — "Transparent" (Amazon Instant Video). Any family, no matter how seemingly stable, is just one revelation away from upheaval. The Pfeffermans are no different, especially when its patriarch, Mort, shocks his ex-wife and grown children by coming out as a would-be matriarch re-christened as Maura. With Jeffrey Tambor starring as a man on the search for womanhood, this transgender comedy is funny, poignant, perceptive and relatable as it explores the complexity of family dynamics as well as the far reaches of sexual identity. — "True Detective" (HBO). A ghoulish 1995 murder is investigated and solved by a pair of Louisiana State Police detectives. Or was it? Pressed by investigators in 2012, the by-then-former partners are forced to relive the case, as well as their stormy relationship, amid growing doubt that the right man was charged years before. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson both were masterful in their bifurcated portrayals, while the tale was as consuming and dark as pitch. Wednesday, December 24, 2014 - 21 Miles City Star Seasons Greetings Wyatt Bennett Kenneth Raymond Kuchynka Royce Lynam Osmonds extend their Las Vegas show dates LAS VEGAS (AP) — Sibling singers Donny and Marie Osmond will be singing at the Flamingo Las Vegas at least through the end of 2015. 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