Ring, ring … Santa calling
Ella Weaver and Elissa Weaver huddle with Tausha Winn and Matthew Hunter as they received a call from Santa Claus.
CAROLYN BOSTICK/Press
Ella Weaver and Elissa Weaver, and Tausha Winn and Matthew Hunter all wore matching pajamas to get into the Christmas spirit as they waited for a call from the North Pole on Dec. 7.
RATHDRUM — Waiting by the phone, clad in matching pajamas with little Santa hats, Ella and Elissa Weaver tried to be patient until the North Pole switchboard connected Santa to their mom’s cellphone via the Rathdrum Parks and Recreation department.
Tausha Winn, the girls' mom, talked with fifth grader Ella and second grader Elissa about what they wanted for Christmas as they waited for Santa to be patched through.
Cora Carman, Rathdrum Parks and Recreation supervisor, said that through a special connection to the North Pole the city has been able to get some of Santa’s time every year since 2015 to make sure families who weren’t otherwise able to meet Santa in person can tell him what they want before Christmas. This year, the big night for families to get their call from Santa and his helpers was Dec. 7.
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