Santa and Mrs. Claus left Rudolph at home to catch a ride recently on an Alaska Air National Guard cargo plane to visit the Inupiat village of Nuiqsut, about 30 miles south of the Arctic Ocean.
NUIQSUT, Alaska — Though the weather outside was frightful, schoolchildren in the northern Alaska Inupiat community of Nuiqsut were so delighted for a visit by Santa that they braved wind chills of 25 degrees below zero just to see him land on a snow-covered airstrip.
People are also reading… "They knew right away by the size of the plane, who was on that plane," Karasiewicz said of the students. Subsequently, she said, some people began experiencing symptoms related to gas exposure, such as headaches or trouble breathing. About 20 families, including some with pregnant women or elders and others with special medical conditions, decided to self-evacuate.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | RSS Feed | Omny Studio While there were a few puzzled faces of children sitting on Santa's lap for the first time, there was nothing frightening about the visit — and certainly no lists of who was naughty or nice. Fourth grader Mallory Lampe also had her first direct meeting with Santa but didn't wait to open her backpack."I got this kind of toy," she exclaimed with joy, holding up an interactive creature whose eyes light up when you press its nose.
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