Nickel Plate Express Executive Director Emily Reynolds set aside her Grinchy and Scroogie ways and invited friends and family to ride the Reindeer Express. In some kind of “It’s a Christmas miracle” moment, even The Reporter was on the friends and family list – and no one loves news media anymore. It almost made our publisher smile a little. Almost. A little.
(Top) Reporter sales prodigy Megan Poteet and His Lairdship John Sampson pose with Santa. Santa is either in the middle, on the right, or someone spiked our hot cocoa and we’re seeing double.
Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt
Tim and Barb Campbell chat with a jolly old elf. We think Santa was going over his wish list for Campbell’s editorial cartoons in The Reporter.
Reporter photo by Stu Clampitt
Mrs. Claus made the rounds, spreading holiday cheer. She was even friendly when someone from The Reporter grilled her about whether the elves are really slaves. So yes, a grand time was had by all … except maybe the elves … who we suspect were contractually obligated to say they had fun. Ride the rails and have the fun through Dec. 23. Tickets are available at NickelPlateExpress.com.