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NORAD celebrates 70 years of tracking Santa across the skies
In 1955, Sears, Roebuck & Co. ran an ad in The Gazette that contained a phone number for children to call Santa. “Hey kiddies!” St. Nick says in the ad. “Call me direct on my telephone.” One of the digits in the phone number was wrong, and instead of calling old St. Nick, kids called the…
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Colorado Springs-based NORAD tracking Santa all day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As the anticipation builds for Santa’s arrival tonight, you can check in on his progress throughout the day with NORAD’s online tracker. Typically NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, takes thousands of calls from children across…
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Colorado Springs-based NORAD tracking Santa all day
As the anticipation builds for Santa’s arrival tonight, you can check in on his progress throughout the day with NORAD’s online tracker. Typically NORAD, based in Colorado Springs, takes thousands of calls from children across the country. But this year to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, only a small number of volunteers will be…
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Colorado railroad offers Santa Express Train to North Pole
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The annual Santa Express Train at Royal Gorge Route Railroad is up and running. And a mask-clad Santa is ready to greet his winter visitors — from 6 feet. “For us, the demand has been extraordinary,” owner Mark Greksa says. “People know that we do…
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Colorado railroad offers Santa Express Train to North Pole
The annual Santa Express Train at Royal Gorge Route Railroad is up and running. And a mask-clad Santa is ready to greet his winter visitors — from 6 feet. “For us, the demand has been extraordinary,” owner Mark Greksa says. “People know that we do things as safely as possible. People need an escape. We’re…