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Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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If you have a chimney there is very important information North Pole Flight Command would like you to know. The chimney is Santa’s preferred means of getting into a house and it is easy to see why: if Santa can land on the roof the chimney give him fast access without having to get a ladder or some other means to get to ground level.

Not everyone has a chimney, and that’s okay. But if you do have one and you do anticipate Santa using it, North Pole Flight Command reminds you of the following tips for getting your chimney ready for Santa:

  1. Santa appreciates a clean chimney. Recent advances in the technology of Santa’s suit means that Santa himself will stay clean no matter how dirty your chimney is. But there are no guarantees what will happen to the presents Santa brings YOU. So you might want to make sure your chimney is clean before Christmas.
  2. Using your chimney on Christmas Eve is okay. In fact, Santa prefers that you do. He always says a warm chimney is much better than a cold one.
  3. Hanging your stockings from the mantel on your chimney is still preferred by Santa. It makes it fast and easy for him to put goodies inside of your stockings. Sometimes Santa has to hunt for stockings and that takes a lot of valuable time.
  4. Some people put milk and cookies out for Santa right on the fireplace hearth. Because of the heat of the fireplace, this can sometimes spoil the milk or the eggnog by the time Santa gets there. If you put in on a table or somewhere else where Santa can see it, the milk has a better chance of remaining cold.

We hope you find this advice helpful and thank you for thinking of Santa when it comes to your chimney!

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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North Pole Flight Command is planning for long-range, high-speed test flights in the coming days.

For those following along via the tracker map at SantaTrackers.net you will likely see this manifest as the sleigh moves great distances each day in the near future.

These tests, while not exciting, will help improve the stability of the sleigh. The tests will experiment with load sizes, in varying weather, and at variable speeds and altitudes.

The test pilots are attempting to simulate actual flying scenarios that Santa might encounter on his own flight.

These are new tests, done at a level never tried before. Test pilots are confident these tests will yield good and useful data for Santa.

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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Vixen, one of Santa’s regular starting nine reindeer, has been the subject of a lot of news and concern in recent weeks. Due to a slow recovery from surgery she had over the summer Vixen was unable to participate in the Reindeer Games this year and her status for Christmas Eve flight has been a source of concern.

But a workout Saturday at the North Pole is a hopeful sign that maybe Vixen has turned the corner on her recover.

Elf Olaf Petersen, a trainer at Santa’s Stables, reported that Vixen’s most recent workout showed improving speed and agility. But most importantly, the long workout she received did not result in any new pain or discomfort for her.

This hopeful sign has doctors here hoping she can be cleared for flight tests soon.

We will keep you posted on her progress.

If Vixen can be made ready by around the 20th of December she could be cleared to fly for Santa this year.

Elf News Reporter at North Pole News Network
Elf Meg graduated from Southern North Pole University with a degree in journalism. For several years she was a star reporter for the North Pole Gazette and then briefly served as a producer for North Pole Radio News. She brings her experience in media to North Pole Flight Command, serving as both an Elf News Reporter for North Pole Radio News and Managing Editor of North Pole Flight Command.com
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The temporary Regional Tracking Center set up in Sector 3 in Renn, Norway is now fully operational. A sudden change in location was announced earlier this week as Iceland suffered from countless small earthquakes due to volcanic activity.

Elf Roger Star said that Elf Supervisor for Sector 3, Elf Rolf, reports full operational functions this morning. Rolf and his staff have been able to keep tracker reports flowing with the help of elves in Sectors 4 and 5.

Coincidentally, test flights of Santa’s sleigh are centered over Norway today and are anticipated to remain over northern Europe until test pilots and reindeer return home to the North Pole for a brief break over Thanksgiving. The test flights have been fortunate for elves in the new temporary tracking center as they have installed and recalibrated their tracking computers.

How long the temporary tracking center will function in Norway is unknown at this time. It is hoped that the Iceland facility can resume operations before Santa takes off.

We will keep you posted.