Column: The night before Christmas in Carson City
'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the town, not a square inch was dry as drenching rain from the sky came down.
Splashing through puddles in a heavy downpour early Monday evening, a Carson City Sheriff's deputy escorts Santa Claus and an elf to a house in East Carson City.
The three brave wind, rain and 40-degree temperatures to deliver Christmas on its eve to area children.
They did this most of the night, too.
Six deputies escorted six Santas and their elf volunteers to visit 72 Carson City families on Christmas Eve, handing out more than 100 gifts to little ones whose visions of sugar plumbs had just come true.
This is the way it has been at the Carson City Sheriff's Office for 38 years. A special Christmas visit from Santa himself, a deputy hero and a volunteer elf.
They took time away from their families on Christmas Eve to help others in their community experience the season's magic and believe.
They don't do it for praise or a holiday raise. They don't it for themselves, their sisters or brothers. They do it for you, they do it for others.
They miss being with their own families, this much is true. But if we are to be fair, they do it at all because they want to, they care.
This is your Sheriff's office, Carson City, made up of friends and neighbors, families large and itty bitty.
Remember your first-responders on Christmas while you sit around your tree, surrounded by warmth and love, joy and glee.
They are out there today on duty keeping you safe from harm and catastrophe.
So wave to the deputies and firefighters you see, let them know you appreciate their responsibility.
Show them you care by giving them their due, because they are out there serving to protect me and you.
Merry Christmas to all of the Carson City first-responders, dispatchers, staff and volunteers, who keep these vital services running like well-oiled gears.
And Merry Christmas, Carson City, by the way. May you know peace and blessings on this Christmas Day.
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