Newport NewsLocal news for Newport, MN continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.The men behind the beard: It's not easy being Santa- December 23, 2007 "She says, 'Your next stop is here, and these are the kids and here are their ages,' " Isabella McDonald, 5, of Woodbury, tells Santa Claus, aka Bob Thoreson, of Woodbury, what she wants for Christmas during his surprise visit to her home recently. via The Minneapolis-St. Paul Pioneer Presshttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2007/12/the-men-behind-the-beard-its-not-easy-being-s... Refinery fire quickly stamped out- December 2, 2007 Firefighters from several communities were sent to fight a fire at the Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC refinery in the Twin Cities suburb of St. via Star Tribunehttp://www.topix.net/city/newport-mn/2007/12/refinery-fire-quickly-stamped-out?fromrss=1 |