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Santa 'ATVs' into Tamaqua Depot Park

There were Dasher and Dancer and Prancer and Vixen, Kawasaki and Polaris and Kubota and Honda.

What?Santa hasn't had much luck getting snow for his reindeer for his advance visit to Tamaqua.It's become tradition for Santa and Mrs. Claus to arrive on their sleigh, drawn by a team of ATVs. For the holiday faithful, and many delighted children, it didn't matter that they and the Clauses had to dodge raindrops.Santa and Mrs. Claus traveled Broad Street, and stopped to turn on the lights in Depot Park before meeting children at the Tamaqua Community Arts Center. The borough's Christmas tree will be illuminated at 6 p.m. Sunday.

LISA PRICE/TIMES NEWS Santa and Mrs. Claus arrive in downtown Tamaqua.