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Who Are You? Shae Cook

Full name: Shae Cook.
Job: Owner of the Five Blue Heron Emporium.
How old are you? 43.
How long have you been in Drumheller? About 10 years.
Where are you originally from? Kamloops, British Columbia.
What do you like about your job? I can do things the way I want to do without having to ask permission.
If you were granted three wishes from an angel or genie, what would you want? I would wish that my house in Midland sold, that I could renovate my building downtown very easily and be out of debt.
What’s your favourite Christmas movie: The grinch who stole Christmas.
What’s your favourite Christmas food? Liver pate.
Will you be making any New Year resolutions? No, just continue to have a good time doing what I am doing.
Has reading a book ever changed your life? If yes, which one and why? Oh always, particularly Ishmael by Daniel Quinn because of its philosophy around how we can change the world to make it a healthier place environmentally.
If your life was a song, what would be the title? It’s a wonderful world.
Would you rather have the power to be invisible or the power to read minds? I already have the power to read minds! I wouldn’t want to be invisible as people would feel more uncomfortable.
If you were reborn, who would you want to be born as? A humpback whale.
If you found $100 what would you do? Actually that happened to me about a year ago. I tried to decide what to do with it, and then I decided to leave it on a window sill in the mall.
If you could retire tomorrow, what would you do? I would move to Mexico.
If you could travel back in time and meet yourself as a 10 year old kid, what advice would you give to her? Try not to be so hard on herself.
If you could be Prime Minister for a day, what would you do? I would give everybody a low interest no down payment mortgage!

Who Are You? Santa Claus

How old are you? As old as there are believers.
How many languages do you speak? All of them!
Where do you live? In the North Pole.
How many children do you have? Let me check with Mrs Claus...No, we don’t have any, we have all these elves though.
What do you like about your job? Flying through the air, on my sleigh with my reindeers on Christmas Eve delivering presents.
Do you get Christmas presents? If so, what do you want for Christmas: Absolutely I get presents, from the elves and Mrs Claus! What I want for Christmas is the same as the answer I hear from little children very often, peace on earth.
What’s your favourite Christmas song? They are all favourite songs, but I like Jingle Bells a lot.
Do you have a special Christmas dinner? Yes absolutely!
Which are your favorite snacks? Milk and chocolate chips cookies, that I get from every household, that’s why I am so jolly!
What’s your favorite Christmas drink? Eggnog.
What makes reindeers fly? Magic!
Why has Rudolf got a red nose? So he can lead all the other reindeers through the fog and in the dark.
How do you manage to go around the world in one day? It’s magic!
Where do elves come from? How do you become an elf? Hmm, let me check with Mrs Claus…..they come from the North Pole she tells me, she also said you have to be born an elf to be one.
After all the deliveries are completely, how do you and Mrs Claus kick back? We watch TV and have some snacks.
Have you ever been too jolly? No, no, you can’t be too jolly!!
What do you do the rest of the year? Make toys!

Who are you? Patrice Wolf

Occupation: Owner of the Heartwood Inn & Spa.
What do you like about your job? Working with people. It is not a job, it’s a lifestyle, every day is different and people are on vacation, and are in a good mood.
How long have you been in Drumheller? I have lived in the Valley since 1997.
Where are you originally from? Calgary, born and raised.
What did you do last night? I was working on emails and a winter marketing campaign until 10 p.m..
Have you had your 15 minutes of fame yet? No, this will be when I cut the ribbon to open the world class skateboard park, this is the legacy I want to leave Drumheller.
What’s your favorite time of day? In the morning, if I am still sleeping.
When and where was your best vacation? In the Heartwood’s honeymoon cottage during the “be a tourist in your own town” week.
What was the last event you dressed up for? Halloween.
Who is your role model? Deepak Chopra.
Do you have any pets? What are their names? Yes, cats, how many and their names have to be kept secret as I don’t need a visit from bylaw. I have to mention Garfield though, the neighborhood cat that we love and shows up at the Heartwood everyday.
What’s the last impulse buy you made? I bought 2 identical really expensive steam cleaners at the Calgary Stampede, which I hate and will probably never use, so if anyone wants one, give me a shout.
What was the last film you saw? 2012, great special effects, but don’t go if you are expecting to see anything of great literary significance.
What’s the funniest thing you’ve heard today? A joke about Tiger Wood on Twitter.

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