After 40 + years, Santa’s Hut required too much repair work for the elves. The elves already had a heavy schedule getting ready for Christmas deliveries each year. Where would they find time to repair an old hut? So the time had come to take it apart. Gently. With revered care. Dodging wasps who had taken up residence. Not touching mouse nests etc. that were present. Tom Nierman organized the crew to handle the deconstruction of a hut well used and loved – Santa’s Hut. Al Schmitt, Jim Ponstein, Butch Schnulle, Ed Zuwarski, Jackie Speciale with two of her children, Katlyn & Sam, and me. Tom brought his big dumpster truck while Ed and Butch showed us how to correctly load a dumpster (who knew). Jim P knew as he remembered his Dad saying: Pack it correctly because it is ALL going in there! Thank you all for this effort. No photos were taken out of respect for the task at hand.