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MONMOUTH — Don’t worry, kids. You’re not boring Santa.
Be patient with him. He was born in the year 279. And 1,750-year-old men have a tendency to nod off — especially after stuffing themselves with milk and cookies.
Besides, Ken Lehto of Monmouth is something of a method actor.
Nodding off in the middle of a conversation gives his performance as St. Nicholas a certain verisimilitude. It also gives children a chance to wake him and engage in the experience beyond merely beseeching the throne for the usual slate of presents.
Believability is the key to Santa Experience Oregon at Haugen’s Galleri Portrait Studio in Monmouth, said photographer Miriam Haugen. She offers families more than keepsake pictures of children with the big man. ....

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