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Times Leader Staff Writer ST. CLAIRSVILLE The Community Action Commission of Belmont County put out a call for Secret Santas to provide Christmas gifts for youths in need of holiday cheer. Because the community responded, close to 40 students will receive a Christmas gift this year. “We get recommendations out of local area schools, from the guidance counselors and principals of kids who could really use assistance during Christmas, and then we shop for them. It’s children ages 13-18,” CAC Executive Director Alaire Mancz said. “We do it specifically for teenagers because a lot of the time, those are the kids that get left out of Christmas donation programs.” ....