I am pleased to announce that Elf Crusader has been promoted to Sector Lead in Sector 5. As such, he in effect becomes my assistant here at SantaTrackers.net. Most Sector 5 elves are already well aware of Elf Crusader. Crusader is the North Pole Naturalist, a city captain, a Senior Elf, a member of Santa's... Read more
Category: Sector 5
Elf Promotions at Regional HQ
Elf promotions at our Regional HQ in Mistletoe, Kentucky are effective immediately. These promotions needed to be made in advance of Operation Merry Christmas, which kicks off in just a couple of days. I do not expect you to know these elves as they usually do not have time to be active on SantaTrackers.net. Yet... Read more
Tracker Elf Conference Survey
A tracker elf conference is held every December. This has been the tradition of the past five years. Key elves from Flight Command and even Santa himself take the time to discuss tracking Santa for Santa and what is needed in that particular year. The Elf Supervisors are thinking of doing the Tracker Elf Conference... Read more
Sector 5 Elves Needed to Report
Happy November, Elves! With Santa's Sleigh taking a test flight dip into Sector 5 I was expecting to get a report request. Well, I got one but it wasn't for anything to have to do with Santa's Sleigh. Flight Command has told me they want to see a Public Observance Report from Sector 5 now... Read more
Elf Chat Scheduled
Elf Chat this week welcomes Elf Crash Murphy on Saturday, November 5th at 6pm EST on SantaTrackers.net. Elf Crash Murphy serves as Santa's eye-in-the-sky reporter. For more than a decade he has followed Santa on Christmas Eve and reported his activities during the Tracking Santa Around the World Show on Kringle Radio. Elf Crash has... Read more
Improvements Seen in Elf Reports
I have reviewed the progress so far in each Sector. I have met with each Elf Supervisor. I am pleased to report that thanks to change initiated by Santa after last Christmas that we find ourselves way ahead of last year in terms of information we have and the preparations we are making for Santa's... Read more
Alert! Elf Status Update
Hi elves! I've been to a couple of interesting meetings lately. I have reason to believe things are going to get interesting. So, just to prepare myself I'm asking each of you to please file an Elf Status Report as soon as you can. I need to know how many of you out there are... Read more
Questions from Students and Teachers
Questions from students and teachers are featured in the newest episode of the Santa Trackers Podcast. I have been talking with school teachers from around the world for several months and answering their questions - well, most of their questions. This episode features questions Elf Crash Murphy answers - and that's because he follows Santa... Read more
Elf Moe Makes an Announcement
Elf Chat on Sunday, October 2nd, featured Elf Moe, who's usual role is that of standards enforcement here on SantaTrackers.net. He also has served as a backup to Elf Max on administrative duties. In this important chat Elf Moe discusses with Elf Ernest the current situation with Elf Max, who has been ill these past... Read more
Test Flights Fail in Hurricane
North Pole Flight Command just posted a stunning update: the test flights of Santa's sleigh have failed during purposeful test flights into Hurricane Ian. Evidently Flight Command saw the catastrophic storm as an unusual opportunity and sent the test flights right into the path of the hurricane. It didn't go well. Another version of the... Read more
Outage Affects News Operations
All of the North Pole has struggled to maintain contact with the outside world since late last Wednesday night. A fierce and prolonged winter blizzard laid waste to new fiber optic cables being installed to upgrade North Pole infrastructure. The surprise storm also disrupted all outdoor activities and ground traffic as well as delayed flight... Read more
North America Elves Go on Alert
For the next two weeks Sector 5 will be home to the test flights of Santa's sleigh. The time frame begins as the test flight pilots and reindeer shift to Mexico later this week to accept delivery of Version 4 of this year's design. From Mexico the flights will travel north to the United States... Read more