Wagner had four furry visitors in its community on Tuesday, December 19th. Four beautiful reindeer were available for pictures and viewing at Wagner’s First Dakota National Bank. First Dakota sponsored the community event from 1:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. in the bank parking lot. Along with the reindeer, Santa, his sleigh and Buddy the elf were available for pictures. This has become an annual event with the exception of last year’s event being cancelled due to the weather and conditions not being safe for travel. 400 kids came to visit Santa and the reindeer. Wagner Community School brought their pre-kindergarten through fourth graders to visit and take pictures with Santa.

The reindeer were from Moon Lake Ranch of Johnstown, NE.MoonLakeRanch was established in 2003 and is located in north central Nebraska in the sand hills.

It is a wildlife refuge whose mission is to provide a safe haven for all wildlife native to the area. The reindeer were brought from the ranch by Beau Buechle.