By Cathy Salustri

Saying that he “needed to give the reindeer a break before their busy night this week.” Santa Claus brought North Pole Cow to a breakfast in his honor Tuesday morning. Santa and North Pole Cow dined on chicken biscuits, Danish, and fruit at the St. Pete Beach Community Center, where locals and visitors alike joined them.
While Tyler Boling came from Kentucky to visit with North Pole Cow, locals Jacob Gaines, 7, and his older brother Zach, 8, had only to travel from Tierra Verde to pose with the unusual twosome.
The city of St. Pete Beach recreation staff took photos of everyone as they visited with Santa and will give them to them later this month. The St. Pete Beach Chick-fil-a, where North Pole Cow started her career before moving to the North Pole, donated the food.