JANN HENDRY Acorn Newspapers REINDEER GAMES—

Simi Valley resident

Dennis Van Vuren,

playing role of Santa

Claus, elicits a laugh

attack from youngters Shannon Sutherland, 5,

and kindergarten

student Ethan

Wildermuth, 6, while they sit on his lap for photos at the Janss

Marketplace in Thousand Oaks on

Tuesday.