Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kylie Villa (left), a second-grader at Soldotna Elementary School, cuts wrapping paper with the help of Dylan Hammerle (right) to wrap the gifts she purchased in the holiday gift shop put on by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization in the library on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion Kylie Villa (left), a second-grader at Soldotna Elementary School, cuts wrapping paper with the help of Dylan Hammerle (right) to wrap the gifts she purchased in the holiday gift shop put on by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization in the library on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A Soldotna Elementary School student peruses the items available in the holiday gift shop put on by the school's Parent-Teacher Organization in the library on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

Photo by Elizabeth Earl/Peninsula Clarion A Soldotna Elementary School student peruses the items available in the holiday gift shop put on by the school’s Parent-Teacher Organization in the library on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016 in Soldotna, Alaska.

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