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Jesus is Back, But Camel is Still Missing
Friday, December 29, 2006

Jesus is back, but the camel is still missing. That is the news out of Massachusetts today where folks at the Easthampton Congregational Church found a doll representing the baby Jesus, wrapped in a towel, who had been missing for two years, on their doorstep on Christmas morning. They replaced her in the Nativity Scene, which was even more depleted this year after a five-foot camel was found missing in the garage over the summer.

"It's huge. It takes two people to hold it," Ruth Matthews said.
"I can't see how anyone could steal the camel. You'd have to have a pick-up truck," her husband, Phillip Matthews said.
Committee members looked into purchasing a Fiberglas baby Jesus, but quickly discovered it would cost between $600 and $800. A camel would cost $1,700.
They ruled out a purchase.

An unstated reward has been offered for return of the camel.

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