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Collecting St. Nick knacks Pam Parker with Mickey and a cabinet full of Santa Claus figurines. Photo by Larry Rosengren Tuesday Dec 13, 2016 at 7:45 PM Dec 14, 2016 at 11:58 AM By Ruth Sloan For the Tidings Pam Parker started collecting Santa Claus figurines, especially hand-carved wooden Santas, around 1980. She currently has about 230 of them in all shapes and sizes. Pam still adds to her collection but with an emphasis on unique acquisitions. During the holidays, there are Santas in every room (including the bathrooms) of the elegant 2,950-square-foot home she shares with her husband, Ron, and their cocker spaniel, Mickey. Pam is careful how she displays them, with themes such as German Santa nutcrackers and smokers in the kitchen, nesting Santas in the home office, German Santas in the living room bookcase, Russian Santas in the living room secretary, and Santas with stars in the master bedroom. Pam and Ron are expecting their first grandchild together early in 2017, so she may have to stop placing some of them low to the ground for a few years.