POSTAL EMPLOYEES MAGAZINE
December 6, 1986

"Short Stuff"

A Star Is Born
      The Georgetown, CO Post Office can be seen starring in a 
special television movie this holiday season. "It is a 
delightful film that will warm the hearts of everyone who sees 
it" states Postmaster Gary Canterbury about THE CHRISTMAS 
PRESENT, which airs on CBS this December.
      In the film, John Denver plays a New York architect who 
comes into town on Sunday with his daughter and sees people 
going into the Post Office.   He has an important letter to 
mail to New York, but he doesn't realize that the post office 
is open that day only for letters to Santa Claus.  After an 
initial confrontation, Denver falls in love with the 
postmaster, played by Jane Kaczmarek, and learns "the true 
meaning of Christmas."
      Canterbury and Communications Manager Scott Budny of the 
Denver Division worked with the film's producers and writers 
to help reflect accuracy in postal scenes and dialogue. 
"Having them shoot in a working post office was a big 
challenge," says Canterbury, "but we managed to get all the 
day's mail up and out on time with a minimum of disruption for 
our customers." Clerks Mary Ann Reid and Diano Berglof helped 
to see that everything went smoothly with customers during the 
filming.