Saturday, November 26, 2005

Christmas - - Scouts Collecting Toys For Children


Scouts Collecting Toys For Children
Fulton County News - By Chanin Rotz-Mountz STAFF WRITER Email this story to a friend Cub Scouts from Pack 47 of Waterfall will begin collecting Christmas toys Monday, November 14, to benefit needy children throughout Fulton County.

Ch. 3 2005 Salvation Army Christmas Angel Tree Program
KVBC - holiday project, along with Planet Hyundai, KB Home, and Henderson Hyundai to provide Christmas toys to needy children

Local charities need an influx of holiday donations
DailyBulletin.com - holiday meals and Christmas toys. We urge those who have the means to give to their charities of choice

NABC selects Pride Award recipients for 2005
Automotive Body Repair News - LAS VEGAS -- The National Auto Body Council (NABC) named five recipients of the annual Pride Awards during the Industry Night of Achievement at NACE. matched those funds out of his own pocket, which allowed the Patrol to buy Christmas toys for underprivileged children.

Christmas toys back on the table
Harborough Today - He believes the use of class A to C drugs in Lutterworth is widespread from teenagers to people in their 30s, but - like the police and other residents - feels Lutterworth has no more of a drugs problem than other towns.

Junior Auxiliary prepares for annual fund raiser
Daily Citizen - Angel Tree provided clothes and Christmas toys to 657 children in the county in 2004, and food baskets gave 338 families

Christmas - - Local charities need an influx of holiday donations


Local charities need an influx of holiday donations
DailyBulletin.com - holiday meals and Christmas toys. We urge those who have the means to give to their charities of choice

Survey highlights online and cross-border savings on gifts
Ireland On-Line - wary consumers can make major savings on popular Christmas toys and gifts by shopping online or travelling to Northern

Travelers Rest police department gets annual toy drive under way
Greenville News - The Greenville News 305 S. Main St. PO Box 1688 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 298-4100 (800) 800-5116 Subscription services (800) 736-7136 Newspaper in Educ. Rest Police Department will now make a list and check it twice for families in need of Christmas toys and goodies

'55: Murphy's Department Store expanding
Appalachian News Express - is to be devoted exclusively to the display of Christmas toys and is located on Grace Avenue adjoining the main store

It's 'retail Armageddon' as the January sales start now
PA News via The Scotsman Online - Richard Hyman THE January sales are starting in November this year as high-street retailers slash their prices in an attempt to attract reluctant Christmas shoppers. Asda, another leading retailer, is also slashing the price of 77 Christmas toys and games for the next two weeks

Friday, November 25, 2005

Christmas - - Santa hat murder motive mystery


Santa hat murder motive mystery
BBC - Police found the attacker's hat on Saturday morning There is no clear motive why a man was stabbed to death by an intruder dressed in Santa gear, detectives said.

New shows join the classics on holiday TV
Star Tribune - Twas the Night Before Christmas,'The Year Without Santa Claus' and 'Rudolph's Shiny New Year,' beginning at 6 9, HALL.'Dear Santa,' letters to Santa, 7 p.m

Don't toss tax Santa off the sleigh
Chicago Sun-Times - The Republican majority in the House of Representatives got out of Washington last weekend for the long Thanksgiving holiday without passing a pending tax bill. Wanniski wrote about two governmental Santa Clauses -- one bestowing spending increases and late 1970s, Republicans rejected both Santa Clauses and cemented their minority political

Santa season
Rome News-Tribune - Santa season 11/26/05 Email this story to a friend Ryan Smith/RN-T Dan Smith, a Maplewood resident dressed as Santa Claus, stands in front of his subdivision waving to cars as they pass Friday.

'Spirit of Season' warms dinner theater audience
Arizona Republic - The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's holiday show is always the first kid on the block in a line that winds all the way to the double doors of Christmas day. now, with all the trouble in the world, he said. In Santa's Workshop, the cast's good-natured goofiness surfaces

Lots of activity Dec. 3 for Santa Day
Waconia Patriot - 3 for Santa Day (Created: Friday, November 25, 2005 8:47 AM CST) Text Size Kids and parents 3 to visit with Santa and enjoy the many other events going

Christmas - - The Christmas Crunch


The Christmas Crunch
13 WREX-TV - Author: Lindsay Kus Posted On: Wednesday, November 23, 2005 Rockford--It's the time of year when kids of all ages speak up about what they want for the holidays. But for some little ones, Christmas may be too much about the price tag Lichtenwald says, 'We do Christmas in our own unique, American way and branding and gift giving

'Spirit of Season' warms dinner theater audience
Arizona Republic - The Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre's holiday show is always the first kid on the block in a line that winds all the way to the double doors of Christmas day. shocking to find yourself enjoying Christmas themes so early, it is definitely

Pub shut for new licence breach
BBC - The Dukes Head was closed on Friday morning A village pub which was shut down less than 12 hours after new licensing laws came into effect could remain closed this Christmas and New Year.

Santa causing quite a stir - er, standstill - on I-10
Arizona Republic - If traffic on Interstate 10 seems a little heavier or extra-slow these days, blame it on Santa. Santa's - A Christmas Theme Park, a brightly lit attraction south of Ahwatukee Foothills, is causing such a distraction

Fill plate with more gratitude than turkey
The Detroit Free Press - You think?Carol AtkinsManisteeWhose holiday is Christmas? As happens every year, a chorus of culturally illiterate conservatives is claiming that Christmas, their sacred holiday, is under attack.

It's the great ad, Charlie Brown
The Detroit Free Press - 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' will air Dec. 6 UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE) Signs are everywhere that Christmas is coming soon, from sparkly trees in shopping malls to

Christmas - - Feds: Cool it on the Christmas decorations along Arizona highways


Feds: Cool it on the Christmas decorations along Arizona highways
SignOn San Diego - For the past few years, Christmas decorations in the form of tinsel, embellished paper plates and shiny CDs have begun popping up in the majestic trees lining the highways of Arizona's Red Rock country.

Food calendar
The Detroit Free Press - Learning, 22586 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights. Polish Christmas traditions two-session class is led by Dan of poppyseed cake and a slide show of Christmas artifacts from Poland

Snow and sparkles on CBBC this Christmas
BBC - Christmas promises to be a magical time for CBBC viewers this year, with a sack full of to give some remarkable young people a Christmas surprise of a lifetime

Black Friday loses luster as shopping days spread
Arizona Republic - Black Friday is fading to gray. Consumers aren't waiting for the traditional kickoff - today, Black Friday - to start their holiday spending spree. also doing more last-minute shopping the weekend before Christmas. Industry watchers say the extended shopping season The Saturday before Christmas is the new rival

Christmas in Europe
USA Today - That's what Bon Appetit magazine is recommending for spending the holidays in Europe. issue highlights Munich's biggest and most famous Christmas market, the Munchner Christkindlmarkt, where you'll find

Thursday, November 24, 2005

Christmas - - Survey highlights online and cross-border savings on gifts


Survey highlights online and cross-border savings on gifts
Ireland On-Line - wary consumers can make major savings on popular Christmas toys and gifts by shopping online or travelling to Northern

It's 'retail Armageddon' as the January sales start now
PA News via The Scotsman Online - Richard Hyman THE January sales are starting in November this year as high-street retailers slash their prices in an attempt to attract reluctant Christmas shoppers. Asda, another leading retailer, is also slashing the price of 77 Christmas toys and games for the next two weeks

Danville firefighters collect Toys for Tots
Advocate Messenger - By LIZ MAPLES Staff Writer Danville firefighters are making their list and checking it twice, and they expect there are more kids who need Christmas toys but fewer donations for the Toys-for-Tots campaign this year. '

Travelers Rest police department gets annual toy drive under way
Greenville News - The Greenville News 305 S. Main St. PO Box 1688 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 298-4100 (800) 800-5116 Subscription services (800) 736-7136 Newspaper in Educ. Rest Police Department will now make a list and check it twice for families in need of Christmas toys and goodies

'55: Murphy's Department Store expanding
Appalachian News Express - is to be devoted exclusively to the display of Christmas toys and is located on Grace Avenue adjoining the main store

Christmas - - Holiday benefit concert returns to Spin A Yarn


Holiday benefit concert returns to Spin A Yarn
Milpitas Post - By Wes Bowers Local performer Margo LeDuc will once again help to bring Christmas cheer to needy children throughout the Bay Area through her third annual Christmas Toy Drive at Spin A Yarn Restaurant Dec. 5.

Southern Ocean Good Causes
Asbury Park Press - Gift donations, toys, clothes, gift certificates and other appropriate items can be dropped off at the police headquarters, 260 E. Bay Ave., at any time. Asbury Park Press on 11/19/05 CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE STAFFORD: The Stafford Township Police Department is holding its 31st Annual Christmas Toy Drive. Gift donations, toys, clothes

Our Christmas toy appeal for needy kids is underway
Rutherglen Reformer - Our Christmas toy appeal for needy kids is underway WITH only 31 days left until the arrival of Santa Claus, its time for The Reformer to launch the Christmas Toy Appeal.

Keesler delivers supplies, Marines launch 'Toys'
Sun Herald - By MICHAEL NEWSOM Local military continued their relief and humanitarian work last week with supply deliveries and debris removal, hosted an author and kicked off a Christmas toy drive.

Charity embodies spirit of Christmas
IC Cheshire - Nov 18 2005 THIS week The Chronicle is joining forces with homeless charity Save the Family to launch a Christmas Toy Appeal. Selena O'Don-nell speaks to one family-of-six who have benefited from the charity's work.

Join Gina and strike gold for our Toy Appeal
Tower Hamlets Recorder - The other signed script is from a previous episode in the summer.Those interested in winning one of the scripts are invited to send signed, sealed bids into the bookshop. Bill, is backing the Newham Recorder and Community Links Christmas Toy Appeal on Thursday December 1.She heard about our

Christmas - - Charity embodies spirit of Christmas


Charity embodies spirit of Christmas
IC Cheshire - Nov 18 2005 THIS week The Chronicle is joining forces with homeless charity Save the Family to launch a Christmas Toy Appeal. Selena O'Don-nell speaks to one family-of-six who have benefited from the charity's work.

Win marvellous marble sets
Bishop Stortford Citizen - This cool, all new collectable toy features a varied range of B-Daman Blasters each with unique armour, equipping figures with different B-Daskills. up and great fun, making B-Daman the must have' Christmas toy. The Toy Retailers Association in co-operation and Hobby Association placed it in the 2005 Christmas Toy Dream Dozen

Organizations willing to give
Columbus Telegram - the food basket program you can sign up your children for a Christmas toy. Anyone wishing to buy a gift for one of the

Southern Ocean Good Causes
Asbury Park Press - Gift donations, toys, clothes, gift certificates and other appropriate items can be dropped off at the police headquarters, 260 E. Bay Ave., at any time. Asbury Park Press on 11/19/05 CHRISTMAS TOY DRIVE STAFFORD: The Stafford Township Police Department is holding its 31st Annual Christmas Toy Drive. Gift donations, toys, clothes

Du Quoin Police Volunteer Time for 'Hop With a Cop'
Du Quoin Evening Call - Program locally.Regular car hops are donating their tips during the day to the police department Christmas toy program.

Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Christmas - - Volunteering For Something He Loves


Volunteering For Something He Loves
Hispanic PR Wire - had a happy ending: Area kids received their Christmas toys, and Lopez's volunteer work with the organization began

Travelers Rest police department gets annual toy drive under way
Greenville News - The Greenville News 305 S. Main St. PO Box 1688 Greenville, SC 29602 (864) 298-4100 (800) 800-5116 Subscription services (800) 736-7136 Newspaper in Educ. Rest Police Department will now make a list and check it twice for families in need of Christmas toys and goodies

Christmas toys back on the table
Harborough Today - He believes the use of class A to C drugs in Lutterworth is widespread from teenagers to people in their 30s, but - like the police and other residents - feels Lutterworth has no more of a drugs problem than other towns.

Church seeks help for holidays
Rome News-Tribune - through the donation of Christmas toys and other items for residents of the storm-ravaged area through the donation of Christmas toys and other items for residents of the storm

Local charities need an influx of holiday donations
DailyBulletin.com - holiday meals and Christmas toys. We urge those who have the means to give to their charities of choice

Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Christmas - - Review: 'Ice Harvest' Characters Unlikable


Review: 'Ice Harvest' Characters Unlikable
San Francisco Chronicle - in 'Grosse Pointe Blank' and Thornton's grinch in 'Bad Santa' also were far more watchable outlaws). Nearly all the key

At least Marshall Field V is keeping his name
Chicago Sun-Times - BY Jingle bells, Marshall sells, Macy's all the way. Oh what fun it was to ride on a one-horse open sleigh! The window delights are glittering and the shopping hordes descending. Santa and the Walnut Room await you.

Cal's Carr has put on quite a few miles
San Francisco Chronicle - The Bears (13-3-2) host Santa Clara (13-6-2) at 1:30 p.m his goal in the 86th minute that beat Santa Clara in Berkeley on Sept

Judd Jumps on the Santa Train
13WMAZ - Thousands of families gather around each stop waiting for the distribution of more than 15 tons of gifts to children at 15 stops along the route. The Santa Train is an annual project of Kingsport. country singer Naomi Judd was aboard the annual Santa Train ride in Virginia and Kentucky.The singer delivered and gifts to families.The Santa Train makes a 110-mile trip

World's Ugliest Dog Dies at 14
ABCNEWS.com - World's Ugliest Dog Dies at 14 Hairless and Crooked-Toothed Dog Sam, Named World's Ugliest at California Fair, Dies at 14 The Associated Press SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -

Sony to Nintendo, we help Santa decide
Denver Post - by everyone, so choose wisely. Here's what each game system has to offer: Sony's PlayStation Portable (PSP): The premium portable system is also premium priced, but for good reason.

Sunday, November 20, 2005

Christmas - - Santa Claus and Drawings Coming To Allison


Santa Claus and Drawings Coming To Allison
Butler County Tribune-Star - Santa Claus and Drawings Coming To Allison 11/18/05 Plans are underway for a visit from Santa Claus on Saturday, December 3.

Ready for Santa Claus
South Idaho Press - Local Ready for Santa Claus Thursday, November 17, 2005 5:28 PM CST Ready for Santa Claus - Ronco employees Robert Burchett, left and Luke Wolfe set up Santa's house near Burley City Hall on Overland Avenue Tuesday morning.

A jolly arrival for Santa Claus
News Leader - Visit www.newsleader. of New Hope, is given the honor of riding with Santa Claus on Saturday to the mall entrance before the bearded man will

Ship out and rest for the holidays
El Paso Times - Catholic) for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services. Santa Claus shows up for kids, and on New Year's Eve, separate

Last Weekend For The Southern Christmas Show
WSOC-TV - inspired shops filled with holiday gifts and surprises.Photos with Santa Claus will be available throughout the show

'Anything you send will make me happy,' 5-year-old writes
Chicago Sun-Times - BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Staff Reporter Five-year-old Delia Curtis wants Santa Claus to know she's been sweet as candy this year. ' I am nice to everyone and listen to my teacher,' Delia wrote to St.

Christmas - - Cookie contest, concert new to ceremony


Cookie contest, concert new to ceremony
Indianapolis Star - 2006 Trailblazer LOADED $259/mo, '06 Silverado Extension Cab $292/mo Star report Two new programs will join the traditional fare at the Downtown Lighting Program on Dec. Rob Shilts at (317) 736-6823.• Santa Arrives at the Museum, 3 p.m. Santa Claus will take wish lists from children

For a good Claus': Santa Claus and his helpers, including Grammy-winning Naomi Judd, give toys to kids in need
Appalachian News Express - their shining faces and screams - kids love the Santa Train.But what's surprising, say volunteers, is how much who help Santa distribute candy and toys along with her husband, Lloyd

Avant-garde Sidewinder bears 'True West'
Arizona Republic - 20, 2005 12:00 AM After heading up theater companies in Santa Fe and the south of France, globetrotting auteur Darylle Mak settled on the northeast Valley as a growth market in the arts.

Horoscope
San Francisco Chronicle - Make certain that Santa's not only watching but has his list out

Paramedics play Santa
The Barrie Advance - Paramedics play Santa Published: Sun, Nov 20th, 2005 Simcoe County paramedics want to make Christmas better discussed plans to enter an ambulance in the Orillia Santa Claus parade