Sunday, November 25, 2012
Books make great holiday gifts. Give your loved ones these books as stocking stuffers this holiday season.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
When you give a child or a teen a book, you are creating a memory that will last a lifetime. What’s more, reading offers so many options: Are you trying to find a book for an early reader? Choose a picture book or a Great Beginner Read from the list below. Does your grandchild love nonfiction? Take a look at the Great Family Reads section. Has your niece read every book known to man? There are some brand new books on this list that she may not have seen yet. Do you struggle to find just the right book to entice your child to read? These selections are sure kid-pleasers that will meet any interest. In short, the ReadKiddoRead holiday gift list has something for everyone: realistic fiction, science fiction, and nonfiction; animal stories, …
Monday, November 19, 2012
Sheriff's deputies will be joined by current and former Marines at Wal-Marts in Eldersburg, Westminster and Hampstead on Nov. 23 to collect new, unwrapped gifts.
The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office has partnered with the United States Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Foundation to collect new, unwrapped toys from now until Christmas for less fortunate children in the community. The United States Marine Corps Reserve has established relationships with local social welfare agencies, churches and other local community agencies which have identified children in the community who would benefit from the program. In Carroll County, residents may drop off any new, packaged, unwrapped toys in collection boxes located inside the entrance at any one of the six public library branches, library headquarters in New Windsor, and the Carroll County Office Building or Sheriff’s Office in Westminster. Used toys …
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Have you started Christmas shopping yet?
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
By CHRIS LEYDEN Capital News Service Christmas came to Target just three weeks after Labor Day this year, in what has become a new standard for retailers of pushing the winter holiday to the brink of summer. Experts call it 'Christmas Creep,' a term coined to describe how retailers are taking their biggest season of the year, and pushing it on customers earlier and earlier. And the big news for holiday shopaholics, is that experts don't see this trend stopping anytime soon. According to the National Retail Federation, an estimated 41.4 percent of Americans started holiday shopping before Halloween, a statistic the organization has seen consistently for the past 10 years. Emily Knaus, store manager for the Frederick Target, said the early …
