Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Out of race, in the money (Ring Bearer Gifts)


Out of race, in the money
Lexington Herald-Leader - The gifts include a $1,000 Carhartt gift certificate for David, a coal miner; a MacBook computer and a Canon Rebel digital camera; trips to Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., the Grand Canyon and Yellowstone National Park; a new Eddie Bauer edition Ford
Tis the season to be lavish
Delaware County Daily Times - Of the amount area shoppers plan to spend, roughly $659 will likely be spent on gifts, up from $638 last year and above the projected national average of $584, the survey says. "The overall results indicate a strong buying season for area retailers
Local woman helps in the fight against cancer
Up and Coming Magazine - According to Graham there are two services that the foundation offers: inspirational gifts baskets, which include a lavender candle, foot cream, lotion, body spray, ocean music, and health education regarding breast cancer in both English and Spanish
DC s All-Stars and my best friend
Valley Morning Star - I own a lot to comics, but one of the greatest gifts was that they drove me to read and, that s never a bad thing. Shawn Munguia does graphics and layout for the Valley Morning Star. He can be reached at 956-421-9870 or you can e-mail him at
Ohio coin dealer's trial headed to jury
Houston Chronicle - The investigation into Noe's coin investments has led to separate ethics charges against Taft, who pleaded no contest last year to failing to report golf outings and other gifts. About a dozen others, including some of Taft's aides, also were charged
Lifeline: Quick hits
USA Today - Tuesday, the show showered gifts on David and Mary Conley, recently eliminated from CBS' The Amazing Race . To honor their effort, the couple, a coal miner and stay-at-home mom from Stone, Ky., received a 1,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, 3 -bath
Holiday Shopping Has Men Heading for Hills
MSN MoneyCentral - Women are more likely than men to shop for holiday gifts all year long (36% of the women surveyed shop throughout the year compared to 22% of men), while men are more likely to shop at the last minute (15% of men shop the week of the holiday through
Parris Island to reinstate holiday gift tradition
Marine Corp Times - Recruits who have made it past the third week of training will be allowed to buy presents at the post exchange; the gifts will be wrapped and mailed by volunteers from the depot and surrounding community, according to depot spokesman 1st Lt. Scott
Sending Hope in a Shoe box
Up and Coming Magazine - Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is an international program which asks people in communities all around the world to pack shoe boxes with gifts so that they can be delivered to needy children around the world. "There are anywhere between 92 and 100