Showing posts with label christmas gifts plan. Show all posts
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Sunday, December 19

Christmas Shoppers Crowd Stores Last Weekend

The last weekend before Christmas is one of the biggest shopping weekends of the year as people headed out to grab those last minute gifts. Many shoppers were met with big crowds, and in some cases, big sales.
J.C. Penny Supervisor Duane McConnell says, "Last minute it's pretty much whatever's left on the table and as I said the MIP'S, Men In Panic come in here and they just need to go home with something."

But not all shoppers were in panic mode. There were plenty of gifts to choose from, and a lot of it was on sale. Some say they wait till the last minute on purpose.
Shopper Ann Reed says, "I kind of save it up for the week before so I have all week to finish up so I have no pressure no problem."

And at Kmart, some shoppers were just looking for bargains.

One shopper says, "We started back in June my wife and I started in June and we're just out looking for a deal, last minute markdowns."

Over at Target, last minute shoppers were greeted by long lines and busy aisles.

Shopper Miles Eason says, "100 percent doing last minute shopping. I put it off to the last minute and now I have no idea what to get of anyone in my family."

Target says last minute shoppers help make this one of the biggest sales weekends of the year. And while shoppers searched for gifts they say they brought along plenty of patience.

One shopper says, "It's been really hectic trying to get everything done the traffic, but the people have been real nice and everything so it's been great."

And with the stress of trying to find that perfect gift, retailers say their goal is to make the shopping experience as easy as they can.

McConnell says, "There are so many customers in here that we just really try to take care and touch base with each and every one and really try to make it like they're visiting someone's home."

Experts say the final ten days leading up to Christmas account for nearly one-third of total sales for the holiday season.
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Monday, December 13

The Late Late Tribute Shows


The Late Late Tribute Shows
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The Late Late Show is renowned for its tribute shows, many of which have been dedicated to various musical performers. Here, The Dubliners with Ronnie Drew (centre) perform in their own 1987 tribute.
GenreTalk show
Presented byRyan Tubridy
Country of originIreland
Language(s)English
Production
Location(s)Dublin, Ireland
Broadcast
Original channelRTÉ One
Chronology
Related showsThe Late Late Show
External links
Official website
The Late Late Tribute Shows are a series of special editions of the world's longest-running chat show, The Late Late Show broadcast on RTÉ One in Ireland each Friday evening. Over decades the shows has featured a broad range of well-known public figures including Micheál MacLiammóir, Joe Dolan, Maureen Potter, Michael O'Hehir, Brian Lenihan, Jimmy Magee, Christy Moore, Mike Murphy and Paul McGrath. In 1999, there was a special programme marking six months since the Omagh bombing and there was also a special show in the wake of 9/11. There were also tribute shows celebrating Irish music and a Late Late Show special devoted to Irish comedians. Individual bands and musicians to have been given a tribute show include The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, The Chieftains, The Dubliners, U2, Westlife and, most recently, Ronnie Drew himself.
The Tribute Shows, along with the Toy Show, tends to be one of the few editions of The Late Late Show to require advance preparation before the week of broadcast.

Tribute list

Below is a list of The Late Late Tribute Shows.
DateTributeGuests
1969Micheál MacLiammóirMaureen Potter, Hilton Edwards
1975Michael O'Hehir
1987The Dubliners1Luke Kelly (video clip), Ciarán Bourke, Eamonn Campbell, The Fureys & Davey Arthur, Charles Haughey, Jim McCann, Christy Moore, The Pogues, Stockton's Wing, U2
1989Jimmy Magee
1999OmaghU2, The Corrs, Bob Geldoff
19 May 2000Mike MurphyGay Byrne, Joe Duffy
12 December 2007WestlifeBertie Ahern
22 February 2008Ronnie DrewU2, Andrea Corr, The Dubliners, Sinéad O'Connor, Kíla
19 December 2008BoyzoneLouis Walsh
27 December 2008Joe DolanJohnny Logan, Dustin the Turkey, Niamh Kavanagh, Paul Brady, Shane MacGowan(performers); Ben Dolan, Larry Gogan, Sam Smyth (contributors)
9 January 2009GAA 125th anniversaryThe Saw Doctors and the Artane Boys Band(performing "N17"), Bertie Ahern and Eamon Dunphy, Oliver Callan, Pat Spillane, Eileen Dunne and Brush Shiels, Tommy Fleming


1. The 25th anniversary of The Dubliners in 1987 featured tributes from amongst others Taoiseach Garret Fitzgerald. There was also a number from The Dubliners withThe Pogues, a performance of "The Irish Rover" and a separate tribute performance from U2.





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Sunday, December 12

Christmas art, Christmas gifts: It’s a festive season

Christmas art,
The family of the late Marion Gunderson, of Rolfe, is selling prints of her art work to benefit the Rolfe library. She worked at the library for 35 years and was instrumental in getting the new library built. It opened in 2003, the year before she passed away.

"She had a vision for it," said Louise Shimon, of Perry, a daughter of Gunderson and her husband, Deane. "I know Mother would be smiling right now if she knew how her watercolors helped perpetuate projects she worked on."

Profits from selling prints of Gunderson's works will be used by the library to digitize 101 years of the Rolfe newspaper - from 1888 to 1989.

Through at least 1983, Gunderson had indexed those papers for genealogical information, which was put on microfisch at the Pocahontas library.

"This is just perpetuating a project Mother worked on with old technology," Shimon said.

Gunderson painted for most of her life, doing both realistic and abstract paintings. She even exhibited her work at the Blanden Memorial Art Museum.

"We know she started painting watercolors as early as 1933," Shimon said. "What area natives from the Rolfe/Gilmore City/Pocahontas areas have been most interested in are Mother's watercolors of grain elevators. Because of its rich reds and greens, my favorite of the three is of the Gilmore City grain elevator/train depot."

Prints have been sold for a while already, with $3,300 so far donated to the Rolfe Public Library Trust.

By the way, all the scanning and printing is being done by a Rolfe business called Wild Faces Gallery, owned by Mona and Mike Majorwicz. Prints can be seen there and also at the library.

"We know of at least 150 watercolors that she did," Shimon said. "But if anybody has a watercolor of Mother's we might not know about, we'd like them to contact us." That number is 465-2746.

So, there. You can find local art by a local artist and help out the Rolfe library at the same time. It doesn't get much better than that.





(source:messengernews.net)
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Christmas gifts to children of incarcerated parents

Think buying Christmas presents for one child puts the squeeze on your wallet? Imagine six.

But that's what Janice Bishop's been doing for the past eight years since taking in her six grandchildren, whose mother and father are incarcerated. Beyond the holidays, Bishop has been providing for their every need, including clothes, school supplies and basics like food and shelter.

Helping Bishop over the holidays and throughout the rest of the year is His Prison Ministries.

"They call us the Brady bunch," she said. "We love coming here."

The ministry works with local women who are incarcerated and also helps their families, helping provide basic needs and support for the caretakers of children of incarcerated parents. At Christmas, the organization collects gifts for the children on behalf of the mothers.

"It basically lets the kids know that your momma didn't forget you," Christie Wimes, assistant director, said.

This year, nearly 200 children will receive Christmas presents from the program. Wimes said the program is helpful to both the children and their caretakers, who in most cases are grandparents and other family members.

Wimes said creating a sense of normalcy is important for the children, who have endured a major disruption in their lives because of their parents' incarceration. Wimes said these children must deal with the consequences of their parents' actions, and are often bullied at school.

"It's an esteem issue," she said.

Lamarcus Bishop, 12, visits his parents every other weekend or so. He says seeing them in prison makes him sad, but his face lights up when he talks about the Christmas gift program.

"The hard part is waiting until the 25th to open them up," he said.





(source:dothaneagle.com)
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