Business Scene: Red Bluff Daily News
REDDING - The Cascade Small Business Development Center at Shasta College: Downtown is sponsoring a workshop titled Using Quickbooks to Track and Pay Sales and Use Tax from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Shasta College Community Education, Downtown Mall classroom, 1504 Market St., Suite 200.
Lights go out in Cascade Park; power restored in 40 minutes The Columbian
A contractor dug into an underground power line at 10:55 a.m. today near Chkalov Drive and McGillivray Boulevard, cutting electricity to one of the most traffic-clogged areas of east Vancouver.
Santa's visits Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald
Firefighters from East Pierce Fire and Rescue, Pierce County Fire District No. 1 and the city of Sumner will be accompanying Santa Claus during his neighborhood visits around the area.
Health calendar Everett Herald
Basic first-aid: Adult, child, infant CPR-AED, $35, $30 members, Marysville YMCA, 6420 60th Drive NE; 360-653-9622, registration required.
New tool to catch sports cheats: Gene-doping test USA Today
For the first time in decades, scientists say they have an edge against sports cheaters: a test for gene doping. Gene doping had been considered a potentially perfect crime, undetectable by the usual methods because the technique uses a person's own body to create the changes at a cellular level.
HOLIDAY DINING OPTIONS Tucson Citizen
These restaurants will offer holiday dining options. We will run more as we receive additional information.
In Your Neighborhood The Columbian
Amboy: The Wright Family Band recently returned from a national tour, taking in 20 states and performing close to 30 concerts from Sept. 28 to Nov. 1. The gospel bluegrass band, which features parents Kim and Ted and their six children - Nikki, Courtney, Daniel, Naomi, Caleb and Mandi - got to meet several well-known performers including Ricky Skaggs and banjo maestro Raymond Fairchild.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dallas Morning News
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT will hold its 15th annual Holiday Gift and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today in the Spring Creek campus atrium, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway. The event is free.
The Spectrum - www.thespectrum.com - Saint George Spectrum
At the discretion of the editorial department, The Spectrum reports police or rescue incidents of general interest where no arrest is made. Police responded Monday to a report of a controlled substance problem at the baseball fields at Snow Canyon Parkway.
12/6/2006 Winter Walker's Land Willamette Week
Culture (CULTURE FEATURE) Check out wildlife and waterfalls while you ward off holiday pounds with a quartet of December hikes.

Lights go out in Cascade Park; power restored in 40 minutes The Columbian
A contractor dug into an underground power line at 10:55 a.m. today near Chkalov Drive and McGillivray Boulevard, cutting electricity to one of the most traffic-clogged areas of east Vancouver.
Business Scene: Red Bluff Daily News
REDDING - The Cascade Small Business Development Center at Shasta College: Downtown is sponsoring a workshop titled Using Quickbooks to Track and Pay Sales and Use Tax from 1 to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the Shasta College Community Education, Downtown Mall classroom, 1504 Market St., Suite 200.
Santa's visits Bonney Lake & Lake Tapps Courier-Herald
Firefighters from East Pierce Fire and Rescue, Pierce County Fire District No. 1 and the city of Sumner will be accompanying Santa Claus during his neighborhood visits around the area.
Health calendar Everett Herald
Basic first-aid: Adult, child, infant CPR-AED, $35, $30 members, Marysville YMCA, 6420 60th Drive NE; 360-653-9622, registration required.
New tool to catch sports cheats: Gene-doping test USA Today
For the first time in decades, scientists say they have an edge against sports cheaters: a test for gene doping. Gene doping had been considered a potentially perfect crime, undetectable by the usual methods because the technique uses a person's own body to create the changes at a cellular level.
HOLIDAY DINING OPTIONS Tucson Citizen
These restaurants will offer holiday dining options. We will run more as we receive additional information.
In Your Neighborhood The Columbian
Amboy: The Wright Family Band recently returned from a national tour, taking in 20 states and performing close to 30 concerts from Sept. 28 to Nov. 1. The gospel bluegrass band, which features parents Kim and Ted and their six children - Nikki, Courtney, Daniel, Naomi, Caleb and Mandi - got to meet several well-known performers including Ricky Skaggs and banjo maestro Raymond Fairchild.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dallas Morning News
COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT will hold its 15th annual Holiday Gift and Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today in the Spring Creek campus atrium, 2800 E. Spring Creek Parkway. The event is free.
The Spectrum - www.thespectrum.com - Saint George Spectrum
At the discretion of the editorial department, The Spectrum reports police or rescue incidents of general interest where no arrest is made. Police responded Monday to a report of a controlled substance problem at the baseball fields at Snow Canyon Parkway.
12/6/2006 Winter Walker's Land Willamette Week
Culture (CULTURE FEATURE) Check out wildlife and waterfalls while you ward off holiday pounds with a quartet of December hikes.cascade+drive+in: cascade+drive+in