ANTIQUE STORE TOY:

Ride an antique fire truck with Santa and the Grinch Salisbury Post
Santa & the Grinch Fire Trucks — 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 9. Ride antique fire truck, provided by W.A. Brown and Sons, with Santa and the Grinch. Board at 126. E. Innes St. Refreshments. Free. Miniature 1948 fire truck replicas available for purchase.
Vintage Village Daily Inter Lake
The Somers collector has spent the past couple of years assembling an entire village of Japanese Christmas houses, all made of cardboard, that were popular in American homes from the late 1920s until World War II. Hand-crafted in mass quantities, the smallest of the colorful cardboard houses sold for as little as 3 cents at dimestores like Woolworth’s and were a mainstay under the Christmas tree
Here For The Holidays The Morning Call
Holiday Store: Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, noon to 5 p.m. Closed Monday. Through Dec. 24. Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. Fifth St., Allentown. 610-432-4333.
out&about Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Thursday – HOLIDAY STORYTIME – 6:30 p.m.; Barnes and Noble, 4140 W. Jefferson Blvd.; 432-3343.
Family fun calendar Everett Herald
"The Lights of Christmas": More than one million outdoor lights; train rides, music, drama performances, refreshments, 5 to 10 p.m. Thursdays-Sundays through Dec. 17; Warm Beach Christian Camps, 20800 Marine Drive, Stanwood; 360-652-7575, www.warmbeach.com/loc.
Merrymaking all around Lansdale Reporter
Santa comes to the Santa Village 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays through Dec. 21 at Snyder ’ s Real Estate ‚ 418 W. Main St. ‚ Lansdale.
Family events Seattle Post-Intelligencer
BABAR AND FATHER CHRISTMAS: Through Dec. 17. The Carter Family Marionettes present the adventure of the royal elephant, who sets off to find Pere Noel and invite him to visit all the good children in Elephantland.
Antique dealer makes a wide circuit of shows Fergus Falls Daily Journal
While the majority of our society seems to be obsessed with possessing new things — new cars, new electronics, new homes on new lots — there are still some who appreciate the value of not-so-new things.
Holiday cheer comes in many packages Seattle Times
Holiday events Fiesta THU King County Libraries celebrate community and the holiday season with dancers, music and snacks, 7 p.m. today, King County Library
SIGNS OF THE SEASON Dundalk Eagle
Don’t look now, but the dreaded C word is right around the corner. Just 24 shopping days remain until Christmas. And to give you a break from all that consumerism, several festive events and displays are planned to celebrate the holiday season.
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