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Daily News Family Briefs RedNova
By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach Dec. 10--Community Center opens game room The Game Room at the Destin Community Center is open to kids ages 10 and older Monday through Friday from noon-9 p.m. Ping-pong, pool, foosball, football and other games.
November 2006 glimpses USA Today
Here is a closer look at many of the U.S. military personnel killed in November because of the conflict in Iraq.
In Pompano, take a break from the ordinary Miami Herald
The holidays are approaching and my sister and her twin boys have been making daily pilgrimages to toy stores. The three of them traverse the isles and the twins scream for every plastic car, truck, train, Diego, Dora and Elmo. My sister clears the shelves and fills the shopping carts.
St. Johns Briefs RedNova
book fair Bartram Trail High School's 9th Grade Academy is sponsoring a book fair to benefit Wolfson Children's Hospital. The book fair is being held today, Saturday and Sunday at the Barnes & Noble located at 11112 San Jose Blvd. in Mandarin.
Uptown Newport merchants begin brainstorming development ideas Newport News-Times
Merchants, property owners, city officials, and other local residents interested in the improvement of the Uptown Newport area packed the Newport City Council Chambers on Nov. 29 for the Main Street Road Show, a presentation of the Oregon Transportation and Growth Management Program jointly sponsored by the Department of Transportation and the Department of Land Conservation and Development.
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.
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.
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
Women of action The Columbus Dispatch
When she heard that the Japanese had attacked Pearl Harbor, Florence Fawley was taking care of a patient in a Patterson, N.J., hospital. It was gray outside. She had already been thinking that nursing wasn’t for her.
The Complete Holiday Happenings List Creative Loafing Tampa
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