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Nov. 28CouNtry Christmas, 6-9 p.m. Mason

County Fairgrounds

Nov. 29holiday parade, noon, Optimist party,

1 p.m. Scottvilleholiday Craft show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St., Ludington

CouNtry Christmas, 4-9 p.m. Mason County Fairgrounds

aglow oN the aveNue holiday pa-rade, 6 p.m., Ludington Avenue, Lud-ington

meet the artists wiNe aNd Cheese reCeptioN, 7 p.m., Golden Key Art Gal-lery, 601 E. Ludington Ave. 843-7036

festival of lights, Santa arrives, Vil-lage Green, Pentwater

deC. 2Christmas trees family Craft,

3-5:30 p.m. Scottville library

deC. 4oNCe upoN a time ChildreN’s the-

ater, 6 p.m. Ludington Area Center for the Arts, S. Harrison St., Ludington

deC. 5CouNtry Christmas, 6-9 p.m. Mason

County Fairgrounds

deC. 6Create a wreath for Christmas,

8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Redeemer Lu-theran Church, 409 N. Main St., Scottville. 757-2051


deC. 7Cove holiday tea, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Cot-

tages Clubhouse, Kenneth Street, Pentwa-ter. Cost $15, call 231-869-5939

st. luCia CelebratioN/CaNdlelit Cookie reCeptioN, 6 p.m. Emanuel Lu-theran Church, 501 E. Danaher St.

deC. 12Christmas Cookie walk, 11 a.m.-1

Santa and Mrs. Claus greet the crowd in downtown Ludington as they make their way through the parade.

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Planning for the holiday season — a look at events

Santa and Mrs. Claus travel in Scottville’s parade on a golf cart.

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deC. 13wreaths aCross ameriCa,

noon, Oak Grove Funeral Home, 3060 U.S. 10, Ludington

letha fultoN sChool of daNCe Christmas show, 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., Peterson Audi-torium, 508 N. Washington Ave., Ludington

“die meistersiNger voN NürNberg” Met Opera Live in HD, 12:55 p.m., Ramsdell The-atre, 101 Maple St., Manistee. General admission $24

deC. 18 & 19a Christmas story, 7:30 p.m.

Ludington Area Center for the Arts, S. Harrison St. Ludington

deC. 20holiday party, 9:30 a.m.-

3 p.m., Sandcastles Children’s Museum, 129 E. Ludington Ave.,

Ludingtona Christmas story, 7:30 p.m.

Ludington Area Center for the Arts, S. Harrison St. Ludington

deC. 21a Christmas story, 2 p.m.

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Arts, S. Harrison St. Ludington

deC. 31 light up the Lake New Years

Eve Ball Drop, 9:30 p.m. events begin with the ball drop at midnight

Volunteers perform a live nativity scene during Country Christmas at the fairgrounds.

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Here is a look at what our local communities are doing to cele-brate the holidays:

ludington - Nov. 29Events in this year’s celebration

include:- Cocoa Ocho 8k running race,

9 a.m., start and end in downtown Ludington with a run along city streets and school forest trails. Learn more and register at www.singletrackshowdown.com/

- Holiday Craft Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Ludington Area Center for the Arts, 107 S. Harrison St.

- Holiday Market featuring Jim Nickelson’s Christmas trees and wreaths, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., James Street Plaza

- Pictures with Santa, 2-4 p.m. - Singletrack Showdown bicycle

races, 2 p.m., start and end in down-town Ludington with a portion on city streets and a portion on school forest trails, two distances avail-able, www.singletrackshowdown.com/.

- Aglow pre-parade open house, 4-6 p.m., family crafts and activi-ties, Ludington Library.

- Aglow on the Avenue Holiday Parade, 6 p.m. See Santa after the parade at Bookmark. To register a parade entry, contact the Cham-ber of Commerce at 231-845-0324. It’s also Small Business Sat-urday with downtown shopping 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

scottville - Nov. 29Events in Scottville include the

annual Santa parade and party. The parade begins at 1 p.m., fol-

lowed by the party at the Optimist Hall until 3 p.m. It’s also Small Business Saturday with downtown shopping.

pentwater - Nov. 29Santa arrives at the Village Green

in a Pentwater fire truck, 5 p.m. Sat-urday, Nov. 29 for a tree-lighting. The event features Christmas dec-orating contests for businesses, merchant open houses, carolers, free horse-drawn carriage rides, Christmas menus and specials.

Manistee - Dec. 4-7Manistee takes a step back in

time every year with its Old Christ-mas Weekend Dec. 4-7, includ-ing its Victorian Sleighbell Parade at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. See

more on page A8.

fountain - Dec. 13Santa will arrive in Fountain a bit

differently this year.“We talked to the North Pole and

he’s going to be here on Dec. 13 at 5 p.m. at the fire station with all our cookies, hot chocolate and he’ll and arrive at 5:15 by fire truck and light the community Christmas tree and meet with the kids,” Shir-ley Chancelor, one of Fountain’s busiest community elves, said.

In addition, Chancelor said there will be live music and a surprise or two.

“Bring the camera,” she advised parents with children.

A big feature of the event, which includes lighting of a large Christ-mas tree next to the fire station,

are the tables full of cookies baked by the Fountain Fire Department Auxiliary which those attending can enjoy. Think cookie buffet to get an idea of what “cookies” mean at Fountain’s Christmas celebra-tion.

While Marquette Rail has decid-ed it cannot operate Santa Train this year, Chancelor said Fountain, which built a great tradition of a community Christmas celebration that incorporated the Santa Train stop there, will carry on without the train.

“It’s been a good thing,” she said of the Christmas celebration. “It’s been good for the community. Peo-ple come from all over. We didn’t want that to stop because we didn’t have the train. We’ll just have San-ta come another way, by fire truck, like he did before the train.”

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Real Christmas trees still a favoriteBy KeViN BRaCisZesKidaiLy newS StaFF wRiteR

Real Christmas trees fill many Ameri-can homes with evergreen smells dur-ing the holiday season, but most Christ-mas presents are again expected to be placed under artificial trees this year.

Mason County grower Jim Nickel-son, however, is expecting to sell about 20,000 real trees this year, up some from the 19,000 he sold in 2013.

“We’ve been working since about Halloween (cutting trees) and we’ve shipped out 10,000 already,” Nickelson said Nov. 13.

Nickelson owns Needlefast Ever-greens on Hansen Road and raises trees on about 300 acres. He sells most of his trees wholesale, although he also sells locally from his Hansen Road location.

His main competition comes from North Carolina, which Nickelson said

is over supplied with Fraser firs — his most popular tree.

He estimated that 80 percent of his sales are Fraser firs, which he said are very fragrant and have good needle re-tention.

Fraser fir sales for Needlefast are fol-lowed by Douglas firs at 10 percent, bal-sam firs for 8 percent and Scotch pines for 2 percent with spruce trees making up only a small portion of his sales.

Nickelson noted his business is bet-ter than six or seven years ago because more trees reached maturity this year. He said he usually starts cutting trees after seven years and tries to clear par-cels within 10 years.

He said there were fewer trees plant-ed 14 years ago than the current crop because there was less open ground to plant back then.

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the tRee BusiNess“Most growers are having

a good year,” Nickelson said about 2014.

One reason is that, like other types of farming, many growers are getting older and retiring.

“There just aren’t many people to replace them,” he said, adding that his compa-ny sold fewer seedlings this year.

Nickelson said his busi-ness may last longer now that his son, Ben Nickelson, returned to it in 2013.

“Our goal is for him to eventually take over the business,” Jim said.

Most of his Mason Coun-ty trees are sold wholesale

and shipped as far west as Omaha, Nebraska, and as far south as San Antonio, Texas. Nickelson said he does ship trees into Ohio and northern Kentucky, although he faces competition in the east be-cause of the North Carolina growers.

He ships those wholesale trees in November because his customers want them to arrive a couple days before Thanksgiving.

Nickelson opens his re-tail business the day after Thanksgiving.

MiChiGaN tReesThe state ranks in third

place for production of Christmas trees with about 2 million sold each year, ac-

cording to Jill O’Donnell, education officer for the Michigan State University Extension. Oregon is the top producer with 6.5 mil-lion trees and North Caro-lina produces 4.3 million trees.

O’Donnell said there are 560 Christmas tree farms in Michigan covering about 27,000 acres.

Oceana County ranks high in the state with 2,000 acres of tree farms. Manist-ee County has about 1,000 acres while Mason Coun-ty has 600 acres and Lake County has 110 acres.

“We really had a pretty good growing season with timely rains,” she said. “And the cool temperatures were really good.”

• Make sure your tree is well supplied with water. This will keep it fresh and fire resistant.

• A tree can absorb up to a gallon of water within its first 24 hours, so make sure you use a stand that holds at least that amount of water.

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• Make sure your stand is filled with water. Sap will form over the stump with-in six hours and it will prevent the tree from absorbing water. If this happens, you will need to make another cut at the base of the stump.

• Make sure your tree is away from any

home appliance or area that causes heat or drafts. This includes fireplaces, radia-tors, vents and entertainment compo-nents, such as televisions and stereos.

• Do not decorate your tree with any material that is flammable, such as paper and cotton. Also, keep your tree away from burning candles and other open flames.

• Make sure the lights you plan to place on your tree are in working order. Also be sure not to overload your electric outlets.

• Be sure to unplug the lights before you leave your tree unattended.

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Celebrate Manistee’s heritage with Old Christmas WeekendMANISTEE — Step back in time

as you take part in one of Michi-gan’s most unique holiday cel-ebrations. An entire weekend of excitement including the Victo-rian Sleighbell Parade with horse drawn entries, bagpipers, dog sled teams and carolers elegantly dressed in Victorian style attire. The highlights of the parade are the draft horses pulling a 30 foot Christmas tree down River Street followed by a beautiful display of fireworks.

The entire Old Christmas Week-end is filled with lovely events in-cluding Festival of Trees, “Miracle on 34th Street” at the Historic Ramsdell Theatre and guided tours of the historic Buckley Home and Babcock House Museum. Manistee is a wonderful place to pick up gifts for everyone on your list, catch a show at the recently renovated Vogue Theatre or sim-ply enjoy the magical experience of the beautifully decorated his-toric downtown.

thursday, December 4Christmas iN the british isles,

10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Manistee County Historical Museum, 425 River Street, An exhibit featuring Christmas trees, decorations, artifacts, and info that honors the heritage of Manistee’s early residents from England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland. Classic toy train sets will be accompanying the exhibit. Admission: Students - $1, Adults - $3, Families - $6.

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Nual viCtoriaN dessert CoN-Cert, 7 p.m., Faith Covenant Church, 475 8th Street, Advance Tickets Re-quired

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theatre, 1 – 4 p.m., 101 Maple Street, $5 Admission

Cookie fuN for everyoNe, Cookie Decorating, 11 – 8 p.m., Manistee Inn & Marina, 378 River Street

festival of trees, 1 – 8 p.m., Rams-dell Theatre Ballroom, 101 Maple Street

for the love of ChildreN & ChoColate, Sleighbell Chocolate Shop, 3 – 8 p.m., Friends Who Care, 318 River Street

brass eNsembles, 6 p.m., 390 River Street

dowNtowN maNistee soup Cook-off, 4 – 6:30 p.m., Results 7 p.m. at Blue Fish, Live music by Jon Archam-bault Band 8-10 p.m.

miraCle oN 34th street, 7:30 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street

saturday, December 6JiNgle bell Jog 5k ruN/walk, 10

a.m., Kennedy Elementary School, 550 Maple Street

sleighbell bazaar aNd Craft show, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., Manistee High School , 525 12th Street

Cookie fuN for everyoNe, Cookie Decorating, 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., Manistee Inn & Marina, 378 River Street

Carriage rides dowN river street, noon - 4 p.m., 356 River Street

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Shop, Noon – 7 p.m., Friends Who Care, 318 River Street

tours of the historiC rams-dell theatre, 1 – 4 p.m., 101 Maple Street, $5 Admission

festival of trees, 1 – 8 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre Ballroom, 101 Maple Street

guided tour of historiC bab-CoCk house museum, 1, 2, 3, 7 and 8 p.m. (please arrive on the hour), 420 Third Street

a lumber baroNs Christmas - Tour of Historic Buckley Home, 1 – 4 p.m., 450 Cedar Street: Admission $10

historiC tour of st. paul’s lu-theraN ChurCh 12–2 p.m., 313 Fourth Street, Free Hot Chocolate and Kids Crafts

brass eNsemble, 1:30 p.m., 390 River Street

meet aNd Greet the Sled Dog Team, 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., East end of River

Street, NO PETS PLEASEJiNgle miNgle, 4:30 p.m., Rams-

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merry tromboNes, 4:30 p.m., 390 River Street

viCtoriaN sleighbell parade, 5:30 p.m., River Street – Downtown Manistee | The Parade will be broad-cast ‘live’ via internet streaming as well as through various other television outlets.. Fireworks – Immediately Fol-lowing Parade. Near the Fountain on River Street

miraCle oN 34th street, 7:30 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street

sunday, December 7festival of trees, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.,

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portage lake bible Camp, 4158 Camp Delight Road, $10 Adults / $5 5-12yrs / Free 4 & Under RSVP to (231) 889-5911

a lumber baroNs Christmas - Tour of historiC buCkley home, 1 – 4 p.m., 450 Cedar Street: Admis-sion $10

miraCle oN 34th street, 2 p.m., Ramsdell Theatre, 101 Maple Street

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Experience an old country Christmastake a step back in time and ...

By Melissa KeefeRdaiLy newS StaFF wRiteR

Step back into time for a country Christmas experience at the Mason County Fairgrounds for a second year during the Western Michigan Fair Association’s Second Annual Country Christmas.

“It was a great family experience,” Dave Bendele, a Western Michigan Fair Board member said about last year’s event. “Families could come out together and take a horse ride, pick up a Christmas tree and see the live nativity that we had.”

Dates for this year’s event are Nov. 28, Dec. 5 and Dec. 12 from 6 to 9 p.m. and Nov. 29 and Dec. 6 from 4 to 9 p.m. at the Mason County Fairgrounds.

Bendele said he is excited to be able to bring back the event, which he said brings family and friends and the community together.

“Everything we do is based on that,” Bendele said.

Activities for this year’s Coun-try Christmas are the same, with a

few new additions, according to Bendele. Families will get to enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, cookies and hot cocoa, a petting zoo, a live nativity, photos with Santa in his workshop and picking out a Christ-mas tree for the family.

“When I was younger we used to do stuff like this,” Bendele said. “Some of it has gone by the way-side. This event gives us the oppor-tunity to bring it back and let a new generation experience it.”

New to the event, if they can find people to participate, will be Christ-mas caroling.

“We are trying to bring in, if we can find them, local bands or peo-ple that want to sing Christmas car-ols,” Bendele said. “We hope to get people involved singing together.”

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Here comes Santa Claus ....Santa Express coming to town Dec. 14

• Bitely, arriving at 1:35 p.m. and leaving at 1:45 p.m. (Main Street crossing)• Baldwin, arriving at 2:05 p.m. and leaving at 2:25 p.m. (Baldwin Depot/o� Astor Road)• Scottville, arriving at 3:15 p.m. and leaving 3:30 p.m.

(Main Street crossing)• Ludington, arriving at 3:50 p.m. and leaving at 4:15 p.m.

(First Street crossing)• Fountain, arriving at 5:20 p.m. and leaving at 5:45 p.m.

(Main Street crossing)• Free Soil, arriving at 6:05 p.m. and leaving at 6:20 p.m.

(Free Soil Road crossing)• Stronach, arriving at 6:40 p.m. and leaving at 6:55 p.m. (Main Street crossing)• Manistee, arriving at 7:20 p.m.. and leaving at 7:35 p.m. (River Street crossing)

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He said they want to use the stage at the end of the Community Center building, sim-ilar to where the Scottville Clown Band per-forms each summer at the fair.

In addition, Bendele said the committee is asking local businesses, organizations and groups to decorate campsites on the Mason County Fairgrounds property as part of a “Light Up the Sites” contest.

“It will make everything decorated a bit more,” Bendele said. “It’s not for people to drive through, but more for everyone to walk through and for where the wagon ride goes through.”

Bendele said the 4-H groups will be collect-ing donations for a canned food drive.

Events for Country Christmas are scattered throughout the fairgrounds because the com-munity building is used for winter storage.

“We have a couple buildings the events will be taking place in,” Bendele said. “We have a couple buildings with heat in them in case people get cold.

Country Christmas is $8 per car for en-trance and includes the wagon ride and a $5 discount coupon for a Christmas tree. The event is a fundraiser for the Western Michi-gan Fair Association.

“We did alright the first year,” Bendele said. He hopes it continues to grow as more people get involved.

To get involved as a local business or com-munity group or for questions, contact Dave Bendele at 231-690-8950 or e-mail [email protected].

CounTRy CHRISTMAS: A fundraiser for the Western Michigan Fair Association

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Holiday meals served at Emanuel Lutheran Church

Emanuel Lutheran Church, 501 E. Danaher St., Ludington, holds Thanksgiving and Christmas community dinners.

The Thanksgiving dinner has seatings at noon and 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 28. Those who are homebound may call for delivery by noon the day prior, 843-3686.

Christmas dinner is served from noon to 2 p.m. on Dec. 25, also at Emanuel Lutheran Church.

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Seven-day delivery will run from Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in response to anticipated growing de-mands.

The agency expects 12 percent growth in its pack-age business this holiday season, or in the range of about 450 to 470 million packages.

The Postal Service says demand for package ser-vices has grown as online re-

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“Football has its season. But the holidays? That’s our

season. That’s crunch time for us,” Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe said, in a statement. “E-commerce package business contin-ues to be a big player now more than ever, so we’ve enhanced our network to ensure America that we’ll deliver their cards, gifts and letters in time for the holidays.”

The struggling agency lost $2 billion this spring despite increasing its vol-ume and charging consum-ers more to send mail.

The Postal Service is an independent agency that receives no tax dollars for

day-to-day operations but is subject to congressional control.

For expected delivery by Christmas, the agency rec-ommends these mailing and shipping deadlines:

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— Dec. 10 - International express priority mail

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‘Football has its season. But the holidays? that’s our season. that’s crunch time for us.’

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Gift wrapping tricks and tips The holidays are here and

that means shoppers have started to stockpile gifts for those they love.

Although some people are gift-wrap gurus, there are many others who feel that their wrapping skills are lacking.

Regardless, anyone can create delightful wrapped gifts with a little know-how.

prepareThe first step to wrapping

is to have all of the supplies in one place.

There are some people who have actually dedicated small rooms as gift-wrap sta-tions. While you don’t have to go this far, find a large ta-ble and keep your tape, tags,

paper, ribbon, scissor, pen, and other accessories near-by.

Also, sort out the gifts ac-cording to recipient and

have any gift receipts handy to wrap up with the gift.

Wrap at a time when there are no distractions and you can devote your attention to

the task at hand, like after children have gone to bed or during the day when no one is home.

paper or Bags?When purchasing wrap-

ping paper, it may be tempt-ing to skimp on the quality of the paper to save money. However, a thicker, high-er quality paper will make wrapping go more smoothly.

That’s because it will be less likely to tear on boxes or when you’re rolling out and cutting it.

Thicker paper means you’ll also be able to achieve more intricate folds and bet-ter creasing around boxes. It also may be more forgivable around oddly shaped items.

Gift bags are the go-to wrapping medium when you’re short on time or have items that are not eas-ily wrapped with paper. Be-cause they come in a variety of sizes — and even giant plastic bags to contain large gifts — they are often more convenient.

other tipsThere are different tips

that can help with wrapping.• Buy neutral-patterned

wrapping paper that coor-dinates with other papers. This way if you run out of one type of paper you can stagger other pieces and make a collage of papers so there’s no waste.

• Use ribbon to dress up a

gift and direct the eye away from any imperfections.

• Keep a stack of paper scraps and use it instead of tissue paper to fill in gift bags.

• Keep scissors sharp for clean cuts.

• Pack smaller items or oddly shaped things into a different container that is easier to wrap.

• Roll up clothing and place into a paper towel tube to turn the wrapping into a candy cane shaped gift.

Practice often makes per-fect when it comes to wrap-ping gifts.

Having the right paper, a few decorative supplies and some patience can ensure that gifts look festive this year.

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They are finicky and fickle, and might be updating their wish lists as often as their Instagram ac-counts. Do you have any idea what to buy the teenagers on your holi-day shopping list this year?

“It’s a challenge because they move quickly and their desires change quickly,” says Gregg An-drews, Nordstrom’s fashion cre-ative director. “You have to have the newest, hottest thing. They’re bringing in so much information, so what they want changes con-stantly.”

The best bets, according to the experts: electronics — notably the smartphone, along with phone ac-cessories; video game systems and games; fashion accessories; active-

wear (the “athleisure” trend); and items that let teens express them-

selves. Don’t forget the standbys of cash and gift cards.

“The No. 1 thing is the cellphone — it’s not even close,” Marshal Co-hen, chief industry analyst at mar-ket research firm NPD Group, says of what teenagers want.

Gift-givers can then build on what the child already has.

“If I got you a new phone during the year or last year, I’m going to look to accessorize it this year,” Cohen says.

All kinds of accessories, in fact, may be popular presents, he says. Think small leather goods, jewelry and watches.

No shame in gift cardsAileen Avery, author of “Gift Rap:

The History and Art of Gift Giving,”

advises steering clear of clothing, makeup and handbags. “Those are very personal style things that the teen should pick out themselves, especially if it’s a girl,” she says.

Her advice for a no-fail gift: cash, gift cards or electronics.

“If you don’t want to spend the big bucks on the iPad or a cell-phone, then you can buy things like accessories and little gifts and match them to gift cards,” she said — for example, cool earbuds with an iTunes gift card.

Or wrap up a gadget like a Darth Vader flash drive or purse-size cell-phone charger/flashlight.

Don’t be embarrassed to give a gift card, experts say, because teenagers don’t find them imper-sonal the way adults might. Just be sure you know where they want to

shop.“Teens would rather have one

big, giant gift card than a whole bunch of little gift cards,” Cohen says. “They don’t want a variety. They want to make a splash in one store.”

For inspiration, check out recip-ients’ social networks to find out about their hobbies, what music they love or what team they cheer for, Avery says. If you spot a res-taurant they enjoy, grab a gift card so they can dine out with friends. Or see what kind of video games they play.

Cash, says Avery, is the gift of “first resort”: “Cash is better than gift cards because that’s immedi-ate. That’s, ‘go wherever, do what-ever you want.”’

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Idealistic teenagers will feel good receiving a gift from a re-tailer that donates to a chari-table cause they are passion-ate about. “This generation is more socially conscious that way and wants to make a dif-ference,” Avery says.

unique and personalGood gifts for teenagers

are ones that are new, dif-ferent and let them show who they are, says Andrews, at Nordstrom. “They want things that are unique, that express their individuality and that they’re the first to have,” he says.

Among his recommenda-tions:

Smartphone cases. Mos-chino has creative mod-els turned out to resemble fast-food french fries and a melting ice cream bar; other brands feature floral, ethnic or animal prints. “When they all throw their cellphones down on the table, it’s who has the coolest case,” An-drews says.

He also suggests other tech accessories: earbuds, alone or built into earmuffs or headbands, or headphones offered with interchangeable “cans” for different looks.

“Headphones are a crazy thing now, and they’re not just about the sound. They’re also about the look and the accessory-like quality of them,” Andrews says.

If you’re looking for a wear-able gift, consider the Con-verse sneaker, available in various colors and in styles from Missoni, the knitwear company known for zigzag patterns. For boys, consider a hat — a slouchy beanie or an old-school ski hat embla-zoned with a team logo and topped off with a pom-pom.

As for activewear, there’s the jogger pant for boys and girls. The relaxed fit makes it easier for gift-givers to get the size right. Same goes for a quilted vest or trendy back-pack, Andrews says.

At Gifts.com, editorial cura-tor Gwen Paja recommends a refurbished, vintage Polaroid instant camera as a nostal-gic counterpoint to the latest technology.

She also suggests necklac-es in the shape of a state, and “experience” gifts, like flying in a jet pack.

Lastly, there’s the gift they can eat: food or candy that can be ordered online or ar-ranged in a basket. “Teenag-ers are the hungriest group of people,” Avery says. “You can’t go wrong.”

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If you’re looking for a wearable gift, consider the ultra-popular Converse sneaker (shown is the Con-verse x Missoni Chuck Taylor All Star High Top), avail-able in various colors and in styles from Missoni, the knitwear company known for zigzag patterns.

At left, With activewear-type clothing so popular, there’s the jogger pant for boys and girls as a holi-day gift. With a relaxed fit, there’s more leeway in getting the size exactly right.

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It’s now 2013 and many local residents are looking ahead for good things in the new year.

“I’m expecting work and some ice so we can go ice

so all the kids can enjoy the winter time,” said Chris Thalman of Ludington. “And that all the kids can stay safe with all the stuff

that’s going on.

“Peace and love,” Thal-man said.

Lois Bon-gard of Lud-ington is ex-pecting a good year.

“I’m looking forward to more time with my family and what the Lord has in store for us in 2013,” Bongard said. “And

I’m praying for a special friend who is having cancer treat-ments.”

Walt Bos-ma is hoping A m e r i c a ’ s polit icians can begin to

work together for the good of the country.

“I’m hoping for the Sen-

cliff taken care of, but they won’t reach an agreement because Re-p u b l i c a n s and Demo-crats can’t get along,” Bosma said.

He also has a resolution for 2013.

“Get healthier,” Bosma said. “I’m going to quit

smoking and cut down on my drink-ing.”

Jack Jones of Ludington believes the economy will improve this year.

“I’m very positive it will be brighter

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Congress’ excruciating, extraordinary New Year’s Day approval of a compro-mise averting a prolonged tumble off

hands Presi-dent Barack Obama most of the tax boosts on the rich that he campaigned on. It also p r e v e n t s House Republicans from facing blame for blocking tax cuts for most Ameri-can households, though most GOP lawmakers part-ed ways with Speaker John Boehner and opposed the measure.

Passage also lays the groundwork for future bat-tles between the two sides over federal spending and debt.

Capping a holiday season political spectacle that fea-tured enough high and low notes for a Broadway mu-sical, the GOP-run House

measure by 257-167 late Tuesday. That came after the Democratic-led Senate used a wee-hours 89-8 roll call to assent to the bill, belying the partisan brink-manship that colored much

U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, from Michigan’s 2nd District, voted against it.

“While the measure in-cludes some commendable permanent tax relief provi-sions, overall this legisla-tion further delays a seri-ous attempt to solve our growing spending and debt crisis. For too long we have seen Washington play out its own version of the clas-sic ‘Peanuts’ cartoon where Lucy promises Charlie Brown she won’t pull the football away, yet she does every time,” Huizenga said. “President Obama and Sen-ate Democrats continue to promise to deliver seri-ous spending cuts, but the cuts never come. It is time for my colleagues in Wash-ington to realize that add-

then somehow calling it a victory is not what Ameri-ca needs.”

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A Messiah’s chorus of shouts of “wonderful,” “amazing,” “wow” created a ground level buzz as hun-dreds of shells burst in the sky in downtown Luding-ton Tuesday just after mid-night to celebrate the arriv-al of 2013.

“It was a beautiful show. The best show we had by far. The guys made a great selection,” Ludington May-or John Henderson said of the nearly 8-minute-long display.

The fourth year of the Ludington Light Up the Lake New Year’s Eve Ball Drop drew thousands of people downtown to enjoy the ice bar, the restaurants and bars, music, the warmth of open retailers, to count

2012 and then to enjoy a -

ular shot off from the roof of Sportsman’s Restaurant & Irish Pub in a nearly non-stop barrage of shells.

“It was a gosh wonder-ful show,” Annette Monton of Pentwater said. “It was great.”

Monton and those she was with stood across from Sportsman’s directly under the show. Throughout the show Monton and her par-ty called out compliments: “Spectacular,” “I love it,”

“Amazing,” and “They’re so good,” among the compli-ments.

Nearby Marty Ziemba also was impressed.

”I think it was great,” the Ludington resident said, noting he had been to a lot

right in there was the best.”Kathy Maclean, Luding-

ton and Scottville Area Chamber of Commerce president and CEO, was pleased, too.

“That was amazing,” she said. “Absolutely amazing.”

She said she didn’t know exactly what Mayor Hen-derson had planned for the

-forehand she’d have to wait and see but that it was go-

ing to be good.“Wow,” she said.When the ball hit the bot-

tom, Kim Cole went from sheriff-elect to Mason County sheriff. ‘

“I’ve never seen one be-fore because I either had to work through it or had to work the following morn-

timer, it was really cool. The crowd was well-be-haved. It’s what Ludington is all about.”

He said he was amazed that the crowd stretched so far up and down Ludington Avenue.

“It was cold but it was a really, really neat experi-ence, I thought.”

Ludington Police Chief

Mark Barnett estimated the crowd at roughly 5,000.

Barnett said the event “went great.”

“People were well-be-haved,” Barnett said. “I thought it was a great eve-

off without a hitch and the wind even died down at the right time. I just look for-ward to next year.”

The event worked to draw people, both local and from out of the area, to downtown Ludington.

Maclean said several of the hotels the chamber had contacted were full for the weekend and that the chamber provided sever-al hundred New Year’s Eve welcome bags with party

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Andy has been a full-time caregiver for Spc. Eric Lund, a fel-low Guards-man who lost

his arms above the elbow in the war in Afghanistan in May.

Andy and Eric, friends from their days together at Ludington High School, both enlisted and both served tours overseas.

The two planned to move to Grand Rapids to-gether and pursue their education once Lund, too, returned from war and �n-ished his time in uniform.

The plans ran amuck when an IED exploded, hit-ting the Army vehicle Eric was in.

It wasn’t long after Eric was �own from his initial treatment in Germany to the Brooke Army Medi-cal Center in San Antonio, Texas, that Andy packed up and headed south, leaving his life in west Michigan to take care of his comrade.

Andy has helped his pal with everything, from brushing his teeth to help-ing him eat, dress and get to and from activities.

It’s been important to Andy to help his friend live as normal a life as possible, which has meant when he’s not recovering from sur-gery or in therapy, bringing him to football games and, even recently, snowboard-ing.

The two �ew home for the holidays, which gives Andy a break from daily care duties.

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Eight ways to create new holiday traditionsMuch of what makes the

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While families have tradi-tions that stretch back de-cades, there is plenty of op-portunity to embrace new means of celebration to breathe new life into Christ-mas, Chanukkah or the sea-son’s other holidays.

1. feed the wildlifeDuring the cold days of

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Be sure to choose a tree that is far enough away from the home, so you don’t have too many scavengers hunt-ing and pecking around the house.

2. Create a photo advent calendar

Make your own Advent calendar that has small doors that open up to photos of different family members. Or use a collection of chil-dren’s pictures that show-case how they’ve changed as they’ve grown older.

3. ‘adopt’ a child for holiday gifts

Each year you can bring a smile to a child in need by purchasing a present for an underprivileged kid. Some post offices sponsor “Let-ters from Santa” events where participants can re-spond to one of the thou-sands of letters mailed to the North Pole. Or work with a local charity that organizes events to bring gifts to chil-dren in hospitals or in foster care.

4. holiday story countdown

Every night in December watch a movie or read a sto-ry that tells an uplifting holi-

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5. Remember someone who has passed on

The holiday season is one made beautiful by lit can-dles and twinkling lights. Remember a loved one or a friend who has passed away by lighting a remembrance candle in his or her honor. It’s a way this person can still be part of the festivities.

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Luke Maguire Armstrong doesn’t pen a holiday letter to friends. The guitar play-er and songwriter prefers to communicate musically.

Armstrong makes a CD that he shares with friends and family each Christmas, containing songs that reflect the places he’s visited or how he’s felt during the year. He includes a note about how he discovered each song. Re-cent CDs, for example, have helped tell the stories of his travels throughout Central America.

“I choose the songs that had the most impact on me,” said Armstrong, who divides his time between New York

and Antigua, Guatemala. “It’s a way for me to stay in touch with a lot of people and get everyone something.”

Sharing music is a great way to connect with friends, and technology has made it easier than ever, says Kris-ten Chase, publisher and CEO of coolmompicks.com, which covers trends in tech-nology. Chase, who has a de-gree in music therapy, cre-ates playlists for various occasions, including her children’s birthdays.

“Because our music pref-erences are often a window into who we are as people, sharing music is actually sharing a part of ourselves,” she said. “It’s a way for us to connect with other peo-ple and allow them into our

lives, which I think is an in-herent part of being human.”

Or, as Armstrong de-scribed it in a holiday letter he sent to friends with the songs in 2011: “To me, mu-sic is more than just an en-tertaining way to pass the time, but (like chocolate covered bananas and Lady Gaga) a way to enrich life — a way of reaching further than rigid reality allows.”

Music lovers can create and share playlists in a vari-ety of ways, Chase said. She recommends Spotify, a digi-tal music service that pro-vides access to millions of songs. Users can search for songs online to share with friends and family.

For those who prefer cre-ating something more tangi-

ble, Chase suggests putting the music on a USB drive. USB drives come in numer-ous designs and colors; Chase likes the nostalgic feel of ones that look like cassette tapes, which for her conjure up memories of mix tapes in high school.

Adding music to a USB drive is also a way to give a tech gift that has a person-al touch. “You can get really creative,” she said.

Tyler Hayes, a writer in San Diego, suggests ask-ing friends what website or app they use to listen to music, and sharing a playl-ist through it. In addition to Spotify, he has shared songs using Beats Music and Rdio.

“I’m always seeking out new music and sharing it

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Heather Browne of Col-orado Springs, Colorado, looks forward every fall to creating a 20-song Christ-mas/holiday playlist to share with friends, family and readers of her music blog.

“Part of the reason I do them is as a conscious re-bellion against the amount of terrible Christmas music out there,” she said. “I try to find songs with some sense of nostalgia, some sense of wonder.”

Often, the songs aren’t holiday music per se, but feel “Christmasy” or “win-tery,” and reflect how her year went. She pays careful

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“That’s kind of the fun part of making a mix — cu-rating the songs,” she said. “I hope that they listen to them in the order I put them in.”

Browne shares the list as MP3 files on her blog, fuel-friends.blogspot.com, but also burns about two dozen CDs to give away. A friend helps her create cover art for the CD, and anyone who wants to burn a CD of the playlist can also print out the cover art.

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ho-ing and hustling and bus-tling, pets may not be as en-amored with the holiday season as their human coun-terparts.

That’s because, amid the blur of activities that fill the season, there are potential sources of stress and dan-gers to pets.

What can be so dangerous about holiday festivities and decorations?

A lot, according to veteri-narians and pet advocacy experts. The ASPCA, among other groups, warns of the toxic items and unhealthy treats that abound this time of year.

Approximately 1,300 peo-ple are treated each year in

emergency rooms for inju-ries related to holiday lights. Another 6,200 are treated for injuries related to holi-day decorations and Christ-mas trees. These injuries are occurring to people who know better.

Know what’s toxicEverything from snow

globes to tinsel can wreak havoc on pets’ delicate intes-tinal systems.

Many holiday plants, like holly and poinsettia, contain oils that can be fatal to pets if consumed. Snow globes often contain antifreeze, which is well known as tox-ic to pets. Snow sprays and snow flock contain chemi-

cals that can be irritants if inhaled or consumed.

Tinsel and pine needles can cause choking and in-testinal obstruction if con-sumed by smaller animals, like cats and rodents.

Decorating dangersDecorative glassware, trin-

kets and other breakables can prove hazardous to ani-mals.

Inquisitive dogs and cats may break glass ornaments and be cut by shards of glass. It’s easy for lit candles to be knocked over and even Christmas trees to be pulled down by boisterous pets. Water kept in Christmas tree stands and other decor may

harbor harmful microorgan-isms or chemicals that be-come dangerous if lapped up.

Cords and lights may look like chew toys to rodents, dogs and cats, who can be-come electrocuted or stran-gled while investigating.

Goodie gluttonyMany pets have stolen a

piece of people food from here or there or have been offered some table scraps. There are some items that can be dangerous during the holidays and year round. Be-ware of feeding pets fatty meats, gravies, poultry skin, poultry bones, chocolate, and alcohol. These items can

cause illnesses from vomit-ing and diarrhea to highly se-rious pancreatitis and other toxic reactions.

Remove trash from the house regularly while en-tertaining to ensure pets don’t get inside of garbage cans and trash bags to steal scraps.

When eating, keep pets out of the dining area and main-tain a close eye on scaven-gers who might leap for dish-es at the edges of tables.

Buy pet-safe treats this time of year to reward ani-mals so they will not be in-clined to steal snacks.

holiday stressHaving a houseful of peo-

ple can be stressful on pets who are not used to the com-pany. Talk with a veterinar-ian to see if a mild sedative or anti-anxiety medication might be helpful. Other-wise, keep pets contained in a quiet room away from guests if they are prone to skittishness. Try to keep feeding and watering sched-ules consistent so the pets will have the comfort of their routines. Be sure to spend time with the animals so they are not feeling ne-glected.

The holidays can be a wonderful time of year to share with your pets, but safety should never be too far out of mind when prepar-ing for the season.

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