Handy Gifts to Avoid Christmas Gift Gaffes
A brief guide urges readers to prepare gifts early to prevent embarrassment from forgotten recipients. It suggests having gifts wrapped and ready at Christmas time to streamline holiday giving. The tone mirrors a practical advice column from a past issue.
Handcrafted Gifts and Christmas Customs Shared
Readers are urged to gift handmade items to add a personal touch this season. Easy packaging ideas include bowls, pots, baskets, or repurposed containers. The piece also surveys Christmas legends and customs from around the world, noting Santa Claus variants and traditional symbols like candles and holly.
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STA Nursery Offers Limited Seedling Stock This Year
Conservation Commission nursery at Ames announces orders may be placed for limited seedling stock including black walnut dogwood green ash wild grape multiflora rose stratified seedlings and various pines. Minimum order 250 plants with express delivery. wildlife packets also offered.
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Toca Conservation
Eourem Coxtension
Suil Conservation Service
Lael
Express Cotleet
Deer Check Stations Report Sparse December Season
The Conservation Commission logged 142 deer checked at five stations during December 3 5 gun season. Station tallies included Denver 14 Backbone Park 1 Cherokee 3–n Indianola 2h Lansing 0 142 total. Weather hampered early hunting and higher pressure surfaced in Alfamakeco County. full season report awaits hunter report cards.
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Denver
Deer Backbone Park
Cherokee
Deer Indianola
Dear Lansing
Alfamakeco County
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