| Bulletin readers can help wishes come true
The Baxter Bulletin Christmas Wish program has a mission: To provide a nice Christmas for families with children in need. Donations of toys, clothing and money may be made at the Wish Distribution Center in the former Beuford's Bar-B-Q building in Georgetown Square. The center is open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays through Nov. 15 and 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Nov. 20-Dec. 13. .
Empty Stockings
This Empty Stockings feature is printed every year on the Sunday after Thanksgiving to present the Wish and Need lists of Helena area nonprofit organizations that assist families and individuals in various ways throughout the year.It is heartwarming to see, year after year, your outpouring of love, time, gifts, donations and contributions to help these organizations and agencies help our neighbors in need. A pair of mittens, a basket of food, items such as pencils or a playground ball can make a difference.On behalf of the IR and the organizations who have sent us their lists, thank you � the individuals, families, groups, businesses, clubs � everyone in our community, for your warmhearted response to past Empty Stockings requests. Happy holidays!RMDC HEAD START200 South Cruse Ave.457-7308 .
Realignment process begins
A NCHSAA realignment committee meeting is scheduled for Thursday. No action will be taken at this meeting, but the preliminary draft proposal for the realignment of high school conferences for the 2009-10 school year will be given to the committee. The draft should be posted on the NCHSAA Web site by Thursday afternoon. * Prep basketball South Rowan is at Salisbury for a varsity basketball doubleheader tonight. The girls game will start at 6 p.m. Both girls teams are still unbeaten. Salisbury is 3-0, while South is 1-0. Both boys teams are searching for their first win. Davie County is home against Surry Central. * Mooresville's boys team was down the last two years, but the Blue Devils could return to being a big factor in the NPC this season.
Holiday wishbook
Straight from the mouths of Culpeper kids, here's the scoop on holiday gifts for grades 1-12. Back in the day you were in the hot seat asking Santa Claus for an A.C. Gilbert Erector set, an Atari 2600 game or a scented Strawberry Shortcake doll with Berrykin case. However, times have changed. The toys that fueled our imaginations so many years ago are now called "vintage." So what's a big bad adult supposed to do when a train set just doesn't cut it anymore? The Star-Exponent set forth to find out what this generation of technology-savvy children wants these days. We visited three Culpeper schools - Epiphany Catholic, St. Luke's Lutheran and Culpeper County High - and talked with a boy and girl from every grade to give you, oh clueless grownup, a better shot at getting it right this year.
Nintendo Kicks Off the Holidays with Two New Nintendo DS Bundles
Starting Nov. 23, Nintendo gives the holiday season a fresh blast of color with the launch of two special-edition Nintendo DS(TM) bundles. Each pairs a custom-color Nintendo DS system with one of the platform's hottest titles. The new Gold edition comes with The Legend of Zelda®: Phantom Hourglass, while the Metallic Rose Nintendo DS comes with the "Best Friends" version of Nintendogs(TM). (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071120/LATU038-a) (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20071120/LATU038-b) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050516/NINTENDODSLOGO) "Nintendo DS remains the portable system of choice for gamers," says George Harrison, Nintendo of America's senior vice president of marketing and corporate communications. "Our new bundles will be collector's items for current gamers while offering an attractive way for people new to video games to play with style." With its dual screens, touch-screen, amazing franchises and innovative games, Nintendo DS has been a cornerstone of Nintendo's efforts to expand the world of video games to new audiences and to get as many people playing as possible.
ASK SEAN
Unproductive weekends seem to be in my blood. I handed in everything for one project, studied for an exam and did some work for a second project. That amounted to a third of what I actually wanted to do. I was just too tired to work yesterday. So I played a couple of hours of Guild Wars instead. Thirteen flawless victories in a row. That is a lot of trash-talkers dead. I'll cut this short at this point. So, what is in the letter bag today? .
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