Gifts from above: The Lake Elmo Inn's tradition of exchanging a drink for an ornament

The Lake Elmo Inn's Christmas trees begin every year naked. The lonely twinkle lights that adorn their bare branches do little to help them stand out against the holiday decorations that will embellish the remainder of the restaurant once the season begins.

Helping Works: Christmas in July? Well, time to start working on it anyway ...

Operation Christmas Child is a national nonprofit organization that enlists people to pack shoeboxes with small gifts that are sent around the world to kids in need. Young recipients are in need for lots of reasons, including natural disasters, disease, war, terrorism and famine.

Christmas gift burglar pleads guilty

A Logansport man has admitted to breaking into a home in 2007 and stealing all the Christmas presents.

Shop now; avoid Christmas rush

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Christmas market shows off Prudhoe to the full

LOCAL producers and businesses wishing to take part in a Christmas market at Prudhoe Castle are urged to come forward.