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HOT SPRING COUNTY

CHRISTMAS

Dollar-A-Day Donor Agreement:

What’s on your wish list this year? For our kids, it’s a Great Future. You have the opportunity to positively infl uence and impact the youth of Malvern and Hot Spring County this holiday season by Giving the Gift of a Great Future.

We are launching our new growth campaign, A Dollar-A-Day. By becoming a member of our Club 365 you have a direct impact on the youth of this community. Your authorization allows the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County to draft your account once a month for an amount not to exceed $31.00, refl ective of $1 per day of that month. At the end of a year, you will have donated $365 and your efforts will have gone to support an essential youth organization of this community.

Since the 1950’s, the BGC of Malvern and Hot Spring County has helped to provide Great Futures for all young people who enter our doors, especially those who need us most. Throughout the year, we are given the gift of amazing kids who come into our Club every day and share with us their stories of determination, triumph, and perseverance. You can join in this season and help us Give the Gift of a Great Future to the kids in our community. Without safe havens like Boys & Girls Clubs, children have fewer opportunities to receive positive guidance and support.

No gift is too big or too small when it comes to our children’s futures. To participate in encouraging and helping the youth of Hot Spring County, simply complete the form below and return or mail this form to the BGC.

I (We) authorize an agreement of fi nancial payment to the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County on a monthly basis. This amount will not to exceed $31/month. This deduction will take place on the 5th of the month or the next business day and be refl ective of $1 per day of that month. This amount will be deducted from your bank account by the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County per this agreement. Should you wish to alter, increase, or discontinue your donation and terminate this agreement, you will need to notify the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County in writing, or via e-mail (with confi rmed receipt) at least 30 days prior to the requested date of change. By signing this form, you grant permission to the Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County to deduct your contribution from your bank account listed below.

Return or Mail this form and voided check to:Boys and Girls Club of Malvern and Hot Spring County c/o Tammy Denham, CEO1840 West Moline Street, Malvern, AR 72104 501-337-4462

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Warm spirited paradeout in the cold

Photo by Joshua WaddesO.R.C.U. came out to spread Christmas cheer during the annual Malvern Christmas parade on Thursday, Dec. 8. The parade took about 30 minutes and featured several businesses dragging floats or marching in the parade, tossing out candy or greeting the freezing parade spectators. As soon as the parade finished, the crowd parted and made a mad dash back to their cars and heaters.

Photo by Joshua Waddes

Santa’s entourage

German Christmas markets draw crowds

BERLIN (AP) — The aroma of hot mulled glue-hwein wine mingling with the scent of bratwurst, roasted almonds and gin-gerbread: these are among the signature attractions of Germany’s outdoor Christ-mas markets.

People huddle together amid the wooden huts of the outdoor Christmas markets under festive lights, a scene replicated around the nation from the smallest villages to the largest cities during the time of Advent.

The tradition of street markets in the month before Christmas dates to the 15th century in central Europe.

Today, the first markets

open at the end of October, selling food, drinks, season-al crafts and other goods. Some offer Ferris Wheels and other fairground rides for the children.

For many of the adults, the hot gluehwein — some-times fortified with a shot of brandy or rum — is a popular brace against the winter cold and the fren-zy of the holiday season. Regional specialties like hot apple wine in western state of Hesse or stollen, a sweet bread with dried fruit and sugar coating, from the eastern state of Saxony, give most of the markets an individual flair.

German Christmas mar-

kets are also increasingly important to local econo-mies, drawing people from around the world.

A 2013 study by a busi-ness association that spe-cializes in Christmas mar-kets and public festivals suggested that revenue from the larger markets in Ger-many alone exceeds a bil-lion euros (US$1.1 billion) per year. Some 85 million people visited Christmas markets that year, a 70 per-cent increase since 2000.

The Glen Rose Cheer Squad visited Main Street on Thursday, Dec. 8 to march in the annual Christmas parade.

Don’t Let Pests Ruin Your Holiday Spirit

FAIRFAX, Va. —(BUSINESS WIRE) The holiday season is upon us and for many, it’s the most wonderful time of the year. While the twinkling lights and smell of homemade confections can surely put anyone in the holiday spir-it, nothing can damper this cheer like finding pests lurking in the decorations. The National Pest Manage-ment Association (NPMA) is reminding homeowners to keep a watchful eye for pests while decking the halls and to take precau-tions to enjoy a pest-free holiday with family and friends.

The National Pest Man-agement Association offers tips for holiday pest proof-ing.

Spiders, ticks and ants are unintentionally brought indoors this time of year via live greenery used to decorate the home, such as trees, wreaths and gar-land. Occasionally, these pests may lay eggs in the greenery, which can create a major problem for home-owners if they hatch inside the home. “To minimize the chance of an infestation, homeowners should inspect these seasonal items for ev-

idence of pests and shake them out before bringing them inside,” noted Cindy Mannes, vice president of public affairs for NPMA.

Another way that pests are introduced into the home during the holidays is through firewood. “It’s good practice for anyone planning to enjoy their fire-place this winter to inspect all pieces of wood before carrying them into their main living space,” added Mannes. Outdoors, excess firewood should be stowed on a raised structure at least 20 feet from the home.

Boxes of ornaments and other decorations stored since last season in base-ments, attics and garages also provide the ideal habi-tat for pests, so it’s import-ant to unpack these items outdoors and check them for signs of an infestation like gnaw marks and ro-dent droppings. At the end of the season, NPMA rec-ommends storing all décor in plastic bins with tightly sealed lids to ensure pests don’t become an unwel-come surprise when it’s time to decorate again next year.

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CHRISTMAS

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Cookies on parade

Boys & Girls Club kids out on Christmas

Photo by Joshua Waddles

Daisy Troop 6012 rode a float titled North Pole Cookie Co. during the annual Christmas parade on Thursday, Dec. 8.

Photo by Joshua Waddles

The Boys & Girls Club pulled a Christmas float during the annual parade on Thursday, Dec. 8.

Christmas tree farmer returns wedding band lost 15 years ago

WHITE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A Christmas tree farmer has found and returned a wedding ring that slipped off a New Jersey man’s finger roughly 15 years ago.

David Penner lost the ring during a visit with his wife to Wyckoff’s Tree Farm in White Township. He returned and searched, but the ring was nowhere to be found.

“I thought it was a mira-cle,” Penner said of the farm-er’s find.

John Wyckoff, a third-gen-eration tree farmer, told NJ.com he was riding on the back of a tractor sticking trees in the ground in April when he spotted something shiny in the soil. He sifted the dirt and found the wedding band. An NJ.com report on the discov-ery last week spurred a call from Penner’s sister-in-law, who connected the two men.

“I got probably about half a dozen emails of people try-ing to give me leads,” Wyck-off said. “One was right on.”

Wyckoff invited Penner into his house to see the ring. Penner knew the date within the band, which Wyckoff had withheld when sharing the story. But Wyckoff asked for a wedding certificate as well. The 68-year-old Penner, of Liberty Township, offered to show ID, but Wyckoff insist-ed.

“That’s no problem,” Pen-ner remembered saying. He went to the bank Monday to get the certificate.

The reunion was bitter-sweet for Penner, who lost his wife of 42 years when she died at age 67 in September.

“This was a piece to come back to me, in her absence,” he said.

TORONTO — It’s been over a century since Santa Claus’ jolly-red brand was born – and he’s feeling irrele-vant in today’s tech-savvy and socially connected, modern world. So when Santa threat-ens to cancel Christmas, the entire Klick team kicks into high gear to reinvent one of the world’s most iconic brands and save the holidays.

A Klick Creative Direc-tor pitches ‘Yoga Santa’ in the just-released 2016 Holi-day Video – an entertaining and off-the-wall, behind-the-scenes look at the agency’s rebrand of Santa Claus.

That’s the story behind Klick Gives Santa an Epic Rebrand! – an entertaining and off-the-wall, behind-the-scenes look at what goes into a corporate rebrand.

“As brand marketers, we love the challenge of develop-ing new brands and reinvent-ing iconic ones, like Santa’s,” said Klick Co-Founder and CEO Leerom Segal. “Having

the opportunity to showcase our wicked-smart team and incredible culture, and create a hilarious holiday memento for our friends, clients, and colleagues is icing on the gin-ger-cake.”

The satirical documenta-ry-style video can be described as ‘ The Office meets Mad Men Holiday Special.’ It stars hundreds of Klick employees and was shot on location at the agency’s 90,000-square-foot head office with a fast-paced, single-shot camera style, a series of amusing absurdities, and deadpan cutaway employ-ee interviews – all very much in keeping with the irreverent multi-Emmy-award-winning TV comedy.

In the video, after Klick’s research team explores key insights around the boardroom table and identifies children as a key demographic, mar-ket research is conducted on a four-year-old boy wearing an electroencephalogram (EEG).

The agency’s digital inno-

vation hub, Klick Labs, lends its scientific support to the re-brand by creating a Virtual Re-ality Santa Sleigh experience in 3D. Later, a team of Lab clinicians gear up to operate on the Easter Bunny – or in their words “tear into this bun-ny and see what makes him tick” – much to the chagrin of Klick’s resident, humanoid robot.

From Hipster Santa to Yentl Santa – Ho ho hoy vey!

Meanwhile, on a lower floor of the building, an over-zealous Creative Director pitches his team on a number of thematic concepts, such as Hipster Santa, Yoga Santa, Zombie Santa, Lil BUB Santa, 8-bit Santa, Star Wars Santa, Mr. T. Santa, and Yentl San-ta, shouting out “Ho, ho, hoy vey!”

And in another creative brainstorm, someone sug-gests giving jolly ol’ St. Nick a healthier image, remodeling him after television host Ben Mulroney.

Klick hired to rebrand Santa in satirical new holiday video