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Christmas gnomes are having a ‘gnome-ment’

There鈥檚 鈥済nome鈥 doubt about it, those friendly, white-bearded characters in conical hats have taken over the season鈥檚 holiday decor.Holiday gnomes are popping up everywhere this Christmas season, from bedding and pillows, serving ware, and Christmas ornaments and figurines, to sweaters ...

According to Hofmann: Virginia grew up

Christmas 2021 was a bittersweet experience in the Hofmann household as it marked the year that then-11-year-old Emma told us she stopped believing in Santa Claus.Well, technically, she didn鈥檛 tell us. She told my wife, Amber, earlier that day. Amber, later at the dinner table, said, 鈥淓mma ...

Community briefs

<strong>Food distributions scheduled</strong>n St. Vincent de-Paul-sponsored food bank at St. Mary鈥檚 Social Hall, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, Jan. 18. Families must be registered with Fayette County Community Action Agency in ...

Health briefs

<strong>Blood donation events</strong>n Monday, Dec. 19: American Legion Lafayette Post 51, 508 E. Main St., Uniontown, from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.n Tuesday, Dec. 20: St. Peter鈥檚 Church Parish Center, 118 Church St., Brownsville, from noon to 5:30 p.m.n Tuesday, Jan. ...

Elf on the Shelf delivers mayhem, merriment at Christmas

Santa鈥檚 ever-watchful, oft-mischievous helpers have moved into local homes for the Christmas season, and kids are delighted by the arrival of their favorite Elf on the Shelf.鈥淚 love all things Christmas, every facet of it,鈥 said Meghann Mikluscak-Hewitt, a Fayette County native who ...