Christmas Bureau volunteer Janet “Pinki” Culbertson spent the summer assuring her “truckers” that yes, the Christmas Bureau still needs handmade wooden toy trucks to hand out to children this year.

Where: Spokane County Fair and Expo Center, 404 N. Havana St. Time: 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Dates: Dec. 4-16, excluding Sundays. ID requirements: Each adult and child who receives holiday support from ...

As Jay Morris describes how he and a bunch of helpers use chunks of donated wood to create children’s toys each Christmas, one of those volunteers interrupts. “Jay, we got a wobbly,” neighbor Steve ...

LOCAL KIDS THIS CHRISTMAS. >> LOOK AT THAT. >> INSIDE THE STATE POLICE BARRACKS IN UNIONTOWN, OUR BOXES AND BOXES OF TOYS. THIS IS WHAT A REAL LIFE TOY WORKSHOP LOOKS LIKE. LAST YEAR, WE WENT TO ED’S ...

FRANCONIA — As Peter Becker Woodworkers’ Association member Bob Coble and others in the senior living community watched the television reports of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Coble recalls they were ...

PITTSBURGH — A 93-year-old toymaker spent most of his year working on handcrafted wooden toys to give to children for Christmas. Pennsylvania State Police shared a photo of Ed Higinbotham showing off ...