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Gift ideas from the North Coast
A NEW SMALL BUSINESS WILL BE FEATURED
EACH WEEK FROM NOW UNTIL DEC. 23 AS PART
OF THE GIFTS FROM THE NORTH COAST SERIES.
By NIKKI DAVIDSON
COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
One of my favorite holiday movies is
“Jingle All The Way.”
If you haven’t seen the 90s fl ick, Arnold
Schwarzenegger plays the role of a forget-
ful father who is desperate to get his son
the popular action fi gure Turbo Man for
Christmas. His nemesis, played by Sinbad,
is also on a frenzied search for the legend-
ary toy.
The movie takes place back in the glory
days of Black Friday shopping when peo-
ple actually had to camp outside for the
good deals. It wasn’t as easy as ordering
online from a cozy and warm bed.
This year, as news of supply chain
shortages dominates the national media, the
image of Schwarzenegger and Sinbad in a
fi st fi ght over a miniature plastic man is on
replay in my head.
Meanwhile, the National Retail Federa-
tion is predicting a record-breaking holiday
season. The group surveyed holiday shop-
pers and found 66% plan to shop during
Thanksgiving w eekend.
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COAST WEEKEND EDITOR
NIKKI DAVIDSON
THU RSDAY
NOV. 25
Santa waves at
the crowd from
a fi retruck in the
Seaside Parade of
Lights.
PHOTO BY
LANCE WAGNER
Coast Weekend is looking out for those
of you who would rather avoid the crowds.
As the national conversation about supply
chain shortages continues, we’ll be high-
lighting local makers who create one-of-a-
kind gifts right here on the North Coast.
Most of these creators use materials that
come directly from the land. Readers will
also learn more about their individual sto-
ries, and what makes their products unique.
A new small business will be featured
each week from now until Dec. 23 as part
of the Gifts from the North Coast series.
I hope this helps takes some of the stress
away from your holiday shopping.
2021
CALENDAR COORDINATOR
SARAH SMITH
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ll
and brig y
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TREE LIGHT
INGS IN AS
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