CONWAY — So, fellow tardy elves, got your holiday shopping done yet?
That’s as much of a shout-out to you all as it is to your always wait ‘til the deadline, gift-lagging intrepid correspondent. But, there’s this weekend, with plenty of time before the Jolly ol’ fellow in the red suit comes down our chimneys.
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