Family Service Association is in need of toys for the hundreds of children it will serve this Christmas. Downtown Redlands Business Association in cooperation with Family Service is holding a toy drive through Dec. 15.

North American orders for semiconductor equipment fell 28 percent in October as chip makers cut back spending on new plants, concerned that demand will shrink in a global recession.

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - On a recent afternoon at Skid Row's Huntington Hotel, about a dozen children raced around the lobby, playing tag and having a blast.

"I knew I was pretty good to be playing for Palm Beach High," said Duff, "but I never considered myself ranking up there with some of those other guys. Jack Medford and Hugh MacMillan, the M&M Boys, were my running backs, and they were probably two of

Even with the high costs of food and gasoline pinching family budgets, Northern Nevadans can "get out there" this summer without having to go very far.