Special assistance needed

As the deadline for registrations and donations nears, Christmas Gifts for Cheney Kids volunteers are hoping for a surge in both.

Coordinator Elsy Lusk said they have had 75 children signed up so far to receive gifts, which will be distributed Friday, Dec. 18, at the Wren Pierson Community Center beginning at 9 a.m. The gifts are arranged on tables in the center’s multipurpose room, with parents then let in to select a gift for their child who might not otherwise receive a present this Christmas.

Lusk said past coordinators have told her registrations are generally slow, but speed up near the...