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Last-minute rush
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Shoppers, stores brace for weekend crowds
By STEVE KADEL
H&N Staff Writer
Twelve-year-old Nolan Walker didn’t have to wait until Christmas to find out what present his sister, Fallon, was giving him this year.
That’s because they shopped together Friday morning, when 14-year-old Fallon chose a replica leather football helmet complete with Oregon State Beaver insignia.
“This is perfect for him,” she said. “He likes old-school football stuff.”
They bought CDs and a book for their parents, which will get wrapped in holiday paper but probably not put into a box.
“We’re running short on time now,” Fallon said.
The Walkers were among many shoppers out to beat the crowds expected today, Sunday and Monday.
Jen Meyers of Klamath Falls also stole away for some Friday shopping.
“I’m pretty well done,” she said, with items for her children already purchased. Only a gift for her husband remained on the list.
Nearby, in the toy aisles at Fred Meyer, Glen Graves put the finishing touches on his holiday shopping. He did most of his shopping Thursday night after being paid earlier in the day.
Now his list was down to “little extra things,” he said, such as a toy fire engine and another car for his 3-year-old son’s racetrack.
“I’m getting things that Dad can play with, too,” Graves said with a grin.
At Staples, Gary Price was shopping for a printer his wife, Ida, could use for photos from her digital camera. That was all he had to concentrate on because Ida purchased gifts for the children and grandchildren.
“I’d probably get the wrong thing,” Gary Price said.
Gustavo Menezes of Salvador, Brazil, also browsed through Staples. The former Klamath Union High School exchange student was back in town to visit his host family, Clark and Rita Pederson.
Menezes was taking the Christmas rush calmly, looking for a gift for his girlfriend, who attends the University of California-Berkeley.
Meanwhile, basketball shoes were the goal of A.J. Hoaglen, 16. Grandfather Arvid Hoaglen was treating A.J. and brother Brandon Hoaglen, 14, to a shopping spree at Big 5, and both boys took their time picking out athletic shoes.
That’s because they shopped together Friday morning, when 14-year-old Fallon chose a replica leather football helmet complete with Oregon State Beaver insignia.
“This is perfect for him,” she said. “He likes old-school football stuff.”
They bought CDs and a book for their parents, which will get wrapped in holiday paper but probably not put into a box.
“We’re running short on time now,” Fallon said.
The Walkers were among many shoppers out to beat the crowds expected today, Sunday and Monday.
Jen Meyers of Klamath Falls also stole away for some Friday shopping.
“I’m pretty well done,” she said, with items for her children already purchased. Only a gift for her husband remained on the list.
Nearby, in the toy aisles at Fred Meyer, Glen Graves put the finishing touches on his holiday shopping. He did most of his shopping Thursday night after being paid earlier in the day.
Now his list was down to “little extra things,” he said, such as a toy fire engine and another car for his 3-year-old son’s racetrack.
“I’m getting things that Dad can play with, too,” Graves said with a grin.
At Staples, Gary Price was shopping for a printer his wife, Ida, could use for photos from her digital camera. That was all he had to concentrate on because Ida purchased gifts for the children and grandchildren.
“I’d probably get the wrong thing,” Gary Price said.
Gustavo Menezes of Salvador, Brazil, also browsed through Staples. The former Klamath Union High School exchange student was back in town to visit his host family, Clark and Rita Pederson.
Menezes was taking the Christmas rush calmly, looking for a gift for his girlfriend, who attends the University of California-Berkeley.
Meanwhile, basketball shoes were the goal of A.J. Hoaglen, 16. Grandfather Arvid Hoaglen was treating A.J. and brother Brandon Hoaglen, 14, to a shopping spree at Big 5, and both boys took their time picking out athletic shoes.
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