Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » toys http://newstalk870.am Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Etch A Sketch Inventor Dies at Age 86 http://newstalk870.am/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/ http://newstalk870.am/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:33:22 +0000 Donald Deane http://thefw.com/?p=184003 Andre Cassagnes, the man responsible for inventing the venerable Etch A Sketch, a toy that inspired countless children ever since it was introduced in 1960, has died at age 86 in France.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/etch-a-sketch-inventor-dies/feed/ 0 Mark Hirsch/Getty Images Christmas For Children Was a Major Success http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-a-major-success/ http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-a-major-success/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2012 23:30:36 +0000 Gaylord Focker http://97rockonline.com/?p=123050 Another successful year for our annual Christmas for Children toy drive. We teamed up, we collected and we delivered. Special thanks to all our listeners who stepped up and donated to help out the local foster kids in our community.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-a-major-success/feed/ 0 Photo by Jimmy Taylor(Distorted Lens Photography) Christmas For Children Donations Showcases Your Generosity! [PHOTOS] http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-donations-showcases-your-generosity-photos/ http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-donations-showcases-your-generosity-photos/#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:07:29 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=112582 Once again, our listeners have come through for the children!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-donations-showcases-your-generosity-photos/feed/ 0 (Townsquare media image) Toy Company Debuts New Gender-Blind Catalog http://newstalk870.am/gender-blind-toy-catalog/ http://newstalk870.am/gender-blind-toy-catalog/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 20:31:44 +0000 Tom Blunt http://thefw.com/?p=169346 Scandinavian Toys"R"Us licensee Top-Toy has taken a new approach to making sure kids get what they really want for Christmas: a fully gender-blind catalog that erases the line between boys' and girls' toys.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/gender-blind-toy-catalog/feed/ 0 Top-Toy Christmas for Children – Join Newstalk 870 + Ranch & Home This Season to Help Kids http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-join-newstalk-870-and-ranch-and-home-this-season/ http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-join-newstalk-870-and-ranch-and-home-this-season/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:00:07 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=108305 Help the foster children of the Mid-Columbia have a memorable Christmas this year!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/christmas-for-children-join-newstalk-870-and-ranch-and-home-this-season/feed/ 0 (Townsquare Media Image) Top Toys for Upcoming Holiday Season: New Wii, One Direction Dolls & Furby — Again? http://newstalk870.am/the-top-15-toys-for-the-upcoming-holiday-season-the-new-wii-one-direction-dolls-and-furby-again/ http://newstalk870.am/the-top-15-toys-for-the-upcoming-holiday-season-the-new-wii-one-direction-dolls-and-furby-again/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:00:58 +0000 Ben Worcester http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142707 We know, we know—it's only September. When it comes to toys, though, it's never too early to start thinking about the holiday season, especially for retailers. It is big business. Huge business. The buying frenzy of the holidays can comprise 40 percent of the total annual profit for a toy store. With this in mind, Toys R Us has released their 2012 Holiday Hot Toy List to get a head start on the hottest items this year.

So what's on it this year?

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/the-top-15-toys-for-the-upcoming-holiday-season-the-new-wii-one-direction-dolls-and-furby-again/feed/ 0 toysrus.com, Nintendo Donate a Gift to Kids in Foster Care http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care-2/ http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care-2/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 22:10:59 +0000 Paul Drake http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care-2/ You can play a part in seeing every child in foster care within Benton and Franklin counties receive a holiday gift this year. From now until Dec. 16, drop off a new gift at any Ranch & Home store, Global Credit U

]]> http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care-2/feed/ 0 Look for these boxes Donate a Gift to Kids in Foster Care http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care/ http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:06:36 +0000 Andrew Kirk http://newstalk870.am/?p=24970 You can play a part in seeing every child in foster care within Benton and Franklin counties receive a holiday gift this year. From now until Dec. 16, drop off a new gift at any Ranch & Home store, Global Credit U

]]> http://newstalk870.am/donate-a-gift-to-kids-in-foster-care/feed/ 0 Look for these boxes What's the Most Popular Children's Gift This Year? — Survey of the Day http://newstalk870.am/books-popular-childrens-gift-survey/ http://newstalk870.am/books-popular-childrens-gift-survey/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:33:41 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=62258 According to a Harris Interactive survey of adults planning to buy children’s presents this holiday season, the most popular kid’s gift items — more popular than video games, board games and dolls — are books.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/books-popular-childrens-gift-survey/feed/ 0 Mr. T in DC, Flickr / Joe Raedle, Getty Images / Ethan Miller, Getty Images Oh Comfort And Joy-The Worlds Ten Most Dangerous Toys http://newstalk870.am/oh-comfort-and-joy-the-worlds-ten-most-dangerous-toys/ http://newstalk870.am/oh-comfort-and-joy-the-worlds-ten-most-dangerous-toys/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:00:28 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=23761 Just in time for the holiday season,  the world's ten most dangerous toys...!

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