Edward Higinbotham, a 93-year-old World War II veteran, makes wooden toys to donate to children in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, at Christmas.

Workers from fleet operations and road and bridge maintenance go big every year and added a benefit concert to their Joys of Toys collection in 2023.

For more information on Toy for Joy, call 733-7581. To make a contribution to the Toy for Joy fund, write: Toy for Joy, P.O. Box 3007, Springfield 01102.

After the Gift of Joy Toy Drop collected more toys than ever, LCCS caseworkers went shopping on Friday for their families.

Jimmy Newton, Billy Swan and Jimmy Punderson used to get together to play pick-up games in a vacant lot at the end of Riverview Street, where 2 of them lived.