A-MAiZE-ING WALK (Valley Morning Star)
MERCEDES — “Are you ready to get lost?” Laura McCutchen, asked the 40 kindergarten students who sat on hay bales. A loud, collective, “Yes!” was shouted as the children adjusted their baseball caps and pint-sized sunglasses. us.rd.yahoo.com
No heavenly Halo here (The Columbian)
Paulina Oberg was leafing through the parks-and-rec catalog when she spotted an activity that shocked her. Vancouver's Firstenburg Community Center is hosting a Halo 3 tournament Friday for kids as young as 11. us.rd.yahoo.com
Armed Robbery in Macon (13 WMAZ Macon)
Macon police say the Marathon station located at 4800 Houston Ave. was robbed last night. According to police Capt. James Barbie, three men wearing masks tied up the clerk's hands and feet and put her in the cooler. us.rd.yahoo.com
Out of the Raspberry Patch
The challenge of the toy business is that you have huge players like Wal-Mart and Toys “R” Us. F.A.O. Schwarz focuses on higher-end, higher-quality toys. nytimes.com