For anyone who has most everything?

Kaity Holtman

I love giving gifts.

I love seeing my nieces and nephews play with their new toys or wear their new clothes.

I love giving really practical gifts that I know someone will get a lot of use out of.

But inevitably, each year, I run into the fact that some people just seem to have everything they need and want, or they just go buy it on their own.

I’m sure we all have those kinds of people in our lives — the hard-to-shop-for folks.

That’s why I love subscriptions to the Maryville Daily Forum.

Let me offer some examples.

— Those grandparents who have everything they could possibly need, including knick-knacks on every shelf in the house.

— The grandparents who fly south for the winter, but still want to see the newspaper online every day.

— And, of course, the grandparents — and parents too — who want to keep track of what their grandkids’ sports and school activities.

— Then there is that parent who wants to cut out stories and photos from throughout the sports seasons to make a scrapbook for their student.

— How about the parents who want to stay on top of upcoming events for their family?

— And the educated voter who likes to stay up on top of government happenings and columns from senators and representatives. ?

— Then there is always the bargain shopper who likes to keep an eye on classifieds and garage sales.

— Or the person who’s been in the community their whole life and knows every face in the Obituaries section.

— The person who likes to send cards for anniversaries, birthdays, and engagements.

— Especially the active volunteer, or developing leader, who is always looking for ways to get involved in community events and programs.

— What about the teenager or young adult who is learning the importance of keeping up with local news?

— The sports nut who wants previews before games and in-depth follow-ups after games?

— Or the shopper who wants the daily inserts and advertising so they can know about sales, events, and services?

— And then there is that person, and I hope this is all of us, who just wants to know what is going on in our corner of the world.

See, a subscription to the Maryville Daily Forum works for all of these people, and probably an even longer list of others I have forgotten to mention.

A subscription is one of the most useful gifts I can come up with.

And it’s incredibly cost-effective too.

Only $95 for a whole year of five editions a week. That’s 251 Daily Forums a year, which makes each paper a tiny 38¢.

Plus, at least one of those issues each month has some sort of special section or extra content.

An extra plus is that print subscribers get all online access at no extra cost.

Just want to make it through until Mothers Day or Fathers Day? Our six-month subscription is only $59.

Want a loved one to get the paper every day without the actual paper?

Online-only subscriptions work great for the relative or friend who is constantly on the go and prefers their news to be paperless.

Online-only is also perfect for that person who likes to read the news first thing in the morning and doesn’t like to wait for the mail to arrive.

The social media and technology user would also get a lot of use out of online-only.

An online-only subscription is only $55 for a year or $39 for six months.

Not sure if it’s right? Try it out now for only $5 a month, so you can get a good feel for it before fully committing at Christmas time.

One of my favorite parts of gifting a Daily Forum subscription is that it is an opportunity to shop local this holiday season.

Shopping locally is the gift that really makes an impact on our local community.