(NewsUSA) - With over 80 million moms to shop for, Mother's Day is second only to Christmas when it comes to gift giving. So, besides giving a bouquet of flowers and box of chocolates this year, try getting mom the trending gifts and tech gadgets she'll love.

(BPT) - Buying holiday gifts can be a fun and easy experience when you go to the right place. No matter the age of the person you're buying for, there is one kind of product that is perfect for everyone: technology. Whether it's the latest tablet or e-reader, new headphones, or a cool tech accessory for a stocking stuffer, there is something for everyone.

Holiday shopping is not always easy, especially when you place a premium on giving your loved one the perfect present.

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(StatePoint) Holiday shopping is not always easy, especially when you place a premium on giving your loved one the perfect present.

(BPT) - Even though they’re still common, jokes about clueless baby boomers calling their kids to figure out how to use technology are starting to feel outdated. While today’s youngest generations are practically born with tablets, smartphones and laptops in their hands, grandparents are also adopting technology at a startling pace.

By now, most people have heard of Amazon’s Kindle Fire. If you are hearing about it for the first time, or have heard of it but don’t know much about it, keep reading. It is a very useful device that you may not yet realize you want.

The top item bought on Amazon.com, and one of the most popular items this year is the Kindle Fire, a seven-inch color screen tablet. With it, one can play movies, games, music, and read books and magazines all from the palm of their hand. But is it really worth the $200 price tag?

The Explorer’s Give to Win contest

Participate in the Explorer's Give to Win raffle - deadline Dec. 12

Want to win a Kindle Fire before the holidays? What about a custom-made necklace, or a restaurant gift basket valued at $240? All you have to do is get into the giving spirit. The Explorer is collecting new unwrapped toys, new clothing and food donations through Dec. 12. Donate at the Explorer office and receive a raffle ticket. The winners will be announced in the Dec. 14 edition of the Explorer.

Here is your chance to win a Kindle Fire, a restaurant gift basket valued at $240, or a custom-made necklace. All you have to do is get into the giving spirit just in time for the holiday season.

In at least some parts of America, Memorial Day weekend fires up the cook-out season.

On New Year's Eve, when the rest of the teenage world will be either partying or attempting to do so in spite of parental admonishments, Anthony Herman will be conducting the Ironwood Ridge High School Marching Band in front of a crowd of 50,000 at Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl Game. It will be cold and foggy, as San Francisco is during the winter, and pretty crowded: the Nighthawks band is one of seven who've been invited to play during the half-time show.

Fire departments throughout the Northwest, just as their brethren have been doing at every level of government, have been gearing up since March to deal with what is anticipated to be one of the worst fire seasons ever in Arizona.