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Lawrence, you’ve trimmed down in 2010.

According to a new City Hall report, Lawrence for the first time in at least eight years went an entire year without annexing any property into the city limits.

In fact, the city’s boundaries actually shrunk by 2.37 acres in 2010, according to the report. The city earlier in the year agreed to de-annex one residential home just north of the Teepee Junction area in North Lawrence. The home originally was annexed into the city in hopes of getting city water service. That never happened, and the homeowner convinced city commissioners that it no longer made sense for the property to be part of the city limits.

The new annexation report provides a glimpse at just how much the city’s development industry has slowed down. According to the report, here’s a look at how much land the city has added in past years:

Family portraits can yield some surprises For many, it’s a yearly tradition that can be rather trying — getting everyone together and looking just so — but some of the best pictures come out of situations that weren’t exactly planned.

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KU fans flock to road games to show spirit Kansas guard Tyrel Reed says the amount of support the team received in California helped KU get their fourth victory in as many tries against Pac-10 schools this season.

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COMING SATURDAY A family is overjoyed to celebrate Christmas with their 3-monthold daughter who recently underwent heart surgery for a rare congenital defect.

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STEVE BURD AND DAUGHTER LISA look over the damage Thursday morning from a recent fire in their rural Lecompton home. Steve’s wife, Dottie, is in the background. The house, BELOW, looks fine from the outside, but was completely ruined on the inside, just days before Christmas.

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Shortly after her family’s “perfect little house” burned up, Dottie Regnier Burd stood in the blackened mess and it suddenly hit her.

“We’re not going to wake up here on Christmas morning and have our traditional breakfast and gifts with our children,” she thought.

Dottie, her husband, Steve, and their children, Michael, 23, and Lisa, 19, had lived in the white house southwest of Lecompton for eight years.

A house has been standing there for almost 100 years. The first one was built by Steve’s grandparents in 1911. That one burned down and another house was rebuilt in 1942.

That’s the one that was gutted by flames on Sunday.

When Dottie met Steve, his grandmother was living in the house. Dottie said she remembered going into the house. “It was a house that you felt immediately comfortable in,” she said.

She said she thought at the time that she hoped someday to live in the house.

When the chance came, they renovated it from top to bottom, converting the attic into bedrooms for

their children.

On Sunday, the family went to Topeka to eat and take in a $2 movie.

But the laughs from Will Ferrell’s “The Other Guys” quickly vanished when they found that Lisa’s presents to her boyfriend had been stolen from their car.

They were lamenting that when they pulled up their long driveway at 1963 E. 175 Road. Steve Burd noticed smoke pouring out of the attic vents.

He called 911 and units from Lecompton, Kanawaka and Wakarusa responded. It took several hours to put out the blaze. Steve said the cause of the fire may have been some electrical wiring.

“We lost everything,” Dottie said, including two pets: a 4-month-old Yorkie and a cat.

Oddly enough, their Christmas

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$40 million incentive package cited as demonstrating critical role of higher ed

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tree didn’t burn. And the outside of the house looks fine.

On Thursday, the family picked through the destruction. Dottie found Steve’s wedding band, badly misshapen. Lisa found an embroidery box and a book by C.S. Lewis.

Now the family is staying at the Baymont Inn in Lawrence and waiting for their insurance company to calculate the losses. They said they eventually will rent a house in Lawrence as they rebuild their home. Steve and Michael are plumbers and Lisa has two jobs, working at Hobby Lobby in Lawrence and The Cookie Boutique in Topeka.

She hopes to start classes next month to become a medical assistant.

Dottie describes herself as a stayat-home mom who goes to town twice a week: one day for errands and one for Bible study.

On a piece of paper, she put down some of her thoughts about the fire.

“We were just saying how strange it is to have everything you own in one drawer at the motel. And just a few hours ago, we had a house full of what we thought we needed. We are still so blessed for all we have,” she wrote.

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TOPEKA — State officials say a deal keeping aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft in Kansas shows the importance of the state’s higher education system.

State officials gave Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft a $40 million incentive package to stay in Kansas and retain at least 4,000 jobs over the next 10 years. A quarter of the package — $10 million — was in the form of

tuition reimbursement and training for Hawker Beechcraft employees to attend the National Aviation Training Center at Wichita State University and other Kansas Regents institutions.

“We’re pleased that Parkinson a key component of the incentive package was tuition reimbursement, as it underscores the critical role higher education plays in

not only attracting new businesses to the state but also in retaining Kansas businesses,” said Kansas Board of Regents Chairman Gary Sherrer of Overland Park.

“Higher education is an economic engine, which is why a strong higher education system is so critically important to the future of our state,” Sherrer said.

Gov. Mark Parkinson, who announced the agreement, also

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Playing Santa is a little more than just a hobby for this man

CORRECTION In an article Thursday about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Matthew Visser was incorrectly identified as gay.

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LAWRENCE RESIDENT CHRIS HARTMAN talks about his collection of Santa items, numbering in the thousands, at his home on West Ninth Street.

Chris Hartman has a fairly simple rationale for why he has dressed up as Santa for the past 30 years: He looks a lot like good old Kriss Kringle.

“I have this body, this face,” the 50year-old Lawrence man said, tugging at his white beard and patting his ample midsection. For good measure, he and his alter ego share similar names, Hartman adds.

Shortly after Thanksgiving Day, Hartman assumes his role as one of the Lawrence area’s Santas, making

appearances around town. But like a method actor, Hartman maintains his Santa persona all day long throughout the holiday season. On a recent weekday, Hartman Hartman showed off his west Lawrence home and his “Santa room.”

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DEATHS WILSON SERVICES Funeral services for Dolora “Dee” Ann Wilson, 58, Lawrence, will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ninth Street Baptist Church. Private burial will be at the Grant Township Cemetery in Marion.

She died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.

She was born Nov. 3, Wilson 1952, in Great Bend, the daughter of Robert E. and Pauline B. Kohlman Pester.

She was an assistant property manager for ARC. She also worked for Kansas University at Watkins Hospital in medical records.

She married Robert Lee Wilson Sr. on June 7, 1980, in Lawrence. He survives, of the home.

Other survivors include her mother, Warrensburg,

Mo.; three daughters, Shoheen Bolin, Port Arthur, Texas, Reiko Bolin, Rosebud, Texas, and Memarie Pester, Lawrence; two sons, Donald Bolin, Austin, Texas, Robert Lee “Bobby” Wilson Jr. and wife Angela, Lawrence; a brother, L. Eugene Pester and wife Wendy, Stafford Va; one sister, Kathlyn K. Sauer, Warrensburg, Mo.; and eight grandchildren, Ayanna, Ashley, Lexis, Orandae, Torri, D.J., Gavin and one on the way.

She was preceded in death by her father and a granddaughter, Jayla.

The family will greet friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Monday at WarrenMcElwain Mortuary.

The family suggests memorials to Ninth Street Baptist Church or Lawrence Memorial Hospital-Palliative Care, sent in care of the mortuary, 120 W. 13th St., Lawrence, KS 66044.

Online condolences may be sent at warrenmcelwain.com.

LYNN R. HABLUETZEL Memorial services for Lynn R. Habluetzel, 53, Lawrence, will be held at a later date. Cremation is planned.

Mr. Habluetzel died Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010, at Pioneer Ridge Assisted Living Facility.

He was born April 24, 1957, in Clay Center, the son of Robert Edward and Ruth Marceline Reed Habluetzel.

He received an auto works diploma from a vocational technical school.

He worked as a senior systems analyst for AT&T in Topeka and surrounding areas. He was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Lawrence, and a volunteer firefighter for the Washington Township.

He married Becky Christene Liby on Feb. 4,

1978, at Clay Center. She survives, of the home.

Other survivors include a son, Phil, Lawrence; a daughter, Suzy M. Shoup and husband Joey, Dallas; a brother, Gary and wife Janet, Clay Center; a sister, Karen Franklin and husband Steve, Olathe; a sister-in-law, Nancy Habluetzel, Manhattan; and a grandson, Jackson Shoup.

He was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Doug in 1977 and Ron in 1990.

The family suggests memorials to Lawrence Oncology Center or Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care, sent in care of Lawrence Chapel Oaks, 3821 W. Sixth St., Lawrence, KS 66049.

JAMES R. FARE TONGANOXIE — Mass of Christian Burial for James R. Fare, 54, Tonganoxie, will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the

Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Tonganoxie.

Mr. Fare died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at his home.

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praised the work-force training part of the package, saying it “will further solidify Wichita as having the best-trained aviation work force in the world.”

Their comments Tuesday came on the same day that Gov.-elect Sam Brownback pushed aside a proposal by the regents to increase higher education funding by $50 million next year. Part of the proposal would be linked to economic development in producing more engineering and health care professionals.

Higher education has been cut $100 million over the past two years as state revenues tanked during the recession.

But facing a projected $500 million budget deficit in the coming fiscal year, Brownback, a Republican, told the Lawrence Journal-World there is not enough money to fulfill the regents’ request.

The deal with Hawker Beechcraft, known mostly for producing business jets, was announced after months of negotiations prompted by news that Louisiana was trying to woo the company.

The remaining $30 million of the $40 million from the state will be in the form of bonds to purchase equipment or other business expenses.

Those bonds will be paid off by employer withholding taxes. The city of Wichita and Sedgwick County kicked in a combined $5 million more in incentives, bringing the total deal to $45 million for Hawker Beechcraft.

Brownback, who takes office Jan. 10, issued a statement praising the deal.

“The implementation of this agreement will be a priority for my administration,” he said. He added, “I am committed to defending the Kansas aviation industry from other states and nations which have their sights on it and will fight fire with fire when necessary to ensure its continued success.”

Louisiana officials said they would continue talking with Hawker Beechcraft to locate some portion of the company’s operations to Baton Rouge, according to the Baton Rouge Advocate.

Gov. Bobby Jindal told the newspaper that he met with Hawker Beechcraft chief executive officer Bill Boisture before the Kansas announcement. Jindal said the company still wanted to consider Louisiana in the future. “This is an industry that we are going to continue to target for growth,” Jindal said.

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Analysis shows burglaries not more common during holidays

By Shaun Hittle sdhittle@ljworld.com

Thousands of empty homes over the holidays — left by college students and other traveling Lawrencians — would seem to create the perfect atmosphere for would-be burglars.

“You would think you’d see a bump,” said Lawrence police Sgt. Matt Sarna.

But an analysis of crime data for the past three years in Lawrence shows burglars are no more likely to strike over the holidays than during any other time of the year.

In the 12 days between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3 in 2007, 2008 and 2009, home burglaries averaged slightly less than one per day, consistent with the total yearly average of about 352.

Dr. Larry Hoover, a criminologist at Sam Houston State University who studies crime trends, said a variety of factors keep home invasions low over the holidays despite a surplus of empty homes.

Burglaries by the numbers Annual number of burglaries in Lawrence • 2007: 376 • 2008: 336 • 2009: 346 • Daily average: .97 Burglaries reported between Dec. 23 and Jan. 3 • 2007-08: 6 The unknown is a key issue for burglars, Hoover said.

“Burglary is a calculated, economic crime,” he said.

Over the holidays it’s much more difficult for burglars to know when people will be in the home, as people are off work and additional relatives might be visiting.

Most burglars do everything they can to avoid encounters with people, Hoover said.

“People fear the burglar breaking in at 3 a.m.” when

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Despite being unable to use the barn at Zimmerman’s Kill Creek Farm for its Christmas Eve services, the Kaw Prairie Community Church isn’t abandoning its barn theme.

For the past six years, the church has performed its Christmas Eve services in the barn, which was destroyed by storms in May. This year, the church will be having “Rebuild-the-Barn” services in its facility at 9421 Meadowview Drive, Lenexa, at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. today. At each of the four services, a free-will offering will be collected, and proceeds will go toward rebuilding the barn.

“Our first thought was to

find another venue and go in a new direction with the theme,” church worship leader German Portillo said.

“But then we realized we liked the barn theme and we loved Zimmerman’s barn and decided to help.”

The services will keep with the barn theme as much as possible in the indoor setting at the church. Straw bales will be set up not only for decoration but also for seating, and pens are being brought in to house a selection of animals from Kill Creek Farm.

“It may be crazy, but we’re going to have most of the animals around anyway,” Portillo said. “Darrel really wanted to bring some in so we’re going to have some sheep and a goat and maybe even the donkey and the cow, just like

Playing Santa more than hobby for Lawrence man

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es more than 1,000 Santas and related Kriss Kringle memorabilia — everything from extra Santa suits to Harley-Davidson Santa hats.

As he began dressing as Santa in the early 1980s, friends started giving him Santa stuff.

“It’s spilled out everywhere,” he said.

Hartman will soon hop into his sleigh — a door-less, red convertible Chrysler LeBaron — and head to an appearance.

He’s got a few extra minutes,

his yard and waves at drivers cruising down Ninth Street.

He makes a little money for some of his appearances, but clearly Hartman’s commitment to the role transcends mere financial gain.

“I do it for the spirit of Christmas,” Hartman said.

And for a smile.

“People are just ecstatic” when they see him, Hartman said. “Even people that seem grumpy.”

— Reporter Shaun Hittle can be reached at 832-7173.

Fire destroys detached garage in Lecompton

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The services have attracted a lot of attention within the church’s community; people want to know how they can help. E-mails and phone calls from those with memories of services at the barn have been coming in for a while now, asking how they can donate if they can’t come to the service and how they can help in other ways.

“People are really looking to the church to see how to help and that makes us feel great,” Portillo said. “It’s wonderful that we have this opportunity to help Darrel and the farm and to give back just a little of what they have given us over the years.”

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The fire did melt part of the siding on a house south of the garage, but no other buildings were damaged, he said. No one was injured.

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An early-morning fire destroyed a detached garage Thursday in Lecompton.

The property owner had been working inside the garage and shop until about 1 a.m., and it caught fire just after 3 a.m. at 705 Whitfield St., said H. Wayne Riley, chief of Lecompton Fire/EMS. Riley said fire investigators suspect a wood stove malfunctioned causing the building to burn.

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1 | WASHINGTON, D.C.

Economy brightens as consumers spend Economic reports suggest employers are laying off fewer workers, businesses are ordering more computers and appliances, and consumers are spending with more confidence. Combined, the data confirm the economy is improving, and further job gains are expected in 2011.

The economy’s outlook is brightening even though hiring has yet to strengthen enough to reduce an unemployment rate near 10 percent.

The number of people applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to a seasonally adjusted 420,000, the Labor Department said Thursday.

That’s the second-lowest level since July 2008.

Applications have fallen below 425,000 in four of the past five weeks — a significant improvement after hovering most of the year above 450,000.

But the unemployment rate rose in November to 9.8 percent. And employers added only 39,000 net new jobs.

The economy needs to generate more than 200,000 jobs a month consistently to make a dent in the unemployment rate.

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Anarchists suspected in embassy blasts Mail bombs exploded in the hands of employees at the Swiss and Chilean embassies in Rome on Thursday, seriously wounding two people and triggering heightened security checks at diplomatic missions just as holiday deliveries deluge their mailrooms.

Italian investigators suspected the attacks were the work of anarchists, similar to the two-day wave of mail bombs that targeted several embassies in Athens last month — including those of Chile and Switzerland. One of last month’s booby-trapped packages, addressed to Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, was intercepted in Italy.

Late Thursday night, the Italian news agency ANSA reported that a claim by anarchists was found in a small box near one of the wounded employees, and was being examined by anti-terrorism police squad.

3 | IVORY COAST

State TV signal cut off in some areas Ivory Coast state television disappeared from the airwaves outside the nation’s largest city late Thursday, a blow to the incumbent president’s attempts to cling to power in the bloody aftermath of an election most of the world says he lost.

Also Thursday, the United Nations recognized incumbent Laurent Gbagdo’s challenger, Alassane Ouattara, as the winner of the Nov. 28 runoff vote.

The 192-nation U.N. General Assembly rescinded the credentials of Ivory Coast’s U.N. Ambassador Ilahiri Djedje, a Gbagbo supporter, and accepted those of Ouattara’s choice, veteran diplomat Youssouf Bamba.

The U.N. deputy human rights commissioner in Geneva, Kyung-wha Kang, said at least 173 people had died in violence since the election.

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Making kids bathe, styling their uncooperative hair, buttoning and zipping the clothes they hate — just the preparation for family picture day can be stressful.

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Dog to be spayed after 17-puppy litter Ten weeks after giving birth to 17 puppies, the Rhodesian Ridgeback mother is to be spayed while her cute offspring leave for new homes, the dog’s owner said Thursday.

Ramona Wegemann said the 26-hour labor was very tiresome for the mother, Etana, and she does not want to endanger the dog’s health with another pregnancy.

Wegemann said she had to personally feed the eight female and nine male puppies with a bottle filled with special milk for several weeks, because Etana’s nine nipples couldn’t cope with the demand.

Caring for the puppies has “turned out to be a fulltime job,” she said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press that was at times interrupted by the din of puppies joyfully barking in the background.

Etana gave birth to the puppies on Sept. 28 in Wegemann’s house in Ebereschenhof near Berlin.

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Terry Lewis knows that this winter, pipes across Lawrence are in danger.

Even when the temperature dips to 30 degrees, pipes can freeze, said the service manager for Kastl Plumbing in Lawrence.

“But when it drops down to 20 degrees and it sustains that for two to three days, they’re really going to start popping,” he said.

He and the city’s utilities department offered a few tips and reminders to protect against an expensive repair this season. ● Leave cabinet doors under the sink open, so that heat from the house can reach the pipes. ● If it gets really cold, leaving a small stream of water running from faucets can prevent freezing — but Lewis said that hot water can freeze faster than cold water (yes, you can look it up), so it’s important to leave hot water on, too, in addition to cold water. ● Disconnect outdoor hoses to allow water to drain. ● Insulate exposed pipes in unheated areas, such as crawl spaces. ● During extended absences from home, leave the heat on to avoid broken pipes. ● Seal off cracks and repair broken windows, but be careful to avoid plugging heater vents. ● Identify the master shut-off valve so that it can be easily found if a pipe bursts to minimize water damage. ● When installing new pipes, consider plastic pipes, which are typically cheaper and can expand up to 10 times their normal size before bursting, Lewis said.

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A blast team supervisor is trapped underwater and feared dead after the ground gave way at a central Florida limerock mine.

Authorities say 35-year-old Kenneth Stephens Jr., of Beverly Hills, Fla., approached a lime pit Thursday after a routine blast at the Mazak Mine in Bushnell, about 50 miles northwest of Orlando. He was about 30 feet from the blast area when the ground gave way and he collapsed into the lime pit.

A pontoon boat has been lowered into the pit by a crane but rescue workers have been unable to find Stephens.

Rescuers plan to build a berm around the area and will begin trying to excavate the site.

A long-vacant building at Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive is set to be filled by a barbecue restaurant chain.

Off icials with Famous Dave’s confirmed Thursday that the restaurant will open in the former Hereford House space at 4931 W. Sixth St. in late February or early March.

“We just feel like the market is a really good fit for us,” said Dawn Rudd, a spokeswoman for the restaurant group who said the company’s store in Topeka had been drawing

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Iowa, Insight Bowl; Even with the cooperation, Baylor vs. Illinois, Hansen said the process of Texas Bowl; Arizona vs. Okla- taking family portraits can be homa State, Alamo Bowl; trying.

Kansas State vs. Syracuse, One year, Hansen said, the Pinstripe Bowl; Nebraska vs. family was in such a rush to Washington, Holiday Bowl; meet the photographer that Texas Tech vs. Northwestern, one of her children forgot to TicketCity Bowl; Oklahoma wear shoes. vs. Connecticut, Fiesta Bowl; “We got out of the car and and Texas A&M vs. LSU, Cot- realized one of her shoes was ton Bowl. missing, so we just decided to For more, check out Big 12 do some barefoot shots,” blogger Eric Sorrentino’s Hansen said. bowl preview in Tuesday’s Another year, the temperaJournal-World. ture was 30 degrees and windy when the family scheduled the portrait.

“We all had red noses and cheeks, but that’s just part of it,” Hansen said. “Part of the memory is the process and memory of actually taking the picture, not just having it CALL SOUND OFF on the wall.”

Crystal McWhirt, owner of If you have a question for The Crystal Image, has witSound Off, call 832-7297. nessed the making of hundreds of those memories.

McWhirt has shot family portraits for more than 40 families just this season. She said because of the high demand toward the end of the year, her studio stops taking requests mid-November.

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— Loraine McCall, owner of Mojica Photography McWhirt said she has seen it all. From siblings bickering and toddlers biting to angry dads and stressed moms, each family is different.

“It’s always interesting to see how the family works as a whole or as a unit and to see their different personalities show through the image,” McWhirt said.

However, some things don’t change.

“They are usually always running late, stressed, not happy with something, whether it’s their hair or nails, siblings never want to touch each other and the younger children are unpredictable,” McWhirt said.

To combat those problems, Loraine McCall, owner of Mojica Photography, has her customers pose outside.

McCall tries to take a balance of traditional, serious sitdown pictures mixed with fun and goofy shots.

She said getting the children to have fun is the key to a good shot.

“People are stressed because they want the pictures to turn out perfect and make sure everyone is smiling, so if the kids are happy, the parents are happy, and the pictures are going to come out a lot better,” McCall said.

Rather than dreading the experience, Allison Burgess and her brother Blake actually enjoy the family photo shoot. Allison, a ninth-grader at West Junior High School, said it was fun figuring out where everyone in the family was going to stand or sit and how they should pose. She said the “jazz hands” pose was her favorite. Her brother Blake, a sixth-grader at Deerfield, chose the “jumping” pose as his favorite.

“It was fun to see my grandparents actually get into it,” Blake said. “My Uncle Jerry would always say something really funny and we would all laugh.”

In the end, all of that behind-the-lens drama is hidden, and families not only take away the memory of the experience, but a lasting record as well. Maggie Kruger, who photographed the Burgess family, said she thinks it is important to have pictures in print.

“If a computer crashes, digital photos could be lost, but in print, families can save those memories for the future,” Kruger said. “Taking family portraits is a great way to save memories.”

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Kasold Drive open for holiday Traffic has been opened to both lanes for the Christmas holiday on Kasold Drive between Clinton Parkway and 31st Street, where crews have been rebuilding the road and improving utilities.

Traffic will again be reduced to one lane in both directions on Monday. Portions of that stretch of road will continue to be reduced to one lane each way for the duration of the work, which is expected to take about a year.

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SENATE MAJORITY LEADER Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., talks Wednesday with The Associated Press in his office on Capitol Hill in Washington.

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WASHINGTON — This is the story of a “lame duck” Congress that wasn’t.

Shaken by a historic election in which angry voters canceled Democratic control of the House, lawmakers of both parties and President Barack Obama tried something new: They consulted each other.

They cooperated. And finally, they compromised.

From tax cuts to a nuclear arms treaty and the repeal of the ban on openly serving gay soldiers, Congress and the Obama White House closed up their respective shops and headed out for the holidays with an uncommonly full bag of accomplishments.

Bipartisanship was one of them.

“That progress is ... a reflection of the message the voters sent in November, a message that said it’s time to f ind common ground on challenges facing our country,” Obama told reporters before joining his family in Hawaii. “It’s a message that I will take to heart in the new year, and I hope my Democratic and Republican friends will do the same.”

That’s less likely come January, when Republicans take control of the House, gain seats in the Senate and are guided in part by a shrewd GOP leader who has declared that his top priority is denying the president a second term in 2012.

But even he — Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell — walks away having had a seat for the first time at the negotiating table with the Obama administration. Technically, he negotiated with Vice President Joe Biden, McConnell’s Senate colleague for years, on a huge package of tax cuts, plus extended benefits for millions of unemployed workers.

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There was the stern-faced McConnell at Obama’s elbow as the president signed the tax cut deal into law. Absent were the leaders of Obama’s own party — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid — as well as the gleeful exhortations of bill signings-past.

“I wasn’t going to go to my caucus and tell them that I was part of a deal that we were giving tax cuts to people making more than $1 million a year,” Reid said in an interview late Wednesday, adding that he had excused himself from those negotiations.

In some ways, the tax cuts were as big a deal as Obama’s signature health care overhaul. But this time, Biden mostly stuck to his script — without using an expletive this time. The president spoke, signed the legislation and rose to pat McConnell on the shoulder, giving the country a glimpse of how bipartisan compromise looks and sounds in the Obama era — somber, tightly choreographed and uncomfortable.

It was the first real evidence that the election results had shifted the workflow in

Washington. The tax cut deal also may have marked a rebound for a president emerging from the “shellacking” of one Election Day into the last half of his term and his own re-election campaign.

There was more.

The Senate on Dec. 18 joined the House in voting to repeal the military’s “don’t ask-don’t tell” policy against openly gay personnel. The repeal pleased liberals who had been left on the sidelines with the tax cut deal, and it won support among rankand-file Republicans.

And finally, the Senate on Wednesday ratified the New START nuclear arms treaty with Russia, 71-26. This time, McConnell and his secondin-command, Republican Whip Jon Kyl of Arizona, were left out of the deal-making as Obama, Reid and Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John Kerry, DMass., negotiated with likeminded Republicans.

Reid later said the ratification solidified Obama’s standing as a world leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner.

The treaty, he told The Associated Press, was about the standing of the United States in the world community “and whether Barack Obama was a man who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize, a man who has so turned around American foreign policy.”

At the time, some had complained that Obama, less than a year into his presidency, had won the prize prematurely.

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Notable ● General Motors Co. is renewing ties with a Montana mining company that provides precious metals for emissionreducing catalytic converters, according to documents filed Thursday with federal regulators.

The deal restores a decadelong relationship that turned sour after GM filed for bankruptcy protection and abruptly dropped its supply agreement with Stillwater Mining Co. That move in July 2009 drew a sharp backlash from Montana’s congressional delegation and its Democratic governor, Brian Schweitzer.

They criticized the Detroit automaker — then majority owned by the U.S. government — for abandoning an American company in favor of cheaper foreign suppliers.

Thursday’s markets Dow Industrials +14, 11,573.49 Nasdaq —5.88, 2,665.60 S&P 500 —2.07, 1,256.77 30-Year Treasury +0.03, 4.48% Corn (Chicago) +5 cents, $6.14 Soybeans (Chicago) +20.75 cents, $13.50 Wheat (Kansas City) +0.5 cent, $8.45 Oil (New York) $1.03, $91.51 DILBERT

Christmas Eve to spell mobbed malls NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Black Friday, The Sequel. Stores are rolling out deals and expect to be swimming in shoppers on Christmas Eve as stragglers take advantage of a day off work. For retailers, the lastminute rush caps the best year since 2007, and possibly ever.

With Christmas falling on a Saturday this year, today is a holiday for most U.S. workers. That lets shoppers hit the stores first thing in the morning.

“I’m calling it Fantastic Friday, because I really do think it’s going to be one of the busiest days of the year,” said Marshal Cohen, chief fashion industry analyst with researcher NPD Group.

A strong Christmas Eve would round out a surprisingly successful holiday season for retailers. The National Retail Federation predicts that holiday spending will reach $451.5 billion this year, up 3.3 percent over last year. That would be the biggest year-over-year increase since 2006, and the largest total since spending hit a record $452.8 billion in 2007.

A strong finish could even give 2010 the crown.

While both are heavy shopping days, Christmas Eve draws a different breed of buyer than Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving and the unofficial start to the holiday shopping season.

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A MAN CARRIES a shopping bag Wednesday while walking in front of a Christmas tree at Union Square in San Francisco. items, not only to buy gifts but to score something for themselves,” said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the National Retail Federation. “They’re planners, and they map out what they want to buy.”

Shoppers who come out on Christmas Eve, on the other hand, were either waiting for the biggest discounts or they didn’t have the money to spend earlier, she said. Or they just tend to dilly-dally.

While many Black Friday shoppers relish the hunt, lastminute buyers are harried and focused on getting things done.

And true to stereotype, they are mostly men, said Dan Jasper, spokesman for Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn.

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LOS ANGELES — Last Christmas, Karen Hoxmeier bought her brother a cashmere scarf and several pricey gadgets for his digital camera.

This year, she bought the out-of-work Hollywood cameraman something more essential: groceries.

With the nation’s unemployment rate still high and the economy sluggish, a growing number of people are giving food this holiday season. But it’s not fruitcake, eggnog or Christmas cookies.

Instead, the quiet voice of frugality is prompting consumers to wrap up baskets of kitchen staples, boxes of meat and grocery store gift cards to help loved ones stock dwindling pantries.

Hoxmeier got the idea after sneaking a peek inside her younger brother Bill’s kitchen cabinets. She found them pretty bare, she said, “even for a guy.”

For months, her 35-yearold sibling had cut back to make ends meet. His cable TV? Cancelled. The phone?

Long gone. Shopping trips for vegetarian specialties at his favorite market, Trader Joe’s?

Completely out.

So Hoxmeier headed to the eclectic grocery chain this month to purchase a gift card.

“He’s getting thin,” said Hoxmeier, 37, a mother of

three who lives in Murrieta, Calif. “He can use food.”

Retailers and industry analysts alike say Christmas shopping at the grocery store is growing in popularity.

Among consumers purchasing gift cards, grocery stores are expected to rank fourth behind discount, department and drug stores this holiday season, according to a survey by the National Retail Federation.

“Grocery stores have long been the ones open late, or at certain hours, during the holiday season for last-minute shoppers,” said Kathy Grannis, a spokeswoman for the trade group. “Now, as they’re offering gift cards and books and DVDs, people are expanding on the idea of the grocery store providing more than just food for the holiday meal.”

For shopper Matt Halton, a stop at the Pavilions in Seal B each, Calif., this week meant wrapping up his holiday shopping: two $25 Starbucks gift cards for his brother, who works in real estate; and a $100 prepaid Visa card and a trio of cooking magazines for his daughter, who has been learning to cook after being laid off from her sales job this summer.

“It can get expensive going to the grocery store,” Halton said. “It’s nice to know they’ll use these.”

Christmas shopping at the

supermarket is an attitudinal shift food retailers are eager to encourage. Consumers at Whole Foods Market and Bristol Farms stores are snapping up gift cards, and stepping up purchases of sweets, bottles of wine and baskets stuffed with seasonal snacks, according to company officials. At supermarket chain Ralphs, gift cards have seen single-digit increases over last year, company officials said.

“I’m seeing requests for grocery store cards everywhere,” including on “angel” trees at community centers, said Kendra Doyel, spokeswoman for Ralphs. “I knew they were popular, but this year, it seems they’re more so.”

At Sunflower Farmers Market, a 32-store grocery chain in the Southwest that specializes in organic food, same-store sales of grocery gift cards have jumped as much as 30 percent, said company President Chris Sherrell.

“Customers are telling us that food, particularly some of the specialty items, eat up a lot of the family budget,” Sherrell said. “We’re hearing a lot of people ask, ‘What do they need? What’s practical?’

They know food isn’t going to go to waste.”

For Polly Blitzer, giving groceries was a way to care for an aging loved one. Beat-

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rice Gage, her childhood nanny and a woman Blitzer considers a second mother, lives on a fixed income in rural Louisiana. A recent dentures bill cost Gage $600, eating up half her monthly income.

During a visit in May, Blitzer found limp vegetables in the woman’s refrigerator.

“She told me there were still good parts,” said Blitzer, 35, editor in chief of Beauty Blitz Media in New York.

Blitzer immediately called a market in Louisiana to arrange for $250 worth of grocery credit for the elderly woman. Blitzer contacted the store again this month to add more money to Gage’s account.

“She walked down the aisle in my wedding. She’s outlived my biological family,” Blitzer said. “She’s frail, old and proud, and it’s my turn to take care of her.”

WASHINGTON — It will take a little longer for some taxpayers to file their 2010 returns, but it will be worth the wait for beneficiaries of a new tax law: college students, teachers and residents of states that have sales taxes but no income tax.

Thanks to a December tax package that was hailed as a forerunner of a bipartisan spirit in government, the Internal Revenue Service needs to reprogram computers for new college tuition breaks, teachers who buy classroom supplies with their own money, and Americans who live where there’s no state and local income tax to deduct.

The IRS said Thursday that it will be mid- to late February before it can accept returns that apply for those tax breaks. However, delays will be minimal for taxpayers who already itemize deductions, because they normally have to wait for their financial documents.

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“I don’t find it that difficult,” he said. “I think Thanksgiving is harder.”

At airports, the long security lines feared over Thanksgiving, when practically everyone is on the move the same day, never materialized, and aren’t expected to now.

The spread-out nature of the year-end holidays means things won’t be quite so cramped.

Travelers may notice that airport screeners are taking a closer look at empty insulated beverage containers like thermoses because air carriers have been alerted about a potential terror tactic involv-

ing them, an administration official said.

The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive security matters, stressed that there is no intelligence about an active terror plot. The Homeland Security Department regularly alerts law enforcement about evolving terror tactics.

The Air Transport Association expects 44.3 million people on U.S. flights between Dec. 16 and Jan. 5 — up 3 percent over the same period a year ago but still below pre-recession travel volume. The average ticket price is $421, up by 5 percent.

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NEW YORK — Fair weather helped make the holiday sojourn a not-so-painful experience in much of the country Thursday, even with more people on the move than last year, but travelers’ luck might be running out.

A storm was expected to bring snow and ice to parts of the heartland today, deliver a rare white Christmas to Nashville on Saturday, and perhaps sock swaths of the Northeast on Sunday.

“People that are going to Grandma’s house,” said Bobby Boyd, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Nashville, “need to get going.”

Eric and Tatiana Chodkowski, of Boston, were driving Thursday with their kids, ages 2 and 4, to see relatives in New York. They said forecasts for snow on Sunday made them wonder whether they’d make it back then, as planned.

They deemed the roads congested but manageable Thursday, and most people found the nation’s airports to be the same way.

Planes took off into windy but accommodating skies at New York’s LaGuardia Airport as Steve Kent prepared to fly to Denver for a family ski

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will be able to fill out their tax returns and file them as they normally do,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “We will do everything we can to minimize the impact of recent tax law changes on other taxpayers.

The IRS will work through the holidays and into the new year to get our systems reprogrammed and ensure taxpayers have a smooth tax season.”

The IRS will announce a specific date when it can start processing tax returns affected by the changes.

The changes in the law that will cause delays: ● The new line on Schedule A, itemized deductions, to allow for state and local sales tax deductions. Taxpayers in states with income taxes usually chose that deduction instead. Taxpayers cannot complete Schedule A until this tax break is programmed in IRS computers. ● The new higher education tuition and fees deduction for parents and students, covering up to $4,000 paid to a post-secondary institution.

Many parents and students,

however, will instead use existing education credits. ● The new expense deduction for kindergartenthrough-grade 12 educators who have out-of-pocket classroom expenses of up to $250.

The new tax law gives benefits ranging from tax cuts for millionaires and the middle class to longer-term help for the jobless.

Without the law, millions of Americans would have been hit with increases starting on New Year’s Day. The package retains Bushera tax rates for all taxpayers, including the wealthiest Americans, a provision President Barack Obama and congressional liberals opposed. It also offers 13 months of extended benefits to the unemployed and attempts to stimulate the economy with a Social Security payroll tax cut for all workers.

Meanwhile, a board that reviews IRS operations said examinations of returns increased by 8 percent this year on taxpayers with incomes above $1 million.

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EDITORIALS

Triple victory puts Obama back on top

Tell us more Kansas taxpayers would like to know more about how the Kansas Bioscience Authority is investing their money.

T

he Kansas Bioscience Authority has done a lot of good work in the state, but its members need to remember whose money they are spending.

On Tuesday, the KBA’s investment committee met in executive session. When committee members emerged from the closed session, they voted to approve a $1 million investment in something called “Project Heartland.” Approval of the funding was immediately confirmed by KBA’s executive committee.

However, no one at KBA was willing to confirm what or who Project Heartland is, the name of the actual company getting the funds or how the money would be used. A KBA official said the group was protecting the company’s confidentiality and would release more details soon.

There could be a legitimate reason for KBA to delay releasing details of this project, but any delay should be short. KBA is a state-funded entity and, therefore, responsible to the taxpayers of Kansas.

If this $1 million is a good investment for the state, KBA officials should be eager to share the details of Project Heartland. We’ll be looking forward to hearing those details in the very near future.

PUBLIC FORUM

W A S H I N G T O N — Riding the lamest of ducks, President Obama just won the Triple Crown. He fulfilled (1) his most important economic priority, passage of Stimulus II, aka the tax cut deal (the perfect pre-re-election fiscal sugar high — the piper gets paid in 2013 and beyond); (2) his most important social policy objective, repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell”; and (3) his most cherished (achievable) foreign policy goal, ratification of the New START treaty with Russia.

Politically, these are all synergistic. The bipartisan nature of the tax deal instantly repositioned Obama back to the center.

And just when conventional wisdom decided the deal had caused irreparable alienation from his liberal base, Obama almost immediately won it back — by delivering one of the gay rights movement’s most elusive and coveted breakthroughs.

The symbolism of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” repeal cannot be underestimated. It’s not just that for the civil rights community, it represents a long-awaited extension of the historic arc — first blacks, then women, now gays. It was also Obama decisively transcending the triangulated trimming of Bill Clinton, who instituted “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the first place. Even more subtly and understatedly, the repeal represents the taming of the most conservative of the nation’s institutions, the military, by a movement historically among the most avant-garde. Whatever

Charles Krauthammer

letters@charleskrauthammer.com

came back “withObama a vengeance. His

string of lame-duck successes is a singular political achievement.”

your views, that is a cultural landmark.

Then came START, which was important for Obama not just because of the dearth of foreign policy achievements in these last two years but because treaties, especially grand-sounding treaties on strategic arms, carry the aura of presidential authority and diplomatic mastery.

No matter how useless they are, or even how damaging. New START was significantly, if subtly, damaging, which made the rear-guard Republican opposition it engendered so salutary.

The debate it sparked garnered the treaty more attention than it would have otherwise and thus gave Obama a larger PR victory.

But that debate also amplified the major flaw in the treaty — the

gratuitous re-establishment of the link between offensive and defensive weaponry.

One of the great achievements of the last decade was the Bush administration’s severing of that link — first, by its withdrawal from the ABM Treaty, which had expressly prevented major advances in missile defense, and then with the 2002 Treaty of Moscow, which regulated offensive weapons but ostentatiously contained not a single word about any connection to missile defense. Why is this important?

Because missile defense is essential for protecting ourselves from the most menacing threat of the coming century — nuclear hyper-proliferation.

The relinking that we acquiesced to in the preamble to New START is a major reversal of that achievement. Sure, Obama sought to reassure critics with his letter to the Senate promising unimpeded development of our European missile defense system. But the Russians have already watched this president cancel our painstakingly planned Polish and Czech missile defenses in response to Russian protests and threats. That’s why they insisted we formally acknowledge an “interrelationship” between offense and defense. They know that their threat to withdraw from START, if the U.S. were to build defenses that displease them, will inevitably color — and restrain — future U.S. missile defense advances and deployments.

Cause for hope

Letters Policy

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OLD HOME TOWN

To the editor: Have you ever wondered why novelists and screenwriters use Kansas citizens when they want to imply that the character is backward and simple? Cousin Eddie in “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” is a classic example. As a Kansas resident, I have resented these insults, but after we elected Sam Brownback, I began to accept the fact that we deserve this characterization.

I do not believe I can remember one incident when Sam voted for a bill that supported the working poor or middle class, and I cannot remember one incident when he did not vote FOR the top 3 percent of our wealthiest citizens.

So why did Kansans vote for Sam? Is there any hope for those of us who want to pull Kansas out of the dark ages and demonstrate that we are not backward and simple?

And then it dawned on me that being exposed to four years of Sam’s primitive policies just might force all of us, Republicans and Democrats, to redefine what is and what is not conservative. When I think of constructive conservatives, I think of Bob Dole, Nancy Kassebaum and Ike Eisenhower. Sam and his tea party appointees will force all us to look at what happens to a state when the middle class is destroyed. Maybe the young thinking people in this state, who in the past have left the state in droves, will have the courage to stay home and say enough is enough. We can only hope.

E. Kent Hayes, Lawrence

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The diff iculty Obama had overcoming the missile defense objection will serve to temper the rest of his nuclear agenda, including U.S. entry into the test ban treaty, and place Obama’s ultimate goal of total nuclear disarmament blessedly out of reach.

Conservatives can thus take solace that their vigorous opposition to START will likely prevent further disarmament mischief down the road. But what they cannot deny is the political boost the treaty’s ratification gives Obama today, a mere seven weeks after his Election Day debacle.

The great liberal ascendancy of 2008, destined to last 40 years (predicted James Carville), lasted less than two. Yet, the great Republican ascendancy of 2010 lasted less than two months.

Republicans will enter the 112th Congress with larger numbers but no longer with the wind — the overwhelming Nov. 2 repudiation of Obama’s social-democratic agenda — at their backs.

“Harry Reid has eaten our lunch,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, lamenting his side’s “capitulation” in the lame-duck session. Yes, but it was less Harry than Barry. Obama came back with a vengeance. His string of lame-duck successes is a singular political achievement. Because of it, the epic battles of the 112th Congress begin on what would have seemed impossible just one month ago — a level playing field.

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From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 24, 1910: “Someone who YEARS preferred to steal his AGO Christmas dinner to IN 1910 getting it in the usual way, entered the Schell grocery, 1001 New Jersey street early this morning and appropriated a large quantity of food stuffs. The loss can only be partially estimated but will reach approximately $25. Ten pounds of butter, cans of fruit and vegetables, meat, sugar, coffee, cigars, and tobacco were all missed by the grocer.”

“The prisoners in the county jail will receive a delicious old-fashioned Christmas dinner tomorrow. There are three days in the year, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Easter, upon which the prisoners receive extra rations. Tomorrow for dinner they will receive roast chicken, three or four vegetables, celery, cranberry sauce and plum pudding.”

— Compiled by Sarah St. John

Read more Old Home Town at LJWorld.com/news/lawrence/ history/old_home_town.

Rise in college Spanish studies benefits U.S. Good news for those of us who want increasingly closer U.S. ties with Spanish-speaking countries: a new study shows that more U.S. college students are enrolling in Spanish classes than in any other foreign language.

The survey released by the Modern Language Association of America shows that despite the anti-immigration hysteria of recent years and a steep increase in the number of college kids who are taking Arabic, Chinese and Korean classes, Spanish continues to be — by far — the moststudied language in U.S. colleges.

About 850,000 college students are taking Spanish, followed by 210,000 enrolled in French, 198,000 in German, 92,000 in American Sign Language, 74,000 in Japanese and 61,000 in Chinese.

“Spanish continues to be the No. 1 language,” MLA executive director Rosemary G. Feal said.

“Almost 50 percent of all college enrollments in foreign languages are in Spanish.”

Feal says she expects this trend to hold up in the foreseeable future, for reasons that go beyond the huge U.S. Hispanic population. Students of all ethnic groups see Spanish as a language that opens up job opportunities.

And, at a time of budget cuts, U.S. colleges are more likely to eliminate other less attended language classes, she said.

“Colleges are shrinking programs that don’t have large num-

Andres Oppenheimer

aoppenheimer@miamiherald.com

In a highly competitive “global economy, speaking more than one language is a big asset. China has understood this so well that it recently ordered mandatory English classes in all public elementary schools.”

bers of majors, such as German or Italian, but they are not shrinking Spanish,” she said.

About 34 million people in the United States speak Spanish, including about 3. 5 million Americans who are not of Hispanic descent, according to U.S. Census data. This makes the United States one of the largest Spanish-speaking countries in the world.

But will Spanish continue to thrive? Will new generations of Hispanics maintain the language at a time when several U.S. states

are considering Arizona-style anti-immigration measures, and when the U.S. economic downturn is slowing down the flow of Latin American immigrants?

Interestingly, a recent poll shows that young Hispanics are becoming more bilingual. The nationwide survey of young U.S. citizens by Bendixen and Amandi, a Miami-based opinion research firm, shows that 89 percent of foreign-born Hispanics and 59 percent of U.S.-born Hispanics speak both English and Spanish.

That’s a new phenomenon, says Fernand Amandi, the polling firm’s managing partner. Unlike a few decades ago, when Mexican parents — especially in Western states — used to ask their children not to speak Spanish because they thought it would hurt their chances to advance in the United States, nowadays Mexican immigrants want their children to be bilingual, he said.

In addition to seeing bilingualism as a competitive advantage to get a job, technology is keeping immigrants and their children closer to their native countries.

“Technology has been the key factor. Now, thanks to the Internet, America is becoming an even more multiethnic society,” he said.

My opinion: I agree. Hispanics are already the largest U.S. minority group, and technology will help keep Spanish alive in this country regardless of

whether immigration from Latin America rises or falls in the near future.

In Miami, many of my friends wake up in the morning reading Colombian, Venezuelan or Argentine newspapers on the Internet, go to work listening to their native countries’ radio stations on their iPhones, and watch South American, Central American or Mexican soccer games at night on cable or satellite television. You don’t need to go to Latin America anymore. It’s coming to you.

And contrary to what Hispanic-phobic anti-immigration advocates say, staying tuned with their native countries or the country of their ancestors doesn’t turn U.S. Hispanics into a threat to U.S. culture. Even if some immigrants don’t speak English, their children certainly do.

In a highly competitive global economy, speaking more than one language is a big asset. China has understood this so well that it recently ordered mandatory English classes in all public elementary schools.

So the more U.S. college youths study español — the language spoken by U.S. neighbors and some of the world’s most promising export markets — the better it will be not just for them, but for the country as a whole.

— Andres Oppenheimer is a Latin America correspondent for the Miami Herald.

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BEETLE BAILEY

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PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

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WILEY

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GREG BROWNE/CHANCE WALKER

MORT, GREG & BRIAN WALKER

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CHRIS BROWNE

GARRY TRUDEAU

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10A Friday, December 24, 2010 TODAY

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24 TODAY

Snow tapering off, 1-3”

Cold with periods of sun

Mostly sunny and cold

Partly sunny and cold

Times of clouds and sun

High 38° Low 20° POP: 75%

High 31° Low 14° POP: 0%

High 27° Low 7° POP: 0%

High 28° Low 9° POP: 5%

High 34° Low 19° POP: 5%

Wind NNW 6-12 mph

Wind N 7-14 mph

Wind NE 6-12 mph

Wind E 6-12 mph

Wind S 7-14 mph

POP: Probability of Precipitation

Kearney 30/8

McCook 36/5

Grand Island 30/11

Oberlin 38/12 Goodland 41/12

Beatrice 33/16

Oakley 40/13

Russell Salina 36/11 36/17

Manhattan 35/19 Topeka 37/21 Emporia 38/20

Great Bend 36/12 Dodge City 41/14

Garden City 41/10 Liberal 42/15

Kansas City 38/23 Lawrence Kansas City 36/20 38/20

Chillicothe 34/19 Marshall 34/21 Sedalia 34/22

Nevada 36/22

Chanute 38/21

Hutchinson 37/21 Wichita Pratt 38/19 40/17

Centerville 30/14

St. Joseph 32/18

Sabetha 35/18

Concordia 32/15 Hays 38/11

Clarinda 31/18

Lincoln 32/15

Coffeyville Joplin 38/24 38/24

Springfield 38/24

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Temperature High/low Normal high/low today Record high today Record low today

41°/25° 40°/23° 67° in 1955 -16° in 1983

Precipitation in inches 24 hours through 8 p.m. yest.

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0.00 0.01 1.40 33.70 39.38

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Sat. Today Sat. Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Cities Hi Lo W Hi Lo W Atchison 35 18 sn 30 11 pc Independence 39 25 c 37 18 pc Belton 36 22 sn 31 16 c Fort Riley 37 21 sn 33 10 pc Burlington 37 21 sn 35 15 pc Olathe 37 22 sn 30 16 c Coffeyville 38 24 i 37 18 pc Osage Beach 35 22 sn 33 19 c Concordia 32 15 sn 30 11 pc Osage City 37 20 sn 31 13 pc Dodge City 41 14 pc 36 14 s Ottawa 35 22 sn 33 16 pc Holton 36 19 sn 31 15 pc Wichita 38 19 c 36 15 pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice.

Seattle 48/41

SUN & MOON Today

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NATIONAL FORECAST Billings 36/19

Minneapolis 24/9 Chicago 31/21

San Francisco 56/46

Denver 42/20

Washington 40/25

Kansas City 36/20 Los Angeles 66/50

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Clinton Perry Pomona

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El Paso 58/31

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation.

Temperature bands are highs for today.

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INTERNATIONAL CITIES Today Hi Lo W 86 68 s 32 25 sn 65 58 c 66 44 s 92 77 s 30 15 s 35 24 sn 28 19 sn 95 64 s 71 53 pc 38 19 pc 32 23 s 45 31 sn 68 56 pc 62 48 s 52 19 s 32 25 pc 39 30 pc 73 41 s 27 12 pc 24 23 sn 75 44 s 7 1 pc 35 26 sn 83 74 sh 57 51 r 15 4 s 84 75 sh 21 14 sn 77 61 s 50 34 s 28 17 c 49 46 r 51 35 r 45 38 sh 20 8 pc

Hi 86 31 64 66 92 33 26 29 99 74 38 37 32 57 64 52 30 39 66 24 39 75 12 32 86 52 21 85 23 85 50 24 51 36 39 20

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Houston 69/39 Miami 71/58

Fronts Cold

Cities Acapulco Amsterdam Athens Baghdad Bangkok Beijing Berlin Brussels Buenos Aires Cairo Calgary Dublin Geneva Hong Kong Jerusalem Kabul London Madrid Mexico City Montreal Moscow New Delhi Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Tokyo Toronto Vancouver Vienna Warsaw Winnipeg

Atlanta 50/35

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WEATHER HISTORY

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Merry Christmas!

Christmas party at the Jazzhaus, no band, no cover, opens at 8 p.m., 926 1/2 Mass.

Bump & Hustle with Spence & Godzilla, 10 p.m., Eighth Street Taproom, 801.N.H. A Very Smackdown! Christmas, 8 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. DJ G Train, inside where it’s warm, Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Third annual “I’m Done Partying With My Parents” Party, 9 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St.

26 SUNDAY

Festival of Nativities, noon2:30 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St., donations accepted.

Football Sunday, free nachos, noon, Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive.

Texas Hold’em Tournament, free entry, weekly prizes, 8 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

Smackdown! trivia, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H.

Holiday Happenings, week of activities, field trips, games and crafts for children during the school break, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St., must register by Dec. 24 through Lawrence Parks and Recreation.

Lawrence Board of Education meeting, 7 p.m., school district headquarters, 110 McDonald Drive.

Super Nerd Night, video games, Magic the Gathering tournament, more, 7 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

Eudora City Council meeting, 7:30 p.m., Eudora City Hall, 4 E. Seventh St. Open mic night, 9 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Dollar Bowling, Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 933 Iowa, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Mudstomp Monday, featuring Joe Schreiner, 9:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Karaoke Idol!, with “Back to the Future” theme, 10 p.m., the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

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Lawrence Peters Spins The Goods It’s Christmas Eve and the town is already settling into the temporary shutdown that takes place every Christmas, but if you don’t celebrate Christmas or are looking for something, anything, to do that will keep you out of the house and away from your family, check out Lawrence Peters’ DJ set at the Replay Lounge, 946 Mass. Because of the holiday, the show should have a mellow turnout, which is perfect given the time of year and the blustery weather we’ve been promised.

And speaking of the weather, tonight’s show will be indoors for your convenience. The set starts at 7 p.m. The show is 21 and over, and $3.

Armory, 200 Iowa, 841-0752.

Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive.

Teller’s Family Night, 746 Mass., 9 p.m.-midnight Tuesday Night Karaoke, 9 p.m., Wayne & Larry's Sports Bar & Grill, 933 Iowa.

Tuesday Transmissions with DJ Proof, 9 p.m., Bottleneck, 737 N.H. Lawrence Farmers’ Market, 4 p.m.-6 p.m., 1020 Vt. Live jazz at The Casbah, stop by The Casbah every Tuesday night at 9 p.m. for some live jazz and great drink specials, 803 Mass.

Comedy night, 9:30 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

29 WEDNESDAY

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Mass.

Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Dollar Bowling, Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 933 Iowa, 9:30 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Acoustic Open Mic with Tyler Gregory, 10 p.m., the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

Dewi Sant, Margo May, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

Casbah Karaoke, stop by after 10:30 p.m. for a lowprofile karaoke held in the

Scary Larry Kansas Bike Polo, 7 p.m., Edgewood Park, Maple Lane and Miller Drive.

Theology on Tap, discussion of a selected Scripture passage, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Henry’s, 11 E. Eighth St. Junkyard Jazz Band, 7 p.m., American Legion, 3408 W. Sixth St. Fuzz Nasty, Right of Way, Yetispeak, 8 p.m., The Bottleneck, 737 N.H. The Dirty 30: Part DEUX, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Casbah DJ Night, hear some great tunes by DJ Cyrus D, 10 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

Brody Buster Band with Brother Bagman, the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

31 FRIDAY

New Year’s Eve at The Eldridge, three-course dinner begins at 7 p.m., dancing with the band MultiPhonic begins at 10 p.m., Eldridge Hotel, 701 Mass.

New Year’s Eve at the Cave with DJ Max Fanning, doors open at 8 p.m., The Oread, 1200 Oread Ave. (entrance on Indiana Street).

New Year’s Eve Overnighter for children, 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., must register by 5 p.m. through Lawrence Parks and Recreation, Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St. New Year’s Eve dinner at Pachamama’s, served 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., 800 N.H. Kelley Hunt New Year’s Eve show and CD release event, 8 p.m., Liberty Hall, 644 Mass.

Big Sexy New Year’s Eve with Appleseed Cast, Approach, Minus Story, The Willnots, 8 p.m., Jackpot Music Hall, 943 Mass.

The Floozies, Beans & Cornbread, Inflect, 8 p.m., the Bottleneck, 737 N.H. New Year’s Eve with Murder

by Death, 9 p.m., The Granada, 1020 Mass.

Hammerford, Wrath and Ruin, Trogolodyte and DJ Cruz on the Patio, 10 p.m., Replay Lounge, 946 Mass.

New Year’s Eve Reggae Bash, with Ras Neville and the Kingstonians, DJ Stiga, 10 p.m., Fatso’s, 1016 Mass.

New Year’s Eve with Arthur Dodge & the Horsefeathers and Fourth of July, 10 p.m., Louise’s Downtown, 1009 Mass.

New Year’s Eve concert featuring the Sunflower Colonels, 10 p.m., The Casbah, 803 Mass.

New Year’s Eve Party with Checkered Beat, the Jazzhaus, 926 1/2 Mass.

WEATHER TRIVIA™ Does Denver or New York City average more precipitation each year?

Man gets life sentence for molesting boy HUTCHINSON — A 20-year-old first-time offender who pleaded guilty to sodomizing a 6year-old boy has been sentenced to life in prison under Kansas’ version of Jessica’s Law. Aaron Salinas pleaded guilty in October to sexually abusing the boy in September 2008 while he was babysitting the child. On Wednesday, his defense attorney asked District Judge Tim Chambers to consider a sentence of 13 years or less in prison, but Chambers opted for the harsher penalty.

Alice Osburn, representing Salinas, said the man had a history of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, was 18 at the time of the crime and his judgment and mental capabilities were limited.

The Hutchinson News reported Wednesday night that Osburn also told Chambers that Salinas had a troubled childhood but accepted responsibility for the crime.

Jarrod Steffan, a clinical and forensic psychologist in Wichita, testified that Salinas said he was sexually molested as a child and expressed remorse.

He also said Salinas had a moderate to high risk of reoffending.

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Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Selby is Kansas’ wild child Growing up, we all knew the wild child who had the knack for doing crazy things and not only getting away with them but hogging the gold stars. The rest of us would get caught up in his mischievous spirit and get nailed by teachers, principals, parents, etc.

Eventually, the wild child unfairly would get pinned with the “bad-influence” label. It wasn’t his fault. The rest of us were to blame for not realizing we weren’t as smooth. We were slow to recognize our limitations were greater than his.

Watching this Kansas University basketball team, undefeated, ranked third in the nation and not even close to reaching its potential, calls to mind the smooth wild child because in the two games Josh Selby has played, some the guys who play with him have regressed. Again, it’s no fault of Selby’s, who can get away with taking wild shots because they go in.

Junior guard Tyshawn Taylor, who had played so well preSelby, has looked, the past two games, eager to prove he can do everything Selby can do. Fits of playground basketball, and, in Wednesday’s 15-point victory against California, playground scuffling, have eaten away at the team’s disciplined style that allowed it to survive all comers while Selby sat out his ninegame suspension.

In the past two games, Taylor has made 3 of 15 shots, scored nine points, totaled six assists and 10 turnovers. He has gone from the player most responsible for Kansas exhibiting such sound shot selection to the player taking wild shots and bull-rushing his way to the basket.

It’s only natural that it will take time for Selby’s teammates to mesh with him. He has some playground to his game, too, that needs refining. Still, what’s a good shot for him is a bad one for most college basketball players. He turns it over too often (seven in two games), as do most freshmen, but the guy’s a natural scorer. Selby’s averaging 19.5 points and shooting .750 on three-pointers, .458 overall.

When Selby and teammates find the right rhythm, this team can become frighteningly good, particularly offensively and in transition.

Finding the most effective way to play together is the primary chemistry issue. Diminished minutes, shouldn’t be an issue. The players know their best shot at a Final Four lies with Selby playing a huge part.

He’ll break down defenses in a way that will result in better scoring opportunities for others, particularly driven senior Tyrel Reed.

At times, Selby was caught out of position defensively against Cal, though not as often as in his debut against USC. On one possession, he offered timely help on the interior, popped back out to the perimeter and came away with a steal.

His days as a reserve appear over.

“Josh played really well,” KU coach Bill Self said. “He is going to get better. We trapped the post and he didn’t give up a layup. He is starting to get it, but he missed a lot of floaters he normally makes.

He is a guy who can score when we don’t really have a good offense.”

Self said Sunday is the team’s next practice.

“Josh deserves to be out there,” Self said. “So there is a great chance he will be starting.”

He already has demonstrated he knows how to finish.

Jayhawk guard Reed amazed by fans on road

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

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KANSAS GUARD TYREL REED LAYS IN A BUCKET between California defenders Harper Kamp (22) and Jorge Gutierrez (2) during KU’s 78-63 victory Wednesday at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Reed scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Jayhawks.

A fired-up Tyrel Reed pointed into the stands, thumbs up, after the final horn sounded in Kansas University’s 78-63 victory over California on Wednesday in energized Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif.

Considering the physical nature of the game, it seemed logical to ask the 6-foot-3, 185pound senior what exactly he was doing.

Was he trying to communicate with the 4,000 or so KU fans on hand in the crowd of 11,250 or rub in the victory to the hostile Golden Bear supporters?

The answer of course, from the classy Kansan, was that he was thanking the KU supporters for showing up and helping the Jayhawks claim their fourth victory in as many tries against Pac10 schools this season (Arizona, UCLA, USC, Cal).

“I mean it’s amazing. We come all the way out here to California and having that kind of following ... it’s amazing,” Reed said. “It really is. We have fans all over the country. It’s a blessing to be part of it.”

Reed — he scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed a careerbest seven rebounds — wasn’t involved in any of the many incidents between the Jayhawks and Bears. He can understand why guys like Marcus Morris, Thomas Robinson and Brady Morningstar lost their cool at times, however.

Morris was ejected from the game and Robinson and Morningstar received technical fouls.

“Both teams were competing hard, wanting to win right before Christmas,” said Reed. “It’s one of those things, as a team, we have to be smarter. We have to keep our cool, be mature about it.

“You want to protect your teammates as much as you can.

The main thing is keep them out of situations they can get in trouble or get a dumb foul. It comes down to maturity and not put yourself in that position. As the season goes on, we’ll continue to get better than that.”

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Self reflects on heated victory against Cal

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

Self

Kansas University basketball coach Bill Self — who pulled into Allen Fieldhouse at 7 a.m., Thursday after an overnight charter flight from Oakland, Calif. — wasn’t too weary to watch tape of

Wednesday’s chippy KU-California game.

Here’s his final take on some of his players’ roles in the Jayhawks’ heated 78-63 victory. ● Thomas Robinson: “I thought Thomas showed unbelievable restraint with everybody jumping on top,” Self said of a second half pile-up on the

floor in which sophomore forward Robinson appeared to get hit in the face by Cal’s Jorge Gutierrez.

“The first one when Gutierrez was laying on and Thomas swung around and made contact. ... Gutierrez went down. The official said he had to call something (intentional foul on Robinson). I

can certainly understand that, but I don’t think it was because of Thomas losing his cool.

“I thought Thomas did a very good job,” Self added. “I don’t think he did anything in either situation other than playing the right way. He did happen to make Please see SELF, page 3B

Recruit Pierson visits KU, still undecided

By Matt Tait mtait@ljworld.com

Last weekend, eight members of the high school Class of 2011 made their official visits to Kansas University to tour the football facilities and meet with the coaching staff.

All but one of them had already Pierson is a fourcommitted to Kansas, making the star running back visit as much about getting to from East St. Louis know future teammates as it was High in Illinois about getting to know KU.

The one player on the visit who was — and still is — undecided on where he will go to school was four-star athlete Anthony Pierson, a running back from East St. Louis High in Illinois.

Pierson is one of the top remaining players who has not yet committed to a school, and the Jayhawks appear to be in as good a standing as anyone for his services. For starters, recruiting coordinator Reggie Mitchell is

the lead recruiter on this one.

And everywhere he’s been, Mitchell has had a reputation for bringing in big-time talent.

Another thing working in KU’s favor is the fact that the Jayhawks can offer Pierson something that not everyone else recruiting him can.

“I want to go where I can get early playing time and get a good education,” Pierson told Otis Kirk, of Rivals.com site HawgSports.com. “I just want to

play football, get an education and win games. Those are the things that are important to me.”

KU coach Turner Gill has said all along that one of his biggest selling points on the recruiting trail this offseason would be playing time. The fact that his team finished 3-9 in 2010 while playing a host of freshmen helps Gill’s credibility when offering such opportunities.

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5 Buckeyes suspended for 5 games COLUMBUS, OHIO (AP) — Welcome to Tattoo U. What started out as a trip to a Columbus tattoo parlor by a couple of football players has created all sorts of mayhem for star quarterback Terrelle Pryor and Ohio State.

Pryor and four teammates were suspended Thursday by the NCAA for the first five games of next season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards. They also received improper benefits — from up to two years ago — from the tattoo parlor and its owner.

“I learned more about tattoos

than I ever really want to possibly know,” athletic director Gene Smith said. “As a student-athlete, you’re not allowed to use your persona to get discounted services.”

The NCAA said all can still play in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas on Jan. 4. Ohio State’s first five games next season are against Akron, Toledo, Miami, Colorado and Michigan State. Ohio State plans to appeal, hoping the number of games might be reduced.

Tattoos can run anywhere from $50 to hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Many college athletes have more than one. Pryor certain-

Jordan gets last word on Bobcats

By Rick Bonnell McClatchy Newspapers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The beginning of the end for Larry Brown as Charlotte Bobcats coach might have been an interview he gave on the eve of training camp. Even by Brown standards, this was remarkable bluntness.

He said then that he “died” the day the team chose not to re-sign point guard Raymond Felton. He said his roster got worse as most of the Bobcats’ Eastern Conference rivals improved.

Second-guessing the boss seldom enhances your job security. So when Brown’s players stopped listening to him — he acknowledged as much recently — the end came suddenly.

Wednesday, after a morning practice, Brown met with Jordan in early afternoon.

Though the Bobcats’ announcement suggests Brown left by mutual agreement with Jordan, several sources close to Brown say emphatically that the entire coach staff was fired by Jordan, whose only statement on the decision was in a press release.

“The team has clearly not lived up to either of our expectations,” Jordan said in the release. “This is a difficult decision for both of us, but one that needed to be made.”

Jordan quickly hired former Charlotte and New Orleans Hornets coach Paul Silas as interim coach. General manager Rod Higgins said Silas’ status would be re-evaluated at the end of this season.

Jordan’s view of Brown changed radically between October and December. During the preseason, Jordan told the Observer he wanted to sign Brown to a contract extension, and that hadn’t happened only because Brown put off negotiations.

“I’d love to keep Larry as long as he (wants to be) here,” Jordan told the Observer in October. “He’s been very beneficial to what we’re doing.”

Jordan said that same day he expected the team not only to return to the playoffs but to win at least a round in the postseason. At 9-19, and having lost three of their past six games by 30 points or more, the Bobcats look nothing like a playoff team.

Higgins said on a conference call with Charlotte media Wednesday evening the coaching change should be viewed as the front office not giving up on the season.

“We wanted to try to salvage what we can of the season,” he said, noting the Bobcats were 2 1⁄2 games out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

Several sources in and around the Bobcats say Brown had no idea this was coming.

Brown ran practice Wednesday as if he’d be here the rest of this season and the one more remaining on his contract, sources said.

Brown is a Hall-of-Famer and the only coach ever to win both an NBA (Detroit) and NCAA (Kansas) title. He ended his career with the Bobcats nine victories short of the most ever in professional basketball (Don Nelson’s 1,335).

Brown did not return a message left on his cell phone. Sources say despite being 70, he very much wants to continue coaching.

In recent days, Brown became more blunt and negative in his comments about the team’s performance. Always a stickler for precision, he often vented over the pattern of mistakes, such as when the Bobcats committed 29 turnovers in a loss to the Washington Wizards on Monday.

Typical of Brown’s frustration was a road loss in early December in Philadelphia.

That’s the night he said his team looks “nothing like last season — not even close.”

Then, when told co-captain Gerald Wallace said the Bobcats have no identity, Brown replied, “If you want to establish an identity, try to play hard first.”

Higgins was asked if Brown’s increasingly critical assessments were a factor in the coaching change. Higgins said no players had complained to him about Brown’s persona, then added: “That’s what coaches do. I’m sure some of it was frustration, and some of it was getting players fired up any way you can.”

ly does. One arm alone is covered from his biceps to his wrist.

“I paid for my tattoos. Go Bucks,” Pryor posted on his Twitter account Wednesday night.

He even sold a sportsmanship award from the 2008 Fiesta Bowl along with his 2008 Big Ten championship ring. More egregious to Ohio State fans, he sold a “gold pants” trinket — an iconic charm given to players who are a part of a victory over archrival Michigan. He may not be easily forgiven by Buckeye fans who revere such traditions.

His teammates also sold Big Ten championship rings — the Buck-

eyes have won the last six conference titles — plus football jerseys, pants and shoes.

Along with Pryor, leading rusher Daniel “Boom” Herron, No. 2 wide receiver DeVier Posey, AllBig Ten offensive tackle Mike Adams and backup defensive end Solomon Thomas must sit out the five games and donate $1,000 to $2,500 — the value of the things they sold or the discounts they received — to charity.

A sixth player, freshman linebacker Jordan Whiting, must sit out the first game of the 2011 season and pay $150 to a charity.

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Chiefs avoid blackout against Titans KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs fans will be able to watch Sunday’s game on TV after all.

Spokesman Pete Moris told The Associated Press late Thursday afternoon there will be no blackout of the matchup with the Tennessee Titans.

The Chiefs had said Wednesday that a blackout was a possibility, with slow ticket sales for a game expected to be played on a very cold day when many people will be busy with family events.

Tickets remained available late Thursday.

But the team has met NFL requirements for avoiding a blackout.

NFL Jets owner still respects Ryan

49ers going back to Troy Smith SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — The San Francisco 49ers are going back to Troy Smith as their starting quarterback while leaving open the possibility they might switch to Alex Smith at any time.

Coach Mike Singletary said Thursday that Troy Smith will start Sunday’s pivotal NFC West game against the St. Louis Rams in place of Alex Smith, who started San Francisco’s last two games.

Broncos LB cited in alleged assault DENVER — Broncos Pro Bowl linebacker Elvis Dumervil has been cited for assault and disturbing the peace for an alleged run-in with a security guard at Invesco Field.

Denver court records show the reported incident happened on Oct. 24, the day the Broncos were blown out 59-14 by the Oakland Raiders.

Dumervil’s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, told The Associated Press the linebacker forgot his credentials and a guard wouldn’t allow him into a players’ parking lot, despite Dumervil showing his driver’s license.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Jets owner Woody Johnson says his respect for Rex Ryan hasn’t diminished “one iota,” a day after the embarrassed coach declined comment about a footfetish report posted by the sports website Deadspin.

Four videos of a woman who bears a close resemblance to Ryan’s wife, Michelle, show her displaying her toes to an off-screen camNBA eraman who, in one video, sounds a lot like the O.J. Mayo’s father charged coach. Ryan said Wednesday the situation was a “personal matter.”

HUNTINGTON, W.VA. — The father of MemJohnson says Thursday he spoke with Ryan phis Grizzlies player O.J. Mayo was charged and also declined to go into details, saying, with attempted murder Thursday after he hit “He’s still the coach of the New York Jets.” a police officer with his car and dragged him for several feet, police said.

Two officers were searching for someone Colts RB Addai expects to play else at about 3:30 a.m. when they saw 39INDIANAPOLIS — Colts running back Joseph year-old Kenneth Maurice Ziegler of HuntingAddai expects to return Sunday at Oakland ton in a vehicle trying to hide, police said. after missing the past eight games with a When they confronted him, he put the vehicle nerve injury in his left shoulder, the first posiinto gear, drove into one of the officers and tive news on the injury front for Indianapolis in dragged him, they said. quite a while.

Police chased the vehicle for several miles “I feel like it’s a great chance. I feel like I’m through a Huntington neighborhood before heading in the right direction,” Addai said disabling it with spike strips. Ziegler was capThursday, one day after participating fully in tured after a short foot chase and charged practice. “I felt good. I didn’t set myself back. with attempted murder, two counts of possesReally, I’m just happy to put on a uniform and sion of a controlled substance with intent to just get back into it.” deliver, obstructing, fleeing in a vehicle and fleeing on foot, police said.

In other NBA news: Vikings’ Peterson hopes to play ■ Orlando Magic rookie center Daniel Orton is recovering from arthroscopic surgery on his EDEN PRAIRIE, MINN. — Adrian Peterson is left knee.Orton is not expected to begin pracnot concerned that playing on a bruised thigh ticing again until at least February. would cause long-term damage, and he hopes to be on the field this weekend against BASEBALL Philadelphia.

With the Vikings out of the playoff hunt, PeterSteinbrenner FBI file released son was asked on Thursday if he considered WASHINGTON — Newly released documents shutting it down the rest of the season to avoid further injury. He says that is not a consideration show Watergate Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox expressed “extreme interest” in a 1970s and he wants to play in the final two games. criminal investigation of Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for illegal campaign conMcNabb’s agent fires back tributions.

ASHBURN, VA. — Donovan McNabb’s agent Then-FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley says the “tension” between the quarterback echoed Cox’s concern in an Aug. 16, 1973, and Washington coach Mike Shanahan and memo to the bureau’s Cleveland office, saying offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan is due to agents needed to make sure the probe McNabb’s suggestions for improving the Red- received “the same, immediate and preferred skins’ offense. handling” as other criminal cases then growFletcher Smith said in a statement Thursing from the Watergate scandal. day that the Shanahans have made comThe memos were included in a 400-page ments that go beyond disrespectful and that release Thursday of Steinbrenner’s FBI file. were “unprecedented for a six-time Pro Bowl Most of the material focused on the Waterquarterback such as Donovan.” gate-era federal probe that led to the shipMcNabb, who has declined requests for building magnate’s 1974 conviction for illegal comment this week, was benched before last contributions to disgraced President Richard M. Nixon. There are scant references to SteinSunday’s game against Dallas and told by Mike Shanahan that he would not play for the brenner’s later pardon by President Ronald Reagan and nothing on his turbulent career as remainder of the season.

Smith says in the statement that the the Yankees’ “Boss.”

Shanahans — “both Mike and more specifically Kyle” — have made the quarterback’s relaWOMEN’S BASKETBALL tionship with Washington difficult to maintain.

Taurasi tests positive for stimulant

lawyer for WNBA standJets’ Sanchez a game-time decision outNDEWianYaORTKau—raThe si tells The Associated Press

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets might have to try to clinch a playoff spot this weekend without Mark Sanchez.

Jets coach Rex Ryan said Thursday that Sanchez’s sore shoulder is worse than he first thought, though he still expects the quarterback to start Sunday at Chicago. If not, 40year-old Mark Brunell would be under center.

“This one could be more of a game-time type decision than I thought it would be,” Ryan said.

that the former UConn star has tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro basketball league overseas.

Howard Jacobs said Thursday night that Taurasi’s A sample came back positive from a Turkish lab and she was provisionally suspended by the Turkish league she’s playing in. Taurasi has requested that her B sample be tested.

Jacobs said the substance “was not a steroid or recreational drug,” however he refused to identify it.

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LATEST LINE NFL Favorite .........................................Points.....................................Underdog Saturday, Dec 25th Week 16 Dallas............................................61⁄2 (45)......................................ARIZONA Sunday, Dec 26th MIAMI.............................................31⁄2 (41)..........................................Detroit PHILADELPHIA...........................141⁄2 (44)..................................Minnesota JACKSONVILLE.............................7 (46) .................................Washington ST. LOUIS......................................21⁄2 (39)............................San Francisco TAMPA BAY..................................61⁄2 (44).........................................Seattle New England..............................71⁄2 (44)......................................BUFFALO CHICAGO.........................................1 (36)..........................................NY Jets Baltimore.....................................31⁄2 (39) ................................CLEVELAND KANSAS CITY ................................5 (42) ...................................Tennessee Indianapolis..................................3 (47)......................................OAKLAND Houston .......................................21⁄2 (48) .......................................DENVER GREEN BAY....................................3 (43)......................................NY Giants San Diego....................................71⁄2 (44).................................CINCINNATI Monday, Dec 27th ATLANTA.......................................21⁄2 (49)..............................New Orleans College Football Bowl Games Favorite .........................................Points.....................................Underdog Hawaii Bowl Aloha Bowl-Honolulu, HI. HAWAII ...........................................10 (74)..............................................Tulsa Sunday, Dec 26th Little Ceasars Pizza Bowl Ford Field-Detroit, MI. 1 Toledo ...........................................1 ⁄2 (56)..................................Florida Intl Monday, Dec 27th Independence Bowl Independence Stadium-Shreveport, LA. Air Force........................................3 (56)...............................Georgia Tech Tuesday, Dec 28th Champs Sports Bowl Citrus Bowl Stadium-Orlando, FL. West Virginia..............................21⁄2 (49)....................................N.C. State Insight Bowl Sun Devil Stadium-Tempe, AZ. Missouri .......................................21⁄2 (47) ..............................................Iowa Wednesday, Dec 29th Eagle Bank Bowl RFK Stadium-Washington D.C. Maryland .......................................7 (69)...............................East Carolina Texas Bowl Reliant Stadium-Houston, TX. Baylor ............................................11⁄2 (62)...........................................Illinois Alamo Bowl Alamodome-San Antonio, TX. Oklahoma St ................................5 (66) .........................................Arizona Thursday, Dec 30th Armed Forces Bowl Gerald J. Ford Stadium-Dallas, TX. SMU .................................................8 (52) ..............................................Army Pinstripe Bowl Yankee Stadium-Bronx, NY. Kansas St .......................................1 (47) .......................................Syracuse Music City Bowl LP Field-Nashville, TN. North Carolina ............................2 (50)....................................Tennessee Holiday Bowl Qualcomm Stadium-San Diego, CA. Nebraska ......................................14 (53).................................Washington Friday, Dec 31st Meineke Car Care Bowl Bank of America Stadium-Charlotte, NC. Clemson.......................................51⁄2 (40)............................South Florida Sun Bowl Sun Bowl Stadium-El Paso, TX. Miami-Florida...............................3 (47).................................Notre Dame Liberty Bowl Liberty Bowl-Memphis, TN Georgia.........................................61⁄2 (55) .........................Central Florida Chick-Fil-A Bowl Georgia Dome-Atlanta, GA. South Carolina ............................3 (55)......................................Florida St Home Team in CAPS (C) 2010 TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, INC.

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No. 11 Kansas St. 80, UMKC 64 M A N H A T T A N — Rodney McGruder, doing his best to make up for Jacob Pullen’s absence, hit seven threepointers and scored a careerhigh 24 points for Kansas State.

McGruder, a 6-foot-5 sophomore, was 7 for 10 from beyond the arc for the shorthanded Wildcats (10-3), who dominated the slower and shorter Kangaroos most of the game.

Pullen, the Wildcats’ captain and preseason All-American, was ordered to sit out three games right before the Wildcats lost to UNLV on Tuesday. Also absent for receiving impermissible benefits was forward Curtis Kelly, Kansas State’s only other senior. The length of his suspension has not been determined.

Jay Couisnard had 21 points for UMKC and was 11 for 11 from the free-throw line — matching Kansas State’s team total from the line.

The Kangaroos (7-5) dropped to 1-15 against Kansas State.

UMKC (7-5) Johnson 3-6 4-4 13, Couisnard 4-12 11-11 21, Kamwa 0-0 0-0 0, Chamberlain 4-12 0-1 11, Lewis 311 0-0 7, Gholston Jr. 0-1 0-0 0, Hall 2-3 4-7 8, Dibble 0-2 0-0 0, Rockmann 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 18-51 19-23 64.

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another 3 with 1:10 to go and Asked at his season-ending made two free throws with 32 news conference what such a seconds left. pitch might sound like, Gill BAYLOR (8-2) obliged.

Ellis 0-4 1-2 1, Acy 6-13 4-8 16, P. Jones 4-9 2-2 “You’re gonna have an 11, Morgan 1-2 0-1 2, Dennis 0-0 0-0 0, Walton 14 4-4 6, Dunn 7-22 12-12 29, A. Jones 3-6 0-0 6. opportunity to play,” he said.

Totals 22-60 23-29 71.

“Not to say that somebody WASHINGTON ST. (10-1) Capers 1-2 1-3 3, Thompson 5-8 5-7 20, Moore may come in here and start, 4-6 2-4 12, Aden 5-9 2-2 13, Motum 6-10 0-0 12, but they’re all gonna have an Casto 5-9 2-2 12, Lodwick 2-4 0-0 5, Simon 0-1 0opportunity to play and the 0 0. Totals 28-49 12-18 77.

Halftime—Washington St. 39-26. 3-Point best person’s gonna be out Goals—Baylor 4-22 (Dunn 3-15, P. Jones 1-1, Walton 0-1, Ellis 0-2, A. Jones 0-3), Washington St. there.”

9-18 (Thompson 5-6, Moore 2-3, Lodwick 1-3, Pierson, 5-foot-11 , 175 Aden 1-4, Capers 0-1, Simon 0-1). Fouled Out— could quickly None. Rebounds—Baylor 40 (Acy 12), Washington pounds, St. 26 (Lodwick 8). Assists—Baylor 6 (Walton 5), become one of KU’s best Washington St. 15 (Moore, Thompson 4). Total players. During a recent Fouls—Baylor 19, Washington St. 21. A—7,179. breakdown of all the prospects in the country, Charlie Riedel/AP Photo Colorado 78, Indiana 69 Rivals.com’s Mike Farrell LAS VEGAS — Cory Higgins KANSAS STATE COACH FRANK MARTIN, LEFT, REACTS TO A ranked Pierson as the fourth FOUL CALL during the first half against UMKC. The Wildcats had 22 points and four steals fastest player available. His won, 80-64, on Thursday in Manhattan. to lead Colorado in the conso40-yard dash time is listed as lation game of the Las Vegas 4.45 seconds. Said Farrell: KANSAS ST. (10-3) ington State held on for the Classic.

Asprilla 3-5 0-4 6, Judge 6-18 2-5 14, Russell 28 4-4 8, McGruder 8-14 1-2 24, Spradling 5-10 2-4 upset in the semifinals of the 15, Southwell 0-0 0-0 0, Peterson 1-2 0-2 2, Irving COLORADO (8-4) 1-3 1-2 3, Myles 0-0 0-0 0, Ojeleye 2-3 0-0 4, Diamond Head Classic.

Tomlinson 1-3 2-4 5, Relphorde 6-8 2-2 14, Henriquez-Roberts 0-0 0-0 0, Potuzak 0-1 0-0 0, The Cougars (10-1), who Burks 2-3 5-7 9, Higgins 6-14 9-9 22, Dufault 5-8 Samuels 1-8 1-4 4. Totals 29-72 11-27 80.

10, Sharpe 0-1 0-0 0, Coney 0-0 0-0 0, nearly squandered a 20-point 0-0 Halftime—Kansas St. 44-29. 3-Point Goals— Roberson 2-3 3-3 8, Knutson 2-4 6-6 10, Eckloff 0UMKC 9-20 (Johnson 3-5, Chamberlain 3-6, second-half lead, earned their 0 0-0 0. Totals 24-44 27-31 78.

Couisnard 2-5, Lewis 1-2, Rockmann 0-2), Kansas fifth straight win. Five players INDIANA (9-4) St. 11-19 (McGruder 7-10, Spradling 3-4, Samuels Hulls 5-9 4-4 17, Watford 3-14 8-11 14, Creek 11-1, Russell 0-4). Fouled Out—Hall, Johnson, reached double figures for 4 1-2 3, Jones III 4-15 0-2 8, Elston 1-2 0-0 2, Kamwa. Rebounds—UMKC 34 (Couisnard 9), Washington State, which Oladipo 7-9 2-3 16, Rivers 1-2 0-0 2, Sheehey 1-2 Kansas St. 49 (Judge 11). Assists—UMKC 9 1-2 4, Moore 0-0 0-0 0, Capobianco 0-0 0-0 0, (Lewis 3), Kansas St. 20 (Samuels 5). Total advanced to Saturday’s cham- Pritchard 0-0 0-0 0, Roth 1-2 0-1 3. Totals 24-59 Fouls—UMKC 24, Kansas St. 16. A—11,565. pionship game against the 16-25 69.

Halftime—Colorado 39-33. 3-Point Goals— winner of the Butler-Florida Colorado 3-10 (Roberson 1-1, Higgins 1-3, Washington St. 77, State semifinal.

Tomlinson 1-3, Sharpe 0-1, Knutson 0-1, Dufault Indiana 5-14 (Hulls 3-7, Sheehey 1-1, Roth No. 15 Baylor 71 Thompson, the son of for- 0-1), 1-2, Creek 0-1, Jones III 0-3). Fouled Out—Burks, HONOLULU — Klay Thomp- mer No. 1 NBA draft pick Roberson. Rebounds—Colorado 30 (Dufault 7), son scored 20 points, includ- Mychal Thompson, made a 3 Indiana 32 (Oladipo 7). Assists—Colorado 10 5), Indiana 9 (Jones III 4). Total ing two key three-pointers to give Washington State a 66- (Tomlinson Fouls—Colorado 23, Indiana 22. Technical— down the stretch, and Wash- 64 lead with 4:29 left. He hit Burks. A—NA.

“Pierson is a flat-out blazer who is a threat to score from anywhere.”

Pierson has been recruited as a running back, slot receiver and a safety. He has received offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, and Arkansas. He had been committed to Mizzou but decommitted in November and appears to be wide open. Mitchell had an inhome visit with Pierson last week.

Joining Pierson on his recent visit to KU were offensive linemen Dylan Admire, Phil Ford and Travis Bodenstein, running back Dreamius Smith, linebacker Jason Hensley, and Texas teammates Ben Goodman and Collin Garrett from West Brook High, in Beaumont, Texas.

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No. 2 Ohio State 92, Oakland (Mich.) 63 Freeman was 9 of 12 from COLUMBUS, OHIO — Deshaun the field, including 2 of 3 from Thomas scored 17 points to three-point range as the Hoyas lead Ohio State past Oakland won their third straight. on Thursday night, giving ORGETOWN (11-1) coach Thad Matta his best GEThompson 3-6 2-3 9, Vaughn 7-10 1-3 15, start in his seven years with Wright 7-16 4-7 19, Freeman 9-12 4-4 24, Clark 35 2-2 8, Starks 0-1 0-0 0, Sanford 2-3 0-0 5, the Buckeyes.

Dougherty 0-0 0-0 0, Sims 0-2 2-4 2, Benimon 2The Associated Press

OAKLAND, MICH. (7-8) Hudson 2-6 3-3 7, Benson 4-8 0-2 8, Wright 4-6 1-2 12, Valentine 2-2 1-1 6, Hamilton 1-5 0-0 3, Bader 7-16 0-0 17, Eackles 2-9 2-2 6, Maynard 02 0-0 0, Bass 0-2 0-0 0, Milutinovic 1-5 1-2 4.

Totals 23-61 8-12 63.

OHIO ST. (12-0) Sullinger 5-11 6-6 16, Lauderdale 2-4 0-0 4, Lighty 4-9 2-5 13, Diebler 5-9 0-1 13, Buford 5-16 2-2 12, Thomas 6-10 3-4 17, Sibert 1-3 1-2 3, Craft 4-5 2-4 12, Weatherspoon 1-3 0-0 2, Smith Jr. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-71 16-24 92.

Halftime—Ohio St. 37-28. 3-Point Goals— Oakland, Mich. 9-24 (Wright 3-4, Bader 3-9, Valentine 1-1, Milutinovic 1-2, Hamilton 1-5, Hudson 0-1, Eackles 0-2), Ohio St. 10-18 (Lighty 3-4, Diebler 3-5, Thomas 2-3, Craft 2-3, Smith Jr. 0-1, Buford 0-2). Fouled Out—Benson.

Rebounds—Oakland, Mich. 43 (Benson 10), Ohio St. 41 (Sullinger 9). Assists—Oakland, Mich. 12 (Bass 4), Ohio St. 21 (Craft 7). Total Fouls— Oakland, Mich. 20, Ohio St. 13. A—13,459.

2 0-0 4, Lubick 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 33-58 15-23 86.

MEMPHIS (9-2) Coleman 5-8 2-2 12, Witherspoon 1-5 1-2 3, Jackson 1-8 4-4 6, Carmouche 0-4 0-0 0, W. Barton 7-17 2-2 18, A. Barton 2-5 0-0 5, Crawford 3-8 0-0 9, Black 5-6 0-1 10, Barham 0-2 0-0 0, Tsafack 0-1 0-0 0, Stephens 2-2 2-3 6. Totals 26-66 11-14 69.

Halftime—Georgetown 40-36. 3-Point Goals— Georgetown 5-11 (Freeman 2-3, Sanford 1-1, Thompson 1-2, Wright 1-2, Starks 0-1, Vaughn 01, Clark 0-1), Memphis 6-19 (Crawford 3-5, W. Barton 2-7, A. Barton 1-2, Jackson 0-1, Witherspoon 0-2, Barham 0-2). Fouled Out— None. Rebounds—Georgetown 33 (Vaughn 10), Memphis 36 (W. Barton 7). Assists—Georgetown 18 (Sims 5), Memphis 15 (A. Barton 4). Total Fouls—Georgetown 18, Memphis 18. Technical— W. Barton. A—17,842.

No. 17 Minnesota 85, South Dakota St. 73 MINNEAPOLIS — Colton IverNo. 10 Georgetown 86, son scored 11 of his 15 points in No. 16 Memphis 69 the second half, leading MinM E M P H I S , T E N N . — Austin nesota to its fifth straight win.

S. DAKOTA ST. (8-4) Dykstra 4-9 4-5 12, Wolters 6-15 2-2 16, Moss 2-7 3-3 7, Sargent 9-17 0-0 23, Callahan 3-9 1-1 9, Tivis 0-0 0-0 0, Pederson 0-1 0-0 0, White 2-6 1-2 6, Heemstra 0-1 0-0 0, Fiegen 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 11-13 73.

MINNESOTA (11-1) Mbakwe 4-6 0-1 8, Williams 6-7 1-6 13, Sampson III 3-9 2-2 9, Hoffarber 1-4 2-2 4, Joseph 5-14 2-2 15, Nolen 2-5 4-4 8, Walker 3-4 0-0 6, Hollins 2-5 0-0 5, Armelin 1-1 0-0 2, Iverson 5-6 59 15. Totals 32-61 16-26 85.

Halftime—Minnesota 34-29. 3-Point Goals—S. Dakota St. 10-27 (Sargent 5-11, Wolters 2-4, Callahan 2-7, White 1-3, Moss 0-1, Dykstra 0-1), Minnesota 5-15 (Joseph 3-6, Sampson III 1-2, Hollins 1-2, Walker 0-1, Nolen 0-2, Hoffarber 02). Fouled Out—Callahan. Rebounds—S. Dakota St. 40 (Moss 7), Minnesota 39 (Sampson III, Williams 6). Assists—S. Dakota St. 17 (Wolters 11), Minnesota 19 (Hoffarber 6). Total Fouls—S. Dakota St. 23, Minnesota 14. A—13,302.

Halftime—Tennessee 35-23. 3-Point Goals— Belmont 8-35 (Baker 2-4, Hanlen 2-6, Noack 2-6, Mann 1-5, Campbell 1-5, House 0-1, Hedgepeth 0-1, Jenkins 0-1, Johnson 0-2, Clark 0-4), Tennessee 4-14 (Tatum 1-3, McRae 1-3, Harris 13, Hopson 1-4, McBee 0-1). Fouled Out—Clark.

Rebounds—Belmont 47 (Saunders 9), Tennessee 40 (Williams 8). Assists—Belmont 18 (Clark 5), Tennessee 13 (Goins 5). Total Fouls—Belmont 22, Tennessee 14. Technical—Belmont Bench. A— 17,594.

No. 19 Tennessee 66, Belmont 65 KNOXVILLE , T ENN . — Scotty Hopson scored 19 points and drove the lane for a go-ahead layup with 5.7 seconds left.

UTEP (9-3) Culpepper 1-8 1-1 4, Stone 3-5 2-4 8, Britten 612 3-4 15, Williams 5-8 1-4 11, Polk 7-16 0-0 15, Gordon 0-1 0-0 0, Bohannon 4-7 1-2 9, McCulley 2-5 2-3 6, Perez 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-63 10-18 68.

BYU (12-1) Davies 6-9 3-4 15, Abouo 1-3 0-0 2, K. Collinsworth 1-4 0-0 3, Fredette 8-18 5-5 25, Hartsock 4-7 1-2 10, Emery 6-11 5-6 23, Magnusson 1-2 0-0 2, Zylstra 0-0 0-0 0, Martineau 0-2 0-0 0, Anderson 1-1 0-0 2, Rogers 0-1 5-5 5, C. Collinsworth 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 29-64 19-22 89.

Halftime—BYU 39-26. 3-Point Goals—UTEP 210 (Polk 1-4, Culpepper 1-4, Gordon 0-1, Williams 0-1), BYU 12-25 (Emery 6-9, Fredette 47, Hartsock 1-2, K. Collinsworth 1-3, Rogers 0-1, Martineau 0-1, C. Collinsworth 0-1, Abouo 0-1).

Fouled Out—Bohannon, Culpepper. Rebounds— UTEP 33 (Stone 7), BYU 42 (Fredette 8). Assists— UTEP 9 (Stone 5), BYU 22 (Fredette 9). Total Fouls—UTEP 20, BYU 18. A—13,403.

BELMONT (9-3) House 2-4 0-1 4, Baker 2-4 0-0 6, Hedgepeth 46 3-3 11, Hanlen 2-8 0-0 6, Clark 3-8 0-0 6, Jenkins 0-2 0-2 0, Johnson 0-2 0-0 0, Mann 2-10 2-2 7, Saunders 5-11 2-2 12, Noack 4-9 0-0 10, Campbell 1-6 0-0 3. Totals 25-70 7-10 65.

TENNESSEE (8-3) Harris 4-9 8-10 17, Williams 2-4 0-0 4, Goins 05 1-2 1, Tatum 2-4 0-0 5, Hopson 5-11 8-9 19, McRae 1-7 3-7 6, Golden 1-3 0-0 2, McBee 1-3 23 4, Hall 1-2 0-0 2, Pearl 2-2 0-0 4, Fields 0-0 0-2 0, Maymon 1-3 0-4 2. Totals 20-53 22-37 66.

No. 23 BYU 89, UTEP 68 P R O V O , U T A H — Jimmer Fredette scored 25 points and Jackson Emery added 2 3, h e l p i n g BY U s n a p UTEP’s six-game winning streak.

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Self reflects on heated game vs. Cal CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

contact with the kid on the first one when he fell, but there was no intent to try to do anything bad.” ● Marcus Morris: “Marcus has got to get himself under control as far as not getting frustrated,” Self said of the junior forward, who was ejected for committing a fla-

grant foul after elbowing Harper Camp in the face with 17:23 remaining.

Morris does not face suspension for KU’s next game (Texas Arlington, 8 p.m., Wednesday, Allen Fieldhouse). “It’s suspension for the rest of the game (on Wednesday), not the next game,” Self explained. ● Brady Morningstar:

“Marcus’ was far worse than Brady’s, but Brady can’t do that. He’s a fifth-year senior.

He knows better. He has to think, ‘next play,’’’ Self said.

He was responding to Morningstar being whistled for a ‘T’ for intentionally batting the ball out Brandon Smith’s hands into the stands during a stoppage of play. “That was ridiculous.”

The bottom line?

“After watching the tape, I will certainly not make excuses for our g uys.

They’ve got to keep their composure,” Self said. “But I will say this. One thing our kids do, is they play hard.

Even when we were not playing well, we competed hard last night. We’ll learn from this.”

Reed pleased with KU’s road win CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1B

Reed’s seven rebounds surpassed his previous career high of five versus Missouri on Feb. 9, 2009. His 18 points passed the 17 he scored versus UCLA this season.

“It’s one of those things I needed to do a better job of,” Reed said of attacking the glass. “I think all our guards need to do a better job of defensive rebounding. I’m not going to get offensive rebounds,” added Reed, whose seven rebounds all were on the defensive end.

“I get back every time. It’s what we do. Balls were coming to me, nothing out of the ordinary.”

As far as his offense, Reed — he averages 10.2 points a game off 43.9 percent shooting (19 of 55 from three for 34.5 percent) — said he comes out firing every game.

“I never question my shot,” Reed said. “It’s one thing I don’t do. I keep shooting the ball. Tonight I made threes (3-for-8 treys; 6 of 11 overall), some shots in the lane. I’ll keep getting better.

I won’t lose my confidence and have to step up and make them.”

The Jayhawks were pleased to notch their first true road win of the season. KU had won games on neutral courts versus Memphis, Ohio and Arizona.

“We handled it pretty well for our first road game,” Reed said. “It was one of our best wins all year. They had a great crowd. I’m proud of the guys the way they handled it.”

Freshman Josh Selby, who followed his 21-point debut with 18 in this road game, concurred.

“We needed this before our Christmas break,” Selby said.

“Because we hadn’t played away. Coming in here and playing in California, just got us prepared for our conference games.”

KU coach Bill Self was asked if Selby might make his first start in KU’s next game, versus Texas-Arlington at 8 p.m., Dec. 29 in Allen Fieldhouse.

“Sure, sure,” Self said of there being a chance to start the frosh. “We don’t practice again until the 26th (when players return from a short break in their hometowns), but Josh deserves to be out there, so there’s a great chance he’ll be starting.”

Self continued about Selby: “Josh played really well. He is going to get better. We trapped the post and he didn’t give up a layup. He is starting to get it, but missed a lot of floaters he normally makes (on day he hit six of 13 shots).

“He is a guy that can score when we don’t really have a good offense. He needs to be out there.”

Selby did a nice job of playing peacemaker, holding Robinson back during a second-half spat between the teams.

“I was doing what a player is supposed to do. Any time your big man gets in a situation like that, you are supposed to pull him away,” Selby said, “to make sure he keeps his composure so he can stay in the game.”

KU’s out-of-state players flew out of San Francisco or Oakland on Thursday morning. The rest of the traveling party returned home via charter after the game, pulling into Allen Fieldhouse at 7 a.m., Thursday.

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Big 12 Men

Conference W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Games W L 11 0 11 1 11 1 10 1 10 2 10 3 9 2 9 2 8 2 8 4 6 6 5 6

Kansas Missouri Oklahoma State Texas A&M Iowa State Kansas State Nebraska Texas Baylor Colorado Texas Tech Oklahoma Wednesday’s Games Baylor 83, San Diego 50 Texas 67, Michigan State 55 Texas Tech 73, UT Arlington 56 New Mexico 89, Colorado 76 Missouri 75, Illinois 64 Kansas 78, California 63 Thursday’s Games Washington St. 77, Baylor 71 Colorado 78, Indiana 69 Kansas State 80, UMKC 64 Saturday’s Game Baylor vs. TBA (ESPN2), TBA Monday’s Game Northern Illinois at Missouri (MSN), 7 p.m.

College Men

EAST Rutgers 55, St. Peter’s 52 Virginia Tech 76, St. Bonaventure 68, OT SOUTH Georgetown 86, Memphis 69 Georgia 56, Mercer 53 Miami 69, Akron 61 Old Dominion 63, Presbyterian 54 Tennessee 66, Belmont 65 Tulane 68, Southern U. 65 MIDWEST Cincinnati 94, St. Francis, Pa. 58 Drake 102, Chicago St. 51 Evansville 87, Norfolk St. 69 Kansas St. 80, UMKC 64 Michigan 87, Bryant 71 Minnesota 85, S. Dakota St. 73 Northwestern 70, Mount St. Mary’s, Md. 47 Ohio St. 92, Oakland, Mich. 63 Wisconsin 80, Coppin St. 56 SOUTHWEST Oral Roberts 80, Rice 78 Tulsa 92, UTSA 67 FAR WEST Arizona St. 56, N. Carolina A&T 50 Ark.-Little Rock 75, Stetson 50 Colorado 78, Indiana 69 Longwood 90, S. Carolina St. 73 SIU-Edwardsville 59, The Citadel 55 Southern Cal 76, Lehigh 49 W. Michigan 63, Idaho St. 60 TOURNAMENT Cancun Governor’s Cup Semifinals Southern Miss. 74, Saint Louis 67 Semifinals Northeastern 77, ETSU 67 Texas St. 79, Appalachian St. 68 Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Class Semifinals Washington St. 77, Baylor 71 Semifinals Mississippi St. 69, San Diego 52

Kansas Men

Exhibition Washburn, W 92-62 Emporia State, W 90-59 Regular Season Longwood, W 113-75 (1-0) Valparaiso, W 79-44 (2-0) North Texas, W 90-63 (3-0) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, W 82-41 (4-0) Ohio University in Las Vegas, W, 98-41 (5-0) Arizona in Las Vegas, W 87-79 (6-0) UCLA, W 77-76 (7-0) Memphis, W 81-68 (8-0) Colorado State, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., W 76-55 (9-0) USC, W 70-68 (10-0) at California, W 78-63 (11-0) Dec. 29 (Wednesday) — Texas-Arlington, 8 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 2 (Sunday) — Miami (Ohio), 5 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 5 (Wednesday) — UMKC, 7 p.m., Jayhawk TV. Jan. 9 (Sunday) — at Michigan, 12:30 p.m. or 3:30 p.m., CBS. Jan. 12 (Wednesday) – at Iowa State, 8 p.m., ESPN2.

Jan. 15 (Saturday) — Nebraska, 1 p.m., ESPNU. Jan. 17 (Monday) — at Baylor, 8:30 p.m., ESPN. Jan. 22 (Saturday) — Texas, 3 p.m., CBS. Jan. 25 (Tuesday) — at Colorado, 7 p.m., Boulder, Colo., Big 12 Network.

Jan. 29 (Saturday) — Kansas State, TBD. Feb. 1 (Tuesday) — at Texas Tech, 8 p.m., ESPNU. Feb. 5 (Saturday) — at Nebraska, 3 p.m., Big 12.

Feb. 7 (Monday) — Missouri, 8 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 12 (Saturday) — Iowa State, 3 p.m., Big 12.

Feb. 14 (Monday) — at Kansas State, 8 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 19 (Saturday) — Colorado, 1 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 21 (Monday) — Oklahoma State, 8 p.m., ESPN. Feb. 26 (Saturday) — at Oklahoma, 1 p.m. or 3 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2.

March 2 (Wednesday) — Texas A&M, 8 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2.

March 5 (Saturday) — at Missouri, 11 a.m., CBS. March 9-12 (Wed.-Sat.) — Big 12 Championship, Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo.

Big 12 Women

Conference W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Games W L 11 1 11 1 11 1 9 1 9 1 9 2 8 2 8 3 8 3 8 4 7 4 7 4

Baylor Texas Tech Kansas Texas A&M Oklahoma State Oklahoma Iowa State Kansas State Texas Nebraska Colorado Missouri Wednesday’s Games Kansas 64, Creighton 58 Oklahoma State 77, Oral Roberts 48 Monday, Dec. 27 Arkansas Pine Bluff at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

College Women

SOUTH Va. Commonwealth 79, Radford 49 MIDWEST E. Michigan 74, Ill.-Chicago 54 FAR WEST Georgia Tech 60, Washington 27 Gonzaga 101, Cal St.-Fullerton 52 Saint Mary’s, Calif. 85, Idaho 71 Wyoming 80, Utah St. 50

Kansas Women

Exhibition Fort Hays State, W 83-62 Washburn, W 80-46 Regular Season South Dakota, W 73-40 (1-0) Texas A&M Corpus Christi, W 85-44 (2-0) at Wisconsin, W 93-86, OT (3-0) North Dakota State, W 61-53 (4-0) Memphis, W 90-58 (5-0) Fordham, W 81-68 OT (6-0) Maine, W 126-63 (7-0) at SMU, W 73-65 (8-0) at Michigan, L 75-67 (8-1) Alabama, W 79-57 (9-1) SIUE, W 95-52 (10-1) at Creighton, W 64-58 (11-1) Dec. 30 — UT Arlington, 7 p.m.

Jan. 3 — UMKC, 7 p.m.

Jan. 8 — Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

Jan. 12 — at Colorado, 8 p.m.

Jan. 16 — at Nebraska, 2 p.m.

Jan. 19 — Baylor, 7 p.m.

Jan. 23 — Oklahoma, noon Jan. 26 — at Missouri, 7 p.m.

Jan. 29 — at Kansas State, 2 p.m.

Feb. 2 — Colorado, 7 p.m.

Feb. 5 — at Texas, 2 p.m.

Feb. 9 — Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 12 — at Texas A&M, 7 p.m.

Feb. 19 — Missouri, 7 p.m.

Feb. 23 — at Oklahoma State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 26 — Nebraska, 7 p.m.

March 1 — at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

March 5 — Kansas State, 6:30 p.m.

March 8-12 — Big 12 tournament in Kansas City, Mo.

Washburn Rural, L 68-45 (0-1) at BV Shootout v. Blue Valley, L 62-49 (0-2) at BV Shootout v. Ralston (Neb.), W 53-48 (1-2) at BV Shootout v. Lee’s Summit North (Mo.), W 53-51 (2-2) SM Northwest, L 71-60 (2-3) Jan. 7 — Olathe North, 7 p.m.

Jan. 8 — at Rockhurst, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 11 — at SM North, 7 p.m.

Jan. 14 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 — at Topeka Invite Tournament v. TBD Jan. 21 — at Topeka Invite Tournament v. TBD Jan. 22 — at Topeka Invite Tournament v. TBD Jan. 25 — Free State, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 — SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 8 — at SM East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Olathe East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15 — SM South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 18 — Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 — at Leavenworth, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 — at Free State, 7:30 p.m.

Free State Boys

at Seaman, W 68-53 (1-0) Shawnee Heights, W 64-37 (2-0) at Lansing, W 63-54 (3-0) at Blue Valley North, L 55-53 (3-1) Leavenworth, L 73-66 (3-2) Jan. 4 — at Blue Valley West, 7:00 p.m.

Jan. 7 — Olathe East, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 11 — at SM Northwest, 7 p.m.

Jan. 14 — at Olathe North, 7 p.m.

Jan. 20 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 21 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 22 — at McPherson Invitational, TBA Jan. 25 — at Lawrence High, 7 p.m.

Feb. 4 — SM East, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 8 — at SM South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Olathe Northwest, 7 p.m.

Feb. 15 — SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 18 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 — at SM North, 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 — Lawrence High, 7:30 p.m.

Seabury Academy Boys

at Olpe, W 59-51 (1-0) at Raymore-Peculiar Tourney v. Ray-Pec, L 5349 (1-1) at Raymore-Peculiar Tourney v. Raytown (Mo.), L 49-39 (1-2) at Raymore-Peculiar Tourney v. Harrisonville (Mo.), W 41-40 (2-2) Jan. 4 — at Hyman Brand, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Midland, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 11 — Overland Park Christ Prep, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 14 — Wichita WOL, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 — at McLouth Tourney, TBD Jan. 21 — at McLouth Tourney, TBD Jan. 22 — at McLouth Tourney, TBD Jan. 28 — Veritas Feb. 1 — University Academy of K.C. Feb. 3 — at Kansas School for the Deaf Feb. 8 — at Wetmore Feb. 11 — Elwood Feb. 15 — HCS Feb. 18 — at Cair Paravel

Veritas Boys

at Shea Invitational vs. Salina HomeSchool, W 68-22 (1-0) at Shea Invitational vs. Flint Hills Christian, W 44-18 (2-0) at Heritage Christian Academy, L 41-49 (2-1) Kansas School for the Deaf, W 58-12 (3-1) at Cair Paravel, W 65-58 (4-1) at Christ Prep Academy, W 60-24 (5-1) at Wichita Defenders, L 66-39 (5-2) Jan. 4 — at Topeka Cornerstone, 8 p.m.

Jan. 7 — at Heritage Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 8 — St. Mary’s Academy, 4:45 p.m.

Jan. 14 — Manhattan CHIEF, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 — at Heritage Christian Academy, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 25 — at Manhattan CHIEF, 7:30 p.m Jan. 28 — a Bishop Seabury, 7:30 p.m.

Jan. 29 — Midland Adventist Academy, 8:15 p.m.

Feb. 1 — at Blue Ridge Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 4 — Flint Hills Christian 7:45 p.m.

Feb. 8 — at St. Mary’s Academy, 8 p.m.

Feb. 12 — Cair Paravel, 8 p.m.

Feb. 15 — Marais des Cygnes Valley, 8 p.m.

Feb. 18 — Center Place, 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 24 — KCAA State Tournament, TBA Feb. 25 — KCAA State Tournament, TBA Feb. 26 — KCAA State Tournament, TBA

Lawrence High Girls

Washburn Rural, L 62-29 (0-1) Junction City, L 51-50 (0-2) Mill Valley, L 23-40 (0-3) St. Teresa’s Academy, W 53-50, OT (1-3) SM Northwest, W 44-43 (2-3) Jan. 7 — Olathe North, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 10 — SM North, 7 p.m.

Jan. 13 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Jan. 18 — Free State, 7 p.m.

Jan. 21 — Emporia, 7 p.m.

Jan. 27 — at Capital City Classic, TBD Jan. 28 — at Capital City Classic, TBD Jan. 29 — at Capital City Classic, TBD Feb. 3 — SM West, 7 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at SM East, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Olathe East, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 — SM South, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 18 — Olathe Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 22 — at Leavenworth, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 25 — at Free State, 6 p.m.

Free State Girls

at Emporia, L 46-35 (0-1) at Seaman, W 48-45 (1-1) Shawnee Heights, L 51-35 (1-2) at Lansing, W 57-33 (2-2) Leavenworth, W 61-38 (3-2) Jan. 4 —Platte County, 7 p.m.

Jan. 7 — Olathe East, 6 p.m.

Jan. 11 — at SM Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 14 — at Olathe North, 5:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 — at Lawence High, 7 p.m.

Jan. 27 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA Jan. 28 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA Jan. 29 — Firebird Winter Classic, TBA Feb. 4 — SM East, 6 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at SM South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 11 — at Olathe Northwest, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 — SM West, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 17 — at Olathe South, 7 p.m.

Feb. 22 — at SM North, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 25 — Lawrence, 6 p.m.

Seabury Academy Girls

Jan. 4 — at Hyman Brand, 6 p.m.

Jan. 6 — Midland, 6 p.m.

Jan. 28 — Veritas, 6 p.m.

Feb. 3 — at Kansas School for the Deaf, 6 p.m.

Feb. 8 — at Wetmore, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 11 — Elwood, 5:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 — Heritage, 6 p.m.

Feb. 18 — at Cair Paravel, 6:30 p.m.

Veritas Girls

at Shea Invitational vs. Smoky Valley Home Educators, W 37-30 (1-0) at Shea Invitational vs. Flint Hills Christian, W 57-22 (2-0) at Shea Invitational vs. Manhattan CHIEF, L 3416 (2-1) Kansas School for the Deaf, W 51-7 (3-1) at Cair Paravel, L 46-24 (3-2) Wichita Defenders, L 57-35 (3-3) Jan. 4 — at Topeka Cornerstone, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 7 — Heritage Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Jan. 14 — Manhattan CHIEF, 6 p.m.

Jan. 18 — at Heritage Christian Academy, 6 p.m.

Jan. 22 — Brand Hebrew Academy, 6 p.m.

Jan. 25 — at Manhattan CHIEF, 6 p.m.

Jan. 28 — at Bishop Seabury, 6 p.m.

Jan. 29 — Midland Adventist Academy, 8:15 p.m.

Feb. 1 — at Blue Ridge Christian, 6 p.m.

Feb. 4 — Flint Hills Christian, 6:15 p.m.

Feb. 7 — at Midland Adventist Academy, 6 p.m.

Feb. 12 — Cair Paravel, 6:30 p.m.

Feb. 15 — Marais des Cygnes Valley, TBA Feb. 18 — Center Place, 6 p.m.

Feb. 22 — at Brand Hebrew Academy, 5 p.m.

Feb. 24 — TBA Feb. 25 — TBA Feb. 26 — TBA

BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS—Sent RHP Justin Germano outright to Columbus (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS—Sold 1B-OF Rusty Ryal to Yomiuri (Japan-Central).

HOUSTON ASTROS—Acquired LHP Wes Musick and RHP Jonnathan Aristil from Colorado for RHP Matt Lindstrom.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Acquired INF-OF Corey Wimberly from Oakland for RHP Ryan Kelly. Claimed LHP Aaron Thompson off waivers

from the Washington. Designated LHP Wil Ledezma for assignment. Agreed to terms with INF Garrett Atkins on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS—Agreed to terms with LHP Sean Burnett on a two-year contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS—Named Paul Silas coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL—Fined Minnesota CB Antoine Winfield $7,500 for a hit on Chicago QB Jay Cutler in a Dec. 20 game.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Signed DL Ko Quaye from Buffalo’s practice squad.

DENVER BRONCOS—Placed K Matt Prater on injured reserve.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Placed DL Junior Siavii on injured reserve. Signed LB Joe Pawelek from the practice squad.

COLLEGE NCAA—Suspended Ohio State QB Terrelle Pryor, RB Daniel Herron, WR DeVier Posey, OL Mike Adams and DE Solomon Thomas for the first five games of the 2011 season for selling championship rings, jerseys and awards, and receiving improper benefits from a tattoo parlor.

FLAGLER—Named Ryan Erlacher assistant athletics director, compliance.

TEMPLE—Named Steve Addazio football coach.

NHL

Thursday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, SO Calgary 3, Dallas 2, SO Boston 4, Atlanta 1 Florida 4, Buffalo 3 N.Y. Islanders 5, New Jersey 1 Montreal 3, Carolina 2 Vancouver 7, Columbus 3 St. Louis 4, Detroit 3 Ottawa 2, Nashville 1 Minnesota 3, Colorado 1 Edmonton at Los Angeles (n) Phoenix at San Jose (n)

Big 12 North

Nebraska Missouri Kansas State Iowa State Colorado Kansas South

Conference All Games W L W L 6 2 10 3 6 2 10 2 3 5 7 5 3 5 5 7 2 6 5 7 1 7 3 9 Conference W L 6 2 6 2 6 2 4 4 3 5 2 6

All Games W L 11 2 10 2 9 3 7 5 7 5 5 7

Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas A&M Baylor Texas Tech Texas Bowl Games Tuesday, Dec. 28 Insight Bowl At Tempe, Ariz.

Missouri (10-2) vs. Iowa (7-5), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 29 Texas Bowl At Houston Baylor (7-5) vs. Illinois (6-6), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl At San Antonio Arizona (7-5) vs. Oklahoma State (10-2), 8 p.m.

(ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 30 Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Syracuse (7-5) vs. Kansas State (7-5), 2:30 p.m.

(ESPN) Holiday Bowl At San Diego Nebraska (10-3) vs. Washington (6-6), 9 p.m.

(ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 1 TicketCity Bowl At Dallas Northwestern (7-5) vs. Texas Tech (7-5), 11 a.m. (ESPNU) Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz.

Connecticut (8-4) vs. Oklahoma (11-2), 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 7 Cotton Bowl At Arlington, Texas Texas A&M (9-3) vs. LSU (10-2), 7 p.m. (FOX)

NFL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF x-New England 12 2 0 .857 446 N.Y. Jets 10 4 0 .714 295 Miami 7 7 0 .500 239 Buffalo 4 10 0 .286 273 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 8 6 0 .571 381 Jacksonville 8 6 0 .571 319 Tennessee 6 8 0 .429 322 Houston 5 9 0 .357 333 North W L T Pct PF x-Pittsburgh 11 4 0 .733 334 Baltimore 10 4 0 .714 324 Cleveland 5 9 0 .357 252 Cincinnati 3 11 0 .214 281 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 322 San Diego 8 6 0 .571 388 Oakland 7 7 0 .500 353 Denver 3 11 0 .214 292 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 412 N.Y. Giants 9 5 0 .643 360 Washington 5 9 0 .357 268 Dallas 5 9 0 .357 354 South W L T Pct PF x-Atlanta 12 2 0 .857 369 New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 354 Tampa Bay 8 6 0 .571 280 Carolina 2 13 0 .133 186 North W L T Pct PF y-Chicago 10 4 0 .714 293 Green Bay 8 6 0 .571 333 Minnesota 5 9 0 .357 244 Detroit 4 10 0 .286 308 West W L T Pct PF St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 258 Seattle 6 8 0 .429 279 San Francisco 5 9 0 .357 250 Arizona 4 10 0 .286 255 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division Thursday’s Game Pittsburgh 27, Carolina 3 Saturday’s Game Dallas at Arizona, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Tennessee at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Indianapolis at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Houston at Denver, 4:05 p.m.

San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Green Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m.

Monday’s Game New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 2 Chicago at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Washington, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m.

St. Louis at Seattle, 4:15 p.m.

San Diego at Denver, 4:15 p.m.

PA 303 259 261 353 PA 342 365 282 386 PA 223 253 271 362 PA 281 260 330 415 PA 339 288 343 396 PA 261 270 290 377 PA 242 220 314 329 PA 295 363 314 370

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -WORLD

Steelers rout Panthers PITTSBURGH (AP) — So close to securing a division title, the Pittsburgh Steelers didn’t need any tension, drama or surprises after a short week of preparation. The Carolina Panthers certainly couldn’t provide any.

Ben Roethlisberger showed off Pittsburgh’s deep passing game and the Steelers inched closer to a division title and a first-round playoff bye, beating the Panthers 27-3 on Thursday night.

Pittsburgh (11-4), bouncing back from Sunday’s 22-17 loss to the Jets, will wrap up the AFC North and the bye if it beats Cleveland on Jan. 2. The Browns (5-9) could end the division race even earlier than that if they upset the Ravens (10-4) at home on Sunday.

“There’s some hardware out there for us, the AFC North title, and that more than anything is what we’re focused on,” coach Mike Tomlin said.

Roethlisberger found Mike Wallace on a 43-yard scoring play and Emmanuel Sanders on a 35-yard completion to set up Rashard Mendenhall’s 1yard touchdown run as the Steelers opened a 20-0 halftime lead. Roethlisberger ended 22 of 32 for 320 yards and no interceptions.

It didn’t seem that close and it wasn’t, not with the Steelers outgaining the Panthers (2-13) by a more than 3-to-1 margin

SUMMARY Carolina 0 0 0 3— 3 Pittsburgh 3 17 7 0 — 27 First Quarter Pit—FG Suisham 26, 3:47.

Second Quarter Pit—Wallace 43 pass from Roethlisberger (Suisham kick), 10:16.

Pit—Mendenhall 1 run (Suisham kick), 1:54.

Pit—FG Suisham 29, :39.

Third Quarter Pit—Roethlisberger 1 run (Suisham kick), 5:05.

Fourth Quarter Car—FG Kasay 27, 8:29.

A—61,748.

Car Pit First downs 7 22 Total Net Yards 119 408 Rushes-yards 22-74 33-115 Passing 45 293 Punt Returns 2-18 5-10 Kickoff Returns 6-132 2-45 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-(-3) Comp-Att-Int 10-23-1 22-32-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 4-27 3-27 Punts 8-34.0 3-45.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-Yards 6-62 4-40 Time of Possession 24:36 35:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Carolina, Stewart 18-71, Goodson 4-3. Pittsburgh, Mendenhall 18-65, Redman 5-43, Moore 4-5, Roethlisberger 6-2.

PASSING—Carolina, Clausen 10-23-1-72.

Pittsburgh, Roethlisberger 22-32-0-320.

RECEIVING—Carolina, Smith 3-17, Goodson 223, King 2-15, Stewart 1-9, Gettis 1-5, Rosario 13. Pittsburgh, Miller 5-73, Wallace 4-104, Sanders 4-54, Ward 3-38, Brown 2-20, Mendenhall 2-18, Moore 1-11, Redman 1-2.

MISSED FIELD GOALS—Pittsburgh, Suisham 41 (WR).

while controlling the line of scrimmage, the clock and a Jimmy Clausen-led Carolina offense.

The Panthers couldn’t throw and, for a change, couldn’t run while being outgained 408-119.

“It’s good to be in the clubhouse before everyone else this weekend with a necessary win,” Tomlin said.

Not much of a season for

the Panthers, who have lost eight of nine, and not much of a game. Jonathan Stewart, who had averaged 115 yards in his previous four games, was held to 71 yards by a defense that has allowed one 100-yard rusher in 49 games.

Carolina, the NFL’s only winless team on the road, took the opening kickoff, drove to the Steelers 32 and chose to punt on fourth-and-6, as a disappointed Clausen (10 of 23, 72 yards) threw his hands up in disgust. That was about it for the Panthers, who had zero net yards and no first downs from the end of the first quarter until the final 90 seconds in the third.

Mendenhall ran for 35 yards on Pittsburgh’s first play from scrimmage. Roethlisberger then hit Wallace for 15 yards and tight end Heath Miller for 20, leading to Shaun Suisham’s 26-yard field goal.

Carolina successfully challenged an apparent Roethlisberger to Sanders 8-yard scoring pass play, with replays showing Sanders didn’t maintain control as he struck the ground.

That kept the Steelers out of the end zone, but it didn’t take them long to get there.

Bryant McFadden, who left later with a hip injury, intercepted a Clausen pass to set up Roethlisberger’s scoring pass to Wallace that made it 10-0 in the second quarter.

POINSETTIA BOWL

Hillman stars in SDSU win over Navy SAN DIEGO (AP) — Freshman Ronnie Hillman scored four touchdowns and tied his career best with 228 yards rushing on 28 carries to lead San Diego State to its first bowl victory since 1969, 35-14 over Navy in the Poinsettia Bowl on Thursday night.

The game was played on a slick field after 1.5 million gallons of rainwater were pumped out of Qualcomm Stadium overnight. Players went slipping and sliding all night, but organizers met their promise of kicking off on time after several days of torrential rain flooded the field and a portion of the parking lot.

Hillman, the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year, scored on runs of 22, 37 and 2 yards, and pulled in a 15-yard scoring pass from Ryan Lindley after a beautifully executed fake.

Lindley faked a handoff to Brandon Sullivan into the line, then hid the ball down by his right hip as Navy stood up the fullback. Lindley then hit a wide-open Hillman in the right corner of the end zone for a 28-14 lead on the first play of the fourth quarter.

Hillman scored on a 2-yard run midway through the period.

“It was very surprising,” Hillman said of his effort, the sixth time this season he gained at least 150 yards. “But the O-line, like I said, you

SUMMARY SAN DIEGO ST. 35, NAVY 14 Navy 0 14 0 0 — 14 San Diego St. 14 7 0 14 — 35 First Quarter SDSU—Hillman 22 run (A.Perez kick), 9:06.

SDSU—V.Brown 53 pass from Lindley (A.Perez kick), 4:08.

Second Quarter Navy—G.Jones 30 pass from R.Dobbs (Buckley kick), 14:10.

SDSU—Hillman 37 run (A.Perez kick), 3:15.

Navy—R.Dobbs 1 run (Buckley kick), :07.

Fourth Quarter SDSU—Hillman 15 pass from Lindley (A.Perez kick), 14:56.

SDSU—Hillman 1 run (A.Perez kick), 6:07.

A—48,049.

Navy SDSU First downs 22 27 Rushes-yards 51-235 41-279 Passing 147 276 Comp-Att-Int8-15-1 18-23-0 Return Yards 0 19 Punts-Avg. 5-40.6 3-40.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 Penalties-Yards 3-29 3-18 Time of Possession 29:41 30:19 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Navy, R.Dobbs 24-107, Teich 10-38, Greene 5-33, Santiago 4-27, Howell 4-25, Snelson 2-13, Murray 1-0, G.Jones 1-(minus 8). San Diego St., Hillman 28-228, Kazee 7-41, Sandifer 1-14, Lindley 1-8, Young 1-3, Team 2-(minus 2), V.Brown 1-(minus 13).

PASSING—Navy, R.Dobbs 8-15-1-147. San Diego St., Lindley 18-23-0-276.

RECEIVING—Navy, G.Jones 3-85, Teich 2-9, Greene 1-30, Santiago 1-16, Furman 1-7. San Diego St., V.Brown 8-165, Escobar 3-24, Sampson 2-45, Hillman 2-16, Sandifer 1-10, Denso 1-8, Sullivan 1-8.

could put a high school senior back there and he would have 1,000 yards behind this line. I can’t say enough about them.”

A few plays before his touchdown catch, one of Hillman’s cleats came off and he hopped off the field, trying to keep that foot dry.

“My socks got wet,” he said.

“That’s not a good feeling when you’ve got cleats on.”

SDSU (9-4) hadn’t won a

NBA Roundup The Associated Press

Magic 123, Spurs 101 O R L A N D O , F L A . — Gilbert Arenas had 14 points and nine assists off the bench, and the reconstructed Orlando Magic cruised past San Antonio on Thursday night to snap the Spurs’ 10-game winning streak.

SAN ANTONIO (101) Jefferson 4-11 0-0 10, Duncan 6-12 0-1 12, Blair 4-11 2-4 10, Parker 7-12 1-2 16, Ginobili 3-10 3-4 10, Neal 4-11 5-7 16, Bonner 4-6 1-1 10, McDyess 0-1 0-0 0, Quinn 2-8 0-0 4, Udoka 1-3 0-0 2, Splitter 3-5 5-6 11. Totals 38-90 17-25 101.

ORLANDO (123) Turkoglu 5-10 0-0 11, Bass 8-11 1-2 17, Howard 11-13 7-12 29, Nelson 3-4 0-0 7, J.Richardson 714 0-0 15, Redick 6-8 0-0 17, R.Anderson 3-8 2-3 10, Arenas 6-14 0-0 14, Q.Richardson 0-0 0-0 0, Duhon 1-1 0-0 3, Clark 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 50-84 1017 123.

San Antonio 26 27 23 25 — 101 Orlando 28 34 35 26 — 123 3-Point Goals—San Antonio 8-22 (Neal 3-7, Jefferson 2-5, Parker 1-1, Ginobili 1-3, Bonner 13, Udoka 0-1, Quinn 0-2), Orlando 13-25 (Redick 5-5, Arenas 2-5, R.Anderson 2-6, Nelson 1-1, Duhon 1-1, Turkoglu 1-3, J.Richardson 1-4).

Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 53 (Jefferson, Bonner, Duncan 6), Orlando 48 (Howard 14). Assists—San Antonio 17 (Ginobili 6), Orlando 31 (Arenas 9). Total Fouls—San Antonio 16, Orlando 20. Technicals—Howard.

A—18,916 (18,500).

Bucks 84, Kings 79 SACRAMENTO , C ALIF . — Earl Boykins scored nine of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, rallying the Milwaukee Bucks

How former Jayhawks fared Drew Gooden, Milwaukee Did not play (foot injury) Darnell Jackson, Sacramento Pts: 5. FGs: 1-3. FTs: 3-5.

to a victory over the skidding Sacramento Kings.

The win was the second straight for the Bucks, who outscored the Kings 22-15 in the fourth period. It was the seventh straight loss for Sacramento.

MILWAUKEE (84) Douglas-Roberts 2-8 1-1 5, Ilyasova 1-4 1-2 3, Bogut 7-14 1-4 15, Dooling 5-12 3-4 14, Salmons 4-14 4-4 12, Boykins 9-17 0-0 19, Brockman 1-2 0-0 2, Mbah a Moute 2-3 2-3 6, Sanders 4-7 0-0 8.

Totals 35-81 12-18 84.

SACRAMENTO (79) Greene 4-13 0-1 9, Landry 4-10 1-2 9, Dalembert 5-9 3-3 13, Udrih 6-11 3-4 17, Evans 213 0-0 4, Cousins 1-4 0-0 2, Jackson 1-3 3-5 5, Jeter 3-7 0-0 6, Casspi 2-10 0-0 5, Garcia 3-5 0-0 9. Totals 31-85 10-15 79.

Milwaukee 24 19 19 22 — 84 Sacramento 25 14 25 15 — 79 3-Point Goals—Milwaukee 2-9 (Boykins 1-2, Dooling 1-6, Ilyasova 0-1), Sacramento 7-21 (Garcia 3-3, Udrih 2-5, Casspi 1-4, Greene 1-6, Jackson 0-1, Evans 0-2). Fouled Out—Dalembert.

Rebounds—Milwaukee 45 (Bogut 13), Sacramento 66 (Dalembert, Landry 12).

Assists—Milwaukee 13 (Salmons 6), Sacramento 18 (Udrih 5). Total Fouls— Milwaukee 20, Sacramento 28. A—12,360 (17,317).

postseason game since beating Boston University in the 1969 Pasadena Bowl. The Aztecs had been in only three bowl games since, most recently the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl, which it lost to North Carolina.

Hillman broke the previous Poinsettia Bowl record of 129 yards rushing by Navy’s Adam Ballard in 2005.

The Aztecs outrushed Navy 279-235.

“Defense, again,” Hillman said. “It was a statement. They did a great job, stopping them the whole game.”

Navy (9-4) was making its third Poinsettia Bowl appearance since the game’s inception in 2005.

SDSU took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on Hillman’s 22yard TD run and Lindley’s 53yard TD pass to Vincent Brown.

Navy pulled to 14-7 on Ricky Dobbs’ 30-yard scoring pass to Greg Jones early in the second quarter. Hillman put the Aztecs up by two touchdowns again as he ran untouched 37 yards up the middle with 3:15 before halftime.

Navy closed within one score on Dobbs’ 1-yard keeper 7 seconds before halftime.

SDSU held Navy on the opening drive of the second half, when Dobbs’ pass went off Bo Snelson’s fingertips in the end zone on fourth-andgoal from the 3.

STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W 23 17 11 10 9

L 4 12 18 19 21

Pct .852 .586 .379 .345 .300

GB — 7 13 14 151⁄2

W 21 19 17 9 7

L 9 12 12 19 20

Pct .700 .613 .586 .321 .259

GB — 21⁄2 1 3 ⁄2 11 121⁄2

W 18 13 12 10 8

L 9 14 16 19 21

Pct .667 .481 .429 .345 .276

GB — 5 61⁄2 9 11

W L 25 4 23 5 17 12 14 15 12 17

Pct .862 .821 .586 .483 .414

GB — 11⁄2 8 11 13

W 21 20 16 15 6

Pct .700 .667 .593 .517 .200

GB — 1 31⁄2 1 5 ⁄2 15

W L Pct L.A. Lakers 21 8 .724 Phoenix 13 14 .481 Golden State 10 18 .357 L.A. Clippers 8 22 .267 Sacramento 5 22 .185 Thursday’s Games Orlando 123, San Antonio 101 Milwaukee 84, Sacramento 79 Miami at Phoenix (n) Saturday’s Games Chicago at New York, 11 a.m.

Boston at Orlando, 1:30 p.m.

Miami at L.A. Lakers, 4 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Portland at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.

GB — 7 101⁄2 1 13 ⁄2 15

Boston New York Philadelphia Toronto New Jersey Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte Washington Central Division Chicago Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Cleveland WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas New Orleans Houston Memphis Northwest Division Utah Oklahoma City Denver Portland Minnesota Pacific Division

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Administrative Assistant/ Receptionist CLO is currently seeking a self-starter with excellent communication skills.

This position is responsible for general reception duties in addition to daily support of the Office Manager, Human Resources and several directors.

Preferred qualifications include 1-2 years previous office experience, ability to handle multiple tasks and advanced word processing skills. If you enjoy working in a casual yet professional atmosphere, and variety in your workday, CLO is the place for you. CLO is an industry leader in providing supports to adults and children with developmental disabilities.

Apply on line at our website: www.clokansas.org or in person at our office, 2125 Delaware, Lawrence, KS. 66046.

EOE

NEUVANT HOUSE of Lawrence

ADMINISTRATOR

Send resume to: Lisa Nielsen 1216 Biltmore Drive Lawrence, KS 66049 lisa@neuvanthouse.com Closes Jan. 30, 2011

Automotive Full Time Experienced A+ Auto Body Technician

I come to you. Feed, sit, Needed at high volume overnights, walks, taxi serv- shop. Mon-Fri. 8-5. I-CAR ice & more. Refs, Insured. & ASE Certifications 785-550-9289, 785-843-3890 Preferred.

Applicants AVAIL. ANYTIME must have own tools.

Clean Driving Record a Must. Excellent benefits.

Apply in person: 800 E. 23rd St or Contact Sean at (785) 841-3672

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Tire and Lube Technician Full time with Benefits any automotive experience helpful.

Apply at Gregg Tire 4631 West 6th Street, Lawrence KS

We currently have immediate openings for licensed RNs, LPNs, and Paramedics to perform physical assessments & determine donor suitability for blood plasma donations.

As an industry leader, with over 60 plasma collection centers throughout the United States, CSL Plasma can provide you with an exceptional opportunity.

Full-time & Part-time positions available. Full-time employees, enjoy an excellent compensation and benefits package, including medical, dental, life & disability insurance, as well as 3 weeks paid time off within the first year.

To apply, visit

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Apply for Trinity’s VISTA program

Education & Training Introductory drawing, art appreciation, & 2D/3D design adjunct position for Spring 2011 semester.

The Benedictine College Art Department is seeking adjunct instructors in introductory drawing, art appreciation, and introductory 2D/3D design for the Spring 2011 semester.

Applicants should have an MFA, however those with a bachelors degree and extensive teaching experience will be considered. Please submit,

by January 5, 2011 a letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts and references to: workman@benedictine.edu or Stephen Workman at 913-360-7392

Part Time RN w/L&D exp needed for freestanding birth center. Nights and wkends required.

Resume to: 1412 SW Sixth, Topeka, KS 66606

Journalism

REPORTER (part-time)

The Lawrence JournalWorld is seeking a parttime general assignment reporter.

The reporter will respond to breaking news and write, take photographs and shoot video, and post the news to our websites. This is your opportunity to be an integral part of the company that’s been featured by the New York Times as “the media company of the future.”

Ideal candidates will have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in journalism; strong and demonstrated writing experience; and the ability to complete online editing and populate online forms for publication on the Web. Must be available to work evenings and weekends.

We offer a competitive salary, employee discounts and more!

To apply submit a cover letter, resume, and links to your work to: hrapplications@ ljworld.com

Machine Operators

Attention Homemakers & Others,

Cleaning Technician

needed daily from 8 AM to 4 PM in Lawrence. $9/hr.

Apply at 939 Iowa 785-842-6264

KU Recreation Services has a Custodian vacancy.

For full position description and to apply go to https://jobs.ku.edu, search for position 00208875. Application deadline 12/27/2010.

EO/AA Employer.

An EO/AA employer.

Facility Manager

Large, 248-unit apartment community seeking qualified individual for Facility Manager position in Lawrence.

Candidate must possess skills such as sense of urgency, efficiency, excellent diagnostic skills, and impeccable customer service.

Candidate must be HVAC certified and have excellent carpentry, plumbing and electrical skills.

Candidates should send resumes to: aflores@campusapts.com or fax to (816) 817-7954

HOLIDAY HELP

$17.25 base-appt, FT/PT schedules, sales/svc, no exp nec, 18+. 785-371-1293

Sign On Bonus

$400-$500/ week Filling Outdoor & Indoor Positions Immediately!

785-856-0355

TAKING APPLICATIONS $1,600 MO TO START Weekly Bonuses Call 785-215-6360

Health Care

Certified Dietary Manager We are looking for an enthusiastic CDM with at least 2-3 years experience in a Long Term Care setting. Must be a Certified Dietary Manager.

If you are interested, please send your resume to: Tami Klinedinst, Administrator, 520 E. Morse Ave. Bonner Springs, KS 66012.

(913) 441-2515 or fax at (913) 441-7313 Tami.klinedinst@pcitexas.net Full-time LPN. Baldwin Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center is accepting applications for a full-time LPN for Tues.-Fri. eves.

Prefer IV Certified. Must be dependable and team oriented. CNA part time and full time, all shifts. Please call Lori or Chelsea at 785-594-6492.

Part-Time

Medical Assistant

for busy Pediatric office.

Full and part time hours available. Sat’s & some evenings required.

Fax resume to 785-842-7433 Attn: Linda

Background check, preemployment drug screen Assist with public rela- and physical lift assesstions, volunteer man- ment required. agement, development, EOE and human resource management.

Benefits include: Full-time Manufacturing & One-year commitment Assembly $800 Monthly Stipend Health benefits $5,000 ************************* Education award.

E-mail resume to scott@tihc.org Deadline: December 27th at 4PM.

Childcare Hiring part/full time teachers.

Email resume at info@lawrencemontessoris chool.com

You Can Make a Difference

Immediate Full Time Openings! 40 Hours a Week Guaranteed!

Weekly Pay! 785-841-0755

CUSTODIAN

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Pet Services

ANTIQUE & COLLECTIBLE AUCTION Sat., Jan. 1, 2010- 9:30 AM Leavenworth Co. Fairgrounds 405 West 4th Street Tonganoxie, KS 66086 D & L Auctions 785-749-1513, 785-766-5630 www.dandlauctions.com

10 HARD WORKERS NEEDED NOW!

For qualifications & position information, log onto:

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General

Seeking Administrator for our Assisted Living Memory Care Home.

Adult Care Home Administrator License desired.

LOST: Cat, Black and White Provided Female Cat. No collar. please call Laura at Licensed Daycare has 1 785-331-6316/970-221-1492 opening in NW Lawrence, if you find her. Thanks! call Nicki 785-979-2974.

Primary duties include: preliminary design & survey work utilizing autoCAD to develop plans for public works projects.

See Riley Co., KS website: www.rileycountyks.gov for more details

Health Care

Schlumberger Lawrence Technology Center, a leader in the design and manufacture of highly engineered power cable products for the petroleum production industry, has openings for Cable Machine Operators. To be considered, applications must be completed & received no later than 01/14/2011.

Requirements: • Strong work history • High school diploma or equivalent • Manufacturing/Industrial experience a plus • Good mechanical aptitude • Computer skills • Excellent communication skills • Ability to work all three shifts • Ability to work overtime including weekends as needed • All offers contingent upon successful pre-employment drug screen, background check, education verification • $13.95/hr • Benefits begin on hire date Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Set up, operate, monitor, & troubleshoot machines/areas • Produce quality product • Conduct PMs on machines • Complete paperwork and computer data entry accurately • Retrieve data from computer • Keep work area clean/safe Please apply on-site or find our application at the link below.

Schlumberger 2400 Packer Rd. Lawrence, KS 66049 http://www.slb.com/~/ media/Files/careers/ employment_application. ashx An Equal Opportunity Employer ********************

Office-Clerical Leasing Consultant Leading family owned Regional Management Company is seeking seasonal (opportunity of becoming a full time position), career oriented, knowledgeable, and energetic, individual with outstanding customer service skills.

Must be able to work independently, problem solve, be organized, timely completion of paperwork, and computer skills for a busy environment. Showing apts., transportation and weekends required.

Experience in apartment industry preferred.

Apply in person at Park 25 Apts., Lawrence 2401 W. 25th St. #9a3 Mon.-Fri., 9am 4pm No phone calls please!

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HOME DELIVERY SPECIALIST Lawrence Journal-World is seeking a part-time Home Delivery Specialist to support our circulation team. Specialist is responsible for delivery of newspaper routes, independent contractor orientation and redelivery of newspapers to subscribers. Candidate must be available to work between the hours of 2:00 8:00 a.m.

Ideal candidate must have strong communication and organizational skills; team player; demonstrate a commitment to the company; reliable transportation, a valid driver’s license and a safe driving record; and ability to lift 50 lbs.

We offer a competitive salary, mileage reimbursement, employee discounts and more! Background check, preemployment drug screen and physical lift assessment required.

To apply submit a cover letter and resume to: hrapplications@ljworld.com EOE

Sales-Marketing Academy Cars Two Immediate Openings: Internet/Sales. Aggressive Commission Schedule In the Leading retail Used car Operation in Kansas. Must possess dynamic telephone, People and computer skills.

Excellent driving record required.

Background Check. Drug screening.

Contact Larry Best or Lonnie Blackburn.

EOE M/F 785-841-0102

Schools-Instruction Little Learners Now hiring full time lead toddler teacher.

Must have min. 6 mo experience in a licensed center.

Competitive salaries, health insurance, & 401K. 913- 254-1818.

Security Mil-Spec Security Group is seeking security officer applicants for Full & Part Time positions.

(785) 832-1351

Trade Skills Commercial Trim Carpenter with experience and some supervising ability. Send resume to 3401 SW Harrison, Suite 202, Topeka, KS 66611.

Quality Oriented Techs needed for busy Collision Repair Center. I-CAR and ASE Certification Preferred. Great Earning potential with competitive pay and benefits.

Contact John Newman.

Express Lube Technicians needed. This is a full time position with full benefit package.

Contact Carl Windle at 785-843-7700.

APPLY IN PERSON AT CROWN AUTOMOTIVE 3430 S. IOWA, LAWRENCE, KS.

Apartments Unfurnished Crosswinds Northwinds WindGate www.ApartmentsatLawrence.com

785-312-9945

Apartments Unfurnished Parkway Terrace 1 & 2BR Apts.

Well kept, clean, spacious!

2340 Murphy Drive 1BR: $450, 2BR: $500

785-841-1155

Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com 1BR duplex near E. K-10 access. Stove, refrig., off-st. parking. 1 yr. lease. $410/ mo. No pets. 785-841-4677 2BR, 1½ bath - Large, has wood floors, W/D, DW. 920 Ohio. $660/mo. Water paid.

Avail. now. 785-393-6443

January Availability!

Studio, 1BR , 2BR, & 3BR Great Locations/Staff, Pet Friendly, Pool, Lg. Closets

785-842-3040

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1, 2, 3 & 4BRs - 5 Locations Check us out on marketplace Eddingham Place Apts.

The Oaks, Quail Creek Campus West, College Hill

CALL FOR SPECIALS!!

785-841-5444

Call 785-838-9559 Come & enjoy our

1, 2, or 3BR units

w/electric only, no gas some with W/D included CALL ABOUT OUR RENT SPECIALS Income restrictions apply Sm. Dog Welcome EOH

3601 Clinton Parkway

Only 2BRs left

Luxury Living for Less 785-842-3280

Ad Astra Apartments

1 & 2 BRs from $390/mo.

Call MPM for more details at 785-841-4935

Bob Billings & Crestline

785-842-4200 2BR Apts. & Townhomes Available for January

Now Leasing for

Spring & Fall 2011 Over 50 floor plans of Apts. & Townhomes Furnished Studios Unfurnished 1, 2 & 3 BRs Close to KU, Bus Stops See current availability on our website

www.meadowbrookapartments.net

YOUR PLACE,

YOUR SPACE

Remington Square 785-856-7788

1BR/loft style - $495/mo.

Pool - Fitness Center - On-Site Laundry - Water & Trash Pd.

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Cedarwood Apartments

2411 Cedarwood Ave.

Beautiful & Spacious

* Near campus, bus stop * Laundries on site * Near stores, restaurants

Also, Check out our Luxury 1-5BR Apts. & Town Homes!

Garages - Pool - Fitness Center Ironwood Court Apts.

Park West Gardens Apts.

Park West Town Homes

785-840-9467

* Water & trash paid.

1BRs starting at $400/mo.

2BRs, 1 bath, $495/mo.

CALL TODAY!

Mon. - Fri. 785-843-1116

MUST SEE! BRAND NEW! The ONLY Energy Star Rated, All Electric Apts. in Lawrence!

Deposit Only $99!

Newly Remodeled 2BRs W/D hookups, Dishwasher Disposal, Microwave, Pool Small pets OK w/deposit 630 Michigan, Lawrence 785-749-7279

Spacious 1 & 2 BRs Featuring:

DON’T BE LATE TO CLASS!

Louisiana Place Apts 1136 Louisiana St.

Spacious 2BR Available 900 sq. ft., $610/month

2BR — 2406 Alabama, in 4plex. 2 story, 1½ bath, CA, DW, W/D hookup. $550 per mo. No pets. 785-841-5797

LEASING FOR DEC. & JAN. 785-838-3377, 785-841-3339 www.tuckawaymgmt.com

2BR, 1.5 bath, CA, DW, washer & dryer, storage.

Pets allowed. $500/mo.

Avail. Jan. 1st. 785-766-7589

Winter Blow-Out Special

2BR, 850 Highland. $500/mo.

Upper in 4-plex, DW, quiet, clean. 1 block east of 9th & Iowa. No pets. 785-218-3616

Great Locations! Great Prices!

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms

Townhomes

1, 2, & 3BR townhomes available in Cooperative.

Units starting at $375-$515.

Water, trash, sewer paid.

FIRST MONTH FREE! Back patio, CA, hard wood floors, full bsmt., stove, refrig., W/D hookup, garbage disposal. Reserved parking. On site management & maintenance. 24 hr. emergency maintenance.

Membership & Equity Fee Required. 785-842-2545 (Equal Housing Opportunity) Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com

6th & Eldridge

2BRs: $650 - $725 per month 785-832-8728, 785-331-5360 www.lawrencepm.com

625 Folks Rd., 785-832-8200 2BR, 2 bath, 1 car garage.

New Rate: $895/mo. www.firstmanagementinc.com

Overland Pointe

5245 Overland Dr.785-832-8200 2BR, 3 bath, 2 car garage.

New Rate: $1,175/mo.

2BR, 2 bath, fireplace, CA, W/D hookups, 2 car with opener. Easy access to I-70. Includes paid cable.

Pets under 20 pounds are allowed.

Call 785-842-2575 www.princeton-place.com

785.841.1155

2BR — 2406 Alabama, bldg.

10, avail. now. 2 story, 1½ bath, CA, DW, W/D hookup, $570. No pets. 785-841-5797

Tuckaway Management

785-841-3339

3BR, 1½ bath, 2 car garage. $795/month. 2528 Crestline Court. If interested call 785-843-8566, 785-840-8147

Look & Lease Today!

2BR, 1 bath, all appliances including W/D, & carport. $650/mo. 505 Colorado. If interested please call 785843-8566 or 785-840-8147

Contact Tuckaway Mgmt.

AVAIL. NOW Large 3BR, 2 bath, W/D, fireplace, 2 car garage. $1,050/mo. 785-832-8728 www.lawrencepm.com

711 Rockledge

Available Now! Huge 2BRs (785) 841-4935 www.midwestpm.com

Avail. for Lease Starting Jan. 2011

1BR, 1 bath, 916 W. 4th St., Lawrence Wood floors, W/D hookup, AC. $500 per month. Call 785-842-7644

Saddlebrook

A Great Place To Live!

Excellent Location 6th & Frontier

• Private balcony, patio, or sunroom • Walk in closets • All Appls./Washer/Dryer • Ceramic tile floors • Granite countertops • Single car garages • Elevators to all floors • 24 hour emergency maintenance Clubhouse, fitness center, and pool coming soon.

2133 Quail Creek Drive 3BR, 2½ bath, all appls. included. Balcony and porch area. In 4-plex, W. side of town. Section 8 approved.

If interested call Tiffany at 785-843-8566, 785-840-8147

3BR, 2 bath, 624 Missouri.

Very nice! CA, DW, W/D. New paint/carpet. Reduced to $750/mo. ½ Month FREE rent. Call 785-842-7644

Winter is here LAUREL GLEN APTS

Sunrise Place Sunrise Village Apartments & Townhomes

½ OFF Deposit Call for SPECIAL OFFERS Available Now

2, 3 & 4BRs up to 1,500 sq. ft.

from $540 - $920/month

OPEN HOUSE 11AM - 5PM Mon.- Fri.

785-841-8400

Drug-Free Workplace Equal Opportunity Employer

1BR - $545/mo.

2BR, small apt. in 4-plex.

2BR - $650/mo.

713 W. 25th. Avail. now. All 3BR - $750/mo. kitchen appls. W/D on-site. www.firstmanagementinc.com $475 deposit, $575/mo. with

Apartments Furnished

Duplexes

2001 W.6th St. 785-841-8468

CANYON COURT 700 Comet Lane

utilities paid. 785-979-7812

2BR — 934 Illinois, avail. now. In 4-plex, 1 bath, CA, DW. $490/mo. No pets. Call 785-841-5797

www.sunriseapartments.com

LUXURIOUS TOWNHOMES * 2 BR, 1,300 sq. ft. * 3 BR, 1,700 sq. ft.

Kitchen Appls., W/D 2-Car Garage * Small Pets Accepted Showings By Appointment

Lawrence Suitel - The Best 2BR Luxury Apts. - $695 Rate in Town. By month or W/D, DW, fitness center, week. All utilities & cable garage avail. Sm. pets OK. 2BR & 3BR, 1310 Kentucky.

CA, DW, laundry. $550-$750. www.mallardproperties paid. No pets. 785-856-4645 Call Today 785-832-8805 www.firstmanagementinc.com $100/person deposit + ½ lawrence.com Mo. FREE rent 785-842-7644

Virginia Inn

Rooms by week. All utils. & cable paid. 785-843-6611

Apartments Unfurnished California Place

Available Now Couple of Fully equipped 1BRs left!

(785) 841-4935 www.midwestpm.com

Chase Court Apts.

19th & Iowa

New Specials:

2BR - $750, Deposit $500

Campus Location W/D, Pool, Gym Small Pet Welcome 785-843-8220 www.chasecourt@sunflower.com

* Luxurious Apt. Villas * 1BR, 1 bath, 870 sq. ft. * Fully Equipped * Granite countertops * 1 car covered parking

430 Eisenhower Drive Showing by Appt.

Call 785-842-1524

www.mallardproperties lawrence.com Apartments, Houses & Duplexes. 785-842-7644 www.GageMgmt.com 1BR — 2622 Ridge Court, basement level. Has AC. $385 per month. No pets.

Call 785-841-5797

to Qualified Applicants

Call for Details

Trailridge & Graystone

2 Bedroom Apartments Starting at $609 3 Bedroom Townhomes Starting at $799

785-843-7333 trail@nolanrealestate.com

Eudora Senior Community

Winter Special, Call for Details!

Deposit Specials & FREE Rent Specials

Income guidelines apply 1 & 2 Bedrooms start at low cost of $564.

Move-in in December & Get December FREE PLUS Only $99 deposit

Call Today 785-542-1755 703 W. 8th Street, Eudora, KS www.Hillcrest@cohenesrey.com

Jacksonville

West Side location Newer 1 & 2 BRs Starting at $475 Available January 1st (785) 841-4935 www.midwestpm.com

Move In SPECIAL

Call 785-842-1524

PARKWAY 4000

• 2 & 3BRs, 2 bath, 2 car • Patio, W/D hookups • Fully applianced kitchen • Maintenance free 785-749-2555, 785-766-2722

VILLA 26 APTS. 3BR Townhome Available Comes with W/D and 1 car garage. No pets.

Move-in Specials Avail.

785-842-5227, 785-218-7899 3BR, 1½ bath, 2301 Ranch Way. Reduced from $820 to 2763 Grand Circle - Spa$750/mo. Offer ends Dec. cious 3BR, 2½ bath town 31st. Call 785-842-7644 home near shopping & Holcomb Park. $925/mo.

Move In SPECIAL eresrental.com 785-749-6084 3 Bedroom, 2 bath

785-843-4300

Call for Winter Specials

Apartments 785-843-4040 www.thefoxrun.com

DOWNTOWN LOFT

Studio Apartments 600+ sq. ft., $725/mo.

825 sq. ft., $850/mo.

No pets allowed Call Today 785-841-6565

AVAILABLE NOW

3BR, 2 bath, major appls., FP, 2 car.

785-865-2505

LUXURY LIVING AT AFFORDABLE PRICES

RANCH WAY TOWNHOMES on Clinton Pkwy.

3BR, 1½ bath reduced to $750/mo., 12 mo. lease Paid Internet

1 & 2BRs - walk to KU

785-841-5444

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1/2 Off Deposit

Move In SPECIAL 1 & 2BRs, All Utilities Pd! Oaks Apts. 785-830-0888

Studios — 2400 Alabama, built in bed & desk, LR. All electric. $380. Water/cable pd. No pets. 785-841-5797

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6B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2010 Townhomes Office Space

Commercial Real Estate

Firewood-Stoves

Jewelry

Care-Services-

Old Victorian Ring: Sterling Supplies Silver w/black stone, SZ. Pet Bed: 44”x28” Excellent Abe & Jakes 61/2 or 7 not sure. Beauti- condition, $25. ful Old Ring must sell. Ask- 785-856-0361 8 East 6th St., Lawrence ing 75/offer.

Call 24,000 sq. ft.

3BR, 2 bath, All appls., new Retail & Firewood For Sale: mixed 785-841-3332. $1,300,000. flooring & paint, master on hard woods, mostly split.

Call 785-766-8211 Pet Carrier: Excellent conmain, $950/mo. No pets, no Commercial Space Stacked & delivered. $75/½ Miscellaneous dition, $25.

Please call smoking. Call 785-550-1888 cord. James 785-241-1143 785-856-0361 Income Property 615 Maple, N. Lawrence Aquarium: 75 Gal. aquarcommercial bldg. - 1,800 sq.

Good Seasoned hand-split ium with oak cabinet PARKWAY 6000 ft. of office/retail space 3BR duplex NW Lawrence hardwood, ½ cord, $85, stand. Filters and extras CALL FOR SPECIAL make about $700/mo. with $160 full cord. Delivered & included. and a 40’ x 60’ shop area. $300.

Call • 2 & 3BRs, walkout bsmt. no down - extended lease. stacked. Call 913-301-3061 Call 785-843-4370 913-302-9550 for appt.

• 2 or 3 Baths $260,000. Call 785-865-8459 • 2 car garage w/opener Red Oak/White Oak Mix, Pet Taxi: 36” L X 24” W X • W/D hookups Large, Shop Space $150 truckload, stacked & 26” H. Large size. $50 cash.

• Gas FP, balcony delivered. Cured & Sea- 785-842-1247 with multiple offices • Maintenance free soned. Adam 816-547-1575 850 E. 13th St., Lawrence Call 785-832-0555 Farm Land Rent ALL or Will Divide!

Music-Stereo or after 3PM 785-766-2722 Seasoned Hedge, Oak, LoApprox. 4,000 sq. ft. of cust & mixed hardwoods, (2) Spinet Pianos with Signup Cutoff Date for heated shop space w/3 Houses stacked & delivered, $160. bench. Lowery $450, Lester Fiscal Year 2011 overhead doors (13 - 14’ for full cord.

Call Landon, CSP Requested Funding high), 500 - 1,500 sq. ft. of $625. Price includes delivApartments, Houses & 785-766-0863 office space w/AC, & rest Appliances ery & tuning. 785-832-9906 Friday, January 7, 2011.

Duplexes. 785-842-7644 rooms. Call 785-550-3247 is the cutoff date for Washer/Dryer: www.GageMgmt.com Maytag Seasoned Oak Firewood P i a n o Suzuli digital piano Conservation Stewardship Washer and Dryer. Good $150/cord, $80 per ½ cord.

- must sell! Bought new for Program applications in condition.

Almond color.

Green firewood - $130/cord. $1,200. Used one month.

Office/Warehouse 1BR, carport, refrigerator & Kansas to be considered $80. 785-842-1579 785-331-7435/785-766-4544 stove. Nice and efficient. In 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse Selling for $600. Call Tom for Fiscal Year 2011 & please leave a message.

North Lawrence. $525/mo. with 1,200 sq. ft. office on (785) 691-7313 requested funding.

N. Iowa St., Lawrence. Lg. Baby & Children's Avail. now. 785-841-1284 Furniture storage yard included. Items Sports-Fitness Stop by your local U.S. Short Term lease avail. Call First Management, Department of Agriculture Equipment Combining 2 Households thru June. Discounted 1st Inc. - 785-841-7333 or email (USDA) Service Center and Doll house - cloth doll bobs@firstmanagementinc.com - Must Sell month rent: $800, subsevisit with the Natural house, 10” by 24” by 15” Antique American, cherry Ab Lounger: Abdominal exquent months: $900/mo.

Resources Conservation tall. Has 6 rooms and cochest, late 1800’s - hand- ercise machine. $20. Call 3BR, 2 bath, 1 car garage, Service (NRCS) or local mes with 2 dolls and furnimade, 2 drawers and 2 Kevin 785-766-6586.

Office/Warehouse 739 New York. Great locaconservation district staff ture. $20. Call 785-841-2093 doors. Pier I metal and tion, walk to downtown! for lease: 800 Comet Lane to get more information glass dining set includes Game Table: Harvard Washer & dryer included. approximately 8,000 sq.ft. about helping address No pets, no smoking. building perfect for serv- Doll. 30” tall cloth doll with 4 chairs with cushions. 7-in-1, like new! Foosball, your resource concerns. long, blond braids. $10.

Waverly print jewell-tone pool, shuffleboard, bowlAvail. Jan. 3, 785-423-5367, ice or contracting busiOffice address: 1217 love seat. Two Cranberry ing, ping-pong, glide ness. Has large overhead 785-841-2093. or 512-847-5970 ext. 221 Biltmore Drive Suite 100, wingback chairs. Maple, hockey & checkers, all acdoors and plenty of work Lawrence KS 66049 Phone: 7850843-4260 Crib Set: Noah’s (Ark) Zoo full-size bed frame and cessories. 45”L X 24”W. 3BR — 2109 Mitchell, 1 story, and storage room. bookcase headboard, Great gift! $50 785-843-7863 Bob Sarna 785-841-7333 Web site: Crib Set. Brand new.

In1 bath, garage, AC, DW, http://www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov/ cludes comforter, bumper night stand, maple douW/D hookup, no pets. ble dresser, & floor lamp.

Y o u t h D i r t B i k e H e l m e t s . programs/csp sheet. Fits standard crib. $775/mo. 785-841-5797 Warehouse Space & Two youth medium helPictures available upon re- Reasonable cost.

For more info contact mets, 1 red, 1 blue. Red quest. $50/offer.

3BR, 2 bath, 2 car, FP. 2008 785-865-0664 or email: Large, Shop Space one has goggles. Good Horse-Tack myfootprints8@yahoo.com Goodell Court. Prairie Park. tstringer@sunflower.com condition. $20 each; $35 for Equipment Laundry rm., fenced. $1,150. with multiple offices both.

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December 17, 2010) Affordable Limousine Services, Inc., a Kansas Resolution to Levy Tax for corporation, Capital Outlay Fund Plaintiff WHEREAS, the Board of Education of Unified School Charles T. Engel, S.Ct. District No. 497, Douglas No. 12304 County, State of Kansas, is Gage A. Rohlf, S.Ct. authorized by K.S.A. No. 24584 72-8801, to make an annual ENGEL LAW, P.A. tax levy at a mill rate not 800 SW Jackson, Ste. 1000 Topeka, KS exceeding the statutorily prescribed mill rate for a 66612 period of time not exceed- Ph. 785-233-6700 ing five years upon the tax- Fax. 785-233-6701 able tangible property in Lawyers for Affordable the district for the purpose Limousine Services, Inc. ________ specified in said law; and

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Public Notices named as Executor of the Estate of Jo Ann Transmeier, with full power and authority as provided by law and the Last Will and Testament.

All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within four months from the date of the first publication of this notice, as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Susan Kay Transmeier, Petitioner RILING, BURKHEAD, & NITCHER, Chartered 808 Massachusetts Street P. O. Box B Lawrence, Kansas 66044 (785) 841-4700 Attorneys for Petitioner ________

(First published in the LawWHEREAS, the Board of (First published in the Law- rence Daily Journal-World Education has determined rence Daily Journal-World December 10, 2010) to exercise the authority December 10, 2010) vested in it by said law; IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF NOW, THEREFORE, CIVIL DEPARTMENT DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS RESOLUTION Be It Resolved that: The above-named school board shall be authorized to make an annual tax levy for a period not to exceed 5 years in an amount not to exceed 8 mills upon the taxable tangible property in the school district for the purpose of acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair, remodeling, additions to, furnishing and equipping of buildings necessary for school district purposes, including housing and boarding pupils enrolled in an area vocational school operated under the board, architectural expenses incidental thereto, the acquisition of building sites, the undertaking and maintenance of asbestos control projects, the acquisition of school buses and the acquisition of other equipment and for the purpose of paying a portion of the principal and interest on bonds issued by cities under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1774, and amendments thereto, for the financing of redevelopment projects upon property located within the school district. The tax levy authorized by this Resolution may be made, unless a petition in opposition to the same, signed by not less than 10% of the qualified electors of the school district, is filed with the county election officer of the home county of the school district within 40 days after the last publication of this Resolution. In the event a petition is filed, the county election officer shall submit the question of whether the tax levy shall be authorized to the electors in the school district at an election called for the purpose or at the next general election, as is specified by the Board of Education of the above school district.

CERTIFICATE THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the above Resolution was duly adopted by the Board of Education of Unified School District No. 497, Douglas County, Kansas, on the 13 day of December, 2010. /s/ Janice E Dunn, Clerk of the Board _______ (First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World December 24, 2010) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, Division 5 AFFORDABLE LIMOUSINE SERVICES, INC., a Kansas corporation, Plaintiff, vs.

The unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of T & Y LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC., a dissolved Massachusetts Corporation, Defendants.

Case No. 10CV844 Pursuant to Chapter 60 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated.

The University National Bank, Plaintiff, vs.

Raymond H. Christian, Anne Lowder, James F. Christian, Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP, Chase Home Finance, LLC, and Sunflower Bank, N.A., Defendants.

Case No. 09CV514 Division No. 5 Proceeding under K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SHERIFFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SALE To Whom It May Concern: Notice is hereby given that pursuant to an Order of Sale issued and directed out of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, pursuant to a judgment and decree entered in the above-entitled matter on November 10, 2010, I will on January 6, 2011, at 10:00 oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;clock a.m. on said date, offer for sale and sell at public auction, to the highest bidder for cash in hand, in the District Courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jury assembly room on the lower level of the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, in the City of Lawrence, in the County of Douglas, in the State of Kansas, the following described real estate in Douglas County, Kansas: The Northeast Quarter (NE Âź) and the Southeast Quarter (SE Âź) and the Southwest Quarter (SW 1/4) of the Northwest Quarter (NW Âź) of Section Twenty-Eight (28), Township Fourteen (14), Range Eighteen (18), in Douglas County, Kansas.

Said property will be sold, with a three (3) month redemption period, toward satisfying the judgments of plaintiff The University National Bank, against defendants Raymond H. Christian and James F. Christian, in which it was decreed that plaintiff has first and second prior mortgage liens upon said real estate for those sums found in said judgments to be due and owing to it by Raymond H. Christian and James F. Christian.

Midfirst Bank Plaintiff, vs.

Anthony A. Freeman and Dixie M. Freeman, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 10CV502 Court Number: 2 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SALE Under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me by the Clerk of the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, the undersigned Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas, will offer for sale at public auction and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the Lower Level of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center of the Courthouse at Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, on January 6, 2011, at 10:00 AM, the following real estate: A portion of Lot 9, in Summertree Addition, a Replat of a part of Tract â&#x20AC;&#x153;Câ&#x20AC;? in Deerfield Park No. 2, a Subdivision in the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Southwest Corner of said Lot 9; thence North 00 degrees 03â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30â&#x20AC;?

East, a distance of 50.29 feet; thence South 89 degrees 47â&#x20AC;&#x2122;54â&#x20AC;? East, a distance of 68.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 03â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30â&#x20AC;?

West, a distance of 10.00 feet; thence along a curve to the right with a radius of 40.00 feet and a delta angle of 89 degrees 56â&#x20AC;&#x2122;30â&#x20AC;? an arc length of 62.79 feet; thence North 90 degrees 00â&#x20AC;&#x2122;00â&#x20AC;?

West a distance of 28.04 feet to the point of beginning, commonly known as 316 Glenview Drive, Lawrence, KS 66049-1822 (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Propertyâ&#x20AC;?) to satisfy the judgment in the above-entitled case.

The sale is to be made without appraisement and subject to the redemption period as provided by law, and further subject to the approval of the Court. For more information, visit www.Southlaw.com.

Kenneth McGovern, Sheriff Douglas County, Kansas Kenneth M. McGovern Sheriff of Douglas County, Prepared By: Kansas South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann (KS # 10551) Calvin J. Karlin - 09555 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 BARBER EMERSON, L.C. Overland Park, KS 66211 1211 Massachusetts Street (913)663-7600 P.O. Box 667 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Lawrence, Kansas Attorneys For Plaintiff 66044-0667 (116713) (785) 843-6600 ________ ckarlin@barberemerson.com Attorneys for Plaintiff (Published in the Lawrence ________ Daily Journal-World Decem(First published in the Law- ber 24, 2010) rence Daily Journal-World The abandoned property of December 24, 2010) Ben Schafer, 2001 W. 6th St., IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF B-5, Lawrence, KS 66044, inDOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS cluding: 2 mattress sets, 2 sofas, table with 4 chairs, coffee table, television, In the Matter of the computer with monitor, Estate of dvd player, other assorted Jo Ann Transmeier, household items, clothing, Deceased. and dishes, will be disposed of January 14, 2011.

Case No. 2010 PR 000230 _______ Division 1

NOTICE OF SUIT

Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59

TO: ALL OF THE ABOVE DEFENDANTS and all other concerned persons:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO You are notified that AF- ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: FORDABLE LIMOUSINE SERVICES, INC., a Kansas Cor- You are hereby notified poration, has filed a peti- that on December 14, 2010, tion in the District Court of Susan Kay Transmeier the Douglas County, Kansas, Executor named under the praying to quiet title to the Last Will and Testament of following motor vehicle: Jo Ann Transmeier, was

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1 solution can save a son and a marriage Annie’s Mailbox

ago, my nephew received a heart transplant and a renewed chance at life.

Now when I look at my driver’s license, the words “organ donor” proudly shine out at me. I hope someday my death will give another person a chance for life, as one family unselfishly did for my nephew.

I want to say to his donor family that even though the recipients of your generous and ultimate donation appreciate their anniesmailbox@creators.com great fortune, we also grieve Dear Hurting: We under- for your loved one. Your famistand your concern for your ly will always be in our prayers. son, but unless Jeremy plans to Thank God for your generosispend the rest of his life with you, he needs to learn how to manage his various illnesses and become more independent. You should not be taking over responsibilities that he can handle for himself. The two of you can contact the Epilepsy Foundation (epilepsyfoundation.org) at 1-800332-1000 and the American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org) at 1-800-DIABETES (1-800-342-2383) and ask for assistance. Talk to Jeremy’s doctor about his depression.

He should look into his eligibility for disability programs.

This is the best thing for Jeremy — and coincidentally, for your marriage, as well.

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell

’Twas the night before Christmas and it’s an NBC ritual to repeat “It’s a Wonderful Life” (7 p.m., NBC). In fact, it’s habitual.

It stars Donna Reed and Jimmy Stewart, but I bet you didn’t know that Nick’s played by Sheldon Leonard, who would later produce “The Andy Griffith Show.”

Henry Travers plays Clarence, the angel who earns his wings, but in Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt,” he’s up to more ominous things. But he didn’t just play characters spectral and scary. He also appeared in “The Bells of St. Mary’s.”

Hard-fisted Mr. Potter may have been ahead of his time. His loans may not have come easily, but they were hardly subprime. George Bailey, in contrast, loaned more with his heart than his head — a practice, it seems, that may have run afoul of the Fed. And should an IRS auditor arrive some unhappy morn, then Bailey might really have wished he’d never been born.

Over on Fox, they’re walking on the family side of the tube, by airing “Are We Done Yet?” (7 p.m.

Fox), the 2006 comedy starring Ice Cube.

ABC repeats “Disney Prep & Landing” (7 p.m., ABC). I reviewed it last year, and it was hardly outstanding.

“Some sequels are more sequel’ed than others.” So George Orwell may have written, had he been a TV critic like me. But at least “The Santa Clause 2” (8 p.m., ABC) is better than “The Santa Clause 3.”

CBS, with the solid ratings it’s achieving, treats Christmas Eve like any other evening. On “CSI” (7 p.m., CBS) there’s crime and cadavers without cease. And on “CSI: NY” (8 p.m., CBS) there’s horrible dialogue uttered by Gary Sinise. And while you’re dreaming of Christmas and holding your loved ones close, “Blue Bloods” (9 p.m., CBS) presents a tale of three teens, dead of an overdose.

The “Christmas Story” (7 p.m. through 7 p.m. Saturday, TBS) marathon brings tradition galore. Jean Shepherd, an esteemed raconteur, inspired it.

Written by Irving Berlin, “White Christmas” was a best-selling single, sung in both “White Christmas” (9:15 p.m., AMC) and “Holiday Inn,” by Bing Crosby, known as der Bingle.

On the eve of the day of much veneration, viewers can choose between “Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation” (7 p.m., ABC) and a marathon helping of “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (7 a.m. through 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. through 4 a.m.).

If toward things royal your imagination is stearin’, then don’t miss “The Queen” (7 p.m. and 9 p.m., BBC America), starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.

As an impersonator of Tony Blair, actor Michael Sheen has no equal. But he’s better known for those tedious “Twilight” sequels.

Looking for romance while the cookie batter you’re churning? Check out “A Boyfriend for Christmas” (7 p.m., Lifetime). It stars Charles Durning.

So here’s to Christmas, with rhymes less than rewarding. If I haven’t quite tortured syntax, I’ve come close to waterboarding.

May the holidays bring you joy, good health and a slice of heaven. And may all of your reviews be good in 2011.

Tonight’s other highlights ● Catch a seven-hour “Dirty Jobs” (6 p.m., Discovery) marathon. ● Hawaii hosts Tulsa on the Hawaii Bowl (7 p.m., ESPN).

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message. Tonight: Chat up a storm.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) ★★★ Be aware of what is going on financially. You might not be able to make that last-minute effort or get that gift. Tonight: Treat yourself well too.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ★★★★★ Others gather, wanting your attention.

You always attract others, but especially so right now.

Tonight: Beam in what you want.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★★★ Remember, you are still overly sensitive and perhaps in a "bah humbug" mood. Do your best to process your negative feelings. Tonight: Relax with the moment.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★★★★★ Your ability to draw people out could be more significant than you realize. You may decide to make a round of parties of visits. Tonight: Without question, you are where the action is!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★★★★ Assume a traditional role within your immediate circle. Take the lead as the holiday unfolds.

Tonight: Could be late.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22Dec. 21) ★★★★★ Your mind is

certainly not on the here and now. You could be quite detached from those around you. Tonight: Reflect on the true meaning of this holiday. Don't forget "ho ho ho" music.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★★★★ Explore the possibilities with others in discussions that might not be holiday related. Know what you would like to extract from this situation. Guide a talk accordingly, and be open. Tonight: Be with a favorite person as the holiday unfolds.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★★★★★ Juggling all your friends and maintaining a heavy pace could make even the strongest person tired. Tonight: Dance to another's tune.

Everyone will be happier if you are compliant!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) ★★★ Orchestrating events could be a dominant theme right now. You also might be picking up last-minute details involving work or a project.

Tonight: Make a special meal.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

BIRTHDAYS Songwriter-bandleader Dave Bartholomew is 90.

Author Mary Higgins Clark is 83. Federal health administrator Anthony S. Fauci is 70. Recording company executive Mike Curb is 66. Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is 64. Actor

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Dear Toledo: Thank you for your reminder of the good each of us can do by becoming an organ donor. Those who are interested can also contact the National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org) at 1-800-6229010 or the Health Resources and Services Administration (organdonor.gov) at 1-888ASK-HRSA (1-888-275-4772).

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS For Friday, Dec. 24: You often become distracted by a boss or key person in your life. This year, learn how to juggle the many demands of life.

If you are single, you could meet someone quite special who you can become much closer to than anyone before. If you are attached, you and your sweetie dance quite a jig.

Leo helps you relax as he or she bottom-lines issues.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) ★★★★★ You might feel as if you are on a countdown. You are! Use care with someone who has difficulty with the holidays.

Tonight: The kid within you rises.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) ★★★★ Understand your limits when dealing with family and lastminute details. The Bull is human. Tonight: At home.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ★★★★★ Don't stand on ceremony with someone who plays games unconsciously. Make the extra effort; be clear in your

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Dear Annie: I will never look at my driver’s license the same way again. Two days

’Tis the time for really bad rhyme!

maker 9 Corn cake

Grand L. Bussh is 55. Actor Clarence Gilyard is 55.

Actress Stephanie Hodge is 54. The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, is 53. Actor Anil Kapoor is 51. Designer Kate Spade is 48. Rock singer Mary Ramsey

ACROSS 1 “So that’s what you’re up to!”

4 Junk e-mail 8 Visual illusion genre 13 Word-word link 14 Burst of gunfire 15 Sayings attributed to Jesus 16 Too big for one’s britches?

17 Studio alert 18 Bumbling 19 Manifold adjunct 22 Prison mob scenes 23 Bit of truth decay?

24 Mother’s Day month 27 Made lovable 31 Walked with a purpose 33 Trip for one person?

34 Worship from ___ (admire) 36 Dull sounds 37 Owl’s asset 41 Montreal rapid transit system 43 Fodder’s place 44 “Whether ___ nobler in the mind ...”

(Hamlet) 47 Basketry twigs 49 Actor in his

or her first role 52 Gp. that might support summer reading 53 Make a little ___ long way 55 Too trusting 56 Place in “Take Me Home, Country Roads” 60 Small role for a star 63 Try a different knot 64 Source of funds 65 Paris version of “arrivederci” 66 In worse health 67 “What did I tell you?”

68 Jell-O shapers 69 Gloomy aura 70 That woman DOWN 1 One considering a proposal 2 It’s intended to deceive 3 Branch of dentistry 4 ___ serif (font choice) 5 Developer’s map 6 Tel ___, Israel 7 Aesop’s ending 8 Typewriter maker 9 Corn cake

10 Retirement factor 11 Badmouth 12 Work a shuttle 14 Man of many marches 20 Nibbled on 21 Fleur de ___ 24 Rowan, for one 25 Throw in 26 Nodded answer 28 Pompom waver’s cry 29 Baby newts 30 Goliath’s conqueror 32 P, in the Greek alphabet 35 Get one’s blood boiling 38 Anger 39 Dazzlingly beautiful 40 Cry audibly 41 Do the decks 42 Zone for

45 46 48 50 51

54 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

Red Sox home games Noncrasher Stanley’s car Dashed-off message?

“The Odd Couple” neatnik ___ chi (Chinese exercise system) Take___ down memory lane Herbicide target The Sail (constellation) “___ do you good” Unit of Cambodian currency ___ wheel (rotating engine part) Ruckus “Cool” sum

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Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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Dear Annie: I’ve been married to a wonderful man for 26 years. We are compatible in every way except when it comes to my 28-year-old son, “Jeremy.” Jeremy has epilepsy, diabetes and a host of other problems. Recently, the two of them had a terrible fight. Jeremy put all of his belongings in a bag and left. We had no idea that he was simply camping out in our backyard.

In the middle of the night, we heard a noise and a loud scream. Jeremy had had a severe epileptic seizure, and we called 911. The paramedics noticed he had written on his hand, “Do not revive.” We later found out he had tried to commit suicide by swallowing three bottles of pills.

Jeremy has not been a perfect son. He has lied to my husband and stolen minor things.

My husband wants him gone, but he knows I won’t kick him out when he has so many medical problems. Instead, my husband now refuses to have anything to do with him. He hasn’t spoken to Jeremy in two days, and he’s also becoming rather cold to me.

I cannot choose between my husband and my son. I love them both. And strange as it seems, Jeremy says he loves his stepfather and has apologized for all his past mistakes. Do you have any suggestions? — Hurting Mother

twigs 49 Actor in his

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

Print answer here:

(10,000 Maniacs) is 47.

Actor Mark Valley is 46.

Actor Diedrich Bader is 44. Actor Amaury Nolasco is 40. Singer Ricky Martin is 39. Author Stephenie Meyer (“Twilight”) is 37.

“American Idol” host Ryan Seacrest is 36.

Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) THICK BECAME EMBODY Jumbles: DELVE Answer: What the ironworkers did when they built the tower — THEY “BEAMED”

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CHAPTER I

One winter’s night, long, long ago,

God, who made the moon and the rain and the rivers and the flowers and all the silvery stars and everything on earth and in the sky, did a new and wonderful thing.

He sent His own dear Son down from Heaven to join the world and live with people like you and me for a while.

The Son of God did not come as a grown man at first.

He was born as a tiny baby, like all the rest of us.

And this is how it happened:

There lived in a little town called Nazareth a man and his wife, called Joseph and Mary. One morning when Mary was alone, an angel came into her kitchen and told her the big secret.

She was going to have a Son and God would be his Father. And the name of her Son would be Jesus.

While Joseph lay asleep, the angel whispered the same secret to him.

So Mary and Joseph knew the greatest secret in the world.

The house where they lived in Nazareth had white walls and a round roof. It was a pretty house

and Mary wanted her little Boy to be born there. But Jesus was born far away from the pretty house with the white walls.

That was because the king of the land made everybody leave home and come to another town, where he could count the people and find out how many men there were.

So Mary had to ride a long way on an old gray donkey while Joseph held the reins and walked beside her. Joseph was so tired that his feet hurt and he and Mary could hardly keep awake when they got to the little town called Bethlehem. Every hotel and rooming house and every

inn was crowded. There was no room for Mary and Joseph at the inn or anywhere else, except a stable. A red cow lived in the stable and every once in awhile said “moo.” A black hen lived there too, with a lot of yellow chicks a donkey and—and a little white lamb with its mother.

Joseph found a corner in the stable for his tired wife.

He fixed a bed for Mary on the stable floor. Her bed was just a pile of warm straw, and Joseph rolled up his coat to be her pillow. She had no cradle for her little Son, so she had to put Him in a manger box full of oats for the donkey’s breakfast.

And there the little Son of God opened his soft kind eyes for the first time.

Joseph thanked God for the wonderful gift of the little Boy from Heaven. Joseph did not have a bed for himself. But he did not mind; he wanted to stay up all the first night and watch over the new-born baby and mother while they were sleeping.

When everything was quiet, and only Joseph was awake, he heard a knock at the stable door. Some strange men were outside. They were shepherds who took care of flocks of sheep on the hillside. They were tall, strong men and long staffs in

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their hands and their sunburned faces and dark eyes were kind.

All of them were breathing hard because they had run a long way and they were excited.

The shepherds told Joseph they wanted to come into the stable.

“Why?” asked Joseph.

Then they told him what had happened. While they were watching their flocks of sheep they saw a bright-colored light fill the whole sky. Then they saw angels in the clouds and heard them singing: “Glory to God...

“And on earth, peace...”

sure the star would lead them to where the Saviour of the world was born. And it did.

The kings brought presents for the new-born Jesus, sweetsmelling little boxes and a big bag of golden money and

three good kings. Herod was a big coward. He was afraid of the Baby in the manger. When people are afraid they often do cruel things.

When Herod heard that a Boy was born in a stable under a bright star, and that angels in the sky

Joseph, as always, walked along side. Soon they left the sleeping town far behind in the night.

When daylight came, all around the family was dry land, with no grass, no trees, no water at all.

The land was called a desert. For more days than you have fingers and toes the family went across the desert until at last they came to another country called Egypt.

CHAPTER III

For two more Christmases, Jesus and Mary had to stay in Egypt, although they did not like it there. But they were cheerful and made the best of it. Then CHAPTER II the angel came back to Joseph in the dream and told him that One angel spoke to the Herod, the cowardly king, was shepherds: “Great news. A Saviour dead. The little family could is born. . .Christ, the Lord.” go home again, to their town The shepherds could hardly which was called Nazareth. believe their ears. Christ was born! That was the first Christmas Until now Jesus had never Day. And the angels told the seen His real home, the pretty shepherds that the little Boy was house on a green hill; the house in a stable, not far away from that had white walls and a round them and their flocks of sheep, roof. Jesus thought it was all w and that He was the Son of God. beautiful, especially His home. It This was great news. And the was poor but sweet and clean. first to know it, outside of Mary Joseph was a carpenter, and sang about His birth, he said: and Joseph, were the shepherds, laid them beside the manger. his workshop was in the front of “This little Boy is not like the poorest and gentlest of men. the house. As the Boy Jesus grew, Those were the very first other boys. He might grow up and he loved to play in His father’s They were the first strangers to Christmas gifts in the world.

J be king instead of me. I’d better understand that the Little Son of shop among yellow shavings and Then the three kings climbed God was going to grow up and be up on their camels and rode away. send my soldiers after Him now. sawdust. Soon Jesus was tall and But Herod was too late. The strong and began to help Joseph J a man and show people how to The same night the angel be kind and happy as God loves came again to Joseph in a dream. angel told Joseph just what to do. by learning to use the carpenter’s He must lead Mary and her tools. The man and the Boy sang us all to be, before He would go The angel said that the Boy Jesus together at their work while they little son to a far-off land. It was home to His Father in Heaven. was in danger. Joseph must take hammered and sawed. Sometimes Joseph told the shepherds the Jesus as far away as he could from a still dark night when the little Mary joined in their singing name of the Baby. It was Jesus. while she cooked supper in the The name Jesus means Saviour.

J kitchen at the back of the house.

Jesus who was the Christ the They all loved each other.

Lord came to the world to save Of course, Jesus also helped all of us from our mistakes.

His mother every day. In those The shepherds wanted to see olden times no house had spigots Jesus, so Joseph let them kneel or running water as we do today, down by the manger and look There was only one well in the with wonder at the tiny Boy center of town and everybody had w with hair like golden fire lying to fetch water from the well to asleep in the oats and barley. the house. Every morning, every And the shepherds thought: noontime, every night, Jesus went w “This is the most wonderful to the well, filled His blue jug Baby ever born. With Jesus with water and carried it home to the Son of God as a friend, His mother Mary on His shoulder. no one need ever be afraid Jesus loved His playmates and of anything again.” their games. At play His winning The shepherds laughed with or losing was all for the glory joy, and hugged Joseph before of His eternal Father. When He they went back under the starry grew up He said, “I do always the sky to tend their sheep. things that please Him.” If He Another night, Joseph heard had one of Mary’s sweet cakes, three knocks at the stable door. and other boys hadn’t any, He Three kings from far away wanted always broke up His cake and gave to see Jesus, because them too, a piece to each boy. Even then knew that the little Boy was the He knew that we should all treat Son of God. They had come a others the way we want others to family packed up to go. Mary, another king who lived nearby. long distance on camels because treat us. When He grew up to be with Jesus in her arms, rode That king’s name was Herod. they had seen a great star in the a big man, Jesus told grown-ups on the old gray donkey, while Herod was not brave like the East and followed it. They were

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to live that way, too. Today we call it the Golden Rule of Jesus.

Everybody and everything was loved by Jesus: birds and dogs and even snakes and ants and flies and the little worms.

He treated them all kindly and gently.

On holidays, Jesus and Joseph and Mary may have gone sometimes on picnics, climbing the hills to the very top. We can think of them going on long hikes across the green fields among the wild red and yellow and orange flowers. Near Nazareth the wild flowers grow like a rainbow on the ground, even today.

Once when Jesus was about twelve years old, Mary and Joseph took Him on a long trip. At last they came to a great city.

It was called Jerusalem.

The little family went to church in the beautiful Temple of God. It was all white marble and red cedar wood and gold.

When Mary and Joseph started for home they thought Jesus was following some friends. But that night around the campfire Mary missed her Son. No matter where she and Joseph looked, they could not find Jesus.

They left the camp right away and rode back to Jerusalem.

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could do such a thing, because He was not only a twelve-yearold boy He was God’s Son and He and His Father were One.

There were tears in the dark eyes of Mary when she found Jesus. She had felt so sad, so lost without Him. But her Son said to her: “Don’t you know I must be about My Father’s work?”

Then Mary understood and smiled. He meant God’s work.

She put her arms around Him and Joseph dashed away his tears with the back of his hand and they all started back home.

For many years they lived in the white and green town of CHAPTER IV Nazareth. When Joseph was called Where do you think they found home by God, Jesus took full care of His mother. Now He worked the Boy Jesus? In the Temple. alone in the carpenter shop, and And what do you He missed singing with Joseph, suppose He was doing? but He and His mother Mary sang He was talking to the together. Jesus was a wonderful eldest and wisest men, telling carpenter and always had plenty them about God. Only twelve of work and He had a great years old. He was telling them deal to think about: the work grown-up things they had never of helping all the people which known before. Jesus was the someday soon He must begin. only person in the world who

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kind to everybody. He led them, one by one, into the River Jordan and covered their heads with water. That was called baptizing them.

Baptizing was a sign that their souls and minds were clean now.

And John kept telling people that soon the Son of God Himself would come to talk to them.

So now Jesus said goodbye to His mother Mary for a while and walked the long, long road to where John was.

When John saw Jesus coming near he gave a shout of joy.

While Jesus stood in the river, John baptized Him, and a white dove flew overhead and all the people heard a voice from Heaven saying: “This is my beloved Son in that the time had come. whom I am well pleased.”

That was when He heard Next Jesus had to test Himself. about his cousin John. Far away in Jerusalem, John was talking to He walked out alone into the desert. For forty days and forty crowds of people. He was telling them to be sorry for their mistakes nights He stayed alone among the and to make up their minds to be rocks and sand, and in all that In His heart, Jesus was waiting for God, His Father in Heaven to tell Him when to start, and one day He learned

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time he had nothing to eat and nothing to drink. He had no bed, not even a pillow. At night it was piercing cold but He had no fire.

Bears and wolves were nearby, making noises in the night.

When the long time was over, Jesus was very hungry and thirsty, but now He had to face the worst time of all. He heard a wicked voice, trying to make Him do wrong things, and not help the people. Why did the good Jesus suffer like that? He did it to show us all how to be strong.

CHAPTER V It is not easy to say “no” to something wrong. We have to be strong and brave to be good.

Jesus became a man to show us just how to be strong when we are tempted to do wrong.

He went hungry and thirsty for forty nights and forty days and then refused to do wrong. He knew that everybody on earth is tempted to do wrong sometimes, especially when they are weakest.

The very next day, after a good hearty meal, Jesus began His work of talking to crowds of people and showing them how to be happy.

From then on, He was never alone, In one place after another He met young men who loved Him and came with Him. They stopped their work. They left their homes. They only wanted to be with Him and help Him as He walked from town to town.

His friends were called Apostles.

These friends were all poor working men. Some, like John and Andrew were fishermen. They sailed on the Lake of Galilee.

Andrew had another brother who also followed Jesus. His name was Simon, but Jesus liked to call him Peter, which means a rock. Philip came next and he brought along his chum, Bartholomew, also

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known as Nathanial. Others came later, including two named James.

With these followers, Jesus took the long walk home to Nazareth so that Mary, His mother, could meet His new friends. And right away, a strange

each one taller than a boy and filled with water. Jesus prayed over the water and then told the people to taste it. They could not believe their own mouths. It was not just water anymore. It was the red juice of the grape, the

CHAPTER VI

One day Jesus stood on the top of a hill and talked to the people. It was quite a large hill, almost a mountain. That is why is was called a mount.

He told the people that God is everybody’s Father in Heaven.

And everybody is a child of God. So that makes everybody else our brother and sister. j We must love God and all His children. If we do not love God and everybody, then He cannot be our Father in Heaven.

“First,” He said, “you must love the Lord your God, with all your heart.

“And you must love your neighbor as yourself.”

Jesus was talking to every girl and boy living today when He said that.

Have you ever tried to love someone else the way you love yourself? We all love ourselves.

We treat ourselves kindly. I am very good to me. You are nice to yourself. You can forgive yourself anything. Oh, yes, we all love ourselves when we do wrong. But do we say: “Oh, he didn’t mean to smash my things. Or run into me so hard” or do we say: “Oh, I’ll never speak to him again?” w Jesus, standing on the hilltop, said we must forgive everybody. sweetest they had ever tasted.

We must keep on doing it. thing happened. That night they That was the first miracle of That is His way for us to all went to a house in a town Jesus. A miracle is a wonderful be happy in mind and heart. called Cana. The young lady of happening that only God can do.

One day Jesus found another the house was getting married From that time on Jesus did friend. He stopped at a place and there was a happy wedding where a man was taking money party. But something went wrong. many miracles. He touched a blind man’s eyes and the poor from the people for taxes. The Mary came to Jesus and told man could see, just as you and people did not like that man. But Him the trouble. There was I can see. He laid His hands on Jesus said to him, “follow me!” food for all but not enough And the man left his piles of men and women who were sick wine for the people to drink. money and followed Jesus. Jesus with a disease called leprosy What could He do to help? called him Matthew and soon and made them well again.

Jesus wanted to please His Matthew wrote a part of the Bible One day He stood in a house mother and to help the worried that tells us the story of Jesus. family. So He called the servants. beside the body of a little girl.

The father and mother were One day they were in a big They carried in six red jars, crying, but Jesus touched her crowd when Jesus suddenly forehead and He said: “Arise said: “Who touched Me?” A sick my daughter” and all at once old woman answered: “I did. the dead little girl was alive I touched Your robe because I again, being hugged and kissed was sure if I did that I would by her father and mother. Then get well. And I am well.”

Jesus, who loved the little girl Jesus praised God for her just as He loved everybody else, faith. Over and over He told w told the mother and father they the people to have faith. w must go to the kitchen right He always made friends with J away and bring their hungry boys and girls, no matter how daughter something nice to eat. young they were. At His meetings, Jesus always told people they they would always try to get way must have faith. Faith is believing up front. They wanted to be near something you cannot see, but to Him. Some people thought you are very sure of it just the they were too young to know what same. You are very sure, like Jesus was talking about. They knowing that your father loves thought the boys and girls ought you and mother loves you. FAITH to go away and play. But Jesus w IN GOD INVITED MIRACLES. called the children to Him. He set

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one boy on His lap, and He said: “Let the children come to Me and do not forbid them, for of such is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

Which meant that the happy humility of unspoiled children is like a road to Heaven.

Unless you can be like little children there is no way for you to enter the Kingdom of Heaven.”

And the grown-ups knew just what He meant. They knew that boys and girls are ready to learn. They obey. They are not too proud to ask for help, too.

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And that means: When we have pain or trouble, God can take it all away. Because with God all things are possible. And that is the prayer that taught: “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will

He told everybody to sit down on the hillside. And He took the five fresh loaves of good-tasting bread and two fat, shiny fishes and He thanked God in Heaven for them.

And He began to break the bread into pieces and told His helpers to pass them around. And somehow

be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

no one knew except Jesus there was enough bread and fish for all five thousand. Everybody had enough to eat. All they wanted.

When they were fed, and no one was hungry anymore, Jesus told His friends to gather up the crumbs. God will give us plenty but we must never, never waste anything.

So they picked up the crumbs and the leftovers from those five loaves of bread and there was twelve baskets full.

Even more wonderful was the

CHAPTER VII One day Jesus taught everybody how to talk to our Father in Heaven. He gave us a prayer to say: “Our Father. . .”

God is not just my Father, or just your Father, He is ours, the Father of everybody.

“Our Father, Who art in Heaven. . .”

Heaven is our home where our Father is and we can only get there by loving Him. “Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. . .”

God’s name is holy and we should say it lovingly.

“Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy Kingdom come. . .”

When we all love Him, His kingdom will be everywhere.

Then there will be nobody doing anything wrong, but only goodness and spiritual joy.

“Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. . .”

We all should do what God wants us to do here in this world just as the saints and angels do in Heaven.

“Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. . .”

We ask our Father for whatever we need. Just as you ask dad, who is your earthly father.

Jesus told us that God is a good Father and will never forget us.

“Our Father, Who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation. . .”

CHAPTER VIII Soon Jesus added new friends to His band. One of the two men named James, and his brothers, Jude and Simon; another named Thomas, and Judas the twelfth and last. He was the weakest of them all.

So now there were the twelve men who lived and traveled with Jesus and heard and saw all the miracles. There was a new miracle almost every day.

Once when Jesus was preaching to five thousand people, He learned that they were all hungry.

Many of them had come from far away just to hear Him, but they had brought no food along.

Andrew said: “There is a boy here with five loaves of bread and two small fishes. That is all we have, dear Master.”

Jesus did not seem worried.

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time Jesus walked on the water.

Some friends of His were riding in a boat on the lake. A black cloud came across the sky and a cold wind began to blow. The ship began to shake and to fill with water. It looked as if the ship was going to sink down to the bottom of the lake, and everybody on board would be drowned.

Jesus was walking on the shore.

He saw his friends in danger, so He started to walk out to them.

He walked right out on the water.

He stood on the stormy lake as if it were the land. The people in the boat saw someone coming but could not see who he was.

“It is I,” said Jesus.

“Be not afraid.”

At His word, the storm went away and all were saved.

He even let Peter get out of the boat and come to Him. As long as Peter had faith he could walk on the water, too. But he got scared, so of course, he began to sink down. But Jesus took his hand and kept him safe.

Because Jesus walked on the water and kept on healing the sick, and told the people such kind and wonderful things, the whole country was talking about Him. Nearly everybody loved Him. But a few did not. They were afraid that if they stopped doing wrong things as He asked them to do they could not be happy.

Everywhere He went, Jesus told people how to be good and happy. It is not enough just to be sorry for mistakes. We must try to make wrong things right.

A boy who steals his friend’s marbles must give them back.

If he loses the marbles, he must buy his friend some new ones.

If you hurt yourself, maybe by eating too much, you must not eat so much for a while.

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CHAPTER IX When we do things that Jesus asks we feel just wonderful.

We feel gay and glad just as He said we would.

He liked to tell stories to show what He meant, like the one about the Prodigal Son. (Prodigal means someone who wastes things.)

It is the story of two boys.

Their father was rich, and someday he meant to give his money to his sons. But one son did not want to wait. He was the prodigal. He asked for his part right away. And his father gave him the money.

With his pockets full, the prodigal son left his home and went far away. He wasted all he had. He spent it on foolish things. Soon his money was all gone. Then he was hungry and had nothing to eat. He was tired but he had no bed to sleep in. He went to work feeding the hogs for a farmer. He had to eat the same food as the pigs. He had to sleep on a hard bench in the pen with the pigs. He was cold and had no blanket. He cried and wished he had stayed at home.

At last the prodigal son said to himself: “I will go back to my father’s house. I will ask my father to take me as his hired servant.”

So he started to walk the long way back. For days he walked the hard dusty road. And when he was still a long way off from home, his father saw him coming. The father ran to meet the prodigal son and threw his arms about him and kissed him.

“I love you my dear son,” he said. “I am happy that you have come home to me.”

The father took off the son’s ragged clothes and put on him a fine new robe. And he put a gold ring on his finger.

We can all see for ourselves

why Jesus told this happy story.

He wanted us to know that our Father in Heaven feels like that. No matter how foolish

The good shepherd left the ninety-nine good sheep in their warm shed while he went out in the cold and the dark to search

said. There is joy in Heaven, when one foolish person stops making mistakes.

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we have been. He will always hug us to His breast if we will be sorry, and make no more mistakes, if we can help it.

One morning, Jesus, who loved animals and trees and flowers so much, told a story about the white, woolly lambs. There was one in the stable where He was born remember? Now that Jesus was a grown-up man, He called Himself a Shepherd and the people were His sheep. This time He told the story of a shepherd who had a hundred sheep. One lamb did not stay near its mother but wandered away by itself and it got lost. It was a dark, cold night.

So what did the shepherd to about it?

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for the foolish lamb that had lost itself. When the shepherd found his lost sheep, he gave a shout of joy. He lifted it up and put it on his shoulder and carried it back to the fold.

Then he called together all his neighbors and friends and said: “Come and be glad with me, for I have found the sheep that was lost and it was not eaten up by the wolves.”

Our Father in Heaven is like that good shepherd, Jesus

The people loved the stories Jesus told them. They loved Him more than anybody else in the world. The rulers of the country saw how the people loved Him and how they brought Him their sick to be healed.

The rulers feared the people would want to make Jesus king.

They were so scared that they decided to get rid of Jesus.

It was the Passover time. That is a great holiday, and comes about our Easter time. Jesus and His friends went to Jerusalem to celebrate. Jesus was riding on a donkey just like the one Mary and Joseph had when He was a little boy. Thousands of people met Him at the gates of the city.

They threw palm leaves down on the road in front of Jesus and the donkey to make a green carpet for Him and they sang to Him: “Glory Hosanna Blessed is the King of Israel who comes in the name of the Lord.”

The rulers were more scared than ever. They said to themselves: “The people call Him the king. The people love Him. Soon they will do only what He tells them and not what we tell them. We will have to kill this Jesus.”

Jesus knew their cruel thoughts. He knew something worse. He knew that one of His own twelve friends would leave Him and help the cruel rulers to kill Him.

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And at the same time, Jesus said: “I shall leave you but I shall return to you.”

They did not know what he meant, but later they found out.

On Thursday night, Jesus sent all twelve to the upper room of a house in Jerusalem. They sat there and waited for Him. While they waited for Him they talked and soon they had an argument.

What do you suppose they were arguing about? Who would sit nearest Jesus! That was what each one wanted: to sit nearest Jesus.

When Jesus opened the door and saw what a quarrel was going on, He was sad. He took a bowl of water and a towel. One by one He washed the feet of each of the twelve. That was to show them how wrong it was to want to be greater than others. Jesus is the Son of God. He is truly God as well as truly man, but He washed the feet of His friends. The person who does most to help others is nearest to the Son of God. Then Jesus sat down at a long table. All the twelve sat with Him. This was their Last Supper together. Jesus told them they would never eat together again.

His friends turned pale. Why did this have to be the Last Supper?

What was going to happen?

Jesus told them He was going to be killed. Who would kill Him? Rulers in Jerusalem who were afraid of Him. They wanted to catch Him that night, but these rulers did not know where Jesus stayed at night. One of the twelve friends, Jesus said, would tell His

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wanted to kill Him ever find Him here? Jesus knelt down beside a big rock. He asked His friends When Judas fled from the to keep watch while He prayed. scene of The Last Supper, Jesus Then He talked to God. He knew that men were getting ready to kill Him. He asked God if He could stop the men from killing Him. But, He said, He would do whatever God wanted Him to.

And that was to show us all how to pray. We ask God for what we would like to have, but tell Him we will give it up and not think about it, if He does not think it wise for us to have our own way.

While He was praying, Jesus heard a noise in the garden. He looked around. His friends were not watching. They were all asleep on the damp, cold grass. Only Jesus was awake. He saw lights near the garden gate. Soldiers were coming. Some carried burning staffs for lights. Others held long swords in their hands.

But the man who led them all to Jesus had no sword and no light. He was Judas. He came up to Jesus and kissed Him. That kiss was a signal to the soldiers. Now they knew which one to arrest. The soldiers grabbed Jesus. They made Him their “Who is it Lord?” turned to the others, the eleven prisoner. They tied His hand with Only Judas said nothing. who really loved Him, and cords. They marched Him to a He was the twelfth and the who had been true to Him. He cell and then tried Him in court. weakest. He sat with one hand took a piece of bread and broke He had many judges to on the table. And Jesus said: it. He prayed and then gave a hear His case. What had He “The hand of him who will piece of bread to each of His done wrong? He had healed betray me is on the table.” eleven friends, saying to them: the sick. Was that wrong?

The face of Judas turned very “This is My body.

No! He had made the blind red first and then pale. He jumped Take you and eat.” see. Was that wrong? No! up and ran out of the room.

He took some wine in a cup, But He told people He was wine made of the juice of good red grapes, and He blessed the Christ, the Son of God. it and gave thanks to God The judges did not believe He was the Son of God. while He passed the cup So they said “We to His apostles and said: will kill Him!” “This is My blood.

But they could not kill Drink you this.”

Him right away. They had to And after they had go to a man called Pilate. He each taken a sip He said: was the governor. Pilate did “Do this in not want to kill Jesus, but the memory of Me.” crowd of frightened people And today all over yelled so loud that Pilate was the world those of us scared, too. So he let them who love Him take Holy Communion, as it is called, take Jesus away to kill Him. There were cruel to Jesus now. receiving His body and blood that we may become They made a crown of thorns and put it on His head and the one with the life of Jesus. thorns cut His forehead and made When the night was Him bleed. They were making dark, Jesus asked the fun of Him because some people eleven to come with called Him their King. But Jesus Him to a garden of olive was not a King of things. He trees. It was called the was a King of the hearts of the Garden of Gethsemane. people. They beat Jesus until That was where He He could hardly stand up. Then often spent the night. on Good Friday morning they It was too dark to see nailed Him, hands and feet to anything in the garden.

The moon was not shining. a big wooden cross. And they stood near to watch Him die.

How could the men who enemies where to look for Him. The friends began to ask: “Lord, is it I?” “Do you mean me?”

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CHAPTER XII Jesus, looking down from the cross, prayed for all of them, even for the men who killed Him: “Forgive them, Father, they know not what they do.”

Mary, His mother, loved Him more than ever for those wonderful words. Yes, poor Mary, the mother of Jesus, stood at the foot of the cross and never took her eyes off her beloved Son. She saw Him die.

Now all who loved Jesus were crying. They wrapped His body in a sheet and laid it in a little stone house called a tomb. And they rolled a big stone against the door to keep His body safe from the wolves.

All Friday night and all day Saturday the stone lay fast against the door of the tomb.

On Sunday morning some of His friends came to the tomb to pray. But look! How can this be?

Something wonderful, something unbelievable has happened!

The stone is rolled away from the door of the tomb.

The tomb is empty.

The body is gone from the grave.

Where, then, is Jesus?

He is standing right there in the garden. Not dead, but living!

He has risen from the grave.

This Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead, was the first Easter. That was when He proved what He had told the people: That if we love God and our neighbors, there is no death, but life forever in Heaven with God and Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

For forty days more Jesus stayed on Earth. Many times He visited with His friends.

He told them He must go back to Father in Heaven but that no one who loved Him would ever be alone again: “For I am with you always, even to the end of the world.”

That is what He promised them the day He left the world to be with His Father in Heaven.

And His promise of life forever was for you and for me and for everybody. That is the secret of the wonderful story of Jesus.

The wonderful Boy who was born in a stable came to earth to help people to be happy not just the people who lived 2,000 years ago when He was born but all the people since you and I

and the President and the candy store man and all the aunts and uncles and fathers and mothers and boys and girls today and tomorrow and always and always.

That is why the story is not finished yet. You and I can be a part of it if we know the secret, which is to let Jesus live in our hearts. The story is not finished for us because we have a soul to save and bring to God. Each of us can help or hurt each other. Jesus wants us to

help each other. Let us all try to live as Jesus taught.

Were everyone to love Jesus with the whole heart, how wonderful this world would be. No more greed or hate. No more war.

Only peace the peace that Jesus brings us from our Father in Heaven.

The End.

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I: A Little Snow Bird It was very early Christmas morning, and in the stillness of the dawn, with the soft snow falling on the housetops, a little child was born in the Bird household.

They had intended to name the baby Lucy, if it were a girl; but they had not expected her on Christmas morning, and a real Christmas baby was not to be lightly named the whole family agreed in that.

They were consulting about it in the nursery. Mr. Bird said that he had assisted in naming the three boys, and that he should leave this matter entirely to Mrs. Bird; Donald wanted the child called “Dorothy,” after a pretty, curlyhaired girl who sat next to him in school; Paul chose “Luella,” for Luella was the nurse who had been with him during his whole babyhood, up to the time of his first trousers, and the name suggested all sorts of comfortable things. Uncle Jack said that the first girl should always be named for her mother, no matter how hideous the name happened to be.

Grandma said that she would prefer not to take part in the discussion, and everybody suddenly remembered that Mrs. Bird had thought of naming the baby Lucy, for Grandma herself; and, while it would be indelicate for her to favor that name, it would be against human nature for her to suggest any other, under the circumstances.

Hugh, the “hitherto baby,” if that is a possible term, sat in one corner and said nothing, but felt, is some mysterious way, that his nose was out of joint; for there was a newer baby now, a possibility he had never taken into consideration; and the “first girl,” too a still higher development of treason, which made him actually green with jealousy.

But it was too profound a subject to be settled then and there, on the spot; besides, Mamma had not been asked, and everybody felt it rather absurd, after all, to forestall a decree that was certain to be absolutely wise, just, and perfect.

The reason that the subject had been brought up at all so early in the day is the fact that Mrs. Bird never allowed her babies to go overnight unnamed. She was a person of so great decision of character that she would have blushed at such a thing; she said that to let blessed babies go dangling and dawdling about without names for months and months was enough to ruin them for life. She also said that if one could not make up one’s mind in 24 hours it was a sign that but I will not repeat the rest as it might prejudice you against the most charming woman in the world.

So Donald took his new velocipede and went out to ride up and down the stone pavement and notch the shins of people as they passed by, while Paul spun his musical top on the front step.

But Hugh refused to leave the scene of action. He seated himself on the top stair in the hall, banged his head against the railing a few times, just by way of uncorking the vials of his wrath, and then subsided into gloomy silence, waiting to declare war if more “first girl babies” were thrust upon a family surfeited with that unnecessary article. *** Meanwhile, dear Mrs. Bird lay in her room, weak, but safe and happy with her sweet girl baby by her side and the heaven of motherhood opening again before her. Nurse was making gruel in the kitchen, and the room was dim and quiet. There was a cheerful open fire in the grate, but though the shutters were closed, the side windows that looked out on the Church of Our Saviour next door, were a little open.

Suddenly a sound of music poured out into the bright air and drifted into the chamber. It was the boy choir singing Christmas anthems. Higher and

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higher rose the clear, fresh voices, full of hope and cheer, as children’s voices always are. Fuller and fuller grew the burst of melody as one glad strain fell upon another in joyful harmony: “Carol, brothers, carol, Carol joyfully Carol the good tidings, Carol merrily!

And pray a gladsome Christmas For all your fellow-men: Carol, brothers, carol, Christmas Day again.”

One verse followed another, always with the same sweet refrain: And pray a gladsome Christmas For all your fellowmen: Carol, brothers, carol, Christmas Day again.”

Mrs. Bird thought, as the music floated in upon her gentle sleep, that she had slipped into heaven with her new baby, and that the angels were bidding them welcome.

But the tiny bundle by her side stirred a little, and though it was scarcely more than the ruffling of a feather, she awoke; for the mother-ear is so close to the heart that it can hear the faintest whisper of a child.

She opened her eyes and drew the baby closer. It looked like a rose dipped in milk, she thought, this pink and white blossom of girlhood, or like a pink cherub, with its halo of pale yellow hair finer than floss silk.

“Carol, brothers, carol, Carol joyfully Carol the good tidings, Carol merrily!”

The voices were brimming over with joy.

“Why, my baby,” whispered Mrs. Bird in soft surprise, “I had forgotten what day it was. You are a little Christmas child, and we will name you ‘Carol’ Mother’s Christmas Carol!”

“What!” said Mr. Bird, coming softly and closing the door behind him.

“Why, Donald, don’t you think ‘Carol’ is a sweet name for a Christmas baby? It came to me just a moment ago in the singing, as I was lying here half asleep and half awake.”

“I think it is a charming name, dear heart, and sounds just like you, and I hope that, being a girl, this baby has some chance of being as lovely as her mother” at which speech from the baby’s papa, Mrs. Bird, though she was as

weak and tired as she could be, blushed with happiness. *** And so Carol came by her name.

Of course, it was thought foolish by many people, though Uncle Jack declared laughingly that it was very strange if a whole family of birds could not be indulged in a single Carol; and Grandma, who adored the child, thought the name much more appropriate than Lucy, but was glad that people would probably think it short for Caroline.

Perhaps because she was born in holiday time, Carol was a very happy baby. Of course, she was too tiny to understand the joy of Christmas-tide, but people say there is everything in a good beginning, and she may have breathed in unconsciously the fragrance of evergreens and holiday dinners, while the peals of sleigh bells and the laughter of happy children may have fallen upon her ears and wakened in them a glad surprise at the merry world she had come to live in.

Her cheeks and lips were as red as holly-berries; her hair was for all the world the color of a Christmas candle-flame; her eyes were bright as stars; her laugh like a chime of Christmas bells, and her tiny hands forever outstretched in giving.

Such a generous little creature you never saw! A spoonful of bread and milk has always to be taken by Mamma or nurse before Carol would enjoy her supper; whatever bit of cake of sweet meat found its way into her pretty fingers was straightway broken in half to be shared with Donald, Paul or Hugh; and when they made believe to nibble the morsel with affected enjoyment, she would clap her hands and crow with delight.

“Why does she do it?” asked Donald thoughtfully. “None of us boys ever did.”

“I hardly know,” said Mamma, catching her darling to her heart, “except that she is a little Christmas child, and so she has a tiny share of the blessedest birthday the world ever knew!”

II: Drooping Wings It was December, ten years later. Carol had seen nine Christmas trees lighted on her birthdays, one after another, nine times she had assisted in the holiday festivities of the household, though in her babyhood her share of the gayeties was somewhat limited.

For five years, certainly, she had hidden presents for

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Mamma and Papa in their own bureau drawers, and harbored a number of secrets sufficiently large to burst a baby’s brain had it not been for the relief gained by whispering them all to Mamma, at night, when she was in her crib, a proceeding which did not in the least lessen the value of a secret in her innocent mind.

For five years she had heard “Twas the night before Christmas,” and hung up her scarlet stocking many sizes too large for her, and pinned a sprig of holly on her little white nightgown to show Santa Claus that she was a “truly Christmas child, and dreamed of fur coated saints and toy packs and reindeer, and wishes everybody a “Merry Christmas” before it was light in the morning, and lent every one of her toys to the neighbors’ children before noon, and eaten turkey and plum pudding, and gone to bed at night in a trance of happiness at the day’s pleasures.

Donald was away at college now. Paul and Hugh were great manly fellows, taller than their mother. Papa Bird had gray hairs in his whiskers; and Grandma, God bless her, had been four Christmases in heaven.

But Christmas in the Birds’ Nest was scarcely as merry now as it used to be in the bygone years, for the little child, that once brought such an added blessing to the day, lay month after month a patient, helpless invalid, in the room where she was born.

She had never been very strong in body, and it was with a pang of terror her mother and father noticed, soon after she was five years old, that she began to limp, ever so slightly; to complain too often of weariness, and to nestle close to her mother, saying she “would rather not go out to play, please.”

The illness was slight at first, and hope was always stirring in Mrs. Bird’s heart. “Carol would feel stronger in the summertime”; or “she would be better when she had spent a year in the country”; or “she would outgrow it”; or “they would try a new physician”; but by and by it came to be all too sure that no physician save One could make carol strong again, and that no “summertime” nor “country air” unless it were the everlasting summertime in a heavenly country, could bring back the little girl to health.

The cheeks and lips that were once as red as holly-berries faded to faint pink; the star-like eyes grew softer, for they often gleamed through tears; and the gay child-laugh that had been like a chime of Christmas bells, gave place to a smile so lovely, so touching, so tender and patient, that it filled every corner of the house with a gentle radiance that might have come from the face of the Christ-child himself.

Love could do nothing; and when we have said that we have said all, for it is stronger than anything else in the whole wide world. Mr. and Mrs. Bird were talking it over one evening, when the children were asleep. A famous physician had visited them that day and told them that sometime, it might be in one year, it might be more, Carol would slip quietly off into heaven, whence she came. *** “It is no use to close our eyes to it any longer,” said Mr. Bird, as he paced up and down the library floor; “Carol will never be well again. It almost seems as if I could not bear it when I think of that lovelist child doomed to lie there day after day, and what is still more, to suffer pain that we are helpless to keep away from her. Merry Christmas, indeed; it gets to be the saddest day in the year to me!” And poor Mr. Bird sank into a chair by the table and buried his face in his hands to keep his wife from seeing the tears that would come in spite of all his efforts.

“But, Donald dear,” said sweet Mrs. Bird, with trembling voice, “Christmas Day may not be so merry with us as it used to be but it is very happy, and that is better yet. I suffer chiefly for Carol’s sake, but I have almost given up being sorrowful for my own. I am too happy

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in the child and I see too clearly what she has done for us and the other children.

Donald and Paul and Hugh were three strong, willful, boisterous boys, but now you seldom see such tenderness, devotion, thought for others, and self-denial in lads of their years. A quarrel or a hot word is almost unknown in this house, and why?

Carol would hear it, and it would distress her, she is so full of love and goodness.

The boys study with all their might and main. Why? Partly, at least, because they like to teach Carol, and amuse her by telling her what they read. When the seamstress comes, she likes to sew in Miss Carol’s room because there she forgets her own troubles, which, heaven knows, are sore enough! And as for me, Donald, I am a better woman every day for Carol’s sake. I have to be her eyes, ears, feet, hands and her strength, her hope; and she, my own little child, is my example.”

“I was wrong, dear heart,” said Mr. Bird more cheerfully; “we will try not to repine, but to rejoice instead, that we have an ‘angel of the house.’ ‘’ “And as for her future,” Mrs. Bird went on, “I think we need not be over-anxious.

I feel as if she did not belong altogether to us, but that when she has done what God sent her for, He will take her back to Himself and it may not be very long!”

Here it was poor Mrs. Bird’s turn to break down, and Mr. Bird’s turn to comfort her.

III: The Birds’ Nest Carol herself knew nothing of motherly tears and fatherly anxieties; she lived on peacefully in the room where she was born.

But you never would have known that room; for Mr. Bird had a great deal of money, and though he felt sometimes as if he wanted to throw it all in the sea, since it could not buy a strong body for his little girl, yet he was glad to make the place she lived in just as beautiful as it could be.

The room had been extended by the building of a large addition that hung out over the garden below, and was so filled with windows that it might have been a conservatory. The ones on the side were thus still nearer the Church of Our Saviour than they used to be; those in front looked out on the beautiful harbor, and those in the back commanded a view of nothing in particular but a narrow alley; nevertheless, they were pleasantest of all to Carol, for the Ruggles family lived in the alley, and the nine little, middlesized and big Ruggles children were a source of inexhaustible interest.

The shutters could all be opened and Carol could take a real sunbath in this lovely glass house or they could all be closed when the dear head ached or the dear eyes were tired. The carpet was of soft gray, with clusters of green bay and holly leaves. The furniture was of white wood, on which an artist had painted snow scenes and Christmas trees and groups of merry children ringing bells and singing carols.

Donald had made a pretty, polished shelf, and screwed it on the outside of the foot-board, and the boys always kept this full of blooming plants, which they changed from time to time; the headboard, too, had a bracket on either side, where there were pots of maiden-hair ferns.

Lovebirds and canaries hung in their golden houses in the windows, and they, poor caged things, could hop as far from their wooden perches as Carol could venture from her little white bed.

On one side of the room was a bookcase filled with hundreds yes, I mean it with hundreds and hundreds of books; books with gay-colored pictures, books without; books with black and white outline sketches, books that made children laugh and some, only a few, that made them cry; books with words of one syllable for tiny boys and girls, and books with words of fearful length to puzzle wise ones.

This was Carol’s “Circulating Library.”

Every Saturday she chose ten books, jotting their names down in a diary; into these she slipped cards that said: “Please keep this book two weeks and read it. With love, Carol Bird.”

Then Mrs. Bird stepped into her carriage and took the ten books to the Children’s Hospital, and brought home ten others that she had left there the fortnight before.

This was a source of great happiness; for some of the Hospital children that were old enough to print or write, and were strong enough to do it, wrote Carol sweet little letters about the books, and she answered them and they grew to be friends. (It is very funny, but you do not always have to see people to love them. Just think about it, and tell me if it isn’t so.)

There was a high wainscoting of wood about the room, and on top of this, in a narrow gilt framework, ran a row of illuminated pictures, illustrating fairy tales, all in dull blue and gold and scarlet and silver. From the door to the closet there was the story of “The Fair One with Goldie Locks”; from closet to bookcase, ran “Puss in Boots”; from bookcase to fireplace, was “Jack the Giant-killer”; and on the other side of the room were “Hop O’ My Thumb,” “The Sleeping Beauty,” and “Cinderella.”

Then there was a great closet full of beautiful things to wear, but they were all dressing gowns and slippers and shawls, and there were drawers full of toys and games, but they were such as you could play with on your lap. There were no ninepins, nor balls, nor bows and arrows, nor bean bags, nor tennis rackets; but after all,

other children needed these more than Carol Bird, for she was always happy and contented, whatever she had or whatever she lacked; and after the room had been made so lovely for her, on her eighth Christmas, she always called herself, in fun, a “Bird of Paradise.” *** On these particular December days, she was happier than usual, for Uncle Jack was coming from England to spend the holidays.

Dear, funny, jolly, loving, wise Uncle Jack, who came every two or three years, and brought so much joy with him that the world looked as black as a thundercloud for a week after he went away again.

The mail had brought this letter: London, November 28, 1880.

Wish you merry Christmas, you dearest birdlings in America! Preen your feathers, and stretch the Birds’ nest a trifle, if you please and let Uncle Jack in for the holidays. I am coming with such a trunk full of treasures that you’ll have to borrow the stockings of Barnum’s Giant and Giantess; I am coming to squeeze a certain little lady-bird until she cries for mercy; I am coming to see if I can find a boy to take care of a black pony that I bought later. It’s

the strangest thing I ever knew, I’ve hunted all over Europe and can’t find a boy to suit me! I’ll tell you why. I’ve set my heart on finding one with a dimple in his chin, because this pony particularly likes dimples! (“Hurrah!” cried Hugh. “Bless my dear dimple, I’ll never be ashamed of it again.”)

Please drop a note to the clerk of the weather, and have a good rousing snow storm say on the twenty-second. None of your meek, gentle, nonsensical, shillyshallying snowstorms; not the sort where the flakes float lazily down from the sky as if they didn’t care whether they ever got here or not and then melt away as soon as they touch the earth, but a regular business-like whizzing, whirring, blurring, cutting snowstorm, warranted to freeze and stay on!

I should like a rather LARGE Christmas tree, if it’s convenient; not one of those “sprigs” five or six feet high that you used to have three or four years ago when the birdlings were not fairly feathered out; but a tree of some size. Set it up in the garret, if necessary, and then we can cut a hole in the roof if the tree chances to be too high for the room.

Tell Bridget to begin to fatten a turkey.

Tell her by the twentieth of December that turkey must not be able to stand on its legs for fat, and then on the next three days she must allow it to recline easily on its side, and stuff it to bursting. (One ounce of stuffing beforehand is worth a pound afterwards.)

The pudding must be unusually huge, and darkly, deeply lugubriously blue in color. It must be stuck so full of plums that the pudding, itself will ooze out into the pan and not be brought on to the table at all. I expect to be there by the twentieth, to manage these little things myself remembering it is the early Bird that catches the worm but give you the instructions in case I should be delayed.

And Carol must decide on the size of the tree she knows best, she was a Christmas child; and she must plead for the snowstorm the “clerk of the weather” may pay some attention to her; and she must look up the boy with the dimple for me she’s likelier to find him than I am, this minute. She must advise about the turkey, and Bridget must bring the pudding to her bedside and let her stir it once for luck, or I’ll not eat a single slice for Carol is the dearest part of Christmas to Uncle Jack, and he’ll have none of it without her. She is better than

all the turkeys and puddings and apples and spare-ribs and wreaths and garlands and mistletoe and stockings and chimneys and sleigh bells in Christendom! She is the very sweetest Christmas Carol that was ever written, said, sung, or chanted, and I am coming as fast as ships and railway trains can carry me, to tell her so.

Carol’s joy knew no bounds. Mr. and Mrs. Bird laughed like children and kissed each other for sheer delight, and when the boys heard it they simple whooped like wild Indians; until the Ruggles family, whose yard joined their garden, gathered at the door and wondered what was “up” in the big house.

IV: “Birds of a Feather Flock Together” Uncle Jack did really come on the twentieth. He was not detained by business, nor did he get left behind nor snowed up, as frequently happens in stories, and in real life too, I am afraid. The snowstorm came also; and the turkey nearly died a natural and premature death from overeating. Donald came, too; Donald, with a line of down upon his upper lip, and Greek and Latin on his tongue, and stores of knowledge in his handsome head, and stories bless me, you couldn’t turn over a chip without reminding Donald of something that happened “at College.” One or the other was always at Carol’s bedside, for they fancied her paler than she used to be, and they could not bear her out of sight. It was Uncle Jack, w though, who sat beside her in the winter twilights. The room was quiet, and almost dark, save for the snowlight outside, and the flickering flame of the fire that danced over the “Sleeping Beauty’s face and touched the Fair One’s golden locks with ruddier glory. Carol’s hand (all too thin and white these latter days) lay close clasped in Uncle Jack’s, and they talked together quietly of many, many things.

“I want to tell you all about my plans w for Christmas this year, Uncle Jack,” said Carol, on the first evening of his visit, “because it will be the loveliest one I ever had. The boys laugh at me for caring so much about it, but it isn’t altogether because it is Christmas, nor because it is my w birthday, but long, long ago, when I first began to be ill, I used to think, the first thing when I waked on Christmas morning, “Today is Christ’s birthday and mine!”

I did not put the words close together, you know, because that made it seem too bold; but I first said ‘Christ’s birthday,’ out loud, and then, in a minute, softly to w myself ‘and mine!’ ‘Christ’s birthday and mine!’ And so I do not quite feel about Christmas as other girls do. Mamma says she supposes that every so many other children have born on that day. I often wonder where they are, Uncle Jack, and whether it is a dear thought to them, too, or whether I am so much in bed, and so often alone, that it means more to me. Oh, I do hope that none of them are poor, or cold, or hungry; and I wish I wish they were all as happy as I, because they are really my little brothers and sisters. Now, Uncle Jack dear, I am going to try and make somebody happy every single Christmas that I live, and this year it is to be the ‘Ruggleses in the rear.’ ‘’ “That large and interesting brood of children in the little house at the end of the back garden?” w “Yes, isn’t it nice to see so many together? and, Uncle Jack, why do the big families always live in the small houses, and the small families in the big houses? We ought to call them the Ruggles children, of course; but Donald began talking of them as the ‘Ruggles in the rear’, and Papa and w Mamma took it up, and now we cannot w seem to help it. The house was built for Mr. Carter’s coachman, but Mr. Carter lives in Europe, and the gentleman who rents his place for him doesn’t care what happens to it, and so this poor family came to live there. When they first moved in, I used to sit in my window and watch them play in their backyard; they are so strong, and jolly, and good-natured and v then, one day, I had a terrible headache, and Donald asked them if they would please not scream quite so loud, and they explained that they were having a game of circus, but that they would change and play,

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‘Deaf and Dumb Asylum’ all afternoon.”

“Ha, ha, ha!” laughed Uncle Jack, “what an obliging family, to be sure!”

“Yes, we all thought it very funny, and I smiled at them from the window when I was well enough to be up again. Now, Sarah Maud comes to her door when the children come home from school and if Mamma nods her head, ‘Yes,’ that means ‘Carol is very well,’ and then you ought to hear the little Ruggleses yell I believe they try to see how much noise they can make; but if Mamma shakes her head, ‘No,’ they always play at quiet games. Then, one day ‘Cary,’ my pet canary, flew out of her cage, and Peter Ruggles caught her and brought her back, and I had him up here in my room to thank him.” *** “Is Peter the oldest?”

“No, Sarah Maud is the oldest she helps do the washing; and Peter is the next. He is a dressmaker’s boy.”

“And which is the pretty little red-haired girl?”

“That’s Kitty.”

“And the fat youngster?”

“Baby Larry.”

“And that most freckled one?”

“Now, don’t laugh that’s Peoria.”

“Carol, you are joking.”

“No, really, Uncle dear. She was born in Peoria, that’s all.”

“And is the next boy Oshkosh?”

“No,” laughed Carol, “the others are Susan, and Clement, and Eily, and Cornelius; they all look exactly alike, except that some of them have more freckles that the others.”

“How did you ever learn all their names?”

“Why, I have what I call a ‘windowschool.’ It is too cold now, but in warm weather I am wheeled out on my balcony, and the Ruggleses climb up and walk along our garden fence, and sit on the roof of our carriage-house. That brings them quite near, and I tell them stories. On Thanksgiving Day they came up for a few minutes it was quite warm at eleven o’clock and we told each other what we had to be thankful for, but they gave such queer answers that Papa had to run away for fear of laughing; and I couldn’t understand them very well.

Susan was thankful for ‘trunks,’ of all things in the world; Cornelius, for ‘horse cars’; Kitty, for ‘pork steak’; while Clem, who is very quiet, brightened up when I came to him, and said he was thankful for ‘his lame puppy.’ Wasn’t that pretty?”

“It might teach some of us a lesson, mightn’t it, little girl?”

“That’s what Mamma said. Now I’m going to give this whole Christmas to the Ruggleses; and, Uncle Jack, I earned part of the money myself.”

“You, my bird, how?”

“Well, you see, it could not be my own Christmas if Papa gave me all the money, and I thought to keep Christ’s birthday I ought to do something of my very own; and so I talked to Mamma. Of course she thought of something lovely, she always does. Mamma’s head is just brimming over with lovely thoughts all I have to do is ask, and out pops the very one I want. This thought was to let her write down, just as I told her, a description of how a child lived in her own room for three years, and what she did to amuse herself; and we sent it to a magazine and got twenty-five dollars for it. Just think!”

“Well, well,” cried Uncle Jack, “my little girl a real author! And what are you going to do with this wonderful ‘own’ money of yours?”

“I shall give the nine Ruggleses a grand Christmas dinner here in this very room that will be Papa’s contribution and afterwards a beautiful Christmas tree, fairly blooming with presents that will be my part; for I have another way of adding to my twenty-five dollars, so that I can buy nearly anything I choose. I should like it very much if you would sit at the head of the table, Uncle Jack, for nobody could ever be frightened of you, you dearest, dearest, dearest thing that ever was. Mamma is going to help us, but Papa and the boys

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are going to eat together downstairs for fear of making the little Ruggleses shy; and after we’ve had a merry time with the tree we can open my window and all listen together to the music at the evening church service, if it comes before the children go.

I have written a letter to the organist, and asked him if I might have the two songs I like best. Will you see if it is all right?”

placidly, her delicate nostrils quivering with expectation, and, after all excitement had subsided, walked with dignity to the table, her beautiful gray satin tail sweeping behind her, and, calmly putting up one velvet paw drew the sausage gently down, and walked out of the room without turning a hair, so to speak. Elfrida had scattered handfuls of seed over the snow in the garden, that the wild birds might

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the mightiest in the land? She had been preparing for this great occasion ever since the receipt of Carol Bird’s invitation, which, by the way, had been speedily enshrined in an old photograph frame and hung under the looking glass in the most prominent place in the kitchen, where it stared the occasional visitor directly in the eye, and made him livid with envy: Bird’s Nest, December 17, 1880.

Dear Mrs. Ruggles I am going to have a dinner party on Christmas Day, and would like to have all your children come. I want them every one, please, from Sarah Maud to Baby Larry. Mamma says dinner will be at half past five, and the Christmas tree at seven; so you may expect them home at nine o’clock. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, I am Yours truly, Carol Bird

Birds’ Nest, December 21, 1880.

Dear Mr. Wilkie I am the little girl who lives next door to the church, and, as I seldom go out, the music on practice days and Sundays is one of my greatest pleasures.

I want to know if you can have “Carol, brothers, carol,” on Christmas night, and if the boy who sings “My ain countree” so beautifully may please sing that too, I think it is the loveliest thing in the world, but it always makes me cry; doesn’t it you?

If it isn’t too much trouble, I hope they can sing them both quite early, as after ten o’clock I may be asleep.”

Yours respectfully, Carol Bird P.S. The reason I like “Carol, brothers, carol,” is because the choir boys sang it eleven years ago, the morning I was born, and put it into Mamma’s head to call me Carol. She didn’t remember then that my other name would be Bird, because she was half asleep and could only think of one thing at a time. Donald says if I had been born on the Fourth of July they would have named me “Independence,” or if on the twenty-second of February, “Georgina,” or even “Cherry,” like Cherry in “Martin Chuzzlewit”; but I like my own name and birthday best.

Yours truly, Carol Bird Uncle Jack thought the letter quite right, and did not even smile at her telling the organist so many family items. *** The days flew by as they always fly in holiday time, and it was Christmas Eve before anybody knew it. The family festival was quiet and very pleasant, but almost overshadowed by the grander preparations for the next day. Carol and Elfrida, her pretty German nurse, had ransacked books, and introduced so many plans, and plays, and customs, and merrymakings from Germany, and Holland, and England, and a dozen other countries, that you would scarcely have known how or where you were keeping Christmas. Even the dog and cat enjoyed the celebration under Carol’s direction. Each had a tiny table with a lighted candle in the center, and a bit of bologna sausage placed very near it; and everybody laughed till the tears stood in their eyes to see Villikins and Dianh struggle to nibble the sausages, and at the same time to evade the candle flame. Villikins barked, and sniffed, and howled in impatience, and after many vain attempts succeeded in dragging off the prize, though he singed his nose in doing it. Dinah meanwhile, watched him

have a comfortable breakfast the next morning, and had stuffed bundles of dry grasses in the fireplaces, so that the reindeer of Santa Claus could refresh themselves after their long gallops across the country. This was really only done for fun, but it pleased Carol.

And when, after dinner, the whole family had gone to the church to see the Christmas decorations, Carol limped out on her slender crutches, and with Elfrida’s help, placed all the family boots in a row in the upper hall. That was to keep the dear ones from quarreling all through the year. There were Papa’s stout top boots; Mamma’s pretty buttoned shoes next; then Uncle Jack’s, Donald’s, Paul’s, and Hugh’s; and at the end of the line her own little white worsted slippers. Last, and sweetest of all, like the children in Austria, she put a lighted candle in her window to guide the dear Christ child, lest he should stumble in the dark night as he passed up the deserted street. This done, she dropped into bed, a rather tired, but very happy Christmas fairy.

V: Some Other Birds are Taught to Fly Before the earliest Ruggles could wake and toot his five-cent tin horn, Mrs. Ruggles was up and stirring about the house, for it was a gala day in the family. Gala day! I should think so! Were not her nine children invited to a dinner party at the great house, and weren’t they going to sit down free and equal with

Breakfast was on the table promptly at seven o’clock, and there was very little of it, too; for it was an excellent day for short rations, though Mrs. Ruggles heaved a sigh as she reflected that the boys, with their India-rubber stomachs, would be just as hungry the day after the dinner party as if they had never had any at all.

As soon as the scanty meal was over, she announced the plan of the campaign: “Now, Susan, you an’ Kitty wash up the dishes, an’ Peter, can’t yer spread up the beds, so’t I can git ter cuttin’ out Larry’s new suit? I ain’t satisfied with his clo’es, an’ I thought in the night of a way to make him a dress out o’ my old red plaid shawl kind o’ Scotch style, yer know, with the fringe at the bottom Eily, you go find the comb and take the snarls out the fringe, that’s a lady! You little young ones clear out from under foot! Clem, you and Con hop into bed with Larry while I wash yer underflannins; ‘t won’t take long to dry ‘em.

Yes, I know it’s bothersome, but yer can’t go int’ siciety ‘thout takin’ some trouble, ‘n’ anyhow I couldn’t git round to ‘em last night. Sarah Maud, I thin’ ‘t would be perfectly han’som’ if you ripped them brass buttons off yer uncle’s policeman’s coat ‘n’ sewed ‘em in a row up the front o’ yer green skirt. Susan, you must iron out yours ‘n’ Kitty’s apurns; ‘n’ there I come mighty near forgettin’ Peory’s stockins!

I counted the whole lot last night when I was washin’ of ‘em, ‘n’ there ain’t but nineteen anyhow yer fix ‘em, ‘n’ no nine pairs mates nohow; ‘n’ I ain’t going ter have my children wear odd stockins to a dinnercompany, fetched up as I was! Eily, can’t you run out and ask Mis’ Cullen ter lend me a pair o’ stockins for Peory, ‘n’ tell her if she will, Peory’ll give him half her candy when she gets home. Won’t yer, Peory?”

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that her mother started in her direction with flashing eye and uplifted hand; but she let it fall suddenly, saying, “No, I vow I won’t lick ye Christmas Day, if yer drive me crazy; but speak up smart, now ‘n’ say whether yer’d rather give Jim Cullen half yer candy or go bare-legged ter the party?”

The matter being put so plainly, Peoria collected her faculties, dried her tears, and chose the lesser evil, Clem having hastened the decision by an affectionate wink, that meant he’d go halves with her on his candy.

“That’s a lady!” cried her mother.

“Now, you young ones that ain’t doin’ nothin,’ play all yer want ter before noontime, for after ye git through eatin’s at twelve o’clock me ‘n’ Sarah Maud’s goin’ ter give yer sech a washin’ ‘n’ combin’ ‘n’ dressin’ as yer never had before ‘n’ never will again’ likely, ‘n’ then I’m goin’ to set yer down ‘n’ give yer two solid hours train’in in manners; ‘n’ it won’t be no foolin’ neither.’

“All we’ve got ter do’s go eat!” grumbled Peter.

“Well, that’s enough,” respond ‘n’ you’ve got a heap ter learn about it, Peter Ruggles. Land sakes, I wish you children could see the way I was fetched up to eat. I never took a meal o’ vittles in the kitchen before I married Ruggles; but yer can’t keep up that style with nine young ones ‘n’ yer Pa always off ter sea.” *** The big Ruggleses worked so well, and the little Ruggleses kept from “under foot” so successfully that at one o’clock nine complete toilets were laid out in solemn grandeur on the beds. I say, “complete,” but I do not know whether they would be called so in the best society.

The law of compensation had been well applied; he that had necktie had no cuffs; she that had sash had no handkerchief, and vice versa; but they all had shoes and a certain amount of clothing such as it was, the outside layer being in every case quite above criticism.

“Now, Sarah Maud,” said Mrs. Ruggles, her face shining with excitement, ‘Everything’s red up an’ we can begin. I’ve got a boiler ‘n’ kettle ‘n’ a pot o’ hot water.

Peter, you go into the back bedroom ‘n’ I’ll take Susan, Kitty, Peory, ‘n’ Cornelius; ‘n’ scrub ‘em ‘n’ rinse ‘em, or’t Eily, ‘n’ Larry, one to a time. Scrub ‘em ‘n’ rinse ‘em, or’t any rate git’s fur’s yer can with ‘em, and then I’ll finish ‘em off while you do yerself.” *** Sarah Maud couldn’t have scrubbed with any more decision and force if she had been doing floors, and the little Ruggleses bore it bravely, not from natural heroism, but for the joy that was set before them. Not being satisfied, however, with the “tone” of their complexions and feeling that the number of freckles to the square inch was too many to be tolerated in the highest social circles, she wound up operations

by applying a little Bristol brick from the knife board, which served as the proverbial “last straw,” from under which the little Ruggleses issued rather red and raw and out of temper. When the clock struck four they were all clothed, and most of them in their right minds, ready for those last

at the head and Larry on the coal hod and Mrs. Ruggles seated herself in front, surveying them proudly as she wiped the sweat of honest toil from her brow.

“Well,” she exclaimed, “if I do say so as shouldn’t, I never seen a cleaner, more stylish mess o’ children in my life! I do

touches that always take the most time.

Kitty’s red hair was curled in thirtyfour ringlets, Sarah Maud’s was braided in one pigtail, and Susan’s and Eily’s in two braids apiece, while Peoria’s resisted all advances in the shape of hair oils and stuck out straight on all sides, like that of the Circassian girl of the circus so Clem said; and was sent into the bedroom for it, too, from whence he was dragged out forgivingly

by Peoria herself, five minutes later. Then, exciting moment, came linen collars for some and neckties and bows for others a magnificent green glass breast pin was sewed into Peter’s purple necktie and Eureka! the Ruggleses were dressed, and Solomon in his glory was not arrayed like one of these!

A row of seats was then formed directly through the middle of the kitchen. Of course, there were not quite chairs enough for ten, since the family had rarely wanted to sit down all at once, somebody always being out or in bed or otherwise engaged, but the wood box and the coal hod finished out the line nicely, and nobody thought of grumbling. The children took their places according to age, Sarah Maud

wish Ruggles could look at ye for a minute!

Larry Ruggles, how many times have I got ter tell yer not ter keep pullin’ at yer sash?

Haven’t I told yer if it comes untied, yer waist ‘n’ skirt’ll part comp’ny in the middle, ‘n’ then wher’ll yer be? Now look me in the eye, all of yer! I’ve of’en told yer what kind of a family the McGrills was, I’ve got reason to be proud, goodness knows!

Your uncle is on the police force o’ New York City; you can take up the paper most any day an’ see his name printed right out James McGrill ‘n’ I can’t have my children fetched up common, like some folks; when they go out they’ve got to have clo’es, and learn to act decent! Now I want ter see how yer goin’ to behave when yer get there tonight. ‘Tain’s so awful easy as you think ‘t is. Let’s start in the beginnin’ ‘n’ act out the whole business. Pile into the bedroom there, every las’ one o’ yer, ‘n’ show me how yer goin’ to go int’ the parlor.

This’ll be the parlor, ‘n’ I’ll be Miss Bird.

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*** The youngsters hustled into the next room in high glee, and Mrs. Ruggles drew herself up in the chair with an infinitely haughty and purse-proud expression that much better suited a descendant of the McGrills than modest Mrs. Bird.

The bedroom was small, and there presently ensued such a clatter that you would have thought a herd of wild cattle had broken loose. The door opened, and they straggled in, all the younger ones giggling, with Sarah Maud at the head looking as if she had been caught in the act of steeling sheep; while Larry, being last in line, seemed to think the door a sort of gate of heaven which would be shut in his face if he didn’t get there in time; accordingly he struggled ahead of his elders and disgraced himself by tumbling in head foremost.

Mrs. Ruggles looked severe. “There, I knew yer’d do it in some sech fool way!

Now go in there and try it over again, every last one o’ yer, ‘n’ if Larry can’t come in on two legs he can stay ter home ‘d yer hear?”

The matter began to assume a graver aspect; the little Ruggleses stopped giggling and backed into the bedroom, issuing presently with lock step, Indian file, a sacred and hunted expression on every countenance.

“No, no, no!” cried Mrs. Ruggles,

in despair. “That’s worse yet; yer look for all the world like a gang o’ pris’ners!

There ain’t no style ter that; spread out more, can’t yer, ‘n’ act kind o’ careless-like nobody’s goin’ ter kill yer!

That ain’t what a dinner party is!”

The third time brought deserved success, and the pupils took their seats in the row. “Now, yer know,” said Mrs. Ruggles impressively, “there ain’t enough decent hats to go around, ‘n’ if there was I don’t know’s I’d let yer wear ‘em, for the boys would never think to take ‘em off when they get inside, for they never do but anyway, there ain’t enough good ones. Now, look me in the eye.

You’re only goin’ jest around the corner; you needn’t wear no hats, none of yer ‘n’ when yer get int’ the parlor, ‘n’ they ask yer ter lay off yer hats, Sarah Maud must speak up ‘n’ say it was sech a pleasant evenin’ ‘n’ sech a short walk that yer left yer hats to home. Now, can yer remember?”

All the little Ruggleses shouted, “Yes, marm!” in chorus.

“What have you got ter do with it?” demanded their mother; “did I tell you to say it? Warn’t I talkin’ ter Sarah Maud?”

The little Ruggleses hung their diminished heads. “Yes, marm,” they piped, more discreetly.

“Now we won’t leave nothin’ to chance. Get up, all of ye, an’ try it. Speak up, Sarah Maud.”

Sarah Maud’s tongue clove to the roof of her mouth.

“Quick!”

“Ma thought it was sech a pleasant hat that we’d—we’d better leave our short walk to home,” recited Sarah Maud, in an agony of mental effort.

This was too much for the boys. An earthquake of suppressed giggles swept all along the line.

“Oh! whatever shall I do with yer?” moaned the unhappy mother.

“I s’pose, I’ve got to learn it to yer!” which she did, word for word, until Sarah Maud thought she could stand on her head and say it backwards.

“Now, Cornelius, what are you goin’ ter say ter make yourself good comp’ny?”

“Do? Me? Dunno!” said Cornelius, turning pale, with unexpected responsibility.

“Well, ye ain’t goin’ to set there like a bump on a log ‘thout sayin’ a word ter pay for yer vittles, air ye? Ask Mis’ Bird how she’s feelin’ this evenin’, or if Mr. Bird’s w hevin’ a busy season, or how this kind o’ weather agrees with him, or somethin’ w like that. Now we’ll make b’lieve we’ve got ter the dinner that won’t be so hard cause yer’ll have somethin’ to do it’s awful bothersome to stan’ round an’ act stylish.

If they have napkins, Sarah Maud down to Peory may put ‘em in their laps, ‘n’ the rest of yer can tuck ‘em in yer necks. Don’t eat with yer fingers don’t grab no vittles off one ‘nother’s plates; don’t reach out for nothin’, but wait till yer asked, ‘n’ if j you never get asked don’t get up and grab it Don’t spill nothin’ on the tablecloth, or e’s not Mis’ Bird’ll send yer away from the table ‘n’ I hope she will if yer do!

Susan! Keep yer handkerchief in yer lap where Peory can borry it if she needs it, ‘n’ I hope she’ll know when she needs it, though I don’t ‘spect it. Now we’ll try a few things ter see how they’ll go! Mr. Clement, do you eat cramb’ry sarse?” “Bet yer life!” cried Clem, who in the excitement of the moment had not taken in the idea exactly and had mistaken this for an w ordinary bosom-of-the-family question.

“Clement McGrill Ruggles, do w you mean to tell me that you’d say that to a dinner party? I’ll give ye one more chance. Mr. Clement, will you take some of the cramb’ry?”

“Yes, marm, thank ye kindly, if you happen ter have any handy.”

“Very good, indeed! But they won’t give yer two tries tonight yer just remember that! Miss Peory, do you speak for white of dark meat?”

“I ain’t particler as ter color anything that nobody else wants will suite me,” answered Peory with her best air.

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“First-rate! Nobody could speak more genteel than that. Miss Kitty, will you have hard or soft sarse with your puddin’?”

“Hard or soft? Oh! A little of both, if you please, an’ I’m much ‘bliged,” said Kitty, bowing with decided ease and grace; at which all the other Ruggleses pointed the finger of shame at her, and Peter grunted expressively, that their meaning might not be mistaken.

“You stop your gruntin’, Peter Ruggles, that arn’t greedy that was all right.

I wish I could git it inter your heads that it ain’t so much what yer say, as the way yer say it. And don’t keep starin’ cross-eyed at your necktie pin, or I’ll take it out ‘n’ sew it on to Clem or Cornelius; Sarah Maud’ll keep her eye on it, ‘n’ if it turns broken side out she’ll tell yer. Gracious! I shouldn’t think you’d ever seen nor worn no jool’ry in your life. Eily, you an’ Larry’s too little to train, so you just look at the rest an’ do’s they do, ‘n’ the Lord have mercy on ye ‘n’ help ye to act decent! Now, is there anything more ye’d like to practice?”

“If yer tell me one more thing, I can’t set up an’ eat” said Peter gloomily. “I’m so cram full o’ manners now I’m ready ter bust, ‘thout no dinner at all.”

“Me too,” chimed in Cornelius.

“Well, I’m sorry for you both,” rejoined Mrs. Ruggles sarcastically; “if the ‘mount o’ manners yer’ve got on hand now trouble ye, you’re dreadful easy hurt! Now, Sarah Maud, after dinner, about once in so often, you must get up ‘n’ say, ‘I guess we’d better be goin’,’ ‘n’ if they say, ‘Oh, no, set a while longer,’ yer can set; but if they don’t say nothin’, you’ve got ter get up ‘n’ go. Now hev yer got that int’ yer head?”

“About once in so often!”

Could any words in the language be fraught with more terrible and wearing uncertainty?

“Well,” answered Sarah Maud mournfully, “seems as if this whole dinner party set right square on top o’ me! Mebbe I could manage my own manners, but to manage nine mannerses is worse’n staying to home!”

“Oh, don’t fret,” said mother, good-naturedly, now that the lesson was over; “I guess you’ll get along, I wouldn’t mind if folks would say, ‘Oh, children will be children’, but they won’t.

They’ll say, ‘Land o’ Goodness, who fetched them children up?”

It’s quarter past five, ‘n’ yer can go now remember ‘bout the hats don’t all talk ter once Susan, lend yer hand’k’chief ter Peory Peter, don’t keep screwin’ yer scarf pin Cornelius, hold yer head up straight Sarah Maud, don’t take yer eyes off o’ Larry, ‘n’ Larry, you keep holt o’ Sarah Maud ‘n’ do just as she says ‘n’ whatever you do, all of yer, never forgit for one second that yer mother was a McGrill.”

VI: “When the Pie Was Opened the Birds Began to Sing” The children went out the back door quietly, and were presently lost to sight, Sarah Maud slipping and stumbling along absentmindedly, as she recited rapidly under her breath, “It was such a pleasant evenin’ ‘n’ such a short walk, that we thought we’d leave our hats to home it was such a pleasant evenin’ ‘n’ such a short walk, that we thought we’d leave our hats to home.”

Peter rang the doorbell, and presently a servant admitted them, and, whispering something in Sarah’s ear, drew her downstairs into the kitchen. The other Ruggleses stood in horror-stricken groups as the door closed behind their commanding officer; but there was no time for reflection for a voice from above was heard, saying, “Come right upstairs, please.”

“Theirs was to make reply, theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do or die.”

Accordingly, they walked upstairs, and Elfrida, the nurse, ushered them into a

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room more splendid than anything they had ever seen. But, oh woe! Where was Sarah Maud! And was it fate that Mrs. Bird should say at once, “Did you lay your hats in the hall?” Peter felt himself elected by circumstance the head of the family, and, casting one imploring look at tongue-tied Susan, standing next to him, said huskily “It was so very pleasant—that—that” “That we hadn’t good hats enough to go ‘round,” put in little Susan, bravely, to help him

you can say Jack Robinson!”

“I’ll go too, if you please, sir,” said Sarah Maud, “for it was my place to mind him, and if he’s lost, I can’t relish my vittles.”

The other Ruggleses stood rooted to the floor. Was this a dinner party, forsooth; and if so, why were such things ever spoken of as festive occasions?

Sarah Maud went out through the hall, calling, “Larry! Larry!” and without any interval of suspense a thin voice

out, and then froze with horror that the ill-fated words had slipped off her tongue.

However, Mrs. Bird said pleasantly, “Of course you wouldn’t wear hats such a short distance I forgot when I asked.

Now will you come right in to Miss Carol’s room? She is so anxious to see you.”

Just them Sarah Maud came up the back stairs, so radiant with joy from her secret interview with the cook that Peter could have pinched her with a clear conscience; and Carol gave them a joyful welcome. “But where is Baby Larry?” she cried, looking over the group with searching eye. “Didn’t he come.”

“Larry! Larry!” Good gracious, where was Larry? They were all sure that he had come with them, for Susan remembered scolding him for tripping over the doormat. Uncle Jack went into convulsions of laughter.

“Are you sure there were nine of you?” he asked, merrily. “I think so, sir,” said Peoria, timidly; “but anyhow, where was Larry.” And she showed signs of weeping.

“Oh, well, cheer up!” cried Uncle Jack, “Probably he’s not lost just mislaid. I’ll go and find him before

piped up from below, “Here I be!”

The truth was that Larry, being deserted by his natural guardian, dropped behind the rest, and wriggled into a hat tree to wait for her, having no notion of walking unprotected into the jaws of a fashionable entertainment. Finding that she did not come, he tried to crawl from his refuge and call somebody, when dark and dreadful ending to a tragic day he found that he was too much intertwined with umbrellas and canes to move a single step. He was afraid to yell (when I have said this of Larry Ruggles I have pictured a state of helpless terror that ought to wring tears from every eye); and the sound of Sarah Maud’s beloved voice, some seconds later, was like a strain of angel music in his ears. Uncle Jack dried his tears, carried him upstairs, and soon had him in breathless fits of laughter, while Carol so made the other Ruggleses forget themselves that they were presently talking like accomplished diners-out.

Carol’s bed had been moved into the farthest corner of the room and she was lying on the outside, dressed in a wonderful dressing gown that looked like a fleecy

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cloud. Her golden hair fell in fluffy curls over her white forehead and neck, her cheeks flushed delicately, her eyes beamed with joy, and the children told their mother, afterwards, that she looked as beautiful as the angels in the picture books.

There was a great bustle behind a huge screen in another part of the room, and at half past five this was taken away, and the Christmas dinner table stood revealed. What a wonderful sight it was to the poor little Ruggles children, who ate their sometimes scanty meals on the kitchen table. It blazed with tall colored candles, it gleamed with glass and silver, it blushed with flowers, it groaned with good things to eat; so it was not strange that the Ruggleses, forgetting altogether that their mother was a McGrill, shrieked in admiration of the fairy spectacle.

But Larry’s behavior was the most disgraceful, for he stood not upon the order of his going, but went at once for a high chair that pointed unmistakenly to him, climbed up like a squirrel, gave a comprehensive look at the turkey, clapped his hands in ecstasy, rested his fat arms on the table, and cried with joy, “I eat the hull lot o’ yer!” Carol laughed until she cried, giving orders, meanwhile “Uncle Jack, please sit at the head, Sarah Maud at the foot, and that will leave four on each side; Mamma is going to help Elfrida, so that the children need not look after each other, but just have a good time.”

A sprig of holly lay by each plate, and nothing would do but each little Ruggles must leave his seat and have it pinned on

by Carol, and as each course was served, one of them pleaded to take something to her. There was hurrying to and fro, I can assure you, for it is quite a difficult matter to serve a Christmas dinner on the third floor of a great city house; but if it had been necessary to carry every dish up a rope ladder the servants would gladly have done so. There were turkey and chicken, with delicious gravy and stuffing, and there were half a dozen vegetables, with cranberry jelly, and celery, and pickles; and as for the way these delicacies were served, the Ruggleses never forgot it as long as they lived.

Peter nudged Kitty, who sat next to him and said, “Look, will yer, ev’re feller’s got his own partic’lar butter; I s’pose that’s to show you can eat that ‘n’ no more. No, it ain’t either, for that pig of a Peory’s just gettin’ another helpin’!”

“Yes,” whispered Kitty, “an’ the napkins is marked with big red letters! I wonder if that’s so nobody ‘ll nip ‘em; an’, oh, Peter, look at the pictures stickin’ right on ter the dishes! Did you ever?”

“The plums is all took out o’ my cramb’ry sarse an’ it’s friz to a still jell!” whispered Peoria in wild excitement.

“Hi-yah! I got a wishbone!” sang Larry, regardless of Sarah Maud’s frown, after which she asked to have his seat changed, giving as excuse that he “gen’ally set beside her, an’ would feel strange,” the true reason being that she desired to kick him gently, under the table, whenever he passed what might be termed “the McGrill line.”

“I declare to goodness,” murmured Susan, on the other side, “there’s so much to look at I can’t scarcely eat nothin’!”

“Bet yer life I can!” said Peter, who had kept one servant busily employed ever since he sat down; for, luckily, no one was asked by Uncle Jack whether he would have a second helping, but the dishes were quietly passed under their noses, and not a single Ruggles refused anything that was offered him, even unto the seventh time.

Then, when Carol and Uncle Jack perceived that more turkey was a physical impossibility, the meats were taken off and the dessert was brought in a dessert that would have frightened a strong man after such a dinner as had preceded it. Not so the Ruggleses for a strong man is nothing to a small boy and they kindled to the dessert as if the turkey had been a dream and the six vegetables an optical delusion. There were plum pudding, mince pie and ice cream; and there were nuts and raisins, and oranges.

Kitty chose ice cream, explaining that “she knew it by sight, though she hadn’t never tasted none.” But all the rest took the entire variety, without any regard to consequences.

“My dear child,” whispered Uncle Jack,

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as he took Carol an orange, “there is no doubt about the necessity of this feast, but I do advise you after this to have them twice a year, or quarterly perhaps, for the way these children eat is positively dangerous; I assure you I tremble for that terrible Peoria. I’m going to run races with yer after dinner.”

“Never mind,” laughed Carol; “let them have enough for once. It does my heart good to see them and they shall come oftener next year.” *** The feast being over, the Ruggleses lay back in their chairs languidly, like little gorged boa constrictors, and the table was cleared in a trice. Then a door was opened into the next room, and there, in a corner facing Carol’s bed, which had been wheeled as close as possible, stood the brilliantly lighted Christmas tree, glittering with gilded walnuts and tiny silver balloons, and wreathed with snowy chains of popcorn.

The presents had been bought mostly with Carol’s story money, and were selected after long consultations with Mrs. Bird.

Each girl had a blue knitted hood and each boy a red crocheted comforter, all made by Mamma, Carol and Elfrida. “Because if you buy everything, it doesn’t show so much love,” said Carol. Then every girl had a pretty plaid dress of a different color, and every boy a warm coat of the right size.

Here the useful presents stopped, and they were quite enough; but Carol had pleaded to give them something “for fun.” “I know they need the clothes,” she had said, when they were talking over the matter just after Thanksgiving, “but they don’t care much for them, after all. Now, Papa, won’t you please let me go without my presents this year, and give me the money they would cost to buy something to amuse the Ruggleses?”

“You can have both,” said Mr. Bird, promptly; “is there any need for my little girl going without her own Christmas, I should like to know?”

Spend all the money you like.”

“But that isn’t the thing,” objected Carol, nestling close to her father, “it wouldn’t be mine. What is the use? Haven’t I already most everything already, and am I not the happiest girl in the world this year, with Uncle Jack and Donald at home? You know very well it is more blessed to give than to receive, so why won’t you let me do it? You never look half as happy when you are getting presents as when you are giving us ours. Now, Papa submit, or I shall have to be very firm and disagreeable with you!”

“Very well, your Highness, I surrender.”

“That’s a dear Papa! Now what were you going to give me? Confess!”

“A bronze figure of Santa Claus, and in the ‘little round belly that shakes when he laughs like a bowlful of jelly,’ is a wonderful clock oh, you would never give it up if you could see it!”

“Nonsense,” laughed Carol, “as I never have to get up to breakfast, nor go to bed, nor catch trains, I think my old clock will do very well! Now, Mamma, what were you going to give me?”

“Oh, I hadn’t decided. A few more books and a good thimble, and a smelling bottle and a music box, perhaps.”

“Poor Carol,” laughed the child merrily, “she can afford to give up these lovely things, for there will still be left Uncle Jack, and Donald, and Paul, and Hugh, and Uncle Bob, and Aunt Elsie, and a dozen other people to fill her Christmas stocking!”

So Carol had her way as she generally did; but it was usually a good way, which was fortunate under the circumstances; and Sarah Maud had a set of Miss Alcott’s books and Peter a modest silver watch, Cornelius a tool chest, Clement a doghouse for his lame puppy, Larry a magnificent Noah’s Ark, and each of the younger girls a beautiful doll.

You can well believe that everybody was very merry and very thankful. All the family, from Mr. Bird down to the cook, said that they had never seen so much happiness in the space of three hours; but it had to end, as all things do. The candles flickered and went out, the tree was left alone with its gilded ornaments, and Mrs. Bird sent the children downstairs at half past eight, thinking that Carol looked tired.

*** Now my darling, you have done quite enough for one day,” said Mrs. Bird, getting Carol into her little nightgown.

“I’m afraid that you will feel worse tomorrow, and that would be a sad ending to such a charming evening.”

“Oh, wasn’t it a lovely, lovely time,” sighed Carol. “From first to last, everything was just right. I shall never forget Larry’s face when he looked at the turkey; nor that sweet, sweet Kitty’s smile when she kissed her dolly; nor the tears in poor, dull Sarah Maud’s eyes when she thanked me for her books; nor ‘’ But we mustn’t talk any longer about it tonight,” said Mrs. Bird, anxiously; “you are too tired, dear.”

“I am not so very tired, Mamma. I have felt well all day; not a bit of pain anywhere.

morning I woke ever so early, and one bright, beautiful star shone in that eastern window. I never noticed it before, and I thought of the Star in the East, that guided the Wise Men to the place where the Baby Jesus was. Goodnight, Mamma. Such a happy, happy day!”

“Goodnight, my precious Christmas Carol mother’s blessed Christmas child.”

“Bend your head a minute, mother dear,” whispered Carol, calling her mother back. “Mamma, dear, I do think that we have kept Christ’s birthday this time just as He would like it. Don’t you?”

“I am sure of it,” said Mrs. Bird, softly.

VII: The Birdling Flies Away The Ruggleses had finished a last romp in the library with Paul and Hugh, and Uncle Jack

showing her beautiful presents again and again and then upward to a window in the great house yonder. “A little child shall lead them,” he thought. “Well, if—if anything ever happens to Carol, I will take the Ruggleses under my wing.”

“Softly, Uncle Jack,” whispered the boys, as he walked into the library a while later. “We are listening to the music in the church. The choir has sung ‘Carol, brothers, carol,’ and now we think the organist is beginning to play ‘My ain countree’ for Carol.”

“I hope she hears it,” said Mrs. Bird’ “but they are very late tonight, and I dare not speak to her lest she should be asleep. It is almost ten o’clock.”

The boy soprano, clad in white surplice, stood in the organ loft. The light shone full upon his crown of fair hair, and his pale face, with its serious blue eyes, looked paler than usual. Perhaps it was something in the tender trill of the voice, or in the sweet words, but there were many tears in many eyes, both in the church and in the great house next door.

“I am far frae my hame, I am weary aften whiles For the langed-for hame-brin in,’ An’ my Faether’s welcome smiles; An’ I’ll ne’er be fu’ content Until my e’en do see The golden gates o’heaven In my ain countree.

“The earth is decked wi’ flow’res.

Mony tinted fresh an’ gay, An’ the birdies warble blythely, For my Faether made them sae; But these sight an’ these soun’s Will as naething be to me, When I hear the angels singin’ In my ain countree.

“Like a bairn to its mither, A wee birdie to its nest, I fain would be gangin’noo Unto my Faether’s breast; For He gathers in His arms Helpless, worthless lambs like me, An’ carries them Himsel’ To His ain countree.”

Perhaps this has done me good.”

“Perhaps, I hope so. There was no noise or confusion, just a merry time.

Now, may I close the door and leave you alone, dear? Papa and I will steal in softly by and by and see if you are all right; but I think you need to be very quiet.”

“Oh, I’m willing to stay by myself; but I am not sleepy yet, and I am going to hear the music, you know.”

“Yes, I have opened the window a little, and put the screen in front of it so that you won’t feel the air.”

“Can I have the shutters open? And won’t you turn my bed, please? This

had taken them home and stayed awhile to chat with Mrs. Ruggles who opened the door for them, her face all aglow with excitement and delight. When Kitty and Clem showed her the oranges and nuts that they had kept for her, she astonished them by saying that at six o’clock Mrs. Bird had sent her in the finest dinner she had ever seen in her life; and not only that, but a piece of dress goods that must have cost a dollar a yard if it cost a cent.

As Uncle Jack went down the rickety steps he looked back into the window for a last glimpse of the family, as the children gathered about their mother,

There were tears in many eyes, but not in Carol’s. The loving heart had quietly ceased to beat, and the “wee birdie” in the great house had flown to its “home nest.” Carol had fallen asleep!

But as to the song, I think perhaps, I cannot say, she heard it after all!

So sad an ending to a happy day!

Perhaps to those who were left; and yet Carol’s mother, even in the freshness of her grief, was glad that her darling had slipped away on the loveliest day of her life, out of its glad content, into everlasting peace.

She was glad that she had gone as she had come, on the wings of song, when all the world was brimming over with joy; glad of every grateful smile, of every joyous burst of laughter, of every loving thought and word and deed the dear last day had brought.

Sadness reigned, it is true, in the little house behind the garden; and one day poor Sarah Maud, with courage born of despair, threw on her hood and shawl, walked straight to a certain house a mile away, up the marble steps into good Dr. Bartol’s office, falling at his feet as she cried, “Oh sir, it was me an’ our children that went to Miss Carol’s last dinner party an’ if we made her worse we can’t never be happy again! Then the kind old gentleman took her rough hand in his and told her to dry her tears, for neither she nor any of her flock had hastened Carol’s flight; indeed, he said that had it not been for the strong hopes and wishes that filled her tired heart, she could not have stayed long enough to keep that last merry Christmas with her dear ones.

And so the old years, fraught with memories, die, one after another, and the new years, bright with hopes, are born to take their places; but Carol lives again in every chime of Christmas bells that peal glad tidings, and in every Christmas anthem sung by childish voices.