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Ridding drinking supply of odor, bad taste could be costly

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MUSIC TEACHER LOIS ORTH-LOPES LEADS STUDENTS AT CORDLEY SCHOOL in a program rehearsal Thursday. Orth-Lopes is part of a team that’s developing a new teacher evaluation system for the Lawrence district.

Lawrence district going own way on teacher evaluations

By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com

Earlier this year, teachers in Chicago Public Schools went on strike, delaying the start of the new school year there for more than a week. One of the many issues in that strike, according to news reports, was a new system of conducting teacher evaluations that

holds them accountable for students’ academic achievement and progress.

Such policies are part of a nationwide trend that has been stirring controversy in states and local school districts around the country. And it will soon take hold in Kansas, where districts are now required to have such a system in place by the 2014-15 school year.

Lopes, a Cordley School music teacher who serves on a committee that’s developing the new system for Lawrence schools. “The board, I believe, understands that; the administration understands that; and I think the teachers understand that. If it’s to be meaningful, then it needs Please see TEACHER, page 5A

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Alpacas achieve local celebrity

A YOUNG MALE ALPACA NUZZLES CLAUDIA HEY recently during her short visit to the male pasture of the Ad Astra Alpacas farm she owns with her husband, Bob, south of Baldwin City. The couple’s herd of the South American animal has grown from three to 59.

By Jenna Stanbrough Special to the Journal-World

BALDWIN CITY — As visitors approach the city limits of Baldwin City from the south, they may expect to see brick roads and the Baker University campus. But one thing seems out of place: a herd of alpacas peering over a fence, welcoming them to town.

The animals belong to Bob and Claudia Hey’s Ad Astra Alpacas farm. Looking like a cross between a llama and a sheep, the alpacas are raised for their

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wool — and as local celebrities of sorts. The Heys have taken the alpacas to the Baldwin City summer reading program for the kids to enjoy, as well as to an assisted living center and nursing homes.

“Some of those old farmers that are missing their livestock, we let them lead them up and down the sidewalk and everything,” Claudia said.

“One of the reasons that people are interested in raising alpacas is because they are wonderful critters. They’re really, really nice animals,” said Gwen Wolff,

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But local officials who have been working on a new evaluation system for the Lawrence school district are hopeful that the transition will be much smoother here.

“I think as a district there is an understanding that the whole process of teacher evaluations has to be elevated to a much higher priority,” said Lois Orth-

The taste may be gone, but the memory still lingers.

Leaders at Lawrence City Hall haven’t forgotten about last summer’s problems with geosmin, a nontoxic but also very nontasty algae byproduct, which created an earthy, musty taste and odor in the city’s drinking water supply.

“I think it still needs to be a priority,” Mayor Bob Schumm said of figuring out how to control the taste and odor issues, which recently have been more prevalent in the summer.

Now, commissioners will have to figure out how much they’re willing to spend to fix the problem.

Commissioners at their meeting tonight are scheduled to begin the process of figuring out just how much a taste and odor fix may cost. City staff members are asking for approval to negotiate a contract with Burns & McDonnell to prepare a study on various options the city could pursue.

But staff members also are telling commissioners that water rates likely will need to increase if the city wants to seriously tackle the issue.

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board director of the Midwest Alpaca Owners and Breeders Association. “They’re easy to handle.

They have pretty gentle temperaments. They’re not a predator like a dog is and so you don’t have to worry about them biting someone.”

Ad Astra was Claudia’s childhood farm, which used to be a dairy farm. When she and Bob moved back to town, Claudia couldn’t stand to see the farm empty, and yearned for livestock to fill the barns and pasture.

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DEATHS Journal-World obituary policy: For information about running obituaries, call 8327151. Obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.

IRMA B. BLACKBURN No services are planned for Irma B. Blackburn, 92, Lawrence, who died Sat., Dec. 1, 2012, at LMH. Memorials and obituary information at rumsey-yost.com

WILLIAM C. ROGERS Private family service for William Rogers, 56, Eudora, will be held at a later date. He died Sun., Dec. 2nd at LMH. Condolences - www.warrenmcelwain.com.

TERESA BEATRICE VOSSLER Services for Teresa Beatrice Vossler, 101, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced at a later date.

She passed away Sunday, Dec. 02, 2012, in Lawrence.

EDNA S. FIELDS Edna S. Fields, 84, Winchester, died Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. Memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Winchester Reformed Presbyterian Church.

MEDFORD H. SHIVELY, PH.D. Medford H. Shively, Ph.D., 89, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012, in Lawrence.

Medford was born June 13, 1923, in Elwood, IN, to Medford H. Shively, Sr. and Marie (Handel) Shively.

He married Juanita E. “Nita” Hansen on November 12, 1949.

Medford received a B.S. in Business from Indiana University, School of Business in 1949, his Master of Business Administration from the University of Denver in 1952, and his Doctor of Philosophy from Western Colorado University in 1973. He served in the Army in the 42nd Infantry Division, Cannon Company, 222nd Infantry Regiment. He received the U.S. Bronze Star Medal, among other medals, in WWII and was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor and presented with the French Medal of Honor in 2010. Medford taught business at Kansas Wesleyan University for 11 years. He moved to Topeka and began working for the Kansas Corporation Commission and then worked for the Kansas Neurological Institute where he retired in 1989 as Director of Personnel. Medford was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church, Lawrence, KS, Indiana University Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Theta Fraternity, Indiana Pioneer Association, American Legion Post 400, and Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He was a lover of classical music and was a gifted painter.

Medford also loved politics, traveling, gardening, cooking, and spending time with his grandchildren.

He was preceded in

death by his loving wife of 60 years; parents; and brother, Louis.

Medford is survived by his six children; Cathleen Shively, Christine ShivelyBenjamin, Barbara Thompson, Cynthia (Joe) Laframboise, Stephen Shively, and Theresa Shively-Porter; two grandchildren, Nigel (Mandy) Thompson and Alex Porter; and great granddaughter, Alexis Thompson.

A Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012, at Mater Dei Holy Name Catholic Church, 1114 W 10th Ave. A Parish Rosary will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday at Mater Dei Holy Name Catholic Church where the family will greet friends from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. A private inurnment will follow the service at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Lawrence, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 599, Topeka, KS 66601 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.

To leave the family a special message online, please visit www.

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ROSETTA A. “ROSE” BROWN Rosetta A. “Rose” Brown, 75, Topeka, passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at Midland Hospice House.

Rose was born April 10, 1937 in Neodesha, the daughter of Martin and Anna (Pfannes) Wernsman. She graduated from Neodesha High School in 1954.

She was employed by Land-O-Frost Meats in Indiana and later at Fritz Meats in Kansas City, retiring in 1992.

She was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Lawrence.

Survivors include her children, Michael (Erin) Brown, Jeffersonville, IN, Paul (Regina) Brown, Valley Falls, Debbie (Sid) Ziegler, Lawrence; 7 grandchildren; 1 great grandson; and a brother, Lawrence (Anita) Wernsman, Lee’s Summit, MO. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at Corpus Christi Catholic

Church in Lawrence.

Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Queen of the Holy Rosary Catholic Cemetery in Bucyrus. The family will receive friends at the church one hour prior to the service.

M e m o r i a l contributions may be made to Corpus Christi Catholic Church, 6001 Bob Billings Parkway, Lawrence, Kansas 66049.

Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel is assisting with arrangements. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.

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LEONARD P. CLEEK, SR. Leonard P. Cleek, Sr., 83, of Lawrence, KS passed away Friday, November 30, at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, KS. Graveside services will be 2:00pm, Thursday, December 6, at Memorial Park Cemetery.

Friends may call from 6-8:00 Wednesday at the Chapel Oaks-Lawrence Funeral Chapel, 3821 W. 6th St. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to the Brain Injury Association c/o the funeral home.

Mr. Cleek was born in Spickard, MO and had spent most of his life in Lawrence. He was a union carpenter for several

contractors and later worked for the Dunbar Concrete Co. He was an army veteran serving in Korea.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Wilma J. Cleek on March 12, 2012.

He is survived by 5 children, Virginia Smith, Barbara Henderson, Velma Riley, Jacolin Miller & Leonard P. Cleek, Jr.; all of Lawrence, KS. 10 grandchildren & 8 great-grandchildren.

Online condolences may be expressed at www. chapeloaksne.com.

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WILLIAM CURTIS COONROD Funeral services for Jerry Coonrod, 83, Lawrence, KS will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, December 7, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church in Lawrence.

Family will greet friends after the service. Interment will be held at the National Cemetery in Ft. Scott, KS at 2:30 p.m. Jerry passed way at his home Saturday, December 1, 2012 after a long illness.

He was born March 24, 1929 in Fort Scott, KS, the son of John E and Hattie Dearing Coonrod.

Jerry married his beloved wife, Barbara Thornbrugh Coonrod, sixty-two years ago on March 9, 1950 in Fort Scott, KS. He proudly served in the United States Army during the Korean War, and was awarded the Bronze Star.

He was honorably discharged in 1953 with the rank of Sergeant First Class.

Over the 40 years Jerry was employed by KG&E, the Coonrod family lived in Wichita, Pittsburg, El Dorado, and Topeka.

As Director of Public Affairs for the company, he was instrumental in successfully lobbying the Kansas Legislature securing the future of the Wolf Creek Power Plant which was eventually built near Burlington, KS In 1990 when Jerry retired, he and Barbara moved to Lawrence, KS where they became members of the First United Methodist Church.

In the past, Jerry was also a member of the Lions Club and the Cosmopolitan Club.

During his retirement, he pursued his passion for the game of golf belonging to both the Lawrence Country Club and Alvamar Country

Club over the years. Jerry also spent leisure time training his dog Max, a Miniature Schnauzer, entering Max in many dog obedience trials winning various awards during competition.

Survivors include Jerry’s loving wife, Barbara of Lawrence; loving son, Brett Coonrod of Kansas City, MO; niece, Janan Fairman and husband Dan of Eldorado, KS and their daughters, great niece, Amy Hamm and husband, Robert and their daughter, Sutton Hamm of Olathe, KS; great niece, Macy Cargnel and her husband Mike and their son, Beckett of Kansas City, MO. Other nieces and nephews reside in Hastings, MN. Also included is Max, Jerry’s dedicated canine companion.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent in his name to the First United Methodist Church or to the Jerry Coonrod Family Scholarship Fund and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary or directly to Partners in Education, 124 West Central, El Dorado, KS 67042.

Online condolences may be sent to www. warrenmcelwain.com.

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Donor pays for food stolen from school

By Greg Lower The Independence Daily Reporter

INDEPENDENCE — Independence kids right at the age to decide whether or not they believe in Santa Claus may revise their decision after an anonymous benefactor gave $400 to make up for a recent theft of donated food at Jefferson School.

An unknown man walked into the Independence Police Department on Friday afternoon and handed four $100 bills to administrative assistant Tammy Freeman.

“It was awesome to see the generosity,” Freeman said.

“It was just a very nice thing for somebody to do,” Police Chief Harry Smith said.

Jefferson Principal Debbie Toomey said she hopes the donor comes forward. “We would really like to thank him in person,” she said.

The donor told Freeman he learned from Thursday’s news reports that an estimated $480 worth of canned goods

collected by Jefferson School students had been stolen. Jefferson serves third- through fifth-grade students in Independence.

The items were taken between Nov. 16 and Nov. 27. As the project was wrapping up and they were packaging items for delivery, teachers noticed some items students had brought in were gone.

Each class had tallied its collection on a bulletin board for comparison, and from that count School Resource Officer Dustin Stafford estimated the loss at $480.

“The students were just devastated when they found out,” Toomey said.

“Our faith in humanity had a few dents and dings after the theft.”

She said that faith has been restored. “We certainly want to thank him for his generosity,” Toomey said of the anonymous donor. “It will be put to good use.”

Freeman declined to describe the man who made the $400 donation. Smith said he told her just to say Santa Claus brought it.

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staff members pegs the cost to install advanced ozone equipment at both the Kaw Water Treatment Plant and the Clinton Water Treatment Plant at $18.5 million.

Dave Wagner, director of utilities for the city, said there likely will be cheaper options that are discovered, but he said the community will have to decide how much it wants to spend in an effort to ward off the taste and odor issues.

“It really will end up being a community value decision,” Wagner said. “All of these events are very episodic. We don’t know when they are coming or how severe they are going to be. I can tell you that last summer’s event was a very unusual event. But I can’t tell you that it won’t happen again next week.”

The city’s water plant operators, however, are learning more about geosmin.

The city has purchased equipment that allows plant operators to measure the geosmin amounts in the water supply, where previously the city had to send water samples off-site to be tested.

Wagner said he’s confident the city’s current treatment system, which relies a lot on carbon powder to filter the water, can remove about 90 percent of all the geosmin. Normally, that’s enough to ensure the average resident won’t notice any taste or odor issues.

But during last summer’s event, geosmin levels spiked to about four times their normal levels, which caused the city’s treatment processes to fall behind.

The city is part of a study with the U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to better understand geosmin, which basically is a compound produced when algae die. Whether intense geosmin outbreaks like the one last summer will become more common is a matter of debate in scientific circles.

“But as the reservoirs age, I don’t think there are many people saying that they’re going to become less likely,” Wagner said.

The Burns & McDonnell report will examine ways to improve the city’s treatment processes, several new treatment options, and even will look at the feasibility of the city shifting its primary water source away from the Kansas River and Clinton Lake and over to ground wells that would be recharged by the Kansas River.

Wagner said he’s not sure how likely that switch would be, but he said the report will provide a good starting point for discussions.

Those discussions ultimately will turn to future water rates. City staff members already have recommended the city undertake a five-year rate plan that would increase the average monthly bill of a residential water and sewer user by a total of $13.66 over the fiveyear period.

The bulk of that increase would go to pay for deferred maintenance on the city’s water and sewer system and to build a new sewage treatment plant south of the Wakarusa River.

City officials now are estimating that the average monthly bill would need to increase by another $2 over the five-year period, if the city wants to aggressively tackle the taste and odor problems.

Schumm said he believes the new report, however, may come up with cheaper options.

Schumm also said he wants to schedule a City Commission study session to get more details about the proposed rate increases.

The city is still negotiating a price for the proposed Burns & McDonnell study. Once approved, the report is expected to take six months to complete.

— City reporter Chad Lawhorn can be reached at 832-6362. Follow him at Twitter.com/clawhorn_ljw.

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Conservatives take charge of state government Wagle becomes first woman to lead chamber

By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

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TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate took a hard right on Monday as Republicans elected Susan Wagle as the next Senate president to complete the conservative takeover of state

government.

Wagle, R-Wichita, whose victory makes her the first woman to lead a chamber in the Kansas Legislature, has been a staunch conserva-

tive voice for 22 years in the Statehouse and in the middle of many conservative-moderate fights within the Republican Party.

In 2003, Wagle made na-

tional headlines alleging improprieties in a human sexuality class at Kansas University. An investigation

by KU concluded that the charges were unfounded.

Wagle will replace moderate Republican Steve Morris, who was among a group of moderates defeated in the Republican primary by a Please see WAGLE, page 4A

School finance decision delayed Judge Franklin Theis, the presiding judge in the case, sent a letter to attorneys in the case A long-awaited decision in Thursday saying there will be the pending school finance no decision until around the lawsuit over whether first of the year. the state is underfund“We had hoped to ing public schools will have an opinion in evidently wait a little this case by December longer.

1st, however, the realA ruling in favor ity of the task, and the of the plaintiffs in the practical and logistical case could have a pro- COURTS means to it, make it found impact on state more likely our opinfinances and would almost ion will not be available uncertainly lead to more heated til sometime around the first debate over the separation of of the year,� Theis wrote in powers between the legisla- a memo to attorneys in the tive and judicial branches of case. government.

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By Peter Hancock

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KU, Children’s Mercy teaming up for pediatric program KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) — Kansas University’s medical center and hospital are officially teaming up with Children’s Mercy Hospital to help meet the growing demands in child health care.

The hospital in Kansas City, Mo., and the university have been working together for years, but they announced an official alliance Monday for an integrated pediatric program.

The Kansas City Star re-

ported that the program will include Children’s Mercy, KU Medical Center, KU Hospital and the University of Kansas Physicians.

Leaders of the project said consultants will help them improve the network of services in the region and navigate both Missouri’s and Kansas’ Medicaid reimbursements and malpractice insurance issues.

They hope to have the program running by the end of next year.

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PENN HOUSE VOLUNTEER SHELLY ARMSTRONG sorts gift items Monday at the agency. Penn House and a coalition of other agencies are part of the Holiday Bureau adopting families in need this season. Linda Lassen, director of programming at Penn House, said 73 families have been adopted, but 184 remain. “I have faith in the community,� Lassen said. “I just hope the phone starts ringing.�

Lend a hand for the holidays Staff Reports

During the holiday season, the need in the community for donations and volunteers at local organizations grows. Organizations need gifts to distribute, money, and volunteers to help with everything from serving meals to collecting donations.

The list below will help you find a way to contribute during the holiday season. It includes local

organizations and their needs families or individuals over the holiday season. By partaking this season. in this effort as an adopter, a Holiday Bureau person is ensuring a family or Holiday Bureau is a coalition individual will receive holiday of nonprofit organizations in gifts, clothes and food. More Lawrence. The coalition, which than 1,000 families are adopted consists of Penn House, Bal- annually through these organilard Community Services, the zations. At least 350 families are Salvation Army and the East still in need of being adopted Central Kansas Economic Op- this season. If you are interested portunity Corporation, recruits in adopting, contact any of the community members to adopt Please see HELP, page 4A

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BRIEFLY Gift to create art The committee recommended approval of a $1 museum directorship million grant to support the

Marilyn Stokstad, a former professor of art history at Kansas University, has made a gift to create an endowed directorship at KU’s Spencer Museum of Art. “The Spencer Museum is one of the jewels of the University of Kansas,� Stokstad said.

Stokstad, of Lawrence, joined the KU faculty in 1958 and taught more than 20 different courses until KANSAS she retired in UNIVERSITY 2002.

She is the Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History. An expert in medieval art and Spanish art, she is the author of art history textbooks used widely by universities. She directed the KU Museum of Art, which is now named the Spencer Museum of Art, from 1961 to 1968, and served as associate dean of KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences from 1972 to 1976. “My gift will support the director’s position in ways that will enhance research, education and an appreciation of the arts’ contributions to society. I’m thrilled to be able to make this gift, which will benefit the museum in perpetuity,� she said.

KBA committee backs investments The investment committee of the Kansas Bioscience Authority on Monday supported two grants, according to a news release.

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organizations involved with the Holiday Bureau.

You may request a family of a specific size. Adopting a whole family is not necessary. Donations of gift cards to grocery stores are also accepted. These help the families in need to receive holiday meals.

Contact information: Ballard Community Services, 842-0729 Penn House, 842- 0440 ECKAN, 841-3357 The Salvation Army, 843-4188

establishment of SynTech Laboratory Research Services in Stilwell.

The company, which provides research, development and testing services to the agriculture industry, expects to create 103 jobs with an average salary of $56,000 per year. The proposal now goes to the full board.

The committee also endorsed investing $73,097 in eNovation of Kansas City, Kan., for a rheumatology evaluation tool. This grant does not require action by the full board.

Man charged with kidnapping, robbery A 20-year-old former Ottawa man was charged Monday in Douglas County District Court with eight offenses stemming from a Jan. 10 robbery in Lawrence.

Dustin Jamal Burnett was charged with four counts of kidnapping and COURTS four counts of robbery.

Burnett, who was transported from a Missouri jail on Friday, is the fourth person arrested in the case, which involved the robbery of four people in the 1700 block of West 19th Street.

According to police, the suspects threatened the victims with weapons.

The other suspects, all Ottawa men, have since been arrested and convicted. Burnett is being held on a $50,000 bond. Depending on his criminal history, Burnett could face more than 20 years in prison if convicted of kidnapping.

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K.C. Federal Reserve board leaders named The Federal Reserve Board of Governors on Monday said it has selected a Colorado businesswoman and a New Mexico businessman as chairwoman and deputy chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank for 2013.

Barbara Mowry, CEO of GoreCreek Advisors in Greenwood Village, Colo., will serve as chairwoman.

Steve Maestas, managing partner of NAI Maestas and Ward Commercial Real Estate in Albuquerque, N.M., will serve as deputy chairman of the Kansas City bank.

Besides appointing chairmen and deputy chairmen for the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks, the board of governors is also responsible for appointing three of the nine directors for each bank.

11-year-old escapes abduction attempt LENEXA — Lenexa police say a quick-thinking 11-year-old boy escaped an attempted abduction.

Police said the boy was riding his bicycle Sunday afternoon when a white car drove past slowly and turned around. The boy said a passenger in the car pointed a gun at him and told him to get into the car.

Lenexa police officer Dan Friesen said in a news release that the boy knew he couldn’t get into the car under any circumstances.

So he ran to a nearby liquor store, and police were called.

The vehicle was a dirty, white four-door passenger car of an unknown make.

The man with the gun was white with a dark complexion, with a small amount of facial hair. The boy didn’t get a look at the driver. gifts to donate to help fill the truck. Once the Salvation Army’s collection bin is filled, it will distribute the gifts. The items donated will benefit local children who partake in Salvation Army programs all year.

The Salvation Army is also in need of volunteers for the community holiday dinner on Wednesday.

Volunteers are needed for preparation and setup, 9 a.m. to noon, and for serving and cleanup, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Contact information: Maria McCluer or Liz Coleman, 843-4188

Homeless and foster care children Donated gifts of clothes, toys, CDs, gift certificates, books and school supplies are needed to give to children who are homeless or in foster care. If interested, a person will be matched with a child and given his or her wish list.

Contact information: KVC Behavioral Health, Mona Kerns: 331-4200 ext.

Community Living Op6638 or mkerns@kvc.org The Villages Inc., Diane portunities Volunteers are needed Schulze: 267-5900 ext. 0 or Book Drive dianesc@thevillagesinc. at Community Living OpThe Toy Store, 936 org portunities to adopt indiMassachusetts St., is havviduals who have develing a book drive to do- The Salvation Army opmental disabilities for The Salvation Army the holidays. Community nate to the Ballard Center for the Holiday Bureau will partner with Law- Living Opportunity works program. The store is en- rence Walmarts to host to help individuals with couraging the community “Fill the Truck� from 9 special needs to lead “ento buy books at the store a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 8 at riched and fulfilled lives and to donate the books both Lawrence Walmart as fully integrated memto the program. For every locations, 3300 Iowa St. bers of the community.� book bought and donated and 550 Congressional Contact information: at The Toy Store, it will Drive. Fill the Truck is a Brett Bauer, 979-1889 or match and donate another toy and coat drive for lo- brettbauer@clokan.org book. The store’s goal is to cal children in need durdonate 1,000 books to the ing the holiday season. Douglas County Senior Walmart shoppers will Services center.

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conservative blitz led by Gov. Sam Brownback, the billionaire Koch brothers and Kansas Chamber of Commerce.

On Monday, conservatives in the Senate elected their people in all leadership positions. No moderates were even nominated.

When the Legislature convenes Jan. 14, Sen. Terry Bruce, R-Hutchinson, will be majority leader, and Jeff King, R-Independence, will be Senate vice president. They will join House leaders already firmly in the conservative ranks.

Wagle defeated fellow conservative state Sen. Steve Abrams, R-Arkansas City, on Monday in a 23-9 vote.

After her election, Wagle, who has survived several bouts with cancer, said the vote for her â&#x20AC;&#x153;brings hope and encouragement to an awful lot of people who want a reason to get out of bed in the morning.â&#x20AC;?

How far right will the Senate go?

Later, Wagle said the budget will be the dominant issue of the next legislative session.

Because of Brownbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax cuts, which includes eliminating income taxes for 191,000 businesses, the state is facing an estimated $328 million revenue shortfall next year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My greatest concern is the budget deficit weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re facing and how weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll resolve that, and I think that will clearly dominate the session,â&#x20AC;? Wagle said.

She said a big factor in fixing the state budget program at Douglas County Senior Services needs community members to provide items from seniorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wish lists. Community members may also donate grocery certificates as well.

Contact information: Janet Ikenberry, 8420543

Douglas County CASA Douglas County Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) needs volunteers to donate Christmas stockings and gifts. CASA works to give attention to children removed from their homes and placed under court protection, and the stockings will go to abused or neglected children from ages 3 months to 18 years old.

Contact information: Douglas County CASA, 832-5172 Douglas County AIDS Project The Douglas County AIDS Project is in need of gifts, and gas and food certificates for people of all ages. The organization provides care for community members affected by HIV/AIDS, and the donated gifts and certificates will go to those clients.

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD will be what the federal government does to avoid the so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;fiscal cliffâ&#x20AC;? of automatic tax increases and budget cuts.

She said making history as the first woman elected Senate president was nice, but added, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think that was why I was elected.â&#x20AC;?

Republicans hold a 32-8 advantage over Democrats in the Senate.

Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley, D-Topeka, said the new Republican leaders are more conservative the current ones. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just remains to be seen how far right they will go,â&#x20AC;? he said.

He said conservatives will be divided on some issues, such as undocumented workers, where the tea party wants tough restrictions that the Kansas Chamber of Commerce opposes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a given they will walk in lockstep,â&#x20AC;? Hensley said of conservative Republicans.

Of Wagle, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve admired her independent streak in the past. She is her own person,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But, he noted, they differ on many issues, mentioning her push for antiunion legislation.

Senate Democratic revolt Hensley faced a revolt in his eight-member caucus from state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City.

The first ballot for Senate minority leader was tied 4-4 and then Hensley won 5-3 on the second ballot. State Sen. Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, challenged state Sen. Laura Kelley, D-Topeka, for assistant minority leader and won.

On the House side, Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, won a three-man race for speak-

er to replace Mike Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal, R-Hutchinson, who retired from the Legislature to lead the Kansas Chamber of Commerce. Jene Vickrey, R-Louisburg, was elected majority leader.

Republicans hold a 9233 edge over Democrats in the House. Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, was re-elected House minority leader.

Because the House speaker and Senate president are mentioned in the state constitution, Republicansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; selections must be ratified by each chamber once the Legislature convenes the session in January, but thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s traditionally a formality. House leaders will hold their jobs for 2013 and 2014, but Senate leaders will retain them through 2016.

Wagle has history Wagle has fought moderate Republicans on several highly publicized issues.

In 2000, as chairwoman of the House Taxation Committee, Wagle launched an investigation into then-Attorney General Carla Stovallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hiring of her former law firm to work on litigation against tobacco companies.

In 2003, Wagle went to the floor of the Senate and alleged a Kansas University professor showed pornographic videos, rationalized pedophilia and harassed female students in his human sexuality class. But an investigation

by KU said the allegations were false.

And last year, Wagle questioned the operations of the Kansas Bioscience Authority. Later, the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief executive officer resigned. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785-423-0668.

Contact information: community.

Courtney Buchholz, Contact information: 843-0040; dcapccc@sunDiane Huggins, 832-8864 flower.com Tiny-K Early IntervenDouglas County Toys tion for Tots Tiny-K Early IntervenDonations of new, un- tion is an organization wrapped toys, as well that provides support to as money to purchase children from birth to 3 toys, are needed for the years old who have a disDouglas County Toys for ability or developmental Tots. The toys will go to delay. It needs volunteers less fortunate children in to provide Christmas dinDouglas County. Volun- ner and gifts to tiny-k famteers are needed for the ilies.

Christmas Toy Show, too.

Contact information: Douglas County Toys for Dena Bracciano, 843Tots is the community 3059 or tinykdena@sunbranch of the U.S. Ma- flower.com rine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. It often Lawrence Blue Santa helps families and chil- Program The Lawrence Blue dren who do not qualify for help from other orga- Santa Program is in need of monetary, gift and gronizations or programs. cery store gift card donaContact information: tions and volunteers. The Mary Jones, 766-3023 program is run by the Lawrence Community Lawrence Police DepartShelter ment and provides toys The Holiday Gift Pro- and food to residents of gram at the Lawrence Lawrence who are less Community Shelter is in fortunate or in need. The need of donations for gifts. families in the program Items needed include receive a gift card to a grosleeping bags, camping cery store for their holigear, toiletries, blankets, day meal, and every child coats, warm clothes, cof- in the family younger than fee and cereal. Communi- 17 receives three wrapped ty members may request gifts.

Contact information: a full wish list. All items Lisa Wilcox, 830-7435 will go to homeless in the

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A 48-year-old Wellsville man was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday morning, according to the Franklin County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office.

Charles H. Hale was riding his 2001 Harley-Davidson motorcycle south on Vermont Road near Thomas Road in Wellsville when he lost control of the motorcycle.

Hale died at the scene.

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Veronica Mize, student, Lawrence â&#x20AC;&#x153;I give money here and there. For the most part I donate toys to Toys for Tots.â&#x20AC;?

Matt Casella, musician/paralegal, Lawrence â&#x20AC;&#x153;No I do not. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve donated before.â&#x20AC;?

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A friend of mine insists that volleyball is an American game, but I know it to be a French sport whose inventorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last name was Mintonette and whose first name escapes me. Can anybody confirm this for me?

BIRTHS Meredith and Anthony Long, Lawrence, a boy, Monday.

Larissa Koerber and Junior Marquez, Lawrence, a girl, Monday.

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in the naming of his new game was from his own adaptations of badminton, while others say it is a derivative of a game called â&#x20AC;&#x153;mintonâ&#x20AC;? that came from India around the same time as volleyball was invented.

There is more information on the topic in Joel Dearingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Untold Story of William G. Morgan.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

In any event, the name of the sport quickly was changed to volley ball, and in 1952 the name was made one word, volleyball. In 1985, Morgan became the first inductee of the Volleyball Hall of Fame in Holyoke, located nine miles from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield.

Actually, volleyball is an American game. Its inventor, William Morgan, called the game â&#x20AC;&#x153;mintonetteâ&#x20AC;? when he introduced it in 1895. Morgan was the physical education director at the YMCA in Holyoke, Mass. Dr. James Naismith had invented the game of basketball four years earlier in nearby Springfield.

We consulted George Mulry, executive director of the Volleyball Hall of Fame, to clarify the original naming of the sport: â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is much specuSOUND OFF lation surrounding why William Morgan named his new sport mintonette. If you have a question, call Some believe Morganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 832-7297 or send email to use of the word â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;mintonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; soundoff@ljworld.com.

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Jim Lee, Lawrence, musician/artist â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes.â&#x20AC;?

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Ashley Urban, works at KU, Lawrence â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes we donate, to the Salvation Army usually.â&#x20AC;?

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to be a priority.â&#x20AC;?

That requirement to include student performance as a major part of teacher evaluations was one of the conditions Kansas had to agree to as part of its recently approved waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law. Under policies of the Obama administration, states can receive those waivers only if they agree to implement a host of other educational reforms, including adopting new evaluation systems that use student growth as a major component.

The Kansas State Department of Education is now developing a model that will be available for any district to use. But the Lawrence school district, as well as several other large- and medium-sized districts in Kansas, has opted to craft its own. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were involved in the early meetings at the state level and had already started our own work here within the district,â&#x20AC;? OrthLopes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even before the state came out with this, we realized that we wanted to make some changes of our own.â&#x20AC;?

Orth-Lopes represents the Lawrence Education Association on a 10-member working group â&#x20AC;&#x201D; five teachers and five administrators â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s developing the new system. LEA is the collective bargaining unit that represents local teachers in contract negotiations and other matters. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s confident that when the new system is put in place, it will be much less controversial than it has been in Chicago and other places where itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tried.

Part of that, she said, is because the new system is being actively negotiated between teachers and the administration. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re working hard to get buy-in from everybody, to make sure that people really understand the value of it, the effort thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been put behind all of this work, and our commitment to members,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Angelique Kobler, the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s director of curriculum and instruction who also serves on the team, agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we talk about the purpose of evaluation, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not about â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gotcha,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about supporting staff to continue to professionally grow. And I think a natural outcome of professionally growing and learning is student achievement.â&#x20AC;?

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Alpacas However, she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t looking for just any animal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want cows, because you milk those twice a day every day. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never a vacation,â&#x20AC;? Claudia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I also knew I would be attached to whatever I got so I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want anything I was going to become attached to and then have to send it off to market.â&#x20AC;?

After seeing an ad for alpacas and doing some research, the Heys purchased three alpacas from a farm in Wisconsin. They now have 59 alpacas, which are all â&#x20AC;&#x153;very gentle, very inquisitive,â&#x20AC;? Claudia said. Over the course of the past year, the Heys have welcomed six baby alpacas to their farm.

In keeping with the name of their farm, Ad Astra, which was borrowed from the Kansas state motto and means â&#x20AC;&#x153;to the stars,â&#x20AC;? each baby is named after a star, something in the sky or some sort of heavenly body. Names range from Jupiter to Zeus to Halley (from Halleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Comet).

The Heys have taken their alpacas to shows in Topeka and Kansas City and also as far away as Oklahoma. Awards include categories such as best all-around alpaca, best fleece and small, intermediate and large breeders, which is based on the number of alpacas on a farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as many (shows) in the Midwest, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really like to

take them that far,â&#x20AC;? Claudia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard on them, but â&#x20AC;Ś if you wanted to and you had the money and time to travel, there are some alpaca shows most every weekend.â&#x20AC;?

Each spring, the Heys shear the alpacas to collect their fleece. Bob contrasts the process to shearing sheep, in which 20 or 30 sheep can be sheared with one pair of cutting clippers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll only get one (with one pair of clippers) because they lay down and roll in the dirt, and the dirt collects on the midline from the back of the neck and back,â&#x20AC;? Bob said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As soon as they get into that dirt, it dulls the clippers.â&#x20AC;?

Alpacas come in 22 natural colors, all of which are present at Ad Astra Alpacas, except for gray.

The fiber of the fleece is very valuable, as it is hypoallergenic and has a very low â&#x20AC;&#x153;prickleâ&#x20AC;? factor, according to Wolff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is generally people who are allergic to wool who can wear alpaca because it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the lanolin in it that wool does,â&#x20AC;? Wolff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The structure of the alpaca is such that it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the barbs that stick out as far as the wool does, and that the prickle factor is what makes a fiber itchy to someone.â&#x20AC;?

After shearing the alpacas, the fiber is sent to the New England Alpaca Fiber Pool in Fall River, Mass., where it is made into products such as scarves, sweaters, socks and gloves.

Other fiber is sent to Texas to be made into rugs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I sort it according to grade, and then we send

it off after I get it all done and have it made into products that I sell here in the shop,â&#x20AC;? Claudia said.

While Bob works at Hey Machinery during the day, Claudia focuses her days on taking care of and feeding the alpacas, as well as preparing and working in her shop. She is continually finding new products to introduce to her store on the farm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are just are beginning to scratch the surface of what all we can do with alpaca fiber,â&#x20AC;?she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were involved with a thing called a felt loom and â&#x20AC;Ś and I made some things with that. I made these dog beds and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuffed with alpaca fiber that I swept up off the floor. This is another application of what you can do with it.â&#x20AC;?

Although the farm sits outside of town and is not heavily advertised, their store sees quite a bit of business. Ad Astra Alpacas was part of this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kaw Valley Farm Tour, which took place on the first weekend in October and led to more than 1,000 customers.

As unusual as an alpaca farm is, the Heys take pride and pleasure in knowing they have raised healthy alpacas, and they enjoy watching the animals range around their property. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to watch them,â&#x20AC;?

Bob said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of times in the evening, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll just run â&#x20AC;Ś sometimes the whole herd will run out and run around and come back in and turn around and go do it. ... Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also something we can watch as a sign of well-being: theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re feeling good.â&#x20AC;?

Another reason for the optimism, both said, is the fact that, unlike the policies in districts outside Kansas, student scores on standardized tests will not be used as the measure of student growth and achievement.

That has been a major source of controversy in other states, where critics of such plans say too much emphasis has already been placed on those high-stakes tests, forcing teachers to spend too much time â&#x20AC;&#x153;teaching to the test.â&#x20AC;? Pinning a teacherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s job and career on those tests, they say, would only make matters worse.

Instead, Lawrence officials are developing a system around a framework designed by Charlotte Danielson, a nationally renowned education theorist based in New Jersey who developed a framework for evaluations known as the Danielson model.

Danielson specifically advises against using standardized tests in teacher evaluations, arguing that they are not an accurate measure of how a student is progressing, or how effective a teacher has been.

Instead, Kobler and Orth-Lopes said, the system Lawrence is developing will use other indicators.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;For example,â&#x20AC;? OrthLopes said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a language arts teacher, maybe some early examples of student writing (compared to) later examples.

Or maybe a unit pre-test that was given before a particular unit of study and then the results of the post test. These are all possibilities.â&#x20AC;?

Using those kinds of measures also allows the evaluation system to be used for teachers in subjects that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have state assessments â&#x20AC;&#x201D; classes like music, art and physical education. They can also be used for evaluating nonteaching professionals, such as counselors, school nurses and speech pathologists.

The key, they said, is that for every element on the evaluation, there are well-defined standards, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;rubrics,â&#x20AC;? that are used to determine whether the person being evaluated has or hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t met the expectations. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It clearly defines whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expected at each level so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a secret for anybody what the definition of effective teaching is,â&#x20AC;? Kobler said.

When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fully in place, Orth-Lopes said, the new system will be vastly different from the current evaluation process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The current evalua-

tion system that we have was put in place many years ago and it was, at the time, cutting-edge,â&#x20AC;? she said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead of there being a checklist of things you did well in or maybe didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do well in, it had a personal goal component.

And at the time we adopted our current evaluation (system), that was like rocket science. To think that teachers would take some responsibility for growth and improvement, and tie that to their evaluation.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Over time, we see that there were some weaknesses with the model,â&#x20AC;?

Orth-Lopes said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we also know, just because of research and the use of rubrics and language and all kinds of things â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just the advancement of science and learning and brain research, all those kinds of things move us along. And so currently there are so many better ways of doing it.â&#x20AC;?

Kobler said the timeline calls for training administrators in how to use the new system this spring. Then in the summer, the committee will sign up teachers to volunteer to test out the system in the 2013-14 school year. Full implementation is planned for the following, 2014-15 school year.

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That means the ruling in the case of Gannon v. Kansas will likely come out just before the start of the 2013 legislative session. If the ruling goes against the state, it could have a big impact on issues ranging from the future of Gov. Sam Brownbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tax cuts to legislative proposals to change the way Supreme Court justices are selected. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think the Legislature might really work on resisting it,â&#x20AC;? said Kansas University political science professor Burdett Loomis. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the ways they could it is by saying weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to change the constitution, or whatever.

But I think there will be some substantial resistance.â&#x20AC;?

Plaintiffs in the case, a coalition of school districts known as Schools for Fair Funding, allege the state is underfunding public schools by as much as $1.5 billion a year.

Under the Kansas Constitution, the Legislature is required to make â&#x20AC;&#x153;suitable provision for finance of the educational interests of the state.â&#x20AC;?

Issue revisited In an earlier lawsuit, Montoy v. Kansas, the Kansas Supreme Court in 2005 declared funding levels at that time violated that constitutional provision and ordered the Legislature to increase school funding by about $853 million a year, phased in over three years.

That led to a highly contentious special session in the summer of 2005, when conservative Republican leaders in the House at first refused to comply with the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order, arguing that only the Legislature has constitutional authority to appropriate funds.

At one point, the court issued an order threatening to close public schools and prevent them from opening for the new year, unless or until the Legislature complied.

House Republicans eventually relented and approved a multiyear school funding package to complied with the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s order. But resentment over that decision has lingered in the Legislature, and some analysts say another ruling against the state could bring those battles back to the forefront. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The one thing we know from when this issue has come before us in the past is that a lot of Republicans

Man in hepatitis C case pleads not guilty CONCORD, N.H. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A traveling hospital worker accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court on Monday.

David Kwiatkowski, whom prosecutors describe as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;serial infector,â&#x20AC;? was indicted last week on multiple charges of tampering with a consumer product and illegally obtaining drugs.

Kwiatkowski, who was handcuffed, said only â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;? when asked in court if he understood his rights. His trial was scheduled for the first week of February, although U.S. Attorney John Kacavas said given the complexity of the case, it probably would take place later in the year.

Kacavas could not say how much federal prison time Kwiatkowski could get if convicted but said prosecutors will seek a substantial sentence.

Until May, Kwiatkowski worked as a cardiac technologist at Exeter Hospital, where 32 patients were diagnosed with the same strain of hepatitis C he carries. Before that, he worked as a traveling technologist in 18 hospitals in seven states.

Thousands of patients in Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New York and Pennsylvania have since been tested for hepatitis C, a blood-borne viral infection that can cause liver disease and chronic health issues.

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could also add momentum to proposals for changing the way judges are appointed to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.

In 2011, with Brownback pushing for changes, the House approved a proposed law to have the governor appoint Court of Appeals judges, subject to state Senate confirmation.

It failed in the Senate, but legislators expect the proposal to be debated next year.

A similar change for the Kansas Supreme Court would require a constitutional amendment.

Rep. Ray Merrick, RStilwell, the newly elected Speaker of the House, said he expects to see legislation to change the way Court of Appeals are selected come up again in 2013. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The judge thing is probably a given,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But he said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know whether any constitutional amendments, which require a two-thirds majority in both chambers for passage, would be worked Judicial selection in the upcoming session.

Some observers think For the most part, disa school finance ruling cussions about the judicial

will simply try to change the rules before they have to obey a court order,â&#x20AC;? said Rep. Paul Davis, D-Lawrence, who was re-elected Monday as House Minority Leader.

Davis said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s likely the Legislature will have to reopen the issue of the tax cuts this year to address technical errors in the law Davis that was passed in 2012. But he said a ruling against the state in the school finance case probably would not cause the GOP majority to back away from any of those cuts, and likely would only stiffen their resolve. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A court ruling saying that funding for education has to be increased is going to meet a good deal of resistance from Republicans in the Legislature,â&#x20AC;? Davis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at some kind of a showdown, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure how that gets resolved.â&#x20AC;?

selection process have been held in the context of court decisions on abortion and other kinds of social issues. But Loomis said another school finance ruling that orders the state to increase education funding would add momentum to efforts to overhaul the judge-selection process. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think that school finance is a far more powerful motivating force,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just think the 2005 and 2006 decisions (in Montoy) really angered a lot of Republicans.â&#x20AC;?

The Montoy decision resulted in raising the basic funding formula, known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;base state aid per-pupilâ&#x20AC;? by $394 (to $4,257 from $3,863, where it had been since 2002-03) in the 2005-06 school year.

Later increases resulting from Montoy brought the base funding amount to $4,400 in 2008-09. And it was supposed to go up to $4,492 after that.

But districts never received the later increase because the economy turned sour in 2008 and revenues flowing into state coffers began to plummet.

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD By the 2011-12 school year, after a series of cuts in school funding, base funding was cut to $3,780 per pupil, the lowest level since the 1990s.

For the current year, lawmakers added back $58 per pupil, raising the base amount to $3,838, still below the Montoy starting point.

Effect on students During the trial in the new lawsuit, plaintiffs argued that those cuts have had a disproportionate impact on low-income and minority students, forcing districts to lay off teachers and increase class sizes, and to cut or cancel programs like all-day kindergarten and after-school tutoring. That, they argued, has translated into flat or declining test scores among those students.

Attorneys defending the state countered that Kansas has met its duty under the constitution because all 285 school districts are fully accredited and are providing all the classes and programs required by law. In other words, all students have an equal opportunity to receive a

suitable education, even if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t achieve equal outcomes.

The state also argued that there is no statistical correlation between increasing education spending and raising student achievement.

The trial took place over most of the month of June, with dozens of witnesses providing testimony and more than 1 million pages of depositions, motions and pleadings entered into the record.

Just before the trial got under way, Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature approved a multibillion-dollar package of tax cuts that many experts believe will result in large budget deficits and force further cuts in education spending in the next two or three years.

Whichever way the court rules, however, the decision will almost certainly be appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court, where a final ruling could take until sometime in 2014. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Education reporter Peter Hancock can be reached at 832-7259. Follow him at Twitter.com/pqhancock.

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GOP issues a new ‘fiscal cliff’ offer to Obama

By Andrew Taylor Associated Press

WASHINGTON — House Republicans put forth a $2.2 trillion “fiscal cliff” counteroffer to President Barack Obama on Monday, calling for raising the eligibility age for Medicare, lowering costof-living hikes for Social Security benefits and bringing in $800 billion in higher tax revenue — but not raising rates for the wealthy.

The White House declared the Republicans still weren’t ready to “get serious” and again vowed tax rate increases will be in any measure Obama signs to prevent the government from the cliff’s automatic tax hikes and sharp spending cuts. Administration officials also hardened their insistence that Obama is willing to take the nation over the cliff rather than give in

to Republicans and extend the tax cuts for upper-income earners.

W i t h the clock Boehner ticking toward the year-end deadline, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and other Republicans said they were proposing a “reasonable so-

RESIDENTS WALK PAST buildings damaged in heavy fighting between Free Syrian Army fighters and government forces in Aleppo, Syria, on Sunday.

Narciso Contreras/AP Photo

U.S. weighing military options if Syria uses chemical weapons

By Kimberly Dozier and Pauline Jelinek Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House and its allies are weighing military options to secure Syria’s chemical and biological weapons, after U.S. intelligence reports show the Syrian regime may be readying those weapons and may be desperate enough to use them, U.S. officials said Monday.

President Barack Obama, in a speech at the National Defense University on Monday, pointedly warned Syrian President Bashar Assad not to use the weapons.

“Today I want to make

it absolutely clear to Assad and those under his command: The world is watching,” Obama said.

“The use of chemical weapons is and would be totally unacceptable. And if you make the tragic mistake of using these weapons, there will be consequences and you will be held accountable.”

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in Prague for meetings with Czech officials, said she wouldn’t outline any specifics.

“But suffice it to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur,” Clinton said.

Options now being con-

sidered range from aerial strikes to limited raids by regional forces to secure the stockpiles, according to one current U.S. official, and one former U.S. official, briefed on the matter. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

The administration remains reluctant to dispatch U.S. forces into Syria, but a U.S. special operations training team is in neighboring Jordan, teaching troops there how to safely secure such sites together with other troops from the region, the officials said.

BRIEFLY Union calls for tough father, Prince Charles — leapfrogging the gregarious exam for teachers Prince Harry and possibly

WASHINGTON — Schoolteachers should have to pass a stringent exam — much like the bar exam for lawyers — before being allowed to enter the profession, one of the nation’s largest teachers unions said Monday.

The American Federation of Teachers called for a tough new written test to be complimented by stricter entrance requirements for teacher training programs, such as a minimum grade point average.

The proposal, released Monday as part of a broader report on elevating the teaching profession, calls for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to take the lead in developing a new test. The nonprofit group currently administers the National Board Certification program, an advanced, voluntary teaching credential that goes beyond state standards.

setting up the first scenario in which a female heir could benefit from new gender rules about succession.

The palace would not say how far along the 30-yearold duchess is, only that she has not yet reached the 12-week mark.

Palace officials said the duchess was hospitalized with hyperemesis gravidarum, a severe form of morning sickness that affects about 1 in 200 women and can lead to dehydration or worse if left untreated.

They said she was expected to remain hospitalized for several days and would require a period of rest afterward.

News Corp. to split news, entertainment

NEW YORK — News Corp. said Monday that its new publishing company will keep the News Corp. name, while its separate media and entertainment company will be renamed Fox Group.

The conglomerate announced plans this summer to split into two public comWilliam and Kate panies, one for its newspaper and book publishing expecting a baby business and the other for LONDON — Britain its fast-growing movie and doesn’t have to wait any TV operations. Rupert Murlonger: Prince William’s doch will serve as chairman wife, Kate, is pregnant. of the new News Corp. and St. James’s Palace made chairman and CEO of Fox the announcement Monday, Group. saying that the Duchess of The new News Corp. will Cambridge — formerly Kate house newspapers such as Middleton — has a severe The Wall Street Journal and form of morning sickness New York Post as well as and is currently in a London Dow Jones Newswires. Fox hospital. William was at his Group, meanwhile, will inwife’s side. clude 20th Century Fox film The news drew conand television studios and gratulations from around the Fox TV channels among the world, with the hashtag other properties. “royalbaby” trending globAs part of the changes, ally on Twitter.

News Corp. said it will The couple’s first child will cease publication of The be third in line to the throne Daily, its iPad news applica— behind William and his tion, on Dec. 15.

lution” for negotiations that Boehner says have been going nowhere. Monday’s proposal came in response to Obama’s plan last week to raise taxes by $1.6 trillion over the coming decade but largely exempt Medicare and Social Security from budget cuts.

Though the GOP plan proposes to raise $800 billion in higher tax revenue over the same 10 years, it would keep the Bush-

era tax cuts — including those for wealthier earners targeted by Obama — in place for now. Dismissing the idea of raising any tax rates, the Republicans said the new revenue would come from closing loopholes and deductions while lowering rates.

Boehner called that a “credible plan” and said he hoped the administration would “respond in a timely and responsible way.” The

offer came after the administration urged Republicans to detail their proposal to cut popular benefit programs like Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid.

The White House complained the latest offer was still short on details about what loopholes would be closed or deductions eliminated, and it insisted that any compromise include higher tax rates for upperincome earners.

CDC says flu season is starting early, could be bad

By Mike Stobbe Associated Press

NEW YORK — Flu season in the U.S. is off to its earliest start in nearly a decade — and it could be a bad one.

Health officials on Monday said suspected flu cases have jumped in five Southern states, and the primary strain circulating tends to make people sicker than other types. It is particularly hard on the elderly.

“It looks like it’s shaping up to be a bad flu season, but only time will tell,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The good news is that the nation seems fairly well prepared, Frieden said. More than a third of Americans have been vaccinated, and the vaccine formulated for this year is well-matched to the strains of the virus seen so far, CDC officials said.

Higher-than-normal reports of flu have come in from Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas. An uptick like this usually doesn’t happen until after Christmas.

Flu-related hospitalizations are also rising earlier than usual, and there have already been two deaths in children.

Hospitals and urgent care centers in northern Alabama have been bustling.

Parts of Georgia have seen a boom in traffic, too.

It’s not clear why the flu is showing up so early, or how long it will stay.

“My advice is: Get the vaccine now,” said Dr. James Steinberg, an Emory University infectious diseases specialist in Atlanta.

The last time a conventional flu season started this early was the winter of 2003-04, which proved to be one of the most lethal seasons in the past 35 years, with more than

48,000 deaths. The dominant type of flu back then was the same one seen this year.

One key difference between then and now: In 2003-04, the vaccine was poorly matched to the predominant flu strain.

Also, there’s more vaccine now, and vaccination rates have risen for the general public and for key groups such as pregnant women and health care workers.

An estimated 112 million Americans have been vaccinated so far, the CDC said. Flu vaccinations are recommended for everyone 6 months or older.

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Report shows economy remains weak in Midwest, Plains states OMAHA, NEB. — The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states likely will remain sluggish because of weakness in ethanol and food production, but conditions vary widely across the region, according to a report released Monday.

The overall economic index for the region remained in negative territory at 48 in November based on

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the monthly Mid-America survey of business leaders.

The index was slightly better than October’s 46.5, but any score below 50 suggests the economy will contract over the next three to six months.

Creighton University economist Ernie Goss said weakness in nondurablegoods producers, such as food and ethanol makers, combined with worries

about the health of the global economy to slow business in the region.

The survey covers Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota. Goss said that in November businesses in Iowa, North Dakota and Oklahoma outperformed the rest of the region.

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Extremists gaining strength in Syria

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Fairer plan City officials have come up with a fairer way to assess the cost of additional parking near the Lawrence Public Library.

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he city’s modified plan for financing additional parking at the Lawrence Public Library is a reasonable compromise that has the people who will benefit most from the parking also paying most of the bill.

Lawrence city commissioners next week will consider approving a plan to add about 70 spaces to the 250-space parking structure that was included in the original library renovation plans. On the theory that downtown property owners would benefit most from the addition of those spaces, the city initially proposed paying for them through assessments in a benefit district that included most of downtown.

Property on both sides of Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire streets from Sixth to 11th streets were included in the district, as was all of the city-owned Watson Park.

In the plan city commissioners will consider next Tuesday, the footprint for the benefit district remains the same, but the city has agreed to exempt a number of private residences, churches and other nonprofits that would derive little benefit from the added parking. The city, which already was planning to pay assessments on city-owned property in the benefit district now is proposing that it also pick up assessments for the exempted property, meaning the city will pay about 52 percent of the project’s cost.

The new proposal adds about $146,000 to the city’s cost, but it allocates the overall burden of the benefit district more fairly between taxpayers who will use the parking to access the library, the Outdoor Aquatic Center and other public facilities and businesses that will benefit from increased parking for their customers and employees.

Officials are right that the city shouldn’t miss this opportunity to add some more parking downtown, and the new proposal is a reasonable and fair way to accomplish that goal.

WASHINGTON — Syrian opposition leaders report an alarming growth within their ranks of fighters from Jabhat al-Nusra, an extremist group linked to al-Qaida.

Jabhat al-Nusra now has somewhere between 6,000 and 10,000 fighters, according to officials of a non-governmental organization that represents the more moderate wing of the Free Syrian Army (FSA). They say that the al-Qaida affiliate now accounts for 7.5 percent to 9 percent of the FSA’s total fighters, up sharply from an estimated 3 percent three months ago and 1 percent at the beginning of the year.

The extremist group is growing in part because it has been the most aggressive and successful arm of the rebel force. “From the reports we get from the doctors, most of the injured and dead FSA are Jabhat al-Nusra, due to their courage and (the fact they are) always at the front line,” said a message sent Friday to the State Department by the moderate Free Syrian Army representatives, warning of the extremists’ rise.

These estimates are very rough, given the scattered and disorganized nature of the opposition. But they are

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The extremist group is growing in part because it has been the most aggressive and successful arm of the rebel force.” based on detailed reporting from the field by the FSA’s military councils, which are the closest thing to an organized command structure among the rebels. In reports sent this week to the State Department, the NGO representing the Syrian moderates offered a detailed breakdown of the extremists’ growth: O In Aleppo, the Jabhat alNusra force is reckoned at around 2,000, mostly in the al-Bab area northeast of the city. This estimate is based partly on reports from a doctor in the area who has treat-

ed injured fighters. The total FSA presence in the Aleppo area is about 15,000.

O In Idlib province, west of Aleppo, Jabhat al-Nusra’s ranks number 2,500 to 3,000, or about 10 percent of the FSA fighters there.

O In Deir al-Zor, to the northeast, the extremist group has about 2,000 of the FSA’s total force of 17,000, according to the reports. Among Jabhat al-Nusra’s most spectacular operations there were the recent seizures of the Al-Ward oil field and a Conoco gas field, the reports said.

O In Damascus, the Jabhat al-Nusra force is somewhere between 750 and 1,000. Another 1,000 fighters are spread around the country in Latakia in northwest Syria, Homs in the center and Daraa in the south.

The Syrian reports paint a picture of a disorganized rebel force in which the extremists are filling the vacuum caused by the lack of clearly established command and control.

In the chaos of the Syrian battlefield, smaller battalions drawn from neighborhoods or small towns are combining forces with larger groups to form brigades, many of them led by extremists. “This

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Holiday tradition

ild weather encouraged a huge crowd Saturday at what has become a signature event of the holiday season in Lawrence, the 20th annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade.

The parade drew more than a thousand riders, many in period costumes, on horseback and in wagons and buggies decorated for the season.

The event is one of the few horsedrawn parades in the Midwest and is a popular event with Lawrence residents and visitors. As the name indicates, it’s one of the best ways to enjoy a piece of old-fashioned charm amid an increasingly hectic and commercial holiday season.

Thanks to the organizers and sponsors for preserving this long-standing tradition for the Lawrence community.

means more (mergers) of extreme groups within Jabhat al-Nusra as it becomes more and more franchised,” the report explains. “Their risk is paying off. They are on a high (rate) of growth.”

A message sent earlier this week from the Free Syrian Army representatives touted the new use of anti-aircraft missiles to down a Syrian helicopter. “It’s thrilling to see it (the anti-aircraft weapon) in action finally. The bad news is that it was not through the U.S. but from the regime bases fallen into the hands of the (FSA) battalions. The other bad news is that it’s not under the control or the supervision of the MC [military council] commanders.”

As the rebels gain momentum, the spoils of war apparently are going to the rebel group that captures a particular Syrian army base.

This is one factor boosting the rapid growth of Jabhat alNusra, whose fighters are so dedicated. They provide the muscle and weapons and, as a result, explained an official of the NGO that represents the moderate FSA fighters: “They will get all goodies, reputation and recognition.”

New victim of black blindness?

Call it black blindness.

It is a kind of myopia that afflicts some of us — too many of us — whenever we gaze upon a dark-skinned man. It causes some of us — too many of us — to see things that are not there, and to miss things that are. Sometimes, it is fatal.

Such was the case for Amadou Diallo, the African immigrant who died in a hailstorm of gunfire in 1999 after police mistook his wallet for a gun.

We cannot yet know if black blindness was the cause of death for Jordan Davis, a 17-year-old black kid who was killed the night after Thanksgiving. But there is reason to suspect it was. Davis was shot by a 45-year-old white man, Michael David Dunn, who says he saw a rifle. At this writing, police have recovered no such weapon.

The altercation began with an argument in a gas station in Jacksonville, Fla. Dunn had pulled in so his girlfriend could go to the convenience store. In an SUV next to him were Davis and three other teenagers playing their music too loudly. Dunn told them to turn it down. An argument ensued. Dunn’s attorney, Robin Lemonidis, says the teenagers peppered him with obscenities and insults.

Then, she says, Davis poked a rifle through an open window, threatened her client and began to open the door of the SUV. Dunn reached for his pistol and came up firing. The SUV peeled out. Dunn kept shooting at it because, his lawyer says, he feared the teenagers might come back after him.

“There is no racial motivation here whatsoever,” she told The New York Times.

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The frightening thing, if you are a young African-American man, is that you know nothing makes some folks feel more ‘threatened’ than you.”

But even if you buy that, Dunn’s story still has holes in it you could drive a shot-up SUV through.

Consider: Someone’s got a gun trained on you, about to shoot, yet you have time to reach for your glove box, open it, unholster your own weapon and bring it up? Not even Little Joe Cartwright was that fast on the draw.

Then there’s the fact that afterward, Dunn and his girlfriend went to a hotel. You’ve been threatened, you had to shoot to save your life .?.?. and you go to a hotel? You don’t alert authorities about this SUV full of dangerous kids roaming the streets?

Dunn, says Lemonidis, did not realize he had killed Davis until he saw the news the following morning. Yet, he still did not contact authorities, instead driving home to Satellite Beach, Fla., about 175 miles south, intending to turn himself in to a neighbor who has law enforcement ties. Police,

who had gotten his license plate number from witnesses, soon arrived to arrest him.

So Dunn’s story is shaky without the overlay of race.

With it, with the obvious comparisons to the killing of Trayvon Martin, one can only wonder if black blindness has not claimed yet another victim. That is a danger all over the country, but particularly in Florida, whose misbegotten Stand Your Ground law essentially licenses any citizen to use deadly force against any other citizen so long as the first citizen claims he or she felt threatened.

Sure enough, Lemonidis is considering just such a defense for her client.

The frightening thing, if you are a young AfricanAmerican man, is that you know nothing makes some folks feel more “threatened” than you. Nor do you threaten by doing. You threaten by being. You threaten by existing. Such is the invidious result of four centuries of propaganda in which every form of malfeasance, bestiality and criminality is blamed on you.

In such an environment Florida’s law inevitably becomes a potential “Get Out Of Jail Free” card for anyone who shoots a young black man.

So this death, besides being a tragedy for the grieving family of one boy, is a sobering reminder for the family of every boy who looks like him.

And until or unless there is a definitive answer, they — we — must ponder with heartsick urgency one simple question: What did Michael Dunn really see? And why?

To the editor: It was wonderful to see the piece about the continued jazz scene in Lawrence in the Sunday issue of the Journal-World and, in particular, the focus on both Tommy Johnsons. Tommy Jr. is an excellent trumpet player and tennis player and is working towards his Ph.D. in chemistry at Kansas University. His talent level is obvious.

However, I am so glad that the article also mentioned Tommy Sr., whom we lost on June 17, 2010, from liver cancer. “Big Tommy,” as he was so fondly known, was, quite frankly, one of the most wonderful human beings I have ever met and, like his son, was a great trumpet player and was extremely intelligent. He also had a fantastic sense of humor.

For the last 21 years of his life, Tommy worked for the Community Living Opportunity Group (CLO), which helps mentally and physically challenged people function and live independently. Tommy loved and took great pride in his work, which shows the true nature of this wonderful person. So, whenever the name Tommy Johnson (either Senior or Junior) might appear in future issues of the Journal-World, people should recognize what this family has given to the community.

Brad Buecker, Lawrence

Health police

To the editor: Since our state and federal tax dollars — through Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — will now be used to maintain the national health (and security) of our country, I would urge all of you to become proactive in promoting healthy lifestyles. Write your congressmen and senators. Ask — no, DEMAND — that they sponsor legislation to mandate that when someone buys groceries or gas, they input their Social Security number. In doing so, we can build a database of those who are either purchasing sugars and fats beyond a healthy BMI, or befouling our air with carbon dioxide (a known, and well-documented, killer).

Furthermore, Facebook should avail itself to the federal government with its facial recognition software. That way, when one citizen sees another citizen exhibiting a behavior that is costly to society, then he can take a picture of the offender with his smart phone and upload it to a national database. By doing this, federal officials could take action to prevent or intervene in some way to stop such antisocial, and costly, behavior.

— Leonard Pitts Jr. is a columnist Jon Jambor, for the Miami Herald.

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Van Go Adornment Sale, 1-5 p.m., 715 New Jersey St. Holiday Art Sale, 1-4 p.m., Lumberyard Arts Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

Afternoon tea for people 55 and older, featuring cast members from “The Sound of Music,” 3 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont St. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County, 5:15 p.m., 536 Fireside Court, Suite B. Information meeting for volunteers.

Lonnie Ray’s open jam session, 6-10 p.m., Slow Ride Roadhouse, 1350 N. Third St. Rock Chalk Singers, 6 p.m., Swarthout Recital Hall, Murphy Hall, 1530 Naismith Drive.

Fundamentals of Estate Planning, 6-7:30 p.m., Lawrence Senior Center, 745 Vermont St. Thrifty Gifter: Simple Knitted Accessories, 6-9 p.m., Location TBA Lawrence City Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Free English as a Second Language class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St. Affordable community Spanish class, 7-8 p.m., Plymouth Congregational Church, 925 Vermont St. Real Person’s Guide to Human Sexuality: Sexual Consent, 7 p.m., ECM, 1204 Oread Ave.

Center, 718 High St., Baldwin City.

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Billy Spears and the Beer Bellies, 6 p.m., Johnny’s Tavern, 401 N. Second St. The Good Ole Boys, 6:30 p.m., Cutter’s, 218 E. 20th St., Eudora.

Douglas County Commission meeting, 6:35 p.m., courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. Gingerbread Festival Auction, 7 p.m., Carnegie Building, 200 W. Ninth St. Last Wednesday Book Club, 7-8:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Conroy’s Trivia, 7:30 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Topeka Symphony Orchestra, Capitol Federal Holiday Concert, 7:30 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, 17th Street and Jewell Avenue, Topeka.

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KU football

Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Mangino to UK makes sense It hit me like a hot-air shot onto a cavity delivered through one of those guns dentists like to use to amuse themselves and get a rise out of their patients: Mark Mangino very well could return to coaching soon as an offensive coordinator at a school that has challenges in building a football program similar to those at Kansas University.

Think about it: Most head football coaches identify more with one side of the ball than the other.

Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nick Saban played defensive back and worked on defense during his long apprenticeship as an assistant. Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Brian Kelly comes from defense as well. Kansas Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Snyder and Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chip Kelly used their skills as offensive coordinators to land jobs as head coaches.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imperative that an assistant coach hired to run his own program for the first time finds a strong coordinator on the opposite side of the ball from his area of expertise. Mangino hired one of the best defensive coordinators in the business in Bill Young, now working at Oklahoma State, when he took the Kansas job in 2002.

KU went 12-1 and won the Orange Bowl in Youngâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final season in town.

Mark Stoops of the famous football-coaching family spent all of his 24 years as a college assistant on defense, most recently at Florida State.

Stoops takes on a new and different challenge as head coach at Kentucky. For his most important hire, he needs an OC with experience at making the transition to heading a program after a long tenure as an assistant. Preferably, his most important hire also will have a history that includes working at a powerhouse basketball school, someone who inherited a program that drew flies when he arrived and rocked with rabid capacity crowds when things started rolling. Stoops needs it to be someone he can trust as if heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a family member, someone who will have his back 24/7.

Mangino fits every qualification and is ready to return to coaching now that his wifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s treatment for breast cancer has concluded, and she has encouraged him to get back to work.

On a Twitter account identified as Manginoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (@ keepsawinwood), a tweet went out last week saying he had taken his name out of consideration for the Colorado head-coaching vacancy.

Mangino goes back a long way with the Stoops family.

They grew up on opposite sides of the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, where black-andblue football players smash mouths under gray skies.

Mark Stoops worked for Mike Stoops at Arizona, and Mike Stoops now works for Bob Stoops at Oklahoma.

They like the idea of family members joining hands and working into the wee hours together. If Mark Mangino ends up at Kentucky, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a reach to believe his son, Tommy, former Lawrence High quarterback, might join him as an offensive assistant.

by the numbers

Some of the digits behind Kansasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fall into the abyss

By Tom Keegan tkeegan@ljworld.com

Mind-blowing numbers help to illustrate just how deeply a Kansas University football program that went 12-1 and won the Orange Bowl five long years ago has slipped into the abyss.

A paint-by-numbers look at the state of KU football:

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Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how many touchdowns Kansas wide receivers combined for in the first year under Charlie Weis, hired in large part because of his history of success in developing quarterbacks. Linebacker Schyler Miles carried the ball once and rushed for one more touchdown than the wide receivers had touchdown catches.

D.J. Beshears, Chris Omigie, Treâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Parmalee, Daymond Patterson, Kale Pick and Andrew Turzilli all caught passes, but none of them reached the end zone.

Zero also is the number of sacks that Josh Williams produced in his lone season at Kansas after graduating from Nebraska. Williams made 12 starts, drew solid grades for assignment-soundness, etc., but never became the impact player advertised by Weis. Even so, Williams did more than the other collegegraduate transfers dubbed the â&#x20AC;&#x153;cavalryâ&#x20AC;? by Weis.

The number of sacks produced by the team co-leaders in that category, Toben Opurum and Kevin Young.

Consecutive seasons with a diminishing victory total.

Since the 12-1 Orange Bowl season, the season victory totals: 8, 5, 3, 2, 1.

Touchdown passes thrown by Kansas quarterbacks. Dayne Crist threw four, Michael Cummings three. Todd Reesing set the school record with 36 in 2007 and matched it in 2008.

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Big 12 losing streak, which could have been worse.

The 2010 team came back from a 45-17, fourthquarter deficit in a game in which Colorado coach Dan Hawkins put padding his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s passing statistics ahead of winning.

If not for that, KUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s conference losing streak would stand at 33.

Also, Kansas has lost 21 consecutive games against teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Consecutive losses in games played outside of Lawrence, including three losses at Arrowhead Stadium.

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Kickoff returns for Beshears, enabling him to set a Kansas record for kickoff-return yardage (2,123). You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to return that many kicks because it means the opponent is scoring too often.

Where Crist finished in quarterback rating standings among players with enough passes to qualify. He finished last with a 173.1 rating. Alabamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A.J. McCarron was first with a 96.5 rating.

Cummings did not have enough passes to qualify. He had a rating of 88.5.

Days until the Jayhawks can start to reverse all the negative karma with a victory.

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Self fondly recalls Majerus

By Gary Bedore gbedore@ljworld.com

College basketball coaches around the country have been celebrating the life of Rick Majerus, the former Marquette, Ball State, Utah and Saint Louis coach who died Saturday at the age of 64. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was one of the best coaches our sport has ever seen from an Xâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standpoint without question,â&#x20AC;?

Kansas University coach Bill Self said Monday on his weekly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hawk Talkâ&#x20AC;? radio show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a detailed guy.

He was a very bright guy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a tough guy, but a good guy,â&#x20AC;? added Self, who indicated heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d â&#x20AC;&#x153;been around Rick quite a bitâ&#x20AC;? the past several years.

Self first met Majerus in March of 1999 when Selfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tulsa team fell to Majerusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Utah squad, 64-61, in overtime in a Western Athletic Conference postseason tournament game in Las Vegas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The league had 16 teams so we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play them in

the regular season. We gave them all they wanted in the tournament,â&#x20AC;? Self said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the game, he shook my hand, and he said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never play you again, ever.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was a compliment in his own way.

He said, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If you ever leave this place, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll never play you again.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I got here (KU), and ... he calls out of the blue during finals week at Utah. He comes out and spends four days with us. He left his assistants to run practice (at Utah) because he wanted to watch us practice. We ate a lot of food in those four days,â&#x20AC;? Self added. The rotund Majerus was known for his appetite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a pro (at eating),â&#x20AC;?

Self added with a laugh. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a wing place on Clinton Parkway that had 12 different sauces. He wanted to go there every meal.

Jeff Roberson/AP File Photo I learned a lot from him.

I watched him do a clinic IN THIS JAN. 14, 2009, PHOTO, SAINT one time. I took six or seven LOUIS COACH RICK MAJERUS stands things from the clinic that on the sidelines during a game against Massachusetts in St. Louis. Majerus died Please see HOOPS, page 3B Saturday at the age of 64.

Chiefs picking up pieces KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Kansas City Chiefs returned to work Monday at their practice facility near Arrowhead Stadium, trying to find a sense of normalcy after two days of unimaginable heartache.

It proved nearly impossible to do.

The locker that once belong to Jovan Belcher, the linebacker who killed his girlfriend and then turned the gun on himself Saturday, still had all his belongings in it. His shoes were piled up on the floor and freshly laundered clothes hung from a hook.

Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli had to walk past the place in the parking lot where Belcher put the gun to his Please see CHIEFS, page 3B

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Heisman race narrows to three NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Johnny Manziel and Manti Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o are in position to make Heisman Trophy history.

Manziel, the red-shirt freshman quarterback from Texas A&M, and Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o, Notre Dameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s star linebacker, along with Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein, were invited Monday to attend the Heisman presentation ceremony.

Manziel is the favorite to win college footballâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most famous player-of-the-year award on Saturday night in Manhattan.

He would be the first freshman to win the Heisman and the first Texas A&M player since halfback John David Crow won the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only Heisman in 1957.

Three sophomores have won the award (Tim Tebow in 2007, Sam Bradford in 2008 and Mark Ingram in 2009), but the best a first-year player has ever done is second.

Adrian Peterson of Oklahoma finished second to Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart in 2004. Peterson was a true freshman. As a red-shirt freshman, Manziel attended

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A&M last year and practiced with the team but did not play.

Michael Vick of Virginia Tech came in third in 1999 as a red-shirt freshman, and Herschel Walker was a true freshman for Georgia in 1980 when he finished third in the Heisman balloting.

Nicknamed Johnny Football, Manziel quickly became a national sensation this season, putting up huge numbers in firstyear Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spread offense. He led the 10th-ranked Aggies to a 10-2 record in their first season in the Southeastern Conference.

With a knack for improvisation, Manziel racked up an SEC-record 4,600 yards of total offense, including 1,181 rush-

ing to lead the conference.

The 6-foot1, 200-pound M a n z i e l zoomed to the front of the Heisman race on Nov. Klein 10, when he passed for 253 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 92 yards as the Aggies upset then-No. 1 Alabama 29-24 in Tuscaloosa.

Manziel and Texas A&M will play No. 12 Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl.

Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o is trying to become the first defense-only player to win the Heisman. The Fighting Irish have seven Heisman winners, tied for the most with Ohio State and Southern California, but none since Tim Brown in 1987.

Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o became the face of the No. 1 team in the country and leader of a defense that has been the toughest to score upon in the nation. The senior intercepted seven passes, secondmost in the country and tops

for a linebacker. He also led the Fighting Irish with 103 tackles, and earlier Monday won the Butkus Award as countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best linebacker.

Teâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;o and the Irish face No. 2 Alabama in the BCS championship game on Jan. 7 in Miami.

Klein would be the first player from Kansas State to win the Heisman.

He seemed to be the frontrunner for several weeks until Manzielâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s late push. When Klein threw three interceptions in the Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; late-season loss to Baylor, Manziel moved to the front of the race.

Klein is a multitalented quarterback like Manziel, but with a different approach. The 6-5, 226-pound senior is a bullish runner who scored 22 touchdowns and threw for 15 more, while leading the seventhranked Wildcats (11-1) to the Big 12 title. Earlier in the day, Klein won the Johnny Unitas Award given to the top upperclassman quarterback in the nation.

Klein will finish his Kansas State career against No. 5 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl.

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WASHINGTON REDSKINS QUARTERBACK ROBERT GRIFFIN III (10) RUSHES against the New York Giants on Monday in Landover, Md.

RG3, Redskins edge Giants LANDOVER, MD. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Griffin III threw for one touchdown and had a fumble turn into another score, and the Washington Redskins pulled within one game of the NFC East lead with a 17-16 win over the New York Giants on Monday night.

The Redskins improved to 6-6 with their third straight victory, tied with the Dallas Cowboys and on the heels of the Giants, who have lost three of four to fall to 7-5.

Griffin completed 13 of 21 passes for 163 yards and ran five times for 72 yards, breaking Cam Newtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFL record for yards rushing by a rookie quarterback.

Griffin lost the ball on one of his runs, but it flew into the arms of teammate Joshua Morgan, who ran it in for an early touchdown.

SUMMARY N.Y. Giants 3 10 3 0â&#x20AC;&#x201D;16 Washington 7 3 0 7â&#x20AC;&#x201D;17 First Quarter NYG-FG Tynes 39, 6:22.

Was-Morgan fumble recovery in end zone (Forbath kick), 4:16.

Second Quarter NYG-Bennett 4 pass from Manning (Tynes kick), 2:32.

Was-FG Forbath 33, :41.

NYG-FG Tynes 40, :00.

Third Quarter NYG-FG Tynes 35, 3:09.

Fourth Quarter Was-Garcon 8 pass from Griffin III (Forbath kick), 11:31.

A-80,246.

NYG Was First downs 21 20 Total Net Yards 390 370 Rushes-yards 29-117 31-207 Passing 273 163 Punt Returns 2-11 3-21 Kickoff Returns 4-83 2-59 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 20-33-0 13-21-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-7 0-0 Punts 3-49.3 3-42.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 9-73 4-56 Time of Possession 33:13 26:47 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-N.Y. Giants, Bradshaw 24-103, Wilson 4-9, Manning 1-5. Washington, Morris 22-124, Griffin III 5-72, Young 2-8, Royster 1-3, Moss 1-0.

PASSING-N.Y. Giants, Manning 20-33-0-280.

Washington, Griffin III 13-21-0-163.

RECEIVING-N.Y. Giants, Cruz 5-104, Bennett 5-82, Nicks 5-43, Bradshaw 2-13, Pascoe 1-16, Randle 1-13, Jernigan 1-9. Washington, Garcon 8-106, Morgan 2-17, Young 1-15, Hankerson 1-14, Paulsen 1-11.

MISSED FIELD GOALS-N.Y. Giants, Tynes 43 (WL).

Kansas University climbed three spots to a tie for No. 17 in the Associated Press womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball poll on Monday.

The Jayhawks (7-0) reached their highest rank in the weekly poll since 1999 after receiving 333 votes, the same number as UCLA. Stanford remains No. 1 in the poll, narrowly ahead of Connecticut.

The Cardinal had 22 first-place votes, and UConn had 17. Baylor received the other one.

Stanford easily won its two games this week, routing UC Davis and Gonzaga.

Duke and Notre Dame are fourth and fifth. The Irish host the Lady Bears on Wednesday in a rematch of last seasonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NCAA championship game.

The Irish are followed by Georgia, Kentucky and Louisville. Penn State fell four spots to 10th after losing to Miami. The Hurricanes re-entered the poll at No. 23. Florida State also came into the Top 25 at No. 24.

St. Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and West Virginia fell out.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Kentucky falls out of AP poll Indiana, Duke and Michigan remained the top three teams in the Associated Pressâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; college menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball poll. Look all the way to the bottom and you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name for the first time since John Calipari became coach of the Wildcats.

Indiana, which has been No. 1 since the preseason poll, saw its lead over Duke shrink a little bit. The Hoosiers (8-0) received 45 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel, two fewer than last week.

Duke (8-0) for the second straight week had the other first-place votes. The Blue Devils beat Ohio State last week giving them wins over teams ranked second, third and fourth in a span of 15 days. The other such run was Arizona beating teams ranked first, fourth and fifth from the regional semifinals to the NCAA championship game in 1997, a span of 11 days.

Kentucky (4-3) lost to Notre Dame and Baylor last week, the latter a loss that snapped the Wildcatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 55-game home winning streak, the longest in the nation. Kentucky had been ranked in the last 61 polls, 11 of those weeks at No. 1. The run started with the preseason poll of 2009-10, the start of the Calipari Era when the Wildcats started young lineups which were usually gutted the next season by the NBA draft.

The Wildcats won Kentuckyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eighth national championship in April then had six players taken in the draft including Anthony Davis and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist as the first two picks.

Duke has the longest current run in the poll â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 101 weeks which started with the preseason poll of 2007-08. Kansas has the second-longest run at 69 weeks.

Syracuse was fourth followed by Louisville, Florida, Ohio State, Arizona, Kansas and Gonzaga.

Colorado (6-1) was the other team to drop out of the rankings, falling from 19th after losing to Wyoming.

Notre Dame (7-1) moved back in to the poll at No. 22 after a two-week absence. Wichita State (8-0), which beat Tulsa and Air Force last week, moved in at No. 24. The Shockers were ranked for the last five weeks of last season.

Cincinnati was ranked 11th followed by Missouri, Illinois, Minnesota, Georgetown, Creighton, San Diego State, New Mexico, Michigan State and North Carolina.

The last five teams were UNLV, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, Wichita State and North Carolina State.

Utah athletic director Chris Hill says there will be a moment of silence at Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next game, and players will wear black patches in honor of a man he called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;basketball savant.â&#x20AC;? The 64-year-old Majerus died Saturday in Los Angeles while awaiting a heart transplant.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

NIU buys tickets for students DEKALB, ILL. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Northern Illinois students attending the Orange Bowl wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay admission.

The school says it is giving each student one free ticket for the game against Florida State on Jan. 1, hoping to lure Huskies fans to Miami for the first BCS game in the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history and the first ever by a Mid-American Conference team. NIUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enrollment is 23,850.

The Huskies found out they were going Sunday after finishing 12-1 and winning their second straight MAC championship. Rod Carey, who served as offensive coordinator the past 12 games and has been the line coach for two years, will make his head-coaching debut. He replaces Dave Doeren, who took the North Carolina State job.

Fulmer to enter Hall of Fame KNOXVILLE, TENN. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Phillip Fulmer remembers assuming he would coach again when Tennessee fired him in 2008.

Four years later, Fulmer still hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t returned to the sidelines. He hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t closed the door on the possibility of a comeback, but it seems less likely with each passing year. Fulmer said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had chances to return, but the opportunities havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been tempting enough.

The latest signal of potential closure comes Tuesday when Fulmer is inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, an honor that generally comes after retirement.

Fulmer will join former Miami coach Jimmy Johnson, former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum and 14 former players in getting inducted at a National Football Foundation awards dinner in New York. He posted a 152-52 record at Tennessee that included a 1998 national championship.

Mizzou coordinator Yost resigns COLUMBIA, MO. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Missouri offensive coordinator David Yost has resigned, effective immediately.

The university said Monday that Yost cited personal reasons for his resignation.

Yost has been an assistant under coach Gary Pinkel for 17 years, the last 12 at Missouri. He said in a statement that several factors led him to conclude it was the right time to move on.

BASEBALL

Napoli, Boston agree to deal NASHVILLE, TENN. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adding offense following a disappointing season, the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $39 million, three-year contract with catcher Mike Napoli, a person familiar with the deal said.

The agreement is subject to Napoli passing a physical, which will take place later this week, the person said Monday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal was not yet final.

Three elected to Hall of Fame

NASHVILLE, TENN. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Former New York Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert, longtime umpire Utah to raise Majerusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sweater Hank Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Day and barehanded catcher Deacon SALT LAKE CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; University of Utah officials White have been elected to the baseball Hall of will honor the legacy of Rick Majerus by hangFame for their excellence through the first half ing his trademark white sweater from the rafters of the 20th century. at the basketball arena where he coached 14 The trio was picked by the Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pre-integraseasons and regularly led the Utes to the NCAA tion committee on Monday. Ceremonies will be Tournament. held July 28.

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S.F. Austin v. Texas A&M 7 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff v. Mich. St. 7 p.m.

Temple v. Villanova 8 p.m.

S. Fla. v. Okla. St. 8 p.m.

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Week 14 Denver ........................... 101â &#x201E;2 (49) ....................... OAKLAND Sunday, Dec 9th.

WASHINGTON...................1 (47)...........................Baltimore CLEVELAND ........... 51â &#x201E;2 (37) ........... Kansas City PITTSBURGH.................... 7 (44) .........................San Diego INDIANAPOLIS................. 5 (49) ........................Tennessee NY Jets ...........................21â &#x201E;2 (38)..............JACKSONVILLE Chicago ............................ 3 (40) ......................MINNESOTA Atlanta............................31â &#x201E;2 (47)....................... CAROLINA TAMPA BAY ..................... 7 (46) .....................Philadelphia BUFFALO .......................... 3 (43) ............................St. Louis CINCINNATI...................... 3 (46) ................................. Dallas SAN FRANCISCO.............10 (39) ................................ Miami NY GIANTS ....................... 6 (53) ....................New Orleans SEATTLE ........................ 101â &#x201E;2 (35) ...........................Arizona GREEN BAY .......................7 (52) ............................... Detroit Monday, Dec 10th.

NEW ENGLAND................ 4 (52) ............................ Houston NCAA FOOTBALL Favorite .................. Points .................Underdog Saturday, Dec 8th.

Lincoln Financial Field-Philadelphia, PA. Navy .......................................7........................................Army Monday, Jan 7th, 2013.

BCS Championship Game Sun Life Stadium-Miami Gardens, FL. Alabama ................................9..........................Notre Dame NBA Favorite ............. Points (O/U) ............Underdog Miami.................................11 (196) ..................WASHINGTON a-PHILADELPHIA .........OFF (OFF) .................... Minnesota Oklahoma City ...............3 (191)........................BROOKLYN CHICAGO...........................4 (180) ............................. Indiana MEMPHIS .......................101â &#x201E;2 (194) .........................Phoenix LA Lakers.........................2 (214) .........................HOUSTON a-Minnesota center K. Love is questionable.

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Families grieve in wake of Belcher murder-suicide

made sense that I had never thought of before. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the way he teaches.â&#x20AC;?

A funeral Mass in honor of Majerus will be held at KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Gesu Breaking their silence for Catholic Church on Mar- the first time, the family of quetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. the woman shot and killed

by Kansas City Chiefs Johnson update: Self, linebacker Jovan Belcher on senior guard Elijah said Monday their â&#x20AC;&#x153;hearts Johnson, who bruised are truly brokenâ&#x20AC;? and his knee against Saint asked for privacy while Louis in the CBE Hall of they grieve the loss of two Fame Classic title game loved ones. on Nov. 20 in Sprint Belcher shot and killed Center: his 22-year-old girlfriend, â&#x20AC;&#x153;His knee will be fine,â&#x20AC;? Kasandra Perkins, at Self said of Johnson, who their Kansas City home had nine assists against Saturday before driving four turnovers and scored to Arrowhead Stadium, six points with four re- where Belcher commitbounds while playing 28 ted suicide in the practice minutes in Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 84-78 facilityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking lot, povictory over Oregon State lice said. The couple had in Sprint Center. a 3-month-old daughter, â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is nicked up a bit. Zoey.

He had some fluid in it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our hearts are truly I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be any- broken for Kasi was a bething thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s structurally loved daughter, grandwrong at all. We looked at daughter, sister, mother, it. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing there. cousin and friend,â&#x20AC;? the He got it hit, bruised. It family said in an emailed takes awhile to come back statement. The family also from that. asked that the media â&#x20AC;&#x153;reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;He has to respond spect our privacy during in a way where he does this difficult time.â&#x20AC;? feel a little better. He is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please keep us in your not playing any different hearts and prayers as well than he played last year. as the Belcher family,â&#x20AC;? the Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not playing statement said. like Tyshawn (Taylor) Kansas City police Sgt. played last year from an Marisa Barnes said Monexplosion standpoint. day that authorities hope Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to help him to deliver an investigative do some things where he report to prosecutors tocan drive the ball more day. downhill, so to speak, as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re moving it opposed to side-to-side. along just like any other I think those are correct- case. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a formal proable things.â&#x20AC;? cess it has to go through,â&#x20AC;?

she said.

Withey honored: KU seDan Ferguson, a spokesnior center Jeff Withey on man for Jackson County, Monday was named Big 12 player of the week for the second time in his Jayhawk career. The 7-footer from San Diego recorded the second triple-double in KU history and 13th in Big 12 history eight days KANSAS CITY, MO. (AP) ago against San Jose State.

Withey had 16 points, 12 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jovan Belcher walked rebounds and 12 blocked off the field after his final shots. practice, laughing and jokThe 12 rejections were ing with Chiefs defensive a Big 12 and school sin- tackle Shaun Smith about gle-game record. With- who would get into the ey also had 17 points, game the most on Sunday five rebounds and three afternoon. blocks against Oregon The two walked down State on Friday in Sprint the half-dozen steps and Center. into the training comWitheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honor gives plex, past the inspirational KU back-to-back Big 12 signs that coach Romeo Player of the Week hon- Crennel regularly posts ors. Last week, KU senior on the wall, and through guard Travis Releford locker-room doors. won the award.

Never could anybody KU, which moved up imagine it would be a spot to No. 9 in the AP Belcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last time. poll, which was released â&#x20AC;&#x153;We was joking, havMonday, will meet Colo- ing fun,â&#x20AC;? Smith recalled rado at 1 p.m. Saturday in quietly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to miss Allen Fieldhouse. him.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeff has done a nice Friends and family of job. Jeff has more blocked Belcher and his slain girlshots (40) than all but 13 friend, Kasandra Perkins, schools in America,â&#x20AC;? Self tried to come to grips said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jeffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forte is block- Monday with the horrible ing shots, but he is scoring events of the weekend. As the ball better.â&#x20AC;? they did, a portrait of the Iowa State guard Will 25-year-old player began Clyburn was named rook- to emerge, that of a man ie of the week. devoted to his family,

who cherished his daughHe said it: ESPNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Andy ter and loved football afKatz commented on the ter making it to the NFL Jayhawks in his Monday against long odds. Still, blog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I watched Kansas the question remained: beat Oregon State, and all What would drive him to I could think of was if the gun down the mother of Jayhawks ever reach their his baby girl and then take ceiling, this is a team that his own life? could win the national â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see anything at title.â&#x20AC;? all,â&#x20AC;? said his close friend

Frank Eltman/AP Photo

YAMIESSE LAWRENCE, LEFT, AND QUARESHA BOSTON, STANDING NEXT TO LAWRENCE, a cousin and niece, respectively, of Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, read a statement to the media Monday in West Babylon, N.Y. Standing behind Lawrence and Boston are Belcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sisters, Charmaine Shepherd, second from right, and Jeanine Shepherd. said the medical examinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office has completed examinations on the bodies of both Belcher and Perkins. A full autopsy report would not be available for six to eight weeks, he said.

In an incident report released Monday, police said officers were called to the Kansas City home of Belcher, 25, and Perkins about 7:50 a.m. Saturday.

Police found Perkins on the floor of the master bathroom. The report said she died from apparent

gunshot wounds, but did not say how many times she had been shot.

Belcher then drove about five miles to Arrowhead Stadium. There, he was met by general manager Scott Pioli and coach Romeo Crennel, and Belcher thanked them for all theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done for him.

The police report said that when officers arrived at Arrowhead about 8 a.m., they saw several people in the practice facility parking lot.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;As they approached, a subject later identified as Jovan Belcher, observed their presence and moved to an area behind a vehicle,â&#x20AC;? the report said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From that position Belcher shot himself one time in the head.â&#x20AC;? Belcher was taken to a hospital, where he died, the report said.

Barnes said Monday that firearms found at the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home were legally registered to Belcher.

It is unknown how many guns were found.

Portrait of Belcher emerges

Charlie Riedel/AP Photo

CHIEFS COACH ROMENO CRENNEL PAUSES while talking about the murder-suicide committed by linebacker Jovan Belcher during a news conference Monday in Kansas City, Mo. and fellow Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson, who couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring himself to refer to Belcher in the past tense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jovan is the definition of a teammate. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to give 100 percent every time,â&#x20AC;? Johnson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He and I have grown really close since heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been on the team, and this is devastating.â&#x20AC;?

Investigators were still searching for a motive behind Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shootings.

Belcher shot the 22-yearold Perkins multiple times in a home not far from where he played, and then drove to Arrowhead Sta-

dium, where he was confronted by Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli.

The two of them said they never felt in danger, and that Belcher thanked them for all theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d done for him.

As police arrived, Belcher slipped behind a car and put the gun to his head.

Nobody from the Chiefs said that Belcher showed any signs of depression or other personal problems.

Chiefs owner Clark Hunt spoke to team doctors and coaches and, according to him, they said Belcher had no history of concussions.

He was listed on a November 2009 injury report

City preps honored J-W Staff Reports

The honors keep pouring in for the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top high school football players in the wake of a fantastic fall.

Free State High senior Cody Stanclift (offensive and defensive lineman) and Lawrence senior Brad Strauss (quarterback and defensive back) both were named to the Top 11 by the Wichita Eagle and Topeka Capital-Journal.

Both the Firebirds (102) and Lions (8-3) had multiple players on the All-Class 6A teams from the two state newspapers, as well. Stanclift, Strauss, Lawrence senior defensive lineman Kharon

Brown and Free State senior defensive back Kyle McFarland all made the first team in the Eagle and Capital-Journal.

Eight players received honorable mention from the Eagle: Free Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Joe Dineen (defensive back), Tye Hughes (receiver), McFarland (quarterback), Corban Schmidt (linebacker) and Fred Wyatt (offensive lineman), and Lawrenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Erick Mayo (receiver and defensive back), Strauss (defensive back) and Will Thompson (receiver).

Six of those players also received honorable mention from the CapitalJournal: Dineen, Hughes, Mayo, Schmidt, Thompson and Wyatt.

as limited in practice with a head injury, but he returned to the field a few days later against Oakland.

Autopsy and toxicology reports may indicate whether drugs or alcohol was involved. Those results are expected in six to eight weeks.

Belcher was never a star on the Chiefs though he played enough so that he was well known around town. He was seen at concerts, and both he and Perkins did volunteer work in the community.

He was an accomplished wrestler who played offense and defense at West Babylon (N.Y.) High School, and chose to attend the University of Maine. The university said Belcher bloodied an arm after â&#x20AC;&#x153;reportedlyâ&#x20AC;? putting it through a window in 2006.

Family was of the utmost importance to Belcher, friends and former teammates said, and it was little surprise to anyone that he graduated with a degree in childhood development. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to ask him questions about everything, and he always told me the funniest things,â&#x20AC;? said Jerron McMillian, a safety for the Green Bay Packers and Belcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teammate at Maine.

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head and pulled the trigger to enter the building, and Crennel admitted to an unsettling feeling that came over him.

Teammates gathered in meetings and to watch film from Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s emotional 27-21 victory over the Carolina Panthers, one that ended an eightgame losing streak. They couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help but notice the empty seat that once belonged to their close friend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to deal with the events of the last few days, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not over, and it may not be over for some of us for most of our lives, but time heals all wounds, and so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to start working on the time thing,â&#x20AC;? said Crennel, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a rock for everyone in the organization. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was like coming to work like you normally do,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now you think about the events as you walk through the door and walk through the parking lot, but you know the events are over, and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t undo them.

All you can do is work for the future and toward the future.â&#x20AC;?

So thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what the Chiefs attempted to do on Monday.

They gathered for their normal team meetings in the morning, and watched video of their win over Carolina. They broke mid-afternoon to begin planning for next Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game at Cleveland.

Still, there were signs at every turn that nothing was quite as usual.

Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt routinely sticks around the day after a game, but this time he was there to lend support to an organization in mourning. Chaplains were also at the facility, as were outside counselors brought in to help players and staff come to grips with tragedy.

BRIEFLY KU golf lands Florida prep Brock Drogosch, a senior at Windermere (Fla.) Prep School, has signed a national letter of intent with Kansas Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s golf team.

Drogosch has a bevy of tournament experience, competing on the Florida Junior Tour (FJT), Future Collegians World Tour (FCWT) and at numerous American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) events.

KU softball lands juco pitcher Beth Wilson, a 6-foot softball pitcher from Heartland Community College in Normal, Ill., plans to transfer next season to Kansas University.

A native of Canton, Ill., the right-hander struck out 232 batters in 192 2/3 innings and had a 1.96 earned-run average as a freshman last season. She was 27-7, with 54 earned runs and 88 walks.

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NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston Toronto

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Trail Blazers 118, Bobcats 112, OT CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After playing six games in eight days on the East Coast, you might think Southeast Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf the travel weary Portland Trail Blazers might be Miami 12 3 .800 — 8-2 W-6 8-0 4-3 6-1 ready to run out of steam.

Atlanta 9 5 .643 21⁄2 7-3 L-1 5-3 4-2 5-2 Hardly.

Charlotte 7 9 .438 51⁄2 4-6 L-4 5-5 2-4 5-3 LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 points and 13 rebounds, Orlando 6 10 .375 61⁄2 4-6 W-1 4-5 2-5 3-8 Washington 1 13 .071 101⁄2 1-9 L-1 1-6 0-7 0-10 Luke Babbitt hit a pair of clutch three-pointers, and Portland overcame Central Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the BobChicago 8 7 .533 — 5-5 W-2 5-4 3-3 4-2 cats in overtime Monday 1 Milwaukee 8 8 .500 ⁄2 4-6 L-1 4-4 4-4 7-5 night.

Indiana 8 9 .471 1 5-5 L-1 4-2 4-7 3-5 The Blazers trailed 97Detroit 6 13 .316 4 5-5 W-1 5-3 1-10 4-3 79 with 5:17 left in regulation, but stormed back to Cleveland 4 14 .222 51⁄2 2-8 L-2 2-4 2-10 3-7 tie the score and sent it into overtime on Babbitt’s three with 22 seconds left.

WESTERN CONFERENCE “We showed a lot of Southwest Division heart and determination,” W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Aldridge said.

To win their second Memphis 12 3 .800 1⁄2 8-2 L-1 8-1 4-2 5-3 straight game, the Blazers San Antonio 14 4 .778 — 7-3 W-1 5-2 9-2 8-2 had to find a way to stop Houston 8 8 .500 5 5-5 W-1 6-3 2-5 2-7 Ben Gordon, who set a BobDallas 8 9 .471 51⁄2 4-6 W-1 6-3 2-6 2-4 cats’ franchise record with New Orleans 5 11 .313 8 2-8 W-1 3-6 2-5 2-7 eight threes and finished with 29 points to eclipse Northwest Division 10,000 for his career.

W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Damian Lillard scored 24 points, and Nicolas BaOklahoma City 14 4 .778 — 8-2 W-5 9-2 5-2 7-2 tum added 17 points and 13 Denver 9 9 .500 5 5-5 W-1 5-1 4-8 7-5 rebounds for the Blazers, 1 Utah 9 10 .474 5 ⁄2 5-5 L-3 6-1 3-9 7-8 who finish their seven1 Minnesota 7 8 .467 5 ⁄2 3-7 W-1 4-3 3-5 3-5 game road trip at Indiana Portland 8 10 .444 6 5-5 W-2 4-3 4-7 5-5 on Wednesday.

“We are showing that Pacific Division anything is possible if we W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf crack down and we play L.A. Clippers 11 6 .647 — 6-4 W-3 7-3 4-3 8-3 defense,” Aldridge said.

“Down the stretch, we Golden State 10 6 .625 1⁄2 7-3 W-3 6-2 4-4 6-6 were aggressive, hit the L.A. Lakers 8 9 .471 3 5-5 L-1 7-5 1-4 6-7 board and started trap1 Phoenix 7 11 .389 4 ⁄2 3-7 L-3 5-3 2-8 3-3 ping off the pick and roll.

1 Sacramento 4 12 .250 6 ⁄2 2-8 L-3 4-6 0-6 3-7 We had to make Ben Gordon and (Kemba) Walker pass the ball.”

Batum opened overtime Monday’s games How former with a big three, and the never trailed again.

Portland 118, Charlotte 112, OT Jayhawks fared Blazers Babbitt later added a Detroit 89, Cleveland 79 clutch three-ball to push New Orleans 102, Drew Gooden, Milwaukee the lead to four, and WesMilwaukee 81 Did not play (inactive) ley Matthews finished off Denver 113, Toronto 110 the Bobcats by hitting four L.A. Clippers 105, Utah 104 Xavier Henry, New Orleans of four free throws in the Orlando at Golden State (n) Pts: 2. Reb: 2. Ast: 1. final 53 seconds.

Charlotte had a chance Today’s games to win at the end of regulaMinnesota at Philadelphia, tion, but Kemba Walker’s Leaders 6 p.m. drive and fallaway jumper Miami at Washington, 6 p.m. THROUGH DEC. 2 from the baseline didn’t Scoring Oklahoma City at Brooklyn, fall. The Bobcats wanted G FG FT PTS AVG 6:30 p.m.

Bryant, LAL 17 155 122 464 27.3 to get the ball to Gordon Anthony, NYK 16 147 94 425 26.6 for the last shot, but he Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Durant, OKC 18 153 137 471 26.2 L.A. Lakers at Houston, was well covered.

James, MIA 15 146 58 371 24.7 7 p.m.

Walker penetrated, Harden, HOU 16 117 121 386 24.1 Westbrook, OKC 18 134 78 372 20.7 pump-faked and got a Phoenix at Memphis, 7 p.m.

Aldridge, POR 16 133 63 329 20.6 Mayo, DAL 17 119 56 343 20.2 good shot off that didn’t MIA 15 104 79 289 19.3 go down.

Wednesday’s games Bosh, Pierce, BOS 17 102 92 326 19.2 Walker finished with 22 New York at Charlotte, 6 p.m. FG Percentage points and seven assists FG FGA PCT Portland at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Chandler, NYK 72 101 .713 for the Bobcats. Byron Minnesota at Boston, 6:30 p.m. Howard, LAL 115 192 .599 Mullens added 12 points Jordan, LAC 73 122 .598 Golden State at Detroit, and 12 rebounds.

Ibaka, OKC 108 183 .590 6:30 p.m.

Landry, GOL 82 143 .573 Gordon, who is shootL.A. Lakers at New Orleans, Rebounds ing 49 percent from threeG OFF DEF TOT AVG 7 p.m.

Varejao, CLE 16 96 148 244 15.3 point range this season, Denver at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Randolph, MEM 15 73 118 191 12.7 began to heat up late in 16 61 136 197 12.3 Chicago at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Asik, HOU Howard, LAL 17 62 130 192 11.3 the third quarter and gave Milwaukee at San Antonio, Lee, GOL 16 45 128 173 10.8 the Bobcats a five-point 7:30 p.m.

Assists lead to open the fourth.

G AST AVG Orlando at Utah, 8 p.m.

Rondo, BOS 14 181 12.9 Charlotte carried the Toronto at Sacramento, Paul, LAC 16 149 9.3 momentum into the final 9 p.m.

Holiday, PHL 17 158 9.3 period opening with a Williams, Bro 16 142 8.9 Dallas at L.A. Clippers, Westbrook, OKC 18 156 8.7 flurry, scoring the first 12 9:30 p.m.

Vasquez, NOR 15 130 8.7 points with Michael KiddGilchrist adding six during the stretch and Gordon hitting two more threes to push the lead to 18.

That’s when Blazers coach Terry Slots told his It may take some time players during a timeout Lakers’ Blake for his surgically repaired that “a lot can happen.” out for 6-8 weeks left knee to get back up to “I’ve been on the other speed. The instincts and end of this before,” Stotts EL SEGUNDO, CALIF. — court vision that made said. “It doesn’t happen Los Angeles Lakers guard him such a crucial part of often. But it does happen.

Steve Blake will undergo the resurgent Minnesota And you have to believe laparoscopic surgery on Timberwolves haven’t gone that it’s going to happen Wednesday to repair a torn anywhere as far as Rick for you.” abdominal muscle and will Adelman is concerned.

The Blazers began miss at least six to eight Rubio practiced on chipping away as Lillard weeks.

Sunday for the first time scored 16 points after halfBlake has missed 10 this season and said his time and Babbitt provided games since being diagnosed knee responded well. There a huge lift off the bench. with the strain on Nov. 12. is still no timetable for his The Bobcats (7-9) have He averaged 5.1 points, first game, and Rubio is now lost four straight 2.4 rebounds and 3.4 astrying to be patient to make since tying last year’s seasists playing 26 minutes per sure that he is completely son win total. game in seven games this ready when he does return Gordon said the game season. after the first major injury was a learning experience of his career. for a Bobcats team that Timberwolves’ Rubio tore the ACL and starts two rookies and is in his knee last March. one of the league’s most Rubio nears return LCLGetting Rubio back inexperienced teams.

MINNEAPOLIS — At sometime soon would be The Bobcats have won one point in his first real a huge lift to the Timberseven games this season practice in nine months, wolves, who have manbut most of those have Ricky Rubio zipped a pass aged to hang around .500 been close. through defender Josh despite multiple players Coach Mike Dunlap Howard’s legs to an open sitting out games with vari- said it looked like his teammate. ous injuries. team wasn’t sure what to

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CHARLOTTE’S BYRON MULLENS (22) DUNKS over Portland’s LaMarcus Aldridge during the first half on Monday in Charlotte, N.C. The Trail Blazers overcame an 18-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Bobcats, 118-112, in overtime. do when it opened a big lead. The loss also left the Bobcats’ first-year coach second-guessing himself.

“It is unfamiliar territory,” Dunlap said. “I thought I could have done a better job helping them, for example with substitutions or maybe a couple of post-up plays for Byron.

So I sort of point the finger at me on that.”

Mullens came up with one of the most impressive plays of the season in the first half with the 7-foot center driving down the lane and dunking onehanded over Aldridge.

“I kind of surprised myself with that one,” Mullens said. “I didn’t know he was there until Brendan (Haywood) moved out of the way. It was a great screen. He really sealed him. I thought it was going to be a charge.”

PORTLAND (118) Batum 5-14 4-4 17, Aldridge 12-17 1-1 25, Hickson 1-5 0-0 2, Lillard 6-16 11-14 24, Matthews 6-15 4-4 19, Leonard 2-4 0-1 4, Barton 3-5 0-2 7, Smith 1-4 0-0 2, Babbitt 3-5 0-0 9, Pavlovic 1-3 0-0 3, Freeland 3-4 0-0 6. Totals 43-92 20-26 118.

CHARLOTTE (112) Kidd-Gilchrist 4-8 0-0 8, Mullens 5-14 0-1 12, Haywood 3-4 2-2 8, Walker 9-19 3-5 22, Taylor 4-10 2-2 11, Gordon 9-16 3-3 29, Sessions 2-9 7-9 11, Henderson 2-4 0-0 5, Biyombo 3-4 0-0 6, Diop 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 41-88 17-22 112.

Portland 26 25 19 32 16—118 Charlotte 34 20 21 27 10—112 3-Point Goals-Portland 12-35 (Babbitt 3-4, Matthews 3-9, Batum 3-9, Barton 1-2, Pavlovic 1-2, Lillard 1-8, Smith 0-1), Charlotte 13-27 (Gordon 8-12, Mullens 2-6, Henderson 1-1, Walker 1-3, Taylor 1-4, Sessions 0-1). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Portland 58 (Aldridge, Batum 13), Charlotte 49 (Mullens 12). Assists-Portland 28 (Lillard 9), Charlotte 28 (Sessions 9). Total FoulsPortland 20, Charlotte 19. TechnicalsCharlotte defensive three second 2.

A-12,640 (19,077).

Pistons 89, Cavaliers 79 AUBURN HILLS, MICH. — Brandon Knight scored 17 points, Kyle Singler and Tayshaun Prince had 15 apiece, and Detroit beat the Cleveland for its fifth straight home win.

Detroit is 1-10 on the road but 5-3 at home, and the Pistons have recovered a bit after losing their first eight games of the season. They beat Phoenix by 40 last week in their previous home game, and the victory over Cleveland wasn’t really as close as the score indicated.

Detroit led 56-39 at halftime after holding the Cavaliers to 29 percent shooting.

Cleveland was without guard Dion Waiters, who sat out due to a sprained left ankle. Anderson Va-

rejao had 17 points and 18 points before Danilo Gallinari hit two free throws. rebounds for the Cavs.

A three-pointer by CLEVELAND (79) rookie Terrence Ross and Casspi 4-11 0-0 10, Thompson 4-13 2-2 10, Varejao 7-18 3-6 17, Pargo 4-13 two free throws by Lowry 2-4 10, Gee 2-10 2-2 6, Miles 3-6 2-2 made it 105-104. Ty Law8, Zeller 4-8 0-0 8, Samuels 0-2 0-0 0, Gibson 1-6 0-0 3, Sloan 3-8 1-1 7. Totals son, who finished with 32-95 12-17 79.

16 points, hit a three, and DETROIT (89) Prince 6-10 2-2 15, Maxiell 6-12 0-0 Toronto missed its next 12, Monroe 4-10 1-3 9, Knight 5-13 7-7 three shots as Denver 17, Singler 6-14 0-0 15, Stuckey 4-9 0-1 8, Drummond 3-8 1-4 7, Maggette 1-2 built a 110-104 cushion.

2-2 4, Villanueva 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 36-84 13-19 89.

Cleveland 17 22 24 16—79 Detroit 30 26 19 14—89 3-Point Goals-Cleveland 3-20 (Casspi 2-5, Gibson 1-6, Sloan 0-1, Varejao 0-1, Miles 0-2, Pargo 0-2, Gee 0-3), Detroit 4-18 (Singler 3-6, Prince 1-2, Stuckey 0-2, Villanueva 0-4, Knight 0-4). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Cleveland 64 (Varejao 18), Detroit 58 (Monroe 14).

Assists-Cleveland 19 (Pargo 8), Detroit 21 (Stuckey 6). Total Fouls-Cleveland 20, Detroit 16. A-11,352 (22,076).

Hornets 102, Bucks 81 NEW ORLEANS — Ryan Anderson scored 22 points, Robin Lopez added 21, and New Orleans won for only the second time in 11 games.

Lopez shot 8-of-10 from the field and made all five free throws he attempted.

He also scored 11 straight points during a pivotal 13-0 run in the third quarter that gave New Orleans the lead for good.

MILWAUKEE (81) Daniels 1-3 0-0 2, Henson 1-5 0-2 2, Udoh 2-7 3-3 7, Jennings 10-23 0-2 25, Ellis 5-12 5-6 17, Ilyasova 0-2 2-2 2, Mbah a Moute 3-9 1-2 7, Sanders 3-8 2-2 8, Lamb 2-3 0-0 4, Dunleavy 2-4 1-2 6, Harris 0-0 1-2 1, Przybilla 0-0 0-0 0.

Totals 29-76 15-23 81.

NEW ORLEANS (102) Aminu 4-7 0-0 9, Anderson 9-14 2-2 22, Lopez 8-10 5-5 21, Vasquez 5-9 0-0 11, Mason 2-6 0-0 5, Smith 5-12 2-2 12, Henry 1-6 0-0 2, Rivers 0-5 0-0 0, Thomas 4-5 2-2 10, Roberts 5-7 0-0 10, Miller 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 43-82 11-11 102.

Milwaukee 28 22 17 14— 81 New Orleans 30 23 24 25—102 3-Point Goals-Milwaukee 8-19 (Jennings 5-10, Ellis 2-3, Dunleavy 1-2, Ilyasova 0-1, Mbah a Moute 0-1, Sanders 0-1, Daniels 0-1), New Orleans 5-12 (Anderson 2-6, Vasquez 1-1, Aminu 1-1, Mason 1-3, Miller 0-1). Fouled Out-None.

Rebounds-Milwaukee 48 (Mbah a Moute 8), New Orleans 46 (Anderson 7). AssistsMilwaukee 20 (Ellis 6), New Orleans 29 (Vasquez 9). Total Fouls-Milwaukee 16, New Orleans 23. A-12,321 (17,188).

Nuggets 113, Raptors 110 DENVER — Corey Brewer scored 19 points, JaVale McGee had 17 points and five blocks, and Denver withstood a late rally to beat Toronto.

Andrea Bargnani scored 23 points for Toronto, and Kyle Lowry had 24, including 12 in the fourth quarter when the Raptors cut a 17-point lead to one with 2:18 left.

The Nuggets led 10386 on a dunk by Kenneth Faried midway through the fourth before Toronto came storming back. The Raptors scored 11 straight

TORONTO (110) Pietrus 1-5 0-0 3, Bargnani 10-20 1-2 23, Valanciunas 3-5 1-2 7, Lowry 6-16 11-11 24, DeRozan 8-13 1-1 18, Johnson 5-7 0-0 11, Calderon 1-4 1-1 4, Davis 3-5 0-0 6, Ross 4-8 2-2 12, Lucas 1-3 0-0 2.

Totals 42-86 17-19 110.

DENVER (113) Gallinari 4-10 3-4 13, Faried 5-11 8-11 18, Koufos 4-12 2-6 10, Lawson 6-15 1-2 16, Iguodala 1-5 2-2 4, McGee 4-5 9-16 17, Brewer 9-15 0-0 19, A.Miller 3-4 2-2 8, Hamilton 4-8 0-0 8. Totals 40-85 27-43 113.

Toronto 24 20 31 35—110 Denver 29 32 28 24—113 3-Point Goals-Toronto 9-28 (Ross 2-5, Bargnani 2-8, Johnson 1-1, Pietrus 1-3, Calderon 1-3, DeRozan 1-3, Lowry 1-4, Lucas 0-1), Denver 6-15 (Lawson 3-5, Gallinari 2-4, Brewer 1-2, A.Miller 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Iguodala 0-2). Fouled OutKoufos. Rebounds-Toronto 43 (Davis 9), Denver 64 (Faried, Koufos 10).

Assists-Toronto 19 (Lowry 7), Denver 25 (Iguodala 8). Total Fouls-Toronto 30, Denver 20. Technicals-Denver defensive three second. A-15,221 (19,155).

Clippers 105, Jazz 104 SALT LAKE CITY — Blake Griffin scored 30 points, Jamal Crawford added 20 off the bench, and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Utah to hand the Jazz their first loss at home this season.

Crawford made a pair of free throws late, and ex-Clipper Randy Foye countered with a threepointer with 1.2 seconds remaining. But Foye’s desperation three after stealing the ensuing inbounds pass missed its mark.

Mo Williams led the Jazz (9-10) against his former team with 20 points and 12 assists. Foye added 19 points and Al Jefferson had 16 points and 10 rebounds but had a layup blocked by DeAndre Jordan with 26 seconds left that would have tied the score at 101.

L.A. CLIPPERS (105) Butler 2-8 0-0 5, Griffin 14-20 2-3 30, Jordan 1-3 1-2 3, Paul 7-14 0-0 14, Billups 2-5 4-5 9, Crawford 7-19 4-4 20, Odom 3-5 1-1 7, Barnes 2-6 3-6 7, Bledsoe 4-9 2-3 10, Turiaf 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 42-89 17-24 105.

UTAH (104) Carroll 2-3 0-0 5, Millsap 5-9 3-5 13, Jefferson 8-17 0-0 16, M. Williams 7-11 3-3 20, Foye 7-11 2-3 19, Hayward 6-10 3-4 17, Evans 3-3 0-0 6, Watson 0-1 0-0 0, Kanter 4-6 0-0 8, Burks 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 42-74 11-15 104.

L.A. Clippers 19 32 22 32—105 Utah 31 27 25 21—104 3-Point Goals-L.A. Clippers 4-21 (Crawford 2-7, Billups 1-2, Butler 1-4, Bledsoe 0-1, Griffin 0-1, Barnes 0-2, Paul 0-4), Utah 9-20 (M. Williams 3-7, Foye 3-7, Hayward 2-4, Carroll 1-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-L.A. Clippers 43 (Griffin 11), Utah 47 (Jefferson 10).

Assists-L.A. Clippers 19 (Paul 9), Utah 25 (M. Williams 12). Total Fouls-L.A. Clippers 14, Utah 26. A-19,067 (19,911).

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View job descriptions and apply online at www.usd497.org or visit us at 110 McDonald Dr. 66044. EOE. Preschool Director We are seeking a visionary preschool director who can help enable, enhance and expand our program into the future.

Please visit our website for a full description and job qualifications. www.fcclawrence.org Please send resumes to searchteam@fcclawrence.org

The duties include but are not limited to managing overall operations of the Public Works Department, including Street Maintenance, Parks Maintenance, Storm Water and Sewer; to provide administrative support to City Management and participate and/or lead in implementing goals and objectives developed for the department and the City as a whole. Must have a minimum of 3 years experience in public works operation and maintenance, including 1 year of supervisory experience, HS degree or equivalent, valid CDL (Class B). Starting pay is $17.45-$19.81 per hour DOQ, plus benefits.

To view the job description in detail and how to apply, please go to www.edwardsvilleks.org

HealthcareAdministration DEPARTMENT NURSING SUPERVISOR for the Riley County Health Department Full-time exempt position including provision of direct nursing services in clinic and community settings as well as supervisory responsibilities. Hiring pay range is $2328.00 $2572.00 bi-weekly. Applications, job description and benefit information can be accessed at www.rileycountyks.gov or at Riley County Clerk’s Office, 110 Courthouse Plaza, Manhattan, KS 66502.

Pre-employment drug testing is required with conditional offer of employment.

Riley County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Entry Level Field Engineering Technician.

Local firm seeking qualified individuals.

Requirements include computer experience, strong mechanical aptitude, and ability to work outside w/ extensive travel.

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Mon - Fri Some Weekends 20 - 30 Hrs per Week $7.80 - $9.04 Job Description & Online Application available at: www.union.ku.edu/hr.

KU Memorial Unions Human Resources Office 3rd Floor, Kansas Union 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence, KS 66045 EOE

The City of Ottawa, Kansas, a municipal government, at www.HRePartners.com.

Please visit the site, then select the City of Ottawa logo to view current openings.

The City is NOW recruiting for: • Water Distribution /Wastewater Collection • Collection Maintenance Worker 1

The City of Ottawa is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

The City of Ottawa is a nationally recognized Playful City USA community.

Healthcare

CNA, Home Health Aide & Medicine Aide Wanted.

785-842-3301. Professional Sitters Home Health.

Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!

Weekend Warriors Part-time ($14.00hr) MANUFACTURING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED 3RD SHIFT FRIDAY -SATURDAY 11:00PM-7:30AM 1STT SHIFT SATURDAY-SUNDAY 7:00AM-3:30PM 2NDD SHIFT SATURDAY-SUNDAY 3:15PM-11:30PM Operators Machine and Warehouse experience $10.53 hr 2nd & 3rd (With shift differential) Mold Tech General level of mechanical Ability Must know how to use basic measuring tools such as micrometers & gauges.

Mechanical ability.

Must provide own hand tools. 2nd shifts

ComfortCare Homes of Baldwin City seeks a FT or PT CMA for the night shift. Flexible shift schedule caring for 6 residents in a beautiful neighborhood residence. CNAs interested in pursuing certification as a CMA will be considered.

Applications at www.comfortcarebaldwin.com Mail to: 232 Elm St., Baldwin, KS 66006

Newly built, state of the art skilled nursing and post-acute care facility in Leavenworth & Lansing area is now hiring for the following positions: Director of Nursing, Social Worker, MDS/RNAC, Dietary Manager, RN, LPN, Laundry/Housekeeping, CNA, CMA, & Activity Director. Competitive benefits and pay. Apply online today at www.midwest-health. com/careers

19th & Iowa Location, Location, Location!

1& 2 Bedrooms / 2 Bath

Call for Specials!

785-843-8220

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HIGHPOINTE APTS W/D, pet friendly 1, 2, & 3 Bedrooms Reduced Deposits

NEW SPECIALS! 2001 W 6th Street

785-841-8468

PARKWAY COMMONS 3601 Clinton Pkwy *GREAT FALL SPECIALS* 1,2,3 BR W/D, Hot Tub Fitness Center, Sm pet OK! 785-842-3280 Spring Semester Specials!

Reed Medical Group 404 Maine St Lawrence, KS 66044

2BR, 2406 Alabama, bldg 10, 1.5 baths, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, $570, no pets, 785-841-5797

Looking for kitchen staff, busser, host/hostess, bartenders & servers.

Apply in person at Yokohama Sushi, 811 New Hampshire, Lawrence.

STUDENT COORD/DIETITIAN Works with Dining Management on areas related to wellness and nutrition such as nutritional analysis of recipes/menus, staff training, special diet consultations and being coordinator for student dining internship programs.

Must be registered Dietitian with a Bachelor’s degree in Dietetics, Nutrition or a related field.

Starting salary for this professional salaried position is $40,924 - $48,776 plus excellent benefits.

Job description and online Application available at www.union.ku.edu/hr.

Please attach resume and cover letter which should include the names, addresses & phone numbers of 3 professional work references to our online Employment Application.

FT employment contingent upon passing a background check prior to beginning work.

KU Memorial Unions Human Resources Office 3rd Floor, Kansas Union 1301 Jayhawk Blvd.

Lawrence, KS 66045 EOE

2BR — 1214 Tennessee, for fall, in 4-plex, 1 bath, CA, DW. No pets. $460/mo.

Call 785-841-5797 2BR, 2412 Alabama, 2nd fl, roomy, CA, washer/dryer. plenty of parking, No pets. $470/mo. Call 785-841-5797 2BR, in duplex, 2020 W 9th. extra large LR, ex. location, W/D included. No pets $675/mo. 785-813-1344 2BR - 741 Michigan, for fall, 1.5 bath, 2 story, CA, DW, W/D hookup, full unfin. bsmt. 1 pet ok. $730/mo.

Call 785-841-5797 3BR, 2 story, 1,200 sq. ft. 1.5 Bath, W/D hookup. 3332 W. 8th St. $750/mo. + deposit.

Sunset Elem. 785-842-9033 3BR, 951 Arkansas, 1 month free, 2 bath, C/A, laundry, dw, microwave, $750, no pets, 785-841-5797

Aspen West

1 & 2BRs avail. Jan. 1st.

Near KU, on bus route, laundry on-site, water/trash paid. No pets.

AC Management 785-842-4461

Adecco Light manufacturing Start working now!

2-3 months 2nd& 3rd shift To apply Call or stop by 100 East 9th Street Lawrence 785-842-1515

Apartments Furnished Rooms (newly remodeled) Rent by week or by month.

With cable & internet. Call Virginia Inn 785-856-7536

Apartments Unfurnished Parkway Properties

2BR starting at $500, 1BR starting at $450 all deposits $300. www.parkwaypropertiesks.com 785-841-1155

785.843.4040 Senior Rent Specials & Short Term Leases Avail. fox_runapartments@ hotmail.com 4500 OVERLAND DR.

PARKWAY 4000

• 2BR, 2 bath avail.

• W/D hookups • 2 Car garage w/opener • New appls. & carpets • Maintenance free Call for Specials 785-749-2555/785-766-2722

A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE No Lease Required

Move-in Specials Units avail. NOW 2BR apts, 2BR Townhomes, 3BR Townhomes VILLA 26 APARTMENTS & Townhomes Quiet, great location on KU bus route, no pets, W/D in all units.

785-842-5227 www.info@villa26 lawrence.com

Four Wheel Drive Townhomes Move-in Specials 2859 Four Wheel Drive Amazing 2BR, tranquil intimate setting, free standing townhome w/ courtyard, cathedral ceilings, skylights, & W/D. Most residents professionals.

Pets ok. Water & trash pd. $685/mo.

785-842-5227 www.info@villa26lawrence.com

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

Pets under 20 lbs. allowed Call 785-842-2575 www.princeton-place.com

PARKWAY 6000

• 2 & 3 BR, 2 baths • some w/walkout bsmt.

• 2 car garage w/opener • W/D hookups • Maintenance free Call for Specials 785-832-0555, 785-766-2722

First Month Free!

3BR, 2 or 2.5 bath- 2 car w/openers W/D hookups, FP, major appls. Lawn care & snow removal 785-865-2505

HAWTHORN TOWNHOMES 1st month Rent FREE 3 Bedroom w/Garage Pets under 60lbs.

785-842-3280

Close to KU, 3 Bus Stops

Bob Billings & Crestline Leasing Immediately, Spring and Aug. 2013 $200 per person deposit No App Fee! www.meadowbrookapartments.net

785-842-4200

FREE RENT!

Hampton Court Apts.

2350 Ridge Court, #20 785-843-6177

Fall Special!

* 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

Homes, Suburban Hunters Ridge Apts.

550 Stoneridge 1 and 2 Bedroom Apts.

Salt Water Pool, Business Center, Fire Side Lounge and Tennis Court Call Today 785-830-8600 www.HuntersRidgeks.com

Limited time Only: Sign a lease, get $250 off 2nd month’s rent!

Prices starting at $449/bedroom. Located on bus route, close to KU and access to upgraded amenities, including 24-hour clubhouse, fitness center, business center, 2 bark parks and indoor basketball court.

Call 785-842-5111 for more info or visit www.campuscourtku.com Spacious 1 BR, available Jan. 1st, lease ends July 31st, upstairs, includes W/D, no deposit. I pay your first 2 months rent!

785-312-4061 SUNRISE VILLAGE Check out our new patios! $300-$400 off 1st mo. rent!

3-4BR, gar, W/D, KU bus route, 785-841-8400 www.sunriseapartments.com

Duplexes First Month Free! 2BR, in a 4-plex. New carpet, vinyl, cabinets, countertop. W/D is included. $575/mo.

785-865-2505

3BR+ w/ceiling fans, SE Lawrence on Haskell, fireplace, 2 BA, 2 dining areas, 2-car garage, $1150, +dep.

785-393-5450, 785-393-7280

Houses 436 Eldridge, 3BR, 2 bath, W/D incl, 2 car, walk-ins, $1,050/mo. 785-856-9643 2730 Maverick, $900/mo, 3 BR, 1 bath, basement, large fenced yard, available now.

Heritage Realty 785-841-1412 2BR, 715 Maine, 2 bath, 3 story, C/A, W/D hookups, DW, 2 car garage, 1 pet ok, $1350, 785-841-5797 3-4BR, 3-1/2 bath homes at Candy Lane. 1,900 sq. ft., 1 car gar $995/mo.

Pets ok w/pet deposit. www.garberprop.com 785-841-4785 3BR, 2 bath, 2 car garage, all appls. included, 6201 W. 6th, pets welcome $1,250/mo. 785-218-7264 3BR, 2 story, 2 baths, 2 car garage, 3624 W. 7th, has study, FP, unfinished bsmt, C/A, dw, W/D hooks, 1 pet ok, $1250, 785-841-5797 Loft BR, 1226 Prairie, 1.5 bath, 2 story, CA, W/D hookup, 1 pet ok. $630/mo.

Call 785-841-5797

Mobile Homes

Townhomes 2BR, 2 bath, in Lecompton, in quiet park, first month’s rent FREE! $560/mo. Call 785-887-6584

1BR, Available now, close to KU, downtown & grocery, $550/mo, utilities paid. Call 785-843-5190 1BRs — 622 Schwarz. CA, laundry, off-street parking, No pets. $435/mo. Gas & water paid. 785-841-5797

Townhomes

3BR, 2 bath, all amenities, garage. 2807 Four Wheel Drive $795/mo. Available Now! Call 785-766-5950

Manufacturing & Assembly

1BR — 740-1/2 Massachusetts, above Wa Restaurant, 1 bath, CA. $650/mo.

No pets. 785-841-5797 Nurses (LPNs or RNs) needed for occasional, intermittent continuous care with local hospice program. Looking for mature individuals with high level of technical nursing skills. Must be able to meet all federal and state licensure requirements. Experience with end-of-life care preferred. Send resume to H_Resources@kansasvna.org , fax to 785-843-6439 or mail to 200 Maine, Suite C, Lawrence KS 66044. EEOE.

Chase Court Apts.

448 Grandview Terr - 1/2 month Free!

1745 W. 24th - 1/2 month Free!

Contact RMS for Details 866-207-7480 or www.RentRMS.com

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Apartments Unfurnished

needed full-time for busy Internal Medicine Practice. Office experience preferred.

Competitive wage and benefits. Forward resume to or complete application at:

by December 29th.

Facility Maintenance Basic Building maintenance, including 480 Volt TRUSTEES electrical systems, plumbABSOLUTE AUCTION! ing, overhead doors indusDecember 13, 11 AM trial lighting, Villa 26 Apts / HVAC, Compressed air Townhomes Experienced Concrete- maintenance is a plus, Ex76 Unit Project Laborers & Finishers perience in lifts& Indus2109 W. 26th, Lawrence Needed. Call 785-423-7145 trial motorized vehicles.

Due diligence OSHA and Safety compli785-883-4294 www.billfair.com ance BILL FAIR AND CO. Machinist AUCTIONEERS Customer Service Must know how to use basic measuring tools such as micrometers & CUSTOMER SERVICE gauges.

REPS Previous experience with - FT Hours Flexible lathes, mills and grinders.

Schedule Mechanical ability.

- Paid vacations, Electrical knowledge. weekly bonuses Must provide own hand - Must have good tools.

2nd & 3rd shift customer relation Maintenance Techs - Background and reliable Cleaning (Experience with industrial $350 to $500 per wk to maintenance, start House Cleaner adding new Basic Pneumatics, mePositions filling fast for customers, yrs. of experichanical, electrical, And interview ence, references available, trouble shooting) TSL, Call 785-783-3021 Insured. 785-748-9815 (local) TRIA, PTI, 480 Volt, 3phase DC voltage (Thermoform experience a plus) Excellent Benefits after 60 days for full-time Applications only accepted online at: WWW.BerryPlastics.com (Click on) corporate (Click drop down link to) employment Background check/drug test required EOE

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Christmas Bazaar & Cookie Sale

Sunday, December 9th from 2:00 - 5:00 PM

Make/Sell Great Gifts?

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Holding: Holiday Event, Craft Fair, Bake Sale or Open House?

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VILLAS & TOWNHOMES * 1 BR, 870 sq. ft.

Covered Parking * 2 BR, 1,300 sq. ft. * 3 BR, 1,700 sq. ft.

2-Car Garage * Small Pets Accepted Showings By Appointment www.mallardproperties lawrence.com Call 785-842-1524

Rooms 1BR, furnished, in quiet, neat home. Perfect for student, non-smoker preferred. $475. 785-979-4406

Eudora 2BR 1-1/2 bath, nice mobile home, W/D hookup,CH/CA, $535/mo. + Refs. & deposit.

Avail Nov. 1. 913-845-3273

6B TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 Office Space Furniture

Cars-Domestic

Available Now 400 sq. ft. Office Space 5040 Bob Billings Pkwy $700 w/ all utilities paid (785) 842-2 2475

Santa wall/door hooked rug hanging. 26” x 21”.

Very good condition. $20.

Call 785-865-4215

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

Table and Six Chairs $100 Please call for more information, 913 915 5274

AVAILABLE at WEST LAWRENCE LOCATION $525/mo., Utilities included Conference Room, Fax Machine, Copier Available Call Donna at (or e-mail) 785-841-6565 Advanco@sunflower.com

Household Misc.

Oven NEW!! gift!

Buick 2004 Lesabre Limited 3800 V6, leather heated memory seats, power equipment, steering wheels controls, stk#327812 only $5,418.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Miscellaneous

TRUSTEES ABSOLUTE AUCTION! December 13, 11 AM Villa 26 Apts / Townhomes 76 Unit Project 2109 W. 26th, Lawrence Due diligence www.billfair.com BILL FAIR AND CO. AUCTIONEERS

Music-Stereo

Buick 2006 Lucerne CX, one owner, power seat, windows, locks, alloy wheels, steering wheel controls, stk#435223 only $8,303.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cadillac 2007 CTS w/luxury package, sunroof, alloy wheels, leather heated memory seats, Bose sound, stk#144841 only $14,875.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Grind Stone. Hand crank (gears) 22” round by 2” thick on wood base. $50.

785-843-6640

Is Moving to a new location in Tonganoxie.

Come visit us at our new location in 2013.

If the weather outside is frightful, be delighted to be at home with a piano from Mid-America Piano 800-950-3774 piano4u.com

Antiques, Collectibles, Glass, Furniture, Treasures

Little Red Wagon, Radio Flyer, $50. Please call for information. 785-843-6640

Appliances Large older upright freezer, $75. Please call or text, 785-893-4176, Baldwin City Apartment sized refrigerator, $75, Please call 785-841-6254 Refrigerator, older, $75.

Please call or text, 785-893-4176, Baldwin City

Let the Sounds of the Season fill every corner of your home w/beautiful music this year w/a piano from Mid-America Piano www.piano4u.com

Cadillac 2008 DTS Luxury II V8, leather heated & cooled seats, remote start, alloy wheels, all the luxury without the luxury price! Stk#543052 only $18,714 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Baby & Children Items Hand-Crafted Doll Clothes, for 18” doll. Will fit American Girl doll.

Call 785-542-2014 for appointment.

2011 Chevrolet Camaro 1LT V6,18K miles, Auto, Red, Great car. $22,500 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Nice wooden changing table, used for less than a year, good condition, $40.

Leave message at 841-0018 if interested.

Clothing Red Christmas floor length flannel robe, never worn, size large (16-18), $12.

785-331-5072

Collectibles Collector Plates: 1990’s “Endangered Species” All 10 plates still in original boxes. $10/plate or $75 for all. Call 785-841-3583 after 3:00 pm

Variety of books, all ages, games, puzzles and worksheets. Homeschool materials and excellent picture books for Christmas presents. $10 785-393-1992

DOS PC CD-Rom - about 35 IBM DOS games. Some boxed. Selling all together for $35.

Cash only.

785-843-7205. 1 example: Wrath of the Demon PC, 1991 EUC MS-DOS CD-Rom.

Chevy 2011 Impala LT GM Certified w/2 years scheduled maintenance included, very affordable with low payments, stk#16717 only $14,396.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Chrysler 2005 300C, beautiful silver with gray leaher heated seats, and only 45K miles! ONE owner, CLEAN car and history. Fully loaded.

Moonroof and backup sensors. Buy below loan value!

See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7 Chrysler 2005 PT Cruiser Limited Edition. Ft. Riley soldier trade-in, Cool Vanilla, moonroof, chrome wheels, and only $5300 (KBB value $6732, loan value $6300). See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th Stt. 785-856-6100 24/7 Chrysler 2008 PT Cruiser Touring. Nice Cool Vanilla color, low miles, NO accident history, and great gas mileage from the 4 cyl. automatic. Extremely nice late model car for under $10,000. See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-85 56-6100 24/7

2010 Ford Focus SE Really low miles on a great gas saving sedan.

PW/PL, cruise control, great car for those on a budget. Remaining factory warranty. #P1080 $13,500.

23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com Ford 2000 Mustang. ONE OWNER, gleaming white, tan interior. NICE car, 5 speed, alloy wheels with Michelin tires. 3 month drive train plan included.

“New sale price- $4650” See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

GMC 2004 Yukon XL SLT 4wd, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, room for 8, DVD, Bose sound, hurry this one won’t last long!

Stk#326101 only $9,875.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

GMC 2004 Yukon XL SLT 4wd, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, room for 8, DVD, Bose sound, hurry this one won’t last long!

Stk#326101 only $9,875.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Pianos, (4) beautiful Howard Spinet $525, Baldwin Acrosonic Spinet, $475.

Gulbranson Spinet or Howard Studio upright $425 ea.

Price includes tuning & delivery. 785-832-9906

Chevrolet 2010 Camaro RS, one owner, GM certified, remote start, alloy wheels, On Star, 2 years of maintenance included, very sharp!

Stk#328131 only $23,715.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2009 Scion xB CARFAX 1-owner, very roomy crossover from the original boxcar maker. #P1025A $13,528 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2008 Dodge Charger SXT V6-70K, AT, CD, Heated Leather, Dual-Zone Climate Control, 1-owner, Save $15,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Hyundai 2011 Accent GLS, power equipment, steering wheel controls, great commuter car!

Stk#19070 only $10,814.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Cars-Imports

2009 Hyundai Accent GS-46K, 5-Speed, AC, CD player, Cloth interior, 2-owners, Clean $8,500.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe 3.8 AT, Heated Leather, Moonroof, CD Changer, Paddle Shifters, 1-owner, Flawless $21,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

QUALITY INSTRUMENTS AT AFFORDABLE PRICES! Pianos starting at $688.

Mid-America Piano piano4u.com 785-537-3774

Don’t see what you want? Give us a call and we can help you find it!

Dale Willey Automotive, just ask for Doug at 785-843-5200 2840 Iowa St. Lawrence.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt LT

Sounds of the Season Sale!

All acoustic & digital pianos on sale thru Dec 15th!

12 Months S.A.C. 785-537-3774 piano4u.com

Power windows, power locks, alloy wheels, and a rear spoiler make this the perfect kid car.

Great on gas and front wheel drive.

12M883A $9,542

1990 Mazda Miata 69,124 mi, Silver, Convertible, Manual, Very clean local trade. $6,888.

Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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2011 Mazda3 2011 Hyundai Genesis, 3.8 V6, Auto, Pwr everything, Gold, Certified, 27 mpg. $25,949.

Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

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WE BUY CARS Top dollar for top late model vehicles.

Drive in, see Danny or Jeff and get your big bucks today!

2840 Iowa St. Lawrence.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Sporty car with the ‘ZOOM ZOOM’ effect.

Fun to drive and easy with its automatic transmission.

Power windows and locks, alloy wheels, and great gas mileage. P1075 $13,650 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Cars-Imports Infiniti 2008 G35 X AWD, leather heated seats, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, luxury and safety with the AWD, stk#301121 only $23,415.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2009 Mitsubishi Galant ES Great MPG and many luxury options. Leather seats, heated seats with power adjusting. Only 50K miles. 13T469A $12,949 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

Infiniti 2007 G35 X AWD V6, leather heated memory seats, sunroof, spoiler, alloy wheels, Bose sound, power equipment, stk# 118131 only $17,694.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com Lexus 2001 ES300. CarFax 2 owner, no accident.

Moonroof, premium sound, side airbags. Nice Lexus for $7360. Dark Gray Mica.

Includes 3 month drive train plan. See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/ /7

2002 Ford Escort for sale.

Only 41,000 miles (yes that’s right)! Power windows, locks, tilt, cruise control, 4D. $4,000. Call 550-0534 (leave message)

2008 Lincoln MKZ Luxury and comfort come in this great car. Leather seats, remote start, and good gas mileage.

P10025A $14,942

2007 Honda Accord EX Coupe-118K, AT, CD Changer, Moonroof, Heated Leather, 1-owner, Nice $12,900 View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2829 Iowa St. Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2012 Chevrolet Cruze Eco 4cyl, 42mpg, Auto, Gray. $17,998 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

Ford 2011 Fiesta FWD, manual transmission, fantastic fuel economy, one owner, alloy wheels, power equipment, cruise control, stk#352831 only $12,815.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2007 Lincoln Town Car Designer Series and low miles. Heated Leather Seats, very well taken care of. One of the smoothest road cars every made and a CARFAX 1-owner. 13T376A $17,995

2003 Honda Accord EX V6-123K, AT, Heated Leather, Moonroof, CD Changer, 2-owner, Fully Loaded $8,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

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2009 Lexus ES 350 45K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Clean $26,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2010 Lexus HS 250h 29K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, 1-owner, Like New $27,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2011 Mitsubishi Lancer ES Low miles and a lot of factory warranty left.

We sold this one brand new. Great gas mileage and a blast to drive.

P1077 $15,000 23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500

2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Red, Very clean, Alloy wheels, 97k miles, Auto trans, $9,500 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Dale Willey Automotive 2840 Iowa Street (785) 843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2009 Nissan Maxima 4 door sports car. A lot of room in this fun to drive car with a 6-disc cd changer, SMART key with push button start and still gets good gas mileage. P10012A $19,920 Call 785-727-0244 LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama 843-3500

Firewood: Mixed hardwoods, mostly split.

Stacked/delivered. $90 -1/2. James 785-304-4075

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2011 Ford Focus

Cars-Domestic

Furniture Chevrolet 2008 Impala LT, alloy wheels, power equipment, remote start, great gas mileage! Only $10,500 stk#159541 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

All Wooden dresser, Pier One. Great shape, 2 yrs. old, $40. 785-393-1992 Chest of drawers - $35 or best offer, please call 785-841-6254 Excellent solid maple dining room set, 8 chairs, extends 90”, $350/OBO 785-841-5224

Ford Certified Pre-owned comes with a great warranty and peace of mind knowing that the car is almost brand new. Great gas mileage and plenty of room. P1074 $14,995 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2009 Saturn Aura XR Well equipped with leather, heated seats, power seat.

4 cylinder for great MPG and roomy at the same time.

12T543B $15,141 23rd & Alabama 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2012 Hyundai Accent GLS0 4cyl, Auto 20K mi, Certified, 40 mpg. $14,949 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2010 Lexus RX 350 AWD-66K, AT, Heated/Cooled Leather, Moonroof, Navigation, CD Changer, DVD Headrests, 1-owner, Nice $30,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Reach thousands of readers across Northeast Kansas in print and online!

Love seat with pillows, white and grey, $35 obo .

785-841-6254.

Office desk with locking drawer, $45 obo, call 785-841-6254

23rd & Alabama Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2010 Taurus SHO

23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Pets

Poo puppies, Cured Firewood for sale. Yorkie Hedge, oak, locust, & other www.cuddlesomefarms.com Older adults avail.

Call mixed hardwoods. $170/cord. Split, stacked & 785-883-4883 Delivered. Call Ryan at 785-418-9910

Oak dresser with upright mirror.

Great shape, curved front. Two small drawers on top, Two large lower drawers. Beautiful Christmas present, $99.

785-393-1992

Plenty of space and great gas mileage on the CARFAX 1-owner sedan.

Easy to drive and very sporty. P1071 $15,484

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

A Full Cord Seasoned AKC Vizsla, Shots & Hedge, Oak, Locust & wormed, both parents mixed hardwoods, stacked hunt, $300. call & delivered, $180. Call Lan- 785-643-5665 Salina. don, 785-766-0863

Mixed firewood. Delivered and stacked. A cord, $150.

1/2 cord, $75. 785-594-7494

Cars-Imports

2011 Mazda6i

365 HP EcoBoost engine and AWD makes this Taurus an exciting car to drive. CARFAX 1-owner and low miles. Remaining factory warranty.

P9897 $25,972

2005 Acura TL -70K, AT, Climate Control, CD Changer, Moonroof, Heated Leather, No Accidents $13,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Firewood-Stoves A cord is 128 cubic feet.

Don’t get shorted! Full cords of seasoned mixed hardwoods $170.

Half cords $90. Delivered and stacked. 913-963-4936

Saturn 2007 Ion 3, one owner, local trade, super nice car! Leather, sunroof, alloy wheels, power equipment, great gas mileage! This one won’t last long, please hurry!

Stk#392301 only $10,425.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Have your car cleaned by a Professional! We will detail your car the same as our pre-owned inventory. Most vehicles are only $220.95 call Allen @ Dale Willey Automotive to schedule your cars make over! You won’t believe the difference! 785-843-5200 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Let the Sounds of the Season fill every corner of your home w/beautiful music this year w/a piano from Mid-America Piano www.piano4u.com

Computer-Camera DELL 15” laptop. Windows XP. Wireless. Works, but needs USB keyboard. I will give you that. Sound is not perfect, & battery holds 10 min. $100 cash only. Monitor is great & laptop looks very good. Plus about 1000 Filk songs. 785-843-7205

2011 Ford Focus SE-112K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise Control, 1-owner, Nice $9,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Hummel Plates, with boxes in good condition. 1978 & 1981.

Each $25.

Call 785-842-8865 Sparkly, glittered pink & blue collectible castles for those who love to imagine fantasy of princes, princesses & knights of old, $12. 785-331-5072

Chevy 2009 HHR LT, GM Certified with 2years of scheduled maintenance included, sunroof, leather heated seats, power windows, On Star, stk#10158 only $14,450.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

12 MONTHS INTEREST FREE Save on acoustic & digital pianos during our Sounds of the Season Piano Sale!

Call us today at 1-800-950-3774

Antiques

KIPP’S TREASURES

2011 Chevrolet Malibu LS 80K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise Control, Cloth Interior, 1-owner, Like New $12,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Cars-Domestic

Beautiful twin long or regular comforter set with dust ruffle, pillow sham, light blue, green & white with daisies, includes baby blue sheets & pillow case, $25. 785-331-5072

In Alvamar area, 2B 2B home with non conforming 3rd bedroom/office. Seller offering up to $5000 towards buyers closing costs, prepaids & carpet for contract closing within CD spinner/holder of 88, 30 days. $125,000 Reece & black, $10, please call Nichols Preferred Michelle 785-331-5072 785-608-9106

Commercial Real Estate

Cars-Domestic

Twin size mattress and boxspring, new, $100.

785-218-2742.

Cuisinart Toaster Broiler TOB-40 $60.00 Great 785-840-8545.

Lawrence

Cars-Domestic

Schedule your ad with 2002 Buick LeSabre Custom-99K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise, Steering Radio Controls, 2-owner, Save $6,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

1-785-832-2222 or 1-866-823-8220

2011 Hyundai Accent GLS 4cyl, Auto, 39K mi, Certified, 34 mpg, Carfax 1 owner. $14,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Thicker line?

Bolder heading?

Color background or Logo?

Ask how to get these features in your ad TODAY!!

Nissan 2006 Sentra 1.8S, automatic, great gas mileage, in shiny silver. CLEAN car, CLEAN history, funa nd economical to drive. Famous Nissan reliability.

See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. /7 785-856-6100 24/

Nissan 2011 Versa 4cyl, fwd, great commuter car! More room than you expect! Stk#14175 only $10,786.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 7B

BUSINESS Accounting

Caroline H. Eddinger, CPA, LLC Tax Services Business Consulting lawrencemarketplace.com /eddinger-cpa (785) 550-4149

Carpet Cleaning Steam Carpet Cleaning $30/rm. Upholstery, Residential, Apts, Hotel,Etc. 785-766-2821 - Local Owner info@cmcarpetcleaning.com www.cmcarpetcleaning.com

Carpets & Rugs

Automotive Sales Buying Junk & Repairable Vehicles.

Cash Paid. Free Tow. U-Call, We-Haul!

Call 785-633-7556

Time’s Running Out...

CARPET INSTALLATION SALE

1 PENNY New carpet BEFORE the Holidays installed by the pro’s for just

Automotive Services

1 PENNY

Bryant Collision Repair Mon-Fri. 8AM-6PM We specialize in Auto Body Repair, Paintless Dent Repair, Glass Repair, & Auto Accessories.

785-843-5803 bryantcollisionrepair@msn.com. lawrencemarketplace.com/ bryant-collision-repair

1 PENNY

Dale and Ron’s Auto Service

Family Owned & Operated for 37 Years Domestic & Foreign Expert Service 630 Connecticut St

785-842-2108

lawrencemarketplace.com/ dalerons

1 room or the whole house, it’s just

Many colors IN-STOCK For quickest service.

Dozens of Styles!

100’s of Colors!

0% Financing!

“The Latest Styles at Warehouse Prices” That’s VALUE only at Jennings’ Floor Trader!

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Jennings’ Floor Trader

3000 Iowa - 841-3838 www.FloorTraderLawrence.com Complete details in store.

Decorative & Regular Drives, Walks & Patios Custom Jayhawk Engraving Jayhawk Concrete 785-979-5261

Construction Cecil Construction LLC All your home improvement needs specailizing in new const., siding, windows, doors, additions, decks, Fully ins. 785-312-0813

Decks & Fences Looking for Something Creative?

Call Billy Construction Decks, Fences, Etc. Insured. (785) 838-9791 www.billyconstruction.com

Across The Bridge In North Lawrence 903 N 2nd St | 785-842-2922 lawrencemarketplace.com/ battery

Tires, Alignment, Brakes, A/C, Suspension Repair Financing Available 785-841-6050 1828 Mass. St lawrencemarketplace.com/ performancetire

Westside 66 & Car Wash

Full Service Gas Station 100% Ethanol-Free Gasoline Auto Repair Shop - Automatic Car Washes Starting At Just $3 2815 W 6th St | 785-843-1878 lawrencemarketplace.com/ westside66

Chim-Chiminee Sweeps & Air Duct Services

Fireplaces, w/b stoves, inserts, air ducts, dryer vents cleaned.

Over 25 yrs exp. No-Mess, Free est. 913-724-1957

Heating & Cooling

Artisan Floor Company

Hardwood Floor Installation, Refinishing and Repair Locally Owned, Insured, Free Estimates 785-691-6117 www.artisanfloorcompany.com

lawrencemarketplace.com/ rivercityhvac

Concrete, Block & Limestone Wall Repair, Waterproofing Drainage Solutions Sump Pumps, Driveways.

785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Air Conditioning/ & Heating/Sales & Srvs.

Free Estimates on replacement equipment! Ask us about Energy Star equipment & how to save on your utility bills.

www.scott-temperature.com lawrencemarketplace.com/ scotttemperature

FOUNDATION REPAIR

Mudjacking, Waterproofing. We specialize in Basement Repair & Pressure Grouting.

Level & Straighten Walls & Bracing on wall. BBB .

Free Estimates Since 1962

Wagner’s 785-749-1696 www.foundationrepairks.com

Home Improvements JASON TANKING CONSTRUCTION New Construction Framing, Remodels, Additions, Decks Fully Ins. & Lic. 785.760.4066 lawrencemarketplace.com/ jtconstruction JB’s Handyman Remodeling Over 20 years exp. All small remodel jobs in the Lawrence area. Specializing in Drywall.

Call David 785-331-5773 gonfshing@sunflower.com

Garage Doors

• Garage Doors • Openers • Service • Installation Call 785-842-5203 or visit us at Lawrencemarketplace.com /freestategaragedoors

785-842-3311

For Promotions & More Info: lawrencemarketplace.com/ kansas_carpet_care

Specializing in Carpet, Tile & Upholstery cleaning. Carpet repairs & stretching, Odor Decontamination, Spot Dying & 24 hr Water extraction. www.doctor-clean.com 785-840-4266

ROCK-SOD-SOIL-MULCH

785-842-6264

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Residential Commercial Prof. Window Cleaning Post Construction Gutters • Power Washing Sustainable Options lawrencemarketplace.com/ hawkwash Free Est. 785-749-0244 Tired of Housecleaning?

Let me do it for you.

Experience. References 785-841-3509

Office* Clerical* Accounting Light Industrial* Technical Finance* Legal

Apply at eapp.adecco.com Or Call (785) 842-1515 BETTER WORK BETTER LIFE lawrencemarketplace.com/ adecco

Temporary or Contract Staffing Evaluation Hire, Direct Hire Professional Search Onsite Services (785) 749-7550 1000 S Iowa, Lawrence KS lawrencemarketplace.com/ express

Light Up The Season!

• Holiday Lighting Installation • Professional and timely • Residential & Commercial

Retirement Community Drury Place

Professional Service with a Tender Touch

Stress Free for you and your pet.

Call Calli 785-766-8420

www.cnnmobilepetsalons.com

Plumbing

785-856-6315

785-841-6845

Lawrencemarketplace.com/ druryplace

Roofing

913-488-7320

Moving-Hauling Haul Free: Salvageable items. Minimum charge: other moving/hauling jobs.

Also Maintenance/Cleaning for home/business, inside/out plumbing / electrical & more. www.a2zenterprises.info 785-841-6254

NOT Your ordinary bicycle store!

15yr. locally owned and operated company.

Professionally trained staff. We move everything from fossils to office and household goods.

Call for a free estimate.

785-749-5073 lawrencemarketplace.com/ starvingartist

Painting Int/ext. Drywall, Tile, Siding, Wood rot, & Decks 30 plus yrs. Refs. Free Est.

Renovations Kitchen/Bath Remodels House Additions & Decks Quality Work Affordable Prices

(785) 550-1565

mmdownstic@hotmail.com Lawrencemarketplace.com/tic

Guttering Services Aquatech Seamless Guttering Proven Leaf guards Popular Colors available Free Est. 913-634-9784 www.GUTTERMYHOME.com

Real Estate Services

Supplying all your Painting needs.

Serving Lawrence and surrounding areas for over 25 years.

Locally owned & operated.

Free estimates/Insured.

Pet Services

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Placing an ad...

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Call: 785-832-2222 Fax: 785-832-7232 Email: classifieds@ljworld.com

Free Estimates 785-764-9582

Realty Executives - Hedges Joy Neely 785-371-3225 www.happyhomehunters.com

Recycling Services 12th & Haskell Recycle Center, Inc. No Monthly Fee Always been FREE! Cash for all Metals 1146 Haskell Ave, Lawrence 785-865-3730 lawrencemarketplace.com/ recyclecenter

Repairs and Services

Complete Roofing

Tearoffs, Reroofs, Redecks * Storm Damage * Leaks * Roof Inspections

We’re There for You!

785-749-4391

Lawrencemarketplace.com/ksrroofing

STARTING or BUILDING a Business?

785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Tree/Stump Removal

BUDGET TREE SERVICE, LLC. 913-593-7386

Trimmed, Shaped, Removed Shrubs, Fenceline Cleaned

No Job Too Small Free Est. Lic. & Ins. 913-268-3120 www.budgettreeservicekc.com Unsightly black streaks of mold & dirt on your roof?

Mold/Mildew on your house?

Is winter salt intrusion causing your concrete to flake?

Mobile Enviro-Wash 785-842-3030

Chris Tree Service

20yrs. exp. Trees trimmed, cut down, hauled off.

Free Est. Ins. & Lic. 913-631-7722, 913-301-3659

Utility Trailers

EAGLE TRAILER CO.

Water, Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration • Odor Removal • Carpet Cleaning • Air Duct Cleaning •

One Company Is All You Need and One Phone Call Is All You Need To Make (785) 842-0351 STARTING or BUILDING a Business?

Landscaping

Prompt Superior Service Residential * Commercial Tear Off * Reroofs

Lawrencemarketplace.com/ mclaughlinroofing

Lonnie’s Recycling Inc. Buyers of aluminum cans, all type metals & junk vehicles. Mon.-Fri. 8-5, Sat. 8-4, We are the area exclusive exterior only painters. Insured.

501 Maple, Lawrence.

Free est. call for $300discount 785-841-4855 785-841-3689 anytime lawrencemarketplace.com/ lonnies

Int/Ext/Specialty Painting Siding, Wood Rot & Decks Kate, 785-423-4464 www.kbpaintingllc.com

Complete Roofing Services Professional Staff Quality Workmanship lawrencemarketplace.com/ lawrenceroofing

Insurance Work Welcome

A. F. Hill Contracting Call a Specialist!

TWO GOOD PAINTERS 785-424-5860 Husband & wife team excellent refs. 20yrs. exp.

Mark & Carolyn Collins Serving individuals, farmers & business owners 785-331-3607

Seamless aluminum guttering. Many colors to choose from. Install, repair, screen, clean-out. Locally owned.

Insured. Free estimates.

Taking Care of Lawrence’s Plumbing Needs for over 40 Years (785) 841-2112 lawrencemarketplace.com /kastl

STARVING ARTISTS MOVING

A. B. Painting & Repair

Int. & Ext. Remodeling All Home Repairs Mark Koontz

Re-Roofs: All Types Roofing Repairs Siding & Windows FREE Estimates (785) 749-0462 www.meslerroofing.com

785-865-0600

785-842-0094

Your Local Lawrence Bank

1510 St. Andrews

1783 E 1500 Rd, Lawrence

PineLandscapeCenter.com Find us on Facebook Pine Landscape Center 785-843-6949

albeil@aol.com

785-856-GOLD(4653) Jewelry, coins, silver, watches. Earn money with broken & Unwanted jewelry

New Construction Service & Repair Commercial & Residential FREE ESTIMATES Licensed & Insured

Manufacturing Quality Flatbed Trailers 20 years SALES SERVICE PARTS WE SELL STEEL WELDING SERVICES (785) 841-3200

Water Damage Restoration Martin Windows & Doors

jayhawkguttering.com

All Your Banking Needs

Live More Pay Less Worry-free life at an affordable price

Precision Plumbing

Year round storage

No Job Too Big or Small

JAYHAWK GUTTERING

Financial

Computer Repair & Upgrades Computer Running Slow?

Viruses/Malware?

Troubleshooting? Lessons?

Computer Questions, Advise? We Can Help 785-979-0838

Pet Services

lawrencemarketplace.com/ precisionplumbing

Bus. 913-269-0284

Janitorial Services Business-Commercial-Industrial Housecleaning Carpet Cleaning Tile & Grout Cleaning The “Greener Cleaner” Locallly Owned Since 1983 Free Estimates

Carpet Cleaning Your locally owned and operated carpet and upholstery cleaning company since 1993!

• 24 Hour Emergency Water Damage Services Available

By Appointment Only

Try Eco-Mulching!

No Bagging or Hauling nec.

Steve 785-393-9152 Lawrence Only

Al 785-331-6994

Get Lynn on the line!

785-843-LYNN www.lynnelectric.com

Employment Services

Green Grass Lawn Care Mowing, Yard Clean-up, Tree Trimming, Snow Removal. Insured all jobs considered 785-312-0813/785-893-1509

785-843-2244

General Services

lawrencemarketplce.com/ lynncommunications

Golden Rule Lawncare Lawn cleanup Snow Removal Family owned & operated Eugene Yoder Call for Free Est. Insured.

785-224-9436

Roger, Kevin or Sarajane

Insurance

Kansas Carpet Care, Inc.

Lawn, Garden & Nursery

Lots of Leaves?!?!?!

ADVANCED SYSTEMS Basement & foundation repair Your hometown company Over three decades 785-841-0145 mybasementiscracked.com

Electrical

For Everything Electrical Committed to Excellence Since 1972 Full Service Electrical Contractor www.quality-electric.net

“Your Comfort Is Our Business.”

Installation & Service Residential & Commercial (785) 841-2665

Foundation Repair

Stacked Deck

• Decks • Gazebos • Framing • Siding • Fences • Additions • Remodel • Weatherproofing & Staining Insured, 20 yrs. experience.

785-550-5592

Cleaning For All Your Battery Needs

Flooring Installation

CONCRETE INC

• Basement-Foundation & Crack Repair • Driveways • Sidewalks • Patios • Sandblasting • Concrete Sawing • Core Drilling 888-326-2799 Lawrence concreteinc@centurylink.net

Driveways, Parking Lots, Paving Repair, Sidewalks, Garage Floors, Foundation Repair 785-843-2700 Owen 24/7

Auctioneers BILL FAIR AND COMPANY AUCTIONEERS SINCE 1970 800-887-6929

Concrete

Call 866-823-8220 to advertise.

Plan Now For Next Year • Custom Pools, Spas & Water Features • Design & Installation • Pool Maintenance (785) 843-9119

midwestcustompools.com

I COME TO YOU!

Dependable & Reliable pet sitting, feeding, walks, overnights, and more!

References! Insured!

785-550-9289

785-832-2222 classifieds@ljworld.com

Advertising that works for you!

Milgard replacement windows Free est. 15 yrs. exp.

Locally owned & operated Great prices! 785-760-3445

NEED TO SELL YOUR CAR? Reach readers in print and online across Northeast Kansas!

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1-785-832-2222 or 1-866-823-8220

8B TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2012 Cars-Imports Crossovers

Sport Utility-4x4

Sport Utility-4x4

Truck-Pickups

Truck-Pickups

Vans-Buses

Lawrence Ken McGovern Sheriff of Douglas County, Kansas

2008 Ford Edge SEL 2009 Scion tC-70K, AT, AC, CD, Cruise Control, Moonroof, 1-owner, Nice $14,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

Great crossover with leather seats. Very safe with Ford?s Safety canopy system and advanced traction control system makes it easy to drive. 12T638B $16,500

Chevy 2011 Equinox LS fwd, one owner, GM Certified with 2 years of scheduled maintenance included, power equipment, alloy wheels, stk#397671 only $21,326.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

LAIRD NOLLER 23rd & Alabama 843-3500

Jeep 2008 Liberty Limited 4WD, leather heated memory seats, dual power seats, remote start, power equipment, cruise control steering wheel controls and more! Stk#485231 only $18,690.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2009 Smart ForTwo Passion Convertible, heated leather seats, and phenomenal gas mileage.

Very low miles and perfect for a commuter car.

Roomier than you might think. 12C462A $11,000 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Toyota 2003 Avalon XLS one owner, very nice, heated leather seats, alloy wheels, cd changer, power equipment, sunroof, hurry this one won’t last long at $9,615.00 stk#563091 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2003 Honda CR-V EX-122K, AT, Cruise, Moonroof, CD Changer, 2-owner, Save $9,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2005 Honda CR-V 4WD LX-94K, AT, CD, AC, Cruise, Tow Package, No Accidents $11,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

1978 Chevy, 4WD, 8ft bed, 46K actual miles, V-8 400, new tires, clean, $4000.

Call 785-331-5266

2002 Ford F-150 SuperCrew CARFAX 1-owner and very spacious. Running boards, bed liner, tow package, and power equipment. P10004A $9,530

Jeep 2008 Liberty Limited 4WD, leather heated memory seats, dual power seats, remote start, power equipment, cruise control steering wheel controls and more! Stk#485231 only $18,690.00 Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

Jeep 2007 Liberty Sport.

Ford 1998 Explorer Eddie Popular white, clean inside Bauer 4X4. Gleaming white and out. 4X4, chrome with tan leather. CLEAN. wheels, ONE owner, NO acVery loaded, and super cident Jeep, on sale for clean for age. “New sale only $8450. See website for price- only $3995” See photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles website for photos. rueschhoffautos.com Rueschhoff Automobiles 2441 W. 6th St. rueschhoffautos.com 785-856-6100 24/7 2441 W. 6th St. 78 85-856-6100 24/7 Jeep 2007 Liberty Sport.

Popular white, clean inside and out. 4X4, chrome wheels, ONE owner, NO accident Jeep, on sale for only $8450. See website for photos.

Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2004 Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel, Auto, White, 134K, Great truck. $18,000 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Dodge 2005 Ram SLT 4wd, Regular cab, long box, alloy wheels, power equipment, towing package, low miles, stk# 152021 only $14,850.

Dale Willey 785-843-5200 www.dalewilleyauto.com

2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer

2007 Hyundai Entourage 26,601 mi, Rear captain chairs and third row seating, Leather, Traction control, Great for large family. $17,000.

Call 785-550-6464 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

2009 Ford F-150 4WD SuperCrew King Ranch-100K, AT, CD Changer, Navigation, Reverse Camera, Tow Package, 1-owner, Clean $27,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2005 Ford F-150 XLT 4x4, 87K mi Auto, Red, Carfax 1 owner. $14,988 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Ford Certified Pre-Owned 4x4. Great warranty and a CARFAX 1-owner. 3rd row seating, leather, SYNC hands free technology. P9909 $22,635 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2007 Toyota Camry Solara Convertible with all the options. Leather, Navigation, Automatic, V6 engine. Only 67K miles.

P1033A $17,000 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com Toyota 2004 Corolla S. Very clean, two owner no accident car in nice navy blue.

4 cyl automatic for great gas mileage- 34 MPG highway. Very clean interior.

See website for photos Rueschhoff Automobiles rueschhoffautos.com 2441 W. 6th St. 785-856-6100 24/7 Volvo 2001 Coupe C70, sporty styling and in excellent condition.

One owner, clean, extremely well maintained.

Color: Moondust; tan leather seats, seat warmers, sunroof, automatic transmission. Must see to appreciate! $3,500 or best offer.

Call 785-633-1508 for more information.

2006 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited AWD-80K, AT, Heated Leather, CD Changer, Moonroof, Cruise Control, No Accidents $14,900.

View pictures at www.theselectionautos.com 785.856.0280 845 Iowa St. Lawrence, KS 66049

2003 GMC Envoy XL 6cyl, Auto, 97K mi, Pwr everything! $9,888 Call 785-838-2327 LAIRD NOLLER HYUNDAI 2829 Iowa St. Lawrence

www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser 85K, AT, AC, CD Changer, Cruise Control, Power Accessories, 2-owners, Clean $19,900.

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1997 Ford F-150 Rare SuperCab Lariat with the Flareside bed.

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12T1293A $7,995 23rd & Alabama, Lawrence 843-3500 www.lairdnollerlawrence.com

Attorneys for Plaintiff ________

(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World November 20, 2012)

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Lawrence (First published in the Lawrence Daily JournalWorld November 30, 2012)

Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Carol J. Harmsen; John Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Mary Doe (Tenant/Occupant); Unknown Spouse, if any, of Carol J. Harmsen, Defendants.

Case No. 12CV474 Court Number: 4 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 60 NOTICE OF SUIT THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendants and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any deceased defendants; the unknown spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, successors, trustees, creditors and assigns of any defendants that are existing, dissolved or dormant corporations; the unknown executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors, successors and assigns of any defendants that are or were partners or in partnership; the unknown guardians, conservators and trustees of any defendants that are minors or are under any legal disability; and the unknown heirs, executors, administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of any person alleged to be deceased, and all other persons who are or may be concerned.

You are notified that a Petition has been filed in the District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, praying to foreclose a real estate mortgage on the following described real estate: Lot Fourteen (14) in CHALK HILL ADDITION, an Addition to the City of Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, according to the recorded plat thereof, commonly known as 923 Chalk Hill Court, Lawrence, KS 66049 (the “Property”) and all those defendants who have not otherwise been served are required to plead to the Petition on or before the 31st day of December, 2012, in the District Court of Douglas County,Kansas. If you fail to plead, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.

NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to (First published in the Law- collect a debt and any inrence Daily Journal-World formation obtained will be November 20, 2012) used for that purpose.

Seeking bids to lease approximately 87 acres of land east of Noria Road and north of East 23rd St. for agriculture use. If interested, please contact: Sean Johnson 785-865-4425 or sjohnson@lawrence chamber.com for more information.

Vans-Buses

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS CIVIL DEPARTMENT

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS

Prepared By: South & Associates, P.C. Kristen G. Stroehmann The University (KS # 10551) National Bank, 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 Plaintiff, Overland Park, KS 66211 vs.

(913)663-7600 (913)663-7899 (Fax) Cathy L. Clark, Administra- Attorneys For Plaintiff tor of Jeffrey M. Clark Es- (148451) tate; Clark/Northrop Hold________ ings, LLC; CitiMortgage Inc.; John/Jane Doe (occup (First published in the Lawant(s)/tenant(s)) and the rence Daily Journal-World unknown heirs, executors, November 20, 2012) administrators, devisees, trustees, creditors and as- IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF signs of any deceased de- DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS fendants; the unknown CIVIL DEPARTMENT spouses of any defendants; the unknown officers, sucU.S. Bank National cessors, trustees, creditors Association and assigns of any defendPlaintiff, ants that are existing, disvs. solved or dormant corpora- Jesse S. Gradziel-Gay a/k/a tions or limited liability Jesseman Gradziel-Gay; companies; the unknown Amanda Berger; John Doe executors, administrators, (Tenant/Occupant); Mary devisees, trustees, credi- Doe (Tenant/Occupant); tors, successors and as- Unknown spouse, if any, of signs of any defendants Jesse S. Gradziel-Gay; Unthat are or were partners or known spouse, if any, of in partnership; the un- Amanda L. Berger; Capital known guardians, conser- One Bank (USA) N.A., vators and trustees of any Defendants. defendants that are minors or are under any legal disaCase No. 12CV594 bility, Court Number: 4 Defendants.

Pursuant to K.S.A. Case No. 2012CV241 Chapter 60 Division No. 1 NOTICE OF SUIT Proceeding Under K.S.A. Chapter 60 THE STATE OF KANSAS, to the above-named defendNOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE ants and the unknown heirs, executors, adminisTo Whom It May Concern: trators, devisees, trustees, creditors and assigns of Notice is hereby given that any deceased defendants; pursuant to an Order of the unknown spouses of Sale issued and directed any defendants; the unout of the District Court of known officers, successors, Douglas County, Kansas, trustees, creditors and aspursuant to a judgment and signs of any defendants decree entered in the that are existing, dissolved above-entitled matter on or dormant corporations; October 19, 2012, I will on the unknown executors, adDecember 13, 2012, at 10:00 ministrators, devisees, o’clock a.m. on said date, trustees, creditors, succesoffer for sale and sell at sors and assigns of any depublic auction, to the high- fendants that are or were est and best bidder for partners or in partnership; cash in hand, in the jury as- the unknown guardians, sembly room of the District conservators and trustees Court on the lower level of of any defendants that are the Douglas County Judicial minors or are under any leand Law Enforcement Cen- gal disability; and the unter, in the City of Lawrence, known heirs, executors, adin the County of Douglas, in ministrators, devisees, the State of Kansas, the fol- trustees, creditors and aslowing described real es- signs of any person alleged tate in Douglas County, to be deceased, and all Kansas: other persons who are or may be concerned.

Lot 1, Edgewood Park No. 8, an Addition to the City of You are notified that a PetiLawrence, Douglas County, tion has been filed in the Kansas; and District Court of Douglas County, Kansas, praying to Lots 219 and 220, Fairfax foreclose a real estate Addition in the City of Law- mortgage on the following rence, Douglas County, described real estate: Kansas; LOT FIFTY-SIX (56), IN which property is located BLOCK THIRTEEN (13), IN at 1401 E. 15th Street and THAT PART OF THE CITY OF 1204 Haskell, Lawrence, LAWRENCE KNOWN AS Kansas.

WEST LAWRENCE, IN DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, comSaid property will be sold monly known as 218 Alawithout a redemption pe- bama Street, Lawrence, KS riod, to satisfy the judg- 66044 (the “Property”) ment of plaintiff The University National Bank and all those defendants against Cathy L. Clark, Ad- who have not otherwise ministrator of Jeffrey M. been served are required to Clark Estate, in which it plead to the Petition on or was decreed that plaintiff before the 31st day of Dehas a first and prior mort- cember 2012, in the District gage lien upon said real es- Court of Douglas tate for the sum found in County,Kansas. If you fail said judgment to be due and owing to plaintiff; together with the costs and accruing costs of said action.

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Dear Annie: Two years ago, I walked away from a 28-year marriage. A year after my divorce was final, I began seeing an old family friend. My ex-husband has decided that the only possible reason for why I left him is another man, because in his humble opinion, he was perfect during our marriage. I have told him over and over the reasons I left, but he doesn’t hear a word I say.

The problem is, we share grandchildren.

My grandson is having a birthday soon, and my ex has given our daughter explicit orders that I am not to bring my new boyfriend. The birthday party is being held at my daughter’s house, and she called and asked me to come alone so as not to cause any problems.

My daughter understands that her father is being unreasonable, but he is their father, and they love him. One of my sons

Annie’s Mailbox

Marcy Sugar and Kathy Mitchell anniesmailbox@comcast.net

actually confronted my ex about this before, and my ex didn’t speak to him for months. He told our son that he was taking my side by accepting my boyfriend.

I live with my boyfriend, and my ex has a live-in girlfriend whom he plans to bring to the birthday party. I am heartbroken that my ex is treating his children this way and even more upset that my kids won’t stand up for themselves or for me. I fear this will never end. What happens when our still-sin-

‘Rudolph’ and ‘Victoria’s Secret’: together again CBS maintains its odd holiday tradition of pairing the beloved 1964 stop-motion animated musical “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (7 p.m.) with the ludicrous lingerie special “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” (9 p.m.). For years, I’ve never seen the connection. But I like to point it out.

While the television climate that created “Rudolph” may seem relatively chaste by contemporary standards, programs such as “Mad Men” like to teach us that things were not so simple then, either.

After World War II, advertising geniuses created a campaign for Maidenform bras that showed a woman, shirtless (or blouseless, as they may have said at the time), doing something fantastic. Every ad ended with the tagline: “I dreamed I (did something extraordinary) in my Maidenform bra.” One woman confessed that she dreamed of “going to the moon” in her brassiere.

Needless to say, the commercials made quite an impression.

They were spoofed regularly in Mad magazine, an institution, like “Mad Men,” that took its name from Madison Avenue.

It all goes to show that ogling women in their underwear has a storied tradition that, like “Rudolph,” predates “Victoria’s Secret” by several decades.

O Even “Shark Tank” (7 p.m., ABC) gets into the holiday spirit.

One would-be entrepreneur describes the benefits of a “rent a live Christmas tree” service. It’s unclear how our relationship with live Christmas trees could get any less permanent, but I’m willing to listen to anybody’s pitch.

Tonight’s other highlights: O Contestants face the music on “The Voice” (7 p.m., NBC).

O An author’s suicide seems suspicious on “Rizzoli & Isles” (8 p.m., TNT).

O Mindy strikes out on her own on “The Mindy Project” (8:30 p.m., Fox).

O Sarah’s efforts with Hank irk Mark on “Parenthood” (9 p.m., NBC).

O Triplet trouble on “Private Practice” (9 p.m., ABC).

O Jax strikes a new deal and unloads some old business on the season finale of “Sons of Anarchy” (9 p.m., FX).

O A business vanishes down the rabbit hole on “Leverage” (9 p.m., TNT).

BIRTHDAYS Game show host Wink Martindale is 79. Actor-producer Max Baer Jr. is 75. Actor Jeff Bridges is 63. Actress Patricia Wettig is 61. Actress Marisa Tomei is 48.

Actor-comedian Fred Armisen is 46. Rapper Jay-Z is 43. Actressmodel Tyra Banks is 39.

gle son gets married?

My boyfriend has no problem stepping aside, but I know his feelings are hurt. I don’t want this type of behavior to cause a rift with my kids. This is making me physically ill. Should I not go to the party? I don’t want to play into my ex’s control issues. — Heartbroken Mom in Connecticut Dear Connecticut: Your children must call Dad’s bluff, or he will continue to marginalize you and any partner you have. This is a power play to control all of you.

Unfortunately, you cannot force your children to risk the relationship by showing backbone.

Whether or not to attend these functions is up to you. A child’s birthday party is not as big of a deal as a son’s wedding.

Pick your battles.

Dear Annie: I am 18 and a senior in high school.

My ex-boyfriend and I dated on and off for about

JACQUELINE BIGAR’S STARS

For Tuesday, Dec. 4: Extremes mark your year. Sometimes you go way overboard enjoying yourself. If you are single, hold back a little. If you are attached, your loved one could be taken aback by this change.

The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult Aries (March 21-April 19) +++++ Express more of your feelings. Someone could respond with total confusion. Tonight: Let the fun begin.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) +++ You could come across as being irritable or tenacious when you are teasing several friends. Be careful! Someone else might not read this behavior as it is intended.

Tonight: Play it low-key, please.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) ++++ You have the ability to express yourself clearly. You can’t seem to get past a hassle or a problem, which is a result of others not understanding you. Tonight: Catch up on a friend’s news.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) +++ You should buy a loved one a gift or a token of affection.

Your thoughtfulness will make a big difference, yet there will be an element of confusion surrounding this gift. Tonight: So what if you overindulge?

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) ++++ You experience clarity with your feelings. It opens you up to new possibilities and exciting changes. Tonight: All smiles.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) +++ You might feel as if you are playing a game of “Who’s on first, What’s on second” with someone.

You just can’t seem to get clarity, as

two years before we broke up 10 months ago.

We are still close friends and have some feelings for each other, but there are reasons why we can’t currently be together.

I am starting to like a guy who is three years younger and two grades below me. But I don’t know if he likes me.

Should I pursue him?

What about my ex-boyfriend who is still my best friend? — Conflicted and Confused in the Northwest Dear Conflicted: Are you planning to get back together with your ex at some point in the near future? If so, pursuing another guy may make that more difficult. But if the relationship with the ex is over, you are free to pursue anyone. However, the new guy is 15. He’s too young to become involved with a senior. And if there is sex, you could be in legal trouble. Please set your sights elsewhere.

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nearly every question leads to more questions. Tonight: Do a vanishing act.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ++++ You might want to approach a situation in a different way. You’ll deal with others better and will succeed more often if you work within groups. Tonight: Where your friends are.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) +++ Take a look at the amount of work or errands you need to complete before making other commitments, as enticing as they might be.

A long lunch with a loved one could make you very happy. Tonight: Could be late.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ++++ You are right in your element and are willing to gain a better sense of what is needed. A partner or an associate might be vested in adding confusion, which makes it necessary and wise to postpone your decision. Tonight: Read between the lines.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ++++ Work through and deal with a problem involving a partner.

Expressing compassion could be difficult amid all the confusion.

Tonight: Chat over dinner.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ++++ Defer to someone else, and remain sure of yourself. You want to understand where he or she is coming from. Tonight: Just do not be alone.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) +++ Pace yourself, and know what your expectations are. A loved one might try to determine exactly what it is that you want. Tonight: Try a relaxing activity.

— The astrological forecast should be read for entertainment only.

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UNIVERSAL CROSSWORD

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ONE, TWO, THREE, ANOTHER WAY By Turner Givens

Universal Crossword Edited by Timothy E. Parker December 4, 2012

ACROSS 1 Agent from Washington 4 “Donna” singer Valens 11 The Rockies, e.g. (Abbr.)

14 Pasture 15 Along the way 16 Car assemblers’ org.

17 Person associated with 16-Across 19 Caribbean calypso cousin 20 Chess piece 21 Hand warmer 23 Incites 25 Original “I Love Lucy” network 28 “___, meenie, miney ...”

29 Rhyming boxing legend 30 “O ___ Night” 32 Suffix with “kitchen” 33 Sentence ender 37 Hotel patron 39 Certain scholar 43 The best of all worlds 44 Serengeti laughers 46 Mocked 49 Stern’s counterpart 51 Through 52 Arena tops

54 Reagan’s “Star Wars” plan, for short 55 Mix together 57 “Good Times” actor Walker 59 Seat for 67-Across 61 Find a function for 62 Threehorned dinosaur 67 Wino 68 Toughs it out 69 Thanksgiving staple 70 It’s a blast 71 Absolutely resolute 72 Airport posting (Abbr.)

DOWN 1 Cause of many a sick day 2 Nighttime, poetically 3 Popular rum drink 4 Russo and Auberjonois 5 “By the powers vested ___ ...”

6 Battlefield furrow 7 Internet address ending, typically 8 Center 9 Agendum 10 Creepy 11 More than

shouldn’t 12 Cue to a soloist 13 River in a Stephen Foster tune 18 Start of the Lord’s Prayer 22 Cut one’s choppers 23 Vermont harvest 24 Academy freshman 26 Completely confused 27 Nasty remark 31 “She Loves You” lyric 34 Footnote word 35 ___ Glory (U.S. flag) 36 Bites the dust 38 Person with intelligence?

40 Stable

staples 41 Academy Awards prop 42 Precipitation 45 Down in the dumps 46 Become adapted 47 Skull-andcrossbones stuff 48 Kelly the clown 50 Pennypinchers 53 Decided on a location 55 Vain claim 56 Universal workplace?

58 Coastal flier 60 Cherry or lemon, e.g.

63 First lady McKinley 64 Moo chew?

65 Orchestra’s location 66 Fisherman’s lure?

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

by David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

WREAA ©2012 Tribune Media Services, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

HATIF NEDLAT MURNEB Print your answer here: Yesterday’s

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Mother wants boyfriend to be part of family life

51 Through 52 Arena tops

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: EMPTY ABOVE TRENCH DECENT Answer: Having an extra set of gloves in the glove compartment was — HANDY

BECKER ON BRIDGE

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

SPORTS

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SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Orange still unbeaten SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — His team is unbeaten and ranked fourth in the nation and has won 48 straight nonconference games and 26 straight at home in the friendly confines of the Carrier Dome.

Just don’t tell Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim his Orange is ready for the challenges of the rugged Big East.

“We’re trying to get ready for conference play,” Boeheim said Monday night after Syracuse beat Eastern Michigan 84-48 in a sloppy game.

“We’ll have some tough games, more than enough to get you ready.

“To just assume we’re going to win games is the most arrogant thing I have ever seen in my life,” Boeheim said. “I don’t like arrogance and I don’t like arrogant people. To just think it’s going to happen, it doesn’t work that way.”

On this night it did for the Orange (6-0) despite 18 turnovers as Michael CarterWilliams had 11 points and 11

assists to lead five players in double figures, two of them freshmen and another a redshirt freshman.

Carter-Williams, who leads the nation in assists at 9.2 per game, had an erratic first half and finished with six of Syracuse’s 18 turnovers against EMU’s 2-3 zone.

“We didn’t come out ready,” Carter-Williams said.

E. MICHIGAN (5-2) Bryant 6-18 4-4 16, Harrison 1-2 0-0 2, Riley 1-8 1-2 3, Thompson 7-18 1-2 18, Ross 0-1 2-2 2, Lee 1-1 0-0 3, Sims 1-4 0-0 2, Chandler 0-1 0-0 0, Lyle 1-3 0-0 2, Harris 0-3 0-2 0, Strickland 0-1 0-0 0, Balkema 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 18-61 8-12 48.

SYRACUSE (6-0) Fair 3-10 3-4 9, Christmas 2-6 2-2 6, Coleman 5-6 4-4 14, Carter-Williams 3-9 5-7 11, Triche 5-11 0-0 12, Grant 4-4 2-5 11, Hart 0-0 0-0 0, Cooney 3-8 3-3 11, Keita 3-3 0-0 6, Hoffmann 0-2 0-0 0, Lyde-Cajuste 0-0 0-0 0, DeRemer 0-0 0-0 0, Nassar 0-0 0-0 0, Southerland 2-9 0-0 4. Totals 30-68 19-25 84.

Halftime—Syracuse 35-17. 3-Point Goals—E. Michigan 4-19 (Thompson 3-9, Lee 1-1, Harrison 0-1, Lyle 0-1, Chandler 0-1, Ross 0-1, Bryant 0-2, Sims 0-3), Syracuse 5-22 (Triche 2-5, Cooney 2-6, Grant 1-1, Hoffmann 0-1, CarterWilliams 0-4, Southerland 0-5). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—E. Michigan 37 (Bryant 10), Syracuse 50 (CarterWilliams 7). Assists—E. Michigan 10 (Thompson 3), Syracuse 19 (CarterWilliams 11). Total Fouls—E. Michigan 19, Syracuse 13. A—20,822.

No. 17 San Diego St. 74, Texas Southern 62 SAN DIEGO — Jamaal Franklin had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and Chase Tapley scored 16 points to lead San Diego State.

DeShawn Stephens added 13 points and Dwayne Polee had 10 for the Aztecs (6-1), who won their sixth straight game since losing the season opener to Syracuse.

It was Franklin’s fourth double-double this season.

TEXAS SOUTHERN (1-7) Sutton 1-1 1-2 3, Gibbs 3-7 1-2 8, Strong 5-12 1-2 15, Johnson-Danner 2-7 0-0 5, Penn 3-14 2-2 9, Ellington 0-2 0-0 0, Sturdivant 6-13 2-2 14, Clayborn 4-6 0-2 8. Totals 24-62 7-12 62.

SAN DIEGO ST. (6-1) O’Brien 1-4 0-0 2, Stephens 6-11 1-2 13, Thames 0-4 6-6 6, J. Franklin 7-12 3-3 18, Tapley 7-14 0-0 16, Spencer 0-0 0-0 0, Polee II 3-4 4-4 10, Rahon 2-5 1-2 7, Shepard 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 27-58 15-17 74.

Halftime-San Diego St. 34-16. 3-Point Goals-Texas Southern 7-21 (Strong 4-8, Gibbs 1-2, Johnson-Danner 1-4, Penn 1-5, Ellington 0-2), San Diego St. 5-10 (Rahon 2-3, Tapley 2-4, J. Franklin 1-1, Thames 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-Texas Southern 29 (Sturdivant 7), San Diego St. 39 (J. Franklin 15). Assists-Texas Southern 13 (Penn 8), San Diego St. 15 (Tapley 5). Total Fouls-Texas Southern 16, San Diego St. 11. Technicals-Strong, J. Franklin, Tapley. A-12,414.

Battle 4 Atlantis aims high PARADISE ISLAND, BAHAMAS (AP) — The man who

runs the resort that stages the Battle 4 Atlantis is ready to make his tournament the best of the preseason college events.

“This is the richest preseason tournament. Period,” said George Markantonis, President and Managing Director of the Atlantis megaresort.

“Most tournaments don’t pay the schools anything.

Nothing. Nada. All they do is give them a hotel room and their 22 seats of airfare. We knew there was no way we would be able to convince teams that it’s just better in the Bahamas, even if we got that NCAA exemption. There was no way we could just convert a ballroom into a basketball court and say: Trust us. So what you really need is a bit more firepower.”

Markantonis went all out.

He is correct about the other eight-team preseason tournaments, the

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most prominent of which is the EA Sports Maui Invitational, and what they pay participating schools.

Airfare and hotel for a traveling party is quite an enticement, but Markantonis has added quite a bit to that.

He said the resort dishes out almost $2 million in prize money. All eight teams get $150,000 just for taking the court.

“The two winners get $200,000 each, on top of the $150,000. That goes to (athletic) scholarships.

Most tournaments are zero, and along comes Battle4Atlantis, and the winners get $350,000,” he said.

Tournament director Lea Miller said the payout continues so that the thirdand fourth-place teams get another $50,000 each and the fifth- and sixth-place teams get another $25,000.

All the money goes to the school’s athletic scholarship funds.

This year’s final saw Duke beat Louisville and the field included two oth-

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and other Kansas real estate owned by the decedent at the time of death be assigned pursuant to the laws of intestate succesto plead, judgment and de- sion. cree will be entered in due You are required to file course upon the Petition. your written defenses thereto on or before JanuNOTICE ary 10, 2013 at 10:00am in Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 the city of Lawrence in Douglas County, Kansas at U.S.C. §1692c(b), no information concerning the col- which time and place the lection of this debt may be cause will be heard. Should given without the prior con- you fail therein, judgment sent of the consumer given and decree will be entered directly to the debt collec- in due course upon the Petor or the express permis- tition. sion of a court of compeDallas Uhrich tent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to Submitted by: collect a debt and any information obtained will be Darryl Graves #08991 Darryl Graves, A used for that purpose.

Professional Law Corporation Prepared By: 1040 New Hampshire Street South & Associates, P.C. Lawrence, Kansas 66044 Megan Cello (KS # 24167) 6363 College Blvd., Suite 100 (785) 843-8117; FAX (785) 843-0492 Overland Park, KS 66211 office@dgraves-law.com (913)663-7600 Attorney for Petitioner (913)663-7899 (Fax) ________ Attorneys For Plaintiff (149674) ________ (Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World Decem(First published in the Law- ber 4, 2012) rence Daily Journal-World HOME RULE RESOLUTION December 4, 2012) NO. HR-12-11-5 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS A HOME RULE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY PROBATE DIVISION COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the AMENDING THE CONSTRUCEstate of TION CODES OF DOUGLAS ARDYCE J. UHRICH, COUNTY, KANSAS, SEPTEMDeceased, BER 19, 2012 EDITION, AS CODIFIED AT CHAPTER 13 Case No. 2012PR218 OF THE DOUGLAS COUNTY Div. No. 1 CODE. Pursuant to Chapter 59 of WHEREAS, K.S.A. 19-101a, the Kansas Statutes and amendments thereto, Annotated authorizes the Board of County Commissioners NOTICE OF HEARING (hereinafter the “Board”) to THE STATE OF KANSAS TO transact all County business and perform all ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: powers of local legislation and administration it You are hereby notified that a Petition has been deems appropriate, including the enactment of legisfiled in this Court by Dallas Uhrich, as a son of the de- lation designed to protect cedent Ardyce J. Uhrich, de- the health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of the citceased, praying: izens of Douglas County; Descent be determined of and the following real estate situated in Douglas County, WHEREAS, by Resolution No. HR-12-9-3, the Board of Kansas: County Commissioners Construction Tract A: Lot 1, Block 9, In- adopted dian Hills No. 2 and replat Codes of Douglas County, of Block 4, Indian Hills, an Kansas, September 19, 2012 addition to the City of Law- Edition, codified at Chapter 13 (the “Construction rence, Kansas.

Codes”), generally adoptAnd all personal and other ing new construction and Kansas real estate owned building codes for the uninby the decedent at the time corporated areas of Dougof death.

And that such las County, Kansas, replacproperty and all personal ing construction codes that

PUBLIC NOTICE CONTINUED FROM 8B

L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD

Big 12 Men Men’s AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in the Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Indiana (45) 8-0 1,605 1 2. Duke (20) 8-0 1,577 2 3. Michigan 7-0 1,467 3 4. Syracuse 5-0 1,384 6 5. Louisville 6-1 1,332 5 6. Florida 6-0 1,324 7 7. Ohio St. 5-1 1,254 4 8. Arizona 5-0 1,190 9 9. Kansas 6-1 1,079 10 10. Gonzaga 8-0 1,054 12 11. Cincinnati 7-0 919 17 12. Missouri 6-1 866 16 13. Illinois 8-0 654 22 14. Minnesota 8-1 584 21 15. Georgetown 5-1 545 20 16. Creighton 7-1 469 11 17. San Diego St. 5-1 410 23 18. New Mexico 8-0 402 25 19. Michigan St. 6-2 347 13 20. North Carolina 6-2 321 14 21. UNLV 5-1 285 24 22. Notre Dame 7-1 278 — 23. Oklahoma St. 5-1 263 15 24. Wichita St. 8-0 245 — 25. NC State 4-2 234 18 Others receiving votes: Kentucky 186, Virginia Tech 170, Pittsburgh 164, Oregon 155, Alabama 96, UConn 92, Baylor 49, Colorado 44, Boise St. 22, Butler 18, Maryland 9, Temple 9, Miami 7, Colorado St. 5, Wyoming 5, Murray St. 4, LSU 1, Marquette 1.

USA Today/ ESPN Men’s Top 25

The top 25 teams in the USA TodayESPN men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Indiana (25) 8-0 768 1 2. Duke (6) 8-0 749 2 3. Michigan 7-0 701 3 4. Syracuse 5-0 660 5 5. Florida 6-0 629 7 6. Louisville 6-1 612 6 7. Ohio State 5-1 598 4 8. Arizona 5-0 564 9 9. Kansas 6-1 534 10 10. Gonzaga 8-0 522 12 11. Missouri 6-1 427 15 12. Cincinnati 7-0 415 16 13. Creighton 7-1 299 11 14. Illinois 8-0 283 22 15. San Diego State 5-1 270 21 16. North Carolina 6-2 248 13 17. Michigan State 6-2 222 14 18. UNLV 5-1 210 20 19. Kentucky 4-3 196 8 20. New Mexico 8-0 182 23 21. Minnesota 8-1 149 — 22. Oklahoma State 5-1 122 17 23. Georgetown 5-1 121 25 24. N.C. State 4-2 115 18 25. Notre Dame 7-1 92 — Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 89, Wichita State 47, Colorado 41, Oregon 40, UConn 38, Virginia Tech 38, Alabama 27, Baylor 18, Wyoming 9, Kansas State 8, Murray State 7, Butler 6, Miami 5, Mississippi 5, Colorado State 3, Memphis 3, Boise State 2, VCU 1.

Overall W L 6 1 6 1 6 1 5 1 4 1 6 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 2 3

League W L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Kansas Kansas State Oklahoma Oklahoma State Texas Tech TCU Baylor Iowa State Texas West Virginia Today’s Games Oklahoma at Arkansas, 6 p.m.

Texas vs. Georgetown at New York, 6 p.m.

Northern Kentucky at Texas Tech, 6 p.m.

Florida Gulf Coast at Iowa State, 7 p.m.

Northwestern at Baylor, 8 p.m.

Houston at TCU, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 Marshall at West Virginia, 6:30 p.m.

USF at Oklahoma State, 8 p.m.

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were previously in place, with the new codes becoming effective January 1, 2013; and

ises is unoccupied, the building official shall first make a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other person having charge or control of the structure or premises and request entry. If entry is refused, the building official shall have recourse to the remedies provided by law to secure entry.

WHEREAS, the Board desires to make certain amendments to the Construction Codes as set forth in this Resolution.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS, SITTING IN REGULAR SESSION THIS 28th DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2012 AND INTENDING TO EXERCISE THE POWERS OF HOME RULE LEGISLATION PURSUANT TO K.S.A. 19-101a, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1.

AMENDMENTS TO CONSTRUCTION CODES. The Construction Codes of Douglas County, Kansas, September 19, 2012 Edition, as codified at Chapter 13 of the Douglas County Code, are hereby amended as follows: 1.1 Section 13-103.1.1 amended to read:

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13-103.1.1 Residential One and Two Family Dwellings.

The provisions of the International Residential Code, 2012 Edition, adopted pursuant to Article 2 of this Chapter, as amended, shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, location, use, occupancy, removal and demolition of detached one- and two-family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height with separate means of egress, and their accessory buildings.

1.2 Section 13-106.6 amended to read:

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13-106.6 Right of Entry.

Where it is necessary to make an inspection to enforce the provisions of this Chapter, or where the building official has reasonable cause to believe that there exists in a structure or upon a premises a condition which is contrary to or in violation of this Chapter, the building official is authorized to enter the structure or premises at reasonable times to inspect or to perform the duties imposed by this Chapter, provided that if such structure or premises be occupied that credentials be presented to the occupant and entry requested.

If such structure or prem-

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13-113.4 Revocation.

The building official is authorized to, in writing, suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy or completion issued under the provisions of this Chapter wherever the certificate is issued in error, or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or where it is determined that the building or structure or portion 1.3 Section 13-107.4.1.3 thereof, or its use or occu(listing of work exempt pancy, is in violation of any from permits) is amended ordinance or regulation or to read: any of the provisions of this Chapter.

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Decks not exceeding 200 1.7 Section 13-116 is square feet in area, that are amended to read: not more than 30 inches above grade at any point, 13-116 VIOLATIONS AND are not attached to a dwell- STOP WORK ORDERS. ing and do not serve the exit door required by Sec- 13-116.1 Unlawful Acts. It tion R 311.4 of the Interna- shall be unlawful for any tional Residential Code, person, firm or corporation 2012 Edition to erect, construct, alter, extend, repair, move, re1.4 Section 13-107.4.1.3 move, demolish, use or oc(listing of work exempt cupy any building, strucfrom permits) is amended ture or equipment reguto read: lated by this Chapter, or cause the same to be done, 1.5 Section 13-112.1 is in conflict with or in violaamended to read: tion of any of the provisions thereof.

13-112.1 General. Construction or work for which a 13-116.2 Notice of permit is required shall be Violation. subject to inspection by the The building official is aubuilding official and such thorized to serve a notice construction or work shall of violation or order on the remain accessible and ex- person responsible for the posed for inspection pur- erection, construction, alposes until approved. Ap- teration, extension, repair, proval as a result of an in- moving, removal, demolispection shall not be con- tion, use, or occupancy of a strued to be an approval of building or structure in vioa violation of the provisions lation of the provisions of of this Chapter or of resolu- this chapter, or in violation tions of Douglas County. of a detail statement or a Inspections presuming to plan approved thereunder, give authority to violate or or in violation of a permit cancel the provisions of or certificate issued under this Chapter or of other res- the provisions of this Chapolutions of Douglas County ter. Such order shall direct shall not be valid. It shall the discontinuance of the be the duty of the permit illegal action or condition applicant to cause the work and the abatement of the to remain accessible and violation. exposed for inspection purposes. The building official 13-116.3 Violation and Penmay order work exposed alties. Any person who viofor inspections purposes lates a provision of this and the permit applicant Chapter or fails to comply shall bear the cost thereof. with any of the requireIf the permit applicant ref- ments thereof or who uses to expose the work for erects, constructs, alters or inspection, the building of- repairs a building or strucficial may expose the work, ture in violation of the aprevoke the permit, or take proved construction docuother action as authorized ments or directive of the by this Chapter or other ap- building official, or of a perplicable law.

Neither the mit or certificate issued unbuilding official nor Doug- der the provisions of this las County shall be liable Chapter, shall be guilty of a for expense entailed in the misdemeanor, punishable removal or replacement of by a fine of not more than any material required to al- $500 or by imprisonment low inspection. for not more than one month, or by both such fine 1.6 Section 13-113.4 is and imprisonment.

Each amended to read: day that a violation continues after due notice has

Monday at Burlington Bulldog/Wildcat Classic Baldwin 77, Anderson County 67 Baldwin 23 20 20 14 — 77 ACHS 11 20 10 26 — 67 Baldwin highlights: Caleb Gaylord 18, Michael Burton 14, Tim Craig 13, Cornell Brown 11 pts, 14 asst., Christian Gaylord 9 points, 5 blocks Baldwin record: 2-0. Next for Baldwin: 6 p.m. Wednesday vs.

Chanute at Burlington.

High School Girls

Monday at Burlington Bulldog/Wildcat Classic Baldwin High 41, Anderson County 14 Baldwin highlights: Katie Jones, Kailyn Smith, Hailey Cope, Maddie Ogle 6 points apiece; Baldwin held Anderson County without a field goal until two minutes left in the third quarter.

Baldwin record: 2-0. Next for Baldwin: Wednesday vs. Chanute at Burlington.

Women’s AP Top 25

The top 25 teams in the The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv 1. Stanford (22) 8-0 978 1 2. UConn (17) 6-0 968 2 3. Baylor (1) 6-1 926 3 4. Duke 6-0 887 4 5. Notre Dame 5-0 831 5 6. Georgia 9-0 772 8 7. Kentucky 6-1 759 9 8. Louisville 8-1 691 7 9. Maryland 4-1 655 11 10. Penn St. 6-1 590 6 11. California 6-1 577 10 12. Texas 6-0 522 13 13. Oklahoma 7-1 497 12 14. Tennessee 6-1 478 16 15. Purdue 7-1 426 14 16. Oklahoma St. 5-0 345 18 17. Kansas 7-0 333 20 17. UCLA 4-1 333 19 19. Dayton 9-0 248 23 20. Ohio St. 5-2 190 15 21. North Carolina 7-1 181 22 22. Iowa St. 5-0 177 24 23. Miami 5-1 160 — 24. Florida St. 7-0 127 — 25. Nebraska 6-2 107 21 Others receiving votes: West Virginia 68, Texas A&M 59, South Carolina 40, St. John’s 32, Delaware 15, DePaul 9, Michigan St. 4, Syracuse 4, Duquesne 3, Georgia Tech 3, Arkansas 2, Chattanooga 2, Utah 1.

er ranked teams — Missouri and Memphis.

The schools sign a conCollege Women fidentiality agreement EAST about how much they reLoyola (Md.) 60, Lehigh 48 Penn 58, Bucknell 53, OT ceive from the Battle 4 UConn 63, Maryland 48 Atlantis and other tournaSOUTH Appalachian St. 79, Georgia So. 47 ments.

Campbell 84, Columbia (SC) 54 The games are played in Coll. of Charleston 88, UNCGreensboro 61 a ballroom turned basketElon 64, W. Carolina 48 ball court. To meet NCAA Hampton 70, Savannah St. 40 requirements for ceiling Howard 54, Delaware St. 40 Miami 68, Alcorn St. 53 limit, chandeliers had to Morgan St. 70, Coppin St. 63, OT be removed, something SC State 62, Norfolk St. 59, OT SC-Upstate 54, UNC Asheville 52 you don’t hear at most Samford 65, Furman 33 events.

MIDWEST Missouri 82, UT-Martin 71 The 4,000-room resort Saint Louis 58, Ill.-Chicago 49 was sold out for the weekYoungstown St. 58, IUPUI 57 FAR WEST end, Markantonis said.

Montana St. 65, Tennessee St. 55 “We have another monPacific 74, San Jose St. 60 ster (field) to finalize for College Men next year,” Markantonis EAST Big 12 Women Monmouth (NJ) 77, Binghamton 65 Overall League said.

W L W L Syracuse 84, E. Michigan 48 On the night of the SOUTH Kansas 7 0 0 0 Oklahoma State 6 0 0 0 Bethune-Cookman 86, Stetson 63 Duke-Louisville champiIowa State 5 0 0 0 Gardner-Webb 77, Virginia-Wise 58 onship game seven of the Kansas State 5 0 0 0 Jacksonville 89, Florida Christian 66 Texas 5 0 0 0 eight teams in the 2013 McNeese St. 73, Texas-Tyler 47 Oklahoma 7 1 0 0 Norfolk St. 78, SC State 72 field were announced.

Baylor 6 1 0 0 Tennessee Tech 69, Berea 45 Kansas, Villanova, MIDWEST Texas Tech 6 1 0 0 West Virginia 4 2 0 0 Wake Forest, TennesBowling Green 54, Wright St. 41 TCU 3 2 0 0 Nebraska 63, Southern Cal 51 see, Southern California, Today’s Games SOUTHWEST Marshall at West Virginia, 6 p.m.

UTEP and Xavier were Texas-Arlington 60, Texas-Pan Kansas State at Wichita State, 7 p.m. revealed with the eighth American 51 Wednesday, Dec. 5 FAR WEST Baylor at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. team to be announced at a San Diego St. 74, Texas Southern 62 Illinois at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. later date.

UTSA at TCU, 7 p.m.

Fresno St. 64, Long Beach St. 59

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High School Boys

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with OF Mitch Maier, RHP Terry Doyle, INF Drew Sutton, RHP Oscar Villareal and RHP Jose De La Torre on minorleague contracts.

TEXAS RANGERS — Agreed to terms with C Geovany Soto on a one-year contract.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Claimed C Eli Whiteside off waivers from the N.Y. Yankees.

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sold the contract of RHP Brad Bergesen to Chunichi (Central League-Japan).

ATLANTA BRAVES — Promoted minor league strength and conditioning coordinator Rick Slate to director of strength and conditioning.

SAN DIEGO PADRES — Agreed to terms with RHP Jason Marquis on a one-year contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Duke on a oneyear contract.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS — Recalled F Terrence Jones from Rio Grande Valley (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League BUFFALO BILLS — Released LB Kirk Morrison.

CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed S Sherrod Martin on injured reserve.

NEW YORK JETS — Signed LB Jacquies Smith to the practice squad.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Fired defensive line coach Jim Washburn.

Named Tommy Brashear defensive line coach.

HOCKEY National Hockey League EDMONTON OILERS — Reassigned RW Toni Rajala from Oklahoma City (AHL) to Stockton (ECHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Reassigned F Jason Clark from Bridgeport (AHL) to Gwinnett (ECHL).

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Reassigned F Stefan Della Rovere, F Sebastian Wannstrom and D Brett Ponich from Peoria (AHL) to Evansville (ECHL).

SOCCER Major League Soccer CHICAGO FIRE — Declined options on D Gonzalo Segares, MF Corben Bone and G Jay Nolly.

D.C. UNITED — Declined options on D Mike Chabala, D Emiliano Dudar, M Stephen King and F Maicon Santos.

SPORTING KANSAS CITY — Traded M Michael Harrington to Portland for allocation money.

COLLEGE FLORIDA — Named Joker Phillips receivers coach and recruiting coordinator.

IDAHO — Named Paul Petrino football coach.

MISSOURI — Announced the resignation of offensive coordinator David Yost.

NYU — Named David Lado men’s and women’s assistant track and field coach.

REGIS — Named Rob Riley director of athletics.

SOUTH CAROLINA — Signed football coach Steve Spurrier to a two-year contract extension through 2017.

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been served shall be deemed a separate offense.

In addition to any other remedies provided by the code or other applicable law, the county or building official may bring civil suit to enjoin the violation of any provisions of the code.

The availability or pendency of an appeal to the Board of Construction Code Appeals shall not preclude Douglas County or the building official from pursuing such civil or criminal actions, seeking any available remedy, including injunction, relating to any such violation, and the court need not delay or defer its adjudication of the case on the basis that such appeal may be available or pending before the Board of Construction Code Appeals.

1.8 Section 13-117.1 amended to read:

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is reasonable business hours.

Subsequent references to the “Construction Codes” 13-117.1 Conditions. Struc- shall mean the Constructures or equipment that are tion Codes as adopted and or hereafter become un- amended herein. safe, unsanitary or deficient because of inade- Section 3. SEVERABILITY. If quate means of egress fa- any section, subsection, cilities, inadequate light sentence, clause or phrase and ventilation, or which herein or in the Construcconstitute a fire hazard, or tion Codes is, for any reaare otherwise detrimental son, held to be unconstituto public health, safety, or tional or invalid, such deciwelfare, or that involve ille- sion shall not affect the vagal or improper occupancy lidity of the remaining poror inadequate mainte- tions hereof. The Board denance, shall be deemed an clares that it would have unsafe condition.

Unsafe adopted the Construction structures shall be taken codes, and each section, down and removed or subsection, clause or made safe, as the building phrase thereof, irrespective official deems necessary of the fact that any one or and as provided for in this more sections, subsections, section. A vacant structure sentences, clauses and that is not secured against phrases be declared unconentry shall be deemed un- stitutional or invalid. safe.

Section 4. EXISTING RIGHTS 1.9 Section 13-117.3 is OR VIOLATIONS. Nothing amended to read: herein or in the Construction Codes hereby adopted 13-117.3 Notice. If an un- shall be construed to affect safe condition is found, the any suit or proceeding imbuilding official shall serve pending in any court, or on the owner, agent or per- any rights acquired, or liason in control of the struc- bility incurred, or any ture, a written notice that cause or causes of action describes the condition acquired or existing, under deemed unsafe and speci- any act or resolution refies the required repairs or pealed in connection with improvements to be made the adoption of the Conto abate the unsafe condi- struction Codes, nor shall tion, or that requires the any just or legal right or unsafe structure to be de- remedy of any character be molished within a stipu- lost, impaired or affected lated time.

Such notice by this Resolution. shall require the person thus notified to declare im- Section 5. REPEAL. Provimediately to the building sions in Resolution No. official acceptance or re- HR-12-9-3 inconsistent with jection of the terms of the this Resolution are reorder. If the owner, agent pealed. or person in charge fails to comply within the time al- Section 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. lowed, the building official This is a home rule resolushall have the authority to tion and shall take effect complete the repairs or and be in force and effect demolition or otherwise re- from and after its adoption move the structure as rea- and the later of (i) its publisonably necessary to pro- cation once in the official tect public health, safety, County newspaper, and (ii) and welfare.

January 1, 2013.

13-116.4 Stop Work Orders.

Upon notice from the building official or his designee that work on any building or structure is being performed contrary to the provisions of any codes adopted in this Chapter or in an unsafe and dangerous manner, such work shall be immediately stopped. The stop work order shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property involved, or to the owner’s agent or to the person doing the work and shall state the conditions under which work will be permitted to resume.

Where an emergency exists, the building official shall not be required to give a written notice prior to stopping work. Any person who shall continue any work in or about the structure after having been served with a stop work order, except such work as that person is directed to perform to remove a violation or unsafe condition, shall be liable to a fine of not more than $500 and such other penalties as Section 2. COPIES. Not less prescribed by law. than one copy of the Construction Codes, as 13-116.5 Abatement and In- amended, together with the junction of Violation. The International Building Code, imposition of the penalties 2012 Edition; the Internaherein prescribed shall not tional Residential Code, preclude the building offi- 2012 Edition; the Internacial or Douglas County from tional Plumbing Code, 2012 instituting appropriate ac- Edition; the International tion to prevent unlawful Mechanical Code, 2012 Ediconstruction or restrain, tion; the International Fuel correct or abate a violation, Gas Code, 2012 Edition; and or to prevent illegal use or the National Electric Code occupancy of a building, (NFPA 70), 2011 Edition; all structure, or premises, or adopted therein, marked to stop an illegal act, con- and stamped in the manner duct, business or utilization provided by K.S.A. 12-3304, of a building or other con- shall be filed with the struction on or about any County Clerk and shall be premises. open to inspection and available to the public at

ADOPTED THIS 28th day of November, 2012.

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS Mike Gaughan, Chair Nancy Thellman, Member Jim Flory, Member ATTEST: Jameson D. Shew, County Clerk ________

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