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Photos for December 3, 2012
Visiting a cigar factory in Esteli, Nicaragua, near the Honduran border, I noticed this man counting cigars. I asked my friend what was different about him: “He’s Cuban,” my friend said. The Cubans are a smart bunch. They sell their tobacco to Nicaragua, and this factory uses it to make 180,000 cigars a month to export, possibly to the U.S.
Penn House volunteer Shelly Armstrong sorts gift items Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at the agency. Penn House, 1035 Pennsylvania St., and a coalition of other agencies are part of a 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.”
In addition to lighting the menorah and playing the dreidl, It's a Jewish tradition to prepare and eat traditional potato latkes — fried in oil — during Hanukkah. These were made by Nechama Tiechtel at Lawrence's Chabad Jewish Center.
Nechama Tiechtel fries latkes at Lawrence's Chabad Jewish Center. Tiechtel makes latkes — a treat traditionally enjoyed during Hanukkah — the old-fashioned way, but there are also recipes for making them with zucchini or other vegetables.
Nechama Tiechtel drops a spoonful of shredded potatoes and onions into a skillet of oil to make latkes at Lawrence's Chabad Jewish Center. Tiechtel makes latkes — a treat traditionally enjoyed during Hanukkah — the old-fashioned way, but there are also recipes for making them with zucchini or other vegetables.
KU athletic director sheahon Zenger is among those who posed in red heels for the 2013 Red Shoe Calendar, which aims to raise awareness about domestic violence and benefits The Willow Domestic Violence Center.
For 32 years, Lawrence resident Charley Mattingly has been forging steel and shoeing horses as a farrier. Instead of his customers coming to him, he meets them at horse shows and works from his truck, which is fully outfitted with all the necessities for doing his job. In this photo, Mattingly shapes a steel shoe. At right, his forger, which is attached to the truck, heats the shoes for shaping.
Homemade bath crayons are made from melt-and-pour soap combined with gel food coloring poured into ice cube trays. They won’t stain the tub but may temporarily color fingers.
A fabric scrap shape-matching game with fabric shapes glued onto round wooden tiles can help toddlers learn while playing.
A people flip book helps a toddler recognize family and pets. Photos are labeled, laminated and put on a binder ring.
The Comets, a Lawrence 16-and-under softball team, celebrated their undefeated season with a party and a trip to a Kansas City Royals game at Kauffman Stadium. Pictured from left are, front row: Abby Hale, Katrina Poulsen and Courtney Nottingham; and back row: Brian McFall, Aimee Neilsen, Mika Schrader, Cortlynn Stark, Mallory McFall and Caitlin Lewis. Team members not pictured are Jolona Shield, Sarah Kucza, Laura Neilsen, Halle Haas, Sadie Keller and assistant coach Shelbi Hall. Brian McFall submitted the photo.
Daisy was rescued from the Jefferson County Humane Society by Kimberly Williams and her family. Daisy is a Red Heeler mix. She is a very smart dog and already fetching the newspaper every morning. Williams submitted the photo.
Evolution Revolution workshop instructor Angie Bickman shows how to cut out a paper puzzle Nov. 8, 2012, as students, from left, Xiang Zhang, Ben Skillman, Carson Marsh and Elliott Skillman watch the process.
A young girl looks over her puzzle Nov. 8, 2012, during Art Space Camp at Lawrence Arts Center. Art Space Camp takes place on no-school days, allowing children to continue learning and parents to forego a baby sitter. Enrollment is open for spring classes.
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