Kansas’ Angel Goodrich, center, drives between California’s Afure Jemerigbe, left, and Brittany Boyd in the first half. KU fell to Cal, 88-79, on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012, in Berkeley, Calif.

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Laura Ramberg, Lawrence, beats her drum while participating in a drum circle outside of The Percolator gallery in downtown Lawrence, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, entitled "The Baggage Show," that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Photo by John Young

Laura Ramberg, Lawrence, beats her drum while participating in a drum circle outside of The Percolator gallery in downtown Lawrence, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, entitled "The Baggage Show," that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Photo by John Young

A crowd gathers around a fire and forms a drum circle as they each say what personal baggage that they are giving up while offering cedar leaves to the fire Friday outside of the Percolator gallery in downtown Lawrence. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, called "The Baggage Show," that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Photo by John Young

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Rachael Perry, left, and Penney Grigsby, both of Lawrence, discuss artwork contained in a new exhibition at the Percolator gallery in downtown Lawrence, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, entitled "The Baggage Show," that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Photo by John Young

Laura Ramberg, Lawrence, beats her drum while participating in a drum circle outside of the Percolator gallery in downtown Lawrence, Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. The Percolator was hosting a new exhibit, entitled "The Baggage Show," that coincided with the winter solstice and the end of the Mayan calendar.

Photo by John Young

A fire consumes a house in the 200 block of Michigan Road, first reported at 10:14 a.m. Friday. By 2 p.m., all roads into the community of Michigan Valley were blocked off except to emergency vehicles. The residential area is on the east side of Pomona Lake, about 18 miles west of Ottawa.

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Carey Rainey, office manager at 12th and Haskell Recycle Center, 1146 Haskell Ave., adds some more Christmas lights to a box full of decorations that will be recycled.

Photo by Richard Gwin

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Volunteer Nadean Liska, Lawrence, sorts through clothes at Doodlebugs, 816 Massachusetts St., The store buys and sells gently used children's toys and clothing.

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Cris Anderson, left, Kennedy School principal, receives the Extension Appreciation Award from Laurie Comstock, president of the Douglas County Extension executive board, at Douglas County Extension’s annual meeting at the Dreher 4-H Family Building on the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Nov. 27. Bill Wood, of Lawrence, submitted the photo.