photo by: Mike Yoder

Gibson Huston, a nine-year-old boy who is a big fan of Elvis and Johnny Cash, plays his drums at his home in Lawrence, Wednesday. In 2006, Huston had Hemispherectomy brain surgery to stop regular occurring seizures. His parents are holding a concert to support the Hemispherectomy Foundation to help children and families affected by Hemispherectomy brain surgery. At left in photo is Gibson's mother, Saasha, and sister Bellamy, 2.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Gibson Huston, 9, middle sits with his family at his home in Lawrence, Wednesday. In 2006, Gibson had Hemispherectomy brain surgery to stop regular occurring seizures. In the photo from left are Gibson's mother Saasha, his sister Bellamy, 2, Gisbon and his father Dan.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Runners make a short-cut dash through the Sunflower Bike Shop in downtown Lawrence during the annual Jingle Jog, Thursday, Dec. 15. Donations were gathered during the run for the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Runners fill the sidewalks as they make a lap around downtown Lawrence during the annual Jingle Jog, Thursday, Dec. 15. Donations were gathered during the run for the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Runners make a lap around downtown Lawrence during the annual Jingle Jog, Thursday, Dec. 15. Donations were gathered during the run for the Lawrence Boys and Girls Club.

photo by: Martial Trezzini, Associated Press

In this 2007 file photo, two engineers work to assemble one of the layers of the world's largest superconducting solenoid magnet (CMS, Compact Muon Solenoid) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)'s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) particle accelerator, in Geneva, Switzerland. More than 20 researchers from Kansas University have contributed to work in the Large Hadron Collider.

photo by: Nick Nelson

Santa Bob and his elf, Natalie Donovan, visited the Lawrence Journal-World newsroom for an online chat Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011. Santa Bob is making special appearances around town in hopes of raising money for a VanGo bench in front of Schiefelbusch Clinic at Kansas University.

photo by: Mike Yoder

Elijah Johnson, left, and Thomas Robinson shop for gifts with other members of the KU men's basketball team Thursday night, Dec. 15, 2011 at Wal-Mart on south Iowa. The team shopped to fill Christmas gift lists for 15 families.

photo by: Mike Yoder

A Wal-Mart store employee, left, helps KU basketball player Naadir Tharpe, center in basket, and Kelli Blacklock, student manager, locate some items as members of the KU men's basketball team shopped for Christmas gifts for 15 families at the south Iowa Wal-Mart Thursday night, Dec. 15, 2011.