JD McPherson knows his Christmas song “Socks” might not be as popular as Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas Is You,” but that’s not what he was going for when he wrote it. He knows his band has its own small following who enjoy his original song. It’s about a kid on Christmas morning who gives his gift a “shimmy and shake" and discovers “socks, the worst gift I ever got. Why waste the ...
For several years overgrown trees hid most of the house at 1051 Wellington Drive. Built back in 1960 by Dwight Burnham, a University of Kansas art instructor, the house fell into disrepair before Burnham died in 2013. When the property came up for auction in 2015, Gordie Sailors and Paula Kellogg saw potential. Four or five other people were interested in the house, which was being sold “as is," but they ...
Larry Beerbower was feeling blessed on Thanksgiving — and it wasn't just because of the turkey and gravy on his plate. At the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen's annual Thanksgiving dinner, Larry said he and his wife, Misti, had been living in a tent for more than a year. But recently their luck improved and they came into possession of a 2002 Kia Sedona they now call home. “We are fortunate ...
On a recent morning, Cobe Green confidently spun a basketball on his fingertip. Ten months after open-heart surgery to correct a defect in a coronary artery, the Bishop Seabury Academy senior says he’s ready for the upcoming season opener, Dec. 6. He acknowledges that he has some catching up to do after a year of not playing basketball. “I feel like I’m behind the eight-ball,” he said. Last fall ...
More than 200 festively decorated trees will be on display throughout the holiday season at the Territorial Capital Museum in Lecompton. This is the 16th year for the display, which features trees with a variety of themes. Some of the trees have ornaments dating back to the Victorian era, said Cynthia Breitenbach, a staff member at the museum. The focal point is an 18-foot tree on the second floor of the ...
With an expected increase in travel and a threat of snow on Thanksgiving day, travelers need to pack a little patience when they head out for the holiday, according to Shawn Steward, public affairs manager with Kansas AAA. “Our projections show this will be the second-highest Thanksgiving travel volume since AAA began tracking in 2000,” Steward said, speaking by phone with the Journal-World. It’s expected ...