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October 2006

FINAL 2006 KU FOOTBALL VIDEO/DISCUSSION TUES NOV 14
FREE (Buy your own drinks/food)
Doors open 6, Program starts at 6:30
Jeremiah's Live, Huntoon & Gage
Featuring KU Football Alum Pat Henderson & Special Guests
Game-film and expert analysis of Coach Mangino and His Boys

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CROWDS GROWING AT TJC FOOTBALL SPEAKERS/GAME TAPE EVENTS
Both football game tape/discussion events have been well-attended at Jeremiah's Live in September and October.  TJC members and guests are invited to this free event, the next set for Tuesday, Nov 14 at 6:30 (doors open at 6).  TJC's board meets at 5:30 right before the event, and members are always welcome at board meetings.  KU All-American John Hadl was the special guest at the September event.  Former KU player (now at the Williams Fund) Pat Henderson shows game highlight tapes and gives special insider insight into what's going right (and wrong) with each featured game.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR DECEMBER 18
Coach Bill Self's annual luncheon is scheduled for December 18 with further details coming later.  Part of a statewide tour, the event will again be managed by KU instead of TJC which means that we won't be able to offer discounted tickets to members.  Coach Bonnie Henrickson will also speak.  TJC will have a membership booth to process 2007 renewals, and our 2007 license tags are here and ready to be picked up at the lunch along with 2007 membership cards.  Don't miss them.

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WESTBORO MART AWASH IN BLUE at ARTHRITIS FOUNDATION BASH FOR MAX
September 22 saw many KU fans and Max Falkenstien friends and admirers gather for the unveiling of the new portrait of Max done by local artist Robert Swain.  Local merchants featured specials, lots of  treats were consumed, the Topeka High jazz band provided music (including the KU fight song), and TJC gave out Jayhawk stickers.

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KU ALUMNI PLANS MIZZOU TRIP AND TAILGATE
For just $85, ($75 if you are a KU Alumni Association member) you can get a game ticket, chartered bus ride to the stadium, breakfast, a meal after the game, drinks on the bus and a rousing pre-game speech from Coach Don Fambrough. Reserve your spot today by calling Danny Lewis, at 800-KUHAWKS or dlewis@kualumni.org .

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KU SHAWNEE COUNTY HONORS BANQUET SET NOVEMBER 14
Since 1971, the KU Alumni Association has honored local high school seniors who academically achieve at the top of their class.  The students receive a hardcover American Heritage Dictionary and a certificate naming them a Kansas Honors Scholar.  All high schools in Shawnee County send delegations.  Those attending feast on a buffet dinner and are entertained by current KU music students.  Anyone is welcome to come.  The dinner starts at 6:30 with the program at 7:30pm at the Holidome, 6th & Fairlawn.  Cost is $13.50.  For further information or reservations, call Marcia Cassidy at 234-5098.  TJC is again sponsoring a table at the event and providing greeters for the event.

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TJC TAILGATE NOT GOING TO HAPPEN THIS YEAR
As noted in last month's newsletter, TJC lost its sponsor for the past year's tailgate lunch at a home football game.  We thought we had another sponsor lined up, but after several weeks of planning, they also recently backed out.  The actual cost of a tailgate event on the hill (tent, food which must be catered from the Union, and beverages) is probably more than $30 per person, a cost which the TJC board thinks is too high to pass on to members.  The per person cost last year was $10 because TJC picked up some of the cost and the bulk of the cost was paid by our co-sponsors.  The board regrets not being able to provide this popular event this year and plans to start early to find new co-sponsors for next year.

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EDITORIAL COMMENT--DON'T BE A DON DAVIS!
KU men's basketball lost a scholarship for the next two years essentially because of Don Davis.  Who's Don Davis?  A KU booster in Oklahoma City who gave impermissible benefits to JR Giddens and Darnell Jackson.  If you are reading this, you are likely a member of the Topeka Jayhawk Club.  If you are a member of this organization, the Williams Fund or the Alumni Association or have some other affiliation with KU, YOU ARE A BOOSTER in the eyes of the NCAA.  If you screw up, KU pays with sanctions.  Never, ever have contact with a recruit, a potential recruit or a KU player without considering the NCAA legality of the contact.  If you have any question, call the KU compliance office at  785 864-4200.  You can also download a helpful compliance brochure at http://kuathletics.cstv.com/compliance/kan-compliance.html .

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WEAR KU BLUE TO FOOTBALL GAMES!!!!!!!!!!
The students have this one figured out.  It's time the non-student sections also show up in BLUE! KU BLUE!
 

MORE MERCHANTS OFFER TJC MEMBERS
Don't lose your membership cards. They're becoming more and more valuable as more merchants sign on to offer TJC members specials.  Now offering discounts and/or specials are: Quizno's, J & Co Frameshop, KU Bookstore, Performance Tire & Wheel, Topeka Art Guild Gallery, Lube Stop, Ideal Computing, Team Barrington, Mary Franzen Mary Kay Cosmetics, Arturo's Mexican Restaurant and More Then Cookies.  To get full information, check out our website at www.TopekaJayhawkClub.com and click on the "Merchants" button. 

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BEAKS & TAILS
Planning is underway for Hawkwatch basketball parties at Jeremiah's Live at Huntoon and Gage.  The board has tentatively agreed to three large events during the season along with tournament parties depending on when the tournament games are scheduled which affects the availability of the non-smoking room.  We experienced capacity crowds last year and are expecting the same this year.  All members and guests are welcome, and kids will be comfortable in the non-smoking room.  It's not quite the same as being at the game, but it's as close as we can make it to a game-day experience.

Information is not yet available for this year's Bill Self Holiday Basketball Clinic for kids.  Watch for upcoming info on the KU website, www.kuathletics.com

The organizational meeting of a local chapter of the KU Alumni association is planned for early December.  The local alumni association chapter will organize events for KU not related to athletics.  TJC will still organize athletic-related events.

KU Alumni Association sponsors a tailgate at every home game, 2 hours before kickoff.  Everyone is welcome. Alumni Association members are $8, Non-members $12 and kids 6-12 $5. Kids 5 and under eat for free.  Tailgate is inside at the Adams Alumni Association northeast across from the union.

 KU Williams Fund staffers drive two golf-carts (one a very spiffy crimson and blue) around parking lots before and after football games offering free rides to those needing a lift.  A great service to loyal Jayhawks. Thank you, Williams Fund (and especially Louise Ecord)!

 KU Osher Lifelong Learning Institute offers continuing education classes of widely varied interests from theology to art to drama to jazz, Arlington Cemetery, city government...and, now, KU athletics.  You can join the institute for $60 and take unlimited classes during the fall (some have already occurred).  A $150 membership covers fall 2006, spring and summer, 2007.  Most classes are in Lawrence, but some are taught in Topeka.  The KU athletics class is November 11 and features Associate Athletic Director James Marchiony in a two-hour class and a special tour of the Booth Hall of Athletics.  For further info, www.continuingEd.ku.edu or call 785-864-4871.

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