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February 2007

RENEW YOUR TJC MEMBERSHIPS FOR 2007
Pick up your membership License Plate and card at Fairlawn Mall,  Wed Feb 21 5-7, Sat Feb 24 10-12.  We'll also try to have membership items available at all Hawkwatch parties.

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ST PAT'S JUST AROUND THE CORNER
The St. Patrick's Day parade falls on a Saturday this year right in the middle of NCAA Sub-Regional play.  We'll once again be showing our KU spirit with the band, twirlers, and lots of decorated KU cars and marchers.  This year, all vehicles will meet at the north end of the Ramada parking lot at 9:45 am.  At 10:00, we'll then move all together to the parade line-up on 8th north of the Capitol.  Walkers, band members, twirler and anyone not driving a vehicle will just need to wander around to find us there.  For further info: call Larry Tenopir, 233-9467.  On parade day, if you can't find us, call Larry at 224-3501.

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DON'T MISS MIZZOU AND TOURNAMENT HAWKWATCHES
Don't miss the February 10 Mizzou Hawkwatch featuring free hors d'oeuvres and lots of great Jayhawk companionship.  Partly because of all the 8pm weeknight games (which have never had good Hawkwatch crowds) and other anomalies like Saturday night games (when the room isn't available), the board decided to experiment with two big parties this year plus tournament games, depending on scheduling/availability of room. Watch for reminders when tournament time is here.

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NAISMITH MEMORABILIA SELLS WELL
From KU Alumni News: James Naismith's granddaughter, Hellen Carpenter, recently sold a number of her grandfather's items she found in her basement for a total of $700,000. Among items sold were

AND SPEAKING OF AUCTIONS:
The KU Athletics Department has started another series of auctions on E-Bay. Recently sold was the 1988 NCAA Championship banner which hung from the Field House rafters. It sold for $4,000. Also sold was a basketball rim for $400. Auctions will continue at the Kansas
Athletics Web site, http://www.kuathletics.com  Click on Kansas Online Auctions to get in on the bidding. Currently on the auction block is a men's basketball signed by the 2003-'04 men's basketball team, including Keith Langford, Wayne Simien and Aaron Miles and a Big 6 banner that hung in the fieldhouse.

ROCK SHOP, JAYHAWK

Check out these new Hawk shopping possibilities: 

--"Pay Heed, All Who Enter, Beware of the Phog" banners at, where else: www.payheedbanners.com

--Also, at  www.kualumni.org --  KU Spirit in a Can!  A Jayhawk paint can  with blue KU t-shirt from youth to 4x, face paint, temporary tattoo and blinky light.  $25 non-alumni association members, $23 for Alumni Association members, $21 life/Jayhawk Society members.

-- And yet more at www.kualumni.org, the one, the only children's book--" The Three Little Jayhawks" as told by Don Fambrough.  Hint:The little Jayhawks do just fine, and the evil tiger gets what's coming to him.  Prices are again based on alumni association membership: $18 for non-association members, $17 for association members, and $16  for Life/Jayhawk Society members. 

--Also, check out www.kansaspress.ku.edu for all sorts of books available from the KU University Press.  Especially impressive is a huge collection of all sorts of travel guides, books about ghost towns, Kansas architecture, animals and plants, Wild West/frontier history, photo books,-- anything you might imagine.

--And, finally, don't forget to check our own website at www.topekajayhawkclub.com for the latest list of merchants offering a discount or special deal when you show them your TJC membership card.

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Carry your card... It has benefits...TJC Friendly Merchants
Here is the link:

http://www.topekajayhawkclub.com/Merchants.shtml

If you own a business or know of a business that would like to participate in the TJC Friendly Merchant Campaign, let me know and I’ll contact them. Fans helping fans...Call 271-1224 or email me at pat@topekajayhawkclub.com. We will continually be adding to the list, so check out our website often! This is just starting to roll, so get in on the ground floor.

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BEAKS & TAILS
A recycled joke notes the announcement of construction of a new scenic golf course in Columbia, MO.  Somewhat unusual is that the course will only be 14 holes--since Mizzou never makes it to the final four.

Other jokes have been coming your editor's way regarding both K-State and MU, but unfortunately none are fit for publication.

KU is ranked 9th in the world in rate of new patents issued.  As of the end of 2006, KU holds 45 US patents with 53 pending.

KU Endowment passed $1 billion in total worth during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006.  The new net worth is $1.25 billion with $99 million contributed to KU support last year.

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