DAFFODILS AND A DOZEN POSES.Byline: Jim Feehan The Register-Guard JUNCTION CITY Junction City, city (1990 pop. 20,604), seat of Geary co., NE Kans., at the confluence of the Republican and Smoky Hill rivers; inc. 1859. The rail, trade, and processing center of an agricultural and dairy area, it grew as the supply point for nearby Fort Riley, - All kinds of buns - cinnamon rolls and beefcake beef·cake n. Informal 1. Images, especially photographs, of minimally attired men with muscular physiques. 2. Attractive men with muscular physiques, such as those in these images. , that is - were quite the rage Saturday at the Daffodil daffodil: see amaryllis. daffodil Bulb-forming flowering plant (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), also called common daffodil or trumpet narcissus, native to northern Europe and widely cultivated there and in North America. It grows to about 16 in. Festival at the Long Tom Grange Hall. People lined up an hour early just to get a copy of the 40 remaining Men of the Long Tom Grange calendars. "We very nearly had a riot on our hands with people clamoring clam·or n. 1. A loud outcry; a hubbub. 2. A vehement expression of discontent or protest: a clamor in the press for pollution control. 3. A loud sustained noise. to get a copy of the calendar. We had people drive all the way from Portland just to get one of the last calendars," said Danuta Pfeiffer, the festival publicity director, as her husband, Robin "Mr. March" Pfeiffer was busy signing autographs and having his photo taken by adoring a·dore v. a·dored, a·dor·ing, a·dores v.tr. 1. To worship as God or a god. 2. To regard with deep, often rapturous love. See Synonyms at revere1. 3. fans. Organizers sold 20 calendars Saturday, with the remaining 20 available today. Not bad when you consider it's almost April and the calendars have not been discounted, Pfeiffer said. The fund-raising calendar - showing nude Grange men posed behind strategically placed tractors, grapevines and alpacas - has raised about $260,000 for Junction City's cash-strapped schools. Jean Whittall of Eugene missed out buying one Saturday, but she plans to arrive early today to pick up a copy of the calendar, which has garnered nationwide media attention. "I'm really sorry they sold out, but I know it has been a big success," she said. The calendars weren't the only hot item at the annual festival. Festival organizers ordered an additional 100 dozen cinnamon rolls after the first batch of 115 dozen sold out in two hours, said Jo Holzbauer of Junction City, festival organizer. The pastries were prepared by Kathy Lighty Light´y a. 1. Illuminated. , food service director at Junction City School District, Holzbauer said. Oh, and of course there were flowers. Near the entrance of the grange hall, daffodils in a variety of colors not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color were available for sale. "Everybody likes yellow," said Demetri Balint, owner of Greengable Farms of Philomath. Bridal Crown, a smaller, off-white daffodil, also was popular, he said. "Ladies like the frilliness of it. It's very fragrant fra·grant adj. Having a pleasant odor. [Middle English, from Latin fr  gr and
sweet," Balint said.
Pleasant weather and the buzz surrounding the calendar accounted for record-setting attendance at the 32nd annual festival, said Robin Pfeiffer, who is also the Long Tom Grange master. He estimated 7,500 to 8,000 people attended Saturday's event, which included wagon rides, quilt displays and craft booths. The previous largest crowd was about 6,000 in 2000, Pfeiffer said. "This is just a nice way to spend a day in the country," he said. DAFFODIL DAZE The Long Tom Grange Daffodil Festival, 25644 Ferguson Road, west of Junction City, runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Seniors may attend beginning at 9 a.m. Admission and parking is free. CAPTION(S): Young volunteers Tyler Rictor (left) and Sean Bodi carry out trays out tray n → Ablage f für Ausgänge of cinnamon rolls for the hungry crowd. |
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