The naked truth: Calendar is back.Byline: Karen McCowan 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, - Call them Geezer geezer noun Medtalk American slang for an offensive and/or dull-witted old person, especially a ♂ in hospitals, geezer is a highly derogatory term for an elderly, cantankerous, often poorly-educated ♂ Pt verb Groupies. About 100 area residents bought $15 tickets to come watch Thursday's cover photo shoot for the 2007 Men of the Long Tom Grange calendar. Some were relatives of the 12 men, who range in age from 50 to 82. But others simply came to gawk and heckle heck·le tr.v. heck·led, heck·ling, heck·les 1. To try to embarrass and annoy (someone speaking or performing in public) by questions, gibes, or objections; badger. 2. To comb (flax or hemp) with a hatchel. . "Whoooo!" the mostly female spectators hollered as the towel-clad men traipsed from a Country Coach "undressing room" in an apple orchard orchard, generally an area on which fruit or nut trees are planted and cultivated. The words grove and plantation are often used when the fruits are tropical, e.g., a "citrus grove" or a "banana plantation. at Pfeiffer Vineyards. "Take it off!" the women prompted as the men dropped their towels to pose naked behind the strategically placed slats of a barn wood fence as veteran calendar photographer Jamie Hooper Jamie Hooper is the lead singer for the Canadian heavy metal band 3 inches of blood. clicked away. "We just wanted to come watch," said Marliss Moats, 53, owner of a Veneta restaurant where the 2007 calendar's "Mr. March" - musician Rick Miller - sometimes performs. "It's fun to know these people by their day trade and then see them like this." After a one-year break, the historic Grange six miles west of here is producing another 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. calendar send-up. Previous versions in 2004 and 2005 attracted international attention and raised more than $500,000 for local schools. The 2004 Grange calendar became a national phenomenon, earning the group more than $265,000. Sales dropped slightly in 2005, to about $237,000. But that's not why the group took a break last year, organizer Danuta Pfeiffer said. "We were tired!" she said. Many fans of the calendar were not, however, and continued to contact the Grange, trying to place orders. "We've had over 500 hits on our calendar Web site this month," Pfeiffer said. "So we thought, 'It's been a long, hot summer for the whole country. There's been lots of war. People don't have a whole lot to laugh about.' And our community needs relief as much as ever." Not everyone was thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. with calendars past. Some residents of Junction City and members of other Granges Granges may refer to:
But the group is trying to be more modest in the goals for 2007 - at least in one respect. "We think we can sell 7,000 to 10,000 calendars and raise $50,000 to $70,000," Pfeiffer said. The calendars will sell for $15. Proceeds will go to the Long Tom Grange Community Chest for school and other local community needs. For information contact www.grangecalendar.com or call 998-2828. |
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