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theweekend.Itstartedwhenthe store opened for special hours Thursday,8p.m.tomidnight,and continuedwitha4a.m.opening onFriday.Thestorewillbeopen from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and8a.m.to4p.m.Sunday.In additiontothesalethisweekend, the store will offer photos with Santa Claus and candy bags for children from 10 a.m. to noon and1to3p.m.Saturday. “Everything’sbeengreat.Cus- tomershavebeenawesome.Great turnoutforsupportinglocalbusi- nesses.Itwasreallyfantastic.The customers have really supported ussincewe’veopened,andIcan’t give them enough thanks,” said co-owner John Bousfield, who tookoverthestorewithhisbusi- nesspartnerinApril. Bousfieldsaidtheconsensus from customers has been that theyarehappytobeabletosup- port local businesses this holi- day shopping season and keep theirmoneyinParsons. Bousfield said there were abouttwodozenpeoplewaiting forthestoretoopenFridaymorn- ing,notasmanyasinpastyears, but business remained steady throughthemorning.Hesaidthe storehadprobablymorethan200 customersinjustthefirsthourit wasopenedonThanksgiving. J.R. Allen, manager at Jock’s Nitch, 1814 Main, has tried early openingsinthepast,butnotmany people showed up early because customers were busy at other stores shopping for electronics andotheritemsthesportsclothing storedoesn’toffer.Aftertheybuy their electronics, however, many people usually go downtown to continuetheirshopping,andthat’s justfinewithAllen. Allen said Friday morning’s businessstartedslowbutgradu- ally picked up as the morning progressed, remaining steady from about 9:30 or 10 a.m. Jock’sNitchbeganitsBlackFri- day sale last Saturday and will continueitthroughSaturday. Kim Hedrick, owner of Par- sons Fine Jewelry, 1722 Main, isoffering25to50percentoff of merchandise storewide this weekend. She and co-workers said they were grateful for the peoplewhostayedintownand supportedlocalbusinesses. “The season has started out decent,”Hedricksaid. Shehopedformorefoottraffic on Saturday and again on Dec. 1 whenSantawastobeinthebusi- ness for pictures with children. DowntownParsonsInc.isoffering thephotosfrom11a.m.to2p.m. Wal-Mart, 3201 N. 16th, of- fered pre-Black Friday sales for electronics and other goods Thursdayeveningandhadother BlackFridaysalesFriday. TiffaniNottingham,frontend zone manager, said customer trafficwasgoodonThursday. “Itwasn’ttooawfullycrazy,” shesaidoftheThursdaysales. Any Black Friday items that werenotsoldduringthepromo- tional times remained on sale Friday,shesaid. “It’sbeensteady,”shesaidof customer traffic as of early af- ternoonFriday.Customernum- berswerepickingupFridayaf- ternoon,shesaid. George’s Gifts and Cards, 1716Main,hadasteadystream ofbuyingcustomerscomingin Page 16 Weekend, Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2012 Parsons S n u Our Family Practice Providers Are Our Family Practice Providers Are Accepting New Patients Accepting New Patients AND AND We Are Proud to Welcome We Are Proud to Welcome Tiffany George, A.P.R.N., Tiffany George, A.P.R.N., to Our Family Practice Clinic! to Our Family Practice Clinic! Family Practice Clinic * 1902 South Highway 59 * Parsons, KS 620-820-5800 Tiffany received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Pittsburg State University. Her knowledge and experience is a great addition to our Family Practice Clinic. Tiffany, along with all of our Family Practice Providers, are accepting new patients. Welcome, Tiffany, to Labette Health and to Parsons! Visit with Santa & Mrs. Claus S ATURDAY, NOV . 24 10 am-Noon & 1 pm-3 pm SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS: Wed., Nov. 21 9 am-4 pm Thurs., Nov. 22 8 pm-Midnight (Special Doorbusters) Fri., Nov. 23 4 am-7 pm (Special Doorbusters) Sat., Nov. 24 7 am-7 pm (Special Doorbusters) Sun., Nov. 25 8 am-4 pm (Special Doorbusters) FREE Photo with Santa Gift Bags for the Kids 2604 Main, Parsons 620-421-3101 LOCALLY OWNED/OPERATED John Bousfield & Matthew Grotheer Tuesday-Friday 11am - 2pm Tuesday-Friday 11am - 2pm Tuesday-Saturday 5pm - 9pm Tuesday-Saturday 5pm - 9pm 218 S. Summit Girard, KS 218 S. Summit Girard, KS 620.724.6069 620.724.6069 triplessteakhouse.com triplessteakhouse.com A Great Dining Experience A Great Dining Experience Steaks - Seafood - Pasta Steaks - Seafood - Pasta - Full Menu - - Full Menu - Enjoy our Lounge! Enjoy our Lounge! Reserve your Reserve your Holiday Parties! Holiday Parties! Call Today! Call Today! Catering for Catering for all Occasions all Occasions Ask us about reserving Ask us about reserving the Banquet Room the Banquet Room Steakhouse S S S Triple S SHOPPING Continued from Page 1. FLIGHTS Continued from Page 1. RETAILERS Continued from Page 1. Jamie Willey/Sun photo Devore Warren, a sales associate at Sears, looks for a product on sale with Chuck Cerventes of Parsons Friday morning. Friday,accordingtostoreowner JanetGeorge. Shesaidthestoreopenedat6 a.m.FridayfortheBlackFriday salesandhaditsfirstcustomers at6:05a.m.fromSt.Paul. “It’s been pretty steady,” she said.“Oursaleshavebeengreat.” Georgesaidthestorethatalso sellsHallmarkproductshasof- feredYankeecandlesandwrap- pingpaperspecials,buyoneget one free, and had other special salesinthehallways.Thestore alsoisofferingsamplesofgour- metfooditemstocustomers. “It’sbeenarealhit,”shesaid. George’s also starts its Christ- mas hours this week. The store willbeopenonSundaysfrom1to 5p.m.untilChristmas.Itisopen Saturdayfrom9:30a.m.to5p.m. ToysRUsopenedat8p.m.onThanksgiving,anhourearlierthan lastyear. Macy’s,whichopenedatmidnightonThanksgiving,had12,000 customerswrappedarounditsstoreinNewYork’sHeraldSquare. JulieHansen,aspokeswomanatMinneapolis’MallofAmerica, reported that 30,000 shoppers showed up for the mall’s midnight opening,upfrom20,000lastyear.“Thiswasadditionaldollars,” Hansensaid.Thisyear,200ofthe520malltenantsopenedatmid- nightfollowingThanksgiving,doublefromayearago. effort to help them see the me- morial. CentralPrairieHonorFlights wasthelargesttriporganizerin Kansas and raised nearly $1.2 million for them between 2008 and 2012. Flights were halted this year, however, after more than $100,000 went missing from the group’s account. Its programdirector,LaVetaMiller, waschargedinOctoberwithtwo countsoftheftbydeception. “Withthatkindofmoney,we couldhavecompletedtheWorld WarIIveteransorcomeclose,” Fostersaid.“Itreallypulledthe rugoutfromunderus.” Before the flights stopped, nearly800veteransmadethetrip fromKansastothenation’scapital onflightscharteredbytheGreat Bend-basedgroup.Itpooleddo- nationsfromeverythingfrom4- Hgroupstochildren’slemonade standstopayforthetrips. But this spring, the group canceledtwocharterflightsthat wouldhavetransportedasmany as 220 more veterans. Another groupcalledKansasHonorFlight sprung up, but the three trips it hurriedlyorganizedoncommer- cialflightsincludedlessthanhalf of the veterans who would have goneonthecharteredflights. Springfield,Ohio-basedHonor FlightNetworkdecideditnolon- gerwantedtheGreatBendgroup tohelporganizetripsforthena- tionalnetwork.Itcitedproblems withreportsbeingfiledlateanda veteranbreakingaribonatrip.

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the�weekend.�It�started�when�the�store� opened� for� special� hours�Thursday,�8�p.m.�to�midnight,�and�continued�with�a�4�a.m.�opening�on�Friday.�The�store�will�be�open�from� 7� a.m.� to� 7� p.m.� Saturday�and�8�a.m.�to�4�p.m.�Sunday.�In�addition�to�the�sale�this�weekend,�the� store� will� offer� photos� with�Santa�Claus�and�candy�bags� for�children� from� 10� a.m.� to� noon�and�1�to�3�p.m.�Saturday.

“Everything’s�been�great.�Cus-tomers�have�been�awesome.�Great�turnout�for�supporting�local�busi-nesses.�It�was�really�fantastic.�The�customers� have� really� supported�us�since�we’ve�opened,�and�I�can’t�give� them� enough� thanks,”� said�co-owner� John� Bousfield,� who�took�over�the�store�with�his�busi-ness�partner�in�April.

Bousfield� said� the�consensus�from� customers� has� been� that�they�are�happy�to�be�able�to�sup-port� local� businesses� this� holi-day� shopping� season� and� keep�their�money�in�Parsons.

Bousfield� said� there� were�

about� two�dozen�people�waiting�for�the�store�to�open�Friday�morn-ing,�not�as�many�as�in�past�years,�but� business� remained� steady�through�the�morning.�He�said�the�store�had�probably�more�than�200�customers�in�just�the�first�hour�it�was�opened�on�Thanksgiving.

J.R.� Allen,� manager� at� Jock’s�Nitch,�1814�Main,�has� tried�early�openings�in�the�past,�but�not�many�people� showed� up� early� because�customers� were� busy� at� other�stores� shopping� for� electronics�and�other�items�the�sports�clothing�store�doesn’t�offer.�After�they�buy�their� electronics,� however,� many�people� usually� go� downtown� to�continue�their�shopping,�and�that’s�just�fine�with�Allen.

Allen� said� Friday� morning’s�business�started�slow�but�gradu-ally� picked� up� as� the� morning�progressed,� remaining� steady�from� about� 9:30� or� 10� a.m.�Jock’s�Nitch�began�its�Black�Fri-day� sale� last�Saturday� and�will�continue�it�through�Saturday.

Kim� Hedrick,� owner� of� Par-sons� Fine� Jewelry,� 1722� Main,�is�offering�25� to�50�percent�off�of� merchandise� storewide� this�weekend.� She� and� co-workers�

said� they� were� grateful� for� the�people�who�stayed� in� town�and�supported�local�businesses.

“The� season� has� started� out�decent,”�Hedrick�said.

She�hoped�for�more�foot�traffic�on�Saturday�and�again�on�Dec.�1�when�Santa�was�to�be�in�the�busi-ness� for� pictures� with� children.�Downtown�Parsons�Inc.�is�offering�the�photos�from�11�a.m.�to�2�p.m.

Wal-Mart,� 3201� N.� 16th,� of-fered� pre-Black� Friday� sales�for� electronics� and�other�goods�Thursday�evening�and�had�other�Black�Friday�sales�Friday.

Tiffani�Nottingham,�front�end�zone� manager,� said� customer�traffic�was�good�on�Thursday.

“It�wasn’t�too�awfully�crazy,”�she�said�of�the�Thursday�sales.

Any� Black� Friday� items� that�were�not�sold�during�the�promo-tional� times� remained� on� sale�Friday,�she�said.

“It’s�been�steady,”�she�said�of�customer� traffic� as� of� early� af-ternoon�Friday.�Customer�num-bers�were�picking�up�Friday�af-ternoon,�she�said.

George’s� Gifts� and� Cards,�1716�Main,�had�a�steady�stream�of�buying�customers�coming� in�

Page 16Weekend, Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 24-25, 2012 Parsons S nu

Our Family Practice Providers Are Our Family Practice Providers Are Accepting New PatientsAccepting New Patients

ANDANDWe Are Proud to WelcomeWe Are Proud to WelcomeTiffany George, A.P.R.N.,Tiffany George, A.P.R.N.,

to Our Family Practice Clinic!to Our Family Practice Clinic!

Family Practice Clinic * 1902 South Highway 59 * Parsons, KS

620-820-5800

Tiffany received her Master of Science in Nursing degree from Pittsburg State University. Her knowledge and experience is a

great addition to our Family Practice Clinic.

Tiffany, along with all of our Family Practice Providers, are accepting new patients.

Welcome, Tiffany, to Labette Healthand to Parsons!

Visit with Santa & Mrs. ClausSATURDAY, NOV. 24

10 am-Noon & 1 pm-3 pm

SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS:Wed., Nov. 21 9 am-4 pm

Thurs., Nov. 22 8 pm-Midnight (Special Doorbusters)Fri., Nov. 23 4 am-7 pm (Special Doorbusters)Sat., Nov. 24 7 am-7 pm (Special Doorbusters)Sun., Nov. 25 8 am-4 pm (Special Doorbusters)

FREE Photo with Santa

Gift Bags for the Kids

2604 Main, Parsons

620-421-3101LOCALLY OWNED/OPERATED John Bousfield & Matthew Grotheer

Tuesday-Friday 11am - 2pmTuesday-Friday 11am - 2pmTuesday-Saturday 5pm - 9pmTuesday-Saturday 5pm - 9pm

218 S. Summit Girard, KS218 S. Summit Girard, KS620.724.6069620.724.6069

triplessteakhouse.comtriplessteakhouse.com

A Great Dining ExperienceA Great Dining ExperienceSteaks - Seafood - PastaSteaks - Seafood - Pasta

- Full Menu -- Full Menu -

Enjoy our Lounge!Enjoy our Lounge!

Reserve your Reserve your Holiday Parties!Holiday Parties!

Call Today! Call Today!

Catering for Catering for all Occasionsall Occasions

Ask us about reserving Ask us about reserving the Banquet Roomthe Banquet Room

SteakhouseSSS

Triple S

SHOPPINGContinued from Page 1. FLIGHTS

Continued from Page 1.

RETAILERSContinued from Page 1.

Jamie Willey/Sun photo

Devore Warren, a sales associate at Sears, looks for a product on sale with Chuck Cerventes of Parsons Friday morning.

Friday,�according�to�store�owner�Janet�George.

She�said�the�store�opened�at�6�a.m.�Friday�for�the�Black�Friday�sales�and�had�its�first�customers�at�6:05�a.m.�from�St.�Paul.

“It’s� been� pretty� steady,”� she�said.�“Our�sales�have�been�great.”

George�said�the�store�that�also�sells�Hallmark�products�has�of-fered�Yankee�candles�and�wrap-

ping�paper�specials,�buy�one�get�one� free,� and� had� other� special�sales�in�the�hallways.�The�store�also�is�offering�samples�of�gour-met�food�items�to�customers.

“It’s�been�a�real�hit,”�she�said.George’s�also�starts� its�Christ-

mas� hours� this� week.� The� store�will�be�open�on�Sundays�from�1�to�5�p.m.�until�Christmas.�It�is�open�Saturday�from�9:30�a.m.�to�5�p.m.�

Toys�R�Us�opened�at�8�p.m.�on�Thanksgiving,�an�hour�earlier�than�last�year.

Macy’s,�which�opened�at�midnight�on�Thanksgiving,�had�12,000�customers�wrapped�around�its�store�in�New�York’s�Herald�Square.

Julie�Hansen,�a�spokeswoman�at�Minneapolis’�Mall�of�America,�reported� that� 30,000� shoppers� showed� up� for� the� mall’s� midnight�opening,�up� from�20,000� last�year.� “This�was�additional�dollars,”�Hansen�said.�This�year,�200�of�the�520�mall�tenants�opened�at�mid-night�following�Thanksgiving,�double�from�a�year�ago.

effort� to� help� them� see� the� me-morial.

Central�Prairie�Honor�Flights�was�the�largest�trip�organizer�in�Kansas� and� raised� nearly� $1.2�million� for� them� between� 2008�and� 2012.� Flights� were� halted�this� year,� however,� after� more�than� $100,000� went� missing�from� the� group’s� account.� Its�program�director,�LaVeta�Miller,�was�charged�in�October�with�two�counts�of�theft�by�deception.

“With�that�kind�of�money,�we�could�have�completed�the�World�War�II�veterans�or�come�close,”�Foster�said.�“It�really�pulled�the�rug�out�from�under�us.”

Before� the� flights� stopped,�nearly�800�veterans�made�the�trip�from�Kansas�to�the�nation’s�capital�on�flights�chartered�by�the�Great�Bend-based�group.�It�pooled�do-nations�from�everything�from�4-H�groups�to�children’s�lemonade�stands�to�pay�for�the�trips.

But� this� spring,� the� group�canceled�two�charter�flights� that�would�have�transported�as�many�as� 220� more� veterans.� Another�group�called�Kansas�Honor�Flight�sprung� up,� but� the� three� trips� it�hurriedly�organized�on�commer-cial�flights�included�less�than�half�of� the� veterans� who� would� have�gone�on�the�chartered�flights.

Springfield,�Ohio-based�Honor�Flight�Network�decided�it�no�lon-ger�wanted�the�Great�Bend�group�to�help�organize�trips�for�the�na-tional�network.�It�cited�problems�with�reports�being�filed�late�and�a�veteran�breaking�a�rib�on�a�trip.