On the Cover:

Buzz Warren, demonstrates shearing skills to the Kansas Christmas Tree Growers at their summer meeting in June, 2004. From left behind Buzz are: Dixie Rees, Margaret Stevens, new grower Harriett Johnson, Kathy Heeb, and Tom Circle. Behind them is the warming hut built by Kathy and Jeff Heeb, the meeting hosts. Kathy is the grower/operator of Prarie Elf Christmas Tree Farm near Lawrence, Kansas.

LAWRENCE JOURNAL WORLD: PRAIRIE ELF PINE TO SPRUCE UP CEDAR CREST FOR HOLIDAYS.

Kathy Heeb and her dog, Rudy, prepare to bid farewell to an 8-foot-tall Scotch Pine that will be cut down today and hauled to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius' residence. (Nov. 2004)