Welcome to the holidays!

If you are like most of us, you are wondering where the heck you are going to come up with the extra cash for gifts. Lucky for you, larryville.com understands your tight budget!  We got together and came up with the following items for gifts – some of which don’t cost anything.  All are under $5.00!!!!

Now don’t worry.  You aren’t required to learn how to cook in order to make 10 different kinds of cookies or candy.  Sewing and knitting are not required.  Artists need not stop here, as those kinds of talents are not in demand.  All you need is a spirit willing to step outside traditional thinking and give smart! 

Lawrence, Kansas - The government awarded the State of Kansas $2 million to map the need for internet access in rural areas last November. Many rural areas only have dial-up service to choose from when signing up for internet access. 

Lawrence Freenet, a local company, is looking to change all that. The company has also applied for an additional $4 million grant available through the Government Stimulus Package of 2009.  It plans to expand wireless internet coverage to include a larger portion of the rural market. 

If Lawrence Freenet is awarded the grant money, it would be a great benefit to the Lawrence economy.  The money would be used to fund improvements on the local, wireless internet architecture, provide rural Kansans broadband access, and provide additional jobs working in the Lawrence community.

KUJH-TV News provided a great newscast on YouTube that provides some education on this issue.