Week 20

Earl Polk tells stories at the Polk's Farm Market in Medora Dec. 4. Polk has worked in the orchard business since he was a boy. "They say all of us are injected with apple cider so we have that gene of raising fruits and vegetables," he said.

A photograph of Earl Polk's grandfather, Earl Stoughton at a market with a harvest from Riversbans Orchard in 1963, hangs on the wall at Polk's Farm Market.

Mandy Gunn makes ornament forms out of clay using a cookie cutter at the Clayworks studio Dec. 3.

Janey Tubbs, left, helps Danny Snead attach the base to a mug.

Mariah Hammersmith of Trinity fights for the ball with Darby Wikoff (21) of Ell-Saline during their match Dec. 6 at Trinity Catholic High School.

Anna Kimmel dances as the Snow Queen during a Prairie Nutcracker rehearsal Dec. 7, 2013 at ArtisTree in Hutchinson, Kan.

Dominic Deluca (10) of Trinity jumps while defended by Forrest Dreyer, left, of Ell-Saline, during their match Dec. 6 at Trinity.

Six month old Henry, the pugle, half beagle and half pug, stays as his family walks around him during a training exercise Dec. 7 at the Special K9 Dog Training & Country Resort LLC in eastern Reno County. The family said Henry was "out of control" before he was brought in for training sessions and is now working towards becoming a therapy dog.