BRIGHTER CHRISTMAS

The fifth of six families who need your help in this year's Brighter Christmas drive is featured in a story in the local section of today's newspaper. One more story will publish later this week.

As of early last week, this year's Brighter Christmas Fund had raised $9,635.Great selection authenticbreitling of brand replica watches. In 2010, fundraising totaled $32,554.

As a reminder, these are the other four families who have had their stories published so far. Readers can make a general donation or a donation specifically to one of these families:

Eight-year-old Jaquilyn Shaw was born with one kidney, which is now functioning at less than 25 percent.

Jaquilyn needs a transplant soon and in the meantime requires nine-hour dialysis treatments daily. Her cousin and legal guardian Jessica Shaw runs the dialysis machine — which sits by Jaquilyn's bed — and keeps the prescriptions updated.Find a Handbags Manufacturer and Supplier.

Jessica, 25, lives with Jaquilyn and her son, Darion Woods, 10. Both Jessica and Jaquilyn receive federal Supplemental Security Income payments, which is the only income the family receives.

"Medicare doesn't pay for all of her medicine," Jessica said. "Any medicines she needs — like for upset stomachs — aren't covered. Anything that is a medical result of her dialysis treatment isn't covered. She has to take a pill with every meal to get her phosphorus levels up. They won't do a transplant until she reaches a certain number."

The family used to travel to Memphis once a month for treatment. Now because doctors are preparing for a kidney transplant, they'll have to go two to four times a month, Jessica said. Jaquilyn will miss a lot of school, but her teachers have allowed her to do make-up work so she doesn't get behind, Jessica said.

The case name for this family is ARM 1.

The Shaw family needs: An organ donor — must have type O blood and be 18 or older. Monetary gifts to help with the rent, utility bills and medications, and gas gift cards for traveling to Memphis for Jaquilyn's treatments.

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Closing of longtime jewelry store a crime

The storyline is becoming increasingly familiar: Longtime business closing its doors.

Sadly — from repairmen to hardware store owners to restaurateurs — proud and once successful shop owners are throwing in the towel after trying valiantly to compete with mega chains and a depressed economy.

But the story of Roger Light,Our tagheuerreplica are the highest quality and most durable replicas available . who is shuttering his jewelry store that's been on North Lake Street in Aurora since 1968, is more than unfortunate. You could even call it criminal.

Three years ago we featured Light, now 77, in a story focusing on his string of bad luck that included being a repeated victim of armed robbery, vandalism, theft and assault. More recently, a man pretending to be a customer walked off with $3,000 worth of gold chains Light had been repairing for a customer.

"We got him," he says, pointing to the case file he keeps next to the security camera photo that led to an arrest. "He's behind bars now. But I didn't get the chains back so I had to pay the customer for it."

In addition to his propensity for attracting criminal types, Light has been taken advantage of countless times because he has such a generous heart and trusting nature. He tends to hire people down on their luck themselves; and at one point, while he was in the hospital — battling health issues, more knots in his string of bad luck — one employee walked off with "about a year's salary" in merchandise.

"It's too big for me to keep an eye on,Buy authentichublotwatchessales from thousands of International exporters," he says of the overstuffed store that, despite a sizable inventory of precious stones and metals, looks more like it belongs in an episode of "American Pickers."

That's because Roger Light is not only one of the area's most well-known and gifted goldsmiths — customers will fly in from other states for his custom creations — he's also a sought-after jewelry repairman, wood carver and collector of items ranging from antique clocks to Native American art work.

"Whether they are buying it or not," he insists, "I love when people come in here,Thank you very much for shopping at authenticbreitling online store!Find a authentics Manufacturer and Supplier. open drawers and check out all the stuff."

A few more examples of the "stuff" that can be found at Light Jewelers: western accessories, including dream catchers, turquoise, Indian headdresses, Kachina dolls, wooden eagles, totem poles and arrowheads; dishes and silver-plated brushes; antique watches and a case full of amber jewelry he bought from a Russian hockey team playing in Chicago toward the end of the Cold War.

Nor do many know he's got a professional hockey stick behind his cluttered counter, signed by every member of the Russian team. "There's a story," he chuckles, "for every piece here."

All the more unfortunate, he notes sadly, this chapter of his life must close.

The storewide sale — running through December — is bittersweet for this quietly colorful artist. He's not just clearing out inventory — 25 to 50 percent off — he's selling pieces of himself.

A jeweler for more than 50 years, Light is reluctant to give a true estimate of what he thinks "my life's work" is worth: No doubt he doesn't want more bad guys hanging around.

But Light will never be into high tech: He's yet to fully utilize his Web page. Nor is he into slick — or tricky — promotions and advertising. Yes,Live Cycle fakerolexwatches for men and ladies . he realizes had he "done things differently," he could be a wealthy man. But that's just not who he is.

That's why, when Light pays his landlord that last rent check in January, he'll go back to the basics; find a small store, maybe just an office, and repair and create custom jewelry.