Sales at his chain are running about 9 percent behind last year, he said.

Since then the team has taken part year behind year in official contests.

"We're optimistic about this quarter not running behind last year in volume."

The total domestic box office for this year remains about 7 percent behind last year's, with little sign of that being about to change.

Three weeks before the campaign ends, the fund is running about $60,000 behind last year on this date.

"We're probably a little behind last year in terms of attendance," Conradt said.

This year, the fund-raising effort is running slightly behind last year's.

He needed some fishing gear, and I wanted my gun that was left behind last year.

He had a friend that was left behind last year, in second grade.

"Because of that, we are only about 8 or 9 percent behind last year over all and expect to be normal by summer."