People and places

Friends and family gather at Hair Raising Experience, 512 E. Ninth St., to watch the Final Four game between Kansas University and Marquette. Pictured are, back row from left, Paul Collins, Florence Thompson, Keith Wooden, Erica Collins, Bijai Jones, Christy Lane, Edith Gilbert, Aubrey Gilbert; front row from left, Eva McFarland, Devin McAnderson and Willie Stagg.

From left, Linda Klinker, Lawrence; Elizabeth Maher, Baldwin, and Diane Spears, Lawrence, attend Swing Time and Coffee. Sunday's event was at First United Methodist Church.

Terry and Fran Hopkins, Lawrence, and Nancy Gibbens, Tonganoxie, attend Swing Time and Coffee at First United Methodist Church. Sunday's event was a benefit for the Lawrence Habitat for Humanity.

Dusty Arnold, Lawrence, tends to Nico Rodriguez-Hanley, 3, who is napping. Arnold, Dusty's baby-sitter, decided to visit South Park on a recent spring day.

New officers for the University Women's Club pose for a picture. They are, front row from left, Jane Kuwana, president; Tammy Steeples, treasurer; Janet Riley, corresponding secretary, and Faith Greenwood, recording secretary; back row from left, Mary Ross, member at large; Katherine Giele, treasurer-elect; Janis Hutchison, president-elect, and Jo Cress, member at large. The members were elected during the club's annual scholarship meeting April 3.

Heather Brown, DeSoto, holds up her daughter Faith, 3, during a welcome home rally for the Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse. The team returned from the the Final Four championship Tuesday in New Orleans.

The winners of this year's University Women's Club scholarships are, from left, Veronica Medina, Amittia Lonette Davis, Vimbayi Kajese and Shannon Snapp. They were honored April 3 during the club's scholarship dinner at Alvamar Country Club.

From left, Brandilyn Boyce, Sarah Michie, Sean Dyches, Caroline Evelyn and Emily Meives, all Kansas University students, help at the annual Kids Bowl for Kids Sake. Saturday's event was sponsored by Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Douglas County.

From left, Robert Barnhill, Lawrence; James Conner, Lawrence, and Chris Gladish, Kansas City, raise a beer during Tartan Day, a musical event at Abe & Jake's Landing. Sunday's event featured traditional and modern Scottish folk music.

