AARP Chapter 1696 officers attend the club's annual picnic at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. From left are Suzanne McColl, president; Darlene Hill, treasurer; Jane Pracht, secretary; Phyllis Cross, first vice president; and Pattie Johnston, second vice president. The picnic was Aug. 29 and included a catered lunch and entertainment.

Scott and Laurie Searl, of the group Cloddy

Ying Niu, left, and Jamie Huston are Lawrence High School National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Niu is the daughter of Fenghui Niu and Wei Zhou. Huston is the son of John and Melinda Huston.

Robert Wilson and Loy Ukpokodu help serve the lunch meal for the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. LINK is a food kitchen that serves the homeless and needy population of Lawrence. They helped serve meals on Aug. 30 in the basement of First Christian Church.

Jeff King, new president of the River City Lions Club, takes the gavel from outgoing president Lori Miller. New officers were inducted in June at the home of Ken and Mary Margaret Rowen. The River City Lions Club is a service organization affiliated with Lions International.

From left, Adrian Jones, Mike Wildgen, Karin Rexroad, Lisa Hughes, Michael Hughes and Jen Gray-O'Conner serve the lunch meal for the Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen. They helped serve about 130 meals Aug. 30 in the basement of First Christian Church, 210 W. 10th St.

Immanuel Lutheran Church members Marilyn Greathouse, left, and Lois Capps serve bratwurst during the Oompahfest Family Fun Festival. The fund-raiser was Saturday in South Park. The event, which featured German food, music and dancing, was a benefit for the church's building fund.

Members of the daisies, chartered to St. John's School, pose for a picture during the Girl Scout Bridging and Award Ceremony at St. John's, 1233 Vt. Front row, from left, are Olivia Ramirez, Courtney Caldwell, Mariel Lister, Morgan Noll, Avery Miller, Jessica Nau, Bayley Goscha, Maddy Hill, Marlee Bird, Nicole Horlacher and Clare Browning. Members of Girl Scout Troop 454 are, back row, from left, Jennifer O'Brien, Becca O'Brien, Brittany Mailand and Martha Allen.

AARP Chapter 1696 members, from left, Bernard Hill, Bill Pendleton and Ken Olson attend the organization's annual picnic at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds. The event was Aug. 29 and included a catered lunch and entertainment.

From left, Bernard and Barbara Nordling and Debra and Steve Hedden attend a reception given by the Kansas University Fine Arts Advisory Board. The reception was for Steve Hedden, the new dean of the school of fine arts. The July gathering marked the dean's first introduction to the board.