Marilyn Dobski, second from left, is applauded for receiving the 2004 Athena Award from the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce. Pictured are, from left, Gene Meyer, new chamber chairman; Dobski, co-owner of Dobski & Associates, which operates the area McDonald's; Miles Schnaer, owner of Crown Automotive; and Joan Golden, senior vice president of development at US Bank and the 2003 Athena Award winner. The award was given during the chamber's annual meeting April 23 at the Lawrence Holidome.

Tensie Oldfather is named the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's Citizen of the Year in this March 2004 file photo. At left is chamber Chairman Larry McElwain. Oldfather, a noted Lawrence philanthropist, died Tuesday.

Bob Garrett, of Great Harvest Bread Co., holds an award and certificate from the Douglas County Child Development Assn. The company was honored in March for assisting the association and child-care providers in Douglas County. The company provides tours to early-childhood programs and lets children make their own bread.

Air Force Gen. Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, left, greets Nancy S. Hambleton, the first female mayor of Lawrence. Myers was the keynote speaker at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting April 23 at the Lawrence Holidome. Larry McElwain, second from right, greets Dr. Jim Owens.

Vicki Wilkerson, of the Lawrence Hallmark Cards plant, holds an award from the Douglas County Child Development Assn. Hallmark was honored in March for assisting the association and child-care providers in Douglas County. The company donates various materials through ECKAN, an Ottawa-based agency that serves the low-income population in area counties.

From left, Amy Clark and her husband, David Clark, chat next to Tricia Boyd. The Lawrence residents attended the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting April 23 at the Lawrence Holidome.

Sigma Alpha Epsilon member Kenny Bauman jumps over Zach Kerr and on to a slippery slide. The Kansas University fraternity recently had a weeklong party to celebrate the life of Pat Murphy, a beer runner for Al Capone, who hid beer in an SAE house to avoid the law. Bauman and Kerr, freshmen from Prairie Village, cooled off during the April 21 celebration.

Loise Weeks, left, and her daughter Elizabeth Woods, both of Eudora, visit during the Douglas County Family and Community Education Council spring tea. The event was April 23 at the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds.

Saya Eagleman, 4, of Lawrence, looks over some posters at the Lawrence Public Library. She attended the library's 100th birthday celebration on April 21. The library celebrated its 100th birthday by passing out free bags of popcorn, slices of cake and cups of punch. Free posters and T-shirts also were available.

From left, Chris Beilman, Eudora; Jim Bush, Brownwood, Texas; Mike Ramage, Topeka; Dusty Workman, Overbrook; and Stuart Whittaker, Auburn, visit during a reception before the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce's annual meeting. The member of the local country band Dixie Road performed the Pledge of Allegiance during the event, which was April 23.

Cara Orban, front, 22, of Claremore, Okla., and Michael Stoecker, 24, of Jetmore, sign a birthday card for the Lawrence Public Library. The library, 707 Vt., celebrated its 100th birthday on April 21.