From left, Ryan Robie, Roeland Park senior; Kirsten Camardelle, Overland Park; Meghan Zavodny, Shawnee senior; and Matt Ross, Merriam senior, enjoy hot dogs and beverages before the Kansas University football game against Tulsa. They had a tailgate party last Saturday before the game.

Dee Bisel, left, and Jan Stewart, right, received honors from Betty Markley, center, president of the American Business Women's Assn. Lawrence Express Network. Bisel was named Woman of the Year, and Stewart was a Top 10 Business Woman Nominee. They received the awards July 22 at the Hereford House in Lawrence.

Carly Foster, Lawrence, and her son, Thomas Foster, 2, dance to the music of The Alpen Spielers during the Oompahfest Family Fun Festival. The event was Sept. 11 in South Park, 12th and Massachusetts streets. Immanuel Lutheran Church and University Student Center played host to the event, which included German music and food.

Carmen Clapsaddle, Lawrence, helps her daughter Sarah, 3, at the arts and crafts table during the fourth annual Oompahfest Family Fun Festival in South Park. The Sept. 11 event included live music, games and other activities.

Master gardeners Margarete Johnson, left, and Carol Roberts along with another gardener have helped establish a new garden area near the Monarch Butterfly Watch facility at Foley Hall on Kansas University's west campus. They worked in the garden last week.

Clockwise from back left are Don Phipps, Cheryl Roth, Kelly Phipps and Wesley Phipps. They attended a Labor Day celebration in South Park. The Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance gathered Sept. 6 to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Lawrence's living wage ordinance. The event also kicked off a new educational campaign to address affordable housing, health care and jobs.

From left are Ian Kennedy, a ninth-grader at Central Junior High School; Marc Wilson, a Free State High School senior; and Jami Powell, a Lawrence High School senior. They attended a Kids Voting Candidate Forum Wednesday at the Dole Institute of Politics.

Steve Craig, a Lawrence businessman, stands in front of a plane that was recovered from Lake Michigan. He attended the 75th anniversary celebration Aug. 28 at the Lawrence Municipal Airport.