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Photos for October 1, 2005
Author Salman Rushdie will visit Lawrence on Thursday as part of the Humanities Lecture Series by the Hall Center for the Humanities.
Timothy Treadwell lived among the bears in the Alaskan wild for a dozen years before being killed by one in 2003. His story is the impetus for "Grizzly Man," Werner Herzog's new documentary.
Boeing Co. workers unload parts from a truck Friday at the company's aircraft assembly plant in Everett, Wash., one day after striking Machinist Union workers voted to approve a new labor contract. The agreement ended a four-week strike that shut down Boeing's commercial airplane assembly plants.
Iraqis stand around in a market Friday in Balad, Iraq, at the scene of a suicide bombing. Three suicide attackers exploded near-simultaneous car bombs in the heart of a bustling, mainly Shiite town Thursday, killing at least 99 people and wounding 124 amid a new surge of violence before an Oct. 15 referendum on Iraq's constitution.
Texas quarterback Vince Young aims for a receiver during the pregame warmup earlier this season. Young, a junior, has led the Longhorns to a 3-0 record and No. 2 national ranking as they head to Columbia, Mo., to take on Missouri today.
Texas A&M's Chad Schroeder scores on a 44-yard touchdown pass against Texas State. Schroeder has touched the ball five times and has scored five touchdowns this season.
Texas Tech quarterback Cody hodges (10) is the latest Red Raider quarterback to lead the nation in passing under one of the most innovative systems in college football.
Emergency room Nurse Karin Feltman treats a patient while volunteering in Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina.
Emergency crews signed their names on the still-standing Ronald McDonald statue outside the demolished restaurant on the coast between Biloxi and Gulfport, Miss.
Red Cross volunteer Gary Smith sets up house inside a gazebo outside a Red Cross shelter in Pearl River, La.
Jackie Vasquez, center, gets caught in a run down during a KU softball game against the Oklahoma Sooners on April 24 in Lawrence. Vasquez says she was wrongfully dismissed from the KU softball team after filing a complaint about the conduct of coach Tracy Bunge after an April 2 loss.
U.S. Forest Service firefighters keep an eye on the rising smoke from the Thurman fire Friday along Highway 38 in the San Bernardino National Forest, Calif. Nearly 2,800 firefighters from agencies throughout the state were on the lines, aided by six retardant bombers and 11 water-dropping helicopters. Hundreds of people were allowed to return home Friday as firefighters gained ground against the 20,000-acre wildfire. The blaze on the Los Angeles-Ventura county line was 20 percent contained and was expected to be 35 percent surrounded by day's end, said Los Angeles County Deputy Fire Chief Mike Bryant.
Rep. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., leaves his office on his first full day as acting House Majority Leader on Thursday in Washington. Blunt took over for Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, after he was indicted on criminal charges.
Mutiara Gayatri, 6, who has been infected with bird flu, lies on a bed Friday at a hospital in Jakarta, Indonesia. The World Health Organization revised a prediction from an earlier U.N. estimate of 150 million possible deaths of a flu pandemic to 7.4 million after being deluged with inquiries after releasing the initial estimate.
Independent filmmakers Jim Schermbeck, left and Mark Birnbaum take a moment from working on their documentary Friday in Dallas at the editing station and their behind-the-scenes look on Travis County prosecutor Ronnie Earle's investigation of Rep. Tom DeLay. Now that DeLay has been charged with conspiracy in a campaign funding scheme, the film producers have a new ending for their documentary, one they say gives the film more drama and perhaps a bigger audience.
Keven, 4, left, and Keegan Colbern, 2, celebrate their birthdays Sept. 17, with their great-grandfather, Charles Colbern, 83, Clearview City. Keven and Keegan are the sons of Dr. Shanon Colbern and Dr. Melissa Colbern, of the Topeka area. Charles Colbern submitted the picture.
Waterfront Hotel.
Douglas County Emergency Management Assistant Director Teri Smith.
Pearl River.
Clothing donations.
Bridge is out.
Store in Biloxi, Miss.
Douglas County Operations Manager Bill Brubaker.
Gayla Carr and Mark Schmitz
Nicholas Wood and Lacey Crowl
Martha Sink and Jared Flory
Jessica Katich and Nicholas Wissink
Russell Iversen and Beth Anstaett
Adam and Tiana Kennedy
Cara and Joel Welch
Phil Harrison and Allen Wiechert, both of Lawrence, attend a Kansas State Day reception Aug. 21 after the celebration service at Washington National Cathedral. Harrison's wife, Beth, sang with the Lawrence-based Motet Singers before the service.
Wearing pilgrimage medals received at a Washington National Cathedral event, Mary and Doug Glasnapp enjoy a dinner with other members of the Motet Singers. Mary sang with the group Aug. 21 when it performed the Choral Prelude for Kansas State Day.
Homecoming king and queen candidates at Free State High School gather for a picture. They are, back row from left, Evan Hilpman, Kyle Chauvin, Spencer Lott, Lorenzo Ricketts, Chris Coffey and Brett Lisher; second row from left, Jordan Gouge and Mason Heilman; front row from left, Sachi Sakamura, Laura Picicci, Joanna Loewen, Molly Bunch, Jessie Sears, Sarah Heider, Emily Leiker and Lexie Schmidt.
Members of the Motet Singers, of Lawrence, perform in Washington National Cathedral's crypt chapel of St. Joseph of Arimathea. From left are Su Johnson, Ken Blair, Polly Miranda, Mary Glasnapp, Dee Blaser, Pat Blair and Becky Lord. They performed before a Kansas State Day service Aug. 21 at the cathedral. The Motet Singers, a 16-member ensemble, is directed by Dave Grisafe. The group is celebrating its 30th anniversary.
The principal planners of the Kansas State Day events at Washington National Cathedral attend a reception for attending Kansans. From left are, Martha Jenkins, former member of the Kansas Legislature from Leavenworth and now an attorney in Washington, D.C.; Ben Bradburn, the Cathedral's program director; and Sandra and Allen Wiechert, Kansas co-chairs for the National Cathedral Assn.
Chris Randolph, right, receives his new television donated by Rent To Own Center on Sept. 7. Randolph was the grand prize winner for the 2005 Bowl For Kids' Sake event, which raises money to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County. Randolph is pictured with Becky Price, regional executive director of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters, and Hank Booth, 2006 Bowl For Kids' Sake co-chair.
Hank Booth, left, and Becky Price, right, present Craig Miller with a Platinum Family Membership to Lawrence Athletic Club on Sept. 7 for being the second-place winner in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County's 2005 Bowl For Kids' Sake event. Booth is the 2006 Bowl for Kids' Sake co-chair, and Price is regional executive director of Kansas Big Brothers Big Sisters.
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