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Photos for April 27, 2007
This funnel cloud was seen from near Wells Overlook, south of Lawrence, late Friday afternoon. A tornado warning was briefly issued, but authorities said this and another funnel dissipated before touching down.
Sunflower School students Ally Brittian, left, and Sara Ahmed hold their hands high to ask questions from members of the Kansas University cycling team who were at the school on Thursday telling the students about the sport, including the injuries they've gotten, their uniforms and their bikes.
Lawrence Community Nursery School students, clockwise from left, Lily Pryor, 5, Marian Frick, 5, Lydia Storm, 4, Marlowe Kastens, 5, and Courtney Goodman, 4, spin on a tire swing outside their school as their teacher, Amanda Storm, pushes them Wednesday afternoon. The preschool will celebrate its 50th anniversary this weekend as the second-oldest cooperative preschool in the nation.
Joey Minder, 7, and his sister Sophia, 9, stand on the balcony of a house in the Delaware Street Commons in the 1200 block of Delaware. The Commons, which will be on the Spring Parade of Homes, is the only co-housing community of its kind in the region. In the background from left are Commons residents, from left, Vicki Penner, Linda Peckham, Jennifer Distlehorst and Penner's husband, Rich Minder. The neighborhood includes 21 energy-efficient condo-style homes and a communal house, pictured at lower left.
This detail from "Shoreline" shows one-third of the triptych by Lawrence artist Pam Sullivan. The fiber mixed-media piece uses dye sublimation and writing on organza, as well as stitching, among other techniques. Sullivan's work will be featured at Diane's Artisan Gallery during tonight's Downtown Friday Gallery Walk.
Duke Ellington, center at piano, performs flanked by members of his famous orchestra circa 1930s. Ellington's newly transcribed and unpublished big band charts are finally being made available to jazz educators and students thanks to a program spearheaded by Lawrence jazz aficionado Tom Alexios and the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City, Mo.
Duke Ellington
LHS senior Jessie Potter 17, dressed warm in the afternoon chill while she cheered on her Lions who were hosting Olathe North, Thurasday afternoon in a softball game.
Jamie Jarrett #10, looks for tag against Olathe North's #14 Amy Vanderwall, Thurday at Holcumb Park. Jarrett missed the tag.
Lawrence High's Lauren Kelly, left, gets ready to put a tag on Olathe North's Ashton Scott, right, as LHS' Jamie Jarrett, center, backs up the play. The Lions lost both games of Thursday's doubleheader, 10-0 and 14-6, at Holcom Park.
LAWRENCE HIGH'S JAMIE JARRETT stretches to make a catch against Olathe North. The Lions dropped both games of Thursday's doubleheader at the Holcom complex.
Lawrence High waits for an umpire to arrive and the game to start against Olathe North. The game was moved to the Olathe District Activity Center on Thursday.
Lawrence High first baseman Nick DeBiasse goes to catch a ground ball as Olathe North's No.11 runs back to first.
LAWRENCE HIGH FIRST BASEMAN NICK DEBIASSE practices his hitting stroke while waiting on-deck to bat against Olathe North. LHS won, 1-0, on Thursday at the Olathe District Activity Center.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS RUNNING BACK LARRY JOHNSON carries the ball against the San Diego Chargers. The Chiefs said Thursday that Johnson wasn't being offered as trade bait.
MILKA DUNO PREPARES FOR HER ROOKIE TEST DRIVE at Kansas Speedway. After completing the test Thursday, Duno was cleared to make her Indy Racing League debut Sunday.
Sean O'Hair lines up a putt during the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship. O'Hair shot a 5-under-par 65 on Thursday in Irving, Texas.
Orlando's Darko Milicic, left, defends Detroit's Ronald Murray. The Pistons defeated the Magic, 93-77, on Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.
Minnesota reliever Dennys Reyes, left, hands the ball to manager Ron Gardenhire. Reyes, a situational lefty, put up one of the best LOOGY seasons of all time in 2006.
Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire, left, and a Twins trainer, right, come to the aid of Torii Hunter, center. Kansas City pitcher Zack Greinke hit Hunter in the face with a pitch in the Royals' loss Thursday in Minneapolis.
Minnesota's Michael Cuddyer, left, hoists teammate Mike Redmond after Redmond drove in the game-winning run. The Twins beat the Royals, 1-0, Thursday in Minneapolis.
Home builder Neal Ezell, president of Ezell-Morgan Construction Co. Inc., is putting more energy-efficient features in his company's homes, including one at 1107 Douglas Drive in western Lawrence. It is one of 45 properties that will be open to visitors during this year's Spring Parade of Homes, which runs Saturday, Sunday and May 5-6.
A highway pileup killed eight people Thursday on a rainy stretch of the Indiana Toll Road near Bristol, Ind. The deaths included five people in a van, said 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten of the Indiana State Police.
Kelly Daly 18, of Londonberry, N.H., blows bubbles with other members of her freshman communication skills class Thursday at a memorial on the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and himself April 16, but few on campus have expressed outrage toward him.
Britain's army chiefs are reportedly reviewing plans to send Prince Harry to Iraq amid fears he could be targeted, officials said Thursday, but friends downplayed warnings he may quit if prevented from going.
Marilee Jones has resigned as dean of admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology for misrepresenting her academic credentials to the university. Jones was known for advocating less pressure on students during the college admissions process.
An Iraqi woman walks past U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint in central Baghdad. A car bomb Thursday near Baghdad University killed eight people and wounded 19. Violence continues throughout the capital despite a surge of U.S. troops.
Matt Armbrister, Raleigh, N.C., plays with his son, Cabot, 6 months, the grandson of Cheri Armbrister, Baldwin City. Pattie Johnston submitted the picture. Got a shot for Friends & Neighbors? Send it, along with your name, phone number, residence, and children's ages, to Friends & Neighbors, P.O. Box 888, Lawrence 66044, or go online at www.ljworld.com.
Masked Palestinian militants of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades hold a news conference in Gaza City. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets toward Israel on Thursday, and Israeli officials say they are losing patience with attacks that have undermined a cease-fire.
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday made his clearest rejection yet of speculation that he would try to seek a third term, but gave no hint in his state of the nation address as to whom he sees as his preferred successor.
Astrophysicist Stephen Hawking floats on a zero-gravity jet Thursday. The modified jet carrying Hawking, a handful of his physicians and nurses, and dozens of others first flew up to 24,000 feet over the Atlantic Ocean off Florida. Nurses lifted Hawking and carried him to the front of the jet, where they placed him on his back atop a special foam pillow. The plane made a total of eight parabolic dips, including two during which Hawking made weightless flips.
UNI Computers internal technician Trevor Rousseau, Lawrence, works to replace the keyboard of a laptop Thursday afternoon in the tech shop of the store, 1403 W. 23rd St. Kansas E Recycling is teaming up with UNI Computers to recycle old computers and repair others.
Democratic presidential hopefuls gather on the stage prior to the first Democratic presidential primary debate of the 2008 election hosted Thursday by South Carolina State University in Orangeburg, SC. From left are Mike Gravel, former U.S. senator from Alaska, Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Ct., former Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina., Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio, Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.
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