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Photos for February 16, 2007
Danny Schluck plays Jesus in the skit Jesus' Birthday party at Theatre on the Rocks' Christmas Special in December.
Aaron Champion (left) Steven Ducey, and Gavin Smith act in Fasto's Christmas Carol on December 18th. The troupe, Theatre on the Rocks, brings original short plays and skits to Fasto's on the third Monday of every month.
Jenn Holtaway removes 60 jars of Peter Pan peanut butter from the pantry at The Pelathe Center. The peanut butter has been linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened almost 300 people across the country. Holtaway, an intern at the center, separated the bad peanut butter from the good Thursday at the food pantry, 1423 Haskell Ave.
Lisa Clark, a teacher at Schwegler School, has been training therapy dogs for several years. On Thursday she and Gretchen Boxberger, 8, worked with Clark's latest project, a boxer named Tally. Gretchen is helping raise funds for Clark to attend a therapy-dog training course that will allow Tally to become fully certified.
The microscopic tardigrade, also called a "water bear," is about the size of a speck of dust and lives in all kinds of environments. Baker University has received a $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the creatures.
Danny Schluck portrays Jesus in the skit "Jesus' Birthday Party" during a Theatre on the Rocks show at Fatso's, 1016 Mass. Each month Schluck and his troop craft a new collection of comedy sketches aimed at the bar crowd.
Lawrence Letterday is (from left) Ben Kressig, Isaac Flynn, Matthew Green and Zach Mehl.
Kansas guard Russell Robinson beats Colorado's Jeremy Williams to the goal for two of his 14 points in the Jayhawks' victory Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.
Free State senior Weatherly Butler competes against Lawrence High in the city bowling showdown. Lawrence High's girls and Free State's boys won the team titles Thursday at Royal Crest Lanes.
Lawrence High freshman Alexah Gudenkauf competes in the city showdown with Free State High. The LHS girls and the FSHS boys won Thursday at Royal Crest Lanes.
West Junior High's Nick Jaimez (23) congratulates teammate Christian Nelson after their 44-43 victory over Overland Park Aquinas. West won Thursday in the championship game of the Warhawk Invitational. Complete results on page 7C.
David Gilliland, who won the pole earlier in the week for the NASCAR Daytona 500, pits during the first of the Gatordade Duel qualifying races.
NASCAR officials inspect the car of driver Jeff Gordon in the Grand National Garage. The vehicle failed postrace inspection Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla., and he will start the Daytona 500 in 42nd position.
Michael Waltrip waves to fans as drivers are introduced before the first of two Gatorade Duel qualifying races. Waltrip placed eighth in his race Thursday in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Wisconsin's kammron taylor, center, celebrates with teammate Tanner Bronson, left, during the Badgers' game with Minnesota. Wisconsin won, 75-62, in Minneapolis.
arizona state guard derek glasser, right, collides with UCLA forward Josh Shipp in the second half. UCLA won, 67-61, Thursday in Tempe, Ariz.
This image provided by the journal Science shows light-toned layered rock in Becquerel Crater on Mars as photographed by the camera on NASA's Mars Reconnais-sance Orbiter. It is believed to indicate where fluids, probably water, passed through the bedrock.
An Iraqi pours water over half-burned fruit while standing in his truck that was damaged in a car bomb blast Thursday in Baghdad, Iraq. Two parked car bombs struck the southern Baghdad Dora neighborhood, killing at least four civilians and wounding 15, police said.
Dick Johnson, owner of Kingston Printing Inc., is buying the former M-Pact Worldwide plant at the Intech Business Park in Eudora, above. Johnson plans to close the deal this morning and have all his company's equipment and jobs relocated to the site within six weeks.
Broward County Circuit Court Judge Larry Seidlin presides during a hearing in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Attorneys for Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's mother and an ex-lover of Smith's returned Thursday to Seidlin's court for the second day of a hearing, each claiming they should have control of the Playboy Playmate's remains.
Pete Anderson, left, June Morton and Joan Anderson, all of Lawrence, enjoy an outdoor lunch in Eureka Springs, Ark. They spent five days exploring the hills of Eureka and the nearby War Eagle Grist Mill. Pete Anderson 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.
Rep. Jeff Whitham, R-Garden City, holds up a stack of more than 2,000 signatures from Kansans who want Alexa's Law to be approved. The bill is named after Baby Alexa, an unborn child who died as the result of her mother's murder.
JetBlue Airways Corp. passengers sleep and work on computers Thursday as they wait for flights at New York's John F. Kennedy Airport. JetBlue tried to calm criticism Thursday after passengers were left waiting on planes at a New York airport for as long as 10 1/2 hours during a snow and ice storm. Calling the delays "unacceptable," the airline said in a statement it would offer refunds and free flights to passengers who were delayed on planes for more than three hours.
Carol Wallace, center, hands Jeanne Bronoski, right, goofy glasses as Stephanie Yates, left, walks by during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Douglas County kickoff event. Wallace and Bronoski helped greet and guide people to the sign-up table Thursday at Free State High School.
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