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Photos for June 28, 2008
Brad Stevenson feeds his worms a diet of ground-up grains, table scraps and anything else that qualifies as organic matter one would compost.
Brad Stevenson, Ottawa, is raising red wiggler worms to produce worm castings and worm castings "tea" to sell at the Lawrence Farmers' Market. The castings and tea are used as a fertilizer for plants.
Lt. David K. Dillon, of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, shown here second from right, died Saturday following an auto accident on North 1400 Road. This photograph was taken in 2006 as Dillon accompanied county commissioners on a tour of the minimum security and work-release area of the Douglas County Jail.
Members of the Lawrence Youth Ensemble rehearse "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Thursday at South Park. The ensemble performed Friday night and will perform tonight at South Park.
Kansas' Darrell Arthur plays with a basketball at his table in the green room before the start of the first round of the NBA Draft. Arthur fell to the 27th pick of the first round and was traded three times before the night ended but said he was happy he landed in Memphis.
Kansas City Royals pitcher Joel Peralta, left, is congratulated by catcher John Buck following K.C.'s 7-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals Friday in Kansas City, Mo.
Jon Platz watches his drive during the 2005 Mid-Amateur Team Championship at Alvamar Country Club. Platz, a Lawrence High graduate living in Olathe, will open defense of his 2007 Kansas Golf Association Public Links Championship today at Eagle Bend.
Top-seeded Ana Ivanovic reacts during her loss in the third round at Wimbledon. Ivanovic fell to Zheng Jie, 6-1, 6-4, on Friday at Wimbledon, England.
A crowd of around 1,000 fans cheered as ESPN was in town taping their segment of TitleTown.
Coach Self gives a thumbs up to a loyal fan as ESPN was in town Friday, June 27th, 2008 taping their segment of TitleTown.
Nearly 1,000 loyal Jayhawk fans came to Allen Fieldhouse to watch the ESPN taping their segment of TitleTown hosed by Darren Lyn.
ESPN was in town Friday June 27th 2008 taping their segment of TitleTown hosed by Darren Lyn.
ESPN was at Kansas University's Allen Fieldhouse Friday to tape a segment for its "TitleTown USA" competition. Lawrence is one of 20 cities vying to be named the nation's top championship city. As part of the taping, KU men's basketball coach Bill Self, right, was interviewed by ESPN reporter Darren Lyn, left.
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., board a plane Friday at Washington's Reagan National Airport.
The Knights of Columbus Council 1372 was recognized as the top per-member fundraiser for Pro-Life in Division No. 9, with councils that have 193-289 members. The event was May 4 at the state convention in Hays. From left are Rev. Tom Dolezal, state chaplain; Mike McClain and Dorothy McClain, state Pro-Life chair couple; John Callewaert, district deputy No. 18; Brian Walter, grand knight Council 1372; Margie Wagner, first lady of Kansas; Don Wagner, state deputy of Kansas; Virgil C. Dechant, past supreme knight.
Lawrence Central Rotary members participated in the Day of Caring on May 3 by assisting in yard work. Back row, from left are Dick Finger, Linda Finger, Vern Brobst, Tim Metz and Thom Allen. Front row, from left are Kevin Kressig, Becky Castro, Steve Lane, Shelley Lane, Craig Brown, Carolyn Chinn Lewis.
Hy-Vee associates volunteered to assist with outdoor cleanup and repairs at the Ecumenical Ministries Center on Kansas University's campus at the Day of Caring on May 3. From left are Lisa Morgan, Nelle Olson, Jan Hornberger, Terry Nord, Ecumenical Ministries volunteer, John Olson, Skeeter Link, Alex Johnson and Bob Thompson. Hy-Vee also sponsored the breakfast for approximately 300 volunteers at the Day of Caring Kick Off, which was organized by the United Way's Roger Hill Volunteer Center.
Arla Jones, left, Karen Aeosta and Kim Kreicker, representing NetworkQ, volunteered their morning at Big Brothers Big Sisters during the annual Day of Caring on May 3.
Adele Bisel, left, and Allison Gowing, Central National Bank associates, sorted clothes at the Kaw Valley Center in the 2008 Day of Caring events on May 3. Central National Bank was one of 37 organizations that participated in the annual community event.
Madeleine Chestnut and Rob Chestnut volunteered to assist with yard work for a Lawrence resident in the 2008 Day of Caring events on May 3. The Day of Caring was organized by the United Way's Roger Hill Volunteer Center. Over 450 volunteers completed 48 projects for area non-profit organizations.
From left are Rev. John Schmeidler, St. John the Evangelist Church pastor, Pat Newton, St. John School principal, and John Callewaert, church and school program director for Knights of Columbus Council 1372. Newton holds the 1,000,000 sheet of copy paper that was delivered to St. John School by Callewaert. The paper was obtained from Office Depot under their ink cartridge recycling program on May 20.
Marcia McPhail was honored with the 2008 Jayhawk Rotary Teacher of the Year Award on May 15 at Alvamar County Club. McPhail has been an educator for 30 years and has been the librarian for 18 years at South Junior High School.
Volunteers for the 2008 Day of Caring met for breakfast on May 3 at Free State High School. The Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, organized the annual community event. Over 450 volunteers donated their time and energy to 48 projects throughout Douglas County during National Volunteer Week 2008, April 27-May 3.
Richard Rose, from left, a retired Lawrence police officer, and LaDonna Laing, a retired chief secretary of the Lawrence Police Department, chat with Capt. Dave Cobb during his retirement party Friday at Maceli's, 1031 N.H. Cobb is retiring after 33 years of working for the police force.
A man runs next to balloons placed at Copacabana Beach Friday in Rio de Janeiro. Demonstrators released around 4,000 red balloons during an event representing the 4,000 victims of violence in the next six months.
The Tellers crew celebrates mustache week. From top left to right are Jack Thompson, Alberto Flores, Aaron Stork, Tom Bauman, Brad Keirns, David Blauer, Ryan Stephenson, Jack Low, Jake Wilson, Richard Garcia, Zack Thompson and Michael Beard, who submitted the picture.
The Rev. Joe Stiles sits in on a Vacation Bible School class at First Southern Baptist Church, 4300 W. Sixth St. Stiles will be installed as the senior pastor Sunday.
The Rev. Joe Stiles has been with First Southern Baptist Church since 1985. He has served as the pastor of discipleship.
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe smiles while surrounded by journalists on election day Friday in Harare. Zimbabwe is holding a run off election in which Morgan Tsvangirai, the main opposition leader in the country has pulled out citing violence and intimidation.
A car passes over a three-dimensional image of speed bumps Friday on a road in Philadelphia.
David Adams and his daughter Carly, 5, hold the sign they posted earlier this year between their home and that of their neighbor, whose two dogs, they allege, bark at all hours of the night, June 5 in Magnolia, Miss. Adams posted a video of the dogs barking on the Web site RottenNeighbor.com, which received several thousands of hits and comments.
Water pours though a break in the Pin Oak levee Friday in Winfield, Mo. A new defense is in the works: a quickly constructed 4-foot-tall sandbag levee to protect 100 homes in the floodwater's path.
This Oct. 26, 1967, file photo provided by the Library of Congress shows Navy fighter pilot John McCain, center, being captured by Vietnamese civilians in Truc Bach Lake near Hanoi, Vietnam.
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