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Photos for August 14, 2010
Rich Garrett celebrated his 40th birthday with a party aboard the Pedal Hopper. John Clayton, Lawrence, submitted the picture.
Albert de Vries of St. Thomas, Ontario, walks while covered with over 5 pounds of honey bees at the Clovermead Bees & Honey Bee Beard Competition on Saturday in Aylmer, Ontario, Canada.
Kashmiri protesters hit a burning government vehicle after they set it on fire during a protest Aug. 4 at Barthana neighborhood in Srinagar, India.
Kashmiris jostle to get a registration ticket Thursday at Government Hospital for Psychiatric Diseases in Srinagar, India. More than two decades of brutal warfare between largely Muslim separatist insurgents and largely Hindu Indian troops in this Himalayan region have left Kashmiris exhausted, traumatized and broken.
U.S. Army soldiers from 4th Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, are seen Friday on board a military aircraft in Baghdad as they begin their journey home. These soldiers are part of the last brigade of combat troops that are now leaving Iraq, heading home as part of the U.S. drawdown of forces.
Japanese officials, center, stand in a group facing representatives of the Allied armed forces prior to signing the surrender agreement Sept. 2, 1945, on the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, during a ceremony marking the end of World War II.
A flood survivor wades through mud as he salvages belongings Saturday in Azakhel, near Nowshera, northwest Pakistan. A case of the deadly waterborne disease cholera has been confirmed in Pakistan’s flood-ravaged northwest, and aid workers expect there to be more, the U.N. said Saturday.
A blur of cyclists race past Kansas City’s Union Station on Sept. 13, 2009, during the Tour of Missouri. Smack in the middle of the country, it is people at Union Station who generally scurry in different directions as they pursue their destinations. In 2010, a year of fragmentation if there ever was one, watching them scatter is not unlike how American voters view politics.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama react as their daughter Sasha gets a hole-in-one on the first hole as they play miniature golf Saturday at Pirate’s Island Golf in Panama City Beach, Fla. The Obamas are spending the weekend in Florida.
The Transocean Development Driller III, the rig responsible for drilling the main relief well at the site of the Deepwater Horizon oil wellhead, is seen Saturday on the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Louisiana.
Winning adult competitors were awarded a bottle of watermelon wine Saturday at the watermelon seed spitting contest at the Vinland Fair.
Dalton Vesecky, 13, launches his watermelon seed under the watchful eye of seed supervisor Dave Maycock on Saturday at the Vinland Fair. Dalton won first place in his age group.
Abbie Schockley, 10, of Baldwin City takes her third shot Saturday at the watermelon seed spitting contest at the Vinland Fair.
First time seed spitter Grayson Coffied, 4, of Baldwin City puts his best lip forward Saturday at the watermelon seed spitting contest at the Vinland Fair.
Judge supervisors Dave Maycock, left, and Barbara Maycock point out seed placement for competitors Saturday at the watermelon seed spitting contest at the Vinland Fair.
Slices of watermelon wait for the next round of competition Saturday at the watermelon seed spitting contest at the Vinland Fair.
Firefighters throw a smoldering mattress out the second story window at 1030 Ohio.
Smoke pours out of a roof vent as firefighters work their way inside during a two-alarm house fire at 1030 Ohio Saturday afternoon.
Firefighters handle a fire hose while putting out a fire at 1030 Ohio Saturday afternoon.
A fishing derby in on the banks of Lake Henry in Clinton State Park gave young anglers a chance to catch the big ones. Lawrence Parks and Recreation is hosting a fishing derby on May 5 at Mary's Lake.
Firefighters make entry to a home at 1030 Ohio that caught fire Saturday afternoon.
Smoke pours out of a roof vent as firefighters work their way inside 1030 Ohio during a two-alarm house fire Saturday afternoon.
A fishing derby Saturday at Lake Henry in Clinton State Park gave young anglers a chance to catch the big ones. Kathy Fritch of Lawrence helps her granddaughter Rhyian Smith, 4, of Topeka with her fishing pole.
A fishing derby Saturday on the banks of Lake Henry in Clinton State Park gave young anglers a chance to catch the big ones.
A fishing derby Saturday at Lake Henry in Clinton State Park gave young anglers a chance to catch the big ones. Ryan Malloy, 7, of Lawrence, watches as her blue gill catch is measured just short of eight inches.
A fishing derby Saturday at Lake Henry in Clinton State Park gave young anglers a chance to catch the big ones. Four-year-old Alphie Adams, left, of Perry was walking tall in his boots along with his dad Steve Adams after catching a bullfrog on his line. Conner Shields, right, walks along with the amphibous catch.
Members of the 1960 U.S. Olympic team applaud as Jerry West, second from right, and Oscar Robertson, right, shake hands during ceremonies at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday in Springfield, Mass. At far left is former Jayhawk guard Al Kelley.
Matt Kuchar reacts after missing a birdie putt on the 15th hole in the second round of the PGA Championship. Kuchar led all scores in a shortened second round on Friday in Sheboygan, Wis.
Kansas City Chiefs running back Tim Castille, left, is upended by Atlanta’s Christopher Owens. The Falcons beat the Chiefs, 20-10, on Friday in Atlanta.
Fern Weihe celebrates her 87th birthday with great-granddaughters Macie Albertson, left, and Anna Kitchen, both 9. All are Lawrence residents. Debbie Burke, Lawrence, submitted the picture.
Rotary District 5710 Governor John Vandewalle, left, member of the Overland Park South Rotary Club, is greeted by Jayhawk Rotary President Bruce Roberts. The district governor spoke July 22 to the Jayhawk Breakfast Rotary Club. The club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at Alvamar Country Club.
Dylan Hedges, left, and Jennie Washburn recycle aluminum cans Aug. 4 at the Cans for Community can house at Sixth and Monterey Way. Hedges, a Lawrence High School graduate, volunteered for Cans for the Community while home on summer break from Northern Colorado, where he is a student.
Members of the Lawrence Happy Time Squares, from left, Pat Baker, Stan Zaremba, Lois Zaremba and C.J. Baker, are pictured June 24 at the National Square Dance Convention in Louisville, Ky.
Thirty-eight members of the Lawrence Happy Time Squares gathered June 5 for a group picture while attending the Kansas Square Dance Convention in Salina.
Members of Troop 7675, from left, Sandra Fangohr, Andrea Mills, Robyn Flummerfelt and Emmalee Squires, all of Lawrence, received the Girl Scout Silver Award at an April 5 ceremony at the First Baptist Church in Raytown, Mo. Fangohr is the daughter of Kenneth and Pamela Fangohr; Mills is the daughter of Mark and Bonnie Mills; Flummerfelt is the daughter of Kyra Flummerfelt and DJ and Trish Flummerfelt; and Squires is the daughter of Gary and Julie Squires.
Thirty-five members of Lawrence Happy Time Squares visited Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., during the 59th National Square Dance Convention June 23-26.
Lawrence P.E.O. members attended the 108th annual convention of Kansas State Chapter of the P.E.O. Sisterhood June 11-13 in Wichita. The convention’s theme was “Wild, Wonderful Women Making a Difference.” Back row, from left, are Susan Patton, Jennifer Brown, Diane Bracciano, Lara Burger, Melanie Cohavi, Jodi Trast, Lori Lange, Nancy Vogel, Wende Beeson and Kay Henry; seated, from left, are Kay Hale, Mary Kaczor, Danielle Geronimo and Dru Sampson.
Rod Deines, Lawrence, recently presented his drawing of Sen. Bob Dole on June 21 to Dole Institute of Politics senior archivist Morgan Davis. Both Dole and Deines are natives of Russell. The framed drawing will be displayed occasionally with other artwork from the Dole Archive.
Members of P.E.O. Chapter EA of Lawrence mark their chapter’s 75th anniversary May 21 at the home of Marie Meyen. Chapter EA was organized May 28, 1935. P.E.O. was founded in 1869 at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa.
Gloria and Bob Pringle
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Mette and John-Todd Gammill
Rachel Imdieke, Tonganoxie, stands alongside her son, Gabriel, 18 months, on the merry-go-round Friday at the Leavenworth County Fair. Shortly after they rode the carnival ride, rain started to drench Tonganoxie, causing fairgoers to head for livestock barns, the show arena and anywhere else there was shelter. The mud run was canceled because so many people left. The fair concludes tonight.
Secretary of State Chris Biggs discusses campaign issues Thursday in his office in Topeka. Biggs is a Democrat appointed to the office in March 2010.
Kris Kobach, Republican candidate for Kansas secretary of state, discusses his voter initiative proposal July 27 outside the Statehouse in Topeka. The proposal would allow voters to put proposed laws and constitutional changes on the ballot without going through the Legislature.
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New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division employee Catalina Chavez enters data from a customer’s driver’s license Aug. 5 at a motor vehicle field office in Albuquerque, N.M.
Pakistani flood-affected villagers sit Friday in the rubble of their houses, in Aza Kheil near Peshawar, Pakistan. International aid for Pakistani flood victims is coming in slowly compared with other recent disasters despite the massive number of people affected and the potential for dire economic consequences in a country key to Western hopes in the fight against Islamist extremists.
An Indian Muslim boy takes shade behind men offering Friday prayers at the Feroz Shah Kotla Mosque in New Delhi, India. Muslims throughout the world are marking the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar where the observant fast from dawn till dusk.
Kieron Williamson, an 8-year-old painting prodigy, works on a drawing in Holt, Norfolk, in England. He’s Britain’s most talked-about young artist, and his paintings sell for thousands of dollars.
Work is progressing on the new U.S. Highway 59. This photo looks north toward Lawrence. The road in the foreground that’s running east and west is Douglas County Road 458, which is the same road that Wells Overlook Park is on. Completion of the new U.S. 59 — the $103.2 million, 11.1-mile stretch in Douglas County — is slated for late 2012. The nearly nine-mile long section in Franklin County has already been completed.
This rendering shows what the new building on KU’s Edwards Campus will look like. The building, called BEST, will house business, engineering, science and technology degree programs.
Kansas University students participate in an Alternative Break at the Cumberland Trail Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Kansas University students participate in an Alternative Break at the Cumberland Trail Conference in Chattanooga, Tenn. The program is in its 16th year.
Barbara Timmermann, distinguished professor and chair of medicinal chemistry at Kansas University, specializes in the uses of plants in medicine.
This canal shows a distant view of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. The church was built on the location where Tsar Alexander II of Russia was assassinated.
Water soars from the Grand Fountain Cascade at Peterhof Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia. The grand palace and grounds were conceived by Peter the Great, the founder of St. Petersburg and one of Russia’s greatest and most famous tsars.
Located on Ulitsa Lensoveta, this is St. John the Forerunner’s Church, in the area of the Moskovskaya Metro stop. The church was erected after the Russian victory over the Turkish during the Great Northern War.
KU student Godfrey Riddle samples a shashlik at a Georgian restaurant a few blocks off of St. Petersburg’s main street, Nevsky Prospect. Shashlik is made in the Turkic style by grilling meat that has been seasoned with salt, pepper, and lime juice over an open fire on a skewer. Riddle said it was a menu staple through his visits in Russia and one of his favorite aspects of Russian cuisine.
Visitors mill outside the Hermitage State Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Sight-seeing was one of the perks Kansas University student Godfrey Riddle enjoyed during his study abroad trip to Russia.
Jo Hardesty is the director of Kansas University’s Legal Services for Students, which is on the third floor of the Burge Union. The office provides legal services and advice for KU students.
Don Worster, professor of American history at Kansas University, combined his passions of history and environmental studies to create a new field of study: environmental history. The hybrid study looks at how humans have manipulated the environment in a historical way.
The Crawford Community Center, 1346 La., provides a gathering place for scholarship hall residents.
Battenfeld Hall, 1425 Alumni Place, opened in 1940 and is the oldest men’s scholarship hall.
Michael Wade Smith was elected student body president for Kansas University for the 2010-2011 academic year. Smith is a member of the KUnited student group and has a long list of priorities to work on during his tenure.
Slated for an opening this month, the new School of Pharmacy Building takes shape on West Campus. The building will allow KU to expand its pharmacy enrollment from 105 to 150 students.
The Bioscience and Technology Business Center on West Campus will be a multi-tenant, 21,400-square-foot facility. The building will primarily support companies in human health, drug development and bioscience fields.
Shun Xi, an electrical engineering student, studies in Anschutz Library with the aid of a rental laptop the library offers.
Pre-med adviser Paul Crosby, right, explains some of the ins and outs of surviving the first year of college.
Jordon Simmons of Fort Scott goes over a packet of information during an advising session with new pre-med students as part of KU’s orientation for incoming freshman
The staff of the University Daily Kansan newspaper gather for a news budget meeting to discuss their next weekly summer edition.
Kansas University students Kandice Hall, left, Kansas City, Mo., senior, and Lauren Stindt, Topeka junior, huddle over a sink Friday, July 16 as they soak cloths in dye during the Hand, Print and Resist Processes class in the Art and Design Building. The two are among the many KU students who devote at least a part of the summer to taking classes.
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