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Photos for July 30, 2010
Emergency Minister Sergei Shoigu, Nizhnyi Novgorod region governor Valery Shantsev and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, from left, visit in the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya on Friday. All 341 houses in the village have burned to the ground. Vast sections of Russia were under a state of emergency Friday as more than 10,000 firefighters fought to save villages and forests from being reduced to ash and ember during the country’s hottest summer on record. At least 25 deaths were reported in the last two days alone and the Kremlin called out the army to help as fires raged over 214,136 acres of woodland and peat bog. More than 1,000 homes have been destroyed and thousands of people have been forced to flee.
Erin Chaput and Vic Beckerman
Samuel Landman Harwood and Jenica Lynn Wessels
Bryan and Kristina Selters
Royal Bowen Hoffer and Raquan Marie Sieber
Elizabeth and Dr. Benjamin Rebein
Kalli and Kevin Ehrhardt
Autumn and Brian Bishop
Vera and John De Mott
Employees and volunteers of the United Way of Douglas County and partner agencies recently completed an adult CPR/AED training July 23 at the United Way Building. The training, conducted by the Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross, was part of an initiative to prepare all staff and volunteers in the building to use the newly purchased Automated External Defibrillator. Back row, from left, are Barbara Tucker, Jayhawk Area Agency on Aging; Lori Johns, Roger Hill Volunteer Center; Barbara Bishop, The Arc of Douglas County; Peggy Beecher, United Way; Craig Knutson, The Arc of Douglas County; and Barbara Johnson, United Way; front row, Pam Lawrence and Christie Dobson, both of GaDuGi Safe Center; Erika Dvorske, CEO of the United Way; Paige Blair, AmeriCorp volunteer; and Colleen Gregoire, United Way.
Douglas County Chapter of the American Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers participated in the Douglas County Emergency Management countywide hazmat disaster training exercise June 29 at the Clinton Lake Sports Complex. Volunteers provided canteen services of meals and beverages to all the first responders. Volunteers, from left, are Brian Roster, Mariah Riling, Michelle Derusseau, Monique Pilch, Maureen Mersmann, Lawrence Douglas County Fire-Medical Chief Mark Bradford, Yvonne Martinez, Rhonda Malcom and Elizabeth Christian.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 64 camped out July 9-11 near Ottawa and enjoyed fishing and working on canoeing merit badge requirements. Shown righting a swamped canoe, from left, are Nathan Gentleman, Rodney Coble, Connor Bradley and Damon Bradley.
Kristy Wempe Bellinger, health and safety marketing director for the American Red Cross-Douglas County Chapter, left, and Erika Dvorske, CEO of United Way of Douglas County, celebrate the installation of an automated external defibrillator (AED) on July 23 at the United Way Human Services building. The H2 Foundation of Kansas City provided financial support for the AED, which will serve as an additional tool of preparedness for the employees and visitors who frequent the building.
Kansas University professor of art Mary Anne Jordan, left, stands with Danielle Yakle inside Yakle’s installation work “Futilitarian” at the July 23 reception at the Lawrence Arts Center.
Luke Cooper, 6, of Tonganoxie, treats himself to a round of Nintendo DS as he lies next to his parents’ horse trailer outside the livestock arena at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. Luke finished in first place Friday in the peewee division of the Jackpot Barrel Racing competition of the 2010 Douglas County Fair. Equestrian activities will be in the spotlight again today at the fair, with the 4-H Horse Show beginning at 9 a.m. at the Community Building. See the 6News video report at LJWorld.com.
The crowd gathered in the livestock arena of the Douglas County Fairgrounds stands in unison as Regan Zaremba, 12, Lawrence, rides in with the American flag as the National Anthem plays to begin the evening of Jackpot Barrel Racing on Friday.
Amber Techumseh of Lawrence wheels out a carpet cleaning machine she rented from the U-Haul Center, 540 Kasold Drive, to clean out her old apartment before she moves this weekend.
The U-Haul Center, 540 Kasold Drive, was buzzing with activity Friday as workers tried to accommodate customers for their moving needs. Customer service representative Mike Moreno sweeps out the inside cab on a 17-foot trailer to get it ready for the next customer.
In an effort to reduce the number of impaired drivers on the roads after the game, state troopers will be conducting a RAVE, or Roving Aggressive Violation Enforcement.
Emergency crews converge on the scene of a traumatic accident south of Eudora. A vehicle reportedly rolled onto a person, trapping them and causing critical injuries.
Emergency crews work to clear an accident on I-470 near Gage Boulevard in Topeka on Friday, July 30.
From left, Haskell Indian Nations University students Frederick Diaz, and Isaiah Stewart, get ready to entertain about 100 people Friday July 30, 2010, in Stidham Union. They performed after Kansas University Medical Center leaders announced their new Center for American Indian Community Health. The center will address the severe health issues facing American Indians.
Keeping cool under a umbrella while riding in a wagon in the 90 degree temperatures on Friday, 16-month-old Isabella Shoup of Lawrence enjoyed the ride downtown with her mother Sara Shoup.
Dr. Barbara Atkinson, executive vice chancellor of KUMC, spoke Friday morning about KU's new Center for American Indian Community Health. The center will research health issues facing American Indians, and then implement services and programs that address those issues. Atkinson spoke during a press conference at Haskell Indian Nations University. KU will be working with faculty and students at Haskell.
Joe Bointy, of Lawrence, was one of several dancers Friday, July 30, 2010, at Haskell Indian Nations University.
Shadows spill on a wall from slats on the front eaves over the deck of Studio 804’s latest green house project in the Prescott neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan. The home is designed to be highly energy efficient.
Architect Dan Rockhill attaches a red seal cover over the front entrance to test for air leaks Friday at his latest home project with Kansas University’s Studio 804 in Kansas City, Kan. The test Rockhill is doing will help ensure that the home is certified as a Passive House, an energy-efficiency standard that only a few homes in the country attain.
KU Studio 804’s latest green house project is in the Prescott neighborhood of Kansas City, Kan. A combination of a bad economy and a lack of interest in the environmental home market is making it hard to sell the house.
Dr. Christine Daley, an associate professor of preventive medicine and public health at Kansas University Medical Center, talks about the new Center for American Indian Community Health during a press conference Friday, July 30, 2010, at Haskell Indian Nations University. Daley is one of two principal investigators on the project.
Kansas University’s Studio 804 and architect Dan Rockhill have finished their latest energy-efficient house in Kansas City, Kan. Walking the the living room, Rockhill shows the louver covered windows on the south side of the home.
Alex Gordon hits an RBI single in the fourth inning. It wasn’t enough, however, as Baltimore beat Kansas City, 6-5 in 11 innings, on Thursday in Kansas, City, Mo.
Kansas university’s Chris Harris, right, closes in on Oklahoma’s Jaz Reynolds on Oct. 24, 2009, in Lawrence. Harris, who has shifted between cornerback and safety, expects to have a big season at corner in 2010.
Protesters are arrested for civil disobedience outside Maricopa County Jail in Phoenix on Thursday. Dozens were arrested as the showdown over Arizona’s immigration law played out in court and on Phoenix’s sun-splashed streets on Thursday.
A female Amur leopard cub (Panthera pardus orientalis), also known as the Manchurian leopard, looks out of a bucket while it is weighed Thursday in the zoo in Leipzig, Eastern Germany. The leopard born on June 24 has no name yet.
President Barack Obama is shown as the featured guest Thursday on ABC’s “The View,” with co-hosts from left, Whoopi Goldberg, Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Sherri Shepherd and Elisabeth Hasselbeck in this photo provided by ABC.
Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., puts on his jacket Thursday as he leaves his office to go vote on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Cedric James, left, Admissions Director with MyComputerCareer.Com, meets with a prospective job applicant at a National Career Fairs Job Fair on July 20 in Plano, Texas. New jobless claims fell last week for the third time in four weeks, but remain above 450,000, where they have been all year.
Stones with the word “hero” written on them lay on grave stones Thursday in Section 60, where many soldiers from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are buried, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Estimates of the number of graves that might be affected by mix-ups at the cemetery grew from hundreds to as many as 6,600 on Thursday.
Deckhand Sang Nguyen swings in a hammock made from fishing net Thursday on the deck of a commercial fishing vessel while on standby with the vessels of opportunity program in Empire, La. As less heavy oil is found on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico and commercial fishing waters remain closed, local fishermen who signed up for the program are becoming worried about their futures as they wait dockside for a call to assist in spill cleanup efforts.
Chris Rosa, store manager at Meltdown Comics, feels that digital comics will not replace the demand for physical comics. The store was enjoying brisk sales ahead of Comic-Con being held over the weekend in San Diego.
James Badge Dale plays Will in the AMC series “Rubicon.”
From left, Jessica Collins, James Badge Dale and Arliss Howard are shown in a scene from “Rubicon.”
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